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Head of Maintenance & Estates
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Job Title: Head of Maintenance and Estates
Location: Central Office based in Islington, N1 1TY (approx. 10 minute walk from Highbury and Islington station). The role is mixed hybrid including 3 days in the office and 2 days from home, including regular service visits to any of our sites. Flexibility will be required to attend visits, away days, and office working around the number of days listed.
Salary: £46,900
Shift Pattern: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 09:00 - 17:00
About the role
Reporting to the Director of Housing, we are looking for a Head of Maintenance and Estates to lead on the effective delivery of an efficient and customer focused maintenance and estate service across our properties within SIG. Managing a small team, you will focus on management and leadership activities to empower staff to achieve high quality results in the service. You will take oversight of the Maintenance and Estates function, to ensure the smooth running of upkeep and repair operations, working with various teams internally and externally to build sustainable working relationships.
You will have overall responsibility for ensuring policies and processes are up to date and that the way the function is run has continuous improvement. You will lead with creating and implementing a strategic plan, supporting with short to medium to long term objectives. You will work to ensure properties and estates are kept safe, to required standards and lead the team towards achieving the SIG ‘Good Homes’ standard.
About you
We are looking for someone who has extensive experience in managing similar repairs and estates services and who is able to lead a team to be empowered to provide a high-quality service. You will be able to to develop and implement maintenance plans, strategies, and procedures, and have confidence to take ownership of your department, making key decisions.
- Management and leadership experience, including with direct line of reports and indirect
- Experience in developing and implementing formal maintenance plans, strategies, and procedures with a key eye to detail
- Experience in directing and delivering customer service functions, ideally in a repairs and maintenance or cleaning context
- Experience in completing and managing risk assessments
- A recognised building services qualification and/or any of the following: NEBOSH, IOSH, Certificate in Occupational Heath and Safety, Legionella Awareness, Asbestos Duty Manager Training, Fire Safety Qualification
- Proactive approach to work, ability to use own initiative to resolve challenges
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment
- Ability to balance competing priorities
Please refer to the JDPS attached for more details on the vacancy and our requirements/key criteria.
What we offer
- 25 days (Full time equivalent) annual leave, increasing with the length of service
- Training and Development, including access to courses, upskilling, and progression plans
- Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling
- Reflective Practice regular sessions with a therapist provided by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing
- Eligibility to register with Blue Light Discount Card
- Life Assurance Scheme
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Annual Staff Awards
- Be part of an organisation which believes good care and support improves lives.
- Join an organisation with a mission to empower people who are marginalised by building powerful partnerships and creative solutions that bridge gaps in provision and aid recovery, reablement and resettlement.
We are committed to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI). We value and celebrate the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all our employees. We have a team of ambassadors who are staff volunteers and actively support us in fortifying our organisational value of Inclusivity. SIG actively encourages applications from individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds, particularly lived experience; Naturally, we approach any emerging issues with empathy and sensitivity.
About Social Interest Group (SIG)
SIG is a not-for-profit organisation providing thousands of people with good-quality support and care in residential, drop-in centres, community floating support settings (including people's own homes), probation settings, and hospitals awaiting discharge. We do so across London, Brighton, Bedfordshire, Luton, and Kent. We believe in the power of well-planned, well-managed services to make a difference. We work with high standards and external and internal regulatory frameworks.
Want to know how we work? Watch our short Theory of Change video to see how we support people towards a brighter future: Theory of Change Further details can be found on our website here: Theory of Change - Social Interest Group - Social Interest Group.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Please note that this job advert may close early due to screening applications on an ongoing basis. We advise applying as soon as possible for your application to be taken into consideration at the early stages.
Please note that as part of our process, we complete an enhanced DBS check, some roles may require further vetting. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact us on the details below.
Additional information on our company policies including Gender Pay, Equality and Diversity, Company Benefits and our Candidate Privacy Policy can be found on our website.
Unfortunately, we are unable to provide sponsorship, please ensure you have full right to work in the UK prior to applying to our positions.
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About the role:
We are seeking a skilled and experienced Strategic Communications Manager to join our Communications team. This role will be pivotal in shaping and executing our communication strategies to support our vision and strategy, working closely with the marketing, brand and digital teams to ensure cohesive customer journey and impactful messaging across all channels online and offline.
Additionally, this role will involve account management of communications deliverables across the organisation and strategic transport outcome areas and building strong close relationships with key stakeholders in the sector as required.
What you will be doing:
- Develop and implement comprehensive communication strategies for a range of different B2B and B2C audiences that profile our work and promote our grant, innovation and research products and services ensuring smooth customer journeys at all touchpoints.
- Ensure that there is a smooth customer journey for different audiences across identified touchpoints, maximising the impact of our content and CTAs for all audiences.
- Collaborate with the marketing, brand, digital and press teams to develop our content themes, and create content for various platforms including social media, website, email campaigns, and press releases.
- Collaborate with the brand and marketing team to deliver online and offline events.
- Support in delivering brand and communications activities for key partnerships and stakeholders as required.
- Manage projects in an account management type structure, ensuring timely and effective execution of communication plans and initiatives.
- Anticipate and manage risks and external factors that could influence the communications message, ensuring proactive and strategic responses.
- Monitor, analyse and report on communication metrics to assess the effectiveness of strategies, KPIs and make data-driven recommendations for improvement to communications and customer journey.
- Collaborate with innovation, research, and grant team to set creative, clear strategic communications goals that raise awareness and profile our work in the right way, with the right audiences. This will involve creative brainstorming of tools and tactics as well as gathering examples of best practice from industry.
About you:
Must haves:
- Extensive experience in strategic communications, with a strong background in marketing, branding, and digital.
- Proven track record of developing and executing successful communication strategies for a range of audiences promoting a range of CTAs.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to craft compelling messages for diverse audiences.
- Experience of creating a range of content for different platforms, from video and infographic to web pages and social media posts.
- Experience of managing communications partnerships and or campaigns with third party organisations.
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines and evidenced experience in ability to record and report effectively on communications projects through systems such as Microsoft Planner.
- Proficiency in using communication and marketing tools, such as social media platforms, content management systems, and analytics software.
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and build strong relationships with stakeholders.
- Proactive approach to delivery – key part of this role will be to ensure that relevant senior communications colleagues are kept informed and consulted on key projects.
Nice to have:
- Experience of leading or supporting online and offline events.
- Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, or a related field.
Reporting lines and relationships
Reports to: Senior Strategic Communications Manager.
Key relationships: Other Strategic Communications Manager, brand, marketing and digital team, wider communications team, wider organisation.
Extra Information
- The role is based In Harlow, Essex at Motability’s offices, easily commutable from London, 30 minutes from Liverpool Street station or 18 minutes from Tottenham Hale station.
- Blended working arrangement with three days a week working from home.
- The job holder may be required to travel around the UK from time to time to attend various exhibitions, events relating to work. This could involve occasionally overnight stays and working outside of normal office hours (including weekends).
We are building a future where all disabled people have the transport options to make the journeys they choose.

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MLC Partners are working with a national UK Charity to recruit an interim Year end accountant. This is a full time position, working hybrid (flexible) and has an ASAP start.
We’re seeking a qualified and experienced Financial Accountant to support financial stewardship, statutory compliance, and continuous improvement in a high-impact not-for-profit organisation. You’ll help prepare statutory accounts under Charity SORP, support audits, produce VAT returns, and strengthen internal controls.
Key Requirements:
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CCAB or equivalent qualification
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Experience with charity statutory accounts and audits
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Strong financial controls and balance sheet reconciliation experience
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Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
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Commitment to equality and service-led values
Desirable: Experience using Business Central.
If you are available immediately and meet the above critiera, apply now as applicants are under constant review. Alternatively, please reach out to Annabelle at MLC Partners.
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Finance Manager
ABOUT US – THE GESTALT CENTRE
We are the Gestalt Centre, an established therapy not-for-profit organisation, supporting the mental and psychological well-being of individuals, groups, and organisations. We are a dynamic charity that runs, accommodates, and supports a number of counselling, psychotherapy, personal and professional development courses, and a range of therapeutic practices that enhance mental and psychological wellbeing.
As Gestalt Centre, our relationship with people who work for the centre starts from a place of trust. We see our structure as an organisational shape that we use to organise ourselves. What matters for us is how we all work together. We prioritise collaboration and ‘horizontal’ consultative decision making with individual and collective responsibility and accountability.
OUR VISION is a world were meaningful and fulfilling relationships lead to wellbeing and positive change in people’s lives.
OUR PURPOSE is to promote the mental and psychological well-being of individuals, groups and organisations through Gestalt education, training, and practice.
Gestalt is a life-changing approach to life, counselling, and psychotherapy. It enables people to develop meaningful relationships, navigate change and lead fulfilling lives by creatively utilising their own resources, skills, and strengths.
OUR VALUES
- Awareness and personal responsibility.
- Diversity, equality, inclusion and anti-discrimination.
- Kindness and respect for each other and the space we cohabit.
- Collaboration and community: every person matters and so does the collective.
Ready to make a difference? Join us!
We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and experienced Finance Manager with strong background in charity finance to join our Executive team. A key role working closely with the CEO, the Executive team and Trustees.
✔ join a highly committed, experienced and collaborative team in a dynamic organisation, with strong collaborative and human-centric practice, growing and changing in innovative ways
✔ deliver a diverse role with opportunities to grow as a professional
✔ join the Gestalt Centre, a beacon of excellence in the therapy world
✔ support people develop emotional and psychological wellbeing and create a world where meaningful relationships lead to wellbeing and positive change in people’s lives
✔ flexible working and hybrid with home working and convenient office location when you’re in the office.
ABOUT THE ROLE
FINANCE MANAGER JOB DESCRIPTION
Role Purpose
The Finance Manager will proactively plan, manage and oversee the financial strategy, operations, and compliance of our dynamic and growing organisation. The role contributes directly to the organisation’s strategic planning and has hands-on oversight of financial transactions, operations, compliance and reporting.
As the Finance Manager, you will be a member of the Executive leadership team working closely with the CEO on matters of financial strategy and business development - contributing to strategic decisions and providing financial guidance.You’d also be supported by the Finance Manager Assistant and the Bookkeeper.
Main Objectives
- Provide leadership, in-depth knowledge and financial expertise to support the organisation’s strategy, business development and operations.
- Manage the day-to-day financial operations including payroll, payments, controls and cash flow to ensure sound financial management and accuracy around all financial routines and procedures. Also ensure compliance and accurate reporting.
- Lead on and manage financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting - working closely with the CEO.
- Lead on enhancing procedural efficiencies and streamlining in finance operations.
- Prepare statutory and management accounts. Manage the annual financial audit and implement recommendations.
- Provide and manage sound financial reporting and conduct financial analysis and financial modelling for business development.
- Work with and manage the Finance Manager Assistant and Bookkeeper.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
The role works closely with the CEO and is assisted by the Assistant Finance Manager and the Bookkeeper.
Financial Planning
- Lead on financial planning, budgeting and forecasting.
- Conduct financial analysis to support decision-making, highlighting key trends, opportunities and risks. Also scenario planning and financial modelling for growth and sustainability.
- Provide sound financial advice to the CEO, Executive and Trustees also assisting with business planning and strategy and business development.
Financial Management
- Lead on and manage the annual financial audit, including preparation, responding to auditors queries and implementation of recommendations, effectively and in a timely manner. Also filling with the Charity Commission and Companies House.
- Lead on the day-to-day management of financial operations to ensure sound financial management and accuracy of all financial routines and procedures.
- Monitor performance of actuals in relation to budget, income generation targets, approved expenditure and in relation to forecast. Note, analyse and comment on variations and propose adjustments.
- Prepare quarterly management accounts and reports for decision-making and planning.
- Advise on and manage investments and cashflow.
Governance: Policies, procedures and financial controls
- Ensure compliance with all requirements and standards in respect to Insurance, Companies House, Charities Commission and HMRC.
- Proactively lead on process improvements as we grow. Includes writing, reviewing and updating finance procedures and policies, in collaboration with the CEO and Executive colleagues.
- Ensure governance documents are up to date. Including Trustees appointment and resignation records, conflict-of-interest forms, and relevant submissions to Companies House.
- Monitoring and mitigating financial risks while maintaining robust internal controls. Also manage credit control and ensure that payments are received on time.
- Ensure financial procedures, policies and reporting systems are updated as required and maintained thereafter.
Accounting
- Supervise and review accounting tasks and records processed by the bookkeeper and the Finance Manager.
- Ensure timely, up to date and accurate accounting practice including journal entries, accruals, phasing and reconciliation.
- Ensure accuracy of income and expenses allocation and coding, including deferred income and monthly reconciliations.
- Review and update coding structures and nominal coding, clearing accounts and reconciliations in collaboration with the CEO and finance colleagues.
Payments and Payroll
- Manage effectively payroll, tax and pension submissions, banking and associated procedures.
- Ensure all payments are made, received and acknowledged in an accurate, compliant and timely manner.
- Maintain up to date records of financial calculations regarding payments and fees for tutors, assessors and other stakeholders.
Contracts Management
- Ensure that operational, building, insurance and supplier contracts are up to date and renew them as required. Includes utility bills, IT and telephone.
- Prepare and issue employee contracts (working with the CEO/HR).
Support service delivery
- Calculate and prepare courses fees and other financial information for reviews and to support decision-making
- Liaise with students to offer and manage payment plans
- Ensure financial queries by colleagues, collaborators, students and practitioners are dealt with effectively and in a timely manner.
- Support the integration of financial and operational systems.
People Management
- Supervise, manage and support the Finance Manager and Bookkeeper, ensuring and supporting high performance and wellbeing.
- Recruitment, induction and professional development of the finance team. Also ensuring team members understand and adhere to organisational policies and procedures.
ABOUT YOU
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Qualifications and experience
- Qualified or part-qualified (final stage), for example ACA, ACMA, CIPFA, CIMA.
- Minimum 3 years relevant financial management experience working with a charity/not for profit.
- Good experience of sound accounting and financial management in the charity/not for profit sector. Good knowledge of charity accounting and the Charity SORP.
- Sound knowledge and experience of leading and managing the audit process.
- Thorough practical up-to-date understanding of management accounting principles and techniques.
- In-depth knowledge and experience with payroll and pension processes and management systems for accounting functions, including QuickBooks.
- Sound knowledge and experience providing monthly management accounts, year-end statutory accounts and financial reporting.
- Extensive experience of contributing to the strategic, organisational and financial planning processes and leading on budgeting and forecasting.
- Extensive experience in balancing competing complexities of a busy role and prioritising effectively, forward planning and working to tight deadlines.
- Sound experience working effectively with confidentiality and GDPR in mind and in line with organisational policies and practice.
- Good experience with organisational realities, challenges and opportunities in the charity sector.
- Experience of working well within a multidisciplinary team (desirable).
- Experience facilitating or leading change and growth (desirable).
Qualities
- Awareness of self and others alongside a learning and growth mindset
- Leadership and management with kindness, integrity and collaboration
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including ability to communicate financial concepts and information in accurate, simple and clear ways and work collaboratively across teams and at a senior level
- Proactive dynamic leadership and project management skills and ability to apply big picture thinking.
- Excellent numeracy skills with attention to detail, sound analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to be flexible and adaptable in a dynamic organisation.
- Ability to receive and provide feedback, learn and grow as a professional
- Creativity, resourcefulness and an open mind to be able to see opportunities, embrace challenges and facilitate resolution of any issues.
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
- Passion and commitment to the Gestalt Centre values, work and direction
- Commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion and anti-discrimination.
- Excellent IT skills, including advanced Microsoft Excel skills and accounting software systems
- Competency using MS Office, email, online platforms and learning management systems
To apply, please ensure you submit your up-to-date CV along with a mandatory cover letter (no longer than 2 pages). Your cover letter should clearly outline how you meet the job requirements and person specification, and highlight the unique value you will bring to our team. We look forward to receiving your application!
OUR VISION is a world were meaningful and fulfilling relationships lead to wellbeing and positive change in people’s lives.
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People living with Parkinson's value the services and opportunities Parkinson’s UK provides, delivered by committed and skilled colleagues, volunteers and partner organisations. Following an investment of £1.5m in our frontline services across the UK we have the opportunity to build on the quality and reach of our community services to ensure more people affected by Parkinson’s can benefit from them.
About the role
You’ll empower your clients to take actions for themselves or will advocate on their behalf for better service, support and outcomes, so they can live their life with Parkinson's in the way they choose.
You’ll deliver tailored information and support through a range of channels including telephone, video and email and, where appropriate, home visits and in community settings.
You’ll be responsible for building excellent relationships with healthcare professionals and other relevant agencies, as well as our network of volunteers and groups.
What you'll do:
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Provide professional person centred, in depth support to clients by a range of means, ensuring the most efficient and effective use of resources.
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Provide support on a variety of health and social care issues, including appropriate emotional, employment and welfare benefits support and advocating with and on behalf of clients.
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Work flexibly across the service responding to enquiries through a range of channels.
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Work closely with clinicians, specialist nurses and other professional colleagues to raise the profile of the service, increase depth of support and achieve improved outcomes for people with Parkinson’s.
What you'll bring:
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Experience of managing and delivering individual case work, including advocating for clients and supporting people to navigate the health and social care system
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Experience and understanding of safeguarding and your role in keeping clients safe and implementing organisational policies and procedure
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Ability to be calm and use emotional intelligence in challenging casework
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Demonstrable digital competence, with experience of effective use of a range of tools including online case management systems
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The ability to build effective working relationships with others including working within multi disciplinary teams internally and externally
You must live in the area you’re applying for in order to carry out this role, this includes the area of Abderdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray.
Please apply by sending us your CV, together with supporting statements. The supporting statement should fully demonstrate how you meet all the criteria as stated in the "What you'll bring" section of the role description.
The successful candidate will be required to:
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Preferably hold a full driving licence
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Provide their own broadband service with a minimum download speed of 2Mb
This role will require an enhanced Disclosure Scotland (PVG) check. You’ll be required to apply for one; refusal to do so will result in the offer being withdrawn.
Anyone can get Parkinson’s. It’s vital that the people who work for Parkinson’s UK are representative of our diverse community. We actively encourage people from all sections of the community to apply, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.
We exist to make every day better, for everybody living with Parkinson’s. Right now.

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Do you have previous experience organising projects and processes? Are you looking for a role that blends administrative excellence with meaningful community work? If so, this could be the perfect opportunity for you!
We are looking for a Project Administrator to support the delivery of our Horizon Plan – a collection of projects at the heart of Westway Trust’s new strategic vision. You will provide essential administrative support across a range of projects – from local economic development to archiving initiatives, working alongside senior managers and community members.
This is a varied role with the opportunity to be involved in design, delivery and evaluation meetings. It is ideal for someone who is proactive, well-organised and eager to make a positive impact
Key responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:
- Support up to five projects of different scales and size, all of them important to the Westway Trust.
- You will work with at least 3 different more senior managers who will be briefed about the range of your projects. You will be expected to use excellent time management to accommodate the peaks and troughs of the range of projects and manage the expectations of the project leaders.
- One of your projects will be the secretarial function of the Safer Neighbourhood Board working with the Chair. This will involve taking minutes, arranging meetings, distributing papers for the meetings, booking spaces and circulating actions and diary arrangements for the participants.
- You will support a new Economic Development Project and an Archiving project, both for at least one day a week. These projects will be newly designed and you will be part of this working with the project managers and community members. This will involved taking meeting notes; circulating information; collecting and processing data and processes relating to payments of project related invoices; liaising on all aspects of project administration, scheduling and reporting.
- You will nurture positive relationships and information flow within the project groups.
- You are a key member of the project delivery team and will be expected to demonstrate the Trusts Values and to work positively in accordance with the Trust’s Equal Opportunities, Safeguarding, Health, and Safety Policies.
Essential Experience, Skills and Attributes
- Experience of designing and delivering high quality, proactive project administration
- Experience of working within a busy office
- Experience of scheduling, taking minutes and chasing up actions.
- Proficient IT skills, ability to gather information and report meaningful outputs
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to write short reports and create presentations and other communications.
- Experience of research
- Experience of creating useful templates to support projects.
- Experience in prioritising competing demands and workloads.
- Experience of team-working and collaboration with an eye for detail
- Understanding of the needs of diverse communities and commitment to equality of opportunity and anti-racism.
Desirable Skills
- The ability to speak a language other than English
Benefits of working with us:
- Great location in the heart of Portobello, North Kensington
- Generous holiday entitlement of 25 days per year + statutory bank holidays
- Sick pay scheme
- Investor in People (IiP) employer
- Free gym membership at health club one minute walk from the office
- Pension scheme
- Life Assurance
- Season ticket / bicycle loan
- Free eye test voucher
The application deadline is Wednesday 21 May when applications will be reviewed and shortlisted for interview. However, we reserve the right to close the application early. An early application is strongly recommended. Please apply directly from our website.
We exist to work together with the local community to enable North Kensington to thrive.





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The Society of Chemical Industry (SCI), a registered charity, is an international forum where science meets business. Established in 1881 SCI’s main charitable objective is to accelerate science out of the laboratory to address the key societal challenges facing society today. SCI does this by facilitating open innovation, identifying and promoting emerging technologies in the areas of climate and planet and health and wellness, and by providing support for the next generation of scientists and engineers.
Core to delivery of the Society’s mission is a growing portfolio of research journals that publish applied research across a broad range of sciences: from Agriculture to Energy and Material Science to Biotechnology.
The Role:
SCI is looking for a highly motivated and experienced Senior Press Officer to lead on its external and social media engagement strategy.
You will lead SCI’s engagement with media outlets – including national papers, trade publications and broadcast – to increase our public profile, promote our work and build support for our campaign to accelerate the commercialisation of the UK’s science base.
You will manage SCI’s press office on a day-to-day basis – scanning the media and political landscape to find opportunities for SCI to leverage its unique expertise and perspective as an organisation at the intersection of science and business. Part of the role will include public affairs (20%) where you will also support SCI’s Head of External Affairs with political engagement as required – coordinating and facilitating SCI’s engagement with key politicians and political contacts.
This role is suited to someone with at least 3 years of professional experience in communications, with an excellent news sense and a solid contact book of journalist contacts.
Responsibilities:
• Closely monitor the news agenda, seeking out opportunities for SCI to comment on fast-moving events and raise the profile of our policy positions and significant research into the potential of the UK’s science base.
• Develop and build national, trade and regional media contacts, hosting journalists at SCI offices in Belgravia.
• Establish KPIs for SCI’s media engagement and monitor and demonstrate progress in meeting them.
• Work with the Social Media team to develop and draft content related to our policy priorities for our social media channels.
• Support the wider team on other ad hoc tasks such as political monitoring and public affairs support.
Knowledge, skills and experience required for this position
• A demonstrable passion for and understanding of science, its purpose for the economy and society, and communicating that to public and political audiences.
• Minimum of 3-5 years in a press office or media-related environment.
• Confident in working in a fast-paced environment and ability to be quick and agile in responding to news opportunities as they arise.
• Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills. Able to quickly establish rapport and build strong collaborative relationships.
• Excellent time management skills: ability to work to tight deadlines and prioritise workload.
• A strong team player who is also a self-starter who can work independently and confidently. An attitude that actively seeks continuous self-development and ways of doing things better.
• Excellent written communication skills and the ability to condense complicated subject matter into succinct, accessible copy.
Benefits
• Competitive salary of £45-50,000 pa (FTE), 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays.
• Market leading pension plan.
• Opportunities for career growth and advancement.
• Dynamic and collaborative hybrid work environment (office days Tues-Thursday).
SCI® is a global network of innovators using science to tackle some of the big societal challenges of today, across climate and planet and health
Prospectus are delighted to be supporting our client with the recruitment of an International HR Advisor role.
The charity is an international alliance of local civil society organisations which work together to mobilise knowledge, skills and resources dedicated to ensuring that every child can grow up in a safe and caring family environment, or in suitable alternative care if necessary.
This role is available on a fixed term 12-month contract, where you would work on a part-time basis (21 hours a week) and remote working arrangement. The salary on offer for this role is £42,750 FTE which would be pro-rated to £25,650.
Within this role you will play a key role providing generalist HR support across the organisation. You will coordinate and support with recruitment campaigns, onboarding processes, employee relations, performance management processes, learning and development activities, maintaining and developing HR policies and manage payroll. You will be the first point of contact for HR related queries and manage HR administration and systems.
To be successful in this role, you will be educated to UK Degree level (international Level 6) or equivalent qualification ideally in HR Management/professional HR qualification (CIPD level 5 or above). You will have demonstrable experience working in generalist/operational HR at a similar level within the UK, with knowledge of international employment mechanisms.
You will have experience of developing and implementing HR policy based on best practice and current legislation (UK and international). You will have experience of supporting multi-disciplinary teams in a remote working and multicultural environment. You will be an effective communicator role, with experience maintaining relationships with a variety of internal stakeholders. You will also have the ability to maintain high levels of confidentiality.
Desirably, you will have experience working within a network organisation and understanding of charity sector/international development and/or international membership organisations.
We are reviewing applications for this position on a rolling basis, so please submit your application as soon as possible, to ensure you do not miss out.
At Prospectus, we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity.
Vibrance has an exciting opportunity for a Housing Officer to join our small and busy Housing team hybrid working across North London and Essex. We are offering a full time role with a salary of £28,000 per annum, plus benefits.
About the role:
As a Housing Officer, you will be responsible for providing a housing management service to the service users living in Vibrance owned and managed services. You will provide support to Vibrance services in relation to health and safety, maintenance, housing law and tenancy issues, rent collection, and arrears management. You’ll also provide specific support and advice to individuals who use Vibrance services with housing matters and money advice.
The Housing Officer role will be supporting our services located across North London & Essex and as such ability to travel is essential and a car driver would be preferable.
Responsibilities as our Housing Officer will include:
- Supporting prospective service users (and their carers where appropriate) with all aspects of the moving in/out process, to ensure that people are able to make an informed decision about whether or not to move in or move out
- Ensuring that individuals are maximising their benefits, including supporting them to make claims and liaising with the Dept of Work and Pensions and Housing Benefit staff as necessary
- Providing support to ensure that individuals are able to maintain their tenancies, including debt/arrears management, anti-social behaviour resolution, and the issues that can arise from shared living
- Working alongside our service managers and landlords to ensure that accommodation remains fit for purpose, well maintained, suitable for the individual residents and that all health & safety responsibilities are being met
In return for your skills, knowledge, and experience, you’ll enjoy:
- A comprehensive training programme
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Pension scheme
- Rewards and recognition for your service
- AIG Lifeworks Work-life Assistance (24 hours)
- Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Pay
- Flexible Working Options (Subject to service requirements)
- Learning & Development
- Mindful Employer
- Positive about Disability
- DBS online applications paid by Vibrance
- Long Service Awards
Vibrance welcomes applications from all sections of the community including from people with disabilities. As users of the Disability Confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who satisfy the essential criteria for a job vacancy and consider them on their abilities
To join us as our Housing Officer please click apply below.
This part-time role is at the heart of our creative and administrative operations. The successful applicant will be responsible for ensuring the smooth running of production weeks, supporting creative planning and delivery, and providing administrative support to the Artistic Director and the wider team. They will help manage productions, support volunteers, maintain systems, and contribute to the ongoing success of our acclaimed playwriting programmes for children.
Candidates should be:
· Exceptionally organised, efficient and detail-oriented
· A strong communicator who thrives in a collaborative team
· Calm and capable under pressure, especially during busy production weeks
· Confident managing logistics, paperwork, and people simultaneously
· Enthusiastic about theatre and working behind the scenes
· Friendly, approachable and great at working with volunteers, children and creatives
· Flexible and dependable, with a can-do attitude and a love of problem-solving
The Production Administrator & Assistant to the Artistic Director is responsible for:
· Coordinating all logistics and administration for courses and productions
· Managing communications and documentation for volunteers and creative teams
· Acting as Production Manager during show weeks and supporting technical teams
· Assisting the Artistic Director with administrative and scheduling duties
· Maintaining systems including Salesforce CRM and managing merchandise stock and sales
· Helping to ensure a welcoming, well-run studio environment at S&H HQ
The Production Administrator & Assistant to the Artistic Director reports to the CEO & Artistic Director and collaborates closely with all members of the staff team.
To reflect and celebrate the rich variety of heritages, backgrounds, and orientations represented in London and beyond, we strive to build and maintain a staff team and volunteer base that is as diverse as the communities we serve.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you looking for a once-in-a-career opportunity to lead bold transformation within one of the most high-performing fundraising teams in the sector?
Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity (GOSH) are hiring for a Deputy Director of Fundraising Planning & Performance to join us for an 18 month fixed term contract. Over the next 18 months, you will support our business-critical enabling teams to lay strong foundations for the long-term growth across our fundraising portfolio. You will play a central role in ensuring GOSH Charity achieves its ambitious goals, including one of the biggest capital appeals in its history, helping to fund vital research, pioneering treatments, and life-changing care for seriously ill children.
This is a chance to make a real impact for families who need it most.
Salary
The salary for this position is £86,800 per annum and we operate a hybrid working policy of a minimum of 2 days per week in the office.
In line with our EDI strategy and Total Reward policy, we calculate our salaries based on benchmarking data across the charity sector. To ensure fairness for existing staff and new joiners, we do not offer salaries above the advertised rate.
Key Responsibilities
You will take on a broad role leading our three centralised teams across the fundraising directorate – Fundraising Operations & Standards, Innovation and Fundraising Strategy & Integration. Supporting expert Heads of teams, your role will have 9 key pillars:
Strategic Leadership – Taking a central role in our Fundraising Leadership Team, working with the Director of fundraising to deliver the fundraising strategy.
Data Focus – Strengthening our approach to data to enhance performance and deliver growth.
Driving Innovation – Developing and delivering a robust pipeline of fundraising products and innovations.
Supporter Engagement – Optimising supporter journeys and developing a future roadmap.
Compliance and Standards – Providing senior leadership on compliance and fundraising operations.
Team Leadership and Development – Developing and leading a high performing team.
Future Resilient Structures and Skills – Collaborating across the organisation to implement future proofed structures and resources, as well as driving automation.
Senior Leadership Support – Enhancing collaboration and working alongside fellow Deputy Directors.
Performance Monitoring and Reporting – Delivering clear updates and actionable insights.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Proven track record in senior leadership, with experience/understanding across strategy development, innovation, and supporter/customer engagement.
- Previous success in delivering a cultural shift towards innovation and embedding a test and learn approach within an organisation.
- Significant experience in analytics, insight development, and data-led decision-making to inform strategic direction and delivery.
- Strong people leadership experience, inspiring and supporting large teams to deliver ambitious goals.
- Exceptional relationship building and networking skills.
- Able to plan and present strategies to senior leadership.
- Strong decision making and problem-solving skills.
- Exceptional strategic planning and decision-making skills, with a data-driven approach.
- Ability to lead cross-functional teams to deliver integrated strategies and plans.
Interviews
1st stage virtual on 5th and 6th June
2nd stage in person 16th June
We are Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity. We stop at nothing to help give seriously ill children childhoods that are fuller, funner and longer.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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(2 Days Per Week | £12,000–£12,600 Per Year | £28,500–£31,500 FTE | 12-Month Contract | Remote with Some Travel)
Animal Welfare Investigations Project (AWIP) is a specialist not-for-profit organisation dedicated to ending cruelty through intelligence-led investigations, criminal prosecutions, and systemic change.
We are investing heavily in building a world-class legacy fundraising program. We're seeking a passionate and dedicated Part-Time Legacy Officer to help steward our most visionary supporters — securing transformational gifts that will protect animals for generations to come.
About the Role
As our Legacy Officer, you will be at the heart of one of the most important projects in AWIP’s future.
You will:
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Build warm, trusting relationships with legacy pledgers and prospects.
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Respond to supporter enquiries about Gifts in Wills.
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Steward confirmed pledgers through personalised updates, thank you letters, and occasional calls or events.
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Maintain accurate CRM records for legacy prospects and pledgers.
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Create simple, heartfelt communications to inspire and retain pledgers.
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Host occasional small-scale legacy events (virtual or in-person).
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Report on progress to the Executive Director.
This is a 12-month temporary contract with a strong possibility of extension or becoming permanent based on program growth and conversion performance.
About You
We’re looking for someone who is:
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Warm, empathetic, and relationship-driven.
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Organised with excellent attention to detail.
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Self-motivated, able to manage workload across 16 hours per week.
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Comfortable communicating by email, letter, and phone.
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Committed to animal protection and the long-term power of Gifts in Wills.
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Holds or is willing to work towards a recognised legacy qualification (e.g., CiCLA or Certificate in Legacy Fundraising).
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(Preferred) Adherence to a cruelty-free – vegan or vegetarian – lifestyle with a passion for protecting animals.
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(Preferred) Previous experience in legacy fundraising, supporter care, or major gifts.
We value attitude and potential highly. Training and support will be provided for the right person.
Role Details
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Salary: £12,000–£12,600 per year (equivalent to £28,500–£31,500 FTE).
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Working Hours: 16 hours weekly total, fully flexible working. Overtime (time off in lieu) may be available for extra workload.
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Location: Remote (occasional travel for in-person team meetings and/or supporter events — expenses paid).
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Contract: 12 months initially, with strong potential to extend or become permanent.
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Benefits:
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25 days annual leave pro-rata, plus bank holidays.
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Employer pension contribution (auto-enrolment scheme).
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Private healthcare insurance.
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Expenses covered for travel related to work.
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A flexible, supportive working environment.
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Fully funded membership of the Institute of Legacy Management (ILM), supporting your professional growth in the legacy fundraising sector.
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How to Apply
Please submit your CV and a short cover letter (no more than 2 pages) explaining why you would be a great fit for this role.
Early applications are encouraged as we may close recruitment early if we find the right candidate.
Help build a future where animals are protected forever. Join AWIP and create a lasting impact that spans generations.
The Animal Welfare Investigations Project investigates organised animal cruelty and rescues animals.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thanks to funding from the DCMS Uniformed Youth Fund, Girlguiding is launching the Reach Project to increase our impact in underrepresented communities and lower income areas. We want to create 1,400 spaces for girls to join, and test new ways for girls to engage with our offer.
Girlguiding has been successful in winning a one-year government-funded grant to grow our provision for 10-18 year olds in ‘harder-to-reach’ communities. These include lower IMD areas, minority ethnic communities, young people with SEND, looked after children and young carers – among others.
This role will be pivotal in managing the relationships with the external partner and internal stakeholders. Making sure we are achieving the best for the girls and our volunteers, and really championing collaborative working.
You will be confident in reporting and evaluating projects from start to end. As well as influencing the right people to achieve the projects aims. If you can put people at the centre of what you do and take people on the journey to get there, this might be the role for you!
About Girlguiding
This is a really exciting time to join Girlguiding. We have much to be proud of in our one hundred years of history, but we know that to remain vibrant and relevant to young people we must continually evolve.
We’ve begun a process of significant change: transforming the organisation so it can meet the challenges of the future by putting young people at the heart of our organisation. We’re on a mission to amplify the voices of girls and young women, so they can champion change in their own lives and the wider world; to build strong partnerships that can increase our reach and impact; and to increase the support we offer our amazing adult volunteers who deliver incredible experiences to young people across the UK every week.
Girlguiding values the differences that a diverse workforce brings and is committed to inclusivity, and to employing and supporting a diverse workforce. We are proud to work with a number of organisations who support us to create and maintain a culture that celebrates diversity and champions inclusion in the workplace. While Girlguiding’s young members may be women only, our staff team is mixed gender. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
Girlguiding operates a hybrid working arrangement where office based staff are required to attend the office on average two days a week, or 40% of working time across the year. Location allowance is payable to those who work in accordance with out hybrid working model. We’re committed though to supporting our staff to achieve a good work-life balance and offer flexible working options wherever we reasonably can. All staff are required to carry out our online health and safety training and complete a DSE risk assessment to ensure we can provide the support you require.
We strive to ensure our recruitment processes are accessible to everyone. If you would like to receive any information in a different way or would like support in helping you to apply, please get in touch with us.
IT and Data Manager
Remote
£56,000 - £61,000 per annum, depending on experience
Full Time, Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours/ week
Closing Date – 19th May 2025
1st Interview – 29th May 2025 (Remote)
Stakeholder Interview – 2nd- 4th June 2025 (Remote)
2nd interview – 5th June 2025 (location to be confirmed)
The purpose of the role is to lead an outstanding IT service across the Trust and cultivate a high performing team that supports all staff, people we support and other stakeholders.
Reporting to the Resource Director, the role will be key in supporting the digital transformation agenda, providing IT and data expertise that will enable higher quality of life for adults with learning disabilities and maximise efficiencies within the services that we provide.
Main Responsibilities
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Developing the IT strategy in alignment with the Trust wide strategic goals and evolving digital transformation priorities;
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Oversee the Trust’s approach to Cyber security, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and best practice. Being the subject matter expert for the organisation.
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Oversee the Trust’s data and privacy framework, ensuring compliance with GDPR and other data protection laws and training and educating staff as required on data protection measures;
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Lead, mentor and develop the IT team of four, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement;
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Prepare and manage the IT department budget, optimising resource allocation to achieve maximum value and efficiency and ensuring the team is equipped with the necessary skills and resources;
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Oversee the development, implementation and maintenance of the Trust’s IT systems;
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Providing IT expertise and advice for the software owners across the Charity including supporting the development of management reporting using Power BI;
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Support the development of an environment of digital innovation and best practice, ensuring the use of technologies for the benefit of the diversity of the people we support;
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Support any technology implementation plans ensuring all technology solutions are project managed effectively. To supports team members to ensure they identify risks, contingency plans and engage with stakeholders for effective collaboration;
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To lead on procurement and contract negotiations with vendors of IT systems and software providers, ensuring ITTs and contract awards are in line with the Trust policies and value for money is achieved;
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Producing regular reports on KPIs for the IT team and reporting reasons for variances against target
What you’ll bring to the role:
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Recognised Degree in Business IT or Computer Science related discipline or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
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Proven track record in a senior management digital transformation position.
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6+ years’ digitalisation experience.
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5+ years Project Management experience.
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Excellent working knowledge of Power BI
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Proven track record on delivering complex projects.
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Experience of having designed, implemented, and evaluated organisational transformation digital solutions and has delivered change that added value to the organisation.
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Highly effective change agent who engages with senior stakeholders to deliver the digital program to the organisation.
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Benchmarking skills and identifies best practice and knowledge of the digital landscape of organisations.
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High degree of budget management experience associated with digital technology design and its adaptation.
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Has strong relationships with approved vendors and with software suppliers of digital services to ensure effective delivery of digital technologies/systems.
Location & Travel
Remote based - Home
Home-based with regular travel to visit Communities in Hertfordshire, Gloucestershire, Yorkshire, and Worcestershire. Occasional overnight stays will be required. Ideally you will be located within travel corridors of Midlands to London or Manchester to York.
Excited? Read our pack, look at our strategy and know that you would be joining an amazing Trust, a brilliant team and that you would have the ability to make a real difference.
Your application should include your CV and a supporting statement of no less than one page detailing why you would like to work for the Trust and how your skills and experience meet the job description and person specification (see attached Job pack).
Harris hill is seeking a Partnership and Philanthropy Officer for up to 6 months, 22.5hpw, to support a charity in Bath, although ideally hybrid, will consider remote based.
The role is to be payrolled via the agency however, they are also considering freelancer who would like to bill them directly. The pay rate is £15.77ph plus holiday pay, or £20.86ph freelance.
Duties:
To work with our Senior Philanthropy Specialist, Database Manager and Supporter Engagement Team to identify new potential major donors from our database
To support in organising cultivation events for P&P Team audiences both in-person and online
To help prepare written updates and reports for our stakeholders
To undertake research on individuals, corporates, trusts and foundations
Undertake any other reasonable tasks as requested by managers.
Experience and skills
Strong interpersonal skills
Strong research skills
Ability to prioritise own workload to meet targets and deadlines
Excellent organisation and administrative skills, with high standards of accuracy and attention to detail.
Ability to work with and understand data.
Excellent time-management skills.
IT proficiency to a self-supporting standard in Microsoft Office applications (MS 365, MS Dynamics).
Knowledge
Effective use of research to find suitable funding opportunities
Appreciation of the use of technology and automation to support fundraising.
Personal Attributes
Team player happy to support colleagues across the team.
A confident individual, who is able to prioritise their work and is target driven and solution focused.
Self-motivated and able to work effectively remotely.
Resilience, determination, enthusiasm and the ability to cope well under pressure.
Desirable
Previous fundraising experience in Philanthropy, Trusts and Foundations, and / or Corporate.
If you would like to find out more about this amazing role, please apply for further information.