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Job Title: Volunteer Manager
Location: Based in our central office in Islington (10 minute walk from Highbury and Islington station). You will work in a hybrid approach including regular service visits, office days, and home working.
Salary: £37,000
Shift Pattern: 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday 09:00 - 17:30. You may be required to work outside these hours as per requirements of the role.
About the role
This is a new role at SIG, thus a great opportunity to join our team in supporting with and managing the delivery and implementation of our National Volunteering Strategy. This role plays a pivotal role in shaping and producing a strategy which empowers leaders across the organisation to actively recruit, engage and retain volunteers within their services. You will develop and implement a volunteering strategy which is fit for use, realistic and transferrable throughout the organisation, with a structured programme which ensures a positive volunteer experience.
- Lead the co-creation of the organisation’s National Volunteering Strategy in collaboration with various internal and external stakeholders.
- Define clear goals, priorities, and success measures for volunteering across the organisation.
- Develop a clear roadmap for implementation of a volunteer strategy, ensuring alignment with the Group’s wider mission and values.
- Work collaboratively with various teams from operations, people and culture, marketing, finance, and other central teams to support the strategy.
- Design and implement a consistent volunteer recruitment, onboarding and induction process, and manage the sharing of information across the organisation.
- Create and manage volunteer hiring workflows, and ensure these are fit for purpose, and that they align with wider strategies, and system implementation.
- Consult and engage with managers on a regular basis to fully understand and identify volunteering needs across services and co-design a diverse range of volunteer roles that add value and reflect local priorities.
About you
We are looking for a proactive individual with a passion for advocating volunteering opportunities and early careers. You will be dedicated to bring new opportunities and drive meaningful change. You will have experience in volunteer management, with the understanding of what it entails, what our obligations are, and the difference between employment and volunteers. You will be driven to have the opportunity to create a process which is new to the organisation, and be self driven to learn as you go, as well as share your personal experience and expertise with others.
- Proven experience in developing or managing volunteer programmes, including recruitment, engagement and retention strategies
- Ability to design and implement strategies, with a clear understanding of how to align volunteering initiatives with organisational needs
- In depth understanding of volunteering programmes and the knowledge, skills and ability to create role profiles for volunteers
- Ability to build local networks and relationships locally and nationally, and utilise platforms available, including new ones to share opportunities available
- Ability to think creatively to improve processes
- Proactiveness and outgoing approach to work, ability to use initiative to resolve challenges
- Proven ability to juggle multiple tasks and competing priorities within a fast-paced environment
- Attention to detail and quality, with organisation skills
- Alignment with our values of Ambition, Empowerment, Inclusivity, and Transparency
Please refer to the JDPS attached for more details on the vacancy and our requirements/key criteria.
What we offer
- 25 days (Full time equivalent) annual leave, increasing with the length of service
- Training and Development, including access to courses, upskilling, and progression plans
- Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling
- Reflective Practice regular sessions with a therapist provided by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing at work
- Eligibility to register with Blue Light Discount Card
- Life Assurance Scheme
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Annual Staff Awards
- EDI Ambassador programme
- Be part of an organisation which believes good care and support improves lives.
- Join an organisation with a mission to empower people who are marginalised by building powerful partnerships and creative solutions that bridge gaps in provision and aid recovery, reablement and resettlement.
We value and celebrate the unique backgrounds, perspectives and experiences of all of our employees. We have a team of staff ambassadors who volunteer to actively support us in fortifying our organisational value of Inclusivity. They embrace this unique opportunity to deliver awareness, events, and developments to our organisation to support us in ensuring our value of Inclusivity is embedded throughout the organisation.
SIG actively encourages applications from individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds, particularly lived experience; Naturally, we approach any emerging issues with empathy and sensitivity.
About Social Interest Group (SIG)
SIG is a not-for-profit organisation providing thousands of people with good-quality support and care in residential, drop-in centres, community floating support settings, probation settings, and hospitals. We do so across London, Brighton, Bedfordshire, Luton, Kent and Liverpool. Our goal is to transform lives through empowering change.
Want to know how we work? Watch our short Theory of Change video to see how we support people towards a brighter future: Theory of Change Further details can be found on our website here: Theory of Change - Social Interest Group - Social Interest Group.
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Join Our Mission at Neuroendocrine Cancer UK
We are seeking a passionate and experienced Individual Giving Fundraiser to join our small, dynamic team during an exciting period of growth. This newly created role is pivotal in shaping and delivering our individual giving strategy, helping to secure the long-term sustainability of our work.
You will lead on developing and implementing initiatives to grow our regular giving and legacy programmes, while identifying new opportunities to engage and inspire individual supporters.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is ambitious, creative, and ready to make a real impact in a growing charity.
About Neuroendocrine Cancer UK (NCUK)
Neuroendocrine Cancer UK is a national charity with a clear mission: to support and inform patients and families from diagnosis, enable access to the best care and treatment, stimulate research, raise awareness, and influence improvements in outcomes.
We deliver our mission through four strategic priorities:
- Patient support and advocacy
- Education and awareness
- Research and innovation
- Policy and service improvement
If you’re ready to bring your skills and passion to a cause that matters, we’d love to hear from you.
To support and inform patients and families from diagnosis, enabling access to the best care and treatment.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Harris Hill is proud to be leading the search for a new Executive Director on behalf of Byfleet United Charity – the largest local grant-giver supporting individuals and organisations in need across the Ancient Parish of Byfleet.
Salary: Circa £55,000 per annum
Lead lasting change in your local community.
Byfleet United Charity is seeking a strategic, driven, and community-minded Executive Director to lead their small but impactful organisation through a new chapter of growth and development. With over £200,000 granted to individuals and organisations in 2024 alone, their work transforms lives across Byfleet and West Byfleet.
As Executive Director, you will:
- Lead the delivery of the charity’s mission and services, including their essential and community grant programmes.
- Oversee the ongoing refurbishment and operations of Almshouses.
- Maximise the return from property and investment portfolio.
- Guide and support a dedicated team of four, ensuring operational excellence and regulatory compliance.
We’re looking for someone with:
- Strategic leadership experience in the charity, housing or property sectors.
- A strong track record of financial, operational, and project management.
- A passion for community-focused work and values-led leadership.
For more information, please submit your CV to .
Please note, CVs are being reviewed on a rolling basis and only successful applicants will be contacted with more information.
As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.
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Join Our Team – Marketing Manager at The Bike Project
The Bike Project is proud to have a vibrant and diverse community of supporters, including trusts and foundations, major donors, corporate partners, and countless dedicated individuals who donate their bikes, time, and money—or buy bikes from us. Our supporters are the heartbeat of our organisation, and we’re passionate about growing this community, keeping them engaged, and ensuring they see the real impact of their support.
This role is central to making that happen. As the leader of our Marketing function, you’ll play a vital role in raising both the profile and income of The Bike Project. Our income streams are broad—ranging from trusts and grants to corporate partnerships, events, bike sales, and generous one-off and regular donations from individuals and major donors.
The Marketing team underpins all of this by supporting our fundraising efforts with compelling ideas, content creation, design materials, social media, website management, and media opportunities.
A key part of this role involves collecting and sharing powerful stories that showcase the real impact of our work. To do this effectively, the Marketing Manager and Executive will work closely with our programme and delivery teams, as well as with the people at the heart of our mission—our bike recipients.
As a small and agile charity, we thrive on creativity and are quick to implement fresh ideas. You’ll have the chance to witness the tangible difference your work makes through regular donation sessions at our London and Birmingham workshops.
At The Bike Project, we offer a fantastic benefits package, including:
· Extended family leave
· 25 days of annual leave (increasing with each year of service)
· Access to the Reward Hub
· An Employee Assistance Programme
· A pilot scheme for a nine-day fortnight currently underway
We ask that the post holder is available to work two to three days per week from our office, workshop, or at in-person meetings.
We warmly welcome applications from disabled and global majority candidates, as well as individuals with lived experience of the refugee or asylum system.
Closing date: 12 June 11:00pm
Interviews scheduled for 18/19 June
Please send us a CV and a cover letter no longer than two pages.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Difference is an education charity, founded to change the story on lost learning. Our vision is to see lost learning falling nationally by 2030 and for schools to be better equipped to support all children, particularly those most vulnerable.
We are a small, growing charity delivering many school leadership programmes, with a growing research and policy arm. We have had excellent early impact but there is work ahead to capture this, share learning with schools and policy-makers, and campaign to lower exclusions across England.
The Role
This is an exciting time to join The Difference as we increase our impact, reach more schools, and develop our influencing strategy. As People and Operations Manager you will:
- lead our professional development offer
- support and oversee all performance management
- refine, implement and oversee our recruitment strategy
- support the delivery of smaller events including publication launches and symposiums
- support the operational needs of the organisation, ensuring compliance with HR policies
Our work is fast-paced, our roles are broad, and there is a culture of being highly autonomous, reactive and flexible. If this sounds exciting rather than daunting, then this could be the role for you!
The Candidate
We are seeking a combination of the following skills, aptitude and experience:
- Experience designing and delivering staff training / professional development
- Track record building productive work cultures with colleagues with a range of experiences
- Experience coaching and line managing
- Evidenced interest in thoughtful hiring practices to acknowledge and reduce impact bias, including matching competitive processes with headhunting leads to improve diversity of insight and experience in candidates
- Experience in managing a diverse portfolio of work in a standalone role, with the ability to work to deadlines, remain calm under pressure, and reprioritise work in accordance with organisational needs
- A career/volunteering which evidences commitment to The Difference's mission of improving the lives of vulnerable children
You are more likely to be successful in your application if you have either/both:
- CIPD trained or willing to begin training & accreditation process
- Experience working in fast-paced start up culture; can-do in contexts of ambiguity
- Demonstrated experience in dealing with employee relations cases
- Experience in relational practices including restorative work
The Difference exists to improve the life-outcomes of the most vulnerable children by raising the status and expertise of those who educate them.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About Cord
Cord is an international charity working to make peace a reality where people don’t have the freedom to exercise their rights. We work to build the relationship between those in power and local communities.
We believe that people flourish when all parts of society work together. Peaceful relationships make that possible. The simple act of talking begins a journey of growth which transforms mistrust, includes the excluded and turns adversaries into allies.
Cord operates in eight countries and implements programmes in the following areas:
- Empowering Women & Girls
- Accessing Fundamental Freedoms
- Climate & the Environment
- Economic Empowerment
- Supporting Stronger Societies
Role context:
Cord’s turnover is about £2m a year. About 85% of Cord’s funding is restricted, coming from institutional donors like the EU and the US government, and 15% (about £300K) is unrestricted coming from a committed UK supporter base and other private fundraising streams.
In 2025, Cord operates in eight countries and has offices in Burundi, Myanmar, Laos, & Cambodia. Cord has a global team of thirty people with finance staff across five country teams.
The Finance Manager role is a newly created role which is being introduced to strengthen the organisation’s financial management and control systems. The postholder will work across the breadth of the finance function preparing internal management accounts and external annual accounts.
In 2024, Cord changed its finance system to use Business Central. The Finance Manager will become the organisation’s main ‘admin’ user of the finance system. In the near-term, there will be a particular focus on rolling out further functionality of the system and developing financial policies and procedures.
The Finance Manager will have oversight of the UK finance function through the line management of the UK Finance Officer and will directly deliver on the international side of operations in the areas of donor compliance, programme financial management, partner financial monitoring, and reporting. The role will involve travel to international programme locations.
Key Responsibilities:
- To support the Head of Operations to provide finance team leadership, develop and deliver an annual finance workplan to ensure continual improvement, and to drive finance capacity across the organisation
- To ensure the effective financial management of the organisation create and maintain effective financial control
- To be the Business Central Finance System Lead, developing functionality, troubleshooting and capacitating system users
- To ensure financial compliance: prepare statutory accounts, partner compliance, donor compliance and financial reporting
Cord operates a hybrid structure in the UK with most team members working from home attending the admin office in Coventry for team meetings.
We are a small, committed team who love working together to make a huge impact. If you like the sound of us, then look at the recruitment pack and come and join our team!
Please provide a CV (maximum 2 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) that outlines:
- your interest in Cord and the role
- how you fulfil the requirements of the role
Please be sure to include the location where you are based.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job title: Services Manager
Salary: £43,260
Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week
Location: Home-based in London/Southeast, with significant travel within region and nationwide.
Contract: Permanent
Would you like to be inspired every day in a highly rewarding role? Whether it’s the veterans and family members we support, your colleagues or the partners we collaborate with, you will be working with an exceptional group of people.
At the Poppy Factory, we help Armed Forces veterans with barriers to employment and their adult family members to find meaningful and sustainable employment after service. This often means overcoming significant barriers such as health conditions, criminal records, substance misuse, and homelessness, on their journey to employment. Our aim is to empower veterans, help them to recognise their unique skills and give them the confidence and motivation to move forwards in their careers.
As a Services Manager, you'll play a key leadership role in shaping, delivering and expanding our support services. You'll oversee a team of up to eight passionate team members, helping them deliver personalised, high-quality support to veterans and their families. You'll also lead outreach and engagement in your region, building awareness of our services and ensuring we reach those who need us most.
You'll be joining a values-driven, supportive team that works collaboratively to achieve life-changing outcomes.
What we're looking for
- A collaborative mindset: You will thrive working as part of a team with colleagues based across the UK who support each other in what can sometimes be a challenging role. You enjoy building strong partnerships, and work effectively with colleagues and external organisations to enhance the services we offer to veterans and the Armed Forces community.
- Motivation and commitment: You understand that supporting people facing complex challenges can be demanding - and you're ready to bring the energy, empathy and resilience needed to support your team to succeed.
- Adaptability: This is a hugely varied role and no two days are the same. You will often need to balance competing priorities or quickly shift focus depending on the needs of the people you will be supporting. Balancing operational needs with strategic thinking can present a challenge that you will be confident you can overcome.
- An empowering approach: You believe in people and their potential. Whether supervising your team or developing services, your goal is to support others to grow, achieve and thrive.
Why should you apply?
- A chance to make a lasting impact: Your work will help veterans and their families move forward in life with confidence and dignity.
- Competitive salary and benefits including generous holiday and pension contributions.
- A welcoming and empowering culture, with regular opportunities for team connecting and shared learning throughout the year.
- Flexibility and variety: a mix of travelling in your area, home working and regular visits to the historic Poppy Factory in Richmond, London
- Autonomy and influence: The opportunity to shape your region, build meaningful partnerships, and develop services that meet real needs.
- Be part of an iconic charity with over a century of history supporting the Armed Forces community.
For the full job description and more information about the role please download the Candidate Pack.
Due to the travel requirements of the role and the region covered, it is essential that the post holder holds a full driving licence and access to a car for business purposes.
How to apply
To apply for this position please click "Apply for this job" to submit your CV and a covering letter outlining how you meet the essential criteria in the person specification. Please address your covering letter to Debbie Boughtflower, Director of Operations.
Top tip: we don't recommend using AI to generate your covering letter (we've seen a lot of covering letters and we promise, we can tell!) - we want to know what makes YOU a good fit for the role, and AI covering letters can't capture your personality, values and qualities, or what makes your specific combination of skills and experience an ideal candidate.
The closing date for applications will be 15 June 2025. Please note, we cannot accept late or incomplete applications. Only applications submitted through the online process will be considered.
To arrange an informal conversation about the role, please contact Debbie Boughtflower.
Click here to apply for the role of Services Manager
No agencies please.
The successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Applying for a role at The Poppy Factory
We usually post jobs with a fixed closing date, although in exceptional circumstances we may review applications on a rolling basis - this will be clearly stated in the job advert.
All applications will be reviewed together following the closing date, and we will shortlist candidates for interview.
We will often conduct first stage interviews via Microsoft Teams, and this may be followed by a second stage interview in person at a suitable location (either in our Richmond offices, or at meeting rooms locally, for regional roles). Where possible, we'll include anticipated interview dates in the job advert.
We will keep you updated on the status of your application, so even if you are not successful, we'll never leave you hanging. We know you'll be anxious for updates, but please be patient - sometimes we receive large volumes of applications and it can take time to thoroughly review and shortlist, or to make a selection following interview. We will get in touch with the outcome of your application or interview as soon as we have an update for you.
We've compiled some advice to candidates which may be helpful as you prepare your application.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
We are committed to equality, valuing diversity and promoting inclusion within our workforce. As an equal opportunities employer our commitment is to take positive measures to recruit people from underrepresented groups, and we actively encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and LGBT+ candidates as these groups are currently under-represented in our organisation.
As a Disability Confident employer, we offer a guaranteed interview for any job applicant with a disability who meets the essential criteria for the role. Please indicate in your covering letter if you wish to be considered under this scheme. We are also happy to discuss reasonable adjustments to the application or interview process to accommodate disabled candidates.
Additionally, we offer a guaranteed interview to veterans of the UK armed forces or members of the Reservist forces who meet the essential role criteria. Please make it clear in your application if you wish to be considered on this basis. Please note, to be eligible for consideration under this scheme your application must demonstrate that you meet the essential role criteria as set out in the person specification.
We are a family friendly employer and happy to discuss flexible working.
About The Poppy Factory
The Poppy Factory aims to be an exemplar employer. We recognise the impact that working with a challenging cohort can have on our staff, which is why we prioritise work/life balance and support mechanisms including training, supervision and EAP provision.
The Poppy Factory provides competitive terms and conditions of employment, including:
· Opportunity for home-based/hybrid and flexible working
· 28 days’ basic annual leave per year (including a day in lieu of Armistice Day, and 3 days’ Christmas closure), rising to 32 days with long service, plus bank holidays
· Double-matched pension contributions up to 10% employer contribution
The Poppy Factory supports veterans with health conditions and their families into employment, helping them overcome any barriers.




The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary: £42,230 per annum pro rata
Working arrangements: 3 days (24 hours/week – can be worked flexibly)
Location: Hybrid/Stonebridge, London Borough of Brent and home
Employment type: Permanent
Do you want to make a meaningful impact in a charity where community and compassion come first? This charity in North West London prevents hunger, fights poverty, and builds community through a network of food banks, kitchens, and holistic support services.
Our client is looking for an experienced Advice Lead to join their team, ensuring the integrity and compliance of their Advice Service and Programmes. In this position, you'll set the overall strategy for the advice service, aligning it with organisational goals, and ensuring the effective and efficient running of existing services and new programmes.
You'll also play a vital role in overseeing compliance with funding agreements and maintaining accreditations, securing the charity's position as a trusted service provider.
As the Advice Lead, you'll have the chance to lead a team, develop community-based programmes, and build relationships with donors and the community.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide strategic direction and oversight for advice and ARMs (asylum seekers, refugees, and migrants) services.
- Support the Advice Service Manager in maintaining standards and resolving complex challenges.
- Carry a small caseload of complex or high-priority advice cases.
- Lead on regular Advice Quality Standard (AQS) audits.
- Ensure all funding deliverables, outputs, and outcomes are met.
- Provide line management and coaching to the Advice Service Manager and oversee human resource management of the Advice and ARMs teams.
About You
The Successful Candidate:
- Experience in advice programme leadership or management within advice services.
- Experience carrying advice caseloads in areas such as immigration, welfare, or housing advice.
- Experience designing or overseeing impact evaluation and monitoring frameworks.
- Financial management of project budgets.
- Strong understanding of safeguarding frameworks and rights-based or trauma-informed approaches.
Skills:
- Leadership skills.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to interpret complex data, identify trends, and make evidence-based strategic decisions.
- Ability to manage a small caseload in areas such as immigration, welfare, or housing advice.
If this sounds like the role for you, then we would love to hear back. We are reviewing CVs as and when we are receiving them so, if you are keen to apply, then please do so today!
TPP are always keen to speak with candidates looking to work in the sector so if this role isn’t quite right for you, please do check out our website www.tpp.co.uk and pop your CV over to us!
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
Job Title: Senior Data and Insights Officer
Organisation: Get Further
Location: London / Remote (with occasional travel to London office)
Salary: £30,000–£35,000 per annum (including £2k London weighting)
Contract: Permanent, Full-time (37.5 hrs/week)
Start date: ASAP
Closing date: 10am 23rd June
Help tackle educational inequality with data that makes a difference.
At Get Further, we believe all young people deserve the chance to succeed in English and maths. We are an award-winning charity providing tailored tuition and support for students in Further Education to help them secure essential qualifications and unlock brighter futures.
We are looking for a passionate Senior Data and Insights Officer to lead on impact reporting, internal evaluation and data analysis. You’ll use tools like Salesforce and data visualisation platforms to assess student progress, inform strategy, and communicate our impact to funders, partners and policymakers.
You’ll have experience managing and analysing complex data, a keen eye for detail, and a strong understanding of research and evaluation methods. If you’re data-savvy, socially driven, and want to see your insights spark real change, we want to hear from you.
Our benefits include:
- 36 days of holidays per year (including bank holidays)
- Ongoing learning and development opportunities
- Flexible hybrid and remote working
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Termly ‘in-person’ team development days at our offices in London
- The opportunity to work in a progressive and socially conscious, growing organisation where we can have an outsized impact on its success and development.
ABOUT THE ROLE
As the Senior Data and Insights Officer you will work with the Chief Impact Officer, within our Impact Team. Responsiblities will include:
Database Usage and Reporting
- Support our Salesforce Lead in creating reports and dashboards, ensuring all data is relevant, accurate and secure.
- Use our database management system to generate reports and data analysis for the Senior Management Team, and other internal colleagues, to support marketing campaigns, fundraising campaigns, statutory information requests and organisational insight.
- Enhance our data analysis and reporting by developing predictive modelling and exploring statistical significance of our findings.
- Prepare reports for college partners, funders, and the Board, which set out our data, findings and impact,
- Confidently write about insights and findings from our data, generating learnings and recommendations for the organisation and other stakeholders.
Internal and External Evaluations
- Support the Chief Impact Officer in developing assessment frameworks to robustly measure our impact and designing dissemination plans, to best harness and communicate that impact.
- Oversee and implement internal evaluation activity, for example, finalising student surveys, focus group and interview tools.
- Review and enhance data collection tools, process, analysis, and reporting.
- Undertake qualitative and quantitative analysis of our evaluation data; and use the data to make recommendations to improve programme quality.
- Review and keep abreast of literature and research in the further education, wider education, tuition and research landscape. You will share and apply learnings to our evaluation processes and programme delivery.
Data Quality and Assurance
- Support our ongoing compliance with GDPR across the organisation, ensuring that our data is robust, accurate and proportionate to the needs of the organisation.
- Uphold the highest standards of compliance, in relation to GDPR and safeguarding.
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To support students in further education from disadvantaged backgrounds to secure gateway English and maths qualifications that unlock opportunities.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Contract: Permanent, full time (42 hours Monday-Friday)
Salary: £27,500 - £30,000 plus £3,954 London weighting allowance pro rata
Location: Hammersmith animal hospital
Closing date: Sunday 29th June 2025
Interview dates: 3rd and 4th July 2025
More about the role
Blue Cross animal hospitals and pet care clinics provide veterinary treatment to sick and injured pets when their owners can’t afford private veterinary fees. Our vet care is available to pets whose owners receive certain means-tested benefits and live within the catchment area of one of our animal hospitals or pet care clinics.
We have developed an award-winning set of clinical guidelines to assist our vets in pragmatic, evidence-based decision making, where patient welfare is a priority. High standards are important to us, but so is the ability to discuss openly where lessons have been learnt, within a safe, non-judgmental environment.
We recognise that we work within a profession where compassion fatigue is a risk to us all. We have wellbeing champions and Mental Health First Aiders at all hospitals, coordinating a range of initiatives and promoting a culture of openness and support within the team.
Working hours: This is a full time position offered on a permanent basis. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8:30 – 5pm. Wednesday 9-5. Hour lunchbreak. Weekend shifts will be required on a rota basis, at our other site based in Victoria, London. This roughly equates to 7-8 full weekends per year.
About you
As a Veterinary Nurse, you will be confident and capable in delivering excellent nursing care for a range of small animals, providing both emergency and routine healthcare. Our Veterinary Nurses work alongside Veterinary Surgeons to promote animal health and welfare through responsible ownership and play a key role in the education of pet owners.
The ability to work as part of a team and effective communication skills are really important, often you will be the first point of our clients, forming strong bonds with them to ensure improved animal health and welfare.
Knowledge, skills, and experience
- Fully qualified Veterinary Nurse
- Registered with RCVS
- Confident in all aspects of veterinary nursing
- Demonstrable customer service skills
- The ability to demonstrate, understand and apply our Blue Cross values.
Although not essential, it would be great if you also had:
- Provision of nursing clinics
- Laboratory skills
- Use of computerised records
How to apply
Click the apply button below and complete the online application process before the closing date on Sunday 29th June 2025. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.
Blue Cross benefits
Our people are the most important part of delivering our purpose. If it were not for their amazing efforts and commitment, we would not be able to make the difference that we do today.
In return, Blue Cross wants to ensure we provide you with the best working environment we can. We want you to be happy working for us and will do everything we can to make sure you are.
Our generous benefits package includes:
- Full time equivalent of 38 days holiday rising to 43 with service (including Bank Holidays)
- Programmes for physical and mental wellbeing support
- Free access to GP via MetLife- 24/7 GP services, private prescriptions and more for you and your family
- Free physiotherapy advice and face to face intervention
- Health cash plan
- Unlimited access to an employee assistance programme
- Pension scheme with enhanced employer contribution
- Professional fees paid with Continuing Professional Development and personal development support.
- Life assurance
- 20% discount on Pet Plan pet insurance
- Enhanced family friendly policies
- Recognition scheme
- Annual volunteer days
- Charity worker discounts across a variety of retailers
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Build on your Charity Career with this Activity based role
This is a part-time role of 3 days per week in a well-established charity based in Twickenham. This role would really suit someone who wants to have the opportunity to work flexibly and build their career in the Charity sector.
Richmond Carers Centre has the mission to help unpaid and family adult carers to live a full, active and meaningful life by providing them with advice, information, activities, breaks and emotional support either face to face, by phone or by email to enable them to live well.
As the Adult Carers Activities Coordinator, you will directly deliver our leisure break activity and training programmes. You will plan, deliver, promote and review a programme of activities for adult carers, including outreach activities and leisure events, as well as group work to help enhance carers’ health and wellbeing. The core aim of the activity programme is to provide carers with a much needed break from their caring responsibilities, in a safe and social environment where they can meet other carers and focus on their wellbeing.
You will be someone:
- Who works in a person-centred way.
- Has outstanding organisational skills and plans and budgets well
- Is creative and is an innovative thinker
- Has experience of leading/planning activities across a range of subjects/activities
- Builds relationships both within the team and with external providers
- Communicates well by phone and in person
- Has experience of working with clients who have support needs
Main Duties include:
- To coordinate and deliver an established activities programme for adult carers with the aim to provide them with a break from their caring role and socialise with other carers to help reduce their isolation.
- To coordinate and deliver a training workshop programme to provide carers with information and advice to support them with their caring role and opportunities to learn.
- To work with relevant professionals to deliver a programme of wellbeing activities, including yoga, Pilates and complementary therapies.
- To recruit, train, support and manage volunteers and paid sessional staff to contribute to the delivery of a selection of the activities and workshops.
- To research and continually develop the activities and training programmes to ensure it is responsive to carers needs.
- To create promotional material to promote activities and training opportunities to carers registered with Richmond Carers Centre.
- To work with Adult Carers Support Team Leader to ensure activities are within budget, achieving targets and meeting the requirements of funders.
What you are doing now:
- You might be working for or volunteering in a similar charity
- You may be working in activity planning in the public or private sector
- You may have the skills we need from some other combination of work and volunteering
- Or you may be looking to return to the workforce after a timeout for personal reasons
In any event if you feel you meet the skills we need, we would like to hear from you
Richmond Carers Centre welcomes and encourages applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their gender, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religious belief.
Benefits of working for Richmond Carers Centre
- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays per year (pro rata)
- Bonus 3 days of annual leave per year over the festive period (subject to Trustee approval)
- Workplace Pension Scheme with Peoples Pension
- Flexible working/option of working from home (subject to CEO approval)
- Equipment and support to be set up to work from home
- Paid time off for medical appointments
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Training and personal development opportunities
- Staff away days and socials
- Access to shared resources and training opportunities
- Supportive and friendly working environment
To apply, please complete the application form and the Diversity and Equalities Monitoring Form. CV’s will not be accepted. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, therefore please submit your application early to avoid disappointment, as this role may close before the closing date.
Email application documents to Beth Tingley, Adult Carers Support Team Leader (documents can be downloaded on our website). If you would like to talk more about this vacancy, please call Richmond Carers Centre and ask to speak to Beth.
Closing date: Sunday 29th June 2025
Shortlisting date: w/c 3rd July 2025
Interview dates: w/c 14th July with provisional dates allocated to Monday 14th and Wednesday 16th July and w/c 21st July with provisional date allocated to Tuesday 22nd July
Please note interview dates can also be scheduled around these dates to fit with the interview panel and candidates availability.
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Research Initiatives Manager
£45,864 pa plus excellent benefits
London WC1 and home-based
35 hours per week
The Research Initiatives Manager is a crucial role at the College, as you will work closely with senior clinicians to lead a series of projects and activities to feed into the development and delivery of child-health research initiatives. The initiatives include research awards, research events and research capacity and capability building, by embedding academic skills into the paediatric workforce and enabling academic research.
As Research Initiatives Manager, you will also lead on the RCPCH Genomics Programme which aims to develop and deliver a series of resources and activities related to supporting the preparedness of our membership for the era of genomics medicine.
Based within the Research and Evidence team, you will be the operational lead for relevant Committees and working groups, acting as a representative of the College to represent the views of paediatricians, whilst ensuring timely reporting of progress to Project Boards.
You will also build and develop relationships with external stakeholders and work with the Head of Grants and Partnerships to identify sources of funding to support future work within the Research and Evidence remit.
With a degree or equivalent experience with a research, health science, life sciences or genetics/genomics component, you should have a proven understanding of the national funding landscape and infrastructure for clinical research.
An expert at providing senior project leadership, you should have experience of collaborative ways of working across multidisciplinary teams and programmes of work, along with demonstrable experience of producing high quality written reports, documentation and promotional information suitable for a range of audiences.
With excellent organisational skills and an ability to adopt an orderly and precise approach to work, paying careful attention to detail and the ability to follow standard procedures and ways of working, you should also have demonstrable programme management skills, and be capable of working autonomously and taking personal responsibility for your projects.
Knowledge of research methodology, including data analysis, along with a background of organising workshops and events and an understanding of the genomic medicine landscape, would be desirable.
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health sets and maintains standards for the education and training of all doctors working in paediatrics and child health in the UK. We advocate on child health issues at home and internationally. Additionally, through a variety of activities, the College influences the quality of medical practice for children in hospital and in the community.
The RCPCH has more than 25,000 members and fellows and employs around 200 staff, most of whom work in our London office in Holborn. We have a Devolved Nations team operating from Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Our College values: Include, Influence, Innovate and Inspire, are important to us. These values ensure we bring out the best in each other, strive forward together to make the College a positive and dynamic place to work.
The RCPCH champions Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. Our workplace is inclusive, offering a supportive environment where staff can thrive. The College is keen to accept applications from people with protected characteristics. We believe that our staff should represent all of the diverse communities we serve. Join us to help realise our vision of a world where every child is healthy and well.
The College operates a flexible and modern working policy, whereby our colleagues work in the office for a minimum of 40% over a 4 week cycle and the remainder from home.
The RCPCH is committed to safeguarding the children, young people and adults it has contact with in the exercise of its functions and responsibilities. The RCPCH expects all staff to share this commitment – we place a high priority on ensuring only those who do so are recruited to work for us.
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records.
Closing date: 12 June 2025
Interview date: 25 June 2025
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health advocates on child health issues at home and internationally.



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Senior Community and Engagement Manager
London/Hybrid (2 days a week in the office in Brent)
Permanent
Part time - 3 days/24 hours per week
Salary £42,230 per annum pro rata
Excellent benefits including 5 weeks annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata) and flexible working, pension scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Death in Service benefit, opportunities for training and professional development
Are you a confident, strategic and impact-driven leader looking for a new part-time role based in North London?
Charity People are delighted to be working with a charity based in North London which prevents hunger, fights poverty and builds community, to recruit a Senior Community and Engagement Manager role.
The charity, alongside volunteers and partners, coordinates a network of food banks, kitchens, a community shop and café. Whilst at these locations, guests can access more holistic support, including welfare advice, asylum support and an award-winning community garden.
The Senior Community and Engagement Manager will lead the growth and development of the Community Engagement Programme, as well as the Garden Programme. Your focus will be on strategic direction, partnership building, fundraising, and overseeing monitoring, evaluation, research, and learning (MERL) activities.
Key responsibilities:
- Strategic Leadership & Programme Oversight: Lead and develop Community Engagement and Garden Programmes in line with the 2030 strategy, ensuring community collaboration, operational planning, accreditation compliance, and effective team management.
- Fundraising & Financial Oversight: Support funding proposals and budget development and oversee financial planning and delivery of services across both programmes.
- Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting: Design and implement MERL frameworks, ensuring impact measurement and reporting to trustees, funders, and senior leadership.
- Safeguarding, Compliance & Organisational Support: Act as a Designated Safeguarding Lead, ensure policy compliance, contribute to SLT meetings, and champion equality, diversity, and inclusion across programmes.
The ideal candidate will have strategic programme management experience in community development, social impact, or environmental sectors, with strong skills in project planning, budget oversight, and working with diverse communities. You will have knowledge of safeguarding, participatory engagement models, and best practices in volunteer and community-led work. Strong leadership, communication skills, and a commitment to learning, teamwork are essential.
If you are excited by this opportunity and would like to apply, we would be delighted to hear from you.
How to apply
Please share an up-to-date version of your CV via the link below. Jen D'Souza at Charity People will be in touch with the full job pack and further details on how to apply. The application process is CV and Supporting Statement. The closing date is 12 noon on Tuesday 10 June with interviews scheduled for w/c 16 June.
Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.
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Actively Interviewing
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!
Contract length: 1 year Fixed Term Contract
Location: North West London
Hours per week: 35 (Sunday - Thursday, 9-5pm)
Salary: £26,453.00 per annum
Closing date for applications: Rolling, however, applying early is advised.
First interview date: First interviews are held over Microsoft Teams
Second interview date: Candidates successful at first interview will be offered a trial shift at the Home as part of the selection process
Every dog and cat in need deserves expert, personalised care and support, and to be loved. When you work for Mayhew, you understand that better than ever.
We’re a passionate, committed and diverse team of c80 staff and c150 volunteers, here for dogs, cats and communities in the UK, in Afghanistan and in Georgia. We offer expert veterinary care, rescue and rehoming services, programmes in the community and guidance and support to improve the lives of dogs and cats in need.
We do our best for dogs and cats in need every day, working with colleague across the sector to improve their lives and to give them the care, support and love they deserve. But it’s our warmth, creativity and care that touch lives. Here, we take the time to really get to know the dogs and cats we care for and those who love them.
We are recruiting a Cattery Carer & Cat Foster Coordinator who will share our compassion and commitment for animal welfare.
Working with staff and volunteers across the Home, you will have a hand in helping all the cats in our care, from feeding, cleaning, behaviourally assessing and socialising to rehoming. You will be responsible for organising cats in our care going into temporary foster homes. This can be physically and emotionally demanding but is also hugely rewarding; you can view some of our amazing rescue stories here.
Generally, you will:
- Assist in the provision of treatment to cats as advised by our veterinary staff.
- Organise the cat foster programme, matching suitable cats with cat foster volunteers and advise on cat behaviour.
- Organise the cat intake list, providing owners with advice and where appropriate admitting cats into the Cattery.
- Assist the Cat Adoption Officer with rehoming the cats under our care.
- Work flexibly in a team environment, often independently, to meet the specific needs of the cats in our care by helping with their feeding, cleaning, enrichment and grooming.
To be successful in this role, you need:
– A strong understanding of cat behaviour and welfare
– Excellent customer service skills
– Experience in handling cats and caring for them
– A calm, compassionate, resilient and friendly manner
Please note that successful candidate will be asked for evidence of their Right to Work in the UK post-job offer – we do not hold a sponsor licence therefore we are unable to provide Visa sponsorship.
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Richmond Borough Mind is a vibrant local charity that has been supporting and providing services for adults affected by mental health problems and their carers for over 60 years.
We are excited to be looking for a Young Adults Peer Support Worker. You will have your own lived experience of mental ill health and be able to use this experience as well as your professional skills and knowledge, to support others.
With the expansion of our work in this area we aim to reduce waiting times, reduce the number of people going into crisis, address inequalities and support transitions from youth to adult services. We will be offering holistic and personalised care and support to service users and carers.
This role will carry caseload and deliver a range of support and person-centred interventions to meet these needs, which could include group support, one-to-one interventions and signposting where specialist advice is needed. Referrals could be young adults, careleavers, people currently under adult mental health services, or carers supporting people in the community.
We are looking for individuals who are passionate about motivating and coaching individuals with mental health issues, and able to support people on their journey to recovery. As well as having an empathy with the core values of RB Mind, the successful applicants will have the skills to provide person-centred support, through one-to-one sessions and through facilitating groups. You will have an awareness of the boundaries we work within when supporting vulnerable adults. You should be enthusiastic and self-motivated, and must be able to work on your own initiative.
This is a partnership project with South West London St George’s Mental Health Trust (SWLStG), locally led by Richmond Borough Mind. There are further Peer Support Worker vacancies within Age UK, Richmond AID, and Crossroads Care requiring appropriate skills and experience. Partners will seek your permission to share your details if we have sufficient successful applications.
Richmond Borough Mind values diversity and difference. We welcome applicants from all sections of the community.
Benefits of working for RB Mind:
· 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays per year, increasing by 1 day per full
year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days) [pro rata].
· Bonus 1 day of annual leave per year over the festive period
· Contributory Pension Scheme
· Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
· Training and personal development opportunities
· Staff away days and socials
· Access to shared resources and training opportunities via Mind Federated Network.
The successful applicant will be required to have an Enhanced DBS check.
Please use your cover letter to detail how you meet the person specification for the role.
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