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The Research Team is pivotal to ensuring that research funded by Children with Cancer UK is at the
forefront of the children and young person’s cancer research area. You will have the opportunity to be at
the cutting edge of cancer research in children and young people and work closely with members of the
scientific community, surrounded by people working towards the same mission.
The post-holder will be responsible for line managing 2-3 members of the Research Team, providing them
with support and identifying areas and opportunities for them to expand and develop their experience
and skillset.

Hours: Full-time position, 37.5 hours per week (including evenings and weekends)

We are a Peer-led organisation, so we value lived experience. We encourage you to apply if you have any experienced drug misuse, or homelessness in the past.

About us:

BUBIC (Bringing Unity Back Into the Community) is an award winning, peer-led substance misuse service supporting individuals affected by drug and alcohol dependency. Our mission is to empower people through community engagement, harm reduction strategies, and accessible support services. We work directly with vulnerable individuals, helping them break cycles of addiction and social exclusion.

Our team plays a crucial role in engaging with people who may not access traditional services, offering immediate support and practical solutions to improve their well-being. Our team, many with lived experience, offers non-judgmental support, outreach, and education to help people on their journey to recovery. 

 

Main Purpose of the Role:

To lead the effective and high-quality delivery of peer-led support for individuals on their recovery journey across the Borough of Haringey. This role will require dynamic, hands-on management of BUBIC’s team, encompassing staff, peer mentors, and volunteers, to meet key performance indicators and community needs.

You will represent BUBIC’s values in all aspects of your work, including strengthening existing partnerships and cultivating new community links. A flexible approach is essential, with regular night shifts and occasional weekend work expected to provide outreach and attend local events.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strong, responsive leadership and day-to-day management of a diverse team.
   

• Represent BUBIC at external meetings, events, and forums to promote our ethos and strengthen partnerships.
   

• Offer regular supervision and line management to staff, identifying learning needs and supporting professional development.
   

• Monitor service performance against KPIs, continuously reviewing delivery and identifying areas for improvement.
   

• Lead by example, stepping into frontline roles where needed to ensure continuity and quality of service.
   

• Produce timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual reports in line with funding and internal requirements.
   

• Oversee and monitor budgets, ensuring financial compliance including petty cash usage and financial procedures.
   

• Promote and uphold all organisational policies, particularly those relating to equality, safeguarding, GDPR, and health & safety.
   

• Ensure safe recruitment, including DBS checks and effective onboarding for staff and volunteers.
   

• Create and maintain referral pathways, particularly for individuals unfamiliar with formal drug services.
   

• Inspire and coordinate volunteer engagement, ensuring their efforts align with BUBIC’s objectives and values.
   

• Develop and manage a weekly timetable of service delivery, outreach, group work, and community events.
   

• Facilitate monthly themed sessions for service users, families, and community members, shaped by local need.
   

• Foster clear internal communication and lead regular team meetings to share updates, safeguarding concerns, and key trends.
   

• Deliver community-based presentations on substance misuse, emotional wellbeing, and public health themes.
   

• Plan and deliver outreach across Haringey informed by local intelligence and service-user needs.
   

• Coordinate events and co-produced projects within budget and to a high standard.
   

• Maintain a strong understanding of the substance misuse field, including professional developments and emerging practices.

Person Specification

Education and Training:

• NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Health & Social Care.
   

• Demonstrable knowledge of drug use and its impact on individuals and communities.
   

• Familiarity with SMART Recovery, 12-Step Philosophy, harm reduction, and peer-led support.
   

Experience:

• 5+ years’ experience in substance misuse or related services.
   

• At least 2 years’ experience managing teams in a community or substance misuse setting.
   

• Demonstrated success in supervising and developing staff to meet high standards.
   

Skills and Abilities:

• Strong knowledge of safeguarding adults and managing complex needs.
   

• Proven ability to form partnerships with agencies supporting excluded or marginalised groups.
   

• Excellent report writing, care planning, and case noting skills.
   

• Competence in psychosocial interventions, group facilitation, and key working.
   

• Ability to maintain boundaries, work non-judgmentally, and resolve team conflicts.
   

• IT proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint; able to manage data for reports and monitoring.
   

• Experience planning outreach or community events to promote services.
   

Personal Attributes:

• Calm, logical, and assertive under pressure.
   

• Organised with strong time management and initiative.
   

• Passionate, empathetic, and knowledgeable about local communities.

Salary: £80,000–£90,000 WTE (4 days a week preferable)
Location: Hybrid (Central London office with flexible working)
Closing date: 7th September
Contact: Rosemary Pini, Allen Lane  

An opportunity to shape a better future for children across the UK.

Thrive at Five is seeking a strategic and hands-on Finance Director to join the organisation at an exciting time of growth. With programmes now live in Stoke-on-Trent, Redcar and Cleveland, and Middlesbrough—and a new site expected to launch in Scotland later this year—this is a pivotal role supporting national expansion and long-term impact.

As a national charity, Thrive at Five helps children in their early years build strong foundations for life and learning. Working in some of the UK’s most disadvantaged communities, the charity empowers parents and carers while enabling collaborative, place-based action across local systems of support. This work is already making a difference, with early progress recognised in Parliament and featured in recent government initiatives.

The Role

The Finance Director will provide strategic financial leadership across the charity, supporting its mission through robust financial management, long-term planning, and operational oversight. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, the postholder will work closely with the CEO, trustees, and place-based programme teams to ensure the organisation remains sustainable, agile, and mission-driven.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading financial strategy, planning, and forecasting
• Overseeing financial operations, systems, and compliance
• Managing restricted and unrestricted funds, budgets, audits, and risk
• Providing high-quality financial reporting to the Board and Finance & Risk Committee
• Supporting fundraising through effective bid modelling and financial insight
• Line-managing and developing finance team members

This is a hybrid role based in Central London (currently Victoria), with flexibility and occasional travel to programme locations.

The Person

Thrive at Five is looking for a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA) with significant experience at Finance Director or senior finance leadership level—ideally within the charity or not-for-profit sector.

The ideal candidate will bring:

• A strong understanding of charity finance, including SORP and fund accounting
• Experience of strategic financial planning and risk management
• A collaborative, solutions-focused mindset with excellent interpersonal skills
• The ability to influence at senior levels and build effective cross-functional relationships
• A commitment to Thrive at Five’s mission and values, and a willingness to roll up their sleeves in a growing, fast-paced organisation

Why Join Thrive at Five?

• Purpose-led work: Help give every child the best start in life
• Growth opportunity: Join a high-profile, ambitious charity on a national trajectory
• Flexible working: Hybrid model with supportive culture and work-life balance
• Influence and impact: Be part of a close-knit leadership team shaping strategy and systems
• Professional development: Thrive at Five supports continuous learning and personal growth

How to Apply

To apply, please send a CV and supporting statement.

For a confidential conversation about the role, please contact:
Rosemary Pini, Business Managerfrom Allen Lane

Macular disease is the biggest cause of sight loss in the UK, with around 300 people diagnosed every day. The Macular Society is the only charity determined to beat the fear and isolation of macular disease with world class research, and the best advice and support.

To support people affected by macular disease now, the Macular Society provides a range of support, information and services. Our research programme is focused on finding new treatments and a cure to beat macular disease forever.

We are undergoing significant changes, with a transformational new strategy to multiply our income, ultimately funding research that will find a cure.

What we’re looking for

An experienced fundraising or marketing professional or consultant with a proven track record of developing and implementing Legacy and In Memory campaigns aimed at creating awareness, inspiring action and ultimately helping to secure future Legacy and In Memory gifts for the Macular Society.

You’ll be familiar with and comfortable analysing data and insights that inform decision making and approaches towards legacy and in memory marketing, ensuring these activities are well targeted and effective, using a range of channels.

Once secured, you’ll also be passionate about providing the best possible supporter experience, understanding motivations and reflecting them in a way that brings people closer to the cause and encouraging future support.

Leading a team of two experienced Legacy and In Memory Fundraising Officers, you’ll support this talent by providing opportunities for learning and development.

What we provide in return

We have a great working culture at Macular Society (take a look here at what our staff say) and offer flexible working options, 26 days annual leave pro rata, supportive family policies, and 6% pension contribution.

We are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons.

We offer a flexible approach to working in this role which can either be part-time (minimum of 30 hours per week) or full-time, and can either be office or home-based, or a mix of the two. The only thing we do ask is that you visit the Andover office in Hampshire on a monthly or two-monthly basis, as we feel it’s important that the team all come together regularly in person.

Background Information

 

The Park Centre is a community resource that provides a range of services, activities and meeting spaces for people of all ages in its neighbourhood. Our aim is to provide recreational, learning, business and social activities, which are accessible and affordable and meet our charitable aims.

Purpose of the role

 

The Community Centre Manager will play a key role in the leadership and smooth running of the Community Centre managing change, growth and performance as agreed with the Board of Trustees.

Working closely with the trustees, employees, consultants, contractors, volunteers and other local organisations, the Manager will work to ensure the Community Centre is a vibrant, well-managed facility that operates within a sustainable framework for the benefit of local residents and organisations. They will also promote the profile, role and impact of the Centre.

 

Principle duties and responsibilities

Management of the Community Centre

 

Manage the operations of the Community Centre and its staff and the development and delivery of activities and facilities in line with the business and strategic plan. Ensure compliance with employment law and that we follow good practice with regard to HR.

Contribute to the planning, development, implementation and delivery of the business and strategic plan and present regular progress updates to the Board.

Oversee the maintenance of the building - including building maintenance and improvement programmes.

Lead on and contribute to identifying and apply for funding from local and national organisations. Role will also lead on ensuring aims are met and reporting of outcomes to funding organisation.

Manage and monitor all aspects of risk assessments, health and safety and security as required by regulation or good practice including, in conjunction with the Trustees, the review and updating of policies and procedure.

Ensure all Community Centre policies and procedures are complied with, including any Government restrictions/guidance.

Lead on General Data Protection Regulation and Safeguarding, maintaining records to ensure the charity fulfils all its legal, statutory and regulatory responsibilities.

Ensure programme of activities delivered within the Park Centre align with the charitable aims of the organisation and ensure that it is relevant to local community, responding to needs and raising the profile of the Centre.

 

Management of staff and Volunteers

Create a positive working environment in which equality and diversity are well managed, dignity at work is upheld and staff and volunteers can achieve their best.

Ensure effective management of HR including recruitment, supervision and development of employees and volunteers, including carrying out DBS checks as necessary.

Keeping up to date with relevant legislation and best working practices.

Ensure employees, consultants, contractors, volunteers work collaboratively with each other and with users of the facilities, in a safe and constructive way.

Oversee the Community Centre’s complaints procedure, and the proper handling, investigation and resolution of any complaints against the Centre, its staff and volunteers.

 

Working with Others 

Continue developing and maintaining relationships with various local partners to ensure activities at the Community Centre fit with others provided in the area. 

Positively represent the Centre and the community at partner and other meetings/events to raise the profile of the Community Centre and to ensure the views and needs of the community are prioritised and included.

Continue to strengthen the reputation of the Community Centre by giving maximum visibility to its activities and achievements.

Ensure through listening to the community, monitoring and evaluating provision and adapting the service, the Centre meets the needs of the local community.

Prepare reports for and attend all Board and annual general meetings.

 

PR/Marketing and Fundraising

Oversee the development and implementation of an income generation & marketing strategy.  

Develop strategies to promote the use and profile of the Community Centre, maximising use of social media, publicity opportunities and liaison with the local media.  

Identify and secure new funding through grant applications and other means.  

Continue maintaining and developing positive relationships with funders, both grant makers, sponsors and individuals.

Financial management

Liaise with the treasurer and accountant in setting and managing budgets and maintain an overview of the financial position of the Community Centre.

Code invoices to ensure that income and expenditure is allocated to correct projects. 

Ensure completion of reports/returns to statutory bodies and funders and compilation of grant applications. 

Ensure best practice in all financial matters.

 

Project Management 

Support and oversee the continued delivery of high-quality services and activities.

Ensure all project leads are liaised with regularly to ensure compliance with objectives and outcomes.

Devise and implement robust impact monitoring and evaluation strategies for all projects. 

Ensure all projects are correctly risk assessed and supported.

The Park Centre Kingswood has a small team of employees, contractors, volunteers and a wide range of activities. it is expected that the post holder will be flexible in assisting in areas of work which go beyond their main duties. In particular, the holder of this post will be expected to assist with covering frontline reception and administrative duties and attendance at and/or supervision of events outside of normal working hours.

 

To apply:

Please send your CV and a covering letter (each of no more than two A4 pages) that summarises your interest in the role and details your ability to match the criteria.

We aim to recruit the person most suited to the job and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and from different sectors, and from people who have gained their skills outside formal employment.

If you would like an informal discussion and more information about this opportunity, please contact Rebecca Goozee (trustee).

Closing date: Monday 8th September 2025

Interviews: During week starting 15th September 2025

Job Summary

• Job title: Research Events Coordinator
• Area of work: Arts and Heritage
• Contract type: Fixed Term - Until December 2026
• Employment type: Full-time
• Location: London
• Working environment: Onsite 5 times a week
• Working hours: 35 hours per week - with occasional weekend work

Overview / Purpose

The Research Events Coordinator plays a central role in the organisation's mission to build a world-leading Research Centre. This department coordinates, generates, and champions research activity across the organisation. The Research Events Coordinator contributes the Department's central mission to advance knowledge through the conception, creation, delivery, and dissemination of the highest quality research events aimed at the widest possible public and specialist audiences, undertaken through many diverse channels and through the organisation's local, national, and international research projects and partnerships.
The role holder provides efficient and effective administration and coordination of the organisation's annual programme of research events, organised by the Research Department in collaboration with research-active staff from across the institution. In coordination with other Research Department staff, in particular the Research Centre Manager, you are responsible for the overall planning, delivery, and archiving of all research events, both in-person and hybrid. This includes (but is not limited to): research seminars, exhibition colloquia, scholarly workshops, academic conferences, annual lectures, and other internal research events. You will also support the Centre's front-of-house duties and will provide administrative support for further research activity as deemed appropriate or suitable by the Head of Research.

Key Responsibility

Support the Research Centre Manager, Senior Research Lead, and Head of Research in:
Events Administration

• Attend meetings, take and circulate notes on event planning and preparation.
• Assist the Research Centre Manager, Senior Research Lead, Head of Research, and all other event-hosting staff with: coordinating Calls for Papers; liaising with speakers and collaborators; providing administration for all aspects of events planning.
• Book travel and accommodation for external speakers (and VIP attendees); attend any related invoices and ensure prompt payment of the same.
• Book venues and prepare rooms for conferences, seminars, and all other Research Centre events, e.g. arrange furniture, set up refreshments.
• Arrange, as necessary, all IT and AV support for events, including speaker and participant digital access for online events, facilitating practice sessions, and any livestreams and recording of events.
• Work at evening events (outside office hours) at the organisation or events hosted at external locations, as required (agreed in advance).
• Provide technical support at digital events, including setting up hybrid planning meetings between internal and external colleagues.
• Coordinate with AV/Digital event recordings for archive and/or release to participants and the general public.
• Maintain the contacts/networks database as it relates to event attendees, speakers etc.

Communications and Advertising:

• Produce event copy, as required, for the website, e-newsletter for research networks, etc.
• Liaise with the Digital Team over online event pages on the website and over the booking system; monitor event bookings.
• Ensure that the web information about the Research Centre remains current; liaise with the Digital Team about web content.
• Maintain and develop the email list of subscribers to events mailings and to the newsletter.
• Co-ordinate the regular research email newsletter; liaise with content providers for the newsletter; produce event copy, as required, for e-newsletters for research networks, etc.
• Work with Digital and Creative Teams to create event templates for invitations that match the brand, the research theme and audience of the given event.
• Work to promote upcoming research events using internal and external advertising platforms, as appropriate.

Research Centre Administration:

• Provide front-of-house support to the Research Centre, as necessary.
• Attend and take and circulate notes, as required, at relevant committees/working groups for research.
• Work with Senior Research Lead and Research Centre Manager to carry out administration related to research projects, including assisting with budgets, processing invoices, securing image rights, publishing web content, liaising with external collaborators and visiting fellows, booking travel and accommodation and providing administration for all research project activities.

Key Required Skills

• Substantial experience of event management to coordinate projects and events, ideally within a large, multipart organisation.
• Ability to develop and manage detailed project timelines and workflows.
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.
• Excellent organisational and administrative skills with excellent attention to detail (e.g. creating travel itineraries; making bookings; taking minutes of meetings; maintaining calendars and room booking systems).
• Proven track record in numeracy and financial data-handling experience; experience maintaining and managing information on a relational database.

Key Required Attributes

• Ability to organise/prioritise complex tasks and workflows, and to meet deadlines.
• Proactive, self-motivated, and resourceful; able to take the initiative and be imaginative in problem-solving; able to understand the need to escalate an issue as situations permit.
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a small team.
• Ability to adapt to situations as they arise and to remain flexible.
• Experience working in a visitor-facing environment, with effective communication and interpersonal skills when interacting with internal/external stakeholders; willing to be actively involved in all levels of event delivery.

Additional Considerations and Criteria

• Some evening or weekend work will be required to support Research Centre events (time off in lieu will be given).
• Occasional travel may be required.

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Experienced in youth accommodation support services?
Ambitious Senior Support Worker looking to step up?
Or maybe you are leading a team but aren't happy where you are?
 
We want to hear from you!
 
We are currently seeking a Project Manager to play a vital role in ensuring CCP's expanding Independent Living Support Services for young people leaving care in Gloucestershire, Worcestershire and surrounding counties meet all staffing, contractual, legal and audit requirements providing the highest quality of support in line with Ofsted Standards. You'll be based mainly at our Cheltenham headquarters, working Monday to Friday, with occasional weekend cover if needed. Please note that due to the location of our properties, successful applicants will need to have a full UK driving licence and access to their own vehicle. Experience in supporting young people with independent living, and management is essential. We are also offering a £2,000 welcome bonus to any successful external applicant (please see bottom of advert for full details).
 
Why should you consider this opportunity?
 
Work with and lead an established team, with the average length of service over 3.5 years.
Support from a very well established and tight knit senior management team with decades of experience.
Implement new initiatives, developing a service which has grown in the last 5 years from a few properties to 20 across 5 counties.
 
You'll re-enforce, positive support being delivered and establish the same standards in new placements.
 
You'll lead and develop your senior support workers and the team implementing a strengths-based, trauma-informed approach to empower young people in improving independent living skills.
 
You'll ensure the rota is covered with suitably trained staff and help with on-call duties shared amongst all managers.
 
Who are we?
 
Established in 1989, CCP is a registered charity propelled by an unwavering commitment to addressing homelessness, family breakdown, and social exclusion. Over the years, we've consistently made tangible impacts in communities across Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, South Gloucestershire, Bristol, Wiltshire, Dorset, and Devon.
 
Why join us?

• 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, with an additional day added per year and option to purchase more^
• Enhanced pension
• Enhanced sick pay
• Death in service benefit
• Free subscription to Benenden healthcare cashback plan or Perkbox discounts
• 45p Business Mileage^^
• Investors in People Gold accredited employer, committed to making the workplace better for you.
• Comprehensive induction and ongoing training and development.
• Option to join various groups, including Proud2Be, Green Impact, Health & Safety, and Health and Wellbeing.
• In-house Workplace Welfare Manager for support when needed.

 
Are Your Values Aligned with Ours?
 
We look for staff who embody our SPIRIT values:

• Show gratitude and appreciation of others.
• Demonstrate personal and professional Pride.
• Integrity is everything.
• Reflect and learn.
• Continuous Improvement.
• Take your best self wherever you go.

 
Apply Today if you share our values and are ready to make a meaningful difference.
 
Terms and conditions of welcome bonus:
- Only available to people who have never previously worked for CCP
- Structured as two payments, 50% after your first successful month and 50% paid after successfully completing your probation period, provided you aren't working your notice period
- The welcome bonus is only payable for contracted positions, not bank/sessional workers
- Unlike other welcome bonuses, we will pay the NI and tax so that you take home the full amount
 
Position: Project Manager (999)
Hours: Full-time 37.5 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Location: Gloucester, Worcester and surrounding areas.
Pay: £26,550-£29,400, depending on experience
Closing Date: 25th September 2025 - CCP reserves the right to close the job advert early if needed.
 
CCP is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all.
 
Our robust Safeguarding Policy guides our recruitment process. We believe in the rehabilitative power of employment and working toward a purpose, so a prior conviction will not necessarily prevent you from joining CCP. Please note this role is subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks and also an enhanced check by the Disclosure & Barring Services, paid for by CCP.
 
^Annual Leave entitlement will be pro-rata for Part-time staff. Working on public holidays due to a rota pattern will be compensated with time off in lieu. An extra day of leave accrues for each completed financial year (capped at 30 in total). Purchasing additional holidays is capped at 5 per year.
 
^^Contracted staff only. Business mileage (45p a mile) is paid for any daily miles over and above the distance from your home to the allocated workplace location and back. You'll need a well-maintained vehicle with valid tax, MOT and Insurance covering business use.
 
INDHP
 
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Salary: £31,022 starting salary (salary range will increase to a maximum of £33,699 via the length of service) per annum pro rata plus £4,324 Inner London Weighting if based in London per annum pro rata.

Contract: Fixed Term, one-year contract until 30 September 2026.

Hours: Part-time/28 hours per week (excluding lunch breaks)

Location: Any Refugee Action Office – London, Birmingham, Bradford, or Manchester. We will consider UK-based hybrid working options. 

Closing date to apply for the role: 23.59 on 8 September 2025

*Please read carefully, the information below on how to apply for this role

Please read carefully before applying for this role:

Applications for this role are only* open to people who identify as having lived experience of forced displacement due to war, invasion, persecution or human rights abuses

(This also includes British nationals living/working overseas who have been forced to leave due to war, invasion, persecution or human rights abuses)

*Current Refugee Action employees with and without lived experience are eligible to apply.

About Refugee Action

Refugee Action exists to work with refugees and people seeking asylum who’ve survived some of the world’s worst regimes. We are a national charity with more than 40 years’ experience of empowering people who’ve survived some of the world’s worst regimes to secure the protection and support that they need to live with dignity and respect and build a new life in the UK. We do this by providing expert advice and casework, building the capacity of partner organisations and campaigning on the policies that affect them.

We are looking for a Community Engagement Coordinator to join our Campaigns and Fundraising teams. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop skills across campaigns, public affairs and community engagement.

As Community Engagement Coordinator, you will coordinate our Speakers Community project, delivering talks about refugee rights to schools, universities and groups across the UK. You will develop plans for recruiting more grassroots campaigners to our team, and deliver excellent stewardship to our campaigners and fundraisers. You will also support with the delivery of campaigning events and with our public affairs work.

Working across the Campaigns and Fundraising teams, you will be fundamental in helping us to shift the narrative around people seeking safety in the UK to create a welcoming and anti-racist society.

This role is funded by the Aziz Foundation – it is only open to someone with lived experience of forced displacement, who can demonstrate knowledge of issues affecting Muslim communities and long-term commitment to community/ societal development.

To succeed in the role, you will need to demonstrate:

•  Experience delivering supporter care to campaigners or fundraisers with proven ability to communicate with volunteers, supporters and campaigners in a friendly and engaging manner
• Able to write compelling and engaging copy
• Experience in grassroots campaigning and community organising
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and provide logistical and administrative support.
• Passion and motivation to raise vital funds to support refugees and people seeking asylum in the UK.
• Effective time manager who can work well to tight deadlines.
• Excellent organisational skills to help develop and deliver campaign events.
• Ability to collaborate and work supportively and effectively within a team.
• Able to work with a high level of attention to detail.
• Interest in campaigning and advocacy work.
• Understanding of cultural diversity and the ability to work with people from a range of different cultures.
• Commitment to removing barriers to power for people with lived experience, and commitment to anti-racist practices.
• Understanding of how the UK’s hostile refugee protection and asylum system impacts those affected by it. 

 For further details and to apply, please visit our website.

Closing date: 23:59 on 8 September 2025

Interviews: 23 September 2025 (on Zoom)

Refugee Action only operates in the UK, so all roles are UK-based, and you must have the right to work in the UK.

This role is not on the Immigration Salary List.  If you have permission to work that is restricted to the Shortage Occupation List, we will be unable to appoint you to this role.

You can find out which roles are on the shortage occupation list via these two links:

• Skilled Worker visa: shortage occupations 
• Skilled Worker visa: shortage occupations for healthcare and education

We are currently campaigning for people seeking asylum to have the right to work in the UK, see our Lift the Ban campaign here.

InterAct is seeking an innovative and creative Chief Executive Officer to champion the needs of the members through networking, partnership development and fundraising and to ensure that the needs of the members are at the heart of the Charity’s service delivery developments.

Reporting into the Chair of Trustees, the CEO will ensure that the values of the charity are upheld and lead the charity. The CEO will have overall responsibility for the management and administration of the Charity within the strategic, policy and accountability frameworks approved by the Board of Trustees. Together with the Chair, you will enable the Board of Trustees to fulfil its duties and responsibilities for the proper governance of the Charity. The successful candidate will be passionate about helping young people with disabilities to prosper and succeed. 

We are an innovative, enterprising, local Essex based charity that delivers support where needed most – in the heart of the community. This includes weekly youth clubs and inclusive social and leisure activities all year round for children and young adults with learning disabilities and additional needs. We also provide school holiday day trips and occassionbal residentials We enable our beneficairies to have a social life with their peers and give them opportunities to enjoy a wide range of activities, supported by our experienced staff and volunteers.

The successful candidate will have drive, ambition, and have a proven record of networking and fundraising in the charity sector. You will be capable of working collaboratively with local business leaders, other charitable organisations, local authorities, sponsors and benefactors. The CEO will be responsible for the implementation of the strategic plan as well as oversight of general organisational operations such as finance, HR, bid-writing etc. Professional development is encouraged with support for learning opportunities as they arise.

Applications are invited from candidates seeking a full or part-time position. The successful applicant will be supported by a small but very experienced team and will be accountable to the charities Trustees.

Candidates can find further information about InterAct on our website.

We provide hybrid working arrangements, working from home and our office in Chelmsford. Please note, we are soon to move to new offices near Ford End.

Our aim is to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications, regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, age or religion or belief. All applications will be considered solely on merit

InterAct is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

If you would like more information about the role and the charity, you can arrange an informal discussion with our current CEO by contacting the office.

Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Then Advance Charity could be the career choice for you!

We are looking for a Domestic Abuse Housing Manager 

Salary: £33,000 - £39,000

Location: Hammersmith (some travel to other service locations - Finsbury Park and Stratford)

Contract: Permanent

Hours p/w 35 hours (up to 2 days WFH)

This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010. Please note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This role is also subject to Police Vetting.

About us

Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending. We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community.

We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women’s centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.

Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability.

About the role:

You will be working for Advance London service as an experienced Domestic Housing Manager, responsible for overseeing the delivery of the London service. You will lead and manage the LWHSP project and the co-located IDVAs,

Being responsible for line managing and performance managing Regional Managers and project staff within the post holder’s responsibility, including annual appraisals and supervision.

Supporting Regional Managers to recruit, train and develop a team of competent and highly skilled IDVAs to provide a consistently high-quality service to women. Supporting IDVAs to ensure that Advance’s values, policies and procedures are embedded into service delivery.

Overseeing the management of caseloads and casework to a high-quality standard and monitoring the performance of your team, offering continuous coaching and feedback to ensure that Advance meets the specific KPIs and outcome measures for the contract, taking immediate action to manage poor performance as necessary.

About You:

To be successful as the Domestic Housing Manager you will need the below experience and skills:

You will bring your management experience of providing services to women experiencing Domestic Violence and Abuse including VAWG. With a significant experience of managing, developing and leading teams across a geographically dispersed region and remotely, including harnessing the strengths and potential of staff at all levels, building a strong team culture and maintaining staff motivation, particularly through periods of change. You will have substantial delivery of collaborative working with external agencies, stakeholders, subcontracted partners and extensive management of frontline workers

How to apply:

Please submit your up-to-date CV with a supporting statement. Please note that only applications made via the job advert on the Advance careers page, and those that include a cover letter will be considered.

Closing date: 27th September but interviews are taking place on a rolling basis

*Advance reserves the right to close the advert early, or on the appointment of a candidate

What we can offer you - Employee Benefits:

• A 35-hour working week
• An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata for part time), PLUS public holidays on top (that's nearly 40 days paid holiday per year!)
• Additional days off to celebrate International Women’s Day, and for religious observance and moving home
• Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards as well as take advantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure and more
• Pension scheme
• Enhanced maternity/adoption provision
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee eye-care scheme
• Clinical supervision for front line staff and first line management roles
• Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 for each referral who passes probation
• Organisation wide away days
• Thorough induction and training
• Career development pathways

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Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have special needs, please contact the Talent Acquisition Team will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.

Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities

We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. 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.

Safeguarding

Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe. We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks. We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.

Job Title: Performance and Impact Lead

Location: Hybrid (requires a London office presence once a week) or home-based (requires occasional travel to London, likely once per month, to attend meetings, events and training)

Hours: 35 hours per week

Contract type: 12 months fixed term (maternity cover)

Salary: £48,961 per annum (hybrid) - £ 44,506 per annum (home-based)

What we do: We help young people through cancer

How we work: We’re Determined, United, Spirited and Kind

 

What we’re looking for:

• Someone who can shape how we measure success and build frameworks to understand our progress against strategic goals
• Someone who translates big-picture goals into tangible impact, connecting strategy to delivery through powerful evidence and insight
• Someone who brings evidence to life, helping leaders understand what’s working, who it’s working for, and where we can do even better
• Someone who can challenge and support teams to grow, embedding a culture of learning, accountability and continuous improvement.

What we offer:

• Leave: 25 days of annual leave, which increases with service, in addition to bank holidays and a 3 or 4 day closure over the Christmas period. We also have finish early Fridays in August and quarterly reset days to step away from day to day work and refocus.
• Flexible bank holidays: the option to swap five UK public holidays (except 25th, 26th December, and 1st January or any substitute bank holidays for these dates) for other dates off.
• Paid Carer and Compassionate Leave: paid time off to care for family members or dependants.
• Paid Parental Leave: enhanced pay for parental leave such as maternity leave, paternity leave or adoption leave.
• Paid Volunteering Leave: support your community by taking paid leave for volunteering activities.
• Health Cashback Plan: access a health cashback plan to cover medical expenses.
• Life assurance and Income Protection: financial support if you’re unable to work due to illness or injury.
• Discount scheme: access exclusive savings at various high street retailers and gyms.
• Flexible Working: we care about your wellbeing and encourage flexible work arrangements to promote work-life balance.

How to apply:

You’ll need to register on our portal, complete a short application form and answer questions about your skills and experience in relation to the role.

Key dates:

Applications by 9th September; 1st Stage Interviews 18th September (online); and 2nd Stage Interviews 23rd September (potentially in person, to be confirmed).

Our commitment to inclusion and accessibility:

At Teenage Cancer Trust one of our key focuses is around equity and making sure our services are accessible and inclusive to all young people with cancer, with no-one left behind. We have the same goal for people working with us. Teenage Cancer Trust is committed to recognising and valuing individual differences and the contributions of all people.

Should you require any assistance or adjustments to support your application or interview process, such as additional time for tasks, meeting the panellists beforehand, information in another format or a different interview format (online/offline/in person), please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the HR Team.

We are a Disability Confident employer which means we have committed to offering interviews to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria for the role listed under the 'What you'll bring to the team' section of the job description. If you would like to opt into this scheme, please tick ‘yes’ on the application form.

Privacy and Safeguarding:

At Teenage Cancer Trust we take our commitment to safeguarding seriously and work to protect and promote the rights of the young people who we support. Our safeguarding responsibilities extend to the children and adults who work to support the charity, who we also have a duty of care to protect. Safeguarding is at the forefront of each activity we carry out. In line with our approach, this role is subject to a DBS check (Disclosure and Barring Service). 

For information on how we collect, store and process personal data please get in contact with the HR Team.

Churches Conservation Trust (CCT) is the national charity caring for historic churches at risk. As the operator of the third largest heritage estate in charitable ownership in the UK, our 356 historic churches include examples of irreplaceable architecture, archaeology and art from 1,000 years of English history.

CCT has an international award-winning reputation in heritage conservation and regeneration. All churches in our care are listed, mostly Grade I and II*, and some are Scheduled Ancient Monuments.

Without our care, these buildings might have disappeared entirely. Instead, they are enjoyed as social, tourism, educational and cultural resources, kept open, in use, and living once again in the heart of their communities.

Overall job purpose

The future of CCT’s outstanding collection of historic churches depends on us supporting communities around our churches caring for, opening, using and raising money for them. The Lead Local Community Officer will play the prime role in ensuring that local people are engaged, recruited, trained and supported.

The Lead Local Community Officer will lead the regional team of Local Community Officers to support, recruit, liaise with and develop volunteer and community supporters to care, open, use and raise money for the CCT’s collection of historic churches.

They will head the Church Planning process for the region, ensuring every church maintains and develops their co-created Church Plan.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 9am on Friday 12th September 2025.

The interviews will take place in Northampton on Wednesday 24th September 2025. Please note that the interview date and location have been specifically chosen according to the availability of the panel.

 As part of our recruitment process, we undertake candidate psychometric testing, you will receive an email following your application submission asking you to complete a series of activities.

All successful applicants will be subject to a basic DBS, references and right to work checks.

We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer. Candidates who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the job will be offered an interview.

If you have any queries about this role, or if you have a disability and wish to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us.

We are an inclusive employer and offer equal opportunities to all regardless of an individual’s age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

We are not a licensed sponsor at this time. Any offer of employment will be made subject to valid right to work in the UK being provided.

Finance Manager  

Join our mission to make a difference to people’s lives

 Solihull Care Housing Association (hybrid)

Contract: permanent

Hours: full time 35hrs a week, will consider 28hrs a week. Dynamic working arrangements.

Salary: £43,000 to £47,000pa (FTE or 35hrs a week) depending on experience

Closing date: Open until filled – early applications encouraged

Are you a finance professional with a passion for social impact? We’re looking for a Finance Manager to join our dedicated team at Solihull Care Housing Association (SCHA), where we’re committed to delivering safe, affordable, and sustainable housing across our communities.

We are a small, dynamic housing association, registered with the Regulator for Social Housing; we manage 156 homes across the Solihull area. We pride ourselves on being close to our customers and collaborative in our approach.

This is a new role as we review our 10-year business plan, focusing on property and services improvements, potential new developments and offering value for money, this is an exciting time to join us.

About the Role

As Finance Manager, you’ll play a key role in ensuring the financial health and sustainability of the organisation. You’ll lead on budgeting, financial reporting, and compliance, while supporting strategic decision-making across the business.

This role is both strategic and operational, involving close collaboration with our board, CEO and colleagues, as well as external contractors, suppliers, and stakeholders. The ideal candidate will be an experienced and qualified accountant, ready to play a key advisory role in a small business and willing to adopt a hands-on approach when necessary. The finance team also includes a part-time finance officer and an assistant.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing monthly and annual financial reporting
• Leading the budgeting and forecasting process
• Ensuring compliance with regulatory and audit requirements
• Supporting the senior leadership team with financial insights and analysis
• Overseeing a small finance team and promoting continuous improvement

What We’re Looking For

• A qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Experience in the housing, public, or not-for-profit sector (desirable)
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach
• A commitment to our values and mission

Why Join Us?

• Flexible and hybrid working options, with some attendance in the office for key meetings and team connection.
• 32 days holiday per annum including bank holidays. In addition you can take one day off a year to take part in a volunteering activity
• Free parking
• Nest Pension scheme – employer contribution of 5% with 5% employee contribution.
• Access to wellbeing support via Employee Assistance Programme
• Generous sick pay provision
• Long term service rewards
• Right to unpaid Parental leave after qualifying period
• On-going training with yearly performance appraisal and personal development plan
• Team planning days, regular internal training sessions
• Supportive and inclusive workplace culture

To be considered for this role, all applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Solihull Care Housing Association aim to be an equal opportunity employer and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment.

This post is subject to a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check.

No contact from agencies or media sales please.

About us

A caring organisation with a rich history.

Friends of the Elderly is a charity dedicated to providing excellent care  and support to older people for over 120 years. We aspire to a society where all older people have the opportunity to live fulfilled lives. We do this via our grant giving service, which provides vital financial support to older people who are living in poverty. We also deliver services personalised to individual needs and integrated with local communities at our care homes and day centres.

About the role

This is a remote-first role open to candidates anywhere in the UK. You’ll join us in our Woking office just once a month for team collaboration days.

We are looking for an experienced trust fundraiser to join our small, busy fundraising team. You will:

• proactively nurture and grow our relationships with existing supporters
• develop relationships with new trusts and foundations, taking pride in excellent donor stewardship,
• create compelling funding applications, reports and communications which demonstrate our impact
• raise restricted and unrestricted money for our grant giving service and for enhancements to our care homes and day care services, which improve the lives of the older people.

Working partnerships

 Internal:

• Grants Team, Marketing and Communications Team, care homes and day care services, Estates and Facilities Team, Finance Team.

External:

• Consultants, agencies and suppliers.

Key objectives and responsibilities

• Be primarily responsible for researching and writing, prioritising, developing and submitting compelling proposals, updates and reports to trust donors.
• Maximise income by building and maintaining relationships with existing portfolio of trust donors through excellent relationship management.
• Use the database (Access Charity CRM) to maintain accurate and detailed records, manage relationships, and coordinate actions and deadlines.
• Research and identify new opportunities, and write and submit high quality, targeted proposals to secure support from new and lapsed funders.
• Prepare written reports on activities, progress and income against objectives.
• Ensure the impact of our work is clear, visible and effectively communicated in our social media, on our website and in our Impact Report.
• Liaise with internal staff to compile project information for funding applications, and build positive, professional relationships internally and externally.
• Gather case studies for use in fundraising communications, applications and reports.
• Undertake administrative duties such as thanking donors and other routine office procedures as required.
• Carry out other tasks as required by the Fundraising Manager and Fundraising Team.

Please note that the key objectives and responsibilities of this role describe the core output that should be achieved in this role.

All roles within the charity are required to be flexible and change as our strategy evolves, future policies are introduced and as the needs of our services users change. All staff are required to demonstrate appropriate levels of competence and behaviours in their roles, in line with our values.

Please see the full job description and person specification attached. 

No agencies, please.