Project support and volunteer lead jobs

ABOUT THE ROLE

NOTE: The title has been changed to Education Project Manager.
This is very much a Project Manager role who would have also experience with events in Education.

Our UK education programme sits at the heart of BPNA’s charitable mission and is a significant source of income - delivering to over 1000 short-course attendees and over 700 conference delegates annually across virtual and face-to-face formats. We also run a distance learning programme and a support new course development, with faculty across the UK.

This is a senior, varied and highly rewarding role. The post-holder works closely with the Director of Education, Executive Director, education committees, and a wide network of faculty and external partners.

As a respected and growing organisation, BPNA is looking for a highly motivated individual who can use their dedication, attention to detail and reliability to help us develop further.
We are seeking to appoint a UK Education Manager to join our small team which is based across our Bolton and London offices. This is a full-time, permanent post based in Bolton, working 37.5 hours a week (7.5 hours per day x 5 days per week).

JOB PURPOSE

The UK Education Manager provides operational leadership and supports strategic direction for BPNA’s UK education portfolio. The role is accountable for the short-course programme (about 36 courses per year), the annual conference, distance learning support, Instructor Training Day, new course development and faculty development. The post oversees budget responsibility for UK Education and Conference income, which together represent a substantial proportion of BPNA’s annual turnover.

This role is based at the Bolton office, where you will lead two of the BPNA Education team while working and liaising with the Education Content Co-Ordinator, based in the London office

The post-holder is an active member of the BPNA Secretariat Management Team, and serves as Secretary to the Education, Quality & Standards Committee and related steering groups. The role requires leadership, sound judgement and a hands-on, highly organised approach to complex programme delivery.

ABOUT YOU

This role would suit an organised, efficient and practical person with excellent interpersonal and communication skills and a good deal of common sense.  You will also have diplomatic skills and the ability to build good relationships.  You will need to be flexible, have an ability to problem-solve on-site and online, organise highly educated people whilst remaining calm and maintaining a sense of humour.

We are looking for someone to join our team who will contribute to maintaining and developing our customer focused ethos.

While this role is primarily based in Bolton, there will be some UK travel with overnight stays to support in-person courses. We offer time off in lieu or overtime paid for additional hours worked.  

WHY COME AND WORK FOR US?

At BPNA, we value a supportive, collaborative, and inclusive work culture. The BPNA is a small organisation with big ambitions, and we work closely together to make an impact. You'll join a welcoming team that values mutual respect, flexibility, and work-life balance. We believe in continuous learning and career progression. As a member of BPNA, you'll have access to ongoing training opportunities and support for professional development, ensuring that you can grow both within this role and across future career aspirations.

We offer 25 days’ annual leave (excluding Bank Holidays) plus an additional day leave for birthday, rising to 30 days after 10 years of service and access to the Nest Pension scheme, with 7% employer contribution.

LOCATION

While this role is based in Bolton, BPNA offers hybrid working arrangements, enabling you to balance time between working from our office and from home.

With your line manager and the team you oversee, you will agree how much time you will be required to work in the office and how frequently, to achieve productivity and service levels. This could vary week to week. You should anticipate spending an increased amount of time in the office during your probationary period.

HOW TO APPLY

To apply for this role, please submit your CV and a covering letter (maximum 2 pages) through CharityJob. Your covering letter should detail how your skills and experience meet the person specification. You must have the right to work in the UK.

Closing date: 4 May 2026

Interviews aimed for: 11 or 12 May 2026 (please keep available). Please do clearly inform us if for some reason you can’t make that date in person in your application.
Aimed start date of this role will be as soon as possible.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

For the full Job Description and Person Specification, see the attachment below

Do you believe every young person deserves the chance to dream big about their future? At MyBigCareer, that belief drives everything we do.

We're a small but mighty charity supporting young people aged 11–18 from underserved communities across London and the North East, helping them build the knowledge, confidence and connections to thrive in the world of work. Since 2013 we've supported over 20,000 young people through personalised careers guidance, coaching and employability programmes, working alongside schools, corporate partners and a network of more than 300 inspirational volunteers.

The role

This is a dual-focus role sitting right at the heart of how we deliver our impact. You'll lead our volunteer programme nationally; recruiting, training and supporting the coaches and volunteers who deliver our programmes, while also overseeing programme delivery across our London partner schools.

On the volunteer side, you'll manage the full volunteer journey from recruitment and DBS checks through to training, engagement and retention, and act as our organisation's DBS Lead. On the delivery side, you'll coordinate and deliver MyBigCareer programmes in London, acting as a key relationship holder for school partners and ensuring young people receive consistently high-quality careers guidance and employability support.

This is a hands-on role for someone equally comfortable with strategic coordination and direct delivery, who thrives in a close-knit, values-led small team.

About you

You'll bring experience in volunteer management, programme coordination or a similar role, ideally in the charity or education sector. You'll be a confident communicator, a natural relationship builder, and someone who cares deeply about equity and social mobility.

Essential experience and skills include:

• Experience managing or coordinating volunteers, ideally in a charity, education or community setting
• Experience coordinating or delivering programmes or projects with multiple stakeholders
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities
• Confidence delivering workshops, training or presentations to groups
• Sound understanding of safeguarding principles
• Competent with Microsoft Office, Google Workspace and CRM systems

Desirable:

• Experience in or with schools or education settings
• Experience as or supporting a DBS Lead
• Knowledge of or connections to London communities
• Lived experience of the inequalities faced by the young people we support

Our values

Compassion First. Dream Big. Empower Others. Act with Purpose. It's really important to us that whoever joins us lives and works by these values and is at their best working collaboratively in a small, mission-driven team.

The details

• Salary: £30,000–£32,500 FTE (pro rata for part time)
• Permanent contract, full time (37hrs) or part time (minimum 30hrs) considered
• Hybrid; home-based with at least weekly travel to London and occasional UK travel
• 27 days annual leave + bank holidays + Christmas closure
• Target start date: August 2026
• Enhanced DBS check required

We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of the inequalities faced by the young people we support, and from those with existing knowledge of or connections to London communities.

Closing date: 13th May 2026 1st round interviews: w/c 1st June | 2nd round: w/c 8th June

Do you want to play a leading role in strengthening safeguarding practice for victims, witnesses and survivors across England and Wales?

Victim Support is looking for an experienced safeguarding professional to join us as National Safeguarding Practice Lead. This is a key national role focused on embedding excellent, trauma-informed and inclusive safeguarding practice across all our services.

What we offer:

At Victim Support, we are committed to attracting and retaining the best talent. Our competitive rewards and benefits package includes:

• Flexible Working Options: Including hybrid working.
• Generous Annual Leave: 28 days plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 33 days plus Bank Holidays, with options to buy or sell annual leave.
• Birthday Leave: An extra day off for your birthday.
• Pension Plan: 5% employer contribution.
• Enhanced Allowances: Enhanced sick pay, maternity, and paternity payments.
• Exclusive Discounts: High Street, retail, holiday, gym, entertainment, and leisure discounts.
• Financial Wellbeing: Access to our financial wellbeing hub and salary-deducted finance.
• Wellbeing Support: Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support.
• Inclusive Networks: Access to EDI networks and colleague cafes.
• Sustainable Travel: Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loans.
• Career Development: Ongoing training and support with opportunities for career progression.

About the role:

You will act as the operational lead for safeguarding practice, working closely with Operational Leads, Designated Safeguarding Officers (DSOs) and senior colleagues to drive quality, consistency and continuous improvement. Regular travel across England and Wales expected.

You will:

• Lead the development and improvement of national safeguarding practice, guidance, tools and processes.
• Ensure safeguarding is embedded across all services, aligned to the VS Service Model and EDI commitments.
• Develop and review safeguarding procedures and resources, keeping them accurate, accessible and legally compliant.
• Deliver the Designated Safeguarding Officer (DSO) Forum and other safeguarding networks.
• Support safeguarding training, learning resources and awareness activity.
• Provide expert advice on safeguarding queries and oversee appropriate escalation.
• Monitor safeguarding activity and contribute to audits and assurance.
• Embed safeguarding into service design, digital and innovation projects.

About you:

You will bring strong safeguarding expertise and the confidence to influence practice across a complex organisation.

You will have:

• Extensive knowledge and experience of safeguarding children and adults.
• Proven experience of developing safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance.
• Experience of delivering training and supporting practice development.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• A good understanding of trauma-informed and inclusive practice.
• Emotional resilience to work with traumatic material.

About Us:

Victim Support is an independent charity dedicated to supporting people affected by crime and traumatic incidents in England and Wales. We put them at the heart of our organisation and our support and campaigns are informed and shaped by them and their experiences.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.

At Victim Support, we're proud to celebrate diversity and create a workplace where everyone feels they belong. We're committed to being an antiracist organisation, and we actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including those from Black and Asian and other minoritised communities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we will offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet all essential criteria for a job where it is practicable to do so. We are also happy to make reasonable adjustments during the recruitment and selection process.

How to apply:

To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date. If you have already registered & started an application, then we will contact you to advise of the amended closing date wherever possible.

Support and Information Officer

Hours: 28 hours per week, to be worked flexibly over 4 days with some evening and weekend working as required.

Salary: £18,940 to £19,280 per annum (£23,675 to £24,100 per annum full time equivalent)

Contract: Permanent

Location: Big C’s Norwich support centres. Work from other Big C premises and public events will be required.

We have an exciting opportunity for a compassionate and proactive individual to join Big C as a Health Academy Support and Information Officer. This is a varied and rewarding role where you’ll support the delivery of activities and services that make a real difference to people affected by cancer across our community.

About the role
As part of our small Health Academy team, you’ll work closely with the Health Academy Lead, Nutritionist and Physical Wellbeing Facilitators to deliver a range of wellbeing activities and events. From supporting programmes like Get Moving, Walking Football and Fishing for Wellbeing to attending community events, your work will help promote healthier lifestyles, encourage behaviour change, and raise awareness of cancer prevention and early detection.

You’ll also be a welcoming and supportive point of contact for our service users, offering practical support, listening, and guidance, while helping to ensure services are delivered safely, effectively, and in line with best practice. Alongside this, you’ll support the smooth running of the team through administration, data collection, and collaboration with colleagues, volunteers, and external partners.

Key responsibilities:

• Support the delivery of Health Academy activities, wellbeing programmes, and external events
• Provide a warm, supportive point of contact for service users, offering information, guidance, and signposting to appropriate services
• Assist in assessing and responding to service user needs, working within agreed policies and under appropriate supervision
• Coordinate and support administration, data collection, and reporting to help inform service development
• Work collaboratively with colleagues, volunteers, and external partners to deliver high-quality services
• Support the organisation and maintenance of equipment, resources, and health and safety requirements
• Represent Big C at events and contribute to the ongoing development and improvement of services

If viewing this vacancy from our website, you can download the full job description here: Support and Information Officer.

An accessible version of the job description for visually impaired applicants is available here: Support and Information Officer – Accessible Version.

About Big C

Big C is one of East Anglia’s largest cancer charities, having raised £50 million in 45 years. Each year, our supporters help us raise around £3 million to support people affected by cancer in our community.

We provide holistic care through Cancer Support Centres and Hubs, as well as online and telephone support via our Virtual Support Centre. Income comes from donations, local businesses, grants, legacies, and 12 charity shops across the region.

Committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion, Big C was recently awarded Gold Accreditation in the Best Employers Eastern Region 2025 and offers a supportive environment that values wellbeing and work/life balance.

Why Big C?

We’re proud to be a Best Employer (Gold, Eastern Region 2025) and offer a supportive, inclusive working environment that values wellbeing, development, and work-life balance.

Our benefits include:

• 33 days holiday (FTE, including bank holidays)
• 5% employer pension contribution
• Company sick pay and life assurance
• Health Cash Plan and Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Opportunities for professional development

If you share these values and want to make a real difference, we’d love to hear from you.

Title: Active Recovery Lead 

Employer:  The Southmead Project 

Accountable to: Head of Active Recovery

Place of Work: The Southmead Project, Southmead, Bristol. BS10 6AS

Hours: 3 to 4 days per week. Must include Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £33,505 p/a pro rata 

The Southmead Project:

The Southmead Project is an equal opportunities employer providing free counselling and support for survivors of abuse and addiction across Bristol and surrounding areas. We welcome adults aged 18 and above of any race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, class, ability, language, religion and cultural background. We respect and cherish the differences between people and affirm every person as an individual. Our recruitment is done in line with safer recruitment practices. 

We value our team very highly and pride ourselves on being a supportive employer. We provide the following benefits to encourage every staff member to have a supported, well-rounded and enriched working experience:

• Paid supervision for 1.5 hours per month, with an external clinical supervisor 

• Line management for 1 hour per month

• Training budget of £500 per year to spend on relevant training of that person’s choice 

• Optional private counselling for up to twelve sessions per year with an external counsellor of that person’s choice

• Employer pension contribution of 5%

The Active Recovery Project gives adult survivors of abuse the opportunity to take part in community-based activities. Members of Active Recovery can participate in a variety of group activities with others who share or understand their experience and develop peer relationships, resulting in increasing confidence and reduced isolation. The activities are based on ideas from our members and include water-based activities (such as rowing, canoeing, sailing and kayaking), surfing, trips to community spaces and creative sessions (such as arts and crafts). Activities take place every week. Each activity will last approximately 2.5 hours each. Members can attend the group sessions for up to 18 months. 

Job Purpose: 

We are looking for a warm and passionate leader to come and join the Active Recovery Service.

As an Active Recovery Lead, their job will be to develop and deliver the Active Recovery Project in Bristol and in Somerset. Using a trauma-informed approach, the Active Recovery Lead will create and provide a safe and supportive space for clients from The Sexual Violence Alliance organisations (The Southmead Project, SARSAS, Womankind and the Bridge Sarc) to participate in a variety of group activities, with others who share or understand their experience and develop peer relationships, resulting in increasing confidence and reduced isolation. 
 

Principal Tasks:

1. Run two Active Recovery groups a week, with , with the help of the Practitioner.

2. Provide initial trauma-informed assessment phone calls and/or meetings with potential members as part of the registration process for Active Recovery. This includes assessing need, risk and suitability for the service using a trauma-informed approach. 

3. Create safety plans and tailor activity sessions where appropriate after building relationships with members following the initial phone calls.

4. Plan trauma-informed sessions for members, including producing risk assessments for each activity, visiting activity locations and delivering relevant trauma training to activity providers. 

5. Oversee and lead on setting up, delivering and debriefing about activity sessions with members, volunteers and staff. Ensuring members are clear on each session's ground rules and safeguarding processes, using the Member’s Agreement.

6. Provide trauma-informed face-to-face support to members at sessions who may become overwhelmed or require help dealing with flashbacks and dissociation.

7. To support volunteers and staff with safeguarding queries and ensure safeguarding procedures are followed. To be the safeguarding lead at activity sessions, escalating any onward safeguarding referrals and queries to the Southmead Project Designated Safeguarding Lead.

8. Participate in and support the recruitment and induction training of volunteers.

9. Support and line manage a team of volunteers.

10. Develop and maintain an Active Recovery community through email, phone calls, texts and in person.

11. Develop and drive forward the project’s aim to have the members’ voices at the heart of the project.

12. Collaborate with developing outcome processes in line with the Southmead Project and its funders’ requirements.

13. Analyse data and feedback collected through outcomes processes to adapt and constantly improve the planning and delivery of the project sessions.

14. Contribute content for reports as required. 

15. Build and maintain positive relationships with partnership organisations for the project

16. Manage the day to day budget for the project sessions, keeping accurate records to report to the Head of Active Recovery and planning how the budget will be spent across sessions, within guidelines provided by the Head of Active Recovery.

17. Record data accurately and in a timely manner on Oasis.

18. Produce social media and website posts about the project, including producing and editing videos.

19. Attend monthly one-to-one line management meetings with the Head of Active Recovery. 

20. To attend monthly one-to-one clinical supervision with a Supervisor who is approved by the Southmead Project. Supervision is a requirement of this charity as an organisational member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy. 

21. To work within the framework, spirit and ethos of the Southmead Project’s Equal Opportunities Policy, and actively engage in promoting the policy within the charity and in all dealings with clients and other agencies.

22. Follow the Southmead Project policies, procedures and professional code of conduct as outlined in the Staff Handbook.

23. All members of staff, paid and unpaid, are required to undergo the   enhanced level of Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Person Specification

ESSENTIAL

• Full drivers licence and access to own transport.

• Professional qualification, such as a Diploma or degree in Counselling or in other relevant fields of work, such as; social work, psychology, mental health, education, support work or similar: or extensive experience in any of these fields.

• A sound understanding of the issues affecting members who have experienced trauma and abuse.

• Experience in managing projects. 

• Excellent administration and organisational skills, including experience of managing sensitive personal information.

• Experience of and confidence in using multiple computer and case management systems. 

• At least 2 years’ experience of delivering groups in the community, preferably activity based.

• At least 1 year’s experience of providing face-to-face support for survivors of abuse. 

• The ability to arrange group activities and liaise with other local organisations to help plan them. 

• The ability to plan sessions in detail to ensure that they are trauma-informed and having the experience and confidence to ‘hold’ groups when things do not go to plan.

• The ability to work flexibly within a team and support those within it. 

• Experience in managing volunteers. 

• Knowledge and awareness of how particular activities and social situations could improve people’s self-esteem, self-confidence, build friendships and reduce their isolation. 

• A sound understanding of safeguarding and experience of supporting others to act in accordance with safeguarding policies and within the best interests of the Active Recovery member or those at risk.

• Experience in managing a long-term budget.

• Knowledge of survivors’ voice work.

• To be able to attend monthly one-to-one line management meetings and monthly clinical supervision.

• To work within the framework, spirit and ethos of the Southmead Project’s Equal Opportunities Policy, and actively engage in promoting the policy within the charity and in all dealings with clients and other agencies.

DESIRABLE:

• Experience of building and maintaining positive partnerships in the community.

• Experience of running a community based project. 

• Experience of setting up processes for survivors’ voice work.

• Knowledge of making content for social media, including video recording and editing skills.

• Experience managing recruitment and training.

• Experience in chairing meetings and the ability to plan and review activities with a team.

• Experience designing outcomes processes and collecting outcomes data.

• Experience in writing reports, preferably funding reports in the charity sector.

 Please note that there must be at least 12 months between receiving support from the Southmead Project as a client/member and starting this role.

Justlife’s Vision

Making people's experience of temporary accommodation be short, safe and healthy.

About this role

This is a varied and hands-on role combining participant support, facilitation, coordination, and reporting. You’ll need to be comfortable switching between supporting individuals, running sessions, managing logistics, and keeping projects on track. No two weeks will look the same, but your work will consistently contribute to meaningful, lasting change.

Shape systems. Centre lived experience. Deliver real change.

Common Ambition is an ambitious co-production programme, hosted by Arch Health CIC and Justlife, working across homelessness, mental health, substance use, domestic abuse and criminal justice systems. We bring together people with lived experience and professionals to challenge how systems work and to design better, more effective approaches together.

We’re looking for a highly organised, proactive Project Manager to join our small, dynamic programme team. This is a fast paced, hands-on role where you’ll play a key part in delivering high quality co-production work and work alongside people experiencing homelessness and multiple compound needs to influence real change. Example projects include, homelessness and health system improvement, drug and alcohol service improvement and research including around liver disease and integrated community care.

If you thrive on balancing people focused work with strong coordination and delivery, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

The impact you’ll have

In this role, you will:

· Support people experiencing homelessness and multiple compound needs to actively shape services and systems

· Create safe, inclusive environments where lived experience is valued and heard

· Turn participation into meaningful influence and system change

· Ensure projects are well run, well evidenced, and deliver real outcomes

What we offer

· The opportunity to shape a high impact, systems change programme

· Meaningful, purpose driven work alongside people with lived experience

· A supportive, collaborative team environment

· Opportunities to influence strategy, partnerships, and future direction

· Professional development and growth

Why do we exist?

Justlife is in existence because we know thousands of people struggle to manage in poor and unsuitable temporary accommodation. Their stay isn’t temporary, they are likely to be suffering with deteriorating mental and physical health, becoming victims of crime, losing control of their life and even dying prematurely. We are working towards making their stays as short, safe and healthy as possible.

How do we operate?

Our values guide our work and are very important to us:

· Collaboration before competition

· People before programmes

· Innovation before Institutions

What do we do?

Justlife delivers impactful services in Greater Manchester and Brighton & Hove, supporting and empowering people experiencing homelessness in temporary accommodation. We also drive positive system change across the national temporary accommodation sector, convening those with a common interest; people with lived experience, landlords, charities, local and national government, and carrying out research and gathering insights.

We aim to grow our impact and reach, supporting more people in temporary accommodation and to build a movement that brings about lasting positive change.

Why work for us?

Here at Justlife, we're committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to be an organisation that's representative of the communities we serve, which is why we strive for diversity of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity and perspective.

Perks of working at Justlife

· Great holiday package! Starting at 27 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays (increasing to 29 days after 5 years’ service and 30 days after 10 years’ service)

· Additional 5 days annual leave purchase scheme through salary sacrifice

· Enhanced pension contribution scheme, 5% Justlife contribution (correct at time of print)

· Cycle to work scheme

· 2 Volunteering days per year

Key terms and conditions

Job Title: Co-Production Projects Manager

Hours: Part Time (22.5 - 30 hours per week)

Contract: Fixed Term until March 2027 (extension dependant on continuation funding)

Normal hrs to be worked: Work within Monday-Friday 9am-5pm

Location: Brighton

Salary: £35,042 per Annum (FTE)

Application Process

To apply, please upload a covering letter addressing how you meet the person specification, together with an up-to-date CV. Deadline for applications is 11:30pm on 10th May.

Provisional interview dates will be the week of 18th May.

Role Description

Programme Delivery & Coordination

· Plan and coordinate multiple co-production projects across the programme

· Manage timelines, priorities, and day to day delivery challenges in a fast-paced environment

· Support the development of co-produced resources and prototypes

Participant Support & Co-Production

· Provide direct, trauma-informed support to programme participants

· Build trusting relationships and enable meaningful, accessible participation

· Design and facilitate engaging workshops, meetings and co-production sessions

Stakeholder Engagement

· Build strong relationships with partners across multiple systems and sectors

· Represent the programme in meetings and collaborative spaces

Monitoring, Reporting & Quality

· Carry out contract monitoring and reporting across programme activities

· Track outcomes, maintain accurate documentation, and ensure compliance

· Use data, learning, and feedback to improve delivery and demonstrate impact

Strategy & Programme Development

· Support the development of programme priorities and future direction

· Contribute to funding applications and partnership development

· Act as deputy to the Programme Lead when required

This job description is intended as an outline indicator of general areas of activity and will be amended in light of the changing needs of Justlife. It is expected that the post holder will be as positive and flexible as possible in using this document as a framework, and in performing other duties commensurate with these responsibilities, the band of the post and skills and qualification of the post-holder.

Person Specification

We’re looking for someone who is as comfortable supporting people as they are managing projects.

We’re especially interested in someone who:

· Has experience supporting people experiencing homelessness or multiple compound needs

· Is highly organised and able to manage multiple priorities and workstreams

· Is confident handling logistics, coordination, and reporting to a high standard

· Can build strong relationships with a wide range of stakeholders

· Is proactive, solutions-focused, and able to work independently when needed

· Enjoys facilitating groups and bringing people together

· Thrives in a small, collaborative, and fast-moving team

Essential experience and skills

· Experience of project management

· Experience facilitating meetings, workshops or group sessions

· Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)

· Strong organisational and coordination skills

· Ability to work across both strategic and operational levels

· Strong IT skills

Desirable

· Experience of co-production or participation approaches

· Experience of frontline work with people experiencing multiple compound needs

· Experience of research, service design, or evaluation

· Knowledge of homelessness and related systems and policy

Justlife is an equal opportunities employer and considers all applications received.hom

Job Summary

As the Befriend Project Manager, you will oversee and manage Befriend, which connects local volunteers and people seeking sanctuary.

Befriend fosters wellbeing, social connection, and greater understanding between people from different backgrounds, helping to build stronger, more cohesive communities.

In your role, you will support these befriending partnership and the volunteers involved, ensuring that they are safe, meaningful and enriching for everyone.

 

Salary: £27,604 – 32,001 pro-rata per annum depending on experience

Location: Bristol, UK. Based at the Easton Family Centre, Beaufort St, BS5 0SQ

Hours of Work: 0.4 FTE (15 hours per week). The role will involve some evening working and travel around Bristol. We support flexible working. 

Contract: Permanent

Reports to: Resettlement Manager

Annual Leave: 30 days full time equivalent with 8 days bank holiday

Pension Contribution: Up to 5% matched

Closing date for applications: 9am, Wednesday 22nd April

Interviews: Wednesday 29th or Thursday 30th April

About Bridges for Communities

Bridges for Communities is a Bristol-based charity building connections between people of different cultures, faiths and backgrounds to create a more cohesive and inclusive city. In a world where misunderstanding and division can lead to isolation and prejudice, we work to bring people together through shared experiences, volunteering and conversation. By fostering understanding and friendship, Bridges helps break down barriers, challenge stereotypes and celebrate the richness of diversity. Our work strengthens communities, promotes respect and belonging, and shows that when we connect across difference, we all benefit.

How to Apply

Click 'Redirect to recruiter'. Please email with your CV and cover letter (maximum 1 page of A4). The cover letter should describe why you are applying for this role and why you are a good fit, including how your skills and experiences fulfill the criteria detailed in the job description. Please include ‘Application for Befriend Project Manager’ in the email subject line. 

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Please note, both a CV and a cover letter must be submitted for applications to be considered.

Applications should be sent by 9am Wednesday 22nd April

Bridges supports an inclusive culture and is committed to accessible, safer recruitment. We welcome applications from a broad range of backgrounds and those who have developed the skills outlined in the Job Description through formal employment, volunteering, or lived experience.

One of two Outreach and Project Workers pivotal to the delivery of an exciting new Women at Risk (WaR) project which will support women at risk of rough sleeping, homelessness and exploitation. Working across key areas of Enfield and Haringey you will, through a combination of nighttime outreach and daytime service provision, be critical to supporting a coordinated response across multiple agencies already engaged in this work.

You will undertake at least twice weekly nighttime outreach, support additional services and existing outreach provision and develop a daytime offer that meets the needs of women engaged through outreach and identified as at high risk of harm and homelessness.   

You will have responsibility for a caseload of women identified through outreach, referral and presentation at ours and other services. You will provide advocacy, casework support and connection and referral into other agencies which can help them address their needs.

This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of a passionate, high performing team and support the development of a new service which is meeting identified gaps in local provision.

We have an exciting new opportunity to join our fantastic FP&A team as our Senior Finance Business Partner, Projects and Systems.

Following the establishment of the Strategic Delivery Fund, we are embarking on a wide range of ambitious and high‑impact projects designed to drive our Strategy forward. The Senior Finance Business Partner for Projects and Systems will play a critical role in ensuring that project teams and senior leaders have the financial insight, support, and challenge they need to make well‑informed decisions and deliver successful outcomes.

This new position is a two year fixed term role which will focus on driving financial performance and strategic decision making across current and upcoming major projects and system implementations. You will be a trusted advisor to senior leadership and stakeholders, ensuring strong governance, analysis and effective integration of our financial systems.

Reporting to our Director: Financial, Planning and Analysis, key responsibilites will include:

· Partner with project managers and senior leadership to provide financial oversight and challenge on strategic initiatives, capital investments, and transformation programs

· Develop and maintain accurate project budgets, forecasts, and financial models to support decision-making

· Lead FP&A input into system implementations and upgrades

· Act as a key liaison between Finance and operational teams, providing actionable insights and recommendations

· Ensure all relevant policies, processes and procedures are documented, highlight where these are not being implemented effectively and make recommendations for improvements

You will be contracted to our Haig House hub with a minimum expectation of two days per week working in person at the hub and flexibility for working remotely/at home when not on site.

Should you wish to explore a Homebased/Remote working contract (which will not include the London supplement to salary), then this can be discussed at interview stage.

Employee benefits include –

· 28 day’s paid holiday (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with optional annual leave purchase scheme of up to 5 working days

· Enhanced paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave

· Generous pension contributions, with Employer contributions ranging from 6% to 10%

· Range of flexible working options may be available, depending on your role

· Employee Assistance Programme providing confidential counselling, financial and legal advice

· Range of courses delivered by learning specialists to support your development goals and objectives

· Opportunities to volunteer

· Travel loans, Cycle to Work, and more!

For more detailed information about the role, please see the Vacancy Information Pack attached to our direct advert. Our teams take a personalised approach to shortlisting, which is carried out without the use of AI and is based on the evidence provided in your application against the essential and desirable criteria in the Person Specification.

RBL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation, reflecting the diversity of the armed forces community and of wider society. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and personal characteristics.

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interview schemes for candidates who declare an Armed Forces connection and/or a disability. However, candidates are only eligible for this scheme if their application clearly demonstrates that they meet all of the essential criteria listed in the Person Specification for the role.

Interviews: First stage virtual interviews w/c 27th April 2026

Second stage interviews will be held in person at our Haig House, London office

We may close this vacancy early if we believe we have enough strong applications to be able to successfully fill the role. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

About this role

The Children’s Book Project is a registered charity that directly tackles inequalities in well-being, self-esteem and educational outcomes in childhood by gifting beautiful, contemporary books to young people with very few books of their own. We have now gifted over two million pre-loved, carefully curated books to children across the UK via schools, foodbanks, prisons and women’s groups, ensuring the relevance and appeal of every book we gift.

Join us as Volunteer Manager and you’ll help transform childhoods through book ownership. In this vital role, you will recruit, inspire and coordinate a diverse team of volunteers across three regional hubs, each team charged with running impactful corporate volunteer events. Your energetic leadership will foster a vibrant community, ensuring effective recruitment, training, and retention. If you thrive in a dynamic environment and are passionate about social impact, this is your opportunity to create a best in class volunteer experience and support our wider goals.

Our Volunteer Manager has a very clear remit: to ensure that each of our book sorting events in Birmingham, Leeds and London is fully staffed by motivated and well trained Team Leaders and Volunteer Coordinators and that our wider volunteering needs (occasional drivers, remote volunteers) are met and supported as required.

They will plan and implement an ongoing programme of recruitment and training that takes into account potential attrition and our expanding needs. They will develop and implement initiatives that show our gratitude for our volunteers. And they will play a key role within the charity helping to measure and convey externally the value we place on a high quality volunteering experience.

To read the full role outline please visit our website and submit your completed application form.

Note that CVs are not accepted. Applications accepted until 24th April.

Volunteer & People Lead (12 Month Fixed Term Contract)

Salary £36,690 FTE

37.5 hours per week considered

Are you ready to lead and grow our volunteering programme, ensuring volunteers are engaged, developed and empowered to make a real difference?

Are you passionate about creating meaningful reward and recognition experiences that celebrate contribution and reinforce our values

Are you motivated to help build an incredible workplace culture where staff and volunteers can thrive and deliver their very best

If this sounds like you, we’d love for you to join us, apply today and help shape the future of our charity’s culture.

Bring your purpose and authentic self to Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice. You’ll help ensure that babies, children, and young people with life-limiting conditions—and their families—receive the specialist care and support they deserve, wherever and whenever they need.

About us:

Our vision at Bluebell Wood is for every baby, child and young person with a life limiting condition to access specialist palliative care, where and when they need it.  You will join our fantastic team where we all play our part in achieving our vision and creating an incredible culture for everyone. 

Why your role matters:

Our uncompromisable support services are wide-ranging and bespoke to each family.  We provide symptom management, end-of-life care, post-death care, short breaks, counselling, sibling support groups, music therapy, home visits and more.

We support families across a large geographical area, including South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire, North Derbyshire and parts of North Lincolnshire. The hospice is easily accessible from Barnsley, Rotherham, Doncaster, Sheffield and North Notts, making our reach truly regional and inclusive.

Every year, we must raise £6.7 million to keep our doors open, and only 17% comes from government sources. The rest is powered by the generosity and commitment of supporters like you. Your leadership in corporate fundraising will help secure vital resources, build strategic partnerships, and create a sustainable future for our hospice.

The role:

If you’re at your best when you’re building brilliant culture and making volunteering work seamlessly, this role puts you right at the heart of our hospice. You’ll lead our volunteering offer and key people projects—helping our staff and volunteers feel valued, supported and equipped to make a difference for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions, and for their families.

Working closely with the Head of People, you’ll partner with teams across the hospice (including fundraising, facilities, care and communications) to deliver people projects and help bring our people strategy to life — creating an incredible culture and volunteer experience.

What you’ll do

· Lead and continually improve the end-to-end volunteer journey: recruitment, induction, recognition, retention and engagement.

· Deliver people projects that strengthen culture, wellbeing, inclusion and day-to-day experiences for colleagues and volunteers.

· Partner with teams across the hospice (including fundraising, facilities, care and communications) to plan skills, build capability and solve people challenges.

· Use insight and data (qualitative and quantitative) to review what’s working, spot opportunities and improve our volunteering proposition—especially for events and hospice-wide activity.

· Ensure volunteer systems, records and compliance are robust and accurate, aligned to GDPR, the Code of Fundraising Practice and CQC requirements.

· Build our profile externally representing Bluebell Wood at events and networks related to volunteering and people.

What You’ll Bring

· Strong HR and/or volunteer management experience, including leading or supervising a small team.

· Confidence running multiple priorities—planning, organising and delivering projects on time.

· Experience of workforce/skills planning and working in partnership with stakeholders at different levels.

· A proactive, curious approach—always looking for ways to improve experiences and outcomes.

· Great communication skills and the ability to influence and build relationships across teams.

· Sound knowledge of relevant legislation and best practice, with a clear commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

· Comfortable with digital tools (e.g., Microsoft Office) and using social media to support engagement.

Nice to have: CIPD (or similar), project management accreditation, experience with HR/volunteer management systems, and strong reporting/data analysis skills.

About you:

Our values underpin what we do and how we do it.

To succeed in this role, we are looking for someone who will embody our values, work confidently with key attention to detail, engage with everyone in our hospice, and has an absolute willingness to learn.

What we offer:

In return, we can offer you a fantastic working environment and the following benefits:

· 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays with the option to buy and sell

· Employee assistance programme - including mental health care and out of hours GP access 

· A commitment to your professional development

· Matched pension scheme of 5% of salary

· Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

· Free parking on main site

· Subsidised lunch

· Free tea and coffee

· Cycle to work scheme

· Eligible for NHS Blue Light Card

If you are passionate about making a difference, we cannot wait to hear from you. 

Join us and be part of something bigger—where your skills, passion, and purpose create joy, support and comfort for those who need it most. Apply Now

If you would like an informal chat about the role, please do contact Liz Crawshaw (Head of People) contact details and  details of how to apply, can be found by following the redirect to recruiter link, that will take you to the current vacancies section of our website..

Previous applicants need not apply

Closing date: 21st April 2026

Interviews: 1st May 2026

What else we will need, or you need to know: 

· Proof that you have the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we cannot support visa sponsorship

· Any successful applicant will require a health check

· A Standard DBS Check

· Two references

· All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks

At TLG, we’re passionate about building an exceptional staff team that’s committed to making a real difference in the lives of struggling children across the UK. We’re always on the lookout for great people to journey with us towards our vision, and we’re excited to offer a unique opportunity for a motivated and mission-driven individual to join us as Fundraising Lead.

This is an exciting opportunity for a fundraiser who believes generosity can change lives. You’ll play a hands-on role in delivering high-quality fundraising activity that inspires supporters, grows income, and enables our work to reach more people. If you’re motivated by purpose, relationships and impact, this role offers the chance to make a real difference.

There is great variety within the role that brings strategic and operational leadership across multiple income streams, and requires excellent communication skills, strategic thinking, and the ability to lead different projects and influence across the organisation.

We’re seeking an ambitious fundraiser to help deliver and grow our fundraising income. You’ll be responsible for managing events, engaging supporters, and contributing to a strong pipeline of fundraising activity. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys hitting targets, leading others, improving performance, and turning strategy into action.

TLG is a Christian charity and, as a team, we want to bring our faith to the work we do; as such, we are recruiting an individual with a strong and vibrant Christian faith. We would welcome applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds to enable us to better reflect the needs of the communities we serve.

Hours: Full time (37.5 hours per week)

Closing Date: Thursday 7th May

Initial Interviews: Monday 11th May – Online

Final Interviews: Thursday 21st May – at our National Support Centre in West Yorkshire

Who we are

Every year, thousands of people in the UK face court alone. Often through no choice of their own, people must represent themselves at a moment that could have life-changing outcomes. This includes loss of access to children or homelessness. At the same time, people facing court alone may find themselves up against a party with legal representation. They are instantly at a disadvantage and overwhelmed by the enormity of the challenges they are up against. We supported unrepresented litigants in the civil and family courts in England and Wales over 45,000 times last year.

We provide a safe space with volunteers who listen to each client’s individual story. Last year, over 1000 volunteers helped people to get their thoughts in order, problem-solve and decide next steps, source relevant and reliable legal information, explain complex procedures, complete court forms, and clearly present statements.

At a time when legal support is increasingly limited, we have a vision that no one should have to face court alone.

To make this vision a reality, we have a focused communications strategy to ensure the charity has the brand, reach and impact it needs to connect with unrepresented court users and engage supporters.

Who we're looking for

Ambitious, professional, committed and friendly. That describes us. If it also describes you and you have a passion for designing and iplementing volunteer training programmes, then we’re keen to hear from you.

We’re looking for a Training Project Lead to join our team on a 4-month contract. You’ll be leading on a project to improve our volunteer training programme, with a focus on supporting survivors of domestic abuse and incorporating a trauma-informed approach throughout the training package. 

The role

The Training Project Lead will be based in the service department, and you’ll be supported by the Head of Service Delivery. 

We’re open to applications from training professionals who are able to work remotely, and undertake some travel to our offices across England and Wales.

To apply, please send your CV and a cover letter about why you're the right person for the role via Charity Job.

Please note, that we have two roles advertised, both of which are short-term contracts and could be held by the same person, running the projects consecutively. You may wish to apply for both positions, and if that is the case please only complete one application, detailing clearly in the application that you are applying for both roles.

We are looking for someone with great communication and project development skills to join us as a LiveLife Project Coordinator. Joining a busy and highly effective team, this role will help deliver two major programmes of work for Lingen Davies. With a primary focus on cancer awareness raising to address health inequalities (early diagnosis, cancer screening and prevention), we use a range of activities and settings to effectively engage with the public and target communities. This work is focussed in the following areas:

• Cancer Champions Project (focus on Telford). Working in partnership colleagues, along with NHS Shropshire Telford &Wrekin, and Qube, to deliver and maintain the Telford component of the project.
• LiveLife community cancer awareness programme. Our Lingen Davies community health promotion initiative, bringing cancer awareness to communities across the region.

Opportunities and demand for our projects are growing, and we’re looking for a capable, enthusiastic and self-motivated person, who is passionate about improving health outcomes across our community. If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.

Please note, this role involves significant travel across our region. Therefore, a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential.