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We are looking for an experienced and passionate Senior Programme Officer to work as part of our National Programmes Team.
This is a 25 hour a week fixed term position until July 2026
Imagine being part of an organisation whose common purpose is to help those who are severely impacted by mental illness. We believe that everyone should be treated with respect and dignity – and that’s why equity is one of our core values. We draw on the expertise, unique perspectives and lived experience of our people – regardless of who they are or their background – to help us become inclusive and anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider that reflect the diverse communities we support as a mental health charity.
Mental Health UK brings together the heritage and experience of four charities from across the country who’ve been supporting people with their mental health for nearly 50 years.
With our local service delivery and national expertise in supporting people whose lives are affected by mental health problems, we have been able to mark a significant footprint in the areas that deeply challenge our mental health and stability.
We provide support and services for some of the biggest societal challenges that pose a threat to people’s mental health, including money problems, navigating through the system to get the right support, understanding mental health, loneliness and isolation, and resilience in young people.
The Mental Health UK programmes team is responsible for the delivery of high-quality programmes and projects that: meet the aims and objectives of Mental Health UK’s 2025-2030 Strategy, strategically align with the needs and expectations of our four founding charities, deliver for all stakeholders including funding partners and beneficiaries.
We design, deliver and measure the impact of our projects and services, ensuring that they meet the needs of people living with mental health problems and have a positive impact on the lives of individuals and communities across the UK.
One in four people in the UK have experienced a mental health problem. At Mental Health UK, we won’t stop until everyone has the tools they need to live their best possible life.
How you will make a difference
As Senior Programme Officer, I will support the Head of Commercial Insight & Development to ensure Mental Health UK delivers high quality projects and programmes that:
- Meet the aims and objectives of our 2025-30 strategy.
- Are strategically aligned with the needs and expectations of our four founding charities.
- Deliver for all stakeholders, including funding partners and beneficiaries.
In this role, I will support the Head of Commercial Insight & Development to identify opportunities to grow and expand our existing programmes. I will work with the Communications and Marketing Team to identify opportunities throughout our programmes to demonstrate our impact as an organisation.
I will oversee the day-to-day delivery of projects within Mental Health UK’s portfolio, supporting colleagues across Mental Health UK and the four founding charities to ensure outputs are delivered on time and to budget, and outcomes are achieved as planned.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Diversity is important to us and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.
We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background - regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status.
Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation
We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement . We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation. You can read more about our progress here.
We’re Rethink Mental Illness and no matter how bad things are, we can help people severely affected by mental illness to improve their lives.
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You will offer compassionate, confidential, support to CYP of all genders, who have been subjected to sexual violence and abuse. Some of the work will be providing specialised wrap around support to children and their families where the child has been, or is currently being sexually exploited (CSE support). You will provide information about reporting processes; support CYP who have reported to the police; provide emotional support to CYP when they give their evidence in court and provide information about other options, such as civil action and Criminal Injuries Compensation.
12 month fixed-term contract with opportunities for extension (funding dependent)
An approved and accredited ISVA qualification is preferable for this post, and will start at the accredited salary rate. However, candidates who demonstrate and live RSVP’s values (bold-believing-big hearted), and have a willingness to work towards ISVA accreditation will also be considered.
Salary
Untrained ISVA: £31,067 (NJC 19) full time equivalent plus 3% employer pension contribution
Accredited ISVA: £32,654 (NJC 22) full time equivalent plus 3% employer pension contribution
Hours of work
Part-time | 22 hours per week (Weds to Fri) | Working hours pattern: 11am-7pm, 9am-5pm, 9am-3pm | 1 day working from home a week
Standard office hours (9am-5pm) with a requirement to work late one evening a week. You may occasionally be require to work outside of hours.
Location:
Mainly in our Birmingham City Centre offices with some remote working
Purpose of post:
To provide a high quality and victim/survivor-focused advocacy service to CYP who have been subjected to sexual violence, abuse, sexual exploitation and/or coercion, in order to:
- Provide emotional and practical support, at every stage of the victim/survivor journey
- Pro-actively and assertively advocate for those who have reported to the Police, are thinking of doing so, or choose not to report (safeguarding guidelines will be followed at all times).
- Ensure that the voices, needs, rights and legal entitlements of children and young people are heard, understood and acted upon by all individuals and organisations.
- Following safeguarding assessments and reduce risk to keep children and young people (and others) safe
- Ensure that victims/survivors can access the health and other support services that they need.
- Support the work of the CYP ISVA Team, and the wider ISVA Team (Adult, LGBT, Sex Worker and Race and Equality ISVAs) which may include working within Umbrella sexual health settings and other appropriate services as required.
- Work closely with our Counselling and Wellbeing Services Teams.
Our mission is to support people in Birmingham and Solihull to thrive and enjoy a future of hope and confidence after sexual violence.


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Community Project Lead
- Two-year fixed term, full-time (35 hours per week) or part-time (minimum 21 hours per week considered), £28,000 – £32,000 per annum depending on experience (pro rata if part-time)
- Remote or office-based. Occasional visits to IPSEA’s office in Takeley or a London venue required. This role will also include frequent travel to meet with community partners.
Do you have experience working with under-served communities and leading impactful outreach projects? Are you passionate about improving access to support for families of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)?
IPSEA is the leading charity in the field of SEND law in England, and we provide free and independent legal advice and support to families of children and young people with SEND. We also provide training on the SEND legal framework, and we influence policy at both a local and national level.
We are looking for an experienced and motivated Community Project Lead to join our team and lead the development of our advice services for under-served communities. This two-year, fixed-term role is a key part of our strategy to reach groups who may not traditionally engage with IPSEA’s support - including children and families with English as an additional language, cared-for children (children in care), migrant children, detained children, and Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities.
The project builds on a detailed scoping exercise we’ve recently completed, which involved working closely with a wide range of charities and organisations that support these communities. The resulting report outlines the barriers they face, and will form the foundation for this project and directly inform the work you will lead.
What you’ll do
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Design and develop pilot advice services that are tailored to the needs of under-served communities, using findings from IPSEA’s research
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Build and maintain strong relationships with community groups, charities and service providers to co-produce accessible services
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Collaborate with IPSEA’s advice, legal and policy teams to address the barriers these communities face in accessing SEND legal advice
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Contribute to and share outreach materials, training resources and toolkits to support families of under-served communities and empower local advocates
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Plan and lead workshops, focus groups and community events to raise awareness, gather feedback and enhance service delivery
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Monitor and report on project outcomes and impact, providing regular updates to IPSEA staff and stakeholders
You can work remotely or from IPSEA’s office in Takeley, with frequent travel required for essential meetings and community engagement.
If you share our commitment to protecting, promoting, and upholding the rights of children and young people with SEND, and would like to use your skills to improve access to vital advice and support, we would love to hear from you.
Visit our website to download a recruitment pack and application form.
Closing date for applications: 9am on Monday 16 June 2025
First-round interviews: Wednesday 25 June 2025 (London)
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Are you a creative and entrepreneurial individual committed to helping children and young people across London to respond to the good news of Jesus?
If this describes you, then read on...
About the role
We’re Scripture Union (SU), we’re one of the UK’s longest-established children and youth ministry organisations, and we’re looking for a creative and entrepreneurial individual with a passion for helping children and young people across our vibrant capital to explore and respond to the good news of Jesus.
You’re a connector who loves being out and about, with experience building and leading teams and working with diverse groups of people. Your creative mindset, paired with excellent organisational skills, means you are great at spotting and creating opportunities for impact. You love Jesus and are brimming with energy and passion for sharing the gospel. You’re great with people and thrive on being given a blank canvas to drive projects from conception to completion. You are a confident communicator and have experience training, coaching and releasing others.
If this is you and you’d like to join a like-minded organisation with the flexibility of a home-based role, a competitive salary, a generous pension scheme, and other valuable benefits, then read on.
Important things to note before you apply.
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This role will focus on Greater London and will require extensive regular travel across the city. This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working in line with our policy.
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We are committed to building a culturally diverse workforce. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from people, regardless of their background.
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The Movement takes Safeguarding seriously. This role will require a Disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service and has an occupational requirement to be filled by a committed Christian, active in church life. Equality Act 2010, Part 1, Schedule 9 applies.
Invest in our mission, as we invest in you: Our Benefits:
Working with Scripture Union means being part of a vibrant team dedicated to making a real, positive difference in the lives of children and young people. We're proud to be an employer that truly values and supports its staff. This home-based role offers the flexibility you need for a healthy work-life balance, alongside a competitive salary. Your benefits package includes 23 days annual leave plus bank holidays, plus an additional 5 days for volunteering at a Scripture Union event. We offer a comprehensive group pension scheme with an employer contribution of up to 12%, as well as life insurance (death-in-service coverage). We offer generous maternity, paternity, and adoption leave benefits.
About your team
You’ll be joining our brilliant South Region team, which covers our largest region from Kent to Cornwall, offering numerous opportunities to contribute your expertise in a variety of contexts, from urban and suburban to coastal and rural settings. You’ll have a brilliant time getting acquainted with this rich tapestry of local and national partners. Across the south region, we currently work with 130 churches and have 150 faith guides, we’d like to see these numbers grow significantly over the next few years.
In the south region we have the highest density of Christian holidays and festivals, with events that we organise and run directly and a variety of festival and missions that we support and partner with. You’ll have a fantastic opportunity each summer to get hands on engaged in these mission and festivals throughout the year.
Our South Region also includes our vibrant capital, one of the most multicultural and ethnically diverse cities in the world, with over 300 languages spoken. With many like-minded missional organisations having a footprint in and around the capital, and all of the Christian movements and denominations represented here, London holds key strategic value and will be the focus of your ministry activities. You’ll be joining an exceptional and growing team of five staff. We are particularly interested in how sports, arts, and culture can be explored to further enable the mission both in London and across SU and would be particularly interested in candidates with expertise in either of these areas.
Who We're Looking For: Our Ideal Candidate
We're seeking someone who is not just good at what they do, but also deeply passionate about our mission. Here's what we envision in the right person:
- A Visionary with Practical Wisdom: You'll be a thoughtful individual who can see the big picture and make smart decisions that genuinely impact our ministry.
- A Champion for Children and Young People: You'll bring a wealth of understanding about working with young people, be a passionate advocate for their faith journey, be excellent at delivering ministry, and be someone who can clearly articulate your vision.
- An Inspiring Leader: You'll have a natural ability to connect with people, influence discussions, gently challenge the status quo, and spark new, creative ideas within our networks.
- Organised and Driven: You're someone who thrives on managing their own work, setting priorities effectively, and skilfully juggling multiple projects.
- Forward-Thinking: You're able to imagine and pursue ambitious, long-term goals with determination.
- Spiritually Open and Grounded: You'll be comfortable and accepting of various Christian traditions, worship styles, and expressions of faith. Crucially, you'll have a growing love and understanding of the Bible.
- Deeply Committed to Faith: You'll have a strong personal commitment to God and live as an active Christian disciple.
As with all our team members, you will also:
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Be a committed Christian who resonates with Scripture Union's mission and values, actively participating in a local church community.
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Strive for a strong understanding of the Bible, applying its teachings to your daily life and inspiring others to do the same.
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Practical Skills You'll Need: You'll be confident and capable in using everyday digital tools like email, social media, and Microsoft Office 365 applications (Word, Excel, Teams).
Educational and/or training qualifications and certificates
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A degree-level Theological or Educational qualification or equivalent experience will be considered. (Desirable)
How to Apply
If this describes you, and you are in agreement with the aims and beliefs of Scripture Union, then we would like to hear from you. To apply for this role, download a copy of the job profile. You will need to upload your CV (2 A4 pages max) and a covering letter (2 A4 pages max) detailing how your skills and experience reflect the person specification via Charity Jobs. All screening questions provided as part of your application, must be answered.
Whilst we appreciate every application, we regret that we are only able to contact candidates who are shortlisted for an interview. If you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful at this time.
Closing date: 6th July 2025.
Interview date: 14/15th July 2025.
Interview location: London, details to be confirmed.
ScriptureUnion is a Christian charity that exists to see a new generation of children and young people with their own vibrant, personal faith in Jesus




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About you
Do you have excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills? Do you enjoy interacting with supporters and building lasting relationships? Want to use your skills to make it possible for people with myeloma, an incurable blood cancer, to live longer and better lives?
Myeloma UK is looking for a driven and pro-active Events Fundraiser to join our growing Community and Events team. You’ll be joining the team as we continue to refine and expand our mass participation events portfolio including London Paris Ride, Great North Run and 100 miles for myeloma. You will have experience in event delivery or project planning, delivering these activities within tight deadlines while successfully building effective relationships.
The role holder will have strong administration skills, attention to detail and work as part of a team. You will be self-motivated and able to work remotely with little supervision, managing a wide range of tasks and having an interest in sporting and mass participation fundraising events.
Previous experience or knowledge of digital marketing, virtual fundraising events and using Raiser’s Edge or similar CRM system would be an advantage but not essential.
About the role
As the Events Fundraiser you will be required to research, promote and deliver fundraising events, campaigns and activities, providing excellent stewardship to supporters, whilst working to help achieve monthly fundraising income targets. You will work to deliver an annual calendar of runs, walks, challenge and sporting events across the UK as well increasing support through Myeloma UK virtual and Facebook events.
The role holder will work with the Senior Event Development Fundraiser to provide the highest quality of event delivery as well as developing relationships, securing support, marketing, delivering and monitoring the event ensuring post event evaluation and future recommendations are made. They will also work closely with Community Fundraisers, supporting them as they identify opportunities to expand and diversify their fundraising portfolio.
You will work with other teams, develop materials required to support all marketing and promotion of events, ensuring organisational brand, style and key messages are adopted and ensure maximum use of database and other technology to increase operational efficiency within event fundraising.
About us
Myeloma UK is the only UK charity focused on myeloma and its related conditions. We provide support and influence access to treatments, while researching a cure. Thanks to life-extending treatments and support, today many people affected by myeloma are able to live longer and to live well. Together, we support, so no one faces myeloma alone.
We are committed to bringing together the best and brightest people to help us ensure that every patient has an empowered present and a hopeful future.
Our ultimate goal is to find a cure and make myeloma history. Until then, our mission is to help every patient live well with myeloma for as long as possible. We are committed to diagnosing myeloma earlier, discovering and sharing knowledge, transforming the patient experience and influencing positive change in care.
Our culture
Wellbeing and staff engagement are at the heart of our culture. We offer our employees a range of benefits including a pension salary exchange scheme, flexitime, flexible working from home with hub-based office working, health plan, employee assistance plan and holiday purchase scheme and we are committed to providing learning and development opportunities for all our employees.
How to apply
If you think you would be a great fit for this role, get in touch and tell us more about yourself by sending the following:
1. A cover letter telling us more about you and what you think makes you a good fit for this role
2. A CV that sets out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements
Applications close on 15 June 2025 and interviews will be held w/c 23 June 2025.
Myeloma UK is an equal opportunities employer and always welcomes applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of:
· sex
· race
· disability
· age
· sexual orientation
· gender reassignment
· religion or belief
· marital status
· pregnancy and maternity
Please note, you will be asked to provide evidence of your eligibility to work in the UK prior to interview selection.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This role will play a leadership role in delivering our ambitious policy influencing programme, helping to shape and implement influencing plans to bring about the changes needed to reduce, prevent and eventually end the need for food banks in the UK. It will provide management and oversight to some of our strategic projects.
Role responsibilities
· Developing and implementing Trussell’s influencing strategy
Working with teams across the organisation to ensure key groups, including our community of food banks, corporate partners, churches and church-related organisations have a clear role in our policy influencing approach.
· Planning and delivering impactful public affairs activity
Ensuring systems are in place to help plan, monitor and evaluate public affairs activity and maximise opportunities to engage with key audiences, including Parliamentarians, advisers, and UK Government Ministers; and support close working with colleagues in all UK nations and regions. Managing the development and delivery of public affairs activity to support high profile influencing campaigns.
· Building and managing strong relationships with key external stakeholders
Developing relationships, partnerships and networks to help raise the profile, credibility and influence of Trussell and our policy positions, particularly in the UK Parliament. Representing Trussell and promoting the organisation’s policy position to key audiences, including in meetings and events with Parliamentarians.
· Developing public affairs support to the food bank community
Working closely with a small team of Network Policy and Research Officers and the Organising and Local Mobilisation team to support our community of food banks to build and maintain strong relationships with their local MPs. Ensuring public affairs activity is well aligned to campaign strategies involving the food bank network.
· Embedding participatory approaches across our public affairs and wider influencing activity
Supporting further development of a participatory approach to policy influencing to ensure it is rooted in the lived experience of individuals affected by poverty. This includes ensuring an ethical approach in line with our values.
· Providing advice and line management
Have line management responsibility for individuals within the team, providing pastoral and development guidance along with task management on key projects. This includes regular 1:1s, objective setting and collaborative monitoring, and support with development needs.
Person Specification
Technical skills and minimum knowledge:
· Track record of successfully influencing politicians and key decision-makers to achieve strategic goals at different levels of government.
· Track record of delivering strategic public affairs activity based on robust evidence, from development to evaluation.
· Can explain components of effective policy influencing, including knowledge of the machinery and structure of government (UK, devolved, local) and experience of informing campaigns activity to mobilise support for policy change.
· Demonstrates a good understanding of policies that affect UK poverty and hunger. Can explain policy motivations of main political parties and can advise on how to influence them most effectively.
· Excellent written and oral communication skills, particularly in demonstrating enthusiasm and experience when communicating complex topics to non-specialist audiences.
· Experience of line managing, including dealing with performance issues and supporting team development.
Behaviours and competencies:
· Works collaboratively, managing challenges in a constructive manner
· Balances competing priorities and work to tight deadlines
· Demonstrates a dedication to the values of Trussell
· Demonstrates empathy for people from disadvantages, marginalised or socially excluded backgrounds
· Role models inclusive behaviour, values and leadership
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are currently looking for a Principal Legal Adviser (Maternity cover) to drive forward opportunities for strategic legal and policy advocacy. This is an exciting opportunity to help build an ambitious movement to phase out oil and gas extraction in the UK.
About us
Uplift supports efforts to create a rapid and fair transition away from oil and gas production in the UK. We strategically support, connect and elevate ideas and voices to set in motion a just transition away from fossil fuel production commensurate with the scale of the climate crisis.
The Role
As Principal Legal Adviser (Maternity cover), you will collaborate with Uplift’s team and key partners to ensure that our collective work is underpinned by robust and forward-thinking legal and policy analysis. From identifying strategic litigation opportunities to advancing law reform advocacy, this is a diverse role that is key to our work.
Uplift has taken and supported high-profile climate litigation and used legal insight to generate front-page headlines linked to our campaigns. Most recently, we have won the legal case against the Rosebank oil field in the North Sea. We have also generated legal analysis to support a wider network to participate in vital public consultation processes.
The successful candidate will have exceptional legal and advocacy skills, an ability to think strategically about law and policy opportunities, and a keen interest in climate and energy-related policy and campaigns. A strong commitment to Uplift's mission and core values is also required.
Responsibilities
Core responsibilities include:
Strategy and leadership
- Responsible for the development and implementation of Uplift’s legal strategy.
- Lead the development of Uplift’s strategic legal work, including litigation, law reform advocacy, and legal advice and analysis, that advances Uplift’s objectives.
- Lead the delivery of work programmes - including management of diverse and complex litigation and associated legal campaigns/communications - in line with Uplift’s legal strategy.
- Identify and shape strategic litigation opportunities, providing legal analysis and support to external lawyers and experts throughout.
Analysis and legal advocacy
- Develop legal analysis to support campaign, communications and research strategies, including support for key partners.
- Analyse, interpret, and synthesise legal and policy developments to support the politics team and advise our network.
- Track ongoing legal and policy developments across Uplift’s core areas of interest to identify key opportunities and gaps.
- Provide fact-checking and ad-hoc legal research for the Uplift team to ensure accuracy in Uplift’s public communications.
Management and staff support
- Manage a team to deliver Uplift’s legal strategy and objectives, including Legal & Policy Adviser and Legal Campaigns Coordinator.
- Manage sub-grants, sub-contractors and arrangements with external lawyers where relevant.
- Oversee financial and budget management of key legal work programmes and campaigns, with support from Uplift’s senior management team.
- Provide ad hoc high-level legal guidance and advice to Uplift’s senior management team on operational matters.
Our ideal candidate will have:
- Experience in a similar or related role.
- A formal legal qualification, with a strong preference for previous experience in strategic litigation. Legal expertise in an area relevant to Uplift’s legal work is essential: environmental or climate law, public law (including administrative law) and/or just energy transitions.
- Experience of working and advising on policy areas linked to Uplift’s agenda would be a significant asset.
- A demonstrable ability to provide compelling and novel analysis, including defining and executing strategic legal projects.
- Motivation, initiative, exceptionally high standards, a collaborative approach, and associated qualities are needed to work in a dynamic organisation with an ambitious agenda.
- A strong commitment to Uplift’s mission and core values of equity and climate justice.
Application
Accessibility and Anti-oppression are at the core of Uplift’s values and therefore we strongly encourage applications from candidates whose backgrounds or accessibility/support needs mean they have been traditionally under-represented in the climate and environment sector. If you are unsure if you meet the requirements or feel you will be disadvantaged by the process then please email us so we can see how we might provide support.
Unfortunately, we can only consider candidates who are already eligible to work in the UK.
Other:
- Location: UK
- Contract: 12 months - Fixed Term Contract
- Hours: Standard working hours 9.00 - 17.30
- Benefits: Annual Professional Development Allowance, Employee Assistance Programme, home office set up allowance, consideration of flexible working requirements and work/workplace adjustments, and organisational focus on employee wellbeing.
- Starting date: 1st September (with some flexibility)
- Closing date: 11pm,Sunday 15th June
- Proposed interviews: Interviews will be conducted w/c 2nd July 2025
Please submit a CV (2 pages) and cover letter (2 pages). We can only accept applications with both a CV and a cover letter. Please use the cover letter to say why you want to work for Uplift and how you could use your experience to meet the responsibilities of the role. Should you have any specific questions you wish to discuss about your application then send us an email. We will ask successful applicants to complete a written test along with a standard interview.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Do you have experience in generating and sustaining charitable giving from individuals and nurturing a Friends scheme in the Arts education sector? Are you passionate about choral singing and its power to change the lives of children and young people and can you successfully advocate on our behalf to potential major donors?
The primary focus for the new role is to generate sustainable charitable giving from individuals, maintaining and growing our Friends memberships and developing significant income from major donors. We will also welcome input on stewardship of trusts and foundations if this is also your area of expertise.
We are a leading choral singing organisation and run residential summer courses for children and young people. Our artistic director, Ralph Allwood, founded the organisation 45 years ago, since when over 10,000 young people have benefited from our life-changing courses. Nowadays, around one third of students receive generous bursary support to attend a course and we also work with a range of partner organisations to encourage even more young people from diverse backgrounds to take part in our choral singing courses. We want to secure the future of the organisation and increase the number of students we can support by significantly growing our individual giving.
We are looking for an experienced fundraiser to work up to 2 days per week on a freelance basis to help us move up a gear or two in terms of our fundraising, specifically to develop private giving from our extensive alumni network and the many successful individuals who feel music education at a young age made them the person they are today.
We have an office in central London but the job can be done remotely with occasional meetings with the General Manager, either in person or virtually.
Key information
Position: Head of Development, Friends and Major Donors
Reports to: General Manager
Key relationships: Artistic Director, Operations Manager, Assistant Director Rodolfus Choir, Communications Manager & Artistic Adviser, Chairman and Trustees
Location: Working from home with occasional visits to the office at King’s Place, London and meetings with donors c. weekly
Main goal: To launch our 45th anniversary year development appeal and manage fund raising through individual giving, Friends memberships and legacy donations and pledges, growing our charitable income in line with our strategy.
About this role:
The main duties and responsibilities for the Heads of Development role are as follows:
INDIVIDUAL GIVING
· Maintain and build relationships with our donors, and identify new individuals who would like to see the Rodolfus Choral Foundation thrive
· Use our extensive alumni list to source and maintain donors
· Use contacts from the artistic director and trustees to generate new donors
· Ensure that our top and potential donors are well looked after and researched, passing on key information to the Artistic Director and, where appropriate, arranging meetings between him and our donors
· Organise and co-host special donor events in unique venues
· Plan and help organise membership events for donors
· Help establish a legacy giving scheme for Rodolfus
· Have overall responsibility for reaching individual giving targets
· Ensure that data is accurately kept in our database in line with GDPR, and is harnessed to support our fundraising efforts
STRATEGIC PLANNING & REPORTING
· Develop a five-year Fundraising Strategy
· Set ambitious but achievable targets for each year, within the overall Rodolfus budget
· Contribute new ideas and find new opportunities for fundraising
· Produce quarterly fundraising updates for the Trustees
· Produce a fundraising report for the annual accounts, identifying strengths, weaknesses and areas for development in the Fundraising Strategy
TRUSTS AND GRANT-MAKING BODIES
· Liaise with the General Manager to ensure a coordinated fundraising plan and targets, in keeping with the artistic vision for Rodolfus
· Proof and submit applications and be the point of contact for Trusts and Foundations (this work is currently supported by the General Manager and a fundraising consultant)
GENERAL
· Attend Team and Board meetings as required
· Be a passionate advocate at all times for Rodolfus
· Adhere to all legal requirements relating to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as well as all other company policies and procedures
· Create a positive work environment, underpinned by the organisation’s values
· The list of responsibilities is not exhaustive and may be reviewed from time to time by the Trustees.
· The appointee may be required to perform duties outside of this as operationally required and at the discretion of the Board.
ABOUT YOU
We are looking for someone who:
· Is able to foster excellent relationships with major donors
· is positive, proactive, hard-working, innovative and ambitious
· is numerate, analytical, organised and has attention to detail
· is friendly, approachable and collaborative
· happy working in a small but dedicated team
· happy to travel regularly when required for donor and team meetings
Essential Criteria:
· excellent interpersonal skills
· experience of developing positive relationships with donors
· proven success in securing major donations
· experience of prospective donor identification and initial approach
· outstanding communication skills, both spoken and written
· experience in budget management
· good attention to detail
· excellent personal organisation and time management
· experience of working efficiently and effectively on their own as well as in a team
· understands the arts sector
Closing date: Midday on 23rd June 2025
Interviews: First round interviews will be held online on w/c 30th June 2025
Second round interviews will be held w/c 7th July 2025
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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!
Venn Group is delighted to be working with a leading membership organisation to recruit a HR Advisor on a 4 month interim contract. This role will play a key role in reviewing and updating HR policies and procedures aligned with best practice and employment law.
Key responsibilities of the role:
- Draft and revise HR policies and procedures in line with UK employment legislation and best practice, collaborating with key HR stakeholders.
- Identify, prioritise and update outdated policies based on significance and time since last review
- Work with the Governance team to keep the policy register current and compliant
- Engage with staff representatives in the consultation process for all new and revised HR policies, and complete equality impact assessments as required
- Prepare documentation for policy approval and ensure timely scheduling for review by the Risk Management Board and other relevant decision-making groups
- Work alongside the Head of HR to present policies for approval at senior leadership or committee level
- Communicate policy updates across the organisation, share them with the HR team, and publish final versions on the staff intranet
- Support managers and HR business partners in applying new policies in practice and help develop a regular review schedule
Ideal candidate profile:
- CIPD Level 3 or equivalent qualification (desirable)
- Proven experience in generalist HR roles with a solid understanding of UK employment law and diversity and inclusion practices
- Strong written communication and interpersonal abilities to build relationships and produce professional documentation
- Skilled in conducting research and applying findings to inform HR practices and policies
Agency reference number: J88726
Duration: 4 month interim contract, subject to further extension
Pay rate: £22-£25 per hour
Working hours: Full time
Working pattern: Remote
Start date: ASAP
This vacancy will be actively shortlisted so early applications are encouraged to avoid missing out.
Venn Group is an equal opportunities employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.
Join us in the next phase of our exciting partnership with Girlguiding in England. We’re looking for a passionate Project Officer to empower girls and young women to connect with nature and take action for birds and the environment. You’ll play a key part in empowering girls and young women to connect with, and take meaningful action for, birds and nature.
Project Officer – Girlguiding Partnership
Reference: JUN20251151
Location: Flexible in South-West England
Salary: £27,123.00 - £28,956.00 per Annum, Pro Rata
Contract: 12 months
Hours: Part-Time, 22.5 hours per week
Benefits: Pension Scheme, Life Assurance Scheme, 26 days' Annual Leave (pro rata)
What's the role about?
You’ll be joining the RSPB England Education, Families and Youth team to support our regional partnerships with Girlguiding. In this role, you’ll contribute to the development and delivery of our key project outputs.
Key tasks:
- Design and deliver youth-focused nature engagement activities, including co-creating a nature and climate youth action toolkit and launching a Youth Nature Ambassador Network for members aged 10-18 to shape initiatives and lead their own projects.
- Design and deliver 'train the trainer' sessions to empower adult and young leaders in youth organisations, to embed nature and climate action into their core programming as well as driving the changes they are most passionate about.
- Coordinate and deliver project activities, ensuring timely, high-quality, and cost-effective outcomes. This includes managing volunteers, collaborating with partners, supporting budget monitoring, maintaining documentation, and helping embed project outcomes into long-term practice.
- Coordinate communications and stakeholder engagement, including facilitating meetings and creating briefings and materials to ensure effective communication and alignment throughout the project lifecycle.
- You will be supported in your role by the England Youth Partnerships team, with opportunities to meet virtually with staff and volunteers, so you feel part of a team and learn about the work of the RSPB and Girlguiding. An induction and relevant training will be provided as well as support to further develop the skills needed for this role.
Essential skills, knowledge and experience:
- Experience in designing and delivering youth engagement sessions, events, workshops, or facilitated discussions for young people, with a focus on fostering learning and development, encouraging collaboration and promoting meaningful participation and decision-making.
- Strong communication skills with both adults and young people, with the ability to convey project goals in a passionate, credible, and persuasive manner to a wide range of audiences.
- Strong time management and organisational skills, with a working knowledge of project management principles and the ability to coordinate tasks across teams and stakeholders.
- Experience in developing, collaborating and working within effective partnerships and project teams, engaging both internal and external stakeholders to achieve shared goals and deliver outcomes.
- Experience in compiling reports and analysing numerical data to monitor progress, evaluate impact, and inform decision-making.
- Experience in developing and delivering engaging training programmes for adults, particularly in a way that builds confidence and practical skills.
Desirable skills, knowledge and experience:
- Experience in managing staff and/or volunteers, including recruitment, supervision, and development, coordinating workloads, nurturing positive relationships, and fostering a collaborative and productive team environment to ensure effective contributions to project outcomes.
- A solid understanding of the natural world, environmental issues, and practical actions that support nature conservation.
Additional Information:
- An England role, flexible on working pattern and part of a remote team.
- The role holder will be a homeworker, ideally be based in or within easy travelling distance of the Girlguiding South West England region (Gloucestershire, Bristol, Dorset, Somerset, Berkshire, Hampshire, Wiltshire).
- Travel may be required between the regions where we have Girlguiding partnerships.
- You will need to be available to run training at weekends and/or evenings.
- This is a 12 month fixed-term role for 22.5 hours per week.
- The RSPB reserves the right to extend or make this role permanent without further advertising dependent on business needs at the end of the contract term.
Closing date: 23:59, Wednesday, 2nd July 2025
We are looking to conduct interviews for this position from Wednesday 16th July.
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.
This role will require completion of a DBS in addition to the standard pre-employment checks.
We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse RSPB, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need more people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. People of colour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application.
The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.
As part of this application process you will be asked to complete an application form including evidence on how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experience listed above. Contact us to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.
No agencies please.
The RSPB brings people together – people like you – to protect the things that matter to us all.



The organisation
ImpactEd Group supports education and purpose-driven organisations to maximise and realise their potential. A growing and skilled team of over 30 people, we help our partners to be consistently impactful and sustainable through a combination of specialist support and use of digital tools.
This project would support our Evaluation Practice. The evaluation team works with over 1,500 schools and organisations, analysing the impact of programmes and interventions to help them do more of what works and less of what doesn’t for young people. As well as tailored consultancy and support for our partners, we support schools and organisations to collect and evaluate educational data through an in-house digital tool (our “School Impact Platform”) – which this project would support.
The opportunity
We are seeking an experienced data engineer to help transform our data infrastructure to better manage our growing dataset of over 14 billion records and create more efficient analytics capabilities. This is a hands-on technical role that will involve both strategic advisory work and practical implementation.
Initially a fixed-term project of around 3-4 months, working to the project outcomes, there may be opportunities for longer-term advisory and technical support following completion if this is of interest.
We are happy for you to work flexibly although would expect the majority of your time to be committed to this project. We expect the work to be conducted predominantly remotely, with a few key meetings in person at our London offices, though you are welcome to use our office space throughout. We anticipate the project being outside of IR35.
What will you do?
Our School Impact Platform brings together existing data from schools (for example, on student demographics and attendance at school) and other forms of data (for example, surveys on student wellbeing and motivation) to help school leaders and educational organisations better understand the impact of their educational choices and programmes.
Part of this involves processing significant data from schools, and we are looking at options for how this could be handled more effectively and be more easily extracted for analysis.
We currently have 14 billion records in a PostgreSQL table, which we believe could be stored more cost effectively and allow for faster data retrieval by using new or alternative data stores. We would also like to develop data pipelines to take data from Postgres to serve analytics use cases, either in new Postgres tables or potentially in a data warehouse or similar.
We would like someone to help identify the best solutions for both areas, assuming our assumptions are correct, and lead the majority of the implementation. You would work closely with our in-house software development team and an existing consultant with experience in data analytics.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
OUTLINE OF THE ROLE
Work with the Trustees to devise and lead new fundraising initiatives that fulfil the objectives of the Trust's Fundraising Strategy and annual income budget, with particular focus on regular giving across all alumni, gifts from high-net-worth individuals, and legacies. This will involve:
• Developing and delivering improved communications to build a stronger connected donor network.
• Locating, engaging and retaining alumni to support and promote the Trust, focused on ensuring their long-term impact on the Trust and its beneficiaries.
• Work with the Trustees/Trust Fundraising Committee to devise and implement new fundraising initiatives.
• Work with the Trustees/Trust Fundraising Committee to identify and engage new volunteers to support the Trust's activities.
KEY TASKS
Work with the Trustees and Fundraising Committee to devise and implement the following:
• Improve communications
The Trust has a strong, growing, and engaged network of loyal alumni who already support the Trust's beneficiaries through fundraising and volunteering. However, the Trust's communications need to be improved in order to increase the numbers of donors who provide sustained financial support and inspire all donors to raise their level of donations. Continually find opportunities to engage new donors and ensure clear consistent messaging.
• Manage and maintain donor data
The Trust needs to maintain a full and accurate database of all donors and fundraising activities to support long-term tracking and inform future fundraising. This also requires networking among alumni and being vigilant to changes in alumni data.
• Research and approach alumni whose connection with the Trust has lapsed
Continue to grow the active network through researching and motivating dormant and lapsed alumni to reconnect with the Trust.
• Research untapped prospects
Research the database with a view to identifying dormant and untapped opportunities, especially regarding
high-net-worth individuals and legacies. Ensure fundraising approaches are well-targeted and informed in order to maximise the chances of success. This will expand to include non-alumni sources, including institutional sources such as foundations and other trusts.
• Ensure long-term donor connection
Communicate with all donors to demonstrate the impact they can make by showcasing the current and long-term outcome of programs. Deliver a diverse selection of communications to engage different audiences, with a clear plan for all members of the network. Ensure donors are connected to the Trust, value the Trust's activities and actively help fund opportunities.
• Reporting to the Trustees
Create an annual donor impact report to the Trustees, and other stakeholders such as alumni, that delineates donor statistics, reviews communications and events that have taken place during the past year and identifies potential prospects and events for developing in the coming year. Also provide a lower-level oral report of fundraising activities and communications to the Trustees at their quarterly meetings.
• Deliver income growth target
Acquire enough new donations to meet agreed annual income growth targets set by the Trustees.
You will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your changing role within the charity and its overall objectives. For instance, organizing fund-raising specific events in different regions. This position could evolve into a full-time commitment with a support team, but at the present time, support to this role will be provided through the existing network of volunteers.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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!
Join our friendly and mission-driven team at NFER, where you’ll help bridge the gap between research and classrooms. This is your chance to bring vital insights directly to schools – raising awareness of the NFER Classroom brand and increasing the reach and impact of our research findings within the education community.
Pay: £36,000 - £40,000 (FTE)
Contract: 18-month fixed-term contract
Hours: Part-time (21 hours)
Location: Remote within the UK, with occasional visits to our Slough office (approx. 6 times per year)
Annual Leave: 30 days plus 4 paid closure days FTE
Pension Contributions: 10% employer contributions
Family Support: Enhanced maternity/parental leave and paid compassionate leave
What you’ll be doing
In this role, you’ll be at the heart of our mission to connect schools with powerful, practical research. You’ll take a leading role in shaping how NFER communicates with educators, using your creativity and insight to bring our work to life across digital channels.
One day you might be crafting social media content that sparks conversation among teachers, the next, you’ll be writing an email newsletter that lands just right with a headteacher seeking evidence-based ideas. You’ll help turn research into engaging, accessible summaries, so schools can quickly grasp key insights and put them into action.
You’ll also update and improve our For Schools website pages, ensuring every word is useful and user-friendly. Behind the scenes, you’ll track performance using analytics, learning what works and what could work even better. And throughout it all, you’ll collaborate with researchers, designers, and communications experts to deliver thoughtful, impactful campaigns that schools actually want to read.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential skills and experience:
- Experience in marketing communications or a related role
- Excellent writing skills and creative flair
- Confidence using digital tools such as social media platforms, Canva, Google Analytics and CRM systems
- Strong time management and the ability to work independently
- A collaborative approach and a clear focus on impact
- Experience working in or with schools is a bonus, but not essential.
If you meet only 70% of our essential skills, still apply; you may have skills we didn’t know we needed.
Other roles you may have experience of include: Marketing Executive, Marketing Officer, Marketing Assistant, Marketing Coordinator, Marketing Specialist, Brand Executive, Communications Executive, Digital Marketing Executive, Social Media Executive, Content Marketing Executive, Email Marketing Executive, SEO Executive
WHY NFER?
At NFER, we are recognised globally for providing trusted research, resources and insights that drive meaningful change. By joining us, you’ll contribute to a mission that prioritises impact over profit, working in an environment where collaboration, flexibility, and inclusion are valued.
What we offer:
- A supportive and inclusive workplace culture.
- Opportunities to develop your skills and advance your career.
- Flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance from day 1.
- The chance to make a real difference in the education sector.
APPLICATION PROCESS
We are reviewing applications on a rolling basis and encourage you to apply early. Shortlisting will commence from 23rd June 2025.
We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any adjustments or accommodations at any stage, please don’t hesitate to contact us. We’re here to support
you and ensure a positive experience. For further details, please review the Job Information Pack.
If you’re ready to bring your skills and passion to a role that makes a difference, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now and start your journey with NFER.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Movements Trust is a start up charity operating in the UK and elsewhere. Our mission is to increase the funding that reaches social movements working on a Just Transition.
We're seeking someone who is enthusiastic, committed to movement building and campaigning, great at details and systems, and overall an effective team player in a remote setting.
Our new Movement Officer will -
- Be the first point of contact for movement enquiries, monitoring our inbox and responding to queries
- Support movements, campaigners and activists make applications to the Trust for our sponsorship service or grants programmes,
- Work with the Team and our Board of Trustees to ensure movements are screened and on-boarded
- Work with the Team to ensure we develop excellent services for movements, as well as helping to develop more events and support for movement building, improve our communications, fundraising and overall management so that we can continue to grow!
KEY SKILLS
Essential
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Good administrative skills, preferably within a charity setting
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Experience of managing finances eg record keeping, processing and budgeting
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Understanding and/or experience of community organizing, activism, campaigning and/or movement building
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Good communications skills - able to meet movements and explain our services to them, and to bring movements together to share experiences
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Understanding and commitment to the objectives of the Trust eg Charitable standards, a ‘Just Transition’ and social movements
Desirable
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Fundraising - either applying for grants, or grant distribution
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Using social media and digital tools
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Communication and awareness raising techniques
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Schools Coordinator
We are now recruiting two full-time positions for a Schools Coordinator (Impact Officer) to work as the primary link between partner schools and the CYUK programme.
This youth and education charity empowers diverse 18 to 25-year-olds to tackle educational inequality through a year of full-time volunteering in schools. As mentors, tutors and role models in schools, the charities volunteers support children who are furthest away from opportunity in the UK.
Position: Schools Coordinator (internal title School Impact Officer)
School locations: B29 4HE and B42 2PY - 4 days school based
Training location: B15 2HU - 1 day per week (with some working from home)
Working schedule: Term-time working (except for the second half of August)
Hours: Working hours are 8:00-4:30, Monday to Friday.
Salary: £25,432 per annum
Duration: Permanent
Start Date: August 2025
Closing Date: 17th June 2025
Interview Date: From 23rd June 2025
The Role
We have a rewarding opportunity for a School Impact Officer to train, support and develop volunteers and monitor the programme through effective administration, data management and to build a deep partnership between the school and the charity.
The Impact Officer is based predominantly in a school and is the primary link between the partner schools and the programme and is the enabler of the programme delivery. You will support a team of volunteer mentors, who support school activities by coordinating, managing and evaluating the programme.
The Volunteer Mentors also complete a Leadership and Development programme and you will work with them on a professional development plan to chart their continuous professional development and ready them for employment.
The role is primarily a school-based post from Monday to Thursday and is based in a regional venue on most Fridays. See locations above.
About You
To be successful in this role you will need to be passionate about social change and serving a great cause. As the School Impact Officer, you will strive for excellence and support the core vision and values of the charity.
You will have:
· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
· Strong supervision skills, able to connect and communicate effectively with a broad range of stakeholders
· The ability to understand school leadership priorities
· Flexibility in your approach to meet volunteers and pupils developmental needs
· The ability to cope well with multiple demands and to ask for support in ambiguous situations
· Ability to prioritise work to meet tight deadlines delegate appropriately and apply problem-solving skills effectively
· Good IT knowledge
· A proactive attitude, with the ability to use initiative and a professional manner and approach
Whilst not essential experience of working in a school or with schools would be an advantage in this role.
If you want to make a real difference and believe that young people can change the world, we want to hear from you!
Please apply by uploading your CV and cover letter (two pages preferred) demonstrating your suitable experience, knowledge, skills and abilities. Due to the high volume of CVs received, the charity can only respond back to the successful candidates.
Employee Benefits
As an organisation, particular emphasis is placed on fairness, well-being, and inclusion and offer a range of benefits for staff, including:
· Great holiday entitlement
· Training including degree-level qualifications
· Pension scheme enrolment starts at 4% as standard, and employee contributions are matched up to 5%
· Free eye tests and £20 off glasses
· Interest-free travel season ticket loans
· Interest-free bike loans under the “Cycle to Work Scheme”
· Interest-free Loans to assist employees with welfare or financial hardship
· 2 days per year to pursue volunteering opportunities and 2 days per year to support wellbeing
· Regular all staff wellbeing sessions with external wellbeing experts
· Reservist friendly employer - Bronze award
· Laptop and mobile phone
Impact Officers are expected to foster an inclusive and fair culture across regional teams, ensuring diverse perspectives are valued and that the regional programme is accessible to volunteers from all backgrounds. The charity is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners including young people.
Other areas of experience may include School Partnerships, School Partnerships Officer, School Partnerships Lead, School Impact Officer, School Impact, School, Primary School, Senior School, Early Years, EYF, Volunteer Recruitment, Teacher, Education, School Engagement, School Leadership, Volunteer Management, Volunteer, Volunteer Coordinator, Volunteer Engagement, Lead, Teaching Assistant, Teaching, Youth, Secondary School Teacher, Trainee Teacher, Teacher, Youth Support, Family Support, Children’s Support, Support Officer, EYF, Mentor, Youth Mentor, Volunteer Management, School Partnerships, School Liaison, Programme Officer, Programme Lead, Programme Support, Coordinator, Administrator.
Please note this role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of our client.