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We are recruiting a General Advice Officer to support with the delivery of advice and welfare support to vulnerable guests who access the Community Wellbeing Service, a local support hub offering relief from the rising cost of living for local families. The General Advice Officer will support our guests on a range of areas including benefits, immigration, housing, money management and access to training and employment services. The postholder will provide high quality welfare advice and guidance through weekly one-to-one advice sessions, undertake case work, work with partners to facilitate referrals, and provide support to advice volunteers.
The successful candidate must have at least two years’ experience delivering effective advice or in a similar capacity, demonstrate empathy, an understanding of the issues facing vulnerable people, and have in-depth and up-to-date knowledge of welfare benefits and housing policies/legislations, with a strong focus on achieving tangible outcomes for our guests.
First round interviews scheduled for January 19th 2026.
To apply for this role, please submit a CV, Covering Letter (no more than 2 sides) and complete our Equal Opportunities Form
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Outward Bound Trust’s mission is to inspire young people to believe in themselves and achieve more than they ever thought possible. For over 80 years, we have been transforming lives through outdoor learning and adventure, helping young people from all backgrounds develop resilience, confidence, and leadership skills. Every year, we reach thousands of young people, working closely with schools, local authorities, and community groups to provide experiences that truly change lives.
We are a collaborative, forward-thinking charity that values creativity, inclusivity, and impact. Joining us means becoming part of a passionate team dedicated to making a tangible difference in the lives of young people across the UK.
The Role
Reporting to the Head of Development (New Business & Philanthropy) and working closely with our Development Managers, the Development Executive will play a crucial role in generating new income opportunities for the Trust. You will research, identify, and qualify prospects across corporates, trusts and foundations, and high-net-worth individuals. Using tools such as LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Dynamics CRM, and wider sector insight, you’ll build a strong, insight-led pipeline of opportunities that support our mission.
This is an excellent opportunity if you are proactive, organised, and eager to grow your experience in business development or fundraising. You will see the direct impact of your work, helping to secure the resources that allow young people to thrive.
What You’ll Be Working On
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Researching and mapping new corporate, trust/foundation, and HNWI prospects aligned with our mission.
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Supporting Development Managers by qualifying leads and preparing briefing packs, proposals, and tailored pitch materials.
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Coordinating research, logistics, and follow-ups for meetings, events, and networking opportunities.
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Maintaining accurate, GDPR-compliant data in the CRM system, tracking all approaches, communications, and outcomes.
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Producing insights and reports to inform strategy and pipeline management.
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Collaborating with Marketing & Communications, Programme Delivery, and Evaluation & Impact teams to ensure proposals are compelling and supported by robust evidence.
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Contributing to the creation of innovative approaches to engage new partners and donors.
This Job Is For You If…
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You’re motivated by creating opportunities that make a real difference in young people’s lives.
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You have strong research and analytical skills and are confident in using digital tools for prospecting and data management.
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You enjoy building relationships and working collaboratively in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
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You are highly organised, able to manage multiple projects, and have an eye for detail.
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You are enthusiastic about learning and developing your career in business development or fundraising.
Desirable Skills and Experience
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Previous experience in fundraising, business development, or sales, particularly in the not-for-profit sector.
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Experience contributing to income targets and producing marketing or proposal materials.
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Knowledge of GDPR and data protection in fundraising.
What We Offer
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24 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing by 1 day per year to a maximum of 30.
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Life Assurance: 3x salary, from day one, including Employee Assistance Helpline.
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Long-term disability insurance, health cash plan, and personal accident cover.
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Pension scheme with auto-enrolment after three months.
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8 weeks’ sick pay at full salary in any 12 months.
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Staff bursaries, childcare vouchers, Berghaus uniform items, and discounts.
Deadline: Monday 5th January 2025
First Interviews: Wednesday 7th – Friday 9th January 2025
Second Interviews: Wednesday 14th January 2025
To inspire young people to realise their potential through learning and adventure in the outdoors.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Are you passionate about supporting young asylum-seekers and refugees to make change happen? Do you understand campaigning and how to achieve change in the British political system? You could be our new Campaigning Youthworker!
About Young Roots
At Young Roots, we want to see a compassionate and welcoming society for young refugees and asylum seekers in the UK. We work alongside young people seeking safety in the UK, building trusted relationships, providing practical and emotional support and promoting young people’s rights and power.
About the role
The Campaigning Youth Worker (CPW) will work with young people who are seeking asylum or who are refugees in London to support them to seek change to laws and policies on the issues that matter to them. This role will be located in Croydon and King’s Cross, with regular attendance at our service delivery venues across London as required, including one evening activity per week.
The role will involve building relationships with young people who attend Young Roots activities and through outreach, having ongoing conversations about the issues that young people say matter to them, working with young people to understand how change to laws and policies happens and supporting young people to take campaigning action to achieve that change.
Please see the job description and person specification for full details.
Young Roots and recruitment
Young Roots recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equity and challenges discrimination. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those who can face disadvantage in employment, such as people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ individuals and people with disabilities. As an organisation that supports refugees, asylum seekers and migrants, we particularly welcome applications from people within these communities. We offer a guaranteed interview for those with lived experience of the asylum system and those with disabilities, where they meet the essential elements of the person specification.
If aspects of the application process create barriers to you applying and you’d like any adjustment to the process or you’d like an informal discussion or advice on your application, please get in touch. We would also like to alert you to the existence of organisations which supporting people from under-represented groups to access employment, who can advise you on applying for this role. For example, Scope, Young Women’s Trust and Experts by Experience.
Young Roots is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. We take this duty very seriously.
Our work is underpinned by policies and procedures which promote safe working practices. We have a framework of training and supervision which everyone is expected to comply with and systems for monitoring, quality assurance and gaining service user feedback. On joining you will be expected to be part of this approach to safeguard our service users.
All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process which includes vetting checks such as enhanced criminal records and barring, scrutiny of employment history, references and other checks.
To apply
To apply, please submit your CV alongside a personal statement by the closing date outlining how you would be a great fit for the role.
Your personal statement should be no more than 800 words, answering the following questions:
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What is your motivation for working with Young Roots?
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What is your motivation for applying for this role specifically?
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What skills and experience would you bring that will enable you to be successful in this role?Please ensure you refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and provide examples to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria. Your skills and experience could be gained through work, community involvement, or personal and family experiences.
Please submit your application via Charity Jobs.
No agencies, please.
Closing date: 10am on Monday 5 January 2026
Interview date: 19 or 20 January (you will be able to indicate a preference if you are shortlisted). Successful applicants will then have a second interview round - a young person panel on the evening of Thursday 22 January at our Brent project.
To work alongside young people seeking safety in the UK, building trusted relationships, providing practical and emotional support.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Founded in 1681 by King Charles II, the Royal Hospital Chelsea has stood for centuries as a national symbol of gratitude to the soldiers who have served our country, and is home to the iconic Chelsea Pensioners. Today, the Hospital’s job remains to ensure that those who have served are always supported.
We are now looking for a high-performing, delivery-driven Communications and PR Manager - someone who knows how to get stories live in national media, and understands how powerful, authentic beneficiary storytelling drives fundraising and public engagement.
If you’ve worked in PR or communications at a national charity, know how to maximise national moments like Remembrance, have worked sensitively with beneficiaries, and are the person people come to when something simply needs to get done – this could be the role for you.
Where you fit in
You’ll join an ambitious marketing and communications team focused on raising the Royal Hospital’s profile, increasing fundraising income, and building new audiences through strategic, emotive and measurable communications.
Your work will directly contribute to protecting and securing the future of the Royal Hospital Chelsea - helping us reach supporters, donors, and the veteran community with stories that inspire action and demonstrate undeniable impact.
What you’ll be doing
You will lead our press and PR delivery, responsible for an ‘always-on’ approach that generates consistent local and national coverage. You’ll ensure our stories land where they matter - driving donations, admissions, brand visibility and engagement with the veteran community.
We want someone who is:
· A proven PR operator with significant experience in a national charity or large not-for-profit environment
· Exceptional at storytelling, especially beneficiary-led stories, handled with sensitivity and impact
· Good at spotting media opportunities, crafting strong angles, and who knows what journalists want
· Comfortable juggling multiple projects and deadlines without ever dropping the standard
· An experienced line manager or mentor of junior colleagues
If you love bringing powerful stories to life, know how to turn awareness into action, and have the energy and drive to elevate a national institution - this is your chance to do career-defining work.
To apply please submit your CV and a covering letter of up to 500 words.
Early applications are encouraged as we will be reviewing applications and interviewing candidates throughout the recruitment process.
To provide Army veterans with the support and comradeship they need in recognition of their service to the Nation and to safeguard their historic home


The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
In Spring 2028, the National Gallery will launch a new, public-facing Research Centre to facilitate and showcase our world-leading research in the history and science of painting. This will be a complex space sitting at the intersection of multiple valued research stakeholders both within and beyond the Gallery, including the Gallery’s own wide array of research-active staff, our Artists-in-Residence, specialist users of our extensive Library & Archive collections, and a research-engaged general public attending events and consulting materials.
We are now recruiting for a new role, a Research Centre Manager, to support in the creative planning and daily delivery of an exceptional experience at the Research Centre. The role-holder will provide vital clarity and consistency in the day-to-day running of this multifaceted space to ensure a smoothly functioning whole. This includes coordinating all aspects of the Research Centre operations, managing staff, ensuring compliance with regulations, and maintaining the Research Centre facilities and administration. They will also think creatively about the Centre’s different spaces and, alongside Gallery colleagues, will help produce exciting research programming.
An ideal candidate will have experience in a comparable multifaceted role, and will bring to the Gallery strong leadership, excellent communication, creative programming, innovative problem-solving, and strong organisational skills to manage both day-to-day operations and strategic planning for the Centre.
This is a full time, permanent position and requires on-site working 5 days per week.
Applications closing date is 2nd January at 23:30hrs.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We're looking for an organised, confident and resilient Service Manager to join our Mental Health Service in Hammersmith and Fulham.
£39,000.00 per annum, working 40 hours per week.
This is a 9 month maternity cover fixed term contract.
Want to feel like you have an exciting future? You'll feel at home here.
Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren't token gestures - we've thought long and hard about how best to support our team. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day.
Our benefits include:
* Annual leave increasing up to 30 days with length of service
* Free DBS
* Exclusive discounts and cashback via Reward Gateway® and opportunity to buy a Blue Light Card
* Fully paid induction programme and further training
* ILM courses and Apprenticeship Programmes
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme for 24-7 confidential support
* Online wellbeing resources
* A generous pension - we will contribute up to 4% and life assurance cover up to £10,000 (T&Cs apply)
* Quarterly Staff Awards to reward & recognise our amazing staff's commitment and contribution
All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.
Service Managers are responsible for the effective management of all contracts within their designated patch, including line managing the relevant front line staff. Leadership and competence development in direct reports is a key responsibility of the role. Post-holders may also carry client group specialism responsibilities, linking in with other Managers and Head of Services to ensure focussed integration of specialisms across the whole organisation.
Hammersmith and Fulham MH is a medium to high support Mental Health Service split across three sites (within walking distance).
As the Service Manager, you would be responsible for x1 TL and 7 Support Workers.
Irvin Road - Single Cover 24/4
Kwaanza House - Single Cover/Visting
Lena Gardens - Single Cover/Visting
Contract type: Support only
For a full job description, please visit our website.
What you'll bring:
Essential:
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Experience of managing contracts and resources and delivering to budget and performance targets
- Experience of delivering to housing management performance targets
- Experience of effectively managing and developing staff to ensure delivery of services performance targets within contract
- Experience of successfully managing external partnerships to ensure successful delivery of services
- Holds relevant CMI/NVQ Level 4 or other Business/Management Qualification
Desirable:
- Other relevant professional memberships and/or specialist qualifications
About us:
Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 100 services, providing support to thousands of customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness and complex needs, young people and care leavers and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.
We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values:
We focus on Excellence and innovation.
We are Caring and Compassionate.
We are Inclusive and Trusted.
We work in Partnership and are One-Team.
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.
If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.
Salary: £29,000 – £34,000 per annum (depending on experience)
Location: Reigate, Surrey (Wayside Community)
Contract: Full-time
Occupational Requirement: Female, practising Christian
Closing Date: 23rd December 2025
Start Date: Early February 2026 (notice periods considered)
Do you have the compassion, resilience and leadership potential to support women on their journey out of homelessness?
Keychange is a Christian charity with over 100 years of experience supporting people facing vulnerability. Today, we provide specialist housing for women and young people experiencing homelessness, alongside residential care for older people across the South and Southwest of England.
We are seeking a dedicated Deputy Manager to join our specialist women’s homelessness service, Wayside Community in Reigate. This community is a 19 bed, 24-7 supported housing for women experiencing homelessness. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong frontline experience who is ready to step into management within a highly supportive and mission-driven team.
About the Role
The Deputy Manager plays a key role in the leadership of Wayside Community, supporting the Women’s Homelessness Lead in the day-to-day running and development of the service.
Key responsibilities include:
- Assisting the Women’s Homelessness Lead in Surrey in ensuring the smooth daily running of the Service at all times and deputising in her absence for all matters relating to the management of the Service.
- Ensure that Wayside Community complies with all statutory regulations relating to supported housing, health and safety, fire precautions etc.
- Working with the Women’s Homelessness Lead to develop performance targets and quality control measures for the benefit of the team, and monitoring team members’ work to ensure that these are met.
- In conjunction with the Women’s Homelessness Lead ensure that effective assessments and action plans are updated for all residents through a key worker system and on case files.
- In conjunction with the Women’s Homelessness Lead ensure that all safeguarding concerns, incidents and complaints are managed robustly.
Who We’re Looking For
You will bring:
- A high-performing individual who is an excellent networker that builds effective internal and external working relationships.
- Experience in delivery of support to clients.
- Agrees with Keychange mission, vision, values.
- Strong leadership, problem-solving, interpersonal, and time-management skills.
- Competent computer skills using Microsoft applications and organisational systems.
Desirable experience includes:
- Prior experience working with non-profit organisations, particularly those involved in social care and/or homeless work.
- Experience of services for women and/or young people experiencing homelessness.
- Experience of motivating and empowering colleagues, staff and/or volunteers to take responsibility for delivering a high-quality service.
- Knowledge of the range of services available to homeless people who may have complex needs or other support needs.
Occupational Requirements
This role is subject to legal Occupational Requirements under the Equality Act 2010. The postholder must both a woman and a practicing Christian. These requirements are essential due to the nature of the role, including spiritual support, trauma-informed care for women, and active church partnership development.
What We Offer
- Salary of £29,000 – £34,000
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Hybrid working (with 4 days regularly site or community based)
- Employee Assistance Program and Life Insurance
- Contributory Pension Scheme with matched employer contributions
- Ongoing personalised learning and professional development
- A compassionate, faith-centered, values-driven culture
For more comprehensive details about the role and how to get in contact with us for an informal discussion about the opportunity, please view the job pack for this advert.
How to Apply
Please submit a cover letter clearly addressing the essential and desirable criteria and an up-to-date CV focused on relevant experience.
Recruitment Timeline
- Application deadline: 23rd December 2025
- First stage interviews (remote): First week January 2025
- Final interviews (in person): Mid-January 2026
- Start date: Early February 2026
To focus on developing and encouraging community for vulnerable adults by seeking to address the risks in society of increased loneliness.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The Hunger Project UK Marketing & Relationships Manager
Are you looking for a role that really makes a difference? Well, how about joining a global organisation helping to empower women and men to end their own hunger and poverty? If this sounds exciting, we might have the perfect role just for you!
Role: Marketing & Relationships Manager
Reports to: CEO
Salary: FTE £35,000 - £40,000 (Negotiable based on skills, experience and fit)
Contract type:Permanent
Hours: 35 hours per week
Location:The role is remote at present with occasional travel to London
About The Hunger Project
The Hunger Project UK is a registered charity in the UK committed to the sustainable end of world hunger. Our vision is a world without hunger. Our mission is to facilitate individual and collective action to transform the systems of inequity that create hunger and cause it to persist. We do this by pioneering sustainable, grassroots, women-centred strategies and advocating for their widespread adoption worldwide.
We believe people living in hunger are key to ending hunger. We work to solve the root causes of hunger by supporting the communities experiencing them. As we adapt to meet local challenges and opportunities wherever we work, our programmes have a wide range of objectives. These include ending child marriage, empowering women leaders, increasing girls in education, engaging local governments, entrepreneurism and employability, climate resilient farming and maternal health.
In 2024, we reached nearly 12 million people in Africa, South Asia and Latin America. More than 1 million people are now living in self-reliant communities following investment from The Hunger Project. Our team is a mighty force of changemakers living around the world, including in our partner countries USA, Australia and across Europe.
Here in the UK, we work in collaboration with our global colleagues, to raise funds for our overseas programmes and amplify the voices of those affected by hunger. We are a small but awesome team, with big ambitions to grow and scale our fundraising efforts significantly over the next three years. So, if you’re up for the challenge... come and join us.
The role
This is a hands-on role: you’ll be directly creating content, running campaigns, and managing our operations.
This role is for you if you are…
- Passionate about social justice and motivated to make a positive impact on the world.
- Experienced, with at least eight years in communications or marketing and a proven ability to deliver meaningful results.
- A creative storyteller who produces engaging, high-quality content across multiple platforms and understands how to use digital marketing to drive social change.
- An exceptional communicator with excellent written and verbal skills, strong attention to detail, and pride in accuracy and quality.
- Highly organised and efficient, able to manage multiple projects, meet deadlines, and maintain focus in a fast-paced environment.
- Proactive, persistent, and solutions focused, approaching challenges with creativity, determination, and a positive attitude.
- Technically confident and quick to learn new tools or software, with the ability to help others solve technical problems and use technology effectively.
- A collaborative team player who works well independently while keeping the broader mission and shared goals in sight.
- Energised by the variety, pace, and purpose of a small, dynamic, globally minded charity where every contribution makes a difference.
Key responsibilities
Marketing and Communications
- Plan, coordinate and deliver integrated marketing and fundraising campaigns and events to achieve income targets, ensure consistent messaging and strengthen supporter engagement across all channels.
- Work closely with the global communications team to deliver the organisation’s marketing and communications strategy in alignment with global objectives.
- Manage website content in WordPress, ensuring it is accurate, engaging, and regularly updated.
- Oversee the social media strategy, creating and scheduling high-quality content (using Canva and Later) to grow brand awareness and supporter engagement.
- Manage ambassador and influencer relationships to support campaigns, storytelling, and reach.
- Design and deliver email campaigns and supporter newsletters through Mailchimp, ensuring timely and effective communication.
- Stay up to date with trends, world events, and digital innovations to keep content and messaging relevant and impactful.
Fundraising
- Create and deliver engaging donor experiences, content and supporter journeys to maintain and grow long-term investor support and ensure a high-quality experience for all supporters.
- Collaborate with the CEO and global team to identify and develop new fundraising opportunities and audiences.
Unleashed Women – Community & Investor Stewardship
- Act as the primary staff relationship lead for the Unleashed Women community.
- Support the recruitment, onboarding and ongoing stewardship of Unleashed Women members.
- Coordinate the planning, promotion and delivery of monthly virtual forums and quarterly in-person gatherings, working closely with the Executive & Operations VA on all logistics.
- Maintain regular communication and engagement with members through WhatsApp groups, email updates and event communications, ensuring consistent tone, warmth and responsiveness.
- Act as a key link between Unleashed Women and THP’s global country teams, ensuring meaningful programme engagement and feedback.
- Support retention and thoughtful growth of the community through relationship-led follow-up and investor care.
- Ensure all Unleashed Women activity is accurately reflected in Beacon and associated supporter systems.
Data Management and Reporting
- Maintain and manage the Beacon CRM database, ensuring accurate data capture, segmentation, and analysis to support effective fundraising, stewardship, and communications.
- Ensure all new and lapsed investors are correctly tagged and updated in Mailchimp, Beacon and other relevant systems.
- Evaluate and report on the performance of fundraising and marketing campaigns, interpreting data from CRM and digital platforms to measure impact and inform strategy.
Operations
- Establish, maintain, and continuously improve key operational systems and processes to ensure efficiency and smooth day-to-day functioning.
- Coordinate and maintain fundraising platforms such as Benevity and JustGiving, ensuring campaign pages are accurate, up to date, and performing effectively.
Line Management
- Oversee the recruitment, coordination, and management of volunteers, ensuring they are well-supported, effectively deployed, and aligned with the organisation’s goals.
Preferred requirements
Experience
- At least eight years’ experience in marketing, communications, or a related field.
- Proven success delivering multi-channel marketing and fundraising campaigns that meet or exceed targets.
- Confident in using and maintaining CRM systems (preferably Beacon) to manage supporter relationships and analyse data.
- Experience managing digital platforms, including social media, email marketing, and websites.
- Experience managing and developing team members, including supporting volunteers and junior staff.
Skills and Abilities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor messages for diverse audiences.
- Strong relationship-building and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Highly organised, with excellent planning and project management abilities.
- Proficient in digital marketing tools such as WordPress, Mailchimp, Canva, and social media scheduling platforms.
- Skilled in interpreting data and insights to evaluate and improve marketing performance.
Personal Qualities and Attributes
- Enthusiastic, proactive, and self-motivated, with a positive and solution-focused approach.
- Collaborative and supportive, fostering strong teamwork and shared purpose.
- Creative and adaptable, comfortable working in a fast-paced and changing environment.
- An effective and empathetic team leader who inspires and empowers others.
Other Requirements
- Commitment to the aims and values of The Hunger Project UK and its mission to end hunger and poverty.
- Commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion, and anti-discriminatory practice.
- Understanding of the collaborative, hands-on nature of working within a small charity.
- Passion for using marketing and communications to create positive social impact.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Our members are looking for an enthusiastic indovidual to join our Network Hope Activities team as staff cover for 9 months.
You will work under the direction of the Project Manager and alongside, tutors to deliver activities, support networks, health and wellbeing and training support to beneficiaries and to recruit, train and support a network of volunteers to facilitate the support groups.
The role will involve collaboration with other local businesses and third sector organisations to deliver the activities. This Project’s aim is to support vulnerable disabled people (including those with learning disabilities, autism and those affected by mental health issues and their families) through consistent provision of health and wellbeing activities, pathways into employment training, sport and social activities, advice, signposting and peer support based both at our Resource Centre in W10 and out in the community.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Supporting Tutors, volunteers, senior staff and beneficiaries
Utilising EPM’s resources to lead in locally sourcing beneficiaries and volunteers from the local community. Liaise with the NHS and Social Services, partner providers and schools, colleges, community centres, voluntary organisations and referral agencies.
· Facilitate and support local support groups,
· Plan, arrange and run a variety of activities and training programmes.
· Recruit and support a network of volunteers to co-facilitate support groups and activities
· Under the direction of The Project Manager conduct home visits to assess the needs of the families and inform them of support available through Network Hope.
· Arrange the selection and delivery of healthy food and drinks and running the catering and gardening training groups.
· Work with sports and fitness tutors to ensure all equipment used in sports/fitness sessions are secure and meet health and safety standards.
· Coordinate and oversee respite and peer group support to the families.
· Develop, monitor, update and review individual action plans for all beneficiaries.
· Conduct evaluation reports (including case studies) and work with senior management to collate the information.
· Assist senior management in leading advisory group meetings and lead/facilitate local support group meetings.
Other duties as required
Turning dreams into action at the pace of the individual.
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We want a world where no one dies from hunger. Life-threatening hunger is predictable, preventable and treatable. Join Action Against Hunger and together we will stop it in its tracks.
Action Against Hunger is an optimistic, inspiring place to work. We want passionate and dedicated people to help build a better world. We’re a creative team made up of people with a wide range of talents, styles and expertise. But we are united in our relentless dedication to end world hunger. No challenge is too big. With you we can do it. Join us.
In this role you’ll help the Action Against Hunger International Network to access, secure and manage institutional funding from UK donors. You won’t be alone; you’ll support the Head of Programme Funding and manage members of the programme funding team.
You’ll play a key role in helping Action Against Hunger to achieve our vision of a world free from hunger by maintaining the funding from key UK institutional donors and making sure we deliver high quality programmes. You’ll be in the exciting and important position of working with country, regional and global funds, and collaborating with colleagues both inside the international network and beyond. You’ll help raise Action Against Hunger’s profile and engagement with the UK Government and UK sector to inform, influence and collaborate on all areas of our work.
You’ll work closely with our Network HQs and country teams to develop opportunities, increase the number and value of new grants and contracts, and ensure effective delivery. But you’ll also be a key person in engaging with institutional funders too. So how will you do this? You will work at an operational, tactical, and strategic level – making the most of the links between funders strategies and the Action Against Hunger’s network own strategy and trends we observe. You’ll be proactive, bring a fresh perspective and innovative ideas, and bring a positive, ‘can do’ attitude.
We would love to hear from you if you’re interested in joining us. For more detailed information on the role – and to see whether you have the necessary experience - please download the attached pdf Job description.
Closing Date: 29-Dec-2025 23:30
Planned date to begin interviews: 14th January 2026.
Please read the following carefully before making your application: then all you need to do is send your CV and write a supporting statement explaining why you want the job and how your skills and experience make you the right person for the role and where you saw this vacancy.
- As a UK based position, candidates must have the right to work in the UK
- We welcome applications from all sections of the community and we encourage as broad a range of candidates as possible. If you need any additional support to help you through this process, please let us know (contact details in the job pack)
- Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we will only contact shortlisted candidates, within two weeks of the closing date Unfortunately, we cannot provide individual feedback
- If you experience any technical difficulties in submitting your application, please contact the charityjob helpdesk
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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JOB TITLE: Senior Schools Education Officer - Digital Projects
DEPARTMENT: Education Team, Programmes Department, Foundation
LOCATION: Stamford Bridge (with regular delivery at educational establishments throughout the week)
CONTRACT: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
DIRECT REPORTS: Digital Blue -Education Officer
JOB FUNCTION: To lead, teach and deliver on behalf of Chelsea FC Foundation the innovative Digital Blue Project. This will include the delivery of a range of initiatives and programmes as we develop this area of STEM provision for our local beneficiaries, Foundation wide.
Closing date: 24th December
We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. In the event that we receive a large number of applications, the position may be filled before the listed closing date. To avoid missing out, please submit your application at your earliest convenience.
PLAY YOUR PART (Main Responsibilities):
- Oversee the delivery of our Foundation Digital Blue programme; in line with Foundation outcomes and line management of associated officers and coordinators to ensure all elements meet required standards
- Develop and deliver further Digital Blue programme schemes to inspire participants of all targeted ages involved in the programme – which includes the creation of resources and promotional materials.
- Work collaboratively across the Foundation on our Digital Blue initiatives to identify potential service gaps, and potential for further grants to develop provision.
- Work with the Schools Education Manager and Futures Manager to identify development opportunities and service gaps within existing programmes.
- Support the Philanthropic Partnerships Team and Grants Teams with approaching suitable partners and/or funders as identified to develop programme funding opportunities.
- Attend Local Strategic Partnership Meetings to raise awareness of our local provision, and then network to enhance new funding and delivery opportunities
- Coordinate and devise scheduling or the delivery of Digital Education programme, including schools based and stadium sessions
- To successfully manage relationships with participants, schools, community settings and partners as part of the programme.
- To undertake any other Foundation activities that may be required in addition to the role.
DO THE RIGHT THING (Our Expectations):
- To demonstrate and live by the club’s values; Here to Win, Be Brave, Do the Right Thing, Play Your Part, Many Teams, One Club and Proud to Be Chelsea
- To adhere to the Foundation’s policies and procedures, including Health & Safety, Financial Authorisation, Confidentiality and GDPR.
- To act as an ambassador for diversity, equality, and inclusion, and demonstrate a positive commitment by treating others fairly in line with our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Policy and reporting any acts of discrimination through appropriate channels
- To create a safe environment and act to protect all young people and vulnerable adults that are either in your care or attending club premises, and report any concerns to the Safeguarding Lead
- To report any misconduct or suspected misconduct to the HR Department
HERE TO WIN (Measures of Performance):
- To provide opportunities that are best in class and industry leading demonstrating high performance.
- To demonstrate excellent subject knowledge and provide to support to others with developing their own STEM subject knowledge.
- To be responsible for and ensure that all data, monitoring, and evaluation is captured and inputted onto data management systems.
- To be an inspiring role model, creating a safe, positive and fun environment in which to motivate and encourage children and young people to learn.
- To ensure that all digital education programmes are delivered within the budgetary constraints.
- To develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders including schools, colleges, local authorities, voluntary sector organisations and other funders
- Complete and submit high quality project reports at 6-month intervals, or as and when required internally or in accordance with the needs of each funder.
- To achieve weekly and monthly targets as set out by the Skills & Learning Manager.
- To attend regular team and organisation meetings reporting key performance achievements/areas for improvement.
- To demonstrate the ability to drive and innovate new and existing opportunities individually and as part of a dynamic team.
- To have the ability to work in a confident and flexible manner, and understand the importance of private and confidential material
- Ensure success stories are captured through working with Chelsea FC Foundation/Chelsea FC media staff.
PROUD TO BE CHELSEA (Person Specification):
Qualifications:
Essential
- Relevant professional and/or academic qualifications or a minimum of 2 years’ experience in the industry sector
- Emergency Aid and Safeguarding Children Certificates
Desirable
- Level 2 or above Youth Work Qualification
- Clean Driving Licence
Experience:
Essential
- A knowledge and understanding of digital programmes and other STEM related activities.
- Experience of delivering sessions to children & young people in primary and secondary school settings.
- Experience in line-management of full-time and sessional staff members
- Ability to manage own timetable, meet multiple deadlines and work flexible hours, which may include evenings and school holidays.
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Desirable
- Teaching Qualifications (PETTL / PGCE)
- Outstanding track record in developing education programmes and opportunities for groups who may be hard to reach
- Knowledge of Chelsea FC Foundation, CCO’s and Football Charity programmes
- Knowledge of PLCF and PLPFA funded projects
- Knowledge of Monitoring & Evaluation and quality assurance programmes relevant to the industry sector
- GDPR knowledge compliance
In return: (Benefits)
- 25 days annual leave (+ Bank Holidays) After three years’ service, AL days increase to 28.
- Pension Contribution (5%)
- Life Assurance (4 x base salary)
- Private healthcare through Vitality
- C2W (Cycle to Work scheme)
- Chelsea Ticket Membership Program – enables employees to purchase tickets for home games 49 days prior to the match
- Free staff lunches at Stamford Bridge (Mon-Fri)
- Discount on club and club-affiliated products (Megastore, Nike 25% discount, Stadium Tours, onsite bar/restaurant etc)
- Employee Assistance Program, Mental Health first aiders and a strong well-being community
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:
At Chelsea we recognise that the diversity of our people is one of our greatest strengths and we are taking positive action to ensure our existing colleagues and job applicants can fully be themselves and bring their own unique experiences and perspectives to Chelsea FC. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.
If you need reasonable adjustments made to the recruitment process, please reach out to your recruiter, who will be able to advise and support you.
Chelsea FC is fully committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of all children, young people and adults at risk (vulnerable groups). We therefore require all successful applicants to complete a DBS Check prior to starting employment. Depending on the role, successful applicants may also be required to undergo other child protection screening where appropriate.
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We are looking for a highly engaging Volunteering and Community Partnerships Manager to lead and grow on the recruitment, development and retention of our pool of volunteers. You will work across the team to ensure all volunteers are well-supported, feel valued, and are making meaningful contributions to the charities mission. You will also plan and organise a calendar of fundraising and community events for the charity.
Step-Out Mentoring is an early intervention mentoring organisation that provides support for children and young people in the heart of South London through outdoor based 1:1 mentoring and group workshops. We work with children and young people aged 8-18 who are disengaged with education and/or life, referred to our service from Social care, GP’s, Mental health services and schools. Our mentors are all volunteers from the community who are trained to become youth mentors and matched to young people for weekly mentoring sessions.
Our mission is to equipe young people with the skills and emotional resilience to thrive in life. We provide a safe environment for disengaged children and young people to work through their challenges and reconnect with the community.
As a small and growing charity our staff team are embedded in all aspects of the work we do so it is encouraged that all staff engage in the activities with the young people including trips, residentials, mentoring and workshops.
You will be leading on ensuring the charity has a steady stream of passionate volunteers and will be able to provide excellent support for them as they start their journeys of mentoring young people. You will also be leading on organising a yearly events calandar of community events and fundraisers. Which would include a Live Music event, expedition challenge (e.g hiking up mount Snowdon) plus family freindly fun days. You will be joining a small and dedicated team that works from our youth centre in Camberwell.
For more information please read our Job description.
We provide support to young people through outdoor based mentoring and group sessions.


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Job Title: Community Project Officer
Team: Ramblers England
Location: Hybrid (London Office)
*This role sits within a pay grade with a pay range of £22,155.20 to £34,913 (FTE £27,694 to £43,642). The salary on appointment will be set at the lower end of the pay range, to a maximum of £24,370 (FTE £30,463) depending on the candidate's skills and experience. This approach aims to ensure fair compensation for new hires while maintaining alignment with the structured pay scale for the role.
*The project will run for three years. The initial fixed-term contract will be for 12 months, with a potential extension for a further two years subject to funding.
Context and purpose of role
By 2034 Ramblers ambition is that everyone in England and Wales will be able to join a Wellbeing Walk close to where they live – for communities to come together and experience the health and wellbeing benefits of walking. This work is part of the strategic plan and business objectives of Ramblers GB.
The role will deliver the Walking Together Project across communities in north London, Slough and Reading. The role will engage directly with the most disadvantaged communities, where loneliness, social isolation and inactivity could be prevalent, through a ‘Getting Started’ Wellbeing Walks programme. This is a community delivery role to work with local communities to establish walks and find potential walk leaders within the community to sustain walking.
Key responsibilities
- Deliver the Ramblers Getting Started element of the Walking Together Project
- Maintain positive working relationships with local and regional partners to deliver the project
- Maintain positive working relationships with local members/volunteers
- Attend Community/Borough or Town Council, steering group and other partner meetings and events and use to deliver the project
- Ensure relevant policies and procedures, compliant with current legislation and in line with Ramblers’ approach, are supported
- Set up a total of four community walking programmes in the identified areas each year
- Deliver and coordinate training opportunities for the communities who sign up to the project
- Support the Community Development Officers in identifying further opportunities in the area
- Manage and record project expenditure
- Provide regular progress reports
- Undertake such other duties as may be reasonably required of the post
- Engage and proactively develop excellent working relationships across the organisation
The person
Qualifications
Lowland Leader or working towards (Desirable)
Knowledge and Experience
- Experience working with a wide variety of groups and communities
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with demonstrable attention to detail and the needs of different audiences
- Experience of successfully managing projects or programmes delivering against agreed objectives
- A proven track record in recruiting and working with volunteers
- Experience of designing and delivering training and support resources
- Excellent IT skills, including social media and web skills, and an ability to support others to use software and programmes
- Interest in/knowledge of walking/physical activity/public health
Ability to appropriately collect data for monitoring and evaluation purposes and collation of associated reports
Skills
- Ability to work with a range of internal and external stakeholders, including volunteers, managing requirements and expectations
- Ability to develop and lead a project with the related co-ordination, planning and organisational skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to build strong relationships with a variety of stakeholders
- Skills to enable the leading of safe and inspiring group walks
- Facilitation and training skills – in-person and online
- Ability to diagnose problems, provide solutions and make logical, timely decisions
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team to achieve common goals
Personal Attributes
- Interest in walking and a commitment to the principles of inclusion and enabling everyone to feel welcome in the outdoors
- Flexible and resilient with the ability to balance competing demands
- Willing to travel and spend some evenings and weekends working
- Willing to undertake training and professional development to ensure skills and knowledge are up to date
The Ramblers promote diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community
Values and Behaviours
Our values are the core principles that guide us daily in our work and our membership of the Ramblers. We all share the passion that walking is for everyone and by living our shared values we can ensure the Ramblers is an organisation to be proud of. Our values will earn trust for the Ramblers brand which will allow us to open up a world of walking opportunities for even more people.
Inclusive
We make everyone feel welcome and part of the Ramblers community. We make sure we all feel respected and accepted and know our contributions make a difference in achieving our mission.
Inspiring
We strive to inspire people through the way we act and the things we say. We channel our passion and ambition so others are moved to help us achieve our mission.
Empowering
We empower and encourage each other to make a positive contribution to our teams and the Ramblers. We do all we can to make sure everyone has the ability, and feels confident, to take action.
Responsible
We take responsibility for ourselves and those around us seriously, by always acting in a safe and supportive way. We care about the environment and make sure we do what we say we will do.
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A little bit about the role
Location: Hybrid, 2 days a week expected in our London Office.
Salary: £65,431.97 (including London Office Allowance) plus competitive pension
Please note that this role will be closing on Monday 5 January 2026 at 9am.
The Principal Practice Tutor will play a leading role in and delivering Frontline’s Approach Social Work programme, a fast-track master’s in social work. This is an exciting role for someone who wishes to combine management and leadership responsibilities whilst keeping a close connection to the work of their team by working directly with participants on the programme.
The role of Principal Practice Tutor is to provide programme leadership and team management ensuring a high-quality teaching experience as well as ensuring excellent participant placement experience by supporting Consultant Social Workers.
The role comprises of six core areas of responsibility:
- Programme leadership and team management
- Resolve escalated participant issues
- Practice learning of participants
- Support of Consultant Social Workers
- Delivery (teaching) and Quality Assurance (marking) of the programme’s curriculum
- Supporting and operationalising wider organisational objectives
You will work alongside the Head of Delivery, Principal Curriculum Leads and Principal Partnership Leads to ensure a high quality, effective learning experience for our participants. You are responsible for successfully incorporating best practice in pedagogy, through the provision of training, guidance and quality assurance activities across teams.
We are actively seeking applicants from Global Majority backgrounds.
A little bit about you
We are looking for a master’s-qualified, SWE-registered social worker with substantial children and families experience and a passion for developing others. You’ll be an engaging leader with strong practice insight, confident decision-making skills and a commitment to inclusive, anti-racist social work education.
We have a fast-moving culture within the team and organisation, so we’re looking for someone who is who is well organised, details-focused and can use their initiative to do what works. You will have excellent communication skills, be able to build relationships with people and be willing to learn. There are lots of opportunities for growth and development in this role – and for the right candidate to make the role their own.
If you feel you have the skills to make a real impact and contribute to creating lasting social change for children and families, we would love to hear from you.
Important information
We have increased the diversity of Frontline’s workforce in the last 12 months, but we need to do more to have greater racialised minority representation in our senior roles. We know the value racialised minority voices bring and therefore, we are strongly encouraging applicants from these backgrounds to apply. We are also a disability confident employer and welcome applicants with disabilities.
We recognise that artificial intelligence (AI) such as ‘ChatGPT’ etc can be useful for applicants e.g. to shorten an initial draft, so we do not attempt to have an absolute ban on AI in applications. However we would caution applicants not to rely too much on AI in drafting answers to application questions. We want to hear your authentic voice arising out of your experience, and we will be looking for answers that use examples and experiences that are specific to you. You are more likely to be able to produce that kind of content yourself than an AI will.
We reserve the right to close this role ahead of the deadline once we reach a suitable number of applications, so please apply as soon as you can!
This role is ineligible for sponsorship and so all applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
To make life better for children at risk of harm, by improving the services that support them.



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The Head of Nursing and Quality is a senior strategic and operational leader within The Children’s Trust, responsible for delivering the highest standards of nursing, clinical care, safety, and clinical governance across the organisation. Reporting directly to the Director of Nursing and Quality, the postholder provides professional leadership for the nursing and care workforce, oversees the day to day clinical management of the organisation and deputises for the Director of Nursing and Quality / Registered Manager as required.
This role ensures compliance with all relevant regulatory frameworks, including CQC, OFSTED Care, National Minimum Standards for Children’s Homes, and national patient safety requirements, while fostering a culture of excellence, continuous learning, and improvement. The postholder will lead on the development of evidence-based practice, ensuring services are safe, equitable, responsive, and aligned with The Children’s Trust’s strategic objectives.
Interview date: Friday 2 January 2026
This role is not open for sponsorship.
Duties and Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership and Professional Practice
- Provide highly visible, credible leadership to nursing and care teams across the organisation.
- Act as a key delegate and deputy for the Director of Nursing and Quality / Registered Manager.
- Champion a culture that promotes safe, equitable, compassionate, and evidence-based care.
- Ensure children, young people, and families are meaningfully involved in shaping service delivery and evaluating their experience.
- Lead the development and delivery of organisational initiatives, contributing to strategic objectives, the business plan, and the organisational dashboard.
- Proactively network externally to promote the organisation’s clinical and professional profile.
Regulatory Compliance and Quality Assurance
- Ensure full compliance with CQC, OFSTED Care, National Minimum Standards for Children’s Homes, NMC standards, and other applicable legislation.
- Lead audits of CQC and Ofsted standards, identifying gaps and implementing robust action plans.
- Assist in the continued development, implementation, and maintenance of an effective organisation-wide clinical governance framework.
- Jointly coordinate the completion of the annual Quality Account.
- Lead clinical policy development, ensuring all clinical policies are evidence-based, current, and understood by staff.
Patient Safety, Clinical Risk and Incident Management
- Lead a culture of transparency, learning, and continuous improvement within the Nursing and Care directorate.
- Implement and oversee the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) and annual associated plan alongside the Head of Clinical Governance.
- Ensure timely review and oversight of incident reporting, risk assessments, serious incident investigations, and associated actions.
- Promote and strengthen organisational processes for identifying, mitigating, and monitoring clinical risks.
- Communicate themes and learning from incidents across the organisation.
Workforce Leadership, Development and Management
- Provide professional leadership to nursing, care, safeguarding, respiratory, pharmacy, clinical governance and clinical education teams.
- Line manage: Business Support Manager, Senior Clinical Lead, Lead Respiratory Nurse and three house managers, and associated teams.
- Ensure robust workforce planning, including appropriate skill mix and safe staffing.
- Lead recruitment and retention strategies for nursing and care services in partnership with the People Team.
- Ensure regular, high-quality clinical supervision, appraisal, and professional development opportunities.
- Oversee NMC revalidation processes and compliance with professional standards.
- Build high-performing teams through motivation, recognition, coaching, and consistent performance management.
Nursing and Care Leadership
- Provide strategic leadership for the nursing and care education team and line manager this through the Senior Clinical Lead.
- Ensure a safe and effective education provision aligned with national standards and NMC, and other regulatory requirements.
Safeguarding
- Ensure strong collaboration with safeguarding professionals ensuring safeguarding governance, policy implementation, training compliance, and multi-agency collaboration.
- Provide senior oversight of safeguarding concerns, investigations, and learning in conjunction with the Director of Nursing and Quality, and wider safeguarding team.
Infection Prevention and Control (IPC)
- Provide leadership for infection prevention and control, ensuring compliance with national guidelines.
- Monitor infection data, oversee IPC audits, and initiate improvement strategies.
- Promote best practice in all clinical and residential settings.
Documentation, Information Management and Digital Systems
- Ensure safe, accurate and secure medical and care records, with regular audit for compliance.
- Maximise use of digital systems to support clinical decision-making, documentation, and governance.
- Ensure clear, consistent standards for record-keeping across all clinical and care areas.
Resource, Budget and Performance Management
- Hold delegated responsibility for staffing and non-staffing budgets across nursing, care, and residential services.
- Lead capital and equipment planning to ensure all clinical environments are safe and fit for purpose.
- Review and ensure effective skill mix and resource allocation.
- Set SMART objectives for direct reports and monitor performance through structured quarterly reviews.
Senior Leadership and Organisational Responsibilities
- Serve as a critical member of the Nursing and Care Senior Leadership Team.
- Participate in the senior site manager weekend rota.
- Communicate organisational messages effectively and relay staff feedback to senior leaders.
- Undertake additional duties aligned with the role’s scope and organisational requirements.
- Ensure full compliance with Health & Safety regulations and The Children's Trust policies.
Wellbeing and Emotional Resilience
- Maintains a positive approach and outlook when dealing with change and overcoming challenges and problems.
- Recognises own limitations, develops realistic goals, and uses support network resource when or if necessary.
- Treats challenges and problems as a learning experience.
- Remains organised and focused when under pressure.
- Responds appropriately and effectively to all constructive feedback.
- Motivates self and other.
Education:
- Registered Nurse.
- Leadership / management qualification.
- Master’s degree in relevant subject.
Experience:
- Evidence of recent management and leadership experience at equivalent to Band 8c or above, for a minimum of two years.
- Evidence of continuous professional and personal development.
- Experience of working with children and families with complex health needs.
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge:
- Dynamic, passionate, open, collaborative, and supportive leadership style.
- Able to build teams and delegate.
- Able to problem solve and make informed decisions, and take charge of events.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Strong influencing skills in depth knowledge of all relevant regulatory legislation, with experience of implementing and working to them.
- Demonstrable track record of achievement in quality and patient safety.
- Experience of leading a service and of transformational change.
- Experience managing projects.
- Experience of effective partnership working, with both internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience of managing budgets.
Personal Qualities:
- Commitment to the vision and values of The Children’s Trust.
- Flexible and ‘can do’ attitude to competing commitments in workload.
- Highly motivated and reliable.
- Ability to cope working in a demanding environment.
- Commitment to maintaining personal wellbeing and the wellbeing of colleagues.
About Us
The Children’s Trust is the UK’s leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service.
Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, we are located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction 8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of: Clapham Junction, Sutton, and Epsom.
Staff Benefits
The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits on our staff flexible benefits platform, on-site nursery, free eye tests, enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay, time out days for those experiencing menopause symptoms and time off for gender reassignment.
We also offer additional annual leave days for those with long service, with entitlements ranging from 35 to 41 days (including bank holidays) depending on your length of service.
Other benefits include free on-site parking; a staff shuttle service from Epsom and Sutton train stations to Tadworth Court, subsidised cafeteria, on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability), the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable), Teacher’s pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme, and the opportunity to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.
Rehabilitation of Offenders
Many roles at The Children’s Trust are exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020) and as such, are subject to an Enhanced DBS check. Successful applicants will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, which will disclose all unspent convictions and adult cautions and any spent convictions or adult cautions that would not be protected. The exceptions to this are our retail roles within The Children’s Trust shops, which are subject to Basic DBS checks which will disclose unspent convictions or adult cautions.
Equal Opportunity Employer
To help us achieve our ambition to give children and young people with brain injury and neurodisability the opportunity to live the best life possible, we want to accurately reflect the UK’s diverse population. We want equity, diversity, and inclusion to be at the heart of everything we do, and our people, services, and culture to reflect the diverse needs of all. Through our diversity and inclusion strategy, we have made a commitment to increase the diversity of our charity and create an inclusive culture. We have networks across the organisation working to ensure that these aims are met - including an LGBTQIA2S+ group, Ethnic Diversity Group, and Spark – our broad EDI group. Read more about our EDI work here. We welcome applications from all who share our ambition regardless of background. We will strive to ensure that any reasonable adjustments are made in respect of interview and working arrangements.
Online Searches
In accordance with statutory safeguarding and child protection guidance, online searches will be conducted for shortlisted candidates before interview. The online searches will be conducted by a person who is independent of the interview and selection process and will focus on relevant information returned via searches of the candidate’s name (and variations thereof). Social media searches will be limited to professional platforms such as LinkedIn. Any concerns relating to suitability for work with children and young people will be forwarded to the interview panel, for discussion during the interview.
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