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We are looking for a capable and creative Content Coordinator to join our Marketing and Digital team. This is a crucial role, working across our digital channels to deliver ongoing communications and create content. You will be comfortable writing for different channels, formats and audiences, able to adapt your approach according to what’s needed. As a team, we cover a wide range of activities, and every day is different. You could be going from working on video editing one moment, to building an automated email campaign or preparing content for Instagram the next. 

The Content Coordinator manages operational and administrative activity for the content team, ensuring that things run smoothly. You will have responsibility for our content calendar, managing the shared inbox and coordinating requests from staff. You will work closely with all Marketing and Digital team members, as well as with colleagues from across the RCR, helping to deliver effective and engaging communications. 

What you’ll do

• Manage the day to day operations of our email platform, helping to develop new opportunities, build workflows and analyse engagements.
• Help to develop and deliver compelling content for our social media channels.
• Optimise and improve website content, ensuring consideration of SEO and UX.
• Edit and deliver video content for our channels, alongside other digital assets.
• Provide critical operational support for our channels, content planning and the wider team. 
• Work with colleagues across the organisation in building high quality, engaging content for audiences, using insight to drive decision making.

What you’ll need

• An interest in creating digital content that inspires, motivates and engages our audiences. 
• Excellent communication and copywriting skills, with an understanding of how to adapt your approach to suit different audiences. 
• Experience in using bulk email platforms and content management systems
• Experience in writing and creating content for social media and websites
• An interest in using audience insight to inform communications
• Ability to multitask and manage a busy workload

Why join us?

• Make a difference to the lives of Doctors and the specialities they work in every day!
• Hybrid working (60% working week can be done remotely)
• Modern working environment
• Equipment provided to work from home
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Excellent pension scheme
• Interest free season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme

Prospectus is excited to be supporting our client to find a Trust and Foundations Fundraiser to join their team.

The organisation is an incredible Arts organisation who are top in their game.  A leading arts education charity, they that uses the joy of the arts to create magic in learning. Over the last 10 years, the charity has been levelling the playing field for children from disadvantaged backgrounds through arts-based learning. Proven to result in strong outcomes for both children and teachers, their approach is effective at closing the opportunity and attainment gap for children affected by disadvantage and those with additional needs.

As the sole Fundraiser, you will join this energetic team to deliver the charity’s fundraising requirements. Your focus will be on securing grants from trusts, foundations and statutory sources including Arts Council England. You’ll also have the opportunity to contribute to wider fundraising including through events and the development of earned income streams.

The organisation offer a salary of £32.4k FTE for a part time (0.6) role. This is a hybrid role, with at least one day a week working from their Caterham, Surrey office.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy/maternity. If you have any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the process, then please contact Flora Cunningham at Prospectus.

If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more. Prospectus can advise and support on each part of the role and hopefully your application, so we look forward to hearing from you.      
 
 In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will arrange for a meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.

About The Role

We are looking for a passionate and dedicated individual to join the Royal British Legion as a Poppy Appeal Manager for Norfolk. This role offers a unique opportunity to coordinate all aspects of the award winning Poppy Appeal in your area, working closely with the Regional Poppy Appeal Manager to meet agreed income, expenditure, and contribution targets. You will manage relationships with local supporters, partners, and volunteers, ensuring they have the resources and support they need to maximise fundraising efforts and make a lasting impact.

Come and be part of the leading Armed Forces charity, making a difference to the lives of those who have served to keep us safe and protect our way of life.

In this role, you’ll have the exciting opportunity to build and nurture corporate partnerships, working alongside a passionate team to achieve shared goals. Your relationship-building skills will ensure a positive experience for everyone involved, from volunteers to corporate partners, while representing the Royal British Legion in your local community and engaging with key stakeholders.

You’ll also be responsible for recruiting and inducting new Poppy Appeal Organisers, helping them thrive, and coordinating the Poppy Appeal launch, including fun PR and media activities. As a local representative of the Royal British Legion, you’ll keep stakeholders updated and play a key part in our outreach efforts. While there will be some evening and weekend work, we’re dedicated to ensuring that you maintain a healthy work-life balance.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who loves building relationships, planning events, and is passionate about supporting the Armed Forces community. While experience in financial management is helpful, it’s not essential – we’re really looking for someone who is committed to the cause and excited to connect with others.

At the Royal British Legion, we know the importance of flexibility, so we offer options like our 9-day fortnight while also considering other flexible working arrangements to suit your needs. We want you to feel supported in balancing work with life’s other joys!

You will be expected to travel regularly in the course of your work including regularly round Norfolk. You will be contracted to your home address, where you will be expected to work, when not travelling. Please be aware a full UK driving licence is required for this role.

Employee benefits include -

- 28 day’s paid holiday (plus bank holidays), increasing with service, with optional annual leave purchase scheme of up to 5 working days
- Very generous pension contributions, with Employer contributions ranging from 6% to 14%
- A range of flexible working options may be available, depending on your role and the needs of RBL.
- Employee Assistance Programme providing confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
- A range of courses delivered by learning specialists to support your development goals and objectives.
- Opportunities to volunteer.
- Travel loans, Cycle to Work, and more!

For more detailed information about the role, please see our Vacancy Information Pack attached to our direct advert.

RBL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation, reflecting the diversity of the armed forces community and of wider society. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and personal characteristics.

We may close this vacancy early if we believe we have enough strong applications to be able to successfully fill the role(s). Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

Hours: Full-Time, 37.5 hours per week, flexible hours

Location: Primarily office based in central Bristol, with use of other partner locations for ad hoc use. This role will involve travel across the Western Forest region and occasionally within England, with a travel expenses budget. Hybrid arrangement by agreement.

Closing Date: 17th May 2025, submissions will be accepted up to 26th May on other job boards such as Indeed, Total Jobs, and Environment Job.

The Western Forest is a brand-new programme having been launched with national and Ministerial profile in March 2025. The Forest will support over 2.5 million people, cultivating a greener, more connected future by creating a landscape with trees and woodlands at its heart.

The Western Forest will deliver landscape scale change and real green investment, connecting people and nature across three regions – Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and the West of England (including North Somerset).

The Western Forest Director will drive, direct and manage the delivery and strategic direction of this new national forest. The Director will inspire and work alongside partners and the core Western Forest team to achieve the goals and targets set for the forest, ensuring it develops sustainable income streams and models of delivery by 2030.

The Western Forest Director will head up the core team in supporting and directing resource and expertise throughout the region. Some key duties include:

• Lead on strategic development and impact.
• Support the shaping and organisational effectiveness of the Western Forest team and partnership, with a focus on collaboration, learning and knowledge sharing.
• Be responsible for the creation and management of relationships with partners and funding bodies working to build and develop existing partnerships and encouraging new ones.
• Develop open, trusting and respectful relationships throughout the governance structure and between the team and Boards.
• Manage and ensure delivery of the programme KPI’s and partnership delivery model.

This list is not exhaustive but highlights the key duties of this role. A full job application pack can be found attached to this advertisement.

To meet the needs of this role you will need:

• Demonstrable experience of impactful leadership, working across organisations and a wide range of sectors and stakeholders.
• Experience of advocacy, engaging with external stakeholders to influence social change or public policy.
• Proven track record of securing significant financial resource for an organisation through large funding bids or other sources of income generation, ideally with a good knowledge of the tree and woodland funding sector.
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to engage effectively with senior leaders, community groups, and the public.
• Excellent leadership skills with the ability to inspire and lead diverse teams and stakeholders.
• Proven ability to plan resources appropriately and understand financial reports including budgets/cashflow management, risk management and forecasting models.

Forest of Avon are an equal opportunity employer and applications will be considered without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, veteran status or age. The Forest of Avon is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable people and expects all members of staff to share this commitment. We seek to challenge the status quo with the power of diversity, inclusion, and collaboration. We encourage different perspectives and seek to support our team and partners to share and implement new ideas, to continue improving and to realise our full potential.

This is a rare, unique and exciting opportunity to take a lead role in developing the programme and setting the strategic path for the Western Forest – the first new national forest in over 30 years.

To apply for this role please submit your CV detailing your relevant experience and a covering letter of no more than 4 A4 pages to the recruitment team.

Students’ Union UCL is an organisation that exists to make more happen. We are the representative body for University College London’s (UCL) students, one of the most diverse student communities in the world. We are one of the largest student-led organisations in the UK and a charity with over 48,000 members. We provide opportunities for 300 staff and have an annual turnover of more than £12m.

It's an exciting time our growing organisation as the delivery partner for UCL’s new Student Life Strategy. In 2023 we received a multi-million-pound investment to enhance student life at UCL. The financial backing from our parent university is recognition of the transformative effect that extra and co-curricular experiences have on students at UCL – helping them develop skills, build networks, reduce loneliness and isolation, grow in confidence, and enjoy their time here.  

Do you have a passion for volunteering and event management? Can you create and deliver impactful, large-scale events that foster community engagement? Are you ready to play a key role in shaping student life at UCL? 

If so, we want you to join our team as a Volunteering Events Coordinator! 

At UCL, we believe in empowering students to become global citizens through extra-curricular activities with a strong social purpose. We are looking for an enthusiastic and creative individual to lead the planning and execution of student volunteering events that make a real difference. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to UCL’s Student Life Strategy and be part of a dynamic team during our Bicentennial year. 

We are looking for a Care Supervisor with experience in care homes, adult health, social care, or community settings. As a Care Supervisor, you will inspire care teams to provide compassionate, high-quality support tailored to each resident’s needs. Evidence of professional development in dementia care is essential. You will create personalised care plans, promote health and well-being, and ensure that the preferences and choices of residents are central to their care.

Working 37.5 hours per week, various shift patterns are available from 7:00am to 2:00pm and 2:00pm to 9:00pm and 9am – 6pm, including weekends and bank holidays.

Please note that we are currently only able to consider applications from candidates who have the legal right to work in the UK. We are unable to sponsor visas.

Key responsibilities of the role: 

- Manage shifts effectively to ensure everything runs smoothly and that care is always a top priority.
- Guide and support team members to help them develop professionally.
- Assess individual care needs, create personalised care plans, and ensure the safety and well-being of all residents.
- Oversee medication administration and ensure it’s done safely and accurately.
- Provide compassionate care, particularly in end-of-life situations, offering emotional support to residents and their families.

You will hold a Level 3 Diploma in Adult Social Care or equivalent and will be willing to work towards a Level 3 Team Leader / Supervisory Apprenticeship Standard. An enhanced DBS check will be required for this role.

Come and be part of the leading Armed Forces charity, making a difference to the lives of those who have served to keep us safe and protect our way of life. 

Employee benefits include:

- 22 days’ paid holiday plus bank holidays, with optional annual leave purchase scheme of up to 5 working days
- Generous pension contributions, with Employer contributions ranging from 6% to 14%, subject to eligibility
- Additional rates for nights, bank holidays and overtime
- Flexible hours to suit your needs
- Affordable and quality meals at reduced cost
- Free on-site parking
- Free enhanced DBS check
- Uniform provided at no cost
- Employee Assistance Programme providing confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
- Exclusive retailer discounts on popular brands
- Range of courses delivered by learning specialists to support your development goals and objectives

Galanos House is one of six care homes, situated on the edge of Southam, a small market town in the heart of the Warwickshire countryside. Our care home has a CQC Outstanding rating.  A place where ex-servicemen and women and their spouses can feel completely at home, providing care for those who have served in the Armed Forces and their dependants. We offer Nursing Care, Residential Care, and support for people living with dementia. Adjacent to the main building is the Galanos community hub, which boasts a beautiful light and spacious café and a number of multipurpose spaces which host groups, activities & events As part of our award-winning team, you will receive full support with training and personal development.

For more detailed information about the role, please see our Vacancy Information Pack attached to our direct advert.

RBL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation, reflecting the diversity of the armed forces community and of wider society. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and personal characteristics.

We may close this vacancy early if we believe we have enough strong applications to be able to successfully fill the role(s). Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

We are recruiting for a Children's Support Worker to join our team in Waltham Forest; the scope on this job involves….

Job Title: Children's Support Worker

Location: Waltham Forest
Salary: £28,857.12 per annum
Contract type: Full-time, Permanent

Hours: 37.5

This is an opportunity to join Refuge as a Children Support Worker to provide high quality practical and emotional support to survivors of domestic violence and their children living in our refuges.

A key requirement for this role is to provide personal one to one and group support to children and young people to ensure they are provided with a safe, supportive, and welcoming environment. The post holder will support children who have witnessed or experienced domestic violence and plan and provide stimulating, safe, and appropriate activities.

Refuge is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services, and we are proud to be a leader in our field and an employer of choice, with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development.

Closing date: 9.00am on 27 May 2025

Interview date: 2 June 2025

Benefits

Refuge offers a variety of exciting opportunities to learn, develop and grow in your career. We recognise the value everyone brings to the organisation to achieve our aims and are dedicated to developing and rewarding our staff. More details of our benefits can be found in Job Information Pack.

Make a meaningful difference to the lives of D/deaf and disabled people in Islington.

Disability Action in Islington (DAII) is a local, user-led Deaf and Disabled People’s Organisation (DDPO) supporting disabled residents to live independently, access their rights, and thrive. Our advice and advocacy services are free, trauma-informed, and rooted in the social model of disability.

We are looking for a dedicated and experienced Information & Advice Services Coordinator to lead the delivery of our community advice service. This role is ideal for someone who brings both frontline advice experience and the confidence to support a small team working with people facing multiple barriers.

You’ll play a key role in shaping how we deliver rights-based support across welfare benefits, housing, health and social care — and help us prepare for Advice Quality Standard (AQS) accreditation.

About the Role

As Information & Advice Services Coordinator, you will:

• Co-ordinate the day-to-day delivery of DAII’s advice and information service
• Provide direct support to clients with complex or ongoing needs
• Support colleagues and volunteers in dealing with multi-issue casework
• Ensure records are kept accurately and support monitoring and reporting
• Build partnerships with statutory and voluntary services to provide joined-up support
• Lead on quality assurance work as we prepare for AQS accreditation
• Contribute to a positive team culture rooted in reflection, care, and inclusion

Who We’re Looking

For This is a hands-on role for someone who is organised, empathetic, and committed to justice and inclusion. You’ll need to balance coordination with frontline delivery, while supporting others to grow.

Essential:

• At least 18 months’ experience in advice, advocacy or support work
• Knowledge of key issues affecting disabled people, including welfare rights, housing, and social care
• Excellent digital and administrative skills, including using case management systems
• Experience working with people with complex needs and navigating multi-agency support
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Commitment to the values of equality, inclusion, and the social model of disability

Desirable:

• A relevant qualification (e.g. Level 3 in Advice and Guidance) or lived experience
• Experience supporting or coordinating a small team or service
• Familiarity with AdvicePro or similar systems 
• Understanding of trauma-informed and person-centred approaches

What We Offer

• A supportive, values-led working environment
• The chance to shape and improve an essential community service 
• A small, dedicated team where your voice and will make a difference
• Training and development opportunities
• A work culture rooted in trust and wellbeing
• Employee Assistance programme 
• Employee Discount Scheme 

Right now, millions of people across the UK are struggling to make ends meet. Whether it’s skipping meals, choosing between heating and rent, or facing unexpected expenses without a safety net — financial insecurity is a daily reality for far too many. At Turn2us, we’re here to change that. We support people in financial crisis to access the help they need and to build long-term financial security.

Every year, we reach millions through our practical tools like our Benefits Calculator and Grants Search, and we provide direct support through our Helpline and grant programmes. We work alongside people with lived experience of poverty to influence policy, shift public narratives, and tackle the root causes of financial insecurity.

Data is central to this mission. It helps us understand where the need is greatest, how our services are making a difference, and what more we must do. That’s why we’re excited to recruit a Head of Data — a role that will be key to our success as a learning, evidence-led and values-driven organisation.

In this role, you’ll lead the delivery of our data maturity roadmap, helping Turn2us grow into a truly data-driven organisation. You’ll develop a data-led culture, embed best practice in data governance, and ensure our data is both ethically managed and compliant with GDPR. You’ll also work closely with colleagues in IT, Insight and Impact, and Digital and Design to build a well-managed, joined-up data ecosystem that underpins everything from our day-to-day operations to our long-term strategy.

We’re looking for a values-led leader with strong expertise in data architecture, data management and governance. You’ll have experience leading and implementing data strategies and frameworks, and a passion for using data to create positive social change. Knowledge of financial insecurity and the issues facing people in poverty is useful, but not essential.

What matters most is your commitment to our mission and your ability to make data work for people. We’re not looking for a particular CV or background. We know that Turn2us will benefit from fresh thinking and new perspectives, so we actively welcome applications from people with diverse experiences and transferable skills. You’ll join a warm, committed and ambitious team.

At Turn2us, we care deeply about equity and inclusion, and we particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of financial insecurity, whether from the charity or private sector.

If you’re driven by the power of data to help people and influence change and want to be part of a mission that really matters, we’d love to hear from you.

To download a full copy of the candidate brief and learn more about the role, please click the ‘Apply’ button, where you will be redirected to the website of our recruitment partner, Tall Roots. Applications should include a CV and covering letter. If you would like an informal discussion about the role, please email Mark Crowley or Annie Regan-Tighe at Tall Roots.

The NVR practitioner will work with the parent/care giver predominantly, other members of the family who are impacted or experiencing the abuse from their sibling or grandchild, and if willing, with the young person causing harm.

RISE specialises in designing and delivering behavioural change and pyscho-educational programmes. We strive for a world where harmful behaviour is marginalised and fewer people are victims of abuse and crime; a world where people can lead safe, purposeful lives as a result of better relationships within families and communities.

Benefits of working for RISE
You will work for an award-winning organisation (featured in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024) that celebrates diversity, culture and individual differences, and that will help you to grow and thrive in your career. As a learning organisation, RISE has created a culture of continuous professional development. Employees are the heart of our business – we have an Employee Council that gives employees a way to channel their voice to improve their employee experience. As an employee, you will be invited to regular staff meet-ups and can connect with others in different ways.

Specialist Child to Parent Violence delivery:

• Advocate for the rights of children to be respected, heard and protected.
•  Deliver sessions for parents using Non Violent Resistance (NVR) techniques and child and family members, applying a systematic family approach to managing violence and abuse in the home.
• Adhere to the relevant programme manuals for parents as well as for the children and young people.
• Use motivational interviewing techniques and strength based approaches to engage with families.
• Support parents and young people to learn skills and knowledge to deal with behaviour in a non-violenct way, using NVR and trauma informed CBT methods.
•  Work closely with other statutory and voluntary professionals to ensure appropriate steps are taken to protect where there is an imminent risk to another person. Apply RISE’s escalation procedures.
• Be responsible and accountable for working with Team leader and/or Service Manager and Advanced practitioner to ensure risk is reviewed on a weekly basis.
•  Attend monthly risk review and practice development meetings with Team leader or Advanced practitioner to ensure effective risk management procedures are applied at all times.
• Attend training sessions to enhance their delivery and understanding of NVR.
• Be personally accountable for the completion of assessments, pre and post questionnaires, and End of Intervention reports, and ensure they are to a high standard.
• Provide support and consultancy to other professionals to ensure appropriateness of referrals  and improve understanding on NVR and CBT techniques and working with families (parents and children and young people.
•  Ensure effective planning for the delivery of each intervention in advance of the session.
• Partake and pass all relevant NVR and other child, young people  and parent centred training to undertake this specialist work.
• Deliver community training as required.

Our day centre service is currently open three days per-week offering respite, food and somewhere safe to be for anyone facing street homelessness. It provides advocacy and casework services to those who are vulnerably housed or homeless, supporting them to address their individual crisis and the underlying causes. We also provide a small year round night shelter provision. 

APAP works in close partnership with a number of key agencies locally including drug and alcohol teams, street outreach services, local authority housing teams and the wider VCS. We are a gateway service in the community through which our clients can access a range of support. 

The Community Fundraising and Partnerships Coordinator will be responsible for developing and nurturing relationships within the local community to support APAP’s fundraising efforts, including schools, local businesses, faith and community groups. A key feature of this role will be developing increased year-round community engagement and fundraising, leading into the planning and delivery of at least one annual fundraising campaign. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to engage directly with stakeholders to build strong partnerships, whilst contributing strategically to the growth of the charity's fundraising efforts. 

The Organisation

The Royal Parks (TRP) is a charity created in March 2017. We manage over 5,000 acres of diverse parkland, rare habitats and historic buildings and monuments in eight Royal Parks across London. These are Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, The Green Park, St James’s Park, The Regent's Park and Primrose Hill, Greenwich Park, Richmond Park and Bushy Park.

We also manage other important public spaces including Brompton Cemetery and Victoria Tower Gardens. Our eight Royal Parks and other iconic green spaces are among the most visited attractions in the UK with 77 million visits every year.

We are now looking for 2 Retail Supervisors to join us on a seasonal, part-time contract from June for 3-5 months, working 20 hours per week from Wednesday to Sunday, with the potential for additional hours.

The Benefits

• Salary of £17.98 per hour
• 26 days' annual leave (pro rata), plus public holidays, increasing to 29 days after 3 years’ service
• Pension scheme (3% employee contribution; up to 10% employer contribution)
• Hybrid/agile working options
• Private medical insurance and healthcare cash plan
• Employee assistance programme and access to mental health first aiders
• Learning and development opportunities
• Cycle to work scheme
• Offices in a beautiful location

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced retail professional to join our iconic parks and contribute to the delivery of a memorable visitor experience.

You will be at the forefront of shaping retail experiences that capture the beauty and heritage of the Royal Parks, delighting millions of visitors with exceptional service.

What’s more, you will have the chance to showcase your leadership skills by inspiring a high-performing team, leaving your mark across some of the capital’s most iconic green spaces.

So, if you want to take the next step in your retail career surrounded by London’s most scenic parkland, read on and apply today!

The Role

As a Retail Supervisor, you will support the delivery of our retail operations, starting at the Hyde Park Boat House and expanding to additional retail outlets.

Working closely with the Retail Manager, you’ll help ensure our shops achieve their financial goals and maintain excellent customer service and presentation standards at all times.

Beyond this, you will also lead and develop a team of paid staff, supporting their training, performance and rota management, and create a welcoming, high-quality retail environment that delights customers.

Additionally, you will:

• Promote upselling and encourage donations and sign-ups
• Manage POS reconciliations and ensure adherence to financial policies
• Oversee stock deliveries, ecommerce fulfilment and inventory control

About You

To be considered as a Retail Supervisor, you will need:

• Significant retail management experience
• Team leadership skills, with the ability to manage people and resources effectively
• Strong financial acumen, including interpreting data and managing stock processes
• Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills
• Strong visual merchandising abilities

Other organisations may call this role Shop Supervisor, Retail Team Leader, Assistant Retail Manager, Retail Manager, or Visitor Services Supervisor.

We want to put everyone in the best possible position to succeed and use Recite-me accessibility software. At the top of the application page, there is an “Accessibility Tools” button which you can use to complete the application form in a way that works for you. If you think that you may need more support to complete our application process, please do get in touch.

The Royal Parks is strongly committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. Please visit our website to find out more on our approach to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.

So, if you are interested in this unique opportunity as a Retail Supervisor, please apply via the button shown. Successful candidates will be appointed on merit.

The Head of Collections will be responsible for delivering the strategic and operational leadership of the Library, Archives and Museum Collections to deliver high quality services together with research resources to support the Society’s strategic objectives to pursue conservation, research, learning and outreach and dissemination of knowledge of the material past. The primary users of the Library and Archives are the Fellowship of the Society, and communicating effectively with the Fellowship is an important part of this role. 

The Society of Antiquaries is seeking an experienced and motivated heritage professional to lead our world-class Library, Archive and Museum collections. This is an exciting time to be joining the Society of Antiquaries. In the autumn of 2024, the Society purchased its premises at Burlington House on a long lease, after years of uncertainty and negotiation. Now, together with the four neighbouring learned Societies, we are joint landlords of both the buildings and the courtyard at Burlington House. 2025 sees the beginning of a major development project Past Matters: the Future at Burlington House and the role of our Collections will be at the heart of this. 

The Society welcomes hybrid and flexible working. For this full-time role, we ask that the post-holder usually works on site for three days per week, including Wednesdays. Daily core hours have a degree of flexibility, to be discussed with the General Secretary.

This is an exciting and influential role in The Salvation Army, requiring a broad experience and skill set, along with relationally focused and adaptable approach. It will involve working with a skilled team to engage and support professionals from a variety of fields to influence strategy and practice. You will not only collaborate to ensure the collection and analysis of good quality information but also work to facilitate its accessibility and implementation throughout the movement. You will join the team at a time of transition, helping plan and implement ways of working in R&D that emphasis the movement’s response as a church to the needs of local communities and wider society.

The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting the Director of Research & Development in directing and providing strategic leadership on all research matters to the UKI Territory. The role is a key part of R&D senior management team. R&D seeks to inform, inspire and enable transformational front-line mission. The post-holder will be responsible for significant internal agendas including Ethics, Impact Measurement and develop strategic research university partnerships to promote evidence-based mission. They will be required to manage a significant portfolio of projects and contacts.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:

• An extensive proven track record of utilising strong interpersonal and relational skills to lead a successful research team that supports the development, implementation and evaluation of high impact research initiatives, developing and training staff, and managing performance where required
• Proven track record of empowering and coaching team members to innovate, whilst leading by example, demonstrating clarity of thought and direction, drive and humility
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence at a senior level, and ability to develop strong, successful, collaborative and influential working relationships at all levels of seniority within an organisation
• A research-based PhD (or equivalent qualification), and excellent proven practical research, analytical and project management skills, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret stakeholders’ business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements, demonstrating creativity, agility and a solution-orientated approach.
• Practitioner understanding of participatory and theological research methods, ability to theologically reflect and discern, with a thorough understanding of research ethics.

This role has an occupational requirement that the successful candidate must be a committed and practising Christian, actively involved with your own Church and will be in sympathy with the doctrines of, and supportive of, the purposes and the aims and objectives of The Salvation Army.

In order to complete your application please download and read the job profile and any other attachments.

In the job profile you will find the criteria required for the role please make sure that you address this in your supporting statement as this forms the basis of our shortlisting.

Working hours: Minimum of 35 hours per week - working a minimum of 40% across each month at our London Headquarters 

Closing date: Monday 26 May 2025

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Appointment subject to satisfactory references including a reference from your Church Minister and proof of right to work in the UK, 

For details of how to prove your right to work in the UK please visit the government website and please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship. 

Please note that any Salvation Army employees who are under notice of redundancy and apply for this position will be given priority consideration.

We reserve the right to close this advert earlier if we feel that we have received sufficient applications.

Promoting equality in the workplace and as a disability confident leader scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet all the minimum essential criteria for the vacancy.

Benefits:
25 days annual leave + bank holidays (pro rata for part-time) a contributory pension scheme; an employee assistance programme