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Job Title: Head of Corporate Partnerships
Reporting To: Director of Fundraising & Communication
Manages: Corporate Partnerships Managers x 3, New Business Officer x1, Team expected to grow in line with fundraised income increase
Location: Remote (Occasional travel to Leicester office & other UK locations as necessary)
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £48,000 PA
Hours: Full time (36 hours per week).
About Home-Start UK
Home-Start is a federated charity consisting of a central national office – Home-Start UK - and over 170 geographically dispersed local Home-Start organisations, all working together under the same identity.
We recognise that being a parent has never been easy. Every Home-Start volunteer is trained to work alongside parents to overcome the challenges they are facing. We work with parents to build on their strengths and give them the support that they tell us they need. We offer no judgement – just compassionate, confidential help and expert support. This peer-to-peer support is key to the difference Home-Start makes and often our volunteers have lived experience of the challenges their families are facing themselves.
About The Role
This role will lead the Corporate Partnerships team at Home-Start UK and drive the development and implementation of a fundraising strategy that builds on a recent period of significant growth. With projected corporate income of £2.5 million in 2025/26, the successful candidate will focus on generating sustainable, high-return income. They will ensure excellent supporter-focused account management for existing partners, while also identifying and securing new partnerships to build a strong pipeline for long-term income.
Ultimately, this work will enable Home-Start UK to support more families with young children through challenging times.
If it sounds like your type of challenge, we would be delighted to hear from you.
The people at Home-Start are its most important resource. Home-Start UK has been accredited with Investors in People since March 2005, which recognises the commitment we give to developing our staff.
Benefits of working for Home-Start
- Flexible working
- Family friendly policy
- PayCare health cash plan
- Enhanced employer contribution pension
- Learning and development
- DAS Employee Assistance
The closing date for applications is 14th November 2025 at 4pm.
First interviews will take place virtually on week commencing 24th November 2025.
Second interviews will take place in-person at our Leicester office on week commencing 1st December 2025.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
Home-Start UK is committed to Equality of Opportunity and Diversity. We wish to encourage applications from all parts of the community irrespective of gender, race, colour, age, sexual orientation or disability.
No agencies please.
We’re hiring two enthusiastic Dad Matters Coordinators to support the expansion of our project in Surrey and drive this vital work forward.
Job Title: Dad Matters Coordinator x2
Employer: Home-Start Surrey
Hours: Part time, 18.5 hours a week. Work patterns and hours will be agreed with the successful candidates.
Salary: £27,000 - £32,000 per annum, pro rata
Location: These roles cover locations across Surrey, offering the chance to work face-to-face in community and partner venues. Every day is varied and rewarding, as you help improve the lives of families.
About Us
Home-Start Surrey is a voluntary organisation committed to promoting the welfare of families with young children. Our mission is to give children the best start in life by supporting parents, especially during challenging times.
Dad Matters Surrey exists to support dads to have the best possible relationship with their families. We do this by providing 1:1 and group peer support, helping Dads make sense of parenthood, and providing or signposting Dads to mental health support and access to relevant services. Working closely with other professionals, we are able to better support dads in the first 1001 days of their parenting journey.
As Dad Matters Coordinator your key responsibilities will include:
- Deliver face-to-face support and engagement with dads.
- Raise awareness of mental health and parenting support available to fathers.
- Support volunteers with lived experience of fatherhood.
- Collaborate with Home-Start Coordinators to ensure holistic family support.
We’re looking for someone who is:
- Passionate about supporting dads and families.
- An excellent communicator and relationship-builder.
- Confident working independently and as part of a small team.
- Knowledgeable about perinatal mental health and the challenges faced by dads.
What We Offer
- Flexible working hours and locations.
- A supportive, values-driven team culture.
- The chance to make a real, lasting impact on families in your community.
Deadline for applications: 5pm Friday 31st October
First Interviews: w/c 10th November
Second interviews: w/c 17th November
Interested?
PLEASE PRESS THE 'HOW TO APPLY' BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Home-Start Surrey is committed to equal opportunities and safeguarding children.
All roles are subject to an enhanced DBS check and references.
No agencies please.
Job title: Head of Principal Gifts
Salary: £69,365 to £79,257 per annum
Location: White City (Hybrid)
Are you a fundraiser looking for a new challenge at the highest levels of philanthropy? Are you looking to transition into the field of principal gifts?
Here at Imperial College, we are recruiting a Head of Principal Gifts to join our brilliant team. This is a new position, part of an expansion of our Advancement Division.
As Head of Principal Gifts, you will play a transformative role in securing the philanthropic investments that drive groundbreaking discoveries, life-changing innovations and sustainable solutions. Your work will directly impact fields critical to shaping the future – from climate resilience and AI to global health and business innovation. You will have the opportunity to work with amazing colleagues driven to tackle some of the most difficult problems facing society.
This is your opportunity to forge the direction of philanthropy at one of the most prestigious universities in the world, building meaningful relationships with high- net-worth individuals and stakeholders who share our vision for impactful change. You will help drive Imperial’s bold and ambitious alumni engagement and fundraising campaign.
Reporting to and working closely with the Director of Development: Principal Gifts and Global, you will have the opportunity to work on transformational gifts – interesting, complex gifts which will build your career.
This position is an exciting opportunity for someone who wants to have a major impact on a world-renowned institution. You will be entrepreneurially minded, not fazed by complexity and ambiguity, and comfortable orchestrating a myriad of stakeholders. We hope to hear from you!
What we can offer you:
- The opportunity to continue your career at a world-leading institution and be part of our mission to use science for humanity.
- Benefit from a sector-leading salary and remuneration package (including 39 days’ annual leave and generous pension schemes).
- Access to a range of workplace benefits including a flexible working policy from day one, generous family leave packages, on-site leisure facilities and cycle-to-work scheme.
- Interest-free season ticket loan schemes for travel.
- Be part of a diverse, inclusive and collaborative work culture with various staff networks and resources to support your personal and professional wellbeing.
About Imperial
Welcome to Imperial, a global top ten university where scientific imagination leads to world-changing impact.
Join us and be part of something bigger. From global health to climate change, AI to business leadership, we navigate some of the world’s toughest challenges. Whatever your role, your contribution will have a lasting impact.
As a member of our vibrant community of 22,000 students and 8,000 staff, you’ll collaborate with passionate minds across nine London campuses and a global network.
This is your chance to help shape the future. We hope you’ll join us at Imperial.
Our culture
We work towards equality of opportunity, eliminating discrimination and creating an inclusive working environment. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries, and are committed to employing a team that has diverse skills, experiences and abilities.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do and everyone in our community is expected to demonstrate respect, collaboration, excellence, integrity and innovation.
Further Information
This is one of three exceptional opportunities to join our dynamic team. As we continue to expand our international presence, we are recruiting for the following roles:
- Head of Development, Faculty of Medicine
- Head of Global Development, North America
Each of these roles offers a unique opportunity to shape our strategic direction and build impactful partnerships.
Closing date: Midnight on Wednesday 19 November 2025.
Interested?
Please familiarise yourself with the attached Candidate Pack.
To apply, please submit a CV and covering letter.
Imperial is partnering with Constellate Global Talent on this search. No agencies please.
Please familiarise yourself with the attached Candidate Pack.
To apply, please submit a CV and covering letter by midnight on Wednesday 19 November 2025.
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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!
We are delighted to be working in partnership with World Vision. As a global Christian humanitarian charity, World Vision is dedicated to tackling the root causes of poverty and injustice, empowering children, families, and communities to thrive. Through advocacy, emergency relief, and long-term development, they bring hope and transformation where it’s needed most. At the heart of their mission is a deep commitment to demonstrating God’s unconditional love.
We are seeking a confident communicator with a heart for mission and a head for strategy to become their new South West Area Manager. In this important role you’ll lead their work with churches, leaders, and Christian networks across the South West. You'll inspire action through giving, prayer, and advocacy, sharing the life-changing impact of World Vision’s work with the world’s most vulnerable children. From church visits to major festivals and online events, you’ll bring energy and purpose to every interaction. With team leadership responsibilities and room to grow, this is a bold, faith-filled role where your ideas and passion can truly thrive. You’ll represent World Vision by speaking in churches for approximately 18 Sundays per calendar year, a wonderful opportunity to inspire, connect, and share the heart of our mission with church communities.
The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate:
- Experience in leading/supporting a team working to targets, perhaps in a fundraising, sales or similar environment.
- Knowledge of the Christian landscape in the South West and key relationship management principles.
- Ability to represent World Vision at a range of events, speaking to leaders, churches and individuals about our work.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively and supportively with external partners, internal team members and multiple church relationships.
This is an incredible opportunity for a practicing Christian who wants to make a powerful, lasting impact. Join a passionate team committed to transforming the lives of the world’s most vulnerable children. You won’t just be part of the mission, you’ll help drive it forward, bringing hope, change, and practical support to children who need it most, all around the world.
South West Area region consists of: Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire.
The ideal candidate should reside in the South West. This is a home-based role with extensive travel across the South West.
This role is subject to a DBS check, which will be carried out by the employer.
For more information, please contact Nick Thomas, Senior Consultant, Charisma Charity Recruitment. Your application should be submitted through the Charisma website and include your CV and supporting statement.
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion*, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or other category protected by law.
Charisma is committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment processes. If you have any reasonable adjustments or wish to apply for this role under the Disability Confident Scheme, please confirm in your application, or contact our Operations Teams separately. Charisma will ensure all candidates who disclose that they wish to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme and that meet the minimum criteria for the role will receive an opportunity to interview with the Charisma Consultant representing the vacancy.
*In accordance with the Equality Act 2010, Part 1, Schedule 9, it is a genuine occupational requirement that the post holder is a practicing Christian and in agreement with World Vision’s mission and values.
Closing date: Thursday 6th November
Charisma vetting interviews much be completed by Tuesday 11th November
Interviews with World Vision UK: w/c 17th November
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Are you a passionate and experienced fundraiser ready to make a meaningful impact in your community? Join us at the South East Cancer Help Centre (SECHC) as our new Community Fundraiser, giving support and reporting directly to our Senior Community & Corporate Fundraising Manager.
Who we are
The South East Cancer Help Centre (SECHC) is a highly successful and well-established charity in operation for 40 years with modern premises located in central Purley with free parking and close to the station. Working closely with the public health sector, we provide therapies, counselling and group activities to those affected by cancer.
SECHC aims to give any person affected by cancer an opportunity to explore ways which may help them to cope with their situation. Confidentiality is always maintained. The Centre aims to respect and support them in the choices they make and to provide individual and group support, complementary therapies and information within a friendly, caring environment. These services have local NHS recognition.
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced community fundraiser who will play an instrumental role in our established as well as new fundraising events, community engagement, stewardship, increasing awareness of the Centre as well as income generation.
What You'll Be Doing
Your responsibilities will include:
- Engage, inspire and encourage supporters, schools, community groups and high street businesses fundraising on behalf of the charity, helping them to achieve their full potential by providing a positive supporter journey.
- Inspire new supporters to raise money, while maintaining and developing relationships with existing supporters, securing sustainable growth of income and supporter numbers
- Research and approach local businesses to gain support from them and their customers through fundraising e.g sponsorship of events, cause related marketing and social media platforms
- Represent SECHC at fundraising meetings, presentations and events outside of normal office hours (evenings and weekends) as required (toil given)
- Sourcing supporter case stories to support fundraising and impact reporting.
- Proactively seek opportunities for fundraising events both at the Centre and within the local community.
- Manage and maintain our KindLink giving platform
- Provide admin support to the Senior Community & Corporate Fundraising Manager
- Develop close and effective working relationships with colleagues across the organisation to ensure a culture of collaboration.
- Ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines
Person specification
- Experience and knowledge of community fundraising
- Experience and knowledge of the fundraising market place
- Proven track record of raising funds from a range of community events
- Proven track record of securing income through community engagement
- Excellent planning, project management and organisational skills, including ability to deliver to multiple priorities whilst retaining a thorough attention to detail
- Ability to confidently speak in public
- Ability to work independently and to self-motivate
- A holder of a full UK driving licence with access to transport
- Willing to travel across our catchment area to meet supporters
Location: Based at the CA1066 office in St Leonards-on-Sea, with regular working from other local Citizens Advice offices across the county.
Training: Training can be provided to a candidate who demonstrates relevant prior experience or transferable skills.
Citizens Advice 1066 is seeking a Money Advice Caseworker to join our specialist team. This permanent role is vital for helping people resolve complex debt issues, contributing directly to our charitable mission of relieving poverty and distress.
Key Casework Responsibilities:
- Provide full money advice casework, including calculating, negotiating, drafting correspondence, and making phone calls to act on behalf of the client.
- Negotiate with third parties and creditors as appropriate.
- Ensure income maximisation by checking and assisting with the take-up of appropriate benefits.
- Manage cases according to the Citizens Advice Quality Standard and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Guidelines.
- Maintain accurate case records for continuity, statistical monitoring, and reporting purposes.
About CA1066
We provide a range of advice services across East Sussex, helping people through education, health preservation, and the relief of poverty. We value sensible, effective service delivery and a supportive working environment.
Inclusion: We value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We particularly encourage applications from disabled people, people with physical or mental health conditions, LGBT+ and non-binary people, and people from racial minority communities.
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Full time (flexible working options available)
Westbourne, Bournemouth
Closing Date: 30 October 2025
Ref 7187
When you join Save the Children as a Store Manager in Westbourne, Bournemouth, you will have the amazing opportunity to channel your exceptional people skills and leadership experience across a team that is driven to bring the wonders of charity shops back to our high-street. You will also deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach. That's why we are seeking passionate people like you to get us there.
About Us
Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard.
About the Role
Located in the heart of Westbourne, Bournemouth this is one of our family of traditional shops serving the diverse and vibrant community. The shop combines classic charity retail with excellent standards of presentation. It enjoys strong footfall, a loyal customer base, and a warm community feel.
As Store Manager, you'll lead, inspire, and develop a dedicated volunteer team, creating an inclusive and supportive environment where everyone can thrive. A key priority will be recruiting and expanding this team to ensure the ongoing success and sustainability of the shop.
You'll be responsible for the day-to-day operations, visual merchandising, and ensuring that the shop delivers its full potential — not just financially, but also as a welcoming space for customers, volunteers, and the community.
About You
You will be someone with exceptional people skills, a leader who understands the importance of community and enjoys supporting people to exercise similar passions through volunteering.
You'll bring:
• Strong leadership and people management skills, ideally with experience leading volunteers or teams in a retail, community, or customer-facing environment.
• The ability to stay calm under pressure and solve problems with empathy and positivity.
• A proactive approach to volunteer recruitment and team development.
• A passion for high retail standards and creating a welcoming shop environment.
Previous retail management experience is desirable, but not essential. If you have the drive, empathy, and leadership qualities, we'll support you to succeed.
Ways of Working: This role will be based on-site in the Westbourne, Bournemouth shop. We're looking for someone able to work 5 days (35 hours) per week to include some weekend working.
Our benefits package is extensive and generous, including:
• Competitive Pay – Our transparent pay policy ensures fair and equitable compensation.
• Generous Holidays – Start with 27 days off per year (pro rata for part-timers) and enjoy up to 32 days after 10 years.
• Pension & Life Assurance – Secure your future with excellent contributions.
• Employee Discounts – Save on groceries, high-street brands, home, tech, gyms, holidays, and more! Over 6,000 deals are available through our benefits platform.
• Maternity/Adoption Benefits – Get 21 weeks of full pay after just six months of employment.
• Paternity/Adoption Leave – Enjoy 10 weeks of full pay (plus statutory 2 weeks) after six months with us.
• Additional benefits: include cycle to work scheme, employee assistance programme, eye care, flu jabs, season ticket loan
Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.
Location & Ways of Working:
The majority of our roles can be performed remotely in the UK, but at times you will be required to come to your contracted office (usually between 2–4 days per month, depending on the needs of your role, team, or service). For many roles, this is likely to be the minimum required to deliver impact.
This will be discussed and agreed with your manager / team and we encourage candidates to discuss our ways of working in more detail at interview stage.
Please note: travel costs to your contracted office will be at your own expense.
Flexible Working - We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Save the Children UK believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable where all children have the opportunity to change their world. We apply this to our workforce and we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation where all employees have a sense of belonging and feel that they can be "Free to Be Me". We are not looking for just one type of person - we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas or challenge that disrupts the risk of group think.
We are especially interested in people whose childhood experiences - of life on a low income, of migration, of being in a racialised community, of the care system, of being LGBT+ or in an LGBT+ family or living with (or with someone with) a disability - help us to see things we might otherwise miss. Whatever your story is we want to hear it because we know that different voices, ideas, perspectives and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of children around the world. This is the reason why we are all here.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is an important role, where the ideal candidate will be working closely with the Senior Finance Manager, encompasses a wide range of responsibilities. Within the financial accounts team the Senior Accounts Assistant will be responsible for ensuring the financial systems and processes are operating as designed and within agreed timelines.
With the Senior Finance Manager the Senior Accounts Assistant will allocate appropriate finance tasks between this role and the Senior Finance Technician. They will also oversee the outputs of the financial accounts team to ensure they are to an acceptable standard.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate a proactive and adaptable approach, excellent attention to detail, strong time management skills, and relevant experience or transferable skills in team management and supporting change.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Crisis is the national charity for people experiencing homelessness. We have embarked on our new 10-year strategy for ending homelessness. We know it is not inevitable. We know together we can end it.
Location: Crisis Skylight Brent, 1-2 Bank Buildings, High St, NW10 4LT.
The role is based at the Crisis Brent Skylight in Harlesden, some local travel may be required.
About the role
We are looking for an experienced individual who is passionate and knowledgeable about leading the drive for evidence-led change in local systems for some of the most excluded members of our community and to drive forward the delivery of Built for Zero in Brent. The role requires excellent leadership skills to bring together a range of stakeholders to focus on the challenges, provide solutions to longstanding barriers and problems and inspire positivity and resilience. The role will be line managed by Crisis but embedded within Brent Council.
About you
To be successful in this role you will have:
- Experience of achieving system change through partnership, collaboration and use of data
- Ability to identify key barriers to progress and problem solve sensitively and collaboratively, maintaining strong and positive working relationships
- Experience or in depth understanding of housing/ homelessness, adult social care, health, criminal justice, or other relevant sectors, with an ability to work across boundaries.
- Excellent self-management and project management skills and an ability to monitoring progress and achieving deadlines and outcomes
Please see the full Job Pack linked below, for a full list of requirements for this role. We realise that long lists of criteria can be daunting, and you may not want to apply for a role unless you feel 100% qualified. However, if you feel you have relevant examples to answer the screening questions, we encourage you to apply.
We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities, and backgrounds.
How do I apply?
Please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below. Our shortlisting process is anonymised as part of our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We do not ask for CVs, instead we ask you complete the work history section and answer the screening questions for us to be able to assess you fairly and objectively. At least two members of staff score all applications.
Closing date: Tuesday 28 October 2025 at 23:59
Interview date and location: Thursday 6 November 2025 at Crisis Skylight Brent, 1-2 Bank Buildings, High St, NW10 4LT.
If you would like to have an informal conversation about the role, please email us and we will arrange a call with the hiring manager.
Can I use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology for my application?
We strongly discourage applicants from using AI technology at any stage of the recruitment process. This is so we can run a fair, transparent process which gives all applicants an equitable chance of success. We want to hear about your own experience and perspectives in your application and if shortlisted, during the interview too.
Accessibility
We want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Talent Acquisition team to discuss how we can help.
Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Benefits Adviser
West Kensington, London
£30,000 - £32,000 per year (salary open to discussion for candidates with significant relevant experience)
Permanent
Job Description
Company profile - Kinly
Kinly is a fast-growing social impact start-up with a mission to help older people live independently for longer. We are focused on the megatrend of ageing demographics, improving healthspan and helping to reduce the economic and social burden of ageing.
Kinly supports older people and their families to understand what support and allowances they are eligible for and then does all the complex forms/applications for them. By doing so, we unlock £5,000 a year per person on average, helping people to afford health/care support, physios, taxis, and at-home equipment.
A majority of older people are cut off from the support they need due to barriers to access – disability, low income, lack of internet or lack of family. We help people navigate a complex system and make ageing easier. Our services are free at the point of use, and fully accessible offline (using only a landline phone), but we use a lot of technology to deliver the service.
Kinly was founded by a previous unicorn founder (insure-tech) and ex-Managing Director of an AIM-listed healthcare company. The business is based in West London, with teams focused on Benefits, Customer Success, Tech and Operations. The business has a very senior advisory Board, including Government advisors and health and care leaders. Kinly’s Head of Benefits formerly lead a successful Information & Advice Service at Age UK, gaining two external Quality Marks under her leadership.
About the role
This is an exciting new role for someone with welfare benefits advice experience.
You will complete benefits checks and applications for our clients, their families and their carers. This includes providing support with Personal Independence Payment, Attendance Allowance, Pension Credit, Carer’s Allowance, Council Tax and Housing Benefit applications.
What We Offer
Salary: £30,000 - £32,000 per year (some flexibility for discussion for candidates with significant relevant experience)
Hours: Full-time (Monday – Friday) + holiday
Contract: Permanent
Promotion: Opportunities for personal growth and promotions within the company
Perks: Free Nuffield gym membership
Location: West Kensington, London (future hybrid work arrangement possible)
Start date: As soon as possible
Main Responsibilities
Providing information and advice over the telephone to older people, their carers and relatives
Completing benefits checks and advising clients accurately and appropriately in relation to their welfare benefit and related entitlements
Completing benefit applications
Holistically exploring a client’s financial, health and care needs to fully understand and tailor support to their specific circumstances
Communicating with empathy, patience, and good listening skills
Presenting and discussing information with clients in an accessible way, enabling them to understand and make informed choices
Identifying and researching information using trusted resources.
Understanding how regional differences can affect benefit entitlement (e.g., Local Housing Allowance) and advise accordingly
Keeping secure, up-to-date, full and accurate records using Kinly’s systems
Reviewing completed forms and carrying out case checks to ensure quality
Upholding Kinly’s high standards of professionalism, and living up to our core values of “access for all”, trust and championing older people
Person specification
Knowledge of welfare benefits, including Personal Independence Payment, Pension Credit, Carer’s Allowance, Housing Benefit, Council Tax Support, Attendance Allowance, Blue Badge
Recent experience of delivering information and advice on welfare benefits – particularly in relation to Personal Independence Payment, Attendance Allowance and Blue Badge and Pension Credit
An understanding of, or interest in how different benefits impact each other (e.g., Carer’s Allowance and State Pension, Pension Credit and the Severe Disability Premium)
Knowledge of, or an interest in issues affecting older people including housing, transport, disability aids and adaptations, care assessment and funding, and community support
Desire to learn about benefits in different regions (e.g., Social Security Scotland)
Ability to work flexibly, independently, and as part of an energetic, driven and collaborative team in a very supportive and busy work environment
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with an ability to relate to people at all levels and from different cultural backgrounds
Attention to detail
Experience of working independently to prioritise work and meet deadlines
Willingness to participate in opportunities for training and professional development
Competent and efficient IT skills (Microsoft, Outlook, Excel, IOS)
Job Benefits
Casual work attire
Gym membership
On-site parking
We will consider all applications, but it would be really helpful if you could please attach a short cover letter outlining:
1) Your motivations for helping older people (50+)
2) Your level of experience in advising on benefits for older people (especially PIP, Attendance Allowance, Blue Badges, Pension Credit, Council Tax)
You'll see these questions above in the screening questions also - would be great to get a bit more than the CV here if possible here!
Specialist support to help older people live independently.
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Volunteer Development Officer
Salary: £26,000 per annum
Hours : 37.5 hours per week (office-based role)
Location: North Leeds – LS17
Benefits: Pension, Employee Assistance Programme, Smart Health,
Jewish High Holy days = additional paid annual leave,
Free DBS, option to join healthcare scheme.
***Sponsorship is not available for this position***
About Us
For over 145 years, Leeds Jewish Welfare Board (LJWB) has been a cornerstone of care and compassion in North Leeds. We’re one of the region’s most established social care charities, supporting over 1,000 people every month through a wide range of community and registered care services.
Volunteers are the heartbeat of our organisation — nearly 240 strong and growing! Whether it’s lending a listening ear, helping with events, or offering practical support, our volunteers make a real difference every day.
Role Summary
Are you a people person who thrives on human connection, live for a well-organised spreadsheet, and believe that volunteering can change the world? Do you love bringing out the best in others? Then we want YOU to be our next Volunteer Development Officer.
As our Volunteer Development Officer, you’ll be the driving force behind our volunteer programme — recruiting, training, and supporting a diverse team of volunteers who help us change lives.
Key responsibilities
- Recruiting volunteers from all walks of life to reflect our inclusive community
- Managing onboarding including DBS checks and references
- Creating engaging campaigns to attract new volunteers
- Designing and delivering training that’s informative and inspiring
- Checking in regularly with volunteers to ensure they feel supported and valued
Requirements
- Experience in volunteer management or community engagement
- A confident, enthusiastic communicator — both written and verbal
- Top-notch organisational skills and attention to detail- think smooth systems, tidy records, and zero chaos
- Comfortable using Microsoft Office and volunteer database systems
How to Apply
C.V.’s are accepted however we advise you email our recruitment team and request a copy of the job specification so you can evidence the essential criteria for the role.
The closing date for applications is Tuesday 28 October 2025 at 12:00pm (midday)
The vacancy may close earlier once a suitable applicant is found.
If you are shortlisted you will be contacted directly, if you do not hear from us within 3 weeks of the closing date, it can be assumed that unfortunately, your application was unsuccessful on this occasion.
LJWB is committed to making any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job role and the working environment so that disabled people have access to job opportunities or current employees can continue to work should they develop a disabling condition.
All job applications are retained for 3 months and your data is used for recruitment purposes onlyunless otherwise requested
Please note we will only consider applications from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK and all appointments are subject to receipt of satisfactory references & DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) check.
No agencies
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Case Coordinator will work closely with the Head of Direct Work to ensure the delivery of high-quality Independent Social Work Reports (ISWRs) across the direct work strand of SWWB. The Case Coordinator will supervise volunteer social workers, carry out social work assessments themselves, and support quality assurance processes to maintain excellence in social work practice.
Hours: Full time
Pay: Up to £41,000 GBP gross per annual (dependent on experience)
Right to work: Applications are accepted only from those with the right to work in the UK.
Duration: Permanent
Location: Manchester, UK (Hybrid working available)
Are you passionate about designing learning that prepares health and humanitarian teams to respond effectively when emergencies strike?
UK-Med is a frontline medical aid charity. Born of the NHS, we’ve been working for over 30 years
towards a world where everyone has the healthcare they need when crises or disasters hit.
The Learning Design Specialist at UK-Med is pivotal in enhancing the preparedness and competence of healthcare professionals for humanitarian emergency response initiatives.
The Learning Design Specialist focuses on efficiently designing and coordinating development of targeted training programs for both internal organizational audiences and external humanitarian, global health and academic partners. The goal is to ensure that our Core Staff and a Register of approximately 1400 healthcare professionals worldwide are thoroughly equipped to provide exceptional care, leading to positive outcomes for the patients and communities we serve.
The Learning Design Specialist will contribute to innovating and refining UK-Med's training content, ensuring it meets the specific needs of a diverse, global workforce. They will be responsible for the creative and learning design specific aspects of expanding and quality assuring the learning portfolio, incorporating digital, in-person, and simulation-based training tailored to strategic priorities. In order to successfully deliver on responsibilities, the Learning Design Specialist will contribute to nurturing professional relationships to enhance our bespoke learning offerings, ensuring they meet the dynamic needs of our partners and maintain industry-leading standards.
The Learning Design Specialist will provide high-quality advice and support on designing effective learning solutions for external partners and conduct engaging and effective training sessions, both online and face-to-face, catering to the varied learning preferences and needs of the participants.
You will have a positive and flexible problem-solving approach and be willing, able, and ready to deploy to support all UK-Med programmes and projects.
We offer a competitive salary and benefits along with a friendly working environment and the opportunity to make a real difference.
How to apply
We strongly recommend that you read the Candidate Information Pack - Learning Design Specialist before applying for this role.
To apply, please submit a current CV and a supporting letter (no more than 2 pages) that includes a detailed explanation of your suitability for this post with specific reference to the essential criteria in the person specification.
Applications must be submitted through ouronline jobs portal no later than Monday 3rd November 2025.
This is a rolling recruitment, and we may appoint a candidate before the closing date. We will keep all applicants regularly updated on the status of the campaign.
Please note: You must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. UK-Med is unfortunately unable to support visa sponsorship for this role.
UK-Med is committed to safeguarding of our personnel and beneficiaries and has a zero-tolerance approach to sexual exploitation and abuse. We conduct thorough vetting before any appointment is confirmed.
UK-Med is committed to the principles of diversity, equality, and inclusion. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive environment where employees feel respected and supported to be able to fulfil their potential.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Crisis is the national charity for people experiencing homelessness. In 2024 we embarked on our new 10-year strategy for ending homelessness. We know it is not inevitable. We know together we can end it.
Contract: Must be available for 2 days during w/c 15th Dec for induction and site visit before the hotel opens on 23 Dec.
Pay: £20 per hour (£30 per hour on Bank Holidays)
Shifts: 07:45 – 20:15 (day) and 19:45 – 08:15 (night) on site at the hotel and you will be entitled to 2 x 30 minute unpaid breaks during your shifts.
Locations: Crisis Warehouse in Canning Town and hotel in East London with exact location provided upon successful appointment
The role
This is a unique opportunity to join the Crisis at Christmas team as a Women’s Pathway coordinator at a hotel and way of working we are introducing for the first time in East London. The Women-led Pathway is specifically designed for women experiencing homelessness and is a women-led initiative grounded in a psychologically informed approach. Your aim will be to ensure guests have a positive experience, that we achieve the impact we want and that there is consistency throughout the duration of the project. Crisis at Christmas is innovative and achieves great things, we want you to be part of that.
The purpose of the role is to be the key on-site point of contact for volunteers, case managers, hotel staff and members of our security team. You will play a key role in ensuring Crisis at Christmas policies and procedures around volunteering, incident management, safeguarding and guest wellbeing and behaviour are being followed. You will ensure volunteers are supported with any issues, difficult conversations and incidents that may arise with our hotel guests.
You will be responsible for escalating any serious concerns or issues to the Guest services manager, Head of Christmas and on-call managers during the Christmas period who will all be able to provide advice and guidance for any issues you may encounter on site.
To be considered for the role you must be able to be on site at the hotel in London during the Christmas period. This will include working on Bank Holidays and weekends.
To ensure that the needs of the women we support are met in a safe and supportive environment, this post is open to applications from women only. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and welcome applications from women of all backgrounds, including trans women.
Experience required
- Previous experience managing or working intensively in services for women, ideally in a hostel or accommodation environment in the homelessness or related sector.
- Experience working with and supporting women with multiple and complex needs.
- A good understanding of the issues faced by women experiencing homelessness.
- Ability and confidence to consult and use own initiatives to manage risk and make appropriate decisions in complex situations.
- Experience of holding high quality briefings and debriefs with multiple different audiences.
- Ability to build and manage effective working relationships with multiple different stakeholders from a range of backgrounds.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively and confidently with a wide range of audiences.
Shifts
You will also accrue annual leave during this work, which will be calculated according to statutory guidelines and will be paid in your final payslip. Holiday entitlement will be calculated as 12.07% of actual hours worked and equates to approximately £3.80 per hour for bank holidays worked and £2.40 per hour for non-bank holiday work.
Applications close on Sunday 2 Nov at midnight
Store Manager
Salary£24,375.00 per annum
LocationPeterborough
Weekly Hours37.5
The Vacancy
Job Title: Store Manager
Location: Peterborough
Salary: £24,375.00 per annum
Weekly Hours: 37.5
Reference: YMC1126765
Are you an experienced retailer?
Why not try a new type of retailing where you get to run your own store, inspiring a team of paid staff and volunteers to be proud of everything you achieve together at the heart of your local community and raise money for an amazing charity? If so we have a fantastic opportunity at our Peterborough store.
Operating within a fast paced environment, you will work effectively and efficiently to maximise income from sales, gift aid, and other promotional activities plus drive donations from the local area. Delivering a great store offer and standards, inspiring your team to give amazing customer service, you will raise funds for and promote the work of YMCA within the local community.
You will have exceptional organisational skills, creative flair and drive which, along with your commercial awareness, will enable you to motivate, develop and inspire your team of paid staff and volunteers. You will be looking for an opportunity to work in an environment that has challenge, excitement and meaning. This role is varied and no two days are the same.
Why join YMCA England & Wales?
We’ll give you real autonomy in a role that is varied and stimulating and the opportunity for you to use your entrepreneurial skills to raise money and represent YMCA in your area.
You’ll also get a package that includes:
- Pension
- 28 days annual leave including bank holidays (pro rata for part time staff)
- Regular salary reviews
- Sick pay (after a qualifying period)
- Services to support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing, including an Employee Assistance Programme
- Health shield cash plan
This is an exciting time to join us as we embark on a journey of expansion. We are opening many new stores across England and Wales, Our Charity Shops are unique and offer a wide range of donated products. We are passionate about recycling and pride ourselves in selling over 95% of our donated stock and we don’t sell new goods! If successful, You will be joining an amazing team and receive support and guidance from your Area Manager, Regional Manager, other Store Managers and the wider Retail team at Head Office.
At YMCA England & Wales, we strive to create a workplace that fully reflects and serves its local community. We want all staff to feel empowered to bring their full, authentic self to work each day. We have diverse teams, we encourage everyone to do their best and support them to reach their full potential.
If you are passionate about improving young lives, this will be the role for you.
Safer recruitment is important to us and the successful applicant will be asked to provide two references. They will also be required to complete a safeguarding self-declaration and undertake a DBS check.
For further information on YMCA, visit oput website



