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GARDEN COURT CHAMBERS LIMITED
Events Manager: JOB DESCRIPTION
Reporting to: Head of Communications & Marketing (HCM)
We are inviting applications for an Events Manager to join Garden Court Chambers. This is a full time permanent role.
Purpose of the role
Garden Court Chambers hosts a range of events including roundtables, webinars, hybrid, and in-person panel discussions. We bring together legal professionals, policy specialists, NGOs, community groups, and activists for legal training, thought-leadership and networking.
At least three times a week, we host 40-50 people for in-person events, 15-20 for roundtables, and several hundred for webinars. We also host parties throughout the year for around 150+ guests.
In this role, you will plan deliver and host each event; support the Head of Communications and Marketing with event programming; and work with barrister colleagues who convene each event to agree all event specifications.
Working as part of the friendly and professional Communications and Marketing team, the events you produce will amplify the vital work our barristers undertake to fight injustice, defend human rights, and uphold the rule of law.
About you
- Committed to delivering consistently excellent customer service - great front of house and highly organised and methodical behind the scenes.
- Experienced in dealing with the day-to-day challenges of high-volume event planning, delivery, and hosting.
- Confident at managing technology required for large webinars and hybrid events.
- A can-do attitude, calm under pressure, flexible, and a great team player.
Core duties
- Event planning and delivery: book rooms and catering; liaise with speakers and diarise; coordinate webinar access for guests and speakers; collate and format PowerPoints; manage event recording and webinar platform (Zoom); process bookings and manage invitations; and coordinate with facilities, security, and reception.
- Event hosting duties (supported by Events Assistant): greet guests and welcome speakers; manage cloak rooms, event signage, and catering; set up and clear rooms; and trouble shoot and support the needs of guests and speakers.
- Support the Head of Communications and Marketing with event programming.
- Work pro-actively with members of Chambers (barristers) to ensure that requirements for their events are clearly recorded, and that events are delivered to specification.
- Support the Communications and Marketing Manager with digital communications to promote events.
- Support the Head of Communications and Marketing with event budgeting.
- Create and manage invitation lists using CRM software and support the production and delivery of well-targeted and high-quality email marketing.
- Assist with other administrative tasks for the marketing team.
- Line manage junior members of the team, as required.
- Feed into reports to measure the reach and impact of Garden Court marketing activities.
Skills and experience
- Proven experience in planning, delivering, and hosting in person, hybrid, and online events (ideally all three).
- Good working knowledge of Zoom (or similar), PowerPoint, Excel (all essential), and Campaign Monitor / MailChimp (desirable).
- Experience of working with CRM systems and email marketing tools (desirable)
- Experience of working in fast-paced environments and managing competing priorities.
- Experience of collaborating with and hosting high-value clients and senior professionals.
- Knowledge of the law is not essential, but a commitment to Garden Court’s values is a must.
Personal qualities
- A passion for excellent customer service and teamwork
- A commitment to delivering work of consistently high quality
- Ability to work under own initiative
- Takes ownership for delivery across all aspects of events
- Pays close attention to - and cares about – the details
- Can approach work flexibly, with a positive, can-do attitude
- Highly organised and calm under pressure
- Capable of multi-tasking and meeting tight deadlines.
- Resourceful with the ability to work independently.
About Garden Court Chambers
Garden Court Chambers is a number one ranked barristers’ chambers advising solicitors, members of the public and organisations across the UK and around the world.
We are committed to fighting injustice, defending human rights and upholding the rule of law. We help many clients use the law to advance social justice and equality. Garden Court has a proud history of winning ground-breaking cases of constitutional importance. Our legal challenges have overturned great injustices in many landmark decisions. Equally, our barristers fight hard for clients in countless cases that don’t hit the headlines, but are nonetheless vital for defending the rights of those we represent.
Garden Court is the largest chambers in London and the second largest in the UK with over 200 barristers. Our main areas of law are civil liberties and human rights, criminal defence, community care law, family law, inquests and Public Inquiries, immigration and asylum law and social housing law. We have over 45K followers on social media across nine social media feeds.
Salary, Benefits and Terms and Conditions:
- This positions attracts a salary of £35,000
- Hours: 9.00-17.30 or 09:30-18:00 Monday-Friday
- Willingness to work flexibly to ensure that events are covered (this includes occasional evenings, for which time off is given).
- Three days in our central London office and two days working remotely (after three month of employment)
- Holidays: 25 days per annum pro rata (excluding bank holidays but including three days between Christmas and New Year) with additional day leave after every two years of employment, up to 30 days.
- Additional leave for birthday
- Free fruit twice a week
- Interest-free loan for travel card (after probation)
- Pension, including a 5% employer's contribution after six months, and income-protection scheme
- The successful applicant will be required to sign an undertaking of confidentiality
Closing Date and Applications:
The closing date for applications is 4 pm on Monday 9 June 2025.
To apply, please send Cover Letter, max 2 pages, and CV
Call for expression of interest
Title: Senior Finance Consultant
Location: Nampula, Mozambique
Length of contract: 12 months, with a possible extension to 18 months
About the role
Sightsavers’ Mozambique country office (MCO) oversees the implementation of Sightsavers’ programmes in Mozambique that focus on eye health (cataracts and refractive error), Neglected Tropical Diseases (trachoma and onchocerciasis) and social inclusion (economic empowerment), with the finance function overseeing a vast portfolio of activities covering the various aspects of finance and administration. At this moment, the role of Finance & Support Services Manager (FSSM) is currently vacant in Mozambique at a time where the total programme portfolio is at a significant level.
Given this vacancy at management level, combined with significant levels of programme funding planned in Mozambique for the foreseeable future, this is a great opportunity for the organisation to understand the current gaps and needs for the country office finance and support services (FSS) function going forward.
As the Senior Finance Consultant, you will provide expert advice on the steps and resources required to transform the FSS function, within the next 12 to 18 months and lead on the implementation the agreed transformation roadmap.
Further responsibilities include:
Finance & Support Services transformation
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Working with a steering group of global and regional senior finance and operations staff to define clear objectives for the transformation of the FSS function in Mozambique.
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Review all relevant reports and documents and consult with key stakeholders to complete a situation analysis for the MCO FSS function (current strengths, weaknesses, gaps, requirements over the next 3 years, etc.).
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Work with the MCO management team to develop a 12-month transformation roadmap for approval by the steering group.
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Lead the implementation of the roadmap and be accountable for completion of agreed milestones.
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Provide regular reports on progress with implementation of the roadmap to the steering group.
Interim Finance & Support Services Manager (FSSM) for the country office
The Senior Finance Consultant will act as an interim FSSM for the country office, and these duties involve:
Financial Management
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Ensure financial control and managing risk.
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Ensure the conformity to the Sightsavers Global Financial Framework.
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Ensure compliance to all applicable global and local regulations, as well as governance requirements.
Administration and Support Services
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Lead in facilitating the implementation of administrative organisational policies and procedures.
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Manage logistics, supplies, and purchases as per Sightsavers’ procurement policy.
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Ensure IT Equipment and connectivity for MCO runs in line with IT policies.
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Support and line manage administrative staff.
Project and Programme Management
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Provide effective support to MCO programme teams
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Support, administer and strengthen financial management, accountability, and capacities of partners.
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Ensure proper financial monitoring of projects including audit of funds provided.
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Oversee financial monitoring of partners at all levels.
Human Resource Management
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Support the OP&F Senior Human Resources Business Partner in implementing relevant HR policies and procedures at MCO level.
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Manage and facilitate staff development plans for MCO.
Skills and Experience
As the ideal candidate you will hold a degree in finance, accounting, or a related field. You will also possess a professional accounting qualification (e.g., CPA, CFA), have extensive experience in financial and operational management, and have experience working for an INGO/NGO in a Finance role.
Further requirements include:
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Experience in a management/senior management role.
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Proven experience in managing staff in a Finance environment.
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Experience in financial, fund management and donor compliance aspects of programme implementation.
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Demonstrated stakeholder and change management abilities.
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Bilingual (lusophone/English).
This is a highly varied and involved role, and the above is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills. Please see the Terms of Reference (ToR) for full details.
Candidates are welcome to demonstrate their ability to match the person specification by expanding on how their experience, training and/or qualifications might have provided them with the knowledge or skills required for the role. Successful candidates will be appointed on merit.
Next Steps
To apply for this exciting new opportunity, please complete our online Expression of Interest form (EOI), upload your CV, and answer the application questions all via our recruitment portal. Please feel free to upload any examples of previous work that may help with your application.
We anticipate that the selection process will begin during the week commencing 9 June with a written task, and then a first stage oral interview during the week of 16 June, with a final second stage interview during the week of 23 June, to be completed by successful candidates.
Closing date: 1 June 2025
As a global equal opportunities’ employer, Sightsavers is committed to embracing diversity throughout our workforce by creating an inclusive environment that reflects the many cultures and locations where we work. Our workforce will be truly representative of all sections of society, and we will actively promote the inclusion of individuals with a disability. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.
Sightsavers is an employer that does not tolerate any form of harassment and has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse. All potential candidates will be subjected to rigorous background checks and controls.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are seeking an Exhibitions and Collections Projects Manager to join the Crafts Council on a permanent basis. This is a vital role in the Public Programmes team to oversee the maintenance and development of Crafts Council Collections and the delivery of key temporary exhibitions.
Reporting to the Senior Collections and Programme Manager, this role will ensure the Crafts Council Collections are documented and preserved to a high standard for future generations. They will also support the strategic development of the Crafts Council’s programme, managing relationships with external commercial partners, artists and institutions, overseeing project budgets and timelines and contributing to reporting and evaluation frameworks.
This is a dynamic and hands-on role which involves working across the organisation and beyond to deliver and communicate best practice in exhibition production and collection management.
About You
- You will bring adept production and organisational skills to this role
- You will be confident leading the planning and delivery of exhibitions and collection projects working in collaboration with artists, partners, contractors and venues
- As an experienced exhibition project manager, with expertise in collection management, you will have a strong understanding of what it takes to successfully realise displays to a high standard and be familiar with collection management procedures and systems
- You should be a self-starter who is confident working independently and as part of a team
- You should be a clear communicator ensuring that project information is disseminated and adhered to by all stakeholders.
Main Duties
In collaboration with the Senior Collections and Programme Manager, you will:
- Oversee planning and arrangements for installation and de-installation of exhibitions including Brookfield Properties Craft Award summer exhibitions
- Maintain exhibition and collection project budgets, timelines and documentation to a high standard
- Lead dynamic teams of casual assistants, freelance technicians, designers, conservators and photographers as required
- Facilitate accessibility of the Crafts Council Collections including Primary, Handling, Archive, Oral Histories and Library. Leading on both online accessibility via Collections Online and ensuring the collection is available to its audiences physically
- Ensure maximum impact from National Lottery Heritage Funded project 'Craft for the People' Is achieved, ensuring crafts council collection is available to a wider amount of people and is more resilient
- Oversee management of upcoming loans, arranging object transportation, entry and exit processes, loan agreements, mounting and conservation, where needed
- Lead on loans marketing and collections income generation projects
- Oversee collection management projects, including acquisitions, auditing, condition checking, improving packing, image and copyright licensing, object photography, location and movement control. Recording Information on Crafts Council's CMS Museum Index +
- Review and improve collections storage processes, embed collections trust benchmarks in security, building management system for temperature and humidity control, pest and disaster management
- Contribute to implementing cost-effective and environmentally sustainable working practices for exhibitions and collection maintenance
- Ensuring that we are recording the impact of our programming by recording data and KPI's. Integrating our customer relationship management system Salesforce.
Please see our Job description for further details.
Salary
£31,500 gross per annum based on part-time working 32.65 hours / 4.5 days per week
(£35,000 gross per annum based on full-time working)
Contract and Hours
Permanent, 32.65 hours / 0.9 / 4.5 days per week
A typical working day is 9.15-5.30pm, including a lunch break (unpaid). With some remote work, a minimum of three days per week are to be worked at Crafts Council office and gallery.
To commence as soon as possible from July 2025 onwards.
Crafts Council aims to support flexible working and part time arrangements where it is appropriate for the role.
Deadline: 12 noon Wednesday 18th June 2025
Interviews: From week commencing Monday 30th June 2025
Please provide a CV and covering letter including the following information:
1. Your interest in working for the Crafts Council and this position
2. Details of your relevant knowledge, skills and experience
3. Tell us about an exhibition or collection you have been inspired by including the reasons why and how this has impacted your work
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Profile
CAFOD’s mission in the Catholic community of England and Wales is to inspire and equip Catholics to actively engage in the Church’s efforts to overcome poverty and injustice. Our regional teams focus on recruiting and supporting a dedicated group of volunteers within parish and school communities, empowering them to educate, engage, and inspire others to act in solidarity for the common good. Regional teams also collaborate with clergy and other representatives across the Catholic community to ensure CAFOD’s volunteer programme is aligned with faith life.
The primary purpose of this role is to provide administrative and communications support to the Community Participation Coordinators across England and Wales, with a focus on the West & Wales region as the first point of contact. This includes coordinating administrative tasks performed by office volunteers and identifying opportunities for process improvements. The role also involves volunteer recruitment administration, overseeing and training Office Volunteers, and ensuring effective database management.
This role can be based anywhere in the UK including our head office in London, working from home, from one of CAFOD’s Volunteer Centres, or a combination of both. The role requires occasional travel to London and other areas within the East & West side of the country. Travel expenses will be reimbursed, and time off in lieu will be granted for travel beyond normal working hours.
This is a full-time position (35 hours per week) and reports to the Volunteer Support and Development Coordinator.
Key Responsibilities Overview
The post holder will play a key role in driving smooth, efficient operations across CAFOD’s West & Wales region. As the go-to person for admin excellence and volunteer support, you’ll work closely with your line manager and colleagues in the East to streamline processes, improve systems, and keep everything running like clockwork.
You’ll lead on volunteer recruitment and engagement—welcoming new volunteers, managing onboarding, and ensuring everyone feels valued, equipped, and inspired to support CAFOD’s work. Your people skills and attention to detail will shine as you manage applications, data entry, and training coordination.
Communications will be at the heart of your role. You’ll create engaging e-bulletins and social media content that keeps our community informed and motivated, while ensuring messages are clear, consistent, and aligned with CAFOD’s wider goals.
You’ll be the guardian of accurate data, working with office volunteers to maintain up-to-date records that support smarter outreach and efficient workflows. Your collaborative spirit will help strengthen connections across teams, share best practices, and contribute to creative new approaches for engaging communities.
This is a role for a proactive, organised, and people-focused individual who’s excited to innovate, solve problems, and make a tangible impact in a supportive, values-led organisation.
Safeguarding
All CAFOD staff share responsibility to promote and maintain a strong safeguarding culture, including identifying the key actions they should take given their role and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Understanding our context
- Understanding Catholic identity: sympathetic knowledge of the life, culture and structure of the Catholic Church in England and Wales and an ability to work effectively within it and especially an understanding of parish community life.
- Understanding CAFOD: ability to express what motivates people to volunteer for, and support, CAFOD and the main activities in which Catholic community primarily participate. Being informed about, supportive of, and actively promoting our anti-racism work.
Working together
- Managing ourselves: strong interpersonal skills including an ability to develop personal relationships quickly and to convince others. Ability to be self-motivated and able to work in isolation linking with different people in a variety of contexts; confident with articulating support required for you to work well.
- Working with others: builds positive and fruitful partnerships, particularly with volunteers; works effectively as part of a team which may work at a distance to ensure sharing of good practice and shared workload; being willing and able to help other team members and be helped to achieve delivery of shared objectives.
- Communicating: ability to identify how best to communicate instructions and processes clearly and how this helps achieve the objectives CAFOD seeks to deliver and how to share knowledge and information across teams.
Making change happen
- Managing resources: confident with processing data for planning, monitoring and reporting: proven time-management, data-management and organisational skills/experience of delegating tasks clearly and making improvements to processes.
- Achieving results: ability and willingness to focus on achieving efficiencies, especially in support of regional plans for community participation and income growth.
- Managing our performance: ability and willingness to work to targets and achieve results.
Job-Specific Competencies
Administrative Process Improvement:
Proven ability to assess, streamline, and document administrative processes. Strong organisational skills are required to manage a variety of tasks and ensure efficient delegation to volunteers. Ability to identify inefficiencies and propose practical solutions to enhance office operations.
Volunteer Recruitment & Engagement:
Expertise in recruiting, onboarding, and maintaining volunteer engagement. You will build strong relationships with volunteers, ensuring their experience is positive and aligned with CAFOD’s mission. Experience in using volunteer management systems and managing volunteer data is essential.
Communication & Content Creation: Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience in producing engaging content for e-bulletins, newsletters, and other media resources. Ability to tailor messaging to different audiences, ensuring clarity and consistency in CAFOD’s communications.
Data Management & Accuracy:
Attention to detail is crucial for maintaining accurate records. Experience with databases, data segmentation, and ensuring data integrity is essential. A strong understanding of data protection standards, including GDPR, will be necessary.
Collaboration & Team Communication:
Effective communicator with internal teams, ensuring smooth communication and alignment across various regions. Ability to foster positive working relationships and collaborate across teams, both virtually and in person. Proficiency with communication tools like Microsoft Teams and Zoom is required.
Training & Support:
Experience in delivering training to volunteers and staff, ensuring they have the necessary skills and knowledge. Ability to provide ongoing support to regional office volunteers, helping them succeed and contribute effectively to the team.
Adaptability & Problem-solving:
Flexible and resourceful, able to adapt to changing priorities. You will be expected to identify challenges and propose solutions to keep operations running smoothly.
Commitment to CAFOD’s Mission & Values:
A deep understanding of CAFOD’s mission and Catholic social teaching, with the ability to align volunteer engagement and administrative activities with the organization’s goals of addressing poverty and injustice.
Use of Digital Tools & Systems:
Competence in using databases, Microsoft Office Suite, and collaboration tools. Ability to train volunteers in these systems to ensure smooth operations across teams.
Project Management & Accountability:
Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring tasks are completed within deadlines and to a high standard. You will be responsible for delivering results aligned with CAFOD’s objectives.
Safeguarding for Children and Vulnerable Adults
CAFOD recognises the personal dignity and rights of children and vulnerable adults, towards whom it has a special responsibility and a duty of care and respect. CAFOD, and all its staff and volunteers, undertake to do all in our power to create a safe environment for children, young people and vulnerable adults and to prevent their physical, sexual or emotional abuse. CAFOD is committed to acting at all times in the best interests of children and vulnerable adults, seeing these interests as paramount. Any candidate offered a job with CAFOD will be expected to adhere to CAFOD’s Safeguarding policy and sign CAFOD’s Code of Behaviour as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents. This post involves contact with children, young people and vulnerable adults, or has responsibility for people who will do, and applicants will be subject to specific checks related to safeguarding issues. If based in the UK the post holder is required to present or obtain a Disclosure from the DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service). If the post is based outside the UK the post holder will be subject to a different checking process.
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references, and appropriate screening checks can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. CAFOD also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of, and consent to, these recruitment procedures.
Please click here for a full list of CAFOD’s Staff Benefits
Come and join us and help make a real difference in the lives of the world’s poorest communities.
CAFOD is an equal opportunities employer. Recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.
CAFOD is the official Catholic aid agency for England and Wales tackling poverty and injustice across the world.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
You will lead all aspects of charity financial and resource management for two separate but closely connected charities, the Army Cadet Charitable Trust UK (ACCT UK) and the Combined Cadet Force Association (CCFA), which are supported by a single head office team. We are looking for someone to bring enthusiasm, personal credibility, discretion and sensitivity. You will be ultimately responsible for Finance and Resource Management within the charities.
You will work directly with the trustees of both charities and the wider Senior Leadership Team (SLT) which comprises of the Director of Development, the Deputy Chief Executive (DCE) (Director of HR and Programmes), and the Chief Executive. You will have primary responsibility for ensuring that the charities meet their statutory obligations, that financial functions are well ordered and support the work of the charities.
Managing and leading a small and diverse team through high pressure periods including month end, year-end and annual budgeting, you require high emotional intelligence and excellent communication skills. You will work closely with staff at all levels, often having to mentor the charities’ managers to help them plan and manage their own budgets.
Your financial responsibilities are substantial as you will have overall control and responsibility for all financial matters. You will be thinking both strategically and seeing the big picture, whilst also analysing figures in detail to ensure that the financial management of both charities are sound. In periods of change and growth, it is critical that you are effective in coordinating corporate finance (funding sources, non-profit capital structuring and investment decisions) and managing charity policies regarding capital requirements to deliver against each charity’s objects and plans, taxation, equity and investments as appropriate.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
London - hybrid working, minimum of 40% working each month at our London headquarters
This new and exciting post is key in the development of our growing digital faith and membership team.
This role will lead on the marketing of faith content on digital platforms across the organisation, seeking to maximise opportunities for engagement in discipleship and evangelism, establishing innovative strategies that enable church members and those exploring faith online to deepen their Christian experience.
This role is perfect for someone with passion for digital evangelism, discipleship and Christian community. It will give the successful candidate the opportunity to work with a variety of teams across a large church and charity supporting some of the most vulnerable and marginalised people in society, including those impacted by homelessness, poverty, addiction, modern slavery, unemployment, debt and isolation.
We’re looking for a creative digital communicator with skills in innovative engagement who can help take our vision to the next level.
This is a permanent position based at our new, modern headquarters at Denmark Hill, London, SE5 8FJ. Although employees are expected to attend the office a minimum of 40% over the course of the month, we are open to considering options that meet your needs and the needs of the team.
This role has an occupational requirement that the successful candidate must be a committed and practising Christian and will be in sympathy with the doctrines of, and supportive of, the purposes and the aims and objectives of The Salvation Army.
In order to complete your application please download and read the job profile and any other attachments.
In the job profile you will find the criteria required for the role please make sure that you address this in your supporting statement as this forms the basis of our shortlisting.
Appointment subject to satisfactory references and proof of right to work in the UK.
For details of how to prove your right to work in the UK please visit the government website and please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship.
Promoting equality in the workplace and as a disability confident leader scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet all the minimum essential criteria for the vacancy.
Benefits:
25 days annual leave + bank holidays (pro rata for part-time) a contributory pension scheme; an employee assistance programme.
Closing date: Monday 16th June 2025. We reserve the right to close this advert earlier if we feel that we have received sufficient applications.
Our mission is based on our faith in Jesus Christ who wants everyone to experience life in all its fullness.





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At St. Luke's Hospice, we are a dedicated charity, providing compassionate care to individuals with life-limiting conditions. Our aim is to maintain the dignity of our patients, empowering them to make decisions aligned with their personal needs and desires in their final stages of life.
We are currently looking for a motivated individual to join our team as a Relief Shop Manager. This role is crucial in ensuring the smooth operation of our charity shops, which play a vital role in supporting hospice services through fundraising and engagement with the local community.
Role Overview
The Relief Shop Manager will be responsible for overseeing the management of the shop in the absence of the Shop Manager, ensuring that the shop runs smoothly and meets its financial goals. The role requires a proactive approach to store management and a passion for working in a retail environment that supports charitable efforts.
Location and Salary
Location: Various locations across Essex
Salary: £23,874 per year
Contract: Permanent, Full-time
Hours: 37.5 hours a week, including weekends and holidays
Key Responsibilities
- Assist in the daily operation of the shop, including opening and closing procedures.
- Maximise sales potential by ensuring excellent customer service and presentation standards.
- Support volunteer recruitment, training, and management to ensure they are motivated and equipped to perform their roles.
- Maintain accurate financial records, including daily cash handling and banking procedures.
- Implement marketing and promotional initiatives to increase footfall and sales.
- Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations to maintain a safe environment for customers and staff.
- Coordinate stock management, including sorting, pricing, and displaying donated goods.
Skills and Experience
- Prior experience in a retail environment, charity shop experience is desirable but not essential.
- Strong organisational skills with an ability to multitask effectively.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to liaise effectively with volunteers, customers, and the management team.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate a team.
- Proficient in basic computer applications such as Microsoft Office.
- A passion for the charity sector and making a positive impact in the community.
- Knowledge or experience of EPOS
Application Process
If you are interested in applying for this role, please ensure your application includes detailed responses to the outlined responsibilities and qualifications. Applications should be submitted through our internal process by visiting our careers page and following the instructions.
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
St. Luke's Hospice is committed to creating an inclusive environment that welcomes individuals from all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from individuals who are LGBTQ+, disabled, or from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic communities. Our recruitment policies ensure equitable treatment of all candidates, including considering any access requirements for applicants with disabilities.
Legal Right to Work
Please note that we cannot sponsor visas or permits. Candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK.
If you are enthusiastic about joining our team and contributing to our mission, we encourage you to apply today!
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Asylum Matters is looking for a dynamic campaigner committed to upholding the rights of people seeking asylum in Yorkshire & Humber and across the UK at a critical time. Asylum Matters plays a significant role in working towards positive change for refugees and people seeking asylum. We are a small team based around the UK, working locally and nationally with an extensive network of partners to advocate for progressive change in the asylum system. We work with frontline organisations and people with lived experience across the UK on a range of issues that affect people in the asylum system. We co-lead the award-winning Lift the Ban coalition campaign, that brings together almost 300 organisations calling for the right to work for people seeking asylum. The Yorkshire & Humber Campaigns Manager also lead our Lift the Ban campaign Nationally, working with our powerful coalition to raise our collective voices and call for working rights for people in the asylum system.
We are a facilitator of collaboration and joint action. Our work helps strengthen collective advocacy on asylum reform and ensures it is informed by the reality on the ground. We became an independent charity in 2021 and have ambitious plans for the future as we seek to maximise the potential of our collaborative campaigning model and identify opportunities for change at local, regional and national levels, in a challenging external environment.
The successful candidate will work in partnership with local organisations and networks in Yorkshire & Humber to develop and implement strategies for achieving change locally and nationally. They will have experience of developing and delivering impactful campaigns that have achieved change. They will be an effective communicator, able to build strong partnerships and work collaboratively with partners. They will be proactive, able to spot influencing opportunities and quickly mobilise support to respond to them. They will have a commitment to the vision of a fairer and more effective asylum system, and to empowering and working with those with direct experience of it.
We are particularly keen to hear from people with lived experience of the UK asylum system, anyone with lived experience who meets the essential criteria will be granted an interview.
Candidate must have the right to work in the UK.
Please submit your current CV, plus a supporting statement that details how you have the experience to meet the essential criteria within the Job Pack attached. Failure to submit a supporting statement or cover letter that details how you meet each of the 8 essential criteria will disqualify your application.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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At Northampton Students’ Union, we’re building a more connected, inclusive student experience — and we need a creative, energetic organiser to help make it happen.
As our Events & Community Coordinator, you’ll design and deliver a packed schedule of daytime events that help students build friendships, feel at home on campus, and make the most of their university life. From social sports and quiz afternoons to crafts and board games, you’ll be at the heart of what makes Northampton fun.
You’ll also be in charge of bringing life to the Engine Shed, our on-campus café/bar, turning it into a social hub where students come to relax, recharge, and belong.
But this role goes beyond the campus gates. You’ll work closely with local businesses and community groups to bring exciting new opportunities and partnerships to our students — creating events and activities that connect them to the wider town, and foster a real sense of place in Northampton.
If you’ve got a talent for events, a passion for student life, and the confidence to build relationships that make a difference — this is your chance to shape something special.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop and deliver a rolling programme of inclusive daytime events, including casual sports, entertainment, craft/hobby sessions, and intramural activities with student clubs.
- Plan and run engaging events in the Engine Shed café/bar to increase footfall and create a social campus environment.
- Build partnerships with local businesses and community groups to increase student engagement with the wider town and develop town-centre activations.
- Coach and Support our Elected Officers with their independent campaign and event work, ensuring synergy between one’s own work, and that of the elected team.
- Promote all events through digital channels and on-campus marketing.
- Complete thorough risk assessments for all events, ensuring health, safety, and accessibility are prioritised.
- Maintain accurate records of activities, feedback, and attendance to evaluate and improve impact.
- Support wider Students’ Union events and cross-team campaigns as needed.
- Support the Marketing Manager with the delivery of Open Day events and activities.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
At YMCA Sutton Coldfield, we transform the lives of young people with support, respite and safe spaces. We’re looking to recruit an enthusiastic HR and business support professional who can help us make a big difference to the lives of young people in Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham. This interesting and varied role provides business support to our strategic management team and service delivery managers, ensuring our administrative processes work well to provide a high-quality service.
As a dynamic youth work charity, keeping children safe informs everything we do so there’s a significant focus on human resources management. You’ll ensure we do this well and can demonstrate we are fully compliant with internal and external standards.
We are a friendly, inclusive organisation with policies, working arrangements and benefits that support staff wellbeing and learning.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is an exciting opportunity to steer Asylum Aid at an important time in its 30-year existence. As Executive Director you will be responsible for delivering on our strategy for impact. You will oversee our work to increase access to expert, trauma-informed legal representation to those in the asylum, trafficking and statelessness systems and lead our policy and strategic legal work to achieve systemic change that contributes towards our vision.
You will line manage the Director of Legal Casework to oversee the provision of supportive and enabling leadership to Asylum Aid caseworkers so that they can continue to deliver high quality expert advice in complex cases, while being supported in their professional development and wellbeing. You will also manage and develop the work of our welfare advice team within the Westminster Advice Services Partnership and beyond, and work collaboratively with colleagues in the sector to build capacity and increase our impact.
The ideal candidate, who may be legally qualified, will have experience of leadership in the charity/NGO sector and a sound understanding of the asylum, human rights and trafficking processes in the UK and the legal frameworks which govern the protection of refugees, survivors of trafficking and stateless people, and of the role of law in achieving system change.
We are looking for someone who is strategically minded and passionate about providing supportive and inclusive leadership to our expert team. You will be committed to our objectives and to the role which expert legal representation plays in enabling people in need of protection in the UK to obtain it.
As is the nature of this sector, the role may be exposed to a high volume of traumatic and distressing material and, whilst they will be supported by the Helen Bamber Foundation Group CEO and surrounding team, the candidate should also be able to demonstrate knowledge of good self-care principles in an intense work environment and dissemination of those principles to junior members of the team.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Leadership and strategy
·Be responsible, with the support of the Helen Bamber Foundation Group CEO, for the development, implementation and monitoring of Asylum Aid’s organisational strategy
·Provide leadership and strategic direction at Asylum Aid in accordance with its aims and objectives, with the support of the Director of Legal Casework
·Act as external spokesperson for Asylum Aid, maintaining and strengthening Asylum Aid’s position as a leader in the refugee rights, statelessness and legal aid sectors;
·Work collaboratively with others in the sector to promote and strengthen Asylum Aid’s work, identify and establish potential partnerships, with the support of the Director of Legal Casework;
·Work collaboratively with the Helen Bamber Foundation Group CEO and Executive Leadership team to drive the implementation of the Group strategic framework;
·Ensure that all reporting and monitoring requirements are met to support fundraising, contract compliance and monitoring strategic impact;
·Support the cross collaboration of the Asylum Aid team with the Helen Bamber Foundation team and play an active part in the management of the Helen Bamber Foundation Group.
Governance
·Act as the Data Protection Supervisor with responsibility for data protection and cyber security within Asylum Aid
·Together with the Helen Bamber Foundation Group CEO and designated safeguarding leads, be responsible for child and adult safeguarding within Asylum Aid
·In collaboration with the Director of Legal Casework, ensure compliance by Asylum Aid with all legal and regulatory obligations, including the Legal Aid Agency contract, the Immigration Advice Authority and Solicitors Regulation Authority;
·Lead on the preparation and presentation of quarterly reports on Asylum Aid’s activities, strategy and risks to the Asylum Aid Board, the Finance and Fundraising Committee and the People and Governance Committee;
·Lead on the preparation of the Trustees’ annual report and ensure that monitoring and evaluation systems are adequate to enable reporting on Asylum Aid’s activities and impact.
Management and Supervision
·Responsible for line management of the Director of Legal Casework and Welfare Advice service coordinator, and other team supervisors as required;
·Together with the Group Director of People, responsible for Human Resources and implementation of the People Strategy within Asylum Aid, including development and implementation of HR policies and procedures;
·Together with the Director of Legal Casework and team supervisors, drive the effective management and supervision of the Asylum Aid team and ensure that they comply with relevant professional standards and accreditation;
·Foster a supportive and inclusive team culture at Asylum Aid in which each member feels valued and supported to develop professionally and to perform to the best of their ability;
·Ensure the team’s well-being and that self-care practices are established and work in tandem with the Director of Legal Casework and supervisors to ensure trauma-informed ways of working.
Policy & Strategic Legal Work
·Together with the Group Director of Policy, identify policy priorities and coordinate the preparation of evidence and briefings drawing on Asylum Aid’s experience and expertise to influence system change;
·Build and maintain relationships and partnerships with sector colleagues to support joint strategic engagement including policy advocacy and strategic legal work;
·Work closely with the Director of Legal Casework and team supervisors to drive changes in the UK asylum, trafficking and statelessness systems through strategic legal work.
Finance & Fundraising
·Work closely with the CEO and the Helen Bamber Foundation Group Finance Team to set and manage budget(s) and general financial matters for Asylum Aid
·Together with the Director of Legal Casework and the Group Finance Team, establish systems for monitoring legal aid Work In Progress and billing, and securing casework income including legal aid, and inter partes income from judicial review cases;
·Work closely with the Helen Bamber Foundation Group Fundraising and Communications Team to secure funding for Asylum Aid from a range of sources including trusts and foundations, corporate philanthropy and major donors;
·Ensure that Legal Aid and other income is maximised, and targets are achieved.
Other duties
·Manage the recruitment and supervision of volunteers where necessary in collaboration with the Helen Bamber Foundation Group Volunteers Coordinator;
·Support the Helen Bamber Foundation Group Facilities team to ensure the smooth running of the office and that the facilities meet the needs of Asylum Aid;
·Work outside normal office hours as required and travel in order to carry out the responsibilities of the post.
·To undertake any task that may be requested from time to time that may be consistent with the nature and scope of this post.
Essential Experience, Skills and Knowledge
•Experience of running a small to medium sized charity/legal NGO and/or legal department within the NGO sector (or other equivalent senior management role);
•Demonstrable experience of managing and leading a successful team and the ability to manage a growing team with mixed roles from team supervisors to administrative support staff, working co-operatively with colleagues to maintain transparency and effective working relationships within the team;
•Strong communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with people from a wide range of backgrounds
•Strong understanding of good governance including legal, regulatory and financial responsibilities;
•Ability to work with a range of stakeholders from trustees to external partners;
•Experience of leading and/or participating in organisational strategic planning;
·Experience of legal policy work within the human rights field and /or of strategic litigation, whether as an NGO claimant or legal representative;
•Experience of managing diverse funding sources and setting and implementing budgets;
•Experience of working in a service delivery partnership with other organisations;
•Experience of fundraising, especially grants from trusts and foundations;
•Sound working knowledge of the law and policy as it relates to immigration, asylum, human rights and modern slavery/trafficking;
•Demonstrable understanding of the asylum and human rights sector in the UK;
•An understanding of the barriers migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers face regarding access to legal advice, reasons why they may become destitute and why this makes it more difficult to access advice and support; and
•The passion for working empathetically and supportively with migrants, refugees, stateless people and asylum seekers.
Desirable Experience
·Experience of managing the delivery of frontline casework with people in the asylum or trafficking systems
·Experience of tendering for and delivering publicly funded contracts e.g. LAA or local authority funding;
·Working knowledge of Legal Aid Agency contracts, including the delivery of casework and billing under a legal aid contract in the immigration and asylum category and/or the public law category;
How to apply
The first stage is to complete on our online application form on our website by 9am on 23 June 2025.
The website form will ask you to:
1.Upload a short covering letter. Please tell us why the position appeals to you, and how your relevant skills and experience, including any voluntary experience and lived experience, matches the listed responsibilities and person specification. Please also state in your covering letter when you would be available to start the role.
2.Upload your current CV
3.Complete an online Equal Opportunities monitoring form – completion of this form will help us ensure that our recruitment procedures operate in such a way as to provide genuine equality of opportunity. The questions are entirely optional, and this information will not be available to members of the selection panel.
For an informal conversation about the post before applying, please contact Alison Pickup, the current Executive Director.
Selection Process
We anticipate that we will invite candidates to an initial online interview on Wednesday 3rd July 2025, followed by shortlisted candidates attending in-person interviews at our office in Old Street on Wednesday 9 July 2025.
We regret that we can only respond to applicants who make it to the interview stage.
We offer a guaranteed initial interview for refugees, stateless people and others with lived experience of forced migration, provided that they meet at least 50% of the essential criteria.
Eligibility
Please note that the successful candidate must have the right to work in the UK (as a small charity we do not have the capacity to sponsor work visas).
Successful candidates will also be subject to a basic DBS check. If appointed, you will also be required to give your consent to the charity to receive regular updates on your criminal records status throughout your employment and to disclose any relevant convictions incurred during your time with us.
Adjustments
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and we’ll always endeavour to be as accommodating as possible. If you require a different format of the application form, such as large print or Word format, or if you would like to discuss any specific requirements, please get in touch with us.
EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Our commitment to principles of equity, diversity and inclusion is an integral part of our approach to our clients, our volunteers and our staff, and we are an equal opportunities and Living Wage employer.
We are committed to attracting and recruiting diverse candidates because we are keen to make sure that our staff, trustees, volunteers and ambassadors reflect the communities we serve and the wider community we work in.
We genuinely welcome and encourage applications from candidates from a range of backgrounds, especially people of colour, people with disabilities, people from low socio-economic backgrounds, refugees, stateless people and others with lived experience of forced migration or trauma and of the housing and welfare system, who are under-represented in our organisation.
We recognise and value the role of lived experience in meeting the needs of our clients and acknowledge the under-representation of people with lived experience of forced migration and statelessness in the advice sector. We value experience gained overseas as well as in the UK.
We are also proud to be a member of the Experts by Experience Employment Network which aims to increase representation of people with lived experience in the charitable sector.
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 and access other information and resources which may help in preparing your job application.
Please complete the form on their website to request support and they will confirm if they can match you with a mentor to support your application.
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About Big C
As a regional cancer charity, Big C is here to support anyone affected by cancer in Norfolk and North Suffolk, whether that is someone with a cancer diagnosis or their loved ones.
The charity provides outstanding holistic care, aiming to improve lives through services at Big C’s warm and welcoming Cancer Support Centres and Hubs. Alternatively, support is also offered online or by telephone through Big C’s Virtual Support Centre.
Founded in Norfolk over 40 years ago, Big C has raised over £45 million to fund its growing services. The charity greatly benefits from the donations raised by its loyal community supporters, local businesses, legacies and grants from community funds and trusts. Income is also generated via 11 charity shops across the region. Big C is proud to invest in ground-breaking projects that take place at the Norwich Research Park.
Big C is an employer committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion and was awarded Gold Accreditation in the Best Employers Eastern Region 2023 for the second time running. We are proud to offer a supportive working environment that focuses on employee well-being and recognises the importance of a good work/life balance.
Job Purpose
To develop and manage one of the Big C Charity retail units, under the direction of the Retail Operations Manager and the Assistant Retail Operations Manager.
Managing the day to day running of the shop, maximising retail sales and profit while delivering a high quality of customer service through effective leadership of staff and volunteers and management of resources and budgets.
With experience in retail and managing people the post holder will act as an ambassador for Big C ensuring that both they and the retail business supports, promotes awareness and endorses the aims and objectives of Big C.
Everyone at Big C commits to live the Big C Core Values of Honesty, Respect, Trust, Empathy and Support through their work.
Main Duties
· Positively promoting Big C core values both within the organisation and to the external market place.
· Day to day management and ongoing development of the shop.
· Achievement of income targets in line with agreed budget figures, driving high standards and profitability through the effective leadership of employees and volunteers.
· Ensure the shop is taking full advantage of its trading opportunities including identification and implementation of seasonal and other promotional activities.
· Provision of information regarding the performance and operation of the shop as requested.
· Development of Gift Aid in the shop to maximise revenue.
· Assistance in the development of a database of supporters.
· Encouragement of local stock donations.
· Maximising potential of donated goods to the best use of the business through sorting, selection, display and rotation.
· Recruitment, selection, induction, training, motivation and management of retail staff and volunteers.
· Conducting of monthly staff performance reviews.
· Demonstration and promotion of effective communication between the Big C staff and volunteers.
· Attendance of meetings with other retail staff.
· Ensure that all staff and volunteers observe all policies, procedures and codes of practice.
· Implementation of the finance and control systems, including introduction of changes as requested.
· Daily banking of money and weekly financial reports.
· Ensure that the shop operations are safe and efficient, and all statutory and company health and safety rules are adhered to.
· Acceptance of cash and donations.
· Provision of occasional holiday and sickness cover for other Big C shops as requested.
· Participation in Big C performance reviews and appraisal process, in addition to ongoing training and personal development activities.
· Undertaking of any other tasks as reasonably requested.
All Big C post holders are responsible for:
· Working to the policies of Big C
· Promoting equal opportunities and diversity within all aspects of their work
· Complying with Health and Safety Regulations and undertaking risk assessments
· Demonstrating and promoting Big C’s core values
· Carrying out additional duties where appropriate which may be allocated from time to time by the Chief Executive and/or Executive Team.
General
Big C reserves the right to vary or amend the duties and responsibilities of the post holder at any time according to the needs of the business.
The statements contained in this Job Description reflect general details as necessary to describe the principal functions of this job, the level of knowledge and skill typically required and the scope of responsibility. It should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements. Individuals may perform other duties as assigned, including other functional areas to cover absences of relief, to equalise peak work periods or otherwise to balance the workload.
Together, we improve the lives of local people affected by cancer.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
As Chief Executive, you will lead the staff team, be responsible for providing overall strategic direction, coordination and management of all CAP programmes. Partnership building is a key role to maximise our impact.
Church Action on Poverty is a medium sized social justice charity, with a vision for the UK to become a country where everyone can flourish free from poverty. We are an ecumenical organisation with a Christian ethos and roots in the churches who remain key partners for us. We support programmes across the UK improving the lives of people in poverty and create opportunities for those with lived experience to voice their concerns with the aim of educating the public to raise awareness and understanding in line with our charitable objectives.
Currently, our programmes are structured on the principles of dignity, agency and power. They comprise: supporting a network of 130 food pantries with a membership of over 50,000; enabling people with lived experience of poverty to speak truth to power and supporting churches to explore what it means to be a ‘church on the margins’ as well as playing a leading role in high profile national campaigns.
It is anticipated that the role will be varied and flexible, but will include:
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Assisting the CAP Council of Management in the development and implementation of the organisation's programmes, campaigns, partnership building and public affairs work.
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Managing CAP's staff and resources in line with the organisation's agreed policies and priorities, and core values of collaboration, participation and empowerment.
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Fundraising and organisational strategy to achieve our aims.
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Ensuring that people with lived experience of poverty are actively involved in all aspects of CAP's work.
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Leading and line managing the Senior Leadership and Management Team.
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Working with the whole staff team to develop and implement strategies that build dignity, agency and power to end poverty.
Key responsibilities
1. Supporting CAP's Council of Management in its governance function
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Maintaining regular contact with the CAP Chairperson and Officer Group.
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Providing regular written reports to CAP's Council of Management and attending all meetings of the CAP Council of Management and Officers Group.
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Agreeing and implementing an annual planning cycle with the Council of Management, in line with CAP’s strategic values and vision.
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Working with the chair and officers to ensure good governance of the organisation.
2. Ensuring the effective management of CAP's staff team by:
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Providing day-to-day management and support for the Senior Management and Leadership Team.
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Holding oversight of the policies and procedures of the organisation and ensuring that they are up to date and fit for purpose
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Setting the culture of the organisation, with a focus on promoting collaborative working, learning and staff wellbeing.
3. Finance and fundraising
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Setting a clear, viable organisational and financial strategy and implement through
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Fundraising and relationship building to secure the resources needed for the programme work and campaigning.
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Formulating appropriate applications for programme funding.
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Providing resources for donors and churches to organise fundraising.
4. Programme Development
Leading the process of programme development within CAP in order to:
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Promote new approaches to combating poverty, which build the dignity, agency and power of people and communities struggling against poverty.
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Ensure that programmes have clearly identified aims, objectives and methods and that projects are monitored and evaluated.
5. Partnership Building
Building partnerships and contribute to the shared leadership and development of a movement based on dignity, agency and power with people and struggling communities against poverty, by
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Working with a wide range of partners and people with lived experience, to connect and build networks of people and groups who are committed to challenging poverty.
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Ensuring that CAP works collaboratively, leading CAP's involvement in strategic coalitions, alliances and other movement building opportunities.
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Ensuring CAP’s work is informed by the insights of people with lived experience of poverty, as well as wider public policy, debate and research.
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Ensuring that CAP’s views are shared with government, politicians, churches and others, where possible, led by people with lived experience of poverty.
6. Membership and supporters
Working with CAP’s Communications and Supporter Relations manager to ensure the recruitment and retention of members, donors and supporters by ensuring that:
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CAP members are provided with regular mailings and appropriate support for local/national activity.
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Ensuring that requests from CAP members and others for information and support are dealt with appropriately.
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Overseeing resources for Challenge Poverty Week and Poverty Sunday
7. Public Profile
In collaboration with CAP's Council of Management and staff, ensuring that CAP maintains a high profile within both the church and secular media, including:
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Ensuring CAP contributes effectively to public and media debate, including mainstream secular and church media, TV, radio and new/social media etc.
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Prioritising opportunities for people with lived experience to act as spokespeople and the public face for CAP.
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Attending and speaking at appropriate conferences and events making sure that CAP is represented at key events.
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Representing CAP views to national, regional and local government.
8. Theological Development
Facilitating the development of theological and other resources which reflect
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the lived experience of people and communities struggling against poverty, biblical sources, personal faith and other theological writing.
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wider analysis of social, political and economic issues.
Accountability and relationships
The Chief Executive is accountable to the elected Council of Management. Regular contact is maintained with the Officers Group, and in particular the Chair.
The Chief Executive provides line management to the other members of the Senior Leadership and Management Team, and works closely with other members of the CAP staff team, and external partners.
Other details about employment
Duration: Permanent contract with six month probationary period.
Hours: 35 hours per week including occasional 'unsocial' hours, weekend working and overnight travelling for which Time Off in Lieu is provided.
Salary: Church Action on Poverty Salary Band L, starting at scale point 43 on the NJC scales (currently £52,805 pay award pending). Rising by increments after 3 years and every 2 years thereafter to point 46 (currently £56,073), paid monthly on the 14th day of each month.
Pension: Church Action on Poverty operates the Nest auto-enrolment pension scheme, and contributes a 10% employer contribution provided the staff member commits to making a 5% employee contribution.
Benefits: Simply Health Cash Plan, Working from Home allowance, Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, Staff Expenses Debits Cards, National Gym and Partner Discounts.
Holidays: 25 days’ annual leave pro rata (30 after five years’ service) plus statutory holidays. Office closure over New Year period on top of annual leave.
Location: Hybrid working on a flexible basis from home with some time each week in the Manchester office.
No CVs or other attachments please, only applications using our standard application form (available to download above) will be considered.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Systems Coordinator
We're seeking a Fundraising Systems Coordinator to coordinate fundraising operations and help transform young lives through music.
Position: Systems Coordinator (interally known as Fundraising Systems Coordinator)
Location: Gloucester/hybrid (minimum of 2 days in the office per week)
Hours: Full-time or Part Time, 0.8-1.0 FTE (30-37.5hrs week)
Salary: £28,000 - £32,000 pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: Sunday 1st June, 5pm
The Role
As Fundraising Systems Coordinator, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring the smooth running of the charity’s fundraising operations. Working closely with the Head of Fundraising, you’ll manage a diverse portfolio of funders, grants, and donations, enabling them to meet fundraising targets and support young people across Gloucestershire.
Key responsibilities include:
- Supporting the implementation and management of a new CRM system to streamline fundraising operations
- Coordinating the submission and reporting of over 80 funding applications annually
- Managing communications and reporting processes for active grants
- Maintaining accurate donor and funder records in line with GDPR
- Leading funder stewardship, ensuring regular tailored communication with funders
- Researching new funding opportunities and presenting findings to senior leadership
- Writing small funding applications using existing resources (with support provided)
- Coordinating a small programme of fundraising cultivation events
- Providing administrative support to the fundraising team, including organising meetings, taking minutes, and staying informed on sector developments
About You
The ideal candidate will have experience of using project management tools/workflows/CRM systems, understand the importance of data in demonstrating impact and be able to manage an ever-evolving range of priorities, deadlines and specific funder requirements.
Essential skills and experience include:
- Strong IT and systems skills, including CRM and project management tools
- Experience in fundraising operations, grant management or similar roles
- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
- The ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines effectively
- Strong written and interpersonal communication skills
- Based within commuting distance of Gloucester
It would be a bonus if you also have:
- Experience in fundraising stewardship or stakeholder engagement
- Knowledge of Gift Aid and UK giving patterns
- Experience working in the arts, youth, voluntary or community sectors
About the Organisation
With a mission to inspire and transform young lives through music, the organisation aims to break down barriers and build confidence, self-belief, and motivation among young people, enabling them to reach their full potential in both music and their lives. This work focuses on inclusivity and diversity, engaging with under-represented young people, particularly those from challenging circumstances.
Benefits include:
- Pension is 3% of basic salary
- Flexible working
- Lots of staff training and development opportunities
- Cycle to work scheme and a shower at work so we encourage you to be active
- Enhanced Maternity policy
- Wellbeing and social programme for staff
- Annual leave entitlement: 22 days plus bank holidays plus all the days between Christmas and New Year
- Staff can request additional unpaid leave throughout the year
- A really amazing staff team and culture
You may also have experience in areas such as Fundraising Officer, Development Coordinator, Grants Officer, Fundraising Administrator, Development Assistant, CRM Coordinator, Philanthropy Assistant etc. #INDNFP
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
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Role Summary
You will work as part of the Corporate Services Directorate, which provides critical business support functions to enable PSVT to operate effectively, achieve its corporate priorities and meet statutory regulatory requirements. PSVT’s mission includes creating an inviting place for people to live, work and visit’; you will champion best practice and ensure that PSVT delivers continuous improvement to support this mission and be a brilliant place to work.
The People & Business Support Officer is a key point of contact for employees; you will therefore be approachable, trustworthy and reliable. With support from external HR consultants, you will provide advice and guidance to staff and line managers to deal correctly and confidently with a range of issues. You will also provide support to PSVT’s volunteer workforce. A strong sense of integrity is critical to the role.
PSVT is a diverse business with ambitious plans; you will be a flexible and self-motivated individual, able to respond to change, identify priorities and take appropriate action. You will have the ability to keep several workstreams running at once. You will have an eye for detail, and a commitment to keeping up with current legislation and best practice.
Key Accountabilities
1. Develop and maintain robust internal policies and procedures, ensuring these are effectively communicated, implemented, and consistently observed across the organisation.
2. Maintain accurate records with integrity and appropriate control of data, analyse and report to the Leadership Team in a timely manner.
3. Facilitate best practices in recruitment and retention, supporting and empowering line managers in administrative processes such as performance management, training, annual leave, and sickness absence. Ensure internal procedures run smoothly while liaising with external HR consultants for complex or compliance-related matters.
4. Handle HR and staff issues sensitively and confidentially. Escalate complex or legal matters to external HR consultants, ensuring appropriate expertise is applied.
5. Ensure legal compliance by liaising with external consultants, staying informed on employment legislation and best practices. Provide internal guidance to the Leadership Team while proactively coordinating with consultants on specialised HR matters.
6. Be at the forefront of PSVT’s commitment to Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, embedding these principles into internal HR processes and fostering an inclusive organisational culture.
7. Advocate for workforce wellbeing by supporting internal initiatives, facilitating access to relevant resources, and engaging external consultants for specialist wellbeing support where necessary.
8. Champion PSVT’s internal communications, driving staff engagement and input as part of the Employee Engagement Group
9. Support the business as required, including monitoring the complaints process and providing holiday/absence cover for Reception.
10. Maintain log of GDPR issues and notify any reportable breaches
11. Carry out duties in a manner that reflects PSVT‘s values at all times.
12. Undertake any further duties determined as reasonable and necessary in the fulfilment of the role.
Person Specification
- Excellent organisational and administrative skills
- Proactive and self-motivated with a desire to ‘see it through’
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook software, and with a good understanding of IT systems
- Attention to detail; able to analyse information, investigate causes and recommend solutions.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills: the ability to work well with others and able to influence across the organisation
- At least 2 years’ experience in a role with a similar level of responsibility
All PSVT staff must meet the following Core Competencies:
Customer Focus Through provision of excellent customer service, ensures the Customer is at the heart of everything we do.
Teamwork Works collaboratively across the organisation to achieve PSVT’s goals and objectives.
Making things happen Has a ‘can-do’ attitude to the role and identifies solutions to maximise performance in a timely manner.
Role Model Represents PSVT at all times, and acts in manner that is professional, courteous and helpful.
All staff are expected to adhere to PSVT’s values:
- Respectful
- Collaborative
- Progressive
- Genuine
We want to make the village an inspiring place to live, visit and work for everyone.
