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About Better Society Capital (BSC):
Better Society Capital (BSC) is the UK's leading social impact-led investor. Our mission is to grow the amount of money invested in tackling social issues and inequalities in the UK; we do this by investing ourselves and enabling others to invest for impact too.
Since 2012, we have helped grow the UK's social impact investment market thirteen-fold, to more than £11 billion, proving that impact investing can scale when social outcomes and investment opportunity are genuinely aligned. We have committed more than £1 billion of our own capital to social impact investments and today hold a live portfolio of over 100 across the UK, primarily made into funds spanning early-stage and mature positions, all working towards lasting impact for the people and communities they serve.
We're now delivering our 2026–2030 strategy: mobilising £20–30 billion in capital to positively impact 15–20 million lives across the UK over the next decade. We're focusing our expertise and capital on four challenge areas: housing, economic opportunity, climate and energy, and health. These have been chosen because each combines urgent social need, proven investment models and a clear role for BSC to play.
This is BSC's next chapter. Building on everything we've proven since 2012, we're scaling with greater ambition and sharper focus, and looking for people who want to help shape how we get there.
The Opportunity:
We're recruiting an Investment Manager to identify, assess and manage social impact investments that change lives, working with investors, social enterprises and government to grow the UK's social impact investment market.
You'll help find and shape the investments that deliver on BSC's 2026–2030 strategy: identifying social issues and market gaps and building the partnerships, structures and solutions needed to mobilise capital at scale. As a systems change agent, you'll contribute to strategic projects that shape how BSC and the wider market tackle these challenges, moving towards leading strands of this work as your experience grows.
Managing a portfolio of social impact investments well is just as central to our mission. You'll build trusted, long-term relationships with fund managers, managing performance against expectations across financial, social impact and systems change goals.
Investment Associate and Manager Development Programme
We invest in our people as seriously as we invest our portfolio. You’ll accelerate your growth through hands-on experience across multiple asset classes, tailored training programmes and collaboration with sector-leading specialists as well as gaining direct exposure to our Investment Committee and senior leadership.
We deliberately rotate Associates and Managers across our investment team to build genuine cross-asset-class judgement, learning to manage performance, risk and relationships across very different types of investment. Few roles in impact investing offer this breadth. Over time, Managers will begin to specialise in one of our teams. You can find out more about how this works alongside our training offer in our Candidate Pack.
We are hiring up to two Associates or Managers starting in the following teams:
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Lending: you will work on assessing and managing investments across blended finance, social outcomes contracts and/or climate and energy vehicles and contribute to strategic projects aligned with our 2026-30 strategy.
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Impact Investment Management: you will gain a portfolio-wide perspective, working on special situations and exits to protect and recover value across financial, impact and systems change; lead our overall learning approach; and lead on elements of portfolio insight.
What you will do:
Originate and assess new investments
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Identify social issues and market gaps where impact investment can be part of the solution, building creative, collaborative solutions with investors, charities and government.
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Run detailed investment analysis of the market, the prospective investee, and the financial, social impact and systems change cases, working closely with fund managers to build the relationships that underpin a strong investment case.
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Support the structuring of prospective investments, prepare and present recommendations to our Investment Committee, and help negotiate legal documents through to close.
Become a systems change agent
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Support the development and delivery of key strategic projects in BSC's asset classes, moving towards leading strands as your experience grows.
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Manage and develop relationships with fund managers, and support engagement with investors, charities and social enterprises to deliver on our strategic goals.
Lead the performance management and manager relationships for a portfolio of social impact investments
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Own a portfolio of individual social impact investments, engaging with fund managers to manage each investment towards exit and delivering on its financial returns, social impact and systems change goals.
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Lead analysis of impact and financial performance across your investments, including across asset classes and impact themes.
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Contribute to special situations and the active management of exits.
Support portfolio-level performance analysis and management
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Contribute to portfolio-level and asset class-level performance monitoring, including analysis of financial, impact and systems change performance across asset classes, strategies and impact themes.
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Help embed the lessons from your own investments into how BSC manages performance and risk across the wider portfolio.
Help shape the next phase of our market-leading impact investment approach and team
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Champion or contribute to our impact investing practice and process, in collaboration with colleagues across BSC.
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Contribute to organisation-wide initiatives and strategic projects that improve how we work and how we engage with stakeholders.
What you will bring - Qualifications & Experience
Essential
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A passion and demonstrable commitment to improving lives in the UK
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Experience undertaking and communicating detailed analysis of complex problems
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Experience developing solutions to complex problems
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Work experience that faces the financial, social or public sector
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Proven relationship-building and influencing skills
Desirable
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Work experience in social impact investment
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Proven project management skills
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Knowledge of housing or real estate, venture investment, social outcomes contracts or lending
Skills, Abilities and Attributes
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Structured thinker – able to deal with complexity and uncertainty
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Innovative, creative and strategic approach to problem solving
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Solves problems with multiple stakeholders in an open and empathetic way
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Collegial team player – flexible and willing to work with and contribute to a team
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Self-starter – able to work under own initiative and source new opportunities
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Relationship management – excellent interpersonal skills and able to build relationships at all levels
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A confident and effective communicator when writing and speaking
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Hunger for continued learning and development, including developing others
Don’t meet every requirement? Studies have shown that women and people from racialised communities are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Our mission is to grow the amount of money invested in tackling social issues and inequalities in the UK.


The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
PURPOSE OF POSITION
This role will be responsible for developing and reviewing organisational standards of support in line with contractual and regulatory standards, leading on quality assurance, performance monitoring, and continuous improvement as well as supporting compliance and regulatory requirements.
To lead on the development of new models of support practice which are person centred and trauma informed, working closely with operational managers, frontline teams, and the Head of Compliance, the post-holder will ensure that services delivered to vulnerable adults are safe, effective, person-centred, compliant, and consistently achieving positive outcomes.
The role will provide strategic oversight of quality and performance data, lead on the interpretation and analysis of operational and compliance information, identify emerging risks and trends, and support leaders to implement improvements. The post-holder will also drive organisational learning, promote consistency in practice across services, and lead the development of a robust framework to capture and embed the resident voice in service delivery and improvement. Enabling residents to have a significant contribution in shaping services and contributing to an inclusive and safe community. In addition, this will support contributing to achieving the social housing consumer standard around transparency, influence and accountability.
RESPONSIBILITIES & ACCOUNTABILITIES
Quality Assurance and Performance Oversight
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Lead the quality assurance function across support services
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Review and analyse and interpret quarterly performance, identifying risks, trends, gaps, and areas of concern, as well as providing solutions
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Provide comprehensive analysis and evidence-based recommendations to operational and senior management teams
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Ensure quality standards are consistently applied across all services
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Monitor service delivery against contractual, regulatory, and organisational standards
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Produce high-quality reports identifying key findings, themes, risks, opportunities, and improvement actions to support strategic and dynamic problem solving, as well as continuous improvement
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Maintain oversight of our Service Improvement Plan and monitor progress against agreed actions and outcomes
Data Analysis and Insight
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Lead on the collection, interpretation, and deep analysis of operational, performance, quality, compliance, and outcome data
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Translate datasets into meaningful insights to support informed decision-making
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Identify emerging trends, performance risks, and opportunities for service enhancement
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Produce executive summaries and reports for senior leadership teams and governance meetings
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Use data to drive continuous improvement and demonstrate service impact
Development of Support Practice
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Be responsible for developing person centred and trauma-informed practice standards for our support services
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Contributing to creating a Psychologically Informed Environment across the organisation
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Develop our reflective practice offer across all services
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Lead on the development and implementation of an accredited programme of independent living skills activities for our residents
Impact and Performance Management/Reporting
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To lead on impact and performance, providing leadership and line management to Impact Specialist
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Lead and facilitate regular KPI and performance review meetings with Frontline Management and services
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Challenge and support managers to understand performance outcomes and develop improvement plans
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Track progress against agreed targets and improvement actions
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Ensure accountability and ownership for quality and performance outcomes across services
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To maintain up to date project management and reporting records
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To write and present regular reports for senior management and external stakeholders/partners, on the development and progress of Quality Assurance.
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To contribute to the updating of InForm to capture performance requirements
Practice Development and Workforce Support
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Design and deliver workshops, quality forums, and learning sessions for frontline staff and managers
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Promote consistency of practice across all services
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Share learning from audits, complaints, incidents, safeguarding concerns, resident feedback, and performance reviews
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Develop resources and tools to support high-quality, person-centred service delivery
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Foster a culture of continuous learning, accountability, and quality improvement
Resident engagement and accountability
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To lead on the development of a programme of resident engagement, empowerment and involvement, which targets resources to build strong, sustainable support services that engage proactively with local communities
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Establish meaningful opportunities for residents to influence service design, delivery, and improvement through expression of voice, listening, connecting and motivating each other; promoting a culture of co-production
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Develop methods for gathering, analysing, and responding to resident feedback
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Ensure resident experiences and outcomes are reflected within quality assurance processes
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Provide leadership and management of Resident Engagement Specialist
General
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To attend internal meetings as and when necessary, for example Directorate, Management and Planning meetings
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To undertake such other duties within the competence of the post holder which may be required from time to time.
Ideal attributes for meeting the needs of position and being an effective member of the wider Your Place team.
Experience
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Experience supporting rough sleepers and homeless people with complex needs, including mental health, substance use and physical health.
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Experience developing and reviewing quality frameworks, audits, service standards, action plans and improvement processes.
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Experience developing and implementing monitoring, evaluation and learning frameworks.
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Understanding of safeguarding and MARAC processes.
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Experience of reflecting critically upon own practice in order to improve the experience for service users
Skills, knowledge & Abilities
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Strong organisational and project management skills, with confident use of Microsoft Office and digital recording, analysis and reporting systems.
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Strong understanding of issues affecting rough sleepers and homeless people with complex needs, including barriers to accessing services, sustaining accommodation and engaging with support.
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Strong analytical skills, able to interpret performance, safeguarding, complaints, incidents, outcomes and resident feedback data into clear recommendations.
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Strong communication and facilitation skills, including leading workshops, learning sessions, reflective practice and quality forums.
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Ability to produce clear reports, briefings and presentations for managers, senior leaders, commissioners, boards and governance forums.
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Sound knowledge of safeguarding, risk assessment, confidentiality, information governance and professional boundaries when supporting vulnerable adults
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Strong understanding of anti-discriminatory practice.
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Good case-management recording skills, ideally with experience of InForm.
Personal qualities
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Flexible and resilient
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Patient and pro-active
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Personable and energetic
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Self-motivated
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High attention to detail and accuracy
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Commitment to the values of compassion, collaboration, inclusion and growth
Before starting this position, you’ll need to undergo a criminal record check by the Disclosure and Barring Service. You must be entitled to work in the UK.
Our mission to solve homelessness in east London, one person at a time!
Boaz Trust relies on the generosity of trusts and foundations to provide accommodation and support for people seeking sanctuary, and to challenge and change the unjust systems that cause destitution, both locally and nationally. We are looking for a Fundraising Officer (Trusts) who can help us sustain and grow this vital income by building positive, long-term relationships with funders, delivering high quality applications and reports as needed.
The money raised through this role will support Boaz’s work with people who are facing or experiencing homelessness because of their insecure, changing or uncertain immigration status. Our work includes providing safe accommodation and person-centred support, while working towards our mission of ending destitution among people seeking sanctuary.
Day to day, you will research prospective funders, prepare persuasive applications and cases for support, and produce accurate, engaging reports showing what funders’ support has achieved. You will manage a pipeline of applications and reporting deadlines, keep our fundraising database up to date, and work closely with colleagues across Boaz to best communicate the stories, outcomes, and impact from our work. You will communicate directly with existing and potential funders by email, telephone and, where appropriate, in meetings.
We are looking for someone who enjoys building interpersonal relationships with both funders and supporters and team-mates, is skilled at communicating through writing, can turn detailed information into a clear and compelling case for support, and is organised enough to manage several deadlines at once. You will already have experience of trusts fundraising or bid writing. Most importantly, you will be thoughtful, curious and collaborative, be aligned with Boaz’s values and our commitment to the dignity and rights of people seeking sanctuary.
Our vision is that people who seek safety in the UK are welcomed here and are free to live life in all its fullness.
Job Title: Investment Associate
Department: Investment
Reports to: Investment Director
Grade: Manager - Core
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £50,400 to £55,000 per annum, depending on experience
Location: Hybrid - London, EC1Y and homeworking
Right to Work: Unfortunately we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application and for the duration of employment.
About Better Society Capital (BSC):
Better Society Capital (BSC) is the UK's leading social impact-led investor. Our mission is to grow the amount of money invested in tackling social issues and inequalities in the UK; we do this by investing ourselves and enabling others to invest for impact too.
Since 2012, we have helped grow the UK's social impact investment market thirteen-fold, to more than £11 billion, proving that impact investing can scale when social outcomes and investment opportunity are genuinely aligned. We have committed more than £1 billion of our own capital to social impact investments and today hold a live portfolio of over 100 across the UK, primarily made into funds spanning early-stage and mature positions, all working towards lasting impact for the people and communities they serve.
We're now delivering our 2026–2030 strategy: mobilising £20–30 billion in capital to positively impact 15–20 million lives across the UK over the next decade. We're focusing our expertise and capital on four challenge areas: housing, economic opportunity, climate and energy, and health. These have been chosen because each combines urgent social need, proven investment models and a clear role for BSC to play.
This is BSC's next chapter. Building on everything we've proven since 2012, we're scaling with greater ambition and sharper focus, and looking for people who want to help shape how we get there.
The Opportunity:
We're recruiting an Investment Associate to support the identification, assessment and management of social impact investments that change lives, working alongside investors, social enterprises and government to help grow the UK's social impact investment market.
You'll help research and analyse the investments that deliver on BSC's 2026–2030 strategy: identifying social issues and market gaps, and supporting the partnerships, structures and solutions needed to mobilise capital at scale. You'll contribute to strategic projects that shape how BSC and the wider market tackle these challenges, building your experience as a future systems change agent.
Supporting the performance of our existing portfolio is just as central to our mission as finding new investments. You'll help build relationships with fund managers and support the monitoring of performance against expectations across financial, social impact and systems change goals.
Investment Associate and Manager Development Programme
We invest in our people as seriously as we invest our portfolio. You’ll accelerate your growth through hands-on experience across multiple asset classes, tailored training programmes and collaboration with sector-leading specialists as well as gaining direct exposure to our Investment Committee and senior leadership.
We deliberately rotate Associates and Managers across our investment team to build genuine cross-asset-class judgement, learning to manage performance, risk and relationships across very different types of investment. Few roles in impact investing offer this breadth. Over time, Managers will begin to specialise in one of our teams. You can find out more about how this works alongside our training offer in our Candidate Pack.
We are hiring up to two Associates or Managers starting in the following teams:
-
Lending: you will work on assessing and managing investments across blended finance, social outcomes contracts and/or climate and energy vehicles and contribute to strategic projects aligned with our 2026-30 strategy.
-
Impact Investment Management: you will gain a portfolio-wide perspective, working on special situations and exits to protect and recover value across financial, impact and systems change; lead our overall learning approach; and lead on elements of portfolio insight.
What you will do:
Support the origination and assessment of new investments
-
Help identify social issues and market gaps where impact investment can be part of the solution, contributing to creative, collaborative solutions with investors, charities and government.
-
Support detailed investment analysis of the market, the prospective investee, and the financial, social impact and systems change cases, working closely with senior members of the investment team and with fund managers to help build the relationships that underpin a strong investment case.
-
Support the structuring of prospective investments, help prepare recommendations for our Investment Committee, and support legal negotiations through to close.
Contribute to systems change
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Support the development and delivery of key strategic projects in BSC's asset classes, building your experience and taking on more responsibility over time.
-
Help develop relationships with fund managers, and support engagement with investors, charities and social enterprises to deliver on our strategic goals.
Support the performance management and manager relationships for a portfolio of social impact investments
-
Support a portfolio of individual social impact investments, engaging with fund managers to help monitor and manage each investment's progress towards exit, financial returns, social impact and systems change goals.
-
Contribute to analysis of impact and financial performance across your investments, including across asset classes and impact themes.
-
Support special situations and the active management of exits as needed.
Support portfolio-level performance analysis and management
-
Contribute to portfolio-level and asset class-level performance monitoring, including analysis of financial, impact and systems change performance across asset classes, strategies and impact themes.
-
Help embed the lessons from the investments you’re involved in into how BSC manages performance and risk across the wider portfolio.
Help shape the next phase of our market-leading impact investment approach and team
-
Contribute to our impact investing practice and process, in collaboration with colleagues across BSC.
-
Contribute to organisation-wide initiatives and strategic projects that improve how we work and how we engage with stakeholders.
Other
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Participate in at least one ‘BSC Citizenship’ activity, helping to make BSC a great place to work. This could be helping to organise our summer or winter social, joining the Staff Council or helping with health and safety
What you will bring - Qualifications & Experience
Essential
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A passion and demonstrable commitment to improving lives in the UK
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Experience undertaking and communicating detailed analysis of complex problems
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Work experience that faces the financial, social or public sector
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Proven relationship-building and influencing skills
Desirable
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Work experience in social impact investment
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Proven project management skills
-
Knowledge of housing or real estate, venture investment, social outcomes contracts or lending
Skills, Abilities and Attributes
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Structured thinker – able to deal with complexity and uncertainty
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Innovative, creative and strategic approach to problem solving
-
Solves problems with multiple stakeholders in an open and empathetic way
-
Collegial team player – flexible and willing to work with and contribute to a team
-
Self-starter – able to work under own initiative and source new opportunities
-
Relationship management – excellent interpersonal skills and able to build relationships at all levels
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A confident and effective communicator when writing and speaking
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Hunger for continued learning and development, including developing others
Don’t meet every requirement? Studies have shown that women and people from racialised communities are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Our mission is to grow the amount of money invested in tackling social issues and inequalities in the UK.


The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Communications and Marketing Manager
Salary: £25,879 pro rata for 21 hours per week (£43,131 FTE)
Letchworth Garden City/ home working (hybrid)
21 hours per week
Permanent
Flexible working considered
Exciting opportunity to lead a growing Comms & Marketing team, shape a vibrant brand and drive real impact across the MS community.
Join our friendly team
This is a brand-new role and a fantastic opportunity for the right person to come in and help us shape and support our communications and marketing activity. Having rebranded and launched a new organisational strategy last year, we are now seeking to grow the team to support new and growing areas of work.
Our charity
MS Trust brings together expertise from every angle to help everyone feel more in control of their MS today and every day. Through trusted information and compassionate support, the training of new MS healthcare professionals, and research rooted in real experience – we’re here for every MS. Every day.
The role
You’ll lead and support the Communications and Marketing team while building compelling campaigns that amplify our voice and increase our impact within the MS community.
As a confident and versatile communicator, you’ll be comfortable adapting your writing style for diverse audiences and channels, producing everything from external communications and press releases, to digital content, news stories and authoritative articles.
You’ll champion our new brand, ensuring it’s brought to life consistently across all our channels and use your marketing expertise to expand our reach across the MS community.
What we can offer
· 28 days annual leave per year plus bank holidays, which increases with length of service to 30 days.
· Company pension with enhanced employer contribution. Salary Sacrifice scheme available.
· Death in Service benefit.
· Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay.
· Sick pay.
· Hybrid working.
· Employee assistance Programme
· Fantastic office location with free parking, local to town centre and train station. Good transport links to London and Cambridge.
· Learning and development policy to develop all staff.
· Cycle to work scheme, Volunteering day and Season ticket loans.
To find out more and apply
Please visit our website to download a job pack and application form (CVs will not be considered).
As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), we appreciate your time completing the form, as this allows us to keep our recruitment process fair and neutral.
Closing date: 26th August 2026 at 9.00am
First Interviews: 10 September 2026
We exist to give everyone living with MS the knowledge and confidence they need to feel more in control of their MS today and every day.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you a natural relationship-builder? A great communicator who loves connecting people? Someone who has an eye for detail and process development? Has a keen interest to make a positive impact in London communities?
If that sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you!
We're looking for a Skilled Volunteer Manager to lead the day-to-day delivery of Link UP's Skilled Volunteering Programme, matching incredible Skilled Volunteers with Social Good Organisations (SGOs) to deliver projects that really make a difference. You'll own the full project lifecycle, from the first exploratory conversations and thoughtful matching all the way through to project completion and impact reporting. Alongside this, you'll help us deepen the programme in different boroughs and strengthen the systems that keep it all running smoothly.
This is an exciting role if you thrive on building relationships, solving problems, managing systems and developing processes, care about details, and like turning good ideas into real results. You'll work closely with the Head of Skilled Volunteering and collaborate across the wider Link UP team, including Communications and Events.
About Link UP London
At Link UP London we build stronger more resilient communities. By connecting small Social Good Organisations or SGOs (i.e. charities, Community Interest Companies, community groups and social enterprises) with Skilled Volunteers, we help these organisations access the skills they need, when they need them, to address strategic and operational development issues and build capacity and resources. Our Skilled Volunteers have a range of professional backgrounds (HR, finance, comms, marketing, legal, data, IT and many more) and want to apply their skills and expertise to make a positive difference in London. This means that the organisations are better equipped to tackle the multiple challenges of inequality facing their communities and the Skilled Volunteers have a meaningful volunteer experience that fits into busy schedules.
We connect skills to SGOs in 3 main ways main including:
- Skilled Volunteering Programme: Short-term, structured volunteering engagements.
- Social Impact Solutions: Our corporate programme provides structured skills-based employee volunteering opportunities in a range of formats.
- Events: Including Lunch & Learn webinars that allow professionals with limited time to share their expertise on topics of relevance to SGO capacity development, in-person workshops and community learning and networking events.
We work in all boroughs and the city of London with 95% of organisations we support addressing issues of poverty, vulnerability and marginalisation.
Role Details
Title: Skilled Volunteer Programme Manager
Time Commitment: Full time (with the option of 4 days a week)
Locations: Hybrid – remote and in-person (minimum 2 days per week in our Battersea office, with travel across London as required)
Salary: £33,000 full time with the option of pro rate @ 4 days a week
Responsibilities
- Programme delivery: Own the end-to-end matching process from first conversations with volunteers and organisations, through project scoping and agreements, to monitoring live projects and collecting feedback, ensuring fast, high-quality matches and strong relationships throughout.
- Growth & expansion: Lead research and planning for expansion in different boroughs, working with volunteers and the Head of Skilled Volunteering to identify opportunities and build relationships in communities.
- Pipeline & impact: Keep a healthy flow of projects and volunteers coming in, track diversity and reach, and contribute to regular impact and performance reporting.
- Communications & events: Work with the Comms team to promote the programme and represent Skilled Volunteering at events and in the community.
- Systems & continuous improvement: Maintain the programme's key systems, documentation, and data, and help identify better tools and processes to support the programme’s development.
- Strategic contribution: Play an active role in shaping the Skilled Volunteering model and Link UP's wider strategy and growth
Person Specification
Essential:
- At least 3 years' professional experience managing programmes or projects, ideally in a volunteering, community, or charity setting
- Strong relationship-management skills, with the ability to work confidently with a range of stakeholders
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills
- Detail oriented while being able to understand the big picture
- Proven experience working with data, feedback systems, and reporting frameworks
- Confident with CRM systems and using these to track activity and gather data
- A proactive, solutions-focused approach to problem-solving
- An understanding of organisational development — i.e. how strategy, systems and processes evolve to support an organisation’s growth
- Some direct experience with the charity sector
- The ability to be at the Battersea office a few times a week with the ability to travel around London as needed
Good to have:
- An understanding of volunteering and Skilled Volunteering in particular, and ideally experience in volunteer recruitment
- A good understanding of the charity sector including opportunities and challenges faced by small organisations today
Qualities that are a good fit with our team:
- Personable, warm, caring, friendly
- Hardworking, dedicated, committed
- Entrepreneurial
- Professional
How to Apply
Please submit an up to date CV and Cover Letter (max 2 pages) addressing your suitability for this role, paying close attention to the job description and eligibility specifications detailed above.
Please note that applications submitted without a cover letter will not be considered and that cover letters that are clearly AI generated will be discarded.
Harnessing professional skills for social good
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!
Full-time Solicitor (£50,000-£60,000)
(Head of Legal Services/Compliance Officer for Legal Practice) | Central London | 40 Hours Per Week
Why this role matters
We are making rights usable in real time for trans communities. As our first full-time, in-house solicitor, you will build and lead our legal function, supervise our casework and set standards that change outcomes case by case and system by system.
What you will lead
· Service build and leadership: Design and run a high-quality legal service. Set procedure, quality checks and file management that get used.
· Supervision and standards: Supervise staff and volunteers. Mentor, review files, sign off advice and keep practice safe and effective.
· Strategic casework: Identify patterns, test lawful routes others overlook, and pursue remedies that unlock access for many, not just one.
· Templates and guidance: Create repeatable tools, model letters and notes that make good practice easier.
· Training: Deliver practical training for staff and volunteers on core areas and updates.
· External relationships: Work with partner firms, Counsel, regulators and support organisations. Refer and co-work where it benefits clients.
· Keeping current: Track legal and regulatory change. Update guidance and workflows promptly.
· Issues and disputes: Handle escalations quickly and proportionately.
You’ll thrive here if you show
· Bold, informed judgement: you check the source, avoid assumptions and make firm, evidence-based decisions.
· Ownership and follow-through: you take responsibility for files, systems and outcomes.
· Entrepreneurial drive: you test new routes and scale what works.
· Planning under pressure: you manage competing demands without losing quality.
· Inclusive practice: you design services that are easier and safer to access.
· Clear communication: you explain rights and risks plainly to clients and partners.
· Team-building and collaboration: you can nurture a capable, committed volunteer cohort.
· Constant learning: you reflect, improve and leave usable tools behind.
What you will bring
· Qualified solicitor with at least 3 years’ PQE.
· Ready to build strong supervision and people skills.
· Clear, practical legal analysis and sound judgement under time pressure.
· Proven ability to design and co-create procedures that work.
· Excellent written and oral communication.
· Comfortable working independently and in a small, committed team.
Helpful extras
Experience in legal aid, housing, discrimination, domestic abuse, public law or community care; background in clinics or advice settings; understanding of trans rights and the realities clients face.
Practicalities
· Hours: 40 Hours Per Week
· Location: Central London base with sensible hybrid flexibility.
· Salary: £50,000-£60,000.
What We Look For
The Co-founders Mindset
At the Trans Legal Clinic we are building a Trans+ rights revolution; our mission is Trans Liberation. That means access to justice for Trans & Non-binary people everywhere. We deliver work that changes outcomes for people, case by case and system by system. That calls for a particular mindset. We call it the co-founder mindset. Co-founders take the mission personally, set the pace, turn ideas into working services and campaigns, bring others with them, and make change you can point to. Co-founders are entrepreneurial: they spot openings others miss, move decisively, and create momentum. Co-founders build teams, drawing in volunteers who believe in our mission, care deeply about our clients, enjoy working with us, and keep one another going. Co-founders are bold: they are willing to innovate, to be first, and to change the status quo; they check the source, avoid assumptions, solve problems, make firm, collaborative, evidence-based decisions, and take responsibility for results. Co-founders are pioneers. If you want responsibility, pace, and the chance to trailblazer new routes to justice and public impact, this is the place to build your career.
We select candidates based on their performance in 8 areas;
1. Ownership and follow-through
You are a self-starter who owns tasks and takes responsibility without waiting to be asked. You carry your work through to a tangible result. You define the problem, set a course, keep the right people informed, and deliver what you said you would.
2. Bold, informed judgement
You are willing to change accepted practice when the evidence supports it. You check primary sources rather than rely on assumptions, weigh real options and risks, make a clear, evidence-based, collaborative decision, and stand behind it.
3. Entrepreneurial drive
You spot openings other people miss and turn ideas into useful services, processes or campaigns. You move decisively and get others working on the plan alongside you with clear roles and timelines.
4. Planning under pressure
You keep priorities straight when time is tight. You organise people and tasks, set simple checkpoints, communicate early when plans shift and always deliver.
5. Inclusive practice
You strive to make everything you create accessible to others, designing work that is easier for others to take part in, with people who face barriers always in mind. You identify what is getting in the way, make practical changes that remove those barriers, and check the effect with the people involved.
6. Clear communication
You write and speak in plain terms and adjust tone and detail to suit clients, volunteers, partners and the public. You choose the right format for the moment and make it easy for people to act on what you say. You like feedback, don’t get offended and see it as a chance to improve.
7. Team-building and collaboration
You bring people with you and help groups perform well together. You draw in volunteers who believe in the mission and care about our clients, set shared expectations, handle disagreements well, and leave relationships stronger.
8. Constant learning
You improve your own practice and the system around you. You reflect honestly on what worked and what did not, learn quickly, and turn that learning into simple tools or habits that make future work better.
These eight criteria are what we look for. Use them to decide whether this is the right place for you and to shape the examples you share in your application.
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As our Head of Belonging (Equity, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion), you will lead the development and implementation of BUCS' Belonging Strategy and Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan (DIAP), ensuring EEDI is embedded throughout our organisation, programmes and culture.
Working closely with colleagues across BUCS and a wide range of external stakeholders, you will provide strategic leadership and expert guidance to influence positive change. From reviewing competitions and events through an EEDI lens to supporting governance, people practices and organisational policy, you'll play a key role in helping us deliver our mission of placing sport and active wellbeing at the heart of the student experience.
Reporting to the Director of Business Operations, you will be a member of the Management Team and will lead organisation-wide initiatives that create lasting impact.
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We’re looking for a collaborative, highly organised Youth Engagement Project Officer, who is passionate about building opportunities for children and young people in libraries.
You’ll have great communication skills and enthusiasm for platforming young people’s voices. You’ll also know how to manage priorities, keep projects within deadline and budget, and accurately collect and compile data. As a natural people-person, you’ll feel confident supporting library teams, partners and colleagues and be happy taking initiative.
We’d especially love to hear from you if you have created opportunities for children and young people to be heard and involved in decisions that affect them, and if you’ve been involved in supporting the delivery of projects. Experience of libraries is not required as you’ll have lots of opportunities to learn about our sector in this role.
About the work
Our focus is on creating libraries of tomorrow with children and young people today.
We want all children and young people to feel at home at the library, to be understood, empowered and inspired. Our collaborative national network is made up of members from library services, partners and supporters. We believe in the need for safe spaces and real-life connections to support the demands of modern life. Together, we’recreating change, and you can be a part of it.
We are an Arts Council England Investment Principles Support Organisation. Our members are leaders in children and young people’s public libraries and school library services.
Libraries Rising and The Reading Agency were recently successful in securing funding from the Arts Council to deliver a two-year programme, to place young people at the heart of shaping the future library reading experience. The two-year project forms part of the legacy of the National Year of Reading 2026 and will work with young people and library services across nine regions of England to co-create new approaches, resources and digital innovations that build on the strengths of libraries and inspire more young people to read for pleasure.
Who we’re looking for
We’re looking for someone who lives our values - progressive, collaborative, kind, aspirational and inclusive.
What’s important to us needs to be important to you too. We want to focus on impact, to work openly, to collaborate with and learn from others, to take the time to care for ourselves and each other, and to have fun together. We are building an environmentally sustainable charity, and we want to be celebrated as an inclusion changemaker in the sector.
Our application process is open to everyone and anyone with the experience we’re looking for. We have a diverse board of trustees, and we are developing the diversity of our staff team. We particularly welcome applications from people from racialised communities, trans or non-binary individuals, and those with hidden or visible disabilities.
Please note - a Candidate Pack for this role is available on the application page.
Job purpose
As Youth Engagement Project Officer, you’ll work closely with the Programme Manager, the wider Libraries Rising team, The Reading Agency, library services and young people to support the delivery of this project, and to develop our wider support of libraries with their youth engagement work.
What you’ll bring to the role
You’ll be:
- A strong communicator, confident with building relationships and keeping everyone on track.
- Experienced in working with young people and partner organisations.
- Committed to platforming young people’s voices, especially those who are underserved by their communities, marginalised, or experiencing deprivation.
- Committed to co-creative practice and working with, not doing to.
- Experienced in creating, developing and implementing effective systems and procedures.
- Experienced in providing operational, administrative and project support, with digital skills including use of Microsoft Office and supporting remote teams.
- Experienced in providing in person and online event planning and support.
- Aware of GDPR implications and requirements.
- Committed to your own professional development.
Employee benefits
- 25 days annual leave (pro rata) plus Bank Holidays
- 5% employer pension contribution
- Employee Assist Programme – including 24/7 counselling, health support and legal helpline.
- A range of discounts on retail, entertainment, travel and wellbeing.
Additional information
If you have any questions about the role, please get in touch.
All applicants must have an existing Right to Work in the UK.
Please also note that appointment will be made subject to collection of two references and a satisfactory DBS check or evidence of a current DBS certificate.
Please submit your CV and a covering letter OR answer the questions by clicking on Apply Now.
• Applications close: 9am, Monday 17th August 2026
• Interviews: Tuesday 25th August 2026 (online)
• Start date: as soon as possible, to be agreed with the successful candidate
If you would like to discuss specific requirements, please get in touch with us.
Creating libraries of tomorrow with children and young people today
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Grace Eyre is one of the oldest and most innovative charities in the UK. We’re committed to supporting a range of people, including people with an acquired brain injury, physical disabilities, learning disability and autistic people.
Our mission is to provide good homes and pioneering support, connections and experiences led by Our Charter, where voice, choice, growth and happiness lead the way.
Are you an experienced social care leader who is passionate about high-quality, person-centred support?
We are excited to be recruiting a Scheme Manager for our brand-new specialist service in Hove. This unique development provides high-quality, long-term affordable housing for people living with acquired brain injuries and/or physical disabilities, supporting residents to live independently in a safe, accessible and welcoming community.
The scheme comprises 28 beautifully designed, fully accessible purpose-built apartments, each with its own private entrance and outdoor space or balcony. Residents will also benefit from our inviting communal areas, including a ground-floor community lounge, an additional shared space on the upper floor, and a stunning rooftop garden offering panoramic views across Hove. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in shaping a vibrant new service and making a lasting difference to people’s lives.
In this varied and rewarding role, you will manage and support a staff team to provide safe, responsive and empowering services that promote independence, choice and wellbeing. You will lead from the front, model good practice and maintain high standards through supervision and quality monitoring.
You will work closely with housing providers, families, professionals and community groups organising social events and activities and create a positive, vibrant living environment where people feel safe, connected and proud of where they live.
The successful candidate will have proven leadership skills, experience of managing services for people with complex needs, strong organisational skills and confidence using relevant IT systems. You will understand key social care legislation, including safeguarding and mental capacity, and be able to evidence quality and compliance in line with regulatory requirements.
An NVQ4/QCF5 in Leadership and Management, Registered Managers Award, or willingness to work towards the required qualification is essential.
If you are proactive, compassionate and committed to developing people and services, we would love to hear from you.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion:
No applicant for employment or employee will be treated less favourably than another on grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, marriage & civil partnership or pregnancy & maternity, and we encourage applications from people with learning disabilities or identify with being on the autistic spectrum/neurodiverse.
Staff benefits include:
- Enhanced holiday entitlement
- One paid celebration day a year
- Cost of living support package such as rental deposit scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Generous refer-a-friend scheme
- One paid volunteering day a year
- Free Blue Light Card
- Enhanced sick pay
- Enhanced employer pension contribution
- Enhanced death in service
- Employee Assistance
- Electric Car Scheme
- Training and development opportunities
- Flexible working opportunities.
We are also:
- A real living wage employer
- Accredited as a Disability Confident Leader
- Accredited as an Investors in People employer
We will handle any personal information you provide via this form in accordance with our privacy policy
Successful applicants will be required to provide details of 2 referees. One must be your most recent employer, however if you have not undertaken employed work before, a reference from voluntary work, educational facility or personal reference can be accepted. You must also undertake an enhanced DBS Disclosure and provide proof of your right to work in the UK.
You can also apply by completing an accessible application form. If you need one of these please request one.
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Who we are
Sabre Education is an international NGO which, since 2004, has been providing children in Ghana with the best possible early childhood education by partnering with government to implement play-based learning at scale. Sabre focuses on:
Influencing early childhood education (ECE) policy & practice.
Training teachers and school officials in quality early childhood education.
Transforming learning environments to facilitate positive play-based learning.
Sabre has directly trained more than 6,000 teachers and over 700 Ghana Education Service officials, transforming the early years education of more than 361,000 children through high-quality play-based learning. Our teacher training model has been successfully piloted and replicated across 17 districts in Ghana, with partners extending its reach to a further 48 districts.
Building on this success, the Ghana Government is now scaling play-based learning to every public kindergarten in the country, with Sabre as a technical assistance partner, training around 29,000 teachers and reaching an estimated 1.2 million children each year.
Sabre’s new 2026–2029 strategy builds on these achievements by expanding its impact to other countries across sub-Saharan Africa, sharing Ghana’s experience of successfully scaling play-based learning nationwide. Alongside this expansion, Sabre will continue its work in Ghana, implementing a bold early childhood education system-strengthening strategy in close partnership with the government and wider sector stakeholders.
About the role
This is a senior strategic position within the organisation, sitting on the senior leadership team, reporting to the CEO and working closely with colleagues across the UK and Ghana.
As the Director of Fundraising and Communications, you will lead on strengthening and building relationships with Sabre’s growing portfolio of key funders, including trusts, foundations, institutional and corporate donors. Working with leadership and the team, you will also deepen the charity’s profile, reputation and brand.
Key responsibilities include:
- Nurture excellent relationships with Sabre’s current donor community.
- Work with the fundraising team proactively to attract, cultivate, secure and steward grant funders.
- Work with the Senior Fundraising Manager to identify, cultivate and secure new institutional multi-year grants.
- Work closely with the CEO and SLT to develop other income streams when strategically beneficial.
- Provide strategic leadership for all of Sabre’s communications, profile-building and marketing agendas.
- Lead, develop and manage the fundraising and communications team of four.
- Contribute to the organisation’s overall strategic mission as a member of the SLT.
Who we are looking for
This is a leadership role for someone with a proven track record as a senior fundraiser with considerable experience in trusts, foundations and institutional funding and team management. Crucially, you will be passionate about our work in early years education and motivated by the opportunity to shape our fundraising and communications work.
We are also seeking someone with:
- Experience developing and implementing a growth fundraising strategy.
- Strong experience writing technical proposals.
- Outstanding leadership, mentoring and team-building abilities.
- Personal qualities of integrity, credibility and dedication.
Sabre Education is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community – a place where individual differences and contributions are truly recognised and valued.
We offer a range of inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement opportunities and other methods to support staff from different backgrounds.
Sabre is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability status.
- Location: Cambridge
- Salary: £32,515 per annum
- Contract period: Permanent
- Start date: As soon as possible
We are offering an opportunity for a qualified Technical Officer in Conservation Design & Impact to play a central role in delivering and supporting Fauna & Flora’s work to understand impact at the organisational level, as well as to support work to strengthen project design and monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) to understand impact and strengthen conservation practice.
You will have proven experience of working with both quantitative and qualitative data from collection to analysis, interpretation, visualisation and utilisation, working to data management best practices. You will have proficiency in a range of tools and technologies to enable this.
You will also have experience of theory-based project design and MEL, grounded in practical experience of delivering conservation initiatives, as well as an appreciation of the range of contexts in which Fauna & Flora works and the implications of these for design and impact work.
You will be able to think holistically and work collaboratively with project staff, partners, and technical specialists from diverse disciplines. You will be an excellent communicator, used to bringing diverse groups together to learn and problem solve. You will have the ability to prioritise and manage your time well to deliver work of a high quality and on time.
This position is based in Cambridge. Some local and international travel may be required. In return, the role offers the opportunity to work within a ground-breaking and entrepreneurial organisation, at the forefront of global conservation. In addition, Fauna & Flora offers a generous pension contribution, attractive annual leave allowance and life insurance. Our offices are located in The David Attenborough Building in central Cambridge, just a few minutes’ walk from glorious historic buildings and museums, the picturesque River Cam, the central market and shopping centre, and a host of cafés and restaurants.
This role is not eligible for sponsorship of a Skilled Worker Visa.
Please visit our website for further details on how to apply.
The closing date for applications is Sunday, 23 August 2026. Interviews are likely to take place during week commencing Monday, 14 September 2026.
Fauna & Flora is a nature conservation charity protecting the diversity of life on Earth for the survival of species and habitats and the planet


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The Senior Risk Relationship Manager provides pivotal leadership in risk management, operational resilience, governance and data protection across Hope for Justice and Slave-Free Alliance globally. Advising on both threats, and opportunities across the organisation’s portfolio, producing insights on emerging themes, particularly those affecting modern slavery and human trafficking, and NGO operations
Operating at the second line of defence (L2), the role delivers independent oversight, guidance, and constructive challenge, strengthening risk management and compliance across the organisation. It supports and holds operational teams to account, ensuring risks are effectively identified, managed, and aligned with organisational risk appetite and governance requirements.
Aligned with ISO 31000 principles, the role leads the development, maturation, and embedding of an enterprise risk approach that integrates risk into strategy, operations, and organisational culture, enabling clear ownership across both centralised and decentralised functions.
The postholder works closely with operational and security leaders to strengthen organisational readiness for, and response to, major incidents and crises, ensuring effective escalation, coordination, and learning.
The role also incorporates Data Protection within the remit and is responsible for monitoring and advising on the organisation’s compliance with all applicable data protection laws. provide objective oversight without conflicts of interest.
It is not expected that the role holder is an expert in every aspect of data protection legislation from the outset, but must be able to upskill as needed, interpret requirements, and collaborate with external specialists where appropriate. Their role focuses on promoting good data protection practice across the organisation, including ensuring staff awareness and adherence to internal processes (e.g. completion of training, conducting DPIAs, and following approved procedures) and leading on the creation of these where gaps are identified.
Main Duties
Risk Management
- Lead the strategic and operational development of the organisation’s risk framework, ensuring alignment with ISO 31000 and organisational context
- Coordinate appropriate identification and management of risk across all senior leadership and accountable roles, ensuring coverages of all 12 classifications of risk per the HfJ framework: (Security; Safeguarding; Health & Safety; Financial; Corruption; People & Culture; Cyber, Information and IT; Governance; Legal & Compliance; Reputational; Quality; Strategic)
- Develop and oversee an annual roadmap and schedule to monitor, evaluate, and report on organisational risk maturity, risk strategies and risk transfer.
- Maintain and continuously improve risk reporting tools, registers, and dashboards for global risk tracking and visibility.
- Coordinate training and communication that promote collaboration and ownership of risk across functions.
- Provide clear and accessible risk reporting to senior leadership, country directors, and the Board of Trustees (via subcommittees).
Risk Governance
- Lead coordination of the Risk & Compliance Committee, supporting the Chair to ensure key risks are accurately reported, well understood, and actively managed with Trustee oversight and governing mandates.
- Facilitate the setting of risk appetite and thresholds by the Board of Trustees, supporting their legal duties relating to risk, and ensuring organisational accountability.
- Author and maintain core risk policies in line with governance appetites and policy frameworks.
- Provide clear, concise and decision-oriented risk reporting to senior leadership and the Board of Trustees
Strategy Integration
- Support strategy owners to plan and monitor achievement against commitments, identify delivery risks, and develop mitigation strategies.
- Author the organisation’s annual Strategic Risk Outlook along with relevant country/thematic briefings.
- Embed risk-based thinking into decision-making, strategic planning and programme delivery to identify both threats and opportunities.
Incident & Crisis Management
- Serve as a core member of the Incident and Crisis Management Teams (IMT/CMT), advising and supporting leadership and country teams during critical incidents.
- Coordinate internal investigations into serious incidents, liaising with the Charity Commission as required.
- Maintain the incident register, ensure robust documentation, and facilitate post-incident reviews, learning and feedback to risk registers.
- Support development of the organisation’s complaints, accountability and whistleblowing mechanisms.
- Strengthen organisational readiness and resilience for potential high-impact events.
Data Protection
Compliance & Governance
- Keep the organisation on track with UK GDPR and equivalent laws in other regions.
- Make sure policies are up to date and actually used in day-to-day work.
- Offer clear, practical advice on what the law requires and how teams can meet it.
- Act as the central point of contact to the Information Commissioners Office (and other authorities) in the event of major data related incidents.
Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs)
- Lead the DPIA process and ensure alignment across the organisation.
- Help teams understand when a DPIA is needed and how to assess risks.
- Step in on complex or high-risk DPIAs to guide decision-making and agree on safeguards.
- Initiate DPIAs and involve the right people; providing oversight and guidance.
- Check that decisions and DPIA findings align with legal obligations.
Advisory & Support
- Act as the go-to person for data protection questions from staff.
- Support project and operational teams to build privacy into new systems and ways of working.
- Advise on lawful bases, consent, transparency, and everyday compliance questions.
Training & Awareness
- Lead the organisation’s training and awareness activities relating to data protection.
Risk Function:
- Connect DPIA outcomes with wider organisational risks.
- Ensure systems are designed with strong security and privacy controls.
Key Result Areas
- Consistent application of the organisation’s risk management framework.
- Clear and timely reporting of key risks and opportunities to governance bodies.
- Continuous improvement in risk maturity and learning culture.
- Professional, transparent, and effective incident and crisis management.
- Strong collaboration between risk, operations, and programme teams.
- Integration of risk considerations into major organisational strategies and initiatives.
- Consistent DPIAs in line with organizational risk.
Soft Skills
- Strategic thinking – ability to connect detailed risks to big-picture objectives.
- Stakeholder engagement – builds credibility and trust at all levels.
- Adaptive communication – explains complex issues clearly and constructively.
- Problem-solving – confident and calm in uncertain situations.
- Execution – confident in the high-quality delivery of deep and complex work
- Collaboration – works effectively across teams and geographies.
- Emotional intelligence – empathetic, balanced, and composed in high-pressure situations.
- Resilience – maintains professionalism and focus through organisational change.
- Integrity – upholds confidentiality and ethical standards at all times.
Technical Skills
- Strong understanding of enterprise risk management, ISO 31000, and governance structures.
- Experience analysing and reporting risks across multiple jurisdictions.
- Proven ability to design and maintain risk policies, frameworks, and guidance.
- Skilled in digital systems for risk and incident management (Power BI, Excel, PowerApps).
- Understanding of safeguarding, security, and cyber risks within an NGO context.
- Familiarity with Board governance processes and committee reporting.
- Experience leading after-action reviews and embedding organisational learning.
- Knowledge of modern slavery and human trafficking risks in global operations.
Experience
- Minimum six years of relevant experience managing programmes, operations, or risk in international development, humanitarian, or human rights contexts.
- Experience managing serious incidents in security, safeguarding, reputational, or crisis areas.
- Experience working with Data Protection issues and management thereof
- Experience working across multiple countries or sectors (desirable).
Education
- Educated to degree level
- Professional certification in risk management (ISO 31000, Institute of Risk Management), Global Governance, or a related field. With two additional years of professional experience desirable.
- Project management certification (PMD Pro, PRINCE2, Agile) desirable.
We expect all our employees to understand and uphold the standards outlined in the Hope for Justice Safeguarding policies, acting with due care and attention to safeguard the wellbeing of anyone that encounters our work and reporting concerns if they do arise.
As part of Hope for Justice/Slave Free Alliance, you will benefit from an excellent package including:
- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)
- 1 day Marriage Leave
- Birthday Day
- Enhanced employer pension contributions
- Company sick pay
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Access to our Employee Rewards Platform, providing discounts and offers for well-known retailers
- Free, confidential Employee Assistance Programme for staff and their family
- Professional development opportunities
- Professional memberships paid
- Flexible and hybrid working
Applications will be reviewed and interviews held on a rolling basis. The advert may be removed prior to the closing date if the position is filled. If you are interested in this role please ensure to submit your application as soon as possible.
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Role Purpose
The Freedom Project Co-ordinator plays a key role in supporting individuals experiencing homelessness, poverty, and social exclusion to move towards greater independence, stability, and personal progression.
Working directly with Freedom trainees, volunteers, and Mustard Tree clients, you will provide person-centred support through one-to-one casework, group activities, crisis intervention, and progression planning. You will help individuals identify and achieve their goals, overcome barriers, and access opportunities in employment, training, education, housing, and wider support services.
This role is central to delivering a welcoming, trauma-informed, and strengths-based service that reflects Mustard Tree’s values. Through building positive relationships, maintaining professional standards, and working collaboratively with colleagues and external partners, you will contribute to meaningful and sustainable outcomes for the people we support.
Key Competencies
World Class Welcome and Customer Service
· Deliver a warm, compassionate, and non-judgemental welcome to all visitors, service users, volunteers, and Freedom trainees.
· Provide advice, guidance, and emergency support to individuals accessing Mustard Tree services, including those sleeping rough or at risk of homelessness.
· Manage referral appointments sensitively and professionally, ensuring people are treated with dignity throughout the process.
· Provide a minimum of one day per week supporting reception-based and drop-in activity for people presenting with immediate needs.
· Maintain high standards of communication across face-to-face, telephone, and digital contact.
· Manage conflict calmly and professionally, helping individuals feel safe, respected, and listened to.
Proactive in Living and Sharing our Culture, Values and Behaviours
· Build positive, trusting relationships with Freedom trainees and support them to identify and work towards goals.
· Promote independence, resilience, and self-confidence through person-centred support planning.
· Support the delivery and development of Freedom Project Open Days and inductions, ensuring trainees feel welcomed and informed.
· Act as a positive ambassador for Mustard Tree, modelling the organisation’s values and behaviours at all times.
· Encourage participation, engagement, and progression throughout the Freedom programme.
Courage in Problem Solving and Embracing Change to Meet Needs
· Coordinate referrals and liaise with internal teams and external agencies to create clear pathways into the Freedom Project.
· Establish opportunities and routes into employment, education, training, volunteering, and other progression activities.
· Support trainees to overcome barriers by identifying practical solutions and accessing appropriate services.
· Adapt support plans and interventions based on changing circumstances and individual needs.
· Use initiative to identify areas for service improvement and contribute ideas to enhance outcomes.
Confident in Safeguarding and Incident Management
· Conduct risk assessments and maintain accurate client records and documentation.
· Identify, record, and escalate safeguarding concerns in line with Mustard Tree policies and procedures.
· Contribute to risk management through effective use of incident reporting systems and safeguarding processes.
· Maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries in all interactions.
· Support individuals experiencing crisis or distress in a safe, calm, and professional manner.
Skilled in Analysing Impact and Reporting
· Manage an active caseload, scheduling and delivering up to 20 one-to-one support sessions each week.
· Deliver a mixture of face-to-face and telephone support sessions based on client need. Change to ‘catch-up via phone call when people don’t attend’
· Complete outcome measures, support plans, case notes, and reports accurately and within agreed timescales.
· Produce case studies and impact evidence to demonstrate progression and programme outcomes.
· Monitor client journeys, progression plans, and successful move-on outcomes.
· Carry out administrative duties associated with the role and maintain accurate records on internal systems.
Positive Management of Stakeholders, Partners and Supporters
· Develop and maintain effective relationships with employers, Job Centres, training providers, housing services, charities, and statutory agencies.
· Coordinate training and educational opportunities for Freedom trainees across Mustard Tree services.
· Signpost and refer individuals to relevant specialist services, ensuring clear pathways of support.
· Act as a point of contact for colleagues seeking advice regarding Freedom trainees and help resolve issues where appropriate.
· Work collaboratively with internal teams to ensure coordinated and effective support delivery.
Developing Accountability and Inspiring our Teams
· Support Freedom trainees to develop skills, confidence, and positive behaviours that enable progression.
· Contribute to a culture of learning, accountability, and continuous improvement.
· Participate in supervision, training, and professional development opportunities.
· Engage with evidence-informed approaches, including Motivational Interviewing, reflective practice, and peer support.
· Share knowledge, learning, and best practice with colleagues and volunteers.
· Work collaboratively with team members to achieve service objectives and positive client outcomes.
General Work Duties
· Work within health and safety guidelines and Mustard Tree policies and procedures.
· Support other staff and departments and provide practical relief cover across workstreams where required.
· Take responsibility for professional development, attending training courses and learning opportunities as required.
· Lead by example, embodying Mustard Tree values and representing the charity professionally at all times.
· Contribute towards being an environmentally responsible organisation through recycling and supporting paper-lite working practices.
· Attend training, undertake research, and maintain awareness of relevant legislation and local services including housing, benefits, mental health, domestic abuse, and budgeting support.
· Undertake any other duties relevant to the role as reasonably required by the organisation.
Our mission is to combat poverty and prevent homelessness.
About The Role
We are currently recruiting for two Practice Lead positions. One role will support Local House Projects (LHPs) in the North, while the location and focus of the second role is still to be confirmed.
As a Practice Lead, you will have primary responsibility for supporting a group of LHPs, while also contributing to wider areas of our work. You will work alongside staff within LHPs to create environments where young people are supported to make a positive transition into adulthood.
A key part of the role is working in partnership with the Care Leavers National Movement and the wider House Project team to ensure that young people remain at the heart of everything we do. You will support young people to shape and drive their own LHPs, while helping to develop and share excellent practice at both local and national levels.
About the organisation
The charity was established in August 2018 as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), they support local authorities in setting up Local House Projects for young people leaving care. Believing every care leaver should have this option, the charity empowers them to create and sustain homes.
The initiative, co-designed with young people, began by asking, "What makes a house a home?” Local House Projects in England and Scotland help care leavers transition into permanent tenancies, fostering a supportive community. The charity has helped over 780 young people successfully move into their own homes, with no evictions or tenancy breakdowns, ensuring a secure start for their futures.
This role has become available due to growth of the charity.
About You
We are looking for someone who is motivated and believes that with the right support care experienced young people can achieve great things and should be at the heart of all decisions that affect their future.
You will need to have the following skills and experience:
- A Social Work qualification
- An understanding of Child development, Trauma informed care and Social pedagogical approaches
- An understanding of the care system
- Experience of working in a local authority social work team
- Experience of managing and supervising staff
Find out more
If you’re excited by the opportunity to build something transformative, we’d love to hear from you -
You are invited to join the online briefing on Thursday 20th August at 11am.
Please register in advance for this meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IlaScDG1SaGHlhkiyz7vOw
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
How to Apply
Submit your CV and cover letter via Charity Job detailing what skills, knowledge and experiences make you the best candidate for the role by 31st August 2026.
We welcome applications from all backgrounds. If you require adjustments during the process, let us know.
Interviews are due to take place on 7th and 8th September 2026.
Benefits include:
🏖️ 31 days annual leave plus bank holidays
💰 10% pension contribution
🔄 Salary sacrifice options
🏡 Hybrid working
📚 Professional development opportunities
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