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Information Officer
Cystic Fibrosis Trust is looking for an Information Officer to join our busy and supportive team at an exciting time of rapid change in cystic fibrosis and the information landscape. Changes in clinical care, treatments and the experiences and needs of people with CF have prompted a dramatic increase in the breadth and volume of information we need to create. At the same time, AI, disinformation and misinformation mean accurate, trusted information is more important than ever.
To navigate the changing landscape of CF and health information, you’ll need editorial expertise and a commitment to engaging with and empowering the cystic fibrosis community through the development of high quality, engaging, accessible information in print and digital formats.
You will develop and maintain our extensive offer of health and other information, including our library of factsheets, special topic information packs, web content and videos aimed at people affected by cystic fibrosis and clinical teams. You will make sure that our resources meet the needs of our target audiences through sensitive and meaningful involvement with people with CF and healthcare professionals.
You will have experience of producing high quality, comprehensive information for people with health conditions from concept through to publication and a knack for making complex health information easy to understand. An understanding of and commitment to the criteria of the Patient Information Forum quality kitemark (the PIF TICK) is integral to the role.
This position will involve working on multiple projects concurrently, juggling priorities, being proactive in your approach and creating reactive information to address emerging issues. Strong organisational and time-management skills are therefore needed, as is the ability to work autonomously as well as collaboratively with colleagues in the team and wider organisation, and a range of external stakeholders.
We offer a range of benefits including flexible working, 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (this will be pro-rata for part time staff), opportunities for learning and development, pension, healthcare cash plan and more.
This role offers a flexible location however occasional travel to the London Office will be required if home-based.
Closing date for completed applications is midnight on Monday 20th October 2025.
First interviews expected week commencing 3rd November 2025.
We reserve the right to bring forward or extend the closing date if necessary. Therefore, if you are interested in this role, please submit your application as early as possible.
Please note you will need to have the right to work in the UK before starting work with us and we will check this. We do not hold a Home Office Sponsorship Licence and therefore cannot offer visa sponsorship for our roles.
No agencies please
For more information about the role and how to apply: For more details about the job and requirements, please visit our website or use the application button provided.
Cystic Fibrosis Trust aims to be an inclusive workplace where everyone belongs, can be themselves and achieve their full potential. We want to attract, develop, and retain staff with different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives; particularly people who have cystic fibrosis, people who identify as being from an ethnic minority group, as LGBTQ+ and people with disabilities.
It is our policy not to discriminate against any person because of their age, gender reassignment, being married or in a civil partnership, being pregnant or on maternity leave, disability (physical and mental), race including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief (including lack of belief), sex, sexual orientation or union membership.
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Do you enjoy supporting others and making sure teams have the right environment, tools, and resources to do their best work?
We’re looking for a highly organised and people-centred People & Operations Officer to help keep Community Action Redbridge smoothly and ensuring that our team has the right environment, tools, and resources to thrive.
This role combines office coordination, HR administration, and health and safety responsibilities, helping to create a welcoming, efficient, and inclusive workplace where everyone can perform at their best. Acting as the first point of contact in our office, you will take pride in maintaining a well-managed and productive space, overseeing office systems, liaising with suppliers, and supporting internal communications. You will also play a key role in organising meetings and team events, supporting internal processes, and ensuring that our administrative systems are robust and well maintained.
In addition, you’ll support the smooth running of our people systems and processes - from recruitment and onboarding to HR record-keeping and policy guidance, becoming a trusted go-to person for staff queries. You will also contribute to creating a safe working environment by supporting health and safety compliance.
This is a great opportunity for someone highly organised, proactive and people-centred, who enjoys variety in their work and wants to make a meaningful difference behind the scenes of a dynamic local charity.
Please note that while there may be occasional flexibility, due to the nature of the role, this post is designed to be primarily office-based. This ensures effective collaboration with team members, access to necessary resources and equipment, and supports the smooth running of day-to-day operations. The role is part-time (28 hours per week), and these hours can be worked over four or five days, depending on your preference.
About Community Action Redbridge
Community Action Redbridge is a local infrastructure charity dedicated to building a fairer Redbridge where everyone and every community has an equal opportunity to thrive. Through our work, we support the development of strong and resilient communities where people lead happy, healthy, and fulfilling lives.
At the heart of our work is a commitment to social justice and to tackling the root causes of inequality. We’re passionate about shifting power, amplifying community voices, and working collaboratively to create social change.
We do this by:
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Strengthening and championing the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector, so local organisations have the tools and support they need to grow and thrive.
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Supporting local people to drive change in their own communities, through social action, volunteering and active participation.
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Bringing people and organisations together, from the VCSE sector, public services, and local businesses, to collaborate on shared ambitions for Redbridge.
How to apply
Please submit your CV and a covering letter answering the following 4 questions (no more than 500 words each):
1. Can you describe a time when you have had to manage and balance competing priorities and how you went about this?
2. Can you give us an example of when you had to learn a new system or process and put this into practice?
3. Can you describe your understanding of health and safety in the workplace?
4. Please give one example of how you would go about ensuring that our team has the right environment, tools, and support to thrive?
Please submit your CV and covering letter by 11.59pm on Sunday 19th October.
Interviews are expected to take place on Tuesday 28th and Wednesday 29th October.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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ScreenSkills is the industry-led skills body for the UK’s screen industries – film, television (high-end, children’s, unscripted), VFX, animation and games. We are supporting economic recovery and future innovation and growth across the whole of the UK by investing in the skilled and inclusive workforce who are critical to the global success of the screen sector.
We are funded by industry contributions to our Skills Funds and with National Lottery funds awarded by the BFI as part of its BFI Bursaries Programme to help people get into the industry and progress within it.
The Senior Grants Officer will support the Finance Manager in maintaining the smooth running of grants and bursaries giving process. The Senior Grants Officer will also be responsible for the processing of ScreenSkills’ grants and bursaries ensuring that projects fall within budget, are contracted in a timely manner and subsequently monitored. They will work collaboratively across the wider organisation to ensure that funders’ requirements are met.
Contract: Fixed Term, 12 months, Full Time (35 hours per week)
Salary: £33,000 - £38,000 per annum
Reports to: Finance Manager
Location: ScreenSkills London/Hybrid (min 2 days a week in the office)
The ideal candidate will have the following:
Essential:
- 3-5 Years – Work related experience.
- Proven experience of working in a similar role within finance department
- Proven experience of data analysis and manipulation
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experience of setting up processes to ensure master templates and contracts are reviewed
- Excellent organisation skills; ability to effectively manage varied tasks with competing priorities with minimum supervision
- Attention to detail and ability to produce accurate work
- Excellent IT skills including intermediate Level of Excel
Preferred:
- Previous working experience of Blackbaud Grantmaking, SUN accounting system using Q&A
Other skills and attributes:
- Excellent teamwork
- Innovative Thinking
- Customer Focus
- Commitment to Excellence
- Flexibility
- Commercial Awareness
ScreenSkills offers benefits including:
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- EAP - Access to financial, physical and mental wellbeing support
- Season Ticket Loan
- Eye Care scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Access to Reward Gateway – popular retailer discounts
- Life Assurance
In the last two years we have helped 48,447 people across: eLearning, training, events, mentoring, bursaries and stepping up programmes such as Trainee Finder, that’s why having diverse talents and being an organisation where colleagues feel included is crucial to us. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering after a career break, women, people who are LGBTQ+, minority ethnic people, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, from a less advantaged socio-economic background as well as any other under-represented group.
The role will lead training for Lifelites 25, our exciting expansion programme, which will take Lifelites’ services to the wider children’s palliative care sector.
You will also be the key point of contact for all Lifelites’ Service Partners, including Children’s Hospices, specialist education and other community services, helping to build strong relationships and maximise the use of assistive technology across children’s palliative care.
The role will design, develop and deliver the multi-channel Lifelites Learning programme by providing training for staff across children’s palliative care in person, online and through e-learning.
In this role, you will:
✨ Design, develop and deliver engaging training in collaboration with our training team – in person, online and via e-learning – to children’s hospices, specialist schools, and other community partners.
✨ Act as the key point of engagement for our partners, supporting them to use Lifelites’ assistive technology to enrich the lives of children.
✨ Travel across the UK and Ireland, building strong relationships and ensuring partners have the skills and confidence to make the most of our services.
We’re looking for someone who is:
✔ Experienced in delivering training and engaging adult learners.
✔ Skilled at designing clear, accessible resources and training content.
✔ Passionate about children’s services, ideally with experience in disability or palliative care settings.
✔ Organised, self-motivated, personable, and a strong communicator.
Before applying, please sign into your CharityJob candidate account to access and review the Recruitment Pack for the full Job Description and Person Specification.
We empower children with life-limiting conditions to play, create and communicate by harnessing the power of sensory and assistive technology.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the role
We are excited to be recruiting a Programme Officer for The Scholars Programme to join the Programme Management Team and support us to deliver the goals set out in Join the Club, our ambitious strategy for 2021-2026.
The Programme Officer role is essential to the delivery of high-quality Scholars Programme placements. Each Programme Officer in the team manages a cluster of placements, working with teachers to arrange programme logistics and PhD tutors to deliver their courses in schools. Building and maintaining excellent relationships with stakeholders and securing high data returns to help track pupil outcomes are key priorities for this role. Programme Officers are also involved in the direct delivery of aspects of the Programme (e.g. PhD tutor training and university events) and oversee the renewal of school partnerships.
This role requires a driven and dynamic team player, with successful experience of school teaching, academia or programme management. The postholder will be positive and proactive, with a commitment to delivering excellent standards. They will be comfortable building relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and managing logistics through our online CRM system. They will champion the charity’s values and embody them in interactions with colleagues and partners.
This role will involve some travel to deliver events at our different university partners. Some travel will also be required (mainly to London) for events and to attend in-person meetings.
About you
The role will best suit someone who:
- Has knowledge and experience of the school and university sectors, including the university access agenda
- Has knowledge of educational interventions, including impact management
- Has secure stakeholder management skills that include selling programmes to school leaders
- Has strong teaching skills, including delivering training to adults
- Has experience of designing and/or delivering education programmes
- Is a qualified teacher (QTS or above) or has academic research experience or has substantial experience of delivering a university access programme
- Essential – adhere to information security policies included in the charity’s ISO 27001 manual and complete information security training
- Has a demonstrable passion for furthering The Brilliant Club’s mission
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We are looking to appoint someone who sees risk not just as a challenge to avoid, but as an opportunity for kingdom impact. This role calls for someone able to blend robust yet proportionate compliance and an eye for detail, with bold, faith-shaped decision-making.
In this newly created role, you will play a key part in shaping how we coordinate policies, manage risk, and navigate complexity with both diligence and hope. You will ensure that our compliance meets or exceeds required standards, strengthening trust and relationships. You will support governance that enables wise decision-making and foster a risk management culture that both protects the organisation and recognises and seizes opportunities, all while actively pursuing and staying faithful to our calling.
- Salary: £33,000-36,000 (pro-rata) + benefits
- Location: Home-based or the option of a desk at our office in Oxford.
- Terms of appointment: Part-time (22.5 hours per week). Permanent
- Closing date: Monday 3 November at 9am
- Interview date: Interviews will be held over 10 and 11 November 2025
Key responsibilities:
- Compliance management
- Legal agreements and advisory implementation
- Risk management
- Governance support
For more information, see our application pack.
Benefits include:
- 33 days’ annual leave, including bank holidays
- Up to 5 days’ extra leave to serve on the Board of an external organisation
- Competitive contributory pension scheme
- Employer pension contributions up to 7.5%
- Fully employer-funded life assurance
- 24/7 employee assistance programme for emotional and practical support
- Tax-free home-working allowance
- Family-friendly employer
- Monthly in-person team days in Oxfordshire or the Chilterns (expenses covered)
- Hot-desking facility at Oxford office
- Fully paid-for professional development opportunities.
It is an occupational requirement of this role that you have a clear, personal commitment to the beliefs set out in our Statement of Faith and Doctrinal Position Statement.
A world where everyone can know Jesus through the Bible

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Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation: Executive Director of Charities
Location: Office based at Southwark
Salary: £120,000 per annum
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Because everyone deserves a fair chance at a long, healthy life, Guy’s & St Thomas’ Foundation works to tackle health inequalities and support outstanding NHS care. We’re now seeking an ambitious, senior leader in fundraising and marketing for a unique opportunity to become our new Executive Director of Charities. The role will be responsible for shaping the future of our three NHS charities - Guy’s & St Thomas’ Charity, Evelina London Children’s Charity, and Guy’s Cancer Charity and deliver impact that changes lives every day.
About Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation
At Guy’s & St Thomas’ Foundation our vision is to build a society where everyone stays healthier for longer. Every day, people across our communities face health challenges that shape their lives and futures. We are one of the UK’s oldest and largest health Foundations, with over 500 years of history. Rooted across Lambeth, Southwark and beyond, we work with the NHS, communities and partners across sectors to tackle health inequity, support innovation and back bold ideas that can transform society.
Now, we’re scaling our ambition. With Board backing for long-term investment in fundraising growth, and a new capital project at Evelina London Children’s Hospital on the horizon, this is a career-defining opportunity to lead that transformation.
What you’ll do
Reporting directly to our CEO, you will lead the Charities Team – overseeing directors across fundraising, marketing, funding & impact, strategy and innovation, and business and play a key role on the Foundation’s Executive Team.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Leadership & culture – uniting teams behind a shared vision, fostering high performance, and embedding diversity and inclusion.
- Strategy & fundraising – driving ambitious income growth, shaping large-scale propositions, and championing a culture of philanthropy across the Foundation and the Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.
- Funding & impact – ensuring we invest strategically in health and equity, while strengthening how we measure and demonstrate impact.
- Partnerships – building deep, collaborative relationships with the Trust’s Executive team, senior clinical leaders, donors and partners.
- Governance & oversight – ensuring robust structures, efficiency and capability for long-term growth and success.
Who you are:
- A vision and mission driven leader, encouraging diverse, positive and collaborative cultures; and developing inclusive processes.
- A proven track record in strategic fundraising and marketing leadership and income growth.
- Experience building and leading high-performing teams in complex organisations, including leading leaders.
- Skill in strategy development and delivery, with the commercial acumen to drive results.
- The ability to inspire diverse stakeholders from senior NHS leaders to high-value donors.
- A confident communicator with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
This is more than a leadership role, it’s a chance to redefine what philanthropy can achieve in healthcare. You’ll have the platform, resources and partnerships to deliver lasting impact at scale.
Ready to Learn More?
If you share our vision and are ready to inspire change, click below to view our full Candidate Pack for everything you need to know – including how to apply.
Closing date: Monday 13th October, 9am
About the role
Fundraising plays an important role in the sustainability of The Brilliant Club, and this is only set to grow in our next strategy. The Fundraising Officer will be responsible for building relationships and creating excellent experiences for a portfolio of supporters and prospective supporters, to help us over raise over £1.4 million each year.
Supporters will be mainly Trusts & Foundations, but also some corporates and individuals. The role will include writing applications for funding, renewing existing partnerships and writing compelling funding reports. The Fundraising Officer will also be responsible for tracking the charity’s fundraising using our databases and CRM system, and for our ambassador programme.
The successful candidate will have experience working as part of a fundraising team, or have transferable skills from a similar external-facing role. They will have a proven ability to confidently build relationships with external stakeholders and have excellent written communication skills. Attention to detail, strong organisational skills and experience using a CRM system are also key qualities for this role.
While this role can be based at either our Leeds or London office, we expect some travel will be required (mainly to London) for events and to attend in-person meetings with colleagues and funders. The role will report into the Head of Fundraising.
About you
The role will best suit someone who
- Has experience working in a fundraising team or comparable transferable skills
- Has experience building relationships with external stakeholders in a professional setting
- Has strong writing skills and is able to write compelling funding applications and reports
- Has a keen eye for detail
- Is able to work with data and budgets
- Is able to adhere to information security policies included in the charity’s ISO 27001 manual and complete information security training
- Has a demonstrable passion for furthering The Brilliant Club’s mission
We support less advantaged students to access the most competitive universities and succeed when they get there.





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About the Role
Social Development Direct is looking for a Finance Director to join our Senior Leadership Team and help shape the future of our global social impact consultancy. SDDirect is a values-driven, dynamic international development consultancy with a 25-year track record of delivering high-quality, innovative research and advisory services worldwide. As a social enterprise subsidiary of Plan International UK, we combine commercial agility with a deep commitment to social change.
In this role, you’ll:
- Lead financial and commercial management, act as Company Secretary, and advise on project finance, pricing, and risk.
- Collaborate across teams, using financial information and data to contribute to strategic growth, sustainability, and innovation.
- Manage a small, dedicated finance team and work closely with our MD and Board.
This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a medium-sized, fast-paced organisation, brings proven senior-level financial skills, and understands the dynamics of commercial consultancy. Flexible and part-time working arrangements are available (min. 80% FTE).
We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, and wish to particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates, who are underrepresented at this level.
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About the role
We are excited to be recruiting for an Access Projects Officer to join the Access Projects team.
The Access Projects team oversees the development and delivery of bespoke access projects in collaboration with other institutions (typically universities and schools). Projects are designed to meet the needs and context of a partner institution and underrepresented groups of students. The Access Projects Officer role plays a key part in delivering our Join the Club strategy goals, including driving our work with priority groups of students.
Reporting to the Head of Learning and Programme Design, you will:
- Work with a range of stakeholders including tutors, schools and partner institutions to design, deliver and evaluate the projects that you lead on,
- Lead on project renewal conversations with project partners,
- Organise, manage and deliver bespoke pupil-facing events,
- Track and evaluate resource use for each project against predicted use.
About you
The role will best suit someone who:
- Has excellent organisational skills, with an ability to prioritise and manage time effectively
- Has the ability to be flexible and adapt to changing priorities
- Has experience building relationships with external stakeholders in a professional setting
- Has project management skills, with appropriate levels of time and resource input
- Has knowledge of educational interventions, including impact management
- Has knowledge of the university and/or school sectors, and the university access agenda
- Has experience of designing and/or delivering university access programmes, or other educational interventions
- Is committed to own professional development
- Has the ability to adhere to information security policies included in the charity’s ISO 27001 manual and complete information security training
- Has a demonstrable passion for furthering The Brilliant Club’s mission
We support less advantaged students to access the most competitive universities and succeed when they get there.





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To be The Passage’s dedicated supporter-facing representative, delivering exceptional customer service to donors and prospective supporters. You will play a key role in achieving income growth and supporter retention targets by building strong, lasting relationships and continuously improving systems and processes.
As Supporter Engagement Officer, you’ll handle everything from responding to supporter queries and making thank you phone calls, to accepting donations and producing reports. Your warmth and energy will ensure the highest standard of supporter care, leaving every supporter feeling appreciated and inspired.
You will be an essential member of the fundraising team, ensuring donations are processed accurately and supporters are acknowledged in a timely and meaningful way, so they feel the value and impact of their contribution. In the new year, you will also play a pivotal role in the development and implementation of our new Supporter Experience Strategy, helping shape how we connect with and care for our supporters. This role sits within the newly formed Supporter Engagement Team, part of the wider fundraising function at The Passage.
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Job Title: Senior Programme Officer, Active Fellows
Line Manager: Team Leader, Active Fellows (Deputy Fellowship Programme Manager in Team Leader’s absence)
Salary: £36,062
Start date: 1 November 2025
Contract type: Permanent
Application deadline: 16 October 2025. Please note we will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis
Benefits:
• Challenging and rewarding work, always life-changing, sometimes lifesaving
• Competitive salary
• Team and individual training opportunities
• Commitment to performance and personal development
• Hybrid working, home and office (minimum 2 days each week in the office)
• Eight hours each day Monday – Friday, with flexible working by arrangement around core hours of 10am – 4pm
• 25 days plus Bank Holidays annual leave entitlement
• 8% employer pension contribution
• Convenient office location at Elephant and Castle, close to Tube (Bakerloo and Northern lines) and bus routes
Role Purpose Statement
The Senior Officer, Active Fellows plays a key role in delivering high-quality support to Cara Fellows. This includes leading casework, coordinating Cara’s mentoring scheme to support Fellows’ placements, and contributing to strategic improvements across the Fellowship Programme. The role combines direct support to Fellows, operational oversight and delivery of casework, and collaborative leadership to support Cara to uphold its mission.
Organisational Background
The Council for At-Risk Academics is a UK-registered charity founded in 1933 under the leadership of William Beveridge, to rescue academics suffering persecution under the rise of Nazism and facilitate their continued work in safety. Sixteen Cara Fellows from the 1930s and 1940s became Nobel Laureates, and many more innovators in their fields, including, Nikolaus Pevsner, Lise Meitner and Karl Popper. A number of Cara’s founders and Council members also personally provided places and/or funds to help individual academics; and Cara, known in the 1930s as the AAC, later the SPSL, was closely involved in the successful effort in 1933 to bring to London the Warburg Institute art library, which had been prohibited by the Nazis, and six of its staff. The Fellowship Programme is the continuation of the rescue mission operation started in 1933.
Cara has been a lifeline to academics at risk for over 90 years, as and when world events have placed them in the line of fire: Hungarian Uprising, Cold War, Apartheid South Africa, Iran, Latin American Juntas, Vietnam, Kosovo, DRC, Rwanda, Sudan, Zimbabwe etc. and, more recently Iraq, Turkey, Yemen, Palestine, Syria, Afghanistan and Ukraine. Cara support is typically framed as temporary sanctuary offered at times of heightened risk.
Cara Objectives ‘To assist academics who have been, or are, or are at risk of being, subject to discrimination, persecution, suffering or violence on account of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion, to relieve needs among them and their dependants and ensure that their specialist knowledge and abilities can continue to be used for the benefit of the public.’
‘To advance education by supporting academics and their educational institutions in countries where their continuing work is at risk or compromised, to ensure that such academics and institutions can continue to fulfil their critical role as educators for the public benefit.’
This is a critical time to join our dedicated and friendly Fellowship Programme team as we expand our capacity to support at-risk academics from the Middle East, Sudan, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Ukraine and Russia and many other countries.
Key Responsibilities
Fellowships
Casework
· Manage a caseload of up to 50 Cara Fellows, providing tailored support.
· Maintain accurate and GDPR-compliant records of casework activity.
· Liaise with Fellows to coordinate support and escalate complex cases to the Team Leader as required.
· Monitor, research and update visa guidance to reflect changes in complex immigration regulation.
· Keep up to date with relevant information regarding immigration laws, e.g. visas, legal procedures, etc.
· Liaise with independent legal advisors where necessary.
Finance
· Work with colleagues in finance to ensure accurate and timely payments to Cara Fellows and non-Fellowship related payments.
· Promptly issue relevant invoices.
· Understand financial processes – on Salesforce and Pleo – and update systems appropriately.
· Contribute to robust financial processes.
Support Mechanisms
Mentoring Scheme
· Project Lead for the Cara Mentoring Scheme.
· Coordinate rounds, delegate tasks to the team as required, and oversee delivery.
· Recruit mentors and mentees, and decide on a cap on number of participants if required.
· Lead on partnerships with organisations working in the mentoring world.
· Monitor the relevant budget and flag issues to the Team Leader.
· Lead on monitoring and evaluation (M&E) for the Scheme, suggesting improvements to this, and ensuring accurate data collection and reporting.
Webinars and Workshops
· Lead on developing ideas for webinar topics relevant to the needs of Cara Fellows.
· Organise these webinars, contacting speakers and attendees, all with the close support of the Programme Assistant.
· Monitor and evaluate the success of these events, through clear feedback mechanisms.
· Aim to deliver approximately three webinars per year, subject to team capacity.
· Lead on the delivery of workshops for Cara Fellows with external partners, managing Fellow participation.
· Contribute to the development of accessible resources to share openly within the Cara network.
Strategic Development
Alumni Engagement and Impact Reporting
· Play a key supporting role to the Team Leader in improving Cara’s alumni engagement.
· Contribute to developing Cara’s alumni network, with involvement in strategic discussions on interacting with alumni.
· Keep track of Cara Fellows’ media preferences and support the Team Leader in inviting relevant Fellows to participate in public events and media engagements.
Monitoring and Evaluation
· Support M&E activities across the Fellowship Programme, suggesting improvements to data quality and reporting.
· Ensure accurate data entry on Salesforce and flag inconsistencies to relevant team members.
· Assist with compilation of required information, statistics and reporting to Cara’s Council & F&GPC meetings.
Management Responsibilities
Deputise for Team Leader
· Cover for the Team Leader when required – lead team meetings, make decisions on cases for the team, provide general guidance and leadership.
· Assist the Team Leader with line management within the team, mentoring junior staff and contributing to continued team development.
· Approve the Active Fellows team’s working hours.
· Provide input on policy and process improvements.
· Show adaptability and willingness to take on additional work when needed.
Training/Inductions
· Play a leading role on inducting new staff to the Active Fellows and wider Cara team.
· Train new staff on key processes and offer continued guidance on difficult/complex cases and tasks.
Partnerships
· Support key strategic partnerships in Cara’s Universities and Research Network.
· Support the Team Leader in organising webinars and events for Cara’s network representatives at host institutions across the UK.
Ad Hoc Responsibilities
· Show adaptability and willingness to take on additional work when necessary.
· Support Fellowship Programme with ad hoc responsibilities.
Responsibilities also include related activities that might arise in relation to the Fellowship Programme as required by the Chief Executive and Deputy Chief Executive & Fellowship Programme Manager, Deputy Fellowship Programme Manager, or Team Leader, Active Fellows.
Person Specification – Senior Programme Officer, Active Fellows:
Qualifications
Essential:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
- Strong analytical and numeracy skills
Desirable:
- Master’s degree or equivalent
Knowledge & Experience
Essential:
- Understanding of UK immigration options for displaced academics
- Experience managing sensitive casework and maintaining accurate records
- Experience coordinating projects, events, or support schemes
- Familiarity with basic financial processes (e.g. payments, budget tracking)
- Confident use of Microsoft Office and Salesforce or other CRM systems
Desirable:
- Awareness of global issues affecting at-risk academics
- Experience coordinating mentoring programmes or similar initiatives
Skills & Attributes
Essential:
- Cultural sensitivity and commitment to Cara’s mission
- Ability to supervise and mentor junior staff
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong attention to detail and time management
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Adaptability, integrity, and problem-solving ability
Desirable:
- Foreign language skills (e.g. Arabic, Farsi/Dari, Pashto, Ukrainian, Russian)
Please send a CV and cover note in response to the four screening questions. Applications that do not follow this guidance will not be considered.
Please respond to the following questions in your cover letter.
1. What draws you to Cara and the work of supporting at-risk academics, and how does your experience and skills relate to this role? (max 500 words)
2. Tell us about a time that you led or coordinated a project. (max 300 words)
3. Describe a situation where you supported or mentored a colleague. (max 300 words)
4. Give an example of a time you had to adapt quickly to solve a complex problem. (max 300 words)
Cara provides help to academics in immediate danger, those forced into exile, and those who remain and work in their home countries despite the risks.
Executive Director of Brand, Marketing & Fundraising
Location: Any Crisis office across Great Britain, hybrid working with weekly meetings in London
Salary: £120,000 per annum
Contract: Permanent
At Crisis, we believe that homelessness should not exist, and together we can end it. Our bold 10-year strategy is already driving change but with homelessness rising and funding challenges increasing, we know we must think differently, act courageously, and inspire more people to join us.
We’re looking for an exceptional leader to shape the future of our brand, marketing and fundraising. This is a chance to combine creativity, strategy and purpose, ensuring that our voice is heard, our supporters feel deeply connected, and our income grows to meet the scale of our ambition.
What you’ll do
As Executive Director of Brand, Marketing & Fundraising, you will:
- Provide inspirational leadership to a talented directorate and play a vital role as part of our Senior Leadership Team, reporting directly to the CEO.
- Lead the development of a multi-year fundraising plan that drives sustainable, diverse income and enables Crisis to scale its life-changing work — including our new ambition of direct housing delivery.
- Refresh and strengthen the Crisis brand, building awareness, trust and influence across Great Britain.
- Grow a thriving community of supporters, partners and advocates who stand with us to end homelessness.
- Personally steward high-value relationships and inspire others across the organisation to embrace fundraising and engagement as a shared responsibility.
Who you are
We’re looking for someone who combines vision with action — a leader who brings both strategic insight and personal passion. You will have:
- A strong track record of leading fundraising and supporter engagement at scale, with experience delivering significant income growth.
- Proven success in enhancing a brand to deliver organisational priorities.
- Expertise in strategic marketing, audience engagement, digital innovation and integrated campaigns.
- Experience as part of a senior leadership team, working collaboratively and influencing at Board level.
- Commitment to equity, inclusion and co-production, ensuring that the voices of people with lived experience of homelessness inform our work.
- An inspirational leadership style that motivates, empowers and unlocks potential across teams.
Above all you want to be part of a movement of change-makers determined to end homelessness in our time.
Ready to Learn More?
Click below to view our full Candidate Pack for everything you need to know – including how to apply.
Closing date: Wednesday 15th October, 9am
You will have experience of income collection with a housing provider and strong communication skills. We provide a supportive approach to our tenants, providing positive interactions regarding their accounts, lack of payments, and any account related queries. Our Team aims to sustain tenancies and signpost for support, however legal action will progress in cases so experience of issuing legal notices of seeking possession through to witness statements would be desirable for this role. Our customer database is Civica CX so please note experience of using this in your supporting statement.
About the job
Key responsibilities of the role are:
• Interacting with tenants regarding their accounts, payments, and related queries.
• Undertake the recovery of all rents and other charges due to the Haig Housing, in accordance with the law, best practice and the Trust’s policies and procedures, to maximise the Trust’s income.
• Provide timely and supportive advice to tenants having difficulty paying their rent with the aim of enabling such tenants to sustain their tenancy, this includes making reasonable and informed repayment agreements where arrears exist.
• Process and manage rent adjustments, debt repayments, refunds and decoration allowances.
• Manage all current and former tenants’ rent accounts in accordance with the Trust’s procedures.
• Initiate legal action in relation to rent arrears in accordance with the Trusts procedures ensuring appropriate authorisation has been received in each case.
• Liaise with Local Housing Departments, Department for Work and Pensions and external agencies supporting our tenants.
• Complete monthly arrears reports highlighting cases of concern and discuss with Housing Managers.
• Work with the Housing Managers in preparing court documents and court attendance on occasions.
• Ensure compliance with the Trust’s policies and procedures and legal obligations is adhered to.
Person Specification
E = essential and D = desirable
Effective at serving notice in conjunction with the Trust’s procedures, and report writing for evictions and write offs. (E)
Effective numeracy and communication skills with the ability to manage sensitive conversations empathetically. (E)
Competent at placing applications on Possession Cases On Line (PCOL). (D)
Experience in sign posting tenants who may be struggling to pay rent by referring them to other support/charity organisations and discussing welfare benefits which they may be entitled to. (E)
Ability to produce rent statements, annual schedules, and accurate and timely reports for Managers and Trustees and other organisations as required. (E)
Experience in completing reference requests and dealing with managing agents and market lets. (D)
Skilled at engaging with Local Authority and Universal Credit in relation to tenants’ claims for Local Housing Allowance and managing accordingly. (D)
Qualifications/Education
GCSE Maths and English or equivalent (E)
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
A successful track record of income recovery. (E)
Comprehensive knowledge of recovering rents and other charges, and processing payments securely. (E)
Good working knowledge of Landlord and Tenant Law with an emphasis on Possession proceedings, using of PCOL, and knowledge of Housing Benefit Regulations and welfare benefit systems. (E)
Successful at working collaboratively with internal and external parties. (E)
Ability to use ‘Microsoft Office’ to intermediate standard and income management software packages. (E)
Previous experience of working with Civica CX database with the rent module (D)
Personal Qualities
A team player and ability to work independently (E)
Flexible in approach and attitude. (E)
Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. (E)
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Sibs is the UK charity dedicated to supporting siblings of disabled children and adults. As our YoungSibs Information Officer, you’ll be responsible for managing and delivering high-quality information and resources to support children and young people who are growing up with a disabled brother or sister.
Key Responsibilities:
- To manage and develop new information and self-help resources for school-age young siblings
- To respond directly to young siblings’ requests for information and support
- To respond directly to parental requests for information and support submitted via the main Sibs website
- To build relationships with statutory and voluntary sector organisations in order to explore opportunities to increase Sibs’ reach to young siblings
About You
You’re an excellent communicator, with an understanding of the children’s sector. You will need a sharp eye for detail and a passion for providing accessible, user-friendly information for young people. You will have an understanding of the lifelong impact of being a sibling to a disabled and skilled in writing for different audiences.
- Experience of one-to-one direct supportive work with children and young people. Experience of direct working with siblings of disabled children and/or young carers is desirable.
- Experience of developing resource materials for children and young people.
- Experience of working with children’s services in the statutory and/or voluntary sector
- Knowledge of statutory and voluntary support available to siblings, young carers, and children in need
- Experience of managing and developing an information service
What We Offer
- A supportive, inclusive team culture.
- Generous annual leave allowance.
- Flexible working arrangements.
Sibs exists to support people who grow up with a disabled brother or sister. It is the only UK charity representing the needs of siblings