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Bible Society believes the Bible is God’s gift for God’s world. We share it because we believe it changes lives for good. We want Christians to be confident in the Bible’s truthfulness and reliability, and we want to change how people talk about it in wider society and invite them to see it as a source of wisdom and joy.
We are seeking a passionate, strategic and relational individual to join our team as we expand our work with generous supporters. In this role, you will lead our engagement with mid-level donors – strengthening retention, increasing income and re-engaging supporters through tailored communications, bespoke resources and opportunities for uplift. You will play a vital role in optimising funding from both established and new supporters, ensuring alignment with Bible Society’s mission priorities.
Alongside this, you will build and nurture key relationships through the management of a portfolio of current and prospective major donors, delivering significant levels of income against agreed targets. You will help donors fulfil their philanthropic ministry by connecting their generosity with the mission of Bible Society.
An enhanced DBS check will be required for this role.
If this sounds like you and you have the legal right to work and remain in the UK, we’d love to hear from you. Please provide your CV and a 250-word statement that sets out why you’re the best person for this position.
For the purposes of your cover letter, we ask that you do not use AI-generated content. We would like to hear your own thoughts, experiences, and motivations in your own words.
Bible Society is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in our workforce. We welcome applications from people representing all sections of the community.
Closing date: Sunday 6 September 2026
Interview date: First round interview date: Monday 14 September 2026 (online)
Second-round interview date: Monday 21 September 2026 (Swindon)
We believe the Bible is God's gift to the world. We want everyone to discover its message for themselves.


We’re currently looking to welcome a new Communications and Campaigns Officer to join our team at the Society of Authors (SoA) which is the UK's largest trade union for all types of writers, illustrators and literary translators. We’ve been advising authors and speaking out for the profession since 1884.
Role overview
To support and deliver the internal and external communications and campaigns with the goal of enhancing the SoA’s profile, engage stakeholders, and promote key initiatives. The successful candidate will have at least two years’ experience in content creation, media and policy monitoring, digital marketing, and multimedia communications across a range of channels, including newsletters and social media. Objectives • Help to ensure consistent, high-quality communications and campaigns across all channels. • Provide support for brand visibility and audience engagement through digital marketing. • Provide support for delivering content via The Author magazine and outgoing mailers. • Support organisational campaigns, events, and key initiatives. • Monitor media coverage and policy developments, and evaluates website and communications performance.
Key responsibilities
• Media monitoring and reporting: monitor media for relevant coverage and compile regular media reports and summaries, maintaining media contact lists and databases.
• The Author magazine and mailers: liaise with The Author magazine production team, contributors and internal departments, support with the production schedules and deadlines. Oversee the administration and invoicing for The Author advertising and subscribers. Support with distribution and performance tracking (e.g. open rates, click through rates). Provide support for development of membership mailouts including proofing.
• Digital marketing and social media: contribute to the development of digital marketing campaigns across platforms – create and schedule engaging content, monitor engagement metrics and optimise content performance.
• Design and visual communication: produce basic graphics for digital and print (e.g. social posts, newsletters, flyers, banners). Support with the layout and visual design of newsletters and publications. Work with approved templates and design tools (e.g. Canva, Adobe suite basics).
• Video and multimedia production: create and edit short-form video content for social media, newsletters, and website. Support with the filming of events, interviews, or promotional material for SoA events and campaigns. Add captions, branding, and basic effects to videos.
• Event promotion: support the Events and Engagement team with the communications and digital marketing plans for events, supporting with the creation of promotional materials (digital and print), proof events copy, ensure visibility of promotion on our website.
• Website: contribute to the content management of the SoA and Human Authored websites, updating content and posts as needed.
Role specification
Essential skills and competencies
• Two years’ experience creating engaging digital content for different audiences
• Good graphic design skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Social media management and content planning experience
• Media monitoring and reporting experience
• Familiarity with email marketing platforms (e.g. Mailchimp, Campaign Monitor or similar)
• Experience with social media platforms (e.g. TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn)
• Experience with design tools (e.g. Canva, Adobe InDesign/Photoshop basics)
• Video filming and editing skills (e.g. Premiere Pro, CapCut, or similar)
• Use of scheduling and analytics tools (e.g. Hootsuite, Buffer, Google Analytics)
Desirable skills
• Experience working for a membership/not-for-profit organisation
• Experience managing publications or organisational magazines
• Understanding of branding and communications strategy
• Photography skills
• Knowledge of Search Engine Optimisation and digital content optimisation
• Experience with audience segmentation and database systems
What we offer
As a progressive and ethical not-for-profit organisation, we offer a range of benefits to support your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.
We are a London Living Wage and a Disability Confident – Committed employer.
Benefits include:
• Competitive salary
• Cycle-to-work scheme.
• Death-in-service benefit (8 x salary)
• Employee assistance programme
• Flexible, hybrid working practices.
• Family-friendly, disability-confident inclusive culture
• Generous annual leave, including all bank holidays.
• Salary exchange pension scheme
• Interest-free annual travel card loan
• *Office closure over Christmas
• Private healthcare
*Colleagues can work over the Christmas period, although the building is closed. For those who wish to take additional time off, colleagues take these days from their annual leave allowance.
Flexible Working
As an employer, we nurture a working environment in which staff can grow and develop. We recognise the value of flexibility in the way we work with a positive culture of hybrid working practices.
Inclusion
Inclusion, diversity, and representation are at the core of our values, and we work to tackle structural discrimination and prejudice. Part of this commitment means that we are looking to increase diversity in our 3 organisation at all levels. We strongly encourage applications from a broad range of social, cultural, educational, and underrepresented backgrounds.
To apply, please send your CV and a personal statement as a single document (max. 3 x A4
pages)
Empowering authors since 1884. We have been advising individuals and speaking out for the profession for more than a century.
Job Title: Impact Manager (interim)
Department: Investment Team
Reports to: Impact Director
Salary: £61,500 - £67,000 pa
Contract: 12 month fixed-term contract, full-time
Location: Hybrid – London, EC1Y and homeworking
Right to Work: We are unable to provide work visa sponsorship. Candidates need to have the existing right to work in the UK and for the duration of employment
The Opportunity:
This is a 12 month fixed-term opportunity to take on a central role in how BSC manages impact and systems change across all asset classes we invest in, at a pivotal moment as we become a tech-first organisation. We welcome applicants looking for a secondment as well as those seeking a fixed-term contract to cover a period of parental leave.
You will help shape how BSC generates, reports on and acts on impact and systems change insight across our whole portfolio. This spans building the data infrastructure and analytical capability behind our investment decisions, redesigning how we report to our Investment Committee, Board and external stakeholders, and working directly with the asset class teams and fund managers to embed rigorous impact, ESG and EDI practice into individual deals.
You'll be joining a team already recognised for the strength of its impact investing practice. In 2025 and 2026, following BlueMark’s independent verification, BSC was placed on the BlueMark Global Practice Leaderboard after ranking in the top quartile across all 8 dimensions of the Operating Principles for Impact Management. You will help carry that standard forward.
We invest in our people as seriously as we invest our portfolio. You will gain direct exposure to our Investment Committee and senior leadership, and accelerate your growth through hands-on experience, tailored training and collaboration with sector-leading specialists.
What you will do:
Help lead the design and delivery of our tech-first, data-driven impact and systems change insights capability
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Shape the insights we build and prioritise across asset classes and impact themes, aligned with our 2026-30 strategy.
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Help build the internal data infrastructure that underpins these insights, working with our data, AI and asset class teams to sharpen and scale what we can deliver.
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Lead portfolio-level analysis through our annual performance cycle, turning data into insight the investment team, leadership and our Investment Committee can act on.
Help lead the redesign and delivery of decision-useful impact reporting
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Lead the design of management information that supports how we make, manage and learn from our investments across the portfolio.
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Support the delivery of reporting to our key governance bodies including our Investment Committee and Board.
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Support the redesign and delivery of our external impact report, and lead on our impact, ESG and EDI disclosures.
Enable high quality deal-level impact, ESG and EDI analysis and practice across the investment lifecycle
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Deliver impact, ESG and EDI analysis for investment across their lifecycle, as needed.
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Working with asset class teams, steward the effective completion of our shared ‘impact term sheet’ with our fund managers, including agreeing measurable KPIs.
Help lead the next phase of our market-leading impact investment approach
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Lead and contribute to parts of our market-leading impact investing practice and process, in collaboration with colleagues across BSC and with external partners as the opportunities arise.
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Contribute to team- and organisation-wide initiatives that help us deliver our mission, such as working groups to improve our approach on key areas.
What you will bring - Qualifications & Experience
Essential
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A passion and demonstrable commitment to improving lives in the UK
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Experience in the design and delivery of impact management and measurement frameworks, processes and tools
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Experience undertaking and communicating detailed analysis of complex problems
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Experience leveraging data and technology to deliver impact insights
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Work experience that faces the financial, social or public sector
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Proven relationship-building and stakeholder management
Desirable
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Work experience in impact investing or sustainable investing
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Experience of ESG and/or EDI analysis
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Experience or knowledge of regulatory frameworks such as TCFD and SDR, and/or reporting frameworks such as PRI
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Proven project management skills
Skills, Abilities and Attributes
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Structured thinker – able to deal with complexity and keep focus in the face of challenge or uncertainty
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Innovative, creative and strategic approach to problem solving
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Collegial team player – flexible and willing to work with and contribute to a team
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Strong analytical skills and an ability to harness, analyse and interpret data
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Relationship management – excellent interpersonal skills and able to build relationships at all levels
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A confident and effective communicator with an ability to integrate within and across teams
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Hunger for continued learning and development, including developing others
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Self-starter – able to work under own initiative and source new opportunities
Don’t meet every requirement? Studies have shown that women and people from racialised communities are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Our mission is to grow the amount of money invested in tackling social issues and inequalities in the UK.


The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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 looking for a part-time Operations Manager to support our Executive Director and wider team by taking an operational lead, keeping a birds eye view over all of our activities and our infrastructure - and ensuring the principles and processes we’ve collectively agreed to are working optimally.
You will provide essential operational, administrative, financial and IT support. Lead in the day to day operations of the organisation, including office tasks, diary management and systemic thinking for our internal communications.
TERMS AND BENEFITS
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Fixed term contract for 12 months (with the possibility of extension depending on future grants), £38,000 pro rata (equivalent to £22,800 per year), with a September or October 2026 start.
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25 days of paid annual leave pro rata, plus bank holidays. In addition, the MDP office closes for two paid weeks over Christmas and New Year.
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4% pension (3% employer and 5% employee contributions)
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Access to training and mentoring opportunities to develop in the role, if needed.
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Flexibility in working hours and TOIL.
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Central London office space. MDP’s office is in Vauxhall, London. Staff have daily access to the office and the team works from the office together at least once a week.
OUR VALUES
Migrant Democracy Project (MDP) is building migrant power in the UK. We build political power by getting migrants registered to vote, we organise for votes for all residents, and we support the leadership development of migrant leaders. We want to build a society where migrants’ interests and needs are heard, included and represented in all levels of UK politics.
We work in solidarity. We recognise that our struggles, liberation, identities, and oppressions are interconnected. We do not exist in isolation to other communities.
Our fight for migrant justice is tied to queer and trans liberation, racial and disability justice, reproductive freedoms, freedom for Palestine and all oppressed people, anti-capitalism, and beyond.
KEY DUTIES - Please read the Operations Manager job specification attached document before applying for a full list of duties.
- Office & Team Support: managing the MDP office, keeping it stocked, ensuring the compliance of the office environment and support the Executive Director with diary and meetings.
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Project Management: support the team with resources, templates and systems for them to do their work effectively, implementing and managing MDP's project management platform and ensure the team are supported through their work.
- Operations & Compliance: ensure MDP is compliant with relevant policies and ensure their timely implementation, keeping track of compliance and training needs and be the point of contact in the team for safeguarding matters.
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Security of the team and community: staying up to date with best practice on digital and physical security and ensure the wider community that interacts with MDP is safeguarded.
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People Management and recruitment: maintaining records of staff leave, expenses and training needs, support the Executive Director with recruitment processes and ensure the team has access to the processes allowing them to grow and flourish.
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Online systems: manage MDP's Google Workspace, internal communications and staff shared drives, accounts and onboarding.
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Finance Support: pay small invoices and process staff expense forms, submitting relevant invoices and manage MDP's expense card system.
KEY QUALIFICATIONS - Please read the Operations Manager job specification attached document before applying for a full list of qualifications.
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At least three years of experience in an administrative, operations, or office management role, ideally within a small NGO or human rights organisation.
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Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritise effectively to meet deadlines.
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Excellent organisation skills, with extensive experience in project and program management, a proven ability to plan, organise, and lead the implementation of plans and processes.
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Excellent digital skills including on platforms such as Excel, Airtable, Google Workspace, or general software.
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Good knowledge of policies relevant to the operations of an organisation.
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Experience using Xero, Soldo or similar software for processing invoices and expenses.
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Experience maintaining accurate records and systems, with excellent attention to detail.
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Experience supporting recruitment, onboarding or volunteer coordination.
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Understanding of data protection principles (e.g. GDPR), general policy compliance, and experience handling confidential information.
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Experience in diary management.
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Excellent knowledge using Google Suite.
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Comfortable in a start-up environment and experience working in a small team, where flexibility is required to meet emerging tasks and deadlines.
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Excellent attention to detail and communication skills.
HOW TO APPLY
Please send your CV with the Subject Line “FIRST NAME LAST NAME OPERATIONS MANAGER” by 31 August 2026 and complete the online form following the guidance in the application pack.
MDP is dedicated to the kind of diversity and inclusion that makes our organisation thrive. We highly encourage people to apply who identify as migrants and refugees; women, trans or nonbinary; LGBTQIA+; Black or BIPOC; and disabled.
Please let us know if you have any access needs or requirements. We will work with you to help you achieve your best.
DECISION-MAKING TIMELINE
We are looking for the Communications Manager to start in September or October 2026. The applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and interviews will be scheduled accordingly.
Interview process
● Stage 1: shortlisted candidates will be invited for a 20 minute interview online with the Executive Director.
● Stage 2: if successful after Stage 1, shortlisted candidates will be invited for a 75 minute interview in-person. This will include a practical exercise and questions about your experience. You will have an opportunity to ask us questions as well.
Please download and refer to the full application pack for the job description and follow the application process outlined there.
We are organising and building power amongst migrants at home in the UK to shape a society rooted in justice, reflecting our needs and interests.
We are looking for a policy adviser to work primarily in our resource stewardship theme to help deliver ambitious leadership for the environment. You will also have opportunities to work on projects in our Legislation & Governance unit.
Using your strong research and strong communication skills, you will contribute to work that shapes the future of circular economy policy and environmental legislation in the UK. Collaborating with colleagues across the organization, including in comms and politics, you will help identify compelling evidence, stories, and projects to drive better use of resources in the UK and will secure support for projects and policy proposals by building relationships with politicians and policymakers, environmental NGOs and community groups, business partners and other stakeholders.
This is a varied role that will also include project management to ensure effective delivery, including ensuring outputs and events are effectively planned and executed to deadline and to a high quality.
You will need to understand, or be willing to learn about, the political and environmental policy contexts we work in and the state of resources policy and wider environmental legislation in the UK.
Green Alliance is an independent think tank and charity focused on ambitious leadership for the environment.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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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!
Unifrog’s mission
We’re on a mission to level the playing field when it comes to young people finding and applying for their next step after school. We're achieving this by bringing all the available information into one single, impartial, user-friendly platform that helps students to make the best choices, and submit the strongest applications. We also empower teachers and counsellors to manage the progression process effectively.
Our outlook is global - we work with schools and universities all over the world, from the US to New Zealand, and from Italy to Hong Kong. We want to make it so that young people can compare every opportunity taught in English, wherever it is in the world, and have all the support they need to make successful applications.
We have a clear social purpose, and we’re hugely ambitious. We already work with over half of UK secondary schools, and more than a thousand international schools. We are growing rapidly in terms of the number of our customers, in terms of how much they use our platform, and in terms of the breadth of products we offer.
Our team is at the heart of our business and it is integral to our success. We work hard to foster a culture of openness, happiness and innovation, and we commit to helping every individual learn and grow so that they can reach their full potential. We want to hire talented people, whatever their background. If you are excited by our mission and are ready to work hard, please don’t hesitate to apply. We look forward to hearing from you!
We believe in the power of diversity. If you are from an ethnic minority background, we would like to strongly encourage you to apply. In advance of applying if you have any questions about working at Unifrog, please contact our Recruitment Lead (contact details on our website).
Employer Partnerships at Unifrog
We provide employers in the UK with a unique opportunity to connect with 1.9 million students and thousands of careers leaders and teachers at our partner schools and colleges. Whether employers are looking to improve the diversity of their workforce or want to support disadvantaged students through their corporate social responsibility (CSR) objectives, our tailored partnerships support employers to reach their early careers and DEI goals while also bringing engaging employer content to our audience of students in the UK.
What you’ll do
The Head of Employer Partnerships role is to make sure we achieve our partner growth, resubscription and revenue targets. You’ll be responsible for maintaining and improving sales excellence within the team, and ensuring a sky high resubscription rate. You’ll also establish and develop relationships with partner networks who can help us raise our profile in the early careers space, and secure opportunities to share our data insights with emerging talent and CSR audiences.
Key responsibilities:
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Lead the Employers team to achieve their objectives, including increasing our partner base, the diversity of our employer partners, and hitting revenue and resubscription targets.
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Shadow the Employer Partnerships Managers on demos and check-in calls. Share best practice, give feedback and support the team to perform as best they can.
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Support the Employer Engagement Coordinator and Partnerships Managers with account management processes and look for ways to improve return on investment for partners.
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Work closely with the New Business Lead to build prospecting campaigns and achieve demo targets.
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Conduct performance reviews and support the team with their development goals.
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Be the point person for escalation of issues related to partners at a high risk of being lost/that have expressed a desire to end their partnership with us.
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Establish and develop lasting partnerships with leading networks in the early careers space.
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Be responsible for the sales and partner retention for a small number of employers, with the responsibilities of an Employer Partnerships Manager.
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Lead on in-person and online events, working closely with our Events and Marketing teams to deliver outstanding and impactful experiences for our employer partners, teacher, student and parent audiences.
Working together
You will line manage the Employer Partnerships Managers and Employer Engagement Coordinator. You’ll work closely with the New Business Lead, Data and UK school and colleges teams, and liaise with the Marketing and Events team on the promotion of events and collateral required.
You will report to the Partnerships Director for UK and Employers.
What we’re looking for
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2+ years sales experience.
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Strong leadership skills and line management experience, with the ability to motivate and inspire teams and individuals.
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Proven track record of excellent relationship management.
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A background or interest in Early Careers/Talent or Social Value.
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Strong communication skills - both written and verbal.
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Personable and resilient.
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Innovative and able to implement and execute strategies.
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Proficient in forecasting and data analysis.
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Excellent presentation skills to represent Unifrog at events.
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Active listening and objection handling skills
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Keen attention to detail.
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Strong organisational skills.
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Interest in the education and early careers space.
Benefits
On our jobs page you’ll find a full list of the benefits we offer our team. Here’s a snapshot:
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Mission focussed
Join one of Escape the City’s top 1% employers and help transform careers and destinations in schools.
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Be part of a growing company
Become part of a committed, dynamic, and growing company. We want to build our team for the long term: if you do well, we will do our best to make sure you want to stay at the company for a long time.
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Grow individually
Professional development is important at Unifrog. You will define your own 6-month objectives and will be supported by your line manager and the rest of the team to achieve them. You will have an annual training allowance to spend on what you need to grow and progress.
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Have impact
Influence the company’s direction: we love to promote great ideas, wherever they come from.
Key details
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£52,000 per annum (Grade D) pro rata, plus commission from employer partnerships in your portfolio and performance-related incentives. (OTE £57,000 per annum, pro rata).
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Full-time.
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Fixed-term contract for 15 months.
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Work remotely or in our London or Edinburgh offices.
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28 days paid holiday per year (plus bank holidays).
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Working hours are 9:00am to 5:00pm, Monday to Thursday, and 9:00am to 4:30pm on Friday.
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Start date: 2nd November 2026, though we will be flexible for the right candidates.
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If you require reasonable adjustments, or want to discuss any details about the role before applying, please contact Mhairi (details on our website).
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We can only consider candidates who have the right to work in the UK.
Application process
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Deadline: 10:00am (BST) on Monday 24th August 2026.
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We may need to close applications early if we receive a lot of interest. As long as you’ve already started applying, we’ll give you 48 hours’ notice of the deadline changing - so if you’re thinking of applying, please start an application so we can keep you updated.
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Stage 1: Application form (~1 hour)
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Visit our website to upload your CV and complete the questions below.
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Please note that we do not review CVs at this stage of the application process, so please be as specific as possible about your experience.
i. With reference to examples of your recent experience, what would make you an excellent candidate for this role? (250 words)
ii. Tell us about a time you had to lead a team to meet a goal - what was your approach? (250 words)
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Stage 2: Phone task (15 minutes)
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Stage 2: Video call interview (1 hour)
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Standard Q&A from a panel of three, including questions about your experiences and how these relate to the role, and scenario questions based on common situations you might face (plus time for your questions).
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Video call interviews will be held w/c 7th September 2026.
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Your answers are an opportunity to let us know more about your motivations and experience. While we understand that candidates might want to use AI to improve parts of their application, we strongly encourage you to write your answers independently.
Please note, we compare all answers to an AI generated answer. Where we suspect AI has been used to write the majority of the answer, this will be taken into consideration when scoring
Inclusion and diversity at Unifrog
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How we communicate
Within the company we try to foster a culture of innovation, and a happy working environment, both because this is the right thing to do, and because we think this results in the most effective team. To this end we believe in open communication, celebrating successes, supporting each other, not being afraid to be wrong or to fail, and promoting good ideas wherever they come from.
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Embedded EDI
As a platform that supports teachers and students from a huge variety of backgrounds it’s important that our team and leadership reflects this diversity. This is something we are actively working towards and prioritising. We embed diversity, equity and inclusion across everything we do, continually evaluating policies and practices to make sure they are inclusive and equitable.
To make sure everyone’s voice is heard and people have the opportunities to learn to be better allies in the workplace, we encourage the team to share what they’re celebrating, facilitate training and group discussions, and seek regular feedback about what more the company could do to help people feel included.
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Recruitment processes
To ensure that our recruitment process is consistent and fair, we anonymise your application and therefore do not see your name, personal, educational or professional background. We also randomise the order of responses so that it’s less likely that a candidate is advantaged or disadvantaged by where their answers appear compared to other candidates.
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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!
NCT is the national charity for pregnancy, birth, infant feeding and early parenthood.
Our vision is simple: a society where everyone who becomes a parent feels confident, connected and safe.
Through our For Every Parent strategy, we're working to make that vision a reality. We support parents with trusted information, practical help, local communities and a stronger voice in the issues that matter to families.
For 70 years, we've been by parents' sides through the excitement, uncertainty, wonder and challenges of becoming a parent. Today, our volunteers contribute more than 70,000 hours of community service each year, helping parents build friendships, find support and feel less alone.
We educate and empower parents with evidence-based information and support. We advocate and act by listening to parents' experiences, raising their voices and campaigning for change. No judgement. No exceptions.
About the role
- We are seeking an experienced People and Inclusion (P&I) professional to join our passionate team and contribute to the meaningful work that transforms the lives of parents and families. Your role will work within a small P&I team, which is part of our overall Organisational Services Directorate. Key duties include:
- Deep and proactive partnering with our charity’s managers as a trusted advisor on People and Inclusion matters across the employee lifecycle. We rely on our talented staff team to deliver a range of important services for all parents so need our people to feel included, connected and supported to do their best work;
- Efficient management of People administration and the operational People function to deliver an excellent employee experience. This will include ensuring our HR System (IRIS Cascade) is optimised for our teams, delivering timely and accurate management data to inform decision-making and ensuring our People policies and practices operate at a minimum in line with employment legislation and aspire to be best practice throughout. You will manage our People and Inclusion Coordinator and will partner with the Payroll team;
- Leading the delivery and continuous development of employee equity, inclusion and wellbeing initiatives that support diversity and create belonging for all of our people. Ensuring that equity, diversity and inclusion (ED&I) is embedded across all of our work is one of our Charity’s key strategic aims;
- Taking a remote first approach as we have a home-based workforce and working in in partnership with the communications team to deliver motivational, supportive and informative updates alongside connection and engagement opportunities;
- Build focussed management development, learning and community-building opportunities for our People managers.
About you:
- You will relish the opportunity to work in a values-driven, collaborative and parent focussed organisation where our commitment to ED&I is central to all of our work;
- You thrive in a busy operational environment with multiple priorities, and you enjoy taking a pragmatic and strategically detailed approach to improving imperfect processes and systems. You also prioritise building positive relationships and collaborating with colleagues.
- You will have a CIPD Level 5 Qualification (or demonstrable equivalent) and will demonstrate an interest in continuing professional development, including ensuring you are up-to-date with the practical implementation of UK employment legislation and People best practice;
- You will have significant previous experience operating as a People Business Partner, People and Inclusion Manager or senior HR/People Advisor or similar across the full employee lifecycle. Your key experience will include: overseeing the efficient and effective deployment and development of an HR system; effective partnering with managers; analysing People data and trends; developing and embedding ED&I principles and practices; and supporting organisational change projects.
We are the charity supporting people as they become parents. Here through pregnancy, birth, and early parenthood.



Are you an experienced fundraising or prospect researcher looking for your next career opportunity? Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity (GOSH) is seeking a Senior Fundraising Researcher to deliver strategically aligned research that identifies new high-value prospects and senior volunteer opportunities in support of our ambitious fundraising appeals.
This position is a fixed term contract for 12 months.
Salary
The salary for this position is £42,455 pro rata and we operate a hybrid working policy of a minimum of 2 days per week in the office.
In line with our EDI strategy and Total Reward policy, we calculate our salaries based on benchmarking data across the charity sector. To ensure fairness for existing staff and new joiners, we do not offer salaries above the advertised rate.
Key Responsibilities
- Producing high-quality research profiles, insights and tailored briefings for our Philanthropy, Corporate Partnerships and Special Events fundraising teams.
- Leading and delivering robust due diligence casework on high-value supporters and senior volunteers, communicating findings clearly and professionally to inform decision-making around risk, reputation and compliance.
- Conducting market insight, sector analysis and horizon scanning to help shape strategy for high-value and global fundraising activity.
- Ensuring high standards of data management, governance and regulatory compliance, and supporting fundraising colleagues to maintain best practice in data handling and prospect management.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
We’re looking for a dynamic and strategic research professional with:
- Exceptional analytical, critical thinking and research skills.
- Significant experience in a prospect or fundraising research role within the not-for-profit sector or in a directly comparable environment with highly transferable skills (e.g. corporate intelligence, financial services, consultancy, journalism or risk analysis).
- Demonstrable experience delivering structured due diligence casework, ideally within a complex or international context.
- Experience operating in, or supporting, fundraising or stakeholder engagement within a global environment, including researching international individuals, corporates and philanthropic markets.
- Proficiency with a wide range of research, risk, compliance and business intelligence tools.
- The ability to build strong internal relationships and work collaboratively with senior stakeholders.
Please refer to the full role profile for more information.
DBS - a basic DBS check is required for this role.
We are Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity. We stop at nothing to help give seriously ill children childhoods that are fuller, funner and longer.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Crisis is the national charity for people experiencing homelessness. We have embarked on our 10-year strategy for ending homelessness. We know it is not inevitable. We know together we can end it.
Location: Based in London, E1, with flexible homeworking in line with Crisis’ Hybrid Working Policy.
About the role
As a Mid-Weight Designer, you will play an important role within the Creative Studio, supporting the delivery of high-quality design across campaigns, fundraising, and wider communications to help end homelessness.
You will use your design skills to produce effective and engaging creative across digital, print and social. You will also support the development of creative approaches to briefs, contributing ideas where appropriate while ensuring all work is consistent, accessible, and aligned with our brand.
Working closely with colleagues across the organisation, you will deliver projects from brief through to final output, managing multiple priorities and always maintaining a high standard of execution.
About you
You are a skilled and reliable designer with experience delivering high-quality work across a range of formats. You have a strong eye for detail and take pride in maintaining high creative standards in everything you produce.
You are organised and able to manage your time effectively, working across multiple projects and deadlines. You are comfortable collaborating with others, open to feedback, and able to respond to briefs in a clear and thoughtful way.
You are motivated by the opportunity to use your skills to support Crisis’ mission to end homelessness, and are committed to creating accessible, inclusive, and impactful design.
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.
Working at Crisis
Our values, Bold, Impactful, Collaborative and Equitable, are at the heart of everything we do as we continue in our mission to end homelessness.
Our staff, members and volunteers are vital to getting the right government policies in place, providing breakthrough services, and building a supportive community. We’ll lead by example to nurture a positive and ambitious workplace guided by ending homelessness.
As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:
- A competitive salary. Please note our salaries are fixed to counter inequity and we do not negotiate at offer stage.
- Interest free loans for travel season ticket, cycle to work, and deposit to secure a tenancy.
- Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 8.5%
- 28 days’ annual leave (pro rata) which increases with service to 31 days and the option to purchase up to 10 additional days leave.
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay.
- Flexible working around the core hours 10am-4pm
- Wellbeing Leave to be used flexibly
- And more! (Full list of benefits available on website)
Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience, and career.
When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.
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 18 August 2026 at 23:59
Interview date and location: Wednesday 2 September, location TBC
Interview process: You will be shortlisted based on the answers to your screening questions. If you are invited to interview you will be asked to send over your portfolio. You will then be asked a range of competency and values-based questions.
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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
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The Orpheus Centre is a specialist performing arts college and charity that supports young disabled adults to live more independent and fulfilling lives. Guided by our values—joyful, bold, inclusive, resilient and determined—we empower our students through the arts while providing an exciting, creative and supportive environment for staff.
The role
We are looking for an energetic, organised and enthusiastic challenge event and corporate fundraiser to join our ambitious fundraising team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with experience in fundraising, ideally working within the corporate or challenge event fields.
You will play a key role in growing our corporate income by stewarding existing relationships and cultivating new ones. Alongside growing our TEAM ORPHEUS! Challenge event. Recruiting, stewarding and retaining fundraisers. Working closely with the Partnerships Manager and Deputy Head of Fundraising, you’ll help the organisation prepare for significant planned growth and an upcoming capital appeal
If you are passionate about relationship-building, motivated by targets, and want to make a meaningful difference to the lives of disabled young people—this could be your next step.
Location: Godstone, Surrey
Salary: £26,000- £30,000 per annum
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week / 52 weeks per year. Hours may be altered on occasions according to the needs of the curriculum and organisation
Contract: Permanent
Key responsibilities
- Deliver against corporate income targets in line with our fundraising strategy.
- Identify, cultivate and secure new corporate partnerships, including Charity of the Year opportunities, sponsorships and corporate fundraising campaigns.
- Steward existing corporate supporters with high-quality engagement, communication and reporting.Plan and manage corporate supporter engagement opportunities including meetings, volunteering days and events.Recruit and engage participants to sign up for fundraising challenge events.
- Provide excellent supporter care by guiding participants before, during, and after their challenge.
- Identify opportunities to grow income, including upselling participants to larger events or encouraging repeat participation.
- Maintain up-to-date and accurate records using our CRM system.
- Contribute to industry insight by monitoring trends, opportunities and sector developments.
- Attend meetings, pitches, events and occasional evening/weekend activities (TOIL provided).
About you
Essential Experience & Skills
- Experience in fundraising or B2B account management.
- Ability to build strong, positive relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Experience working to income targets and managing pipelines.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including report and proposal writing.
- Good negotiation, influencing, and presentation abilities.
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage a busy and varied workload.
- Confident user of Microsoft Office and CRM systems.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
Desirable Experience
- 1+ years’ experience in fundraising.
- Experience developing pitches and securing COTY partnerships.
- Experience in working with challenge events and participants.
- Understanding of disability issues.
Other Requirements
- Full, clean driving licence and access to a vehicle.
- Willingness to occasionally work outside standard hours.
Why work with us?
- A warm, friendly, and creative working environment.
- Opportunities for training, development and personal growth.
- The chance to make a direct, meaningful impact on the lives of young disabled adults.
- Being part of an ambitious organisation entering a period of exciting growth.
Join us in making a lasting difference in the lives of young disabled people through the power of the arts.
Safeguarding and Equality
Orpheus is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. All posts are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and satisfactory references. This post is classed as having a high degree of contact with vulnerable adults and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
As part of our safer recruitment process and in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025, online searches may be undertaken as part of due diligence.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
In order to be considered you must be eligible to work in the UK.
The Orpheus Centre is proud to be a disability confident employer
We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people. Reasonable adjustments will be made to the recruitment procedure as required in consultation with the applicant to ensure no-one is disadvantaged because of their disability. If a disabled person is selected for a position, reasonable adjustments will be made to the workplace, including premises and equipment, work duties and practices or policies, as appropriate. All disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role as set out in the role profile and person specification will be considered for interview.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are:
- Challenging attitudes towards disability
- Increasing understanding of disability
- Removing barriers to disabled people and those with long-term health conditions
- Ensuring that disabled people have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspiration
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We are focused on inspiring and empowering young disabled students to live fulfilling, independent lives



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Head of Communications & Public Affairs
Salary: Up to £62k depending on experience
Location: Remote, with regular planned travel nationwide, particularly to London and the South, plus attendance at monthly and quarterly team meetings
Hours: Full Time, 35 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
We're looking for an exceptional communications leader to join Help for Heroes as our Head of Communications & Public Affairs. This is a rare opportunity to shape how one of the UK's most recognised charities engages with the media, policymakers, supporters and the wider public, ensuring the voices of veterans and their families are heard where it matters most.
Leading our integrated communications, public affairs, policy and PR activity, you'll develop influential campaigns that continue to strengthen our reputation, support fundraising and drive meaningful change for the Armed Forces community. Working closely with senior leaders across the charity, you'll act as a trusted adviser, bringing insight into the political, media and stakeholder landscape while helping to navigate the opportunities and risks that affect our mission.
This is a high-profile leadership role for someone who combines strategic thinking with outstanding delivery, thrives on building influential relationships and wants to use their expertise to create lasting impact for those who have served our country.
Please see below for more information on what just might be your future role.
About the Role
As Head of Communications & Public Affairs, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping how the charity is seen, heard and understood by the public, media, policymakers and supporters. Ensuring the experiences of veterans and their families remain at the heart of national conversations and decision-making.
- Developing and delivering an integrated communications, public affairs and policy strategy that advances the charity's mission and influence.
- Leading high-profile campaigns that raise awareness, support fundraising objectives and drive systemic change for the Armed Forces community.
- Building influential relationships with media, government, political stakeholders, partner organisations and sector leaders.
- Acting as a trusted adviser to senior leaders, providing strategic counsel on reputation, stakeholder engagement, public policy and emerging issues
- Leading the charity's press office, crisis communications activity, ambassador programme and external reputation management
- Developing, inspiring and coaching a high-performing team, fostering innovation, collaboration and measurable impact.
About You
Are you a strategic communications leader who knows how to turn insight into action and ambition into results?
Do you have a strong track record of leading integrated communications, public affairs, policy or campaigning activity that has built reputation, influenced decision-makers and delivered measurable impact?
Can you confidently navigate complex issues, build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and provide clear, credible counsel?
Are you equally comfortable shaping long-term strategy, responding to fast-moving external events and spotting opportunities to raise the profile and influence of an organisation?
If you're passionate about telling powerful stories, understand the UK media and political landscape, and enjoy leading talented teams to achieve ambitious goals, we'd love to hear from you.
You'll bring significant senior-level experience across communications, public affairs or policy, alongside expertise in media relations, stakeholder engagement and reputation management.
Most importantly, you'll be motivated by the opportunity to use your skills, networks and leadership to improve outcomes for veterans and their families.
About the Team
You’ll join our ambitious Marketing, Communications and Public Affairs directorate, a team dedicated to amplifying the voices of veterans and their families and ensuring their experiences influence public understanding and decision-making.
We are a collaborative, creative, and purpose-driven team that works across the charity to tell powerful stories, build meaningful relationships and create lasting impact. Together, we’re passionate about helping the Armed Forces community get the support they deserve.
In return we can offer you:
- Belonging to a team who make a difference to our community and value equality, diversity and inclusion.
- 29 days’ annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, regardless of service — plus your birthday off to celebrate!
- Opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days annual leave per year.
- Added to our free health scheme from day one, including discounts on dental, opticians, massages, and more - with the option to upgrade.
- 3 volunteer days per year to support the Help for Heroes community.
- A generous salary sacrifice pension scheme with an 8% employer contribution and a minimum 3% employee contribution, plus life insurance up to 4× salary as an active member.
Closing date: 23rd August 2026
Interview Process: Two stage process with an initial competency based interview and second round stage involving a task.
First round interviews to be held in person or via Teams 4th/7th/8th or 9th September.
Second Round in person 16th or 22nd September.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high number of strong applications.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from all backgrounds.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you an events aficionado wanting to use your skills to support a charity which helps people across the Fylde coast live their lives to the full and live well to the very end?
Events Fundraiser
Salary: £30,000 - £32,000 depending on experience
Contract: Interim position until September 2028, full-time, 37 hours per week
Location: Blackpool, with the opportunity to work from home 1 day per week.
Benefits: Stand out holiday allowance of 38 days including bank holidays as well as a host of other great benefits including free onsite parking, subsidised onsite canteen, time off in lieu, access to training and development opportunities, investment in your wellbeing, and eligibility for NHS Blue Light Care.
Trinity and Brian House Hospice believe in focusing on the positives within palliative care, providing patients with relief from the symptoms, pain, and stress of a serious illness to improve quality of life for them and their loved ones. They do this through recognising that each person has individual needs and caters to these needs through offering their services in the hospice, the hospital, at home, or residential care home.
About the Role
The Events Fundraiser will work with the Events Manager to develop, plan and deliver the hospice's programme of events across Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. You'll lead on the operational planning and delivery of these events, including creating detailed project plans, budgets, timelines, promotional plans and post‑event evaluations.
You will provide exceptional stewardship to event participants from the moment they sign up until after the event. Along with the Marketing and Communications Team, you'll ensure messaging across the event is consistent, inspiring and tailored. You will also provide on the day support, ensuring each event feels warm and welcoming to participants.
About You
This role will suit someone who is highly organised, collaborative, creative and innovative. You'll have excellent attention to detail and time management skills and will thrive in a busy and fast-paced environment.
You will bring experience of:
- Working in an events or fundraising role
- Delivering large-scale, high-profile events from planning to completion
- Producing marketing campaign material for events across multiple channels for different audiences
- Managing multiple projects simultaneously and consistently meeting tight deadlines
- Providing excellent support and building relationships with attendees and other stakeholders
If this role sparks your interest, please send a copy of your profile or CV to Gabi Smith at Charity People as the first step.
Deadline: 9am Friday 4th September
Interviews: Week commencing 14th September
Please let us know if you have any issues with interview dates above as we understand that it's peak summer holiday time and we don't want this to impact your being able to apply.
Charity People is a forward thinking, inclusive organisation that actively and deliberately promotes equity, diversity and inclusion. We know organisations thrive when inclusion is at the forefront. We evidence our commitment by matching charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates irrespective of background e.g. age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we believe that greater diversity leads to greater results for the charities we work with.
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AreThe London Irish Centre’s mission is to empower and enrich lives through Irish community and culture. Since 1955, we have served the Irish community in London, providing crucial support, connection and a ‘home from home’ to those living in the capital.
Our services include accredited advice and support, community wellbeing activities, and an extensive programme of Irish arts, culture and education. Our venue also comprises of a licensed bar and shop, as well as private hire spaces to support the work of our charity.
The London Irish Centre is seeking an experienced, compassionate and knowledgeable Advice Worker to join our committed team. The successful candidate will bring expertise in welfare rights and housing, and a strong commitment to supporting those facing financial hardship or insecure living conditions. In this role, you will work directly with clients to deliver accredited advice and practical guidance, helping them navigate complex systems and secure the support they need. You will also collaborate with colleagues across the organisation to ensure a holistic and integrated service that puts community needs first.
The Advice Service is dedicated to enhancing income, alleviating poverty, and ensuring secure housing for community members throughout London. Our goal is to empower individuals by facilitating access to appropriate support through a strength-based and person-centered approach. We offer accredited information and advice on welfare benefits and housing, as well as assistance in obtaining grants.
As an integral part of the London Irish Centre's Community services, the Advice Service collaborates with our Support Service, Citizenship and Identity, Health Navigation, Community Programmes (responsible for events and activities), and our specialized Survivor Integrated Service. Together, we strive to deliver community-led and best-practice support.
About You
- You have solid experience advising on welfare benefits and housing law, including issues like homelessness, poverty, and disability benefits.
- You use a strength-based, person-centred approach to empower clients and achieve positive outcomes.
- You’re confident advocating for clients with agencies such as the DWP and local authorities, both in writing and verbally.
- You’re highly organised, able to manage competing demands, and proficient in using case management and information systems.
- You demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills and are comfortable working with diverse client groups and professionals.
- You’re collaborative, flexible, and committed to safeguarding, equality, and continuous professional development.
Key areas of responsibility
- Work in line with the purpose, vision, mission, and values of the LIC.
- Deliver high-quality information and advice on housing and welfare benefits according to client needs.
- Manage your own caseload and undertake casework with minimal supervision.
- Provide services in accordance with all relevant quality standards.
- Create and maintain comprehensive client and service provision records, using information technology and other systems.
- Support service delivery via telephone, drop-in, and pre-booked appointments, including staffing the response line as needed.
- Advocate on behalf of clients with third parties, including the Department for Work and Pensions and local authorities, by letter, telephone, email, and in-person.
- Contribute to multi-disciplinary service provision, build excellent working relationships, and establish referral pathways to achieve the best outcomes for clients.
- Maintain excellent knowledge of benefits, housing law, grants, as well as changes in law, practice, and supporting services.
- Work collaboratively with internal teams and services
This job description outlines the key responsibilities and duties associated with the role. It is not exhaustive or restrictive and may be reviewed and amended in line with service needs and organisational priorities. The postholder may also be required to work from other locations or undertake other duties as reasonably requested by management.
Employee Benefits
· Enhanced annual leave - 26 days plus bank holidays (increase to 27 days after 5 years of service pro rata).
· Enhanced sick pay - 4 weeks (pro-rata) of contractual hours on full pay after completion of probationary period
· Enhanced maternity and adoption leave pay*
· Cycle to Work Scheme*
· Tech Scheme*
· Eyesight tests and contribution to corrective glasses*
· Jury Duty leave pay*
· Employee Assistance Programme.
· Complimentary tickets to select events.
· 50% discount on LIC education courses (subject to availability).
· 20% discount at the LIC shop and 10% discount at the LIC bar.
· Mindfulness app membership*
*Only available to staff on contracts of a minimum of 12 months
At the London Irish Centre we strive to be:
The London Irish Centre is an equal opportunities employer. We actively encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, communities and industries, and are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce. Please note our offices have some barriers to access, which is one of the core missions that our redevelopment will overcome.
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When a child or young person is diagnosed with cancer life is turned upside down – for them and their family. Fear, isolation, extreme money worries, not knowing where to turn – this is the reality for many.
At Young Lives vs Cancer, we help children, young people and families find the strength to face whatever cancer throws at them. You could be a part of the team making it happen.
The Role
We are looking for an experienced Social Worker with Demonstrable post-qualifying Social Work experience to join our London & South East Team supporting children and young people diagnosed with cancer.
We pride ourselves on delivering the highest quality support tailored to the needs of the children and young people and their families. The work we do is rewarding but also complex and demanding. You will be part of a close-knit Young Lives vs Cancer social work team, working with an established NHS multi-disciplinary team and services in the community.
This role is part home, part site-based. Your contractual base will be both Home and Great Ormond Street Hospital.
This role is subject to a Criminal Record Check. In the event of a successful application, a Enhanced Criminal Record Check will be completed. A previous conviction is not necessarily a barrier to employment. We encourage qualified applicants to apply, and we will consider each case individually.
About You
You will be committed to delivering high quality social work support to promote the best outcomes for the children, young people and families we work with. You will need to be resourceful and resilient. You will have a positive attitude and be willing to embrace difference. As part of the wider Young Lives vs Cancer team you will actively engage with the work of the charity and welcome opportunities to get involved.
You will have:
- A recognised Social Worker qualification and current registration with Social Work England/ Scottish Social Services Council/Social Care Wales/Northern Ireland Social Care Council
- Demonstrable post-qualifying Social Work experience working with children, young people and their families/carers in a social care setting.
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary environment, ideally in an NHS setting.
- Sound knowledge of child and young people development.
- An understanding of the impact of serious illness for children, young people and their families.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
WHAT WILL I GAIN?
For people to reach their full potential, they need the right environment. As a member of Team Young Lives, you’ll be made to feel supported, valued and appreciated. Here’s how we do it:
- Flexible working: we’re open to working hours outside of 9 - 5 and we can talk through your flexibility requirements at interview stage
- Wellbeing, Thinking & Growth Days: four days a year to to step back from the day-to-day and focus on your own learning and development
- Generous annual leave allowance
- Great family/caring leave entitlements
- Enhanced pension
- Access to our employee savings scheme
To find out more about our benefits package, have a look on our website.
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION AND BELONGING
At Young Lives vs Cancer, we recognise that opportunities for too many people remain a condition of their sex, ethnicity, class, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation – or a combination. This has never been acceptable to us as an organisation. We don’t just accept difference, we value it, celebrate it, nurture it and we thrive because of it.
We’re on a journey to be reflective of the diverse children, young people and families we support. We know we aren’t there yet, and we’re passionately committed to taking actions and making changes to be a truly diverse, inclusive and equitable organisation. This includes taking anti-oppressive action and removing barriers in our recruitment practices. We particularly welcome applications from members of minoritised communities. Our Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Belonging strategy will tell you more.
We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. CVs can be uploaded, but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to fully complete the work history sections of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly and objectively.
ACCESSIBILITY
We’re committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and we’ll always aim to be as accommodating as possible.Please let us know in your application form of any adjustments or access requirements we could make to help you with the application process and interview.
Previous applicants need not apply
Hours: Full-time
Pay: £83,840 - £88,490 GBP gross per annum (dependent on experience)
Duration: Permanent
Location: Manchester, UK (hybrid working available), with an expectation of up to 25% international travel to support UK-Med's international programmes, governance and humanitarian operations. The postholder must be deployable and able to travel internationally at short notice where operationally required)
Are you an exceptional finance leader ready to shape the future of a global humanitarian organisation?
UK-Med is a frontline medical aid charity, born of the NHS and committed for over 30 years to ensuring that everyone can access the healthcare they need when crises and disasters strike. We deploy emergency medical teams and health specialists worldwide, supporting communities affected by conflict, disease outbreaks and natural disasters, whilst strengthening local health systems and preparedness.
Reporting directly to the CEO and serving as a member of the Senior Management Team, the Director of Finance will provide strategic leadership across UK-Med's financial stewardship, sustainability, governance and organisational performance. As the organisation's principal financial adviser to the CEO, Board of Trustees and Board Committees, you will help shape UK-Med's long-term strategy and ensure the organisation remains financially resilient and well positioned to deliver its humanitarian mission.
Working closely with the Associate Director of Finance and colleagues across the organisation, you will lead the finance function and support delivery of UK-Med's Five-Year Strategy by strengthening financial governance, resilience and organisational sustainability across a complex, multi-country organisation.
You will be a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA or equivalent) with substantial experience providing strategic financial leadership at executive level within a complex organisation. You will have a proven track record of advising CEOs, Boards and Audit & Risk Committees, leading organisational change and financial transformation, and overseeing complex budgets, diverse funding streams and robust financial governance. Experience within the humanitarian, international development, healthcare or wider charity sectors is essential, with knowledge of institutional donor funding and grant compliance highly desirable.
This is a unique opportunity to influence the strategic direction of one of the UK's leading humanitarian organisations, helping ensure UK-Med remains financially resilient and ready to respond wherever communities need us most.
Can you help build a world prepared to help?
How to apply
We strongly recommend that you read theCandidate Information Pack - Director of Finance - August 2026before applying for this role.
To apply, please submit a current CV and a supporting letter (2 pages) through our online jobs portal.
Please apply below, as soon as possible and no later than Monday 31st of August 2026.
UK-Med is committed to safeguarding of our personnel and beneficiaries and has a zero-tolerance approach to sexual exploitation and abuse. We conduct thorough vetting before any appointment is confirmed.
UK-Med is committed to the principles of diversity, equality, and inclusion. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive environment where employees feel respected and supported to be able to fulfill their potential.
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