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- Lead a national sporting body with animal welfare at its core
- Shape greyhound racing's future with strategic leadership and good governance
About Our Client
The Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB) is an independently audited body accredited by UKAS. Established in 2009, GBGB replaced the British Greyhound Racing Board and the National Greyhound Racing Club to become a single regulatory body for the sport.
Greyhound racing is an important part of the British sporting landscape and tradition, which has proved resilient to many challenges. As the industry continues to invest in the future of the sport, it delivers economic benefits across Britain.
GBGB's role is to safeguard the integrity and future prosperity of British greyhound racing so that it remains a successful and sustainable sport with welfare at its heart. GBGB oversee 19 stadia across the country and ensure each race is run fairly and cleanly. They are also responsible for regulating the welfare and care of all racing greyhounds - from registration to retirement.They are staffed by world-leading experts including veterinary surgeons, academics and animal welfare specialists all of whom love and care for greyhounds, putting them centre-stage in all they do.GBGB's work over the last decade has seen huge advances in the welfare and care of their greyhounds. Looking to the future, it is essential that British Greyhound Racing and the Betting sector work together more closely to ensure a more equitable financial reinvestment into the sport.
Job Description
The Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB) is seeking an experienced and strategic Independent Non-Executive Chair to succeed the current Chair, whose fixed term concludes in June 2025 and cannot be extended. This is a rare opportunity to help shape the future of a historic British sport, ensuring it remains fair, sustainable and welfare-led.
- Chair Board meetings and sub-committees, providing strategic leadership and effective governance
- Support the development and delivery of long-term strategy in collaboration with the CEO and Executive Team
- Ensure clear communication with stakeholders across the sport and beyond
- Monitor performance and financial information to ensure targets are met and risks are effectively managed
- Uphold high standards of transparency, independence and integrity in all GBGB operations
The Successful Applicant
You will bring extensive experience of chairing boards or senior committees, alongside a sound understanding of corporate governance. A strong background in political engagement and public affairs strategy is essential, with the ability to navigate complex stakeholder landscapes and advocate effectively. With excellent interpersonal skills and a collaborative leadership style, you'll be confident operating at the highest levels. Knowledge of regulatory frameworks, strategic planning, and animal welfare is vital.
What's on Offer
This position offers an annual remuneration of £60,000 for a time commitment of approximately 60 days per year.
Contact
Rochelle George
Quote job ref
JN-042025-6731236Z
Where specific UK qualifications are required we will take into account overseas equivalents. All third party applications will be forwarded to Michael Page.
SENIOR INSIGHT MANAGER - PROPOSITIONS
Salary: £49,000 - £53,000 per annum pro rata
Reports to: Senior Manager - Consumer Insight and Experience
Directorate: ?Marketing, Fundraising and Engagement
Contract: ?6 month fixed-term contract / internal secondment
Hours: 35 hours per week
Location: ?Stratford, London w/ high-flex (1 - 2 days per week in the office)
Closing date: Sunday 22 June 2025, 23:55
Visa sponsorship: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.
At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.
We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That's why we're looking for someone talented, someone innovative and ambitious, someone like you.
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Senior Insight Manager - Propositions. In this role, you'll be responsible for overseeing the Consumer Insight and Experience (CIX) team's insight into Cancer Research UK's fundraising propositions. Managing one direct report, you'll ensure that we deliver high-quality insight projects that influence decision making across the department.
What will I be doing?
Leading on Consumer Insight and Experience activity for our fundraising proposition and product teams; identifying and aligning requests across product and marketing, facilitating prioritisation and managing workload
Developing strong relationships with internal stakeholders, working closely with them to understand their insight requirements and ambitions, and providing guidance on the most appropriate insight projects or programmes of work to meet their goals
Leading primary and secondary research projects, including commissioning market research agencies, managing project timelines and overseeing costs and data quality checks to ensure projects deliver robust and actionable research findings
Keeping pace with new insight approaches and techniques, sharing knowledge with stakeholders and the wider Consumer Insight and Experience team to ensure that we have the most efficient and cost-effective solutions to insight challenges
Driving collaboration by partnering closely with colleagues within Data, Insight and Performance, and Insight teams across CRUK to devise the optimal approach to solving insight challenges within your area
Line managing one direct report, overseeing their projects to ensure that high standards of quality, accuracy and value for money are achieved.
As a senior member of the Consumer Insight and Experience team you will be responsible for creating a positive culture which recognises success, develops and drives high performance and rewards results to retain talent within the team and wider function.
What are we looking for?
Extensive experience of managing market research projects from inception to completion including writing briefs, managing agency procurement, ensuring clear objectives and producing actionable outputs
Excellent knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research methods and significant experience of deploying appropriate methodologies to drive actionable insight
Excellent project management and planning skills with ability to prioritise workload across multiple areas and manage ambiguity.
Proven experience of agency management
Collaborative working style with excellent stakeholder management skills, demonstrating the ability to engage, influence and negotiate at all levels winning support for ideas
Experience of partnering with stakeholders to produce strategic insight plans
Consumer focused and outward-looking, with a strategic and analytical mindset, good attention to detail and the ability to identify broad themes from data.
Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate research effectively to colleagues of all levels in both formal and informal environments.
Strong core market research skills including survey writing & discussion guide development, and relevant experience of data analysis (Excel) and data charting (PowerPoint)
Our organisation values are designed to guide all that we do.
Bold: Act with ambition, courage and determination
Credible: Act with rigour and professionalism
Human: Act to have a positive impact on people
Together: Act inclusively and collaboratively
We're looking for people who can believe in and embody these organisation values and can use them to drive forward progress against our mission to beat cancer.
What will I gain?
We create a working environment that supports your wellbeing and provide a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools. Our policies and processes enable you to improve your work-life balance, take positive steps in your career and achieve your personal wellbeing goals.
How do I apply?
We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you fairly and objectively.
Please note that, internally, this role is known as Product and Marketing Insight Lead.
Marie Curie is the UK's leading end-of-life charity. We are the largest non-NHS provider of end-of-life care in the UK and Marie Curie is also the UK's largest charitable funder of palliative and end of life care research. Our Research Management & Impact team oversees a diverse and growing portfolio of funded projects, research partnerships, and knowledge mobilisation activities. You'll join a collaborative, forward-thinking team dedicated to building the evidence base that drives real-world improvements in palliative and end of life care.
As our Research Manager - Partnerships, you'll play a pivotal role in building and nurturing strategic partnerships to advance palliative and end of life care research in the UK. You will lead the setup of a new Palliative and End of Life Care Research Funders Forum, coordinate stakeholder engagement activities, and support impact planning across a select portfolio of research grants. This is a unique opportunity to help shape national research priorities and influence the future of care through collaboration, insight, and innovation.
Main responsibilities:
- Establish and manage a new Research Funders Forum for palliative and end of life care, engaging with the Government and charitable funding bodies.
- Plan and organise workshops and other activities following the identification of the top 10 research priorities in the collaborative Palliative and end of life care Priority Setting Partnership with the James Lind Alliance.
- Identify new opportunities for strategic research partnerships by reviewing databases and networks.
- Monitor a small portfolio of externally funded research projects, ensuring delivery and maximising their policy and practice impact.
- Manage partnership agreements and memoranda of understanding (MoUs).
- Build and maintain relationships with external stakeholders including research funders, academic collaborators, and sector bodies.
- Collaborate with internal teams (Policy, Caring Services, Comms) to amplify the reach and impact of research outputs.
- Stay informed on developments in the research and end of life care landscape to inform strategic decision-making.
Key Criteria:
- Background in research (delivery or support) and solid knowledge of the UK research funding environment.
- Educated to at least degree level in a health or research-related field or equivalent professional experience.
- Exceptional organisational skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple complex projects.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Confidence working across stakeholders to build and maintain engagement.
- Understanding of research impact and experience organising external-facing events or workshops.
- Research presentation experience and knowledge of qualitative/quantitative methods.
- Familiarity with the charity sector or palliative care landscape will be an asset.
Application & Interview Process
- As part of your online application, you will be asked for a CV and Cover Letter. Please review both the advert and job description and outline your most relevant skills, experience and knowledge for the role.
- Close date for applications: 27 June 2025
Salary: £35,530 - 39,474 per annum + £3,500 London Weighting Allowance if Applicable
Contract: Fixed-term contract for 24 months, full-time (35 hours per week)
Based: Hybrid. Working from home and our Embassy Gardens office in London (at least 2 days a week).
Benefits you'll LOVE:
- Flexible working. We're happy to discuss flexible working at the interview stage.
- 25 days annual leave (exclusive of Bank Holidays)
- Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme (we will match your contribution up to 7.5%)
- Loan schemes for bikes; computers and season tickets
- Continuous professional development opportunities.
- Industry-leading training programmes
- Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programmes
- Enhanced bereavement, family friendly and sickness benefits
- Access to Blue Light Card membership
- Subsidised Eye Care
Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.
We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.
We're happy to accommodate any requests for reasonable adjustments. Please email any requests to [email protected]
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced strategic lead to drive the next phase of our Right to Health campaign. This new role will work with our experienced and well respected team and our extensive network, to make the political case for the better legal recognition and real-world protection for the right to health.
An ideal candidate
You will be a passionate and experienced advocate for health, human, social or environmental rights, committed to driving meaningful change in the UK. You will bring proven expertise in leading policy, advocacy, or parliamentary engagement work - ideally within health, human rights, social or environmental justice sectors - and thrive in building strong, strategic relationships with government, civil society, and community stakeholders.
You have a good understanding of the structural causes of health inequality and the power of human rights frameworks to address them. You will know how the UK political and parliamentary systems work, and you are skilled at influencing these processes through clear, compelling narratives backed by evidence.
You are able to communicate with clarity and impact, tailoring your message to diverse audiences - from policymakers to grassroots activists. You are confident working independently and collaboratively within a small, flexible team, balancing strategic vision with practical delivery. Your approach is solutions-focused, inclusive, and grounded in the lived realities of people affected by health inequalities.
Most importantly, you are motivated by the opportunity to join a dynamic and well respected organisation and lead a strategic campaign that challenges the status quo and contributes to a fairer, more just UK.
You have the right to work in the UK and be able to work from home in London or within easy reach of London. A minimum of weekly attendance in London will be required.
This opportunity is open to applicants wishing to deliver the work on a self-employed freelance or employed basis.
For application, please complete:
- the Application Form
- a CV outlining your career (including paid and unpaid work), with any academic and professional qualifications, to date.
Applications that do not include both documents will not be considered.
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Job Title: Membership Administrator
Reports to: Membership and Elections Manager
Line reports: n/a
Contract terms: 35 hours per week, 12 months fixed term (maternity cover)
Salary: £29,895
Location: London based, with hybrid working
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) is a membership organisation and the voice of the profession, with over 4,000 members in the UK and overseas. Our role is to champion the specialty, set standards of training and practice, and influence change to make a difference to the lives of patients with eye conditions.
Job Purpose
The Membership Administrator will support work relating to membership customer service, recruitment, retention, subscriptions, data management and communications.
The post requires strong attention to detail, experience in using CRM systems and excellent customer service and communication skills as the first point of contact in our membership team.
Main responsibilities
Membership
- Respond to enquiries about membership by email and phone, and being the first point of contact for membership issues
- Process applications for membership ensuring applicants meet the criteria and provide correct documentation e.g. sponsors
- Suggest improvements to the membership application process
- Ensure member information is up to date within the CRM
- Ensure membership pages of the website are up to date
- Facilitate access to membership benefits
- Providing mailing list for the publishers of the Eye journal
- Assist in the production of regular membership communications
- Provide reports for Council on the number and names of new members and those gaining fellowship by examination
- Assist in the production of promotional material for use at courses and events
Subscriptions
- Administrate Direct Debit process
- Apply bank transfer payments to member accounts
- Administrate collection process of overdue membership payments
- dministrate membership concessions and grade changes
- Respond to enquiries about subscription fees
- Respond to enquires re the annual renewal process
General
- Assist the Membership Elections Manager with arrangements for the College elections as appropriate
- Assist the Membership Elections Manager with attendance at various national marketing events to represent the College as appropriate
- Download CRM reports and presenting in information in various formats, e.g. inclusion of graphs
- Assist with the work of the membership working group including arranging meeting logistics, including dates, location and catering
- Assist with the organisation of meeting papers, including preparing the agenda, circulating papers and drafting minutes
To undertake other duties as required:
- Undertake any other reasonable duties as required, including occasional travel and overnight stays.
Inclusion and Diversity statement
RCOphth is committed to encouraging inclusion, equity and diversity among our staff, and eliminating unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation by complying with the Equality Act 2010. We want a working environment where individual differences and the contributions of all staff are recognised and valued. To do this, we will proactively tackle discrimination and disadvantage and ensure that no individual or group is directly or indirectly discriminated against for any reason. We expect all employees to champion and live our values through their work at every opportunity.
Our values are:
Inclusion
- actively welcoming a diversity of experiences and perspectives
- everyone being respected and encouraged to participate regardless of their background or role
Integrity
- being open and honest, demonstrating accountability in all its work
- evidence-based and transparent decision-making, utilising a range of data, information, expertise and experience
Innovation
- creating novel opportunities to advance and deliver on its aims, anticipating changing circumstances
- actively welcoming fresh ideas and approaches
- fostering a climate of ambition and excellence drawing on expertise from across the College’s communities
Improvement
- being a learning organisation, reflecting on both successes and mistakes
- continuous and sustainable development across all its activities
Person Specification
Knowledge, Qualifications and Experience
- Administration experience in a customer facing environment
- Experience of data processing
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office software
- Experience of working with CRM systems (please list all systems and experience level on CV)
Skills and Abilities
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal with the ability to relay key information and handle enquiries
- High attention to detail
- Highly developed organisational, prioritisation and time management skills
- Work on own initiative and respond effectively to new situations
- Professional attitude with strong focus on quality of service
- Work well within a team, with consideration for colleagues
Personal Qualities (Attributes)
- Commitment to equity and diversity and understanding of how this applies to own area of work
- Committed to own continuing professional development
Other requirements
- Discretion, tact and flexible attitude
- Understanding of GDPR requirements
Staff benefits
We offer a friendly and supportive working environment and make sure our employees are well looked after with a great benefits package, which includes:
Work life balance and family friendly benefits:
- Hybrid working (2 days in the office, 3 from home)
- 25 days of annual leave, increasing to 30 days with length of service (plus bank holidays and office closure between Christmas and New Year)
- One day of paid leave to move house
Enhanced parental leave
Planning for your future:
- Employer pension contributions are double the employees, up to a maximum employer contribution of 12%.
- Life assurance of 4x of base salary
Career development:
- All staff are offered opportunities for learning and development, in addition to a comprehensive e-learning package
- Study loans
Travel:
- Season ticket loan
- Cycle to work scheme
Wellbeing:
- Summer Fridays (staff can finish 90 minutes early from mid-July to the end of August)
- Enhanced Employee Assistance Programme (with access to free counselling sessions)
- Health Cash Plan
How to apply
Please submit your 2-page CV and a 1-page covering letter. The cover letter must explain what makes you suitable for the role. Please use the Job Description for reference.
Interviews will be held at our office in Euston, week commencing 23 June 2025. Please indicate if you are likely to need any reasonable adjustments to successfully complete this interview.
Applicants must already have the right to work within the UK without restriction. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
The closing date for applications is 16 June 2024.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.