Senior Advisor Jobs

Summary

• Advising and supporting on subject matters of public policy.
• Representing the Church of England as required on partnership bodies
• Preparing briefing papers and reports for senior staff, bishops, archbishops and member bodies
• Maintaining and developing a strong network of contacts
• Participating as required in the Governance bodies of the church, and promoting good working relationships with staff across the NCIs.
• Acting as a point of contact, information and support for Diocesan Officers.
• Participating regularly in meetings of the Faith and Public Life team and ensuring the Director of the Faith and Public Life team is fully briefed on the Public Policy Team's activities.

• Hybrid working arrangements and must be able to work within the office - Lambeth Palace at least 2 days per week.
• Willingness and ability to travel within the UK and abroad, including overnight trips.

• A salary of £66,186, plus age-related pension contributions between 8-15% of salary. We will also match any pension contributions you make up to an additional 3% of your salary.

• 30 days annual leave plus eight bank holidays three additional days (pro-rated if working part-time).
• We welcome all flexible working arrangement requests. This is looked at in a case-by-case scenario and if this fits within the department's needs. We try to be as flexible as we can in your work pattern to support you with other commitments, and to give a good work-life balance.
• We offer many services and initiatives under our Family Friendly Programme, some of these include enhanced Maternity Leave initiative, Adoption Leave, Paternity Leave, & Shared Parental Leave. Structured induction programme and access to a range of development opportunities including apprenticeships.
• Automatic enrolment and access to Medicash (one of the UK's leading health cash plan providers), providing you with many services including reimbursements of routine dental treatment, optical, specialist consultations, and therapy treatments. Unlimited access to virtual GP & Private prescription service and health & Stress related helplines.
• Access to Occupational Health, and an Employee Assistance Programme 
• Access to the Department of Education Restaurant and Westminster Abby with a plus-one guest.
• Apply for eligibility for an Eyecare voucher.
• Opportunity to the Civil Service Sports & Social Club, and get involved in a range of staff networks, groups and societies.

• Strive for Excellence
• Show Compassion
• Respect others
• Collaborate
• Act with Integrity

We need someone who understands social issues and with data gathering, interpretation and communication skills to join us from April 2025.

Senior Policy and Public Affairs Advisor (Part time 21 hours a week) 
Starting salary: £39,312 (£23,587 pro rata)

Newcastle upon Tyne 

At the Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland, we share a love for North East England and believe in the importance of giving and philanthropy, backing local charities and championing disadvantaged people. Every year, we award grants to hundreds of local charities and community organisations through funds set up by donors and partners.

As our new Senior Policy and Public Affairs Advisor, you’ll ensure we understand the policy environment for our work, lead on gathering data from our grant-making and related fields, oversee our research projects and work on influencing key stakeholders. You’ll lead our flagship Vital Signs project and commission projects including our Third Sector Trends Study. You don’t need to have worked in the funding field, but you’ll bring understanding of policy relevant to our work. You’ll be able to research, analyse, interpret and present different types of data. You’ll believe in backing the brilliant work of small charities and embracing equality and diversity.

Alongside an attractive salary and benefits package, we offer a great office environment, travel-to-work schemes and flexible/hybrid working opportunities. 

To apply, visit our website and download the application pack. 

We embrace diversity and positively welcome applications from people from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. 

Deadline for applications: 9am on Thursday 16 January 2025 

Shortlisted applications notified by 12 noon on Friday 17 January 2025

In-person interviews for shortlisted applicants at our office: Friday 24 January 2025 

Registered charity number 700510 

Chief Advisor Climate Change

Ref: REQ000838

£56,297 to £65,000pa

Woking, Surrey GU21 4LL / Hybrid Working

This is a UK based contract and as such, you are required to have the Right to Work in the UK. Evidence of your Right to Work will be checked prior to interview.

At WWF-UK we’re committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. As a Disability Confident Employer, we acknowledge that some candidates may require additional support to overcome barriers experienced during the application process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview, please reach out to the Talent Acquisition team via our website.

About the role

We’re looking to recruit a Chief Advisor for Climate Change to join our Science team and ensure that we are viewed as a science and evidence-based organisation with conservation programmes and communications that are always informed by the latest scientific thinking when covering the issue of climate change.

As Chief Advisor you will be responsible for leading our scientific understanding of climate change and providing strategic direction to the breadth of work undertaken by the organisation. Specifically, you will focus on the interface between land-use change/habitat degradation and climate change. This would include, for example, the links between climate change and extreme weather events, the risks and consequences of a 1.5C overshoot and global tipping points. This will involve keeping ahead of, and influencing, the external debate and ensuring we are engaged with, informed of, and can use, the latest climate science reports from the IPCC and other relevant UK and international institutions. You will also contribute to the development of policy positions, maintain external networks and support fundraising initiatives.

We’re looking for someone with:

· A relevant qualification (a PhD is beneficial), and/or equivalent experience in this field.

· Experience as a senior adviser or lead specialist in the subject of climate change.

· Good grasp of current science covering climate change and in policy agendas, nationally and internationally.

· Ability to translate knowledge into policy, communications & programme design.

· Excellent communication, influencing & interpersonal skills.

· Desire to embrace and encourage collaborative working.

Benefits, rewards & location

The salary for this role is £56,297 to £65,000pa. We also offer a full benefits and rewards package including:

· Annual leave starting at 26 days a year, rising one day each year to a maximum of 30 days plus bank holidays

· Flexible working options

· 5% employer contribution to pension, increased to 10% with employee contribution.

· Training and development opportunities

· Regular wellbeing initiatives.

This role is hybrid and you’ll be required to be in the office 20% of your contracted hours. The job is based at our UK head office, the Living Planet Centre in Woking, Surrey. The Living Planet Centre is one of the greenest buildings in the UK, and you’ll hot desk among trees and gardens.

About WWF-UK

We’re a global conservation charity with hundreds of projects around the world and millions of supporters.

At WWF-UK, we’re bringing our world back to life. Protecting what’s left is not enough – we’re now in a race to restore the natural world and prevent catastrophic climate change before it’s too late. And it’s a race we can still win.

We’re courageous and passionate about fighting for the future we want to see – a world where people and nature can thrive.

We were born out of passion and science, and for more than 60 years we’ve been at the forefront of global efforts to protect wildlife and the natural world. We operate with integrity, collaboratively and with respect for those we work alongside.

How to apply and the recruitment process

Please click on the link and apply via our website by completing the application form and submitting a copy of your up-to-date CV and a supporting statement to highlight what makes you a good fit for us.

Application closing date: 05/01/2025

Our policies and benefits reflect the importance of people being able to have a good work-life balance and being able to bring their ‘full self’ to work.

Sightsavers implements projects in over 30 countries in Africa and South Asia working to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote the rights of people with disabilities.

Title: Events and Corporate Partnerships Communications Executive

Location: UK remote - with occasional travel to Haywards Heath, when required

Contract: 12-month fixed term contract

Salary: £23,161 to £27,000 per annum, depending on experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage specific in-person and online events from conception to delivery.
• Ensure all event logistics are handled professionally, on time, and within budget.
• Work closely with key internal stakeholders to meet event objectives.
• Oversee the design and production of event materials.
• Manage online events and ensure high technical standards.
• Ensure events meet all accessibility requirements.
• Act as the key point of contact for external suppliers and venues.
• Support the Senior Global Events Manager with tasks for larger, high-profile events.
• Help ensure partners have the assets and support needed for promotional campaigns.
• Assist with logistical and promotional arrangements for World Sight Day activities.
• Set up relevant lightboxes of images and case studies for new partners.
• Organise the corporate partnership team’s presence at events and exhibitions.
• Set up suppliers on the finance system and manage purchase orders and invoices.
• Research best practices in accessible events and update internal pages with news and photos.
• Oversee the events team mailboxes and manage the supplier list.

This is a highly varied and involved role and the above is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills. Please see the Job Description for full details.

Jobholder Requirements

Essential:

• Proven experience in event/project management, including both in-person and online events.
• Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent written communication skills.
• Effective stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
• Ability to manage time and budgets efficiently.
• Willingness and ability to travel as required.
• Commitment to equality of opportunity for disabled people.

Desirable:

• Experience in an events management or events delivery role.
• Research skills to identify best practices and innovative solutions.
• Experience in managing high-profile events and working with corporate partners.

We anticipate that remote interviews will take place from the beginning of January 2025 onwards and the evaluation process will include a written task.

To apply for this exciting new opportunity, please complete an application via our recruitment portal. We are particularly interested in learning of your motivations for applying.

Due to project deadlines, we are keen to fill this role as quickly as possible so applications will be considered as soon as they are received.

As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people living with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.

£48,000 per annum

Permanent

Part home/Part office (London) based

UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.

This is a great opportunity to join the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) as a Senior Programmes Adviser, to provide expert technical programmatic guidance and insights on Gender and Child Protection across income, influence and impact outcomes for UNICEF UK.

This role sits within the International Programmes Impact Team in the wider Programme Impact and Partnership Assurance (PIPA) Department within the Philanthropy & Partnership Directorate and will involve providing support and advice on Gender and Child Protection initiatives at UNICEF UK and developing and strengthening relationships with the UNICEF global family.

Act now and visit the website via the apply button to apply online.

Closing date: 5pm, Monday 6 January 2025.

First round interview date: Thursday 16 January 2025 via video conferencing (MS Teams).

Second round interview date: Wednesday 22 January 2025 via video conferencing (MS Teams).

In return, we offer:

· excellent pay and benefits (including flexible working, generous annual leave and pension, big brand discounts and wellbeing tools)

· outstanding training and learning opportunities and the support to flourish in your role

· impressive open plan office space and facilities on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

· an open culture and workplace with colleagues who share our values, enjoy their work and are motivated to do their utmost for children.

· the opportunity to work in a leading children’s organisation making a difference to children around the world

Our application process: We use a system called "Applied" that anonymises your responses and focuses on your actual skills that are relevant to this role. This benefits you by giving you a greater chance of expressing your skills in this objective selection process.

We anticipate most colleagues will work one or two days a week in the office on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, East London and the rest of the time from home.  We will happily discuss other flexible options to suit your circumstances.

UNICEF UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

We welcome a conversation about your flexible working requirements, personal growth, and promoting a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.

We only accept online applications as this saves us money, making more funds available for us to help ensure children’s rights.

If you require support in completing the online form or an application form in an alternative format, please contact the Supporter Care line during office hours.

If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.

Registered Charity Nos. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland)

Senior Finance Manager (Fields In Trust)

Location: West London/Hybrid
Job Type: Full time (potential for reduced hours)
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £55,000 per annum

An excellent hands-on business partnering opportunity to make your mark in shaping our strategy, advising our Trustee Board and, drive business disciplines and efficiencies

About Us

Fields in Trust is the charity that protects the future of our parks, playgrounds, sports fields and green spaces.

This includes lobbying policymakers and helping to provide legal protection so that these spaces cannot be sold. It involves working side-by-side with landowners to create solutions to enhance spaces for the benefit of local people and the environment and crucially, providing ongoing stewardship for the 3,000 spaces protected in perpetuity over the last 100 years.

We are a small team of experts with a massive reach across the country and our impact is truly long-term.
It is a critical time for the charity as it focuses on the transformation needed to deliver its new strategy and refreshed mission to raise awareness of the value of green spaces, champion the best ways to protect them for the future and drive systemic change.

Aligned with this new chapter is the celebration of the charity’s centenary in 2025 and the opportunity to maximise the potential of this significant year.

The role

We are a small, focused charity where you will provide financial advice and insight to the Chief Executive, Senior Management Team and Trustees, and where you will be at the heart of our financial and strategic decision-making as we move into the next phase of our strategic plans.

Essentially, you will be the Finance function, able to call on external support where needed, but tasked with building on the new systems (Xero) and automation to drive simplification and improved process effectiveness across finance and the charity’s business disciplines and operations.

Responsibilities will range from the hands on/practical to the strategic; they will span all aspects of financial control, recording and reporting including some data entry/monitoring to developing robust financial plans, appraisals, reports and forecasts. You will be an active member of the management team contributing to all aspects of business management helping to embed a culture of business discipline and efficiencies.

Person Specification

• Professionally qualified (ACCA/CIMA) or, qualified by experience, with an in depth understanding of business/financial management and reporting in a not for profit setting.
• Knowledge of the financial requirements of Companies House, the Charity Commission, Inland Revenue and other key financial agencies.
• Solid experience with core finance operations; procure to pay, sales to collections, payroll, treasury, cash flow management, VAT and statutory reporting.
• Experienced in preparing financial plans and budgets against which performance can be assessed and in supporting business development and growth with costed and financially sustainable modelling
• Self-starter, able to work under own initiative and organise own time to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Flexible, able to operate independently while collaborating effectively with colleagues to support and influence non-financial colleagues them with practical financial insights and guidance.
• Highly numerate with advanced Excel skills. Experience with Xero (or similar cloud-based system) an advantage
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills
• Commitment to maintaining confidentiality and integrity in financial matters.

Diversity and inclusion

Fields in Trust is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity to ensure that we reflect the full breadth of the people and communities we support. It is important that the Fields in Trust are representative of these communities, and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

How to apply

Eastside People is supporting Fields in Trust in the recruitment of this roles.

Please apply by submitting your CV and a cover letter. Please use the cover letter as an opportunity to add to the information you have shared in your CV, and ensure that you cover the following (max 2 pages):

• Why are you interested in the Senior Finance Manager role, and why Fields In Trust?
• How can you contribute to Fields in Trust in this role? Please highlight relevant experience and demonstrate how your skills match the specific requirements of the role as set out in the job description and person specification.
• How will you go about marrying the strategic elements of this role with the day to day requirements?

The closing date for applications is Thursday December 19 2024. Shortlisting interviews will take place shortly after and shortlisted candidates will have an interview with Fields in Trust on January 7th or January 9th 2025.

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 the only charity in the UK working to protect parks and green spaces for good. Because once lost, they're lost forever. Together, we work to harness the power of parks and green spaces for a happier, healthier, and greener future for everyone.

You may have experience in the following: Financial Controller, Finance Manager, Senior Financial Analyst, Charity Finance Manager, Head of Finance, Non-Profit Finance Manager, Accounting Manager, Business Partnering Manager, Treasury Manager, Finance Operations Manager, Strategic Finance Partner, Financial Planning and Analysis Manager, etc.

REF-218 461

Job title: Senior Partnership Manager

Location: London, Birmingham or Manchester, with the option to work remotely for up to 60% of your time per month

Salary: £42,000 - £46,000 (London), £39,000 - £43,000 (Manchester, Birmingham)

Hours: 5 days per week (37.5 hours), open to flexible working arrangements

Contract: Permanent

Overall purpose:

The main purpose of the Senior Partnerships Manager role is to lead on the delivery of first-class account management and development of corporate partnerships that maximise impact and income for Breaking Barriers. The role has line management responsibility to Partnership Managers who are responsible for the delivery of their portfolios and projects to drive the team’s strategy. 

Working closely with the Director of Income & Engagement, Head of Corporate Partnerships, and other Senior Fundraisers, you will be responsible for launching and retaining partnerships, deepening relationships and identifying opportunities for growth. This will include the planning, testing and implementation of new corporate partnership ideas and initiatives to help Breaking Barriers in its mission.

The successful candidate will have experience managing and/or securing complex five and six figure partnerships and a proven record achieving significant account growth and retention targets. You will deploy your influencing skills and ability to build profitable relationships to great effect as you take a leading role identifying and nurturing future strategic partnerships. Ideally, the successful candidate will also have line management experience and the ability to develop talent within the team. An understanding of the HR & Talent Development and/or CSR spaces would be advantageous.

Role Summary:

• Work with the Head of Corporate Partnerships and other Senior Managers to ensure the successful delivery and continued growth of our corporate partnerships and business development strategies at Breaking Barriers
• Manage a portfolio of strategic partnerships, and support the wider Partnership Management team to deliver on their key partnerships and maximise value
• Drive growth at Breaking Barriers through identifying and developing opportunities for additional income from existing partners, and by proactively engaging new business prospects
• Provide leadership to line reports, encouraging their professional development and the growth of their partnerships
• Lead on developing and driving forward the Business Behind Refugees movement as a key business development and partnership development tool
• Represent the Corporate Partnerships team as a senior fundraiser, utilising expertise and relationship skills to advocate both internally and externally
• Ensure timely and accurate data collection and reporting on corporate partnerships income
• Work with the Head of Corporate Partnerships to develop and implement effective policies and procedures for demonstrably successful corporate partnership account management

 

To view the full job description and person specification, as well as details on our accessible recruitment process, please view the attached recruitment pack.

Other considerations

• As part of our safeguarding commitment to our clients, we carry out preemployment checks to ensure that successful applicants are suitable to work with adults at risk. These include obtaining references and verifying a candidate’s identity and right to work in the UK.
• Some travel between our different areas of operation (including London, Birmingham and Manchester) will be required. Occasional evening or weekend work may be required. Time off in lieu would be provided in this case.
• We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief.

How to apply

If you are looking for a role where you can make a real difference, we want to hear from you. To apply, please submit a CV and statement (up to approximately 500 words/1 A4 page) outlining:

• Why you are interested in the role
• What skills you would bring to be successful in this role
• Any experience you would like to highlight
• Any reasonable adjustments you require for the interview process
• Disclosure of disabilities if you wish to do so (as a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role)

Please note that applications without a covering letter will not be considered.

Closing date for applications is 11:30pm on Saturday 4th January. Interviews will be held on a rolling basis so please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

We belong to the Experts by Experience Employment Initiative, which advocates and supports organisations to employ more people from a refugee background. With this in mind, we particularly welcome applicants with experience of seeking asylum and/or a refugee background. 

If you are an expert by experience (a refugee or a migrant with direct, first-hand experience of issues and challenges of the UK asylum or immigration system), you can ask for an independent and confidential support for your job application from the Experts by Experience Employment Network. Please reach out to HR Manager Dani Meier for further details (we are unable to include email addresses in this advert, but you can find contact details on the final page of the attached recruitment pack).

Humane Society International/UK (HSI/UK) is part of Humane Society International, a global animal protection organisation striving for a better future for animals through advocacy, education, and hands-on programmes. In the UK, we are an effective voice for animals running campaigns in wildlife protection, the fur trade, and farmed animal welfare, backed by hundreds of thousands of supporters across the country. A small but effective team, HSI/UK has big ambitions to create further positive change for animals both here in the UK and around the world.

About the position

Responsible strategic leadership and effective delivery of HSI/UK’s public affairs advocacy, this role is an exciting opportunity to create lasting change at scale. The role will be responsible for delivering public affairs components of all of HSI/UK's priority campaigns, including bans on imports of hunting trophies and fur, a ban on the use of farrowing crates for pigs, and adoption of plant-forward policies in public sector procurement. The role will also identify new and reactive opportunities to improve public policy for animal protection in the UK.

If you are results-oriented, persuasive, organised and have strong proven experience as a public affairs professional then we would like to hear from you.

Key areas of responsibility

• Undertake strategic policy analyses, and develop evidence-led policy positions, briefings, and statements, to support the effective delivery of HSI’s UK campaigns to political audiences;
• Work with campaigns teams to deliver timely dissemination of HSI/UK’s briefing and policy outputs to targeted policy and political stakeholders, including through Parliamentary meetings and events;
• Monitor the national policy and political landscape, including parliamentary inquiries, consultations, written and oral questions, party political policy positions and government announcements, in order to recommend and draft responses;
• Work with HSI/UK's legal advisors to analyse draft legislation pertinent to HSI/UK’s campaigns, crafting proposed amendments and coordinating interventions to secure the most robust and enforceable animal welfare laws;
• Manage, and ensure team-wide effective use of, HSI/UK’s political monitoring tools and database, to inform political stakeholder relationship development and management;
• Create stakeholder maps and relationship development strategies for key policy-making stakeholders for each of HSI/UK’s priority campaigns, to strengthen HSI/UK’s influence and reputation in the civil service, government, and parliament;
• Respond to public affairs and policy inquiries from the public, supporters, and the media;
• Report regularly on progress against agreed public affairs goals and metrics.

About you

Our successful candidate will be a confident, articulate and positive with a proven track in leveraging positive change the the public affairs/policy space. A proactive self-starter, you will have demonstrable experience of managing and developing strong, focused and ambitious teams, and a solution-focused approach to overcoming obstacles. You will have experience of building strong, trust-based, strategic relationships with political and policy stakeholders in order to deliver agreed goals, and you will ideally bring a network of positive relationships with you. You will have ambition and drive for creating positive change for animal welfare; a willingness to constantly learn and develop the most impactful, cost-effective, audience-tailored advocacy to politicians and policy-makers; and your work will be solidly underpinned by regular evaluation of progress and impact with a view to further improving strategies.

We are searching for an experienced public affairs professional to make a difference and be part of our sucessful and friendly team. If that’s you, please get in touch!

To apply

You must have an existing right to work in the UK, and you must reside in the UK, to be considered for this role. Please submit your CV and a covering letter via the CharityJob website by 5pm Sunday 15th December. Note: Our policy is to offer a fixed one year contract to start with a view to convert to a permanent contract in year two.

The Youth Endowment Fund 

Senior Evaluation Manager - Full time  

Reports to: Head of Evaluation 

Salary: £50,600 

Contract: 1-year fixed term - potential to extend 

Location: Central London, Hybrid* 

Application closing: 5pm, Friday 3 January 2025 

We’re here to prevent children and young people becoming involved in violence. We do this by finding out what works and building a movement to put this knowledge into practice. 

The Senior Evaluation Manager will play a key role in supporting the Head of Evaluation to lead elements of evaluation work. The post holder will also lead a team of Evaluation Managers, ensuring they have the support to deliver a portfolio of evaluation projects.  

The Senior Evaluation Manager will play a key role in supporting the Head of Evaluation and Assistant Director of Evaluation to lead elements of evaluation work. The postholder’s responsibilities will include:  

• Develop and implement processes to assess the quality of evidence in funding applications and provide recommendations to the Grants and Evaluation Committee. 

• Lead the delivery of YEF’s evaluation work, designing, commissioning and managing complex and large-scale evaluations. 

• Be responsible for the ongoing development of YEF’s commissioning guidance. 

• Supervise and project manage the team’s evaluation work, providing quality assurance and monitoring of progress against project plans and project budgets. 

About you: 

• You’re an excellent communicator. You can produce technical documents that accurately report methodological and statistical information.

• You have strong knowledge, experience and technical expertise in evaluation methodologies. 

• You have strong relationship management skills. You’re comfortable working with a wide range of people, including senior academics and other research experts, children and their families, practitioners, and policy makers. 

Senior Compliance Officer
Hybrid working with travel to our Central London head office

About Us

The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) is a policy and action research organisation promoting sustainable development and linking local priorities to global challenges. We are based in London and work on five continents with some of the world’s most vulnerable people to strengthen their voice in the decision-making arenas that affect them. With more than 150 members of staff working with associates and partners around the world, IIED has been at the forefront of evidence-based policymaking in sustainable development for over 50 years.

We are currently seeking a Senior Compliance Officer to join us on a full-time, permanent basis.

The Benefits

- Salary of £44,892 - £55,773 per annum
- 25 days' annual leave per year, increasing by one day for every completed 2 years' service up to 30 days for full-time staff with 10 years' service. We are also closed between Christmas and New Year and this is additional paid holiday
- 7.5% employer's pension contributions to the IIED pension scheme
- A range of flexible working options for all employees after a qualifying period
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption policies
- An employee protection scheme offering a flexible menu of benefits such as life insurance, spouse and partner life cover, critical illness and/or income protection cover

This is an exceptional opportunity for a detail-oriented professional with a strong understanding of charity compliance, due diligence processes and donor contracts to join our influential and globally respected organisation.

You’ll play a pivotal role in helping to strengthen the compliance function and advancing our mission while working alongside world-class teams dedicated to sustainable development and developing your own skill set.

What’s more, you’ll have access to comprehensive benefits, flexible working arrangements, and professional growth opportunities, all while contributing to impactful projects that drive positive change for vulnerable communities worldwide.

The Role

This is a new role reporting into the Compliance Manager. You will support the implementation of our compliance work plans and deliverables, ensuring adherence to legal, regulatory and donor/funder requirements. You will also support in reviewing donor contracts, conducting diligence on partners, coordination of our donor audits and project managing the implementation of audit findings and recommendations. In addition, we expect you to support on various procurement related tasks.

Additionally, you will:

- Deliver compliance training to staff and partners and support to create awareness internally regarding organisational awareness of compliance and donor requirements
- Update policies, templates, and tools related to due diligence on partners and procurement processes
- Centralise compliance records and improve internal systems for monitoring compliance activities

About You

To be considered as a Senior Compliance Officer, you will need:

- Experience of charity compliance requirements, procurement systems, audits, conducting donor contract reviews and due diligence processes
- Knowledge of donor contracts, due diligence on downstream partners, grant management, risk and compliance management
- A relevant educational background and equivalent level of work experience

The closing date for this role is 3rd January 2025.

Interviews will take place week commencing 13th January 2025.

IIED is a hybrid working organisation and you are likely to be working from home most of the time. As such, you will need a suitable place to work and a reliable, fast internet connection.

Other organisations may call this role Charity Compliance Officer, Senior Governance Officer, Senior Risk and Governance Officer, Governance and Compliance Officer, or Senior Compliance Advisor.

IIED is a Global organisation that serves the Global Majority. We are committed to equity of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in IIED’s workforce including members of minority groups and those with lived experience of the work we do. Even if you don't satisfy all the criteria, we still encourage you to apply, as we will offer training and development to upskill the right candidate for the role.

So, if you’re looking for an impactful role as a Senior Compliance Officer, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Job title: Employment and Engagement Adviser

Location: Hybrid, contracted to work at our Birmingham office at least 2 days a week.

Salary: £26,000 - £29,000

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, with occasional evening/weekend work (TOIL provided)

Contract: 12 months FTC, with intention to make permanent if pilot is successful/subject to funding

Language requirements: Fluency in English and at least one target language is desirable e.g., Arabic, Tigrinya, Ukrainian, Pashto, Farsi, Dari or Cantonese.

Overall purpose

We are excited to pilot a new type of Employment Adviser role in our Services team, focusing on building relationships with local employers to support our job-ready clients in securing employment.

You will build networks of local employers and collaborate with our Employment Advisers to help clients with intensive job searches and applications, while managing your own caseload of work-ready clients.

We are seeking candidates with experience in engaging employers and knowledge of the local job market, including finding hidden opportunities.

The primary focus of your role will be helping individuals facing employment barriers, especially those who have experienced forced migration, find paid work. You will manage a fast-paced caseload, providing one-on-one support to clients online, by phone and in person to help them reach their employment goals.

In addition to direct client work, you will assist the team in identifying job opportunities and work with the Senior Services Manager to develop key employer relationships. You will also coordinate your clients access to volunteer-led support, scheduling mock interviews and practice sessions.

We offer a collaborative team environment where your contributions are valued, and you can make a meaningful impact on people’s lives.

To view the full job description and person specification, as well as details on our accessible recruitment process, please view the attached recruitment pack.

Other considerations

• As part of our safeguarding commitment to our clients, we carry out preemployment checks to ensure that successful applicants are suitable to work with adults at risk. These include basic DBS checks, obtaining references and verifying a candidate’s identity and right to work in the UK.
• Some travel between our different areas of operation (including London, Birmingham and Manchester) will be required. Occasional evening or weekend work may be required. Time off in lieu would be provided in this case.
• We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief.

How to apply

If you are looking for a role where you can make a real difference, we want to hear from you. To apply, please submit a CV and statement (up to approximately 500 words/1 A4 page) outlining:

• Why you are interested in the role
• What skills you would bring to be successful in this role
• Any experience you would like to highlight
• Any reasonable adjustments you require for the interview process
• Disclosure of disabilities if you wish to do so (as a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role)

Please note that applications without a covering letter will not be considered. Previous applicants need not apply.

Closing date for applications is 11:30pm on Thursday 26th December. Interviews will be held on a rolling basis so please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

We belong to the Experts by Experience Employment Initiative, which advocates and supports organisations to employ more people from a refugee background. With this in mind, we particularly welcome applicants with experience of seeking asylum and/or a refugee background. 

If you are an expert by experience (a refugee or a migrant with direct, first-hand experience of issues and challenges of the UK asylum or immigration system), you can ask for an independent and confidential support for your job application from the Experts by Experience Employment Network. Please reach out to HR Manager Dani Meier for further details (we are unable to include email addresses in this advert, but you can find contact details on the final page of the attached recruitment pack).

Carers Scotland is seeking a Senior Employment Manager to lead our work in supporting unpaid carers in employment and employability. The role includes managing and leading the Carer Positive scheme and Employers for Carers Scotland. You should be passionate about supporting unpaid carers to enter and remain in employment, where they want to start or continue their career. A confident, self-starter you should have considerable experience of managing programmes and projects, as well experience of income generation, including preparing bids for project funding. A strong network within the business community and an understanding of employment practice would be an advantage, as well as experience in public speaking and training. A good team player is a must.

Please note this role is Hybrid/Hybrid working, with office based in Glasgow. Regular travel across Scotland plus occasional travel will be required

About us

Carers Scotland runs the Carer Positive initiative on behalf of the Scottish Government, which supports private, public and voluntary sector organisations in Scotland to create carer friendly workplaces. We currently have 285 accredited organisations covering over 516,000 employees in Scotland. Our training and development work offers training in self-advocacy and carers rights to carers, as well as carer awareness training to organisations and groups across Scotland. Our campaign and policy work sees us engage with Scottish Government, Scottish Parliament, Local Authorities, NHS Boards and others to influence public policy and secure change to improve the lives of carers. We also offer a range of online support activity for carers providing information and support.

Diversity and inclusion

Carers UK is committed to becoming a diverse and truly inclusive organisation. We strive to create a workplace where our colleagues and volunteers can truly be themselves and feel like they belong and constantly seek to ensure all voices are heard.

To embrace this culture of diversity, our employee and volunteer recruitment should reflect our stakeholders and the society that we serve and support, regardless of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, physical abilities, disabilities or religious practices. We value individual diversity and are actively building diverse teams here at Carers UK and value our colleagues from a wide range of backgrounds.

As a membership charity for carers, we particularly seek employees and volunteers with a real understanding of the issues faced by carers. Reasonable adjustments can be made to the process and role dependent on the needs of the applicant.

At Carers UK we want our application process to be as accessible as possible. If you need any adjustments to apply please email the recruitment team to discuss.

The closing date for applications is 12pm, Friday 3 January 2025

Carers UK anonymises all applications prior to shortlisting.

Carers UK reserves the right to appoint at any stage, should an outstanding candidate emerge.

Carers UK are actively interviewing as we receive applications.

Carers UK may carry out online and social media checks as well as seek references before a formal offer is made.

About Lincoln SU

Predominately, as a Charity, we aim to ensure that all our members get the most out of their student experience at the University of Lincoln, whatever their interests or aspirations. We support students in numerous ways, such as facilitating a range of opportunities for extracurricular activities including sports and societies and volunteering opportunities, as well as engaging with Campaigns Groups, academic representation and running an Advice Centre advising on financial, academic, housing and wellbeing concerns. We have been blessed with a highly engaged staff team who all work to understand that they are making a real change to our members’ lives every day they come to work.

In addition to our Charitable work, the Charity oversees four trading subsidiaries. These companies range from providing licensed trading facilities for Students and the local community in our Engine Shed, Towers, and The Swan operations, to providing an accreditation scheme as well as a very successful tech company. The profits from these commercial companies are then re-invested into student opportunities and support.

We are looking for staff who want to work in a challenging but unique sector, who have the right culture and professional standards that we need to drive the organisation forward in to the future. We have fun and aim to create an exciting, vibrant and diverse working environment, whilst maintaining high professional standards and ensuring expectations are met.

Within this role you will support the Student Advice & Support Manager to run a professional advice service and Housing Accreditation Scheme, and delivery of high quality, independent advice and support to our members. Within the Housing Accreditation the role supports with administration, marketing and diaries.

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity for a Student Support & Advice Coordinator to join a fast growing, dynamic and award-winning organisation. The University of Lincoln Students’ Union is a not-for profit, value led organisation which exists to represent the interests of the 17,000 students and support their wider student experience through extracurricular activity.

In this role you will support the Student Advice & Support Manager to run a professional advice service and Housing Accreditation Scheme, and delivery of high quality, independent advice and support to our members. Within the Housing Accreditation the role supports with administration, marketing and diaries.

Details of this post and of all our vacancies, plus details on how to apply, can be viewed on the Lincoln SU website. 

If you have any queries or if you require any reasonable adjustments to be made throughout the recruitment process, please contact us.

Interviews for this role are being held on an ad hoc basis, therefore we encourage applicants to apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

The University of Lincoln Students' Union is committed to being an equal opportunities employer.

Going back to our roots as a radical campaigning organisation, the Vegetarian Society has opened a new role as Public Affairs Lead to engage with policymakers across the UK.

Since 1847, we have been inspiring people to adopt vegetarian and vegan diets for the benefit of animals, people and the planet and we remain a mission driven organisation focused on both behaviour and systems change. But our work is now more urgent than ever with impacts from our food system increasingly recognised as a leading cause of the global climate and biodiversity crisis.

As a result, we are now seeking to recruit a Public Affairs professional, who can take our key policy and campaign messages into the political arena, securing policy and legislative support for change.

Working closely with our Head of Policy and our Communication Team, you will lead on the development and implementation of a political engagement strategy in support of our work and form effective working relationships with key ministerial departments in Whitehall, including civil servants and advisors, together with cross-party politicians in Westminster and their staff teams to enable delivery of our policy goals.

We’ll also ask you to lead on our engagement with the national parliaments and assembles in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland plus local authority elected members as required.

The ideal candidate will already have experience in a public affairs role with a strong understanding of current affairs and the political arena in Westminster and Whitehall. You will be a self-starter with experience of working with politicians, advisors and civil servants in support of defined goals.

A consummate networker, you are confident hosting meetings and events with key decision makers. Your ability to self-organise and generate momentum is critical, adapting rapidly to changing demands and with a strong desire to create meaningful change in line with our mission.

The Vegetarian Society offers a range of employment benefits, including hybrid and remote working opportunities, flexible working hours, a healthcare cashback scheme, generous leave allowance, cycle to work scheme, sustainable travel policy, animal compassionate leave policy and an ethical pension scheme.

We are committed to putting equity, diversity and inclusion at the heart of everything we do and we actively encourage applications from all backgrounds and communities.

If you feel ready to take on the challenge, meet the criteria set out in the person specification and are confident in undertaking the role; we’d love to hear from you, and look forward to reading your application.