Recruitment manager jobs

Are you passionate about supporting parent-carers of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)? Our client, a respected West Sussex-based charity, is seeking a dedicated Benefits Service Advisor to join their small but impactful team, in a part-time role.

In this role, you’ll provide personalised advice and guidance on Carers Allowance, Disability Living Allowance (DLA), and Personal Independence Payment (PIP). You will support parent-carers through every stage of the benefits process — from initial applications to appeals — and contribute to the development of key resources and toolkits. Occasional travel within West Sussex will be required for meetings and roadshows.

What we’re looking for:

• Proven experience in welfare and benefits advice (especially DLA, PIP, Carers Allowance)
• Strong understanding of the challenges faced by families of children with SEND
• Excellent communication, organisational, and writing skills
• Comfortable working independently and remotely
• Experience using Charitylog or similar CRM systems

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of families who need it most.

In return, you’ll receive:

• £28,000 pro-rata salary (actual salary £22,400)
• Part-time, 28 hours per week (To be worked across 4 or 5 days a week). The charity is open to less hours, if you are looking to work less hours. 
• Permanent.
• The majority of your time will be remote/ home based, and will suit someone living in or close to West Sussex to be available for in person drop-in advice sessions once a month, and roadshows which take place in West Sussex.
• The ability to drive, with access to a car, is essential. Travel expenses will be covered

For more information, please apply today, as the charity will review applications, and interview on a rolling basis.

As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.

Digital Marketing Officer – £30,000–£35,000 – London/Hybrid – 3–6 month FTC

Our charity-sector client is looking for a talented Digital Marketing Officer to join their team on a fixed-term basis. This role is a fantastic opportunity to use your digital skills to grow audiences, increase engagement, and amplify the impact of a national charity.

The role
You’ll play a key role in delivering digital activity across social media, PPC, email, and web. From creating engaging content to reporting on campaign performance, you’ll ensure the charity’s digital presence is dynamic, consistent, and impactful.

Key responsibilities:

• Manage day-to-day social media across multiple platforms (Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, X)

• Grow following and engagement through inspiring, shareable content

• Provide live social coverage at key events

• Work with agencies to deliver paid social and PPC campaigns

• Plan, build, and send the monthly e-newsletter using Marketing Cloud

• Update and optimise website content (WordPress), supporting SEO activities

• Monitor, analyse, and report on performance using tools such as Sprout Social, Google Analytics, and Meta Insights

We’re looking for someone with:

• Hands-on experience across digital channels, ideally within the charity sector

• Strong copywriting and content creation skills

• Familiarity with email platforms (e.g. Marketing Cloud) and CMS (e.g. WordPress)

• Confidence using analytics tools to monitor performance and identify improvements

• A creative, organised, and proactive approach, with the ability to juggle multiple priorities

• Basic design skills (e.g. Canva) would be a bonus

Contract: 3–6 month FTC, full-time
Salary: £30,000–£35,000 + benefits
Location: Hybrid, London (minimum 3 days/week in office)
Start date: ASAP

If you’re looking for a varied digital role where you can make an immediate impact, we’d love to hear from you. 

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so please apply without delay. 

As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.

Harris Hill is delighted to be working with a respected housing and support provider to recruit a Community Support Officer to support residents with complex needs.

Salary: £30,651.59

Location: Fulham base, with some travel

Contract: 1 year FTC

In this frontline role, you’ll help tenants sustain their independence, connect with their community, and access essential services. Acting as lead keyworker, you’ll coordinate support with external agencies, provide practical advice, and promote wellbeing.

Key responsibilities:

• Develop and review personalised support plans.
• Link residents with mental health, substance misuse, and other specialist services.
• Encourage community participation through activities and partnerships.
• Assist with housing matters, including benefits advice.
• Maintain accurate records in line with safeguarding and health and safety policies.

You’ll bring:

• Experience supporting vulnerable adults (e.g. homelessness, mental health, disability).
• Knowledge of supported housing and housing benefits.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• A passion for promoting independence and dignity.

For more information, please submit your CV to .

 Please note, CVs are being reviewed on a rolling basis, and only successful applicants will be contacted with more information.

As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.

Temporary Individual Giving Officer – £16.48 per hour – London

Our charity-sector client is seeking a Temporary Individual Giving Officer to join their Fundraising, Engagement & Communications team for approximately 2 months.

This is a great opportunity for someone with individual giving experience to step in and provide vital support across appeals, stewardship, and donor communications. You’ll play a key role in delivering high-quality supporter care while helping to ensure campaigns run smoothly.

The role

• Support the delivery and analysis of direct mail and other appeals

• Help coordinate donor stewardship, including regular givers and mid-value supporters

• Maintain accurate supporter data in Salesforce, ensuring GDPR compliance

• Respond to supporter enquiries by post, phone and email

• Assist with trading programmes and merchandise fulfilment

• Provide administrative and reporting support to the fundraising team

• Contribute to events and community fundraising activities as required

We’re looking for someone with:

• Experience working in individual giving or supporter care in the charity sector

• Understanding of Gift Aid, GDPR and data protection (or willingness to learn)

• Strong organisational and project support skills

• Experience using a CRM system (Salesforce desirable)

• Excellent communication skills and attention to detail

• The ability to juggle multiple tasks and work well under pressure

Contract: Temporary, c. 2 months, full-time
Salary: £16.48ph+ holiday pay
Location: Primarily office-based in London (some flexibility may be possible)
Start date: ASAP

If you’re looking for your next temporary role in individual giving and can be available at short notice, we’d love to hear from you.

 

As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.

Interim Director of Finance & Operations (Environmental Charity, Home based in England)

Contract: Interim circa £500 a day ltd company, or £75k per annum PAYE , 4-day week, approximately 9-month assignment. Weekly travel to London.

The Opportunity

An exceptional interim Director of Finance & Operations (DFO) is sought to join at a pivotal moment in this organisation’s journey.

Operating in a challenging financial context, with a deficit budgeted for the current financial year following a major change programme, the incoming DFO will play a critical role in restoring financial stability, strengthening governance, and ensuring robust infrastructure across finance, IT, facilities and compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide effective leadership of Finance, IT, Governance and Facilities, ensuring development and implementation of strategies and effective practices across all operational areas.
• Drive financial recovery and sustainability: deliver robust financial planning, budgeting, reporting and control processes, while providing clear and strategic advice to the Board and Executive Director.
• Lead on governance, including regulatory compliance, Board reporting, and supporting a review of the organisation’s dual legal structure (limited company and charitable trust).
• Oversee people management within the Finance team, ensuring high performance, effective development, and clear leadership through a period of significant change.

The Candidate

• Professional accountancy qualification and significant leadership experience at Director level, ideally including the charity sector.
• A strong track record of restoring financial stability and leading organisations through periods of financial and cultural change.
• Experience of managing governance, compliance, IT and central services.
• Excellent judgement, interpersonal and influencing skills, with the ability to handle sensitive and complex issues (e.g. disciplinary/capability cases, compliance matters, decision-making in ambiguity).

For further information and to apply for this exciting interim opportunity, please contact Syed at Civitas Charity Recruitment.

ISEAL is offering an exciting opportunity for a proactive and well-organised individual looking to start a career in the sustainability sector. The role works across two important organisational areas, gaining valuable exposure to ISEAL’s approach to catalysing global efforts to advance on critical social and economic sustainability issues. If you are looking to apply your existing administration and/or customer service skills in sustainability and gain experience across a range of activities, this position will provide you with some excellent insights and networks that will benefit your progress. 

The Assistant will play a key role in ISEAL´s team, providing assistance to two managers to ensure efficient administration of their respective work areas - membership and operations. In the operations team, the successful candidate will get involved in the processes of running an international not for profit organisation, while also supporting the membership team in high quality member communications and data management.

To be considered for this role, you will need to be well-organised with great attention to detail and an excellent ability to follow up agreed tasks. Working efficiently and reliably under direction, you have a friendly and professional demeanour and are comfortable in your communications and interactions with colleagues and external stakeholders. You enjoy working on a varied and changing set of tasks to support the implementation of a project or a collaborative group process.  You have a natural aptitude with IT systems and data and enjoy helping others get the most out of them. Having worked on data analysis before would be a real bonus.

Please note that to fulfil the operations support tasks effectively, the postholder will be required to be present in the office on at least 2 days per week.

The key responsibilities we entrust you with

Operations Support

• Guide and assist ISEAL staff in using software tools effectively by leading inductions, writing guidance, sharing best practice, providing training and trouble-shooting issues that arise
• Manage IT equipment and liaise with external IT support
• Facilitate internal communications by supporting regular and ad hoc staff meetings
• Work closely with Senior Manager Operations on improvement projects, including leading smaller projects
• Assist in promoting best practice in use of IT, communications and knowledge management systems across the organisation and suggest and help implement improvements
• Support management of ISEAL’s office space in London, including liaising with landlord and ensuring office works well for staff
• Lead on procurement of items needed for smooth running of office, for staff leading events and equipment for staff home offices
• Participate actively in team and organisational planning and activities
• Participate in internal staff management processes such as performance reviews, supervisory meetings, etc.

Member communications

• Gather and prepare content for member mailings, including our monthly member-only newsletter, the ISEAL Insider
• Maintain the internal Mailchimp schedule, liaising with staff in the Communications team to plan and schedule mailings effectively
• Support other ISEAL teams to communicate appropriately with members through our different channels and mailing lists, checking for adherence to brand guidelines
• Support the Membership Coordinator and Membership Manager with drafting blogs, news items, and group posts to share updates with members via the ISEAL Platform
• With the Membership Coordinator, regularly review content on the ISEAL Platform to ensure it remains accurate and up to date, liaising with other teams where necessary

Monitoring our membership programme

• Regularly collect data to help monitor our member communications, engagement with member-only events, and use of the ISEAL Platform
• Create and update quarterly reports and dashboards to help identify and communicate key trends and inform improvements
• Support the Membership Manager with the preparation of quarterly and annual engagement reports to send to members
• Deliver administrative processes that underpin member relationship management and track member engagement, including maintenance of member records within Salesforce

Other

• Provide occasional support for member-only Zoom webinars and at in-person events
• Be a collaborative and effective member of both the Membership and Operations teams, liaising with colleagues at all levels across the organisation where needed
• Support the Membership Manager and Membership Coordinator on member engagement projects

Experience, Knowledge and Attributes

• Experience working or interning in a support/administrative or customer service/communications role, ideally in international NGO, professional or membership organisation
• Enthusiasm for using data to drive customer engagement and aptitude for working with data, ideally some experience in extracting and working with analytical information
• Good organisational and time management and ability to organise multiple simultaneous tasks efficiently and establish priorities
• Ability to communicate confidently and sensitively with a diverse global community
• Proficient written and spoken English
• Proficient IT skills, familiarity with virtual meeting tools (e.g. Teams, Zoom, etc.) and the use of contact management databases (e.g. Salesforce) and MS Office (especially Excel), as well as a demonstrable willingness to learn new tools and systems
• Experience using CRM systems, e.g. Salesforce
• Ability to communicate and work in a dynamic, international work environment and working with multiple managers
• Interest in and some understanding of sustainability issues

Additionally desirable

• Previous experience with support for IT systems and users
• Experience using Salesforce CRM
• Experience of using email marketing platforms such as Mailchimp, website content management systems, and/or Google Analytics 4

About ISEAL

ISEAL supports ambitious sustainability systems and their partners to tackle the world’s most pressing sustainability challenges – from the climate emergency and biodiversity crisis to human rights and persistent poverty. ISEAL Community Members include many of the most respected sustainability schemes worldwide and are active across a diverse range of sectors. Read more about us on our website iseal(.)org. 

ISEAL´s culture and how we will help you thrive

Our values are Connection, Empowerment, Inspiration, Well-being, Creativity and Celebration.

These are traits we value in each other and in the organisation overall and we instil these in all our processes and interactions.

The issues we work on are of a global nature and our team reflects this, with individuals from many different backgrounds and nationalities. We know this diversity adds to the high quality of work we deliver as an organisation and through our commitment to diversity and inclusion we want to add strengths and perspectives in our team with each recruitment. Diversity for us includes race and gender identity, age, disability status, sexual orientation, religion and many other areas forming part of someone´s identity. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer.

As an organisation, we also support our people in their personal and professional development, with specific budgets and processes enabling individuals to take advantage of growth and development opportunities.

We offer 25 days of annual leave, to which we will add a day a year after 2 years (to a maximum of 30 days), as well as an extra five days as a one off once you have been with us for a full five years.

We recognise individuals’ preferences when it comes to where and when to work through a hybrid working model with a minimum number of days per month in the London office as well as the opportunity to apply for flexible working arrangements to suit individual´s needs.

Other relevant information

Term: This is an initial contract of one year with the possibility of extension

Salary:   £28,800-£31,800 p.a. depending on experience (full time, 37.5 hours per week)

Location: London is the preferred location, and a presence in the office is required at least two days per week. Applicants will need to provide evidence that they are entitled to work in the UK. An ability and willingness to work in a hybrid work environment is required.

How to apply

Specific enquiries about this role and the application process can be sent to the recruitment(@)isealalliance(.)org.

Deadline for applications is 31 August 2025

Please note that we will only contact shortlisted applicants.

Interview process

Please see below the planned interview process (please note that we will endeavor to keep to this schedule, but some dates may be subject to change)

First interviews (Teams): 9-11 September

Pre-interview timed exercises (between 60 – 90 minutes from home): 13-15 September

Panel interviews (Teams): w/c 22 September

Decision: by 30 September

Accessibility

If candidates require additional time or other considerations for the interview process, we are committed to accommodating any reasonable requests.

Please note that ISEAL will cover travel expenses for in person interviews for candidates travelling from outside of Greater London. ISEAL also covers caring expenses for candidates who are carers and need to arrange of cover for the duration of the interview/exercises

Executive Assistant | £35,000 - £38,000 + benefits | London | Hybrid | Permanent

On behalf of a nationwide faith-based charity based in London, we are recruiting a permanent Executive Assistant to support the Company Secretary and other Executives. The Executive Assistant with work with a wider executive support team to provide PA support and to ensure the smooth-running of the day-to-day administration, dairy management and travel bookings.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as first point of contact for the Company Secretary
• Manage the Executive's diary, in confidence, including appointments and travel
• Act on behalf of the Company Secretary, interpreting and prioritising requests via email, written correspondence and by telephone
• Provide documentation and schedules are required
• Organise and execute key events and meetings and arrange bookings of venues, overseeing arrangements with support colleagues - act as host for meetings as appropriate
• Provide support for the wider senior management group, arranging arrangements for regular meetings including booking meeting rooms, preparing agendas and supporting documents, liaising with guests and taking notes
• Supporting the work of the Conference Office
• Managing the processing of expenses and invoices against budget codes
• Compliance and data protection legislation and associated regulations

What you'll offer us:

• Proven experience of providing EA / PA and diary support to senior executives
• Able to juggle the requests from competing deadlines and senior executives
• Experience of managing and organising a wide-ranging workload
• Ability to read budget spreadsheets and prioritise invoices
• Ability to manage complex diaries
• Experience of dairy management and travel booking systems

What we'll offer you:

• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, plus three extra closure days over Christmas
• Contributory pension scheme
• Season ticket loans and cycle to work scheme
• Desirable Central London office

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As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps, we can take to ensure that your recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.

Head of Community Services

Oldham (Hybrid)

Circa £69,495

Are you customer focused and want to make a difference to the communities in Oldham? 

Leading in this role as our client's Head of Community Services, they are looking for a driven individual with social value and purpose at the heart of everything they do. This is a challenging but varied and rewarding role, and you will be able to make a real impact for their customers. You will become part of a friendly and supportive team, working within a focused but flexible culture, where diversity is valued and you can bring your whole self to work.  If this sounds like you read on !

You will continuously work towards their vision, demonstrating and role modelling its values and behaviours whilst promoting positive working practices and policies associated with Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Health & Safety, Wellbeing and Safeguarding.

Some of the Key Responsibilities

Responsible for the leadership of the Community Services Team managing people, performance, and resources effectively. Ensuring that policies and procedures are developed and implemented to support the delivery of the organisation’s strategic delivery plan.

To influence, design and develop innovative solutions to improve the delivery of customer centric services including the best use of the available digital technologies to promote a mobile working approach and improve customer choice for service access.

Accountable for ensuring and delivering effective scrutiny of their services and reviewing compliance against the RoSH Consumer Standards, making appropriate changes and recommendations to the Executive Team improve services

Their Offer:

• A 37-hour working week
• Holiday entitlement is 30 days, plus one shut down day which will be determined  by the company and eight bank holidays. You can also purchase additional leave.
• Defined contribution pension scheme with an employer contribution of up to 10%. They also offer a pension salary exchange scheme for eligible colleagues, helping colleagues to take home more of the money they earn.
• Automatic enrolment into a healthcare cash plan and private health insurance plan
• Access to our colleague benefit platform which offers discounts on hundreds of high street brands as well as providing education, support and tools to help you to live a healthier and happier life
• Access to Doctorline, a 24/7 worldwide GP helpline for you, your partner and your children
• Discounted gym membership
• Access to an Employment Assistance Programme with 24-hour confidential counselling support for both personal and work-related issues.
• Professional subscriptions are paid for by the business where they are an essential requirement of your role.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and sick pay
• Long service awards

Their ideal candidate

• Level 5 Housing-related qualification or willingness to work towards
• Relevant academic, vocational qualification, professional membership (or eligibility for such) or experience
• Evidence of continuous professional development in leadership, social value and customer service
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and government regulations.

Closing date: Wednesday 3rd September 2025 at 5.00 pm (we reserve the right to close the application process early due to high levels of applicants)

Interviews will take place on 8th and 9th September 2025

Our client is committed to building an organisation that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills & are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. As an equal opportunities employer, they are committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective colleagues and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. They aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join them.

Our client, an independent mission-driven charity, is seeking a Senior Operations and Governance Officer to provide essential support across corporate governance and organisational planning functions. This role is central to ensuring that leadership and strategic processes run efficiently, effectively, and in alignment with good governance practices.

This opportunity is ideal for someone who thrives on coordination, is highly organised, and has a solid understanding of Board support, minute-taking and cross-team collaboration.

Key responsibilities include:

• Coordinating the full cycle of Trustee and Committee meetings, including scheduling, agenda planning, and paper distribution
• Taking high-quality and accurate minutes and tracking actions to ensure follow-up
• Supporting governance and compliance processes, including maintaining the risk register and statutory records
• Contributing to the planning, monitoring, and reporting of strategic and project delivery across the organisation
• Supporting ad hoc projects and events, including staff conferences and trustee engagement activities
• Acting as a point of contact for trustee-related queries and supporting induction and development processes

 
We are looking for someone with:

• Significant experience supporting board and committee governance
• Proven ability to take and manage high-quality minutes and meeting outputs
• Experience working with stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership and trustees
• Excellent organisation, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities
• Strong communication skills and confidence using Microsoft Office and CRM tools (such as Salesforce)
• A collaborative, adaptable approach and a commitment to inclusive working practices

This role offers the opportunity to join a committed and supportive team, helping to shape and support the delivery of the organisation’s mission.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

We are working with a leading health membership organisation who are seeking a detail-driven Administrator to join their Research & Evidence Team on a temporary basis. This role will start in the second week of September, with interviews taking place on Thursday 4th September, and will run for approximately 2 months.

The Research & Evidence Team plays a vital role in delivering the organisation’s research strategy, undertaking a varied programme of work to improve health outcomes. As Administrator, you will provide critical support across projects and initiatives, ensuring all processes and activities run smoothly.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and is motivated by contributing to impactful research in health.

Key responsibilities include:

• Coordinating team meetings, workstreams and small events (both online and in-person)
• Providing administrative support for committees, including minute-taking, diary management. compiling papers, and liaising with attendees and clinical leads
• Supporting the drafting, proof-reading and formatting of documents and reports
• Compiling and analysing basic data to support research projects
• Ensuring accurate records, clear communication, and smooth day-to-day operations across the team

What we’re looking for:

• Previous administration experience, ideally in a research, health, academic or membership setting
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to draft clear and professional reports
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines
• High attention to detail with proven minute-taking and proof-reading ability
• Confident IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams and PowerPoint
• A collaborative approach with the ability to work independently as well as part of a busy team

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

1. Are you passionate about empowering others with life-saving skills?
2. Do you want to make a real difference in your community?

 
 
As a Trainer, you’ll deliver essential courses, including First Aid at Work, Fire Marshal, and Mental Health, equipping learners with vital skills to stay safe and support others.
 
If you're ready to step into a role where every day is rewarding, we’d love to hear from you!

Details

• Salary: £25,276 per annum
• Location: Leicester
• Working Pattern: 5 out of 7 days, including occasional evenings or weekends to meet learner needs
• Contract: Full-time, permanent
• Additional benefits:
  • Paid mileage and expenses for travel
  • Ongoing professional development, including support to maintain your subject competence and certifications
  • Flexible working patterns to suit your schedule
  • Corporate uniform provided for a professional appearance
  • Enhanced DBS check paid for by the organisation
  • A culture of inclusivity, aligning with the values of Humanity, Excellence, Accountability, Responsiveness, and Teamwork (H.E.A.R.T.)

 
 
About the Organisation

This role supports one of the UK’s leading providers of workplace training. With a mission to save lives and make communities safer, their vision is to empower every person with skills that make a difference. They value their people, offering opportunities for growth, and champion diversity in everything they do.
 
 
About the Role

As a Trainer, you’ll deliver a variety of courses to diverse groups, ensuring high standards of teaching and assessment. From CPR techniques to mental health awareness, you’ll empower learners with essential skills while contributing to the organisation’s life-saving mission.
 
You’ll manage your own schedule, travel to training locations, and be responsible for setting up engaging, professional sessions. With support from a dedicated team, you’ll maintain compliance with awarding body standards and contribute to the continuous improvement of training delivery.
 
 
Key Responsibilities

• Deliver and assess workplace training courses such as First Aid at Work and Mental Health Awareness.
• Set up training venues, ensuring all materials and equipment are ready.
• Conduct dynamic risk assessments at venues and act as a designated first aider and fire marshal.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of your subject area through professional development.
• Promote the organisation’s products and services to learners.
• Complete all required documentation promptly and accurately.

 
 
Skills / Experience Required

• Essential qualifications:
  • Level 3 Certificate in Learning and Development or equivalent, plus a valid course-specific qualification (e.g., First Aid at Work, IOSH).
• Experience:
  • Delivering first aid and/or health and safety courses to adults.
• Skills:
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage diverse groups.
• Other:
  • Physically able to perform CPR on a manikin on the floor.
  • Confident using Microsoft applications and digital tools for course administration.
  • A full driving licence and access to a vehicle for travel to training venues.

 
 
To Apply

• If you’re ready to inspire others and be part of a team dedicated to saving lives, we’d love to hear from you!
• Application is by CV only – no covering letter required.

 
 
Interview Process

• Initial telephone call, followed by a face-to-face interview, which will include competency-based questions and the delivery of a short mock training session to demonstrate your skills.

 
 
Deadline for Applications

• This is an urgent vacancy and, as such, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, with the role closing when the vacancy is filled, so please apply ASAP to ensure your application is considered.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

Head of Finance
Salary: £70,000 - £80,000 per year, depending on experience
Location: West London, hybrid working available
Contract: Permanent, 35 hours per week
 
This London based community charity manages public spaces, delivers cultural and wellbeing programmes, and partners with local groups to create opportunity. From green spaces and learning hubs to cultural events and youth projects, their work touches thousands of lives.

As Head of Finance, you’ll make sure every pound is spent wisely, enabling ambitious projects and supporting the community to thrive.

Joining the Executive Team and playing a central role in shaping the charity’s future, you will:

• Lead, manage and continually improve the finance function
• Provide accurate, timely financial reports to the CEO, Executive Team and Trustees
• Be Executive Lead for the Finance, Audit & Risk Committee
• Oversee financial accounts, forecasting and reporting for large-scale programmes and estate developments
• Ensure compliance with statutory requirements, including annual audits and reporting to the Charity Commission and Companies House
• Monitor cash flow, reserves and performance against the annual business plan
• Contribute to cross-organisation strategy and support colleagues on shared initiatives
• Lead and develop a small Finance team, including the Senior Finance Manager, Debt Recovery Consultant, Development Partnerships Lead and two Finance Officers
• Oversee IT and systems to ensure they are efficient, modern and aligned with organisational needs

This is a role where you’ll work closely with colleagues across all departments, ensuring the charity has the financial insight and stability to deliver life-changing projects.
 
About you
You’ll be a qualified accountant with senior finance leadership experience, ideally gained within a charity. You’ll bring:

• Confidence in leading finance operations and processes with strong attention to detail
• Experience of statutory reporting, VAT (including partial exemption) and financial compliance in a charity setting
• The ability to explain complex financial information clearly to colleagues and trustees
• Experience of introducing improved reporting tools and supporting others to use them
• Proven success in managing and developing teams
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the credibility and gravitas to influence at senior level
• A collaborative mindset – you thrive when working across teams to achieve shared goals

 
Benefits:

• Great location in West London with good transport links
• Flexible working of up to 2 days per week from home (once probation period completed)
• Investor in People (IiP) employer
• Generous holiday entitlement of 25 days (pro-rated) per year statutory bank holidays
• Free gym membership at health club one minute walk from the office
• Pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• Sick pay scheme
• Season ticket / bicycle loan
• Free eye test voucher

 
Application Process
Please send your CV and a covering letter no later than midday Thursday 28th August.

Interviews are expected to take place during the first two weeks of September (dates to be confirmed). The selection process is likely to consist of a single in-person, competency-based interview with a presentation, held at the organisation’s West London offices.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

Age UK is currently recruiting for a Finance Analyst to help provide high quality financial data analysis, business intelligence and modelling for our Commercial Finance division.

As a Finance Analyst at Age UK, you will support our FP&A Manager by creating insightful analysis and reporting, business intelligence and financial performance and risk reports. This opportunity is ideal for someone who wants to gain experience within the charity sector, working for a national charity in an accomplished FP&A team.

If you have passion for the mission and values of Age UK, combined with a desire to contribute to positive social impact, this role may be for you. For an more extensive list of responsibilities, please review the job description below.

This is a hybrid opportunity, a blend of homebased and office working. Our linked office for this role is in London and you would be expected to attend the office around once a month for team days and more often if necessary.

In your Supporting Statement, please include examples of how you meet the criteria below.
 

Must haves:

The below competencies will be assessed at the indicated stage of the recruitment process: Application = A, Interview = I, Test = T

Experience

Experience of working to deadlines. I

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field. A

Skills and knowledge

High proficiency in financial modelling techniques. A & T

Strong fluency with Excel formulas and functions. T

Analytical Thinking: Ability to analyse financial data and create financial models for decision support. T

Organisational Skills: Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. I

Attention to Detail: High attention to detail and accuracy. A, I, T

Personal attributes

Teamwork: Ability to work as part of a team and support others to achieve shared goals. I

Communication: Ability to build relationships with others and present findings to stakeholders I

Self-starter with excellent interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills. A, I

Systems: Aptitude for learning new IT systems. A, I

Great to haves:

1-2 years of business finance or other relevant experience is advantageous but not essential. A

Experience of building detailed models within Power BI advantageous but not essential. A, I

What we offer in return

Competitive salary, 26 days annual leave + bank holidays + annual leave purchase scheme
Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, health cashback plan and EAP
Car Benefit Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Season Ticket Loan
Techscheme - buy any tech from Apple or Currys, up to £1000, and spread the cost over 12 months, interest free
Blue Light Card Scheme
You Did It Awards – recognition awards from £100-250.

Additional Information

In addition to the contents of this role description, employees are expected to undertake any and all other reasonable and related tasks allocated by line management.

Supporting statements and anonymisation process

Candidates are expected to provide a supporting statement alongside their CV that explains how they meet the 'must have' competencies annotated with an 'A' in the job description. This will be used to assess your suitability for the position. Age UK acknowledges that you may use AI to produce your supporting statement and whilst this is acceptable, we do expect candidates to address the must have criteria by personalising your experience, knowledge and skills. Where candidates rely solely on AI content, Age UK reserves the right to reject the application.

Please note that all CVs will be anonymised by our recruitment system when you apply for a role at Age UK. Our system is unable to anonymise supporting statements, and we would therefore ask that you remove any personal information including your name before you upload to support the work we are doing on making our recruitment selection process more inclusive. All equalities monitoring information is also anonymised and not shared with the hiring panel. Your name and address will only be known to us once you are invited for an interview.

Equal opportunities & Disability Confident Scheme

Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria under the Disability Confident Scheme. Please note that on occasion, due to high numbers of applications, Age UK reserves the right to limit the overall number of interviews offered, and therefore, it may not always be practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job.

Reasonable adjustments

Disabled job seekers can access reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Reasonable adjustments are changes made to remove or reduce a disadvantage related to a person's disability. All requests for reasonable adjustments are considered on a case-by-case basis, in collaboration with the disabled job seeker to best meet their needs. If you require reasonable adjustments, at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact Disability disclosures will be kept confidential and only shared on a need-to-know basis to support the implementation of adjustments. Disclosures will not be used to inform hiring decisions.

Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.

Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for a proactive and organised Project Coordinator to support the successful planning, coordination, and delivery of Magic Me’s impactful intergenerational arts projects. This role is perfect for someone passionate about community engagement, eager to gain hands-on experience, and build a foundation for a future career in the arts and/or project management. You will be instrumental in ensuring the smooth logistical and administrative operation of our projects, contributing to high-quality delivery. At Magic Me, we believe in the power of diverse talent to drive innovation and create a powerful organisational culture. We actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those from minoritised communities and disabled candidates, as we strive to build a team that reflects the rich tapestry of the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and are particularly interested in hearing from candidates who identify as men, those from the Bengali community and disabled and D/deaf candidates - all of whom are currently underrepresented on our team. For this role, we are also especially keen to hear from local candidates with knowledge of Tower Hamlets and surrounding boroughs.

Location: Bethnal Green, E2, East London
Salary: £26,000 - £30,000 per annum, pro rata
Contract Duration: Permanent
Working Hours: 3 days per week (21 hours)
Reporting to: Project Manager

About You

You are an organised and communicative individual, eager to support our programme team with project delivery. You thrive in a collaborative environment and are comfortable engaging with people of all ages. With a keen eye for details and a proactive approach, you are ready to assist in everything from scheduling and booking spaces to managing project materials and supporting participant recruitment. You are adaptable, able to work both independently and as part of a team, and committed to Magic Me’s mission of enriching lives through intergenerational arts. Your community and cultural awareness, and sensitive approach will ensure inclusivity across all activities.

About Magic Me

At Magic Me, we envision a world without ageism, where everyone can express their creativity and reach their full potential. Our mission is to inspire change – for individuals, communities, and systems – through impactful art, fostering connections between generations. For over three decades, we've pioneered intergenerational arts practices, creating innovative projects in the vibrant borough of Tower Hamlets and leading the way in creative care home work across London and Essex. Our work transcends social boundaries, addresses isolation, and builds valuable community connections.

Key Responsibilities

As Project Coordinator, you will be responsible for:

• Project and administrative support:
  • Assisting the Project Manager with coordinating project logistics, including scheduling, booking spaces, and organising refreshments.
  • Updating project budgets and submitting invoices to the Bookkeeper.
  • Supporting the Project Manager in planning and delivering performances, exhibitions, and events.
  • Managing the materials inventory and sourcing environmentally friendly resources for workshops.
• Project promotion and participant engagement:
  • Helping to manage communication with participants and partners.
  • Assisting with volunteer coordination.
  • Supporting participant recruitment efforts for projects.
  • Helping to raise Magic Me’s profile by sharing images and stories for social media content.
• ​Monitoring, evaluation and reporting:
  • Assisting the Project Manager with data collection for project feedback and ensuring continuous learning.
  • Supporting the programme and development teams with preparing reports for funders and internal use.
  • Assisting with reporting by keeping accurate records of participant engagement and feedback.
• Administration and team collaboration:
  • Undertaking general administration tasks related to project activities.
  • Supporting the wider Magic Me team through the management of Petty Cash (training for Xero will be provided).
  • Participating in training and development opportunities to deepen knowledge and prepare for a future career pathway within Magic Me.

See our person specification within the job pack for further details.

Our Offer & Benefits

• Salary: £26,000 - £30,000 per annum, pro rata.
• Holiday: 25 days and bank holidays (pro-rata) + days between Christmas & New Year. Additionally, we are trialling an additional week of leave during August 2024 and 2025, which may be offered in 2026 if successful.
• Other benefits: 3% pension contribution, flexible working negotiable, hybrid working negotiable, weekly 1:1 wellbeing meetings. We prioritise staff development and you will receive regular support and mentorship from your line manager, dedicated to helping you develop your skills and grow.

Why Join Magic Me Now?

This is an exciting moment to join Magic Me! We are embarking on our next stage of evolution with our current CEO departing at the end of 2025 and two of our current leadership team stepping into joint CEO roles. As Project Coordinator, you will play a vital role in supporting our programme delivery and ensuring the smooth running of our projects during this exciting period. You’ll be supporting a diverse and impactful programme, having the chance to work on the next iteration of our exciting community intergenerational project, Creative Mix. Previous Project Coordinators have supported the filming of our award-winning Her Story, Our Inspiration project and the delivery of the recent Recipe for Belonging exhibition. You will also contribute to our pioneering initiative, Spark, that trains care home staff in leading sensory-based arts activities to support resident's creative expression. Your work will directly contribute to building valuable community connections and combating social isolation. This is a fantastic chance to contribute significantly to our mission under a new leadership team and acquire skills in project delivery through access to training and on-the-job development opportunities. We offer a dynamic and supportive environment which will help you prepare for a future career pathway within Magic Me and the wider creative arts community.

How to Apply

If you're passionate about our mission and ready to take on this exciting role, we'd love to hear from you! For an informal chat about the position, feel free to reach out to us.

If you require an alternative job pack or application format or support to apply (e.g., due to disability, limited internet access, or language barrier), please contact us by August 20th to discuss how we can assist you.

Application Process:

• Applications are open until 9am on September 3rd.
• Potential Project Coordinators will be shortlisted for interviews which will take place on
• Thursday, September 11th at our offices on Pott Street in Bethnal Green.
• We will ask you to complete a short task and then interview with members of the Programme Team.
• We hope to let candidates know the outcome of the interview process soon after interviews.
• The planned start date for this role is currently Monday, September 22nd (or as close as possible).