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About MediCinema
MediCinema is a UK-registered charity dedicated to providing cinema experiences inside hospitals to support the emotional, physical and mental health of NHS patients, their families, and carers. For 25 years, we have brought the power of cinema to hospitals, and in recognition of our impact, MediCinema was honoured with BAFTA’s Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award at the 2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards.
We build and run fully accessible cinemas within hospitals, screening the latest films at no cost to patients or the NHS. Our services help reduce isolation, stress, and anxiety, enhancing emotional and mental wellbeing while fostering resilience. We support patients of all ages, including dedicated paediatric screenings at several sites.
We have an ambitious goal to establish a MediCinema in every NHS region across the UK, and rely on long-term partnerships with NHS Trusts, Hospital Charities and the corporate sector to sustain and expand our services.
The Role
Reporting to the CEO, this new senior leadership role is central to ensuring MediCinema’s financial sustainability, operational excellence, and people-centred culture. The Director will lead the charity’s finance, HR, and business operational functions, ensuring robust systems, compliance, and strategic alignment with our mission.
This is a hands-on role for a values-driven leader who thrives in a collaborative, purpose-led environment and is passionate about improving patient experiences through innovative service delivery.
This role will be managing external HR and IT consultants and supported by a part time (1 day per week) assistant.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership and Strategy
· Participate in strategic and business planning processes, supporting the CEO and trustees to develop the strategic plan
· Serve as a key member of the Senior Management Team (SMT) contributing to the strategic direction and day to day management of the organisation.
Finance
· Lead the finance function, overseeing budgeting, forecasting, management accounts, and statutory reporting.
· Ensure robust financial controls and compliance with regulatory requirements.
· Manage cashflow, reserves, and risk, supporting strategic financial planning.
· Lead on financial reporting to the Board and relevant committees.
· Oversee payroll, pensions, and financial administration.
· Managing the annual audit process and liaising with auditors
· Liaising with tax specialists on VAT, corporation tax and other matters as required.
· Liaising with the Treasurer on all key financial matters on a quarterly basis
Business Operations
· Ensure efficient delivery of office services and a safe, well-maintained working environment.
· Lead on the IT systems and digital strategy ensuring platforms are secure and support business needs
· Work with the external IT consultant to maintain and evolve the infrastructure, systems and processes in place to align with business needs and industry regulation
· Keep abreast of changes and updates to Data Protection legislation and ensure that staff receive regular training on Data Protection and Cyber security
· Manage contracts, suppliers, and internal processes to ensure value and efficiency.
· Support the commissioning of new MediCinema sites, including project planning and stakeholder engagement.
· Lead on the annual insurance renewal process
HR and People Development
· Lead on strategic workforce planning, recruitment, onboarding, and talent retention.
· Embed inclusive HR policies and practices aligned with MediCinema’s values.
· Provide support and evolve processes to strengthen employee relations, performance management, and wellbeing.
· Support line managers in developing high-performing, motivated teams.
· Ensure compliance with employment law and HR best practice.
· Work with the external HR consultant on HR admin,including due diligence, onboarding and recruitment.
Governance and Compliance
· Maintain up-to-date policies and procedures across finance, HR, and operations.
· Ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, and safeguarding requirements.
· Support the CEO and Board with governance processes, reporting, and policy development.
The Person
Experience and Background
We are seeking a strategic leader with experience across finance, operations, and HR — ideally within the UK charity or public health sector. You may have worked in healthcare, education, or social impact organisations, and bring a strong understanding of compliance, governance, and people leadership. Candidates with a relevant background in SMEs may be considered, but will need to demonstrate a commitment to quickly developing the specialist knowledge required by charity regulations and an aptitude for operating within the third sector.
You will be comfortable working in a hands-on, collaborative environment, with a deep respect for MediCinema’s mission and values.
Skills and Qualifications
· Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or AAT)
· Strong understanding of HR, IT, risk management, and governance in small teams
· Proven experience managing budgets, audits, and accounts (Quickbooks experience ideal)
· Excellent project management and strategic planning skills
· Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to lead and mentor others
· A proactive, organised, and solutions-focused approach
How to Apply
Please send your CV and a covering letter telling us about your suitability for this role, why it appeals to you and what makes you a strong candidate (no longer than one side of A4). Please note applications will be anonymised.
Closing date for applications: Midday, Friday 30th January 2026 with a view to holding first round interviews in mid February.
We are an equal opportunities employer and an accredited Living Wage Foundation employer.
We provide cinema experiences inside hospitals to support the emotional, physical and mental health of NHS patients.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Digital Communications Officer reports to the Digital Communications Manager. The post holder plays a key supporting role in communicating the work of the Trust – including its research, policy priorities, programmes, and alumni stories – to external audiences. This is a newly created role, introduced to expand our digital communications capacity and significantly grow our digital presence.
The Digital Communications Officer will work alongside the Digital Communications Manager to create, coordinate and maintain our digital output. They will need to have flexible skills across both web and social, and a strong ability to create eye-catching visuals and produce high-quality video content. This is an exciting opportunity for a creative and proactive individual to create engaging content, ramp up production of cross-platform video content, and introduce new digital innovations as the Trust seeks to explore new avenues to grow its reach.
Main duties
Social Media
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Take a lead on content creation for the Trust’s social media, writing crisp copy and creating engaging visuals suitable for a range of audiences across LinkedIn, X, Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.
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Co-lead on the production of cross-platform video content, with a particular focus on TikTok and Instagram. Work with the Digital Communications Manager, Senior Programmes Officer: Marketing and Communications, and other colleagues to generate content ideas relevant to the Trust’s key areas of activity. Take an active, hands-on role in the planning, filming, and editing of innovative video content.
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Support with the day-to-day management of various socials platforms, including monitoring user engagement and answering inbox queries.
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Alongside the Digital Communications Manager, liaise with research colleagues to convert research outputs into engaging socials content, and work with colleagues in the programmes team to create impactful socials content promoting their work.
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Monitor social media engagement and activity more broadly, ensuring team members are aware of key developments and identifying examples of best practice in the sector.
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Advise and support all colleagues as necessary with their use of social media.
Website and Digital Communications
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Support with the management of the Sutton Trust website, and associated microsites, and the COSMO website, ensuring they are updated and remain responsive to the needs of our different audiences of students, teachers, policymakers, academics, funders and media.
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Work with external web developers to drive forward improvements to the Trust’s websites, ensuring quality user experience and SEO optimisation.
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Use Google Analytics and other monitoring tools to evaluate website performance and inform improvements. Work with a digital agency to manage the Trust’s Google Ads Grant Account and shape our approach to paid search advertising.
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Support with the maintenance of a proactive and diverse programme of blog content, helping to identify potential pieces from internal and external authors.
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Develop the Trust’s regular email newsletter, including drafting high quality content.
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Support with the formatting of research outputs and the design of other digital assets (such as charts), including those related to the COSMO Study.
Other
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Work with colleagues to maintain communications and content planning grids.
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Track and assess digital engagement in detail and assist with communicating performance to team members.
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Keep abreast of digital developments, assisting the Digital Communications Manager in providing expertise to the wider organisation.
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Proactively suggest improvements to the Trust’s digital communications approach.
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Write copy as required.
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Feed into the wider work of the Research and Communications Team.
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Other duties as necessary from time to time.
Person Specification
We welcome applications from individuals who have:
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Excellent verbal and written communication skills
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A strong understanding of using Canva (as well as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign and/or Adobe Illustrator) to design engaging and creative graphics for social media.
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Experience of creating cross-platform video content for social media (experience producing vertical video for TikTok and/or Instagram is particularly desirable). Basic videography, photography and editing skills would be advantageous.
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Experience of using various social media platforms and creating high-quality content.
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A good knowledge of and some experience in managing a website, including basic knowledge of HTML and CSS, experience of WordPress and an understanding of Google Analytics.
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An eye for detail, and the ability to work accurately to tight deadlines.
We are also looking for an individual who:
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Is sympathetic to the aims of the Trust and its mission to address educational disadvantage.
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Has first-class interpersonal skills.
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Is willing to take on other duties from time-to-time as needed in a busy team.
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Is eligible to work in the UK (see here for information about right to work)
Terms of Appointment
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Contract: Full-time, Permanent
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Salary: £32,000-£36,000
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Working location: Minimum of 2 office days per week
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Office location: The Sutton Trust, 9th Floor, Millbank Tower, 21-24 Millbank, London, SW1P 4QP. Our home working policy gives staff the option to work from home for up to 60% of the time, with approval from their line manager.
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Hours: The standard working hours are 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday and may also be required to attend events / meetings outside of their normal working hours during weekday evenings and occasionally at weekends
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DBS check may be required
Interviews
Applications should reach us by midnight, 21st January 2026, with first round interviews held over Zoom on 4th February 2026, and second round interviews held at our London offices on Tuesday, 10th February 2026.
Safeguarding statement
The Sutton Trust believes that a child, young person or vulnerable adult should never experience abuse of any kind. We all have a responsibility to promote the welfare of all children and young people and to keep them safe. Therefore all posts undergo a safer recruitment process, including but not limited to, disclosure of criminal records where necessary and eligibility to work in the UK. We have procedures in place to promote safeguarding and a safe culture at the Trust.
Contextual recruitment
The Trust is committed to ensuring equality of opportunity and that all applicants receive equal consideration for employment. We strongly encourage individuals from all backgrounds, including those underrepresented at present at the Trust, to apply for this role. As such we particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds. We are committed to being an inclusive and welcoming place to work and know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the young people we support.
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for disabled candidates throughout our recruitment process and during employment.
We also operate contextual recruitment at the Sutton Trust. Our application process gives you the option to include information about your background, such as whether you were eligible for free school meals, whether your parents went to university, or whether you attended a state school. For more examples and information on contextual recruitment, please see our website.
Civis Foundation (UK) has partnered with AEA Consulting for the recruitment of the Programme Officer.
Civis Foundation invests in arts and letters, cultural preservation, and community development initiatives. Initially established in the US, the foundation is launching a UK-based charitable entity in 2026 to expand its mission across Commonwealth countries, with a particular focus on the United Kingdom, Jamaica, Barbados, and cities such as London and Liverpool.
The work of the Foundation is rooted in the belief that understanding "the other", both within ourselves and in our communities, is essential to personal fulfilment and social transformation. Through partnerships with artists, cultural institutions, municipalities, and community organisations, the Foundation creates opportunities for engagement that transcend boundaries, cultivating compassion and advancing justice.
The newly formed London office will serve as a hub for adaptive reuse of heritage buildings, artistic commissioning, and community investment throughout the Commonwealth. We view artistic expression as a starting point for rekindling democracy - work that urges us to consider the needs of the other, their lived experience, and perspective. We champion projects that address complex historical narratives and create space for genuine dialogue, helping us imagine how we might live together.
The UK charitable foundation will serve purposes including the advancement of education, cultural preservation, and the advancement of citizenship and community development.
Programme Officer (UK) – Role Description
Working closely with and reporting to the President and CEO of Civis Foundation (US and UK), the UK Programme Officer will support the Foundation with the launch and scaling up of its operations in the UK.
The Programme Officer will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the UK Foundation, relationship development, and project management. The management of the initial activity of the Foundation in the UK will include:
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Relationship building: Extensive outreach to potential partners across arts, preservation, municipal, and community sectors in London, Liverpool, Jamaica, and Barbados. Secure introductions and meetings for the President and CEO, and explore potential programme collaborations.
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Partner collaboration: Work with strategic consulting partners to support business planning and programme development.
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Operating budget and core grant application development: Prepare a comprehensive grant request to Civis Foundation New York for initial capitalization, including a three-year operational budget.
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Financial management and reporting: Support preparation of annual accounts, supplier management and payments, and monitor budgets and cash flow.
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Operational and administrative support: Work with the President and CEO of Civis Foundation and other relevant staff and consultants on ad-hoc administrative support, meetings and diary coordination, and to put in place systems and processes for the full launch of the UK operations.
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Evaluation and monitoring: Develop a "light-touch" but effective framework for measuring impact and tracking relevant metrics.
Key competencies and required skillset to succeed in this role include:
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Demonstrate understanding of the UK non-profit landscape, specifically within social justice, arts, or community/urban development context, with at least 7-10 years of project and programme management experience in one or more of these fields.
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Bring a strong network in one or more relevant fields in the UK: social justice, arts, or community/urban development.
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Excellent project management skills, including fluency with software packages (MS Office, project management) and relevant AI tools.
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Financial literacy (including budgeting and cash flow management).
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Working knowledge of the governance and legal regulation in the UK charitable sector.
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Knowledge of and interest in the current agenda around civic and social development, education, and the role of arts and culture in social change, heritage preservation, and urban development.
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Comfortable working independently and across time zones.
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Clear and respectful communicator with excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills.
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Detail-oriented, proactive, and accountable.
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Self-motivating and willing to balance strategy with daily administration.
We expect this to be a part-time role for the initial 12 months of operations, with potential to scale up to a full-time role in 2027.
Compensation & Benefits:
Compensation: £60,000-£67,000 a year (Full-Time Equivalent), dependent on experience.
Actual Salary: £42,000-£47,600 a year for 25 hours per week (0.7 FTE) pro rata.
Working hours: 25 hours per week. Flexible, with some adjustment to both UK and US time zones.
Annual leave: 22 days (28 days including bank holidays, pro rata.)
Pension: 8% employer contribution.
Hybrid working: remote/working from home, with regular access to a coworking/office space in London and for attendance of in-person meetings in London.
Training and development: Annual budget for professional development, conference attendance, etc.
Application Process:
To apply, please submit your CV and complete three questions on the Applied platform.
Application deadline: 10:00am (GMT) on 2 February 2026
Provisional interview dates with shortlisted candidates: 16-27 February 2026
The selection process will follow three stages: 1. Online interview 2. Technical interview 3. Final presentation and interview with CEO.
Indicative start date: March 2026
We believe a diverse workforce is a stronger workforce. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, ensuring fair treatment and opportunity for everyone. Selection is based solely on merit, ability, and fitness for the role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are recruiting four dedicated Locality Officers to join our new initiative: Live Longer Better in an Age Friendly Hertfordshire where your skills can make a meaningful impact within local communities. These roles will be hosted by Age UK Hertfordshire and North Herts and Stevenage CVS.
These pivotal roles within the programme team support the effective delivery of our work within local places so that more people across the county can enjoy their later life.
Working under the programme Lead and working closely with the programme team you will take responsibility in ensuring that the local delivery plans are implemented, working with the wider stakeholders in the local community.
You will provide direct support across multiple local areas on key actions, such as leading on walking audits, take a seat campaigns, and working with local stakeholders to identify, implement and embed age friendly priorities. In addition, you will play a key role with the programme communications and working with local communities, including overseeing and maintaining our approach to keeping contact with members, responding to enquiries and requests, coordinating events and email communications.
You will be responsible for day-to-day delivery of the local action plan, working independently while maintaining strong communication with the programme team. You will support ongoing review and development of processes as the programme evolves, ensuring our approach remains effective and responsive.
Responsibilities
- Lead engagement with district, borough, town and parish councils to embed Age Friendly principles within local strategies and service delivery, and support them through the process of preparing for and achieving formal Age Friendly accreditation.
- Collaborate with district partners to align local priorities and advance the Age Friendly agenda, establishing Age Friendly Partnerships(s) and working groups as required.
- Represent the programme and partner organisations at local community events, partnership meetings and engagement activities.
- Support establishment and ongoing delivery of local Older People’s Forums or equivalent structures to ensure strong resident voice in shaping priorities.
- Work with local authority and VCFSE partners to identify and pursue funding opportunities that can support local Age Friendly projects and innovation.
- Recruit local organisations, community groups and stakeholders to join the Age Friendly Network and strengthen commitment to age-friendly practices and sign up to the Age Friendly employer pledge.
- Participate in programme steering groups, providing insight from local delivery to inform countywide planning, priorities and system-level action, and vice versa.
- Lead or support delivery of local campaigns and engagement activities, including initiatives linked to national movements (e.g., International Day of Older People, Act Now Age Better, Take 5 to Age Well).
- Promote and support awareness, recruitment and engagement with the Age Friendly Ambassador Programme across the local area.
- Support development and implementation of the action plan for the local area, ensure it remains on track and is delivered within agreed times.
- Manage volunteers who will be supporting the implementation of the local action plan.
- Engage stakeholders across community, voluntary and statutory sectors to build commitment, through attending meetings.
- Establish means by which to engage with local people, raise awareness and interest in participating in the initiative.
- Research and coordinate policy development in line with this work.
- Prepare and present briefings and reports about progress against plans, at internal and external events.
- Produce written reports as required for internal management purposes as well as for wider external publication.
- Maintain a ‘lessons learned’ document to support and guide other areas wishing to progress an 'Age Friendly' assessment and programme of work.
- To develop an understanding of the needs of older people which are not being fully met and feed this information into the ongoing development plans for our services, and to help us target activity to address these needs.
- To assist with the evaluation of service feedback and ensure that relevant information is acted on by services and also used to develop future services.
- Keep accurate records using the partnership’s client management system.
- Set up Network meetings and record minutes.
- Ensure all activities are delivered in accordance with agreed policies and procedures e.g. equalities and diversity, health and safety, confidentiality, data protection etc.
- Support regular network communications, including the monthly newsletter and member bulletins.
- Work with the team to ensure the online resources and web pages are up to date, accurate and accessible to members, and meet the needs of new and potential members.
- Promote and support open and effective collaboration across the programme.
- Carry out all duties in a professional manner and in line with our values
You will have:
- An excellent understanding of project management
- The ability to influence a wide range of stakeholders, including local authorities, VCFSE partners, community groups and older residents.
- The ability to manage sensitive situations, differing viewpoints and competing priorities constructively.
- Excellent administration and time management skills.
- Excellent IT / information management skills.
- Excellent presentation skills.
- Good written & spoken communication skills.
- An understanding of the needs and concerns of older people, including those living with long-term conditions or disabilities or are underserved.
- Knowledge of statutory or voluntary agencies, ideally in Hertfordshire, and how they relate to those over 55 years of age.
- Knowledge of GDPR and its’ application in managing activities and volunteers.
- An understanding of marketing and communications.
- The ability to build effective working relationships with a range of people across sectors, and organisations, representing people of different cultures, background and beliefs.
- Ability to think strategically and develop/deliver detailed implementation plans.
You should have experience of:
- Supporting programme or project teams through coordination, communication and organisational tasks.
- Working on multiple projects and managing multiple deadlines & stakeholders simultaneously.
- Working with membership, contact or stakeholder management tools (e.g. excel, CRM).
- Working autonomously and managing workload independently, including in remote or lone-working environments.
- Managing volunteers.
- Working collaboratively with other organisations.
For further information about the roles and the Live Longer Better in an Age Friendly Hertfordshire please visit Age UK Hertfordshire's website.
Interviews will be held on: 28th January, 2nd and 5th February 2026.
Submit your CV together with a supporting statement telling us how you meet the person specification by the closing date of noon, Monday 19 January 2026
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: Camden Head Office/WFH (Hybrid - 2 days in the office)
Salary: £42,978 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: Monday 19th January 2026
Closing Time: 00:00am
Are you looking for a rewarding role working for an intersectional feminist organisation? If so, we have an incredible opportunity for you to join our team as an Management Accountant at Solace Women's Aid.
You will be joining a team of committed and inspiring individuals whose dedication has saved the lives of thousands of women, men and children in the capital. We are looking for friendly and diligent individuals to join our services and help us make a difference.
Our core values reflect our history and were developed in consultation with staff and service users. Feminism and intersectionality are key to our work and we are committed to the principles of being survivor-led, trauma-informed, empowering, diverse, anti-racist and anti-discriminatory.
About the Service
You will be joining a team of 8 committed and inspiring individuals who are committed to Solaces mission of preventing violence and abuse as well as providing services to meet the needs of survivors of gender-based violence, particularly women and children. Our work is holistic and empowering, working alongside survivors to achieve independent lives free from abuse. We are a looking for friendly and diligent individual to join our services and help us make a difference.
About the Role
The Management Accountant will work closely with the Head of Finance to enhance financial services and provide supportive management accounting at Solace. You will work alongside the Assistant Management Accountants to produce accurate and timely internal and external financial reports.
The Management Accountant will have line management responsibilities for the two Assistant Management Accountants.
In this role, you will prepare monthly income and expenditure reports for more complex allocated projects and the organisation as a whole, the monthly cashflow, funder reports and lead on the preparation of the budget and half yearly forecasting. You will ensure that management accounts are produced within established deadlines with commentary of financial reporting variances. You you will meet regularly with budget holders and be able to explain the accounts to non-finance colleagues. Provide project terms and financial information to the Director of Finance and Business Support and Head of Finance.
As part of your support to our business development plans you will provide fast responses to requests for support for pricing of new bids, grant applications, tenders and provision of other relevant financial information.
As part of the annual statutory reporting you will assist and support in the preparation of the year-end close and audit.
At all times you will support the Head of Finance to develop a business partnering approach between Finance and the widder organisation.
About You
The successful candidate will be a nearly or fully qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, CCAB) or qualified by experience and desirably with knowledge of charity SORP reporting requirements, with charity experience on multi projects accounting.
Able to produce accurate reporting on timely manner and able to work under pressure to meet deadlines. Strong team player as well as working independently. Can work with non-finance budget holders with clear communication skills. Have strong knowledge of Excel and of working with finance systems.
What we can offer you
We provide a comprehensive benefits package to all our employees, including:
- Flexible working
- Focus on learning and development (internal career progression and training)
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Employer pension contribution
- Family-friendly leave and enhanced maternity pay
- Access to Inclusion Networks
- Daily clinical debriefing
- Employee Assistance Programme providing free 24/7 support and advice
- Employee Benefits Platform offering staff discounts, benefits and savings
- Flow & Restore yoga classes
- Meditation sessions
- Cycle to Work Scheme
How to apply
When applying for this role, kindly highlight in your Supporting Statement how your values, knowledge, transferrable skills, and experience align with each point within the following sections of the Job Profile Document:
- Values, Behaviours & Competencies
- Knowledge, Experience and Skills
Solace Women's Aid values diversity, promotes equity, and challenges discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, abilities, perspectives, and lived experiences. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay, and benefits. Our Inclusion Networks support staff with protected characteristics and offer inclusive spaces to connect.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We anticipate and provide reasonable adjustments as needed and support employees who acquire a disability or long-term health condition, enabling them to stay in work.
This service is run by women for women and is therefore restricted to female applicants under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, and Part 1. Section 7(2) e of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 apply. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.
As part of safer recruitment practices, we carry out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and right to work in the UK checks.
No agencies.
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The Digital Hub is a critical new initiative to strengthen collaboration, knowledge-sharing and access to resources involving many organisations. It aims to be a thriving community of key actors in the child poverty space in London.
In its first launch phase at the start of 2026, the Hub will primarily target and engage London charities, including The Childhood Trust’s charity partner network.
This one-year role builds on the creation of the Digital Hub in 2025. This role is managing the implementation, testing and optimisation of the Hub in January and February 2026, before launching to an external test user group in March for a period of a month.
This role is critical to establishing the Hub’s purpose and value, and focusing on driving signs ups, engagement and re-engagement.
The role will be to oversee the resolution of any technical or user issues, especially in the first few months of the launch, supporting senior management in measuring and reporting the success of the Hub against set KPIs for the first year, ensuring content remains relevant to the needs of users, and beginning to embed the Hub as a core component of our wider Thrive Together programme of support, partnerships and collaboration.
The Project Manager will report to the Head of Communications and Marketing and work closely with several internal team members, as well as external stakeholders and be the primary contact for the digital agency responsible for developing the Hub.
Applications close Monday 12th January 2026 at 11pm.
Interviews will be held in person at The Childhood Trust Offices in Victoria, London late January / early February 2026.
We use Charity Jobs Anonymous Recruitment as part of our recruitment process.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for a Quality and Service Improvement Officer on a part-time basis to fulfil a job-share.
In this important role, you will manage the quality review process by providing expert advice and guidance and support the delivery of the caller feedback service.
You’ll be a key driver of Samaritans’ aim to improve the consistency and quality of our services, ensuring excellent service delivery to all our callers in their time of need.
Contract
- £16,500 - £17,500 per annum plus benefits (£33,000 - £35,000 FTE)
- Part time (17.5 hrs per week)
- Permanent
- Hybrid working with link to Ewell office
- In-person working: Meeting in person and working collaboratively are things we value. We work in person around 2 days or more per month.
- We are passionate about flexible working, talk to us about your preferences
What you’ll do
- Provide expert guidance to staff and volunteers in relation to quality reviews
- Manage the planning and administration of the quality review process
- Maintain and update quality review resources
- Champion quality improvement and development
- Coordinate the caller feedback process
- Engage with callers to gather feedback
- Communicate with branches and hubs to resolve complaints
What you’ll bring
- Proven experience of quality assurance or quality management
- Experience of engaging with service users to gather feedback, including vulnerable individuals
- Understanding of performance data and reporting methods
- Ability to manage difficult conversations with sensitivity
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage tasks and projects concurrently
- Good practical knowledge of data protection legislation
Full Job Description and Person Specification available below
Criminal record check (DBS)
We take safeguarding seriously at Samaritans and follow safe recruitment practices. As this role has direct contact with children and adults at risk, this role will require an Enhanced DBS check with Adults and Children’s Barred Lists.
At offer stage, as part of the conditional job offer, we will require the candidate to disclose in full, spent and unspent convictions by completing a declaration form. The declaration form will only be seen by those who need to see it as part of the recruitment process.
Why Samaritans?
At Samaritans, you’ll be part of a people-first organisation deeply committed to inclusion, compassion and learning. You’ll contribute to a team where your voice matters, your expertise makes a difference, and your work helps save lives.
We welcome applications from individuals with lived experience and encourage those from underrepresented communities to apply. We are committed to creating an environment where all our people feel seen, heard and supported.
You’ll join a values-led organisation with a powerful mission and a collaborative culture. We offer flexible hybrid working, excellent benefits, and the chance to make a tangible difference in suicide prevention across the UK and Ireland.
For further information about Samaritans, including our charity structure, values, employee benefits, and application process, please read our recruitment brochure attached below. You can also visit our careers website to access this.
We recognise the enormous benefits and the social justice imperatives of ensuring diversity at every level of our organisation. Samaritans is wholly committed to inclusion and diversity and to building a culture and environment where everyone is appreciated for the unique person they are. To ensure Samaritans is representative of those we support and who support us, we particularly welcome applications from disabled, racialised minority and LGBTQ+ candidates, as these people are under-represented at Samaritans.
Apply now
If this sounds like the opportunity for you, please apply. You will be asked to some answer short application questions and to upload your CV.
We kindly ask that you don’t rely on AI tools for your application answers, or to generate interview answers. We want to see your own unique ideas and writing skills. We want your application to stand out from the rest and showcase your own strengths.
Applications close: Monday 19th January 2026 at 09:00am
Interviews: w/c 26th January 2026
We prevent suicide through the power of human connection. Connecting people in crisis with trained volunteers who will always listen.



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As our Fundraising Officer you’ll play a crucial role in raising philanthropic income for the university. You’ll be joining us at an exciting time as 2026 marks the University’s centenary.
Your work will involve planning and delivering a range of fundraising activities aimed at raising charitable donations from alumni and other supporters. Projects will include an international giving day, telephone campaign, direct mail appeals, online crowdfunding projects and raising money at public events on our campuses.
This is a chance to make a real difference during an important year. You’ll be joining a friendly, supportive and passionate team and your work will have real impact — supporting students, research and the wider community through our centenary projects.
To succeed in this role, you will have:
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to work with a wide range of people
- Experience planning and managing projects
- Excellent organisational and time management skills
- Good all round IT skills
- Ideally gained some prior experience in a fundraising role
This role is a fixed-term full time position, working 35 hours per week, providing maternity cover for 1 year from February 2026. Working hours would normally be 9-5pm Monday to Friday, but the role will require periods of out of hours working such as during the telephone campaign.
The role requires some days working at the Whiteknights Campus each week, but The Fundraising Team supports hybrid remote working arrangements too.
Our core charitable objectives, defined by our Royal Charter, are to advance education, learning, and research for public benefit.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
£32,888 pa + 7% pension contribution
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
1x full time, permanent
1x full time, maternity cover - starting date of 1 April 2026 (expected 9 months)
Closing date 12noon on 26th January
Interviews will be held in February
We're looking for two people to take a leading role in the management of our nature reserves, to help us maintain them in good ecological condition and develop them as safe & inspiring places for public access, education, research and demonstration. As Senior Reserves Officer, you’ll work closely with the Head of Reserves to plan and deliver habitat management and monitoring on your allocated sites, particularly through volunteers, graziers and contractors.
For the permanent role, we are keen to hear from those who have experience of engaging local communities and particularly hard-to-reach groups to access green spaces and nature reserves.
What you will bring to the role:
· Experience of habitat and estate management including inspections, planning and directing work
· Experience of managing projects for wildlife, including budget management
· Experience of supporting & directing colleagues, such as a mentoring or coaching role
· A passion for wildlife & nature
· A personable manner and the ability to work with a wide range of people
· Previous experience of managing and motivating volunteer groups
· Previous experience of supervision of contractors
Due to the nature of the role a UK Driving Licence is required.
The Trust is committed to building an equal, diverse and inclusive workforce we encourage applications from a diverse range of suitably qualified candidates. Please let us know if you require any adjustments to make our recruitment process more accessible.
Why work for us - benefits we offer:
· 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays and Service related holiday (pro-rated for part time staff)
· Salary sacrifice benefits
· Life assurance
· Generous pension - company contribution 7%, employee contribution 3%
· Enhanced Sick Pay
· Flexible working policy
· Employee Assistance Programme
· Staff discounts
· Employee away days
· Enhanced pay for maternity and adoption leave
· Coaching
· Support with training and development to assist career progression
· Inclusive & supportive work atmosphere
Safeguarding:
Shropshire Wildlife Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. For applicable roles, applicants must be willing to undergo reference checks with past employers and Disclosure and Barring Service checks at the appropriate level
No enquiries from agencies or for further advertising will be taken.
About us:
Shropshire Wildlife Trust (SWT) has a vision of a thriving natural world, where Shropshire's wildlife and natural habitats play a valued role in addressing the climate and ecological emergencies, and people are inspired and empowered to take action for nature. We combine projects across Shropshire (including Telford & Wrekin) with advocacy and campaigning to restore nature and to engage people. We manage over 40 nature reserves and have almost 50 staff, 300 volunteers, and over 9000 members. SWT is an autonomous charity, but we are increasingly working collectively, as part of The Wildlife Trusts (TWT), to ensure that our local actions have a national impact and help to address global issues.
Salary
£15,069 - £17,400 (22.5 hours per week) per annum (£25,115 – £29,000 per annum full time equivalent (FTE) for 37.5 hours per week) – pending salary review in April 2026.
Contract
Fixed term, funded by the National Lottery, until 31st March 2030.
Location
Devon – travelling widely in and around the county, with some home working.
About Resource Futures
We want to create a future where organisations, people and communities can thrive and rebalance their relationship with material resources.
Resource Futures is an organisation accelerating the shift towards a circular world: putting restorative practices of reuse, repair, recycling at the heart of the fight to address the climate crisis. We help governments, businesses, NGOs and non-profits embrace regenerative change.
We are non-profit-distributing and have a close-knit team of 50+ trusted employees who collaborate across various areas of the business. Our multi-disciplined and connected approach sets us apart from the competition and enables us to build robust solutions that have a meaningful impact in the world.
We are passionate not only about what we do but how we do it, and we’re proud to be a part of the global B Corp movement to use business as a force for good. Employee-owned and independent, we’re all about helping each team member grow, and together striving towards our goal of creating a sustainable world.
The opportunity
We are recruiting two part-time Project Officers to support the Together for Tomorrow Project, a five-year National Lottery-funded programme supporting grassroots climate action across Devon. Working in close partnership with Libraries Unlimited, you will support delivery to new and established grassroots groups who are working, or seek to work, with libraries, helping communities to develop practical climate initiatives and inspiring libraries to become active sustainability hubs.
You will support the creation of toolkits, training and new activities, while also supporting monitoring and reporting. The role blends hands-on delivery and behind the scenes support to groups.
This role sits within the CAG (Community Action Groups) Devon team, a network that supports community groups to take action on reuse, repair, food waste, composting, biodiversity and wider sustainability issues. CAG provides the tools and support that groups need to thrive, including training, resources, and opportunities to connect with others. Your role will contribute to the consolidation of the network and its membership across Devon.
The role can be worked flexibly across 3 days a week. This will include some work during evenings and weekends.
You will be expected to travel widely across Devon, and this will be reimbursed. Whilst we promote public transport where possible, due to the rural nature of the county a current full driving licence with own transport, and necessary business use insurance, or ability to travel easily around Devon County is required.
What you will be doing
Day to day project support
· Helping groups run initiatives and activities at libraries, and at other community spaces, supporting with event planning and engaging diverse audiences.
· Supporting groups to set up and get started, or to develop new activities.
· Responding to enquiries from CAG groups and other organisations.
· Co-ordinating training and events.
· Attending CAG events and planning meetings.
· Building and maintaining partnerships with grassroots groups, libraries and underrepresented communities.
· Assisting with group and event risk assessments, insurance documents, safeguarding policies and other related administration.
· Creation and dissemination of guides and resources to support the projects.
Publicity and communications
· Generating content and building online audiences for social media and CAG Devon’s regular newsletter.
· Assisting groups with effective publicity for their events, including 1-2-1 social media clinics.
· Producing publicity material, news releases, stories/case studies and articles relating to the Together for Tomorrow Project.
· Speaking in public about the Together for Tomorrow Project, CAG Devon and the work of its members.
· Working with the CAG team to promote and deliver events.
· Liaising with the wider CAG team to ensure a coherent CAG support offer to grassroots community groups across Devon.
· Working with the Library Unlimited Outreach Officers to promote events.
Administration
· Liaising with and supporting groups, and gathering documentation, as part of the membership joining process.
· Logging communications with groups and partners in the CAG database.
· Keeping mailing lists and database up to date.
· Monitoring projects, utilising tools such as Excel, SurveyMonkey and the CAG data collection tool.
· Supporting with quarterly and annual reporting.
· Assisting the project team with any other administrative tasks that they require.
· Supporting groups to use the CAG data collection tool, to help them demonstrate their impact.
· Collecting data and testimonials/stories from CAG groups and the general public.
The essentials
· Passion for the community/voluntary sector.
· Experience of setting up and delivering new initiatives and activities with community groups and volunteers.
· Experience of social media.
· Competent IT user, particularly Microsoft packages and web.
· Previous experience in a role in communications and/or public engagement.
· Excellent organisational and time management skills to meet deadlines.
· Good communication skills (e.g. written, verbal, presentation).
· Ability to take and edit photos/videos.
· Confidence to engage with the public and present to groups.
· Experience of organising and leading events.
· Great people skills.
· Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
· Willingness to work evenings and weekends to support community engagement (approximately one to two times a month).
· Current full driving licence with own transport, and necessary business use insurance, or ability to travel easily around Devon County.
· Proactive and problem-solving attitude.
Great to haves
· Knowledge of sustainability issues such as resource use, waste and recycling, biodiversity/wildlife, energy and active travel.
· Knowledge of Devon and Devon communities.
· Experience of running or being actively involved with a community group.
· Experience of working with schools and/or businesses.
· Knowledge/experience of Social Enterprise Development.
· Experience of engaging with difficult to reach audiences.
· Understanding of the barriers to volunteering and steps that can be taken to address these.
Benefits
· Embedded flexi working culture.
· 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, each year (pro rata for part-time hours) – flexibility to work or use some bank holidays for annual leave.
· Buying and selling annual leave policy to add further flexibility around how you manage your work/non-work time and give you better control over how much and when you take leave from work.
· Paid volunteer time each year (a full day for those working 19 hours or more per week, and a half day for those working up to 18.75 hours per week).
· Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
· Enhanced sick pay.
· Scottish Widows pension plan – the company will match up to 7% of your contribution.
· Group life assurance cover.
· Healthcare portal offering 24/7 GP access and prescription service, mental health support, wellbeing advice, financial and legal guidance.
· Mental health and wellbeing group with trained mental health first aiders and responders, maintaining a focus on support for our team.
· A cycle to work scheme for all and on-site showers at the Bristol office.
· Home and tech scheme - costs at Currys and Ikea spread across 12 months, and up to 10% savings.
· Paid professional membership such as CIWM or ISEP.
· An opportunity to become a company member, contributing to decision making and the future direction and success of our business.
· Consultative Group – a group of employees providing an anonymous vehicle for employee voice, raising issues, proposing changes and engaging senior management.
· Regular line manager 1:1s and performance reviews, with opportunities to discuss and build targets that inspire and push you professionally.
· Annual training budget to ensure continued progression and development, as well as regular internal ‘Lunchtime Briefs’ and other sessions to share skills and knowledge across all roles.
· Two annual team away days, each followed by evening socials.
· Green and accessible Bristol office, surrounded by nature, and close to the harbourside.
· Accessible central Glasgow office close to local public transport links as well as cafés and shops, with various complementary facilities, events and networking opportunities.
· An opportunity to join a friendly, fun, professional, challenging, and supportive place to work, and a team that is collectively focused on making a positive impact.
Resource Futures is an equal opportunities employer. We strive to create a working environment where everyone can make best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment.
We celebrate difference and encourage everyone to join us in being themselves at work. We pride ourselves on working flexibly to enable our people to take care of their mental health and maintain a good life-work balance.
We are Disability Confident and a Living Wage employer, and our hiring decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and business needs.
We recruit and treat everyone with equality and respect regardless of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marital or partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. In line with the expectations set out in our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policy, we place an obligation upon all of our people to respect and act in accordance with this statement.
Resource Futures operate a blind recruitment process which reduces bias and promotes diverse hiring. The hiring team do not have access to the application forms that include any personal details and select candidates for interview based only on information provided on Application Form – Part 2.
Please let us know if you would like to submit your application in a different format.
Closing date for applications is 9am on Monday 12th January 2026.
We aim to hold interviews for this role on 4th and 5th February 2026.
Our vision is to create a sustainable world. We support organisations, people and communities to thrive using material resources sustainably.
We are an intergovernmental organisation working with Civil Society across a global reach of 51 member countries. Our work advances the interests of Commonwealth Civil Society in areas of equality, participation, and good governance.
The Foundation is guided by a Board of Governors, representing Commonwealth Governments, High Commissioners and Civil Society Leaders. The Board ensures our work reflects the values and aspirations of the Commonwealth.
As our Senior HR Officer, reporting to the Deputy Director-General, you will lead on key HR functions including recruitment, policy development, and HR systems during an exciting transformation as we prepare for our Strategy 2026–2031. This role is central to our commitment to investing in our people and cultivating a vibrant, inclusive organisational culture.
What you will focus on:
- Serve as the primary point of contact for all HR related queries, ensuring timely, accurate, and solutions-focused responses.
- Lead recruitment and onboarding for all UK-based roles and internships, actively championing the Foundation’s values of equality, diversity, and inclusion.
- Review, enhance, and develop HR policies to ensure alignment with UK employment legislation and best practice standards.
- Oversee and support the full performance management cycle, guiding managers and staff.
- Drive the implementation of innovative HR systems and learning initiatives to improve efficiency and support organisational development.
What we are looking for:
- CIPD Level 5 (or equivalent) and a minimum of 2+ years’ HR experience
- Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practices
- Excellent communication and organisational skills
- Proficiency in HR systems and Microsoft Office
What We Offer:
- Salary: £39,800 to £44,000
- Generous annual leave (almost seven weeks excluding public holidays)
- 15% of salary payable tax-free at stipulated periods in lieu of a formal superannuation scheme
- Private health scheme including dental cover
- Flexible working policy (several days in the office per week)
- A collaborative and inclusive work environment at Marlborough House, Pall Mall, London
The Process
Applicants must declare their right to work in the UK at the time of submission. Any application that fails to do so is unable to be processed.
Applications should include:
- A comprehensive CV
- A motivation letter addressing the person specification and competencies
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted within two weeks of the closing date.
First round interviews will be held online via video link on Wednesday 28 January 2026.
Second round interviews will take place in person on Wednesday 4 February 2026.
Closing date for applications:
5.00pm GMT Monday 19 January 2026
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
At Ambitious about Autism, we believe in a a future where every autistic child and young person can be themselves and realise their ambitions. We're looking for a Finance Business Partner who's ready to bring insight, influence, and energy to a role that sits at the heart of our strategic decision-making.
This is more than just numbers. You'll be a trusted advisor to senior leaders across the organisation, helping them shape and deliver their financial plans. You'll work closely with ELT members and budget holders to build robust financial models, set budgets, and produce termly forecasts that drive real impact.
As a key player in our finance team, you'll:
- Lead the monthly management accounts and reporting process
- Provide strategic and technical financial advice to high-profile projects
- Ensure financial implications are understood and embedded in decision-making
- Influence and negotiate with senior colleagues to help us meet our financial goals
We're looking for someone who:
- Is a qualified accountant (ICAEW, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA)
- Has trained at a top 15 accountancy firm or equivalent public body (e.g. NAO), or has strong experience in finance business partnering
- Can quickly get to grips with a complex environment and work independently
- Has experience in strategic finance and business planning
- Understands charity finance (SORP FRS 102) or has transferable IFRS/FRS102 knowledge and a willingness to learn
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a purpose-driven organisation where your financial expertise will help shape the future for autistic children and young people.
In return, we offer great benefits including a generous holiday allowance and commitment to continued professional development (CPD), flexible, hybrid working and more!
If you have any questions about the role or would like to have a confidential chat, please contact James Axford, Recruitment Officer.
Ambitious about Autism is committed to fostering equity, diversity, and inclusion at every level of our organisation. We warmly welcome applications from all qualified candidates, valuing the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives they bring. We encourage applications from individuals regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or parental status, disability, or age.
Our recruitment process promotes equal opportunities, and we are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for candidates with disabilities or additional needs throughout the recruitment process. Please contact our Recruitment Team for accommodations. We recognise disability as a physical or mental impairment that significantly and long-term affects a person's ability to perform day-to-day activities, as defined by the UK Equality Act 2010. All applications will be considered solely on merit, aligned with our mission to support autistic children and young people.
Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search maybe carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.
We stand with autistic children and young people, champion their rights and create opportunities.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are seeking a Trusts Fundraising Officer to join our ambitious trusts and foundations team, supporting delivery of the trusts fundraising plan and maximising grant income. The successful candidate will contribute to developing compelling proposals to secure funding, provide excellent stewardship of donors to build long term relationships, and research new trust prospects.
Proven experience of successful trusts fundraising is essential, and the candidate will need to be proactive, naturally well organised, with the ability to craft powerful cases for support. An understanding of fundraising from trusts for medical research causes is desirable.
You will support the Head of Trusts Fundraising in maximising income from charitable trusts and foundations to meet and exceed financial targets; identifying new trusts and increasing the number and value of gifts.
Main tasks and Responsibilities
1. To support the Head of Trusts Fundraising in implementing the three-year strategic plan for Trust Fundraising, and in delivering an effective annual plan and budget that will enable Action Medical Research to maximise income from charitable trusts and foundations.
2. To develop and manage excellent relationships with existing and potential donors, particularly small and medium trusts.
3. To liaise with the Research department to identify appropriate projects to present to potential donors and to manage and report on restricted donations for specific medical research projects
4. To regularly research and monitor new target trusts building a strong pipeline of prospects.
5. To develop and write compelling and persuasive proposals to present to prospects and donors.
6. To ensure that trusts that have made restricted donations are kept appropriately informed of progress against the research work which they are funding and, in the longer term, of the impact that their support has achieved.
7. To manage allocated charity partnerships where co-funding medical research, agreeing trusts which may be individually or jointly approached, raising invoices and reporting at agreed intervals.
8. To ensure continuing dialogue with trusts which have the potential to support our work in the future.
9. To ensure that Raisers Edge and the grant link schedule are kept up to date.
10. To work with Supporter Care to ensure timely notice of donations to enable the Trusts team to give speedy appreciation of support.
11. To work with colleagues across the charity, and other external stakeholders, to advocate for trust fundraising, identify opportunities and support colleagues in overlapping fundraising objectives.
12. Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of Action Medical Research, the principles governing the funding of research and the projects being funded.
13. Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of the trust marketplace and competitive influences on it.
14. Keep the Head of Trusts Fundraising fully informed of activities at all times and work closely with the Trusts Fundraising Officer.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About the role
Alexandra Rose is a data rich organisation. Using Socialsuite, we have built sophisticated project performance dashboards and monitoring tools that underpin both our delivery and reporting. We have also strengthened how we evaluate and demonstrate the impact of our Rose Voucher projects, developing robust evaluation tools that help us understand, and evidence, how our work improves the diets, health and wellbeing of adults and children.
We are looking for a proactive and impact driven Data and Insights Officer who shares our commitment to social justice, health equity and unlocking the power of data to influence food system change. This is a role for someone who thrives in a rapidly evolving data landscape, enjoys solving problems, and is excited about using data to drive service improvement, advocacy, and organisational growth.
You will play a pivotal role in strengthening Alexandra Rose’s use of data, ensuring our systems run smoothly, our insights are timely and actionable and our work continues to scale efficiently as our projects grow. You will support the measurement of our impact, improve how teams use data and help us tell compelling stories about how Rose Vouchers change lives.
You will be someone who:
• Enjoys working at the intersection of data, technology, and social change, and is energised by the pace of innovation in this space.
• Is adaptable and forward-looking, keeping on top of emerging tools, techniques, and technologies that could strengthen our work.
• Takes initiative, spots opportunities for improvement, and enjoys making data systems better for the teams who rely on them.
• Values collaboration and enjoys helping colleagues understand and use data confidently.
• Is committed to ethical, secure and compliant data handling, ensuring Alexandra Rose upholds the highest standards of GDPR and data-sharing practice.
Use of AI in applications
We recognise that candidates may choose to use AI tools to support aspects of their application, such as grammar, formatting, or drafting. We understand that using AI tools in this way can help you express your strengths more clearly. However, your final submission must be a genuine, accurate reflection of your own skills, experience, and understanding of the role.
To support integrity and transparency in our recruitment process, we ask that you include a brief note explaining where and how AI tools were used in your application. Applications that appear overly generic, inconsistent with interview performance, or rely heavily on generative AI without clear attribution may raise concerns during the selection process.
Additional information
We want our organisation to reflect the diversity of the communities we work in, and we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds.
Socialsuite is managed by engineers in Australia. This will mean, on a number of occasions during the year, you may be required to attend meetings that start at 8am. This will be infrequent and most communication with the software providers can take place via email.
Location
London and the South East. Home working, with a requirement to regularly attend meetings and events (mainly London but on occasions project areas elsewhere in the UK)
Duties and Person Specification
Data Analysis, Systems and Reporting
• Develop and maintain robust and accurate data systems and monitoring processes, ensuring compliant archiving to support data integrity.
• Lead the preparation, quality assurance and secure management of Alexandra Rose’s programme data, ensuring it is accurate, consistent and compliant with GDPR and data sharing requirements.
• Resolve data-related issues by collaborating with Socialsuite engineers and engaging with technical support partners as required.
• Develop and refine data dashboards, reports and performance insights that help teams, funders and partners understand how our projects are performing.
• Share insights to support decision making, improve programme delivery, and strengthen Alexandra Rose’s evidence base.
• Support the implementation and day-to-day management of a new charity-wide CRM system, ensuring that teams can confidently and consistently use it to its full potential.
• Contribute to the development of Alexandra Rose’s data, GDPR and digital capabilities by improving internal processes and supporting the data literacy of colleagues.
Impact and Evaluation
• Support the design, coordination and collection of baseline and follow-up evaluation activities, including surveys, interviews and focus groups.
• Manage the collection, organisation and analysis of quantitative and qualitative evaluation data to generate clear, usable insights.
• Produce summaries, descriptive analysis and visual outputs to feed into evaluation findings and funder reports.
• Support the design, analysis and reporting of Alexandra Rose’s annual beneficiary survey, generating insights for advocacy and influencing.
Person Specification
Essential Qualifications and Skills
• Demonstrable experience in data analysis within the charity, public health, or social care sectors (comparable private sector experience will also be considered).
• Experience coordinating and collecting qualitative and quantitative data to inform research, projects or services.
• Experience using CRM systems and data visualisation tools (e.g., Salesforce, Socialsuite) to support monitoring, reporting and organisational insight.
• Proven ability to handle and analyse large datasets, including creating clear charts, dashboards and performance outputs in Excel or similar tools.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex data into clear, accessible insights for a range of audiences.
• Strong project management skills, with experience coordinating multiple streams of work and meeting deadlines.
• Excellent understanding of GDPR, data sharing, and secure data handling compliance.
Desirable Skills
• Experience working with groups who may have time constraints or specific communication needs, such as families with young children or individuals for whom English is a second language.
• Experience producing insights for advocacy, influencing or public facing campaigns.
• Background in public health, social care, or nutrition.
Please include a cover letter, applications without a cover letter will not be considered.
Previous applicants need not apply
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: Hybrid working - Part London office-based and part home working. The post holder will work a minimum of one day a week in the office.
Salary: £31,800 per annum
Hours: 35 hours per week
Closing date: Tuesday 13 January 2026 at 10.00am
Interview date: Thursday 22 January 2026
This is a permanent role.
Who we are looking for
Breakthrough T1D is the UK’s leading type 1 diabetes charity, dedicated to funding research, advocating for change, and supporting the T1D community. A year into our exciting rebrand from JDRF to Breakthrough T1D, we’re looking for an enthusiastic and proactive Research and Involvement Officer to help us build on this momentum.
As a Research and Involvement Officer you will provide administrative support to the Head of Research Operations in managing our UK research portfolio, Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge funding and other UK-based funding programmes. This includes providing vital support in the pre- and post-award processes, working closely with research teams, internal colleagues and external stakeholders, as well as ensuring that information about Breakthrough T1D funding opportunities is communicated clearly through our website.
You will also play a key role in delivering our Patient and Public Involvement activities, including ensuring that opportunities to engage people who live with T1D in research are communicated clearly to people affected by T1D and the research community alike.
Experience required
You’ll have previous experience of:
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Supporting project management processes
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Use of project management software such grant management platforms or equivalent
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Providing support to committees/panels
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Awareness of Patient and Public Involvement and Participation
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Biomedical Sciences and research (Undergraduate degree in biomedical sciences or equivalent)
About Breakthrough T1D
Breakthrough T1D is the world’s leading charitable research funder into type 1 diabetes, improving lives until we find the cure. We are dedicated to our 400,000 strong type 1 community in the UK and work closely with our international affiliates across the world, including the US, Canada and Australia.
You will find a vibrant atmosphere and spirited team at Breakthrough T1D, always striving to make a difference to people living with type 1.
Employee benefits
As an employer we offer:
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Hybrid working arrangements
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Flexible working and will consider compressed hours
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Generous annual leave entitlement – 25 days per year plus bank holidays for full-time staff with leave increasing after three and five years’ service
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Health cash plan that allows you to claim for some treatments such as dental, optical and physiotherapy treatment
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Season ticket and cycle loan
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Pension scheme
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Family-friendly policies – maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave at enhanced rates
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Personalised training to suit your career aspirations and professional development
Breakthrough T1D is an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation or age.
At Breakthrough T1D we do understand that AI (Artificial Intelligence platforms like ChatGPT) can be a useful tool for candidates to assist in applying for our roles. We ask that applicants do ensure their authentic voice is present, and we look forward to seeing examples of your specific experience.
Improving lives today and tomorrow by accelerating life-changing breakthroughs to treat, prevent, and, ultimately, cure T1D and its complications
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.

