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Are you a storyteller, relationship-builder, and changemaker? YMCA Wirral is looking for a Fundraising & Communications Officer to help us amplify our mission, engage supporters, and secure vital funding to support some of our community’s most vulnerable individuals. The money you raise will directly help disadvantaged people in an area facing widespread deprivation, providing them with essential support, stability, and hope.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Developing and delivering fundraising campaigns to generate income for our life-changing services.
- Conducting research to identify funding opportunities, donor trends, and impactful storytelling strategies.
- Writing compelling grant applications to secure funding for YMCA Wirral’s vital work.
- Creating engaging content for social media, press releases, newsletters, and funding proposals.
Who We’re Looking For:
- A passionate communicator with a talent for storytelling and engagement.
- A creative thinker who can craft impactful campaigns and connect with diverse audiences.
- A strong researcher and writer who can develop persuasive grant applications and funding proposals.
- Someone who believes in YMCA Wirral’s mission and wants to be part of meaningful change.
- This role suits a person who has a Psychology degree or similar, or with a proven keen interest.
We are a growing and vibrant team of professionals who work hard to improve the lives of those who need it most. If you’re ready to step up and take on a challenge that really matters, we would love to hear from you.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Homelessness isn’t just about losing a home—it’s about losing stability, security, and often, hope. As a Relief/Bank Homeless Welfare Officer, you’ll step in as needed to provide compassionate support to those facing some of life’s toughest challenges. Whether covering shifts across our main hostel or supported living accommodation or offering emergency assistance, you’ll play a vital role in helping individuals take steps towards a brighter future—securing permanent housing, accessing health services, or regaining confidence and independence.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Providing on-call support when needed, ensuring consistency in care.
- Supporting people through the highs and lows, offering understanding and encouragement.
- Helping individuals develop life skills—budgeting, job searches, tenancy management, and more.
- Connecting residents with essential services, professionals, and community networks.
- Creating a positive and welcoming environment where people feel safe and valued.
- Inspiring change and making a lasting difference in people’s lives.
What We’re Looking For
- A kind heart and a strong sense of empathy.
- Great communication skills to support and encourage others.
- Ability to adapt to different settings and work flexibly, sometimes on short notice.
- A calm and measured approach to handling challenging situations.
- Experience working with vulnerable groups is helpful but not essential—training is provided.
- This role suits a person who has a Psychology degree or similar, or with a proven keen interest.
We are a growing and vibrant team of professionals who work hard to improve the lives of those who need it most. If you’re ready to take on a flexible role that truly makes a difference, we’d love to hear from you.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are delighted to be working in partnership with a much loved national Charity to recruit them a Relationship Manager to cover the South Coast - Kent, Southampton, Dorset, Hampshire and Sussex.
About the role
You will be joining a friendly and face paced fundraising team to identify, support and retain regional supporters. You will be responsible for;
* Driving engagement across your region (and beyond) to proactively identify, support, and retain supporters.
* Working with the wider Regional Fundraising Team and collaborate on relationships that might be across the UK
*You'll be generating a strong network of community and corporate supporters to secure sustainable income for the charity. You'll also be building a pipeline of prospects of community and corporate to ensure future support.
About you
To be successful in this role you must have
*Demonstrable knowledge of what it takes to proactively identify, develop, and cultivate supporters to maximise income and deliver against KPIs, objectives and the Community Team business plan.
*A good knowledge of the fundraising landscape and opportunities in the UK
*Experience of building and account managing/stewarding a personal portfolio of high value supporters & corporate partners, volunteers and in aid of events to achieve your financial target.
Please note that this is a home based role with travel across the South Coast. You will need access to a car and have a valid driving licence. Please note that the closing date is the 1st September. For more information please contact Laura Iliff on 07442607841.
Eden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer.
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Head of Learning and Practice
Location: Leicester Office, Hybrid + UK Travel as necessary.
Salary: £48,000 Per Annum
Terms: Full-Time, 36 Hours per week
Join Home-Start UK as Head of Learning and Practice to lead on the development, implementation and review of a high-quality practice, learning and development offer for local charities across the UK which make up the Home-Start network.
About Home-Start UK
Home-Start is a federated charity consisting of a central national office – Home-Start UK - and 178 geographically dispersed local Home-Start organisations, all working together under the same identity. We recognise that being a parent has never been easy. Every Home-Start volunteer is trained to work alongside parents to overcome the challenges they are facing. We work with parents to build on their strengths and give them the support that they tell us they need. We offer no judgement – just compassionate, confidential help and expert support. This peer-to-peer support is key to the difference Home-Start makes and often our volunteers have lived experience of the challenges their families are facing themselves.
About The Role
The Head of Practice and Learning will lead on the development, implementation and review of a high-quality practice, learning and development offer for local charities across the UK which make up the Home-Start network. They will ensure that local trustees, leaders, staff and volunteers are empowered with knowledge, skills and confidence in their roles to deliver impactful services. This is a key role on Home-Start’s Leadership Team, shaping the organisation’s approach to evidence-informed practice, learning and development, and capacity building.
The role sits within the Network Impact Team, which supports and enables the quality, safety, sustainability and impact of the Home-Start federation, while nurturing strong relationships and trust across the network. The role holder will lead the Practice Team and the Learning and Development Team, and work closely with colleagues in Volunteering, Quality and Safeguarding, and Data and Impact, as well as in the wider Fundraising, Marketing, Communications, Policy and Infrastructure teams.
As a member of our leadership team, they will provide inspiring, strong and supportive leadership to colleagues, ensuring strong operational management of ongoing activities and planned projects. They will foster cohesion and alignment across Home-Start UK and the Home-Start network. They will work across the organisation and with partners to ensure practice and learning programmes evolve to meet emerging needs and to deliver meaningful, measurable change over time.
Recruitment timeline:
Closing Date: 5pm, Friday 5th September 2025
First stage interviews will be held virtually on the 1st October 2025 and the second stage will be an in-person interview at our Leicester office on the 9th October 2025.
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.
Home-Start UK is committed to Equality of Opportunity and Diversity. We wish to encourage applications from all parts of the community irrespective of gender, race, colour, age, sexual orientation or disability. Appointments will be based on merit, following an open and clear selection process.
The people at Home-Start are its most important resource. Home-Start UK has been accredited with Investors in People since March 2005, which recognises the commitment we give to developing our staff.
No agencies please.
Homelessness isn’t just about losing a home—it’s about losing stability, security, and often, hope. As a Homeless Welfare Officer, you’ll provide compassionate support to those facing some of life’s toughest challenges. Whether covering shifts across our main hostel or supported living accommodation or offering emergency assistance, you’ll play a vital role in helping individuals take steps towards a brighter future—securing permanent housing, accessing health services, or regaining confidence and independence.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Providing on-call support when needed, ensuring consistency in care.
- Supporting people through the highs and lows, offering understanding and encouragement.
- Helping individuals develop life skills—budgeting, job searches, tenancy management, and more.
- Connecting residents with essential services, professionals, and community networks.
- Creating a positive and welcoming environment where people feel safe and valued.
- Inspiring change and making a lasting difference in people’s lives.
What We’re Looking For
- A kind heart and a strong sense of empathy.
- Great communication skills to support and encourage others.
- Ability to adapt to different settings and work flexibly, sometimes on short notice.
- A calm and measured approach to handling challenging situations.
- Experience working with vulnerable groups is helpful but not essential—training is provided.
- This role suits a person with a Psychology degree or similar, or with a proven keen interest.
We are a growing and vibrant team of professionals who work hard to improve the lives of those who need it most. If you’re ready to take on a flexible role that truly makes a difference, we’d love to hear from you.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Service Support Engineer
Salary: £33,000-£44,000
Location: Home-based
35 days annual leave, generous pension, enhanced carer & disability leave, tech allowance
I'm working with a national charity undergoing major digital transformation to recruit a Service Support Engineer to join their IT operations team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a passion for technology, great communication skills, and experienced in 1st and 2nd line IT support.
You'll be part of a collaborative, mission-driven organisation that’s committed to delivering great technical support to staff across the UK. In this role, you'll support day-to-day IT operations, solve problems, manage support tickets, and help maintain critical systems – all while working with cutting-edge tools like Microsoft Intune, Office 365, and Active Directory.
What you’ll be doing:
- Delivering excellent 1st and 2nd line support for staff across multiple locations
- Managing incidents and service requests through the ticketing system
- Installing, configuring, and troubleshooting hardware and software, including laptops, printers, mobile devices, and network equipment
- Supporting Office 365, Active Directory, and remote access tools
- Assisting with onboarding/offboarding, asset management, and MDM setup
- Travelling to offices and service sites to provide face-to-face IT support when needed
Skills required for the Service Support Engineer:
- Hands-on experience with Microsoft Intune, Office 365, and Active Directory
- Knowledge of ticketing and asset management systems (e.g. FreshService)
- Understanding of basic networking and remote desktop tools
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Calm, helpful, and approachable—able to support non-technical users
- Organised, with strong attention to detail and process-following skills
- A demonstrable passion for tech—whether through education, training, or self-learning
Understanding Recruitment is acting as an employment agency for this vacancy.
IT Support | 1st Line | 2nd Line | Microsoft 365 | Intune | Active Directory | Remote | Field Engineer
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It is an exciting time to join the team as we celebrate 45 years of providing care and are setting sights on future growth. With the launch of our new strategy next year we are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive person to join our small yet ambitious fundraising and communications team at Cherry Trees as an Events Officer. You will take the lead on the planning, delivery, and review of a calendar of local events, working closely with the Head of Corporates and Partnerships to generate income to reach ambitious fundraising targets across the event programme.
We are looking for someone with great people skills, as well as drive, initiative and determination. You will need to be confident in the planning and execution of successful events, with good communication skills and a dynamic approach to work.
We help to keep families together by providing home from home care for children with complex disabilities and a meaningful break for the families.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We have an ambition to support 15,000 young people across the UK annually with our mentoring programmes by 2028. To achieve this goal, we need to build new partnerships, secure funds through grants and foundations and grow our external profile. We are looking for someone with demonstrable experience of supporting income generating activity in the charity sector to help us meet these ambitions. This will be a broad and fast paced role, and we are looking for someone who enjoys researching and establishing productive relationships with a variety of businesses, charities, foundations.
Responsible for
This role will give you the opportunity to work across all our income generating activity and will suit someone who enjoys breadth and depth in their day to day:
Grants:
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Identifying and researching trusts, foundations, and grant opportunities to add to the pipeline
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Liaising with the Programmes team and others on the content of an application
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Writing and submitting high-quality applications
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Tracking and updating all submissions on our CRM (Salesforce)
Business development:
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Generating prospect leads through desk-based research and identifying sectors and organisations to target
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Contacting prospects and leading initial conversations
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Responding to incoming requests from organisations
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Represent Brightside at networking events
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Writing bespoke and compelling proposals
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Tracking and updating all relationships on our CRM (Salesforce)
Communications and marketing:
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Working with the team to identify marketing campaigns and collateral to attract new leads
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Supporting the creation of new content for the website, campaigns, and marketing
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Maintaining and managing the website
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Collating statistics on social media and website engagement
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Supporting the delivery of campaigns to increase individual giving
Reporting:
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Providing regular, accurate reports on progress related to income generating activity, including the pipeline, applications or prospects, and secured income
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Monitoring progress of grants and business development
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Inputting to the quarterly work plan and priorities
Team working
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You will be line managed by the Income Generation Lead
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You will work closely with Partnership Lead and other members of the Programmes team where relevant
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You will work regularly with external freelancers responsible for marketing and social media
Essential criteria : To be successful in this role, you should:
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Have at least 12 months relevant business development or fundraising work experience
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Have demonstrable experience of email outreach and/or funding applications
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Thrive in a target driven team and meet ambitious targets
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Be confident and self-motivated with high standards of quality
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Be able to build strong relationships and collaborate well with others
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Enjoy meeting people in networking settings
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Have excellent attention to detail
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Have ability to use initiative when researching prospects
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Have excellent organisation and prioritisation skills
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Be able to work to tight deadlines and stay focused in the face of changing priorities
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Be strongly aligned with our mission
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Embrace Brightside’s values and contribute to a positive staff culture
Desirable criteria - We are especially interested in candidates who:
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Understand the challenges and barriers facing young people from under-served communities
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Understand and have a passion for the power of mentoring
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A confident and experienced networker
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Experience in developing marketing materials
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Have experience using Salesforce or other CRM software
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Experience in individual giving campaigns
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Experience of managing website using Word Press
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Experience of using SEO analytics
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Have experience of using project management software such as Monday for tracking deliverables
A DBS check at the enhanced level will be required for successful applicants
Your development
You will be supported and challenged in this role. All staff can get involved in activities across the organisation. We are committed to the learning and development of staff and your line manager will work with you to create a personal development plan to support your growth and career progression.
We’re committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community where everyone can be themselves and succeed in the workplace and beyond. Our culture is inclusive and supportive to staff from all backgrounds, and we provide flexible policies to cater for the differing needs of all staff.
Salary and benefits
Salary: £27,750 - £32,230
Contract: Permanent
Hours of work: 37.5 hours a week (full-time)
Holiday allowance: 25 days
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Submit an answer, around 150 words, via CharityJob to the following question: “Can you give an example of your involvement with a grant/funding bid or new partnership, what was your role and the outcome?”
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Submit a one-page cover letter, outlining how you meet the role’s essential criteria
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Submit your CV
Submit your CV, cover letter an answer the screen question
Applications must be submitted by midnight on Tuesday 2 September
Applications without a cover letter will not be considered
Our mission is to help young people make confident and informed decisions about their future


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Job title: Head of Fundraising
Reports to: Director of Income Generation
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, worked flexibly
Salary: Circa £40,000
Location: Beaumond House Hospice Care, Newark with hybrid working
Direct Reports: Fundraising Team
Beaumond House
Through the doors of Beaumond House you will find a lively and vibrant space, filled with life and laughter. Our staff, volunteers and patients alike bring hope and happiness together in a ‘home from home'. Patients are at the centre of all that we do. We therefore expect all those who come to join our team (in whatever capacity) to ensure that dignity, safety, and confidentiality of all patients is respected at all times and that all patients receive the highest possible standard of physical, psychological and spiritual care.
Role Purpose
As Head of Fundraising, you will be responsible for generating sustainable income through our fundraising activities, along with ensuring that Beaumond House is continuously building strong relationships with our supporters, local businesses and wider community as part of our income generation strategy.
You will lead and support the Beaumond House fundraising team in developing sustainable income to help ensure our charitable work continues to make an impact in Newark and Sherwood for future generations.
Main Duties
- Responsible for devising, implementing, and developing innovative fundraising activity plans to ensure dependable sources of income for now and in the future.
- Work with your team, to build long-lasting relationships with our supporters, volunteers, businesses, grant makers and wider community.
- Manage the fundraising team operations and plan day-to-day activities.
- Ensure that all fundraising activity and donor communications is compliant and to best practice, keeping up to date with latest fundraising regulations.
- Work closely with senior leadership team, in particular Head of Retail and Head of Care to ensure joined-up fundraising campaigns are in place across the organisation.
- Working closely with Head of Finance to ensure all income is correctly categorised and allocated.
- Be responsible for ensuring donor data and relationship management communications are correctly populated within CRM system.
- Oversee our presence across online platforms, ensuring alignment with campaign goals and Beaumond House brand.
- Continuously track and report fundraising performance and budgets to Director of Income Generation and CEO, producing monthly and ad-hoc reports to support strategic decision making.
- Support in developing future strategies for income generation.
Operational and Management Duties
- Responsible line management of the Fundraising team, holding team-wide meetings, 1-2-1 sessions, annual appraisals and development plans. Creating a positive working environment within the department to enable all members of the team are productive and motivated.
- Mentor and coach members of the team, identify and support with development needs in team knowledge or experience, offering support and best practice advice.
- Delivering a tactical programme to ensure the successful implementation of fundraising plans and strategy, supporting each member of the fundraising team to meet their targets.
- Identify and clarify relationship overlaps between fundraising team members to ensure clarity for donors and supporters.
- Get involved and support the team with fundraising activities as required. Such as attending fundraising events and activities outside normal working hours, weekends and Bank Holidays when required.
- Support and encourage the team in working effectively with volunteers. Ensuring volunteers have purpose, feel valued, well supported and part of the Beaumond House team.
- Abide by organisational policies and practices, including the equal opportunities policy, confidentiality code and code of conduct.
- Ensure that every activity adheres to the health and safety procedures and guidelines, including carrying out risk assessments in line with policy.
- Hold regular meetings with the fundraising and wider hospice teams to ensure good practice and collaboration.
- Liaise with peers across region and attend meetings organised by hospice specific groups.
- Undertake any reasonable task requested by your line manager.
Strategic Support
- Maintain and build on the established brand of Beaumond House, maximising opportunities with local communities and outlets.
- Be the voice, and champion, of our supporters and donors throughout everything we do. Maintaining feedback through items such as supporter feedback groups.
- Champion innovation in income generation, identify emerging trends in philanthropy, digital fundraising and donor engagement.
- Prepare detailed income and expenditure forecasts and project schedules in line with the organisation’s objectives.
- Support in the development of future strategic projects and priorities with Senior Leadership Team.
- Prepare reports on fundraising performance for board and sub-committees as required.
Administration Duties
- Take responsibility for own administration, always completing to the highest and most thorough standards.
- Maintain accurate and up to date records using agreed systems, such as Xero, Beacon CRM and MS Office 365. Use these to set up and run reports to provide information.
- Support directly or via signposting for IT queries eg. Use of MS 365, Beacon CRM, Gift Aid.
- Respond in a timely manner to enquiries/queries.
General Duties
- To develop and maintain a sound understanding of all facets of the work undertaken by Beaumond House and the hospice movement.
- Work collaboratively and cooperatively with your Beaumond House colleagues.
- Respect confidentiality applying to all areas of Beaumond House.
- Abide by the Health and Safety at Work Act.
- Maintain awareness of Safeguarding responsibilities.
- Work within Beaumond House policies and procedures.
- Participate in and contribute to team meetings.
- Always behave in a professional manner, reflecting and maintaining Beaumond House values.
What we ask of you
- That you act in a manner at all times which supports the Vision and Values of Beaumond House.
- That you have a positive and proactive approach.
- That you are confident and trustworthy.
- Be flexible within the broad remit of the post.
This is a rolling recruitment process, meaning applications will be reviewed as they are received. The process includes an initial video conversation, followed by an in-person interview with the Director of Income Generation and the Chief Executive.
Please note: all roles are subject to receipt of satisfactory references and Disclosure & Barring Service checks.
This Job Description is intended as a guide only and is not an exhaustive list of duties. It is subject to periodic review with the post holder.
We reserve the right to close the advert at any time; therefore, we encourage applicants to apply as soon as possible
Outstanding Hospice Care, enabling our local communities to live well and die well
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Learning Content Coordinator
Location: Home based
Salary: £28,100 per annum
Role Status:36
Join Home-Start UK as Learning Content Coordinator to support the development, and maintenance of a new Knowledge Centre and content for our training and learning activities.
About Home-Start UK
Home-Start is a federated charity consisting of a central national office – Home-Start UK - and 178 geographically dispersed local Home-Start organisations, all working together under the same identity. We recognise that being a parent has never been easy. Every Home-Start volunteer is trained to work alongside parents to overcome the challenges they are facing. We work with parents to build on their strengths and give them the support that they tell us they need. We offer no judgement – just compassionate, confidential help and expert support. This peer-to-peer support is key to the difference Home-Start makes and often our volunteers have lived experience of the challenges their families are facing themselves.
About The Role
We are seeking a colleague with learning and development knowledge, graphic design, and content development skills to join the Learning and Development Team at Home-Start UK.
This is an exciting role, which will support the development, and maintenance of a new Knowledge Centre and content for our training and learning activities. You will be creating a wide range of informative resources, that appeal to different learning styles and objectives such as ‘tool kits,’ templates, video, audio, blogs etc as alternative ways of learning to support the work of the Home-Start network.
Working with Subject Matter Experts and colleagues across the organisation, the coordinator will be a point of contact for content creation, learning enquiries, administration, and communications.
If this sounds like your type of challenge, please get in touch!
Closing Date:5 Sep 2025
First stage interviews will be held virtually on the 17th of September 2025, and the second stage will be an in-person interview at our Leicester office on the 25th September 2025.
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.
Home-Start UK is committed to Equality of Opportunity and Diversity. We wish to encourage applications from all parts of the community irrespective of gender, race, colour, age, sexual orientation or disability. Appointments will be based on merit, following an open and clear selection process.
No agencies please.
Homelessness isn’t just about losing a home—it’s about losing stability, security, and often, hope. We are recruiting a Complex Needs Practitioner to support individuals experiencing rough sleeping across the Wirral. You will work as part of a small and dedicated team of outreach workers seeking out and supporting those in our community experiencing homelessness. Provide outreach support, working flexibly across community locations with a central hub based at our head office in Birkenhead.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Keeping in touch with known rough sleepers in the area and acting as their key point of contact for seeking out accommodation.
- Providing emergency support and referrals for those in crisis.
- Connecting rough sleepers with essential services, professionals, and community networks.
- Supporting people through the highs and lows, offering practical help, understanding and encouragement.
- Inspiring change and making a lasting difference in people’s lives.
What We’re Looking For
- A kind heart and a strong sense of empathy.
- Great communication skills to support and encourage others.
- A calm and measured approach to handling challenging situations.
- Experience working within homelessness, substance use or mental health services is desirable but not essential as training will be provided.
- This role suits a person who has a Psychology degree or similar, or with a proven keen interest.
We are a growing and vibrant team of professionals who work hard to improve the lives of those who need it most. If you’re ready to begin work at the coalface of our life changing services, we’d love to hear from you.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We’re growing—and we need a brilliant fundraiser to help us continue the fight for young people.
Empire Fighting Chance is a bold sport for development charity, using non-contact boxing and intensive support to help young people overcome adversity.
We're scaling up our national impact and building a fresh fundraising team to match our ambition.
This brand new role is your chance to be a pivotal part of the newly formed Trusts & Foundations team—from prospecting and writing powerful bids, to building strong relationships with funders and shaping our fundraising strategy.
If you bring strategic thinking, compelling storytelling, and a passion for giving all young people a fighting chance, we want to hear from you!
Read the full Job Pack PDF for all the details and how to apply.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The National Youth Agency is looking for a new Youth Voice and Influence Officer to join our Operations Team.
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-time - 37 hours per week
Salary: £36,050 per annum
Remote: This role is homebased with occasional travel for staff residentials and other events.
What we do
As the national body for youth work, the NYA has a dual function. We are the professional statutory and regulatory body (PSRB) responsible for qualifications, quality standards, and safeguarding for youth work and services in England. In line with our charity mission and aims, we also champion youth work through research, advocacy, campaigns, and programmes.
We work in partnership and believe in collaborative leadership, listening to youth workers and the youth work sector so that we can understand their needs and respond to the challenges they face. We are ambitious for youth work and for young people and integrate youth voice and influence across our work.
About the Role and Key responsibilities:
Deliver Against Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Work with your line manager to define clear KPIs that align with NYA's strategic goals.
- Consistently deliver activities to a high standard within agreed timelines.
- Monitor and report on progress against KPIs, identifying challenges and proposing solutions.
- Support the evaluation of youth engagement programmes to promote continuous improvement.
Youth Voice Engagement and Delivery
- Lead and support the delivery of youth voice and influence activities and events.
- Actively engage young people in shaping programmes, campaigns, and decisions.
- Facilitate inclusive, youth-led events, workshops, and forums.
- Ensure accessibility and inclusivity, especially for marginalised or underrepresented groups.
Flexibility and Support Across NYA Teams
- Provide flexible support across NYA teams to embed youth voice across organisational activities.
- Collaborate with colleagues to integrate youth input into wider initiatives.
- Share youth engagement expertise with other departments.
- Offer capacity where needed to maintain a consistent youth voice focus.
Building Relationships with Young People and Stakeholders
- Develop and maintain trusted relationships with young people and partner organisations.
- Provide support, guidance, and opportunities for young people to participate confidently.
- Foster inclusive and respectful environments for youth engagement.
- Collaborate with external stakeholders to increase youth influence on decisions.
Please refer to our Candidate Pack for more information on the role and the requirements. Please note that this role requires that you MUST hold a JNC level 6 qualification or be willing to work towards it.
Why Work for NYA?
- NYA operates as a people-first organisation, prioritising the well-being and needs of its employees.
- NYA offers an exceptional flexible working approach which encourages our team to balance professional responsibilities with their personal life.
- A remote based team, spread across England, fostering inclusivity and diverse talent. Despite geographical distances between team members, NYA maintains a highly motivated and connected team through the optimisation of digital tools.
- NYA is committed to supporting the continual personal and professional development of our team and helping them achieve their ambitions.
- We provide 25 days leave plus 8 days, life assurance scheme, 5% employer pension contribution and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme via Spectrum.life with unlimited specialist support available to all NYA employees.
How to Apply:
To apply, please submit the following via our online application platform by 11:59pm on 5th September 2025 (applications will be reviewed as they are submitted, so early submission is encouraged. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for this role):
A detailed CV setting out your career history, with responsibilities and achievements in line with the person specification in the About You section.
A covering letter (maximum two sides) highlighting your suitability for the role by answering the following two questions:
Can you describe a time you successfully supported young people to influence change in an organisation or community?
Aside from youth voice and participation, what other areas of work with young people are you passionate about, and why?
We will request data for our EEDI monitoring purposes, providing this is optional.
Please note: the covering letter is an essential part of the application process and will be assessed as part of your full application. We use AI detector software, so cover letters or CV’s with over 30% AI generated content with be disregarded. We understand that AI tools can offer support to candidates who have learning differences, which is why we will accept applications with some AI assistance. CV’s will not be accepted without a cover letter.
The National Youth Agency is an equal opportunities employer.
At NYA our inclusive culture means that we embrace individual differences and understand that we need a diverse team to achieve our organisations mission.
We wish to recruit candidates from all backgrounds to ensure our team reflects the rich diversity of the communities we serve. We encourage applications from anyone regardless of disability, ethnicity, heritage, gender, sexuality, religion, socio-economic background and political beliefs but we particularly welcome applications from global majority candidates and those from other minoritised ethnic groups in the UK as they are currently underrepresented in our team.
Youth Work changes lives
Which is why we’re committed to ensuring that as many young people as possible get to benefit from it.As the national body for youth work in England, the National Youth Agency (NYA) exists to champion its transformative power. We believe all young people should have the opportunity to benefit from the life-changing impact of extraordinary youth workers and trained volunteers.
We help to grow youth work provision in ways that keep it effective, relevant, safe and engaging, to help millions of young people reach their potential and thrive. We do this by providing guidance, support, advice, training and staff development opportunities for youth workers and youth work organisations. At the heart of everything we do are young people themselves. We work hard to ensure their voices are integrated into all our work, to develop provision that truly meets their needs.
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The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is in the process of evolving its current ‘Youth Without Limits’ strategy which aims to give all young people the chance to experience the life-changing benefits of a DofE programme. The Charity has a strong desire to become a more insight-driven organisation and has recently launched a data strategy that will help realise that vision. We have a clear view of where we want to be and some of the gaps and challenges that will need to be tackled along the way. The Head of Data will be instrumental in helping the charity achieve its vision for data and will play a key role in delivering the data strategy. Working with the Director of Data and Impact, you will develop the capabilities, frameworks and infrastructure to ensure data is managed, governed, understood and used effectively to enable the Charity to make informed decisions.
If you’re a staunch techie then this role probably isn’t for you but if you have gained a solid technical grounding in previous roles and are passionate about bringing people and data together to develop understanding and deliver meaningful insight then we’d love to hear from you.
Key responsibilities:-
- Support the Director of Data and Impact in delivering the Charity’s data strategy and be their ‘right hand person’
- Grow and shape the data team
- Lead on delivering insights from our CRM data to support audience growth and engagement.
- Promote data governance to ensure the quality, stewardship and lineage of data is addressed
- Act as a data business partner with internal teams to understand data needs
- Oversee data infrastructure and reporting provision
- Support on providing data expertise to inform planning and innovation
- Support the development of a data literacy culture and ‘insight-first’ thinking
What we are looking for:-
- A solid understanding of data and technology concepts gained through hands on experience in previous roles
- The ability to articulate data and technology concepts in clear, layman’s terms with confidence and enthusiasm
- An understanding of data practices including governance and compliance (including GDPR)
- The ability to translate data into meaningful, actionable insights
- Knowledge of SQL Server, data warehouses and visualisation tools
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills at all levels
- Experience of leading and developing teams
How to apply and interview dates:-
If you feel excited by this role and believe you have the necessary skills and experience to become a valued team member, please go to our website and apply.
The deadline for applying for this role is: Wednesday 27th August at midnight
1st interviews will take place on:WC: 1st September to be held via Teams
2nd interviews will take place on: WC 8th September to be held via Teams.
**Additional interviews may be required.
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Purpose of the job
This is an exciting opportunity for a proactive and relationship‑focused individual to join our Corporate Partnerships team. The role will be a mix of managing and growing existing partnerships and supporting new business activity.
You’ll work closely with the Corporate Partnerships Manager and other colleagues across the team to ensure that our corporate partners feel valued, supported, and inspired by the impact they are helping to create. You’ll also contribute to building our pipeline, identifying potential new supporters, making first contact, and helping to develop tailored proposals.
While you don’t need to be an expert from day one, you will bring energy, curiosity, and great interpersonal skills, along with the ability to deliver excellent partnership experiences.
Key Responsibilities
Account Management
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Support the management of existing corporate partnerships, ensuring they are well‑stewarded and achieve agreed objectives.
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Coordinate partnership activities, such as volunteering days, events, campaigns, and communications.
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Work with internal teams (Marketing, Impact, Delivery) to gather and share inspiring impact stories and updates with partners.
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Track and report on partnership deliverables and KPIs.
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Identify opportunities to deepen existing partnerships, such as additional projects, campaigns, or employee engagement activities.
New Business Support
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Research and identify potential new corporate partners.
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Assist with approaches to prospective partners, including outreach emails, calls, LinkedIn networking, and event attendance.
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Support the development of high‑quality proposals, presentations, and budgets for senior stakeholders.
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Help maintain and grow the new business pipeline.
Communications & Events
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Work with Marketing & Comms to produce engaging partnership content for social media, newsletters, and impact reports.
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Represent UK Youth at external networking events, conferences, and partner‑related activities.
Data & Administration
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Keep all CRM records accurate and up to date.
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Support due diligence processes for both new and existing partnerships.
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Ensure donations are processed, recorded, and recognised appropriately.
Why join UK Youth?
By working at UK Youth, you’ll be joining a friendly and committed group of people tackling the systemic problems letting young people down. You’ll also be part of a passionate, values‑driven team who believe in the power of partnership to transform young people’s lives. This role offers the chance to:
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Develop your skills in corporate fundraising, account management, and partnership development.
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Build strong relationships with a variety of high‑profile corporate supporters.
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Work across departments to deliver engaging, impactful partnerships.
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Contribute to meaningful projects that make a difference in young people’s futures.
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Gain hands‑on experience in developing and pitching new partnership ideas.
You’ll have access to opportunities for professional development and ways to connect with colleagues, whether through lunch‑and‑learn sessions or away days at our outdoor learning centre, Avon Tyrrell.
What we can offer you
We offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance, excellent learning and development opportunities and vibrant organisational culture:
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Flexible/Agile Working
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27 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time employees)
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Funded training provided in; Safeguarding, GDPR, Information and Cyber Security & Equality & Diversity
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Other training available in support of your personal and professional development
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Pension scheme (currently UK Youth match employee contributions up to 5%)
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Membership of our life insurance scheme which would pay-out up to 4 times your salary
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Employee Assistance Programme to support employees both professionally and personally
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20% discount off bookings at Avon Tyrrell, our New Forest Outdoor Centre, including camping, lodges and outdoor activities.
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IT equipment provided for the duration of contract
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CycleScheme and TechScheme
How to apply
If you would like to be considered for this fantastic opportunity, please complete an application via our completely anonymised recruitment system provided by Applied which looks to create a fair and unbiased application process for all. Scroll to the top of the page and start your application.
Closing date: Friday 22nd August 2025 at 23:59 (Midnight)
Provisional Interview Dates: w/c 1st Sept 2025
As this role involves working in a regulated environment with young people, any offer will be conditional to satisfactory background checks, which include criminal record check and employment reference.
UK Youth is a leading charity with a vision that all young people are equipped to thrive and empowered to contribute at every stage of their lives.

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.