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Air Ambulances UK
Air Ambulances UK (AAUK) is the national charity supporting the lifesaving work of the UK’s air ambulance charities, enabling them to save even more lives every day.
Purpose of Post
The Policy and Public Affairs Officer will play a key role in supporting the development and delivery of AAUK’s policy and public affairs strategy, aligned with its manifesto.
The role will support engagement with Government, Parliament, and key stakeholders, contribute to policy development and analysis, and help coordinate AAUK’s public affairs activity, including APPG engagement, parliamentary events, and sector-wide influencing work.
The postholder will ensure that AAUK’s policy positions are evidence-based, clear, and impactful.
Key Responsibilities
Policy Development and Analysis
- Support the development of AAUK policy positions across health, emergency services transport, aviation, infrastructure, and other related policy areas supporting AAUK’s manifesto.
- Monitor Government consultations, legislation, and policy developments, producing clear briefings and summaries.
- Contribute to policy papers, consultation responses, briefings, reports, and parliamentary materials.
- Gather insights from stakeholders to inform policy development.
- Support horizon scanning and identification of policy risks and opportunities.
Public Affairs and Parliamentary Engagement
- Support engagement with MPs, Peers, Special Advisers, Civil Servants, and regulatory bodies.
- Assist in the coordination and delivery of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Air Ambulances, including meetings and secretariat support.
- Support planning and delivery of parliamentary events, receptions, roundtables, and stakeholder meetings.
- Track parliamentary activity relevant to AAUK priorities (debates, questions, committees, inquiries).
- Build and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders across Westminster and devolved governments.
Stakeholder Engagement and Communications
- Work closely with the UK's air ambulance charities to align messaging and policy priorities.
- Prepare briefing materials for internal and external stakeholders.
- Liaise with communications and fundraising colleagues to ensure consistent and accessible policy messaging.
- Support campaigns and influencing activity across priority policy areas.
- Maintain accurate stakeholder engagement records and tracking systems.
Research and Intelligence
- Conduct research into relevant policy, legislative, and sector developments.
- Monitor political and media developments, providing timely updates and insights.
- Contribute to evidence gathering and analysis to support policy positions.
- Support evaluation of policy and public affairs activity.
Other Responsibilities
- Represent AAUK professionally in internal and external meetings where required.
- Support AAUK’s vision, values, and strategic priorities.
- Undertake any other duties reasonably required to support the organisation.
- Promote equality, diversity, and inclusion in all areas of work.
- Comply with relevant legal and regulatory requirements, including GDPR and Charity Commission guidance.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Experience in policy, public affairs, stakeholder engagement, communications, or a related field.
- Experience producing policy briefings, reports, consultation responses, campaigns, or stakeholder materials.
- Experience engaging with stakeholders such as MPs, civil servants, regulators, sector bodies, or partner organisations.
- Strong written communication, research, and analytical skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work to deadlines.
- Ability to build effective working relationships across a range of stakeholders.
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Understanding of the UK political system, Parliament, and Government processes.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a small team.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and maintaining accurate stakeholder records.
Desirable Skills & Experience
- Experience supporting parliamentary engagement activity or an APPG.
- Experience delivering events, receptions, or stakeholder roundtables.
- Experience within health, emergency services, aviation, transport, or infrastructure policy.
- Experience using CRM or stakeholder management systems.
- Knowledge of the third sector or the wider emergency healthcare environment.
- Awareness of how influencing, campaigning, and lobbying activity is delivered in practice.
Key Attributes
- Politically aware with sound judgement and discretion.
- Proactive, resilient, and self-motivated.
- Collaborative and flexible approach to work.
- High professional standards and attention to detail.
- Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
- Interest in policy development and system change.
Other Requirements
- Ability to work remotely while maintaining confidentiality.
- Willingness to travel across the UK, including London/Westminster.
- Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle (desirable).
Benefits
- 36 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays FTE).
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Access to Blue Light Card and Blue Light Events.
- Pension contributions.
- Training and development opportunities.
- Life Assurance policy cover.
- Development opportunities.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
AAUK is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work. We actively encourage applications from under-represented groups and are committed to building an inclusive workplace.
Application Process
Applications should be submitted via CV and covering letter. Your covering letter should clearly demonstrate how your experience meets the requirements of the role.
Deadline for applications: 12 June 2026.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview w/c 22 June 2026.
This is a fixed-term role, reviewed during the contract period. Future decisions on medium- and longer-term resourcing will form part of our organisational strategy and financial planning.
Registered Charity
11 - 20
We are the national charity supporting the lifesaving work of the UK’s air ambulance charities, enabling them to save even more lives every day
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
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The Public Interest News Foundation (PINF) is the UK’s first charity that exists to promote high-quality journalism. Last year, we launched an ambitious ten-year mission to regenerate local news in the UK. We believe that local news is a vital part of the fabric of local communities, drawing people together around shared facts and pride in place at a time of disinformation and division.
We are pursuing our mission by (1) sourcing new funds for local news; (2) advocating for supportive government policies; and (3) celebrating local news providers from the UK and around the world that are Accountable, Sustainable, in the Public interest, Innovative, Representative and Engaging (ASPIRE).
Over the last year, we have successfully encouraged the UK Government to launch an unprecedented new £12m Local News Fund. We have also built support for our mission from US and UK donors. And we have launched initiatives such as the Tenacious Journalist Awards, to recognise and support independent news providers who are having a significant social impact.
We have a small and professional staff team and a dedicated board of trustees, and we are now looking to recruit a Programmes Officer to support our work. I hope that you will consider joining us on this exciting and important mission.
Jonathan Heawood, Executive Director
Summary of the Role
Title: Programmes Officer
Salary: £30,000
Benefits: 33 days annual leave including Bank Holidays; 7% employer pension contribution; professional development budget; flexible working
Type: Fixed-term renewable 12-month contract
Time commitment: 35 hours per week, with some scope for flexible working
Location: Remote, with occasional meetings in London or other UK locations, for which PINF will pay travel expenses from within the UK
Reporting to: Deputy Director, who will provide overall line management and lead 60% of the Programmes Officer’s work
Working closely with: Campaigns & Communications Manager, who will lead the remaining 40% of the Programme Officer’s work
Purpose of the Role
The Programmes Officer will support the PINF team across our three workstreams: the Local News Fund; Local News Campaign; and Local News Futures programme.
· Through the Local News Fund, we work with grantmakers and social investors (including government-backed fund managers) to unlock new economic resources for local news across the UK.
· Through the Local News Campaign, we work with the BBC, big tech firms, central and local government, MPs, Peers and regulators to shape a positive enabling environment for local news across the UK.
· Through the Local News Futures programme, we work with academics, civil society organisations, journalism support organisations and local news providers to showcase models of local news with the most positive impact.
The Programmes Officer will provide support with events, research and campaigns across these workstreams, and will also provide support with our organisational functions, including communications, fundraising and governance.
By providing efficient and effective support to the team, the Programmes Officer will unlock new potential for PINF to deliver our charitable purpose.
Key Responsibilities
Events
· Support the Deputy Director with the successful delivery of the annual Local News Forum by:
o Maintaining a comprehensive and up to date project plan
o Contributing to the effective marketing of the event within PINF’s network of independent local news providers and stakeholders
o Managing ticket sales and maintaining an accurate database of invitees and participants
o Contributing to effective working relationships with partners and suppliers, including venues and sponsors
o Managing speakers
o Supporting budget administration, including tracking agreed expenditure and processing spending in line with approved budgets and under the oversight of the Deputy Director
o Responding promptly and efficiently to queries
o Providing on-the-day support including registering participants, liaising with the venue and catering providers, ensuring smooth technical support and troubleshooting any issues as they arise
Research
· Support the Deputy Director with our research objectives by:
o Organising and minuting twice-yearly online meetings of our Research Advisory Group
o Working with colleagues to ensure the Local News Map is comprehensive and up to date
o Liaising with independent local news providers to support the new Local News Audit
Campaigns
· Support the Campaigns & Communications Manager with our campaign objectives by:
o Managing relationships with independent news providers participating in our annual Indie News Week
o Supporting budget administration for campaign activity, including tracking agreed expenditure and processing spending in line with approved budgets and under the oversight of the Campaigns & Communications Manager
o Supporting key campaign moments including parliamentary events, party conferences, roundtables and other online and offline events
o Providing logistical and administrative support for key campaign moments, including by maintaining participant and invitation lists, tracking RSVPs and preparing background information for colleagues
Communications
· Support the Campaigns & Communications Manager with our communications objectives by:
o Managing the ‘contact’ email inbox
o Supporting the delivery of engaging content across PINF’s blog and newsletter, including gathering stories, opportunities and other relevant material, in collaboration with the Campaigns & Communications Manager
o Managing PINF’s social media channels including LinkedIn, BlueSky and Instagram
o Updating elements and pages across our website
o Supporting PINF’s WhatsApp community of independent local news providers by sharing relevant content, helping eligible participants to join, and assisting with day-to-day moderation
Fundraising
· Support the Deputy Director with our fundraising objectives by:
o Maintaining the fundraising database and keeping records up to date based on information provided by colleagues
o Facilitating monthly internal fundraising meetings
Other
· Any other tasks as reasonably requested by the Deputy Director
Essential skills and experience
· Experience in an administrative, coordination or project support role
· Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks, deadlines and priorities
· Strong written and verbal communication skills
· Confidence using Microsoft Office and other common digital tools to organise work, manage information and communicate effectively
· Ability to work collaboratively in a small team and to support colleagues across different areas of work
· A high level of accuracy and attention to detail
· Support for PINF’s mission and charitable purpose
· Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
Desirable skills and experience
· Experience of supporting events, campaigns, communications or fundraising activity
· Experience of working in a charity, membership body, media organisation or other mission-driven organisation
· Familiarity with website, newsletter or social media content management
· An understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing local and independent news providers in the UK
How to apply
· Please apply through CharityJob.
· In your application, you will be asked to provide a short example of how your previous experience makes you a strong candidate for this role. We encourage applicants not to use generative AI to draft this part of the application, as we are interested to hear about your own experience in your own words!
· If you require any adjustments to support your application, please let us know when you apply.
We particularly welcome applications from people whose backgrounds and perspectives are underrepresented in charities and the news sector.
Registered Charity
1 - 5
We are working to regenerate local news in the UK - because everyone should benefit from journalism that speaks to, for and with them
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Community Fundraising Assistant - North
Are you ready to take on a new challenge with a leading charity making a real difference in brain tumour research?
Brain Tumour Research is an exciting, innovative, and ambitious charity. We are passionate about finding a cure for brain tumours through the establishment of dedicated Brain Tumour Research Centres of Excellence around the UK.
After a successful 2025, we’re building on our momentum and looking ahead with ambition. As our work continues to expand, so does our impact. We are now looking for passionate people to join us on the next stage of our journey!
It is a fantastic time to be joining us and we are keen to share this with likeminded and talented individuals. We currently have an opening for a Community Fundraising Assistant - North, to join our Community and Digital Fundraising team.
- Do you want to make a difference in one of the most innovative and exciting medical research fundraising charities in the UK?
- Are you able to provide friendly and professional support to fundraisers and supporters?
- Do you have experience in supporting events or community activities?
- Do you live in either Scotland, North East England, North West England or the East Midlands?
Have you answered Yes to these questions?
Does this sound like the opportunity to really take the next step in your career?
Excited to learn more about this position? Then please take a read through our recruitment pack which is included within this advert.
If you have the skills and ambition that we are looking for we are excited to receive your application. We are really looking forward to welcoming a new member to our team!
We are asking for a CV as the first step but applicants may be asked to provide a targeted covering letter as part of the selection process. Interviews will be conducted during the application window as appropriate, and will consist of a first interview via MS Teams, progressing, if successful to a face to face second interview, held at our offices in Milton Keynes.
We reserve the right to close the application window early and advise candidates to apply in good time to avoid disappointment.
We are looking for people who share our passion for finding a cure for brain tumours and who have the skills and experience to make a difference. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, cultures, genders, sexual orientations, abilities, and ages. We believe that diversity enriches our organisation and helps us achieve our mission. We are committed to providing an inclusive and supportive environment where everyone can be themselves and contribute to our vision.
Registered Charity
51 - 100
To find a cure for all types of brain tumours To increase the UK investment in brain tumour research
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.