Volunteer coordinator jobs
Crisis is the national charity for people experiencing homelessness. We have embarked on our new 10-year strategy for ending homelessness. We know it is not inevitable. We know together we can end it.
Location: Crisis Skylight Brent, 1-2 Bank Buildings, High St, NW10 4LT.
The role is based at the Crisis Brent Skylight in Harlesden, some local travel may be required.
About the role
We are looking for an experienced individual who is passionate and knowledgeable about leading the drive for evidence-led change in local systems for some of the most excluded members of our community and to drive forward the delivery of Built for Zero in Brent. The role requires excellent leadership skills to bring together a range of stakeholders to focus on the challenges, provide solutions to longstanding barriers and problems and inspire positivity and resilience. The role will be line managed by Crisis but embedded within Brent Council.
About you
To be successful in this role you will have:
- Experience of achieving system change through partnership, collaboration and use of data
- Ability to identify key barriers to progress and problem solve sensitively and collaboratively, maintaining strong and positive working relationships
- Experience or in depth understanding of housing/ homelessness, adult social care, health, criminal justice, or other relevant sectors, with an ability to work across boundaries.
- Excellent self-management and project management skills and an ability to monitoring progress and achieving deadlines and outcomes
Please see the full Job Pack linked below, for a full list of requirements for this role. We realise that long lists of criteria can be daunting, and you may not want to apply for a role unless you feel 100% qualified. However, if you feel you have relevant examples to answer the screening questions, we encourage you to apply.
We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities, and backgrounds.
How do I apply?
Please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below. Our shortlisting process is anonymised as part of our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We do not ask for CVs, instead we ask you complete the work history section and answer the screening questions for us to be able to assess you fairly and objectively. At least two members of staff score all applications.
Closing date: Tuesday 28 October 2025 at 23:59
Interview date and location: Thursday 6 November 2025 at Crisis Skylight Brent, 1-2 Bank Buildings, High St, NW10 4LT.
If you would like to have an informal conversation about the role, please email us and we will arrange a call with the hiring manager.
Can I use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology for my application?
We strongly discourage applicants from using AI technology at any stage of the recruitment process. This is so we can run a fair, transparent process which gives all applicants an equitable chance of success. We want to hear about your own experience and perspectives in your application and if shortlisted, during the interview too.
Accessibility
We want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Talent Acquisition team to discuss how we can help.
Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Job title: Employer Engagement Manager
Reports to: Head of Programmes
Line reports: None
Location: Flexible, hybrid, with some travel required to our offices (London, Manchester or Birmingham)
Salary: £38,000-£41,000 (£39,000-£42,000 in London)
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week, with occasional evening or weekend work (TOIL provided). Open to flexible working.
Contract: FTC 12-months, with intention to convert to permanent position subject to funding and organisational requirements.
Overall purpose
The Employer Engagement Manager (EEM) will play a critical role in ensuring refugees supported by Breaking Barriers access meaningful, opportunities that align with client needs and labour market demand. The postholder will lead employer outreach and partnership building in priority sectors and embed consistent systems and processes that make employer engagement coordinated and impactful across the organisation. The EEM will support pathways, work placements, recruitment pipelines and workshops by ensuring employer input is actively embedded where relevant.
This is a strategic, hands-on role, the successful candidate will map and cultivate employer relationships, secure employer input into sector pathways, workshops and recruitment initiatives, translate labour market intelligence into programme improvements, and design the operational processes that enable Programmes and Corporate Partnerships to work together effectively. You will operate in a matrix environment, collaborating closely with the Programmes, Corporate Partnerships and Client Services teams but will not hold direct line-management of delivery staff.
The role is set up to be ambitious but achievable within 12 months. The priority is to build tested, repeatable employer engagement practice (relationships, processes, insight-sharing and measurable impact) that can form the foundations of a permanent employer engagement function if/when funding allows.
To view the full job description and person specification, as well as details on our accessible recuitment process, please view the attached recruitment pack.
Other considerations
- This is a fixed-term contract for 12 months. Toward the end of the term, a review will be conducted to assess the impact and scope of the role, with the intention to adapt into a permanent position subject to funding and organisational need.
- This role may require occasional travel for employer meetings, events, and networking opportunities.
- Some evening or weekend work may be required to attend employer engagement activities (TOIL provided).
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As part of our safeguarding commitment to our clients, we carry out pre-employment checks to ensure that successful applicants are suitable to work with adults at risk. These include basic DBS checks, obtaining references and verifying a candidate’s identity and right to work in the UK.
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We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief.
Breaking Barriers is committed to protecting an adult’s right to live in safety, free from abuse and neglect and for their views, wishes and beliefs to be fully considered when deciding action.
How to apply
If you are looking for a role where you can make a real difference, we want to hear from you. To apply, please submit a statement of interest (up to approximately 500 words/1 A4 page) outlining:
- Why you are interested in the role
- What skills you would bring to be successful in this role
- Any experience you would like to highlight
- Any reasonable adjustments you require for the interview process
- Disclosure of disabilities if you wish to do so (as a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role)
Closing date for applications is 11:30pm on Tuesday 28 October. Please note that interviews will be held on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to close the advert early if a suitable shortlist is found.
We belong to the Experts by Experience Employment Initiative, which advocates and supports organisations to emply more people from a refugee background. With this in mind, we particularly welcome applicants with experience with of seeking asylum and / or a refugee background.
If you are an expert by experience (a refugee or a migrant with direct, first-hand experince of issues and challenges of the UK asylum or immigration system), you can ask for independent and confidential support for your job application from the Experts by Experience Employment Network. Please reasch out to HR Manager, Caroline Meechan for further details (we are unable to include email addresses in this advert, but you can find contact details on the final page of the attached recruitment pack).
If you are looking for a role where you can make a real difference, we want to hear from you. To apply, please submit a statement of interest (up to approximately 500 words/1 A4 page) outlining:
• Why you are interested in the role
• What skills you would bring to be successful in this role
• Any experience you would like to highlight
• Any reasonable adjustments you require for the interview process
• Disclosure of disabilities if you wish to do so (as a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role)
Registered Charity
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Breaking Barriers exists so that every refugee can access meaningful employment and build a new life.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The main purpose of the post holder is to develop the capacity of new and existing Refugee and Migrant Community Organisations (RMCOs) in Islington and surrounding boroughs by providing high quality information, capacity building training and developmental support. The post holder is expected to udnerstand the values and challenges of the voluntary sector.
The capacity building project has been running for 18 months, and will continue for another 18 months until 30 June 2027 where funding will end. Renewal of this employment contract beyond of this period is subject continuation of funding
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Senior Programme Manager (Part-time Contract)
The Role:
This is an exciting 15-month contract opportunity for a Senior Programme Manager with experience in participatory/community arts who is passionate about driving impactful change and fostering intergenerational connections within an evolving, inclusive organisation. You will be instrumental in ensuring the seamless continuity and high-quality delivery of our respected intergenerational and care home arts programme during a period of organisational evolution.
At Magic Me, we believe in the power of diverse talent to drive innovation and create a powerful organisational culture. We actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those from minoritised communities and disabled candidates, as we strive to build a team that reflects the rich diversity of the communities we serve. Although we welcome applications from everyone, we are particularly interested in hearing from candidates who identify as men as well as those from the Bengali community who are currently underrepresented on our team.
We also welcome local candidates with knowledge of Tower Hamlets and surrounding boroughs.
Role Details:
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Location: Bethnal Green, E2, East London. Hybrid working negotiable (the role requires office working for key delivery activities and supporting programme team colleagues).
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Salary: £44,000 per annum, pro rata (equivalent to £26,640 for 3 days per week)
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Reporting to: Creative Director (Co-CEO)
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Contract Duration: 15 Months (January 2026 - March 2027)
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Working Hours: 3 days per week (21 hours)
Who we're looking for:
You are an experienced programme leader, comfortable taking comprehensive ownership of an artistic programme that includes multiple projects across diverse contexts. Driven by a strong passion for co-creation, you bring significant expertise from senior project management or producer roles within the participatory/community arts sector. You excel at cultivating strong, authentic relationships with community and non-arts organisations, artists, and participants. With a proven track record in socially engaged practice and direct line management, you are adept at navigating changing environments and possess excellent communication skills that build and maintain vital connections. Your dedication to Magic Me’s mission and the transformative power of intergenerational arts is clearly evident.
Key responsibilities and deliverables:
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Programme oversight & leadership: Provide oversight of the full year creative programme, ensuring high quality delivery and the effective integration of individual projects. Collaborate on the design and management of the overall programme budget and manage staff and artist capacity.
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Team leadership & mentorship: Line-manage two Project Managers, fostering a supportive environment and prioritizing their development. Provide direct mentorship to a designated Project Manager as part of Magic Me's internal succession plan for the SPM role.
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Project practice & frameworks: Take responsibility for implementing effective ways of working for the Programme Team. Oversee project evaluation and ensure evaluation practice adheres to the ACE Impact & Insight framework.
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Partnership & artist relationships: Nurture key partner and artist relationships and oversee the Project Managers' portfolios of key relationships. Identify, engage, and establish potential arts and non-arts partners and participants for the 26/27 programme.
You can find full details of the role and its responsibilities in the job pack.
About Magic Me:
At Magic Me, we envision a world without ageism, where everyone can express their creativity and reach their full potential. Our mission is to inspire change through impactful art, fostering connections between generations. For over three decades, we've pioneered intergenerational arts practices, creating innovative projects in Tower Hamlets and leading the way in creative care home work across London and Essex.
Why now is the perfect time to join:
This is a truly exciting moment to join Magic Me as we are embarking on our next stage of evolution, transitioning to a dynamic Co-CEO model. This Senior Programme Manager role is essential in supporting this transition, particularly by nurturing our programme team and contributing to our internal succession plans. You'll be involved in flagship projects and actively participate in strategic discussions to help shape our new three-year strategy.
The Offer:
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Salary: £44,000 per annum, pro rata (equivalent to £26,6400 for 3 days per week)
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Holiday: 25 days and bank holidays (pro-rata) + days between Christmas & New Year.
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Other benefits: 3% pension contribution, flexible and hybrid working negotiable, and weekly 1:1 wellbeing meetings. We may also offer an additional week of leave during August pending results of a recent trial in 2025.
Application process:
Applications are provisionally open until 9am on Monday 20th October, however, we will close the application form as soon as we have received enough applications. We encourage applicants to apply as soon as possible.
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First-stage interviews will take place online on Monday 10th November.
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Second-stage interviews will take place in person at our Bethnal Green office on Monday 17th November.
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The planned start date is the week beginning 5th January 2026.
To apply, head to the "join our team" page on our website complete your application. Please submit an updated CV, our online form, and an equal opportunities form.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
We Are Survivors, are a survivor focused voluntary sector organisation that aims to create and facilitate safe spaces for male (including trans and non-binary individuals) survivors of sexual harms across Greater Manchester providing access to quality assured support. Our work is focused on developing ways for individuals to empower themselves to work through personal and sometimes painful issues, guided and supported by our trauma-informed team, following the trauma and recovery model.
Our vision is to have “A society where NO male survivor is left behind”
The Admin Co-Ordinator plays a vital role in ensuring our Community Services run smoothly, allowing survivors and their loved ones to receive timely and vital support. You’ll help manage the process of accurately recording client data from the point of referral to closure, assist with audits, and support general facilities and operations management. You’ll also occasionally provide admin support to our prison-based programmes, facilitating consistent standards across all areas of our work. Through this work, you will directly advance our mission to break the silence and support healing for men affected by sexual harms. You’ll work closely with the Information & Data Manager and Senior Operations: Data Analyst and, as needed, the Executive Leadership Team, modelling our values of Transparency, Integrity, Understanding and Responsiveness in everything you do.
About You
We Are Survivors are looking for an organized and proactive individual who takes pride in accuracy and delivery. You can juggle priorities, communicate clearly both written and orally, and maintain strict confidentiality when handling sensitive information. You’re confident using the Microsoft Office Package. Specifically, Outlook, Word and Excel. You should ideally be comfortable working with databases to manage client information and assist with regular audits. You bring empathy and professionalism, and you live our values of Transparency, Integrity, Understanding and Responsiveness, helping create safe, inclusive spaces for clients and colleagues. Experience with minute-taking, facilities management, and working in confidential or VCSE settings is a bonus, as is an understanding of issues relating to male sexual harms.
Why Join Us?
· A competitive salary.
· Annual leave package with incremental rises plus bank holidays.
· Company sick pay.
· Birthday annual leave.
· Monthly clinical supervision.
· Pension contribution.
· And a range of discount and benefit programmes.
How to Apply
Apply by sending your CV and a short supporting statement (max 2 page)
In your supporting statement we want you to answer these two questions:
· How can your experience support male survivors to thrive?
· How you meet the role profile, ensure you answer ALL elements in your CV or supporting statement?
We reserve the right to interview and close the recruitment process early if satisfactory applicants.
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Equal Opportunities
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We actively encourage applications from people with lived experience, people from underrepresented backgrounds, and those who identify as LGBTQ+, disabled, or from Black, Asian or minoritised communities.
We are also a Ban The Box Employer and will always give people with criminal records a fair chance to compete for our available roles. We will only ask about criminal convictions in the later stages of our recruitment processes to ensure we are recruiting from skill, experience and ability before anything else.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.