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About the role
The Side-by-Side project supports children in care and care leavers to have the same opportunities as those who have not experienced care.
For many young people, navigating the care system and especially the transition to leaving care can be complex, isolating, and overwhelming. Too often, care-experienced young people are expected to face adulthood before they are ready, without the safety nets of family, friends, and community networks that many of us take for granted.
The project provides a mentoring and befriending service, offering consistent, trusted relationships that help young people feel less alone, build confidence and life skills, and navigate key life changes as they move towards independence.
Side-by-Side supports young people with a range of needs, including those who may be at risk of exploitation, unaccompanied asylum-seeking children, and young people living with identified mental health challenges. The project is guided by strong safeguarding practice, built on trust, and delivered through trauma-informed, person-centred approaches.
Working 18 hours per week, you will work directly with young people through engagement sessions, group activities and co-designed initiatives. You will also work alongside volunteers, supporting them to safely and effectively engage with young people. This role does not involve acting as a young person’s key worker or holding a caseload. Instead your focus is on enabling connections, strengthening community networks and creating opportunities for young people to thrive across Solihull.
Please note this is a fixed term contract position for 12 months.
About you
We are looking for a compassionate and motivated individual with strong local knowledge and a commitment to community-based support. You will be confident working directly with care-experienced young people, including those who may be at risk of exploitation, unaccompanied asylum-seeking children, and young people living with identified mental health challenges.
Your key responsibilities will include:
Employee benefits
We offer the following employee benefits:
How to apply
Please visit our website for the job description and to apply.
In your application, you will need to evidence, using specific examples, how your skills and experience meet the criteria laid out in the person specification, within the job description attached.
The interview date will be confirmed and are expected to take place in person in Solihull
Safeguarding and Compliance
NYAS operates robust safe procedures to ensure the protection of the children, young people and adults at risk we work with. To comply with NYAS’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy, candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, references and a Digital Risk Assessment.
In accordance with UK immigration law, NYAS is required to ensure that all prospective candidates have the legal right to work in the United Kingdom. Therefore, proof of eligibility to work in the UK will be required as part of the recruitment process.
We reserve the right to close the advert early should the right candidate be found before the closing date.
About NYAS
As an established leading rights-based charity, NYAS (National Youth Advocacy Service) is well positioned to ensure that children, young people, and adults across England and Wales are fully respected, represented, and supported in expressing their views and having their rights upheld.
We work with care-experienced children, young people, and adults who are often reliant on statutory services suffering the negative impact of the cuts in public expenditure. Our combination of social care and legal services places us in a unique position to ensure that they receive the services they need and that their voices are heard.
We are an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment which means NYAS welcomes applications from all individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or belief, or any other protected characteristic.
NYAS is proud to share that we are a Disability Confident Employer and we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies.
Work with us to help change young lives.
At NYAS, we listen to what children, young people and vulnerable adults want. We empower them to have their voices heard.
Join Our Team and Help Transform Lives!
We are looking for a compassionate and motivated Benefits Adviser to join our Transitions team, providing personalised benefits advice and support to people in their own homes and communities across West Devon and Torridge. You will help people understand and access the benefits they are entitled to, maximise their household income and navigate what can often be complex and challenging benefit processes. Many of the people we support face barriers to accessing mainstream services, so the ability to build trust, listen and provide patient, practical support is at the heart of this role.
We are looking for someone with strong communication and interpersonal skills, a person-centred approach and a genuine commitment to supporting people experiencing vulnerability or financial hardship. Previous benefits advice experience would be an advantage, but we also welcome applications from people with transferable skills and the right values and aptitude to develop in the role. Full training, support and opportunities for professional development will be provided
About the Role
Working as part of the Transitions Project, you will provide specialist, person-centred benefits advice to people in their own homes and community settings across West Devon and Torridge.
Many of the people we support experience barriers that make it difficult for them to access mainstream advice services, including poor physical or mental health, disability, rural isolation, digital exclusion, low confidence and complex personal circumstances. You will take advice directly to clients, providing the time, flexibility and practical support they need to understand and access their benefit entitlements.
You will complete comprehensive benefit checks, support clients to make and manage claims, identify opportunities to maximise household income and help resolve benefit-related problems. This may include supporting clients with challenging decisions, mandatory reconsiderations and appeals, as well as liaising and advocating with the DWP, local authorities and other agencies.
The role involves regular lone working and travel to clients' homes, so you will need to be confident working independently while remaining closely connected to the wider Transitions team.
This is a rewarding role with the opportunity to make a tangible difference to the financial stability and wellbeing of people who may otherwise struggle to access the support they need.
Our vision is to eliminate social isolation and financial hardship.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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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
This is a hands-on role for an experienced organiser who will lead key aspects of our community organising practice. You'll design and deliver training workshops, coach emerging organisers, and build meaningful relationships with both partner organisations and individual members to expand our movement.
Working with campaign teams across the UK, you'll ensure organising principles are woven throughout our programmes whilst supporting communities to build power, win campaigns, and develop new leaders. You'll create resources and content to scale our impact, evaluate our training effectiveness, and strengthen Act Build Change's contribution to the organising field.
This role requires regular travel and a passion for grassroots work, offering the opportunity to shape how we build collective power for change.
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Key responsibilities
Training and development
Community building and partnerships
Team leadership
Fundraising and sustainability
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What we're looking for
Essential experience and skills
Desirable experience and skills
Personal qualities
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What we offer
Salary and benefits
Working arrangements
Growth and impact
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How to apply
Please submit your application using the application form.
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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.
Training the next generation of community organisers to act collectively, build power and change the world.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are looking for an experienced and organised administrator to provide practical support during a busy three-month period.
This varied, hands-on role will help keep our office running smoothly while supporting communications, trustee meetings, our AGM and charity events, including a sponsored charity run.
You will:
We are looking for someone who is reliable, friendly and highly organised, with experience in administration within a charity or community setting. You will be comfortable managing several priorities, working independently and following tasks through to completion.
Experience of minute-taking, Microsoft Office and creating social media content is essential. Familiarity with Canva would be an advantage.
This is an ideal short-term opportunity for someone who enjoys variety and can quickly become a dependable part of a small, friendly charity team. We are looking for someone who will be immediately available, ideally able to start by the end of September.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Your Mission
CALM has launched an ambitious fundraising growth strategy, and this brand-new, high-impact role is positioned right at the heart.
We’re looking for someone who can combine strategic thinking with practical experience. As a new role within a high-performing team, you’ll have the autonomy to shape how CALM approaches mass supporter engagement.
Responsibilities
Your profile
Competencies
Essential
Desirable
Why work for us?
Reports to: Head of Public Fundraising
Contract: Permenant
Benefits: Unlimited annual leave, Healthcare cash plan, 6% pension contribution, therapeutic services (after completion of probation), hybrid working & nine day fortnight
Based: London Waterloo twice a week (Wednesdays and Thursdays) / Remote Working (Mon, Tues & Fri), 9.30am - 5.30pm.
Salary: £50k - £55k per annum (for employees) . We benchmark our salaries to ensure our pay structure remains fair, transparent, and equitable for everyone in our team.
A work environment that values creativity, personal growth and collaboration.
Applications will close on Sunday 6th September and are reviewed on a rolling basis; we encourage interested candidates to apply early.
We are aiming to conduct first round interviews on 9th/10th September and second round interviews on 16th/17th September.
About us
We’re Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM), and we’re united against suicide.
We’re a suicide prevention charity, on a mission to help people end their misery, not their lives. We run stigma-smashing campaigns, offer loads of digital tools and resources, and run a life-saving helpline - all designed to help people find hope and a way forward. We are - united against suicide.
Don't meet every requirement? We’re still interested.
Research shows that people from marginalised groups – including women, LGBTQ+ people, people from global majority backgrounds, disabled people, and those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds – are less likely to apply for a role unless they meet the full criteria. At CALM, we know that skills and potential come in many forms, and that diverse perspectives and lived experience of mental health or suicide can be just as valuable as formal qualifications.
If you're passionate about our mission but your experience doesn't tick every box, we'd still love to hear from you. You could be exactly who we're looking for.
Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults at risk, both offline and online. We recognise that harm can occur in physical, digital, and virtual environments, and we take our safeguarding responsibilities seriously across all areas of our work.
To help people end their misery, not their lives.

Using Anonymous Recruitment
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About Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis
Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis (APF) is the UK’s leading patient charity dedicated to improving the lives of individuals and families affected by pulmonary fibrosis. Our mission is underpinned by values of compassionate, bold, expert and collaborative. We believe in creating a supportive environment in which both our employees and beneficiaries can thrive.
Founded in 2013 by people affected by PF and clinicians, APF has grown into a respected national charity rooted in community and evidence. We provide trusted information and support, help a growing network of support groups, campaign to improve access to care and invest in research to bring hope of new treatments. APF strives to be an organisation of equity and inclusion, welcoming people from all backgrounds – our team and volunteers aim to reflect the diverse communities we serve.
We have just launched an ambitious five-year strategy (2025–2030), co-created with the PF community, which focuses on expanding support, transforming care, and accelerating research. This strategy marks a step change with a clearer focus, stronger delivery model and greater ambition to ensure no one faces pulmonary fibrosis alone.
Role Purpose
We are looking for a Senior Education and Events Officer to coordinate and deliver our education and events programme for people affected by pulmonary fibrosis, healthcare professionals and wider stakeholders.
This is a hands-on role at the heart of APF’s work. You will plan and deliver education sessions, webinars, conferences and events, making sure they are welcoming, accessible, well organised and shaped around the needs of the people we support.
You will manage the full attendee journey, from registration and communications through to delivery, feedback and follow-up. You will also coordinate APF’s presence at external conferences, work with speakers, clinicians and partners, and help ensure people who engage with our events can easily access wider APF information, support and opportunities.
We are looking for someone with strong experience of organising events, education sessions, webinars, training or similar activity. You will be highly organised, confident working with a wide range of stakeholders and comfortable managing logistics, digital platforms, databases and attendee communications.
You will also be confident hosting or supporting sessions both online and in person, and able to use feedback and data to improve future activity.
This is a great opportunity to help APF deliver high-quality education and events that give people affected by pulmonary fibrosis practical information, reassurance and confidence throughout their journey.
To apply, please submit a CV and a covering letter of no more than two pages outlining your suitability for the role and how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the job description.
Interviews will be held on a rolling basis, so we encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.
Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis (APF) is a national charity dedicated to improving the lives of individuals and families affected by pulmonary fibrosis.
Refugee Action is looking for a Head of Fundraising, Brand & Insight to lead a critical area of our work.
Salary: £53,460 starting salary (salary range will increase to max £61,429 via the length of service) plus £4,324 Inner London Weighting if based in London per annum.
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-Time 35 hours per week (excluding lunch breaks)
Location: Any Refugee Action Office (London, Manchester or Bradford). We will consider UK-based hybrid working options.
Responsible to: Chief Executive
Responsible for: Public Fundraising & Brand Lead, Major Partnerships Lead, Data & Insight Lead
About Refugee Action
We exist to defend the right of refugees, fighting the hostility that has a devastating, daily impact on refugees and our communities. We do this with life changing support and system changing campaigns that bring us all closer to safety, dignity and hope.
Our vision is that every refugee seeking safety in the UK can thrive as part of a welcoming, anti-racist society.
It's an exciting time to be part of Refugee Action as we embark on a new Theory of Change as part of our seven-year strategy. At this critical moment, with anti-migrant sentiments on the rise, openly racist rhetoric and policies being espoused, we believe the best hope for real change will come from strong, connected movements that are skilled, united, and influential, with lived experience meaningfully at the centre. You can read more about what we do here.
About the role
You will lead Refugee Action's Fundraising, Brand and Insight department, building and delivering a sustainable programme that raises significant income from major partnerships and public fundraising.
The organisation has been through a period of change, and this role is central to leading the department through the transition by creating clarity, stability and shared purpose – restoring confidence, establishing clear ways of working, developing a compelling case for support and embedding a culture of proactive new business development.
You will take ownership of rebuilding the department’s foundations – setting direction, defining processes, and creating the conditions for high performance. The role will develop and promote a collaborative and inclusive team culture that builds resilience and celebrates success, with a focus on learning and well-being.
The role can be based in any of our offices: Manchester, London or Bradford, with extensive options for WFH.
About you
You are a self-starter and a builder – someone who takes pride in leaving teams stronger than you found them. You'll be energised rather than daunted by stepping into a department, with an organisational income profile of £4.5m - £5m per year. You’ll be leading a department that needs direction and renewed momentum, following a recent organisational restructure and change, as we move into delivering a new strategy.
You will bring significant leadership experience across a range of relevant areas of public fundraising and major partnerships, and you'll be comfortable influencing senior stakeholders internally and externally.
Whether you have experience of income generation for the refugee and migration cause or not, you will have a strong drive towards social justice, recognising how fundraising can be a tool for challenging oppression and injustice. You will have strong anti-racist values and a commitment to centring and empowering people with lived experience, rather than approaches that are extractive or dehumanising.
To succeed in the role, you will need to demonstrate:
Those with lived experience as a refugee are particularly encouraged to apply
Closing date: 23:59 on Wednesday 16th September 2026
Interviews: Monday 28th and Tuesday 29th September 2026 (on Zoom)
Overview
Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to Young people’s lives, offering support and respect in a safe environment. Our core values are ‘be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.
Are you passionate about supporting young people and helping them make safer, healthier choices? Do you thrive in a role where no two days are the same and where you can create meaningful impact in your community?
We’re looking for a Targeted Interventions Coordinator to join our team and play a key role in delivering early intervention and prevention support around drugs & alcohol to young people and make a real difference in their lives!
About the role
This is a dynamic and rewarding opportunity where you will take the lead in coordinating targeted interventions across our Buckinghamshire service. You’ll work directly with young people, partners, and professionals to identify needs early and provide the right support at the right time.
From delivering engaging targeted group sessions to shaping local pathways and building strong partnerships, you’ll be at the heart of making sure young people receive timely, effective support around substance misuse and risk-taking behaviours.
Where: This role will be county wide across Buckinghamshire
When: We're looking for the right person to join our team ASAP on a permanent contract
Full Time Hours: 37.5 per week
Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.
Responsibilities
What you’ll be doing
About you:
What we will give to you:
Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role.
A note about using AI in your application
AI can be a really helpful tool when putting together your application, and we're happy for you to use it. However, what we're most interested in is you.
We want to understand your experiences, achievements and strengths, so please make sure your application reflects your own story and clearly shows how you meet the essential criteria and the impact you've made in previous roles.
There's no need to write in a particular style. The strongest applications are those that are authentic, specific and clearly demonstrate your skills, experience and potential. We look forward to learning more about you.
Direct applications only — we will not be engaging agencies for this vacancy.
Please note: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. For applicants with time-limited visas, unfortunately, we are unable to support new visa applications or extensions.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Salary Range (pro rata if part time)
CGL points 23 to 28 (£28,557.79 - £32,802.41)
Interview Date
15/9/2026
Closing Date
4/9/2026
This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.
Our mission is to help people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.
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Warwickshire & Solihull Community and Voluntary Action
is recruiting
Solihull VCFSE Community Integrator
37 hours per week
£32,960 per annum
Fixed term contract for 24 months
Hybrid - CAVA office/Home, with ability to travel across Solihull
Help Shape Healthier, Stronger Communities in Solihull
Are you passionate about bringing people together, amplifying community voices, and creating real change at a neighbourhood level?
CAVA is looking for an enthusiastic and proactive VCFSE Community Integrator to play a pivotal role in connecting the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) sector with local health and wellbeing initiatives across Solihull.
This is an exciting opportunity to influence how services are designed and delivered, ensuring communities are at the heart of decision-making. You'll work alongside local partners, residents, volunteers and stakeholders to strengthen community engagement, tackle inequalities and support healthier neighbourhoods.
As our Community Integrator, you'll be the vital link between communities, the VCFSE sector and local health partners. Working as part of Solihull's National Neighbourhood Health Implementation Programme, you'll help ensure local voices are heard and community-led solutions are embedded into neighbourhood health planning.
You'll lead engagement and co-production activities, build strong partnerships, and help identify and respond to local priorities including:
· Health inequalities
· Frailty and healthy ageing
· Long-term conditions
· End-of-life care
· Emerging neighbourhood priorities
Competitive salary and benefits package.
If you think you fit the brief for this exciting role, download the Application Pack from our website
No CVs please.
No agencies please
CAVA is an equal opportunities employer -
‘Putting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion into Practice’
WCAVA is a Registered Charity no. 1123402 and a Company Limited by Guarantee no. 06531268
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Citizens Advice Milton Keynes is a local charity that helps people to resolve their legal, money and personal problems. We have been providing free, confidential, and impartial advice since 1972 and helped over 8000 local people last year.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, reliable and confident person to join us in delivering a new project based in local GP Surgeries. The ideal candidate will provide a Social Prescribing Link Worker service, to patients of Ascent Primary Care Network (Ascent PCN) in Milton Keynes, working to support patients and staff at each of their 3 medical centres across the area.
The Link Worker will take referrals from the PCN’s practices, and from a wide range of external agencies, and through self-referrals. They’ll work with people to identify issues that affect their health and wellbeing and co-produce a simple personalised care and support plan that connects them to non-medical community-based activities, groups and services that meet practical, social, and emotional needs.
This is a challenging role, managing a demanding caseload, working to strict quality standards and playing a full part in multi-disciplinary team of health and social care professionals. Successful candidates will be able to ensure that all work is compliant with our contract funder – Ascent PCN, and Citizens Advice standards.
Applicants need to be:
A minimum of 12 months’ experience in a social prescribing role or an agency providing advice, support and signposting (or similar setting) is desirable.
The successful Applicant/s will be asked to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Closing date: Sunday 20th September 2026
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Location: Central London, hybrid (3 days per week on site)
Contract: Temporary, 3 months (with the possibility of extension)
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Salary: £17 per hour (+ holiday pay) (circa £31,000 salaried equivalent)
Start Date: ASAP
Prospectus is proud to be supporting our client, a national children's charity, in their search for a temporary Finance Officer (Accounts Payable). The role offers a fantastic opportunity for an experienced finance professional to utilise and refine their skillset in an impactful organisation.
The role is focused on accurate and timely processing of invoices, payments, expenses, and reconciliations, supporting strong financial controls and the smooth day-to-day operation of the finance function.
Key Responsibilities:
Key Requirements:
CVs will be reviewed on a rolling basis so early applications are strongly encouraged to avoid missing out. If you're interested, please apply ASAP with your CV in Word format.
At Prospectus, we believe recruitment should be human-led and we are committed to supporting you throughout your application journey. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and do not discriminate based on age, gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity. While AI may be used to support our administrative process, all applications are reviewed by people and all hiring decisions are made by experienced recruiters.
Change Mental Health is looking for a Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner to join our community-based Hub in Invergordon.
Our Hub provides a welcoming, non-clinical space where people can connect with others, build confidence and resilience, and improve their mental health and wellbeing through group activities, peer support and recovery-focused opportunities.
About the role
You’ll play an important part in the day-to-day running of the Hub, working directly with people experiencing poor mental health or mental illness.
Your work will include facilitating groups and wellbeing activities, providing person-centred 1:1 support, helping people develop achievable goals and personal plans, and connecting people with wider community support. You’ll also build relationships with local organisations and help make sure everyone accessing the Hub feels respected, included and heard.
We’re looking for someone who can build positive relationships, work confidently both independently and as part of a team, and bring an empathetic, strengths-based and recovery-focused approach to their work.
Essential
Desirable
The role is typically worked Tuesday and Wednesday, 10am–4pm, and Thursday, 10am–3.30pm, with some flexibility occasionally required to meet service needs.
If you’re passionate about helping people strengthen their wellbeing, connections and confidence within their own community, we’d love to hear from you
For over 50 years, our mission has remained the same: to help and support people affected by mental illness.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
IPS Grow Support Lead
We are recruiting for an experienced IPS professional to join the IPS Grow team, supporting services across London and the South East.
This role is ideal for a current or recent Employment Specialist or Senior Employment Specialist looking to develop their IPS expertise and support services to improve quality, fidelity and employment outcomes.
Position: IPS Grow Support Lead - London & South East
Location: London & South East/Hybrid, with a mix of remote and onsite working
Hours: Full-time
Salary: £39,000 plus £5,000 London Market Premium
Contract: Permanent
Closing date for applications: 4 September 2026 at 9am
First stage interviews: 23 September 2026, via Zoom
Second stage interviews: 7 October 2026, face to face in London Bridge
About the Role
You will work alongside experienced IPS Grow colleagues to develop your skills and knowledge while providing practical, hands-on support to IPS services across London and the South East.
A key focus will be training to become an IPS fidelity reviewer, initially working as a co-reviewer alongside Regional Leads. You will also support services to overcome barriers to successful IPS delivery, improve performance and achieve strong employment outcomes.
Key areas of responsibility include:
The role involves significant travel across London and the South East, with occasional travel outside the region. You will also attend regular team days and quarterly organisational events.
About the Team
IPS Grow is a national programme supporting the expansion of Individual Placement and Support services across mental health, primary care and drug and alcohol teams throughout England.
The programme is led by a not for profit organisation in partnership with a leading mental health charity and is funded by national health, employment and public health bodies.
A core element of IPS Grow is the expert support provided by a team of IPS professionals who work directly with providers to improve fidelity to the IPS model and achieve better employment outcomes.
As a Support Lead, you will work closely with Regional Leads, Workforce Leads and other Support Leads, developing your own IPS expertise while providing practical support to services across the region.
About You
This role suits an IPS professional with current or recent experience at Employment Specialist or Senior Employment Specialist level who is ready to build on their frontline experience and develop their knowledge of IPS quality and service improvement.
Skills, experience and qualifications we are looking for include:
About the Organisation
Join an ambitious not for profit organisation that works with governments, service providers, the voluntary sector and the financial community to find better ways of tackling complex social problems.
The organisation combines expertise in financial analysis, data, service design and social research to understand the needs of people and communities and develop practical solutions capable of creating systemic change.
Its work addresses issues including homelessness, domestic abuse, mental health, learning difficulties, employment, loneliness and support for vulnerable children and families.
The multi-skilled team brings together people from diverse backgrounds who share a commitment to creating meaningful social change. The organisation's work is guided by three core values: curious, empathetic and pioneering.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
Applications are actively encouraged from under-represented and minoritised groups, including people with lived experience of the social issues the organisation is working to address.
The organisation is an equal opportunities employer and supports a range of flexible working options.
Reasonable adjustments can be provided throughout the recruitment process.
Other roles you may have experience with could include: IPS Employment Specialist, Senior Employment Specialist, Employment Specialist, Employment Adviser, Employment Support Adviser, Supported Employment Adviser, IPS Practitioner, Employment Coach, Employment Support Officer, IPS Support Officer.
Please note this role is advertised by the recruitment agency acting for the client, Not For Profit People. #INDNFP
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Help Shape a Fairer Food Future: Food Justice Alliance Coordinator
Food Justice Alliance Coordinator
Closing date: 11th September 2026, 5pm - We will close applications early if we receive a strong pool of applicants
Role Overview
Responsible to: Cambridge Sustainable Food CIC (host organisation), with accountability to the Food Justice Alliance Steering Group
Location: Cambridge
Contract: Two years, subject to funding
Salary: £36,000 FTE
Cambridge Sustainable Food CIC
Cambridge Sustainable Food CIC (CSF) is a non-profit organisation established in 2018 working to build a fairer, more sustainable food system which supports the community and the environment. We campaign to achieve healthy and sustainable food for everyone; food which is good for our health, the planet, and the local economy.
The Food Justice Alliance
The Cambridge Food Justice Alliance is a network of local organisations working together to address food insecurity in Cambridge and take strategic, collective action for lasting food justice. The Alliance strengthens connections across the city, supports partners to share knowledge and experience, identifies shared priorities, and coordinates activity to help residents access fair, dignified and sustainable food support. Its work is guided by a steering group with representatives from Cambridge Sustainable Food, Cambridge City Foodbank, Cambridge City Council, Cambridge United Charitable Trust, Abbey People CIO, Cambridge Ethnic Community Forum and Church of the Good Shepherd. The Steering Group shapes key themes, agrees collective actions and identifies the partners best placed to lead specific areas of work.
This is a coordination and systems leadership role, not a frontline delivery post. The Coordinator will strengthen partnership working, improve communication and shared learning, support resident involvement, and increase the Alliance's influence on policy, funding and system change. The role will help build a stronger, more connected and influential Alliance, enabling collective action to address both the causes and impacts of food insecurity.
Key Responsibilities
Partnership Coordination and Development
Coordinate and facilitate meetings of the Steering Group, wider Alliance and working groups.
Establish and maintain an annual work plan, monitor progress and support shared accountability.
Build strong relationships across voluntary, community, statutory, academic and grassroots organisations.
Support partners to identify shared priorities, reduce duplication and develop collaborative approaches.
Mapping, Insight and Systems Development
Develop and maintain a clear picture of food-related provision across Cambridge.
Map support pathways, referral routes, gaps and opportunities.
Improve understanding of how services connect, including emergency food, community sector provision, public health, advice services and other statutory organisations
Use evidence and insight to inform planning, funding, communications and advocacy.
Contribute to and reflect national learning through the Sustainable Food Places network
Lived Experience and Community Participation
Develop meaningful ways for people experiencing food insecurity to influence priorities and decision-making.
Remove barriers to participation and ensure diverse voices are represented.
Support resident panels, listening events, peer research and community engagement.
Promote lived experience as a valued source of expertise within the Alliance.
Learning, Communication and Influence
Develop learning and peer support across the Alliance.
Organise workshops, partner showcases and the annual Food Justice Alliance Conference.
Act as a central point of contact and improve communication between partners.
Support accessible resources that make the local food support system easier to understand and navigate.
Build relationships beyond the food sector, including health, housing, education, disability, mental health, advice and community development services.
Coordinate campaigns and influencing activity and represent the Alliance in relevant forums.
Monitoring, Evaluation and Sustainability
Coordinate the collection and use of data, learning and lived experience evidence.
Develop an impact framework and reporting systems.
Produce briefings and updates for partners, funders and decision-makers.
Identify funding opportunities and contribute to the long-term sustainability of the Alliance.
Skills and Experience
Essential
We are looking for someone with:
Experience in partnership coordination, community development, public health, network facilitation or systems change.
Knowledge of food poverty, food justice and the wider causes of food insecurity.
Strong communication, facilitation and relationship-building skills.
Ability to engage people with lived experience and support inclusive participation.
Strong analytical, organisational and written communication skills.
Experience supporting advocacy, campaigns or influencing activity.
A collaborative, inclusive and reflective approach.
Desirable
Experience of food partnerships, community networks, or resident engagement.
Knowledge of Cambridge’s voluntary and community sector and experience working with public sector partners.
Experience of fundraising, partnership bid development or community food initiatives.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.