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Macular disease is the biggest cause of sight loss in the UK, with around 300 people diagnosed every day. The Macular Society is the only charity determined to beat the fear and isolation of macular disease with world class research, and the best advice and support.
To support people affected by macular disease now, the Macular Society provides a range of support, information and services. Our research programme is focused on finding new treatments and a cure to Beat Macular Disease forever.
This exciting role is responsible for delivering income from a range of donors and prospects, with a focus on trusts and foundations, lottery and statutory sources, as well as HNWI. We are looking for an ambitious and strategic fundraiser with a proven track record of raising significant funds from charitable trusts and foundations, lottery and statutory sources as well as HNWI, who, alongside our existing team, will help to grow and develop this area of fundraising for the Macular Society. The post holder will have a proven eye for detail, an analytical nature, first class relationship management skills and a flair for writing successful applications.
In return, we provide a great working culture – we do something worthwhile and are proud to work together to Beat Macular Disease – as recognised by our inclusion in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023 list.
We offer flexible working options, 26 days annual leave, rising to 27 after one years’ service, the ability to buy or sell annual leave, supportive family policies, and 6% pension contribution.
We are passionate about treating people fairly and as equals, doing so is instinctive to us. To Beat Macular Disease for all we know we have work to do. That’s why we are keen to hear from people of all backgrounds who have the skills and experience we are looking for. We particularly encourage applications from people from under-represented groups, to help ensure what we do and how we do it is inclusive – for everyone.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Press and Communications Officer
SCP 17-21 £31,786.77 pa to £34,137.52 pa (pro rata for 28 hours) - 28 or 35 hours per week. (Age UK Camden offers a 6% contributory pension).
Age UK Camden is an independent charity supporting older people throughout the borough of Camden. This role sits within the Fundraising and Marketing Team, responsible for raising the profile of Age UK Camden within the borough and generating income for the organisation.
The Press and Communications officer will oversee our press and media activity, writing press releases and building strong relationships with local and, where relevant, national media. The post holder will be responsible for producing marketing materials – print and online – for the organisation. The post holder will be responsible for Age UK website – liaising with colleagues to keep service information up to date, writing and producing relevant news articles and content as needed, auditing and organising existing website content. This role also supports the fundraising and income generation areas of work within the organisation including producing communications and materials for aspects such as fundraising campaigns, corporate volunteering and general fundraising activities.
Closing date: Wednesday 14th May 2025 – 5pm Interview date: TBC
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To apply, please submit a CV and Covering letter, demonstrating how you meet the shortlisting criteria in the Person Specification.
Age UK Camden is an Equal Opportunities and London Living Wage Employer. Registered Charity No. 293446
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Operations Officer
Location: Home-based, with a minimum of every other week travel into our London Office (Islington)
Responsible to: Governance, HR and Operations Manager
Responsible for: N/A
Salary: Point 27-30, £30,116- £33,083 (a London Allowance will be applied to employees who live in London)
We are pleased to offer a starting salary at the beginning point of the salary band. This position offers opportunities for salary increases based on performance and tenure.
Hours: 35 Hours per week
Job type: Permanent, subject to funding.
Benefits:
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Friendly and collaborative working environment
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Remote working
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25 to 30 days holidays per annum plus bank holidays (depending on length of service and pro-rata for part-time employees)
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Contributory pension scheme including 6% employer’s contribution (subject to employee’s minimum 2% contribution)
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Enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity pay
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Occupational sick pay depending on length of service and pro-rata for part-time employees.
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Access to Employee Assistance Programme
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Access to staff discounts
Closing date: 9th May 2025
Interviews to take place: Monday 19th May 2025. These will be held via Microsoft Teams.
About the role:
Respect is looking to expand our Operations team with this new Operations Officer role. We’re looking for someone with demonstrable experience in scheduling meetings, HR administration, and coordinating internal and external correspondence with a variety of stakeholders. You must have a strong understanding of GDPR and Microsoft packages and be able to prioritise a busy workload in a fast-changing working environment. Ideally you will have some previous experience of minute-taking as well as inventory and supply management.
About you:
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Experience of administrative support in the above areas
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Demonstrate a commitment to – and understanding of – the values, aims and objectives of Respect
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Ability to handle sensitive information, and work with discretion
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Commitment to policies that advance equity, diversity and inclusion practices
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Ability to use your own initiative as well as part of a team
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Be a problem solver, with an eye for efficiency and collaboration
About Respect
Respect is a pioneering UK membership organisation in the domestic abuse sector. Founded in 2000, we have built our expertise over the last 25 years in what was then a fledgling sector and recently have seen significant and rapid growth.
How to apply
Please visit our website for a full job description and person specification, where you can find and complete the application form and equalities monitoring form.
Please ensure that all application submissions are submitted in Word Document format only.
Successful applicants must reside in the United Kingdom.
We would particularly welcome applications from people from a wide range of backgrounds and across all protected characteristics1, particularly people from the following under-represented groups on our staff team:
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Black and minoritised people
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Deaf and disabled people
We would also warmly welcome an informal chat about the role, if you are interested but unsure whether you meet the requirements or would be suitable.
About you
Do you want to use your skills to make it possible for people with myeloma, an incurable blood cancer, to live longer and better lives?
Myeloma UK is looking for a motivated and highly proactive Senior Policy Officer to join our Patient Advocacy team within the wider Research and Advocacy directorate.
You will have experience in analysing, developing, and communicating complex policy issues, strong communication skills, and the ability to prioritise a fast-moving and wide-ranging workload.
You will also have experience working collaboratively and building relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
You will have the ability to present findings and recommendations to a range of audiences and produce high-quality succinct briefings in a timely fashion, underpinned by evidence.
Empathy and sensitivity are required to work closely with patients and their families and friends.
Experience in the health charity sector, public/patient engagement work, and working on the National Institute of Health Care Excellence (NICE) and Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) consultation processes would be beneficial but not essential.
About the role
As Senior Policy Officer you will be part of the Patient Advocacy team who work to ensure that the patient voice is heard and acted upon by UK and devolved nations healthcare policy decision makers. You will represent the charity externally including national meetings with senior healthcare decision makers.
Your role is vital to developing strategic approaches to health technology appraisals (HTA), regulatory pathways (MHRA), clinical development programmes (academic and industry clinical trials) and commissioning routes to broaden access to new myeloma drug therapies and diagnostic technologies.
You will apply your skills flexibly across key policy areas including access to treatment, patient voice, stakeholder engagement and general healthcare policy and work with colleagues in communications and fundraising to make sure our supporters and the wider myeloma community understand the positive impact we make.
About us
Myeloma UK is the only UK charity focused on myeloma and its related conditions. We provide support and influence access to treatments, while researching a cure. Thanks to life-extending treatments and support, today many people affected by myeloma are able to live longer and to live well. Together, we support, so no one faces myeloma alone.
We are committed to bringing together the best and brightest people to help us ensure that every patient has an empowered present and a hopeful future.
Our ultimate goal is to find a cure and make myeloma history. Until then, our mission is to help every patient live well with myeloma for as long as possible. We are committed to diagnosing myeloma earlier, discovering and sharing knowledge, transforming the patient experience and influencing positive change in care.
Our culture
Wellbeing and staff engagement are at the heart of our culture. We offer our employees a range of benefits including a pension salary exchange scheme, flexitime, flexible working from home with hub-based office working, health plan, employee assistance plan and holiday purchase scheme and we are committed to providing learning and development opportunities for all our employees.
How to apply
If you think you would be a great fit for this role, get in touch and tell us more about yourself by sending the following:
1. A cover letter telling us more about you and what you think makes you a good fit for this role
2. A CV that sets out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements
Applications close on 12 May 2025 and interviews will be held w/c 19 May 2025.
Myeloma UK is an equal opportunities employer and always welcomes applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of:
· sex
· race
· disability
· age
· sexual orientation
· gender reassignment
· religion or belief
· marital status
· pregnancy and maternity
Please note, you will be asked to provide evidence of your eligibility to work in the UK prior to interview selection.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Citizens Advice Wirral is a local charity assisting Wirral residents with a range of issues including benefits, debt, employment, housing and life challenges that affect their health and wellbeing. We also actively work for change in the policies and practices of organisations that impact our clients.
Our values shape how we work with each other across all roles: Open and Honest, Professional, Empowering, Non-judgmental and Approachable. They apply to all areas of our advice-giving, our research and campaigns work and how we challenge discrimination and champion equality.
We are recruiting for full and part time advisers to provide advice to clients in a variety of ways including face to face, telephone and email. The adviser's role is to explore the client's issue and then provide information and advice relating to the client's options.
Working for Citizens Advice Wirral has a range of benefits including:
- A generous holiday allowance of 25 days (rising to 30 days) plus bank holidays (pro-rata)
- Agile working and both home and office-based days
- A contributory pension scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
To find out more and start your application please click the apply button
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Creative Support is a visionary provider of adult health and social care services, with skilful, bright and enthusiastic staff. We require an organised, confident and skilful assessor to develop and deliver Diploma health and social care vocational qualifications.
Within this exciting role, you will assess a caseload of 30 vocational Diploma learners in a variety of settings at levels 2, 3, 4 and 5 in adult health and social care qualifications and associated subject matters. You will help support staff on vocational qualification programmes in accordance with professional standards, Skills for Care occupational standards and the CQC inspection framework for Health and Social Care.
As part of a fast-paced team and as an independent, self-directed practitioner, you will inspire and develop a workforce focused initiative to enhance the skills and knowledge of the social care workforce.
Interviews will begin on 3rd June 2025.
Vacancy Reference Number: 82538
Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number.
Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 28 days Leave and company paid enhanced DBS.
We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization - Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold award.
We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK
Creative Support is a not for profit provider of person centered care and support





The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: Home based
Contract: Fixed term until 31 March 2026 – Full time 35hrs per week
Salary: £27,250 gross per annum
Closing Date: 26th May 2025
Interview: Interviews to be held 5th June 2025
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The Marine Society & Sea Cadets (MSSC) is a vibrant and growing charity delivering life changing nautical adventure for young people through the Sea Cadets to give them the best possible head start in life. We also provide personal and professional development opportunities for seafarers with the Marine Society. Working with our staff, cadets, and volunteers, we have built a vision and five-year strategy to take us forward and further improve the astounding contribution already made through our work to the lives of thousands of young people and seafarers, while fully supporting our volunteers who are vital to our success.
We are currently looking for a Growth and Development Worker based in England to join our team. This is an externally funded post which will be focused on opening new provision and supporting existing provision in order to reduce waiting lists within specific funding areas. This is a very varied and rewarding role that requires someone who is self-motivated, organised, creative, tenacious, positive, IT competent and with a real interest in people. You need to be able to coach, empower and inspire our volunteers and cadets, both in person and remotely, to grow the Sea Cadets.
Responsibilities
- Delivering a variety of training sessions on, for example, recruitment of cadets and volunteers
- Developing new growth and recruitment tools and ideas
- Promoting flexible volunteering and the volunteer strategy
- Assisting with running our social media accounts
- Working with and empowering our volunteers to develop plans for growth
- Planning and setting up Juniors Sections in new and existing locations/units
- Delivering assemblies in schools
- Forming part of various working groups with colleagues to develop the tools, resources and processes needed to increase the positive impact of the Growth and Development team.
- Supporting the delivery of funded outreach projects
Requirements
- Previous experience of working with volunteers
- Experience delivering on multiple project plans simultaneously
- Ability to build and maintain excellent relationships with a variety of stakeholders remotely and face-to-face
- Experience delivering workshops and/or training
- Self-motivated and able to manage your time and workload effectively
- Flexible and enthusiastic
- Able to work as a team player with creative ideas and solutions who will empower our volunteers to make a difference to the lives of even more young people across the UK
For further information, please download the Recruitment Pack attached.
Benefits
- Flexible Working hours and a hybrid culture
- Cycle to work scheme and Season Ticket Loan
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Life assurance (4x salary) for those that join the pension
- Private medical insurance
- Pension (employer contribution up to 10%)
- Wellbeing portal and EAP with 121 counselling
- Employee development: We are investing in our employees' development and have an annual calendar of learning and development opportunities, designed to support employees to develop into their roles and stretch them to achieve their full potential.
- National staff conference: All employees come together once a year to reflect on the past year and celebrate success at our offsite staff conference. This is a great opportunity to listen to employees' views, and for employees to network, share information and socialise.
If you are interested in this Growth and Development vacancy, please apply now!
Additional Information
MSSC positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. Equity, diversity, and inclusion really matters to us, so we can best serve our beneficiaries from every community. We work to ensure a fair and consistent recruitment process and aim to be a charity where diversity of experience, identity and skills are valued and welcomed. MSSC is an equal opportunities employer.
We recognise our responsibilities to safeguard and protect the young people and vulnerable adults with whom we work. We do all we can to promote their health, safety and wellbeing, and we expect our staff to share this commitment and work in line with safeguarding policy, the MSSC’s values and ethos of inclusivity. We adhere to safer recruitment practices and therefore employment is subject to detailed pre-employment checks for successful candidates, including references and criminal disclosure checks and the completion of a disclosure questionnaire.
All successful applicants are required to attend safeguarding training and undergo a criminal record check.
We help launch young people for life through adventure.




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Charity People are working with the brilliant Florence Nightingale Foundation, to find a Head of Fundraising. This is a newly formed permanent role, marking a pivotal moment in the Charity's history, and will be crucial in the organisation securing sustainable, long term funding, building exciting new partnerships and raise the profile of our work amongst key stakeholders.
Inspired by the work of Florence Nightingale, The Foundation is a voice for the nursing and midwifery profession, enabling nurses and midwives, in the UK and internationally, to develop and extend their knowledge and skills to meet the changing needs of patient, health, and care today and the future.
The Florence Nightingale Foundation's focus is on improving health, clinical outcomes and patient experience, through building nursing and midwifery leadership capacity and capability. They also work to convene and support nurses and midwives to shape the health and care policy agenda, and create a future where nursing and midwifery perspectives are valued and policies are informed by the professions' evidence, expertise and needs.
Salary: £56,704 per annum
Location: Hybrid working with 2-days per week in their London office (SE1)
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
- Pension scheme employer contributions of between 7.5% and 10%
- A Team FNF development programme including an allowance of ½ a day per month for personal/professional development.
About The Role
The Florence Nightingale Foundation is looking for an ambitious Head of Fundraising to shape and drive its income generation strategy, build on existing relationships, and explore new avenues for growth. Whether you're stepping into your first leadership role or bringing years of experience, you'll have the freedom to innovate with potential to grow new income streams for the Charity.
As this is a new role, they want to be guided by an experienced individual, who can take ownership of their strategy, and communicate their own vision and plans for fundraising clearly, effectively, and with genuine passion for their work, and help move the Florence Nightingale Foundation into a new era of income generation, growth, and greater impact.
About You
Candidates should be able to demonstrate:
- Experience in building new and strategic funding partnerships across multiple income streams
- Strategic thinking, with the ability to identify new opportunities and build creative appeals and cases for support
- Previous track record of achieving fundraising success
- Strong leadership and management skills, with good attention to detail
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- A natural ability to network and build new relationships
If this Head of Fundraising role inspires you to make that next move in your career then please contact to request a job pack.
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability, and potential. Please inform Kevin if you require any assistance or adjustment to help ensure the application process works for you.
At Charity People, we match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.
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Volunteering Development Officer - Local Groups
Reference: APR20257427
Location: Flexible in UK
Salary: £27,123.00 - £28,956.00, Per Annum Pro Rata
Hours: Part-Time, 22.5 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Benefits: Pension Scheme, Life Assurance Scheme, 26 days' Annual Leave (pro rata)
The RSPB strategy to 2030 is all about saving nature through people. Our aim is that our volunteers and Local Groups are embedded in this strategy and continue to deliver impactful work to save nature. To do this, we want to build on our existing relationships and ways of working and harness their enthusiasm, working as one team for nature.
This role would continue the smooth transition from the Saving Nature through Local Groups project into core delivery, taking responsibility of the Vision and Local Group action plan.
What's the role about?
The successful candidate will raise the profile of our groups externally as well as empower and support staff to build productive and collaborative working relationships with the groups.
You will develop resources and guides that will help groups run efficiently, improve their activity programmes and grow their membership. Working closely with country teams you will deliver workshops, training and support to Local Groups as appropriate.
You will raise awareness and understanding of volunteering, championing it to ensure that it is valued and seen as a positive way of meeting business needs.
You will also deliver a recognised and respected source of leadership, support and transformational advice to the UKHQ team seeking to develop new volunteering initiatives.
This role would have an individual specialism but with the ability to be flexible to cover the priorities required across the department and the UK wide needs, ensuring that they identify and own the ‘once for all volunteering work’, i.e. the information, processes, procedures and projects that affect volunteering across the whole organisation, and support this through funding, project development, training and resources.
Essential skills, knowledge and experience:
- Understanding and knowledge of volunteering innovation, best practice and sector standards.
- Demonstrable track record of having successfully and effectively developed a range of volunteering roles and schemes across an organisation.
- Experience of providing operational advice and guidance on volunteer involvement to people at all levels.
- Building effective stakeholder relationships with a focus on community groups.
- Excellent planning and organisational skills; ability to manage and deliver a portfolio of work and balance the priorities and needs of multiple stakeholders.
- Ability to be proactive, use initiative and work independently.
- Strong skills in identifying and analysing problems, issues and areas of improvement, working collaboratively to develop creative strategies and solutions.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, successfully influencing, persuading, guiding, listening to, and negotiating with others, constructively challenging thinking.
- Experience of working in a customer-focused environment.
Desirable skills, knowledge and experience:
- Qualification in volunteer management.
- Good training, facilitation and coaching skills; ability to enthuse and inspire and increase others’ confidence.
- Experience of working in an HR/Customer database.
Closing date: 23:59, Wednesday 21st May 2025
We are looking to conduct interviews for this position from 4th June 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.
We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse RSPB, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need more people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. People of colour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application. Contact us to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.
The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.
As part of this application process you will be asked to complete an application form including evidence on how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experience listed above. Contact us to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.
No agencies please.
The RSPB brings people together – people like you – to protect the things that matter to us all.



Reading Strategy Coordinator - HMP Hull
Location: Hull
Department: Prison delivery
Salary: £16,964 per annum
Hours: 21 hours (3 days a week)
Job Type: Part time
Contract Type: Permanent
Do you want to join an organisation committed to addressing illiteracy amongst people in prison?
Shannon Trust are delighted to be working with His Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS) to provide peer-led literacy and numeracy programmes across a number of prisons. We now have the opportunity to provide a service at HMP Hull. Working closely with the prison and their staff, people in prison, Shannon Trust team members, this is an exciting role leading on the delivery and development of creative and exciting literacy initiatives and an ambitious Reading Strategy at HMP Hull, maximising opportunities for people in prison to learn to read.
Ideally you will have some experience of prison settings underpinned by the ability to build relationships and personal qualities that include creativity, resilience, determination and a problem-solving approach.
This role will be prison-based. Employee benefits include a company contribution to pension scheme of up to 5%, 30 days holiday (when full time) plus bank holidays, life insurance, paid volunteering days, discounts via Reward Gateway and an Employee Assistance Programme. The biggest benefit though is our culture – our people really want to work for the organisation.
We welcome job applications from people with lived experience of the criminal justice system and do not routinely ask for details of any criminal convictions. These roles do require prison security clearance, so we will need to ask for details of any relevant criminal convictions before an offer of employment is finalised.
Please note this role is subject to contract award.
Interviews are planned for the 22nd May 2025.
Benefits: Standard Shannon Trust: Employee benefits include a company contribution to pension scheme of up to 5%, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, life insurance, paid volunteering days, discounts via Reward Gateway and an Employee Assistance Programme.
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Job Title
Head of Operations
Department
Operations & Programmes
Reporting to
Director of Operations & Programmes
Managing
Partnerships Project Manager, Partnerships Delivery Officer, Behavioural Change Programme Expert
Location
This role is hybrid, with a requirement to work from the office (near Moorgate, London) a minimum of two days per week.
Travel Requirements
This role works across the UK and travel to Scotland and other devolved nations may be required on an occasional basis.
Main relationships
Director of Operations & Programmes, Senior Leadership Team, Senior Management Team, Partnerships Team
Benefits
· Salary £61,000
· 30 days leave (plus Bank Holidays)
· Bupa Health Cover
· Matched company pension scheme
· Life assurance cover offering 4x death in service benefit.
· Company sick pay
· Training and development opportunities
· Learning and Wellbeing Grant
· Employee assistance programme
· Season Ticket Loan
· Perks and discount platform
About us
Drinkaware is a leading charity concerned with reducing harm from alcohol. We do this by providing impartial, evidence-based information and advice and practical resources; raising awareness of alcohol harms; and working in partnership with others to deliver behaviour change through our tools and interventions. The Trust is funded primarily through voluntary, unrestricted donations from alcohol producers, wholesalers, and on- and off-trade retailers, but acts entirely independently.
Our Vision: Working together to reduce alcohol harm across the UK.
Our Mission: Using our expertise to give governments, industry, communities and individuals the knowledge and support to make informed decisions about alcohol and how to reduce the harm it can cause. Delivered though:
· Public-facing campaigns and digital services, information and guidance
· Evidence-led advice to governments and industry
· Independent research, consumer insight and evaluation
Our Values: Solid Reasoning; Clarity with Empathy; Understanding and Connecting; Principled Partnership; Determination and Curiosity
Purpose of the role
We have a brilliant new opportunity for an exceptional leader to join our team, to help shape the provision of our advice, information and guidance programmes and ensuring the successful delivery of a range of priority partnerships.
Leading a dynamic team, you’ll focus on operational excellence, refining processes, and ensuring all programmes align with Drinkaware’s strategic goals and priorities. You will be a natural collaborator, building and maintaining effective relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, to ensure that the public can access high quality impactful support.
As an experienced leader, you will use your experience and skill to drive improvements by partnering with teams across Drinkaware. You will do this by balancing engagement with progress, while ensuring that our work is informed by lived experience and the latest evidence.
You must have demonstrable knowledge and experience of working in the health sector and have a passion for reducing alcohol harm in the UK.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
· Be collectively accountable as part of the Senior Management Team for leading and managing Drinkaware ensuring high performance in the delivery of plans and targets and maximum cross-organisational collaboration, deputising for the Director of Operations & Programmes
· Be responsible for the day-to-day leadership of operations & programmes, overseeing and directing interconnected projects ensuring consistency in programme and project work.
· For 2025/26 this will focus on the roll out of our Information, Advice & Guidance programmes and extended brief intervention programmes to the public via digital tools to a mass audience and to underserved groups.
· The post holder will be required to manage a small dedicated team ensuring that robust project plans, clear goals, timelines and resources are established and managed as well dependencies within and between projects.
· Act as a Safeguarding Officer ensuring safeguarding is embedded within all programme delivery.
· Proactively address challenges and seeks solutions while maintaining high standards of quality and integrity. Holding themselves and their team accountable for delivering results aligned with the organisation's objectives.
· The post holder will work closely with the Head of Impact ensuring partnership projects deliver impact, clear metrics and reports which demonstrate the project(s) value proposition to our funder base, stakeholders in government and the public.
· Work closely with the Marketing and Comms team to ensure highly effective marketing and communications strategies are progressed for individual projects and the wider programme of activity, and that brand and reputational risk is minimised.
· Work closely with the Digital Team to ensure full visibility and informed prioritisation of digital projects and interdependencies.
· Work closely with the Partnerships Team to ensure successful delivery of all agreed activity and KPI’s for partnerships
· Work closely with the Research, Strategy and Impact team, ensuring all programme development is evidence based
Additional Responsibilities
This role works across the UK and travel to Scotland and other devolved nations may be required on an occasional basis.
Accountable for:
Overseeing budgets and plans.
Delivery of partnership projects & programmes
Safeguarding
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Qualifications and/or experience
Proven leadership experience in programme/project management, with a background in the health sector. A degree in a related field is beneficial but not essential.
Experience of managing a team in a hybrid work environment (desirable).
Prince2/Scrum Master/Agile (desirable).
Essential Criteria / Key Skills
1. A proven track record with innovative proposal design and programme delivery ensuring programme quality.
2. Strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities, with a keen eye for detail and a results-oriented mindset.
3. Ability to work independently and autonomously, prioritise tasks, and adapt to changing circumstances.
4. Exceptional project management skills, including the ability to lead cross-functional teams, develop and control deadlines, budgets and activities.
5. Exceptional ability to facilitate high project-based team performance, inspire and motivate staff, and develop team skills and capabilities.
6. Strong operational management and delivery skills.
7. Able to work in close collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
8. Possesses excellent senior networking, influencing, relationship building and communication skills.
9. Strong financial management skills including budget setting, reforecasting, financial reporting.
10. Understanding of safeguarding legislation and practical application in delivery of programmes
11. Emotionally intelligent and resilient when under pressure.
12. An energetic and committed ambassador for Drinkaware, our mission and values
How to apply: maximum 2 page A4 cover letter explaining your motivations for applying for the role at Drinkaware and outlining how they meet each point on the person specification. CV's only will not be considered.
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Ebony Horse Club is a Brixton-based charity that works with young people from low-income backgrounds, using horses as a powerful catalyst to build confidence, aspirations, and life skills.
At the heart of our mission is a commitment to breaking down barriers to access, particularly for those young people and families who are often excluded from mainstream services and opportunities. We know that isolation, socio-economic disadvantage, and lack of access to safe, welcoming community spaces are some of the most persistent challenges facing families in our area. Our work directly addresses these challenges by creating inclusive, supportive environments that over the last 30 years, has developed into a much-needed community hub.
Our stables in the heart of Lambeth is not just a place to ride horses; we are a safe space where almost 200 young people every week can build trusted relationships with adults, develop a sense of purpose, and gain vital skills through mentoring, youth work, and enrichment activities. We facilitate transformative experiences that build confidence, resilience, and life skills through riding and horse care and many of our members go on to find work in the equine or related fields through our assistance, funding and contacts in tertiary education and beyond.
We are looking for a Senior Youth Worker to join our team to help shape and deliver our services here in Brixton as we enter our 30th year. Join a fun, enthusiatic team of staff and volunteers - as well as 9 horses (and a couple of dogs). We're looking for a flexible, creative and positive person to take the lead on organising trips, creating opportunities and working directly with young people on site here in Brixton.
The role requires evening and weekend work, however we know life happens so try to offer as much flexibility as possible. However, as this is a frontline role, this is not suitable for candidates who may want to work remotely. If you have any questions ahead of application then please don't hesistate to get in touch for an informal chat.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: National Training Centre, Osgathorpe
Department: Fundraising, Marketing & Communication
Salary: £23,809 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday)
Job Type: Full time
Contract Type: Permanent
Are you a talented admin professional with outstanding customer service skills who is passionate about making a difference, this could be the role for you!
Canine Partners’ mission is to change the lives of disabled people using expertly trained dogs to improve physical, emotional and social wellbeing.
To help us create amazing partnerships, we need amazing people. Canine Partners has an exciting opportunity for a talented Individual Giving Fundraising Administrator to join our dedicated fundraising team.
This is an incredible role at a prominent assistance dog charity where your role will be a part of our essential work that transforms lives every day.
What you will do:
You will play a vital role within our dedicated Supporter Services function as part of the Individual Giving team. This role is responsible for the excellent supporter care of our donors and for maintaining the accuracy and integrity of personal data held on Canine Partners’ primary customer relationship management (CRM) database. The role has a specific focus for the administration and fulfilment of the My Amazing Puppy (MAP) sponsorship scheme. You will manage general administrative duties such as the daily banking processes, tasks and routines liaising with colleagues. You will work with the Individual Giving team to develop and send regular ‘pupdates’ to MAP members to an agreed annual schedule. This is a great opportunity for someone wishing to start their career in the charity sector, where you can attend events, interact with supporters and play a vital role in raising income, improving our systems and seeing the results of your work.
It is an exciting time to join us as the charity marks its 35th anniversary this year and we will be doing lots to celebrate!
What we’re looking for:
- Knowledge of database systems and experience with database administrations and data entry.
- Proficient in the use of all Microsoft Office applications.
- The ability to write reports and evaluations using data.
- Excellent customer service skills and a commitment to excellence in supporter relationship management.
- Great interpersonal skills; strong team working skills, able to work collaboratively with colleagues.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent time management skills including managing multiple tasks simultaneously and work to deadlines.
- A proactive self-starter, able to use initiative to resolve problems and create solutions to improve results.
Most importantly, you will be passionate about the transformative impact that our assistance dogs provide to our beneficiaries.
We can offer you:
- 33 days annual leave allowance (inclusive of bank holidays)
- Salary exchange pension scheme (matched up to 5%)
- Charity (occupational) sick pay
- Life assurance
- Wellbeing portal
- Employee assistance programme
- Free on-site parking
- Dog friendly offices
- Flexible working hours
- Mileage expenses (45p per mile)
This role benefits from working at our purpose-built training centre in the rural countryside of Osgathorpe, Leicestershire. We can offer you working one day a week from home.
It is not essential for you to hold a valid driving licence but you will need to be able travel to our rural training centre daily.
If this sounds like the perfect role for you, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please apply online with a comprehensive CV and supporting statement explaining how you believe you match the requirements of the role.
Please note we may choose to close this advertisement early should we find a suitable candidate or if we receive a high volume of applications. Please be assured that we contact all candidates regarding the outcome of their application, this may take longer if we receive high volumes of applications.
Closing date: 6th June 2025
First interviews are scheduled to take place online (via MS Teams) on 11th June*
Second interviews are scheduled to place at our National Training Centre, Osgathorpe, Leicestershire on the 18th June*
*Subject to changes.
We recognise the benefit of diverse experience and welcome and encourage applications from all sections of the community. We are a disability confident committed employer.
REF-221379
We will change the lives of disabled people using expertly trained dogs to improve physical, emotional and social wellbeing.





Prison Facilitator - HMP Liverpool
Location: HMP Liverpool
Department: Prison delivery
Salary: £28,274 per annum
Hours: 35 hours
Job Type: Full time
Contract Type: Permanent
Do you want to join an organisation committed to addressing low literacy levels amongst people in prison?
Shannon Trust are delighted to be working with His Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS) to provide peer-led learning programmes at HMP Liverpool.
Working closely with the prison and their staff, Shannon Trust volunteers and mentors, this post will lead the delivery and development of our prison-based reading and numeracy programme, maximising peer opportunities for people in prison to learn to read.
Ideally you will have some experience of prison settings underpinned by the ability to build relationships and possess personal qualities that include resilience, determination and a problem-solving approach.
This role will be prison based. Employee benefits include a company contribution to pension scheme of up to 5%, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, life insurance, paid volunteering days, discounts via Reward Gateway and an Employee Assistance Programme. The biggest benefit though is our culture – our people really want to work for the organisation.
We welcome job applications from people with lived experience of the criminal justice system and do not routinely ask for details of any criminal convictions. However, these roles do require prison security clearance, so we will need to ask for details of any relevant criminal convictions before an offer of employment is finalised.
Please note this role is subject to contract award.
Interviews are planned for: 10th June 2025
Benefits: Standard Shannon Trust: Employee benefits include a company contribution to pension scheme of up to 5%, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, life insurance, paid volunteering days, discounts via Reward Gateway and an Employee Assistance Programme.
REF-221347
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GuildHE represents nearly 70 higher education institutions including universities, colleges and specialists. We advocate for diversity in higher education, championing vocational and technical education, professional programmes and specialist providers. We are undergoing an exciting period of transformation, evolving our policy approach and member-focused services to significantly increase our impact within the sector and ensure we’re providing timely, proactive support to our members as they address current and emerging 21st century challenges.
To achieve this, we are seeking an enthusiastic and proactive Executive Assistant to be a supportive force to our Chief Executive Officer and senior leadership. The post holder will have proven experience of supporting senior managers, including diary and inbox management, travel and event planning, and other administrative tasks. The ideal candidate will be a responsive and details-oriented team player who demonstrates exceptional communication and organisational skills while also being able to work quite independently at times.
Key responsibilities will include:
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Executive support for GuildHE’s CEO;
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Diary support to the CEO, Director of Policy and Strategy, and Director of Operations and Membership;
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Secretariat duties for GuildHE’s Executive Board;
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Financial administration;
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Logistical and administrative support to the wider team; and
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Demonstrating a proactive approach to embedding EDI principles in all work.
To apply, please submit a CV, and cover letter of no more than 2 sides of A4.
Please contact Shoni Robertson-Finn with any questions regarding the role and/or recruitment process.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.