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As Head of Product Design & Delivery, you’ll steer the evolution of our much-loved Virtual Ship, a programme offered online where children discover the joy of literacy and grow in confidence. You’ll blend creativity, digital innovation, and purposeful leadership to shape something truly transformative, all while driving real, measurable impact.
Literacy Pirates delivers a high-impact literacy programme for 8t o 13 year olds. We work exclusively with children who are nominated by the school, as falling behind age expectations in literacy and facing economic barriers to educational success.
We have spent three years proving the concept of an online product delivering significant impact and engaging increasing numbers of children each term: Over 90% attendance rate, 83% of participants improve their literacy, and 90% of teachers see a boost in confidence of participants in the classroom.
Strategically, the Virtual Ship is an agile way to expand the number of children we work with and reach underserved communities with persistently poor educational outcomes for children from lower socio-economic backgrounds.
We are beginning our national expansion strategy in Cornwall in autumn 2025. We have plans to rapidly grow from serving 450 to 3,000 children per year by 2030 or earlier.
Come abaord and build an impactful programme able to transform the education trajectory of children struggling becuase of their socio-economic backgrounds.
We develop the literacy, confidence and perseverance of children who are falling behind in class and have fewer opportunities in their personal lives.


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End Water Poverty Global Coordinator
Contract: 2 Years Fixed Term Contract, Full-time
Location: WaterAid is a global and equal opportunities employer. The role will be based in any Global South country where WaterAid has an office, subject to right-to-work eligibility in the respective countries. The role will be recruited by the WaterAid UK office. The position will often need to work across time zones.
Salary: Salaries and benefits for different countries will vary in line with the location of the successful candidate and depending on experience. See further details below for some of the countries:
- South Africa: ZAR1,100,492 - 1,500,347 per year with excellent benefits
- Malawi: MWK 75,784,188 - 119,156,217 per year with excellent benefits
Change starts with water. Change starts with you.
Every day, millions of people live without clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene. WaterAid exists to change that – for everyone, everywhere. Join us, and your energy will help unlock people’s potential and create a fairer future.
About End Water Poverty
End Water Poverty (EWP) is a WaterAid hosted Southern-led civil society coalition advocating for the fundamental human right to access water and sanitation. Rooted in local realities and influencing global decision-making, EWP promotes the decolonization of development agendas based on its Southern-led values and principles. By integrating environmental and gender perspectives, the coalition strives to ensure water and sanitation are accessible, affordable, high-quality, and available to everyone—both now and for future generations.
About the role:
The Global Coordinator leads the coalition’s strategic direction, fundraising, and campaign delivery—steering EWP towards a stronger southern-led model, securing funds to expand regranting and advocacy capacity, and ensuring impactful campaigns.
1. Strategic Leadership
- Define and implement EWP’s vision, governance, and strategic priorities.
- Lead strategic and annual planning with regional leads.
- Ensure alignment with southern-led values, decolonisation, and localisation principles.
- Monitor, evaluate, and adjust strategy to maximise impact.
- Represent EWP in external forums and build partnerships.
2. Fundraising
- Identify and secure new funding opportunities.
- Draft proposals, manage grants, and increase resources for regranting.
- Collaborate with fundraising teams, members, and partners.
3. Campaigns & Delivery
- Oversee the Claim Your Water Rights campaign and other initiatives.
- Ensure campaigns have clear objectives, strong delivery structures, and member engagement.
- Guide research to address systemic water and sanitation issues.
- Support advocacy skill-building and share best practices.
4. Governance & Finance
- Ensure effective governance, managing Steering Committee meetings and membership engagement.
- Deliver annual reports and manage budgets per WaterAid procedures.
5. Team Leadership
- Manage and support secretariat staff and consultants.
- Maintain a collaborative, inclusive working environment
Requirements
To be successful, you’ll need:
- 10+ years’ experience in the global south, preferably in human rights/water justice.
- Experience leading or working with global coalitions.
- Experience working in or with grassroots organizations
- Proven fundraising and budget management success.
- Experience in international networks, particularly in Africa, Latin America, or Asia.
- Track record of impactful campaigns achieving policy change.
- Strong political judgement from a southern perspective.
- Excellent interpersonal, team management, and communication skills.
- Fluent in English; conversational French or Spanish.
Desirable:
- Born and raised in the global south.
- Trilingual (English, French, Spanish).
- Media and spokesperson experience
Closing date: Applications will close at 12:00 PM on 11th September 2025.
How to Apply: Click ‘Apply’ to complete the pre-screening questions and upload your CV and cover letter.
Can I use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology in my application? At WaterAid, we strongly advise against using AI technology at any stage of the recruitment process. Our goal is to ensure a fair and transparent process that provides every applicant with an equal opportunity to succeed. We value hearing about your unique experiences and perspectives in your application, and, if shortlisted, during the interview as well.
Pre-employment screening: To apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the respective country. All pre-employment checks will be carried out according to the applicable laws in the respective countries to comply with our Safer Recruitment policy. .
Benefits
As an organisation WaterAid is committed to creating an environment where you can thrive and be yourself at your very best. So, in addition to our inspiring global mission and engaging work environment, we have a generous benefit package to help you take care of your health, happiness and wellbeing.
Our Commitment
Our People Promise:
We will work with passion and focus to ensure safe and sustainable water, toilets and hygiene are available to everyone, everywhere. WaterAid is a place of purpose – where people have a real commitment and shared responsibility for the impact we have. We are a global community with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, motivated by inspiring, stimulating work. We are determined to put the wellbeing of our people first, to be a place where people feel safe and able to contribute their voice and truly live our values.
Equal opportunities:
We are an equal opportunity, disability-confident employer and are dedicated to achieving the highest standards of diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions and ways of life. This includes, but is not limited to, race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, national or social origin, health status, and economic or social situation.
Safeguarding:
We are also committed to protecting everyone we come into contact with. We have a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of power, privilege or trust across our global work, and any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation. Safeguarding the people and communities we work with, our staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously
Our vision is a world where everyone, everywhere has sustainable and safe water, sanitation and hygiene.





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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an HR Administrator to join a highly regarded not-for-profit organisation. This is a full-time, 12 month fixed-term maternity cover contract based in London, providing essential administrative support to the HR team to ensure the smooth running of all human resources processes and the employee lifecycle.
Key responsibilities of the role:
- Act as the first point of contact for HR and recruitment enquiries, delivering excellent customer service to staff, volunteers, and external stakeholders
- Coordinate recruitment processes, including preparing job adverts, supporting managers with documentation, liaising with candidates and agencies, managing the applicant tracking system, arranging interviews, and issuing offer letters
- Support onboarding processes by preparing contracts, arranging and delivering inductions, setting up new starters on the HR system, and issuing confirmation correspondence
- Administer employee relations and benefits processes, including managing staff changes, leavers, annual leave queries, absence monitoring, and renewals of checks and registrations
- Maintain accurate HR records and databases, run reports, update intranet pages, and ensure compliance with GDPR requirements
- Assist with the coordination of learning and development programmes, including organising training sessions and maintaining attendance records
- Support wellbeing initiatives and activities for staff
- Monitor HR and recruitment inboxes, respond to general queries, and process invoices
- Collate monthly payroll data for submission to finance and support key HR processes such as probation reviews and end-of-year activities
Ideal candidate profile:
- Previous experience in an administrative role within a busy team, ideally within HR
- Strong IT skills, including MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and experience with HR databases
- Excellent attention to detail, organisation, and ability to prioritise effectively
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across teams
- Proven ability to manage sensitive and confidential information with discretion
- Proactive and self-motivated, with a positive approach to work
- Experience of working in the charity or clinical sector is desirable
- Knowledge of Canva or similar design tools would be an advantage
Location: London (minimum 4 days per week in the office after induction)
Salary: £30,000 per annum
Working hours: Full-time (35 hours per week)
Contract: Fixed-term maternity cover (12 months)
This vacancy will be actively shortlisted so early applications are encouraged to avoid missing out.
Venn Group is an equal opportunities employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.
Together we make a difference, develop and learn, and support each other. Every day with us is different, but our mission remains the same: To champion the rights, needs and ambitions of the people we support - they are at the heart of everything we do. We stand by them and we work together for change.
Therapy Assistant
Hours: 22.5 per week (3 days)
Salary: £17,464.80 per year. Displayed salary has already been pro-rated to number of hours worked. Full time equivalent salary is £29,108.00.
Location: Stockport, Greater Manchester
We now have an exciting opportunity for a Therapy Assistant to join our multi-disciplinary team (MDT) of colleagues to support a young person and their family for 22.5 hours per week virtually, at their home and in the community.
About the person:
- A smart, kind, gentle 11 year old girl who lives at home with her mum and cat.
- Currently not accessing a school but has a team of supporters supporting an Education Other Than School Package.
- School and education have been very tricky in the past and so it’s important to build up confidence and wellbeing and take time to recover and make connections.
- This person loves Taylor Swift, Melaine Martinez and K-Pop. Animals are very important to this person, especially their cat and dogs are a favourite too!
- This person is very skilled at video editing and technology.
- Current activities which are enjoyable are; shopping, crafts, lots of play, listening to music, gaming, making/watching videos, skateboarding and spending time with animals.
- This person is autistic and has ADHD. She has a positive self-identify around these diagnoses and celebrates being neurodivergent and being part of the neurodivergent community.
- This person has additional anxiety disorders that make her distressed by demands or feeling forced to do things, and this anxiety can lead to her not being able to communicate when she wants and needs to.
Under the direction from an advisory teacher with the input from the Psychology, speech and language therapy and occupational therapy teams you will develop programmes of activity and provide these according to the young person's needs under the guidance of the team professionals.
You will provide advice, support and coaching for the young person and their family, under the guidance of the Therapy and Specialist Support (TSS) professionals. In addition you will attend meetings including MDT as required contributing to the young person's risk assessment and management plans ensuring that the young person is involved in their support planning wherever possible to facilitate their meaningful involvement in their progress.
About you:
- You have experience of supporting therapy programmes (as an assistant or other relevant role).
- You have experience of Continuing Professional Development.
- You have experience of working in specialist education.
- You have the ability to relate well to parents and carers.
- You are funny, energetic and have similar interests to this person.
- You like to be active and keep fit as a lot of the activities we do include running, jumping and climbing.
- You are understanding and accepting of people’s difference.
- You have patience and understanding when engagement is not possible.
- You are open to approaching things differently and taking the lead of the person.
- You are patient when it comes to building a connection, taking things slowly and learning from others in the team. This may take some time and that’s ok.
- You have Internet access skills and basic knowledge of Microsoft office applications such as Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
- You can drive and have access to a vehicle so lots of activities can be accessed.
Added bonus if:
- You have experiences and training relevant to work with neurodivergent children who experience anxieties.
- You are good with technology including video editing, gaming and digital art.
Benefits
- Annual Leave 27 day holiday plus 8 days bank holidays rising to 30 after 5 years, 33 days after 10 years
- Generous pension scheme and death in service benefit , up to 7% company pension contributions and up to 6 x basis salary death in service
- Occupational sick pay and family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
- Reward and Discount platform offering discounts at high street shops, travel, insurances etc.
- Cycle to work scheme
- Eligibility to apply for Blue Light card
- Proud to be a real living wage employer
- Refer a friend scheme, be rewarded for recommending a friend to work with us
- Comprehensive training and development opportunities, including apprenticeship qualifications
- Long service awards including cash gifts and extra holiday.
- Promotion of Wellbeing across the organisation including Mental Health First Aiders offering wellbeing support from trained colleague and free weekly yoga session in person or online
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme for you and adults at your home
If you are interested in this position and want to help the Together Trust make a change please take a look at our full job description and apply for this rewarding role.
The closing date for applications is Friday 29th August 2025.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
We welcome applications from individuals who have the right to work in the UK. Currently, we are not providing sponsorship for overseas staff.
Applications are very welcome from all regardless of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or socio-economic background. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments for disabled people. We positively encourage applications from those with lived experience.
If there is any part of your lived experience you want to keep confidential in some way please talk to the Recruitment or HR shared service teams and we will do what we can to support you
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We are a UK charity supporting children in care and people with disabilities, autism and complex needs in the North West.

Big ideas. Lifelong connections. One objective.
MARKETING TRANSFORMATION SENIOR MANAGER
Salary: £58,000 - £62,000
Reports to: Head of Marketing Transformation Delivery/Director of Marketing and Digital
Directorate: ?Marketing, Fundraising & Engagement?
Contract: ?12 month fixed-term contract?
Hours: ?Full time 35 hours per week?
Location: ?Stratford, London? ?Office-based with high flexibility (1-2 days per week in the office)?
Closing date: Tuesday 2 September 2025, 23:55
Visa sponsorship: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.
At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.
We're proud of how many people choose to support Cancer Research mission. However, to grow our funding we must build even greater momentum and urgency around our cause, and engage people in much deeper, more meaningful ways. This is the vision behind the Engage pillar of our strategy as we work to deliver seamless online and offline interactions, and a service that is personal to our audiences.
By continually finding new and better ways to connect with people, through personalised marketing, we will be able to understand what our audiences value, so we are there with the right offer at the right time when someone is ready to act.
To support our vision, we are bringing together our digital capabilities into one team within marketing & digital. We are currently recruiting a Marketing Transformation Senior Manager to implement the technology and process changes into the Marketing & Digital (M&D) function within Marketing, Fundraising & Engagement (MFE) Working for the Head of Marketing Transformation, and with the Head of Digital (MFE) and the Head of Martech (Technology) to ensure that capabilities are bedded into the M&D function and understood and embraced by staff
This is an essential role where you will lead on change delivery, supporting across the function to coordinate the early piloting of changes, to deliver the maximum benefits and learning, continuing to evolve the department set up.
What will I be doing?
Play a key role in supporting the building of, and day to day management of, the interim roadmap of tech enabled change for the M&D function, whilst the new structure is set up.
Lead in identifying opportunities to improve our marketing outputs or culture/ways of working, looking to enable a shift to more digital, automated and personalised marketing.
Accountable for documenting and managing new ways of working across M&D that support the continuous change over the next 3 years, including establishing an early piloting process across all tech enable change areas.
Identify stakeholders and ensure effective engagement and collaboration throughout the duration of the project.
Manage escalations appropriately to ensure decisions are made by the appropriate representatives based on evidence, considering risks, costs, benefits, and options.
In collaboration with the Personalisation 1 Project Manager, identify and plan resource needs, governance, and structure to support delivery, adapting as the project moves from design to delivery, and into post go live activity.
Work closely with business change managers to link in with internal comms partners and ensure programme updates are incorporated into the internal comms plan.
Put our audiences and supporters at the heart of all projects and activity, ensuring supporter insight and experience is prioritised in project.
What are you looking for?
Strategic thinker with significant experience of translating existing strategy and evidenced broad change and transformation implementation into operational planning and delivery
Significant understanding of end-to-end supporter journeys and customer experience practices
Ability to build collaborative relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels
Achievement and action orientated; ability to take initiative, generate action in self and others, prioritise and deliver against goals, meeting delivery expectations of senior stakeholders.
Proactive, resilient, and solutions-driven approach to unblocking challenges.
Our organisation values are designed to guide all that we do.
Bold: Act with ambition, courage and determination
Credible: Act with rigour and professionalism
Human: Act to have a positive impact on people
Together: Act inclusively and collaboratively
We're looking for people who can believe in and embody these organisation values and can use them to drive forward progress against our mission to beat cancer.
What will I gain?
We create a working environment that supports your wellbeing and provide a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools. Our policies and processes enable you to improve your work-life balance, take positive steps in your career and achieve your personal wellbeing goals.
How do I apply?
We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you fairly and objectively.
Please note that, internally, this role is known as Marketing Transformation Implementation Lead.
We have an opportunity for a Buyer to join our team in Basingstoke.
This is a full time permanent role with a mix of home and office working.
The starting salary is £30,000 to £36,000 depending on your experience.
The Role:
As a Buyer you will be supporting the delivery of our procurement sourcing projects and the pipelining of some of our procurement activity.
You'll work collaboratively with the wider Procurement team, project teams, and engage with key stakeholders to assist with identifying their requirements.
This role will give you the opportunity to be more involved in the end to end procurement process, and you will be expected to define, scope and start to implement the sourcing strategy
What we need from you:
You will need to have an understanding of the principles of procurement and category management in a business context.
You'll also need experience of sourcing, negotiating with suppliers and managing supplier relationships.
We are looking for:
- Excellent communication skills with internal and external customers
- The ability to listen and understand what our stakeholders need
- The confidence to negotiate the best outcome for SNG
- The ability to work in an ethical and compliant manner
- A positive and proactive approach
Experience of working in the housing or public sector is not essential, but would be an advantage.
What we can offer you:
As a member of the Procurement Team you'll be part of a friendly, active and dynamic working environment.
We invest in our people, and you will be able to develop your skills and be part of something that makes a real difference to people's lives. This role can give you the opportunity for a career within a successful and diverse organisation.
Some of our benefits include:
• £450 yearly flexible benefit pot to use against benefits of your choice
• Flexible working
• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days)
• A chance to buy or sell holiday as part of our flexible benefits package
• A generous pension scheme matching up to 12%
• Life cover as soon as you join us
• You will be a part of our Recognition scheme
• A range of wellbeing discounts including Gym Memberships
About us:
It's an exciting time to be a part of the team as Sovereign have joined forces with Network Homes to form SNG (Sovereign Network Group). Together we provide over 84,000 homes and invest in communities across London and the South of England. Our purpose is to provide good affordable homes in thriving communities that people love for generations.
We invest for the long term, in individual homes, our customers and work with partners to make a lasting difference to our neighbourhoods. Sovereign Network Group's financial strength enables us to meet housing needs, regenerate places and build on the existing strengths in our communities.
We are committed to our Equality Diversity and Inclusion strategy and believe that you can truly be yourself at SNG. Take a look at our careers site to learn.
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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!
Salary: £41,208 per annum + £750 per annum Homeworking Allowance + £1,500 per annum Out of Hours Allowance
Hour: 35 Hours per week - Monday to Friday - 9.30am - 5.30pm
Contract: Permanent
Location: Home-based – Yorkshire based. Applicants should be able to travel across Yorkshire and the North-East for home visits to support carers and children. Travel also requires the post holder to attend staff meetings and team away days.
As a ‘not for profit’ organisation, TACT puts the needs of our children and carers first and look to appoint individuals who are as passionate about fostering as we are. We are a homeworking organisation, and we pride ourselves on our flexible working opportunities, available from day one, an extensive wellbeing programme and our benefits package, all curated to nurture a healthy work life balance for all our employees so they can give an excellent service to our carers and the young people and children we care for.
As a foster care charity, TACT invests all surplus income into services, staff, carers, and child development. This means that we have been able to invest unique projects like TACT Connect, our unique and ground-breaking scheme for TACT care experienced young people and adults, as well as our expanding TACT Education Service and our new Health Service. All our activities are built on our commitment to becoming a fully trauma informed organisation, in line with our key values and ethos.
TACT achieved 16th place in the UK Best Companies Work For survey results in 2023, with 91% of employees acknowledging that the organisation is run on strong values and principles and 94% stating they feel proud to work for this organisation.
As a Fostering Senior Supervising Social Worker with TACT Yorkshire & North East, you will be a part of our amazing team of professionals working with our organisational values at the heart of their everyday practice.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the TACT Yorkshire & North East team.
If you want to be valued as a professional, be appreciated at work and contribute to better outcomes for the children and young people connected with TACT, apply now.
Overall Duties of the Senior Supervising Social Worker will include:
- An appropriate social work qualification
- Up-to-date registration with Social Work England
- A minimum of 2 years post-qualifying experience in fostering/family placements or other childcare settings
- Experience in supporting and supervising 10-12 foster families to meet the complex needs of the looked-after young people
- A proven track record in working with and on behalf of children, respecting and maintaining their individuality, and promoting their positive development.
- Experience in group work and/or delivery of training.
- Up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation and regulations including the Children's Act and NMS Fostering Standards.
- Experience of working with/supporting looked after children and their foster carers.
- Ability to prioritise, plan and self-organise efficiently.
- Capable of using electronic records systems and IT effectively, including participating in virtual meetings and webinars
TACT offer an excellent employee benefits package including:
- 31 days paid holiday plus annual bank holidays.
- Flexible working arrangements (including compressed hours, flexibility around core hours, and volunteer days policy).
- Family friendly policies.
- Homeworking ‘bundle’ including annual allowance, IT equipment and a loan for home office set up.
- Help@Hand Employee Assistance Programme (including CBT counselling, 24/7 remote GP appointments, physiotherapy, mental health support and second opinions on serious diagnoses).
- An hour a week of live, expert-led activities through the Annual Employee Wellbeing Programme.
- Menopause Policy and free Menopause Clinician Appointments.
- Stakeholder Pension Scheme (salary sacrifice).
- Fantastic learning and development opportunities for all roles.
An Enhanced DBS clearance is required for this role and will be processed by TACT on your behalf.
Closing Date: Wednesday, 3rd September 2025
- Interview Date: Thursday, 11th September 2025 (via Microsoft Teams)
Safeguarding is everyone’s business and TACT believes that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work. As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications, and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children. We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people. All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies.
We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than advertised if the volume of applications is excessive, you are therefore advised to apply at your earliest convenience.
TACT does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies, nor the fees associated with them.
Department: Events, Training and Sponsorship
Salary: £39,600 - £44,000 (depending on experience)
Job Type: Full time
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract
The Association of Colleges (AoC) has an exciting opportunity for an experienced sponsorship and exhibition professional to join our established Events team for a period of maternity cover. The team designs and delivers a calendar of specialist further education events and an annual conference for educational professionals working across the FE College sector.
In the role of Sponsorship and Exhibition Manager, you will be working in a small but busy and fast-paced team. In this role you will be responsible for proactively promoting, selling and managing events sponsorship and exhibition packages working closely with a business development team on longer term partnerships as well as working with events managers to ensure exhibition logistics are fulfilled. This role balances sales, account and logistics management and is varied and interesting.
To be successful in this position you will have excellent customer relationship skills, with the ability to manage successful external relationships. You will possess great attention to detail coupled with the ability to manage competing and often urgent tasks with ease. Additionally, you will demonstrate initiative and be able to work diligently under pressure whilst maintaining a team-orientated approach to your work. Good IT skills and exhibition logistics management skills are also essential for this role.
Please note, this role will involve some UK travel, overnight stays and occasional long hours.
At AoC, we value trust, flexibility and professional growth. You’ll join a high-performing, mission-led organisation that offers generous benefits, flexible working, and opportunities to develop your career while making a positive impact on the FE community.
Please review the full job description and person specification, which outlines the role in more detail.
Hours: Full Time, 37.5 Hours per week, fixed-term contract for up to 13 months
How to Apply
If you think you have the skills, experience, and attributes to hit the ground running in this position, we would welcome your application. Click 'apply now' below.
To be considered for this role, your application must be submitted and received by 10am on 1 September 2025.
Interviews: Date: W/C 8 September 2025
Location: Onsite, AoC London Office
AoC is committed to providing equal opportunities and embracing diversity. We encourage applications from everyone and will not discriminate against any applicants on the basis of age, disability, sex, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
Thank you for your interest in this opportunity to join the AoC team.
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Role Overview:
We are working with a prestigious organisation committed to driving positive social change through world-class ideas, public engagement, and thought leadership. They are seeking an Events Officer to join their central London team on a 6-month fixed-term contract (FTC), with an immediate start.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced events professional to take ownership of delivering a diverse programme of high-profile events – from keynote talks and panel discussions to livestreamed and digital-first formats. The role involves end-to-end event production, speaker sourcing, content development, and close collaboration with communications and technical teams to ensure seamless delivery and strong audience engagement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver high-quality events from concept through to execution, including speaker liaison, event copy, agendas, briefings, and on-the-day hosting.
- Source, invite and manage speakers across academia, policy, publishing, culture, innovation, and social change.
- Coordinate logistics including AV, livestreaming, hospitality, and technical requirements.
- Collaborate with communications and digital teams to maximise marketing, audience engagement, and post-event reach.
- Project-manage event series independently, overseeing content, stakeholder relationships, and partnerships.
- Ensure all events are inclusive, accessible, and aligned with the organisation’s mission.
- Support the Head of Events with research into new formats, partnerships, and sponsorship opportunities.
Person Specification:
- Demonstrable track record of producing live, hybrid, and digital events end-to-end.
- Strong stakeholder and speaker management experience, with confidence working with senior and high-profile individuals.
- Proven ability to translate complex or specialist content into accessible and engaging public formats.
- Excellent copywriting and editorial skills.
- Technical coordination skills, particularly working with AV and livestreaming teams.
- Highly organised, with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple projects under pressure.
- Strong IT proficiency, particularly in Microsoft Office.
- Experience with web-editing or CRM systems.
- Familiarity with design software (e.g. Photoshop).
What’s on Offer:
- An initial 6-month contract within a fantastic organisation.
- Hybrid working with 3-days per week in Central London office.
- A salary of £32,000 to £34,000 for the successful candidate.
How to Apply:
To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role by clicking the “apply now” button (please do not apply via email).
We aim to get back to all successful candidates within 72 working hours. Please note you must live and have the right to work in the UK as sponsorship cannot be offered.
Commitment to Diversity:
The Talent Set and our partner organisation are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, sexual orientation, disability, age, or gender. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.
Job Title: Housing Support Worker
Location: Warwickshire, Dispersed Accommodation (mainly based in South Warwickshire)
Salary: £25,857.12 per annum
Contract type: Full Time, Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week. As part of this role, you will be required to participate in an out-of-hours on call rota.
This is an opportunity to join Refuge as a Housing Support Worker to provide high quality practical and emotional support to survivors of domestic abuse and their children living in our dispersed refuge accommodation in Warwickshire.
You will be joining the Warwickshire Dispersed Safe Accommodation service. This service will provide emergency safe accommodation across Warwickshire with high-quality domestic abuse support, ‘by-and-for’ services for survivors of domestic abuse and their children. Housing Support Workers will work closely with the Floating Support Workers and Child Support Workers (who provide the personal support to survivors of domestic abuse and their children) to ensure that the emergency accommodation and support meets the whole range of survivors’ needs.
The post holder will be responsible for the Health and Safety and maintenance of emergency safe accommodation units in multiple 1–3-bedroom properties across Warwickshire. This will include the practical set up and maintenance of home furnishings and utilities in each property and the management of the cleaning and replacements required between each use of the accommodation unit.
The post holder will provide support to survivors fleeing domestic abuse around accessing housing benefit for the dispersed accommodation and support survivors with exploring and accessing move on accommodation.
The Housing Support Worker (HSW) will be responsible for ensuring that the properties will maintain Refuge’s accommodation standards and comply with all Health and Safety legislation and requirements.
As part of this role, you will be required to participate in an out-of-hours on call rota.
This post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.
Closing Date: 09:00am 26 September 2025
Interview Date: 9 October 2025
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job reference: FSWBH20/Aug25
Location: Brighton & Hove
Hours: 20 hours per week, across a rolling 7-day rota (includes sleep-in shifts)
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £26,994 FTE, pro rata (£14,446 actual)
Additional pay: £30.00 per sleep-in shift
Annual Leave: 27 days pro rata, plus statutory holidays and 3 additional days at Christmas
Are you looking for a new challenge and a genuinely rewarding role?
We are seeking two dedicated and empathetic Support Workers to join our Stopover Supported Housing team in Brighton & Hove.
Stopover provides the only female-specific supported housing for young women in Brighton & Hove and West Sussex. The service offers a pathway from high to low levels of support, giving young women aged 16–25 a safe and stable environment in which to rebuild their lives and move toward independence.
You will work primarily within our low to medium-level support projects, supporting young women who have often experienced trauma, abuse, mental health challenges, and housing instability. Your role will be to build consistent, trusting professional relationships and support residents in developing confidence, life skills and resilience.
Why Join Impact Initiatives?
Support for You
We understand the emotional demands of this work, and we prioritise the wellbeing of our staff. All team members receive:
· Regular wellbeing and reflective pathway sessions with an external psychologist
· Supervision and restorative circles facilitated by external professionals
· A supportive, experienced team environment where your voice is heard
A Healthy Work-Life Balance
Our structured rota is designed to support wellbeing and predictability:
· Work 3 days on, get 1 day off
· Work 4 days on, get 2 days off
· Alternate weekends off guaranteed
· Paid sleep-in shifts included
Room to Grow
There are clear progression opportunities within the team. Many Support Workers go on to become Senior Support Workers and develop specialisms in housing, safeguarding, or youth leadership.
A Role with Real Impact
This is a varied and enriching position. No two days are the same, and the effect of your work is often visible in short timeframes. You’ll be part of a team that makes a tangible difference in the lives of young women, every single day.
We’re Looking for Someone Who Can:
- Build trauma-informed, empowering relationships with young women aged 16–25
- Support residents to access education, employment or training
- Assist with personal and emotional matters such as health, relationships, and wellbeing
- Co-facilitate life skills sessions and support group activities
- Work within safeguarding, risk management, and confidentiality frameworks
- Work flexible hours on a rota that includes evenings, weekends and sleep-ins
Who You Are:
- You have experience supporting young people or vulnerable individuals
- You understand trauma-informed care and are committed to inclusive, non-judgemental practice
- You’re emotionally resilient, calm under pressure, and a strong team player
- You’re confident using IT systems and can maintain accurate, professional case records
- You’re reliable, flexible, and passionate about improving young lives
To Apply:
Please visit our jobs page to apply please visist the Impact Initiatives website.
Additional Information:
- This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
- This post is open to women only, in accordance with Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010, due to the nature of the work delivering trauma-informed support to young women. We welcome applications from all women, including trans women.
- Impact Initiatives is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including those from underrepresented groups such as people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ people, and people from Black and minoritised communities.
- We regret that we are unable to sponsor applicants who do not already have the right to work in the UK.
- All interviews will be held in person – we are unable to accommodate virtual interviews.
Closing date: Monday, 1st September 2025
Interview dates: Week commencing Monday, 8th September 2025
In addition to your CV, please provide a covering statement of interest. Think about how your experience, skills and abilities help you to meet each of the criteria specified in the person specification. Address each of the criteria in turn. It is important to provide evidence of what you say with examples. Specify your own experience and not the general work of your employer. As well as your previous work experience, please tell us about other relevant experience such as community, voluntary, leisure and other interests. Please include any other skills and abilities that could help you do the job. We place a great deal of emphasis on equal opportunity. It is therefore vital that you incorporate relevant equal opportunity issues in your ans
We have an exciting opportunity for a passionate Store Manager to join Barnardo's on a Full Time, Permanent Basis.
As a Store Manager you will manage the day to day running of our Kirkby Stephen Store, leading a team of colleagues to maximise store sales and profits. By doing so you will play a crucial role in raising the funds for the amazing services and support Barnardo's provides for children, young people, parents, and carers across the UK.
Location: 14 Market Street, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, CA17 4QS
Working Pattern: As the store is open 7 days a week, the successful post holder will be required to on a rota basis which will include weekend, evening, and bank holiday working.
Parking is available behind the shop and there is also a free car park nearby to the store.
Some but not all key responsibilities are:
- Ensuring stock is generated over the door by members of the public and donors sign up to the Gift Aid scheme.
- Ensure that the high standard of service to customers that is expected by Barnardo's is maintained at all times.
- Implement promotions in the Store as directed by Head Office or your Area Business Manager.
- Maintain a high standard of presentation, both in the windows and the interior of the Store.
- Ensure there is adequate stock available on the shop floor, at all times, on all key lines
- Provide training, development, work reviews and appraisals for paid staff to enable them to perform their jobs efficiently and effectively.
- Create an organised and pleasant working environment for staff and volunteers.
- Actively recruit the correct/specified number volunteers to deliver the stores objectives and KPI's.
- Ensure all financial, cash handling and security procedures are adhered to as per the Barnardo's Manager's Manual and the relevant Retail procedures.
- Hold the shop keys, ensuring that the shop is secure whenever it is left unattended.
Idea Candidates Must Haves:
- Ability to deliver excellent customer service.
- Experience of managing people
- Ability to liaise and respond to a variety of people from varying backgrounds.
- Ability to meet the needs of customers on a face-to-face basis, in order to generate sales and increase customer usage of the shop.
- Ability to add, subtract, divide, and multiply up to four figures in order to maintain budgets and complete accurately weekly income/banking sheets.
- Ability to handle cash and reconcile accurately.
- Proven experience of meeting targets and KPI's.
- Basic IT skills.
The full Job description and Person profile is available below. Please read this before applying to ensure that the job matches your skills and experience.
* As part of Barnardo's ongoing commitment to safeguarding, our retail recruitment process requires that successful candidates are asked to consent to a Basic criminal records check.
Interview Date: Where an interview date has been given in the advert, this will be the only date available. Please check this before proceeding with your application.
We have an exciting opportunity for a passionate Store Manager to join Barnardo's on a Full Time, Fixed Term Basis until December 2026.
As a Store Manager you will manage the day to day running of our Harrogate Store, leading a team of colleagues to maximise store sales and profits. By doing so you will play a crucial role in raising the funds for the amazing services and support Barnardo's provides for children, young people, parents, and carers across the UK.
Location: Units 3 & 4 Ground Floor, Plots 46-48 Yearlstone Square, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK6 4AT
Working Pattern: As the store is open 7 days a week, the successful post holder will be required to on a rota basis which will include weekend, evening, and bank holiday working.
There is free parking outside the store and extensive and regular bus routes.
Some but not all key responsibilities are:
- Ensuring stock is generated over the door by members of the public and donors sign up to the Gift Aid scheme.
- Ensure that the high standard of service to customers that is expected by Barnardo's is maintained at all times.
- Implement promotions in the Store as directed by Head Office or your Area Business Manager.
- Maintain a high standard of presentation, both in the windows and the interior of the Store.
- Ensure there is adequate stock available on the shop floor, at all times, on all key lines
- Provide training, development, work reviews and appraisals for paid staff to enable them to perform their jobs efficiently and effectively.
- Create an organised and pleasant working environment for staff and volunteers.
- Actively recruit the correct/specified number volunteers to deliver the stores objectives and KPI's.
- Ensure all financial, cash handling and security procedures are adhered to as per the Barnardo's Manager's Manual and the relevant Retail procedures.
- Hold the shop keys, ensuring that the shop is secure whenever it is left unattended.
Idea Candidates Must Haves:
- Ability to deliver excellent customer service.
- Experience of managing people
- Ability to liaise and respond to a variety of people from varying backgrounds.
- Ability to meet the needs of customers on a face-to-face basis, in order to generate sales and increase customer usage of the shop.
- Ability to add, subtract, divide, and multiply up to four figures in order to maintain budgets and complete accurately weekly income/banking sheets.
- Ability to handle cash and reconcile accurately.
- Proven experience of meeting targets and KPI's.
- Basic IT skills.
The full Job description and Person profile is available below. Please read this before applying to ensure that the job matches your skills and experience.
* As part of Barnardo's ongoing commitment to safeguarding, our retail recruitment process requires that successful candidates are asked to consent to a Basic criminal records check.
Following a sustained period of professionalisation, including the introduction of improved financial and reporting systems, we are seeking an experienced and proactive Operations Lead to manage the day-to-day running of the organisation. This is a key role which requires a confident all-rounder who will ensure efficient operations while working closely with the Director to support strategic growth.
You will bring practical financial expertise and enjoy working with systems and spreadsheets. Comfortable collaborating across all levels—from bookkeeper and accountant to the Board of Trustees—you will lead finance, governance, HR, compliance, and organisational planning. Your work will ensure operations align with and support Outset’s mission and values.
You will oversee the financial management and timely payment of grants awarded to leading international public arts organisations. This includes monitoring grantee progress and ensuring funds are disbursed on milestone completion. The position also offers regular invitations to a wide range of art events across London, providing opportunities to engage with the contemporary arts scene and build relationships with key cultural stakeholders.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a central role in a dynamic organisation during a pivotal development phase, with visibility across all charity activities. We are seeking a hands-on, adaptable individual eager to contribute to the organisation’s growth. The role offers flexible hours and working patterns, with scope to shape and expand responsibilities over time.
Responsibilities
- Oversee financial administration, including bookkeeping, grant payments, cash flow, bank accounts (UK & USA), foreign exchange, and gift aid claims.
- Develop and monitor budgets with Director and Treasurer.
- Work with external bookkeeper and accountant on accounts and grant reporting.
- Maintain donor CRM, manage contracts, invoicing, and coordinate donor communications.
- Support donor cultivation, VIP access, and prepare briefings for Director and Trustees.
- Coordinate HR tasks such as recruitment, payroll, and expenses.
- Manage subscriptions for IT systems, business rates, rent, and insurance payments.
- Organise logistics for London-based artist residency award.
- Coordinate Board meetings, Trustee recruitment, and maintain legal and compliance documentation.
- Manage the American Friends of Outset 501(c) organisation, including scheduling and running Board meetings, overseeing finance and compliance processes, and holding relationships with key stakeholders.
- Support communications, organisational announcements, and strategic development with the Director.
Person Specification
Essential:
- Experience in an operations or management role, preferably in a charity context.
- Strong organisational, financial, and project management skills.
- Knowledge of UK charity governance and compliance requirements.
- Confidence with financial systems, budgets, and reporting.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on delivery.
- A collaborative, flexible, and problem-solving mind-set.
Desirable:
- Professional qualifications are desirable but not required.
- Experience liaising with international donors.
- Experience working with a small team or start-up environment.
- Familiarity with or experience of a fundraising context.
- Interest in and passion for the arts.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
35 hours per week
£26,100 per annum
Benefits:
-28 days holiday a year, plus Bank Holidays
-Stakeholder pension scheme with matching contributions up to 8%
-Free confidential counselling service: available to all staff and volunteers
Full details about our benefits can be found on our website.
Location - Hybrid (some travel to the London office will be required)
The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way.
This role sits within our Enabling Resources domain and Finance team.
We are currently looking for an ambitious and driven candidate to join our dynamic, ambitious team.
A key part of this role will be your ability to build strong relationships with our stakeholders and provide efficient customer service.
In order to be successful in this role, you must have:
-Ability to work well under pressure with excellent attention to detail (essential)
-High degree of numerical accuracy (essential)
-Organisational understanding and evidence (essential)
-Ability to work well under pressure (essential)
-Ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels (essential)
-Good IT skills and familiarity with Microsoft packages and finance systems (essential)
-Excellent teamwork and positive team player (essential)
-On-going process improvement (essential)
Experience
-Experience of accounts payable and accounts receivable. (Essential)
-Processing of accounting transactions (essential)
-Demonstrable work experience in performing supplier reconciliations (desirable)
The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.
Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.
The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.
Therefore, candidates applying for work in our CYP Directorate will be required to complete an “Employment history_template” document prior to interview. The fully completed document should be loaded by the candidate at the point of uploading your CV.
The closing date for applications is at 11.59pm on Sunday 7th September 2025.
Interviews will be held week commencing 15th September at Whitecross Studios, 50 Banner Street, London EC1Y 8ST.