Service manager jobs in islington, york
About the role
We believe learning should be impactful, accessible and enjoyable.
Every year, we support over 4,500 people through our Open Training Programme and reach thousands more through bespoke in-house training and our growing eLearning offer. Now, we’re looking for a Training and Development Manager to take our training to the next level building on our success and helping us grow our impact even further.
We run our training services as a social business, which means we are not just focused on income, but on impact too. Our goal is to offer cost-effective, high-quality learning that helps charities and voluntary organisations thrive. The income we generate plays a vital role in NCVO’s financial sustainability and supports our mission to strengthen civil society.
Over the past five years, we have:
- expanded our reach across the UK
- made our training more affordable for smaller organisations
- diversified our delivery model
Our training programme includes:
- Open Programme: Live online training open to everyone
- In-house Training: Tailored sessions for specific organisations, delivered online or face to face
- eLearning: A fast-growing area we’re excited to scale up.
This role is a great fit for someone who loves variety. You will lead and manage a busy programme with multiple strands, ensuring it runs smoothly and maintains the high standards people expect from NCVO. At the same time, you will keep an eye on the bigger picture; driving growth, developing our offer, and spotting opportunities to innovate.
You will work closely with our subject experts and delivery partners to shape training content that meets the sector’s real needs. You will also collaborate with clients to pitch and secure new business; building relationships that create shared value and lasting impact.
We are looking for someone with a mix of commercial mindset and sector empathy — someone who understands how to grow a business and how to do it in a way that’s rooted in values.
You will thrive in this role if:
- You are motivated by hitting income targets, but never lose sight of purpose
- You are organised, detail-oriented and calm under pressure
- You bring a strong vision for growth and innovation in learning
- You are curious and excited about how tech — including AI — is changing the way people learn
- You enjoy working across teams and building collaborative relationships
- You care deeply about supporting the voluntary sector to grow and thrive
In return, we offer a flexible, meaningful role with plenty of variety. You will join a supportive, values-led team and play a key part in an organisation that helps charities do what they do best: make a difference.
We know the voluntary sector is always evolving and we want our training to stay one step ahead. If you’re excited by the idea of helping others learn, grow, and succeed, we would love to hear from you.
About Services and Partnerships
This role sits within the services and partnerships directorate.
Our focus is on delivering practical guidance and support which matters most to charities and voluntary organisations across the UK. We do this through practical support, training, consultancy and by developing partnerships with funders and businesses which are committed to supporting the sector.
Each year, we deliver hundreds of training courses on the topics that matter most to charities, reaching thousands of learners across England. Our work supports organisations of all sizes and has a wide-reaching impact across the charity sector. The insights we gain also inform and shape NCVO’s policy priorities.
The training team includes two Senior Training Officers and a Training Assistant, and is supported by colleagues in our Business Support team.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
NCVO is fully committed to equity, diversity and inclusion in our sector. We want this to be reflected in the diversity of the people who work for us and we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and identities.
We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups in the voluntary sector and those with diverse, lived experience. As part of our commitment to employing disabled people, all disabled candidates who meet the minimum requirement for all competencies on the person specification will be guaranteed an interview.
If you have access needs or require reasonable adjustments as part of the recruitment process, please let us know.
Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a pre-interview task and will have one week to complete the exercise. Interview question themes will be shared in advance. NCVO is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone.
Benefits for NCVO employees
NCVO offers attractive benefits including:
- 25 days’ annual leave (for full time staff and pro-rata for part-time staff) and office closure between 25 December and 1 January inclusive. After three years' service annual holiday increases to 27 days, and after five years to 30 days, (pro rata for part time staff)
- the option to purchase or sell up to five more days each year
- five days’ volunteering leave (pro rata for part-time staff)
- 2.5 extra ‘wellbeing’ days off during the year
- enhanced pay for sick/maternity/adoption leave
- subsidised gym membership
- season ticket loan
- flexible working, including opportunities to work from home/off site
- monthly homeworking allowance for permanent homeworkers
- monthly office worker allowance for those who have to work from the office on a daily basis
- generous employer pension contribution of up to 8.5% of salary, into our stakeholder pension scheme (linked to employee contribution)
- training and development opportunities.
- The opportunity to join Hospital Saturday Fund health cash plan for free at the basic level of cover, or at a reduced rate for other levels of cover
- 24-hour free and confidential employee assistance programme
We’re located a short walk from London King’s Cross station in a modern accessible building, overlooking Regent’s canal.
About NCVO
We are the charities charity. For over 100 years, NCVO has stood shoulder to shoulder with communities, championing and celebrating voluntary action.
Our membership is made up of over 17,000 voluntary organisations across England, from small, grassroots community groups and social enterprises, to large, far-reaching charities.
We believe that communities are strengthened by voluntary action. We therefore want charities to thrive and be empowered to deliver for people and communities.
We focus on empowering charities and volunteers by making sure they have the knowledge, tools, and resources they need. We advocate for and with our members, giving voice to those not often heard, and harnessing the collective power of partners to ensure the voluntary sector is valued. We bring charities together so they can learn, connect, and create greater impact.
As the voluntary sector and volunteering adapt to new challenges and a changing context, so must NCVO. We are therefore prioritising work to evolve as an organisation to ensure we live our values of ambition, inclusion, openness and collaboration in everything we do internally and externally.
We have around 80 staff and income of more than £7m per year. With our members at the heart of everything we do, our mission is to unite to champion the remarkable role of charities and volunteers. Because stronger charities make for stronger communities.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
What is it like working at the IOP?
The IOP is a friendly and ambitious organisation. Inclusion and diversity are central to our work and we have a ‘work anywhere’ policy to make working at the IOP as flexible as possible. Looking after our colleagues and supporting them in life and work is our priority, ensuring they can live their best lives, with competitive salaries, professional development opportunities and generous benefits.
Our comprehensive benefits package including:
- An excellent pension scheme - (up to 12% company contribution)
- Private medical insurance, life assurance, dental insurance, health care cash plan (via salary sacrifice) eye care vouchers, annual flu vaccinations, long service awards, employee assistance programme
- Floating bank holidays (choose where to take your bank holidays throughout the year)
- Generous annual leave (25 days starting as a standard)
- Flexible working and much more!
The Role
What will I be doing?
- Managing a portfolio of public engagement events, including the delivery of the summer exhibition in Dublin each year and public engagement events across NI, Scotland and Wales
- Working with colleagues from across the organisation, particularly those in the Membership and National teams to support member led or member involved approaches to public engagement, with members supported and enabled to deliver appropriate activities that impactfully contribute to the IOP’s strategic goals.
- Support the development of public engagement content that demonstrates the value of physics and its applications to our lives and the full range of career and education pathways that can be accessed through doing physics
- Support the evaluation of Public Engagement Events to ensure the ongoing improvement pf our programme
Please note that this role will require significant travel around the UK and Ireland to deliver its remit. We particularly welcome applications from outside London and the South East of England with this in mind.
Projects you work on may include:
- Managing events and activities across the UK and Ireland that connect families with physics
- Developing new, novel and exciting resources that convey the relevance of physics to our daily lives
- Supporting IOP Members and physicists more broadly to be relatable role models for young people and to tell their stories in engaging ways
Who will I work with?
- The role holder reports to the Head of Public Engagement and Dialogue
- Working closely with the other members of the Public Engagement team to deliver a vibrant annual programme
- Collaborating with colleagues from across the IOP including Membership, EDI and Communications
Ideally, we hope you’ll apply if your skills include:
Essential Criteria
- A proven track record of delivering excellence in public engagement with science and physics in particular, particularly with families
- Experience in working with volunteers and those from across the science community to deliver public engagement
- Skill in translating complex physics topics into family-friendly activities
- Experience of engaging with diverse communities, especially those currently under-represented in physics
- A degree in physics/science related/astronomy
Nice to have
- A post-graduate qualification Science/Astronomy or similar
Application
Alongside your CV, please ensure you include a cover letter stating how you meet the person specification.
How will I be working?
The Institute of Physics is an inclusive employer and our people are at the heart of our approach to delivery. Following the impact of COVID-19, we have developed a new, innovative and exciting trust-based model of flexible working called How We Work. This empowers our staff to choose both individually and as a team how, when and where they work to deliver the goals of the organisation, acknowledging that there will be occasions where in-person meetings, collaborations and events will help generate greater impact. The How We Work initiative is based on the principles of collaboration, trust, flexibility and agility. You will be allocated a ‘base’ office which can also be a chosen place of work.
Why should I want to work for the IOP?
The Institute of Physics (IOP) is the professional body and learned society for physics in the UK and Ireland - we seek to raise public awareness and understanding of physics and support the development of a diverse and inclusive physics community. As a charity, we’re here to ensure that physics delivers on its exceptional potential to benefit society. There’s never been a more exciting time to join the IOP - watch our film to find out more about our work.
To apply for this role please click the link below, best of luck with your applications!
We recognise personal unique characteristics, should you require any reasonable adjustments to support you in your application and/or throughout the recruitment process please do not hesitate to reach out to us for support.
The Institute of Physics is an open and inclusive organisation that welcomes and celebrates diversity.
We strive to make physics accessible to people from all backgrounds.



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
We’re looking for a Mass Participation Product Manager to lead the delivery and growth of our owned events portfolio, including our flagship Walk of Light and Walk the World campaigns, while shaping new and exciting supporter experiences.
Working in our Mass Participation team, you'll play a key role in managing end-to-end campaigns, developing innovative new products, and helping us grow income and supporter engagement across the UK.
You’ll bring experience in mass participation events, strong project and budget management skills, and a collaborative, innovative mindset. You’ll also be passionate about building excellent supporter journeys and using data to drive decisions and improve performance.
You'll be working with talented colleagues, agencies, and supporters, driving forward a bold fundraising strategy, and changing lives for people affected by blood cancer.
Expected travel for this role is: Whilst there are no fixed number of days per week required to attend the office, the successful candidate will be required to travel to meet internal and external stakeholders, attend monthly and quarterly team days in the London office and travel nationally to away days and fundraising events.
We are committed to actively promoting equality, diversity, and inclusivity. In line with our strategy we welcome approaches from individuals from underrepresented groups, including minority communities, and applicants with a disability, to better reflect the community we serve and help broaden our perspective.
We research, we support, we care. Because it’s time to beat leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma and all types of blood cancer.




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The IOP exists to help physics and the physics community deliver on their potential for our lives, our society, our planet.
Together with our members and leaders from the world of physics and beyond, we have identified three priorities of Skills, Science and Society which must shape our work over the next five years if we are to achieve our mission.
We are very proud of our new innovative strategy, our priorities and our principles.
Here at the IOP we are looking for Manager, Corporate Partnerships for a fixed period of 18 months to support us in our mission.
What is it like working at the IOP?
The IOP is a friendly and ambitious organisation. Inclusion and diversity are central to our work and we have a ‘work anywhere’ policy to make working at the IOP as flexible as possible. Looking after our colleagues and supporting them in life and work is our priority, ensuring they can live their best lives, with competitive salaries, professional development opportunities and generous benefits.
Our comprehensive benefits package including:
- An excellent pension scheme - (up to 12% company contribution)
- Private medical insurance, life assurance, dental insurance, health care cash plan (via salary sacrifice) eye care vouchers, annual flu vaccinations, long service awards, employee assistance programme
- Floating bank holidays (choose where to take your bank holidays throughout the year)
- Generous annual leave (25 days starting as a standard)
- Flexible working and much more!
The Role
What will I be doing?
- Create a powerful alliance of Corporate Partners to influence science strategies and investment in areas such as advanced sensing, photonics, quantum technologies, semiconductors, renewable energy, autonomous systems and medtech
- Secure long-term relationships by delivering impactful services that meet partners’ needs: working with cross-organisation teams to drive take up of IOP membership, professional registrations, thought leadership articles and access to publishing content
- Manage risks and ensure financial sustainability of the Corporate Partners Alliance
Projects you work on may include:
- Deliver annual series of leadership visits to Corporate Partners organisations to explore interests and common priorities around skills, R&D, infrastructure and business support
- Manage and deliver science insights and advocacy activities with Corporate Partners, via high-level meetings with senior stakeholders in government, industry, finance and academia
- Facilitate ideation workshops, prepare briefings and produce reports to develop new insights and seed new activities to support IOP and partner priorities
Who will I work with?
- Executive Directors and Chief Technology Officers in large R&D intensive businesses
- IOP leadership and cross-organisational teams including our publishing company
- Closely with IOP Associate Director for Science, Business and Data Insights
You are likely to have the following experience
- Credibility in building corporate partnerships with c-suite and senior leaders in R&D intensive, large businesses
- Knowledge of working at the interface of government policy, business and academia regarding science, technology and innovation
- Experience of implementing projects that involve managing senior stakeholders and decision makers in business and securing income targets
Ideally, we hope you’ll apply if your skills include:
Essential Criteria
- Organisational skills – ability to work with minimum supervision, prioritise workload, and handle multiple tasks.
- Interpersonal skills – ability to positively communicate with others; the confidence to listen and understand.
- Communication skills – ability to express information clearly and effectively in written and oral form.
Nice to have
- Understanding of physics/a physics undergraduate degree or equivalent.
- Experience of a membership organisation.
The Institute of Physics is an open and inclusive organisation that welcomes and celebrates diversity. We know that not every candidate fits into a neat little box, and that's okay! So, even if your experience looks a little different from what we’ve identified but you believe you’d bring passion, creativity, and a willingness to learn, we’d love to learn more about you!
Application
Alongside your CV, please ensure you include a cover letter stating how you meet the person specification.
How will I be working?
The Institute of Physics is an inclusive employer and our people are at the heart of our approach to delivery. Following the impact of COVID-19, we have developed a new, innovative and exciting trust-based model of flexible working called How We Work. This empowers our staff to choose both individually and as a team how, when and where they work to deliver the goals of the organisation, acknowledging that there will be occasions where in-person meetings, collaborations and events will help generate greater impact. The How We Work initiative is based on the principles of collaboration, trust, flexibility and agility. You will be allocated a ‘base’ office which can also be a chosen place of work.
Why should I want to work for the IOP?
The Institute of Physics (IOP) is the professional body and learned society for physics in the UK and Ireland - we seek to raise public awareness and understanding of physics and support the development of a diverse and inclusive physics community. As a charity, we’re here to ensure that physics delivers on its exceptional potential to benefit society. There’s never been a more exciting time to join the IOP - watch our film to find out more about our work.
To apply for this role please click the link below, best of luck with your applications!
The IOP is committed to promoting a culture that is inclusive and welcoming to all individuals whilst celebrating diversity.
We recognise personal unique characteristics, should you require any reasonable adjustments to support you in your application and/or throughout the recruitment process please do not hesitate to reach out to us for support.
The Institute of Physics is an open and inclusive organisation that welcomes and celebrates diversity.
We strive to make physics accessible to people from all backgrounds.



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
SANE is a UK-wide mental health charity working to improve the quality of life of anyone affected by mental illness. It aims to raise awareness and understanding of all mental health conditions; fight to improve frontline mental health services for individuals and carers; provide support, information and guidance through SANEline, our Call Back service, email and text support; and promote and host research into causes, treatments and therapies through its Prince of Wales International Centre for SANE research.
About the role:
SANE would love to hear from anyone with experience and enthusiasm for administration and working with data. The Services Delivery and Data Officer is key to all of the services that we deliver to people affected by mental illness, including daily planning of calls to people facing crisis and distress, and working with data to produce research, reports and case studies.
Please note: This role may close early if a suitable candidate is found, please do not delay in submitting your application as interviews are taking place on an ongoing basis
Closing date: Midday Wednesday 24th September 2025
To apply: Please complete your application before the closing date, addressing all areas on the person specification and tell us why you want to work for SANE. Applications without a supporting statement will not be considered.
Job Description
1. Working with SANEline Managers to triage contact requests to the wider Services Team and liaising with colleagues to ensure workflow.
2. Regularly updating the call back spreadsheet and creating daily reports.
3. Maintaining accurate and confidential information on all databases used within the Services Team.
4. Reading and hearing messages from people asking for support from SANE on all call back platforms.
5. Responding appropriately to disclosures and escalating safeguarding to relevant staff.
6. Extracting performance data and assisting with the preparation and production of information and reports for the Services Operation Manager and Director of Services, including the preparation of case studies.
7. Identifying trends and patterns to inform the needs of the Services Team.
8. Supporting with analysis of quantitative and qualitative data for the annual feedback survey.
9. Keeping abreast of all relevant legislation and regulatory standards, working within the requirements of GDPR.
10. Ensuring all work is done in accordance with our confidentiality and privacy policies and procedures.
11. Supporting the wider needs of the organisation and working closely with fundraising and media team.
12. Attending one to ones and team meetings, including minute taking and dissemination of notes.
13. Undertaking any other duties commensurate with this role.
Person Specification:
Experience
1. At least 2 years’ experience of being an administrator, data officer or in an associated role, in an office environment or similar. Essential
2. Experience of extracting, collating and presenting performance or feedback data. Essential
3. Experience of working and developing databases and Excel spreadsheets at a skilled level. Essential
4. Experience of working in a diverse, changing environment. Desirable
5. Experience within a mental health related working environment, relevant volunteering, or strong interest in mental health. Desirable
Skills, Knowledge & Attitude
6. A self-starter with excellent organisational and planning abilities, able to prioritise in order to meet goals and deadlines. Essential
7. Meticulous attention to detail. Essential
8. High quality administration skills which support a large programme of work. Essential
9. Knowledge or active interest in mental health and supporting people affected by mental health conditions. Desirable
10. Ability to deal with reading and listening to sometimes potentially distressing content. Essential
11. Strong interpersonal and communication skills both verbal and in writing, and numerical ability. Essential
12. Ability to work effectively as part of a team and independently. Essential
13. Skilled in Word, Excel, Outlook, Microsoft Teams. Essential
14. Ability to collate and provide statistical information and short reports. Essential
15. Experience in running surveys or impact reports. Desirable
16. Committed to SANE values. Essential
17. Committed to our safeguarding and confidentiality policies and procedures and able to work within them. Essential
18. Able to work within all organisational procedures. Essential
19. Ability to work flexibly – each day may be different. Essential
20. A work ethos underpinned by a commitment to equality and diversity. Essential
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About Nordoff and Robbins
We stand for music and believe in the value of music for all people in our society. Every day we use the power of music to enrich the lives of people affected by life-limiting illness, trauma, isolation, social exclusion or disability.
Our goal is to bring more people together through the power of music. We can only do this if we pioneer creative new approaches to income generation that help us engage more people and grow our fundraising.
We need courageous, curious, agile, innovative change makers and music lovers like you to make this happen. This role is your chance to help us achieve our ambitious goal of transforming more people’s lives through music.
The culture
If you want to work at a charity with people and music at its heart; that is committed to providing an equitable, diverse and inclusive workplace full of inspiring colleagues who work tirelessly to put those we exist to serve front and centre of everything we do; if you want to work collaboratively with integrity and kindness and are willing to come with us on a journey as we work together, we could be your next team.
Could this be the place for you?
If you are values driven, courageous, curious, agile, flexible, enthusiastic and future focused (without losing sight of the here and now), if you can bring positivity and accountability to your work, if you strive for brilliance, challenges excite you and if you would speak with passion and dedication about our cause we want to hear from you!
About the role
You’ll be joining the partnerships team, which is a key role within the fundraising department and part of our wider Income Generation directorate. You will have a minimum of three years account management experience gained in charity corporate partnerships or a relevant account management role, as well as a proven track record of cultivating, securing and successfully managing corporate relationships. You are a natural strong communicator, with the ability to build effective and long-term relationships both internally and externally. You'll have proven experience of inspiring and motivating supporters and developing partners enabling them to maximise all income generating activities in the area and deliver impressive results. The Nordoff and Robbins partnerships portfolio is going from strength to strength, and we have created this new role to truly accelerate our partnerships offering and meet ambitious fundraising targets as part of our new 5-year strategy
What we offer:
3 best things about the job (in our humble opinion)
· You will be the Lead Account Manager across a portfolio of household brands and corporate partners most of which are connected to Music, Entertainment and Media
· You will be invited to bring bold, creative, and forward-thinking engagement and relationship management to help us communicate the amazing impact of Music Therapy to our partners
· You will be instrumental in inspiring and motivating corporate partners and developing to maximise all income generating activities and deliver impressive results.
Don’t worry, you don’t need to be musical, but you do need to be able to work cross-organisationally with colleagues in all areas of the charity to help bring awareness of our mission, vision and achievements to the world.
· A salary of £43,971 plus £1,500 London Weighting (if applicable) per annum. Total salary £45,471 per annum
· Pension scheme
· 31 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays
· Mix of office based in our North London office (min 2 days per week) and home working
· Salary sacrifice benefits including cycle to work
· A true People First charity with training and career development at our core
· An inclusive culture – and lots of music!
· This role is full time
We have a firm set of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging (EDIB) principles and values that we all commit to:
1: ACCESSIBLE TO ALL
Understanding the / Removing any barriers (including barriers in communication methods) to becoming a client, colleague, trustee, student, volunteer, supporter doner or any user/contributor to the services of Nordoff Robbins.
2: PROVIDING EQUITY OF OPPORTUNITY
Giving everyone the right tools and access for salary, promotions, roles, responsibilities, learning, development, and access to a Music Therapist for those at most need.
3: DIVERSE ENGAGEMENT
Reaching our audiences in a multitude of ways including by having conversations with them, and meeting them where they are – be that through services, communications, events, research, resources etc.
4: BE FREE FROM DISCRIMINATION
To ensure we have fair practices, and allow people to speak out, question and challenge language, actions and behaviours of NR as an organisation and those who represent it and to provide channels for them to do so safely.
5: BE VIGILENT, PROACTIVE AND RESPONSIVE
To instil a culture of continual listening, evolving, and learning from people including our clients, their families and our colleagues and students
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experience Business Development Marketing professional to join our team.
The Children’s Trust is the UK’s leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Community Rehabilitation Service. We are the largest centre commissioned by NHS England for Category A neurorehabilitation.
This role is pivotal in leading on all business development and services-marketing activity to drive and increase brand awareness to ultimately generate referrals, whilst strengthening our position to be the provider of choice to support children with acquired brain injury and neurodisability across the UK and internationally.
You’ll work alongside a cross-organisational team to promote our services to external stakeholders, in particular managing our key account plan to influence, maximise referrals and income generating opportunities. Key to this is cultivating and maintaining relationships with stakeholders including hospital-based clinicians, commissioners at both integrated care boards and local authorities, with professionals with NHS England at a regional and national levels, embassies, medico-legal professionals including case managers and lawyers.
To underpin this, you’ll create, implement and review services-related multi-channel marketing activity, both on and off-line, including development and oversight of our professionals’ events programme, ensuring all activity aligns to, is integrated and works towards delivering our strategic objectives.
You will have the opportunity to develop and implement your expertise in an environment that is focused on the highest clinical and quality standards. You will work in a 24-acre site which is unusual in its beautiful historic nature, as it is unique in its state-of-the-art facilities including robotic technology and virtual reality.
Staff benefits include London weighting, shuttle bus, and more… Read more below
Role Requirements
You’ll play a key and central role in driving promotion of our services, and this requires a balanced mix of both business development and marketing skills, knowledge and experience in a complex, services environment. You’ll be comfortable with matrix working, recognising the importance of this role in working across the organisation to drive referral generating activity.
To succeed in this high profile and diverse role, you must demonstrate:
- Business development and marketing skills, knowledge and experience in complex, service-oriented environment, across B2B, B2C and B2G audiences.
- Relationship management skills, including cultivating new and existing relationships.
- Ability to influence stakeholders, at all levels, both internally and externally.
- strategic thinking and the ability to drive service development and maximise income, whilst mitigating risk.
- Understanding of commissioning landscapes – NHS (national and local levels), continuing health care, education, and private.
- Ability to work in a matrix environment, with resilience, determination and passion.
Interview Date: Monday 22nd September 2025
Terms and Conditions
PLEASE NOTE: The Children's Trust Application Form MUST be completed and submitted, for your application to be considered. As part of the shortlisting process, gaps in employment will be examined and further explored during the interview process.
Strictly no agencies, please.
As we often receive high levels of applicants for our roles, we regret that we will only be able to contact those applicants who are shortlisted for interviews. Therefore, if you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume you have not been shortlisted for an interview on this occasion.
About Us
The Children’s Trust is the UK’s leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service.
Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, we are located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction 8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of: Clapham Junction, Sutton, and Epsom.
Staff Benefits
The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including our staff flexible benefits platform, on-site nursery, free eye tests, enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay, time out days for those experiencing menopause symptoms and time off for gender reassignment.
We also offer additional annual leave days for those with long service, with entitlements ranging from 35 to 41 days (including bank holidays) depending on your length of service.
Other benefits include free on-site parking; a staff shuttle service from Epsom and Sutton train stations to Tadworth Court, subsidised cafeteria, on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability), the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable), Teacher’s pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme, and the opportunity to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.
Rehabilitation of Offenders
Many roles at The Children’s Trust are exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020) and as such, are subject to an Enhanced DBS check. Successful applicants will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, which will disclose all unspent convictions and adult cautions and any spent convictions or adult cautions that would not be protected. The exceptions to this are our retail roles within The Children’s Trust shops, which are subject to Basic DBS checks which will disclose unspent convictions or adult cautions.
Equal Opportunity Employer
To help us achieve our ambition to give children and young people with brain injury and neurodisability the opportunity to live the best life possible, we want to accurately reflect the UK’s diverse population. We want equity, diversity, and inclusion to be at the heart of everything we do, and our people, services, and culture to reflect the diverse needs of all. Through our diversity and inclusion strategy, we have made a commitment to increase the diversity of our charity and create an inclusive culture. We have networks across the organisation working to ensure that these aims are met - including an LGBTQIA2S+ group, Ethnic Diversity Group, and Spark – our broad EDI group. Read more about our EDI work here. We welcome applications from all who share our ambition regardless of background. We will strive to ensure that any reasonable adjustments are made in respect of interview and working arrangements.
Online Searches
In accordance with statutory safeguarding and child protection guidance, online searches will be conducted for shortlisted candidates before interview. The online searches will be conducted by a person who is independent of the interview and selection process and will focus on relevant information returned via searches of the candidate’s name (and variations thereof). Social media searches will be limited to professional platforms such as LinkedIn. Any concerns relating to suitability for work with children and young people will be forwarded to the interview panel, for discussion during the interview.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About Vision Action
Vision Action, formally Vision Aid Overseas, is a UK-based charity, with a focus on fighting poverty by transforming access to eye care services in lower- and middle-income countries in Africa. The charity was established in 1985. Our work focuses on the development of services for uncorrected refractive error and primary eye health. Uncorrected refractive error is the world’s leading cause of avoidable visual impairment, with an estimated 670 million people affected worldwide. We develop programmes that integrate training, primary eye care, school eye health and facility developments into national and regional eye care plans, seeking always to be responsive to local need. In this way, we help children to learn and adults to earn so that they can provide for their families. Currently, the organisation has programmes operating in Ethiopia, Ghana, Zambia, and Sierra Leone.
We need great people to help us on this journey. You do not need to have a public health, eye care or charity sector background to work with us. We need our people to be self-starters, innovators and able to get on and work with people from diverse cultures and backgrounds.
Job Purpose
Vision Action seeks a highly dynamic individual for a one-year fixed-term contract, with the possibility of an extension. The position is part of the management team, and the post holder will be expected to lead on the financial accounting, management accounting, and budgeting for the organisation as well as taking forward some strategic finance and operations projects as we expand our programmes in existing countries. The individual will also be expected to support the Co-CEOs with administrative, compliance and IT related tasks.
The position holder is required to comply with all of Vision Action’s policies and procedures, including Vision Action’s Safeguarding policy.
The successful applicant must have the right to work in the UK.
Functions / Key Responsibilities:
1. Finance
- Maintain a strong control environment, ensuring accounting records are complete and accurate.
Financial accounting
- Prepare annual statutory accounts in accordance with SORP 2015.
- Prepare for the annual external audit and host auditors ensuring the audit process runs smoothly. This includes supporting Vision Action’s country offices in hosting their respective audits.
- Ensure annual statutory accounts are finalised and submitted to Companies House and the Charity Commission by the appropriate deadlines.
Management accounting
- Coordinate the month-end process with the Finance Officer (UK) and Programme Finance Lead, and review transaction postings.
- Prepare monthly management accounts with cash flow forecasts, modifying the format as needed to suit the preferences of senior management and the Board of Trustees.
- Prepare the annual organisational budget and mid-year reforecast.
- Improve existing budget templates to enable straightforward and transparent budgeting for donors.
Support to country offices
- Collaborate with the Programme Finance Lead on a monthly basis to reconcile intercompany accounts, ensuring that reconciling items are cleared promptly.
- Support country office teams in fulfilling any reporting and financial compliance requirements.
- Conduct internal process reviews (internal audits) of country offices where required.
- Review the bi-weekly payment runs for the UK office and the monthly country office fund requests, ensuring cash flow planning is in place for these payments.
- Ensure asset registers are maintained appropriately.
2. Administration
- Support staff in conducting procurement in line with Vision Action’s procurement policy.
- Assist with preparation for quarterly Board meetings.
- Support office management tasks.
3. Other
- Review and develop existing policies and procedures (e.g. the Finance Manual).
- Conduct staff training on relevant policies and procedures.
- Any other task reasonably requested by your line manager.
Person Specification
Competencies
Essential
- Delivering Results: Dynamic self-starter able to work independently within a small entrepreneurial team.
- Process improvements: Continual review financial processes and identifying areas for improvement.
- Time Management: Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
- Collaborative: Able to work closely within a small team in the UK and overseas.
- Cultural Sensitivity: Adaptable and sensitive to working patterns and styles in diverse cultural contexts.
- Accuracy: Excellent attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
- Leadership and Management: Lead by example and support colleagues.
Qualifications and experience
Essential
- CCAB fully qualified accountant or finalist, proficient at using MS Office (Advanced Excel)
- Minimum of 5 years’ relevant experience in a finance role.
- Preparation of financial accounts.
- Preparation of financial information for senior leadership.
- Preparation of information for and hosting of external auditors.
- Organisational budgeting.
- Budgeting for and reporting to donors.
- Setting up reporting systems to ensure accurate and transparent financial reporting to donors.
- Establishing financial controls and systems.
- Using accounting packages.
- Fluency in spoken and written English.
- Right to work in the UK.
Desirable
- Experience of working in an international charity.
- Preparing charity accounts in accordance with SORP 2015.
- Preparing financial information for Board members.
- Involvement in a financial systems upgrade.
- Conducting internal audits.
- Using QuickBooks.
- Experience of working in international development.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The National Youth Orchestra is the UK’s leading organisation championing orchestral music as a powerful agent for teenage development.
We activate teenagers’ confidence, optimism and skills to play their part in the world today, through performing and sharing extraordinary music.
We are looking for a Youth Support Manager to deliver outstanding pastoral support and safeguarding across NYO’s national programme. This role is central to ensuring that young people feel happy, listened to and secure while participating in NYO activities. It combines practical management, team leadership and youth-centred insight to embed NYO’s ethos into every aspect of delivery.
Working closely with the Head of Youth Development, you will manage the freelance Support Team and lead the Youth Support Co-ordinator, ensuring that safeguarding, welfare and inclusion are implemented consistently. You’ll be confident handling conversations with teenagers and their parents/carers, managing sensitive information, and coordinating logistics in a busy residential environment. You’ll also deputise for the Head of Youth Development when required, leading operational briefings and representing the team in cross-programme conversations.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting young people’s wellbeing and development through music. You’ll work closely with colleagues across planning, programmes and operations, and be a visible and responsive point of contact for young people and staff on the ground.
At the National Youth Orchestra, you'll work as part of a supportive, friendly, and adventurous staff team. Learning and personal growth are intrinsic to every role.
Our offices near Holborn in central London are a hive of activity, a space for collaboration and ideas. Hybrid working is standard for most roles, with a flexible and supportive culture. NYO offers a season ticket loan scheme, cycle-to-work scheme, health cash plan, retail and entertainment discounts, and a 24/7 counselling and support helpline.
Visit our website to find out more and apply
Deadline for applications: 10am, Monday 29 September 2025
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Job vacancy: Communications Manager
Salary: £24,418.80 per annum (£40,698 FTE)
Hours: Part time 0.6 FTE
Location: Hybrid working arrangement, home working & Tamworth or London Office (2 days per week, pro-rata for part-time)
Contract Type: Fixed term until 31/03/2026
Are you a creative, organised and detail-oriented professional with a passion for delivering impactful marketing campaigns? Do you thrive in a collaborative environment and want to make a difference in the education sector? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join nasen as our Communications Manager.
We’re looking for someone who can confidently plan, coordinate and deliver a communication strategy that will engage the education workforce and widen the reach of a gold tier Department for Education funded training programme. You’ll be instrumental in enhancing brand awareness, driving engagement, helping to meet KPIs and supporting our strategic communications.
This is a part-time role (21 hours per week), the successful candidate will work within our hybrid working policy, with a blend of home working and office time in either London or Tamworth.
About us
nasen is the National Association for Special Educational Needs – a charitable organisation that exists to support and champion those working with, and for, children and young people with SEND and learning differences.
We seek to ensure that all education practitioners across early years, schools, post-16 and wider settings are equipped to understand, identify and support those with SEND and learning differences, and provide Continuing Professional Development (CPD), resources, advice, information and much more to enable all staff to meet the needs of all their learners.
nasen brings organisations together, whether locally or nationally, to share practice, shape solutions. Our priorities are those that matter to the education and SEND sector, drawing on our direct engagement with practitioners, school leaders, SENCOs, local authorities and hearing from the lived experience of children and young people.
About the role
nasen is looking to recruit an individual experienced in Marketing and Communications to support raising the profile of The Universal SEND Services Programme and the work it does across the education sector through effective and measurable communications activity and ensure the copy on the website that hosts all training and resources is engaging and meets the needs of its users.
Employee Benefits
- 30 days annual leave per year, pro-rata for part-time
- Christmas Closure - additional to annual leave allowance
- Hybrid working (Policy available on request)
- 8% employer contribution pension.
- Flexible start and finish time, Friday early closure
- Employee Assistance Scheme
- Life Insurance Policy x3 of your salary
- Cycle to Work Scheme available
Applications are open until 23:59 on 14th September 2025.
We will be reviewing applications as they come in. We reserve the right to close recruitment earlier than this date if we receive sufficient quality applicants.
*Please note that applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.*
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
We aim to be an inclusive employer – let us know if you have any access requirements for the recruitment process. We are happy to offer interviews online or in person. The interview process will include a conversation with prepared questions.
No agencies please.
We’re looking for a Senior STH Practitioner who can manage the delivery of high quality and effective Social and Therapeutic Horticulture (STH) programmes in London for adults and young people with a range of disabilities and health conditions.
We’re looking for candidates who have proven experience of managing a team and an understanding of how STH programmes can benefit individuals and improve lives. We need someone with horticultural knowledge and experience to plan the seasonal horticultural resources required for our programs and delivery spaces.
Based at Thrive’s London centre in Battersea Park. Some days will be spent at outreach centres within London, requiring some travel. The role will involve occasional travel to the Thrive Centres in Reading and Birmingham.
Appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check. Thrive complies fully with the DBS Code of Practice. Having a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an individual from working for Thrive.
For more information, please download the Information Pack. For an informal conversation about the role, please email recruitment in the first instance.
To apply, please email recruitment with your CV and a written statement explaining how you meet the person specification and what you will bring to Thrive.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
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The Access to Justice Founation is seeking a manager to lead data systems, quality, and management across our organisation. The successful candidate will:
- Oversee data collection – ensuring we collect the right data, in the right way, as accurately as possible
- Maintain the systems that hold our data (primarily Salesforce)
- Support colleagues to access, use, and present our data.
This role will report into our Operations Team, which has a cross-functional remit and provides support to all other teams at the foundation. We’re looking for someone who can work collaboratively and employ a customer-centric approach to support colleagues and enable their work. Further, the Foundation is in an exciting period of growth, and we’re currently making a major investment in our Salesforce instance while also developing our team’s data capabilities. We’re looking for someone who is proactive and enthusiastic to jump into this role. You will help nurture and support a critical piece of our organisational infrastructure and our team’s capacity. With support from the senior management team, you will be at the heart of our efforts to successfully manage all our data and related systems.
Please see the full job description and recruitment pack below.
The Access to Justice Foundation is the UK’s only national charity solely focused on providing funding and support for access to legal advice.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
As administrator and Clerk, you will be responsible for providing secretarial, clerical and administrative support to the Gospel Oak Youth Action Link Youth Club (GOALYC) board, including diary management and responding to letters and emails. The post holder will also provide support on matters of governance, finance, and policies, recruitment of trustees, and liaising with QCCA staff. The post holder will be working closely with youth services managers and the wider team, providing support to develop reports for the board. The post holder will be asked to visit several facilities and off-site events to make observations and ensure services delivered by the team are up to a high standard. The post holder will work with the Chair of the board and the QCCA CEO on planning, reviewing, organising, researching, implementing procedures and preparing reports. The post holder will have access to confidential information, requiring absolute discretion at all times.
Please apply with a cover letter; without it, your application will not be reviewed.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Do you want to make a positive difference to the health and wellbeing of women?Kingston Women’s Centre (KWC) is looking for a qualified and experienced female Counselling Manager to join our team of dedicated professionals.
KWC is a highly regarded and well-established charity providing counselling and therapy within a safe and caring environment for women of all backgrounds in and around Kingston upon Thames.
Due to the nature of our services, applications are invited from women only.This is a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) as set out in the Equality Act 2010.We welcome and encourage applications from women of all backgrounds.
This pivotal role encompasses counsellor and supervisor recruitment and placement co-ordination, facilitating group supervisor meetings, overseeing the assessment process and client waiting list, contributing to ad hoc projects such as written bids for fundraising and acting as Safeguarding Lead. The Counselling Manager must have experience of managing and supervising counsellors in training and the ability to engage with people at all levels including the Admin and Clinical staff and Board of Trustees, a BA/MA in counselling/psychotherapy and Accreditation with BACP or UKCP. We would also require a minimum three years post-qualification with complex client work and experience as a clinical supervisor
This key position is exceptional in its variety of opportunities and responsibilities; you will have the advantage of being able to work flexible hours, managed by the Centre Manager and supported by our Clinical Trustee. An added benefit is the opportunity to rent a room at low cost within the building for the counselling of private clients should the successful applicant be currently working part time in private practice.
If you are interested in applying, please look at the full details on Kingston Women’s Centre’s website
The closing date for applications is 4th October 2025.
Our aim is to provide counselling and therapy for women of all backgrounds in and around Kingston Upon Thames in a warm, safe and caring environment
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Croydon Drop In (CDI) are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic practitioner to work within our award-winning Voluntary Sector services. The post-holder will work within our safeguarding protocols to provide safe interventions for Neurodivergent children, young people and families using evidence-based methodologies. The post holder will safely work with people across different cultural backgrounds and ages and will be committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.
The post holder will use their skills to support children and young people who are referred in to or have self-referred in to the A for Autism Service. This service is a community based Pre and Post Autism Diagnostic Service. The successful candidate will receive Reflective Practice Supervision to support their professional development and ensure the safety of themselves and the people they work with, alongside Line Management Supervision.
Please read the Job Description and Person Specification before applying for the role.
Information about the Job Role
This full-time role will be best suited for applicants who are able to balance a busy work schedule being both office based and community based, working mainly with Primary and Secondary aged children and their families, and delivering workshops and one to one support in Croydon based Primary and Secondary Schools, and at CDI sites. Applicants must be willing to travel around Croydon as the service is community based. Occasional travel outside of Croydon may also arise to best meet the needs of those accessing the service. This role will have line management responsibility of one staff member within the service, and will include a lead focus in terms of service planning, design and delivery.
Croydon Drop In (CDI) are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of infants, children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Successful applicants are required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
CDI works towards Equality of Opportunity. To maintain the diversity of our team we welcome applications from all sections of the community particularly individuals from Global Majority Heritage.