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About us

Greyhound Rescue Wales (GRW) is Wales’ leading charity dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating and rehoming greyhounds and lurchers. Founded in 1993, we have spent more than three decades championing the welfare of sighthounds and working towards our vision: a Wales without greyhound racing, where every greyhound and lurcher has a home and receives the best possible care. 

In April 2026, after 25 years of determined campaigning to improve welfare and regulation within the racing industry, legislation to ban greyhound racing in Wales was finally passed. This landmark achievement marks the beginning of a new chapter for GRW as we expand our reach and capacity across the UK to ensure every greyhound leaving the racing industry has a rescue space, medical support and rehabilitation on the journey towards their forever home. 

To help us grow sustainably and strengthen our long‑term impact, we are now seeking to develop our fundraising team with the creation of a Trusts and Foundations Officer. This role will play a key part in increasing and diversifying our income, enabling us to rescue, rehabilitate and rehome even more dogs during this pivotal moment in our charity’s history. 

Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious Trusts & Foundations fundraiser who is ready to strengthen and diversify their experience, to work with small, medium and high-value funders, and to play a meaningful role within Greyhound Rescue Wales.

The Trusts and Foundations Officer is responsible for securing grants of varying sizes, translating all aspects of GRW’s work into compelling, high-quality applications for a diverse range of prospective funders.

As part of our Income Generation Team, you will work closely with the Head of Fundraising, Sponsorship & Individual Giving Officer and Community & Events Fundraiser to help deliver an annual income target of £400K+.

You’ll take ownership of a varied portfolio of trust and foundation relationships, building on warm funders while also researching and developing new prospects at the four-to six-figure level.

This role offers hands-on experience across the full trusts fundraising cycle — from research and relationship-building to bid writing, reporting and stewardship with strong support and clear opportunities to grow

Please see attached the full job description and person specification

Job Role: Recruitment Consultant

Salary: £25,960 per year

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Contract type: Permanent

Location: Bath

About The Role:

We’re looking for a proactive and driven Recruitment Consultant to join our HR and Recruitment team and play a key role in shaping the future of our workforce.

As our sole recruiter, you’ll take full ownership of the recruitment process - attracting, engaging, and hiring top talent while partnering closely with hiring managers to deliver a high‑quality, inclusive, and positive candidate experience from start to finish.

This is a fantastic opportunity to combine hands‑on, end‑to‑end recruitment with the chance to innovate and continuously improve how we hire. If you enjoy making an impact, influencing change, and bringing in the people who make a difference, this role is for you ��

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Oversee the full recruitment lifecycle, from advertising roles to coordinating interviews and finalising offers.
• Build strong relationships with hiring managers, providing advice and work collaboratively with agencies to support recruitment needs.
• Analyse recruitment data and KPIs to drive improvements, inform decisions and manage the ATS (Applicant Tracking System).
• Drive recruitment process improvements and help develop and deliver inclusive recruitment training to hiring managers.

Since job descriptions cannot be exhaustive, the post holder may be required to undertake other duties, which are broadly in line with the above key responsibilities

What We’re Looking For:

• A collaborative and relationship-focused individual with strong stakeholder management skills.
• Organised and adaptable, ability to manage multiple roles at once with conflicting priorities.
• Passionate about delivering an excellent experience, with strong commitment to inclusive recruitment and continuous improvement.

There are many great reasons to join our team!

• Great opportunities for career development and free monthly training sessions from experienced facilitators
• Wellbeing related support/advice, and up to 6 free counselling sessions through our Employee Assistance Programme
• 27 days annual leave, including an extra day off for your birthday, plus bank holidays - increasing up to 30 days after 4 years of continuous employment (pro rata for part-time staff)
• 30% staff discount at Julian House charity shops
• 20% staff discount at Julian House bike workshops
• A generous and competitive pension scheme
• A supportive culture where staff feedback is highly valued and regular supervisions with line managers are conducted

Our Ethos

As an Equal Opportunities employer, we have an Equality and Diversity Action plan in place showing our commitment in ensuring continuous improvement in creating an inclusive culture. We also have a committed group of Inclusion & Diversity champions who meet monthly to ensure progress is being made. We invite applications from people from all backgrounds and cultures, especially minority groups that are underrepresented in the workplace. We also welcome applications from those with lived experience. We embrace flexibility and are proud to be a Disability Confident and Mindful employer, as well as an Armed Forces Covenant Supporter.

If you have any special access requirements or other support needs throughout the application process (including interview), please contact us so that we can let you know how we can support you. We accept CVs and applications in all formats.

DBS Checks

We welcome applications from people with lived experience. All applicants working with our clients will be expected to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. A criminal conviction will not necessarily prevent you from becoming an employee, the decision will depend on the type of offence and its relevance to the role. If you would like to discuss any convictions you may have, please contact the person named in the advert. All information will be dealt with according to our Data Protection Policy.

Harris Hill is delighted to be working with St Luke’s Hospice to recruit a passionate and creative Community Fundraiser (Products) to join their dedicated fundraising team.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced community fundraiser to play a key role in developing and delivering inspiring fundraising products and campaigns that build strong supporter relationships and generate sustainable income for the Hospice.

Reporting to the Community and Events Manager, you will lead on a portfolio of community fundraising activity, including ownership of the Hospice’s In Memory fundraising programme. You’ll create thoughtful, supporter focused journeys for people with a close personal connection to St Luke’s, ensuring every interaction is sensitive, engaging and impactful.

Working collaboratively across fundraising, communications and supporter care teams, you’ll help shape innovative campaigns, analyse performance and deliver exceptional supporter experiences that strengthen long-term engagement.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the planning, delivery and evaluation of community fundraising campaigns and products
• Managing and developing the In Memory fundraising programme
• Creating engaging supporter stewardship journeys
• Monitoring income, activity and performance data to inform future planning
• Working collaboratively across teams to deliver integrated fundraising activity
• Ensuring all fundraising activity complies with relevant regulations and best practice

To be successful, you will have:

• Experience delivering community fundraising campaigns or products
• Strong supporter stewardship experience, ideally including In Memory fundraising
• Excellent project management and communication skills
• Experience using CRM systems and analysing supporter data
• A collaborative approach and passion for delivering excellent supporter experiences

If you are a relationship-focused fundraiser looking to join a compassionate and values-led organisation making a real difference in the community, we’d love to hear from you.

Salary: up to £32,000 per annum

Contract type: Permanent, full time

Location: London, Harrow, hybrid working- 2 days in the office

Deadline: On rolling basis 

Interview: ASAP

Recruitment process: Cv and Supporting Statement to

If this sounds like you, then please do get in touch ASAP!

As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.

You’ll be embarking on a challenging and rewarding role, engaging directly with the Big Leaf core team to support the development and delivery of programmes and activities for displaced young people in both Guildford and Redhill.   

 The Project Administrator & Support position has been created to support the Programme Managers with 1) management and engagement with our working partners, and 2) operational project support and administration across the organisation.

Key Tasks ● Provide logistical and administrative support to the BLF Programme Managers. This can include liaising with project partners and suppliers, booking transportation and project venues, communication with young people and ensuring relevant consents and permissions are obtained. ● Act as a point of contact and build good relationships with partners. ● Liaise with our Partners including social workers, foster carers, parents and accommodation providers and meet BLFs safeguarding commitments by ensuring all paperwork and consents are in place. ● Manage general enquiries and referrals coming through our website and the contact@ email ensuring these are directed to the appropriate team members in a timely manner. ● Data capture and monitoring: populating SalesForce campaigns and ensuring registers for all activities are kept up to date ● Provide planning and admin support for our Summer Programme, Refugee Week and End of Year celebrations, including booking venues and transportation, liaising with project partners and communications with stakeholders. ● Occasional in-person project delivery support might be required.

As a Communications Officer at the British Psychological Society, you will play a key role in telling the story of our members and the impact and issues within the field of psychology.  We're looking for a creative and enthusiastic individual to join our team for a 9-month fixed-term contract, supporting member and external communications.

About the Role

You’ll build and manage strong relationships with member networks and stakeholders, uncovering and sharing compelling insights and achievements. A key part of the role is producing member communications, ensuring content is engaging, accurate, and on message.

Working closely with the Communications Manager, you’ll support the delivery of communications and media strategies across the organisation, helping to promote positive relationships with both members and the media while ensuring consistent messaging. This will involve planning and delivering a range of internal and external communication projects, using your creative skills to maximise engagement with new initiatives, services, and information.

What We’re Looking For

You should be educated to degree level with a qualification or experience in communications, PR, media or journalism, with proven experience creating and managing engaging content across multiple channels. You will have a strong understanding of the media landscape, alongside excellent written, verbal and presentation skills. The role requires a highly organised and adaptable individual who can manage competing deadlines and work under pressure. You must be confident in building relationships, influencing and engaging stakeholders both inside and outside the organisation. Experience in a communications or news environment, knowledge of sectors such as psychology, higher education, charities or science, and familiarity with email marketing platforms and content management systems would be an advantage.

Why Join Us?

We offer a supportive flexible environment and the chance to make a real difference. We offer a friendly, values led working culture with an excellent benefits package that includes:

• Agile & flexible working
• Generous leave entitlement
• Occupational pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme / free eye care vouchers / Winter flu vaccinations
• Tailored learning & development
• Employee Assistance Programme counselling
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Discounts scheme with national organisations

How to apply

The closing date for applications is 23:59 on Thursday 18th June 2026, with interviews w/c 6th July. To apply, please submit your CV and a supporting letter detailing how you meet the criteria in the job profile.  Please note that applications without a supporting letter will not be considered. 

The British Psychological Society is committed to a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, irrespective of your background or circumstances. We are only able to accept applications that can demonstrate a right to work in the UK as we are unable to sponsor people requiring a work visa.

Due to the large number of applications we receive, it is not possible to update you on the progress of the application until after the closing date. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion.

The Role

Are you a creative, data-driven marketer with a passion for developing and delivering marketing campaigns that truly resonate with audiences? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where your ideas shape commercial outcomes and deliver value to members?

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to join the Law Society as a Product Marketing Executive in our busy Member Communications and Marketing team and play a key role in promoting our premium membership to help the Law Society deliver value to our members and their businesses. This is your opportunity to create compelling campaigns, influence strategy, and elevate our member communications.

You'll help grow our premium membership through individual and corporate uptake and be instrumental in communicating the value and benefits of section membership. You will understand the opportunity and importance of key customer touchpoints throughout the customer journey, be excellent at stakeholder management, adaptable to changing priorities and quick to learn. You will build a deep understanding of our audiences, products and services to develop compelling content and messaging, using existing and new channels to grow awareness, increase reach, build value and generate leads.

You will liaise with key internal stakeholders including our membership operations, membership engagement, brand, social media, content and digital teams and manage the day-to-day delivery of our acquisition and retention activities.

This is an exciting and varied role where your expertise and knowledge will be used to great effect to make a real impact for our members.

What we're looking for

• Experience creating and delivering marketing campaigns in a digital marketing role
• Proficiency in using analytics report tools, email and social platforms, and Microsoft office software (or equivalent)
• Strong planning and organisation skills with an ability to work to deadlines and manage competing priorities
• Educated to degree level, or with a marketing qualification, other recognised professional post-graduate qualification or related experience
• Team-focused, with the ability to work closely with colleagues across different disciplines and functions.

We're looking for a proactive and creative marketer who combines strong organisational skills with a data-driven mindset. You'll be someone who can translate insight into engaging, customer-focused campaigns, while managing multiple priorities and deadlines with confidence. A natural collaborator, you'll build strong relationships across teams and bring excellent communication skills, attention to detail, and a commitment to delivering high-quality work. Above all, you'll be a self-starter who takes initiative, embraces feedback, and thrives in a fast-paced environment where you can make a real impact.

What's in it for you

You'll be part of a high performing marketing team where you'll be shaping your own creative campaigns, sharpening your skills in data-driven marketing, and working with a diverse range of stakeholders. You'll be joining a strong brand with a reputation for excellence and legal expertise, committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion, and a culture of trust, clarity, excellence and respect.

Job Title: Employment Consultant (Portsmouth/Southampton area)

Location: Home- and field-based with regular local travel (driving licence essential)

Salary: £33,174

Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week (part time or flexible working options considered)

Contract: 2 years fixed term with possibility of extension

At The Poppy Factory, we believe that everyone who has served our country deserves the opportunity to build a fulfilling life beyond the armed forces. For over a century, we have stood alongside veterans and their families, evolving our services to support veterans and adult family members to overcome barriers to employment and transform their lives.

We are seeking a passionate and person-centred Employment Consultant to join our team. This is a role for someone who believes in potential, not limitations – someone who can walk alongside clients with empathy and determination, empowering them to take ownership of their employment journey.

You’ll provide tailored information, advice and guidance to help veterans secure meaningful and sustainable work, managing a diverse caseload with care and professionalism. Using coaching, mentoring and strengths-based approaches, you will help individuals identify their goals, build resilience and move confidently towards lasting employment outcomes.

Collaboration is at the heart of this role. You will develop strong partnerships with regional organisations to generate referrals and address wider barriers such as mental health, housing or addiction, while also building strong relationships with local employers to create real opportunities for your clients, and sharing best practice with your colleagues in the team.

With a strong understanding of local labour markets and safeguarding practices, you’ll maintain high-quality case records, contribute to continuous improvement, and actively participate in team development. Adaptability, initiative and resilience are key, as we respond to the evolving needs of our clients and the communities we serve.

Why The Poppy Factory?

• A chance to give back to our armed forces and make a positive and lasting impact to the lives of veterans and their families.
• Competitive salary and benefits package including generous holiday and pension contributions.
• A welcoming and empowering culture, with regular opportunities for team connecting and shared learning throughout the year.
• Variety in the role, a mix of delivering a community-based service in your region, home working and occasional visits to the historic Poppy Factory in Richmond, London
• The opportunity to develop your region and build relationships with employers and other support services that best meet the needs of the people you’re supporting.
• Be part of an iconic charity with a 100+ year history

For further information, including the full job description for the role, please refer to the candidate pack.

How to apply

To apply for this position please prepare your CV and a covering letter clearly outlining how you meet the essential criteria in the person specification as set out above and submit via the online application process. Please address your covering letter to Melanie Rignall, Services Manager.

For an informal conversation to find out more about this role, please call Melanie Rignall.

The closing date for this vacancy will be 2 May 2026. Please note, we cannot accept late or incomplete applications. Only applications submitted through the online process will be considered.

First stage interviews will take place on 8 May 2026, with second stage interviews scheduled for 13 May 2026. Please ensure you are available on these dates, as it’s not always possible to reschedule.

No agencies please.

Equality & Diversity

We are committed to equality, valuing diversity, and promoting inclusion within our workforce, including the volunteers who give their time to us.  We work to maintain an environment where the needs and aspirations of all employees are met, irrespective of characteristics protected under the legislative framework of the Equality Act 2010. We expect everyone to understand and accept their personal responsibility to recognise and value differences and the unique contributions that people make to the way we deliver our work.

As an equal opportunities employer our commitment is to take positive measures to recruit people from underrepresented groups, and we actively encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds. As a Disability Confident employer, we offer a guaranteed interview for any job applicant with a disability who meets the essential criteria for the role. Please indicate in your covering letter if you wish to be considered under this scheme. We are also happy to discuss reasonable adjustments to the application or interview process to accommodate disabled candidates.

We are a family friendly employer and happy to discuss flexible working arrangements. We encourage applicants to contact us to discuss if they have any questions before applying.

Remote working with occasional travel

Ref: PODL-261

Are you an experienced learning and development professional with a passion for helping people reach their potential? Do you have a track record of designing engaging learning programmes, developing leaders, and creating a culture where learning thrives?

If so, St Giles Trust is looking for a People Development Lead to play a key role in shaping and delivering our learning and development offer across the organisation.

About St Giles Trust 
An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need.  Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others.  

About this key role
As People Development Lead, you will be responsible for designing, delivering and continuously improving learning and development opportunities that support colleagues to grow, develop and succeed.

Working closely with leaders, managers and subject matter experts across the organisation, you will develop leadership and management pathways, create innovative learning solutions and support a culture of continuous learning. You will also lead our train-the-trainer approach, empowering colleagues to share their expertise and deliver high-quality internal learning programmes.

Managing one direct report, you will help ensure learning systems, processes and reporting are effective, accessible and aligned to organisational priorities.

What we are looking for

• Leadership or management experience in a people development, training or organisational development environment
• Experience designing and delivering leadership and management development programmes
• Experience coaching, mentoring or developing others
• Experience planning and coordinating learning programmes or development pathways
• Understanding of adult learning principles and effective learning design
• Knowledge of equality, diversity and inclusion within learning environments
• Awareness of emerging trends in learning and development, including AI-assisted learning tools
• Strong facilitation, presentation and communication skills
• Ability to build effective relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels
• Strong organisational and analytical skills
• Confidence using digital learning platforms and tools

As an organisation that works with children and adults at risk we are committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the safety of our clients. An Enhanced DBS Check with children’s barred list is required for this Role-But there is not an expectation it will be ‘clean’- St Giles employs many people with convictions.

We actively encourage people with personal experience of the criminal justice system or lived experience of the issues facing this client group to apply for this role.

In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, clinical therapist sessions, life insurance (4 x annual salary), duvet days, season ticket loan, employee perks programme, eye care voucher and much more.

We are an equity and inclusion confident employer. We welcome all applications and we particularly encourage applications from people of the global majority (black, brown, multi- heritage) and those who identify as disabled, neuroexpansive, neurodiverse, with any protected characteristics and/or social barriers or challenges. We value the empowering and informative impact that all lived experiences and diversity of thought can offer the organisation.

St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.

A basic DBS check is required for this role.

Closing date: 29th June 2026 at 9am.

The Collaborative Arts Organiser will sit at the heart of Himmah's cultural work, working onthe design, oversight and delivery of collaborative and participatory arts, narrative and heritage projects that bring communities together across race and class. The post-holder will be primarily based with the Race and Class Arts Lab, while contributing across all three Hubs of
the Race, Arts and Heritage strategy.

This is a role for someone who believes that art, culture and heritage are essential tools for organising and liberation, that creative practice can build solidarity across difference, surface community histories, and challenge the dominant narratives that uphold racial and class injustice.

In this role, you will:

• Design and deliver participatory arts and heritage projects rooted in communities
• Bring people together across race and class to build relationships and shared work
• Work with artists, facilitators and participants to co-create projects
• Organise workshops, exhibitions, performances and public activity
• Build relationships with community groups and cultural partners
• Support work that surfaces histories of racism, migration and class
• Contribute to wider organising, narrative and political education activity
• Help ensure the work is grounded, ethical and shaped by the communities involved

About the role

This is a senior leader role and will play a key role in delivering financial strategy, having oversight of the charity’s finance function, and working with the Chief Operating Officer to ensure the charity’s long-term financial security. The role requires excellent accountancy skills, as well as previous experience in overseeing a range of finance functions and managing a team. You will oversee the charity’s financial accounts and reporting; bookkeeping and processing; budget and forecasts; and bank accounts. You will manage a full-time Finance Manager, who has two direct reports and a Senior Finance Officer who oversees tutor and staff payroll. You will champion the charity’s values and embody them in interactions with colleagues. You will be willing to learn and have a can-do attitude.

The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant, with significant professional experience across a range of areas within finance. Your work will be accurate, efficient, and transparent, setting the standard within the Finance Team. You will be comfortable working with colleagues across the charity to implement cost controls, and to collect and report on financial data. You will regularly present this data to senior members of staff, including at the quarterly Board of Trustees meetings and the charity’s Finance Committee of the Board of Trustees. You will be an adept project manager, able to coordinate actions, track progress and deliver results, alongside having strong attention to detail and people skills. Candidates for this role should be comfortable working in a busy, efficient and high-performing team.

This is a great opportunity to join The Brilliant Club Team at a time when we are moving into the delivery of our new Backing Brilliance strategy, with a commitment to financial sustainability. Over the course of the Join the Club strategy we had focused on developing new areas of work utilising a planned strategic reserves fund. Despite a challenging external environment, we are now in a position with the support of our fundraising revenue that our programmes have reached an economy of scale for long-term financial sustainability.

We are excited to meet candidates who want to join us on this journey.

About you

The role will best suit someone who

• Essential - Qualified accountant of a recognised accounting body (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Essential – Experience of managing accounts of £2m+
• Essential - Knowledge of accounting requirements, terminology, and processes, including UK GAAP 
• Essential - Knowledge of financial controls and understanding of best practice 
• Essential - Ability to deal with sensitive issues and to demonstrate strict confidentiality 
• Essential - Ability to manage external financial relationships, e.g., bank, debtors, auditors 
• Essential - Ability to use relevant software packages, e.g., Xero, Excel 
• Essential – Experience of line management
• Highly desirable - Knowledge of charity-specific reporting requirements 
• Desirable – Significant experience in an accounting or other relevant financial role
• Desirable - Knowledge of charity-specific reporting requirements 
• Essential – adhere to information security policies included in the charity’s ISO 27001 manual and complete information security training
• Has a demonstrable passion for furthering The Brilliant Club’s mission

Contract:6-month fixed term contract

Hours: 28 hours per week over 4 days

Salary:£29,500 - £34,000 per annum (pro rata for part time) 

Location:Burford, Oxfordshire or Radcliffe Greater Manchester, hybrid working with a minimum of two days per week in the office

Closing date:18 June 2026

Interview dates:  25 & 26 June 2026

Are you passionate about supporting people and creating positive workplace experiences? We’re looking for a People & Culture Advisor to join our People & Culture team at Blue Cross on a 6 month fixed term basis.

This is a varied and rewarding role where you’ll work closely with managers and colleagues across the organisation, providing practical advice, guidance and support on a wide range of people matters, while helping us continue to build an inclusive and collaborative One Blue Cross culture.

More about the role

As a People & Culture Advisor, you’ll support the delivery of a high quality People service across the organisation. Working alongside the P&C Business Partners, you’ll be supporting managers through both informal and formal employee relations cases, including sickness absence, grievance, disciplinary and capability matters, ensuring these are handled fairly, consistently and in line with policy and best practice.

You’ll also play an important role in supporting volunteer managers across Blue Cross, helping to develop volunteering management solutions and providing support with volunteer systems and processes. Alongside this, you’ll contribute to people projects, management workshops, policy development and reporting, helping to continuously improve the support and services we provide to our people.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to further develop their HR career within a collaborative and values driven environment. 

About you

You’ll be an approachable and confident HR professional with strong employee relations experience who enjoys building trusted relationships with managers and colleagues. Comfortable managing a varied workload, you’ll be able to balance day-to-day operational activity with longer-term projects and improvement work.

You’ll have strong communication and administration skills, a proactive approach and the ability to handle sensitive information with discretion. You’ll also share our compassionate, courageous and inclusive values and be passionate about creating positive experiences for both employees and volunteers.

Essential Qualifications, Skills, and Experience

• Previous experience of working in HR, gained throughout the employee life cycle 
• Experience of advising managers through formal and informal Employee Relations cases including sickness absence, grievance, disciplinary and capability
• Confident in dealing with numbers and experience of analysing and reporting data 
• Excellent interpersonal skills and customer-facing skills 
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal 
• Good attention to detail 
• Great administration skills 
• A proven track record of prioritising and organising work and projects within a busy and multi-functioning role 
• IT literate with MS Office, web-based platforms, and databases 
• The ability to demonstrate, understand and apply our Blue Cross values

Desirable Qualifications, Skills, and Experience

• CIPD Level 3 
• Experience of working with volunteers in a HR environment 
• Experience of managing projects and development programmes 
• An understanding of the demands of the voluntary sector

How to apply 

Click the apply button below and complete the online application process before the closing date. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.

Contract
Full-time, permanent
(We welcome proposals for flexible working arrangements)

Salary
£55k per annum

This is a newly created role. with responsibility for financial management owned previously by the Executive Director, supported by the Head of Finance & Operations. In the refreshed structure operational and finance functions are separated.

The purpose of this role is to ensure the organisation is financially sustainable, well governed, and able to deliver its mission effectively. You will lead the financial management of the organisation, ensuring robust financial control, high-quality reporting, and effective financial planning to support strategic decision-making and long-term sustainability. This is a hands-on, collaborative role in a busy team, spanning both strategic and operational finance.

Being a success in this role will essentially balance three things at the same time:
1. Financial stability, control and risk management
2. Artistic and charitable ambition
3. Long-term organisational resilience and sustainable growth

Over the last two years the Festival has refreshed a number of our platforms and ways of working, including updating our CRM, ticketing and finance systems (Xero). We have worked with an external consultancy firm who have reviewed our systems and processes in finance and recommended new approaches; we are seeking a financial leader who can continue to progress this transformation, embedding new systems and ways of working across the team, while managing the busy annual BAU finance operations. We are in year two of a refreshed Strategic Plan, with a focus on building organisational resilience, maximising income and building new revenue streams; our new Finance Director will play a key role in realising these ambitions.

The role will be the key liaison with the Audit & Risk Committee of the Board of Trustees.

Key Responsibilities:

• Financial leadership
• Financial reporting and insight
• Festival and programme support
• Sustainability and development support
• Systems and data
• Compliance, governance and risk management
• Leadership and team management

Essential Knowledge, skills and experience

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA or equivalent experience)
• Significant senior financial management experience including Xero accounting system
• Experience of budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning
• Experience preparing statutory accounts and managing audits 
• Strong understanding of financial controls and governance
• Experience presenting financial information to boards or trustees
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work strategically and operationally in a fast-paced environment

For full information on key responsibilities and person specifications please see full Job Description on Edinburgh International Book Festival Website.

Key Dates:

Closing date for applications: Monday 29th June 2026. Please complete the online application using the links on our website. 

Interviews will be held in central Edinburgh during the week of 6th July. Remote interview requests will be considered but in person is preferred.

About Cord

Cord is an international charity working to make peace a reality where people don’t have the freedom to exercise their rights. We work to build the relationship between those in power and local communities. 

We believe that people flourish when all parts of society work together. Peaceful relationships make that possible. The simple act of talking begins a journey of growth which transforms mistrust, includes the excluded and turns adversaries into allies.

Cord operates in eight countries and implements programmes in the following areas:

• Empowering Women & Girls
• Accessing Fundamental Freedoms
• Climate & the Environment
• Economic Empowerment
• Supporting Stronger Societies

We are a small, committed team who love working together to make a huge impact. A 2026 global staff survey returned very positive feedback about Cord as a place to work with strong expressions of belonging, purpose and value, and with 97% of staff saying that would recommend Cord as a great place to work. We are looking for a great candidate to join this fantastic organisation and contribute to our work to Build Peace. If you like the sound of us, then take a look at the recruitment pack and come and join our team!

About the Role

Cord’s turnover is about £2.3M a year. About 85% of Cord’s funding is restricted, coming from institutional donors like the EU and governments, and 15% (about £300K) is unrestricted coming from a committed UK supporter base and other private fundraising streams.

In 2026, Cord is registered in the UK and has offices in five other countries and programme activities in a further seven countries.

Cord has a range of finance systems, procedures and reporting practices to meet the needs of our operations in each location. Our finance function facilitates operations across the organisation to ensure there is good financial management, effective financial control, and compliance as well as a culture of support and learning.

This role is responsible for bookkeeping for Cord’s UK operation. The organisation’s income is received directly to the UK, the UK expenditure (£700K) and the organisation’s main treasury management is within the UK. The UK Finance Officer processes the monthly payroll for the UK (11ppl) and international staff (8ppl), processes international payments and fund transfers. The role also supports to the Finance Manager to implement the Finance Workplan and it produces a range of reports that support the effective financial management of the organisation. 

This role would suit someone with experience of working in finance within a charity, who is motivated by the work that Cord does and is interested in undertaking a long-term role. You will need an organised approach to your work, with the ability to diligently complete routine functions independently, whilst also being sufficiently flexible and able to respond to immediate tasks as they arise. You will have a drive for continual improvement of the organisation’s systems and processes, with a view improve efficiency and adapt to changing technological developments and compliance regulations.

If you like what you read and are passionate about real and lasting change, come and join us and be part of the Cord story.

Application Instructions

To apply please send your CV and a covering letter that explains your interest in Cord and the role, and details how you fulfil the requirements of the role.  

This is a hybrid role that is based in Cord’s admin office in Coventry and part at home. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

We are seeking a proactive, organised and relationship-focused Community & Volunteer Events Coordinator to lead the coordination and delivery of community projects, family activities and volunteer engagement opportunities across Camden and Islington.

This is a hands-on operational role focused on strengthening community connections, increasing family engagement and supporting inclusive, welcoming activities for families accessing our services.

The postholder will coordinate a varied programme of projects, groups and events while building positive relationships with community partners, venues and local stakeholders. They will play an important role in identifying opportunities for collaboration, reducing barriers to participation and supporting innovative approaches to community engagement.