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We are Hestia. We make a difference.
At Hestia, we are guided by our core values and are dedicated to fostering an equitable, diverse, and inclusive organisation. Our mission is to empower individuals to rebuild their lives and achieve independence. Right now, we are looking for a part time Out of Hours Intervention Worker to play a pivotal role in our Criminal Justice Service in Highbury, Islington
Sounds great, what will I be doing?
As an Intervention Worker at Hestia, you will play a crucial role in our Highbury Approved Premises. Your contributions will directly influence the lives of our service users, guiding them towards a path of empowerment and independence. This is an Out of Hours role where you will be required to work 2 night shifts in a row and then 6 days off on a rolling rota.
A day will never look the same and some of the things you can expect to do/be responsible for are:
The role in Approved Premises (AP) involves supporting high-risk individuals transitioning from prison back into the community. Staff work closely with residents, providing guidance, promoting positive behaviour, and helping them build independence while maintaining a structured environment. Responsibilities include preparing meals, supporting rehabilitation plans in collaboration with probation and external agencies, and ensuring residents follow rules such as curfews and drug/alcohol testing. Staff are also expected to assist in running and documenting activities, completing daily tasks, and keeping the premises safe, clean, and secure through regular checks and communication. A key aspect of the role is empowering residents to take responsibility for their own lives, without doing things for them, while providing support and supervision as needed. Staff must adhere to Hestia's policies and the Ministry of Justice's guidelines.
You'll need to be able to demonstrate the core skills this role requires as well as match our values and mission. You don't have to tick all the boxes right away; the important thing is that you're willing to learn. We also value lived experience of the areas we support, so if you feel comfortable, please do mention this on your application.
Here's what the team will be looking for:
This role requires strong communication skills to engage effectively with others, offering a flexible and responsive approach. You should be optimistic about people's potential for change and able to learn quickly, gather information, and make informed decisions. The ability to set and maintain clear boundaries is essential, using authority appropriately while maintaining a positive, pro-social approach. Accurate record-keeping and sharing of information, while respecting confidentiality, is crucial. Understanding the emotional and behavioral impact of trauma and working with individuals displaying various emotions and behaviors is key. You must work well within a team, leading by example, and taking a hands-on approach to practical tasks like cooking, gardening, and leisure activities. A good understanding of safeguarding issues and how to address them is also required.
Interview Steps
We keep our interview process simple, so you know exactly what to expect.
- Shortlisting call: We have a team of dedicated recruitment specialists who will speak to you about your experience, motivations and values. They will also tell you about all the great work we do!
- Face to face interview: Now you will have face to face interview with the hiring manager. Our interviews are value and competency based.
Don't be alarmed if there are other stages in the process, it's all part of the plan for some of our roles.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
Our services users come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes us stronger. We are committed to creating and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workforce and value the skills, abilities, talent and experiences, different people and communities bring to our organisation.
We are a disability confident employer
Hestia is proud to be a disability confident employer, dedicated to the employment and career development of individuals with disabilities. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for all applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the role they have applied for. We also provide reasonable adjustments during the selection and interview process, and throughout your employment with us.
Safeguarding Statement
Hestia is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults, children and young people who are potentially at risk, and we therefore expect all staff and volunteers to do the same. We require all staff to undertake internal and external safeguarding training throughout their employment with Hestia.
Registered Charity
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We deliver services across London as well as campaign and advocate nationally on the issues that affect the people we work with.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Salary: £50,999 pro rata, per annum plus excellent benefits.
Contract: 12-month fixed term contract, family leave cover.
Hours Per week: 37.5 hours per week. You will be required to work in person a minimum of two days per week In line with our hybrid working model.
Our Foundation
We are an independent charitable organisation working to build a healthier UK. Health is our most precious asset.Good health enables us to live happy, fulfilling lives, fuels our prosperity, and helps build a stronger society. Yet good health remains out of reach for too many people in the UK and services are struggling to provide access to timely, high-quality care.It doesn't have to be like this. Our mission is to help build a healthier UK by:
1.Improving people's health and reducing inequalities
2.Supporting radical innovation and improvement in health and care services
3.Providing evidence and analysis to improve health and care policy.
We aim for excellence across our work and will achieve this by producing research and analysis, shaping policy and practice, building skills, knowledge, and capacity, and acting as a catalyst for change.Everyone has a stake and a part to play in improving our health. By working together, we can build a healthier UK.
About the role
As a Policy Fellow, you will be a core member of our policy team, working across a mix of short and long-term projects. Your primary focus will be supporting senior leaders in shaping our strategy for 2026–2030, through:
- Horizon scanning to identify emerging trends and challenges.
- Scoping and conducting research on strategic issues.
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Providing analysis and insight to inform decision-making
You will collaborate closely with colleagues across the Foundation, including those leading our strategic priorities on NHS and social care policy, service innovation and improvement, and health and inequalities.
In addition to strategic work, you will contribute to the work of the policy team. Our aim is to support evidence-informed policymaking to improve population health in the UK. We use a mix of in-house research, external commissioning, and stakeholder engagement to influence policy and practice.
You will contribute to a range of projects, including responsive analysis of NHS performance data, and longer-term policy research projects on NHS reform, primary care, public health, and social care. We are seeking a collaborative and curious individual with strong research and analytical skills, including experience with qualitative and/or quantitative methods. Experience in policy analysis, stakeholder engagement, and strategic thinking will be highly valued.
How to apply
Our priority is to find the right individual for each opportunity. We are dedicated to building an inclusive workplace that values diversity and invite you to find out more. If you would like to apply, please submit your CV, and using no more than 1200 words in total to answer the following application questions:
1. In addition to the Policy Fellow - Strategy opportunity we are also recruiting forPolicy Fellow NHS reform would you like to be considered for both roles?
2. What motivates you to work at the Health Foundation, and specifically within the Policy Team?
3. Describe a recent project or piece of work where you conducted policy analysis or research to influence policy. What was your approach, what methods did you use and what impact did your work have?
4. Describe your experience of working in a multi-disciplinary project team, with people from different professional backgrounds (e.g., analysis, researchers, communications, partners etc.) how did this collaboration achieve a greater impact?
5. Describe your experience of communicating the findings from policy analysis/ research to non-expert audiences from a range of backgrounds, how did you approach this and what did you learn about what works?
Our commitment to inclusion and diversity
We are committed to an inclusive hiring process, where every candidate has the chance to showcase their unique skills and experience in an accessible, and supported environment, to ensure that we can make the best appointment for each job on merit.We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage those from underrepresented groups in this field to apply to us. We have identified three diverse groups, in particular, we want to achieve a better balance across our organisation between men and women, increase representation of people from Black and ethnic minority backgrounds and recruit more people with disabilities. As part of this commitment, we particularly welcome applications from these groups.Apply to join our team and let's work towards building a diverse and inclusive workplace together.
Help us work together to make the recruitment process and potential future employment more accessible and enjoyable for you.
Closing date: August 20, 2025, at 23:00
Interview date: From September 2, 2025
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Salary: £67,752 per annum, plus excellent benefits
Contract: Permanent
Hours Per week: 37.5 hours per week you will be required to work in - person a minimum of two days per week In line with our hybrid working model,
Our Foundation
We are an independent charitable organisation working to build a healthier UK. Health is our most precious asset. Good health enables us to live happy, fulfilling lives, fuels our prosperity, and helps build a stronger society. Yet good health remains out of reach for too many people in the UK and services are struggling to provide access to timely, high-quality care. It doesn't have to be like this. Our mission is to help build a healthier UK by:
1. Improving people's health and reducing inequalities
2. Supporting radical innovation and improvement in health and care services
3. Providing evidence and analysis to improve health and care policy.
We aim for excellence across our work and will achieve this by producing research and analysis, shaping policy and practice, building skills, knowledge, and capacity, and acting as a catalyst for change. Everyone has a stake and a part to play in improving our health. By working together, we can build a healthier UK.
About the role
Are you passionate about shaping policy to improve workforce health and reduce inequalities? We are seeking a Policy and Research Manager to join our Healthy Lives directorate and contribute to advancing the recommendations of the Commission for Healthier Working Lives.
In this pivotal role, you will lead the delivery of policy development and research projects, including externally commissioned work, ensuring outputs are delivered on time and with impact. You will support the implementation of a programme testing preventative workplace interventions, synthesise emerging evidence, and develop credible policy recommendations to influence decision-makers.
You will also play a key role in building and maintaining stakeholder relationships, representing the Health Foundation externally, and communicating insights to a wide range of audiences across policy, practice, and research communities.
This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated individual with strong analytical capabilities, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to improving health through action on the wider determinants. We are looking for someone who can work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, high-profile environment.
The Healthy Lives directorate leads the Health Foundation’s strategic work on the wider determinants of health, focusing on areas such as employment, education, housing, and community. Within this, the Economic Determinants of Health team builds evidence and policy analysis to influence government and employer action. Our independence, supported by our endowment, enables us to innovate and test practical solutions that drive long-term change.
How to apply
Our priority is to find the right individual for each opportunity. We are dedicated to building an inclusive workplace that values diversity and invite you to find out more. If you would like to apply, please submit your CV, and using no more than 1000 words answer the following application questions:
1. Describe your experience of designing a policy research programme. How did you select the questions and research methods? How did you ensure the research was delivered to high quality and had an impact?
2. Give an example where you have collaborated effectively with stakeholders to deliver a piece of work. How did you engage key influencers and ensure that diverse voices were heard? What impact did this engagement have?
3. Share your achievements in developing ideas that have had an influence on national or local employment or health policy. How did you make the case for change and gain traction for the idea, e.g. media coverage or direct influencing?
Our commitment to inclusion and diversity
We are committed to an inclusive hiring process, where every candidate has the chance to showcase their unique skills and experience in an accessible, and supported environment, to ensure that we can make the best appointment for each job on merit. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage those from underrepresented groups in this field to apply to us. We have identified three diverse groups, in particular, we want to achieve a better balance across our organisation between men and women, increase representation of people from black and ethnic minority backgrounds and recruit more people with disabilities. As part of this commitment, we particularly welcome applications from these groups. Apply to join our team and let's work towards building a diverse and inclusive workplace together.
Help us work together to make the recruitment process and potential future employment more accessible and enjoyable for you.
Closing date: August 31, 2025, at 23:00
Interview date: September 11 or 12. 2025
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Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Type of work: Hybrid
About us
The South East Rivers Trust (SERT), is the river restoration charity for the South East of England. Our vision is that rivers across the South East are clean, healthy and rich in biodiversity. Our mission is to restore and protect rivers and their catchments against multiple threats and a dramatically changing climate. To help achieve this, we are excited to be expanding our team.
We do this by:
- delivering evidence-based and nature-based solutions on land and in rivers;
- inspiring and empowering more people to protect rivers for the future.
Working at SERT is rewarding, fulfilling and busy. We work collaboratively and with passion, and this is reflected in our core values of: delivering high quality work, using expertise and scientific understanding, building good and effective relationships, and bringing positive energy to all we do. With rivers and catchments needing serious action to survive, our ambitions are growth and doubling our impact over the next three years– so you’ll be comfortable with challenge, excited by change and willing to turn your hand to anything required. If this sounds like an environment that you would thrive in, we would love to hear from you.
Are you a dynamic leader passionate about project management and organisational change? Join our team as a Programme Manager and shape the future of our Project Management Office (PMO).
Your Role
- Develop and lead the PMO, shaping systems, governance, and best practices
- Champion internal change and drive adoption of project management tools
- Mentor and empower teams, ensuring project delivery success
- Build collaborative relationships, both internally and externally, and deliver strategic change initiatives
- Effective monitoring of projects and programmes
What We’re Looking For
- Demonstrated experience in PMO development and change management
- Expertise in project management methodologies (PRINCE2, PMP, Agile etc.)
- Excellent communication, facilitation, and analytical skills
- Relevant degree and/or project management certification preferred
- Tech savvy, strategic, and collaborative mindset
- Ability to think creatively and innovatively to maximise return on investment
Join us to lead transformation, empower others, and make a lasting impact. If you’re ready to drive change and foster excellence, we want to hear from you!
Please see the full Programme Manager job description for more information.
How to apply:
You will need to send the following documents to us (full details are on our website) :
- Your CV
- a completed SERT Application for Employment
- Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form (optional)
The deadline for application is 11:59pm on Sunday 17th August 2025. We reserve the right to close the recruitment early.
Please note: All applicants must have the right to work in the UK. We do not have a licence to sponsor overseas applicants.
Registered Charity
21 - 50
We help rivers thrive again for communities and nature.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The Big House (TBH) is seeking a Business Development Manager to drive income generation through sales of The Big House’s corporate training offer, The Big House Means Business (TBHMB). The ideal candidate is a dynamic sales person who is highly organised and has a talent for nurturing long-term client relationships. This role will work closely with the Head of Strategic Partnerships to develop our existing TBHMB business strategy which focuses on selling workshops to sectors of strategic importance for TBH; the social care sector, criminal justice sector and national, local government departments and corporate partners. The successful candidate will be passionate about the work of TBH and motivated by generating social impact.
Registered Charity
6 - 10
The Big House has a simple mission: to enable care leavers and at-risk young people to fulfil their potential
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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What if you could be part of a technology transformation that creates meaningful change for the communities that need it most? Imagine working on digital products that deliver help and hope to millions while building your career in a truly cause-driven environment?
About the opportunity
As a Senior Product Manager, you'll manage delivery of digital services at the Alzheimer's Society as part of an exciting technology transformation programme. You'll be at the heart of this transformation. You'll work with multidisciplinary product teams to deliver modern, secure and user-centred tools through a sustainable, user-led approach. Enhancing our capabilities and maximising our impact. You'll have the opportunity to work on a wide range of products as the organisation's needs evolve, and you'll help scale our largest products to thousands of users.
You'll be in an impactful role within our IT Delivery team working closely with the Digital team and part of our Technology Directorate. You'll report to the Product Lead for your professional development. You'll lead on cross-functional product portfolios using agile methodology, setting goals, strategy and priorities that define how thousands of people get support from us daily.
If you're an experienced Senior Product Manager looking for an opportunity to deliver digital services in a mission-driven environment, we'd love to hear from you. Your expertise will make a meaningful difference to families facing dementia's greatest challenges, and your work will make a real difference to their lives.
About you
You're a user focused Senior Product Manager with a successful track record of leading multidisciplinary teams to deliver digital products using agile methodology in large organisations. You have significant experience in understanding and balancing client, organisational, and technical needs when setting product strategy and direction. You're passionate about Tech for Good with a genuine desire to work in an equity-driven organisation solving real world problems.
You'll have:
- Successful track record of leading multidisciplinary teams to deliver digital products using agile methodology in a large and complex organisation.
- Significant experience in understanding and balancing client, organisational, and technical needs and knowing how to balance these when setting product strategy and direction.
- Significant experience of researching, prototyping, launching and scaling products and platforms from inception to live.
- Ability to embody a product-mindset and be intensely user-focused, using qualitative and quantitative data to track progress against user outcomes.
- Significant experience working cloud architecture and infrastructure and managing relationships between interdependent technology teams.
- Strong influencing skills with the ability to persuade and negotiate with senior stakeholders up to Director level.
- Commitment to sharing knowledge, mentoring and coaching others with a passion for working collaboratively.
What you’ll focus on
- Leading the creation and evolution of the product vision, strategy, and objectives while discovering, defining, and validating problems presented by user insight, stakeholder priorities, organisational needs, and technical team members.
- Coordinating across complex dependencies to deliver features that improve the overall user experience while engaging with teams across the organisation to align plans, understand priorities, and communicate changes to users.
- Collaborating with user-centred design specialists and technical specialists to make sure our services are sustainable, flexible, and designed with users in mind - while developing product roadmaps that balance this alongside organisational priorities.
- Using qualitative and quantitative data to make informed, outcome-focused decisions while tracking and monitoring product performance and user outcomes to iterate and improve on features.
- Taking a responsible and ethical approach, considering the social impact our services create and minimising potential unintended consequences.
- Line managing and coaching members of the product community as we continue to grow, building a team culture in line with our organisational values.
Ready to be part of something impactful? Join the digital transformation of one of the UK's largest charities. Where your product expertise helps deliver help and hope to millions while working on products that truly matter.
Important Dates
Application Deadline: 23:59 on Sunday 24th August.
Applications will be reviewed: Week commencing 25th August.
Interviews will take place mid-September.
The interview process will include a task, followed by a competency panel interview taking place via Microsoft Teams on the same day. Candidates will need to allocate 2 hours of time on the day of their interview.
About Alzheimer's Society
Dementia is the UK’s biggest killer. One in three people born in the UK today will develop dementia in their lifetime.
At Alzheimer’s Society, we’re the UK’s leading dementia charity and the only one to tackle all aspects of dementia by giving help and hope to people living with dementia today and in the future. We give vital support to people facing the most frightening times of their lives, while also funding groundbreaking research and campaigning to make dementia the priority it should be.
Together with our supporters, we’re working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives.
Our values make sure that our focus is clear for the challenges and opportunities ahead and remind us of what we all stand for.
Our commitment to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
We need to ensure the voices around our table better reflect and understand the communities we exist to serve. We strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment or health condition or individuals who identify as Black, Asian or from another minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under-represented at Alzheimer's Society.
We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society.
Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy here along with our internal employee forum and Employee Lived Experience network groups help us promote inclusion and belonging, becoming an engaged and inclusive organisation for all our people.
Our hiring process
During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and can be at your best. We are working hard to ensure our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible, so please do inform us of your experience and anything you think we could do better by completing our candidate survey when you apply. Please also contact Alzheimer’s Society Talent Acquisition Team via [email protected] for application support or any adjustments you might need.
To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed. We recognise the benefits of AI, but if you're considering using it to submit your application, we encourage you to reflect on the value it truly adds. AI tools often lack the personal touch and authenticity that set candidates apart. We want to hear your unique perspective, experiences, and skills, so we encourage you to showcase them in your own voice.
We try to avoid closing roles early where possible, however if we receive a high volume of applications, we may close earlier than the advertised closing date. Should this occur, we will aim to provide you with at least 48 hours' notice.
We are committed to safer recruitment and ensuring the welfare of those we work with, due to the nature of some of our roles, we might need to carry out a DBS check at the relevant level.
Giving back to you
Our employees work hard every day to make a true difference in people's lives. We are proud to support them with a range of benefits, recognition and many options for working agilely, all contributing to a strong work life balance. We also have various learning programmes to support you in your development and help you grow to realise your potential and shape a career with Alzheimer's Society.
You can also visit our Working for Us pages, which give you more information about what it’s like to be an employee at the Society.
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Actively Interviewing
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!
**PLEASE NOTE: To apply for this vacancy, please ensure you firstly download a copy of our application form from the documents section on our portal. Click the 'apply' button and fill out your personal details in the relevant sections. Once you have submitted these you will be asked if you would like to attach any documents. At this stage please submit the completed version of the application form.**
JOB PURPOSE
UK for UNHCR (UK4U), the UN Refugee Agency's national charity partner, is looking for a Prospect Research Manager to join its Partnerships and Philanthropy Team (PPH). This role will play a key part in continuing to build our UHNWI, HNWI, Trust and Foundation and Corporate pipelines, by working closely with fundraising colleagues as well as UNHCR internationally.
This role reports to the Head of Philanthropy and manages the Prospect Research Officer. The post holder will identify research, organise and evaluate a prospect’s financial capacity, ability to give, willingness to give, charitable interests, and connection to the organisation, operating within the organisation’s due diligence process. The post holder will work closely with senior stakeholders within PPH to help drive each area’s strategy and the overall team objectives.
The role manages UK for UNHCR’s due diligence process from renewing due diligence on existing pipelines, to completing new due diligence profiles utilising key due diligence tools and platforms, working with the PPH team, SMT and UNHCR’s global due diligence team.
Passionate about the refugee cause and UNHCR’s contribution, you will have demonstrable experience of successfully identifying prospects as well as preparing and presenting in depth prospect briefs for across the high value fundraising pipeline from UHNW and HNW individuals, Trusts & Foundations and corporates. You will be familiar with using a variety of information sources, of complying with GDPR and other regulations and working with a CRM database. Donor focussed and a problem solver, you will with have excellent written and verbal communication skills and be someone who enjoys working as part of a team.
We are interested in hearing from candidates with a range of professional experience: charity or private sector. If you think you have the relevant skills and crucially, the passion to support the refugee cause, please apply.
WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO
United Kingdom for UNHCR is the United Nations Refugee Agency’s national charity partner for the United Kingdom. We generate public awareness of the plight of refugees and raise funds to help protect them through UNHCR’s humanitarian operations across the world.
Our supporters include UK private individuals, communities, corporate partners, trusts and foundations. The funds we raise help UNHCR deliver emergency relief such as shelter, medical care and basic supplies to people fleeing conflict and persecution, as well as healthcare, education and livelihoods opportunities for those who remain displaced over the long term.
Nobody chooses to be a refugee, but we can all play a part in their protection, and we want those who work with us to share our values and passion for the cause.
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION AND BELONGING
We strongly value diversity and recognise that it is critical to our success and the cause that we serve. We are committed to providing an inclusive environment for all who work with us and strongly welcome applications from diverse backgrounds, particularly those with lived experience of being a refugee, asylum seeker, internally displaced person, or a stateless person.
UK for UNHCR is proud to have Diversity & Inclusion Working Group. The Diversity & Inclusion Working Group is a group of colleagues focusing on tasks that drive action in the implementation of our D&I Approach. The group also works to create safe spaces that brings colleagues together for events, discussions and learning experiences that celebrate and support diversity and tackle barriers to inclusion.
We are also open to flexibility in many ways, including an element of working from home and flexible hours. Please don’t be afraid to speak to us about this at the interview stage, so we can explore what’s possible.
Role Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the Head of Philanthropy and Senior Stakeholders within PPH, to build upon the overarching strategy for the prospect research function, to deliver a strong and sustainable prospect pipeline
- Using a broad spectrum of sources, identify, research, organise and evaluate a prospect’s financial capacity, ability to give, willingness to give, charitable interests, and connection to the organisation. Support fundraising staff in prioritising prospects and building pipelines.
- Lead meetings with senior stakeholders (CEO and Fundraising Heads) to discuss new prospects and the current HNWI portfolio and Corporate pipeline.
- Keep up to date on research and due diligence trends including identifying ways to improve risk research, due diligence and market insight.
- Work within UK4U’s due diligence policy and processes, maintaining a system to enable the organisation to track due diligence carried out, ensuring compliance with all regulatory best practice standards.
- Track and manage prospect research KPIS using power BI.
- Produce in-depth, well-written reports on prospects based on a combination of data from the donor database, open access records and other markers of high-quality donors.
- Managing and coaching an officer level prospect research role, overseeing their work on key projects and developing their skills.
- Embed best practice use of the database within the team, developing tools to analyse and review our prospect pool and how prospects are moved through the pipeline.
- Implement new research techniques as they arise, striving to design a high quality and efficient prospect research methodology.
- Carry regular pipeline reviews to ensure pipelines remain dynamic and fit for purpose.
The above list is not exhaustive, and the post holder may be required to perform duties that are not detailed above.
Personal Attributes and Experience
Essential Experience
- Experience of providing strategically aligned research to help identify and prioritise prospects capable of offering significant financial and/or other support.
- Experience of profiling, network mapping, prospect qualification and other intelligence gathering activities.
- Experience of working with colleagues in Individual Giving as well as with major donor and corporate fundraisers to optimise use of a CRM database to identify potential prospects.
- Experience managing, coaching, motivating and supporting more junior members of the team.
- Experience carrying out due diligence.
- Strong understanding of GDPR and working within GDPR policies.
- Experience of working with senior stakeholders (CEO and Trustees and fundraising board members) to identify key prospects within their networks and offering recommendations on next steps and areas of UNHCR’s work that may be of interest to prospects.
- Experience of working on fundraising databases.
Essential Skills/Knowledge
- Ability to investigate, analyse, and synthesize large quantities of data into a user-friendly and concise format for the use by fundraisers and key volunteers (e.g., Trustees).
- Ability to act proactively to identify new prospects.
- Knowledge of due diligence platforms and how to carry out due diligence effectively.
- Ability to lead meetings with senior stakeholders.
- Ability to juggle and prioritise multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
- Able to demonstrate flexibility, with a willingness to respond quickly, particularly at times of humanitarian crisis.
- Ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations well.
- Demonstrable strong oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to be discreet with valuable and personal donor details that are often confidential.
- Ability to problem-solve effectively.
- Ability to take a tactful and ethical approach to fundraising tasks/projects.
- Demonstrable understanding of GDPR and other regulatory compliance issues.
- Ability to work proficiently with CRM databases (knowledge of Salesforce helpful).
- Ability to work proficiently in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Strong understanding of the UK philanthropic environment across UHNWs/ Major donors/ Trusts and Foundations and Corporates.
Desirable Skills/Experience (not compulsory)
· Demonstrable interest in or higher education on/or similar study on international development/humanitarian issues.
· Line management experience.
WHY JOIN UNITED KINGDOM FOR UNHCR?
You will be part of a high performing agile team of talented people, all committed to build solidarity and raise funds for refugees and displaced people worldwide. You will be working in a flexible, supportive, and inclusive environment, where your work will be recognised and appraised.
What else?
Wellbeing
28 days’ leave per annum plus bank holidays.
- Employee Assistance programme providing 24/7 access to online GP, mental health support and virtual wellbeing.
- Access to 100s of perks with discounts on everyday purchases.
- Office wellness perks.
- Discount on gym memberships.
- Hybrid and Flexible Working.
- Staff socials.
Financial
- Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 8%.
- Non-contributory group life assurance scheme
- Non-contributory Income protection scheme.
- One-off contribution towards homeworking set up.
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay.
- Enhanced sick pay scheme.
Development
- Comprehensive training and continuing development opportunities.
- Individual training budget.
HOW TO APPLY
If you have the relevant skills and the passion to use them to support refugees, please apply by completing our application form which is available in the documents section.
We are actively reviewing applications for this positions and interviews will be held on a rolling basis. To avoid disappointment, submit your application now.
If you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments to the application or hiring process that may better facilitate your participation, please contact us using the email address provided when you click through to our online portal. We will make every effort to respond to your request for assistance as soon as possible.
United Kingdom for the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is registered with the Charity Commission (England & Wales), charity no. 1183415. It is the UK national partner of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the UN Refugee Agency.
Registered Charity
51 - 100
We stand with refugees – will you join us?
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Come and make a difference by joining our team reaching people who find it most difficult to access advice. Money Advice Plus work both locally in Sussex and nationwide. Our mission is to help people manage their money effectively, and our independent, confidential and flexible approach is tailored to individuals’ needs, allowing us to reach those who find it most difficult to access advice. You will be joining a large team of Money Advisers providing specialist level debt and benefit advice and casework.
You will have lots of variety, providing telephone specialist debt and benefit advice and casework across a range of projects. If you are available to work in our Brighton and Hove office you will also deliver face-to-face advice both in the office and other outreach locations including Foodbanks and with inpatients.
Ideally you will hold a qualification in Money Advice, obtained either through the Institute of Money Advisers or the Money and Pensions Service. If you do not have a qualification, you must be prepared to work towards obtaining this, included some study in your own time. You will have excellent communication and digital skills, be comfortable delivering advice in person and by phone, and be able to plan and organise your work effectively.
If you'd like to learn more about the post, or would like to apply in different format, please contact Nick Vaughan (details in our job pack).
If you'd like to discuss the role before applying, please contact Nick Vaughan. Please tell us how you meet the Person Specification contained in the attached document when applying.
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Full Stack Developer
Location: Fully Remote
I'm partnered with a well known UK charity who are hiring for a full stack developer to join the team. Key skills for this role are knowledge of .Net, C#, Entity Framework, SQL server, API's and a experience in full stack positions and also an approachable manner in order to gather requirements from teams within the business.
The Full Stack Developer will be supporting a key organisational project working on an in-house tool allowing partner organisations to work more efficiently.
Skills required for the Full Stack Developer are:
- .Net Core C#, Entity Framework, LINQ, Razor Pages experience
- Strong experience with API's and integration
- Good communication skills and a self starter
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About the Role
We are looking for a Marketing and Communications (M&C) Manager to cover the responsibilities of our current M&C Manager whilst they are on parental leave. You will be collaborating with almost every department across PMC to ensure our activities effectively reach and engage our target audiences. This is an exciting opportunity to work for a unique arts organisation that values creativity and academic rigour.
You will be joining PMC at a formative moment following the recent completion of a strategic review. As M&C Manager you will play a central role in advancing our core priorities: expanding access to the study of British art; embedding research at the heart of all our work; and establishing inclusive, sustainable pathways into the field.
A key component of this role will be enhancing the PMC’s visibility and impact. As the field of British art continues to evolve, we are eager to gain deeper insights into how our work is received and understood – both nationally and internationally – and to articulate our role and influence within the wider community of British art studies.
You will be an advocate for the PMC brand, promoting it both internally and externally, and supporting the organisation in delivering its mission.
During the term of this contract, the department will be undertaking a major redevelopment of its institutional website and implementing a centralised customer relationship management (CRM) system.
Location: Paul Mellon Centre (PMC), London. We are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements
Salary: £47,500 p.a.
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract, 12 months
Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week
Closing Date: 10am Monday 18 August 2025
Interview Date: 3 or 5 September 2025
Start Date: Mid-October 2025
Who We Are
PMC is an educational charity that champions new ways of understanding British art history and culture. We publish, teach and carry out research, both at the Centre in London and through our online platforms. Our archives, library and lively events programme are open to researchers, students and the public. PMC’s Grants & Fellowships programme supports institutions and individuals with research projects, publications, exhibitions and events. Through all areas of our work, we promote activities that enhance and expand knowledge about British art and architecture. PMC was founded in 1970 by the art collector and philanthropist Paul Mellon. It is part of Yale University and a partner to the Yale Center for British Art.
Who We Need
As Marketing and Communications Manager (Parental Leave Cover), you will be responsible for developing and implementing strategies and campaigns to promote and communicate PMC’s activities, ensuring that our work reaches and engages a wide audience, both in academic communities and within the general public. You will report to the Digital Lead and manage the Marketing and Communications Coordinator.
The role would suit someone who is:
- an effective collaborator who can work with multiple different teams
- a confident communicator who can advise the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) on the marketing and communications landscape
- an experienced copywriter
- experienced in marketing and communicating within the not-for-profit and/or arts sector
- interested in academic ways of thinking
- experienced in managing multiple projects and workflows
- experienced in digital marketing platforms
- experienced in print production
- experienced in managing and developing junior staff
What We Offer
At PMC we value our staff and offer a generous benefits package including:
- hybrid and flexible working arrangements (subject to role and operational needs)
- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with additional paid leave options
- enhanced parental leave and pay for all parents, plus a range of compassionate leave options
- comprehensive health and wellbeing support, including an employee assistance programme, private health and dental insurance options (taxable benefits), annual health screening and more
- financial support, such as a pension scheme, interest-free season ticket loans and money coaching programme
- opportunities for learning and development, including funded training, study leave and professional membership support
- everyday perks such as free and discounted access to museums and galleries, free PMC publications and refreshments provided onsite
We are committed to creating a supportive and inclusive workplace where you can thrive. For full details of our staff benefits, please see the PMC Benefits Summary 2025 document on our website.
How to Apply
To apply please complete the online application form via our website.
If you have any issues accessing the form, or require adjustments during the recruitment process, please get in touch with our HR team.
The full job description and person specification are available on our website.
What to Expect
We know applying for jobs can be time consuming so we aim to keep the process straightforward, being mindful of your time commitment. We will review all applications after the closing date and contact shortlisted candidates within two weeks where possible.
If you are invited to interview, we will send you a detailed interview pack in advance. This will include everything you need to know about the process, including:
- how to find us and what to expect on the day
- accessibility and adjustments
- the interview format and who you will meet
- any preparation needed
We are committed to making the whole experience as welcoming and transparent as we can.
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Are you passionate about building safety and ready to lead from the front? This is a unique opportunity to make a lasting impact as the Building Safety Manager for YMCA Thames Gateway Group. In this role you'll have the exciting challenge of shaping and leading a team focused on responding to the increased importance of building safety and compliance. You'll oversee a diverse portfolio of 38 properties, ranging from hostels and self-supported accommodation to nurseries, youth centre, a gym, and a café. You will ensure the safety, compliance, and operational integrity of these sites, directly influencing the wellbeing of the communities and beneficiaries we serve. As part of this role, you will: Build and lead a team that responds to and manages safety and compliance issues across our properties. Influence change by embedding best practices in building safety and compliance. Be pivotal in ensuring a secure environment, meeting regulatory requirements while maintaining a community-focused approach. Join us at YMCA Thames Gateway Group and play a leading role in keeping our properties safe for everyone. This is your chance to shape the future of building safety within a mission-driven organisation.
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Membership Engagement Officer
Salary: £26,000 – £30,000 (DOE)
Location: Central London (hybrid working, 3 days a week in the office)
Contract: Permanent, full-time
The Talent Set are delighted to be supporting a leading membership association in their search for a proactive and personable Membership Enaggement Officer to help grow, retain, and engage its nationwide network of members.
Key Responsibilities Include:
· Build strong relationships with both prospective and current members, ensuring they receive maximum value from their membership
· Research, identify, and qualify new business opportunities across events, sponsorship, and partnership activities
· Represent the organisation at industry conferences, networking functions, and meetings (UK and occasional international travel required)
· Plan and deliver creative campaigns to attract and convert new members
· Liaise with partners to enhance and expand a portfolio of member benefits and commercial schemes
· Monitor engagement levels and take action to address potential non-renewals
· Maintain accurate, timely CRM records and produce regular progress reports on membership targets
· Support the delivery of commercial and sponsorship initiatives alongside the events and partnerships teams
Person Specification:
· Confident in meeting new people and building professional relationships
· Friendly, energetic, and determined, able to spot opportunities and turn them into results
· Comfortable explaining membership benefits or services in a clear and simple way
· Professional when dealing with senior contacts or decision-makers
· Pays close attention to detail
· Strong communication skills, both written and in presentations
· Able to work independently while also contributing to a team
· Quick learner, able to understand new or complex topics efficiently
· Experience managing contacts, sales, or leads using a CRM
· Proven track record of hitting targets or goals
· Previous experience in not-for-profit or trade association environments
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How to Apply:
To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role by clicking the “apply now” button (please do not apply via email).
We aim to get back to all successful candidates within 72 working hours. Please note you must live and have the right to work in the UK as sponsorship cannot be offered.
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.
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Reports to: Credit Control & Contracts Manager
Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £33,642 per annum (including London Weighting)
Place of work: Hybrid with 3 days in our London (Waterloo) office
Contract Type: Permanent, full time
Closing date: Sunday 17 August 2025, 23:59
This position does not offer sponsorship and is best suited for candidates already located in the London area.
Are you a highly experienced Bookkeeper and Credit Controller looking for a new challenge within a welcoming and supportive national Charity?
Main purpose of the role:
After a period of financial transformation, we are now looking for a highly experienced Bookkeeper / Credit Controller. The successful candidate is responsible to provide accurate and timely financial information to both the Community and the National Team. This includes:
- Maintaining accurate records of income and expenditure using Microsoft Business Central (MS Dynamics 365 accounting software);
- Liaising closely with the wider team across L’Arche;
- Working across various sales ledgers throughout the Charity ensuring all monies owed are paid within the agreed payment terms;
- Providing support to the finance team in completion of daily and monthly finance-related tasks;
Key essential criteria:
- A minimum of 3 years' experience in credit control and bookkeeping;
- Excellent negotiation skills, with strong spoken and written communication skills and a proactive can-do attitude;
- Advance knowledge of Excel and high level of competence in MS Office;
- Persistence and resilience in dealing with complicated ledgers and cash allocations;
- Strong numerical analytical, and problem-solving skills;
ABOUT L'ARCHE
We are people with and without learning disability, on a mission to build a world where everyone belongs. You can find out more about our vision on our website.
As well as joining a friendly Community, where you will be well supervised and supported, and benefit from L’Arche’s mentorship programme, there are many other benefits you get by working for us. You can find full details of our employee benefits on our website.
A full job description and person specification can be found in the recruitment pack.
The closing date for applications is: Sunday 17 August, at 23:59
Interviews will take place the week commencing 18 August.
To apply, please answer the questions on our online application form.
Please also read our privacy notice for job applicants.
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People Advice Manager
£28.38 per hour + holiday pay
Temporary - 6 months
Mostly remote with some travel to Watford
We're looking for an experienced and people-focused People Advice Manager to join a leading UK charity on a temporary basis for six months. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead a dedicated HR advice team, ensuring managers and staff receive high-quality, timely, and business-focused guidance.
You'll be managing a first-point-of-contact HR service, supporting the delivery of expert advice across a wide range of employee relations matters, and helping to drive continuous improvement in systems, processes, and people development.
Key responsibilities
Lead, support, and develop a team of People Partners and People Advisers.
Ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the HR advice service, meeting SLA targets and managing workloads effectively.
Provide guidance on complex ER cases, including sickness, disciplinary, and grievance matters.
Use your professional HR expertise to improve processes, develop knowledge, and enhance service delivery.
Work collaboratively with People Directorate colleagues to review and implement policies and procedures.
Build strong relationships with stakeholders, gathering feedback and implementing service improvements.
Ensure compliance with GDPR and accuracy of HR data.
Oversee case management systems to ensure up-to-date, clear, and accessible records.
About you
CIPD-qualified with significant HR advisory and people management experience.
Strong understanding of UK employment law and HR best practice.
Skilled in building relationships, influencing, and coaching.
Confident in analysing data to inform decisions and improve service.
Experience in developing operational HR services, systems, and processes.
A collaborative leader who motivates and develops their team.
The details
Pay rate: £28.38 per hour + holiday pay.
Contract: 6 months, temporary.
Location: Mostly homebased with some travel to Watford
Start date: ASAP.
This is an opportunity to make a real difference in an organisation committed to ensuring every child a
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The Organisation
The Royal Parks (TRP) is a charity created in March 2017. We manage over 5,000 acres of diverse parkland, rare habitats, and historic buildings and monuments in eight Royal Parks across London. These are Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, The Green Park, St James’s Park, The Regent's Park and Primrose Hill, Greenwich Park, Richmond Park, and Bushy Park.
We also manage other important public spaces, including Brompton Cemetery and Victoria Tower Gardens. Our eight Royal Parks and other iconic green spaces are among the most visited attractions in the UK, with tens of millions of visits every year.
We are currently looking for a Volunteer Officer to join us on 6-fixed term contract on a full-time basis.
This role does include working 2 weekends a month and evening work.
The Benefits
- Salary £33,666-£35,000 depending on experience
- 26 days’ annual leave, pro rata, plus public holidays
- Employer pension scheme
- Private healthcare cash plan and health insurance
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee assistance programme - available to all staff and family members
This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic individual with experience of working with, and managing, volunteers and a love of the great outdoors to join our passionate organisation.
You will have the chance to work in some of the most beautiful and historic green spaces that London has to offer while playing a vital role in the delivery of our hugely successful Volunteer Ranger Service.
So, if you would like to showcase fascinating wildlife and heritage across London’s parkland while working with an inclusive and supportive team, apply today!
The Role
As a Volunteer Officer, you will be responsible for the delivery of the Volunteer Ranger Service in Richmond and Bushy Park. Supporting the current volunteer rangers and training and managing new volunteers, where appropriate. You’ll seek to develop training opportunities and resources.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Volunteer Officer to join the Volunteering Team at The Royal Parks. This role will focus on delivering the Volunteer Ranger Service in both Richmond and Bushy the Richmond Park Volunteer Bus service. The service was started as a trial with a purpose to engage, inspire and inform members of the public about the history, heritage and wildlife of the parks, and is now seen as a growing success. This role is varied and will see the successful applicant working primarily Richmond and Bushy Park, but with regular travel to all of the parks. Your role will be to manage, the current volunteers, induct and train new volunteers where appropriate, and work to grow and develop different opportunities that the service presents. This role will also work with other volunteer groups across the parks helping to deliver conservation groups, corporates and develop new and existing initiatives. The volunteer officer will support the wider volunteer team and coordinators where needed.
This role involves a lot of in park time, working with and supporting volunteers on the ground, coupled with some office time. This role also requires a large amount of weekend and flexible working, with usually a minimum of two weekends a month in the Parks supporting the Rangers on the ground. The ideal applicant will be friendly, open, and enjoy spending time outdoors and have experience working with and managing volunteers, ideally in an engagement, visitor service or conservation setting.
Additionally, you will:
- Help to maintain all tools, equipment and PPE
- Support the promotion of the Volunteer Ranger Service and wider Volunteering activities
- Ensure all expenditure is approved in advance by the Volunteer Manager and budgets are updated accordingly
About You
To be considered as a Volunteer Officer, you will need:
- Proven experience of working with, managing, leading and training volunteers, especially relating to visitor engagement and conservation
- Experience of developing and delivering successful volunteer projects and programmes and working with partners
- Excellent people skills including team working, negotiating, problem solving and the ability to be calm and decisive in challenging situations
- To be highly organised with the ability to prioritise a heavy workload, manage tasks simultaneously and perform effectively under pressure
- Awareness and advocate of equality, inclusion and diversity, health and safety, safeguarding
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience of managing budgets and of delivering, reporting and evaluating projects would be beneficial to your application, as would experience of competing demands and delivering a visitor service in a park setting. IT proficiency would also be advantageous, as would excellent presentation skills. Practical conservation, habitat or horticulture management skills, including tool use and management, are also desirable.
Other organisations may call this role Volunteer Services Co-ordinator, Volunteer Co-ordinator, or Volunteer Development Co-ordinator.
The Royal Parks is strongly committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. Please visit our website to find out more on our approach to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
So, if you’re interested in this unique opportunity as a Volunteer Officer, please apply via the button shown.
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We provide free access to London’s beautiful, natural and historic green spaces, to help improve everyone’s quality of life and wellbeing.
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