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Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Then Advance Charity could be the career choice for you!
We are looking for Senior Operations Contracts Lead - Criminal Justice Services (Caversham and Portsmouth)
Salary: £38,000 - £48,000
Location: Based across multiple locations with the flexibility to work from home up to two days each week. The key locations for this role are Caversham and Portsmouth. The expectation is that a minimum of three days per week are spent in face-to-face, in-person contact (e.g. in Women’s Centres, Estates or external visits), and one of these days being a monthly visit to Head Office (the purpose being for interaction with colleagues and Central functions). Visits also required to HMP Peterborough and HMP Bronzefield.
Hours: 35 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
Please note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This role is also subject to Police Vetting.
About us
Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending. We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community.
We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women’s centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.
Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability.
About the role:
As an experienced senior manager with a proven track record of leadership in providing services to women in contact with the criminal justice system and working with partners and funders, you will manage criminal justice projects, work to develop and expand our services and partnerships and manage criminal justice managers and other staff as required.
You will work with the management team to ensure, manage and oversee that the services work within the budget, are complaint with financial regulations, policies and procedures, and meet funding and Advance requirements.
About You:
To be successful as the Senior Operations Contracts Lead you will need the below experience and skills:
A thorough understanding of and knowledge of the issues relating to women in the criminal justice system
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A sound knowledge of safeguarding adult and children principles, child abuse, child protection issues and safeguarding
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A good knowledge and understanding of organisational systems and frameworks, line management and project management
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Significant experience, likely to have been gained over several years, of strategic planning and operational management at a service manager level, and developing and delivering services at senior service management level
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Significant experience of working with women and/or service users with a complex range of needs, particularly within the criminal justice system, in custody and/or community.
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Experience of developing relationships with funders/commissioners and achieving required outcomes
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Experience of implementing quality assurance frameworks, monitoring, evaluating and measuring impact
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Strong influencing skills, enthusiasm, self-confidence, excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills , and a can do proactive solution focussed approach
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Strong negotiating skills and the ability to build strong and effective relationships and partnerships, dealing with ambiguity and resolving conflict effectively, achieving the right outcomes for the organisation, collaborating and networking
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Able to think, act and plan strategically to develop practical and creative solutions to the management of existing and new services and complex problems that may arise while maintaining high levels of diplomacy and professionalism
How to apply:
Please submit your up-to-date CV with a supporting statement. Please note that only applications made via the job advert on the Advance careers page, and those that include a cover letter will be considered.
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Closing Date for Applications: Wednesday 4th February 2026
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Interviews are taking place on a rolling basis
*Advance reserves the right to close the advert early, or on the appointment of a candidate.
What we can offer you - Employee Benefits:
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A 35-hour working week
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An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata for part time), PLUS public holidays on top (that's nearly 40 days paid holiday per year!)
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Additional days off to celebrate International Women’s Day, and for religious observance and moving home
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Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards as well as take advantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure and more
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Pension scheme
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Enhanced maternity/adoption provision
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Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
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Employee eye-care scheme
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Clinical supervision for front line staff and first line management roles
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Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 for each referral who passes probation
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Organisation wide away days
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One-week paid carers’ s leave
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Career development pathways
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Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have special needs, please email the Talent Acquisition Team via the Advance website and will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.
Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities
We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.
Safeguarding
Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe. We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks. We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.
Our vision is a world in which women and children lead safe, equal, violence-free lives so that they can flourish and actively contribute to society.



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About MDSC
Muscular Dystrophy Support Centre (MDSC) exists to ensure that people affected by muscle-wasting conditions are not just supported, but heard, connected and empowered. We are a growing, values-led charity rooted in lived experience, community connection and practical impact.
This role sits at the heart of that mission.
The Role
This is not a tick-box participation post.
As our Service User Participation Worker, you’ll make sure service-user voice actively shapes our culture, communications and service design. You’ll build community connection, run meaningful participation activities, and capture powerful lived-experience insight that directly influences decision-making, storytelling and strategy.
You’ll work closely with colleagues across communications, therapy, fundraising and leadership — translating real experiences into real change.
What You’ll Be Doing
Building community & connection
- Designing and delivering inclusive activities, groups and events
- Creating both in-person and digital opportunities for peer support
- Supporting service users to become ambassadors and contributors
Leading meaningful participation
- Developing and embedding a clear participation and co-production model
- Facilitating forums, feedback sessions and co-production activities
- Making sure insight feeds directly into communications and service improvement
Capturing lived experience
- Safely and ethically collecting stories, feedback and content
- Working with the Communications team to create authentic, non-tokenistic content
- Ensuring consent, safeguarding and dignity are always front and centre
Advocacy & individual voice
- Supporting service users to share experiences and influence decisions
- Acting as a trusted point of contact
- Escalating safeguarding concerns where appropriate
Learning & impact
- Tracking engagement and participation outcomes
- Producing insight summaries and reports
- Closing the loop — showing people how their voice leads to change
About You
You’ll be organised, empathetic and confident working with people from all walks of life. You’re comfortable facilitating groups, handling sensitive information and balancing structure with warmth. You believe participation should be meaningful, not performative.
Experience of working with disabled people, health settings, charities or co-production models is an advantage — but mindset matters just as much as background.
What We Offer
- A role with genuine influence and visibility
- A supportive, values-driven team
- Strong commitment to training and development
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Pension contribution
- Generous annual leave (pro rata)
Safeguarding
This role is subject to a probationary period and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
We work together to support people affected Muscular Dystrophy, creating an environment where full potential and optimal well-being can be achieved, t

Are you passionate about improving river health and supporting nature-based solutions? We’re looking for an Eden Catchment and Cluster Officer to lead a focused programme of work within the Eden Catchment in Kent. This largely rural area includes towns such as Oxted, Edenbridge, Godstone, and Lingfield, with agricultural land use playing a key role in catchment pressures.
In this role, you’ll take the lead in understanding environmental challenges, engaging stakeholders, and driving initiatives that improve water quality and slow the flow. You’ll also play a vital part in supporting the Eden Valley Farm Cluster, working alongside partners Bore Place and SES Water to deliver nature recovery projects.
What you’ll do
- Catchment Review
- Lead a comprehensive review of the Eden Catchment, combining desk-based research and fieldwork.
- Identify, map, and prioritise environmental pressures.
- Explore opportunities for nature-based solutions and partnership funding.
- Reporting
- Produce clear reports with findings, recommendations, and progress updates.
- Deliver regulatory reporting outputs and present evidence to SES Water’s Environmental Scrutiny Panel.
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Facilitate the Eden Valley Farm Cluster, organising meetings and events.
- Identify funding opportunities for the Cluster’s Nature Recovery Scheme.
- Build strong relationships with landowners, partners, and stakeholders to support collaborative approaches.
About you
- Strong understanding of catchment management and environmental pressures.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Ability to manage projects, analyse data, and produce clear reports.
- Experience in partnership working and funding identification is desirable.
Why join us?
You’ll be part of a team working to restore and protect rivers and their catchments. Your work will make a real difference to the health of the Eden Catchment and the communities it supports.
Interested? Apply now and help us create a healthier, more resilient catchment, see the full job description for more information.
Application process
- Closing date for applications: Sunday 11th January 2026 at 11:59pm.
- Interview: w/c 19th January 2026
We help rivers thrive again for communities and nature.


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Job Purpose
The Head of Campaigns will work to ensure that we meet our UK campaign goals, currently for Marine Protected Areas, Sustainable Fisheries, and Offshore Oil and Gas.
Reporting to and advising the Executive Director, and working closely with the Leadership Team, you will oversee the planning, development and implementation of all delivery across our current campaigns. You will manage the Campaigns team (2 direct and 2 indirect reports) to ensure that we deliver impactful campaigns that ultimately achieve our goals.
Eligible candidates should be confident and proactive, with the ability to oversee multiple projects, and with excellent team management skills. They must have sector relevant campaigning experience, be able to support and advise during the annual strategic planning cycles, and be enthusiastic and positive in response to the changing demands of a small team. They must be passionate, and able to design and develop creative and bold campaign strategies alongside our small but experienced team.
The position will be hybrid, with 3 days per week (Tues-Thurs) based in Oceana’s UK offices in Newquay, Cornwall or Paddington, London. Regular national, and occasional international, travel will be required to meet team members and stakeholders in geographically diverse locations, including Washington, DC.
Oceana
Oceana is dedicated to protecting and restoring the world’s oceans on a global scale. We are a leader in science-based advocacy, and we campaign for policies to make the world’s oceans more abundant, vibrant, and biodiverse. Globally, Oceana has won more than 325 policy victories for marine life and habitats. From stopping bottom trawling in sensitive habitat areas to protecting sea turtles from commercial fishing gear, our victories represent new hope for the world's ocean. Our talented staff consists globally of about 240 people, working in more than twelve countries, including scientists, communications, fundraising, finance, administration, policy, and advocacy experts. All team members have the opportunity for occasional travel to our headquarters in Washington, DC to connect with the global network.
Oceana in the UK is tightly focused on some of the biggest threats facing UK seas, including protecting seabed habitats, ending overfishing, and preventing new offshore oil and gas developments.
We fight for UK seas to get the protections they deserve through highly visible campaigns and detailed policy interventions to secure measurable changes to rebuild and maintain ocean abundance and health. We act as a vital public-policy interface – raising the profile of our issues through campaigns, science, communications, and expeditions, and influencing policymakers directly for commitments at key moments throughout the year.
Our small, experienced, and highly motivated team work in geographically diverse locations in London and Cornwall, coming together both digitally and in person as part of developing and delivering our ambitious campaign strategy to restore ocean biodiversity and abundance.
We’re proud to be bold, creative, agile and visual in our campaigns, and proud of the team we’re creating here in the UK. We’d love for you to join us.
Responsibilities
- Lead all current campaigns, and take accountability for the quality, timeliness and success of all campaign activities and deliverables in support of our campaign goals.
- Oversee all projects across the campaigns team including (but not limited to) campaign actions and launches, public mobilisations, digital actions, NGO partnerships and coalitions, and potential legal challenges.
- Oversee and document project planning, ensuring activities are underpinned by an effective theory of change, and ensuring input and buy-in is secured from all relevant members of the UK and HQ teams.
- Monitor and evaluate progress against plans, ensuring effective delivery of campaign objectives.
- Oversee the campaign calendar and budget, ensuring that all campaign deliverables are managed and delivered on time and to budget, with any updates accurately reflected in the quarterly reforecast process.
- Work closely with the Executive Director, Leadership Team and global team members on the strategic development and innovation of campaigns, reviewing and setting annual plans, longer term goals, and new campaign areas.
- Understand and monitor all components of all campaigns and be able to confidently communicate progress and details to internal and external stakeholders.
- Oversee public affairs activities, manage political consultancy and co-ordinate Oceana presence at relevant political meetings and events.
- Collaborate closely with senior Science and Research, Policy, and Communications colleagues to ensure campaigns have robust and complementary foundations across all departments.
- Work with the UK leadership team to develop and communicate a compelling campaign vision and strategy to Oceana staff, supporters, donors, and allies.
- Work as part of the UK’s Leadership Team, contributing to decision making and overall progress towards organisational goals, and represent campaigns in this forum.
- Represent the Leadership Team in person in the London or Cornwall office 3 days per week (Tues-Thurs), providing direction and guidance and promoting a positive working culture.
- Manage and support 2 line reports, and 2 indirect reports, helping to coach and lead a high-performing Campaigns team.
- Build strong external relationships and represent Oceana UK to ensure we advance our campaign goals with a wide range of stakeholders, including civil servants, politicians, the fishing industry, NGOs, and businesses.
- Draft timely, accurate and compelling funder and supporter reporting.
- Draft periodic progress reporting on UK campaign goals and milestones for Oceana’s global board.
- Be prepared to represent the organisation publicly where needed, including through media interviews, speaking events, and writing.
- Ensure a strong commitment to the organisation's values and vision, as set out by Oceana globally.
- Travel occasionally, both nationally and internationally, to meet with team members and wider internal and external stakeholders.
- Other responsibilities as appropriate and necessary to achieve campaign and organisational objectives.
Candidate Requirements
Education and work experience:
- At least 7 years of professional experience in campaigning, ideally toward ocean or environmental goals (essential).
- Experience leading and developing campaign strategic plans, alongside detailed annual plans and budgets.
- Proven experience developing innovative, bold and creative campaign activities in support of overall campaign goals.
- Experience as an active member of a Leadership Team or Management Team in a similar organisation.
- Extensive line management experience, including of multiple reports.
- Experience working in an international NGO (preferred).
- Experience working closely with policy colleagues, lobbying and negotiating with civil servants in government on policy matters.
- Experience working closely with communications colleagues, ensuring effective messaging and engaging growing audiences.
Skills and knowledge:
- Familiarity with fisheries or marine and environmental regulations, legislation and policies in the UK, as well as with the key institutions and decision-making processes.
- Excellent project management skills, with demonstrable experience managing and prioritising multiple workstreams, tasks, projects and timelines effectively.
- Attention to detail and a commitment to quality and impactful campaign outputs.
- Excellent management skills, and proven ability to work effectively in a team environment.
- Excellent relationship building and stakeholder management skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with staff and with other organisations and allies.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organise, analyse, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.
- Good understanding of the principles of Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, and a proven commitment to improving these in the environmental space.
- Excellent communication and public speaking skills, with the ability to speak confidently in the media and at events.
- Integrity and the ability to work with confidential information with discretion.
Equal Opportunities
Oceana is committed to having a diverse workforce that is representative of the community it serves at all levels of the organisation, and we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented within the conservation sector.
All offers of employment are conditional upon the successful completion of reference checks and a criminal background check.
- Application Deadline: Sunday 11th January
- Interview Dates (TBC)
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A new and exciting opportunity has arisen for a Digital Marketing Officer (0.6 FTE / 22.5hrs per week) with strong digital marketing skills and passion for engaging content.
You’ll be joining the only independent charity in the UK dedicated to improving the nation’s numeracy. It’s a fantastic opportunity within a small but ambitious and dynamic organisation making a real difference to people’s lives and livelihoods.
Working closely with the External Relations team on our award-winning campaigns, communications, content and marketing, you will deliver paid and organic social media campaigns - creating strategies, planning execution, optimisation, and reporting. You will also collaborate on SEO, web content and email marketing.
We are looking for someone with solid marketing and copywriting skills, a focus on using data to find out ‘what works’, bags of enthusiasm and the ability to work with initiative and attention to detail. Previous experience in the charity sector is not necessary.
National Numeracy is based in Brighton, and while office-based work is available, we also offer remote, hybrid and flexible working. This role will include occasional UK travel.
Empowering people to thrive by using numeracy to open up opportunities and access brighter futures.
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Journey and Cross Sell Manager
Home based, remote working
£38,000 – £40,000 FTE pa plus excellent benefits
21-28 hours per week
Permanent
The Journey and Cross Sell team sits within the Content and Conversion team in the Marketing and Communications capability. The main focus of the Journey and Cross-sell manager will be:
· Developing engaging email and multi-channel journeys to help people hear better now, protect the nation’s hearing and change public attitudes towards deaf people
· Identifying key opportunities to connect new and existing donor audiences with our work to transform society, systems and the lives of individuals, one by one
· Connecting our different audiences with the most appropriate next engagement with RNID so that we can continue and deepen our relationship with them
You will be responsible for improving and iterating on existing supporter journeys, and developing new supporter journeys, setting priorities and contributing to cross-sell strategy, measuring performance effectively every step of the way.
You will:
· Build, design and deliver supporter journeys on Microsoft Dynamics that engage audiences and encourage them to take actions, such as donating, campaigning or looking after their hearing health
· Work closely with colleagues in Marcomms, Insight and Policy and Fundraising to develop supporter journeys tailored to different audiences
· Maintain oversight of journeys and email across the charity, ensuring supporters receive communications that are timely, relevant and effective
· Set and monitor journey KPIs, helping to create an insight-led culture of test, learn and continuous improvement
You are an experienced professional, passionate about developing supporter journeys that build loyalty and engage and inspire people to take action. You are supporter-focused, analytical and driven to make meaningful change. You are excited by the idea of being part of a team that strives to build relationships with supporters and people who are deaf, have hearing loss or tinnitus, deepening engagement and measuring impact. You thrive in an organisational culture where agile ways of working, collaboration and a digital environment are the norm.
We are open to receiving applications from candidates who are looking for a part-time role, with the opportunity to work between 21 and 28 hours per week.
We are RNID: the national charity supporting the 18 million people in the UK who are deaf, have hearing loss or tinnitus. Together, we will end the discrimination faced by our communities, help people hear better now and fund world-class research to restore hearing and silence tinnitus.
We work with our communities and partners across industry, government, charity, education and more to change life for the better.
RNID has a proud history and big ambitions. We’re focused on making the greatest impact possible across the whole of the UK. We champion the latest technology and the opportunities it brings. We also know the value of a friendly face in local communities to support people where they need it most.
We champion the value of difference and equality and celebrate our diverse and inclusive workforce. We actively encourage applications from eligible candidates from BAME backgrounds or who are deaf or hard of hearing. With almost 20% of our employees having a disability we proudly hold Disability Confident Leader status and guarantee an interview for disabled applicants meeting the minimum essential criteria.
Closing date: 12 January 2026
Interview date: 19 and 20 January 2026
Supporting people who are deaf, have hearing loss or tinnitus
Are you passionate about building meaningful relationships and creating lasting impact through philanthropy? The University of Strathclyde is seeking a dynamic and experienced Donor Experience and Legacies Officer to lead stewardship and engagement for our major donors, scholarship supporters, and legacy pledgers.
This is a unique opportunity to shape donor journeys across multiple giving areas - from transformative scholarships and legacy gifts to major donations supporting research and teaching. You’ll work closely with inspiring students, academics, and colleagues across the University to deliver compelling donor communications, events, and impact reports that celebrate generosity and deepen engagement.
Brief Outline of Job:
To lead and deliver donor stewardship and engagement strategies for major gifts (donor gifts of £100k+), scholarships (UG and PG), and legacy giving. This includes creating compelling donor communications, managing cultivation events, and developing stewardship plans that support repeat giving and long-term relationships.
Major Gifts: Support the cultivation and stewardship of donors giving £100k–£1M+, including designing and delivering bespoke impact reports for major donors, organizing donor meetings, campus visits and events in collaboration with the Major Gifts team.
Scholarships: Support the development of and delivery of our scholarship fundraising strategy, including producing promotional materials and annual donor reports. Liaise with colleagues across the University to ensure effective scholarship delivery and reporting.
Legacy Giving: Lead the development of a new legacy stewardship strategy, including the introduction of a new giving circle for legacy pledgers, conducting face-to-face meetings with potential legacy donors and creating promotional content and opportunities.
Alumni Fund: Contributing to Giving Day and Alumni Fund Board activities. Support mass donor communications and stewardship initiatives.
Team Leadership: Line management of the Development Assistant and deputising for the Individual Giving Manager when required.
If you’re a creative communicator, strategic thinker, and relationship builder with a flair for storytelling and donor cultivation, we’d love to hear from you.
Role Summary
Julie’s Bicycle (JB) is seeking a Climate Change & Sustainability Specialist to work across our Creative Green Consultancy Programme and on Partnership Projects and Arts Council England Programme. This is a rare opportunity to join JB’s passionate, expert, and friendly team at our internationally renowned non-profit, working at the intersection of culture and the climate crisis.
Job title: Climate Change & Sustainability Specialist
Contract: Preferably 0.8 FTE (full-time can be considered for the right candidate), 1 year fixed-term contract with the possibility to become permanent
Location: Hybrid working: office base is at Somerset House, London: we are flexible on approach, within a hybrid model of in-person & virtual. This can be discussed at interview (*)
Salary: £39k to £41k p.a. (pro rata), depending on experience
Reporting to: Creative Green Programme Lead
Start date: ASAP - depending on candidate’s notice period
Normal hours: Office hours are 9.30 - 5.30pm, Monday – Friday. As this is ideally a 0.8 FTE role, there is flexibility on how the time is spread across the week. Please state how you would intend to allocate your time when you apply. (requests for flexible working hours will be considered)
Other:
- Annual leave is 25 days per year (pro rata) plus standard bank holidays
- Cultural entitlement of £250 per annum (pro rata) to spend on arts/cultural events & activities
- All employees are able to claim 1 hour a week for personal wellbeing
- Pension scheme enrolment and 6% employer contributions (reviewed annually)
(*) Access to office space in London is always available to staff who can't or don't want to work from home.
Some travel is involved in this role - to visit organisations and run programme activities.
If you would like this application pack in a different format (e.g. large print or audio file), please email us (information in the link provided).
About Julie’s Bicycle (JB)
JB is a leading non-profit putting climate action at the heart of culture. We believe that creativity is a powerful catalyst for change—and that the arts and cultural sector has a vital role to play in building a just, regenerative future.
For over 15 years, we’ve worked with artists, cultural institutions, funders, and policymakers to mobilise creative climate leadership through advocacy, research, policy influence, training, and community building. We champion climate justice, centre equity, and believe that environmental solutions must be driven by cultural shifts as well as systems change. For more information, please visit our website.
About Key Programmes
Creative Green and Creative Climate Partnerships
Julie’s Bicycle’s Creative Green and Partnerships programme works with individual organisations and networks through consultancy and partnership. The programme combines sustainability expert advice, networking and peer-to-peer knowledge, supporting a wide variety of organisations in arts and culture to embed environmental sustainability into their value. From developing environmental action plans and training to designing net-zero pathways and sustainable exhibitions, we support organisations in incorporating sustainability into their strategy and governance, understanding their ecological impacts, and developing and monitoring action plans and practices.
We collaborate to enable practical action for transformational change by working with diverse cultural organisations, including those in visual arts, museums, galleries, and theatre. Our Creative Green team partners with various organisations such as the British Film Institute, British Council Americas, Green Libraries Partnership, Tomas Saraceno Studio, Goethe Institute, Independent Cinema Office, Arts Council Ireland, and numerous European funding programmes. We also work with cultural services both in the UK and internationally across sectors including performance and music.
JB offers a suite of free cultural sector-specific carbon calculator tools – the Creative Climate Tools - which are recognised as a world-first platform for carbon reporting and environmental monitoring for cultural organisations and businesses, including venues, tours, offices, and outdoor events.
Our Partnership with Arts Council England
Julie’s Bicycle is the partner for the Arts Council’s Environmental Programme, supporting organisations to take environmental action and meet their funding requirements and supporting the Arts Council to drive positive environmental change within the sector. The programme focuses on delivering support to organisations in: reporting their impacts and taking action using the Creative Climate Tools; running events, peer sharing sessions, webinars, signposting to and developing resources to deepen understanding around data use, and relevant topics in sustainability; broadening access to climate literacy via e-learning; providing a strand of workshops to provide targeted support for artists, creatives and freelancers, and; to inspire, develop and nurture sector leadership via a number of dedicated programme strands focused on governance, justice, resilience and decarbonisation. The programme is adaptive, and as we move into 2026, there is a significant opportunity to shape the delivery of our Decarbonisation programme in particular, to respond to the needs of the sector.
Our leadership strands include:
Transforming Energy, our Arts Council England decarbonisation programme. This programme currently has two strands: Buildings Net Zero Energy supports building-based organisations in enhancing their energy management processes, and our Capital Investment Ready programme supports cohorts of advanced organisations in preparing their cultural venues for electrification, with a focus on 2030 decarbonisation goals.
Additional strands include our Board Environmental Champions program, which helps trustees and board members of National Portfolio Organisations (NPOs) and Investment Principles Support Organisations (IPSOs) incorporate environmental responsibility into governance, supported by a champions guide and peer networking sessions. The Leading Resilience programme, an ongoing pilot and mentoring initiative, fosters leadership within the portfolio and sector by enhancing understanding and skills for adapting to climate impacts. The Creative Climate Accelerator is a free training course designed for individuals from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds, empowering them to develop skills and confidence to drive change in their communities.
The Role
We are looking for an outstanding individual to join our team as a Climate Change & Sustainability Specialist, to lead and facilitate the management of strands of work on these programmes:
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Transforming Energy - Arts Council England (30% FTE)
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Creative Green and Partnership programmes (50% FTE)
The work involves project-managing and delivering key partnership projects, and supporting collaboration with both subsidised and commercial cultural organisations, as well as with networks of organisations, funding bodies, cities, and local authorities. We focus on projects that generate knowledge that can be shared with the broader sector to promote climate action.
Candidates will have strong knowledge of the environment and climate, including their root causes, impacts, key issues, solutions, and approaches. You will have the confidence to embed sustainable practices across operations, strong facilitation skills, and the ability to drive change and governance in organisations and networks.
You will be passionate about the cultural sector's unique role in accelerating a just energy transition and inspiring wider action. We would particularly welcome expertise in community energy networks and solutions, nature restoration and carbon sinks, and broad environmental management and the just transition.
You will have proven project management experience and be able to combine strategic thinking with on-the-ground delivery across all project stages, leading consultancy activities, including mentoring clients and running public-facing sessions. An excellent communicator and confident project manager, you will have a flexible, solution-focused approach.
Responsibilities
As part of the Creative Green and Creative Climate Partnerships team, our Climate Change & Sustainability Specialist will manage partnerships, working closely with a wide range of high-profile organisations in the arts and culture sector to help them understand, manage and improve their commitments to climate action and a just transition. A typical month might involve developing sustainability advice for cultural organisations supported by international cooperation, developing and delivering sustainability training for libraries, researching opportunities for climate action for artistic residencies, analysing environmental management data and writing recommendations and reports, helping write new proposals for partnership development, creating recommendations to influence cultural policy funding in the UK and Europe, creating a net zero plan for museums and theatres, supporting the sustainable production of exhibitions and performances.
With the Arts Council England programme, you will lead the management and delivery of the strand focused on decarbonisation, working collaboratively with the team. There is a significant opportunity to shape the programme to support organisations in decarbonising across key focus areas, including community energy schemes, district heat networks, nature-based solutions, circular economy initiatives, and energy management approaches, among others. Beyond this key strand, they will collaborate with the team to support aspects of delivery and contribute to team activities across the wider programme as appropriate. They will also collaborate on delivery support and contribute to wider team activities.
Key responsibilities:
Project scoping and proposal writing
- Actively seek partnership development opportunities that align with our strategy and aims.
- Scoping and planning new projects.
- Writing competitive proposals for new partnership projects.
Project Management and delivery
- Full project management, including managing timelines, resources, contracts, and budgets. This includes high quality, timely delivery of project strands, resources and events within the Creative Green and Partnership programme.
- Managing and delivering the decarbonisation strand of the Arts Council England environmental programme, and evolving the focus and support provided for organisations in line with sector needs.
- Designing and facilitating training and focus groups for organisations and specific stakeholder groups/networks, leadership sessions in person and/or virtual.
- Analysing environmental data focusing on energy, materials, carbon footprint calculation, environmental data and science-based targets and life cycle analyses.
- Developing strategic pathways for organisations to decarbonise towards achieving Net Zero Carbon emissions with emphasis on a Just transition and sustainability plans for cultural organisations. Carrying out the necessary research to respond to specific organisational / sector challenges.
- Developing clear and accessible communications about decarbonisation strategies and progress for a variety of internal and external audiences.
- Producing reports, strategy, policies, action plans, tools and resources.
- Providing advice on how clients can meet environmental regulations.
Learning and knowledge Sharing
- Distilling and synthesising learning, insights and knowledge arising from projects.
- Clear communication and active sharing of knowledge with the wider team to support and enhance internal learning
- Presenting findings and recommendations to clients, partners, Julie’s Bicycle’s team and broader stakeholders.
- Keeping up to date with current research and legislation.
Experience And Skills
Essential
- Significant experience (five to seven years) of working in environmental sustainability programmes or a similar role.
- Demonstrable experience of successfully managing environmental projects, working in partnership with external organisations
- A degree in environmental science/studies/management/sustainability and/or another relevant academic discipline area, or evidence of equivalent expertise.
- A proactive, flexible approach, and the ability to progress work independently in a fast-paced environment.
- An interest in the arts and culture, the role they can play in the climate crisis, and the sustainability issues that impact this sector.
- Demonstrable expertise related to a range of the following: decarbonising pathways and just transition, community energy networks and solutions, nature restoration and carbon sinks, broad environmental management and circular economy, and sustainability in the supply chain.
- Deep commitment to climate justice and to threading this throughout their work
- Experience and confidence in designing and facilitating workshops, training and focused group discussions or similar.
- Experience in writing proposals and relationship management with high-profile organisations.
- Experience in project management from the beginning to the end of a project, including learning and evaluation.
- Experience in carbon footprint calculation, conversion factors, and analysis.
- Experience in undertaking consultation and information gathering with organisations from which to develop strategy, policy, and action plans.
- Client/ Partners-facing presentation skills.
- Excellent written skills.
- Scientific and numerical skills.
- Strategic thinking.
- Excellent attention to detail.
Desirable
- Sustainability experience gained within the cultural sector / specific experience working with museums and galleries, performance venues, theatres or cultural services.
- Business skills and commercial awareness.
- Understanding of communications strategies.
- Experience of writing reports, guides, and communication materials for non-academic audiences.
- IEMA membership or similar.
Why Join Us?
At Julie’s Bicycle, you’ll join a passionate team working at the intersection of creativity and climate action. We offer a collaborative, inclusive, and flexible working culture, where your voice will shape how the cultural sector responds to one of the greatest challenges of our time.
How to apply
If you’d like to apply, please:
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Complete the application form and equal opportunities monitoring form found on our website.
Submit these via our application portal by 11.59pm on Sunday 18th Jan 2026.
We encourage people from any background to apply for this post. We are committed to creating a workforce which is representative of our society, and to bringing together those with a variety of skills and experiences to help shape what we do and how we work. We are particularly keen to hear from people of colour and those who self-identify as disabled.
Please note, this post is open to people who already have the right to live and work in the UK, as Julie’s Bicycle is not currently in a position to sponsor a work visa.
A note on AI
While we understand that some people may use AI tools for accessibility (and recognise and support that many assistive technologies may use elements of AI), we ask candidates to consider what tools are most appropriate during the application process. For example, we recognise the value for many people of machine learning language tools like Grammarly. On the other hand we would discourage the use of generative AI tools in writing your application, as we'd like to understand your personal interest in working for Julie's Bicycle, and be able to understand your non-AI-assisted communication skills just as they are. We also recognise that for many of the people and creative communities we work with, the rise of generative AI poses a threat to their livelihoods, while the environmental impacts of AI are only set to grow: this means we also have a responsibility as Julie's Bicycle to consider where and when (and if) we use AI in our work.
Thank you for your interest in working at Julie’s Bicycle.
Julie’s Bicycle is a leading not-for-profit, mobilising the arts and culture to take action on the climate, nature and justice crisis.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Night Reconnection Assistant
London
£34,116 - £38,115 pa
Are you interested in supporting people at immediate risk of rough sleeping and making a real difference to the lives of people who are homeless?
Our client's Teams (No Second Night Out and Somewhere Safe to Stay) provide a rapid response service, intervening to ensure no one needs to sleep rough. They are currently looking for people to join our teams as Night Reconnection Assistants (and Night Assessment Workers).
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Work as part of a busy team environment working closely with those affected by rough sleeping.
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Provide a safe and supportive environment at night to clients; and support a team of Assessment and Reconnection Workers, with key tasks, such as implementing reconnection or assessment plans and supporting clients in to appropriate accommodation.
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Work on a 7-day weekly night rota pattern with an average of 3 waking night shifts in a row (for example 8pm–8.30am or 9pm–8am with a 1.5-hour break)
About you
These roles are great for people who want to learn and have an interest in developing key skills to build a career working in a support role. You don’t need to have direct experience to succeed in these roles, if you can demonstrate the below, your commitment and genuine desire to support people to transform their lives, we encourage you to apply!
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Some experience of dealing directly with the public and/or customers in a busy service environment.
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Good communication skills and the ability to work with others effectively to get things done.
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Some understanding of the issues faced by homeless or vulnerably housed people and the difficulties they experience in accessing services.
NSNO is the largest assessment service commissioned in the UK for people experiencing rough sleeping. Our client has been delivering this innovate service since 2011, the team continue to use their expert knowledge, learning and proven success as part of the Pan London Rough Sleeping Service to provide a rapid response, and intervention to ensure no one needs to sleep rough.
Closing date: 10 am on 20th Jan 2026
Interview and assessments on: 29th Jan - 2nd Feb 2026
Our client is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strongly encourage applications from all under-represented groups.
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 Recruiting for Development Officers in Greater Manchester and Lancashire.
Join Inclusive North to delivery, The Phoenix Way programme and help drive meaningful, community-led change. As a Development Officer, you’ll play a vital role in growing partnerships, strengthening funding opportunities, and amplifying the voices of marginalised communities.
This is an exciting opportunity to work within a collaborative organisation where innovation and impact sit at the heart of everything we do. You’ll support partnership development, coordinate projects, and contribute to capacity-building activities that ensure the long-term sustainability and growth of TPW’s mission. Working closely with a passionate team and diverse stakeholders, you’ll help shape initiatives that create lasting social impact and strengthen local funding ecosystems.
If you’re motivated by purpose, thrive in collaborative environments, and want your work to make a real difference, this role offers the chance to grow, lead, and contribute to meaningful change.
We are recruiting for X2 FTE Development Officers in Lancashire and Greater Manchester.
What We Offer:
- Salary of £32115
- Pension: 5% Contribution
- Perks: Private Health Care, 27 Days annual leave, Salary Sacrifice Scheme
How to Apply?
Please send your CV, along with a covering letter, no more than 2 sides of A4 (Font Size: 12) OR:
A CV or a short video (no longer than 5 minutes long) answering the following question:
What excites you most about this role, and how is it directly connected to your skills and experience? (Consider the requirements of the specification, as found below.)
Our mission is to empower racially minoritised communities by championing racial equity through research, policy, innovation, and collaboration.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
This organisation is using Anonymous Recruitment to reduce bias in the first stages of the hiring process. Submit your application as normal and our system will anonymise it for you. Your personal information will be hidden until the recruiter contacts you.
Role: Head of Communications, Marketing, & Digital
Location:Home-based, with regular attendance (at least monthly) of meetings in London.
Salary:£45-50,000 depending on experience
Type: Permanent, full time (37.5 hours per week) or flexible to at
least 0.8 FTE
Responsible to: Director of Fundraising & Communications
Responsible for: Digital Marketing Manager, Communications & Engagement Manager, Communications Administrator (indirectly), Podcast Manager (indirectly)
Benefits: Flexible working arrangements, 28 days of annual leave (FTE pro rata for part-time) + 1 day for your birthday, pension scheme and Employee Assistance Programme
About the role
Every five minutes, someone, somewhere in the world is told that they have MS. There are currently 2.9 million people in the world living with MS. When you’re diagnosed with MS, in just seconds, the future that you saw for yourself and your loved ones has been shattered. A diagnosis often comes at a time when you’re in the prime of your life, when you should be planning your future, not facing a lifetime of uncertainty. Knowing you have MS can feel incredibly isolating and lonely.
Overcoming MS is here to provide hope: through lifestyle changes, backed by scientific research, a full and healthy life with MS is possible.
Could you be the person that helps us get this message of hope through to thousands of people diagnosed each year, their families and friends? Overcoming MS is at a crucial point in our strategy, where we are ready to significantly expand our reach and let everyone affected by MS know about the support that is available for them to live well. We are ready to own the lifestyle and MS space, to offer hope, positivity and choices to all, and we’re looking for the right person to drive awareness of our brand profile as well as the wider importance of healthy lifestyle and MS.
Job summary:
The Head of Communications, Marketing & Digital is responsible for shaping, delivering, and evaluating the charity’s communications, brand, digital engagement, and marketing activity.
Reporting to the Director of Fundraising & Communications, the postholder plays a pivotal role in growing the charity’s profile, strengthening engagement, and ensuring all communication channels, platforms and content are effective, accessible, and aligned with organisational goals.
In a small charity, this is both a strategic and hands-on role, requiring creativity, strong digital skills, excellent communication, and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Key responsibilities and duties:
1. Communications & brand
- Lead the delivery of the charity’s communications strategy to increase visibility, trust and engagement.
- Manage and protect the charity’s brand, ensuring consistency of messaging, tone, and visual identity.
- Oversee and produce high-quality content for website, newsletters, reports, blogs, case studies, and information materials.
- Support the Director in developing campaigns that unite messaging, fundraising, marketing, and advocacy.
2. Marketing & supporter engagement
- Lead marketing activity to grow audiences, increase engagement, increase participation in our services, and support fundraising objectives.
- Work closely with colleagues to create compelling campaign assets, supporter journeys, and integrated marketing plans.
- Develop marketing materials, key messages, and digital assets that support awareness, engagement, service numbers and income growth.
3. Digital leadership
- Oversee the charity’s digital ecosystem, including website, email marketing, social media and CRM integrations.
- Ensure digital content is accessible, user-focused, streamlined and optimised for engagement and conversion.
- Fully review website development and maintenance, including UX improvements, analytics, SEO, and content.
- Oversee data-led insights and dashboards to measure digital performance and inform decision-making.
4. Media & public relations
- Build media relationships and respond to press requests in coordination with the Director.
- Draft press releases, statements, Q&As, and key messages for external audiences.
- Support reactive and crisis communications, ensuring timely, accurate responses and reputational protection.
5. Internal communication & collaboration
- Support effective internal communication, ensuring staff team, Program Facilitators and volunteers are informed and engaged.
- Work collaboratively across teams to gather stories, insights, and content that bring the charity’s work to life.
- Provide guidance and support to colleagues on communications, brand, and digital best practice.
6. Other
- Manage agency and supplier relationships where relevant.
- Stay informed about sector trends and emerging tools that could benefit the charity.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential experience
- Significant experience in communications, marketing and digital roles, preferably within a charity or mission-driven organisation.
- Proven track record of developing and delivering digital and communications content across multiple platforms to multiple audiences.
- Experience managing websites, CRM systems, email marketing tools, and social media channels.
- Demonstrable experience in audience engagement, digital analytics, and campaign performance measurement.
- Experience in managing a brand profile across different audiences and different products, ensuring consistency and authority over time.
- Hands-on experience creating accessible and compelling written, visual, and digital content.
- Experience working with agencies, freelancers, or creative suppliers.
Essential skills & competencies
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to craft clear, compelling messages.
- Creative, strategic thinker with the ability to translate ideas into practical delivery.
- Highly organised, able to manage multiple deadlines, and comfortable working independently in a small team.
- Strong attention to detail with a commitment to quality and accuracy.
- Strong understanding of brand management and visual communication.
- Strong knowledge and understanding of fundraising, communications, GDPR, safeguarding, accessibility and other standards.
Personal attributes
- Passionate about the charity’s mission and values.
- Collaborative, positive, and comfortable working closely with colleagues across the organisation.
- Proactive problem solver who brings ideas and embraces innovation.
- Adaptable and resilient in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
- Commitment to inclusivity, accessibility, and ethical communication.
- Excellent standard of written and spoken English and ability to communicate effectively with a range of people from diverse backgrounds.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Fully committed to Overcoming MS’s values.
We're here for everyone with MS who wants to take control of their health and wellbeing.

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Aurora offers services across three sites in Worksop, Doncaster and Mexborough . Our Worksop Centre is home to the Heritage Hub, Valerie’s Tearoom, gym, support services and we are launching a newly transformed charity shop.
An inviting, modern space designed to raise vital funds and bring people together. Thoughtfully designed and sustainability-focused, it will offer good quality preloved fashion in a welcoming community setting. The shop offers a unique setting for someone looking for a role that goes well beyond standard retail.
As Retail Manager, you’ll help shape the shop from day one: setting it up, building a supportive volunteer team, and creating a welcoming space that reflects Aurora’s mission. We’re looking for someone with charity retail experience, an eye for trends and a passion for people.
If you want to use your retail skills to make a real difference, and help create a space the community can be proud of, we'd love to hear from you.
About Aurora
Offering services across three sites in Worksop, Doncaster and Mexborough Aurora Wellbeing offers a unique service bringing together health and heritage to provide support for local people affected by cancer, and long-term health conditions. We encourage people to be active participants in their wellbeing, working together to improve physical and emotional health.
Charity Core Purposes: ‘The promotion of good health and wellbeing by assisting in the relief of symptoms and the improvement of the quality of life by providing supportive services to those who have been diagnosed with or affected by cancer and long-term conditions and providing support, information and education on the benefits of receiving complementary and holistic therapies as well as to build awareness of the links between heritage and good health and wellbeing, education and research of wellbeing to the general public as a whole.
Main Purpose
To lead and manage Aurora’s vision for retail whilst creating a warm, professional, and inclusive environment for customers and volunteers. The shop plays a vital role in generating income to support Aurora’s charitable work for people living with cancer.
Reporting to the Business Operations Manager, the Retail Manager will be part of a diverse team encompassing health and wellbeing, hospitality, heritage and support services. This is not a typical charity retail role as the shop is uniquely situated within a wellbeing and heritage centre that also includes a Tearoom, Gym and Community support facilities.
This is an exciting opportunity to shape a truly community-focused retail space, where creativity and innovation can be used to make the most of this historic and distinctive setting.
The Retail Manager will play a key role in the retail transformation, setting up the new shop, recruiting the team, training and establishing best practice and standards; bringing the retail vision to life.
To enhance the health, heritage and well-being of the local community, with a special focus on supporting cancer patients.
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!
Reporting to Director, Supporter Engagement
Visa sponsorship: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Akshaya Patra UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.
We are seeking an enterprising, organised individual to join Akshaya Patra UK as our Supporter Engagement Officer. The role is a joyfully versatile one which requires planning, coordination, and a strong 'make it happen' attitude. As the first point of contact for supporters, community groups, and partners, the candidate will ensure every interaction, whether by phone, email, social media, or in-person, is positive, timely, and professional.
A key part of the role will be to build and grow volunteer chapters across the UK, developing local champions who increase awareness and funds for Akshaya Patra. Even as the candidate will invite new supporters to join our mission, managing supporter relationships with a defined portfolio of donors, monitoring income, and contributing to data analysis related to supporter engagement and projects is a key part of the role. In addition, maintaining the inventory of supporter engagement tools and merchandise, ensuring materials are organised, available, and effectively used to inspire supporters.
Knowledge of British culture and geography is welcome, while familiarity with India, its regions, and Indian languages is an added advantage. You will attend meetings and events in London and other parts of the UK as required, with the flexibility to work remotely at other times. The role will play an important part in shaping our future plans and helping us grow our income and impact in the years ahead.
Key responsibilities
- Manage supporter enquiries, building strong relationships and offering excellent stewardship at every stage.
- Adopt an enterprising, creative mindset to engage a wide variety of donors and community groups across the UK, thinking innovatively about supporter involvement.
- Send timely thank-you messages, acknowledgements, and fulfilment communications, ensuring supporters feel valued and informed.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date supporter records, monitor income received, and support data analysis to track trends and project future income.
- Assist with events, appeals, and seasonal campaigns, contributing to planning, logistics and delivery, and ensuring all activities reflect Akshaya Patra’s mission and priorities.
- Manage the inventory of supporter-care tools, and place orders for new and innovative engagement tools.
- Develop and produce bespoke supporter and volunteer packs, tailored to motivate and equip individuals and groups to champion our cause.
- Work collaboratively with the Supporter Engagement and wider fundraising teams, ensuring a cohesive, collaborative, and mission-driven supporter journey.
- The responsibilities outlined above are not exhaustive and may evolve as the organisation develops. Flexibility and collaborative spirit are essential in a growing charity environment.
Requirements
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to support, engage and inspire a wide range of supporters and volunteers.
- Strong administrative and digital skills, including confident use of databases, spreadsheets, emails, and online communication tools.
- A hands-on, proactive approach, with the ability to problem-solve, adapt quickly, and take initiative to make things happen.
- A positive, collaborative, and team-focused attitude, with a willingness to contribute to shared goals.
- A genuine desire to make a meaningful difference in the lives of children facing disadvantage.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Responsible for all Continuous Professional Development (CPD) resources and activity of the Royal College of Paramedics, The primary role of the National CPD Lead will be overall responsibility for all CPD delivered by the Royal College of Paramedics, including ensuring the quality of content across the current and future range of platforms, (including video, webinars, events, podcasting).
The National CPD Lead is responsible for the efficient and effective management of specific pre-agreed workstreams aligned with realisation of the Royal College’s strategy objectives, this will require budget awareness along with supervision and management of team members.
As a senior member the College team – the National CPD Lead will provide a leadership presenceacross the organisation, contributing to policy and planning, staff development and membershipengagement and growth. They will be an able, confident and competent communicator, engagingeffectively at all levels, from student members to the Royal College of Paramedics Board and Council to national partners and colleagues.
The primary role of the National CPD Lead is to provide assurance, support and leadership in the provision of face to face and virtual CPD delivered by the College of Paramedics, including:
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Ensuring the quality of content across the current and future range of platforms (including events, video, webinars, courses, and podcasting).
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Reviewing and developing CPD activities which meet the needs of members and the profession
As an employee, the National CPD Lead will promote the Royal College, and its aims and objectives by building effective relationships with members, other healthcare colleagues, employers and other stakeholder bodies.
The Person:
We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to work directly with the Head of Education to drive innovation and change and deliver the Continuous Professional Development and Education objectives as part of the overall College strategy.
The National CPD Lead will act with integrity, positivity, and adaptability, using their skills to build effective relationships and work within a shared vision.
Closing date: 23:59hrs on 30.01.26
Interviews: w/c 16.02.26 in the area of Leeds/Bradford
The Royal College of Paramedics is the recognised professional body for all paramedics in the UK
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Events Lead
Salary: £34,237 – £38,235 (depending on experience) (see below for more details on remuneration)
About Voice 21
Voice 21 is the national oracy education charity. We exist to empower every child to use their voice for success in school and life. Our work transforms learning and life chances through talk by increasing access to a high-quality oracy education for those that need it most. Follow the links to find out more about why oracy is so vital and the impact Voice 21 has.
Your opportunity
Tackle a vital challenge, with great people. Voice 21 exists to transform children' s learning and life chances through talk and we are aiming to be working with 2,000 schools a year by 2025. To reach this goal we recruit great people and give them real responsibility, training and support.
Output focused culture, with flexible working opportunities. We have an agile and flexible approach – our team can work when and wherever works best to deliver the requirements of their role. For staff working at home, we support them to create a workspace and provide technology that enables them to work effectively.
Real development opportunities. We believe in supporting people to develop the skills they need to be excellent – whether this means funding external training, finding a mentor to support them or giving them the time to learn from others in the organisations through our regular CPD sessions. We also offer paid study leave for team members taking part in formal studies outside of work.
Great benefits. 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) and additional Christmas closure period. Holiday entitlement increases linked to length of service, 5% employer contribution to pension, interest-free season ticket, cycle and technology loans, employee assistance scheme.
Remuneration. Our pay is a band and spine point approach where there is up to 7 years progression available (depending on starting point).
Your purpose
Voice 21 is the national oracy education charity, working with over 1000 schools annually to ensure that every child can use their voice to thrive in school, work and life. Alongside our work directly with schools, we campaign nationally to ensure that oracy is recognised and supported by policy-makers and other key stakeholders.
We’re looking for an Events Lead who will deliver an ambitious, high-quality programme of events in support of our mission. Based in the Influence team, you’ll play a pivotal cross-organisational role in delivering events in support of our national network of Voice 21 Oracy Schools, sales and marketing, and our fundraising and public affairs goals.
Your responsibilities
Event development, planning and management
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Support the development and delivery of Voice 21’s Events Strategy, in alignment with our organisational plan
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Work collaboratively across the organisation, especially with key stakeholders in the Growth and Fundraising teams, to ensure alignment with organisational goals, and effective coordination between teams
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Plan and manage Voice 21’s annual flagship events: responsible for ticket sale and revenue generation targets; attendee experience; and co-ordination of content generation and programme design
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Work collaboratively across the organisation to coordinate events (physical and virtual) in support of organisational goals, providing expertise, support in management/delivery, and helping to establish organisation-wide best practice systems and processes
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Manage relationships with external stakeholders including venues, exhibitors and suppliers
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Prepare and manage event project budgets, ensuring events operate with the agreed parameters, value-for-money is achieved and that there is effective and compliant monitoring and reporting
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Evaluate and report upon the impact of Voice 21 events to support evidence-informed decision-making
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Ensure all events communications reflect Voice 21’s brand and strategic messaging.
External event and speaker opportunities
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Take ownership of, and further develop, Voice 21’s processes for the acceptance of external speaking opportunities, in a time of growing demand. Work across the organisation to ensure that this is managed in alignment with our organisational goals regarding partnerships, marketing and influencing.
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Evaluate and select external events and conferences, as opportunities for Voice 21 to further its mission
Your progression
Within 1 month, you’ll have:
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Started building strong working relationships with colleagues across Voice 21
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Started developing your understanding of Voice 21, oracy, our events and Influence work
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Attended one of Voice 21’s annual flagship events (depending on start date)
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Taken ownership of Voice 21’s external speaker request system
Within 3 months, you’ll have:
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Developed and initiated a process for the development of Voice 21’s external speaker request system
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Taken over and continued the planning and management of Voice 21’s flagship October event
Within 6 months, you’ll have:
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In full ownership of Voice 21’s annual flagship events
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Coordinating events, in collaboration with colleagues from across Voice 21, in service of our organisational goals
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Supporting the development and delivery of Voice 21’s Events Strategy
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You’ll have come along to the Voice 21 charity-wide Away Day and met the whole team!
Person specification
Essential
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A proven track record in the management and delivery of conference-style events
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Experience creating and managing events budgets
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Experience using campaign management software
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Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for liaising with events stakeholders
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Excellent organisational and project management skills with the ability to coordinate multiple priorities
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Able to form excellent working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Desirable
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Experience working in the non-profit and/or education sectors
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Experience stewarding sponsor/funder relationships
This job is for you if...
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You love managing events!
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You’re a systems and processes person - you love to develop them, run them and improve them
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You’re detail-oriented and see things that others miss
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You’re pro-active - you love to spot opportunities to contribute your expertise and drive as part of an ambitious team
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You’d like to be part of a cross-functional team, working alongside communications, research and public affairs experts
Where you’ll work: Remote, with regional and national travel to attend meetings and events, including some overnight stays.
Terms: Full Time
Application details
To apply:
Please send your CV and a short cover letter
Your cover letter should briefly:
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Why would you like to work at Voice 21? (150 words max)
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Please describe the skills and experience that you would bring to this role (150 words max)
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Please describe an event you have organised that you are proud of, and explain why it was a success from your perspective. (250 words max)
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Please describe a time when you faced a challenge/something went wrong: what happened, what did you do, and what have you learned (200 words max).
Closing date: Midnight, 27th January 2026.
Interview date: To commence during the week starting 2nd Feb.
Start date: ASAP.
Questions: If you have any questions about the role, or would like to discuss it before submitting an application, please contact Amanda Moorghen, Interim Director of Learning & Influence
Valuing every voice
Voice 21 believes that every voice should be heard and valued. We are committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and do not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Voice 21.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.





