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Role: Dads’/Partners’ Peer Support Worker
Location: Birmingham wide / Hybrid working
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday (with some occasional evening and weekend work)
Salary: £25,363 – £26,419 per annum, subject to experience
Contract: Fixed-term for 12 months
Benefits: Flexible working, 36 days leave (including bank/public holidays), 5% matched pension contribution, ongoing support and supervision sessions
Reports to: Operations Director
Please note: To allow Acacia to provide specialist, relatable peer support, there is a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) for this role to be filled by a male, who is a dad or partner and has relevant lived experience of perinatal mental health and/or other mental health difficulties.
What will the role involve?
The Dads’/Partners’ Peer Support Worker will play an important role in helping us reach and support more fathers and partners across Birmingham. The role will be community-based and will involve regular travel across the city, working closely with Family Hubs, community organisations and other local partners.
A key part of the role will be establishing and facilitating dads’ stay-and-play groups across Birmingham’s Family Hub areas. These groups will provide opportunities for dads to spend quality time with their children, meet other fathers, build supportive relationships and access support in a welcoming and informal environment.
The postholder will also provide one-to-one peer support, drawing appropriately on their own lived experience to build trust, offer encouragement and help fathers and partners feel less alone. They will support individuals to access relevant mental health, wellbeing, family and community services where needed.
The role will also help to raise awareness of fathers’ and partners’ perinatal mental health through community events, online resources and social media. Working alongside Family Hubs and other local services, the postholder will help dads and partners develop coping strategies, strengthen their support networks and feel more confident about moving forward.
Travel expenses incurred as part of the role will be reimbursed in line with Acacia’s Expenses Policy.Due to the post requiring regular travel across Birmingham, the applicant should ideally have access to a car for work purposes.
Please note the role will be subject to criminal record, right to work and reference checks.
Interested in applying?
If you are interested in being considered for the role, please read the attached job pack and complete the attached application form, explaining how you meet the points in the person specification. Your application should outline your relevant skills and experience, along with the qualities you feel you would bring to the role.
Please return completed application forms by Sunday 06 September 2026.
If you have any specific questions or would like to talk through any aspect of the role, please contact the recruiting manager for further information.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Events Coordinator
Do you have experience planning and executing high-stake events?
We are looking for a highly organised and efficient events coordinator to join the team.
We are open to candidates qualified by experience, so if you have the skill’s we are looking for them apply today!
Position: Events Coordinator
Salary: Circa £38,000 to £44,000 per year, depending on experience
Location: Remote/London
Hours: Full-time
Contract: Permanent
Closing date: 21st August 2026
About the role
The Events Coordinator sits within the Development team and reports into the Head of Philanthropy but works closely with senior leadership and colleagues across the organisation, notably, the Communications Team, the Creative Team, the Commercial Team and the Finance and Operations Teams as well as in-country teams.
This is a very hands-on role from the beginning. You will be leading all planning and execution for events, including fundraising events, exhibitions, though leadership, creative and commercial events, and community outreach events.
Key responsibilities include:
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Event Planning and Execution
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Stakeholder Coordination and Communications
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Budget and Financial Management
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Promotion and Communications
Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting
About you
We are open to candidates qualified by experience, willingness to learn and ability to learn quickly are considered more important than formal qualifications.
Personal attributes we are looking for:
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A highly structured, organised, and hands-on self-starter.
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Great communicator.
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A team worker.
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Somone who thrives in a high-paced environment.
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Highly detail-oriented
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Someone who is punctual and meets deadlines.
You will need:
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Proven experience planning and executing high-stake events
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Proven experience in high-level stakeholder communications and coordination.
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Comfortable working from home for most of the time.
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Fluent spoken and written English.
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Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends as required.
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Willingness and ability to be in London frequently
To apply, please submit a current CV alongside a covering letter outlining how you fit the person profile, including your relevant experience in donor communications.
Please apply with a CV and covering letter combined into one PDF document. Applications may close early if a high volume is received.
About the organisation
The organisation is an international charity that works with artisan communities to protect and revitalise cultural heritage. Its programmes support traditional crafts, restore historic buildings and improve access to healthcare and education for artisans and their families.
Other roles you may have experience of could include Events, Events Coordinator, Events Officer, Events Planner, Marketing and Events, Challenge Events, Mass Participation.
Please note this role is advertised by the recruitment agency acting for the client, NFP People.