Service development manager jobs in horncastle, lincolnshire

Job description

We’re looking for an enthusiastic Communications and Events Coordinator lead the development and delivery of Khulisa’s communications strategy and key campaigns, designed to engage our supporters, stakeholders, and the wider UK public.

About Khulisa: 

Khulisa, meaning 'nurture' in the Zulu language of South Africa, is an award-winning charity dedicated to providing therapeutic support to young people. We focus on reaching those who are most at risk – young people from deprived communities who are often marginalized, vulnerable to exclusion, and at heightened risk of becoming involved in crime.

Our approach centres on safe, exploratory methods that aim to understand behaviour and experiences often rooted in trauma, abuse, and neglect. We deliver intensive therapeutic programs within educational and community settings, empowering young people to confront the underlying causes of their emotional distress and work toward healing. To create lasting, sustainable change, we also work to establish trauma-informed environments around young people by equipping parents, caregivers, educators, and other professionals with the tools they need to offer effective, supportive care. Currently, our services are active in London and Manchester. 

About the role: 

This role will be a key part of helping to raise awareness of Khulisa’s mission and the issues we address, strengthening support for our programmes. The postholders will also take ownership of planning and delivering all Khulisa events, ensuring they are impactful and well-executed.

• Develop and deliver Khulisa’s Communications and Branding Strategy in line with the strategic plan.
• Lead public engagement campaigns to raise awareness, promote youth voice, and drive participation.
• Plan and manage events, including fundraising and challenge events, from concept to delivery.
• Create and manage digital content across social media, website, newsletters, and other channels.
• Recruit and supervise volunteers to support communications and event-related activities.

For a full list of duties and responsibilities, please see the attached job description below. 

The post holder will be required to work from home permanently but be willing and able to easily travel to various locations across the London and the North West as necessary to fulfill the requirements of the role and to engage with stakeholders and colleagues.

What we're looking for:

1. Abilities/Experiences

• Experience in digital campaigning and digital content creation.
• Experience of planning and delivering events, including fundraising events, liaising with partners, suppliers and colleagues.
• Excellent written, copywriting and editing skills and proven ability to communicate campaigning messages in a compelling, succinct and engaging way.
• Experience creating digital content for a variety of audiences, including experience of using a range of digital software and tools, and knowledge of message testing and optimisation.
• Experience in designing popular, results-oriented and successful campaigns.
• Ability to use design software (such as InDesign, Canva, Photoshop and Illustrator).
• Experience working within a close-knit team in a busy and fast paced working environment.
• Demonstrable ability to plan and prioritise own workload with minimum supervision.
• Ability to buy strongly into strategic objectives and reflect passion for Khulisa’s work with and for young people.
• Experience of using Salesforce or similar CRM system as well as all-in-one marketing platform such as
• Mailchimp to deliver effective long-term public engagement.
• Willingness to work occasional evenings and weekends when required.

2. Qualifications

• Relevant qualification in Project Management, Events Management or Communications, or equivalent years of experience.

3. Knowledge/Skills

• Knowledge of relevant software and digital tools to deliver effective long-term public engagement and digital fundraising campaigns.
• Strong knowledge of WordPress or similar website builder.
• Knowledge of best practice in digital fundraising.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: We are actively looking to recruit a diversity of talent. We embrace, respect and value the difference in our employees and believe that we and our work is better for it. We are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive environment that consists of fairness, dignity, and caring for everyone, and one that enables every employee to flourish and realise their potential.

Civitas Charity Recruitment are proud to be working with a leading charity working with grassroots community groups within the Islamic giving space, seeking a Bid Writer to join their remote team. The organisation supports small, often underrepresented, UK-based community organisations to access funding and improve their impact. This is a rare opportunity to take on a strategic role with meaningful influence, helping to increase resources into underserved communities and enhance sector-wide capacity. Home based in the UK with occasional travel to London for meetings.

The Role

You will lead on bid writing efforts for a range of grassroots partners, providing hands-on support to strengthen their funding applications. This includes writing applications on behalf of smaller organisations, delivering training and 1-to-1 support, and helping to grow the wider funding ecosystem through advocacy and relationship-building. You’ll act as the in-house expert on grant funding and contribute to shaping this service offering for greater impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Write and support high-quality funding proposals for grassroots partners.
• Tailor applications to reflect both funder priorities and the unique strengths of each organisation.
• Design and deliver training, webinars and individual support sessions.
• Build relationships with funders, local authorities, and infrastructure organisations.
• Represent the organisation at sector events and funding forums.
• Monitor and evaluate the impact of bid writing support and adapt practice accordingly.
• Maintain up-to-date CRM and reporting systems.
• Support wider organisational priorities and strategies where needed.

Person Specification

• Proven track record in writing successful grant applications.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong knowledge of the UK funding and charitable landscape.
• Cultural awareness and understanding of the barriers facing underrepresented communities.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and work independently.
• Comfortable working in small, agile teams.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 and CRM systems.
• Experience delivering training or group sessions.
• Existing relationships within the UK funding sector or grassroots networks (desirable).
• Experience working in a start-up or fast-paced charity environment (desirable).

If the role sounds of interest, please apply immediately or enquire with Syed at Civitas Recruitment for further info.

Are you passionate about supporting others to make positive changes in their lives?

Do you want to make a difference by providing interventions to help people impacted by gambling?

About Us

Founded in 1997, GamCare is one of the leading providers of information, advice and support for anyone affected by gambling harms. We operate the National Gambling Helpline, provide treatment for anyone who is harmed by gambling, create awareness about safer gambling and treatment, and encourage an effective approach to safer gambling within the gambling industry.

The role

This is a great time to join GamCare as we are growing the reach of our services. We are looking for Gambling Support Practitioners with qualifications or experience in health or social care, and an empathic style to enable people to change their behaviour through skilled intervention.

Crucially, you will ensure that psychosocial, and recovery support interventions are delivered as part of a cohesive recovery plan while working collaboratively with external and partner organisations to achieve positive outcomes for service users.

There will be lots of opportunity to participate in service promotion, networking activities and events to support the visibility of the service, as well as developing relationships with local services and communities to strengthen pathways into the service.

We are looking for an individual to work full-time which will currently include 4 days 9-5pm and 1 day 12-8pm per week (fixed), Monday to Friday.

About you

You should have significant experience in individual client work in the field of addictions, mental health or a social care setting with adults or young people. You should be flexible in using a range of low and high-intensity interventions and modalities including cognitive behavioural tools.

You will be expected to be able to work from home thereby having the space for a confidential setting whilst also being able to travel within the region to attend events and offer localised in person support as required.

If this sounds like you, and you would like to be part of a committed, dynamic, and highly supportive team, providing exceptional support, then we would love to hear from you!

Benefits You Can Enjoy

• 33 days basic annual leave entitlement per annum including bank holidays which increases with service
• A generous pension scheme - we contribute 6% and you contribute 2%.
• Discretionary company sick pay from day one of service.
• Employee assistance programme – 24-hour support
• We also have a vibrant and diverse event calendar full of monthly initiatives and webinars to support the ongoing physical and mental wellbeing of our people.

For further details and to apply please click the apply button.

The closing date for applications is Sunday 3rd August 2025.

Interviews will take place online via video conference during the week commencing 11th August 2025.

This post requires a DBS check.

GamCare is committed to offering the best support to people affected by gambling harms, as such we welcome applications from candidates with lived experience.

GamCare is an equal opportunities employer and doesn’t discriminate based on race, religion, gender, age, sexuality, gender identification, or physical ability. We are only able to facilitate visa sponsorship in very limited circumstances, so candidates outside of the UK or who don’t have the right to work in the UK need not apply.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Peer Support Volunteer Manager to join the Peer Support team in the National Homicide Service, working 18.75 hours a week on a fixed term basis until September 2026.

This role is home-based with regular travel required throughout England & Wales, actual hours can be discussed at interview.

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:

The role is home working, however the team collectively cover England and Wales, so the ability to travel with occasional overnight stays is vital.

As a Peer Support Volunteer Manager you will be:

• Responsible for development and management of a cohort of lived experience volunteers
• Triaging and Risk Assessing clients as they are referred into the service
• Facilitating Peer Support groups, both online and face-to-face
• Contributing to the training and recruitment of new volunteers

You will need:

• Experience, knowledge and understanding of trauma informed working in a client facing role, with knowledge of the impact of traumatic bereavement
• Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding practice and legislation relating to equal opportunities and diversity, inclusivity, safeguarding and risk assessments.
• Willingness and flexibility to travel (including overnight stays) and to work evenings and weekends with notice
• A proven ability to confidently use various IT systems including Case Management, Microsoft Office, Zoom, Outlook and other online applications/platforms.

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.

We are thrilled to be working with an awesome charity who are looking for an Interim Head of Philanthropy to join their team for an initial 6-month contract. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a philanthropy team that is going from strength to strength, with significant corporate partners and a growing major donor programme.

Key responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership to grow and diversify philanthropy income, delivering an ambitious growth plan across trusts and foundations, major donors, and corporate partnerships.

• Strengthen existing relationships to deepen engagement and secure increased support, while proactively driving new business and developing robust pipelines for long-term sustainability and impact.

• Lead the strategic development and delivery of philanthropy and corporate partnerships strategies, focusing on securing and sustaining six and seven-figure donations.

• Identify, research, and secure new income sources from trusts, philanthropists, and corporates, building and stewarding relationships for long-term benefit.

• Manage and grow an active portfolio of current and prospective donors, implementing tailored cultivation and stewardship plans to maximise lifetime value.

• Develop compelling cases for support and high-impact propositions that inspire, attract, and retain major supporters.

• Prepare and deliver persuasive proposals and pitches to win new corporate partnerships, developing the organisation's offer across CSR, CRM, employee engagement, payroll giving, and other models.

• Build and maintain a strong pipeline of corporate opportunities through strategic prospecting, creative cultivation, and partnership development.

• Oversee a programme of special events to cultivate and engage high-value supporters and prospects.

• Lead the prospect research function, ensuring a robust pipeline of opportunities, comprehensive due diligence, and compliance with ethical standards.

• Draft and negotiate partnership agreements, supported by legal advice, to protect the organisation’s interests and ensure clear commitments.

• Lead and own philanthropy business planning, budgeting, and reporting processes — monitoring performance, evaluating impact, and refining approaches as needed.

• Champion best practice and compliance, ensuring all activity meets legal and regulatory requirements including GDPR.

• Provide inclusive, values-driven leadership to the Philanthropy team — promoting excellence, innovation, and a collaborative, supportive culture.

• Recruit, develop, and retain talent in line with the organisation’s people policies and commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI).

• Embed the organisation’s values and strong commitment to EDI across all philanthropy and corporate partnership activity.

• Foster a culture of philanthropic success across the organisation, working closely with Trustees, the CEO, and senior leaders to maximise networks and relationship management.

• Act as a proactive member of the Senior Management Team, collaborating across directorates to drive innovation, solve challenges, and deliver shared goals.

• Work collaboratively across teams to create integrated delivery plans that maximise efficiency, alignment, and impact.

• Support the Director on organisational strategy, Board and committee papers, and risk management.

• Maintain positive, supportive relationships with colleagues across the organisation, championing a service-user-centred approach in all fundraising activity.

• Ensure the confidentiality, security, and ethical use of information in line with the organisation’s policies.

• Contribute to sustainable working practices and reduce the environmental impact of the organisation’s activities.

• Undertake continuing professional development to maintain expertise and support the organisation’s evolving needs.

• Actively participate in performance management, regular supervision, and development planning.

Person Specifications

• Significant proven experience in major donor and trust fundraising, with a track record of securing and growing six and seven-figure gifts.

• Demonstrable success in developing and securing strategic corporate partnerships to deliver substantial income.

• Strong experience writing compelling, audience-focused proposals and communications.

• Proven ability to build and sustain high-value supporter relationships.

• Experience developing corporate propositions that meet partner CSR objectives and the organisation’s strategic goals.

• Contract development and management experience.

• Confident budget management and financial planning skills.

• Experience leading teams and managing complex internal and external stakeholder relationships.

• Deep knowledge of major donor, trust, and corporate fundraising principles and best practice.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including confident delivery of presentations and pitches.

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver against deadlines.

• Analytical thinking and the ability to assess opportunities, including understanding risk and return on investment.

• Excellent interpersonal skills, credibility, and the ability to influence at senior level.

• Creativity and strategic thinking to develop supporter-centric propositions and partnerships.

• Experience and confidence in prospect research and new business development.

• An enthusiastic, positive, and collaborative approach.

What’s on Offer:

• £249.01 per day + £37.35 daily holiday pay (£286.36 total PAYE) Outside London
• £260.87 per day + £39.13 daily holiday pay (£300.00 total PAYE) Inside London
• Full-time opportunity, 0.8 considered
• A flexible working set up, hybrid working, travel to London for SLT meetings and Donor meetings. 

How to Apply: To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role by clicking the “apply now” button.

The process: If your experience aligns with what we're looking for, a member of our team will be in contact to discuss the role with you in more detail before presenting your profile to the client. We will also ensure that all applicants receive an email to inform them of the outcome of their application.

To avoid any potential delays or your application being missed, please apply solely via the 'Apply Now' button via our website.

Commitment to Diversity: The Talent Set and our partner organisation are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, sexual orientation, disability, age, or gender. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.

About SOFT UK

SOFT UK is a national charity supporting families affected by Trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome) and Trisomy 18 (Edwards syndrome). We provide emotional support, information, advocacy, and community connections to ensure no family faces this journey alone.

Purpose of the Role

The Regional Engagement Officer (REO) for Northern Ireland will build and strengthen SOFT UK’s presence in the region. This includes supporting families, developing local community networks, enhancing relationships with healthcare professionals, and coordinating volunteer and fundraising activities to reduce isolation and improve support access for families affected by Trisomy 13 and 18.

Key Responsibilities

1. Community Engagement and Support

• Build meaningful relationships with families affected by Trisomy 13 and 18 across Northern Ireland.
• Develop and facilitate local support meetings, coffee mornings, and family gatherings.
• Provide emotional support, signposting, and information in line with SOFT UK’s values and safeguarding policies.

2. Volunteer Support

• Identify, recruit, and train new volunteers within the region.
• Provide ongoing guidance, resources, and encouragement to existing volunteers to strengthen their impact.

3. Healthcare Professional Engagement

• Develop and maintain relationships with regional healthcare providers to increase awareness of SOFT UK’s services.
• Encourage and facilitate referrals of families to SOFT UK by healthcare professionals.
• Share resources and information to improve understanding of Trisomy 13 and 18 among professionals.

4. Event Coordination

• Organise and deliver regional events such as awareness campaigns, remembrance gatherings, and local fundraising events.
• Support national SOFT UK events by promoting and representing the charity locally.

5. Fundraising and Awareness

• Assist with regional fundraising activities by promoting events, supporting local fundraisers, and identifying new funding opportunities.
• Raise awareness of SOFT UK’s mission through local networks, media, and community engagement.

6. Administration and Reporting

• Maintain accurate records of activities, contacts, and outcomes to report impact effectively.
• Work collaboratively with the national SOFT UK team, contributing to meetings, strategic development, and evaluation.

Person Specification

Essential:

• Proven experience in community engagement, outreach, or support roles.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with empathy and understanding for families experiencing complex medical and bereavement journeys.
• Ability to work independently and organise time effectively.
• Experience in planning and delivering community events.
• Confidence in engaging with healthcare professionals and external stakeholders.
• Basic IT skills, including email, social media, and Microsoft Office.
• Commitment to SOFT UK’s mission and values.
• Willingness to travel regionally and work flexible hours where required (some evening or weekend meetings).

Desirable:

• Experience working within the charity or health support sector.
• Knowledge of the healthcare and perinatal loss support systems within Northern Ireland.

Additional Information

This role requires occasional travel across Northern Ireland. Mileage and travel expenses will be reimbursed in line with SOFT UK policies. The postholder will be expected to work from home and maintain confidentiality, safeguarding, and data protection standards at all times.

About Small Woods Association

Small Woods Association is the UK’s leading charity promoting sustainable woodland management, social, environmental and economic benefits of small woodlands. We support woodland owners, deliver hands-on training in woodland skills, and run wellbeing programmes that connect people with nature through woodlands.

As a national charity we are seeking a committed Philanthropy and Partnership Coordinator with UK-wide knowledge of charitable income generation models, to strengthen relationships with funders, supporters and stakeholders—helping secure the resources and recognition needed to expand our impact.

Purpose of the Role

This role plays a key part in advancing Small Woods’ sustainability by:

• Securing philanthropic support through grants, trusts, and donors.
• Building and nurturing strategic partnerships with supporters, funders, sponsors, and networks.
• Promoting the charity’s work through digital outreach and storytelling to engage members and stakeholders.

You will work closely with the CEO and delivery teams to align income generation with the charity’s mission and priorities.

Key Responsibilities

Philanthropy & Fundraising (Approx. 2 days/week)

• Identify and pursue funding opportunities from UK-based trusts, foundations, public sector schemes and corporate sponsors.
• Write compelling grant applications for projects focused on woodland innovation, social prescribing, education, and conservation.
• Steward funder relationships, ensuring timely reporting, compliance, and meaningful engagement.
• Collaborate with internal teams to shape fundable project proposals with measurable outcomes and clear budgets.
• Support development of earned income streams, such as training, consultancy, and membership, by identifying and promoting opportunities.

Partnerships & Outreach

• Develop and manage partnerships with philanthropic donors, environmental organisations, and community networks.
• Coordinate cross-sector collaborations to support long-term funding and awareness.
• Represent the charity at relevant events, building networks and advocating for Small Woods’ mission.

Marketing (Approx. 1 day/week)

• Plan and deliver digital campaigns to promote income generation related initiatives, membership services, events and impact stories.
• Maintain and update website content to reflect income generation related current activities and opportunities.
• Create high-quality materials, including items for the newsletters, case studies, reports and social media content.
• Support member engagement by helping grow and connect our network of woodland supporters, volunteers and stakeholders.
• Ensure consistency of brand and messaging across all platforms and materials.

Person Specification

Essential

• Proven experience in grant writing and fundraising for charitable organisations.
• Strong understanding of the UK charitable funding environment.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Confident in digital marketing, including social media, websites, and email campaigns.
• Highly organised, self-motivated, and able to manage multiple priorities remotely.
• Passion for environmental or community-based work.

Desirable

• Experience developing strategic partnerships or sponsorships.
• Skills in visual content creation (design, photography, video).
• Experience with CRM systems or donor databases.
• Interest in sustainable woodland management, nature-based wellbeing, or outdoor learning.

Working Conditions

• Remote work with flexible hours.
• Occasional travel to Telford or other UK sites.
• Equipment and support for home working provided.
• Collaboration via online platforms and video calls.

What We Offer

• Flexible working arrangements and supportive culture.
• 25 days holiday pro rata + bank holidays.
• Pension contribution.
• Opportunity to help shape the future of people and woodland wellbeing across the UK.

How to Apply

Please send your CV and a short cover letter (max 2 pages) outlining your suitability.

Interviews to be held 18 August 2025 (via Teams or in person where possible)

Salary: £27,000 per annum.

Location: Homebased – Covering North East of England and Scotland

Contract: Permanent, Full-time - 35 hours per week.

Benefits:

• 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave.
• Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities.
• Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages.
• Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover.
• Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailer's discounts.

We are one of the largest children’s charities in the UK and have been making a difference to the lives of the UK’s vulnerable children for over 150 years.

Find out more about Action for Children here: Action for Children and on X, LinkedIn, Facebook or YouTube to get to know us better.

A bit about the role

In this role of Relationship Fundraising Executive in the Community Fundraising team, you will support delivery of the fundraising strategy in our communities to grow income and support for Action for Children.

You will steward our supporters in Scotland and the North East of England with their fundraising activity, supporting sports participants, fundraising groups, community corporate partners, DIY fundraisers, Methodists, and more.

How you'll help to create brighter futures

• Supporting the delivery of a range of fundraising campaigns and activities across Scotland and the North East that provide significant income n line with the relationship fundraising strategy.
• Assisting with the stewardship of local volunteer fundraising groups, organisations, clubs, businesses in the local area to encourage further involvement in our work.
• Manage the administrative set up and support of ‘Action Squads’, i.e. volunteer led fundraising groups to help them successfully fundraise and raise awareness.
• Working across and attending challenge events to assist the stewardship and support for sports participants, who sign up to run, walk, cycle and skydive for Action for Children across the UK.
• Demonstrate accountability to our supporters and volunteers through an open, honest, transparent, and consistent approach.
• Supporting the delivery of set financial targets and non-financial targets and outcomes locally.

Let's talk about you

• Experience of delivering successful fundraising activity to achieve income growth.
• Proven experience of networking and of developing and stewarding.
• Maintaining excellent personal relationships with senior external and internal stakeholders, donors, and volunteers.
• Proficient in the use of Raiser’s Edge or equivalent CRM database
• Able to manage challenging and demanding situations to ensure the delivery of all events and fundraising activities.
• Ability to project manage a team of volunteers to achieve against specific financial goals where appropriate.
• Proficient in Microsoft 365 Suite.

Good to know

Interviews to be held week commencing the 11th August 2025

We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role

For more information about our Relationship Fundraising Executive role, please review our full job description by visiting our careers page. 

Diversity, equality, and inclusion

At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.

Position Title: Programme Coordinator

Responsible to: Programme Manager

Salary: £25,000 FTE, (pro rata £20,000) part time 0.8 (4 days a week)

Benefits include: Flexible work environment, 23 days annual leave (pro-rata) which increases after 2 years, 3 Volunteering Days (pro-rata), 3 Trust Days, Death in Service, Auto Enrolment Pension, paid agreed expenses.  

Location: Home based with requirement to occasionally travel nationally, including to children’s hospitals and participating schools where required.

Term: 12 month FTC (maternity cover)

Closing Date: 30th July 2025 

Interview Dates: w/c 4th August 2025  

Interview Format: Interviews will be conducted by video conference. 

About Dame Kelly Holmes Trust 

Dame Kelly Holmes Trust puts world-class athletes shoulder to shoulder with young people. Equipping them with a winning mindset and shaping their futures - it's a teammate like no other.   

Whether that’s building relationship skills, improving self-esteem or learning to stay focused, our sporting champions help the next generation move forward with confidence.  

By 2032, our ambition is to support 10,000 young people to become the best version of themselves. Find out more by reading our strategy document on our website

Please send your application (CV and Cover Letter of no more than 2 pages) your Cover Letter should demonstrate how you meet the key responsibilities of the role and job criteria listed below.

We actively welcome and encourage applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences. To ensure an inclusive recruitment process, all Cover Letters and CVs are anonymised before shortlisting.

Please contact us if you need any additional support with the application process.

JOB DESCRIPTION  

This is an exciting opportunity to coordinate the Trust’s health programmes within leading children’s hospitals, and education programmes within schools across the UK.

Our Children’s Hospital One-to-One Mentoring Programme offers patients aged 11 to 18 years old  an exceptional experience through receiving one to one mentoring from our world class Athlete Mentors and through accessing online materials.  The programme supports young people who are or have been seriously ill, and or injured patients with their physical and mental wellbeing whilst they are receiving care as in or outpatients at hospital.

Our Education Programmes help young people build healthy relationships in school and with the wider community, and understand the importance of physical and mental wellness. With a strong focus on their own personal development, it promotes positive behaviours and attitudes, and sets them up to achieve in education, work and life. 

Reporting to the Programme Manager, you will be responsible for: 

• Coordinating our One-to-One Mentoring programmes in hospitals, supporting young people to sign up (with their guardian), and linking them with their athlete mentor.  You will also be responsible for building and maintaining excellent relationships with hospital staff to ensure a steady flow of referrals and to ensure we provide the best possible experience and outcomes for patients who join our programme.

• Coordinating schools-based programmes, liaising with participating schools, supporting young people’s registration, and working with our athlete mentors to ensure smooth delivery.

The role would suit someone who has a proven track record of coordinating multi stakeholder youth programmes (ideally within/or in partnership with the health and/or education sector) and who is compassionate and willing to go the extra mile to provide an exceptional experience for patients (and guardians), and young people.

As a key member of the Trust’s team, you will have the opportunity to work closely with all of our team including alongside our world class Athlete Mentors.  We are a close, supportive and innovative team, who want to see all our employees fulfil their potential.   

While the role is home-based, the post holder will be required to attend some in person meetings across the UK, including at children’s hospitals and visiting schools.

Responsibilities 

• Build lasting relationships with hospital staff to facilitate referrals and provide a seamless onboarding journey for patients and guardians.

• Work closely with patients and guardians to provide a smooth process and caring environment as they move through the programme.

• Build lasting relationships with schools and lead teachers to facilitate the smooth running of the schools-based programme 

• Provide a structured and supportive environment for athlete mentors to operate in including writing briefing documents and checking in.

• Supporting with gathering case studies from patients, guardians, athletes, teachers and hospital staff

• Provide reports as agreed

• Ensure programmes are delivered on budget, keeping a track of day to day spend.

• Ensure programme is delivered successfully against contractual requirements including KPIs 

• Collect programme data, including pre and post surveys, social media content and ensuring they are handled in accordance with Trust, schools and hospital policies.

• To safeguard patients in line with Trust and partner hospitals' / schools’ policies. 

• To provide support with report and overall programme delivery writing as required.

• Proactively identify and mitigate potential programmatic risks.

• Travel as required.

• Other reasonable duties as may be required by Programme Manager.

Knowledge and Experience  

Experience of coordinating programmesE/Interview/ Application

Experience of using interpersonal, communication and relationship management skills to develop relationships and partnerships.  E/Interview/ Application 

Experience of safeguarding young people D/Interview/ Application

Experience of tracking and managing programme budgets E/Interview/ Application

Experience of handling and tracking large volumes of data and paperwork E/Interview/ Application

Experience of working within/or in partnership with the health sector D/Interview/ Application 

Experience of working within/or in partnership with the education sector D/Interview/ Application 

Experience of producing high quality internal and external documentationD/Interview/ Application

Knowledge of disadvantaged young people programmes and what good looks like D/Interview/ Application

Experience of report writing D/Interview/ Application

Database management D/Interview/ Application

Experience of working in a small organisation and or remote workingD/Interview/ Application

Experience of working in sport for development sector or sport-based charitiesD/Application

Organisational skills  

Highly motivated and energetic self-starterE/Interview/ Application

Methodical, well-organised and disciplined approach to workE/Interview/ Application

A good working knowledge of modern ICT, including Microsoft Office, databases and appsE/Interview/ Application

An ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines E/Interview/ Application

Values & Mindset    

Strong team player, enthusiastic about working flexibly as part of a small and dynamic team, and with partners and stakeholders.    E/Interview/ Application   

Able to handle significant confidential material and information.    E/Interview/Application   

Focused on outcomes, both individual and Trust-wide; tenacious approach to problem-solving.    E/Interview   

Flexible and adaptable, promotes change and new ideas to maximise the impact.    E/Interview   

Strong sense of personal accountability and responsibility, leading by example.    E/Interview   

Uses data and insight to find solutions and maximise the opportunity.    E/Application   

Articulate with strong presentation skills.    E/Interview   

Ambitious for the organisation and what it can achieve.    E/Interview   

Willing to travel across the country as required for the job role.    E/Application   

Key: E = Essential; D = Desirable 

Dame Kelly Holmes Trust recognises the value that a diverse workforce can bring to our organisation and strives to reflect this among our employees, athletes, volunteers and other stakeholders.  To help us measure how well we are doing against this, please could you complete our online Monitoring and Diversity form

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If you are imaginative, entrepreneurial, and able to persuade people and organisations to support one of the most important causes in the UK today, this could be the opportunity you have been waiting for. This is an outstanding opportunity to build your professional brand in a transformed organisation with ambitious plans for the future. 

To apply, please submit your CV on Charity Jobs describing your achievements to date in your career and email a short PowerPoint presentation (no more than 10 slides) outlining your motivation and experience to take on this role, to Holly Bell. Please also give Holly details of your earliest possible start date. 

Individual Giving Officer

We are looking for an Individual Giving Officer with experience and knowledge of fundraising, direct marketing and project management.

Position: CE375 Individual Giving Officer

Location: Home-based, UK, Nationwide. However, occasional travel will be required as part of this role (may include team meetings or other work-related meetings)

Salary: £34,470 per annum (inner London weighting £3,950 per annum or outer London weighting £2,275 per annum may be applied in accordance with where you live)

Hours: 35 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.

Closing Date: 27 July 2025. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

Interview Date: 5 or 6 August 2025

Interviews will be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges when you email your application.

The Role

You’ll be part of an ambitious and highly motivated team responsible for delivering an ambitious and growing Individual Fundraising programme. Working with other officers, you will be reporting to either the Individual Giving Lead responsible for cause related products, or for gaming products.

You’ll be:

• Enthusiastically managing and delivering a range of fundraising and engagement campaigns and communications to develop and maximise support from loyal supporters via multiple channels, including telephone, mail, digital, and SMS.
• Using your fundraising and marketing experience and skills to create successful campaigns and complex supporter journeys to help us grow income and supporter engagement. (Working collaboratively with Digital and Social Teams, as well as external media agencies). Helping deliver on multi million annual plans to retain and recruit new supporters using the most effective techniques and channels, including Face to Face.
• Comfortable with figures and spreadsheets and have a head for figures, as you’ll be diving into the data an managing campaign costs.
• Responsible for maintaining and reporting accurate campaign results and reviews.
• Always looking out for new opportunities, using sprint pipeline methodology (testing, solving, learning from experiments) before scaling.
• Ensuring campaigns and gaming activities are fully compliant at all times… a knowledge of Gambling Commission rules would be a bonus.

About You

We’re looking for an individual who:

• Has great experience and knowledge of fundraising, direct marketing and project management, and can bring a real enthusiasm to the team. This role has a specific focus around supporter acquisition which includes face to face, paid digital, direct mail, telemarketing and eMarketing.
• Is fantastic at organising and prioritising a busy workload and knowledgeable of project management.
• Loves attention to detail and can work on several projects at once whilst thinking outside the box, as things can change quickly!
• In fact loves data and insight and enjoy applying insight to our campaigns
• Is a great all-round communicator, with both internal and external audiences
• And of course, we need you to be a resident of the UK and have the right to work in the UK.

This is a home-based role with occasional travel required.

To fulfil the role, you must be a resident of the UK and have the right to work in the UK.

Please submit your CV, (including details of your current address), and a supporting statement of no more than two pages, demonstrating how you meet the person specification and what you bring to the role in terms of your skills and experience.

If you are applying under the Disability Confident scheme, please indicate this in your supporting statement.

Finding strength through support

The organisation is the only charity in the UK providing lifelong support for all stroke survivors and their families. Providing tailored support to tens of thousands of stroke survivors each year. This support includes one-to-one and group support, funding vital scientific research into stroke prevention, acute treatment, recovery and long-term care, and campaigning to secure the best care for everyone affected by stroke. 

They are here for stroke survivors and their loved ones, from the moment they enter the new and frightening post-stroke world, supporting them every step of the way as they find their strength and their way back to life.

It’s only thanks to the generosity of supporters and donors that they can provide vital support. 

The Association is driven by an ambition to improve the lives of everyone affected by stroke. This means they’re determined to create an equitable and inclusive workplace that benefits from the difference, and thrives on the diversity, of our people. Guided by an approach to solving inequity in stroke, the team are prioritising listening to, and learning from, lived experience across the charity.

The charity are working to improve the representation of this lived experience at all levels within the Association and are eager to recruit applicants from a variety of communities and backgrounds. We are keen to receive applications from people affected by stroke, people of colour, members of LGBT+ communities, and disabled people because these identities and experiences are underrepresented and would add enormous value to how the organisation work.

A Disability Confident employer, the organisation is making great progress focusing on flexible working, reasonable adjustments and access to work. The charity has a variety of staff network groups and are committed to continuously improving diversity and inclusion efforts. If you have questions, or access needs, we’re happy to discuss any support and adjustments we can make throughout the recruitment process so that you’re able to contribute your best in a way that meets your needs.

You may also have experience in areas such as Individual Giving Officer, Fundraiser, Fundraising, Individual Giving, Individual Giving Fundraiser, Direct Marketing Officer, Marketing Officer, Communications Officer, Direct marketing, Project Manager. #INDNFP

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

National Numeracy supports volunteers from our corporate partners to deliver sessions in primary schools
that inspire children to see the value of maths in the real world. The Programme enables volunteers to
directly support communities with low number confidence and skills, celebrating everyday maths, and
developing the building blocks of social mobility in areas of need.

The new Programmes Assistant will work with the Volunteering Manager and wider Programmes Team to
deliver this exciting Programme. The role will involve working with internal team members and external
partners to assist with delivery, including recruitment of volunteers and schools, training of volunteers,
resource delivery and preparation, feedback, data collection and associated admin. The Programmes
Assistant will be the first point of contact for volunteers, schools and partner organisations.

We are looking for someone who is flexible and able to respond to the fast-paced work around the busiest
periods of the year for the Programme. It’s not imperative that you come from the education or charity
sectors, or that you have held an equivalent role previously, as long as you can show us that you have
relevant transferable skills and an understanding of what it takes to be successful in this role.

National Numeracy is based in Falmer, just outside Brighton, but we are offering significant remote/hybrid
and flexible working with this role. The role may include occasional UK travel, to visit schools, partner
organisations, attend occasional Team Awaydays, and very occasionally to visit the office.

World Jewish Relief created the Specialist Training and Employment Programme (STEP) for refugees in 2016 and today we are the largest provider of specialist employment support to people who have experienced forced migration in the UK.STEP aims to support and empower people through a tailored employment programme that addresses the complex barriers that they face when preparing for and ultimately finding work in the UK.   

We support all people who have experienced forced migration, regardless of their proximity to the labour market, to develop the skills and access the opportunities they need to secure sustainable and meaningful employment. We deliver STEP across the UK, through local partners in communities in person, and through our online programme – STEP Online.

We now have an opportunity for a remote Employment Advisor to join the STEP Online team. You will be working with participants, providing high quality 1:1 advice and guidance and delivering group employability workshops, with the aim of coaching individuals and supporting them on their journey into employment that suits their previous experience and skill set.

You will prepare participants for employment and help them to achieve their chosen training and employment objectives. You will work to a variety of performance targets based on the progression outcomes of clients such as successful delivery of workshops, completion of training courses, volunteering, and achieving and sustaining paid employment.   

About you

We are looking for candidates who have:

• Proven experience or knowledge within the employment sector
• Understanding of the issues and challenges faced by people who have experienced forced displacement accessing employment, and the additional barriers that can be faced by women entering the UK job market.
• Knowledge of adult learning/vocational training
• Experience of delivering 1:1 advice and guidance and coaching
• Experience of reviewing and supervising a case load of participants
• Awareness of Safeguarding people at risk and maintaining professional boundaries
• Experience facilitating group workshops
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Cross-cultural sensitivity
• Good admin and IT skills (CRM database, Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Advanced level of English
• Competency in a second language (e.g. Cantonese, Dari, Farsi, Ukrainian) is desirable

​Benefits

We offer a range of benefits including:

• 23 days holiday pro rata plus bank holidays and Jewish holidays.
• Pension scheme – we contribute 5% to the World Jewish Relief pension scheme.
• Life Insurance – up to 3 times salary to nominated beneficiaries.
• Health Cash Plan – cash back to cover the costs of dental treatment, optical care, specialist consultations and a range of complementary therapies.
• Employee Assistance Programme – free, confidential advice or support with any personal or work. related concerns or free counselling if needed.
• On Friday the office closes at 3pm.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

World Jewish Relief promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We invite and welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds. We encourage applications from candidates of different ethnicities, socio-economic backgrounds, race, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation and of faith or none that meet the criteria set out for this role.

You don’t need to be Jewish to work for us, but you must but you must be committed to our faith-based values of Justice, Kindness, Repairing the World and Welcoming the Stranger. We are inspired by these values to work beyond our community, recognising the dignity and potential of all people.

We are striving to build a team reflective of the communities we work with. People with refugee or asylum-seeking backgrounds are experts by experience and are particularly encouraged to apply for this position. If you have first-hand experience of forced migration, please let us know in your application. Additionally, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all the requirements that are listed within the person specification. 

We respect that people’s identity is not defined by their past experiences and do not expect candidates to describe their lived experience during the interview process unless they wish to do so. 

To apply

Please upload your CV and a cover letter explaining how you meet the criteria in the person specification. Please refer to the person specification which shows which criteria will be assessed in your CV and cover letter.

Interviews will be held week commencing 18th August

Are you passionate about inspiring a love of reading in children?

The Dollywood Foundation UK runs Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in the UK, the worlds largest book gifting programme. Over the last 30 years the Imagination Library has delivered nearly 300 million books to children globally. In the UK we support over 60k children a month, delivering them a free book sent to their house every month.

The primary purpose of this new role is to increase registrations for the Imagination Library initially across London. This role will support our Local Programme Partners to reach families with whom they are not currently engaging.

Background

We have a steadfast belief that inspiring a love of reading in children can bring joy, love, and measurable individual, family and societal benefits. We are driven by Dolly Parton’s mantra that you “can’t put enough books into the hands of enough children”.

It is an exciting time for the Dollywood Foundation. We have recently received a new investment to allow us to scale our Imagination Library programme across London. As families across the capital become eligible for free books, we need to make every effort to ensure families know about the programme and sign up.

This role is integral to that plan, working with local authority and community organisations to spread the word about the programme. The role holder will need to be passionate about books and supporting children’s development. They will hold brilliant relationship building skills to engage local communities and overcome any barriers to families enrolling.

We are a remote team with no fixed office. While this role will be based from home, regular travel across London will be required. The role holder will need to be based in London or surrounding areas to allow for the frequent travel.

This is an exciting new role, joining a passionate and growing UK team.