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Lead a respected counselling charity and help shape the future of mental health support in our community.

If you're an inspiring leader who combines strategic thinking with a hands-on approach, this is an opportunity to make a lasting difference. As our new Head of Centre, you'll lead an established, BACP-accredited charity with an excellent reputation for delivering affordable, high-quality counselling and professional training across West Kent and East Sussex.

For almost 40 years, The Counselling Centre has been committed to ensuring that everyone can access professional counselling, regardless of their financial circumstances. We are now looking for an exceptional leader to build on this legacy, strengthening our financial sustainability, developing new partnerships and expanding our impact to meet the growing demand for mental health support.

Reporting to the Chair of the Board of Trustees, you will provide both strategic and operational leadership across the organisation. You'll work closely with our dedicated staff, volunteers and trustees to ensure we continue to deliver outstanding counselling, training and community services while identifying opportunities for growth, innovation and long-term sustainability.

This is a varied and rewarding leadership role. You'll oversee the day-to-day running of the charity, lead financial planning and income generation, develop relationships with funders, commissioners, businesses and community partners, and act as an ambassador for The Counselling Centre across the local area. You'll also champion our values, nurture a positive organisational culture and ensure we continue to meet the highest standards of governance and professional practice.

We're looking for someone who brings senior leadership experience, commercial awareness and a genuine commitment to improving mental health. You'll be an excellent relationship builder with experience of developing partnerships, generating income and leading organisational change. Most importantly, you'll be motivated by our mission and excited by the opportunity to help shape the next chapter of our organisation.

Why join us?

• Lead a respected charity with an outstanding reputation built over almost 40 years.

• Make a genuine difference to the lives of people in your local community.

• Work alongside a committed Board of Trustees, experienced staff and dedicated volunteers.

• Help shape the future direction and growth of an ambitious organisation.

• Enjoy a flexible part-time role (21 hours per week) with hybrid working.

• Competitive salary of circa £50,000–£55,000 per annum pro rata, contributory pension, 25 days' annual leave (pro rata) plus bank holidays, and Christmas closure.

If you're looking for a leadership role where your strategic vision, commercial skills and passion for community impact can make a real difference, we'd love to hear from you.

The Education Quality Manager role leads and sets the strategic direction for the team providing support and development of academic representation at Arts SU, enabling effective voice and ensuring a better academic experience for students at UAL.

If you’re passionate about representation, love governance and quality assurance, and are skilled at navigating competing priorities whilst supporting your team, we’re looking for you! No day is the same for the Education Quality Team, but a drive to support students and enable them to challenge institutional structures is a must for anybody in this role.

JOB PURPOSE 

• To lead and set the strategic direction for the team providing support and development of academic representation at Arts SU. 
• Develop and lead ambitious plans to evaluate and develop the academic representation system at UAL, building engagement levels, impact, and visibility year on year. 

KEY RESPONIBILITIES

Leading a high performing team:

•  Provide leadership, strategic direction and day to day operational management of the Education Quality Team; motivating, supporting and developing team members to ensure that they have the necessary skills and knowledge for their roles as well as manage performance. 
• Develop succession plans and identify training and development requirements within the team. 
• Develop a proactive results driven culture within the team, ensuring agreed objectives and targets are delivered, whilst promoting a collaborative approach to working with internal departments. 
• Identify the need for, recruit and manage student staff as necessary. 
• Be accountable for the quality of outputs of the team. 
• Provide support to the student officer team helping and equipping them to be knowledgeable and informed representatives. 
• Ensure the whole organization is aware of and understands the work of the Education Quality team. 

Strategic Development

• Lead the Academic Representation’s System’s involvement with the University’s quality assurance processes. 
• Oversee the development of systems and processes for capturing, tracking, and sharing student feedback, issues and the impact of academic representation. 
• Lead the analysis of student feedback to advise and support student representatives to lobby and influence the University’s policies, procedures and practice. 
• Lead the promotion of the service within UAL, building relationships with relevant stakeholders and making it easy for staff and students to understand the purpose of the team and its work. 

Financial & Resource responsibility

• Manage a substantial Education Quality Team budget, being responsible for resources that are allocated to the department and ensuring these are effectively managed and controlled.
• Review and establish processes, systems and policies and where appropriate standard procedures for activities to maximise efficiency, ensure deadlines are met and to ensure a positive return on investment.

 Oversight & development of Academic Representation

• Manage and support Education Quality Coordinators to deliver Arts SU’s academic representation systems bringing support for representatives and innovation around student engagement. 
• Provide day-to-day management of our academic representation system, including managing relationships with UAL staff who work on this system in Colleges, Schools and Academic Quality. 
• Work to further develop our partnership with the University to establish the Education Quality Team as expert practitioners and a source of good practice on student engagement, representation, and co-production. 
• Work in partnership with staff and elected officers to deliver a holistic and high-quality academic representation system, including managing the election, training, year-round engagement and development of academic representatives and other related roles as relevant. 
• Work closely with colleagues to support and deliver successful SU elections and awards events. 

Policy & Officer support

• Lead the Education Quality Team’s work in providing comprehensive policy support to Arts SU’s Full-time Officers and School Representatives on education issues and developing effective lobbying strategies to influence the policies that impact students’ lives. 
• Support engagement in College committees and working groups by maintaining an accurate and up-to-date record of representatives and staff committee responsibilities, accompanying representatives where appropriate and coordinating a system for committee briefing and de-briefing. 
• Work with colleagues to deliver high profile campaigns based on evidence and insights. 
• Work with the wider team to develop relationships with academic societies, and to develop their ability to support student representation and engagement. 
• Provide regular and structured reports or presentations to colleagues to support strategic decision making throughout Arts SU. 

Benefits and perks

Our staff enjoy working in a dynamic and supportive environment that prioritises their personal and professional development. Our annual staff satisfaction survey shows that staff value the opportunities they have to learn and grow within their roles. We perform highest in the areas of personal development, relation- ships with managers, work atmosphere, and relationships with colleagues.

• Generous holiday entitlement (over 40 days)
• A summer 4 day working week
• Family Friendly policy
• Cycle to Work scheme
• NUS TOTUM staff discount
• Flexible working
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Long service award
• Free staff places on UAL short courses

Our recruitment timeline:

Application deadline - 19th July 2026
Intended interview date - 30th July 2026

Senior Administration Officer - FTC

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Senior Administration Officer - ftc - 9 Months

Home-based – Working Remotely- London & South East

£18,825 per annum + £562 home-working allowance per annum + £3,138 per annum London Weighting per annum (if applicable)

Salary has been pro-rated based on a 9-month fixed-term contract

35 hours | Monday –Friday |  Fixed Term Contract - (9 Months)

Why Join TACT?

• Top 5 UK Charity to Work For (2024)
• 97% proud to work at TACT | 92% love working here
• Not-for-profit – every surplus reinvested into children, carers & staff
• Children’s voices shape every decision, system, and improvement we make at TACT.
• Flexible homeworking
• Trauma-informed, values-led organisation

Benefits

• 31 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays (pro rata as ftc)
• 55p per mile business mileage
• Stakeholder Pension (salary sacrifice)
• Family-friendly & flexible working policies
• Volunteer days

Wellbeing & Non-Salary Benefits

• Homeworking IT bundle + home office loan
• Help@Hand EAP (24/7 GP, CBT, physio, mental health support)
• Over 35 hours a year of access to on line wellbeing events and team wellbeing days
• Menopause Policy + free clinician appointments
• Regular team wellbeing & connection events

Training & Career Development

• Excellent learning & development programme
• Opportunity to grow therapeutic & trauma-informed practice
• Supportive leadership and clear career progression pathways
• Involvement in innovative projects (e.g. TACT Connect, Health, Education)

The Role

You’ll work closely with foster carers and social work colleagues to deliver high-quality, trauma-informed support and improve outcomes for children and young people. 

The Senior Admin Officer will be responsible for general administrative functions within the London & South East region and will report to the Administrative Manager.  In some instances, the Senior Admin Officer may be required to deputise for the Admin Manager in the post holder’s absence in relation to day to day matters.

The Senior Admin Officer will specialise in a particular area (s), such as Panels, statutory paperwork, minute-taking, training, and maintaining the in-house database (Charms).

As a charity we are committed to ensuring that our resources are directed toward supporting our children.  For this reason, we can only consider applicants from London and the surrounding counties as they will need to travel to face to face events at least monthly. Candidates based outside these areas would incur additional costs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing an administration service to the London & South-East region to help meet the service objectives of increased foster carer recruitment
• Organise and prepare all panel papers for approvals and reviews.
• Minute panels and prepare ADM paperwork
• Timely and accurate record keeping on Charms (in house system).
• Responding to telephone calls and allocating these to staff as appropriate. When necessary, take messages for staff members and ensure that these are passed on.
• Communicating professionally with a wide range of stakeholders, including colleagues, carers, and third-party agencies to establish professional working relationships which focus on the best outcomes for the children and young people in our care.
• Working flexibly within the team and autonomously as needed to manage your time and duties.

What You’ll Need

• GCSE in English & Maths or equivalent
• Experience of working in a busy administrative setting in a social care-related field.
• Ability to obtain, extract and analyse information from various systems.
• Confidence in using all Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook & OneDrive.
• Experience of using a software system to record, retrieve and maintain records
• Excellent communication skills to suit a broad range of professional relationships
• The ability to work to deadlines, with accuracy and flexibility, sometimes dealing with conflicting priorities
• Familiarity with handling confidential and sensitive information in line with relevant regulations and legislative requirements
• A tendency to think creatively, exhibit resourcefulness, work with enthusiasm, compassion, and commitment
• Evidence of an understanding and commitment to equality, diversity, and anti-discriminatory practices
• Enhanced DBS / PVG (processed by TACT)

Travel

• Home-based role
• Required to attend monthly face-to-face meetings and other occasional meetings in London and surrounding counties
• Additional travel for training, team and carer events

Key Dates

• Closing Date: Monday, 20th July 2026
• Interviews:  Wednesday, 29th July 2026 (Microsoft Teams)

Apply early - we may close the role if we receive a high volume of applications. Previous applicants need not apply.

Safeguarding Commitment

Safeguarding is everyone’s business, and TACT believes that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work.  As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications, and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children.  We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people.  All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies. 

Working across the whole secretariat, from campaigns to communications to fundraising, this role is critical in the running of the organisation and supporting the aims of the coalition.

The Membership Engagement Manager will ensure TCC effectively supports its membership to become more than the sum of its parts, playing a pivotal role in strengthening and expanding our coalition by building and facilitating meaningful relationships with member organisations, both new and existing. This position is responsible for enhancing member engagement, ensuring the delivery of value to our members, and supporting the organisation's strategic objectives through effective membership management and communications.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Member Engagement & Support

• Serve as the primary point of contact for member organisations, addressing inquiries and providing support to enhance member satisfaction.

• Develop and implement strategies to increase member engagement, including organising events, webinars, and networking opportunities, including regular All Coalition Meetings and Annual Movement Gatherings.

• Facilitate onboarding processes for new members, ensuring a smooth integration into the coalition.

• Ongoing relationship management of members, including effective outreach and communications

• Invoicing membership fees and ensuring payment is made

• Lead on communications to members through a regular newsletter and ad-hoc communications around campaigns

• Supporting members to engage with TCC activity

• Work with colleagues to co-create campaigns and activities that meet member needs and ambitions

Membership Growth & Retention

• Design and execute membership recruitment campaigns to attract new member organisations.

• Monitor membership trends and feedback to develop retention strategies and reduce member attrition.

• Collaborate with the Digital Campaigns Manager to promote membership benefits and success stories.

Data Management & Reporting

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date membership records using the organisation's CRM system.

• Generate regular reports on membership statistics, engagement levels, and feedback to inform strategic decisions.

• Analyse data to identify opportunities for enhancing member value and engagement.

Infrastructure to support Collective Impact

• Responsible for the maintenance and development of the central Member Resource Hub

• Responsibility for managing the day to day delivery of the Local Intelligence Hub project (online data hub providing climate-relevant data at a constituency level), including being the key contact with our external partner organisation who maintain and develop the hub, and keeping TCC members and staff involved and informed about the project as needed.

• Contribute to the development of programs and services that meet the evolving needs of members.

• Represent the organisation at external events and forums to promote membership and build partnerships.

The job description is not exhaustive and you may be asked to carry out additional tasks which are appropriate to your job role, as required by your line manager

PERSON SPECIFICATION 

Essential

• Proven experience in membership management, stakeholder engagement, or a related field.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships with diverse stakeholders, using facilitation skills to bring people together in a meaningful way

• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.

• Some experience of line management of volunteers or paid staff

• Proven ability to support the work of committees and take minutes.

• Demonstrable experience of organising meetings and conferences.

• Proven ability to maintain simple accounts and oversee budgets. 

• Able to handle administrative tasks in a quick and efficient manner, including organising meetings and responding to enquiries quickly

• Works well as part of a team, but also a self-starter that’s able to take initiative while working with little supervision

• Highly organised and meticulous.

• Commitment to EDI and representation

Desirable

• Experience working within a coalition or membership-based organisation.

• Familiarity with the climate and environmental sector.

• Knowledge of best practices in member engagement and community building.

• Proficiency in using CRM systems and data analysis tools to manage membership information and generate insights.

Job purpose:

 The postholder will provide public affairs and policy support for the Association’s Advocacy and Campaigns programme as key elements in the Association’s strategic plan.

This role is based at our head office in 21 Portland Place, London. We offer a hybrid working arrangement with a minimum of 2 days in the office per week.

Key responsibilities:

•  Assist the organisation with developing its external voice by responding to policy developments and parliamentary opportunities, bringing together members’ views, evidence and information.
• Monitor relevant parliamentary business and produce short summaries of events where appropriate.
• Track the progress of relevant legislation, committee inquiries and consultations.
• Develop briefings and position statements setting out the Association’s views on issues relevant to membership, that support the advocacy and campaigns work and topical issues.
• Prepare briefings in advance of, and attend, where appropriate, meetings with key stakeholders and organise meetings when required.
• Assist with the developing and updating of stakeholder maps and spreadsheets.
• Assist with the development of campaigns by carrying out research and producing supporting briefings.
• Support the Head of Public Affairs and Policy with producing responses to consultations and policy developments, following up on finalised responses and taking forward related actions.
• Produce statements, latest news updates and contributions to the Association’s publications that promote the policy, advocacy and campaigns work.
• Encourage member engagement on relevant policy issues and campaigns via the Association’s website and other online and offline communication tools.
• Build strategic relationships with key stakeholders, both internal and external, to facilitate collaborative working on priority campaign areas.
• Work with the Digital Content Team to make sure the website and social media are kept up to date with current policy developments and announcements

Operational management

• To work on individual projects, reports, events and publications within the Association as directed by the Head of Public Affairs and Policy.
• Maintain and improve your own competencies through continuous professional development.
• Abide by organisational policies, codes of conduct and practice as described in the Staff Handbook.
• Support and promote the Association’s commitment to diversity and equality of opportunity in the workplace.

This job description is intended to reflect the main duties and responsibilities of the post and is not an exhaustive list of duties. The post holder may be required to undertake other duties which are commensurate with the role.

Person specification

Skills, knowledge and experience

Essential

Educated to degree level or equivalent (e.g. relevant professional qualifications and/or vocational training).

Excellent oral communication skills and written communications skills, with particular emphasis on attention to detail (spelling and grammar).

Experience of writing policy statements and briefings and articulating these clearly to decision-makers and stakeholders.

Ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with a wide range of people including staff, Board, Council, members, stakeholders from other organisations.

Strong time management skills including an ability to manage competing requests and an ability to prioritise.

Well-developed IT skills, including the Microsoft Office suite of products.

Demonstrable experience in parliamentary affairs and an excellent knowledge of the UK political landscape.

Desirable

An understanding of current policy issues affecting the health sector.

Experience of working in a membership organisation.

Experience of working in a political environment.

Strategic thinking and interest in contributing to innovation and change.

Experience of engaging with political monitoring organisations and database management.

Digital copywriting skills and experience of writing for web or social media, and content management systems.

Applications close on 31 July and interviews will take place on 11 August.

This exciting role links our 350+ community organisations that receive food from us — known as our Community Food Members (CFMs) — with our thriving and fast-paced food operation. As the Food & Membership Operations Coordinator, you will work across the charity with the Food, Membership and Warehouse Teams, as well as our large and diverse volunteer community, to ensure CFM organisations receive a smooth, reliable and high-quality service each week.

The purpose of this role is to strengthen the connection between food supply, warehouse capacity and member demand. Acting as a key cross-functional coordinator, you will help ensure that surplus food flows efficiently into the organisation and out to the communities who need it. You will support both food-sourcing and membership functions, helping resolve issues quickly, improving communication, maintaining accurate data, and ensuring operational plans are aligned across teams.

Reporting to the Food Manager, with a dotted line to the Membership Manager, this role is central to improving collaboration across the organisation and ensuring FareShare South West delivers a safe, efficient and impactful service to frontline community organisations across the region.

1) Cross-Functional Coordination

• Support daily and weekly communication between Food, Membership and Operations regarding supply and membership demand 
• Maintain awareness of the food pipeline, providing timely updates on incoming supply, changes, restraints, gluts or shortages.
• Assist the Food Manager and Membership Managers with aligning food allocation planning to member needs, operational realities and transport schedules.
• Help coordinate solutions to operational challenges (e.g., quality issues, storage constraints, cancellations, short-dated stock).

2) Food Sourcing Support

• Support the Food Manager with local food sourcing activity, particularly in administration, supplier updates and basic relationship maintenance.
• Be a point of contact for day-to-day supplier communication, ensuring timely responses and accurate information flow
• Help maintain accurate sourcing records and documentation, including volumes, quality notes and engagement history.
• Support awareness-raising activities about FSSW’s surplus redistribution capability (e.g., events, promotional updates).
• Assist with capturing local supply opportunities and best practice shared through the FareShare Network and escalating them to the Food Manager.
• Help coordinate truck logistics schedules in partnership with Operations ensuring incoming food is aligned with capacity.
• Assist with food safety and compliance tasks related to local sourcing (e.g., documentation updates, supplier follow-up, recall administration) under direction from the Food Manager.

3) Member Support & Service Delivery

• Support member onboarding, offboarding, account updates, queries, complaints and general membership administration.
• Lead on resolving daily member-facing issues, including food quality concerns and product recalls, escalating where appropriate.
• Support food allocation writing, ensuring allocations reflect supply, need and warehouse capacity.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date member information, including delivery instructions, profiles and seasonal variations.
• Support membership-related campaigns, events and targeted projects (e.g., HAF, bolt-on models, piloted services).
• Communicate supply changes, special offers and gluts/shortages clearly to members in coordination with relevant teams.

4) Data, CRM & Reporting

• Maintain accurate member records in Salesforce and ensure data integrity across systems.
• Support reporting for funders, SLT and internal operational updates, including supply, allocations, member engagement and service metrics.
• Track and summarise recurring issues (e.g., cancellations, quality problems, demand spikes) to support decision-making.
• Contribute to KPI monitoring across both Membership and Food functions.

5) Compliance, Food Safety & Member Standards

• Operate in accordance with the FareShare Food Safety Manual and maintain required training.
• Support documentation for community food member (CFM) compliance, including kitchen checks, food safety standards and follow-up actions.
• Conduct in-person compliance visits with member organisations as required.
• Provide administrative support for product recalls, safety notices and compliance related communication.

Person Specification

Essential Criteria

• Experience or knowledge working in an operational, coordination or customer/member support role
• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills, with the ability to prioritise effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Confidence working with data and digital systems
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, able to coordinate across teams and externally

Desirable Criteria

• Experience in food sourcing, logistics, warehousing or surplus food redistribution, or an understanding of how food supply chains operate.
• Knowledge of food safety, warehouse processes or compliance requirements, or a willingness to develop this expertise.
• Experience using Salesforce, or similar CRM systems, with confidence managing data integrity and reporting.
• Experience working in a charity, community food environment or membership-based service
• Ability to build strong working relationships across internal teams and with external partners, suppliers or community groups.
• Comfortable representing the organisation externally
• Experience supporting projects or campaigns, including administration, coordination and communication tasks.
• Attention to detail in compliance-related work

Salary – Grade 6 - £44,323 per annum plus £312 homeworker allowance 

Hours – Full time – 35 per week 

Contract: Fixed term until 30th June 2027 

Location – Home Worker with regular travel to London for events and meetings

Closing date: Sunday 26th July 2026 at 11:30pm

Join Shelter as our Race and Housing Equity Lead in our mission to drive systemic change and fight for housing justice. If you have strong experience of programme management and working with professionals or as a professional supporting people facing homelessness and with complex needs, then we welcome you to apply for this role. 

At a time when the housing emergency continues to deepen, your experience could help transform lives and challenge the systems that perpetuate injustice. Come and play a central role in our mission to defend the right to a safe, and secure home. Working with Shelter means being part of a passionate team that believes a safe home is a fundamental right. Here, your skills don’t just change lives - they shape a fairer housing system.

About the role

Your role will be to ensure that Shelter’s service delivery model is truly inclusive and accessible. We have a Strategic Goal to improve our clients’ journeys and streamline internal referrals, so you will make sure that changes are inclusive and also sustainable so that our service provision is equitable. We will build on previous Race and Housing Research carried out in 2023-4, to further understand systemic discrimination and work with communities and partner organisations to find solutions. You will be responsible for the implementing and embedding the recommendations, working closely with the Services and Equity, Inclusion and Culture teams as well as a wide range of stakeholders, including people with lived experience of homelessness. 

About you  

You have a values centred approach, with a strong track record of co-designing and delivering Equity, Diversity and Inclusion initiatives and planning and implementing strategic plans to drive these forward. With strong communication and influencing skills, you are able to demonstrate your ability to form and maintain good relationships with internal and external stakeholders and your EDI expertise will mean you have experience as a subject matter expert support people at all levels of an organization. You are able to produce progress reports and evaluations, as well as demonstrating excellent project management and team leadership skills. 

Benefits 

We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave (pro rata), enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme. 

About the team

The Services Quality team supports the England Services Directorate by working to integrate compliance and quality into all services. The team also gathers evidence to shape service design and deliver systemic change. 

How to apply 

Please click ‘Apply for Job’ below. You are required to submit your work history and a supporting statement. The supporting statement should include your responses to the five points in the ‘About You’ section of the job description, of no more than 1500 words in total.

Please provide specific examples following the STAR format and ensure you demonstrate how you address the behaviours below in your responses:

•  We prioritise diversity and have an inclusive and open mindset 

About Shelter 

Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet every day millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency. 

We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything. 

We need ambitious, passionate people to join us. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve. 

Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. We are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. We welcome you on our journey to becoming truly anti-racist. 

Safeguarding Statement

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

Cambridge Science Centre
For more than ten years, Cambridge Science Centre (CSC) has been sparking curiosity and a love of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) in young people across the East of England.

Job Description

As the Marketing & Communications Officer, you will be the driving force behind the day-to-day delivery of our marketing and communications activity. Working alongside the Marketing & Communications Manager, you'll be part of a small, ambitious team that delivers high-quality marketing and communications with creativity, pace and purpose. Your primary focus will be creating engaging content, managing our digital channels and delivering campaigns that increase footfall and raise the profile of Cambridge Science Centre.

This role requires an agile, proactive generalist who enjoys turning ideas into action, taking ownership of everything from social media and web updates to print production, paid promotions and promotional events. Whilst the Marketing & Communications Manager leads longer-term strategic priorities, you'll work together to build the infrastructure that underpins a high-performing function, including asset libraries, streamlined workflows and efficient processes.

Your work will be fundamental to helping more people discover and engage repeatedly with Cambridge Science Centre. Through an audience-focused, data-informed approach, you'll promote our visitor centres in Cambridge and Wisbech, increasing footfall while creating compelling content that inspires families, schools, funders and corporate partners.

Success in this role will depend on building strong relationships across the organisation and working collaboratively with managers, engagement teams and external freelancers to bring campaigns to life. Development opportunities will open in tandem with the Charity’s growth, with the potential to explore strategic planning, campaign development, media relations, and community outreach in the future.

Ultimately, you will play a critical role in shaping how people see, experience and remember Cambridge Science Centre. We're looking for someone who is curious, creative and eager to learn; someone who enjoys contributing ideas, takes pride in delivering high-quality work, and is excited to grow their skills as part of a small but influential team.

Key Responsibilities

1. Channel Management & Content Delivery

● Plan, create and schedule organic content to drive engagement on social channels, primarily Meta and LinkedIn

● Set up and monitor paid digital and social advertising campaigns, tracking growth metrics

● Keep the WordPress website up to date by refreshing copy, uploading news, and optimising pages

● Coordinate, write, and distribute email newsletters tailored to families, schools and corporate partners

● Maintain online and print placements to maximise reach and organisational awareness

● Support communications cascades, tracking and logging regional press, media and other profile-raising coverage

2. Campaign Execution & Production Coordination

● Execute advertising campaigns to maximise footfall at our Cambridge and Wisbech Centres during seasonal peaks and holidays

● Capture, edit and organise photo and video content to build media library

● Collaborate with internal delivery teams to identify opportunities that illustrate impact, working with stakeholders to form compelling content

● Design basic assets on Canva and liaise with external freelancers on advanced artwork/video

● Ensure marketing materials and content align with strategy and values, maintaining brand consistency and ensuring time and cost efficiency

● Manage the print pipeline of physical marketing assets (leaflets, banners, posters, flags etc), managing the process from design to delivery and maintaining quality and stock levels

3. Operational Infrastructure & Project Support

● Assist the Manager in researching, setting up, and rolling out processes and systems that ensure consistency and efficiency

● Organise and label media assets in compliance with necessary consent and GDPR requirements

● Provide communications and marketing support to delivery, programme, community and business support teams

Person Specification

Essential Criteria

● Experience: At least 2–3 years working in a marketing, communications, or digital content role with responsibility for advertising campaigns

● Copywriting: Excellent written communication skills, able to adapt tone across formats (website blogs, social media posts, emails) for diverse audiences

● Social Media: Hands-on experience managing social media channels with a focus on authentic, human-centric engagement

● Digital Tools: Experience running paid social media ads and executing segmented email marketing campaigns

● Platform literacy: Comfortable using WordPress (CMS) and basic design software like Canva or Adobe Creative Suite

● Data & Analytics: Familiarity with Google Analytics or social media native insights to interpret campaign performance

● Organisation: Exceptionally organised, flexible, and comfortable prioritising tasks in a fast-paced environment

● Collaboration: Proven ability to collaborate with internal colleagues, external freelancers and corporate partners

● Approach: Personable and energetic with a genuine enthusiasm for people and community engagement and a commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion

● DBS: Able to achieve a satisfactory enhanced DBS check

Desirable Criteria

● Education/Training: Formally trained in marketing with a solid understanding of core principles and best practices across digital and traditional channels

● Sector knowledge: Experience working within a registered charity, educational setting or visitor attraction

● Multi-media Skills: Basic video editing experience using tools like CapCut, iMovie or similar mobile/desktop video software

● Brand Consistency: Experience in brand management, ensuring consistency of tone, visual identity, and messaging across all communications and platforms

● Design Layout: Trained or experienced in design layout, with the ability to create visually engaging materials that align with brand guidelines and communicate key messages effectively

● Budgeting & Efficiency: Comfortable working within set budgets and developing processes for increased productivity and cost / time efficiency

● Local Network: Knowledge of the East of England regional media landscape and community networks

● STEM Interest: A genuine interest, passion or curiosity in science, STEM education and interest in staying informed about global developments in science, technology, engineering, and maths

● File Management: Experience with organising digital assets using file management systems or shared project drives

● Working with Freelancers: Experience in creating design briefs and liaising - from concept to final delivery - with third party suppliers on production of videos, printed assets or other collateral

● Driving Licence: Full clean driving license

Programme Coordinator
Location: Hybrid (typically 3 days in the office), central Manchester with occasional travel 
Contract: Permanent, full-time
Salary: £25,000 - £30,000 
Closing date: 10am, Monday 13th July 2026 

About Belong 

Belong – The Cohesion and Integration Network is a national organisation working to strengthen social cohesion and integration across the UK. Through research, policy development and place-based programmes, we bring people together, support communities and champion approaches that help create a more connected and less divided society.

Belong is entering an exciting new phase of growth. With a strengthened national profile, an ambitious strategy and a passionate team, we are looking for talented people who share our commitment to creating positive change. 

About the Role 

As Programme Coordinator, you will play an important role in supporting the delivery of Belong's place-based programmes across England and Wales. Working closely with the Programme Director, Programme Leads and external partners, you will help ensure projects are well organised, inclusive and impactful. 

This varied role combines project coordination, stakeholder engagement and administrative support. You will help coordinate programme activities, events and communications, maintain project records and resources, support reporting and evaluation activities, and contribute to the smooth day-to-day delivery of programmes. 

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working across multiple projects, building relationships with a range of stakeholders, and contributing to work that makes a meaningful difference in communities. 

About You 

You will be an organised and proactive individual with experience supporting projects or programmes, ideally within a charity, public sector or wider social impact environment. 

You will have strong organisational and communication skills, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to manage competing priorities effectively. You will be confident working collaboratively with colleagues and external stakeholders, while also taking ownership of your own workload. 

Most importantly, you will be passionate about Belong's mission and values, with a collaborative, inclusive and solutions-focused approach and a genuine desire to learn and develop within a programmes team. 

Benefits  

• 30 days’ annual leave per year 

• Hybrid working (typically 3 days in the office) 

• Enhanced sick pay 

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay 

How to Apply 

Please click ‘Apply’ to be redirected our recruitment partner's site, where you can download the Candidate Information Pack and find details of how to apply. As part of your application, you will be asked to answer three questions. 

1. Please tell us about a piece of work that you are particularly proud of and the role you played in its success. (max. 300 words) 

1. Please describe a situation where you had to work with a range of different people to achieve a shared outcome. (max. 300 words) 

1. Belong works with people, communities and organisations from a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives. What values or principles guide how you work with others? (max. 300 words) 

Deadline: 10am on Monday 13th July 2026 
Interviews: w/c 27th July 2026 (in-person in Manchester)  

For questions or to arrange an informal conversation, please contact Atkinson HR Consulting.

Belong’s Commitment to Inclusion  

Belong is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion. They welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and particularly encourage individuals from communities under-represented in the charity sector to apply. Impostor syndrome can disproportionately impact candidates from marginalised groups—if you are unsure whether to apply, we encourage you to do so.  

Jolly Josh is seaking a dinamic and approachable experienced fundraiser to:

Grow income by developing and maintaing relationships with our community

To develop and deliver a varied programme of fundraising activity across a range of income streams.

Working alonside and in co-operation with the centre manager, trustees and staff to fulfil our aim of widening our reach as much as possible, while building strong relationships with our community.

Identify new opportunities and ensure supporters feel valued

                                                                Donor Experience & Stewardship Manager

Salary £39,000 - £43,000 per annum - subject to skills and experience 

Hours of work 37.5 hours a week over five days

Base Hybrid working for the foreseeable future, with regular attendance in  the office two days a week, including Thursdays, at our central office:

· Pears Building, Pond Street, London, NW3 2PP

Other office days may be worked from other sites at:

· Barnet Hospital, Wellhouse Lane, Barnet, EN5 3DJ

· Chase Farm Hospital, 127 The Ridgeway, Enfield, EN2 8JL

The role

The donor experience & stewardship manager will report to the head of fundraising operations & strategy.

We are seeking a creative and driven donor experience manager to join our team on a permanent basis. Working alongside members of the wider team, you will lead on creating and delivering a gold-standard experience for major donors supporting the Royal Free Charity, showcasing the impact their support has across our hospital sites. Your efforts will play a key role in ensuring continued, uplifted support for the charity.

You will play an important role within our Fundraising Operations team, helping to build relationships, and increase income, in a pivotal year for the charity, after our silent phase capital campaign launch. Your role will have a varied workload, supporting both core fundraising and campaign stewardship. The role will offer significant scope for development, giving you the opportunity to develop your skillset in a supportive, ambitious, and high-performing team.

The team

Our dynamic fundraising department generated c.£4m through donations in 2025/26, and we are now preparing for an ambitious multi-million-pound campaign in support of a ground-breaking cancer centre on the site of the Royal Free Hospital.

We pride ourselves on being a supporter focused and agile function, working at the heart of the charity to deliver impact for patients and staff across our hospitals.

Responsible for attracting and retaining donors, and delivering an outstanding supporter experience, the fundraising department comprises three teams which work closely together to achieve our shared objectives:

· Our philanthropy & campaigns team builds relationships with individual philanthropists, trusts, foundations, corporate organisations and intermediaries, giving or facilitating donations of £10,000 or more to the charity each year. They lead major appeal activity for the charity, currently focused on our cancer campaign, and special events to support these activities.

· Our public fundraising team harnesses the support and energy of individuals and groups, helping them to give back in the way that works for them. This includes committed giving, in memory support, gifts in wills, and fundraising events and challenges.

· Our fundraising operations team provides operational support for our fundraising and the wider charity through the provision of data and systems support, prospect research, stewardship, gift processing, reporting and governance. We underpin the work of the entire department.

Organisation

The Royal Free Charity stands at the threshold of its most important period of development.

Our vision is for everyone served by the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (RFL) to have access to world-leading healthcare, delivered by a thriving workforce, and driven by medical research that has a global impact. We support the 17,000 staff of the RFL and their two million patients across Barnet, Chase Farm, North Mid and Royal Free hospitals and more than 30 NHS services.

Through the services we provide, and the programmes and equipment we fund, we make a profound and immediate difference to patients’ experiences of care.

The recruitment process

To apply for this post, send your:

• CV (please include your last employer and dates of employment)
• Cover letter addressing how you meet the criteria set out in the job description and person specification,

Please note, that applications submitted without a cover letter may not be considered for this role.

Closing date for application: Monday, 20 July 2026, 12 noon.

Interview date: Wednesday, 29 July 2026/ Thursday, 30 July 2026

Please kindly note that we may close the job advert before the closing date if we receive a large volume of applications.

• You must be eligible to work in the UK

We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may require during the recruitment process. 

As an equal opportunities’ employer, the Royal Free Charity is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join the Royal Free Charity and act in line with our values of dedication, innovation, partnership, energy and respect.

Benefits:

Core benefits

· 25 days of paid holiday, plus three-day office closure rest period between Christmas and New Year, and UK bank holidays. This increases to 30 days leave after five completed years of continuous employment (all leave is pro rata for part-time employees).

· A contributory pension scheme, where we match your 4% contribution towards your pension. If you choose to increase your payments into your pension scheme, we’ll match your contribution up to 9%.

· A sick pay package that offers one month’s full pay and one month’s half pay in any 12-month period if you’ve been with us for less than two years. This rises to two months’ full pay and two months’ half pay in any 12-month period after two years of continuous employment.

· Occupational maternity pay and paternity pay packages that provide more generous support than statutory pay alone.

· A flexible working policy to support our employees’ work/life balance.

Support for your financial wellbeing

As a member of the Royal Free family, you’ll be entitled to benefit from:

· Expert financial advice from our financial partner, the London Credit Union

· Savings on purchases with the Blue Light Card

· Our Death in Service benefit

Support for your health and wellbeing

· Subsidised gym, pool and classes at our Rec Club in Hampstead

· Secure bicycle parking and shower facilities at our Hampstead site

· Guided meditation

· Menopause peer support group

· Employee Assistance Programme offering 24-hour access to free confidential advice and support on work and personal issues.

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER - HERITAGE PORTFOLIO

Restore Information Management (Restore) is the UK’s largest UK-owned records management company, helping organisations securely protect, manage and transform their information. For more than 30 years, Restore has supported businesses and public sector organisations across the country to access, store and manage both physical and digital records safely, efficiently and compliantly.

As part of Restore, Restore Heritage Storage provides specialist storage and preservation services for some of the UK’s most valuable heritage collections, artefacts and archives. Working with museums, universities, archivists, researchers and private collectors, Restore helps ensure culturally and historically significant objects are protected for future generations.

Restore is now seeking a Business Development Manager to drive new business generation, pipeline development and revenue growth across its specialist heritage storage offering. This is a consultative, relationship-led role, working with organisations that require trusted long-term partners to safeguard valuable, sensitive and often irreplaceable heritage assets.

The successful candidate will inherit a defined book of existing customers, with responsibility for managing, retaining and growing that portfolio, alongside developing new business opportunities across the heritage, archive, cultural, academic and public sectors.

To succeed in this role, you’ll bring:

• Proven experience in business development or sales, with a demonstrable track record of securing and pipelining new business or partnerships
• Experience of working with specialist storage environments, ideally across archives, museums, libraries and public or private sector organisations; and/or experience of selling services or products into museums, archives, libraries, universities and wider heritage organisations#
• Strong account management experience, with the ability to steward longer-term relationships through a consultative and credible approach
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the confidence to engage senior stakeholders and represent Restore at relevant heritage, archive and sector events
• A self-motivated, organised and autonomous working style, alongside a willingness to travel across the UK

This is an exciting opportunity to join a specialist, respected and growing part of Restore’s business, helping organisations protect and preserve collections of national, cultural and historical significance.

Please see the candidate pack for full details.

For an informal and confidential discussion about the role, please contact: Katherine Anderson-Scott, Executive Director at Charisma Charity Recruitment.

Closing date: Thursday 30 July 2026

Charisma vetting interviews will be carried out across the campaign.

Interview date with Restore: Late July / early August

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or other category protected by law.

Charisma is committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment processes. If you have any reasonable adjustments or wish to apply for this role under the Disability Confident Scheme, please contact our Operations Team. Charisma will ensure all candidates who disclose that they wish to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme and that meet the minimum criteria for the role will receive an opportunity to interview with the Charisma Consultant representing the role.

If you have served in the armed forces or are a military spouse/partner, please declare your status to be considered under the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Employer Recognition Scheme, by contacting our Operations Teams. Charisma will ensure all candidates who disclose that they wish to apply under this Scheme and that meet the minimum criteria for the role will receive an opportunity to interview with the Charisma Consultant representing the role.

About us

Since 2019, we've supported over 150 collectives and organisations across the UK and Ireland to make change in their local areas. This includes building the power of people with disabilities, migrants and refugees, young people, carers, working class communities, LGBTQ+ collectives and those living in poverty.

Our work consists of training, coaching, hands-on organising and supporting communities to navigate difference and change.

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About the role

The Project Manager coordinates and delivers Act Build Change's programmes and initiatives, ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget, and to agreed standards. This hands-on role requires strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects across membership programmes, partnership activities, and internal operations.

Working closely with programme leads and stakeholders, you'll provide essential coordination support to keep projects on track whilst maintaining clear documentation and communication throughout project lifecycles. Reporting to the Senior Project Manager, you'll ensure consistent project delivery standards and contribute valuable insights from project evaluation and monitoring.

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Key responsibilities

Project planning and coordination

• Manage project lifecycles from initiation through to completion:
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, and documentation using workflow systems.
• Track project progress against milestones, identifying risks and proposing solutions to keep projects on track.
• Support budget monitoring and resource allocation to ensure projects stay within agreed parameters.
• Facilitate project meetings, prepare agendas and keep time, and maintain clear communication between stakeholders.

Project delivery support

• Coordinate logistics and delivery across a variety of organisational activities:
• Manage workshop, event, and campaign logistics including venue coordination, travel arrangements, and participant communications.
• Organise internal projects including team away days, meetings, and organisational events.
• Support partnership project delivery by liaising with external stakeholders.
• Oversee delivery of programmes and maintain accurate records.

Monitoring and evaluation

• Track project outcomes and support continuous improvement:
• Collect and analyse project data, feedback, and evaluation results.
• Produce regular project reports highlighting progress, outcomes, and lessons learned.
• Support evaluation processes for workshops and programmes, identifying areas for improvement.
• Maintain project archives and documentation for future reference and organisational learning.

Process and team support

• Contribute to effective project management practices across the organisation:
• Support implementation of project management frameworks and processes.
• Collaborate with colleagues to share learning and improve project delivery methods.
• Participate in team planning and reflection sessions.
• Assist with ad-hoc projects and activities as required to support organisational goals.

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What we're looking for

Essential experience and skills

• Demonstrable project management experience with a proven track record of delivering multiple concurrent projects on time and within budget.
• Strong experience coordinating events, workshops, or programmes involving multiple stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to manage project timelines, resources, and logistics effectively.
• Experience working with external partners, suppliers, or contractors.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to engage diverse audiences. 
• Strong team collaborator.
• Proficiency with project management tools and systems.
• Comfortable working remotely with minimal supervision and strong self-management skills.

Desirable experience and skills

• Previous experience of community organising or a strong interest in it.
• Experience of working in nonprofit or mission-driven environments.
• Background coordinating membership programmes or community engagement activities.
• Experience organising team events, away days, or internal organisational activities.
• Budget monitoring experience.

Personal qualities

• Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail and ability to manage multiple competing priorities.
• Confident project manager who maintains professional standards whilst remaining collaborative and open to different perspectives.
• Proactive problem-solver who identifies challenges early and offers practical solutions.
• Clear communicator who builds positive relationships with colleagues and external partners.
• Adaptable and resilient, thriving in a fast-paced environment with changing demands.

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What we offer

Salary and benefits

• £30,900-£39,140 salary, depending on experience.
• Permanent contract with option for 4-5 days per week (salary and benefits will be pro-rated).
• Over 30 days of leave, including 25 days of annual leave, one day off for your birthday, one week off in August for learning and rest, plus Christmas close.
• Pension scheme and enhanced parental leave and sick pay.

Working arrangements

• Fully remote working (must be within 4 hours of central London).
• Access to office space in London when needed.
• Co-working space expenses available for those based outside London.
• Occasional travel to London may be required (up to twice a month), with expenses covered.
• Team away days around the UK (up to four times a year), with expenses covered.
• Full equipment and tech support provided.

Growth and impact

• Direct contribution to building people's power and making positive social change.
• Collaborative, mission-driven work environment with impact across the UK.
• Professional development opportunities including training and events (assessed on an individual basis).
• Clear growth pathway in an expanding team.

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How to apply

Note:

• This role is for UK-based candidates who have the right to work in the UK.
• Applicants that do not follow these instructions may not be considered.
• Due to the volume of applications we may not be able to respond to everyone.

Please submit your application using the application form, which should include:

• Your CV (PDF, max. two pages).
• Answers to the application questions, referring to the job description and providing specific examples.

Next steps

• Submit your application by Thu 23 July at 23:59.
• First round interviews will begin the week of Mon 17 Aug.
• We may arrange a second round of interviews.
• The role will start from Sep/Oct 2026.

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We are a neurodiverse and intersectional team. We’re committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone of all backgrounds. If there is anything you need us to do to support you in the application process please let us know as soon as possible.

Title:  Senior Policy and Advocacy Manager

Salary:  From £45,000 - £55,000 per annum 

Contract:  Permanent

Hours:  37.5 per week (Monday to Friday) 

Holiday:     25 days per year plus bank holidays 

Location:  Home based with regular travel within / to London and across the UK

Probationary Period:  3 months

Reports to:  Head of Department 

Benefits:  An additional 3 days holiday between Christmas and New Year, Flexitime policy, 5% pension contribution

Title and salary to be commensurate with experience.

We are River Action

We are a small and agile campaigning organisation on a mission to rescue UK rivers from a toxic cocktail of agricultural, sewage and industrial pollution and water shortages. We support community action, galvanise and mobilise public opinion, influence government policy, take legal actions and call out destructive industrial practices to incentivise changes that end river pollution and secure freshwater. 

We are building a talented team of positive disrupters and stakeholder mobilisers to deliver our strategy to urgently protect and restore our rivers for the benefit of communities, rivers and wildlife.

Britain’s rivers are our life support system and they are dying. We need urgent action to bring them back to life.

Who we are looking for

We are expanding our political influence by introducing this new position, which will work closely with our existing Policy and Advocacy Manager to bolster our strategic reach particularly in the areas of water scarcity, security and justice, sewage and chemical pollution, and water sector reform.

We are seeking a dynamic and self-motivated individual who shares our passion for protecting rivers and securing our nation’s water, food, health, jobs and economy to join our team to drive forward our policy and advocacy work. This role requires a strategic thinker with strong policy insights capable of blending analytical problem-solving with intelligent advocacy to drive meaningful change. This role requires someone to have excellent writing skills and the ability to draft complex policy documents as well as top line arguments for wider communication. 

The ideal person will bring a combination of expertise, energy and ideas to amplify our impact, holding decision-makers and polluters accountable with a professional and diplomatic approach. They will engage with influential people across the sector, government, industry and media. 

If you thrive in fast-paced environments and want to be at the forefront of environmental policy and advocacy across multiple campaigns, we’d love to hear from you.

What you’ll be doing

As a Senior Policy and Advocacy Manager, you  will lead the development and drafting of River Action’s overall policy strategy as well as leading on specific policy areas. You will play a leading role in shaping and advancing River Action’s political and policy influence, working closely with the Senior Management Team, Chief Executive and wider organisation to develop and execute an impactful policy and advocacy strategy.

River Action is the Co-Secretariat for the APPG on Water Pollution, offering our Policy and Advocacy Manager a unique opportunity to shape the policy direction for River Action and also to influence policy development across Parliament. 

You will also work closely with our public affairs agency who manage our daily Westminster activities. 

You will:

• Lead River Action’s development and delivery of our policy and advocacy strategy on sewage, industrial water pollution, and water scarcity 

• Collaborate with River Action’s team and external partners to ensure our collective work is underpinned by robust and forward-thinking policy analysis and evidence.

• Develop policy analysis to support campaign, communications and policy strategies, based on a strong evidence base and a sound understanding of the relevant legal and policy frameworks.

• Translate complex policy and evidence into concise documents with clear messages and compelling campaigns to engage political and policy stakeholders.

• Monitor and analyse political and policy developments, interpreting their implications and opportunities for River Action and its supporters.

• Generate analysis to enable participation in public consultation processes, including drafting high-quality and persuasive consultation responses and briefings for Westminster and Whitehall audiences.

• Increase our political influence with exciting policy interventions, ensuring River Action’s voice is heard at the highest levels of decision-making.

• Build and maintain relationships with key policymakers, civil servants, industry experts and partner organisations.

• Support grassroots community groups and third-sector partners in engaging with their local representatives for effective advocacy.

• Organise and attend key political meetings and events, including the Water Pollution APPG, stakeholder roundtables and parliamentary events.

• Manage strategic policy partnerships, including our relationship with Wildlife and Countryside Link and other third-sector organisations.

• Ensure River Action’s policy and advocacy efforts align with our creative campaigns, by making sure colleagues and spokespeople are well-briefed and communications content is well-informed to maximise reach and impact.

You will also:

• Actively engage in professional development and training.

• Adhere to health and safety policies while working in different locations.

• Maintain confidentiality in all areas of work at River Action.

• Demonstrate a strong commitment to an inclusive, equal and diverse workplace.

• Work collaboratively with colleagues across River Action to collectively deliver our mission while being true to our values. 

UK travel will be required and regular trips to London. Training and operational activities may require overnight stays away from home, in which case costs will be covered and standard River Action procedures will apply.

What you’ll bring

The position will suit a self-motivated, strategic and determined person. You will be an excellent communicator, with exceptional writing skills and comfortable representing River Action and engaging with diverse stakeholders in positions of responsibility. You will have a passion to protect and restore our waterways and to hold decision-makers and polluters to account.

Essential knowledge, skills and experience:

• Experience in a senior policy and advocacy role, ideally within the environmental sector and including experience of water policy. 

• Policy and/or legislative experience, with a good understanding of the workings of the UK government and Parliamentary procedure.

• A good understanding of the UK water industry, the key UK water-related policies and the issues that are impacting our rivers, land and wildlife.

• Knowledge of the challenge of water scarcity.

• Excellent communication and writing skills with close attention to detail and the ability to produce concise and persuasive briefings, reports and consultation responses.

• Strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative approach to working creatively and at a fast pace with colleagues, stakeholders and partners. 

• Excellent organisational skills, including the ability to proactively plan and prioritise work and to report your progress and impact.

• Ability to work flexible hours and travel as necessary.

• A good and supportive team player with a willingness to muck in as and when required.

Why join us?

• Be part of a mission-driven organisation working to restore and protect the UK’s rivers.

• Work at the heart of political and environmental change, influencing decision-makers at the highest levels.

• Work in an agile, supportive and happy work environment where your ideas and expertise will have real impact.

• Opportunities for professional development and growth within the organisation.

Diversity and inclusion

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies show that women and people of colour are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single criteria. We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace. So if you like the look of this role but your past experience does not align perfectly with everything in the job description, we’d still love to hear from you. You may be just the right person for this role.

How to apply

To apply, please submit to jobs at riveractionuk dot com with the subject Senior Policy and Advocacy Manager’:

• your CV (2 pages), 

• a cover letter (2 pages) explaining why you want to work for River Action and how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the role, and 

• a written submission (2 pages) as described below. 

Only applications including all three documents will be accepted. Please provide your documents in pdf format. 

Written submission

Please prepare a 2 page policy briefing for Parliamentarians on the issue of water scarcity and water justice and how it affects UK rivers and our security.  Your briefing should be written in a clear, persuasive style suitable for a Parliamentary and government audience and:

• Identify causes of water scarcity and injustice.

• Provide a concise analysis of the impact on rivers, biodiversity and our economy.

• Summarise and assess gaps in relevant UK Government policies, legislation and plans.

• Propose two or three practical policy recommendations for decision-makers.

Application process

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until 5pm on Wednesday 15th July.

Should your application be selected during sift, the next stage will involve an initial 15-minute interview. You may then be invited to attend a second interview with a panel. 

Interviews will be held in the weeks commencing 19th July and 26th July via video conference. 

Please indicate in your covering letter or in a covering email your availability for interviews.

If you have any questions about the role or your application, please contact us on jobs at riveractionuk dot com.