Manager assistant jobs
Based at our Head Office in Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 0BX
Status: Permanent
Salary: Band 4, £26,945 - £29,569, per annum, dependent on experience, plus 5% Outer London Fringe Allowance
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday, 09:00 - 16:30, hybrid, 2 days in office, 3 days at home.
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About Us:
Combat Stress is the UK’s leading mental health charity for veterans. For over a century we’ve been helping former service personnel deal with issues like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety and depression. Today we provide specialist treatment and support for veterans from every service and conflict, focusing on those with complex mental health issues related to their military service. We provide a range of community, outpatient and residential mental health services to veterans with complex mental health problems. We provide services in-person, and via phone and online.
About the role:
To support the charity’s income generation and stewardship of donors by working with the fundraising and events teams. There are a variety of annual special events that include but are not restricted to: Annual Charity Dinner, Armistice Address, Carol Service and Clay Shoot as well as Open Days, virtual events, AGM and the Secret Postcard Auction. To further support other fundraising teams in the logistics, stewardship and administration of events, activities, data management and input and donor engagement tasks.
Key responsibilities:
- Support the Senior Events Officer with all fundraising and stewardship events including the production, delivery, logistics and administration of our key special events
- Work with Income stream Heads, when required, to manage their donor engagement and cultivation events and activities
- Update the events section of the Combat Stress website
- Assist in researching venues and suppliers for events
- Liaise with and relationship manage external suppliers (caterers, printers, florists, venues) regarding events
- Help manage all printed materials related to events including designers, printers and advertisers
- Help source prizes for the live and silent auctions
- Raise and manage invoices as directed
- Input and manage event administration on Raiser’s Edge, always ensuring accurate records are maintained
- Process ticket applications and donations in lieu of tickets and ensure all supporters are thanked in a timely manner
- Attend events and assist the Senior Events Officer to ensure everything runs smoothly and all attendees at the event are well looked after. Some out of hours work is required
- Collaborate and support other fundraising teams as and where required
This role is subject to a DBS check.
As a healthcare environment, and for the health and wellbeing of our staff, veterans and visitors, we encourage everyone at Combat Stress especially professionals that are veteran facing to take up the offer to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19
What we offer:
You will work within a reputable charity that is constantly evolving to meet the needs of our veterans, that has a fantastic cause and a committed follower base.
Benefits:
• 27 days annual leave, with an increase to 30 days annual leave upon 5 years of continuous service, plus bank holidays and an additional increase to 33 days annual leave upon 10 years continuous service, plus bank holidays.
• Competitive stakeholder pension scheme - contributions matched up to 11% of salary
• Discount shopping vouchers
• Access to the Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible working
• Access to Blue Light Card scheme
• Death in Service Scheme
Plus many more.
Today we provide specialist treatment and support for veterans from every service and conflict, focusing on those with complex mental health issues




The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
For over 100 years, we have been the co-operative and trade union supported uniformed youth organisation, pledging to educate for social change and span the world with friends.
We are seeking someone to join our small but dedicated team, supporting the growth of our residential centres and leading our finance function. This role will work closely with our dynamic senior managers, focusing on financial planning, forecasting, and sustainable growth.
A background in charity or small business finance is essential, and experience in the holiday sector, youth hostels or residential centres would be highly desirable. This is an opportunity to help a children’s charity continue to change lives through co-operative education and international friendship.
Why join us?
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Be part of a historic moment as we mark 100 years of co-operative youth-led social action.
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Be within an organisation with a passionate, values-driven community.
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Work in a role that makes a difference to young people’s lives and futures.
Other benefits include: working from home allowance, flexible working, Employee Assistance scheme, all equipment provided, training budget available, Union recognition agreement, dedicated staff representatives, Up to 5% pension contribution, 28 days annual leave + Bank Holiday entitlement (pro rata), staffing policies which go beyond the statutory minimum.
Closing date: 9am Monday 3rd November 2025
Woodcraft Folk is committed to increasing and widening participation in all of its activities and proactively seeks to attract a diverse workforce. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those underrepresented in leadership roles in the charity sector. Woodcraft Folk contributes to the annual Race Report and is a Disability Confident employer.
As a vital part of the safeguarding team, the Trainer and Facilitator will play a key role in developing and delivering safeguarding training across the Diocese. This includes ensuring that all those with safeguarding responsibilities are equipped with the knowledge, confidence, and understanding necessary to recognise, respond to, and prevent abuse, and to create safe and caring church communities.
The role requires both strong organisational and interpersonal skills. The postholder will deliver training online and in person, adapting content and delivery methods to meet diverse learning needs and contexts. They will also monitor compliance and engagement with training across the Diocese, maintaining accurate records and preparing reports for leadership and governance bodies.
If you have excellent engagement & presentation skills, good IT competency, the ability to effectively prioritise and manage your workload - matched with a conscientious and flexible approach, then this may be the opportunity for you.
Main Duties And Responsibilities
Training Delivery
To deliver training both in person and on-line, in Safeguarding leadership, and raising awareness of Domestic Abuse, including evaluating pre and post training session work
Safeguarding Training Coordination:
Coordination of the diocesan safeguarding learning and development programme, ensuring alignment with national frameworks and standards.
Training Administration and Record Management:
Organise around 80 training sessions annually, managing bookings, materials, publicity, and attendance records, and maintaining accurate safeguarding training data for individuals and parishes.
Reporting and Team Support:
Produce reports and statistics on training compliance and trends
We are looking for someone with:
· A qualification or demonstratable experience in training or education.
· Demonstratable experience in evaluating pre and post training session work.
· Demonstratable safeguarding experience.
· Good clear communication skills, in particular a friendly and sensitive training delivery manner, and confidence in in running Zoom and Teams for training.
· High level of ICT and database skills, in particular the ability to input data accurately and extract reports as required.
· Understanding and assurance of absolute confidentiality in relation to records held in safeguarding files and databases
About Us:
Southwark is a diverse and vibrant Diocese in so many ways, from the energy of the inner city to the beauty of the Surrey Hills. We are one of the largest Dioceses in the Church of England, serving the people of South London and East Surrey. We take joy in the distinctiveness and variety of God’s gifts and people. You will find churches that offer welcome, care and dignity in Christ’s name to their parishes; chaplains walking along side those in education, hospitals, and prison; and pioneering communities seeking to reach out and serve in new ways.
The Diocesan Safeguarding Team supports parishes and senior clergy to safeguard children and adults who may be at risk of abuse and neglect, and those in abusive relationships.
We seek to be Christ-centred and outward-focused in all we do.
Are you interested in applying?
Please view the Job Information Pack for full and further details about the role, including shortlisting and interview dates.
Equal Opportunities
The Diocese has a strong commitment to equal opportunities and will not discriminate on the grounds of race, nationality, age, sex, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, religion or belief. Its employees are expected to abide by the Equal Opportunities Policy which embodies these principles.
Welcome to the Diocese of Southwark, where we seek to be Christ Centered Outward Focused in all we do.



Main purpose of post
To provide effective administrative support across the organisation, which will
include minute taking and completion of expenses.
Perform administrative tasks related to HR processes, to ensure the efficient
delivery of HR services and the accurate maintenance of employee records.
Requiring the candidate to be organised, detail-oriented, and able to handle
sensitive information with confidentiality.
Work on administrative projects and time-limited pieces of work to help
improve systems and processes.
Support colleagues from all different departments with increased activity at
key times of the year, such as fundraising campaigns i.e., Christmas campaign,
the governance meeting cycle and supporting our events.
Providing reception cover at our Support Centre, Cavendish Centre and Charity
Hub when required.
What you do
Administration
You will support the whole organisation with a range of administrative tasks
which will include:
Completing minutes for key meetings.
Processing of Expenses on behalf of the Senior Leadership Team.
Arranging room bookings both internally and externally.
Support with co-ordinating organisation wide meetings i.e., monthly staff
meetings, away days, including booking venues and arranging catering.
Supporting with governance committee cycles, preparing documents and
reports as required.
Inputting data into relevant systems accurately and in a timely manner.
Dealing with enquiries from patients, donors, supporters, service providers
and volunteers as required in a timely and effective manner.
Provide general administrative support to the wider team as required.
Taking donations in any of the Weston Park Cancer Charity locations.
Support with the administration of our grants programme, including
preparing and issues letter to grant applicants as instructed, updating and
maintaining grant budget spreadsheets.
You will work on time limited ad hoc projects, which could include:
Creating and implementing new processes, including building templates /
documentation / matrixes.
The build-up to / during and/ or after a campaign / or event.
HR Support
You will provide support to the HR Manager which will include:
Maintaining and update employee records.
Assist in the recruitment processes (posting job ads, scheduling interviews,
communicating with candidates).
Support with preparing HR documents, such as onboarding paperwork, and
employee letters.
Coordinate new hire onboarding and offboarding processes.
Organize training sessions and maintain training records.
Assist with HR projects such as employee engagement programs.
Cover Support
You may be asked to provide cover on the front of desks of one of our sites:
Cancer Support Centre, Northumberland Road, our Charity Hub, Whitham Road
or Cavendish Centre, Wilkinson Street which will include:
Meeting and greeting visitors including supporters and patients and acting as
their first point of contact for any queries.
Dealing with telephone, email and postal enquiries across the organisation
During cover period, you may be required to open and close the patient
spaces, as part of a wider team rota.
Booking in and logging patients onto the relevant records and databases to
provide accurate data.
Sending appointment reminder calls/texts/letters to clients as required.
Co-ordinating the Transport service, including supporting and co-ordinating
the volunteer drivers.
Managing the consumables within this patient space and ordering
replacement stock as and when required.
The job description is not an exhaustive list of all duties required of the postholder.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Data and CRM Project Coordinator
We are looking for a Data and CRM Project Coordinator to join the team, in this part-time, hybrid-working role.
Position: Data and CRM Project Coordinator
Location: London/Hybrid
Hours: Part-time, 4 days per week with flexibility
Salary: £42,508 per annum, pro rata
Contract: FTC for 4 months
Closing Date: 12:00pm, 21st Oct 2025. We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications.
Interviews: First interviews are 45-minutes long and will take place online on Monday 3 November. Second interviews are 1-hour long and will take place in person on Thursday 6 November at the office in Victoria. You will be reimbursed for your travel.
The Role
We're looking for a Data & CRM Project Coordinator to manage a fixed-term project improving the quality, structure and usability of contact data for relationship management and evaluation. By ensuring data is strategically structured, well-documented and easy to maintain, you will enable future insight and engagement.
You will work with the UK, International and Award programme teams, among others.
What you might find yourself doing:
- Preparing and uploading contact data to the MS Dynamics database.
- Auditing and cleansing database records.
- Working with programme teams to understand their data and needs.
- Designing database features and improvements.
- Documenting changes and configurations.
- Providing user guidance and training.
About You
You’ll thrive in this role if you:
- Are experienced and skilled in data management and working with MS Dynamics systems and MS Excel spreadsheets.
- Have good attention to detail and accuracy.
- Strong organisational and time management skills.
- Have an understanding of data protection and GDPR principles.
- Can understand user needs and translate them into system improvements.
- Communicate well with non-technical users in both written and spoken English.
About the Organisation
The charity boosts climate innovation in the UK and Global South. It’s support brings clean energy to African villages and refugee camps and fixes up the UK’s cold and draughty homes. It makes schools more sustainable, and helps communities protect and restore the nature around them.
Taking note: research shows that while men tend to apply for jobs when they meet around 60% of the criteria, women and marginalised people tend to only apply when they check every box. So if you think you have what it takes but don't necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please still apply.
The processes uses Applied, a behavioural science-backed recruitment platform that reduces bias, improves quality of hire and increases diversity. You will be asked three work sample questions which will be scored anonymously by the recruitment panel along with a redacted version of your CV. Once all the applications are scored, the team make a shortlist for interview.
Due to the volume of applications, the team can only provide individual feedback to candidates who are invited to interview.
You may also have experience in areas such as Data and CRM Project Coordinator, Coordinator, CRM Project Coordinator, Project Coordinator, Project Assistant, Project Administrator, Project Manager, CRM Officer, Data Assistant, Data, CRM, Project.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Design and Content Assistant
We are looking for a Design and Content Assistant to help bring stories of hope and transformation to life through great design. From bold social media graphics and digital assets to print materials and campaign visuals, you’ll help shape how supporters see and engage with our work around the world.
Position: Design and Content Assistant
Location: Milton Keynes / Hybrid 2 days a week in the office
Hours: Full-time 36.5 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Salary: Circa £30,874
Closing Date: 24th October 2025. We reserve the right to interview candidates and close the ad ahead of the closing date should a strong candidate be identified
Interview Date: Week commencing 27th October 2025
About the Role
You’ll join a supportive, fast-paced creative team where collaboration and fresh thinking are at the heart of everything we do. One day you might be designing for a major fundraising appeal, and the next you’ll be crafting visuals for a campaign that shines a light on global issues.
It’s a varied, hands-on role for someone who loves visual storytelling and wants to use their creativity for good.
What You’ll Do
· Produce engaging, on-brand visuals across digital, social, and print channels
· Support campaign and content design that inspires supporters and tells powerful stories
· Develop templates and creative assets that strengthen our visual identity and brand
· Manage multiple briefs and deadlines with good organisation and attention to detail
· Ensure all design outputs meet accessibility and brand standards
About You
You’re a creative thinker with a passion for design and storytelling. You have an eye for colour, layout, and typography, and you enjoy seeing your ideas make a real impact. You’re organised, collaborative, and keen to keep learning and developing your craft.
You’ll bring:
· A qualification or proven experience in Graphic Design, Visual Media, or a related field
· Strong skills in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
· Experience designing for digital, social, and print formats
· A positive, proactive approach and great attention to detail
· A desire to use your creativity to make a difference in the world
· A personal alignment with World Vision’s mission and values
Why Join Us?
· Work in a creative, purpose-driven team that values collaboration and fresh ideas
· Use your design skills to create work that inspires change and builds connection
· Enjoy a flexible hybrid model, combining home working with our Milton Keynes office
· Access training and development opportunities to grow your creative skills
· Be part of a global organisation making a tangible impact for children and communities
As an active Christian, this role offers you the opportunity to integrate your Christian faith and be sensitive to its various expressions across cultures and denominations. Inspired by our Christian faith, we serve alongside children of all faiths and none through long-term development projects, emergency responses and advocacy in almost 100 countries.
In addition to the salary offered, we offer good benefits including:
· A flexible and supportive working culture
· Pension scheme (with employer contributions)
· Generous holiday allowance
· Free parking (Milton Keynes office)
· Opportunities for faith-based gatherings, prayer, and devotionals
· A welcoming, purpose-driven team who are passionate about making a difference
About the Organisation
World Vision is an international children’s charity working with children, their communities, and with supporters and partners, in almost 100 countries. Through long-term development projects, emergency responses and advocacy we’ve helped bring lasting change to millions of children, over more than 60 years. As a Christian organisation, everything we do is motivated by our faith as we strive to reflect God’s unconditional love.
An offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of applicable background checks, including a criminal records check.
World Vision is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in our workforce. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented sections of the community. World Vision UK also operates flexible working policies and practices. As a Disability committed employer we encourage qualified individuals with a disability to apply and request a reasonable adjustment if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access as a result of your disability.
Please note we can only consider applicants who presently have the right to work in the UK.
You may also have experience in areas such Design, Content Design, Design and Content, Graphic Design, Visual Media, Media, Marketing, Communications, Content Creator, Design and Content Assistant, Design and Content Officer, Media Creator.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
We want a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases. Core to achieving this is increasing our impact by engaging more donors/customers and growing the value of their support.
As a Senior Product & Propositions Manager, you’ll focus on driving a step-change in how we leverage our products and data to ensure that we maximize the impact of our donations by focussing our efforts on driving engagement with the products and actions which yield the greatest financial impact for our business.
You’ll manage our product mix to drive optimal profitability across the marketing mix and work with our innovation team, marketing teams and suppliers to drive in life improvements to maximise product profitability for our Lottery and Gaming products.
Additionally, you will take on project work to drive incremental gains across our marketing teams.
About you
As our ideal candidate, you bring experience of devising and developing acquisition and retention strategies and demonstrated commercial experience impacting growth in sales or revenue.
You have experience of taking propositions to market, bringing together large groups of stakeholders to deliver projects which are new or complex.
With strong planning and prioritisation skills, you have strong working knowledge of product marketing, customer data and CRM/retention activity and ideally an understanding of the regulatory framework for fundraising and gaming programmes.
With strong strategic and analytical skills, you have can work with analysis teams to brief in requirements and drive actionable insights from data.
A solution-focussed individual with an understanding and empathy for BHF’s cause and objectives, you have strong stakeholder management and communication skills to influence, negotiate, and build relationships at all levels.
Working arrangements
Fixed term contract until September 2026, covering an internal secondment. Start date is as soon as possible.
This is a hybrid role, where your work will be split between your home and at least one day per week, on average, in our London Office. This may vary from time to time, so you will need to work in a flexible way to unlock your best work for our cause.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
As an Administrative Assistant at Creflo Dollar Ministries Europe, you will play a vital role in ensuring the smooth operation of our ministry. Your contributions will support our mission by providing essential administrative support, enhancing our outreach efforts, and facilitating the daily functions of our office.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: Shaw House, 27 West Way, Oxford, OX2 0QH
Department: Business Development
Salary: £42,000
Hours: 35
Contract Type: Permanent
RABI is the farmers charity.
RABI supports farming people across England, Wales and NI with expert, one-to-one practical, financial and emotional help, all year round. From confidential advice and mental health support to direct financial assistance, their tailored services respond to the unique challenges of farming life.
At the heart of RABI’s mission is a commitment to strengthening resilience; helping farming people feel valued, supported and better equipped to navigate uncertainty and change. RABI is working to close the farming wellbeing gap and build a future where farming people can thrive.
Over the past 25 years alone, RABI has delivered almost £250 Million in direct financial support to the farming community, whilst the charity’s professional counselling service has provided 11,500 free sessions to farming people since 2022. RABI’s wrap-around support services continue to evolve, reaching more people year on year.
RABI is on a journey to help shape a future farmers deserve.
Purpose of Role:
To design, manage, and deliver RABI’s research programme into the Farming Wellbeing Gap, ensuring robust evidence underpins community pilots, policy influence, and long-term strategy.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the implementation of a 12 – 18-month research strategy aligned with RABI’s 5-year plan.
- Design and oversee participatory, community-based research activities.
- Commission and manage partnerships with academic institutions and external researchers.
- Analyse data, prepare reports, and share findings with stakeholders including policymakers.
- Ensure ethical, inclusive and safeguarding-led research practices.
- Line manage research officers/assistants and coordinate volunteer researchers.
- Represent RABI in research networks and at external events.
Person Specification:
Essential:
- Proven track record in research design and delivery (qualitative & quantitative).
- Experience of participatory/community-based research approaches.
- Excellent analytical, writing and communication skills – able to turn evidence into clear, actionable insights.
- Understanding of health and wellbeing challenges in rural or farming contexts (or transferable insight).
- Strong stakeholder engagement and project management skills.
Desirable:
- Experience in the charity/third sector.
- Familiarity with commissioning and collaborating with academic institutions.
- Knowledge of UK health policy, rural affairs, or farming communities.
- This role profile is not exhaustive and is subject to review in conjunction with the post holder according to future developments at RABI.
Early applications are encouraged for this position as shortlisting and interviews will take place on a rolling basis. We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a suitable application prior to the deadline.
Benefits
- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays (full time allowance).
- Enrolment to Nest on commencement of employment and then opportunity to join RABI’s group pension scheme with Standard Life where RABI make contributions equivalent to 10% of your basic salary, provided you make a personal contribution of 5%.
- Life assurance from day one.
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
- Onsite parking.
RABI is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and aims to ensure that all employment practices secure equality of opportunity and that no prospective or current employee receives less than favourable treatment at RABI as a result of their sex, sexual orientation, age, race, religion, belief, ethnic origin, disability, marital, or for any other reason which cannot be shown to be justifiable. Our recruitment process strives to ensure that individuals are selected only based on their relevant skills, experience, qualifications and abilities.
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Action Hampshire works with communities across Hampshire and beyond on innovative, impactful, asset based projects. We support communities to have their voices heard and to take action together. We support and partner with a range of voluntary community and social enterprise organisations to help make great things happen. We celebrate diversity and challenge inequalities.
You will support the design, delivery, evaluation and resourcing of projects, by providing high-quality support and co-ordination as a member of several project delivery teams. This is a multi-faceted role, with opportunity to grow and develop. You’ll work across the organisation, involved in many different projects and collaborating with colleagues across the team. We would particularly welcome candidates with experience or an interest in energy advice, health inequalities, community research and supporting underserved communities and organisations.
You will be self-motivated and committed to delivering results in order to solidify Action Hampshire’s reputation as a trusted and impactful deliverer of funded projects and services. You will be committed to Action Hampshire’s values and have an understanding of, and an empathy with, the culture and values of the VCSE sector.
Joining a friendly and supportive team, you’ll be able to manage your own time and work both independently and collaboratively with colleagues, communities and partner organisations. There may also be opportunity to work on other innovative Action Hampshire projects. In this role you will be able to grow valuable experience of the voluntary sector and know you are making a real difference to people and communities across Hampshire.
There has never been a more exciting time to join our talented, expert and friendly team. Our senior leadership team is working to embed our new culture and ways of working, driven by our values of being bold, enterprising, informative, and empowering. We very much welcome applications from all members of the community, regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, faith or disability.
We work collaboratively in support of strong, connected and equitable communities.




The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We’re looking for a permanent full-time support officer to contribute their skills, experience, and personality to add value to our Blesma Support team within the Independence and Wellbeing department at Blesma, The Limbless Veterans. The role is a varied one, focusing on all aspects of welfare and support to our members.
This home-based role is to support Blesma members in the South West of England by providing a lifeline to members by delivering effective wellbeing support and advice to help reduce the negative impacts of disability and to assist them in leading independent and fulfilling lives. The role also involves representing Blesma and enhancing the charity’s profile within the local community of your area of responsibility.
The Independence and Wellbeing team works collaboratively across the Association to ensure Blesma’s programmes and services can help our service personnel, veterans and their families.
Blesma is unique as a membership Association as well as a charity. Our members are the heart of all our work – therefore, the impact of Support Officers is clearly visible in the experiences of our inspirational limbless veterans.
If you are interested, and live within the following post code areas, TR, PL,TQ, EX, TA, DT, BH, BA, BS, SN, GY, JE) please read the attached Job Description and apply with your CV and a Covering Letter detailing why you would be an ideal candidate for the role and how your experience and skills match those detailed in the Person Specification.
How to Apply
If you would like to apply for this exciting role, please read the attached Job Description and apply with your C.V. and a Covering Letter which must address the screening questions within the JD. The cover letter should demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria and competencies of the role.
If you are uncertain about your suitability for this role, we encourage you to apply and allow us to assess your fit.
Please note that we may close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of applications.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Help Us Build Something Beautiful
A new Buddhist practice centre in the beautiful Gloucestershire countryside is looking for an experienced and compassionate leader.
Are you drawn to creating mindful spaces where people can truly connect with themselves and others?
The Being Peace Centre, founded in Thich Nhat Hanh’s Plum Village tradition, is seeking a full-time Centre Director, who can balance practical management skills with a deep commitment to mindful living. You'll shape this emerging community from the ground up, managing our operations, leading our team, and helping create something meaningful.
We’re looking for someone with:
- Proven experience running a residential or retreat centre (or similar complex project)
- A collaborative, people-centred leadership style
- The flexibility and creativity to thrive in a start-up environment
In return, we offer a competitive salary, potential on-site accommodation, good benefits, and the rare opportunity to help birth a center that will support countless people's wellbeing for years to come.
Our vision is to create a vibrant, inclusive community where people from all backgrounds can experience the transformative power of mindfulness practice in the Plum Village tradition.
About Being Peace Centre
Being Peace Centre is a new mindfulness practice centre founded by Plum Village UK in the tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. Located on a beautiful historic farm in Abenhall, Gloucestershire, the centre will provide a peaceful environment for retreats and mindfulness practice throughout the year.
The centre will accommodate:
- 30+ residential guests year round
- Visiting teachers throughout the year
- The potential to grow this number to 60+ guests over the coming years
- A resident lay community of 6-8 people
- Working volunteers and regular local volunteers
- A sustainable "Happy Farm" mindful organic growing space, developing over the coming years.
- Walking meditation paths and dedicated practice spaces
Role Purpose
As Centre Director, you will provide leadership and operational management for this exciting new project during its critical establishment phase. Working collaboratively with the Plum Village UK Trustees, resident community, dharma teachers and visiting monastics, you will help bring this vision to life and ensure the centre's long-term sustainability.
This is a unique opportunity to help shape the foundation and culture of a significant new Buddhist centre in the UK, combining practical management skills with deep alignment to mindfulness principles.
Applications close on 21st October 2025.
Plum Village UK is committed to being a diverse and inclusive community. We welcome inquiries and applications from all suitably experienced individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, relationship status and neurodiversity. An enhanced DBS check will be applied.
Please submit the following by 12noon on 21st October 2025:
1. Comprehensive CV highlighting relevant experience
2. Cover letter (maximum 2 pages) explaining your interest in the role and how your experience and values align with the position, in particular referencing each of the Person Specification criteria and how you meet them.
3. Names and contact details of two professional references
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Company Description
Marie Curie is the UK’s leading end-of-life charity. We are the largest non-NHS provider of end-of-life care in the UK, the only provider across all 4 nations, delivering community nursing and hospice care across the country, while providing information and support on all aspects of dying, death, and bereavement. Our leading research pushes the boundaries of what we know about good end-of-life, and our campaigns fight for a world where everyone gets to have the best possible quality of life while living with an illness, they’re likely to die from.
Job Description
You’ll be part of Marie Curie’s National Information Library Service, within the Talent and Development team. The library supports staff across the UK by providing high-quality health information and evidence, with a special focus on palliative and end-of-life care. You’ll work alongside the National Information Library Services Manager and volunteers, ensuring staff have access to the resources, training, and information they need to deliver excellent care and support.
As Assistant Librarian, you’ll be the first point of contact for staff seeking information, helping them access reliable evidence and resources that directly improve patient care, education, and research. By managing enquiries, literature searches, and training, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring Marie Curie staff are equipped with the latest knowledge to support people at the end of life and their families.
What you will do:
- Act as the main contact for enquiries, delivering timely and customer-focused support.
- Conduct professional health-related literature searches across biomedical databases.
- Provide current awareness services and deliver information skills training.
- Manage online journals, books, and subscriptions, ensuring resources are up to date.
- Catalogue and classify library materials using national standards and the Heritage system.
- Maintain and update the library’s intranet pages and resources.
- Support volunteers working within the service.
- Ensure compliance with copyright and intellectual property legislation.
Key Criteria:
- Postgraduate librarianship qualification or equivalent qualification (mandatory).
- Strong skills in electronic information retrieval and database searching.
- Knowledge of library management systems and online information resources.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with strong organisational ability.
- Experience delivering an efficient library or information service.
- Ability to train, support, and collaborate with staff and volunteers at all levels.
- Customer-focused, with commitment to ongoing professional development.
Please see the full job description.
Additional Information
Application & Interview Process
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As part of your online application, you will be asked for supplementary information. Please review both the advert and job description and outline your most relevant skills, experience and knowledge for the role.
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Closing date for applications: 19 October.
Salary: £24,350 per annum (= £9,740 for 2 days a week)
Contract: Permanent, part-time (Monday and Tuesday, 14 hours per week)
Based: Glasgow
Benefits you’ll LOVE:
- Flexible working. We’re happy to discuss flexible working at the interview stage.
- 25 days annual leave (exclusive of Bank Holidays)
- Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme (we will match your contribution up to 7.5%)
- Loan schemes for bikes; computers and season tickets
- Continuous professional development opportunities.
- Industry-leading training programmes
- Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programmes
- Enhanced bereavement, family friendly and sickness benefits
- Access to Blue Light Card membership
- Subsidised Eye Care
Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.
We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
At the British Dyslexia Association (BDA), we’re on a mission to create a dyslexia-friendly society where everyone with dyslexia can reach their full potential. As a national charity, we champion the voice of people with dyslexia and influence positive change across education, the workplace, and wider society.
We’re looking for a Fundraising and Events Assistant to join our passionate team and help us deliver impactful fundraising campaigns and memorable events that engage and inspire our supporters.
About the Role
This is a varied and rewarding role where no two days are the same. You’ll play a key part in supporting our fundraising team and helping to deliver high-quality events – from webinars and conferences to challenge events like the London Marathon.
You’ll provide essential administrative and practical support to help grow income, build strong supporter relationships, and ensure our events run smoothly from start to finish.
Location: This is a hybrid role primarily based from home (UK), with the requirement to travel to and work from our office in Bracknell (Berkshire) at least once every two months for campaign and event preparation, and as necessary.
What You’ll Be Doing
Fundraising Support
- Assist with campaigns, appeals, and initiatives like the BDA Lottery
- Support individual fundraisers and challenge event participants
- Help track income, maintain accurate CRM records, and produce reports
- Lead on supporting our London Marathon team
Events Coordination
- Provide logistical and admin support for webinars, conferences, and awards
- Manage delegate communications and post-event feedback
- Support virtual event delivery (Zoom, etc.)
- Take the lead on smaller events and contribute to larger ones
Partnerships & Corporate Support
- Assist with ambassador and corporate supporter communications
- Help manage pledge and bursary admin
- Keep CRM records up to date
Marketing & Promotion
- Work with our Comms team to promote events and fundraising initiatives
- Help prepare campaign materials and monitor engagement
What We’re Looking For
Essential:
- Demonstrable experience supporting or delivering events (paid or voluntary)
- Proven experience managing relationships (e.g. supporters, ambassadors, donors)
- Confident writing stewardship emails and supporter comms
- Highly organised with great attention to detail
- Comfortable using Microsoft Office and digital platforms (e.g. Zoom)
- Willingness to travel occasionally and support events outside regular hours
- A team player with a proactive, can-do attitude
Desirable:
- Knowledge of dyslexia and/or neurodiversity
- Experience in the charity sector or fundraising
- Familiarity with Access CRM, MailChimp, or website CMS
Please review the full job description for complete details about the role, responsibilities, and person specification before applying.
Why Join Us?
- Be part of a small, friendly, and dedicated team making a real difference
- Flexible hybrid working with support for work-life balance
- Opportunities to grow your skills in fundraising, events, and communications
- Help shape a more inclusive world for people with dyslexia
If you're passionate about events, fundraising, and making a positive impact, we’d love to hear from you.
Closing date: 24 October 2025 (noon). We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received, so we encourage you to apply early.
Use of AI in Applications
We value the unique experience and perspective each candidate brings. While we understand that AI tools can be helpful in drafting applications, they can sometimes result in responses that feel generic or impersonal. This makes it harder for us to get a true sense of you.
To help your application stand out, we encourage you to write your responses in your own words. If you do use AI tools to support your writing, please treat the generated content as a starting point rather than a final answer. Make sure your application genuinely reflects your experience and voice.
To change society by removing barriers so that everyone with dyslexia can reach their full potential in education, in employment and in life.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Vacancy
We're looking for an Executive Assistant to act as the first line professional point of contact for the President and Vice-President of the Methodist Church.
This is an executive level support role for someone who is accustomed to working in a professional environment and who is willing to go ‘the extra mile’.
This role is based at Methodist Church House, London, with the possibility of flexible working.
About You
To be successful in this role, in addition to excellent administrative skills it is essential that you have proven abilities of:
· working in a PA role in a complex organisation
· organising meetings and diaries and filtering and providing information.
· paying close attention to detail and working under pressure and to tight deadlines.
· managing and prioritising your own workload as well as working as part of a team.
The Executive Assistant is required to be in sympathy with the ethos of the Methodist Church.
Our Culture, Values and Benefits
Thank you for considering joining our inclusive and welcoming team that strives for excellence and values employee wellbeing.
We value and support all those who join our team through a positive work-life balance augmented by generous annual leave (plus an extra 3 days over Christmas/New Year), TOIL, flexi-leave and an on-site Well-being Adviser service. We offer a generous occupational pension scheme, where the Methodist Church will pay double the employee contribution up to a maximum of 16% employer contribution.
The Methodist Church is an inclusive and supportive employer. We are actively committed to encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds. We welcome applications from people of Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic groups. We also welcome applications from people living with disabilities.
If you have questions about the vacancy or require reasonable adjustments to be made at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact HR Team.
Closing date: 17 October 2025
Shortlisting date: 20 October 2025
Interview date (in person): 27 October 2025
The calling of the Methodist Church is to respond to the gospel of God's love in Christ and to live out its discipleship in worship and mission.
