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At 21 Together, we believe every person with Down’s syndrome has the right to live a happy, rich and fulfilling life. Based in Maidstone and working across Kent, we support children and young people with Down’s syndrome, their families, and the professionals who work with them.
We are a small but impactful charity looking for an inspiring Chief Executive Officer to lead us through the next phase of our growth.
Job Title: Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Organisation: 21 Together
Location: Maidstone, Kent (Hybrid working available)
Salary: From £48,561 FTE, dependent on experience 
Contract: Permanent or Fixed Term (flexible)
Working Hours: Part-time or Fractional (minimum 3 days per week)
Closing Date: 5th January 2026
Interview Date: Early January 2026
The Role
As CEO, you’ll provide strategic leadership, oversee operations, and drive income generation to ensure our long-term sustainability. You’ll work closely with our committed Board of Trustees, lead a passionate team, and act as the public face of the organisation.
We’re open to part-time or fractional working arrangements (minimum 3 days/week) to attract the right person.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver our mission and long-term strategy
 - Ensure strong financial oversight and fundraising success
 - Lead and support staff and volunteers, fostering a positive and inclusive culture
 - Maintain strong governance and ensure legal compliance
 - Represent the charity externally and build key stakeholder relationships
 - Monitor impact and promote continuous improvement
 
About You
We’re looking for someone who is:
- An experienced leader with a strategic mindset
 - Financially astute, with a track record of managing budgets and securing income
 - A confident communicator with excellent stakeholder engagement skills
 - Committed to inclusion, learning, and supporting vulnerable communities
 
Desirable: Experience or understanding of Down’s syndrome and/or learning disabilities.
What We Offer
- Flexible working (minimum 3 days/week)
 - Hybrid arrangements available
 - Supportive and values-led culture
 - Opportunity to make a meaningful, visible difference
 
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About us
We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here.
The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland. Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you whenever you need it. Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care for anyone affected by breast cancer.
About the role
We’re looking to recruit an experienced procurement manager to help us achieve best value for money with our spend so that we can invest more in our services that support people with breast cancer. If successful you’ll be working as part of the legal and governance team and will have responsibility for both initiating and supporting our procurement projects. You’ll be building upon the relationships with contract owners that we’ve in place, offering best practice guidance to help them achieve their objectives whilst ensuring that value for money is achieved and risks mitigated. As our charity continues to grow you’ll have the opportunity to share your knowledge and develop your procurement experience across a wide and varied range of contracts.
About you
Our successful candidate will have good procurement experience in leading and supporting tenders for goods and services with a sound knowledge of IT system procurement. Experience of charity specific contracts would be an advantage but not essential.
You’ll have good negotiating skills being able to lead on supplier commercial negotiations. You should be able to demonstrate where and how you have added value to the procurement process. The ability to help with drafting tender specifications and statements of work is a key requirement for this role. CIPS qualified, or working towards the qualification, would be an advantage but not essential.
Job description and benefits
Please download the job description and our attractive benefits package.
Primary location of role and hybrid working
This role is primarily based in our London office. Our hybrid working model allows you to work up to 2 days per week at home.
When applying
We hope you choose to apply for this role. To support your application, you’ll be asked to submit your anonymised CV and a supporting statement online. Please refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as you can with examples, to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria.
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
We’re committed to promoting equity, valuing diversity and creating an inclusive environment – for everyone who works for us, works with us, supports us and who we support.
Closing date Sunday 16 November 2025 midnight
Interview date week commencing 24 November 2025
We reserve the right to close this advert early. Therefore, to avoid disappointment please submit your application as soon as possible, if you’re interested in this opportunity.
Do you thrive in a leadership position where no two days are the same? Are you passionate about developing your team, driving high standards, and improving the lives of pets and their people? If so, this could be your next step.
At Woodgreen Pets Charity, we’re seeking a confident, compassionate, and solutions-focused Team Leader to join our Cats and Small Pets team. In this vital role, you'll oversee daily operations, support staff and volunteers, and ensure that each pet receives the highest standard of care as they move through their journey from arrival to rehoming.
In this hands-on leadership role you will be the first point of contact for your team where you will supervise daily operations to ensure adherence to relevant policies, procedures, risk, and safety assessments to achieve Woodgreen’s organisational goals. Through a clear understanding of the pet's journey, you will focus on maximising throughput, resolving issues, and collaborating across departments. Your strong problem-solving and coaching skills will support you to do this as you inspire and develop your team.
With;
- Significant experience in effective people management — including conflict resolution, motivating and empowering teams, and developing staff and volunteers
 - A proven track record of delivering excellent customer care, ideally in a fast-paced, emotionally sensitive environment
 - Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to make sound decisions under pressure
 - Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a collaborative approach
 
You will have the chance to truly make a difference in this meaningful role.
Your practical, realistic, empathetic nature will enable you to understand your stakeholders needs, adapt to the circumstances and react appropriately. You will be able to think clearly under pressure and enjoy balancing your day to day with interesting and specialised projects.
This is a full time permanent opportunity working 37.5 hours per week to include 1 in 4 weekends. A starting salary of £28,873 per annum is complemented by;
- 36 days annual leave per year (inclusive of bank holidays) rising by 1 day each year to 40 days after five years
 - Up to 8% employer pension contributions
 - Support towards healthcare costs (cashplan)
 - Free access to Headspace
 - Life assurance (4x salary)
 - 25% discount in our charity shop
 
Please note that you will need to have existing Right to Work in the UK to apply for this opportunity as we are unable to provide visa sponsorship.
Woodgreen is committed to making our recruitment processes accessible to all and, as part of this, we are flexible in the ways we give and receive information. If you would like to apply using a different format, please contact the Recruitment Team and we will do our best to put any reasonable adjustments in place.
Early application is encouraged as this position may close sooner than the stated deadline if a suitable candidate is found.
Woodgreen is committed to safeguarding children and adults at risk and protecting anyone that comes into contact with us from harm. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.
Our vision is for every pet to have a home where they are loved, well cared for and enjoy positive relationships with their owners.



                    The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Working closely with our Directors and Senior Management Team, you will lead the effective management of 10GM’s finances, systems, HR, and contracting. This is a pivotal role at the heart of the organisation, ensuring we remain financially robust and operationally sound.
A substantial part of this role will focus on maintaining strong financial operations and compliance, while also overseeing the systems and processes that enable our staff and partners to deliver effectively. You will also play a key role in supporting sustainability and growth by contributing to budgets, forecasts, and new business development
You will need to be a self-starter with excellent financial management skills, strong attention to detail, and the ability to balance multiple priorities. You will also need excellent organisational and communication skills, and a good knowledge of compliance and governance within the VCSE sector.
- £42,839 per annum FTE. (NJC Scale Point 32).
 - Full time, 37 hours per week (less than full time may be possible, through negotiation).
 - Permanent (subject to funding).
 - This is a hybrid role. Though you can work from home most of the time, you'll regularly be required to travel across Greater Manchester.
 - The closing date for applications is 09.00am, Thursday 6 November 2025.
 - We plan to hold interviews during the week commencing 10 November 2025.
 
As a member of the 10GM team, you’ll benefit from:
- Flexible working opportunities
 - A friendly and supportive culture
 - Travel expenses paid within Greater Manchester
 - Ongoing professional development
 - 7% pension contribution (1% contribution by the employee)
 - 25 days’ annual leave (Plus 8 bank holidays)
 - Work with a large, diverse team committed to social justice.
 
To apply for this position, you’ll need to submit an up-to-date CV and a supporting statement that describes how you meet the “what you’ll need to have to be appointed” elements of the person specification.
Read more and find out where to submit your application by reading the role description.
10GM supports the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector in Greater Manchester.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We have an exciting opportunity for 2 x Senior Independent Domestic Violence Advocates to join the DRIVE team in London, working 37.5 hours a week.
Do you want to make a difference every day? Do you want to contribute to change & improvement for those who need it?
Do you have resilience & adaptability? Can you work effectively with a focus on customer service and care?
If yes, then we'd love to hear from you…
What we offer:
At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:
- Flexible working options including hybrid working
 - 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 33 days plus Bank Holidays
 - An extra day off for your birthday & options to buy or sell annual leave
 - Pension with 5% employer contribution
 - Enhanced sick pay allowances, maternity & paternity payments
 - High Street, retail, holiday, gym, entertainment & leisure discounts
 - Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
 - Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
 - Access to EDI networks and colleague cafes
 - Cycle to work scheme & season ticket loans
 - Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression
 
About the role:
This role is based in London with Hybrid working.
As a Senior IDVA you will be:
- The main purpose of the job is to effectively manage and develop a high quality, innovative and pro-active domestic abuse service for victims and their children, including those at highest risk. Also you will need to ensure that the service prioritises the safety, security and dignity of service users and their children.
 - The job would also include you being lead in crisis situations and to provide advice and guidance on safeguarding issues and information sharing concern
 - Work within a multi-agency framework consisting of the MARAC and local partnership responses to domestic abuse to keep safety central to all services for victims of domestic abuse.
 - Develop your team and address their individual development/performance needs, set individual and team objectives and undertake annual appraisals.
 
You will need:
- To be successful in this role, you will need to have an excellent understanding of domestic abuse, including the impact on victims and their children, and the legal and practical remedies available to these clients.
 - Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding practice and legislation relating to equal opportunities and diversity, inclusivity, safeguarding and risk assessments.
 - Experience managing the delivery of domestic abuse services and managerial experience will also be necessary as well as having a thorough understanding of IDVA work.
 - A proven ability to confidently use various IT systems including Case Management, Microsoft Office, Zoom, Outlook and other online applications/platforms.
 - You would also need to hold a SafeLives IDVA training certificate, a relevant degree, a vocational qualification or have equivalent experience.
 - An enhanced criminal record check and police vetting is required for this role.
 
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
About Us:
Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.
Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.
Victim Support strives to represent the diverse communities we serve and are passionate about creating an environment where all staff and volunteers feel respected and heard. Being a diverse organisation with an inclusive culture is integral to us being able to meet our aim of ensuring that anyone who is a victim of crime gets the support they need.
As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we particularly welcome applicants from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. VS is also a Disability Confident Employer and we provide a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for candidates that are disabled and meet all essential criteria for a role.
If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.
How to apply:
To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.
We look forward to hearing from you.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date.  
If you have already registered & started an application, then we will contact you to advise of the amended closing date wherever possible.
 
Role Summary
The Conduit Foundation harnesses the power of convening, collaboration, and catalytic funding to advance innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing social and environmental challenges. We are in rapid start-up mode, having recently begun accepting our first grants and moving quickly to build our operating model. This is a pivotal moment for the Foundation: we are ready to translate our mission and vision into a fully functioning philanthropic engine.
This will be the first full-time hire into the Foundation, working hand-in-hand with the Board of Trustees and the Chief Impact Officer to operationalise our mission, establish systems and processes, and set the stage for ambitious, high-impact fundraising, grant management, programme delivery, and partnership development.
Key Responsibilities
1. Strategy & Leadership
Translate the Conduit executive leadership and Foundation Board’s vision into actionable plans and measurable outcomes.
Collaborate with The Conduit’s Impact team to integrate Foundation initiatives into broader Conduit strategy.
Identify and cultivate opportunities for funding, partnerships, and programme innovation.
2. Grants Management
Oversee the full grant cycle – from prospecting to evaluation - managing relationships, projects and budgets.
Ensure all grant activities meet legal, regulatory, and ethical standards, including England & Wales charity compliance.
Develop robust processes for impact measurement and reporting.
3. Board Development & Governance
Strengthen the governance set up, bolstering policies and procedures to establish best practice and managing legal and regulatory requirements for the Foundation.
Serve as the principal contact for the Board of Trustees, preparing materials, facilitating meetings and owning resulting actions.
Support recruitment, onboarding, and ongoing engagement of Trustees.
Advise the Board on trends and opportunities in philanthropy and social impact.
4. Fundraising & Corporate Engagement
Build and maintain relationships with corporate, institutional, and high-net-worth partners.
Identify and secure grants from funders that align with Foundation strategic priorities.
5. Programme Design & Delivery
Lead the design, launch, and management of the Foundation’s first in-house programmes.
Ensure programmes are innovative, impactful, and aligned with strategic priorities.
Set up systems for monitoring, learning, and continuous improvement.
6. Organisational Integration
Manage the relationship between the Foundation, Conduit Holdco, and The Conduit Club London.
Foster a culture of alignment, transparency, and shared mission across entities.
Skills & Experience
· 8–10 years of proven, hands-on execution experience in the UK charity sector, including setting up and implementing systems.
· Track record of delivering complex projects from start to finish with excellence and attention to detail.
· Strong experience and expertise in grants management, board engagement and governance.
· Proven success in fundraising from corporates, trusts, foundations, and major donors.
· Experience designing and delivering impactful programmes.
· Excellent relationship building skills with experience engaging senior stakeholders.
· Understanding of UK charity law and charitable governance.
Desirable
· International or multi-stakeholder environment experience.
· Experience of a growing charity.
· Formal charity governance or legal training.
Personal Attributes
· Ambitious and eager to grow into a senior leadership position.
· Entrepreneurial, proactive, and solutions oriented.
· Highly organised, with strong attention to detail.
· Able to thrive in a fast-paced, start-up environment.
· Committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
· Passionate about social and environmental change.
Key Competencies
· Communication
· Teamwork
· Solutions Focused
· Compassionate
· Creativity & Innovation
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Financial Controller
£52,744 pa plus excellent benefits
London WC1 and home-based - hybrid with expectation to work at London office 40% of the time
35 hours per week, full-time
Permanent contract
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) is seeking an experienced and strategic Financial Controller to oversee the financial management, control and compliance functions of the College.
This is a pivotal leadership role within the Finance team, supporting the College’s mission to improve child health by ensuring strong financial governance, sound reporting, and long-term sustainability. Working closely with the Associate Director of Finance and senior leaders across the organisation, you will take responsibility for the accuracy, integrity and efficiency of all financial operations and reporting processes.
As Financial Controller, you will lead a team of six, overseeing financial control, statutory reporting, payroll, and compliance. You will ensure that robust internal controls are in place, and manage relationships with auditors, banks and investment partners.
This role will suit a qualified accountant with substantial experience in financial management and a collaborative leadership style.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading the delivery of accurate and timely month-end and year-end processes, including group consolidations and statutory accounts
 - Ensuring compliance with all relevant accounting standards, tax, audit and charity regulations (including SORP)
 - Managing internal and external audit processes and acting as primary contact for auditors
 - Overseeing payroll, accounts payable and receivable, cash management and treasury functions
 - Maintaining and improving financial systems, processes, and internal controls
 - Leading, developing and mentoring a team of finance professionals to achieve operational excellence
 - Working closely with colleagues across the College to provide financial insight and analysis to support strategic decision-making
 - Supporting the budgeting and forecasting cycle and contributing to strategic projects and funding initiatives
 
Essential skills and experience:
- Degree in finance, accounting or related field, and full professional qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
 - Minimum of 5–7 years’ experience in financial management, ideally within the nonprofit or public sector
 - Proven track record of leading statutory reporting and year-end audit processes, including production of group consolidated accounts
 - Experience managing financial operations in a complex organisation, preferably in the charity or healthcare sector
 - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail
 - Advanced Excel and strong working knowledge of financial systems
 - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate at all levels
 - Demonstrated leadership experience, with the ability to manage and motivate a high-performing team
 
This is an excellent opportunity to develop your finance career in a supportive and high-performing team.
The RCPCH has more than 25,000 members and fellows and employs around 200 staff, most of whom work in our London office in Holborn. We have a Devolved Nations team operating from Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Our College values: Include, Influence, Innovate and Inspire, are important to us. These values ensure we bring out the best in each other, strive forward together to make the College a positive and dynamic place to work.
The RCPCH champions Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. Our workplace is inclusive, offering a supportive environment where staff can thrive. The College is keen to accept applications from people with protected characteristics. We believe that our staff should represent all of the diverse communities we serve. Join us to help realise our vision of a world where every child is healthy and well.
The College operates a flexible and modern working policy, whereby our colleagues work in the office for a minimum of 40% over a 4 week cycle and the remainder from home.
The RCPCH is committed to safeguarding the children, young people and adults it has contact with in the exercise of its functions and responsibilities. The RCPCH expects all staff to share this commitment – we place a high priority on ensuring only those who do so are recruited to work for us.
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records.
Closing date: 17 November 2025
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health advocates on child health issues at home and internationally.


                    The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Use your leadership excellence to shape the development of a Bristol-based charity serving homeless and vulnerable clients.
We are seeking an exceptional leader who brings experience of supporting organisational growth and excellence.
InHope helps people in Bristol overcome the insecurities of homelessness, hunger, addiction, and poor mental health. Working in partnership with individuals, churches, community groups and companies our vision is of communities where everybody can reach their God-given potential free from injustice and insecurity.
As the largest city in the South-West, Bristol has always had a challenge with rough sleeping, particularly amongst women. In recent years the need for our services has risen with acutely increasing rents and food prices.
This has led us to a thorough redesign of the way inHope functions. Instead of being organised by venue, since April 2025 we have been organised by the services we offer to clients through all of our venues. These cover provisions, shelter, client pathways and housing. The restructure is enabling us to provide better, more joined up services and for our clients, to not only meet their immediate needs, but to help them reach their God-given potential.
As Chief Executive you will lead our efforts to realise our vision, embedding the new structure, provide leadership to our skilled and proactive staff team of 40 and nearly 400 volunteers, and shape the development of our next five-year plan.
If you enjoy working in a dynamic and passionate organisation and are attracted to the challenge of working with highly committed staff, serving people with complex needs in a faith context, we would love to hear from you.
For more information please see the job pack attached. Closing date 10th November.
Following a successful application to the Henry Smith Charity, we are seeking a part-time LGBTQ+ Young People and Family Support Worker (17.5-hours per week) to join our LGBTQ+ yOUTh service.
The right candidate will have:
• JNC Level 3 Youth and Community Work qualification or equivalent (or due to complete 2025)
• A minimum 12-months experience of working with young people and/or families
• An ability to assess needs and involve young people in identifying appropriate self-action plans
• Knowledge and understanding of the impact of Homophobia, Biphobia and transphobia on LGBTQ+ young people
• A flexible approach to work and willingness to work some evenings and weekends
The main aims of the post are to ensure:
• The charity delivers quality information, advice, guidance and advocacy services which improve outcomes for LGBTQ+ young people in Calderdale
• LGBTQ+ young people who face additional access barriers are reached and given the opportunity to engage with the service, reducing their isolation and loneliness
• LGBTQ+ young people have emotionally healthy relationships with their family, friends and intimate partners
Safeguarding underpins our approach to delivering services, working with service users and the recruitment of staff, sessional workers and volunteers. As such, applicants need to show and demonstrate their commitment to safeguarding children, young people and adults at risk. In addition, applicants will need to demonstrate their:
- Commitment to equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice
 - Commitment to confidentiality, information governance and data protection
 - Organisational and team working skills
 
Why you’d work for us:
- So you can use your skills and passion to influence change and improve outcomes for some of the most stigmatised and marginalised people in Calderdale
 - Gain experience, build your transferable skills and learn new ones
 - Be part of an amazing, committed team challenging stigma, bias, and inequalities
 
What you’d get from us:
- Job security
 - Training and development opportunities
 - A generous annual leave entitlement, 31 day per year plus bank holidays
 - 6% pension contribution
 - Life Assurance at three-times salary rate
 - An employee health plan, helping with the costs of dental, optical treatments etc
 - Access to staff counselling
 - Perbox Employee Benefits - 1000+ deals and discounts
 - Travel expenses
 - Flexible and hybrid working
 - Earn between £26,510.82 – 27,836.36 (pro rata)
 
The Brunswick Centre offers services and projects to various communities in Calderdale and Kirklees.



                    The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary: £95,000 – £105,000
Location: Hybrid, with two days per week in Central London
Contract: Permanent, full-time, flexible working
About the role
A pioneering, fast-growing charity with a strong record of delivering tangible impact is seeking a Director of Finance and Operations to join the Executive Team at a pivotal stage in its journey. This is a rare opportunity to join a values-driven organisation with financial strength, impressive year-on-year growth, and an ambitious agenda for the future.
Established for over 10 years, with strong reserves, income exceeding forecast, and ambition and vison for the future, you will join an Executive Team in reviewing and leading plans for continuous growth across an already impressive track record. As Director of Finance and Operations you will play a central role in shaping the organisation’s long-term financial strategy, strengthening governance and risk management, and ensuring the charity is equipped for sustainable growth.
Working closely with the CEO and Trustees, you will be responsible for the Finance, Governance, and Legal functions, combining strategic oversight with a hands-on approach where needed. This is a role that offers real scope to make a difference—both within the organisation and through the impact our work delivers externally.
Key duties are as follows:
- Lead the development of the organisation’s financial strategy, aligning with overall organisational goals.
 - Provide strategic financial planning and forecasting to support decision-making, including a 5-year strategy and finance plan, annual budgets, and operations plans.
 - Oversee and support delivery of day-to-day financial operations, including budgeting, accounting, and financial reporting.
 - Oversee and continue development of appropriate financial systems, processes and policies, including contract management system.
 - Develop with CEO and the Trustee Board strategies to diversify funding sources and enhance financial resilience.
 - Oversee and support the preparation and presentation of financial reports to the Trustee Board, Audit and Risk Committee and other stakeholders, highlighting financial performance and risks.
 - Lead the development and oversight of the organisation’s risk management framework, ensuring risks are identified, assessed, and mitigated.
 - Act as a key adviser to the Board of Trustees, Finance & Audit Committee, and senior leadership on financial governance and risk matters.
 - Manage the Finance, Governance and Legal teams and associated strategic responsibilities for the charity
 
About you
- You will be a qualified accountant with significant senior-level finance experience
 - Proven expertise in strategic financial planning and forecasting
 - Experience of working with Boards and / or Committees
 - A collaborative leadership style with proven staff management experience.
 - Ability to be hands-on where required in the day-to-day running of the finance and operations teams
 - A strong commitment to the mission and values of the charity sector.
 
What’s in it for you?
- Salary – £95,000 – £105,000 dependent on experience
 - Hybrid working – 2 days per week in the office in central London (ad hoc additional time-in-office may be required commensurate with the needs of the role).
 - 28 days annual leave + bank holidays
 - Flexible working options available to support work-life balance
 - Pension salary sacrifice scheme available
 - The opportunity to be part of a committed, collaborative team working towards meaningful impact.
 
Timescales
Interviews will be held w/c 17th for first stage interviews and w/c 24th for second stage interviews.
Final meetings will be held in early December.
Position: Head of Service Development
Type: Full-time (35 hours a week), permanent
Location: Office-based in London, N4 with flexibility to work remotely 
Salary: £65,118 per annum plus excellent benefits  
Salary Band and Job Family: Band 4
About us
We make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.
Our strategy is based on what people affected by MS have told us is important to them. It gives us a clear and determined focus.
Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.
Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive working environment where you'll be able to make a difference.
About this job
This year, we’ve embarked on introducing a bold, exciting new operating model and structure to improve our services and support to help everyone affected by MS.
We’re making it easier for people who use our services to find and connect to the support they need. And we're looking at ways to make our support more accessible and personalised to meet people’s individual needs, no matter where they are on their MS journey.
We’re creating services that are flexible so that, when someone's circumstance changes, we’ll change too. As demand for our services grows, we’ll always be ready to support everyone who needs our help.
Our new structure and our new ways of working will bring all of these services together under one delivery model launching next year. We're creating a new virtual support hub to bring together everything our community needs to manage their MS or support and care for someone living with MS.
Our Services Development team are responsible for: UK-wide service development and experience design, community development
Our Head of Service Development will be:
- leading the development and continuous improvement of our UK-wide and community-based services, ensuring they are inclusive, accessible, and aligned with organisational strategy. And also working alongside our Digital Services Product Manager on all of our digital services.
 - overseeing the full-service development lifecycle, using evidence to drive continuous improvement and ensuring that lived experience is embedded into design.
 - ensuring that our new or improved services are operationally viable. Supporting our Fundraising to ensure that new services are funded.
 - Developing and managing our service development roadmap.
 - With the Director of Service Development, acting as an organisational lead for coproduction / lived experience. Driving best practice and upskilling in coproduction and lived experience involvement and participation across the organisation.
 
We’re looking for:
- significant experience of leading coproduction and service experience design, and ability to support others to deliver these activities.
 - ability to lead organisational discussions and be an authoritative champion based on subject expertise (for coproduction, service development and innovation).
 - experience of effectively implementing change and improvement across an organisation, and ability to drive continuous improvement across a department.
 - experience of leading service development and managing the service lifecycle (including horizon scanning, research, coproduction, piloting and using monitoring and evaluation data to make improvements), ideally in a health or third sector setting.
 - substantial experience of people management, in a team of similar size or complexity. Demonstrable ability to lead, manage and support others to deliver high-quality results.
 - Proven experience in policy implementation, compliance and risk governance (and with an understanding of Safeguarding and demonstratable experience implementing Safeguarding policies).
 
Closing date for applications: 9:00 on Friday 7 November 2025
Interested?
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Equal Opportunities 
We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and or from ethnic minority backgrounds.
We’d be grateful if you downloaded and completed the equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application.
Disability Confident Employer 
We’re a Disability Confident Employer and we’re committed to promoting equality and diversity.
You can ask for reasonable adjustments as part of both our recruitment and new starter on-boarding processes.
If you need any help or adjustments to apply for this role, please contact us. You can also ask for the application materials to be sent to you in a different format. Such as for them to be sent to you by email or in a larger word format.
More about our employee benefits:
We have a wide range of employee benefits including (but not limited to): 
Encouraging work life balance
- 38 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time
 - More annual leave entitlement, based on length of employment
 - Smart working options (with the opportunity to work remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us)
 - Flexible working options
 
Caring for you and your family
- Generous sick pay entitlement
 - More sick pay entitlement, based on length of employment
 - Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave in each calendar year
 - Free access to a GP virtually 24 hours a day/7 days a week allowing you unlimited advice, reassurance and where appropriate diagnosis
 - Enhanced leave for new parents
 - Free access to a confidential 24 hours a day/7 days a week helpline service for both you and your family with a specialist range of support and information
 - Special leave options (such as up to 5 days paid leave for domestic or personal emergencies a year)
 - 10 days paid disability leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
 - 10 days paid carers’ leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
 - Cycle to work scheme
 - Death in service scheme
 - New family-friendly benefits, including paid leave:
	
- In the event of miscarriage or still birth
 - To support fertility treatments
 - For antenatal appointments for both parents
 
 
Thinking about your finances
- Enhanced salary sacrifice pension scheme
 - Discounted season ticket loan and interest-free emergency loans
 - Give as you earn to support other charities of your choice before tax
 - New employee portal including lifestyle savings vouchers and personal wellbeing
 
Enriching your life at work
- Personalised development plans with a wide range of training courses and opportunities to source additional training options with your line manager
 - Yearly internal apprenticeship opportunities
 - New, modern offices that embrace working together both in-person and remotely
 - Various opportunities to influence how we internally operate (including surveys, and focus and committee groups)
 - Active and supportive internal employee networking groups for collaboration and peer support
 - 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering for MS Society activities during normal working hours (such as fundraising events, or campaigning in the local community)
 - 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering with other charities during normal
 
Safeguarding 
We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone who uses our services and we come into contact with.
This is regardless of Gender, Race, Disability, Sexual orientation, Religion or belief, Pregnancy, Gender reassignment.
We recognise our particular responsibility to make sure vulnerable adults and children are protected.
We have measures in place to protect everyone we come into contact with from abuse and maltreatment of all kinds.
Your right to work in the UK 
You must have the right to work in the UK to work in paid employment with us. You’ll need to share documents showing you’re eligible to work in the UK if we offer you employment.
You can find the UK visas and permits granting you the right to work in the UK on the UK Government website. We currently don’t have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and aren’t able to support you with your visa applications.
No agencies please.
To fund world-leading research, share the latest information and campaign for everyone's rights. Together we are a community. Together we can stop MS
SLRA is a well-established local migrant support organisation working with and for refugees, asylum seekers and other migrants who are at risk or in crisis because of immigration issues. We provide specialist immigration advice as well as a broad range of practical, social and therapeutic support services. We also campaign for a fairer immigration system, involving local people with lived experience in influencing local and national policy and practice.
We are looking for a new CEO to lead our dedicated team and continue to develop SLRA’s outstanding services and impact. We are looking for a determined and inspirational leader. You may be an experienced CEO or have the skills and determination needed to step up into the role. Our current CEO has led SLRA’s growth and development over the last eleven years and we are proud of our highly regarded and successful, local organisation. As we look to our new strategic period, we are looking for a new CEO who will ensure the continued exceptional impact of our work with local migrant individuals and communities and who will continue to develop our campaigning and policy influencing work at a time when the hostility of the external environment and government policies is more challenging than ever. If you think you might be the right person for this role, feel that you could bring the best out in those you lead and have the capability to define SLRA’s direction over the coming years, then we would love to hear from you.
Benefits include:
- 25 days holiday per year (with 3 additional days when the office is closed at Christmas) plus bank holidays.
 - Additional long service annual leave days up to a maximum of an additional 5 days per year.
 - Flexible and family friendly working arrangements.
 - Pension scheme with 5% employer contribution.
 - Commitment to staff learning and development.
 - Cyclescheme and travelcard loans.
 
For all roles, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic individuals, and those who are migrants or refugees, and who have lived experience of the hostile immigration system. We are proud to be a member of the Experts by Experience Employment Network, which aims to create a charitable sector that is led by people with lived experience of the asylum and immigration system. As part of this network, we challenge the one-size-fits-all approach in our employment practices, and respect personal circumstances and needs of people with lived experience. Please feel free to use information and resources on their website which may help in preparing your job application.
To ensure that migrants live safely with access to justice and opportunity
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Finance and Operations Officer is responsible for maintaining an efficient and streamlined service across the organisation to support and develop the charity’s finance administration, operations, governance and HR functions. It is ideal for someone who thrives on making sure everything behind the scenes works seamlessly to enable impactful frontline work.
You’ll support core functions helping ensure our systems are strong and efficient. Alongside this, you’ll contribute to our wider mission of supporting 250,000 young Londoners access healthy food, positive opportunities, and pathways into meaningful careers. You’ll help us live our values as a charity that’s authentically youth-led, nurturing talent and championing equity and inclusion in everything we do.
This is a varied and hands-on role, perfect for someone who’s proactive, organised and enjoys making things work better. You’ll use tools like Xero, Salesforce and Microsoft 365 to streamline processes, analyse data, and find smarter ways of working. You’ll manage communications with staff, suppliers and partners, provide diary support to the CEO, and help ensure compliance and good governance across the charity.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Marie Curie is the UK’s leading end-of-life charity. We are the largest non-NHS provider of end-of-life care in the UK, the only provider across all 4 nations, delivering community nursing and hospice care across the country, while providing information and support on all aspects of dying, death, and bereavement. Our leading research pushes the boundaries of what we know about good end-of-life, and our campaigns fight for a world where everyone gets to have the best possible quality of life while living with an illness, they’re likely to die from.
Job DescriptionYour Role in Our Vision
We’re looking for a proactive Finance Business Partner to deliver a high-quality, customer-focused finance partnering service. You’ll play a key role in supporting strategic and operational decision-making through expert financial insight, modelling, and analysis.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as a trusted partner to senior leaders supporting operating plans, strategic decisions, and identifying opportunities to maximise impact and value.
 - Develop complex financial models, forecasts, and long-term plans challenging assumptions and enhancing understanding of financial risk.
 - Design and deliver clear, insightful financial performance reports and commentary.
 - Provide financial training to non-financial managers, empowering confident and informed decision-making.
 - Build strong relationships across the organisation from budget holders to accounting operations with occasional national travel.
 
What You’ll Need
- Proven finance partnering experience in a complex or multi-division organisation.
 - Excellent analytical skills with the ability to translate numbers into clear, actionable insight.
 - Advanced Excel and strong financial modelling capability.
 - Confident communicator with the ability to engage and influence non-financial stakeholders.
 - Strong relationship-building and customer-focused mindset.
 - A recognised accountancy qualification (ACA, CIMA, ACCA, or CIPFA) and degree-level education (or equivalent).
 - Bonus points for experience in the charity or not-for-profit sector and a track record of driving continuous improvement.
 
Please see the full job description
Application Process
As part of your online application, you will be asked for a CV. Please review both the advert and job description and outline your most relevant skills, experience and knowledge for the role. Please cite your preferred location.
Close date for applications: Sunday 2nd November 2025 (We reserve the right to close this advert early should we recieve a high volume of suitable applications. We strongly encourage early applications to avoid disappointment)
Salary: up to £55,000
Contract: Full time, perm
Based: UK Based with occasional travel into offices and hospices when required
Benefits you’ll LOVE:
- Flexible working. We’re happy to discuss flexible working at the interview stage.
 - 25 days annual leave (exclusive of Bank Holidays)
 - Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme (we will match your contribution up to 7.5%)
 - Loan schemes for bikes; computers and season tickets
 - Continuous professional development opportunities.
 - Industry-leading training programmes
 - Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programmes
 - Enhanced bereavement, family friendly and sickness benefits
 - Access to Blue Light Card membership
 - Subsidised Eye Care
 
Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.
We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.
We're happy to accommodate any requests for reasonable adjustments.
Additional InformationMarie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.
We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.
We're happy to accommodate any requests for reasonable adjustments. Please email any requests to [email protected]
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
We are looking for a creative problem solver with proven experience of financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and reporting at senior management level. Are you someone with a real understanding of the needs and challenges facing churches and Christian charities, and a sense of calling to serve the gospel of Christ through your work?
In this role you will:
- Develop and maintain long-term financial strategies that support the mission of the charity;
- Advise on funding models, reserves policies, and financial risk appetite;
- Present financial reports and forecasts to the board and other stakeholders;
- Translate complex financial data into accessible insights for trustees and non-financial stakeholders;
- Deliver strong positive cash flow to ensure operational continuity;
- Prepare timely statutory audited accounts.
This is a fractional position, based either from home or in our Market Harborough office.
There is an occupational requirement that the job holder must be a Christian in full agreement with our Basis of Faith.
For a more detailed job description, application pack or an informal conversation about the role, please get in touch.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                        
                    
                        
                        
                        
                        


                    
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                        
                        
                        


                    
                        
                    
                        

