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Relationship Fundraising Team Manager - Northern Ireland
Contract Type: Permanent
Full time (34.5 hours) : we are open to a conversation about how you work these hours
Location: Mobile worker covering Northern Ireland
Salary Range £42,800 - £47,800 plus car allowance (subject to terms)
About us
At Macmillan you'll find talented people working together to do whatever it takes to support people living with cancer. We're going all out to find even better ways to help even more people who need our support. Our values are at the heart of who we are and everything we do, inspiring our thinking and guiding our actions.
It’s an exciting time to join us as we launch our new five-year strategy and work towards delivering our vision to do whatever it takes to get every person the best support today and spark a revolution in cancer care for the future.
About the role
As a Relationship Fundraising Team Manager at Macmillan, you’ll step into a rewarding leadership role where your impact is immediate and meaningful. You’ll lead a team of passionate and experienced Fundraising Relationship Managers & Officers who are deeply committed to making a difference for people living with cancer while delivering income targets and growing long term supporter value.
This role combines strategic thinking with hands-on team leadership and income delivery, giving you the chance to shape fundraising delivery across Northern Ireland. You will be part of both the territory and national leadership teams where you will directly contribute to the wider development of the Relationship Fundraising Strategy.
At its heart, this role exists to help ensure that everyone living with cancer gets the support they need. Every supporter relationship your team nurtures, every event delivered, and every pound raised contributes directly to helping people affected by cancer live as fully as they can. Your leadership will turn generosity into impact, making a real difference when it matters most.
About you
The successful candidate will demonstrate the following skills and experience:
- Proven Leadership and People Management Experience - providing regular coaching, performance management and development opportunities.
- Experienced in driving income delivery and achieving Key Performance Indicators - leading, supporting and motivating your team to maximise results
- Experienced in strategic planning - ability to to identify opportunities for growth, collaboration and innovation in fundraising
- Proven stakeholder management experience - with the ability to communicate, influence and negotiate at all levels.
This role is home-based with mobile working, as you can expect to work across Northern Ireland to meet with your team and supporter’s face to face approximately 1 to 2 days a month. As such, your home base needs to be in Northern Ireland and you must have a full UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle or the ability to travel frequently across the region.
In return, we offer a range of benefits including:
25 days holiday plus flexible bank holiday options, increasing by 1 day every year of service up to 30 days
Pension matched up to 7.5%
120+ learning and development offers, with access to external professional qualifications
Flexible working patterns, such as compressed hours, flexibility to work earlier or later around our core working hours of 10am-4pm
Holiday buying and selling scheme, life insurance, free wills, retail discounts and much more
Recruitment Process
Please note the following key recruitment dates
Application deadline: Sunday 05th October at 23:59pm
First interview dates: Monday 13th October
Second Interview dates: Monday 20th October
To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed.
So we can support you to be your best during the application or interview process, please contact Macmillan's Talent Acquistion Team for advice and reasonable adjustments (email address can be found on main Macmillan advert)
At Macmillan you'll find talented people working together to do whatever it takes to support people living with cancer.



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
- Capture authentic, high-quality photography and video content for use across social media, campaigns, and print.
- Design engaging visual assets for digital and print materials, including leaflets, posters, web banners, and merchandise.
- Develop and maintain content plans in collaboration with teams across the organisation.
- Lead the visual design of our website, ensuring an engaging and accessible user experience.
- Work with and support the Digital Marketing & Retail Officer by producing creative assets for our digital platforms and strengthen campaigns with emotive, compelling visuals.
- Manage and organise a library of multimedia and design assets.
- Produce content that is consistent with our brand guidelines, tone of voice, and core values.
Why Join Us?
At Cornwall Hospice Care, you’ll be part of a compassionate, dedicated team making a real difference. You’ll have the opportunity to use your creative skills to support a much-loved local charity — and the stories you tell will help fund life-changing care.
Ready to apply?
We’d love to hear from you. Due to expected high number of applications we may close this advert earlier than advertised.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
At Ambitious about Autism we're currently looking for a Data and Insights Officer to join our National Services team.
You'll focus on the collection, analysis and reporting of data from National Services programmes, projects and services. You'll use systems and tools to effectively capture and store data and information, enabling effective reporting and insight. You'll provide advice and support to the Product Development Manager and Deputy Director of National Services.
You'll support National Services teams with the development of KPI and data collection routes and support with maintenance, troubleshooting and creative problem solving to ensure accuracy and efficiency. You'll create detailed reports and dashboards for use by teams, managers and leaders at agreed time points.
We are looking for someone who has:
- Experience of using statistical tools and techniques to manage and analyse data
- Ability to translate the essence of complex data into language or formats others will understand
- Experience of producing qualitative and quantitative reports and analysing results to produce impact reporting
- Ability to present insights and results through written reports, dashboards and presenting face-to-face
In return, we offer great benefits including a generous holiday allowance and commitment to continued professional development (CPD), flexible, hybrid working and more!
This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual who would like to work for a forward-thinking, open and honest organisation and make a real impact to the young people we work with. Please find our full recruitment pack on the link below.
If you have any questions about the role or would like to have a confidential chat, please contact James Axford, Recruitment Officer.
Ambitious about Autism is committed to fostering equity, diversity, and inclusion at every level of our organisation. We warmly welcome applications from all qualified candidates, valuing the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives they bring. We encourage applications from individuals regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or parental status, disability, or age.
Our recruitment process promotes equal opportunities, and we are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for candidates with disabilities or additional needs throughout the recruitment process. Please contact our Recruitment Team for accommodations. We recognise disability as a physical or mental impairment that significantly and long-term affects a person's ability to perform day-to-day activities, as defined by the UK Equality Act 2010. All applications will be considered solely on merit, aligned with our mission to support autistic children and young people.
Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search maybe carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.
We stand with autistic children and young people, champion their rights and create opportunities.

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Join National AIDS Trust, the UK’s leading HIV rights charity, and help us stop HIV from standing in the way of health, dignity and equality - and end new transmissions for good.
We’re looking for a creative, driven communications professional to lead exciting campaigns and create powerful digital content that grows our audience and drives engagement with HIV rights.
In this role, you’ll:
· Develop and deliver communications strategies and campaigns.
· Create compelling content across digital and traditional channels.
· Collaborate with internal teams on national initiatives.
· Analyse and report on performance to maximise impact.
You’ll need:
· Proven experience delivering communications campaigns.
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
· A proactive, creative mindset and strong media relations skills.
This is a brilliant opportunity to make a real impact on human rights and public health in a fast-paced, supportive, and mission-driven environment.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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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!
Supporting young people across the UK, STEM Learning is dedicated to improving lives through the power of STEM education.
By equipping schools, teachers and young people with the skills and confidence they need, STEM Learning helps open career opportunities, build knowledge, and enable young people to become thoughtful citizens able to tackle the challenges and opportunities of the future.
Fundraising at STEM Learning is at an exciting stage of growth. Income has increased from £3m to £3.5m this year, with ambitions to reach £5–6m in the near future. The team has expanded rapidly from 2 to 7 people, with clear organisational investment and board-level engagement to drive fundraising success. With attractive propositions such as the STEM Impact Fund, student engagement programmes, and unrestricted support, STEM Learning is well positioned to grow its high-value income.
The role of Fundraising Lead is to drive new donor engagement and secure sustainable, multi-year funding. You will develop high value 6- and 7-figure fundraising relationships, primarily with the private sector, but also with HNWIs in the future, bringing on board new supporters, so maximising income and sustainability.
With proposals already in play with leading brands, a supportive Head of Fundraising, and active trustee involvement, this is a rare opportunity to make a visible impact in an ambitious organisation.
As Fundraising Lead, you will:
- Lead corporate new business, with full responsibility for a £300k year-one target
- Build and manage a proactive new business pipeline, using prospect research tools, networking and trustee engagement
- Secure six-figure, multi-year corporate partnerships, developing creative offers across unrestricted, programme-based and blended opportunities
- Focus in the short-medium term on corporate new business, moving to incorporate HNWIs in time
- Work with the Head of Fundraising, SMT and board members to open doors and build senior-level relationships
- Collaborate with colleagues including the account management team and bid writer to ensure seamless handover and delivery of secured partnerships
- Represent STEM Learning externally, positioning the organisation as a credible and attractive partner for major corporate supporters
Ideal skills and experience:
- Proven track record of securing six-figure corporate partnerships, ideally multi-year
- Experience building a corporate pipeline from scratch, including research, prospecting and networking
- Strong understanding of how to package and position fundraising propositions to align donor interests with organisational priorities
- Confident and credible with senior stakeholders, including trustees, boards and senior corporate contacts
- Target-driven, entrepreneurial and proactive, able to deliver short-term results while building long-term income growth
- Collaborative and resilient, with the ability to represent STEM Learning externally and inspire confidence internally
- Experience in building relationships with HNWIs and major donor fundraising desirable, but not essential
Benefits include:
- 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (up to 5 days leave can be carried over to the following leave year)
- Excellent pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 15%
- Private health care via Benenden Health plus Healthcare Cash Plan and Dental Plan
- Annual salary review
- Electric Car Benefit Scheme via Tusker
- Interest-free season ticket loan
- Discounted gym membership and shopping discounts
- Gourmet Society and tastecard dining cards (incl. 2 for 1, 50% off food bill and 25% off total bill)
- Kids Pass
- Employee Assistance Programme
Play a pivotal role in shaping the future of the magistracy — and through it, the health of the justice system.
We are seeking an inspiring leader to become the next Chief Executive of the Magistrates’ Association, the only independent voice of magistrates in England and Wales.
The MA is a Royal Charter charity with around 12,000 members. For more than a century we have championed magistrates, supported their development, and spoken truth to power on behalf of the magistracy and the wider justice system.
This is a unique opportunity to lead a small, committed team and a wide network of trustees and volunteers at a moment of real change. After years of decline, magistrate numbers are growing again and their role is expanding. Following a major programme of modernisation, the MA is stronger, more visible, and ready to build on this momentum.
As Chief Executive, you will:
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Provide strategic leadership, working closely with the Board of Trustees
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Be a visible and authoritative advocate with government, judiciary, Parliament and the media
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Oversee the delivery of services and support that matter to members
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Lead the growth of our membership, engaging new magistrates and re-connecting with those who have left
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Ensure strong financial and organisational management of the Association
We are looking for an experienced and credible leader with:
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A track record of strategic leadership and organisational development
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Strong financial and business acumen
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The ability to influence at the highest levels and act as a public spokesperson
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Experience of growing a membership body or comparable organisation
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A clear commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Bone Cancer Research Trust is excited to offer this opportunity to join our team as a Support Officer. You will help deliver and develop our support service for patients, families, and friends affected by primary bone cancer. Acting as a first point of contact for those in need, you will provide empathetic and professional support and guidance while ensuring the service runs smoothly.
We’re looking for an organised and proactive individual with excellent communication skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
Working closely with the Support Service Development Manager, you will organise and facilitate virtual and in-person support groups, process patient support grants, and distribute our health information resources in a timely and accurate manner.
While experience in a charity support setting is desirable, we welcome applicants with transferable skills who can support vulnerable people - ensuring that no one faces primary bone cancer alone.
To apply please see attached job pack, application form and equality & diversity monitoring form. Please apply by 12pm Thursday 18th September.
Our mission is to save lives and improve outcomes for people affected by primary bone cancer through research, information, awareness and support.

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
What is the opportunity
Balance is seeking a persuasive and positive role model to work with its leadership team and trustees to shape our quality and commercial development. The Quality and Development Manager will occupy a key role in supporting our growth, sustaining our quality standards and growing commercial and income generating activity.
This post is also regarded as development opportunity for a candidate looking to be part of the charity's long term succession strategy for middle and senior managers.
About your values and strengths
You are someone who strenths and values will align with the following attributes:
- You can think on your feet and are consistantly able to bring ideas to the table
- You understand the tension between quality and cost and how to resolve them
- You are able to build alliances and relationships that have sustainable benefits to the charity and its work
- You can exhibit confidence in your colleagues and mobilise their skills and knowledge to drive our quality standards
- You see problems as opportunities and a gateway to new ways of delivering our services and business development
What you can expect from us
- A charity that works hard to put its people, those who it supports and those who provide its services at the heart of what we do.
- A charity that takes its mission and values seriously in developing its services, operational approach and commercial relationships
- That supports and encourages its staff to participate as partners in our development as a business, our outcomes and the delivery of our values.
You can also expect
- A commitment to training and professional development to support internal progression in and beyond the charity.
- Inclusion in and a 3% employers contribution to the charity's pension scheme.
- Generous annual leave allowance of 25 days a year plus bank holidays and an additional day off for your birthday.
- Access to a range of discount schemes including Blue Light Card
- Access to the charity's employee assistance programme.
- Access to travel card loan, and bike to work scheme.
The development of services that support the independence of vulnerable people with learning disabilities and/or enduring mental health needs and the

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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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!
Are you a creative communications professional who wants to use your skills to make a real difference?
At Self Injury Support, we’re on a mission to change the conversation around self-harm. We’re the leading UK charity dedicated to improving the lives of people affected by self-harm and those who care for them: reducing stigma, increasing understanding, and opening up new avenues for compassionate support.
This is a unique opportunity to take the lead on shaping how we share our story with the world. As our Communications Manager, you’ll play a central role in launching our exciting new rebrand and website, building powerful campaigns, and making sure our messaging reaches the people who need it most.
What you’ll be doing
- Driving the successful launch and embedding of our rebrand and website.
- Developing and delivering our communications strategy across digital, media and campaigns.
- Growing awareness of our mission, services, and impact from beneficiaries to funders and national audiences.
- Creating compelling content and campaigns that inspire action, support and understanding.
- Leading on press and media engagement, building positive relationships and amplifying the voices of people with lived experience.
- Using data and insights to shape communications and demonstrate impact.
What we’re looking for
We’d love to hear from you if you are:
- A confident communicator, with a track record in communications, campaigns, or PR.
- Skilled at balancing strategy with hands-on delivery, happy to plan big and also get stuck into the details.
- Creative and innovative, always looking for new ways to reach and engage audiences.
- Experienced in managing websites, social media and digital content.
- Passionate about making a real difference in complex social and mental health issues.
Why join us?
- Be part of a bold new chapter as we launch our rebrand and digital presence.
- Work in a supportive, values-driven team that puts lived experience at the heart of what we do.
- Hybrid and flexible working options, with a base in our Bristol office.
- The chance to see the real impact of your work in changing lives and reducing stigma.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are offering a rewarding opportunity within our Arun, Worthing and Adur team to provide a range of services which aim to make a difference to family and friend carers. The focus will be on Arun District.
Carer Wellbeing Workers provide invaluable services to help improve carers’ resilience and ensure they are supported to maintain their caring roles. They provide tailored information and advice, practical, emotional and planning support, peer opportunities, contingency planning, active listening and through partnership working are pro-active in the identification of carers.
Using experience of working with adults and families, a working knowledge and / or lived experience of social care and health, the post holder will use excellent communication and interpersonal skills to offer carers one-to-one and group support either face to face, via the telephone or using virtual video mediums such as Zoom or MS Teams.
The role is a mix of remote / homeworking and community venues. You will be expected to be readily able to travel across Arun to deliver carer support and on occasion to venues in Worthing and Adur and across the County to attend meetings and training as required.
Key Responsibilities Summary
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Carer Support: Deliver personalised support through various channels (in-person, online, phone, 1-to-1, and group) across Arun, Worthing and Adur, with a focus on carers in Arun District, including those from under-represented communities.
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Information & Guidance: Provide tailored emotional and practical support using the Carers Star™ framework to help carers create personal plans and achieve positive outcomes.
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Community Engagement: Maintain a visible presence in the community and deliver support in accessible formats.
- Partnership Working: Collaborate with health, social care, and voluntary sector partners to enhance carer support and attend relevant meetings.
Please view the Job Description in the Recruitment Pack for a full list of Responsibilities and Person Specification.
Interview Date 1 October 2025.
Employee Benefits
• Training and Development: Opportunities for professional development and training.
• Flexible Working: Flexible working hours and remote working options.
• Annual Leave: 33 days increasing to 35 days after completion of two years and 36 days after 5 years of service (Inclusive of Bank Holidays).
• Healthcare and Employee Assistance Programme with perks and discounts.
• Enhanced Maternity/ Paternity/ Adoption Pay.
• Supportive Environment: Work in a supportive and collaborative environment with a focus on making a positive impact on the lives of carers.
Before you keep reading ...
Please do not see everything in this job advert as a "Must Have", but rather a guiding list of what we are looking for. We know no candidate will be the perfect match for all we have mentioned in this advert, so do not be afraid to apply if you feel you are close to the brief but not "Spot On". For example, some of our wonderful Carer Wellbeing Workers come from a non-social care background and they do amazingly well!
Our Culture and Diversity
At Carers Support, we are building an inclusive workplace where everyone can do their best work and be proud to belong.
We believe that talent is distributed to all of us in equal measure and our differences are a strength not a weakness. We recruit for potential, not perfection. At Carers Support West Sussex, we value everyone's unique history. Our doors are open to individuals of all races, religions or beliefs, abilities, ages, nationalities or citizenships, ethnic origins, marital, domestic or civil partnership statuses, sexes, sexual orientations, family structures, and gender identities.
The carers we support come from such different walks of life that we are particularly interested in attracting candidates from similarly diverse backgrounds, including Asian, Arab, Black, Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Groups, White Other (e.g. Eastern European, Gypsy, Roma) and any other Ethnic minorities.
Values we are looking for in Candidate
We are focused, putting carers at the heart of everything we do.
We act together, working with and for carers, the communities they live in and the people that can make a difference to them.
We are leaders, working with each other to find potential and opportunities across all communities, enabling carers to be identified and involved.
We are committed to behaviours that support:
Quality – the highest practical level we can reach in outcomes, learning and behaviour
Inclusivity – respecting people, cultures, and organisations
Caring – improving quality of life and influencing behaviour change
Integrity – operating with honesty and reliability
Loyalty – long-term committed partnerships and co-operation
Innovation – driving our service development and our will to succeed
If you are still unsure if our organisation is a good fit, have a look at our Good Place to Work page and the results of our recent engagement survey. We can't wait to hear from you!
Disclaimers
Please note we reserve the right to close this role prior to the stated end date, should we receive a sufficient number of applications. Please apply as soon as possible to be considered.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We have an exciting and challenging opportunity for a Team leader to join the National Homicide Service (HS) on a permanent basis, covering the North and North East of East of England, working 37.5 hours per week.
This role is home-based covering Northumberland, Newcastle, Stockton on Tees, Humberside, Durham, North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire. You should live in one of these areas as regular travel is required.
Do you want to be part of a unique service providing the highest quality support to families bereaved by homicide and those who are eye-witness to homicide?
Do you want to lead a supportive, passionate and committed team?
If yes, then we'd love to hear from you…
What we offer:
At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:
- Flexible working options including hybrid working
- 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 33 days plus Bank Holidays
- An extra day off for your birthday & options to buy or sell annual leave
- Pension with 5% employer contribution
- Enhanced sick pay allowances, maternity & paternity payments
- High Street, retail, holiday, gym, entertainment & leisure discounts
- Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
- Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
- Access to EDI networks and colleague cafes
- Cycle to work scheme & season ticket loans
- Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression
About the role:
You will lead and support a team of Homicide Family Caseworkers to meet VS and Homicide Service standards and contractual requirements. You will be able to demonstrate the excellent organisational skills essential to managing a demanding and diverse workload and will have experience of achieving key performance indicators, as set by the Operation managers and Deputy Head of Service.
We pride ourselves on providing exceptional trauma informed advocacy and support to all service users and you will have an understanding of the impact that trauma and bereavement can have on individuals. We support staff to keep them safe within their role and you will lead on the importance of personal and professional resilience and wellbeing for the team.
You will have excellent communication skills and will support the Operation Managers to maintain the highest standards of service delivery, across a widely geographically dispersed team. You will be prepared to travel across the geographical area including occasional overnight stays to ensure you can meet team members in person as well as online. A driving license and use of a car are both essential as well as access to public transport. You will be reimbursed for all travel costs.
You will also enjoy working closely with a range of stakeholders (including Police Family Liaison Officers and Senior Investigation Officers within the Major Crime teams/Social Services) and will have experience in building constructive working relationships, focused on delivering the best service for vulnerable service users. You should be a confident presenter, and able to share the service and work we do to inform, educate and encourage notifications and referrals into the service.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
About Us:
Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.
Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.
Victim Support strives to represent the diverse communities we serve and are passionate about creating an environment where all staff and volunteers feel respected and heard. Being a diverse organisation with an inclusive culture is integral to us being able to meet our aim of ensuring that anyone who is a victim of crime gets the support they need.
As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we particularly welcome applicants from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. VS is also a Disability Confident Employer and we provide a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for candidates that are disabled and meet all essential criteria for a role.
If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.
How to apply:
To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.
We look forward to hearing from you.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date.
If you have already registered & started an application, then we will contact you to advise of the amended closing date wherever possible.
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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!
SANE is a UK-wide mental health charity working to improve the quality of life of anyone affected by mental illness. It aims to raise awareness and understanding of all mental health conditions; fight to improve frontline mental health services for individuals and carers; provide support, information and guidance through SANEline, our Call Back service, email and text support; and promote and host research into causes, treatments and therapies through its Prince of Wales International Centre for SANE research.
About the Role
We are looking for people interested in providing compassionate support to people affected by mental health problems. This includes supporting people with severe mental illness, and carers, families and friends. You will provide support by telephone, email and text, as well as supporting our skilled volunteers through their development and weekly shifts.
This role also provides valuable practical experience in providing emotional support to vulnerable people.
Please note: This role may close early if a suitable candidate is found, please do not delay in submitting your application as interviews are taking place on an ongoing basis.
Closing date: Midday Wednesday 24th September 2025
To apply: Please complete your application before the closing date, addressing all areas on the person specification and tell us why you want to work for SANE. Applications without a supporting statement will not be considered.
Job Description
1. Delivering support through calls, emails and other means (e.g. text messaging) to people affected by mental illness, and supporting and mentoring volunteers.
2. On shift, creating a safe and supportive team environment with SANE volunteers.
3. Providing debriefing and support to volunteers following their work with callers.
4. Sharing information with your team both verbally and in writing, to ensure effective handover to colleagues.
5. Working as part of a team to ensure a shared understanding of how SANE support services operate; using your knowledge and experience to ensure our callers are effectively supported.
6. Recording work in accordance with SANE’s organisational systems.
7. Always working within SANE’s values, policies and procedural guidelines.
8. Keeping abreast of and working in accordance with relevant legislation and regulatory standards.
9. Understanding and working within SANE’s safeguarding framework.
10. Ensuring all work is in line with the Equality Act.
11. Keeping volunteers up to date with any key service information or legal or procedural changes, as appropriate.
12. Ensuring that any issues or concerns are logged and discussed with a Services team manager.
13. Attending supervisions and appraisals and contributing to team meetings.
14. Having a commitment to personal, volunteer and team development and your own well-being.
15. Being self-sufficient in terms overseeing any I.T., security, and health & safety matters which may arise whilst on the shift.
16. Undertaking any other duties commensurate with this role.
Person Specification
Experience
1. Experience of working with people with mental health conditions/mental illnesses and families and carers. Essential
2. Experience of working on a mental health helpline (or similar helpline) or providing support by email/text or chat services. Desirable
3. Experience of working in a service with volunteers at the heart of delivery where you have supported volunteers to deliver a high-quality service. Desirable
4. Experience of providing high-quality written and verbal support to people asking for help. Essential
Knowledge and Qualifications
5. Good general knowledge of the mental health system including access, treatment and common relevant legislation and available support structures for people with mental illnesses and carers. Desirable
Personal Qualities
6. The ability and enthusiasm to create a team with volunteers, and provide them with support, mentoring and autonomy. Essential
7. The ability to work with distressing and challenging content, support callers with complex needs and ensure self-care. Essential
8. The empathy and compassion to be able to provide meaningful support both on the phone and in emails. Essential
9. A work ethos underpinned by a commitment to equality and diversity. Essential
10. An understanding of and ability to work within appropriate professional boundaries Essential
Skills
11. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills – both verbally and in writing. Essential
12. Commitment and ability to adhere to organisational policies and procedures, especially with regard to safeguarding and confidentiality. Essential
13. Able to work independently, flexibly, and also collaboratively within a team. Essential
14. Good self-awareness. Essential
15. Effective organisational and planning skills. Essential
16. Proficiency in IT packages including Word, Excel and Outlook, with the ability to input and extract data from relevant databases. Essential
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About you
Do you 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 motivated and highly proactive Senior Policy Officer to join our Patient Advocacy team within the wider Research and Advocacy directorate.
You will have experience in analysing, developing, and communicating complex policy issues, strong communication skills, and the ability to prioritise a fast-moving and wide-ranging workload.
You will also have experience working collaboratively and building relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
You will have the ability to present findings and recommendations to a range of audiences and produce high-quality succinct briefings in a timely fashion, underpinned by evidence.
Empathy and sensitivity are required to work closely with patients and their families and friends.
Experience in the health charity sector, public/patient engagement work, and working on the National Institute of Health Care Excellence (NICE) and Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) consultation processes would be beneficial but not essential.
About the role
As Senior Policy Officer you will be part of the Patient Advocacy team who work to ensure that the patient voice is heard and acted upon by UK and devolved nations healthcare policy decision makers. You will represent the charity externally including national meetings with senior healthcare decision makers.
Your role is vital to developing strategic approaches to health technology appraisals (HTA), regulatory pathways (MHRA), clinical development programmes (academic and industry clinical trials) and commissioning routes to broaden access to new myeloma drug therapies and diagnostic technologies.
You will apply your skills flexibly across key policy areas including access to treatment, patient voice, stakeholder engagement and general healthcare policy and work with colleagues in communications and fundraising to make sure our supporters and the wider myeloma community understand the positive impact we make.
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 9am on 6 October 2025 and interviews will be held w/c 27 October 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, or 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.
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How To Apply
In your application, we’d love to hear about what inspires you about Starlight’s purpose, beliefs and values. We’d like a covering letter or statement that is very personal to you and gives us an insight into who you are, and how you would contribute to Starlight’s success with your experience, expertise and approach inline with the person specification set out on the Job Description.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are recruiting an energetic and enthusiastic officer to join our Activity Service to support the older people who attend our range of activities.
We are looking for a positive, dynamic individual; to join our busy and vibrant Activity Service, this is an exciting time to join the team as we develop and expand the service including the way we take bookings and deliver our activities. This role is based at pur office in Mitcham and is the first point contact for people who attend our centre in person or over the phone, so we are looking for someone with exceptional customer service skills and warm and welcoming with good listening skills.
If you are interested in the role but aren’t sure you meet all of the person specifications, we would still like to hear from you and are especially keen to hear from people who have transferable skills which will complement this role.
The closing date for applications is the 5th of October, if you would like any further information or to arrange time to chat for more information on the role please do not hesitate to get in touch.
Interviews will be held in person on the 13th of October in our centre in Mitcham.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.