Policy and advocacy jobs

Do you thrive on building genuine connections that bring communities together and create lasting change? Are you energised by the thought of empowering volunteers and amplifying the voices of those with lived experience?

There’s never been a more exciting time to join the Alzheimer’s Society.  We’re on a bold journey and we’re looking for passionate, driven individuals to help us get there. We are proud to be able to offer an integral and rewarding role to join the Alzheimer’s Society as a Local Communities and Volunteering Officer.

The successful individual will be at the heart of our work with local communities in the Southwest, to build trust, raise awareness, and connect people affected by dementia to our incredible information, support and services. You will build meaningful and trusted relationships, organise and attend events, and engage a passionate network of volunteers across the region/area through face to face and online events. 

You will report to the Local Communities and Volunteering Lead and collaborate with Local Services Managers, to help bring our community engagement plans to life—with a strong focus on reaching underserved communities. 

We are searching for an individual who aligns with our values, someone who is determined to make a difference when and where it matters most, a Trusted Expert who believes in working Better Together and who demonstrates true Compassion.

This role requires extensive travel across Southwest England and will also include home working. Candidates must be able to demonstrate how they can meet this requirement of the role. We’re committed to flexible working and welcome conversations about how we can support your needs.

Areas this role will cover include: Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Somerset (incl. North and East), Bath, Bristol, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall. You must live within a reasonable commutable distance to these areas.

About you
We're looking for a natural relationship-builder who sees the power in every community connection. You're someone who believes that meaningful change happens when people come together, and you have the skills and passion to make that vision a reality. Whether you're coordinating events, engaging volunteers, or building bridges with community leaders, you approach every interaction with authenticity and purpose.

You’ll have:

• Good foundational knowledge of community engagement and involvement, with an understanding of the importance of including the voice of lived experience.
• Comfortable and confident coordinating and delivering engaging talks, presentations, and information-sharing events for diverse stakeholders.
• A proactive, motivated approach driven by passion for creating positive impact and meaningful reach within local communities through volunteer collaboration.
• Excellent communication skills that enable you to confidently build and maintain relationships across a wide spectrum. From people living with dementia to community leaders.
• Genuine enthusiasm for the vital role volunteers play in community work, backed by hands-on experience successfully engaging volunteers to support your work.

What you’ll focus on:

• Growing our impact and reach through work with local communities and volunteers.
• Representing Alzheimer’s Society externally, sharing information relating to dementia, support and services.
• Gathering insight and learning from collaboration with communities to share with other teams and directorates
• Recruiting and role managing community volunteers.

Please note: This role is a fixed term contract spanning 12 months. 

Important Dates
 
The deadline for applications is 23:59 Monday 25th August.
Interviews will take place on Friday 5th September and a presentation task will be provided.

About Alzheimer's Society

Dementia is the UK’s biggest killer. One in three people born in the UK today will develop dementia in their lifetime.

At Alzheimer’s Society, we’re the UK’s leading dementia charity and the only one to tackle all aspects of dementia by giving help and hope to people living with dementia today and in the future. We give vital support to people facing the most frightening times of their lives, while also funding ground-breaking research and campaigning to make dementia the priority it should be.

Together with our supporters, we’re working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives.

Our values make sure that our focus is clear for the challenges and opportunities ahead and remind us of what we all stand for.

Our commitment to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We need to ensure the voices around our table better reflect and understand the communities we exist to serve. We strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment or health condition or individuals who identify as Black, Asian or from another minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under-represented at Alzheimer's Society.

We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society. 

Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy here along with our internal employee forum and Employee Lived Experience network groups help us promote inclusion and belonging, becoming an engaged and inclusive organisation for all our people. 

Giving back to you

Our employees work hard every day to make a true difference in people's lives. We are proud to support them with a range of benefits, recognition and many options for working agilely, all contributing to a strong work life balance. We also have various learning programmes to support you in your development and help you grow to realise your potential and shape a career with Alzheimer's Society. 

You can also visit our Working for Us pages, which give you more information about what it’s like to be an employee at the Society.

Job Title: HR Manager

Line Reports:  Interns and secondments to People Team

Location: Flexible, hybrid, with some travel required to our offices (London, Manchester or Birmingham)

Salary:  £32,500-38,500 (£35,000-41,000 in London)

Hours: Full-time 37.5 hours per week, open to flexible working

Contract: Permanent

Overall purpose

Reporting to the Director of People, the HR Manager will take responsibility for the operational delivery of Breaking Barriers’ key People and HR activities and initiatives. You will have a strong knowledge of all aspects HR and provide proactive, practical support on day-to-day operations as well as leading strategic HR projects. A keen understanding of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) in the workplace and employee wellbeing is an advantage.

This role is essential to ensure we continue to be an effective, inclusive and people-led organisation. Your role will be vital in making sure Breaking Barriers is and continues to be a great place to work for its staff.

You will deliver day to day HR support to team members and managers, work across the organisation to advise on HR policies and good practice, deliver recruitment processes, and deliver and track Learning & Development. You will support on wider strategic initiatives, working with the Director of People to embed new strategies and projects informed by employee feedback.

To view the full job description and person specification, as well as details on our accessible recruitment process, please view the attached recruitment pack.

Other considerations

• As part of our safeguarding commitment to our clients, we carry out preemployment checks to ensure that successful applicants are suitable to work with adults at risk. These include basic DBS checks, obtaining references and verifying a candidate’s identity and right to work in the UK.
• Some travel between our different areas of operation (including London, Birmingham and Manchester) will be required. Occasional evening or weekend work may be required. Time off in lieu would be provided in this case.
• We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief.

How to apply

If you are looking for a role where you can make a real difference, we want to hear from you. To apply, please submit a CV and statement (up to approximately 500 words/1 A4 page) outlining:

• Why you are interested in the role
• What skills you would bring to be successful in this role
• Any experience you would like to highlight
• Any reasonable adjustments you require for the interview process
• Disclosure of disabilities if you wish to do so (as a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role)

Please note that applications without a covering letter will not be considered.

Closing date for applications is 11:30pm on Friday 29 August. Please note that interviews will be held on a rolling basis, and we reserve the right to close the advert early if a suitable candidate is found. Early applications are strongly encouraged. Previous applicants need not apply.

We belong to the Experts by Experience Employment Initiative, which advocates and supports organisations to employ more people from a refugee background. With this in mind, we particularly welcome applicants with experience of seeking asylum and/or a refugee background. 

If you are an expert by experience (a refugee or a migrant with direct, first-hand experience of issues and challenges of the UK asylum or immigration system), you can ask for an independent and confidential support for your job application from the Experts by Experience Employment Network. Please reach out to HR Manager Dani Meier for further details (we are unable to include email addresses in this advert, but you can find contact details on the final page of the attached recruitment pack).

The Commonwealth Foundation is committed to bringing Commonwealth civil society and its citizens into the centre of discussion and decision-making around critical issues that affect their lives.  As Programme Officer, Knowledge, Learning and Communications, you will be working closely with the Manager in the Knowledge, Learning and Communications (KLC) team and you will engage with civil society issues throughout the Commonwealth.  You should have relevant experience in developing innovative digital content including copy and visual media for a range of online channels. You will need to be able to produce and schedule quality content related to the Foundation’s programmes to build engagement with civil society audiences. This position is only open to applicants with an existing right to work in the United Kingdom. 

The organisation 

The Commonwealth Foundation is mandated by its Member States to advance the interests of Commonwealth civil society. The Foundation seeks to nurture the growth of vibrant and free societies: championing the active and constructive participation of people in all aspects of governance. Our key focus areas are climate justice, health justice and freedom of expression. Our cross-cutting themes are gender equality, small and vulnerable states and young people. 

The Foundation’s current Strategic Plan, which details what we are doing, how and why, can be accessed via our website, along with our latest Annual Report where you can get a good idea of how we are currently working. 

The programme 

The mandate of the Knowledge, Learning and Communications (KLC) programme is to capture, distil and share knowledge and learning to strengthen Foundation’s impact and effectiveness. The programme brings together a range of functions critical to the Foundation’s identity, coherence and visibility including the facility to learn internally; management of information and infrastructure; leadership of the Foundation’s monitoring and evaluation work; and all aspects of our communications and outreach including reporting.  

The role 

The Programme Officer (PO) will support the effective delivery of the Foundation’s Knowledge, Learning and Communications (KLC) workplan. Working under the supervision of the KLC Programme Manager, you will be responsible for maintaining the Foundation’s websites; planning and creating content for our online channels that communicates meaningful results and tells the Foundation’s story in as engaging way as possible; event coordination, facilitation and promotion; support for media relations; support for annual reporting and results monitoring; and support to Foundation staff in the optimal use of communications tools and IT. 

Key tasks and responsibilities 

The postholder will undertake the following key tasks: 

• Actively promote the values and aims of the Commonwealth 

• Monitor and engage with sector news, trends and discussions 

• Plan and create content for all social media channels, monitoring and reporting on social media reach and digital metrics

• Manage content for the Foundation’s websites and work with web developers to develop functionality and meet evolving needs 

• Play a leading role in event coordination and promotion 

• Work collaboratively with the other Foundation programmes, identifying opportunities to maximise synergies towards the Foundation’s vision and mission 

• Guide staff in the effective use of information technology including platforms such as Zoom Webinars and databases like Airtable  

• Generate writing and other media that captures ideas and best practice from one area of our work and communicates it effectively with a wider audience 

• Coordinate and support data collection and monitoring results against our strategy  

• Prepare copy and content for briefing notes, reports and presentations  

• Guide and support staff in their communications 

The individual 

We seek an individual with demonstrated experience in communications gained within a comparable field, especially of social media and online marketing, along with experience of using website content management systems.  The ideal candidate will also have experience using the Adobe Creative Cloud Suite and have a good understanding of Microsoft tools and webinar/virtual meeting platforms. They will have strong writing skills and experience in storytelling and reporting, along with an ability to work collaboratively with stakeholders. They should have an awareness of ensuring brand and style guidelines are reflected across communication activities and be comfortable acting as a first point of contact for media enquiries as well as liaising with colleagues and external suppliers. 

What we Offer 

Salary expectations:  £32,076 - £35,605 per annum 

The Foundation is proud of our welcoming and accommodating working environment. We strive to be a great place to work. 

We offer generous holidays 30 days (plus 8 bank holidays and 4 privilege days). 

Fifteen percent of your salary is payable tax-free at stipulated periods in lieu of a formal superannuation scheme. 

Foundation staff have access to our private health scheme, including dental cover. 

We are based in Marlborough House, Pall Mall, central London. We are currently operating a flexible working policy which requires all staff to work from the office at least five days per fortnight including every Wednesday, and applicants must be able to affirm their capacity and willingness to work within this policy. 

Our commitment 

The Foundation celebrates diversity, and we are proud of our diverse and welcoming team. All qualified applicants already eligible to work in the UK will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital status or pregnancy. 

If you need us to make any special accommodation in the recruitment and selection process because of a protected characteristic, please let us know. 

The process 

Interested candidates should apply online via the Commonwealth Foundation website. 

The application requires you to provide a comprehensive CV as well as a motivation letter that clearly addresses the criteria as outlined in the person specification and the competencies framework. 

You must possess and declare the right to work in the UK at the time of application submission for your application to be considered. The Commonwealth Foundation does not sponsor work visas. 

Closing date for applications: 

9.00am BST Tuesday 26 August 2025 

Interviews: 

First-round interviews will be held online, in the week beginning 8 September 2025. 

Second-round interviews will be held in person in the week beginning 15 September 2025 at Marlborough House, central London. 

About Us

Here at Vision North Somerset, we support people who are visually and/or hearing impaired across North Somerset.  With around 1,500 people affected by sight loss and/or hearing loss in our county, we offer a range of support services to enable people to reach their full potential. 

We turn 50 years old this year so it is a really exciting time to join the charity. We have a new CEO who is looking forward to engaging a great team to carry the charity forward into the next 50 years.  You will find us a small, friendly, supportive group of colleages who make coming to work a pleasure. 

Key Responsibilities

Information, advice and guidance:

• Work one-on-one with adults and children with a visual impairment and their carers/ families, providing a comprehensive initial assessment in a person-centred, empathetic, and empowering manner.
• Provide internal and external referrals and deliver follow-up actions to enable maximum wellbeing for service users.
• Manage incoming and outgoing referrals internally and with a wide range of external providers, communicating promptly to manage cases effectively and safely.
• Work closely with team members and volunteers to collate and send Information Packs and other necessary communications such as appointment letters in accessible formats.
• Assess risks as needed and report any safeguarding concerns to the Safeguarding Lead.

Equipment:

• Be aware of and able demonstrate and advise on equipment for people with a visual impairment when needed and/or refer to other services.
• If needed during home/ care home visits, provide minor adaptations such as high visibility tape on steps or tactile markings on appliances.

Data management:

• Ensure that all service delivery to individuals and service user data is promptly and appropriately recorded and managed on the Vision North Somerset database, in accordance with procedures.
• Work with team members and volunteers to maintain accuracy of the Vision North Somerset service user database, including collecting data permissions and equality monitoring information from service users during visits.

Local networking and knowledge:

• Develop and maintain knowledge and resources on relevant services offered by organisations to people in North Somerset. Work with the Administrator to maintain records on online files and paper files (for example service leaflets).
• Occasionally attend local meetings, arrange meetings with staff from key local organisations or represent Vision North Somerset to develop mutual knowledge of local services. 

Working as part of a team (common to all Vision North Somerset job descriptions)

· Maintain effective communication and positive working relationships with Vision North Somerset staff (and volunteers if appropriate).

· Ensure that other staff understand your role and that you work cooperatively with good communication.

· Maintain awareness of and follow our policies and processes.

· Undertake regular supervision meetings and training in topics such as: accessible information, safeguarding, health and safety, data protection, equality, diversity, and inclusion.

· Assist in the planning and improving of the delivery of service improvement and participate positively in the implementation of new working methods and practices as required.

· Be an excellent ambassador for the charity.

· Carry out any other duties that may reasonably be required in line with your main duties.

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Transformation Project Lead to join our Events and courses team. This position is based in the Finance and Commercial directorate and you will report to the Director of Events and Exhibition Sales. This is a unique opportunity to lead meaningful change across a large and complex educational portfolio that is developed to support our mission of improving girls and women’s health globally.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the development of a scalable and financially sustainable course delivery model, including international franchising options
• Improve operational processes, resource planning and delegate experience across the events and courses offer
• Refresh and modernise governance and volunteer engagement structures
• Embed cross departmental collaboration, innovation and evidence based planning in course design and delivery.

For the full list of key responsibilities, please check the recruitment pack.

About you

We’re seeking a strategic, forward thinking transformation lead to reimagine how the RCOG delivers its world class events and courses

Requirements:

• Proven experience leading transformation projects in an education, events or training setting
• Experience developing scalable and sustainable delivery models
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
• Ability to drive innovation and lead change across teams
• Strategic thinker with strong commercial and planning skills

Our culture and benefits

As a key member of the team, you will be located in our offices in London Bridge. We offer a friendly, values led working culture with an excellent benefits package that includes:

• Agile and flexible working environment and free lunch onsite
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and office closure from 25 December to 1 January
• 10% pension contribution after probation
• Enhanced wellbeing and family support
• Interest-free bike and season ticket loans after probation
• Tailored Learning and Development and study leave
• Affinity staff networks
• Life assurance and income protection schemes
• Lifestyle discounts

For a full list of the benefits we offer, please visit our careers site.

How to apply

Click on Apply to be taken to our recruitment platform, Applied. Please visit our careers website to download the full Job pack.

Closing date: 10.00am on Monday 1st September 2025

We encourage candidates to apply early and reserve the right to close the advert and appoint before the closing date.

We will be interviewing candidates on the 17th and 18th September 2025

We believe that diverse teams will deliver the best outcomes for women's healthcare and we strive to be an inclusive employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and particularly encourage candidates from underrepresented groups, including those from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds and people with disabilities. To find out more, please see our Diversity Policy and Equal Opportunities Policy.

Please note: We are only accepting applicants with a right to work in the UK; we are unable to sponsor people requiring a work visa.

About us

The RCOG is a professional membership association dedicated to improving women’s health care across the world. We do this by setting standards for clinical practice, providing doctors with training and lifelong learning, and working with partners to advocate for women’s health and health care across their life course. We are a global leader in this specialist area, supporting 18,000 members in the UK and internationally.

We are a values-led organisation placing high standards, innovation, openness, inclusiveness and trust at the centre of all we do.

Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Then Advance Charity could be the career choice for you!

We are looking for a Service User Engagement Lead to support our Criminal Justice services

This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010. Please note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This role is also subject to Police Vetting.

About us

Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending. We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community.

We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women’s centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.

Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability.

Job Summary

Advance’s Minerva service works with women and young women and girls involved in the Criminal Justice System offering safe, targeted support and advocacy to women to help them address their complex needs in relation to the 9 pathways to offending, such as substance misuse and financial difficulties, aiming to reduce re-offending, encourage desistance amongst repeat offenders, and empower women to live safe, crime free lives.

Working as a Service User Engagement Lead you will be responsible for supporting the operational delivery of our service user engagement programme that will be a part of the Minerva service across London, including leading a team of CJS community champions and ambassadors and supporting in the oversight and delivery this programme across our 3 criminal justice services. In addition, this role requires you to build effective relationships with the criminal justice teams across London, and the regions alongside our partners and service users.

An integral part of the Service User Engagement Lead role will include delivering planned monthly supervision and ad-hoc supervision and having oversight of safeguarding and risk management for the CJS champions and ambassadors that you are working alongside. You will support the Senior Service Manager and Service Managers in delivering key information to keyworkers, in staff meetings and in day-to-day interactions to help promote the service user engagement programme.

You will lead your team and service while working collaboratively with fellow Advance managers and teams, external agencies and key stakeholders across London to provide a consistent and holistic service.

Key responsibilities and duties

• Support the recruitment, onboarding, and exit processes for champions and ambassadors including processing checks and welcome packs. Creating and supporting a positive culture of CJS Champions and ambassadors within the service
• To ensure the voice of service users is heard, valued and have influence throughout all areas of services, development design and delivery
• Supporting the CJS champions and ambassadors in post with their professional development
• Support with coproduction of projects across sites including coproduction space and service user activities, representing the views and opinions of those who access our services by leading on service user board meetings, focus groups and training sessions.
• Oversight of the welfare and wellbeing of CJS Champions and ambassadors
• Embed processes that enable you to engage with those who access our services, by listening to their views and asking for their feedback. Provide feedback and updates to those who access our services informing them of any changes and decisions.
• Work with staff and the local community to improve and develop the service, promoting our strategy
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records on champions and ambassadors and service user engagement via our internal database and spreadsheets.
• Manage invitations, bookings, and logistics for internal and external events, meetings or workshops involving CJS community champions and ambassadors
• Ensure all CJS champion and service user information is managed confidentially and in line with Data Protection regulations.
• Keep CJS champions and ambassadors training and participation records up to date.
• Support in monitoring engagement levels and preparing basic reports or summaries on Service User Involvement champions and ambassadors.
• Be responsible for your own personal learning/development and keep up to date on research, relevant legislation, policy and practice, and other literature relevant to the role.
• Participate in supervision, training and meetings as required and assist in the development of services in line with agreed development plans.
• Work collaboratively with the Service Managers to ensure that the work supporting women in the CJS is a coherent and well organised service, meeting regularly to communicate issues across the team and reporting achievements, challenges and proposed solutions.

About You:

To be successful as the Service User Engagement Lead you will need the below experience and skills:

You are an organised and empathetic individual with experience in supporting service user involvement and champion/ambassador programmes. You’re confident managing the full lifecycle of engagement - from recruitment and onboarding to professional development and exit processes - ensuring safeguarding and data protection protocols are followed at all times. You have a strong understanding of co-production principles and are passionate about ensuring the voices of those with lived experience are heard, valued, and embedded in service design and delivery. Your ability to build positive relationships enables you to effectively support the welfare and wellbeing of community champions and ambassadors, while also engaging wider staff and community networks to improve services. With strong administrative skills, you’re confident in managing data systems, coordinating events, and maintaining accurate records. You’re proactive in monitoring engagement levels and can contribute to reporting and service development activities. Collaborative by nature, you work well within a team, communicate effectively, and are committed to continuous learning. You stay up to date with relevant legislation, policy, and best practice, and thrive in environments that value service user voice, equality, and community impact.

ow to apply:

Please submit your up-to-date CV with a supporting statement. Please note that only applications made via the job advert on the Advance careers page, and those that include a cover letter will be considered.

• Closing Date for Applications: Sunday 31st August 2025*
• Interviews are taking place on a rolling basis

*Advance reserves the right to close the advert early, or on the appointment of a candidate

What we can offer you - Employee Benefits:

• A 35-hour working week
• An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata for part time), PLUS public holidays on top (that's nearly 40 days paid holiday per year!)
• Additional days off to celebrate International Women’s Day, and for religious observance and moving home
• Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards as well as take advantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure and more
• Pension scheme
• Enhanced maternity/adoption provision
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee eye-care scheme
• Clinical supervision for front line staff and first line management roles
• Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 for each referral who passes probation
• Organisation wide away days
• Thorough induction and training
• Career development pathways

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Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have special needs, please email the Talent Acquisition Team at Advance and we will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.

Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities

We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.

Safeguarding

Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe. We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks. We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.

Could you be PLP’s new Senior Research Fellow and support our work improving access to justice for all?

  At Public Law Project (PLP), we work to champion fundamental rights and hold power to account. Our legal challenges have played a pivotal role in successful cases. In just the last year this includes:   

• The fight against the Rwanda deportation policy  
• The Government’s attempts to renege on Windrush commitments   
• Attempts to radically cut disability benefits to 100,000 people without lawful consultation   
• Intervention in the challenge against draconian and unconstitutional anti protest laws 

Our work is highly respected, impactful, and deeply valued across the legal and social justice sectors.

The Role

This Senior Research Fellow post offers the opportunity to join our team of researchers working to achieve PLP’s strategic objectives. This role will focus on ensuring that justice is accessible to all.

As a Senior Research Fellow, you will help us shape and deliver our research agenda. With support from PLP’s Research Director and colleagues across the organisation, you will develop and lead high-quality research. Your work will be central to our efforts to design and advance a fair and inclusive administrative law justice system and advocate for a better resourced and more effective system.

You will be a team player, who embodies PLP’s values and supports collegiate and inclusive working culture. Working closely with colleagues in casework, public affairs, communications, events and fundraising, you will bring a deep commitment to using research as a lever for change. You will use your expertise to represent PLP externally, collaborate effectively with external partners including people with lived experience and help advance our strategic priorities.

This is envisaged as a full-time role but we will consider part time arrangements for the right person.

As part of our commitment to recruit fairly we use anonymised-selection processes until interview, offer additional interview opportunities to the highest-scoring candidates from under-represented communities, and use ‘tie-breaker’ provisions at all stages of our selection process.

Finance Manager Job Description

Brent Mencap has been passionate about a healthier and fairer Brent since 1979. We’ve developed and run successful housing, employment, health, advice, wellbeing and self-advocacy services. During austerity and Covid we diversified, successfully taking on NHS work with people with long-term health conditions. We provide social prescribing support and health and wellbeing coaching to patients for Brent GPs. In 2024-25 we helped over 18000 people. We’re a leading partner on the Brent Health Educators Programme.

Our income has substantially  increased from £382k in 19/20 to £1.71 million in 23-24. We’ve had to adapt quickly, developing and retaining a much larger staff group, using our data better and improving our marketing.

Brent Mencap offers fantastic free creative and wellbeing activities for people with a learning disability, autism and long-term health conditions. These have flourished since Covid. People love yoga, poetry, singing, gardening, Breathe and Move, self-advocacy, campaigning, awareness raising, CREATE art activities for young people, external trips and parties. Small grants, donations and our reserves fund this while we get longer term funding. Our self-advocates want us to focus on paid employment, youth services and making Brent Council use accessible information properly.

Our current finance manager has been pivotal to Brent Mencap’s recent growth, adapting to paying more people, dealing with complicated invoices, making sure we get paid promptly, being as diligent about a project budget worth 5k as our overall budget and supportive with staff  wage queries. While there is lots of data input, reconciling, processing purchase orders, the role involves real involvement in project development, monitoring with other managers and face-to-face involvement with users and staff. It’s never boring and definitely not for the faint hearted!!

As Finance Manager for Brent Mencap, you will have a key leadership position. You will be responsible for the strategic and operational oversight of our finances, ensuring compliance with all statutory requirements while ensuring our services are sustainable through sound financial planning. You will work closely with the Executive Director and Trustee Board to provide accurate insights and projections that support long-term growth and resilience.

You will play a pivotal role in reviewing and maintaining our robust finance and administrative system and procedures, managing risks and ensuring our charity finances can support delivery of our mission. You will also contribute to the development of funding applications, tenders, and financial strategies. You will play a key role in supporting funding applications, demonstrating impact through financial reporting, and building processes that enable future growth.

This post is:

• subject to Enhanced DBS Disclosure

• subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. It will be necessary for a disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and barring Service for details of any previous criminal convictions.

• Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK

• Please note our office base is on the first floor of a Victorian building

To be shortlisted,

· Candidates must fully complete our application form, and show clearly how their previous experience and knowledge meets all aspects of the person specification with examples given of actual actions/experience relating to the person specification. Please go to our website to complete the application by 9.00am on 28th August. We do not accept CVs

Interview details

· A 2-part Interview with senior staff will take place at Brent Mencap on Monday 8th or 15th  September 2025. Shortlisted candidates will be given a paper-based scenario to complete and print at Brent Mencap before the interview

· We anticipate the interviews will take 2.0 hours with a 15-minute break  between scenario and actual interview.

Role: Senior Partnerships Manager - Corporate

Location: Flexible working with a mixture of remote working and office based at Solar

House, 3rd Floor, 1-9 Romford Rd, London, E15 4LJ or home-based for the right candidate

Hours: 37.5 hours per week (part time hours will also be considered) 

Salary: £41,500 - £47,949 per annum depending on experience 

Closing date: Tuesday 26 August - 9am

Interviews to be held on an as and when basis and we encourage early applications to avoid disappointment 

There is a school attendance crisis with 1 in 5 children missing more than 10% of their schooling each year. This figure has doubled since the pandemic. They are missing weeks, months, even years of their education, severely affecting their future life chances.

School-Home Support looks beyond the classroom to tackle the underlying causes of school absence and get children back to school, ready to learn. Whatever it takes. 

We require increased funding to help tackle this national crisis and are recruiting to this senior fundraising role to help fund our new strategy. This is a fantastic chance to join our passionate, committed team and make your mark on one of the education challenges of a generation.

You

You will be a passionate communicator with a proven track record of inspiring organisations to support the charities you have represented. You will be confident in approaching and speaking with individuals at all levels in a business, understanding motivations and providing opportunities for them to deliver real impact to the families we support. You will be an inspirational team leader and relish the opportunity of working collaboratively to deliver against targets.

You’ll have previous experience of:

• Achieving income targets

• Successfully identifying and developing new funder relationships

• Motivating, inspiring and leading a team

We will aim to conduct interviews in person as far as possible. We may need to hold second

interviews, and you will be informed of this following the initial interview.

We are committed to maximising staff wellbeing and creating an inclusive, safe

environment where everyone feels comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work.

To find out more about our current initiatives and offerings, please view our EDI &

Wellbeing initiatives document.

As an employer we offer:

● Generous annual leave entitlement

● Comprehensive employee wellbeing programme

● Employee assistance programme

● Life assurance

● Pension scheme

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the

community.

School-Home Support​ ​takes very seriously the duty of care to safeguard and promote the

welfare of children and is committed to ensuring that our safeguarding practice reflects

statutory responsibilities, government guidance and complies with best practice. Our

safeguarding policy recognises that the welfare and interests of children are paramount in all

circumstances. All roles at SHS are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.

Job Title: Operations Manager 

Duration: Permanent 

Hours: Full time

35 hours per week Monday – Friday 

Salary Scale:£36,839 – £42,781  
Appointments are made at the start of the salary scale, with annual pay progression through the scale based on satisfactory performance. The pay scale is reviewed annually in the light of cost of living and operational budgets.  

Pension:                   6% employer pension contribution

Holiday:                   26 days plus bank holidays

Reports to:            Deputy Director 

Line Manages:         Operations Supervisors, Gallery Technician, Front of House staff and Cleaners 

The appointment is subject to a satisfactory DBS check 

The Operations Manager is a key role within the team, ensuring the effective and efficient management of the SLG’s three sites: the Main Gallery, the Fire Station and Art Block. This includes managing the maintenance and upkeep of the SLG’s Grade II listed buildings and artist-designed gardens, as well as leading the Front of House team to ensure that the SLG provides a welcoming and inclusive environment for all visitors and a high quality of visitor experience. 

The Operations Manager works closely with the Deputy Director and manages a team comprising two Operations Supervisors, the Gallery Technician and contracted and casual Front of House staff and Cleaners. The role takes the lead on the implementation and monitoring of the SLG’s environment and sustainability policy and contributes to organisation-wide work towards the SLG’s equity, diversity and inclusion objectives. 

The post holder will be required to be an appointed first aider and a fire marshal, as well as a primary keyholder. They may, therefore, be called upon for out of hours emergencies. Appropriate training will be given. 

In our endeavour to diversify our workforce and create a more inclusive environment, we particularly encourage and welcome applications from people from backgrounds which are underrepresented in museums and galleries, including people from low-income backgrounds, people from Black, Asian and ethnically diverse backgrounds and disabled people. 

Established in 1997, Jigsaw4u provide a range of services for children, young people, families and vulnerable adults experiencing complex social and emotional difficulties across South West London. Jigsaw4u has experienced considerable growth and development over the past several years. Jigsaw4u’s Board of Trustees and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) have recognised the need for dedicated staffing resource to hold the day-to-day responsibility for the service management function as part of our Senior Leadership Team (SLT).

As a member of our SLT, you will help to deliver and shape and the organisation’s vision and strategy. It will be your responsibility to ensure that Jigsaw4u’s services achieve their goals, meet their strategic objectives and achieve our growth targets while being delivered to Jigsaw4u’s exceptionally high standards.

Under the direction of the CEO, the postholder’s areas of responsibility will be to:

• Line Manage the Service Managers, ensuring that their teams are high performing, reporting and data collection is of a high standard and relationships with funders and other stakeholders are outstanding.
• Ensure that the structure of all Jigsaw4u services are optimised to allow for growth and support staff and volunteers (including trainee counsellors/therapists) to develop key skills.
• Maintain knowledge and awareness of best practice within the charitable sector (and other sectors where relevant), to inform and update Jigsaw4u so that we take advantage of the latest approaches to change, innovation and development which can have a positive impact on our beneficiaries lives.
• Work proactively and collaboratively to identify innovation and business improvement within the SLT to define and agree Target Operating Models and oversee implementation and ongoing review. Use insight, evaluation and analysis to continually inform and refine practice.
• Play a full part in the development of the SLT and deputise for the CEO as required. Work closely with the Service Management Team to develop and deliver an outstanding approach to people management, building a learning culture that delivers high quality, extensive support enabling people to achieve their best as a team.
• Represent Jigsaw4u at formal meetings with funders and other stakeholders and through submission of reports and data requests. Establish new, and strengthen existing, external relationships to promote Jigsaw4u’s profile, influence and reputation.
• Ensure compliance with relevant statutory and regulatory requirements, and adherence to relevant professional codes and standards of good practice.
• Support the CEO in funding and tender applications
• Support the CEO and fundraising team in generating income

As a member of the SLT you will be expected, with training and support, to take an active part in supporting the whole organisation. Experience and aptitude to provide calm leadership and a supportive problem-solving approach to practical problems and judgements involving risk is necessary.

Head of Influencing and Impact
Reporting to: CEO
Salary: £55,000 per annum
Contract: Full-time, permanent. We are open to discussing flexible or part-time working.
Benefits: Access to a defined contribution pension and 25 days annual leave per year + three days between Christmas and New Year.
Location: Hybrid working, with 2 days in the office: Shoreditch Exchange Gorsuch Place Shoreditch, London E2 8JF

About Agenda Alliance

We are bold, ambitious feminists, living in a world where women and girls at the sharpest edge of adversity are consistently overlooked and harmed. Too many women and girls are hurt; too many lives are damaged; too much potential is lost.

We are a social movement, campaigning with courage and in solidarity with our Alliance members and women and girls, so that they can thrive. We advocate and campaign for systems and services to respond appropriately to women and girls with multiple unmet needs.

We want public services to respond better to the distinct and multiple unmet needs of women and girls, including appropriately responding to gender, age, race and trauma. For the whole system to respond better, we stand in solidarity with the voluntary sector and advocate for them to be empowered.

Our values are our guiding principles for our work to deliver our mission. It is who we are and how we behave. We promise to be: Intersectional, Courageous, Credible, Clear, Collaborative.

About The Role

As a systems change charity that exists for the most marginalised women and girls, we are looking for a passionate, politically savvy, values-aligned person with outstanding project management skills to shape and help deliver our influencing goals and demonstrate our impact.

The aim of this newly created role is to help us influence policy, practice, perceptions and power, in order to improve systems and services for women and girls with unmet needs. This person’s ways of working will ensure the voices of women and girls, and our alliance members are at the core of our influencing work. They will ensure that the team works effectively together towards this shared goal.

Person Specification

• Commitment to social justice and to upholding the rights of women and girls. A good understanding of issues related to gender inequality and other social inequalities.
• Politically savvy, with an excellent understanding of the political environment, criminal justice and/or the women and girls’ sector and any implications for our work.
• Good understanding of partnership working and stakeholder management, with the ability to build effective collaborative relationships and work successfully with a wide range of partners.
• Galvanising a diverse team, with the ability to bring people together on a journey towards a shared goal.
• A track record of successfully bringing about social change, with the ability to use evidence, data, and lived experience to influence effectively.
• Experience of developing creative ways to convene partners and build momentum around a cause.
• Good, independent judgement, strategic vision and an ability to think creatively.
• Outstanding project and resource management skills, with a proven ability to lead multi-stakeholder projects from inception to delivery.
• Good understanding of charity leadership and governance and experience of working effectively with a chair and board or similar.
• Coaching and collaborative and inclusive leadership style in tune with the values of Agenda Alliance.
• Commitment to values of co-production and engagement.
• Confident and persuasive communicator and presenter in writing and orally with the ability to represent Agenda Alliance at a range of levels, including on public platforms and in the media.
• An effective networker.
• Understanding of core safeguarding issues and good practice working with women and girls with multiple disadvantage.

Desirable

• Experience of deputising/working closely with a CEO or being on a Senior Leadership team.
• A track record in generating funds from diverse sources and in working with funders.
• Understanding of how to amplify the voices of women and girls with lived experience of the issues Agenda Alliance addresses.
• Experience of working in small, agile organisation with limited resources but high ambition.

We are actively trying to diversify our team, so if you are from the Black, Asian and minoritised communities, identify as LGBTQ+, have a disability, and/or bring lived experience relevant to the areas we work in, we would love to hear from you.

What is it like to work here?

• Wellbeing is a priority, with a flexible working and 'duvet days'
• Team brunches!
• Highly supportive work environment, encouraging learning and respect of lives outside of work
• Working with dedicated, talented women on the team, on our Board and with our Alliance members
• Supportive and engaged board of Trustees
• We care deeply about the work and better outcomes for women and girls
• We work on the understanding that women and girls are the experts
• We know how to have fun too!

Closing Date: 9am on Monday 8th September 2025

We will be shortlisting as we receive applications and aim to let successful candidates know by 11th September.

The first round of interviews will take place online on 15/16/17 September, with the second round of interviews taking place ideally in person at our offices on Thursday 25th September.

Interested?

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website.

Equal opportunities

Agenda Alliance selects all candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications, experience and ability to do the role advertised. We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability (physical or learning), gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

We will provide reasonable support to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. Please contact us to identify any additional support that you may require to enable you to make an application.

Because our work is about centring women and girls’ experiences, and our organisation is led by and for women and girls, this post is open to women only (exempt under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, part 1). When Agenda refers to women and girls, we mean cisgender, intersex, and transgender women and girls, alongside nonbinary people who experience misogyny.

No agencies please. 

At Hestia, we are guided by our core values and are dedicated to fostering an equitable, diverse, and inclusive organisation. Our mission is to empower individuals to rebuild their lives and achieve independence. Right now, we are looking for a Domestic and Sexual Violence Caseworker to play a pivotal role in our Newham Domestic and Sexual Violence Support Service.

Sounds great, what will I be doing?

The Newham Domestic and Sexual Violence Support Service is a community-based initiative offering integrated support to individuals who have experienced domestic abuse, sexual violence, forced marriage, honour-based violence, female genital mutilation, or violence related to sex work. Delivered in partnership with local agencies, the service uses approaches such as casework, Independent Domestic and Sexual Violence Advocacy (IDSVA), and Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conferences (MARAC) to provide holistic, person-centred care. Its aim is to not only assist survivors directly but also to raise awareness within the community about domestic and sexual violence and the support available.

The role involves delivering tailored support through safety planning, risk and needs assessments, and one-to-one sessions, empowering survivors to make informed decisions and develop independent living skills. It requires working closely with multiple agencies to meet needs effectively, building strong relationships with community and statutory organisations, and contributing to good practice and policy development. Service user involvement is promoted through events, networking, fundraising, and consultations, while maintaining confidentiality and adhering to safeguarding policies at all times.

What do I need to bring with me?

You'll need to be able to demonstrate the core skills this role requires as well as match our values and mission. You don't have to tick all the boxes right away; the important thing is that you're willing to learn. We also value lived experience of the areas we support, so if you feel comfortable, please do mention this on your application.

Here's what the team will be looking for

It calls for experience in working with vulnerable individuals, especially those involved in both on- and off-street sex work, along with a strong understanding of the challenges they face and the barriers to accessing services. The role requires the ability to support people who have experienced trauma, as well as excellent verbal, written, and IT skills. A good grasp of safeguarding issues and their practical application is essential, alongside knowledge of health and social care services and the legal framework relating to sex work. A valid driving licence is also required.

In line with Section 7(2) b & e of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, this position is open to women only.

Interview Steps

We keep our interview process simple, so you know exactly what to expect.

• Shortlisting call: We have a team of dedicated recruitment specialists who will speak to you about your experience, motivations and values. They will also tell you about all the great work we do!
• Face to face interview: Now you will have face to face interview with the hiring manager. Our interviews are value and competency based.

Don't be alarmed if there are other stages in the process, it's all part of the plan for some of our roles.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Our services users come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes us stronger. We are committed to creating and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workforce and value the skills, abilities, talent and experiences, different people and communities bring to our organisation.

We are a disability confident employer

Hestia is proud to be a disability confident employer, dedicated to the employment and career development of individuals with disabilities. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for all applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the role they have applied for. We also provide reasonable adjustments during the selection and interview process, and throughout your employment with us.

Safeguarding Statement

Hestia is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults, children and young people who are potentially at risk, and we therefore expect all staff and volunteers to do the same. We require all staff to undertake internal and external safeguarding training throughout their employment with Hestia.

Important Information for Candidates

If your application is successful, please be aware that you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks before a formal offer of employment can be confirmed.

We reserve the right to close this job advert early should we receive a high volume of applications or if the position is filled before the closing date. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible to ensure their application is considered.

Reports To: Volunteer Manager
Division: Charity
Team: Volunteering
Location: Cannock
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £27,000 - £33,000 per annum - Depending on Experience
 
About Newlife
 
As one of the UK’s leading charities providing essential specialist equipment to children with disabilities, Newlife is dedicated to making life better - for the families we serve, and for the people who help us to make that happen.
 
Through grants and emergency equipment loans, we ensure children get the vital equipment they need, when they need it, while our free nurse helpline offers crucial support and information – as well as a listening ear. Our campaigns help to give children with disabilities and their families a voice, advocating for change to benefit the families we serve. And we support adults with additional needs with volunteering and employment opportunities, providing an introduction to the workplace and a means for career development.
 
Across the whole of Newlife, our teams are crucial to our success – it’s not just a job; here you’ll be helping us to change lives every day.
 
Role Purpose
 
As the Volunteer Centre Team Leader, you will be responsible for the effective day-to-day running of our on-site Volunteer Centre in Cannock. This inclusive, vibrant space welcomes up to 32 volunteers daily (Monday to Friday), supporting the preparation of stock donated by retail partners for sale in our 9 UK charity shops.
 
You’ll lead a small team of Volunteer Support Assistants, coordinate volunteer activities, oversee quality and safety standards, and help cultivate an environment where every volunteer feels valued and supported. This hands-on role also includes some physical work, such as moving stock and roll cages.
 
Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the daily operations of the Volunteer Centre.
• Line manage and support three Volunteer Support Assistants.
• Supervise and guide volunteers, including corporate and group volunteers.
• Allocate tasks and stock appropriately, considering individual skill levels and abilities.
• Ensure accurate processing of stock according to guidance.
• Promote and maintain a safe and inclusive environment through adherence to safeguarding and health & safety policies.
• Maintain volunteer records, including contact information, training logs, and hours volunteered.
• Support volunteer recruitment, onboarding, and training.
• Ensure all required equipment is available and in working order.
• Assist in planning and delivering volunteer events, recognition initiatives, and engagement activities.
• Represent Newlife at volunteer recruitment and engagement events.
• Participate in physical tasks involving stock movement (e.g., lifting cartons, pushing cages).

 
Person Specification
 
Knowledge & Experience

• Proven experience in a supervisory or leadership role.
• Experience working with volunteers or within the charity sector is desirable.
• Understanding of inclusive volunteering and working with individuals of varying abilities.

Skills

• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication abilities.
• Confident in building positive relationships with volunteers and colleagues.
• Organised with strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work under pressure.
• Detail-oriented and capable of following procedures accurately.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and comfortable using databases and digital systems.
• Understanding of volunteer legislation and safeguarding practices.

 
Attributes

• Passionate about volunteering and creating opportunities for others to learn and grow.
• Empathetic, respectful, and adaptable in communication with diverse groups.
• Professional, dependable, and committed to confidentiality.
• A collaborative team player who leads by example.

 
Other Requirements

• Willingness to adhere to internal policies, including Health & Safety, safeguarding, and equality & diversity.
• Commitment to Newlife’s mission, values, and unique culture.
• Flexible approach and willingness to undertake training and development.
• Enhanced DBS check required for this role.

 
What We Offer

• The opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of disabled children and their families.
• A supportive and inclusive working environment.
• Opportunities for professional development and growth.

 
To Apply:
 
Please submit your CV and a covering letter outlining your interest in the role and how your experience aligns with the person specification.
 
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