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SolarAid is recruiting for a Director of Finance & Organisational Effectiveness to lead our finance function and enhance operational excellence across our charity and social enterprise group. The position is full-time, based in the UK, with hybrid working arrangements. The salary offered is £60,000 to £68,000 depending on experience.

As a key strategic partner to the CEO and a core member of the Senior Management Team, you’ll play a crucial role in shaping the direction and performance of SolarAid and our social enterprise SunnyMoney. This role oversees finance, planning, IT, facilities, HR liaison, policy, and governance – ensuring strong systems and structures support our mission to achieve 100% energy access for the hardest to reach communities across Sub-Saharan Africa,

We’re looking for a qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIMA, or CIPFA) with senior-level charity finance experience, excellent analytical and leadership skills, and a strong track record in organisational operations and governance.

Applications without a cover letter will not be considered for the role.

Closing Date for Applications: May 21st, 2025

We help young people to build life-long belief in themselves, supporting them to take on their own challenges, follow their own passions and discover talents they never knew they had. Because when you prove yourself that you’re ready for anything nothing can hold you back.

Do you want to be part of that?

The Operations Officer will lead on the engagement of NHS Trusts as Approved Activity Providers across the UK, increasing opportunities for young people to volunteer in the health sector, to support the NHS and their local community

Whilst delivering this project, you will work alongside 4 other Operations Officers within the AAP team, who each manage a varied portfolio of AAPs for each Section of the Award. The role will be field-based, and applicants will work from home most of the time. This role will involve some travel to attend field-based meetings when necessary.

What we are looking for:

We are looking to recruit a dynamic, proactive, and effective team player to join the AAP Team. The post-holder will report to the UK Operations Manager (Approved Activity Providers) and will be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of a project to improve DofE participants access to meaningful volunteering opportunities within NHS Trusts.

You will be a passionate advocate for the work of the DofE and be driven to realise the DofE’s strategic ambition to give more than one million young people the chance to participate in our life-changing programmes, over the next five years.

A full job description can be viewed below.

What will you get in return?

The opportunity to work for a successful and dynamic charity that has the development of young people at its heart and the wellbeing and development of its people constantly in focus.

You will be joining a team of empowered colleagues working together.

From day one we offer excellent staff benefits including a competitive salary, generous pension, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and 3 days paid director days over the Christmas shutdown, volunteering days, Healthcare cash plan, employee assistance programme and an extensive online training programme, plus many more. 

How to apply:

If you think you have the desired skills and experience, then please apply online. As part of the application process, you will be expected to complete competency-based questions relevant to the role to help us assess your application.

This is a fixed term contract until 31st March 2027

Closing Date: Thursday 15th May -  Midnight

First Interviews: Wednesday 28th May 2025

Second interviews: Wednesday 4th June 2025 if required.

The DofE are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. All successful applicants will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. (e.g. DBS/PVG or similar), including 2 references covering any gaps of employment/education, confirm eligibility to work in the UK and complete a health check.

If you would like to access the application form in a different format or if would like any assistance that might help improve your experience while completing the application, please contact us.

About us

We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here. 

The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland. Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you whenever you need it. Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care for anyone affected by breast cancer.

About the role

12 month fixed term contract (maternity cover)

This role is involved with the day-to-day running of our social media channels and peer-to peer support forum—2 of our most important spaces for connection and conversation. You'll shape content, manage engagement, and ensure our digital spaces are welcoming, inclusive, and supportive for everyone affected by breast cancer. You’ll work closely with teams across the charity to amplify our voice, grow our reach, and support our wider goals. You’ll also line-manage 1 digital community officer. It’s a hands-on, people-focused role where your digital skills will make a real difference every day.

About you

You’re a digital native with a heart for community and a mind for strategy. You believe in the power of connection—particularly for those navigating or impacted by breast cancer—and you’re ready to work on inclusive, impactful online spaces.

You’ve got experience managing digital spaces, writing copy for social, and confidence creating short videos for social channels.

You enjoy mentoring others, and you’re always looking for new ways to connect with diverse audiences.

You’re curious, collaborative, you often seek out opportunities to innovate, and you enjoy learning and sharing what you learn.

Job description and benefits

Please download the job description and our attractive benefits package.

Primary location of role and hybrid working

This role is primarily based in our Cardiff, Glasgow, London, or Sheffield office. Our hybrid working model allows you to work up to 3 days per week at home.

When applying

We hope you choose to apply for this role. To support your application, you’ll be asked to submit your anonymised CV and a supporting statement. Please refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as you can with examples, to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria. If you’ve any immediate questions please contact Breast Cancer Now recruitment. 

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

We’re committed to promoting equity, valuing diversity and creating an inclusive environment – for everyone who works for us, works with us, supports us and who we support.

Closing date 9am on Wednesday 21 May 2025

Interview date Week commencing 26 May 2025

Job Description

 

Job Title: Training and Development Officer

Location: Home-based, covering the South

Salary: £26,000 (pro-rata), you’d get £15,600 (gross)

Hours: 29.6 hours to be worked flexibly over 4 days

Contract: fixed-term to end of March 2028, Term Time Only

About us:

Learning through Landscapes is the UK’s leading school grounds charity, dedicated to enhancing outdoor learning and play for all. Our vision is a society where the benefits of regular time outdoors are valued and appreciated, and outdoor learning, play and connection with nature is recognised as a fundamental part of education, at every stage, for every child and young person.

We have unrivalled expertise based on three decades of experience, practical action and research. With offices in England and Scotland and staff based across the UK, our team and our accredited network of outdoor learning experts have the capacity to work nationally and internationally. Click HERE for more information.

 

What you’ll be doing:

As a Training and Development Officer, you will be working directly with teachers and other education staff supporting their journeys in taking curriculum learning and play outside and to utilise their school grounds. You will deliver LtL’s training and projects within diverse communities across a significant geographical area. This role is part of our exciting new climate change education initiative. It is essential that you are able and willing to travel the Southwest and throughout the UK, including overnight. For more details of the role see the Key Responsibilities document.

 

What you’ll need:

· Experience of delivering projects with diverse communities

· Experience of training and advising educational staff in primary or secondary schools.

· Experience of delivering outdoor nature-based and curriculum linked learning activities

· A passion for nature

· Experience of producing written materials; educational resources, reports, and similar project related communications

· Competent IT skills (particularly Microsoft Office, Teams and Outlook)

· Excellent planning and organisational skills with the ability to manage and deliver a varied workload

· Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to find creative solutions

· Good interpersonal skills

· An understanding of the role safeguarding plays in education

· Ability to work from home or suitable office-type venue

If you don’t have all of the above but feel it could be the role for you, talk to us!

 

What we offer:

· Flexible working

· Holiday, 28 days + bank holidays + a “birthday gift” day

· Laptop, phone and all travel & subsistence expenses

· Family & carer friendly policies

· Annual training package including: LtL Professional Accreditation in Outdoor Learning and Play, LtL Climate School 180 Network Training package

· Sick pay

· Pension scheme – 5% employer contribution

· Subsidised Christmas meal

· A supportive and welcoming team of colleagues, including our 20+ Delivery Team members.

We’re an equal opportunities employer. All suitable applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

We are actively seeking to increase diversity within our workforce and are committed to recruiting the best people on the objective basis of their skills, ability and experience. We offer a guaranteed interview to eligible applicants who choose to opt-in to the scheme and can demonstrate that they have at least 6 out of the 11 from the “what you need” list. To be eligible to apply via the Guaranteed Interview Scheme, you must be from an ethnic minority. Please state clearly in your covering letter if you are applying under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.

We are happy to support with any reasonable adjustments that are needed within the recruitment process.

If you would like an informal chat about the role, please contact the HR Manager, Sarah Knott - see website for contact details.

 

To apply: Please send the following by email to our recruitment email - see website

· Your CV

· A covering letter explaining in no more than one side of A4, your interest in the role and the skills and knowledge you have that make you an ideal candidate

· Contact details (including email address and phone number) of two referees, one of whom should be your most recent employer.

The recruitment process:

The deadline for applications is 9 am on Monday 12h May 2025.

 

If you have not heard from us by 5 pm on Tuesday 13th May 2025, you have not been shortlisted.

 

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview (either via TEAMS or at a venue in the South - TBC) on Tuesday 20th May 2025.

 

Candidates will be informed of the outcome of the interviews by Thursday 22nd May 2025.

 

Group and Communities Officer

We are looking for someone to join the team who is as passionate about the power of peer support and community based connections.

Position: Group and Communities Officer (known as Group Network & Communities Officer)

Location: Home-based, UK, Nationwide. However, occasional travel will be required as part of this role (may include team meetings or other work related meetings).

Salary: £29,200 per annum (inner London weighting £3,950 per annum or outer London weighting £2,275 per annum may be applied in accordance to where you live)

Hours: 35 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.

Closing Date: 26 May 2025. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

Interview Date: 2 June 2025

Interviews will be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges when you email your application.

The Role

You will drive the continuous improvement and impact of the UK-wide Stroke Group Network and community-based offers by cultivating strong relationships with volunteers and groups, working alongside groups and communities, and translating insights into targeted improvements that strengthen support for stroke survivors nationwide.

Group Network & Communities team lead the approach to supporting people affected by stroke to engage with a range of support within communities they identify with and support and empower a vast network of volunteers, a dynamic and inclusive community of over 400 stroke support groups nationwide.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Ensure community-based offers provide the best possible customer experience with a strong focus on accessibility and inclusion, aligned to Solving Inequity in Stroke approach.
• Drive forward a culture of coaching, shared learning, peer support and collaboration as a way of working.
• Work across teams and Directorates to ensure a joined-up approach to community engagement and development, including the delivery of cross-directorate spaces that facilitate shared learning, leading relationships with key internal and external partners and stakeholders.

About You

You will have a proven record of:

• Experience of working with volunteers, including the ability to coordinate, organise and deliver volunteer engagement events at scale or digitally
• Ability to take time to understand the context of our communities and groups, being approachable, and supporting thinking - always having people affected by stroke at the centre.
• Strong administration skills, with ability to develop and deliver effective processes.
• Ability to identify problems or opportunities where we can have more impact or add value for people affected by stroke, working with others to experiment and learn.

To fulfil the role, you must be a resident of the UK and have the right to work in the UK.

When you click to apply, you will be able to see the full responsibilities and person specification for further information on the role.

Please submit your CV, (including details of your current address), and a supporting statement of no more than two pages, specifically highlighting how you feel you may apply a coaching approach when working with our groups and communities. And demonstrating how you meet the person specification and what you bring to the role in terms of your skills and experience. Please state any preferences for flexible options in your covering letter.

If you are applying under the Disability Confident scheme, please indicate this in your supporting statement.

Finding strength through support

The organisation is the only charity in the UK providing lifelong support for all stroke survivors and their families. Providing tailored support to tens of thousands of stroke survivors each year. This support includes one-to-one and group support, funding vital scientific research into stroke prevention, acute treatment, recovery and long-term care, and campaigning to secure the best care for everyone affected by stroke. 

They are here for stroke survivors and their loved ones, from the moment they enter the new and frightening post-stroke world, supporting them every step of the way as they find their strength and their way back to life.

It’s only thanks to the generosity of supporters and donors that they can provide vital support. 

The Association is driven by an ambition to improve the lives of everyone affected by stroke. This means they’re determined to create an equitable and inclusive workplace that benefits from the difference, and thrives on the diversity, of our people. Guided by an approach to solving inequity in stroke, the team are prioritising listening to, and learning from, lived experience across the charity.

The charity are working to improve the representation of this lived experience at all levels within the Association and are eager to recruit applicants from a variety of communities and backgrounds. We are keen to receive applications from people affected by stroke, people of colour, members of LGBT+ communities, and disabled people because these identities and experiences are underrepresented and would add enormous value to how the organisation work.

A Disability Confident employer, the organisation is making great progress focusing on flexible working, reasonable adjustments and access to work. The charity has a variety of staff network groups and are committed to continuously improving diversity and inclusion efforts. If you have questions, or access needs, we’re happy to discuss any support and adjustments we can make throughout the recruitment process so that you’re able to contribute your best in a way that meets your needs.

You may also have experience in areas such as Volunteer Coordinator, Volunteer Engagement, Volunteer Management, Community Volunteer Coordinator, Community Volunteer Engagement, Community Volunteer Management, Community Partnerships, Community Outreach, Community Engagement. #INDNFP

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

SALARY: £27,000 per annum (FTE)  
LOCATION: Homebase (Preferably Lincolnshire / Notts based, or centrally located in England to attend team meetings, but applicants outside this area will be considered)
HOURS: Part-time or full-time depending on candidate preference, 33 – 37.5 hours per week, flexible working
CONTRACT: Permanent or FTC
 
Are you an energetic and motivated individual with a passion for communications and events who is looking for their next step? Would you like to join a dynamic organisation that’s truly making a difference?
 
The Jon Egging Trust is seeking an exceptional Communications and Events Officer to support our small and close-knit Communications and Fundraising Team to create outstanding, inspiring outward-facing communications and deliver our established calendar of fundraising events. You will be joining a fantastically motivated and committed team of home-workers who are passionate about improving the lives of young people through our long-term youth programmes.
 
The successful candidate will be a meticulously organised and brilliant team-player with extremely strong written communications and proofreading skills and a track record of working in a professional comms or events environment.
 
The role would ideally suit someone seeking their second job after graduation, or someone who is returning to the workforce or seeking a change in pace, but if you can convince us that you are the perfect candidate then we will happily consider other applicants.
 
We are looking for someone who is comfortable working autonomously and able to prioritise multiple workloads, and who is endlessly curious and wanting to bring fresh ideas and perspectives to the table. 
 
If this sounds like you, we want to hear from you!
 
About the Jon Egging Trust (JET)
 
At JET, we support vulnerable young people to get back on track and realise their potential; more than 40,000 young people right across the UK to date, and there’s so much more we can do. We’re an organisation that really values its people and we’re immensely proud that our team culture is based on caring and raising each other up.
 
Our benefits package includes:

• Flexible working
• Enhanced annual leave
• Homeworking allowance
• Occupational pension scheme
• Occupational sickness scheme
• Special paid leave provision

 
Read our Applicant Privacy Notice
 
Child and adult at risk protection policy statement
 
The Jon Egging Trust is committed to providing a safe and positive environment for everyone involved in its services and activities. The Trust takes its extended moral and legal duty of care very seriously in relation to children, young people, staff and volunteers. We seek to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children and to protect them from harm or abuse when they engage in any of our activities. JET expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. The suitability of all prospective employees or volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment.
 
To apply
 
Please complete our online application form.
 
The closing date is Tuesday 13th May 2025 at 23:59. We encourage applicants to apply as soon as possible and not wait until the deadline, as we reserve the right to close the process early if we receive a high volume of applications. Shortlisting will take place on a rolling basis.
 
Interview process:
 
First-round interviews will be held online on Wednesday 28th May 2025.
Second-round interviews will be in person on Tuesday 3rd June 2025 and take place in Lincoln.
Candidates will also be asked to complete a written task during the interview stage.
 
Questions?
 
Contact us through our website.
 
Please note: To become an employee at JET you must be able to produce evidence of your Right to Work in the UK and a satisfactory DBS check.
 
On 20th August 2011, Flt Lt Jon Egging lost his life whilst completing a display at the Bournemouth Air Festival. He was coming to the end of his first year with the world-famous Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows, flying in the position of Red 4.
 
Jon was an inspirational individual, and inspiration is at the heart of everything we do. Like Jon, our staff and volunteers are chosen for their ability to act as positive role models; in turn they inspire and enthuse our vulnerable young students to reach their full potential. Our long-term support programmes increase self-confidence, self-esteem and aspiration, and ultimately empower young people to become role models within their own communities.
 
The Jon Egging Trust realises Jon’s dream of inspiring young people through his love of aviation, STEM, teamwork and leadership, helping them to overcome adversity, identify their strengths and work towards their dreams.
 
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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.

About A4ID

Advocates for International Development (A4ID) is a CSO with a vision to see the law and lawyers play their full part in the global eradication of poverty and advancement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A4ID seeks to be an authoritative voice of the legal community, to inspire and enable lawyers to join the global fight against poverty, and to ensure that legal support is available for those engaged in that fight. A4ID achieves this vision and mission through its innovative pro bono broker service and larger strategic pro bono projects, in addition to its education and training programmes, thought leadership and policy work, and international Rule Of Law Expertise programmes and projects.

Purpose of the Role

The role of the Project Officer – CSO Services will lead on the coordination and management of international pro bono legal opportunities.. A key focus of this role is to engage with CSOs globally, to scope potential partners and areas which require, or would benefit from, pro bono legal assistance. This will support A4ID’s weekly pro bono projects and larger strategic projects.

The Project Officer – CSO Services will also manage larger strategic projects, which will include maintaining records, gathering feedback, reporting on progress internally, collaborating with other teams in need of relevant expertise, drafting external comms, and implementing other internal administrative tasks as necessary (e.g. updating software and implementing process changes).

Larger strategic projects involve working with multiple stakeholders (including large international CSOs, smaller local CSOs, large international law firms, smaller local law firms, and other delivery partners and legal experts) to effectively and efficiently deploy pro bono legal services to support the missions of respective CSOs. The Project Officer – CSO Services will work as part of the wider PBLS team on such projects.

On smaller brokerage projects, the Project Officer – CSO Services will establish connections with CSOs, identify potential areas for support and provide an initial scope of potential projects.

Reports to: Pro Bono Legal Services Lead (PBLSL)

Contract: FTC

Hours: Full-time, Hybrid working with a minimum of 1 day a week in the London Office

Work Permit: Required to have the right to work in the UK

To Apply

Interested candidates are requested to send a CV and cover letter. The cover letter must include why you are interested in this job, how you match the person specification and provide specific examples from your professional experience, skills and knowledge.

Closing date: 1 June 2025.

Salary: £40,000
Contract: Permanent – Full Time – 35 hrs per week
Location: London office – 1 day pw
Closing date: ASAP
Benefits: 4% pension, cycle to work scheme, shared parental leave, health and wellbeing benefits

We have a great opportunity for a Senior Individual Giving Officer (Mid Value) for an international development charity that works with animals throughout Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

Reporting to the Supporter Development Manager, this role joins at an exciting time, looking to achieve growth, focusing on digital acquisition.  As part of this exciting role, you will develop committed warm cash and regular online giving supporters, increasing their engagement and income prospects.

This role offers the opportunity to create engaging stewardship material and actively encourage the development of donation relationships. Brooke requires a passionate individual who has excellent communication skills, the skill and knowledge to utilise regular giving and donations and who has a particular interest in animal and community welfare.

To be successful as the Individual Giving Officer (Mid Value), you will need:
 

• Experience of using a range of channels, including mail and email, with a strong understanding of optimising and tracking donations
• Experience developing and delivering mid-value giving programmes and activities
• A passion and knowledge of delivering high-quality supporter experience and supporter engagement development.

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call or email your interest along with your CV.

Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable charity jobs. We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here.

We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment in the charity sector and partner with you as the leading charity recruitment agency.

If enough applications are received the charity reserve the right to end the application period sooner.

Department: Insight, Policy, and Communications

Reports to: Outreach Programme Manager

Location: Home-based, with regular travel across England, Scotland, and Wales

Benefits:

• 25 days holiday plus England bank holidays
• Employer pension contribution up to 5%
• Life insurance, critical illness cover & private health benefits
• 37.5-hour workweek

Note: This role involves regular travel and overnight stays to support outreach events and partner organisations, primarily in Scotland, the North of England, and Wales, but some travel to other areas of the UK may be required.

About British Gas Energy Trust (BGET)

British Gas Energy Trust (BGET) is dedicated to supporting individuals and families across England, Scotland, and Wales who are struggling with energy debt and financial hardship. As part of an exciting new nationwide outreach initiative, this role will support the Outreach Programme Manager in delivering a large-scale community-based programme aimed at helping those in or at risk of fuel poverty.

This is an excellent opportunity for a highly organised and motivated individual who thrives in community engagement and has strong experience in event coordination, stakeholder engagement, and programme administration.

Key Responsibilities

Programme Support & Delivery

• Assist in the planning, coordination, and execution of a nationwide outreach programme, including a rolling year-long calendar of community-based money and energy advice events.
• Provide logistical and administrative support for outreach events, ensuring smooth operations and a positive experience for attendees.
• Work closely with local charity partners, community groups, and British Gas advisors to facilitate events and outreach activities.
• Support the distribution of Energy Wellbeing Packs (e.g., heated blankets, thermos flasks) at events for vulnerable individuals.
• Regularly attend events to provide on-the-ground support, capturing feedback and ensuring objectives are met.

Stakeholder & Community Engagement

• Act as a key point of contact for funded organisations and outreach partners, ensuring they have the resources and information needed to deliver effective support.
• Help coordinate volunteer participation from British Gas and other partners, ensuring a seamless experience for all involved.
• Build relationships with community leaders and partner organisations, strengthening outreach efforts.

Monitoring & Reporting

• Assist in data collection and impact tracking to measure outreach programme success.
• Support the preparation of reports and presentations for senior leaders, using insights to refine future outreach strategies.
• Help maintain accurate records of outreach activities, tracking event attendance and engagement metrics.

Communications & Marketing Support

• Support the development of marketing materials and communications to promote outreach events and initiatives.
• Ensure that outreach events are effectively publicised within local communities through digital and print channels.

Person Specification

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Experience in event coordination, community outreach, or programme administration.
• Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple activities simultaneously.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage diverse audiences.
• Confident in building relationships with stakeholders, including charities, community groups, and corporate partners.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to adapt and remain flexible in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 (Excel, PowerPoint, Teams) and data management tools.
• Self-motivated and proactive, able to work independently while supporting a small team.
• Willingness to travel extensively and occasionally work outside standard office hours to support events.
• Willingness to undertake a National Energy Action qualification within your probationary period, funded by the trust.

Desirable:

• Experience working in the energy, charity, or community outreach sectors.
• Knowledge of grant funding processes and working with funded organisations.

This role is a fantastic opportunity to be at the heart of a nationwide initiative tackling fuel poverty, helping deliver meaningful change in communities across the UK. If you are passionate about making a difference and have the skills to support a high-impact outreach programme, we encourage you to apply.

Please note that we are not able to offer sponsorship. 

* We are not accepting requests to work with third party recruiters for this or any other vacancy. *

Department: Insight, Policy, and Communications

Reports to: Outreach Programme Manager

Location: Home-based, with regular travel across England, Scotland, and Wales

Contract: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• 25 days holiday plus England bank holidays
• Employer pension contribution up to 5%
• Life insurance, critical illness cover & private health benefits
• 37.5-hour workweek

Note: This role involves regular travel and overnight stays to support outreach events and partner organisations, primarily in the South, South West and South East of England, but some travel to other areas of the UK may be required.

About British Gas Energy Trust (BGET)

British Gas Energy Trust (BGET) is dedicated to supporting individuals and families across England, Scotland, and Wales who are struggling with energy debt and financial hardship. As part of an exciting new nationwide outreach initiative, this role will support the Outreach Programme Manager in delivering a large-scale community-based programme aimed at helping those in or at risk of fuel poverty.

This is an excellent opportunity for a highly organised and motivated individual who thrives in community engagement and has strong experience in event coordination, stakeholder engagement, and programme administration.

Key Responsibilities

Programme Support & Delivery

• Assist in the planning, coordination, and execution of a nationwide outreach programme, including a rolling year-long calendar of community-based money and energy advice events.
• Provide logistical and administrative support for outreach events, ensuring smooth operations and a positive experience for attendees.
• Work closely with local charity partners, community groups, and British Gas advisors to facilitate events and outreach activities.
• Support the distribution of Energy Wellbeing Packs (e.g., heated blankets, thermos flasks) at events for vulnerable individuals.
• Regularly attend events to provide on-the-ground support, capturing feedback and ensuring objectives are met.

Stakeholder & Community Engagement

• Act as a key point of contact for funded organisations and outreach partners, ensuring they have the resources and information needed to deliver effective support.
• Help coordinate volunteer participation from British Gas and other partners, ensuring a seamless experience for all involved.
• Build relationships with community leaders and partner organisations, strengthening outreach efforts.

Monitoring & Reporting

• Assist in data collection and impact tracking to measure outreach programme success.
• Support the preparation of reports and presentations for senior leaders, using insights to refine future outreach strategies.
• Help maintain accurate records of outreach activities, tracking event attendance and engagement metrics.

Communications & Marketing Support

• Support the development of marketing materials and communications to promote outreach events and initiatives.
• Ensure that outreach events are effectively publicised within local communities through digital and print channels.

Person Specification

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Experience in event coordination, community outreach, or programme administration.
• Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple activities simultaneously.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage diverse audiences.
• Confident in building relationships with stakeholders, including charities, community groups, and corporate partners.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to adapt and remain flexible in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 (Excel, PowerPoint, Teams) and data management tools.
• Self-motivated and proactive, able to work independently while supporting a small team.
• Willingness to travel extensively and occasionally work outside standard office hours to support events.
• Willingness to undertake a National Energy Action qualification within your probationary period, funded by the trust.

Desirable:

• Experience working in the energy, charity, or community outreach sectors.
• Knowledge of grant funding processes and working with funded organisations.

This role is a fantastic opportunity to be at the heart of a nationwide initiative tackling fuel poverty, helping deliver meaningful change in communities across the UK. If you are passionate about making a difference and have the skills to support a high-impact outreach programme, we encourage you to apply.

Please note we are not able to offer sponsorship. 

* We are not accepting requests to work with third party recruiters for this or any other vacancy. *

Are you an experienced, innovative, and strategic leader ready to make a global impact? The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) is seeking a visionary Head of RCR Learning to elevate our learning and events portfolio to new heights.

The successful applicant will provide visionary leadership to develop and successfully bring to market RCR’s digital and face to face learning and events portfolio, ensuring it is innovative, high quality and commercially positioned as the go to global market leader for both members and non-members working within medical imaging and oncology services.  This will be delivered against the backdrop of the RCR’s wider strategic priorities, proactively enabling the wider organisation to meet its objectives, which include membership growth and workforce development in addition to the provision of world class learning resources.

The RCR is a great place to work, with an ambitious agenda. This is the perfect role for a passionate and confident individual with a proven track record of delivering value and impact across the business. 

What you’ll do:

• Strategic development of the digital learning and events portfolio to deliver increased membership participation and global engagement, with consequent income generation (both direct and indirect).
• Product development through adapting and evolving RCR’s learning offer to meet and exceed users’ needs, covering both the learning products and the platforms on which they are delivered.
• Global growth and partnerships by building engagement with RCR’s digital learning and events with an appreciation of the diverse needs of segmented target audiences.
• Ensure marketing and sponsorship form key parts of the teams strategies, enabling delegate and income targets to be met. 
• Lead and develop a high performing team to keep RCR Learning at the top of its game.

What you’ll need:

• Strong experience of leading a successful learning team, including the delivery of events, conferences and online learning.
• Excellent leadership abilities, capable of developing and retaining a high performing team.
• Experience of managing contracts, budgets , negotiation, business planning and income generation.
• Strategically and commercially minded leader.
• Ability to build and sustain strong and mutually beneficial relationships
• Solution orientated innovator, proactive in keeping yourself up to date with latest developments 

If you are a skilled professional looking for their next challenge to demonstrate their skills and expertise whilst thriving in a fast-paced environment then this may be the position for you. Please find out more about the Head of RCR Learning role, the RCR and instructions on how to apply by visiting the RCR website and reading the candidate pack.

Why join us?

• Make a difference to the lives of Doctors and the specialities they work in every day!
• Hybrid working (60% working week can be done remotely)
• Modern working environment
• Equipment provided to work from home
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Excellent pension scheme
• Interest free season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme

Salary: £16,000 per annum + pension contribution (this is the pro-rata salary for two days per week, based on a full-time equivalent of £40,000 per annum).

Start Date: Immediate Start

Deadline: Rolling – as soon as the position is filled 

Join Citizens Advice Richmond as an Training Lead

Citizens Advice Richmond is seeking a dedicated and experienced Training Lead to join our dynamic team. This vital role focuses on ensuring all our staff and volunteers possess the necessary skills and knowledge to deliver high-quality advice and support to the Richmond community.  

As Training Lead, you will be at the forefront of shaping and delivering our comprehensive training programs. Your responsibilities will include onboarding new volunteers through the Advice Learning Pathway (ALP), coordinating and delivering training across the organization, and fostering a culture of continuous professional development. This position requires a proactive and collaborative individual who can assess training needs, develop and deliver engaging training sessions, and ensure all learning aligns with Citizens Advice quality standards. Key duties involve working with the Volunteer Coordinator on recruitment and training, creating and maintaining an annual training plan, and supporting all team members in their learning journeys.

For more information please click on the apply button to be redirected to our website.

Marie Curie is the UK's leading end of life charity. We are the largest non-NHS provider of end of life care in the UK, the only provider across all four nations, delivering community nursing and hospice care across the country, while providing information and support on all aspects of dying, death, and bereavement. Our leading research pushes the boundaries of what we know about good end of life, and our campaigns fight for a world where everyone gets to have the best possible quality of life while living with an illness they're likely to die from.

At the heart of Marie Curie's Marketing & Communications department, our PR & Media team works to amplify the charity's voice across national and regional media platforms. We're a supportive and ambitious team, collaborating with colleagues across Fundraising, Research, Caring Services and Policy, as well as with our network of media professionals and agencies.

As PR and Media Officer, you will play a crucial role in raising the profile of Marie Curie through compelling storytelling, high-impact media campaigns, and strategic press engagement. Reporting to the Senior PR & Media Officer and working closely with the wider team, your work will directly contribute to influencing public understanding of end of life care, supporting fundraising efforts, and positioning Marie Curie as the UKs leading end of life charity.

Your creativity, media know-how, and relationship-building skills will help us deliver standout coverage and meaningful public engagement that drives the charity's long-term goals.

Main responsibilities:
- Support the development and delivery of national PR campaigns that promote fundraising and brand objectives.
- Help manage the charity's national press office/newsroom, proactively and reactively responding to media opportunities.
- Draft and distribute press releases, statements, briefings, and Q&As to position Marie Curie as a leading voice in end of life care.
- Build and nurture relationships with journalists across print, online and broadcast media.
- Work closely with internal teams to source stories and case studies that drive media impact and support strategic KPIs.
- Identify and prepare media spokespeople and storytellers, ensuring authentic and powerful representation of lived experiences.
- Monitor emerging issues and support on reputational risk and crisis communications.
- Take part in the on-call rota, including occasional out-of-hours, weekend and bank holiday working.
- Track and evaluate media coverage against agreed performance metrics.

Key Criteria:
- Previous experience in public relations (in-house or agency), particularly in a press office/newsroom setting or as a journalist?
- A confident communicator and skilled writer, with strong attention to detail and sensitivity when handling personal stories.
- Strong knowledge of the UK media landscape and current affairs, with a proven ability to secure impactful coverage.
- Demonstrated ability to work efficiently, manage multiple priorities, and meet tight deadlines.
- A nose for a good story and the initiative to pursue media opportunities as they arise.
- Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
- A proactive self-starter, comfortable working independently and as part of a collaborative team.

Please see the full job description .

Application & Interview Process
- As part of your online application, you will be asked for a CV and Cover Letter. Please review both the advert and job description and outline your most relevant skills, experience and knowledge for the role.
- Close date for applications: May 11, 2025

Salary: £28,000 per annum (+ £3,500 London Weighting Allowance if applicable)
Contract: Permanent, full-time (35 hours per week)
Based: Hybrid working. Home-based with at least 1 day per week in the Embassy Gardens office in London.

Benefits you'll LOVE:
- Flexible working. We're happy to discuss flexible working at the interview stage.
- 25 days annual leave (exclusive of Bank Holidays)
- Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme (we will match your contribution up to 7.5%)
- Loan schemes for bikes; computers and season tickets
- Continuous professional development opportunities.
- Industry-leading training programmes
- Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programmes
- Enhanced bereavement, family friendly and sickness benefits
- Access to Blue Light Card membership
- Subsidised Eye Care

Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.

We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.