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This is a key role in the Bereavement Support Services team. The team provides a wide range of services, including the Helpline, Online Community, memory making, and print materials. The aim of this post is to provide consistent, high-quality emotional support to bereaved families who seek support from Sands. The primary focus of this role is to work on the Sands Helpline as support officers, listening to callers and responding to emails. The helpline offers telephone and email support and is currently open from 10am-3pm from Monday to Friday; 6pm – 9pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays; and has occasional extended opening for specific reasons. Bereavement Support Services Officers (BSSO) will be expected to cover all regular opening hours on a rota basis. Flexibility to accommodate other external commitments will be considered. Each shift will start 30 minutes before the helpline opens and end 30 minutes after the helpline closes. If colleagues start work when the Helpline is already open, they will be expected to use the first hours of their shift to settle in and organize their work before starting calls and email responses. The role will be split between work on the helpline and contributing to other strands of bereavement support work.
Salary: £28,000 - £31,000
Contract: 1 year FTC
Location: Remote
Closing date: 6th February
Benefits: Incredibly flexible working hours, pension scheme, wellbeing platform, fully remote,
We are delighted to be recruiting a Supporter Services Executive for a respected international organisation.
As part of this role, you will be the main point of contact for UK supporters—handling enquiries, ensuring timely gift processing, maintaining accurate donor data, supporting key fundraising activities and play a crucial role in delivering exceptional supporter experiences. This is an exciting opportunity to join a passionate global Supporter Care team working across multiple markets, ensuring every interaction helps supporters feel valued and connected to the organisation’s mission
To be successful as the Supporter Care Executive, you will need:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience handling high volumes of enquiries by phone and email.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and maintain accuracy and attention to detail.
- Experience working with customer or supporter databases and understanding of data protection requirements (GDPR).
Deadline for applications: 6th February
Interviews: W/C 9th February
If you would like to discuss this role with us please contact us and quote the reference 2846AJ.
Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable charity jobs. We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here.
We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment in the charity sector and partner with you as the leading charity recruitment agency.
If enough applications are received the charity reserve the right to end the application period sooner.
If you would like to discuss this role with us please quote the reference
Title: Supporter Care Executive
Location: Haywards Heath (hybrid working pattern please see details below)
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £24,461 - £28,778
About the role
The Supporter Care Executive plays a vital role in delivering an exceptional experience to all UK donors. Acting as a key point of contact, the Supporter Care Executive will ensure that every supporter feels valued, informed and appreciated. You will handle a range of enquiries across phone, email and written correspondence, providing accurate information and resolving issues with warmth, professionalism and efficiency.
Responsibilities
- To be directly responsible for efficiently responding to supporter and wider audience enquiries and donation pledges; adding value, taking every opportunity to promote and exceed expectations.
- Deliver a first-class experience to supporters by engaging in positive conversations through various communication channels, such as email, telephone and written media, meeting internal SLAs.
- Maintaining and updating the FAQs for agencies.
- Working with the Head of Fundraising Services and other internal teams on ad-hoc projects as required.
- Assisting in managing external agencies, including monitoring performance.
- Assisting with agency training and briefing.
This is a highly varied and involved role and the above is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills. Please see the Job Description for full details.
About you
You are someone who thrives on creating meaningful, positive interactions with supporters and the wider public. Bringing energy, empathy and clarity to every conversation, you take pride in delivering timely, thoughtful responses that build trust and demonstrate genuine appreciation. You enjoy working across different communication channels and are confident in adapting your tone and approach to suit the needs of each individual.
Working Arrangements
The post holder will be required to attend our modern Haywards Heath office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. The remaining days can be worked remotely.
While we anticipate this arrangement will suit most candidates, there may be some flexibility around working hours or the number of days spent in the office for exceptional candidates. Any adjustments would require prior approval, and we are happy to discuss this during the recruitment process.
Jobholder Requirements
Essential:
- Proven experience in a customer service environment dealing with the public by letter, email and telephone.
- An ability to manage multiple priorities and ensure deadlines/service levels are met.
- A professional and accountable approach to all areas of work with the desire and commitment to continuously improve.
- A positive and flexible approach.
- An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity for disabled people.
Desirable:
- Experience of working in the charity sector.
Next Steps
To apply for this exciting new opportunity, please complete an application via our recruitment portal. We are particularly interested in learning of your motivations for applying.
As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people living with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.
Closing date: 8 February 2026
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for a motivated & empathetic individual to join the team at Victim Support based at Compass House, Ashford as Initial Support Agents (known internally as Triage & Early Intervention Officers). This position is offered on a permanent basis.
Are you looking for a new challenge that will be rewarding and make a real difference to people's lives? Do you enjoy talking to people, providing empathy & support, and helping to find solutions to problems?
If this sound like you, 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:
- Generous Annual Leave: 28 days plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 33 days plus Bank Holidays, with options to buy or sell annual leave.
- Birthday Leave: An extra day off for your birthday.
- Pension Plan: 5% employer contribution.
- Enhanced Allowances: Enhanced sick pay, maternity, and paternity payments.
- Exclusive Discounts: High Street, retail, holiday, gym, entertainment, and leisure discounts.
- Financial Wellbeing: Access to our financial wellbeing hub and salary-deducted finance.
- Wellbeing Support: Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support.
- Inclusive Networks: Access to EDI networks and colleague cafes.
- Sustainable Travel: Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loans.
- Career Development: Ongoing training and support with opportunities for career progression.
About the role:
You will be talking to people on the telephone from a variety of different backgrounds, all with different experiences. No two days are the same & you will need to use your communication skills and resilient nature to help those dealing with trauma and the effects of crime, who may have gone through a life-changing experience. Previous experience is not required as you will receive robust training prior to working directly with clients. You will also receive ongoing support to ensure that you can provide victims with quick responses to meet their needs and help them cope and recover.
These roles are based in our Victim Care Unit in Ashford. You will be working shifts Monday to Friday between 8am and 4pm or 12pm and 8pm. Shifts are designated on a rota basis and scheduled well in advance so you can plan ahead. You will be working within a supportive team that is part of a large independent charity which offers the opportunity to develop skills to enhance your ongoing personal development.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
About Us:
Victim Support is an independent charity dedicated to supporting people affected by crime and traumatic incidents in England and Wales. We put them at the heart of our organisation and our support and campaigns are informed and shaped by them and their experiences.
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.
At Victim Support, we're proud to celebrate diversity and create a workplace where everyone feels they belong. We're committed to being an antiracist organisation, and we actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including those from Black and Asian and other minoritised communities.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we will offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet all essential criteria for a job where it is practicable to do so. We are also happy to make reasonable adjustments during the recruitment and selection process.
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 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.


