Operations manager jobs in bristol, city of bristol
Location: Remote with travel across the UK.
About the role
It’s an exciting and important time for our charity as we work to help more people out of homelessness and poverty as part of an ambitious strategy.
The newly created role of Federation Development Lead will sit within the Partnerships and Federation Development directorate, to support the delivery of key charity and federation-wide objectives, as part of our mission to empower people affected by homelessness and poverty to change their lives for the better while using our voice to achieve social change.
The principal responsibility will be to support our ambition to become a best practice national body, responsible for leading on and supporting the development of key projects within Emmaus UK and the wider federation.
This will include providing leadership to support Emmaus communities across the UK to prepare and respond to the introduction of the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act, you will require an understanding and commitment to best practice and legislative requirements related to the provision of supported housing, with the ability to translate regulatory requirements into user friendly support, training, guidance and policies and procedures
The role will also provide a critical role in the implementation and delivery of Emmaus UK’s ambitious plans to seek registration as a provider of social housing. You will provide the project management and technical skills required to support the successful delivery of the application process, ensuring that risk and regulatory requirements are considered and acted upon at each stage, maintaining strong communication with key stakeholders externally and across the federation.
As the Federation Development Lead, you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on the growth and development of the Emmaus movement within the UK, contributing to a culture of continuous improvement, and supporting the overall success of the federation. Your role will involve supporting the development and delivery of strategic plans, programme design and implementation, stakeholder management, and continuous evaluation and improvement of developed initiatives.
Working with the Director of Partnerships and Federation Development and wider Senior Leadership Team, the role will be central to the delivery of strategic objectives related to the development of the movement.
About Emmaus UK
We understand that a home is more than just a roof over your head; it’s somewhere to belong, where you feel part of a community, and that’s what Emmaus offers.
Emmaus is a unique, secular organisation supporting homeless and socially excluded people by providing a home for as long as it is needed, meaningful work in a social enterprise and a sense of belonging.
There are currently over 30 Emmaus communities across the UK, stretching from Glasgow to Dover and Norfolk to South Wales. Collectively the Emmaus federation supports more than 1,000 people with experience of homelessness.
How To apply
To apply for the role, please complete our application form and equal opportunities monitoring form and email us. The email address is in the Application Pack by 12pm on Monday 10th November 2025.
Please ensure you download the job pack and refer to the job description and person specification when completing your application form.
Those shortlisted will be invited to an interview conducted via Microsoft Teams on Thursday 20th November 2025.
If you would like to arrange an informal discussion about the role, please email us. Email address can be found in the Application Pack.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the opportunity
As Head of Impact & Quality, you’ll lead the department that covers impact measurement, evaluation of our programmes, data management, curriculum development, training and quality of tutors and other initiatives that drive the evidence-based culture of Action Tutoring. With a strong understanding of the charity's theory of change, you’ll strengthen existing impact and quality processes and make strategic recommendations that develop these further. You’ll play a vital role in helping the Senior Management Team balance quality and quantity with sustainable business decisions. As well as leading the department, you’ll build external networks and represent the charity externally at relevant events, in person and online. As Action Tutoring begins planning for a new strategic cycle, you’ll design, evaluate and advise on the scale up of pilots in new ways of achieving our mission.
Closing date: Monday, 27th October 2025 at 9am
Interviews:Monday, 3 and Tuesday, 4 November 2025. There may be a second round of interviews.
Start date: Ideally Monday, 1st December 2025
Contract and hours: Permanent. Full time. We offer flexible hours with 9.30-4 as core hours. A full working week is 37.5 hours. We are open to 0.8 or 0.9 FTE for the right candidate.
Place of work:This role can be remote, with occasional travel required. Our London office address is: 8-10, Fivefields, Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1W 0DH
Duties and responsibilities
People and Cultural Leadership
- You’ll manage the workload distribution across the Impact & Quality department functions and teams, ensuring that projects are delivered according to strategic priorities.
- You’ll line-manage a small team of managers who have responsibilities for curriculum, training, quality, insights and data management activities across the department.
Strategic and Senior Management
- You’ll contribute to Senior Management Team discussions and decisions, representing the impact and quality functions, ensuring all decisions consider the implications on our evidence base, protecting the drivers of impact and maintaining our reputation as a sector-leading impact organisation.
Impact and quality oversight
- Leadership and oversight to ensure continued smooth implementation of a Randomised Control Trial lasting the first 6-9 months of this role.
- You’ll be accountable for the development and implementation of the Impact Strategy of the organisation.
A full list of duties and responsibilities can be found in the job description attached to the BreatheHR advert.
Person specification
Qualifications criteria:
- The right to work in the UK.
- University degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field of quantitative or social research.
We are looking for some of the following attributes, though you might be more experienced in some areas than others:
- Excellent project management and project sponsor skills and experience, able to juggle multiple complex projects that are cross-organisational and manage external stakeholders.
- Able to manage other experts and get the best from them drawing from an interdisciplinary approach to your work.
- Enjoys leading a team, supporting development of manager skills and capabilities.
- Understands how a theory of change drives the development of delivery and is able to apply this to new modes of operations.
- Strong logical reasoning, able to break processes into logical steps and understands how to maintain excellent data management practices.
- A confident user of databases able to utilise the data it holds to generate insights for the SMT. Champion good data governance in collaboration with the Data Manager.
- Experience of Salesforce CRM would be desirable but not essential.
- Very familiar with the principles of evaluation and how to design evaluations to produce meaningful and reliable insights. This includes qualitative and quantitative activities.
- Experience of working with external partners to evaluate work. Experience of developing pilots or start-up scale organisations would be desirable but is not essential.
- Strong numerical skills, able to conduct diagnostic and predictive analysis of quantitative data sets.
- Strong written communication and research skills, able to produce clear and jargon-free reports and summaries that synthesise qualitative trends.
- Strong change management skills and experience, ensuring innovations are launched and embedded successfully.
- Able to plan at a strategic level, factoring in external environment trends, financial limitations and scalable solutions.
- In addition, the job holder is expected to substantially demonstrate the four competencies in our competencies framework at the ‘Head of ‘Level.
You will be likely be more successful in this role if you have:
- Experience working in the charity sector.
Award-winning national education charity working towards a world in which no child’s life chances are limited by their socio-economic background.

At Action for ME, we believe that change won't just happen; it has to be made. That's why action and impact are at the heart of everything we do. Whether that's helping people today with support, information, or care. Or working towards securing future change through our research and campaigning work.
The intent of everything we do is to pursue positive impact for the lives, rights, and futures of people affected by ME.
More information can be found in the application pack.
You will play a pivotal role supporting the Charity in several different ways. Working with the Senior Leadership Team, you will ensure the smooth running of the organisation, providing administrative support to the Director of Operations and the Chief Executive. As a self-starter you will manage a range of tasks such as diary management, meeting minutes, assisting with event administration and HR administration. No two days will be the same!
You will be the point of contact for our HR, recruitment and training systems, ensuring consistency and assurance across the organisation. You will support HR administration such as supporting recruitment, on-boarding and off-boarding of colleagues as well as taking minutes for Board meetings, so you will need to be able to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
As a team player, you will provide comprehensive, confidential and sensitive people-orientated administration support, developing a deep understanding of our organisation, our work and build strong, effective working relationships with colleagues.
Remote working at home can be challenging for some and for others, it works incredibly well. You will need to be able to work on your own, use your own initiative and ensure you are proactive in maintain good levels of communication and contact with your colleagues to ensure we deliver the best service possible to people with ME.
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.
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Financial Controller
Salary £53,000 - £58,000 per annum (dependent upon skills and experience)
Location Remote
Permanent, Full Time
Purpose:
To provide financial leadership and effective management of the Trusts financial operations including Finance system administration, AR, AP, Treasury and Fixed Assets.
To ensure delivery of a proactive and professional customer focused service, ensuring finance deadlines, and legislative and statutory requirements are met.
To work closely with the wider organisation, building strong internal relationships to ensure the effective management of financial resources.
Location & Travel:
Home based.
The role of Financial Controller is a home-based role; however, you will be expected to attend one of our communities regularly.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Key Responsibilities include (but not limited to):
Oversee the month end process, working closely with all finance staff including leading on the month end timetable and ensuring all tasks are completed in a timely manner.
Working closely with the Head of Finance and Finance Business Partners and assist with the preparation and consolidation of the monthly management accounts.
Maintaining the Trust Staff Establishment Budget and support the Head of Finance and Finance Business Partners during the annual budget cycle and ensure all budgets are agreed and implemented on the accounting system
Manage the external audit and the yearend processes and complete statutory financial statements to draft stage in accordance with the Charities SORP including all working papers.
Ensure efficient and effective financial control operates throughout the Trust, ensuring all regional and central financial activities comply with legislation, policies, procedures and the delegated authorities.
Manage and administer the Trust bank accounts, credit cards, and cash flow
Developing and maintaining a long-term rolling cash forecast to monitor and maximize cash levels to benefit the organisation.
Undertake the reconciliation of balance sheet accounts and inter-company accounts and ensure regular review of general ledger, bad debts fixed assets, debtors and creditors etc.
Monthly administration of the Trusts investment portfolio and maintaining a close relationship with the charities investment advisers/managers to ensure sound management and compliance with the Investment Committees agreed policy.
Management & Oversight of the Trusts fixed asset register.
Management and oversight of the Trusts Restricted and Designated Funds.
Vat Compliance including the preparation of quarterly VAT Returns for submission to the HMRC, implementing recommendations from VAT Reviews and ensuring the Trust systems and processes are compliant with HMRC VAT Rules.
To provide critical oversight and administration of the Trust wide insurance arrangements
Responsible for the maintenance, optimisation, and support of the organization’s financial systems and software. To ensure financial data integrity, system efficiency, and the successful implementation of new tools and processes to support finance operations.
Complete statutory returns for Charities Commission & Companies House.
Actively oversee the management of the Trust payroll function (including pensions) ensuring compliance with legislation and ensuring accuracy and timeliness of employee pay and third-party payments.
Manage and develop the Finance Team members to enable them to fulfil their roles to their full potential, ensuring that they and the department operate within with the Trust Strategic Plan and operational priorities
Being the systems administrator for finance, providing training to finance colleagues and non-finance colleagues, including budget holders as required within their induction.
Advising and assisting the Head of Finance with the development of key financial operational policies that reflect organisational values and comply with best practice and legal requirements.
Alongside the Head of Finance continually review the finance system and processes and explore process and system improvement.
Acting as project manager for specified projects at the direction of the Head of Finance.
Oversight of all operational leases in place at the Trust.
Provide data for the monthly reporting of financial KPIs relevant to the area of finance.
Be the finance system lead, working with colleagues from IT to manage licensing, report development and provide systems training.
General:
To comply with the Trust’s Policies and Procedures, including Safeguarding, Equality & Diversity and Data Protection.
To comply with the statutory provisions of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
Employees must look after their own health, safety and welfare and be mindful of other persons who may be affected by their acts or omissions. Employees must co-operate and comply with management instructions regarding Health and Safety issues and report all accidents, incidents and problems as soon as practicable to their manager or other senior members of staff where necessary.
To ensure that confidentiality is respected and maintained at all times.
To attend and participate in Team Meetings, 1-2-1 Supervision sessions and other meetings as required in line with the post.
To undertake any other duties which are consistent with this post, as directed by line management.
This job description is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of the department.
Person Specification:
Essential:
Professional Accounting qualification ACCA, CIMA, ACA, or Part Qualified (Final year).
Knowledge of payroll practice and a full understanding of HMRC requirements.
Experience implementing & internal controls & accounting processes.
Experience of Treasury management including cashflow forecasting & monitoring.
Experience of preparing VAT returns.
Experience of preparing statutory accounts and working papers and proven success working with auditors and managing the audit process.
Able to demonstrate a proven track record in all aspects of accounts e.g. preparation management accounts, budgets, balance. sheet reconciliation and forecasts.
Desirable:
Degree in Finance and Accounting.
Previous experience in an accounting role in the Charity or Housing Sectors.
Experience of working with investment advisors/managers and an understanding of portfolio management.
Experience of working with Iplicit.
Understanding and Experience of preparing Vat returns using Partial VAT methodology.
Our client is an equal opportunity employer.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.
Their organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all adults who use our services and as such expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant pre-employment checks including a DBS check.
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Contract Type: 12 Month Fixed Term Contract
⌚ Hours: 35 hours per week, hybrid
Salary: £30,321.51 - £33,353.66 (depending on experience and skills)
Be the Expert, Make an Impact
As a HR Advisor and take charge of complex employee relations challenges. As the first point of contact for HR matters, you’ll provide expert guidance on absence, conduct, and performance issues, ensuring policies and legislation are followed. Your expertise in handling ER challenges will be key in keeping operations running smoothly and supporting stakeholders effectively.
While primarily focused on specific areas, you'll also support other locations, involving travel as necessary. This role offers challenges and opportunities to make a significant impact within our organisation and team, allowing you to advance your career and leave a lasting mark.
What can we offer you?
Expenses incurred while traveling outside your base location will be reimbursed.
Birthday Bonus with an additional day of annual leave dedicated to celebrating your birthday and long service recognition rewards programme
Perks and discounts at over 4000 retail and hospitality outlets through the Blue Light Card
In addition to the perks outlined above, there are many more benefits alongside what is written above for you to enjoy. Find out more during your interview!
Shape workplaces, drive change, and make a lasting impact where it matters most
With a requirement to travel 1-2 times a week and as and when required to cover absences etc, you’ll have the opportunity to influence multiple locations and you’ll gain invaluable experience while making a real difference. You'll also play a key role in HR initiatives, shaping projects that enhance our workplace and drive meaningful change. By analysing HR data and delivering insights, you’ll help inform strategic decisions and improve the way we work.
If you're ready for a challenge where your expertise matters, all while collaborating with our dedicated L&D and Recruitment teams to ensure a seamless, high-performing organisation, this is it.
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Join our team as a Ruby Developer helping us to support teachers, champion great teaching and raise the status of the profession by managing our membership platform and working with our Head of Data and Digital to transition to a Salesforce-centred management system.
Unfortunately we are unable to consider applicants based outside of the UK at this time.
For an audio description of this role and the full application pack, please visit our website.
Job Title: Ruby Developer
Reports To: Head of Data and Digital
Salary: up to £450 per day (inclusive of VAT if applicable)
Contract: Part-time, fixed-term until 31st August 2026 (potential of extension, depending on business need)
Hours: 7 hours per week
Based: Home-based. Our team work from across the country and we are happy to support remote working with the option to come into the London office (WC1) for occasional meetings
Start date: November 2025
Deadline and interview: Applications will close on Sunday 19th October 2025.
Competency-based interviews will be held on Monday 3rd November but we will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis so we may interview as soon as a suitable candidate is identified.
Application: Please apply here by uploading your CV and cover letter. Please use the guidance when writing your cover letter. We encourage you to apply promptly as we will be reviewing applications as they are received and may complete the process earlier than expected if an excellent candidate is identified at an early stage.
The Organisation
The Chartered College of Teaching is a charity and the professional body for teachers. We are working to empower a knowledgeable and respected teaching profession through membership and accreditation.
We are dedicated to bridging the gap between practice and research and equipping teachers from the moment they enter the classroom with the knowledge and confidence to make the best decisions for their pupils.
Our activities mainly focus on four key areas:
- membership
- teacher CPD and accreditation
- research, policy and events
- online and print resources
Since opening membership in 2017, we have grown rapidly. In total our work reaches over 40,000 teachers and more than 3 million young people. In 2020 we published reports ‘Education in Times of Crisis’ around the impact of lockdown; in 2021 we won the Memcom award for ‘Best magazine for a Professional Association or Membership Organisation’; in 2024 we published the working paper ‘Teacher professionalism report’. To date over 600 teachers have been celebrated at Graduation ceremonies for our Chartered Teacher Status pathways. We are a growing and multi-skilled team of 30 people, supported by a Board with a significant track record of experience in a range of fields. Our business plan focuses on growing membership and Chartered Status, and providing meaningful professional learning opportunities for the teaching profession. This role will support our transition from our in-house management platform to Salesforce.
The Opportunity
Our Membership Platform supports the College membership functions to make a difference to the lives of over 3.6 million children taught by our members. It is used to track, manage and support our members to access their benefits.
We are recruiting a Ruby Developer within the Service Operations team to manage our membership platform and provide support to users who access it. During the contract you will:
- Monitor and resolve any issues arising with the platform.
- Manage and maintain the platform so it remains operational.
- Work closely with the Head of Data and Digital to successfully transform and move the current data and services to a new platform built on Salesforce.
- Support membership operations with reporting, payment and refund requests.
This would be an ideal opportunity to work on a project to move our data and processes from a Ruby platform to Salesforce which will move the College’s processes forward to ensure a strong future. In this role you will:
- have autonomy for maintaining and managing our existing membership platform;
- work collaboratively with many of the team across the business, supporting recruitment and retention of our members; and
- help to grow the professional membership organisation for the teaching profession and be part of the team driving the organisation forward at an exciting time for the future of the College.
Platform Management and Maintenance
Most of the time, you will be managing the membership platform, fixing any bugs, keeping the server up to date, ensuring stability, and providing reports to various stakeholders within the College. You will also provide support to the membership team with refund requests through GoCardless and Stripe.
Data and Process Transition
You will spend some of your time working with the Head of Data and Digital to move all relevant membership data and processes over to Salesforce. This will entail preparing data in the correct format and providing support to move automated processes over to the new system.
About You
You do not need to have expertise in absolutely all areas, let us decide! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and encourage you to apply. We’re looking for someone that is motivated by our vision. Systems you would be using include Ruby, Heroku, Salesforce, Stripe (including the API) and GoCardless.
Skills and experience
Essential
- Proficiency in Ruby and Ruby on Rails, with 3+ years of experience and with a total of 8+ years in professional software development
- Experience of using Postgres databases
- Technical expertise in platform hosting, integration and upgrades
- Solid experience in CSS using SASS
- Experience of Git development CI
Desirable
- Experience of using Salesforce
- Experience of Using the Stripe API and GoCardless API
- Experience of using Heroku to manage servers and deployment
As well as technical requirements, we are looking for people who:
- have a systematic and analytical approach to problem-solving and technical troubleshooting;
- have the ability to work independently to troubleshoot and resolve problems;
- can work collaboratively with team members to bring about constructive changes and processes;
- ability to explain technical issues to non-technical people.
Why Us?
As an organisation, we care deeply about creating a working environment that supports our people to grow personally and professionally. These are reflected in our organisational values, which outline the distinctive working culture we are looking to create. In particular, these values are reflected in our commitment to:
- Flexible working: responsive management, flexible hours, hybrid or fully remote working
- Professional development, including formal and informal training and support
- Transparency and ownership: we have an open culture that ensures all staff guide our strategic direction
Diversity and inclusion at the Chartered College
As a growing organisation, we are committed to:
- Becoming increasingly representative of the sector and geographies that we operate in
- Providing a positive experience of work as part of an inclusive culture led by our organisational values
- Maintaining an annual EDI action plan - led by the internal team.
What to expect from the recruitment process
- All applications are anonymised until the point of interview
- Line Managers trained in recognising bias
- We implement a standardised interview template and competencies matrix for a fair and transparent process
- All interviews are conducted via Zoom and the use of camera is optional.
If you require any adjustments in order to proceed with an application, including an audio version of this application pack, please make a request as per the application pack.
For more information about joining the Chartered College, please watch this short video from Dame Alison Peacock (CEO).
Your Personal Data
As part of the recruitment process, the Chartered College of Teaching collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants. The organisation is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses that data and to meeting its data protection obligations.
Pre-employment checks
All conditional offers of employment are subject to:
- Two satisfactory references
- Proof of qualifications
- Eligibility to work in the UK.
We are an employer committed to the safeguarding of children and young people.
You must provide a cover letter and CV for your application to be reviewed. Full details can be found in the application pack.
Our mission is to empower a knowledgeable and respected teaching profession.


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Location: Home-based with travel to Guildford and London offices
Department: Operations
Salary: £33,256 - £36,952
Hours: 37.5
Contract Type: Permanent
There’s never been a better time to join the team at Cycling UK! We have launched an ambitious new strategy – and we want you to be part of it. There are loads of reasons to love cycling, even if you’re not someone who cycles. From cutting pollution, to making us healthier and happier, cycling can help us all thrive.
As our Learning and Development Business Partner, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and embedding a culture of continuous learning and growth across the organisation. This role partners closely with leaders, teams, and the People & Culture function to design and deliver impactful L&D interventions that drive growth, support organisational goals, and empower individuals to take ownership of their development.
If you are enthusiastic about supporting communities and improving access to cycling, we want to hear from you!
Explore the attached job description for full details on this exciting opportunity. Complete the application form expressing why you are the right candidate for this opening. Focus on gearing your supporting statement to exemplify how your skills and experience match the requirements of the role, directly referring to the person specification. This enables the selection panel to assess your relative strengths against the specified criteria.
This role is home based with expected travel to London and Guildford.
Applications close at 9:00am on the closing date shown
You may have experience in the following roles: Learning & Development Manager, Training and Development Business Partner, Organisational Development Partner, Talent Development Specialist, Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP), Training Manager, People Development Manager, L&D Specialist, Learning Consultant, Leadership Development Partner, Employee Engagement Manager, HR Consultant, Training and Capability Manager, Professional Development Manager, Learning and Talent Partner, etc.
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For over 850 years, St John’s Foundation has been changing people’s lives, for good. As one of the UK’s oldest charities, we are proud to serve Bath and the surrounding area.
At the heart of our work is our almshouse community, where we provide housing for older adults in need. Alongside this, we run outreach services that help adults in Bath and North East Somerset to live independently for longer.
We are also working to reduce the Key Stage 2 education attainment gap in our area, which is the widest in the country. We address this by providing specialist support to the children who need it most.
Every aspect of our work is built upon our values of trust, kindness, and courage, and inspired by our purpose: to change lives. For good. It’s a long-term strategy, but we’re unwavering. After all, we’ve been around for 850 years.
The role
St John’s Foundation is looking to recruit a Finance Director.
As Finance Director, you will sit on the Executive team at St John’s, along with our CEO and our Director of Operations and contribute to the strategic direction of the organisation whilst embedding our values and embodying a culture of continuous improvement and accountability.
You will lead our Finance, Technology and Operational Governance functions, guiding a skilled and committed group of colleagues. In Finance, you will oversee a team spanning financial control, business partnering, management accounting and bookkeeping. Alongside this, you will provide strategic direction to our Technology and Operational Governance teams, shaping how they work to ensure the charity remains transparent, accountable and forward-looking.
About you
- Be a qualified accountant with significant strategic and operational senior management experience in a financial role and significant post qualification experience working in the commercial or not for profit sector ideally with some experience within the charity sector.
- Proven ability to shape and deliver financial strategy, ensuring robust governance, sustainability, and value for money across a complex charitable organisation.
- Strong track record in driving digital innovation, technology adoption, and data-led decision making to improve efficiency and insight. Expertise in developing effective governance frameworks, managing organisational risk, and ensuring compliance with charity, company, and data protection regulations also useful but not essential.
- Skilled at engaging Boards, Trustees, and senior teams with clarity and credibility. Have resilience to adapt quickly to changing priorities and demands from internal and external stakeholders.
- Experienced in leading and developing high-performing teams through change, encouraging accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Committed to inclusion, transparency, and integrity—embodying the charity’s mission and values in all aspects of financial and organisational stewardship.
In return for your hard work and dedication, you will enjoy a wide range of benefits including:
- Salary £85,000 - £90,000 pa
- 33 days leave including bank holidays
- Excellent pension and a wide range of additional benefits including private medical insurance, employee assistance programme, life assurance, a cycle to work scheme and a tech scheme
For a candidate pack which contains a job description and full details on how to apply, please contact our retained consultant Nicola Shaw at Morgan Law
Closing date 2nd November
Interview date 20th November
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Chief Executive Officer
We are looking for a visionary and compassionate Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to lead the charity into its next exciting chapter, as Kids for Kids’ celebrates their 25th Birthday.
This is a unique opportunity to succeed our Founder and make a lasting difference for children and families facing one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Location: Home based (with occasional travel)
Salary: £65,000 – £75,000 per annum (commensurate with experience)
Hours: Full Time (37.5 hours per week)
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: Sunday 26th October, the client reserves the right to interview before the closing date so please apply asap.
The Role
As CEO, you will provide inspirational leadership, overseeing all aspects of the organisations work in the UK and abroad, ensuring continued impact and growth. You will manage our fundraising programme, finances, and operations, as well as motivate and inspire a small but highly dedicated team and network of volunteers.
You will:
- Lead the organisation’s strategy, safeguarding its mission and values.
- Oversee all fundraising, awareness-raising, and financial management.
- Report regularly to the Board of Trustees, working closely with the founder as she transitions to her role as Chairman of Trustees.
- Be the public face of the charity, representing us at events, with donors, and in the media.
- Manage relationships with our Patrons, celebrities, supporters, and volunteers.
- Oversee major fundraising events including our Candlelit Christmas Concert, Gala Gourmet Dinner Dance, and 25th Birthday celebrations in 2026.
This role is central to ensuring that more children and families in Darfur can access lifesaving and sustainable support, enabling communities to thrive despite unimaginable hardship.
About You
We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated leader with a strong track record of management, fundraising, and financial acumen. You will be values-driven and compassionate, with the ability to inspire others and build meaningful relationships at all levels.
You will have:
- Proven senior leadership experience, ideally in the charitable or not-for-profit sector.
- Strategic thinking skills with strong financial and operational management experience.
- Demonstrable success in fundraising and developing new income streams.
- Experience of working with Boards of Trustees and managing governance requirements.
- Strong communication and presentation skills, with experience of acting as a public spokesperson.
- The ability to inspire, manage, and grow staff, volunteers, and supporter networks.
Desirable:
- Ability to speak Arabic.
How to Apply
Please apply by providing a CV and cover letter demonstrating your suitability for the role.
About the Organisation
This is the only charity founded specifically to help children in one of the most challenging regions of the world, Darfur, Sudan. For the past 24 years we have been transforming the lives of children through a unique package of integrated projects, working closely with the communities themselves. Since 2001 we have adopted 110 villages, transforming the lives of over half a million people.
There could not be a more exciting time to take the charity forward. You will be responsible for shaping both the projects in Darfur, and all the exciting opportunities to raise awareness and funds in the rest of the world.
Other roles you may have experience of could include Charity Director, CEO, Chief Executive, Chief Executive Officer, Senior Director, Finance Director, Corporate Services Director, Human Resources Director, IT Director, General Manager, Operations Director, Partnerships Director, Managing Director, CFO, Fundraising Director etc.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
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Executive Director Stroke Support
Are you great at building relationships across the health and social care sector and beyond?
The Stroke Association are looking for an Executive Director (Stroke Support) to help guide and inspire the organisation. If this sounds like you, then apply today!
Position: EDT01 Executive Director (Stroke Support)
Location: Home-based (Frequent travel will be required)
Salary: Circa £105k
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.
Closing Date: Midnight, Sunday 12 October 2025. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.
Lead with purpose and help shape our future
As the Executive Director Stroke Support, you will work with the Chief Executive and wider Executive team, to help guide and inspire the organisation towards a future where everyone affected by stroke is supported to live their best life after stroke.
Ensuring that everyone can access the support they need in a way that suits them is a bold ambition requiring us to transform our culture and ways of working so that we become more agile in the complex and changing external environment. As Executive Director for Stroke Support, you will have a pivotal role in inspiring the organisation to do its best for stroke survivors, harnessing innovation and talent.
You’ll need to connect, convene and enable teams to transform the reach and impact of our operations through service design, digital innovation, and strategic partnerships.
Creating the conditions for teams to think creatively and radically about new approaches, you’ll use meaningful data to sense make and inform decisions that lead to improved beneficiary outcomes.
You’ll be great at building relationships across the health and social care sector and beyond, applying systems level strategic thinking that will underpin delivery of purpose and what matters most.
If you’re ready to inspire collaboration and lead with vision to deliver impact for all affected by stroke, join us as we step into our next chapter of cultural transformation.
About Us
The Stroke Association is the only charity in the UK providing lifelong support for all those affected by stroke and their families. We provide tailored support services to tens of thousands of stroke survivors each year. This support includes one-to-one and group support, funding vital scientific research into stroke prevention, acute treatment, recovery and long-term care, and campaigning to secure the best care for everyone affected by stroke. Finding strength through support.
We are a Disability Confident employer, and we are making great progress focusing on flexible working, reasonable adjustments and access to work. If you have questions, or access needs, we’re happy to discuss any support and adjustments we can make throughout the recruitment process so that you’re able to contribute your best in a way that meets your needs.
You may also have experience in areas such as Executive, Executive Director, Executive Director Health, Executive Director Stroke Support, Stroke Support Direct, Stroke Support Executive Director, Social Care Director, Health, Stroke, Disability.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
Finance Business Partner
Salary £46,000 - £51,000 per annum (dependant upon skills and experience)
Location Remote - Travel to Whitby, Croft, Malton and Middlesbrough will be required on a monthly basis
Purpose:
As a Finance Business Partner, you will work closely with the directorates, department heads and regional budget holders (supporting multiple sites), ensuring the delivery of full and effective financial service.
The role is one of decision support: providing, analysing and interpreting management information to influence decision making and to deliver service improvements and efficiencies
Partner with the directors and regional budget holders providing insight and understanding to ensure the Trust meets its financial objectives.
Regularly spend time in our communities, working with our budget holders to understand and drive performance.
Location & Travel:
Remote.
The role is mainly remote (home-based); however, you will be expected to regularly attend our Northern communities – Botton Village near Whitby, Croft in Malton and Larchfield in Middlesbrough.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Key responsibilities include:
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Ownership of budget and forecasting process for your community/ directorate /depts operations.
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Working as a team with the other Finance Business Partners, ensure a timely process and a high level of accuracy and engagement.
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Compilation of the monthly management accounts, including KPI’s and explanations for major variances to budget.
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Build and manage relationships and network productively.
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Working with budget holders to provide insight and challenge the performance of operations identifying trends and opportunities for improved financial performance.
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Responsible for all journal entries into the accounting system for the directorates, and departments they support e.g., accruals, prepayments etc.
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Ensuring best practices is adhered at the communities and with budget holders so that they are compliant with organisation financial procedures.
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Provision of support and guidance to operational staff to assist them in effective use of the Trust financial systems.
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Monthly review of rotas, payroll, and commissioned income to identify any issues of overstaffing or commissioned rates.
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Responsible for the Annual income review for any uplifts including annual housing rental review.
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Ensuring sales invoicing is undertaken on a timely basis by the Assistant Finance Business Partner (as and when required).
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Reconciliation of the Income proof in totals.
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Effective credit control, to ensure receipts are received on a timely basis.
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Work closely with the Financial Controller to ensure all financial returns are completed and submitted Centrally on a timely basis e.g. weekly banking’s, year-end accounts etc.
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Maintain a regular stock take and stock valuation process.
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Responsible for review of relevant community expense (nominal) codes, ensuring income and expenditure is coded appropriately.
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Line management of Assistant Finance Business Partner.
General:
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To comply with the Trust’s Policies and Procedures, including Safeguarding, Equality & Diversity and Data Protection.
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To comply with the statutory provisions of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
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Employees must look after their own health, safety and welfare and be mindful of other persons who may be affected by their acts or omissions. Employees must co-operate and comply with management instructions regarding Health and Safety issues and report all accidents, incidents and problems as soon as practicable to their manager or other senior members of staff where necessary.
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To ensure that confidentiality is respected and maintained at all times.
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To attend and participate in Team Meetings, 1-2-1 Supervision sessions and other meetings as required in line with the post.
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To undertake any other duties which are consistent with this post, as directed by line management.
This job description is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of the department.
Person Specification:
Essential:
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A recognised accountancy qualification - ACA /ACCA/CIMA qualified, finalist or part qualified, or QBE.
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Minimum 2 years in a similar senior finance role with a strong background in financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting within the charity sector.
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Strategic knowledge and experience of finance and business planning
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Proven experience of supporting business performance management and reporting processes.
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Proven experience of business partnering and/or working closely with non-financial colleagues at varying levels of seniority.
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Experience of preparation of management accounts and multi operational reporting.
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Knowledge & understanding of internal controls& core accounting systems and processes.
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Ability to interact with non-financial business partners is key i.e. Operations, interpreting complex financial information, positions/ situations articulately.
Desirable:
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Degree in finance or accounting.
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Previous experience in an accounting role in the Charity or Housing Sectors.
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Iplicit accounting system in a multi cost centre environment.
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Experience/understanding of VAT partial exemption.
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Knowledge of Fixed Assets and Accounting for Capital expenditure projects.
Our client is an equal opportunity employer.
The Organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all adults who use our services and as such expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant pre-employment checks including a DBS check.
They reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.
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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!
Training and Implementation Specialist
We are looking to recruit two people to join a mission-led organisation, supporting a friendly and dynamic team.
The Implementation Specialist role is ideal for ambitious, client-focused individuals, passionate about improving services.
It is an exciting time to join the organisation! The team are testing out new ways of working internally to streamline some of the administrative tasks away from this role, piloting new ways to support clients and even redesigning the training!
Position: Training and Implementation Specialist
Location: Remote (national travel with occasional overnight stays required)
Hours: Part-time, 28-35 hours per week
Salary: £38,972 pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Start Date: Between 8th Dec – 5th Jan TBC with candidate
Close Date: Midday Monday 3rd Nov. The team will be in touch with successful candidates by 7th Nov. At this stage they will send you a task which is expected to take no more than 3 hours.
First interviews: 18th Nov, near London Victoria station. Travel will be reimbursed.
Second interviews: Online, Wednesday 19th or Thursday 20th Nov (short, informal chart). Aiming for final decision is 21st November.
About the Role
You will play a vital role in supporting organisations to embed the Outcomes Star into their practice. This means helping clients make the best possible use of the Star through training, advice and practical support.
You will be a trusted partner to clients by building relationships, facilitating learning and supporting organisations to use the Star well so that it can have the greatest impact.
Core aspects of the role include:
- Engaging new enquiries.
- Onboarding & implementation
- Training & learning delivery
- Account management
- Collaboration & innovation.
- Client engagement
This is a varied and rewarding role for someone who enjoys training, relationship-building, problem-solving, and making a positive impact in partnership with organisations across different sectors.
About You
You will have experience in training, facilitation, and/or implementation support.
You will also have:
- Ability to develop and build strong relationships with both clients and colleagues .
- Excellent communicator with good interpersonal skills; able to work effectively, independently and as part of a small team collaborating well with colleagues.
- Ability to adapt support to different organisations and contexts.
- Flexible; with the ability to work in the ever-changing context of a growing organisation.
- Commitment to reflective practice, learning and continuous improvement.
- Willing to work in an evolving role being shaped by clients’ needs.
- Willingness to operate effectively in scaling organisations where processes are still being defined. This role suits someone who is adaptable, resilient, and confident working at pace amid change.
- Strong self-management skills and motivation with the ability to manage your own workload and work independently. Ability to manage and coordinate simultaneous client relationships and projects, and drive projects forwards to achieve tangible results.
- Adaptable and responsive to client needs, able to take initiative with a creative problem-solving approach.
- Committed to delivering a good service to clients and helping them make a difference to the people they support.
- Good IT skills including MS 365 and Teams.
If you’re reading this wondering ‘is it really for me?’ or ‘I don’t quite meet all of the criteria’, then please get in touch to ask some questions or consider applying anyway.
About the Organisation
Join an employee-owned values-based Social Enterprise with a vision of a society in which people are enabled to thrive. As an employee-owned organisation all employees are engaged in the development of the business through a Trust Board, helping homelessness, health, and social care providers improve services by creating engaging visual tools and promoting collaborative ways of working.
What you can expect
- A purposeful, caring and inclusive team operating within an employee-owned trust
- An opportunity to grow and develop yourself through your work
- To be empowered to lead and self-manage with the support of a highly committed team around you
- Opportunities to be involved in projects outside the scope of your role
Benefits include:
- Laptop and mobile phone provided for work purposes
- Open to flexible working arrangements
- Cash health plan
- Generous pension scheme
- Employee assistance programme
- Cycle to Work scheme
- 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rated for part-time) & additional days at Christmas (increasing to 30 days with long service)
- Enhanced parental and carer’s leave
- Paid volunteering time
- Opportunities for personal development
We strongly encourage candidates of diverse backgrounds and identities to apply. Each new employee is an opportunity to bring in a unique perspective and strengthen the team, so they are always eager to further diversify the organisation.
You may have experience in areas such as Training, Training and Implementation, Training Officer, Training and Implementation Officer, Training Specialist, Training and Implementation Specialist, Training Coordinator, Training and Implementation Coordinator. #INDNFP
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
We are looking to appoint someone who sees risk not just as a challenge to avoid, but as an opportunity for kingdom impact. This role calls for someone able to blend robust yet proportionate compliance and an eye for detail, with bold, faith-shaped decision-making.
In this newly created role, you will play a key part in shaping how we coordinate policies, manage risk, and navigate complexity with both diligence and hope. You will ensure that our compliance meets or exceeds required standards, strengthening trust and relationships. You will support governance that enables wise decision-making and foster a risk management culture that both protects the organisation and recognises and seizes opportunities, all while actively pursuing and staying faithful to our calling.
- Salary: £33,000-36,000 (pro-rata) + benefits
- Location: Home-based or the option of a desk at our office in Oxford.
- Terms of appointment: Part-time (22.5 hours per week). Permanent
- Closing date: Monday 3 November at 9am
- Interview date: Interviews will be held over 10 and 11 November 2025
Key responsibilities:
- Compliance management
- Legal agreements and advisory implementation
- Risk management
- Governance support
For more information, see our application pack.
Benefits include:
- 33 days’ annual leave, including bank holidays
- Up to 5 days’ extra leave to serve on the Board of an external organisation
- Competitive contributory pension scheme
- Employer pension contributions up to 7.5%
- Fully employer-funded life assurance
- 24/7 employee assistance programme for emotional and practical support
- Tax-free home-working allowance
- Family-friendly employer
- Monthly in-person team days in Oxfordshire or the Chilterns (expenses covered)
- Hot-desking facility at Oxford office
- Fully paid-for professional development opportunities.
It is an occupational requirement of this role that you have a clear, personal commitment to the beliefs set out in our Statement of Faith and Doctrinal Position Statement.
A world where everyone can know Jesus through the Bible

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Warm Welcome Fundraising Assistant
Location: Fully remote with flexible working arrangements
Salary: £26,000 per year FTE, dependent on experience
Contract: We are open to this role being part time (0.6 or 0.8 FTE) or full time. We offer fully flexible working.
Closing date for applications: 19th October 2025, 11:59pm.
*Please note, both a CV and a cover letter must be submitted for applications to be considered.
Due to high numbers of applications, prior to interview we plan to carry out initial screening calls with prospective candidates before selection for interview. We will be asking about your reasons for applying and how you think your skills and experiences align to the role.
First interviews: w/c 20th October 2025
Start Date – ASAP – this is a new post.
About the Warm Welcome Campaign
Founded in 2022, the Warm Welcome Campaign wants everyone in the UK to find a place of belonging and reconnection at a Warm Welcome Space near their home. We have a bold purpose to enable a more deeply connected society where we all have free access to welcoming community spaces.
We resource, connect and champion a network of over 5,400 Warm Welcome Spaces and bring together a growing coalition of local, regional, and national partners representing the worlds of charity, faith, business, government, and philanthropy. By working together, we can unlock the power of community spaces made by and for everyone, creating a thriving network of hope and reconnection fueled by human warmth.
We’re working hard to reach everyone with the message that a Warm Welcome is waiting for them just around the corner, all through the year.
Throughout all our work and within our team we live out our values of being inclusive, collaborative and courageous and our personality that is friendly, adventurous and uplifting.
We value diversity, and we recognise the enormous benefits and the social imperative of bringing together diverse groups of people. We therefore warmly welcome applications from a broad range of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
It’s an important moment for us – in the last year we have launched a new five year strategy which shows a clear picture of the path we have set ourselves ahead to continue to deliver and deepen our impact. In October 2024 we launched our our 100% Pledge Campaign and in January delivered a hugely successful first ever Warm Welcome Week in collaboration with a wide variety of partners.
On a path of growth, we are looking to build on the exciting opportunities already developed as well as continuing to explore potential. The team are currently working on a new fundraising strategy and are looking for another team member to join us as we look to our future together.
The Opportunity
This is an exciting opportunity for an organised and proactive individual to join a small, friendly, and dynamic team in a varied role. If you are looking to build your fundraising experience, develop new skills across multiple fundraising areas, and have your work make a tangible impact on people’s lives, this could be the perfect role for you.
You will work closely with the two Fundraising Managers (one focused on Trusts and Foundations and the other Corporate Partnerships) and the Development Director to support corporate, trust, foundation, and individual fundraising efforts. The role offers the opportunity to contribute across a broad range of fundraising activities and, depending on your interests and experience, take ownership of key tasks and projects.
Joining during a time of growth and strategic development, you will have the chance to be part of the implementation of a new Fundraising Strategy. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain valuable experience in donor stewardship, event coordination, individual giving campaigns, and data management, all while contributing to the success of the Warm Welcome Campaign.
In the role you will:
Assist the team across the fundraising function supporting corporate, trust, foundation, community and individual fundraising activities.
Develop and maintain positive relationships internally with colleagues and externally with stakeholders, donors, and funders.
Demonstrate strong organisational skills and reliability, maintaining systems for data management and accurate records of fundraising activities and donor interactions.
Liaise professionally with Warm Welcome Spaces, funders and supporters, acting as a warm and approachable communicator.
Confidently use and manage our CRM system (Copper) to track donor data and fundraising activities.
Support basic marketing efforts, including creating quality written content such as emails and social media updates, as needed.
Securely store and organize documents on our G-Drive, ensuring accessibility for the team and compliance with GDPR and good fundraising practice.
Support the logistical planning for fundraising and wider team events.
Ensure deadlines are met, prioritising a varied workload and maintaining attention to detail in all tasks.
Take initiative to explore new areas of fundraising and contribute to innovation.
Own and manage delegated tasks or parts of projects, ensuring successful and timely delivery of work.
Essential Skills and Experience
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Strong organisational and administrative skills with a track record of managing multiple tasks and meeting deadlines.
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Experience in using CRM systems (e.g. Copper) and proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Suite.
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Good written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to liaise professionally with diverse stakeholders.
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A reliable team player who can prioritise work effectively and manage tasks under pressure.
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Good numeracy skills and the ability to work on simple budgets.
Desirable Skills and Experience
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Experience in fundraising or donor management within a charity or nonprofit organisation.
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Knowledge of data protection and GDPR compliance for handling donor information.
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Basic marketing skills, including experience with digital content creation and donor engagement.
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A proactive learner with a passion for exploring new areas of fundraising and personal growth.
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An interest in supporting community-focused initiatives like the Warm Welcome Campaign.
Competencies and behaviours in our team
The core competence of everyone in our team is the ability to build trusted relationships among people with diverse perspectives and backgrounds. We are looking for people who are:
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Committed to the power of relationships to facilitate social change
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Collaborative, inclusive, ambitious, aligning with our core values
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Self-starters with high levels of commitment, energy and motivation
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Curious and show initiative, with problem-solving skills and an ability to learn quickly and adapt to a rapidly changing context
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Calm under pressure, and can adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment
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Willing to pitch in to help other team members if needed
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Organised with effective time management skills.
Working arrangements
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Current members of the team are based across the UK, with some in London, Reading, Bristol, Manchester and Northern Ireland. Applicants must be able to travel to Bristol once a month for a Tuesday full team meeting. Given the nature of this role, we would also expect the applicant to carry out a reasonable amount of travel to both projects and partners across the UK.
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This role is remote, full-time, with flexible working arrangements
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All employees, volunteers, partners, suppliers and consultants working with Good Faith are expected to adhere to our Code of Conduct and safeguarding policies. Good Faith’s commitment to safeguarding means we seek to ensure that no harm comes to people as a result of contact with the organisation’s programmes, operations or people.
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You will need to have the right to work in the UK.
Supporting your application
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If you disclose a disability during your application process and you meet the minimum criteria for the role, we will contact you to discuss any reasonable adjustment you might need at the interview. If you wish to disclose a disability, please email us.
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We’d be very happy to answer any specific questions relating to this role - please email us with ‘Query for Fundraising Assistant role’ in the email subject line and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.
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Please specifically address the requirements listed in the person specification in your covering letter as we will use this to shortlist applications.
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For more information, visit our website or find us on X at @goodfaith
To apply, please send us a cover letter (max 1 side of A4) which sets out why you believe you are a good fit for the role, along with a CV by Sunday 19th October 2025. Please use ‘Application for Fundraising Assistant role’ in the email subject line.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
JOB TITLE: Membership Executive (Wales and Ireland)
CONTRACT: Permanent, Part Time (21 hours per week)
ORGANISATION: Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK)
DEPARTMENT: Membership & Education
LOCATION: Home/Field based *with regular travel throughout Wales and Ireland, and to RLSS UK HQ, where required
REPORTS TO: Membership Manager
SALARY: Grade E £27,308 (pro rata)
ROLE OVERVIEW
We are seeking a self-motivated, personable, and enthusiastic individual to work as part of a team to support and grow our lifesaving clubs as well as developing and grow recognition of and participation in Lifesaving Sport.
Pivotal to the role will be the collaboration with external agencies and clubs in Wales and Ireland, to strengthen and publicise our water safety education throughout the region together with supporting the needs of clubs in the region.
KEY TASKS, ROLES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- To build and maintain productive relationships with organisations involved in the field of water safety, particularly with Water Safety Wales, Water Safety Ireland and associated partners including attendance at relevant meetings
- To actively recruit and increase the number of clubs affiliated to RLSS UK
- Understand the water safety and drowning prevention geographical landscape across Wales and Ireland and actively seek to enhance lifesaving provision in areas of low activity
- In partnership with the Volunteering and Events Team and Sports Committee, continue to develop and grow participation in Lifesaving Sport
- Support clubs to achieve and maintain the appropriate accreditation in line with RLSS UK requirements and policies
- Support clubs to ensure they have the appropriate status, governance, and structure to enable them to be sustainable and effective
- Support clubs, branches and working groups to offer effective pathways for the development of talent, growth, and retention of members
- Support clubs to ensure they are compliant with the safeguarding requirements set out by RLSS UK
- To support clubs to have an affective and appropriate workforce in place, including supporting them to recruit, train and retain
- Contribute to RLSS UK’s Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion work to ensure affiliated clubs grow their capability to ensure every community enjoys water safely
- Ability to attend occasional evening events
OTHER DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead on and support ad hoc projects as required
- Contribute to the successful operation of the charity by undertaking such other tasks as may from time to time be required including all other duties reasonably associated with your role, as directed by the Line Manager.
- To demonstrate and uphold the Society’s values and behavioural standards
- Proactively participate in the Society’s equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) initiatives and training, and to promote a culture of respect and inclusion for all staff and customers
- Ensure compliance with UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 by complying with internal information governance policies and maintaining up to date as part of RLSS UK’s compliance programme.
This job description is not to be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive. It is intended as an outline indication of areas of activity and responsibility and will be amended in light of the changing needs of the organisation.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential Relevant Experience, Skills and/or Aptitudes
- Experience of working with volunteers and sporting clubs
- Experience of planning, prioritising, and managing a varied work programme and number of projects
- Experience of effective liaison with external stakeholders to deliver outcomes and impact
- Able to communicate effectively with people at all ages and all levels
- High level of computer literacy
- Excellent accuracy in numeracy and literacy
- Ability to act on own initiative and to work as part of team with excellent interpersonal skills
- A positive ‘can do’ attitude
Desirable Relevant Experience, Skills and/or Aptitudes
- An understanding of lifesaving and water safety sector/community
- An understanding of the aquatic sector and the structure of lifesaving clubs across the UK and Ireland
- Demonstrable experience of increasing participation in underrepresented groups
- Experience of working with governing bodies
- Sport or Community Development qualification
- Demonstrable experience of running or being involved in a sport club
- Ability to adopt a flexible approach to work to meet the needs of the role
YOUR STRENGTHS
- Personable – You can communicate effectively with people at all ages and levels.
- Relationship Building – You can develop positive and long last relations with clubs, organisations, and partners.
- Flexibility – You remain adaptable and flexible in the face of unfamiliar or changing situations.
- Empathy – You readily identify with other people’s situations and can see things clearly from their perspective.
- Initiative – You take independent action to make things happen and to achieve goals.
- Resilience – You deal effectively with setbacks and enjoy overcoming difficult challenges.
- Optimism – You remain positive and upbeat about the future and your ability to influence it to your advantage.
- Developing Others – You promote other people’s learning and development to help them achieve their goals and fulfil their potential
YOUR APPLICATION
Please send your CV and a Cover Letter outlining why you should be our next Membership Executive (Wales and Ireland)
Closing Date – 5pm, Wednesday 15 October 2025
Interview Date – w/c Monday 20 October 2025 our Worcester Head Office (subject to change)
WHAT RLSS UK CAN OFFER YOU
RLSS UK is a national Charity based in Worcester, and we offer great staff benefits including -
- Annual Leave based on 27 days + Bank Holidays + a discretionary day off for your birthday
- Private Medical Scheme*
- Enhanced Society Sick Pay*
- Eye Care*
- Employee Assistance Programme via Health Assured
- Life Assurance Scheme
- Howdens Sports Benefits/Perks at Work
- Free RLSS UK Membership
- Free tea and coffee at HQ, including access to our wonderful Coffee Machine
- Free on-site parking when working from HQ
- Company Events and more!
*Subject to eligibility criteria
Should you wish to discuss the role, any reasonable adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment process, or have any questions, please get in touch where a member of the RLSS UK HR Department will be happy to help.
RLSS UK are a Disability Confident Committed Employer and an INclusive Worcestershire Leader.
It is our vision to have nations without drowning where everyone can safely enjoy being in, on or near water.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.