Officer jobs in tavistock, devon
Are you passionate about driving excellence in patient-centered imaging? Join us at the Royal College of Radiologists and the College of Radiographers as our Quality Review Partner, where you’ll lead expert teams in assessing radiology services across the UK from independent clinics to major NHS trusts delivering evidence-based evaluations that spark real, lasting improvement.
The Quality Standard for Imaging (QSI) defines what’s needed to deliver safe, effective, and patient-centred imaging services. Jointly developed by the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) and the College of Radiographers (CoR), the QSI supports imaging providers in embedding a culture of continuous quality improvement and achieving excellence.
As a Quality Review Partner, you’ll play a pivotal role in upholding and advancing these standards. Drawing on your professional expertise, you’ll lead assessments of radiology services across a diverse range of settings — from small independent providers to large, multisite NHS and private organisations. You’ll guide expert review teams in delivering independent, evidence-based evaluations, and produce focused reports and action plans that drive meaningful improvement.
What you’ll do:
- Act as the designated Quality Review Partner for a portfolio of imaging services across the UK.
- Provide expert guidance to QSI leads on both the review process and the standards.
- Manage the full review cycle for services in your portfolio.
- Select and coordinate review team members in collaboration with the Quality Improvement Coordinator.
- Participate in quality assurance and moderation activities to ensure consistency and rigour.
What you’ll bring:
- Demonstrable experience in quality assurance, accreditation, or evaluation assessments, or in healthcare quality management.
- Strong knowledge of quality assurance and assessment approaches.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, tailored to diverse audiences.
- Proven ability to prioritise effectively while remaining adaptable to changing needs.
- A collaborative mindset and the ability to build strong relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
- If you’re a confident, high-performing professional with a passion for quality improvement, we’d love to hear from you. Learn more about the role, the RCR, and how to apply in the Quality Review Partner candidate pack.
Why join us?
- Make a difference to the lives of Doctors and the specialities they work in every day!
- Modern working environment
- Equipment provided to work from home
- Generous annual leave allowance
- Excellent pension scheme
- Interest free season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
Help shape the future of imaging services by supporting providers on their journey to QSI accreditation. As our Quality Improvement and Review Partner you'll lead independent assessments, guide expert review teams, and drive measurable improvements across NHS and private imaging settings.
The Quality Standard for Imaging (QSI) defines what’s needed to deliver safe, effective, and patient-centred imaging services. Jointly developed by the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) and the College of Radiographers (CoR), the QSI supports imaging providers in embedding a culture of continuous quality improvement and achieving excellence.
As a Quality Improvement and Review Partner, you’ll play a pivotal role in upholding and advancing these standards. Drawing on your professional expertise, you’ll support imaging services on their journey toward QSI accreditation and lead independent assessments across a wide range of settings — from small independent providers to large, multisite NHS and private organisations. You’ll guide expert review teams, deliver robust evaluations, and produce focused reports and action plans that drive meaningful, measurable improvement.
What you’ll do
- Act as the designated Quality Improvement and Review Partner for a portfolio of imaging services across the UK.
- Provide expert guidance to QSI leads on both the review process and the standards.
- Manage the full review cycle for services in your portfolio.
- Select and coordinate review team members in collaboration with the Quality Improvement Coordinator.
- Participate in quality assurance and moderation activities to ensure consistency and rigour.
What you’ll bring
- Demonstrable experience in quality assurance, accreditation, or evaluation assessments, or in healthcare quality management.
- Strong knowledge of quality assurance and assessment approaches.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, tailored to diverse audiences.
- Proven ability to prioritise effectively while remaining adaptable to changing needs.
- A collaborative mindset and the ability to build strong relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
If you’re a confident, high-performing professional with a passion for quality improvement, we’d love to hear from you. Learn more about the role, the RCR, and how to apply in the Quality Improvement and Review Partner candidate pack.
Why join us?
- Make a difference to the lives of Doctors and the specialities they work in every day!
- Modern working environment
- Equipment provided to work from home
- Generous annual leave allowance
- Excellent pension scheme
- Interest free season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
Home based with extensive travel across the South West region
About the role
This role saves lives at sea by inspiring and motivating a team of supporter-focused professionals who deliver fantastic experiences and respond to volunteer needs in order to secure the vital income that powers our lifesaving delivery. This will suit someone who has an expanse of fundraising and leadership experience as the job will involve overseeing the community branches, shops, regional partnerships and visits delivery plans for the region as well as matrix oversight of other fundraising functions.
As the Regional Engagement Lead, you will lead engagement activity for the South West region. The South West region covers Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, West Dorset, Wiltshire, Isles of Scilly and the Channel Islands with regular travel to the Regional Base in Saltash (applicants must live within the region).
As part of the Regional Leadership Team, you will provide leadership, guidance, vision and direction to ensure your region delivers its core service in a safe, efficient, and effective manner.
In this role, you will be responsible for and accountable for ensuring that the RNLI is the most loved and best-supported charity. You will also be responsible for the achievement of the income target in your region. You will ensure that our supporters, donors, volunteers and the public have a great experience and feel valued whenever they interact with us so that they join us, stay with us, advocate for us and feel part of the RNLI family. This will mean that your region has enough funds, supporters, and volunteers to keep the RNLI afloat for the future.
About you
We are looking for a visionary, natural leader who loves to inspire people. Perhaps you’ve worked in a variety of fundraising leadership roles in areas such as community fundraising, charity retail and/or partnerships in other charities or organisations. Or, you may have been a Head of Fundraising in a local charity. If yes is the answer to any of these, then the Regional Engagement Lead could be the role for you.
We are looking for:
- Extensive experience of people leadership and of engaging supporters, volunteers and the general public in order to generate funds.
- Experience in leading field-based teams.
- Previous experience of being part of a senior leadership team.
- Experience working in a matrix style management organisation, adaptable to change.
- Experience in delivering and achieving a regional strategy with the flexibility to travel throughout the region at short notice.
- The ability to create, deliver and continually review a regional engagement or fundraising strategy.
- The ability to execute and deliver income targets, appropriately managing expenditure, increasing engagement and supporter conversions, cultivating relationships and experience of diversifying income streams for fundraising, retail and visitable assets.
About us
Our purpose is simple, to save lives at sea. The Engagement team saves lives at sea by knowing, recognising, supporting and empowering every one of our amazing volunteers in our coastal and inland communities, delivering a strong and robust fundraising portfolio that recruits new supporters, and engages them through a supporter centric journey to become a dedicated ‘one crew’ member and ultimately a legacy pledger.
Some of the benefits
- Flexible working
- 26 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays
- Outstanding pension scheme (contributions of up to 16% of basic salary)
- Life assurance
- Health and dental cash plan option
This post requires a valid driving licence.
If you would like to use your skills and experience to help us save lives at sea, we would love to hear from you! For more information and to apply, please go to our jobs page.
Previous candidates need not apply.
Closing date: 22 June 2025.
The RNLI is committed to safeguarding; protecting a person’s health, wellbeing, and human rights, enabling them to live free from harm, abuse, and neglect. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment and have a zero-tolerance approach. The suitability of all prospective employees and volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This will include relevant criminal record checks being carried out dependent on the eligibility of the role. (England & Wales; DBS check, Scotland; Disclosure Scotland PVG, Northern Ireland; Access NI, Republic of Ireland; Garda Vetting; International, International Child Protection Certificate process).
Our staff and volunteers have been saving lives at sea without prejudice for 200 years. We respect and value diversity of background, skills and perspectives within our teams, and consider it essential to help us deliver a world-class lifesaving service. We are an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from everyone. In addition to having the skills needed for the role, we also look for applicants who share our commitment to living our RNLI values (trustworthy, courageous, selfless, and dependable), and helping us work towards Our Vision: To save Every One.
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!
About the Role
We’re looking for someone to help us grow our digital voice – whether you’re an experienced content creator looking for a flexible, purpose-driven role or a curious, motivated emerging creative keen to learn on the job.
This part-time role is designed to adapt to the right person.
This role can flex depending on your experience and availability:
- A skilled digital communicator with a strategic eye and limited availability (8–10 hrs/week)
- A curious, motivated emerging creative with the time and energy to develop your skills in a supportive environment (12–15 hrs/week)
We’re looking for the right person and will shape the role around your experience. Wherever you are in your career, you’ll help bring the Inland Waterways Association’s stories to life online, showcasing the power of community action, restoration, and environmental impact across the UK’s waterways.
You’ll be supported by our campaigns director and a part-time Brand/Social Strategist, and contribute to high-quality, mission-aligned content.
Key Responsibilities
- Create and schedule engaging content across Instagram, Facebook, BlueSky, TikTok and LinkedIn. All content is primarily organic.
- Design visuals using tools such as Canva (or similar) and write clear, on-brand copy
- Align content with IWA’s three storytelling pillars: advocacy & protection, restoration & regeneration, and environmental impact
- Source and repurpose volunteer-submitted content (e.g. photos, quotes, stories)
- Support user-generated content initiatives (e.g. takeovers, calendar campaigns)
- Monitor and respond to comments/messages, with support from the team
- Ensure posts follow digital accessibility best practices
- Track engagement metrics and contribute insights during monthly content planning
- Collaborate on evolving IWA’s storytelling and visual style
What You’ll Bring
We expect you to bring some of the following – and we’ll shape the role around your strengths:
If you’re more experienced, you might bring:
- A strong portfolio of digital storytelling and content creation
- Experience managing branded channels or building communities
- Confidence making decisions about tone, visuals and prioritisation
If you’re earlier in your career, we’ll look for:
- Creativity and a clear interest in storytelling for good
- Good writing and design instincts (Canva or similar tools)
- A willingness to learn, take feedback, and grow in the role
And in both cases:
- A proactive, dependable approach
- An interest in environmental, heritage, or place-based campaigns
What You’ll Get
- A part-time role with flexibility around hours and creative scope
- Real-world experience building digital engagement for a national charity
- Support and mentorship from experienced comms professionals
- The chance to help shape the voice of a values-led, people-powered organisation
- A growing portfolio of content and impact stories to be proud of
To Apply
Please send your CV to our email address and anything from a paragraph to one page telling us:
- Why this role appeals to you
- A social media account, post or campaign you admire, and why
- Optionally, include examples of your work
At IWA, we value experience, curiosity, and creative thinking. If you don’t meet every requirement but feel this role is a great fit, we’d love to hear from you. We’re more interested in finding a person who can develop, rather than ticking every box.
The only independent, national charity campaigning for Britain’s canals and rivers.
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!
About Cord
Cord is an international charity working to make peace a reality where people don’t have the freedom to exercise their rights. We work to build the relationship between those in power and local communities.
We believe that people flourish when all parts of society work together. Peaceful relationships make that possible. The simple act of talking begins a journey of growth which transforms mistrust, includes the excluded and turns adversaries into allies.
Cord operates in eight countries and implements programmes in the following areas:
- Empowering Women & Girls
- Accessing Fundamental Freedoms
- Climate & the Environment
- Economic Empowerment
- Supporting Stronger Societies
Role context:
Cord’s turnover is about £2m a year. About 85% of Cord’s funding is restricted, coming from institutional donors like the EU and the US government, and 15% (about £300K) is unrestricted coming from a committed UK supporter base and other private fundraising streams.
In 2025, Cord operates in eight countries and has offices in Burundi, Myanmar, Laos, & Cambodia. Cord has a global team of thirty people with finance staff across five country teams.
The Finance Manager role is a newly created role which is being introduced to strengthen the organisation’s financial management and control systems. The postholder will work across the breadth of the finance function preparing internal management accounts and external annual accounts.
In 2024, Cord changed its finance system to use Business Central. The Finance Manager will become the organisation’s main ‘admin’ user of the finance system. In the near-term, there will be a particular focus on rolling out further functionality of the system and developing financial policies and procedures.
The Finance Manager will have oversight of the UK finance function through the line management of the UK Finance Officer and will directly deliver on the international side of operations in the areas of donor compliance, programme financial management, partner financial monitoring, and reporting. The role will involve travel to international programme locations.
Key Responsibilities:
- To support the Head of Operations to provide finance team leadership, develop and deliver an annual finance workplan to ensure continual improvement, and to drive finance capacity across the organisation
- To ensure the effective financial management of the organisation create and maintain effective financial control
- To be the Business Central Finance System Lead, developing functionality, troubleshooting and capacitating system users
- To ensure financial compliance: prepare statutory accounts, partner compliance, donor compliance and financial reporting
Cord operates a hybrid structure in the UK with most team members working from home attending the admin office in Coventry for team meetings.
We are a small, committed team who love working together to make a huge impact. If you like the sound of us, then look at the recruitment pack and come and join our team!
Please provide a CV (maximum 2 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) that outlines:
- your interest in Cord and the role
- how you fulfil the requirements of the role
Please be sure to include the location where you are based.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The purpose of this role is to provide leadership, oversight and curation to the FYT Leadership Team, and to lead the smooth running of the FYT Organisation which supports the wider FYT Movement. This will include coordinating the delivery of the strategic plan, leading fundraising, and working closely with the FYT Board to oversee the smooth running of the organisation.
Hours: 22.5 hrs per week
Salary: £24,116 per annum (£40,194 pro rata) + 9% pension
Holidays: 5 weeks plus bank holidays and 3 additional days at Christmas
Location: Working from home, with nationwide travel expected
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the FYT Movement – Engage with movement members
- Listening
- Inspiring
- Taking inspiration from
- Facilitating collaboration and cross-pollination
- Lead the FYT staff team – supporting, supervising, enabling and encouraging and ensuring appropriate HR functions are carried out.
- Lead the fundraising strategy for the organisation, giving attention to securing grants, as well as donor fundraising . Report as necessary to funders.
- Work with the Finance Officer to manage the budget and finances within the parameters agreed by the Board.
- Facilitate the effective function of the Leadership Team, enabling the smooth and efficient carrying out of the strategic priorities.
- Provide Line Management support and supervision to the other members of the Leadership Team.
- Develop, implement and monitor FYT’s strategic plan in partnership with the FYT team and board
- Engage in practical theological reflection on FYT’s mission and how it is expressed.
- Attend and contribute as required to Board meetings, working closely with the Chair and Board to ensure that appropriate issues are raised, and that any agreed action is put into effect.
- Be an advocate for marginalised young people, the issues they face, and youth workers and projects working with them (pursuing prophetic mischief, provocation, and taking up our unique space in the youth ministry community).
- Make links with appropriate Christian, voluntary and statutory bodies and to represent FYT in appropriate forums and pursue opportunities for collaborative working.
- Support the active promotion of the FYT training and resource offer.
- Lead the monitoring and evaluation (impact assessment) of FYT’s work
Other functions:
- Meet regularly with Line Manager for supervision.
- Undertake administration and keep necessary work records.
- Comply with all FYT policies and procedures.
- Work collaboratively with the FYT leadership team and Board to ensure that organisational policies are regularly reviewed.
- Engage in CPD/lifelong learning.
- Undertake any other tasks that may be requested, commensurate with the nature and level of the post and as may be required by the Board of Trustees.
Additional Information
- The Leadership Team is supported by a contract with Giraffe HR that assists in the day to day running of the organisation, primarily managing the finances of the organisation.
- Engagement in ongoing, regular youth work with marginalised young people is not a requirement of this post, but encouraged. FYT will be flexible where possible in order to facilitate this.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
There are over 900,000 people with dementia in the UK. This will increase to over one million by 2025 and 1.6 million by 2040.
Our client is the specialist dementia nurse charity. Their nurses, called Admiral Nurses - whom they continually develop - provide life-changing support for families affected by all forms of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease.
Over the last five years, our client have increased what they can deliver for families living with the effects of dementia by significantly expanding their clinical services, increasing their income, and their national awareness. Our client’s new strategy see the organisaion continuing this growth, underpinned by a strong structure, stable finances and a great culture.
Director of Nursing Services
Salary: £100,000 to £117,000, plus good benefits. NHS pensions can be transferred.
Location: Remote, managing a remote, UK based team, with travel to the London office, for stakeholders meetings and UK wide.
This is an exciting time to join the organisation, as over the past twelve years, our client has grown from 24 to over 300 staff, from £1 million to a near £30 million charity, and from 84 to 442 Admiral Nurses.
Firmly rooted in the organisation’s values, this sustainable growth has meant making a real difference to families living with the effects of dementia and the complexities it can bring. Continuing to increase the number of Admiral Nurses is a central part of our client’s next strategy, set to launch in September.
The newly created post of Director of Nursing Services is key to the future development of clinical services delivered by our client and covers their Helpline, Clinics and Consultant Admiral Nurses. As a member of the Executive Team, the Director will work closely with the CEO & Chief Admiral Nurse and colleagues in the Executive Team.
The Director of Nursing Services will:
- Strategically plan, develop, and implement clinical service delivery through the organisation as they grow.
- Lead the implementation of effective clinical interventions.
- Ensure the delivered services are designed to enhance the clinical services, aligned to best practice.
We are seeking:
- A qualified senior nurse (Head of Nursing and above) with a live registration.
- A proven leader with a track record of working closely with and supporting clinical teams.
- A commitment to the organisation, its vision and values.
Our client is committed to achieve greater diversity in its Executive Team and Board and welcomes applications regardless of sex, gender, race, age, sexuality, belief or disability. They are a Disability Confident employer and welcome you to disclose any disabilities, as those meeting the minimum criteria for the role who disclose a disability will be progressed to interview.
For further information and details on how to apply, please click ‘Redirect to Recruiter’.
Closing date: Monday 9th June 2025
Interviews with Prospectus: 12-16th June 2025
Interviews with Client: 20th June 2025
Job purpose
The Clinical Lead will play a pivotal role in leading and developing Action for ME’s Healthcare Services with the Operations Director, ensuring the highest standards of clinical care for individuals affected by Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME). The postholder will be responsible for clinical oversight, service development, and leadership, working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to enhance outcomes for children and adults with ME and will be the CQC Registered Manager for the service.
At present, the Healthcare Services is a small team with two doctors (GPs) and two physios. Our counsellors are overseen by a Counselling Lead Supervisor and our multi-faith Chaplains are supported by our Lead Chaplain.
We are keen to develop and expand our services, building on the small amount of spot purchasing from local commissioning boards and exploring a diagnosing and prescribing offer. We are also keen to explore the potential of increasing the range of disciplines offered within the team. You will play a key role in driving the strategy for our Healthcare Services with the Director of Operations.
Key responsibilities
-
Provide clinical support and expertise to Action for ME's Healthcare Services, ensuring evidence-based, person-centred care.
-
Act as Registered Manager for CQC (Care Quality Commission) purposes and ensure that the service meets all required standards.
-
Lead the development and implementation of clinical policies, protocols, and best practices in line with national guidelines and regulatory requirements.
-
Supervise and support healthcare professionals within the service, offering guidance, mentorship, and training.
-
Designated safeguarding officer for Healthcare Services.
-
Collaborate with external stakeholders, including NHS services, researchers, and others, to enhance healthcare provision for people with ME.
-
Ensure the service complies with regulatory and safeguarding standards, including CQC requirements where applicable.
-
Monitor and evaluate service delivery, using data-driven insights to improve clinical outcomes and patient experience.
-
Provide expert advice on complex cases, supporting staff with clinical decision-making.
-
Represent Action for M.E. at external forums, conferences, and policy discussions.
Person specification
-
A registered healthcare professional (e.g., doctor, nurse, physiotherapist, or occupational therapist) with active professional registration (GMC, NMC, HCPC or equivalent) OR an experienced commissioner of healthcare services with experience of quality assurance, safeguarding and compliance.
-
Extensive clinical experience in chronic illness management OR sound understanding of clinical practice, ideally with expertise in ME or related conditions and a clear understanding of the challenges faced by people with ME.
-
An understanding of Care Quality Commission regulatory requirements.
-
Proven leadership experience in a healthcare setting, including team management and service development.
-
Strong understanding of evidence-based practice and clinical governance.
-
A sound understanding and experience of safeguarding children/young people and vulnerable adults.
-
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with patients, carers, and healthcare professionals.
-
Experience in training and mentoring healthcare professionals.
-
Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary environment.
-
Commitment to patient-centred care and advocacy for people with ME.
-
Knowledge of NHS structures and commissioning processes.
-
An understanding of working within the third sector or charitable organisations.
Our mission is to improve the lives of people affected by ME. Better meeting their needs today while taking action to secure change for tomorrow.
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!
Join our friendly and mission-driven team at NFER, where you’ll help bridge the gap between research and classrooms. This is your chance to bring vital insights directly to schools – raising awareness of the NFER Classroom brand and increasing the reach and impact of our research findings within the education community.
Pay: £36,000 - £40,000 (FTE)
Contract: 18-month fixed-term contract
Hours: Part-time (21 hours)
Location: Remote within the UK, with occasional visits to our Slough office (approx. 6 times per year)
Annual Leave: 30 days plus 4 paid closure days FTE
Pension Contributions: 10% employer contributions
Family Support: Enhanced maternity/parental leave and paid compassionate leave
What you’ll be doing
In this role, you’ll be at the heart of our mission to connect schools with powerful, practical research. You’ll take a leading role in shaping how NFER communicates with educators, using your creativity and insight to bring our work to life across digital channels.
One day you might be crafting social media content that sparks conversation among teachers, the next, you’ll be writing an email newsletter that lands just right with a headteacher seeking evidence-based ideas. You’ll help turn research into engaging, accessible summaries, so schools can quickly grasp key insights and put them into action.
You’ll also update and improve our For Schools website pages, ensuring every word is useful and user-friendly. Behind the scenes, you’ll track performance using analytics, learning what works and what could work even better. And throughout it all, you’ll collaborate with researchers, designers, and communications experts to deliver thoughtful, impactful campaigns that schools actually want to read.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential skills and experience:
- Experience in marketing communications or a related role
- Excellent writing skills and creative flair
- Confidence using digital tools such as social media platforms, Canva, Google Analytics and CRM systems
- Strong time management and the ability to work independently
- A collaborative approach and a clear focus on impact
- Experience working in or with schools is a bonus, but not essential.
If you meet only 70% of our essential skills, still apply; you may have skills we didn’t know we needed.
Other roles you may have experience of include: Marketing Executive, Marketing Officer, Marketing Assistant, Marketing Coordinator, Marketing Specialist, Brand Executive, Communications Executive, Digital Marketing Executive, Social Media Executive, Content Marketing Executive, Email Marketing Executive, SEO Executive
WHY NFER?
At NFER, we are recognised globally for providing trusted research, resources and insights that drive meaningful change. By joining us, you’ll contribute to a mission that prioritises impact over profit, working in an environment where collaboration, flexibility, and inclusion are valued.
What we offer:
- A supportive and inclusive workplace culture.
- Opportunities to develop your skills and advance your career.
- Flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance from day 1.
- The chance to make a real difference in the education sector.
APPLICATION PROCESS
We are reviewing applications on a rolling basis and encourage you to apply early. Shortlisting will commence from 23rd June 2025.
We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any adjustments or accommodations at any stage, please don’t hesitate to contact us. We’re here to support
you and ensure a positive experience. For further details, please review the Job Information Pack.
If you’re ready to bring your skills and passion to a role that makes a difference, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now and start your journey with NFER.
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!
One of our fantastic clients is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Head of External Affairs to develop and implement a comprehensive external affairs strategy. This pivotal role will be instrumental in strengthening societies and changing lives, working closely with senior leadership to lead government relations across the UK and cultivate relationships with elected representatives, the Civil Service, and key partners within the voluntary, community, and social enterprise sectors.
The successful candidate will lead a team of public affairs, policy, and influencing professionals, contributing to the wider communications strategy. They will leverage an extensive network of stakeholders and a deep understanding of policy and public affairs to stay abreast of significant developments, ensuring the organisation remains proactive in its positioning and sensitive areas.
This role requires a leader who can inspire and develop a team of External Affairs professionals, devising and executing projects in a fast-paced environment while ensuring alignment with strategic goals. The External Affairs mandate is exceptionally diverse, spanning devolved governments across the UK and increasing regional devolution within England. Regular travel to attend meetings and spend time with colleagues across the UK will be required.
The Head of External Affairs will provide a professional, consistent, and expert service, supporting strategic activity across the organisation. They will oversee tailoring outputs to effectively reach key external affairs stakeholders and play a senior role in assessing areas of reputational risk.
Key responsibilities
-
As a member of the communications leadership team, take ownership of, create, and implement a comprehensive external affairs strategy to deliver the organisation's missions and strategic objectives, including significant activity in the national portfolios, integrated and aligned to its communications strategy.
-
Provide strategic oversight of government relations, public affairs, and strategic engagement across the UK, including relationships with sponsor bodies, working closely with the CEO Office and Portfolio Directors. Offer strategic guidance, sound judgement, and advice to senior leadership and other teams, driving a consistent organisational approach to relationship management.
-
Take responsibility for strategic horizon scanning for external affairs activity across the mission areas, ensuring information and advice is shared directly with the CEO and senior colleagues, and opportunities for stakeholder engagement and influencing are maximised.
-
Devise and lead a programme of external engagement with key policy, political, and mission-related stakeholders for the Chair, CEO, Board Members, and other senior leaders. This includes owning and coordinating key messages and briefings, attending meetings as appropriate, and ensuring actions are followed up.
-
Oversee the design and delivery of engagement programmes that measurably increase engagement with key political and other audiences. Identify and manage risks, trends, or opportunities to protect and enhance the organisation's reputation and ensure successful influencing among key stakeholders.
-
Plan and deliver a continuous review and evaluation of activities, including external benchmarking, measurement of engagement levels, and performance standards to ensure effective delivery of the External Affairs strategy across the four nations.
-
Lead and develop a high-performing team, delegating work effectively, ensuring appropriate use of resource across the team, and providing and commissioning external suppliers and internal stakeholders to deliver high-quality plans.
Person Specifications
-
Substantial experience leading government relations, public affairs, policy, and advocacy in a large, matrix organisation, ideally interacting with devolved administrations (national and mayoral).
-
Experience in building and maintaining relationships with senior political and other stakeholders, fostering collaboration across diverse communities and perspectives.
-
Experience of planning and executing strategic engagement across a range of high-profile audiences and activities, including responsibility for Chair/CEO/Board-level engagement.
-
Experience of strategic planning and decision-making at a local, regional, and national level, including with peer organisations and local governments.
-
Excellent interpersonal, networking, and communication skills, with the ability to engage diverse audiences with clarity and inclusivity.
-
Experience of briefing and working with senior leaders in support of organisational and engagement objectives, often at short notice, including providing counsel in times of reputational risk and navigating complex organisational dynamics.
-
Demonstrable leadership and project-management ability, with experience developing high-performing teams, resource management, and working in a matrix-management and collaborative environment.
-
Experience commissioning agencies and third-party suppliers to work with internal stakeholders to deliver high-quality plans.
-
Experience of continued professional, managerial, and personal development within the relevant discipline.
-
If this role is based in Wales, or supports customers or colleagues in Wales, an understanding of Welsh language legislation and the Welsh Language Standards of the organisation is required.
What’s on Offer:
-
Salary of £54,277-£60,000 outside London or £59,000-£66,500 inside London
-
Full time role
-
12 month contract
-
Immediate start
How to Apply: To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role by clicking the “apply now” button via our website.
The process: If your experience aligns with what we're looking for, a member of our team will be in contact to discuss the role with you in more detail before presenting your profile to the client. We will also ensure that all applicants receive an email to inform them of the outcome of their application.
To avoid any potential delays or your application being missed, please apply solely via the 'Apply Now' button.
Commitment to Diversity: The Talent Set and our partner organisation are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, sexual orientation, disability, age, or gender. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.
This role will be leading and developing the Volunteering and Employability functions for FSSW, alongside providing operational safeguarding support to the Safeguarding Team. The core volunteer program supports the running of the organisation as a whole every day and is embedded across all departments in Bristol and Plymouth. The Employability team runs a NEET Employability programme in our South Bristol warehouse 3 days a week, with administrative duties full time. This part of FSSW is expanding and your role will oversee the pilot and launch of another Employability programme in Plymouth.
In this role you will:
1.Be the senior management overseeing and supporting the running of our employability and volunteering functions across Bristol and Plymouth.
2. Support the organisation as the Operational Safeguarding Lead, working alongside the Strategic lead to oversee incidents and support the training and development of staff.
3. Lead on project development across both volunteering and employability as we grow our offer and launch a number of major organisational developments. This will include but is not limited to; policy, strategy, role and process development.
4. Build and work with our volunteer, employability and warehouse teams to ensure that they have the skills, knowledge, support and training opportunities needed to manage the volunteer workforce and deliver the employability programs across the charity.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Line Management:
· Line management of Volunteer Manager based at Bedminster and St Jude’s in Bristol and the Volunteer team at Sisna Park in Plymouth
· Line management of two Employability Programme Leads based at both Bedminster and Inner-city Bristol office and future Plymouth based Employability staff
· Recruit and contract for any staffing gaps in the Volunteer and Employability Teams based on skills and expertise required
Volunteer Recruitment, Retention & Development:
· Oversee the volunteer managers who run the day-to-day of the volunteer programme
· Oversee the Volunteer teams to create a recruitment and retention plan to build a reliable voluntary workforce
· Support in any required monitoring and evaluation of the volunteering function
· Work with the Fundraising, Volunteer and Partnerships teams to develop corporate volunteering across Bristol and Plymouth, which generates a flow of committed corporate volunteers and income
· Support the development of the enrichment and pastoral aspect of the volunteer journey provided by the volunteer teams
· Develop community and broad stakeholder partnerships to support the volunteer functions across Bristol and Plymouth
· Oversee development of and then lead on reviews for relevant volunteer policies, processes and any necessary training
· Work with the wider leadership team on the volunteering function as we grow our offer alongside the major organisational developments
Employability Programme Management & Development:
· Overseeing the day-to-day management of the Employability Programme
· Working with the relevant Bristol teams on a review and consolidation of Employability and future development opportunities.
· Support in the development of future partnerships and opportunities to expand the work and impact of Employability
· Working with the Plymouth team on the development and launch of an Employability program
· Working with the fundraising team on aspects of funding bids, monitoring and future development.
· Working with the wider leadership team on program expansion alongside the organisational major developments
Safeguarding:
· Take the lead on organisational safeguarding:
o Overseeing incidents and supporting staff to complete actions
o Ensuring incident reports completed
o Completing monitoring and reporting as required
· Facilitate internal safeguarding training
· Report into the strategic safeguarding lead on any high-level incidents
· Attend the Safeguarding Sub Committee meeting
Communications and Reporting:
· Work with the Head of Communications and CEO to design an ongoing internal communications plan to ensure staff and volunteers are up to date with plans, development and activities
· In collaboration with the Communications Team, ensure there is continuous engagement with external audiences
· With the Communications Team build a schedule of promotional activity
· Work with other Fareshare network partners share and learn best practice across the network
· Support the fundraising team to develop future funding proposals and reports
· Collate reports from each team to submit to the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and/or Board of Trustees covering all Volunteer and Employability activities, plans and developments
Systems, Policies & Processes:
· Working with the Volunteer Managers, CEO and Wider Senior Leadership Team (WSLT) to develop/update the Volunteer and Farechance Handbooks and other key documentation
· Lead the review and development of policies, processes and procedures specific to Volunteering and Employability
· Support consistent practices and procedures across the south west as well as sharing best practice
· Lead on the FSSW relationship with FareShare UK (FSUK) regarding volunteering, employability, and safeguarding, including policies, best practice, innovations, and systems
· Support the development of the FSSW Corporate Volunteering Policy
· Support the implementation of new systems for the recruitment, rota and monitoring of both programmes
· Identify, monitor, and action specific needs and risks of two programmes, regularly updating the risk register; sign-off risk assessments to ensure safety in the workplace
· Lead on and support the development of a MEL (monitoring, evaluating and learning) framework of primary data collected from IT systems to measure, analyse and report on impact
Person Specification
It is not expected that a successful candidate will necessarily have all the following criteria. FareShare South West is committed to helping individuals develop professionally and personally, and your application is encouraged.
Essential
· High level of organisational and time management skills allowing for managing multiple priorities
· Demonstrable experience of leading a team
· Knowledge and experience of safeguarding vulnerable adults
· Knowledge and experience of working with young people
· Knowledge and experience of volunteer programmes
· Experience of recruitment, either volunteers and/or employees
· Experience or knowledge of developing outreach programmes to increase our diversity, social impact, and community engagement
· Ability to produce high-quality written reports
· Ability to monitor and evaluate project development
· Ability to oversee departmental budgets
· Ability to travel between Bristol and Plymouth
· Excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills
· Ability to build effective relationships at all levels, externally and internally
· Good IT skills
Desirable
· Experience of writing strategies and accompanying workplans around programme development working with a variety of demographics
· Experience of working in a management or mid-senior management role
· Experience of process development around on-boarding
· High level budgeting and financial monitoring skills
Please send your CV and a covering letter explaining why you would be a good fit for the role.
If you have any questions about the post please contact Shelley Wright, Josie Forsyth and Lucy Bearn via our phone number or website.
Our mission is a future where no food is wasted, and all people can thrive.





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!
About the NGSN London Regional Board
The NGSN London Regional Board brings together partner organisations to enhance collaboration, service delivery, treatment, and understanding around gambling harm within the London Region.
The Board has a joint vision to build a strategic approach to raise awareness and provide education and treatment around gambling-related harm. The Board is chaired by Betknowmore UK’s Founder & CEO Frankie.
About the role
We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead our stakeholder engagement initiatives with local authorities across London. This critical role will drive forward the board's vision by building strong relationships with key stakeholders and ensuring effective collaboration between local authorities, public health services, and NGSN partners. By positioning gambling harm as a public health issue, we aim to embed harm reduction within broader health systems, ensuring improved access to support and care across London.
The ideal candidate possesses proven Project Management experience and demonstrates initiative as a self-starter who excels at making sound, proactive decisions that drive project progress. We seek someone who can work autonomously with minimal supervision while also collaborating effectively with our predominantly remote team. While this position is funded by GambleAware, the successful applicant will be employed by Betknowmore UK.
Job Title: Project Manager
Hours:Full-time (37hrs) – 12 month contract
Salary: : £36,000 -38,000, depending on experience
Location: Remote with regular travel across London Boroughs
Line Manager: Director of Finance and Operations (Betknowmore UK)
Interview date: Interviews to be held on a rolling basis
Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities
Stakeholder engagement
- Scope out opportunities to work with Local Authorities
- Build and maintain productive relationships with local authority representatives, public health teams, and other relevant stakeholders
- Develop local data collection systems and pathways
- Identify opportunities for embedding gambling harm reduction within broader health systems
- Act as an ambassador for the NGSN London Regional Board, representing its vision and values
Reporting
- Regularly meet with and update the board on work progress
- Manage and regularly report on budget
Monitoring
- Maintain accurate records and contribute to reporting on programme outcomes
- Produce impact reports to demonstrate the value of gambling harm interventions
Risk management
- Identifying potential risks
- Developing mitigation strategies
- Monitoring and addressing issues as they arise
Meeting Co-ordination
- Liaise with the chair to plan board meeting agendas
- Book meeting rooms and catering
- Take minutes, record and follow up actions
Event co-ordination
- Planning, organising, and delivery of gambling awareness event and workshop, from initial concept to post-event evaluation
General
- To operate with clear professional & confidentiality boundaries, working within the organisations code of conduct.
- Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, inclusivity and equal opportunity in working with colleagues and stakeholders with a wide range of perspectives and experiences
- To carry out other duties commensurate with the post
Person Specification
Qualification or relevant experience
- Understanding of Local authority
- Demonstrable experience in a similar role
- Proficiency in project management and budget reporting
Essential experience
- Proven experience in stakeholder engagement, preferably within local government or public health settings
- Proven project management skills with the ability to plan, coordinate, and deliver complex initiatives
Essential skills and knowledge
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong organisational and time management skills
- Strong problem solving and ability to use own initiative
- Ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
- Proficiency in data management and reporting
- Knowledge of gambling harm and support services
- Ability to work independently while also collaborating effectively with multiple partners
How to Apply
To apply please send your cv and cover letter outlining your experience to info @ londongamblingharms. org
By joining our team, you will play a pivotal role in helping the NGSN London Regional Board achieve its aims of reducing gambling harm, promoting long-term recovery, and ensuring improved access to support and care across London's communities.
See application pack attached
We support and provide information to those harmed by gambling, whilst raising awareness of gambling’s potential harms through education and training

Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time – 18.5 hours per week
Salary: £25,000 per annum (pro rata £12,500)
Remote: This role is homebased with occasional travel for staff residentials and other events.
What we do
As the national body for youth work, the NYA has a dual function. We are the professional statutory and regulatory body (PSRB) responsible for qualifications, quality standards, and safeguarding for youth work and services in England. In line with our charity mission and aims, we also champion youth work through research, advocacy, campaigns, and programmes.
We work in partnership and believe in collaborative leadership, listening to youth workers and the youth work sector so that we can understand their needs and respond to the challenges they face. We are ambitious for youth work and for young people and integrate youth voice and influence across our work
About the Role
We are looking for someone who thrives on following set processes and being organised, with exceptional attention to detail. Accuracy and a drive for perfection are essential qualities for anyone undertaking this role.
The Assessment and Data Administrator role is responsible for assisting with online assessment systems to ensure that full compliance of awarding organisations requirements are adhered to. Additionally, this individual will be the first point of call within the team for candidate or customer queries around our operational processes.
We are looking for a positive, self-starter with strong organisational skills, who is confident with managing multiple tasks, and priorities and is able to provide an efficient support. The ideal candidate will be able to work well in a team and also work of their own initiative, confidently communicate with stakeholders at varying levels of seniority and display judgement, integrity and trustworthiness as you will be privy to learner information.
To be considered for this role, the successful candidate must have previous experience of working with IT and online learning platforms and be confident in managing the breadth of tasks within this function.
Key responsibilities for this role will include:
- Registration of learners across awarding organisation(s) for all courses.
- Maintenance of learner records with the awarding organisation(s).
- Supporting lead IQA in preparation for external quality assurance visits.
- Management of and claiming of completed certificates and their distribution to learners across all courses.
- Maintaining accurate records of learner data for reporting and planning purposes.
- Supporting the Academy team by providing data on learner number, course breakdown and completion rates.
- Handle incoming enquiries relating to Academy operational processes.
- Create effective interactions with customers across various platforms.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to escalate and resolve complex customer queries, fostering a seamless customer journey.
- Managing customer queries and assigned inbox.
- Ensure the NYA follows best safeguarding best practice.
- Ensure all operational activity and youth work content is to the highest quality, representing the position of NYA as the National Body for Youth Work in England.
- Ensure the NYA follows best safeguarding best practice.
- Ensure all operational activity and youth work content is to the highest quality, representing the position of NYA as the National Body for Youth Work in England.
- Develop and maintain an understanding of NYA internal processes and the wider Youth Work qualification landscape.
- Effectively troubleshoot and answer customer queries, seeking appropriate solutions and liaising with other departments to ensure customer support is delivered to the highest standard.
- Maintain in-depth knowledge of NYA Academy products and services.
- Contribute to the development and improvement of the customer service knowledge base, ensuring relevant and up-to-date information is available.
- Provide support to the Academy Team and wider NYA as appropriate
- Provide effective call handling day-to-day.
- Any other duties that may reasonably be required of the role.
Please refer to our Candidate Pack for more information on the role and the requirements.
Why Work for NYA?
NYA operates as a people-first organisation, prioritising the well-being and needs of its employees.
- NYA offers an exceptional flexible working approach which encourages our team to balance professional responsibilities with their personal life.
- A remote based team, spread across England, fostering inclusivity and diverse talent. Despite geographical distances between team members, NYA maintains a highly motivated and connected team through the optimisation of digital tools.
- NYA is committed to supporting the continual personal and professional development of our team and helping them achieve their ambitions.
- We provide 25 days leave plus 8 days, life assurance scheme, 5% employer pension contribution and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme via Spectrum.life with unlimited specialist support available to all NYA employees.
How to Apply:
Please download our applicant pack to find out more about the role and requirements
To apply, please submit the following via our online application platform by 11:59pm on Sunday 29th June 2025:
- A detailed CV setting out your career history, with responsibilities and achievements in line with the person specification in the About You section.
- A covering letter (maximum two sides) highlighting your suitability for the role and how you meet the requirements in the About You section.
- We will request data for our EEDI monitoring purposes, providing this is optional.
Please note: the covering letter is an essential part of the application process and will be assessed as part of your full application. We use AI detector software, so cover letters or CV’s with over 30% AI generated content with be disregarded. We understand that AI tools can offer support to candidates who have learning differences, which is why we will accept applications with some AI assistance. CV’s will not be accepted without a cover letter.
The National Youth Agency is an equal opportunities employer.
At NYA our inclusive culture means that we embrace individual differences and understand that we need a diverse team to achieve our organisations mission.
We wish to recruit candidates from all backgrounds to ensure our team reflects the rich diversity of the communities we serve. We encourage applications from anyone regardless of disability, ethnicity, heritage, gender, sexuality, religion, socio-economic background and political beliefs but we particularly welcome applications from global majority candidates and those from other minoritised ethnic groups in the UK as they are currently underrepresented in our team.
Youth Work changes lives
Which is why we’re committed to ensuring that as many young people as possible get to benefit from the national body for youth work in England, the National Youth Agency (NYA) exists to champion its transformative power. We believe all young people should have the opportunity to benefit from the life-changing impact of extraordinary youth workers and trained volunteers.
We help to grow youth work provision in ways that keep it effective, relevant, safe and engaging, to help millions of young people reach their potential and thrive. We do this by providing guidance, support, advice, training and staff development opportunities for youth workers and youth work organisations. At the heart of everything we do are young people themselves. We work hard to ensure their voices are integrated into all our work, to develop provision that truly meets their needs.
REF-221 931
We are looking for a person to bring their skills, enthusiasm, and personal credibility to the team and support administration across both our volunteer staff and employed workforce.
This role is key to ensuring the Army Cadets can communicate well with the volunteer community and that national level events are correctly supported.
This position is a permanent full-time post (40 hours per week) which will be home-based. However, regular travel across the UK attend events and meetings will be required. The starting salary for the post will be £29,644.00 per annum.
Essential Skills
§ Experienced and skilled administrator and planner, who can work under own initiative in both office and remote environments.
§ Demonstrable success in establishing effective working relationship across a range of organisations at all levels.
§ Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
§ IT literate; experienced user of Microsoft office with experience in using document management systems, such as SharePoint.
Please refer to the attached Job Description for further information.
Our charity
ACCT UK is a national youth charity dedicated to improving the life chances of young people. The Combined Cadet Force Association (CCFA) is a charity dedicated to the promotion of the ideals and activities of the Combined Cadet Force in schools. Together we want to ensure that every young person has the opportunity to learn new skills, build confidence and be inspired through their cadet experience.
We want to develop the youth leadership and training abilities of adult volunteers whilst also helping young people to access cadet activities through fundraising, grant-making, developing new resources and direct support.
We strongly believe that everyone benefits when you help young people to develop their character and values through activities that stretch and mature them. We also know that when young people engage with others at a range of levels in their communities it builds confidence and improves empathy for other’s lives.
Who we are
You will enjoy being part of our small team who work very happily together. By joining ACCT UK you will help us to reach more young people and make a greater difference and we look forward to working with you. We actively promote and encourage you to explore ideas that improve all aspects of the charity’s work in pursuit of its charitable aims.
What we can offer you
In addition to your salary, we offer all staff:
· Flexible working arrangements (you agree a working pattern with your line manager).
· Personal Accident Insurance, including loss of earnings cover and death benefit.
· 15 days of sick pay in any 12-month period (after 12 months employment - pro-rata for part time staff).
· A contributory pension scheme (you contribute at least 5% and we will contribute 10%).
· Good leave allowances (which are offered pro-rata for part time staff):
o 20 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays.
o Additional privilege leave, on set days each year, such as between Christmas and New Year.
o An additional five days of volunteering leave.
· Support for qualifications and personal development.
· Employee Assistance Programme.
· Season ticket loan.
· Railcard (if you are eligible)
· A caring and supportive team environment.
How to apply
Please send a covering letter that details how you meet the requirements of the job description along with a CV by Sunday 15th June 2025. Please note, AI should not be used to produce either the covering letter or CV.
Interviews will be held on Monday 23rd June 2025.
Please note that as a charity dedicated to improving the lives of young people, we require staff to make a declaration about any relevant convictions, undergo both a Disclosure and Barring Service check and a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check (one of the requirements being that applicants must have been resident in the UK for 3 years). In addition, we will follow up references.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Bereavement Support Services Lead (Digital). This is a rewarding and key role in the Bereavement Support Services team. The team provides a wide range of services, including the Helpline, Online Community, memory making, and print materials. The aim of this post is to provide operational and line management so that the BSS team can provide consistent, high-quality emotional support to bereaved families who seek support from Sands, as well as supervising the work of the Bereavement Support Officers on the frontline. As our digital support continues to grow and develop, we are looking for someone to support and inspire the team in this expanding area, working closely with Sands’ Bereavement Support Digital Coordinator. The Bereavement Support Services Team offers 1-2-1 support via telephone, email and other digital channels, and is usually open from 10-3 from Monday to Friday and 6-9pm from Tuesday to Thursday with occasional extended opening hours. Support is also available through digital channels; our Online Community, direct messenger on Instagram and Facebook and various closed groups on Facebook which need to be regularly monitored and moderated to provide a safe, user-led space accessible to all. In future a wider range of channels may be used. There are three Bereavement Support Leads (BSLs) including this post holder, and between them they are expected to cover all regular opening hours on a rota basis. Each shift will start 30 minutes before the helpline opens and end 30 minutes after the helpline closes, and BSLs will divide up the week in order to be present during shifts and ensure at least one BSL or the Head of BSS is available to the team 9am-4pm Monday to Friday and 5.30pm-9.30pm Tuesday to Thursday for safeguarding and general support. The role will be split between operational management of the BSS team, line management of BSSOs, supporting and contributing to other strands of bereavement support work, as well as some direct work on all of the support channels.