Religious Worker Jobs

Corporate Fundraiser
Location: Thames Valley with the ability to travel
Hours: 22.5 hours a week (3 days)
Salary: £28,000 pro rata
Contract: Permanent

Hope After Harm is an established, registered charity, delivering a range of support services to those who are vulnerable or at risk of exclusion. We want to see a society where everyone feels safe and can thrive, regardless of who they are and where they come from. We enable adults and young people in their journey to recover from harm and trauma. Through support, advocacy and education we empower people to rebuild their lives and reclaim their future.And we inspire others to do the same, creating safer, more inclusive communities.

Role Description

To be the driving force behind our engagement with corporates. You will get Hope After Harm “out there”. Identifying opportunities, networking, and bringing in funding all at the same time as making sure our corporate supporters feel engaged and excited. You will work closely with the CEO, to define and deliver our approach and priorities.

Responsibilities

• Researching corporates and creating target list
• Establishing contact through any access route (calls, social media, emails etc)
• Identifying corporate networking events and attending/organising attendance
• Developing corporate offer(s) to engage and excite our funders 
• Developing corporate collateral to support our offer
• Keeping existing corporate supporters engaged and excited
• Keeping track of the corporate donor journey ensuring all steps are delivered including “thank you”s, website recognition etc
• Maintaining and updating the pipeline and performing other administrative tasks associated with corporate fundraising including input to reporting
• To work with our Patron to ensure that they are engaged in corporate fundraising as appropriate

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

Please Note: While we know experience is important, what is most critical is your attitude to learning, working in a team, and taking initiative…

Our ideal candidate would have:

• Energy and Passion for our cause
• Good communications both verbal and written
• Skilled at relationship building with lots of enthusiasm for talking to people
• Team player able to collaborate and make links internally and externally
• Basic understanding of charitable fundraising
• Experience of raising money from businesses and other sources
• Strong organisational skills with ability to manage own time
• Basic IT skills including use of Excel and CRM systems e.g Salesforce
• Ability to create collateral using tools such as Canva
• Ability to travel across Thames Valley and occasionally beyond to attend events
• Ability to work out of hours occasionally to attend events

The closing date for applications is: Friday 14th February 2025 at 17:00hrs
Interviews (Virtually): TBC

Thames Valley Partnership trading as Hope After Harm is an equal opportunities employer; the aim of our policy is to ensure no job applicant, employee or worker is discriminated against either directly or indirectly on the grounds of race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religious belief, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, age or disability. We do not disbar applicants with criminal convictions and are mindful of the requirements of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, 1974.

PROJECT SUPPORT WORKER : Refugees and Asylum Seekers

OASIS HUB HENDERSON AVENUE

PART TIME, 10 HOURS PER WEEK

FIXED TERM CONTRACT (12 months)

SALARY: £6,518 for 0.25FTE (£26,072 for 1 FTE)

We have a unique opportunity for a project worker to join the Oasis Community Space as part of our work with refugees and asylum seekers.  This role will create real impact in Scunthorpe by identifying key stakeholders in the support of Asylum Seekers and Refugees and helping them to develop their offer and coordinate the support.

We’re looking for an individual who has a passion for justice and compassion for all to take on this exciting role. You’ll need to be an effective communicator and ready to tackle big issues with drive and initiative. Best of all, you’ll be supported by a thriving team of people who are dedicated to supporting families and young people in Scunthorpe.

The role will involve supporting projects relating to Refugee and Asylum support, primarily at the Oasis Community Space and other Hub venues. To develop a clear understanding of the support and services available for refugees and asylum seekers in the community. To coordinate support to refugees for future independence and self-sufficiency within their new community. The post requires a dynamic and creative approach to help develop and support the Oasis Community Space and the wider Refugee and Asylum provisions.

The successful post holder must have:

· Good standard of basic education, including English and Maths Level 2

· Experience facilitating groups and organizing engaging group activities

· Experience managing and working with volunteers

· Good project management skills, able to balance a range of priorities.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a growing national organisation, making a real difference to communities on a local level. As part of the package, Oasis offers:

· A pension scheme, currently offering 7% employer contribution

· A generous holiday allowance

· Working as part of a friendly, community-minded team of professionals

If you are interested in being part of this service, then please visit the Oasis UK Charity website to find out where to email your CV.

Email your CV including a Supporting Statement. Your Supporting Statement should be no more than two A4 pages and must address the following questions:

1. Please expand on your CV to tell us about the relevant experience you have in facilitating community groups and organising group activities.

2. What does a community without the need for foodbanks look like to you?

Completed applications should be returned by 9am Monday 24th January 2025

Interviews will take place at the Oasis Community Space, DN15 8LG on Wednesday 29th and Thursday 30th January 2025

The successful candidate will need to be provide proof of the right to work in the UK.  We actively encourage applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and minority and underrepresented groups. 

Oasis is committed to making a difference to the lives of the communities it works in, and as such you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours which flow from the Oasis ethos.  We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks. 

Oasis supports Equal Opportunities.  Registered Charity No. 1026487

Service Delivery Manager
Location: Thames Valley with the ability to travel
Hours: 30 hours a week (4 days)
Salary: £40,000 pro rata
Contract: Permanent

Hope After Harm is an established, registered charity, delivering a range of support services to those who are vulnerable or at risk of exclusion. We want to see a society where everyone feels safe and can thrive, regardless of who they are and where they come from. We enable adults and young people in their journey to recover from harm and trauma. Through support, advocacy and education we empower people to rebuild their lives and reclaim their future.And we inspire others to do the same, creating safer, more inclusive communities.

Role Description

You will be managing two of our flagship programmes, one supporting Young People through mentoring and Restorative Justice interventions and the other supporting Families who have experienced “The Knock”*. Your commitment to excellence in delivery alongside embedding lived experience in our service delivery model will ensure that deliver an outstanding service o are clients as well as meeting funder expectations. You will be comfortable working with and promoting our services to a wide range of people as well as being happy to get hands on with delivery if required.Your passion for what we do and your commitment to taking an anti-discriminatory, trauma informed approach will inspire the teams that you manage. And you will share our commitment to wellbeing in the workplace and demonstrate this in the way that you support your team in their work. You will be an important member of our senior management team taking a leadership role in the charity with a commitment to making Hope After Harm a great place to work.

Responsibilities

• To deliver services and to develop them building on best practices in a way which supports the strategy of and is aligned to the values and vision of Hope After Harm
• To manage service delivery contracts including budget management and working to achieve all operational targets and outcomes agreed with the funders
• To ensure the needs of service users are always at the heart of our services 
• To oversee all aspects of services and their implementation of the project in line with funder requirements 
• To implement a Quality Assurance System and establish and manage systems and information to ensure the provision of data, maintenance of records, effective referral systems and case management and monitoring systems
• To work strategically as part of the senior management team at Hope After Harm – providing leadership to the organisation, role modelling our values and our vision and supporting our strategic thinking.
• To develop a strategy for the recruitment, training, retention and supervision of volunteers to support delivery
• To develop and maintain effective working relationships with key partners and stakeholders 
• To oversee recruitment, management and motivation of all the new service staff including the performance management of staff and volunteers 
• To promote the services across the Thames Valley and beyond; to improve the reach of the service, to raise awareness to victims, and to increase the take up of the service by our beneficiaries and paying customers. 
• To integrate with other service delivery partners in the sector, share best practices and continue to deliver an individually centred service meeting the needs of those seeking help 
• To collaborate internally to build consistency and best practice in the programme delivery approach at Hope After Harm.

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

Essential

• Sound professional knowledge of a casework approach to working with clients to cope and recover, including evidenced based models of casework interventions 
• Knowledge of working with Young People to deliver successful outcomes
• Basic knowledge of restorative justice work 
• Understanding of and skills in Change Management 
• Skilled at partnership working and building relations between agencies and workers from different backgrounds and an ability to work effectively with partners at a senior level 
• Excellent management and team leadership skills, including being an effective motivator for both staff 
• Commitment to and aptitude for performance and line management with a real commitment to workplace wellbeing and understanding of what that means in practice
• Knowledge of risk management and safeguarding issues 
• Knowledge of best practice in relation to the recruitment, training and support of Volunteers 
• Understanding of Quality Assurance and commitment to continuous improvement. 
• Excellent presentational and training skills 
• An ability to communicate clearly, both orally and in writing 
• An ability to produce, analyse and apply both hard statistical data and qualitative information to performance management 
• Good contract management and budget management skills 
• Knowledge of multi-agency referral mechanisms and working jointly to safeguard individuals 
• Experience in a managerial role or a L5 management qualification 
• Flexible thinker with a concern to promote positive change and innovation in service delivery 
• An ability to demonstrate commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and a trauma informed approach 
• Ability to work at pace, absorb pressure and keep to tight deadlines 
• Commitment to Continuous Professional Development and learning for yourself and others 

Other

• Experience of working within the Criminal Justice System and in particular engaging with police forces
• Required to travel within and outside of Thames Valley on occasions 
• “The Knock” is the experience a family goes through when a family member is arrested for online child pornography offences. The effect of this on the partner/parent can be deeply traumatising and Hope After Harm offers support to the partner/parent of the family member who has been arrested.

The closing date for applications is: Friday 14th February 2025 at 17:00hrs
Interviews (Virtually): TBC

Thames Valley Partnership trading as Hope After Harm is an equal opportunities employer; the aim of our policy is to ensure no job applicant, employee or worker is discriminated against either directly or indirectly on the grounds of race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religious belief, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, age or disability. We do not disbar applicants with criminal convictions and are mindful of the requirements of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, 1974.

We have an exciting opportunity to join All Ways Network as Charity Support Officer

Are you passionate about supporting the Muslim community in the UK? Do you want to use your skills to empower small grassroot groups? Can you lead and support charities to become more fundable? 

We are looking for Charity Support Officer to support AWN with delivery, understanding of the grassroots charity sector and management of our current services and to build upon our existing database. If you are proactive, organised and enjoy building relationships with different people, we want you to hear from you.

Location: Remote with some travel 

Hours: Full-time (35 hours a week) 

Salary: Starting salary £26k 

About the role 

The Charity Support Worker (CSO) will be the face of AWN and the first point of contact for grassroots organisations looking for support and guidance. Expanding AWN’s existing reach and building the awareness of AWN’s services as we try to support as many not for profits working with Muslim communities in the UK as possible. 

We desire someone with: 

• Knowledge and understanding of the challenges facing Muslim community living in the UK. 

• Knowledge of not-for-profits/charities 

• Knowledge of Grantmaking sector /Funding opportunities 

• Experience of working in small, dynamic teams

• Experience supporting grassroots charities and understanding the contexts in which they operate.

• Have some knowledge of area of work but not exclusive to: 

• Women

• Health & Wellbeing 

• Youth

• Homeless & Poverty 

• Family Services 

• Sport/ fitness 

• Religious settings 

• Crime/Gangs 

• Prisoners and Ex-Offenders 

• Refugees/Asylum seekers 

• Many more… 

Key Responsibilities but not limited to: 

• Reaching out and building relationships with organisations who meet our criteria (charities, grantmakers, other organisations, local Council across the UK 

• Carry out an initial needs assessment to identify NFPs organisational strengths and weaknesses and funding needs.

• Develop and oversee an action plan based on needs assessment. 

• Lead networking sessions and assist in organising AWN events 

• Promoting AWN’s services and activities 

• Maintain CRM records, write case studies, obtain feedback and contribute to service development. 

• Managing projects to help grow the network 

• To assist and liaise with Bid Writer and additional staff members joining the team where there may be some crossover tasks 

• Attend networking events to promote AWN’s work and services. 

• Other tasks which are relevant to the role as AWN grows 

Skills set/Person spec: 

• Experience working for an infrastructure org or similar 

• Ability to manage workload well 

• Ability to communicate well to stakeholders from diverse backgrounds and cultures 

• Ability to take initiative and work independently 

• Experience in governance, understanding of writing bid applications, and any other applicable charity service 

• Experience and ability to speak in large groups 

• Excellent written and verbal skills and able to communicate with people whose English is a second language 

The benefits of the role includes: 

• Flexible and hybrid (home/on location) working arrangements 

• Opportunity to grow with and shape the role, 

• Investment in your professional development, 

• An incredibly supportive group of staff and Board and 

• Experience first-hand the impact your work makes from our thriving, well-located community base 

Deadline is Friday 31st January 2025 at 12pm

Interviews will be held in the first 2 weeks of February 2025. Successful candidates will be notified of dates.

School Improvement Officer

We are seeking an experienced senior leader to help us deliver educational excellence and effectiveness across the 155 Church of England schools and academies that belong to the household of faith in the Diocese.

Position: School Effectiveness Officer: Christian Distinctiveness, RE and SIAMS

Location: East Sussex Hybrid

Salary: £44,000 – £46,400 per annum (pro-rata FTE £55,000-£58,000)

Hours: 30 hours per week and flexibility as to how and when the hours are spread within the working week 

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: 9th February

Interview Date: Hove on Friday 28th February 2025.  

About the Role

The vision for Education is to be “Deeply Christian, serving the common good.” Based at Church House in Hove, we seek to live out this vision to “Know, love and follow Jesus”.

The principal duties include: 

• Providing support, training and resources for RE and Collective Worship to head teachers and school leadership teams in church schools

• Acting as the SIAMS Manager for the Diocese Education Team

• Providing advice and support to school leaders on strategies for improvement and raising standards in church schools

• Supporting schools in preparation for and in response to Ofsted and SIAMS inspections

• Assisting church schools and governing boards on head teacher appointments

About You

You will demonstrate a proven track record in school improvement and highly effective leadership, and will have a key focus on providing support, training and advice for Religious Education, Collective Worship and the distinct Christian character for our schools and academies. 

You have/be:

• Experience as a head teacher with experience of delivering school improvement and educational excellence

• Up to date knowledge and understanding of the Ofsted and SIAMS process

• A committed Christian, with good theological knowledge and understanding, and the ability to plan create and deliver high quality resources and training for schools

• Confident and committed to the aims and ethos of the Diocese of Chichester and able to represent and communicate the Chichester DBE vision for Education in Church of England Schools

For full details of the job please see the job description and person specification when you click to apply. 

As an employer, and as a Church House team, the mutual values at work are to be Respectful, Professional, Flexible and Supportive.

About the Organisation

The vision of the Diocese is to help people within the Diocese to know, love and follow Jesus. Based in Hove and serving the people of the Diocese across more than 360 parishes and 155 church schools and the wider community, this is a great role for someone who supports the ethos, aims and objectives of the Diocese and the Church of England.

Benefits include:

• The opportunity to apply to use the DBF’s remote working policy to work from home for part of the week.

• 28 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays and 2 privilege days per year,

• Flexi-time, free parking, the ride to work scheme

• Membership of the Church Worker’s Pension Scheme with a 15.1% employer contribution. 

Chichester DBF is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All post holders are expected to share this commitment and to comply with the relevant safeguarding policy. Our full safeguarding policy can be found here  

This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check and the post will involve travelling around the Diocese, some evening work and occasional work at weekends.

Please note this is post to which a Genuine Occupational Requirement under paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 of the Equality Act applies, the requirement being that the post holder is a practising Christian.

Other roles you may have experience of could include Improvement Officer, Effectiveness Officer, School Improvement Officer, School Effectiveness Officer, School Effectiveness and Improvement, School Effectiveness and Improvement Officer, Head Teacher, Teacher, Deputy Head, Head of Year, School, Education, Education Improvement Officer.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

St Stephen’s Church has a thriving Youth Ministry, with approximately 90 11-18s across both Older and Younger Youth and an incredible, committed volunteer youth team. Our vision is to see young people transformed by Jesus and we believe that God is calling us further, to grow our ministry so that we can disciple those youth we already know and connect with those we have yet to reach.

We want our youth to be able to experience and encounter God for themselves in every aspect of their lives and to explore their faith with each other. Throughout all the weekly activities and sessions, our prayer is that each young person would know their Creator, find a space to belong and find joy in the community we have here.

In order for us to continue to disciple our young people and to expand our programmes in new areas, we are looking for a passionate youth worker, to come and join our Youth Pastor in leading and developing the Youth Ministry.

Might you be the person to help us with this?

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 Community Key Worker

Salary: £20,000 - £26,000

Location: Thames Valley (Berkshire, may be required to work across Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire)

Contract: Fixed Term until 31st March 2026 (with possible extension

Hours: 28 per week

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:

Are you an excellent relationship builder who can work with women and a diverse range of delivery partners to ensure that she meets her potential and successfully progresses through and beyond her probation supervision? Can you meet a women wherever she is at in her journey and work with her to create an individualised support package that gives her the best chance of breaking the cycle of offending?

Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for a feminist organisation who understand that supporting women in the criminal justice system requires a specialist and gendered approach? Do you believe in our values; to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaborate, innovate, and take accountability?

In your role as a Community Keyworker, you will be working with women involved in the Criminal Justice System; those on Probation in the Community and those women being released from Prison as part of their Post Sentence Supervision; providing some in-reach and ‘Through the Gate’ support. You will be working in a team of Community Keyworkers in your region. Each Keyworker will provide holistic one to one community support to women with a variety of needs.

About You:

To be successful as the Community Key Worker you will need the below experience and skills.

You will need to hold a UK driving licence with access to car that can be used for work purposes. A creative self-starter who will support the service and look for innovative solutions to support clients with complex needs. You are confident professional relationship builder with have good awareness of Safeguarding procedures. Strong Administration skills and understanding of compliant behaviours also, experience of supporting. With good knowledge of the criminal justice system and awareness of other support provisions within the Kent

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 for Applications: Friday 6th September 2024

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

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 email the and they 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.

This is a unique opportunity to work with parent carers and other stakeholders to co-produce a new Parent Carer Forum (PCF) in Hackney.

Parent Carer Forums are representative local groups of parents and carers of children and young people with disabilities who work alongside local authorities, education, health and other service providers to ensure the services they plan, commission, deliver and monitor meet the needs of children and families.

This post would suit an experienced project officer who enjoys connecting with and bringing out the best in people and is looking to develop their project management skills.

You should be a confident communicator, a good organiser and willing to immerse yourself in the world of special educational needs and disabilities and passionate about empowering others.

We welcome applications from people who have previous experience of caring for a child or young adult with SEND.

See our job description and person specification for more information.

LOCAL ENGAGEMENT OFFICER

WATERLOO FOODBANK, OASIS HUB WATERLOO

FULL TIME, 40 HOURS PER WEEK

FIXED TERM CONTRACT (15 months)

SALARY: £29,296 per annum

We have a unique opportunity for a Local Engagement Officer to join the Foodbank Team as part of our organising and local mobilisation strategy. This role will create real impact in Waterloo by identifying local issues driving poverty, and developing a strategy to build influence and win change.

We’re looking for an individual who has a passion for justice and compassion for all to take on this exciting role. You’ll need to be an effective communicator and ready to tackle big issues with drive and initiative. Best of all, you’ll be supported by a thriving team of people who are dedicated to ending poverty in Lambeth, as well as by the Trussell– the largest national network of foodbanks. If you’ve always wanted to make a real difference, this is the place to be.

Waterloo Foodbank (a part of the Lambeth Foodbanks Partnership) provides emergency food support to individuals and families in our community who are struggling with the cost-of-living and acute financial crises. This role will support our strategic anti-poverty work as part of our vision to end the need for foodbanks in Waterloo.

Key responsibilities of this role will be:

· To explore and understand the experiences that are bringing people to need the foodbank’s support, working with a variety of local stakeholders including foodbank clients

· To develop and manage a team of volunteers with the aim of identifying a local issue and campaigning for change

· To develop strategic relationships with key partners of Waterloo Foodbank

· To feed into our wider strategic work including our 3-year participation targets and strategic communications

· To work and engage with the Trussell Trust’s Organising and Local Mobilisation team, and their central campaign activities

· To represent the vision, mission, and values of Waterloo Foodbank and of Oasis Hub Waterloo

The successful post holder must have:

· Good standard of basic education, including English and Maths Level 2

· Experience facilitating groups and organising engaging group activities

· Experience managing and working with volunteers

· Good project management skills, able to balance a range of priorities.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a growing national organisation, making a real difference to communities on a local level. As part of the package, Oasis offers:

· A pension scheme, currently offering 7% employer contribution

· A generous holiday allowance

· Working as part of a friendly, community-minded team of professionals

If you are interested in being part of this service, then please:

Email your CV including a Supporting Statement. Please visit the Oasis Charity Jobs website for further details. Your Supporting Statement should be no more than two A4 pages and must address the following questions:

1. Please expand on your CV to tell us about the relevant experience you have in facilitating community groups and organising group activities.

2. What does a community without the need for foodbanks look like to you?

Completed applications should be returned by 9am Monday 20th January 2025

Interviews will take place in Waterloo on Wednesday 29th January 2025

The successful candidate will need to be provide proof of the right to work in the UK.  We actively encourage applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and minority and underrepresented groups. 

Oasis is committed to making a difference to the lives of the communities it works in, and as such you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours which flow from the Oasis ethos.  We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks. 

Oasis supports Equal Opportunities.  Registered Charity No. 1026487

We want a world where no one dies from hunger. Life-threatening hunger is predictable, preventable and treatable. Join Action Against Hunger and together we will stop it in its tracks.

Action Against Hunger is an optimistic, inspiring place to work. We want passionate and dedicated people to help build a better world. We’re a creative team made up of people with a wide range of talents, styles and expertise. But we are united in our relentless dedication to end world hunger.  No challenge is too big. With you we can do it.  Join us.

The Operations Department at Action Against Hunger UK aims to make sure that evidence – whether we create it or gather it from others – leads to a more effective humanitarian and nutrition sector.

The department has a mission: to put the power of information and knowledge into the hands of those who can use it. To achieve this, the department focuses on three key areas of work: 1) information and knowledge management; 2) innovative research and action and 3) programme design and funding. By delivering technical assistance across these three areas to the Action Against Hunger international network and a series of external partners, we are helping to create and deliver more exciting and more impactful humanitarian interventions.

This is a key role in our Operations department. You’ll provide financial, administrative and coordination support so we can play a key role in ending hunger.  You’ll support business development, identify funding opportunities, monitor grants and contracts, track our finances, and spot areas for improvement in everything we do – with the independence to make those changes.

You’ll also engage with other teams within Action Against Hunger UK (e.g. finance,) and Action Against Hunger’s International teams (country level, HQs) as relevant.  You’ll have ad hoc, as required, line management responsibilities. Currently this includes managing a Support Co-ordinator (.5FTE) for at least until March 2025. The Senior Coordinator will focus more towards overarching management support within the department, but will also extend to day to day administration tasks (raising invoices, timesheets, etc.) For more detailed information on the role, please download the attached pdf Job Description.

Closing Date: 23 January 2025 at 23:30. Interview Date: 31 January 2025

Please read the following carefully before making your application:

• Then all you need to do is send your CV and write a covering letter explaining why you want the job and how your skills and experience make you the right person for the role. Please specify in the application which role you are applying for.
• For further information on pay and employee benefits please visit our careers page on our website
• As a UK based position, candidates must have the right to work in the UK
• We welcome applications from all sections of the community and we encourage as broad a range of candidates as possible. If you need any additional support to help you through this process, please let us know (contact details in the job pack)
• Due to the high volume of applications, we receive, we will only contact shortlisted candidates, within two weeks of the closing date Unfortunately, we cannot provide individual feedback
• If you experience any technical difficulties in submitting your application, please contact the charityjob helpdesk.