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Martingale Postgraduate Foundation (Martingale) exists to fund and support the next generation of talented researchers. We believe that family income should not be a barrier to the pursuit of excellence, and our mission is to enable and nurture talented individuals from low-socioeconomic backgrounds to thrive within world-leading postgraduate research.
Martingale’s flagship programme is the Martingale Postgraduate Scholarship, which supports students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds to pursue and excel in postgraduate degrees, by providing:
- A fully-funded Living Wage Scholarship to pursue a one-year Masters degree or a four-year PhD.
- All tuition fees and research expenses, including a tax-free stipend for living costs.
- Tailored support to apply for Martingale courses at our partner universities.
- Access to Martingale programmes, including leadership training and connections with top academic and industry professionals.
- Membership of a pioneering community of talented researchers.
In the three years since Martingale launched, we are now supporting over 100 Scholars to undertake postgraduate degrees across our ten partner universities and have committed over £7.7m in Scholarships. We are continuing to expand our offer, bringing on new partners each year.
We are seeking an experienced communications lead to join our external engagement team and play a key role in shaping Martingale’s external profile and scholar recruitment.
As Communications Manager, you will lead on several critical aspects of Martingale’s work including all external communications from social media to PR, and brand management. Crucially, you will lead on the annual recruitment campaign for Martingale’s Postgraduate Scholarships. This three-month campaign each autumn is a fundamental part of Martingales work, ensuring we are finding and supporting as many talented people to apply as possible. Working closely with the Head of Communications and External Engagement, you will lead on all Martingale’s external communications.
A key responsibility will be ensuring that Martingale’s messaging is consistent, with a bold brand presence and strong collaboration with various external stakeholders including funders, universities, media, and government. You will also line manage the Events and Communications Officer who leads on all Martingale events and social media.
We are looking for a strong communicator with some leadership experience including line management, partnership management and external relations. You will bring excellent organisational skills, strong attention to detail, a proactive mindset, and a strong alignment with Martingale’s mission. We welcome applicants from a range of career paths who are excited to be part of a growing, fast-paced charity delivering meaningful impact.
Martingale Foundation is incubated by Purposeful Ventures who provide operational and strategic support. The Communications Manager will be employed by Purposeful Ventures.
About Purposeful Ventures
Our vision is for a fairer society where all young people thrive. We work with social entrepreneurs, organisations and philanthropists that share our vision. Through our work with these partners, young people are given opportunities in education and beyond, helping them reach their true potential.
Purposeful Ventures offers philanthropists and funders bespoke advice, using an evidence-based approach to help them to identify high-impact opportunities to fund. We then partner with visionary individuals and mission-driven organisations with strong theories of change. We help them turn great ideas into sustainable and successful ventures by offering fully individualised and very hands-on support, access to funding and a ‘high-challenge, high-support’ home. We do the minimum necessary and whatever it takes to succeed.
Key Responsibilities:
Working with the Head of Communications and External Engagement, you will lead on the design and implementation of end-to-end marketing for the recruitment campaign for Martingale Scholars:
- Ensure widespread marketing of the Martingale Scholarship opportunity across the UK, including in media (e.g., student newspapers), on university campuses and on graduate job boards.
- Coordinate an effective paid advertising campaign across multiple channels.
- Directly engage prospective scholars to increase interest and convince them to apply for Martingale opportunities. For example, leading email campaigns, visiting university campuses, or hosting webinars.
- Build relationships with university academics, careers departments, student societies, graduate careers platforms, and other organisations who work with Martingale’s target audience. Encourage them to share Martingale opportunities to relevant people.
- Develop marketing materials and coordinate circulation: leaflets, brochures, social media content, video, email and newsletters, case studies and interviews with relevant people incl. current scholars.
- Procure and coordinate any relevant external providers: e.g., paid digital advertising agencies.
- Manage the Applicant Tracking System, embed and manage a CRM system for enrolled scholars.
Manage brand and increase brand awareness:
- Manage and develop Martingale Foundation’s brand identity, and the identity of our programmes: visual identity, communication style, digital presence, in-person style and feel of events.
- Design and manage a creative and innovative social media campaign across multiple channels, incl. paid ads.
- Manage the website, including maintenance, development, and SEO – with agency support.
- Lead engagement with media outlets and relevant press, including student newspapers. Write engaging press releases and generate interest in Martingale.
- Develop innovative opportunities to grow Martingale’s brand awareness including opportunities for you or the CEO to showcase Martingale’s work.
Stakeholder management and communications:
- Produce and coordinate engaging communications and events for scholars and applicants, alongside the Programme’s team.
- Manage relationships with partner universities Marketing and External Relations teams, ensuring they are consulted and pleased with progress, while also delivering on their commitments.
- Develop collaborative relationships with charity partners or organisations with similar missions to Martingale, as well as potential employers of Martingale Scholars, and ensure they are aware of Martingale’s mission and progress whilst supporting recruitment and brand building efforts.
- Build productive relationships with funders relevant communications teams.
Organisation and team:
- Line manage the Events and Communications Officer, ensuring they are supported, clear on responsibilities and how they fit into the wider strategy of Martingale.
- Work across all departments in the organisation, ensuring that staff are supported to produce communications and that all Martingale’s work is being promoted effectively.
Monitor and report on the progress of the Martingale Foundation:
- Lead the production of impact reports.
- Collect and analyse data from applications, and annually review and refine the Martingale Scholarship’s recruitment campaign to make appropriate adjustments in future years.
- Assess, evidence and communicate the impact of the Martingale Foundation Scholarship in innovative ways.
General
- As duties and responsibilities change, the job description will be reviewed and amended in consultation with the post holder.
- The post holder will carry out any other duties as are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the role as requested by the line manager.
Key Requirements:
Essential Criteria
- Right to work in the UK
Experience and skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to effectively communicate with diverse audiences including senior stakeholders.
- Strong experience in communications within a mission-driven organisation.
- Good track record of developing and delivering highly effective communications campaigns.
- Strategic thinking combined with hands-on content expertise.
- Experience managing and cultivating partnerships.
- Understanding of UK education, social mobility, or research funding landscapes.
- Experience in managing an organisation’s social media and website (including wordpress or similar).
- Able to assimilate complex information quickly, identifying the pertinent points and making them accessible for a wider audience.
- Advanced IT proficiency: Spreadsheet, Word Processing, CRM or Databases, Email, Web-based applications.
- Experience managing multiple projects/workstream and priorities simultaneously, while maintaining attention to detail, prioritising, and meeting deadlines.
Desirable
- Experience working with or within higher education or research organisations.
- Graphic design experience in Adobe.
- Proven experience line managing staff.
- Familiarity with charity fundraising or philanthropic communications.
- Experience delivering communications in a startup or scale-up environment.
- Experience in working with governance boards and/or trustees.
- Experience delivering ambitious recruitment campaigns.
Personal Characteristics
- Excellent interpersonal skills: able to build rapport and trusting relationships and able to work co-operatively in a multidisciplinary setting.
- A commitment to Martingale’s mission to support postgraduate students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.
- Comfortable working in a rapidly growing and changing organisation with a degree of ambiguity – confident to create processes and ways forward where they might not yet exist.
- Creative and innovative: willing to think outside the box to maximise reach.
- Resourceful, able to act on initiative, hardworking, detail-oriented, and systematic.
Benefits
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 29 days after two years of service and to 30 days after three years of service. This entitlement is pro rata for part-time employees. This entitlement excludes bank holidays.
- Full office closure between Christmas and New Year.
- A flexible approach to working with understanding and consideration for work-life balance and personal commitments.
- As a Purposeful Ventures employee, you will have the opportunity to be part of the TPT (The Pension Trust) scheme, our workplace pension scheme, where we make an 11% contribution; you are not required to contribute towards this scheme unless you choose to.
- Access to Charlie Perks, offering discounts and rewards at over 30,000 brands and retailers.
Our mission is to enable and nurture talented individuals from low-socioeconomic backgrounds to become a new generation of STEM leaders.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
PCS is a union with an organising culture. Our approach is about building union power. Industrial officers will be given opportunities to work in, and develop expertise in, all aspects of the role including bargaining, organising, campaigning, equality, education and learning.
PCS has a number of permanent vacancies at various PCS locations: offices in Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Clapham (London), Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool and Newcastle. Successful candidates will work collaboratively across the union, to deliver effectively for our members and contribute to the unions continued success.
Salary and Location
- London/Regional
- Band 4, London Spine points 27- 23
- London Starting salary: £51,759 p.a. rising to £58,877 p.a. in annual increments
- Regional Spine points 30-26
- Regional Starting salary: £47,844 p.a. rising to £54,027 p.a. in annual increments
Successful candidates for the Industrial Officer role will be able to demonstrate:
- Methods and techniques for bargaining, campaigning and organising
- Basic knowledge of employment rights, equality legislation discrimination law and working practices
- Understanding of the political processes in the UK and the role and work of trade unions
- Project Management (e.g. Campaigning)
- Impact and use of Digital and IT applications in a trade union
- Evidence of ongoing training and continuing professional development
The main duties of the Industrial Officer role include:
- Encouraging participation and recruitment of new members, particularly of under-represented groups
- Co-ordinating and working with committees
- Industrial relations and negotiations
- Advocacy and representation
The ability to organise own work, identify and set priorities as well as communicate effectively using written and oral channels, including reports and presentations, with a variety of audiences are all essential.
Candidates will be informed after the interview whether they are appointable. The General Secretary will have ultimate responsibility of allocating roles to the successful candidates, with decisions being notified on filling any vacancies in due course.
Closing date: at 12 midday on Monday 26 January 2026.
Interviews will be held in person at PCS Clapham: Monday 9 February 2026 and Tuesday 10 February 2026.
About PCS
PCS is the Public and Commercial Services Union, representing many thousands of members working in the civil service and related areas.
Employer Benefits
You will have access to a generous package of staff benefits including
- flexible working (including hybrid working)
- childcare and family support
- generous maternity/paternity leave
- 32 days leave and Christmas closure
- pension scheme
- employee assistance programme
Learning and Development
The union offers a wide range of learning and development opportunities. We will work with you to support your continued professional development.
PCS Recruiting Process
We use CVMinder to manage all recruitment activities. It helps us to maintain our commitment to equality and diversity by ensuring that we are fair and compliant with our recruiting practices.
Applications must be received by the closing date and time specified.
Candidates invited for interview are required to make themselves available on the date/s specified. Interview dates cannot be changed to accommodate candidates who are unavailable to attend on the specified date.
- CVs will not be accepted. Please see the job description/person specification and follow the application process.
- PCS is working towards equal opportunities and is positive about disabled people.
- All posts can be considered on a full-time, part-time or job share basis.
Please view our guidance for applicants.
JOB DESCRIPTION: INDUSTRIAL OFFICER
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Grade: Band 4, London or Region
Salary:
London Spine points 27-23
London starting salary £51,759 p.a. rising to £58,877 p.a.
Regional Spine points 30-26
Regional starting salary £47,844 p.a. rising to £54,027 p.a.
Location: London/Region
Purpose of the job:
To identify and maximise the potential for union growth, influence success by developing and promoting the unions bargaining, campaigning, equality and organising agenda, encouraging membership participation and support in allocated areas of responsibility, in line with PCS policy.
Responsible to: National Officer
Responsible for: Not applicable
Contacts
External:
Media, PCS members, senior and elected officials, employers, potential members. Members of other trade unions and related bodies. Ministers, Members of UK government, Scottish Parliament, the Welsh Government, Northern Ireland Assembly, and other governmental staff. Legal representatives, pressure groups, campaigning and community bodies.
Internal:
PCS Staff, Departments, Regions and Nations and Senior Managers.
Main duties and responsibilities
This is a generic job description that covers all the different roles of an industrial officer.
1. Bargaining
- Develop a bargaining agenda with activists and members, ensuring all bargaining activities are informed by the PCS equality agenda, policies and practices
- Take responsibility for negotiations with the management of civil service departments, agencies, public and private sector employers including pay and conditions of service of PCS members
- Represent PCS at joint meetings with management and other trade unions
- Prepare and present reports, and undertake effective monitoring and implementation of decisions, including consultative and legal ballots e.g. on pay and industrial action
- Participate in appropriate branch, group and national events to share information and knowledge
2. Campaigning
- Develop and maintain knowledge of campaigning, monitoring trends, establishing and maintaining contacts and attending appropriate internal and external meetings and events
- Progress national campaigning objectives as agreed by Annual Delegate Conference, Region/Nation and Group conferences and the National Executive Committee, providing strategic and technical advice to inform campaigning decisions
- Identify and work with full time officers, reps, other trade unions and campaigning organisations to develop and promote PCS campaigning objectives to key audiences
- Co-ordinate and draft, in liaison with the PCS design team where relevant, campaigning materials, briefing, etc. for a range of audiences in support of PCS campaigning objectives
- Deal with the media in relation to specific campaigns
3. Equality
- Identify and prioritise issues and trends in equality practice and develop responses in line with PCS policies
- Keep up to date with developments in equality practice and equality legislation in Britain and Europe
- Provide advice on equality practice and the Equality Act 2010 and on the handling of personal cases
- Produce guidance to support negotiations
- Contribute to PCS Academy courses on equality issues
- Support the PCS equality forums and networks either nationally or in region/nation
- Organise meetings, seminars and events to promote understanding of equality issues
4. Organising
- In line with the PCS National Organising Strategy, develop and support lay structures and build membership density in areas of responsibility
- Encourage activist and member participation in union activities
- Develop links between Groups/National Branches/Sections at local, regional and national level and with appropriate external organisations
- Identify and win collective bargaining rights in new areas
- Supporting strategies to recruit new members, build PCS locals and facilitate cooperation across branches
- Assist in building and embedding an organising culture across the union
5. Developing effective communications and enhancing membership participation
- Ensure digitalisation, information and communications methods are effectively implemented and used to generate improvements
- Ensure effective communication networks with members are in place in areas of responsibility
- Promote and undertake face-to-face communication, where appropriate, in the workplace
- Understand and make effective use of PCS specialist resources, communication channels and technology
- Enhance activist and member understanding in order to encourage wide participation in decision-making processes e.g. PCS ballots, elections and members meetings, and in other union activities and campaigns
- Establish and maintain contacts across the union, and with employers and external bodies e.g. including MPs, media, other unions, and various campaigning and pressure groups
- Draft and publish circulars and briefings, address meetings and conferences
- Develop and maintain the relevant pages on the PCS website
- Sub-edit, re-write, copy, and proof read printed and electronic communications
6. Ensuring implementation of equality policies/improving representation
- Contribute to PCS policies on equality by developing innovative strategies to tackle inequality and discrimination, on the grounds of protected characteristics
- Build a membership and activist base that reflects the diversity of the area of responsibility by developing innovative strategies to tackle inequality and discrimination
- Engage with employers on the equality bargaining agenda
- Equality-proof employer policy and practices
- Equality-check PCS structures, policies and practices
- Develop strategies to increase membership density and participation at all levels and areas of union activity amongst under-represented groups to reflect the make-up of the workforce and to remove all barriers to equality
- Promote awareness of the importance of diversity and equality measures among members and activists and with the employer
- Participate and encourage participation in equality forums and events
7. Supporting and developing lay structures and representatives
- Develop and implement strategies to identify and support new leaders and representatives
- Build effective teams which share responsibility for tasks and decisions
- Ensure that lay structures are effective and comply with PCS Rules
- Build an activist base which reflects the diversity of the membership
- Secure appropriate facilities from employers in line with best practice
- Ensure areas of responsibility are kept up-to-date with relevant policies e.g. government, academic, etc.
- Provide guidance and explain the unions structures and policies e.g. on roles and responsibilities
- Ensure structures within areas of responsibility are provided with all the necessary administrative support
8. Promoting learning and development
- Encourage, educate and support members into activism and into elected roles within the union
- Identify and address activists training needs
- Promote learning in the workplace through negotiated agreements with employers and relevant bodies
- Develop and deliver courses and learning materials
9. Team working
- Proactively promote team and collaborative working across PCS departments
- Initiate, organise, lead and participate in team meetings as appropriate
- Maintain high levels of confidentiality of sensitive issues at all times
- Provide assistance to team members
10. General
- Participate and input information into PCS planning and budgeting processes
- At all times implement and promote the PCSs Equal Opportunities Policy adhering to the PCS Values
- Take due and reasonable care of self and others in respect of Health & Safety at Work
- Participate in appraisal, training and development systems
- In all work activities, comply with data protection legislation and PCSs requirements for the protection of personal information and the privacy of individuals
- Act in a manner that enhances the work of the PCS and its overall public image
- Staff at this grade may be assigned or transferred to posts within grade. A training & development programme will be provided to assist with this, where required
- Such other duties that may reasonably be requested by the Line Manager and that are within the level of the responsibility of this post
- Willing to work outside normal office hours and location
Person Specification: INDUSTRIAL OFFICER
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Date: January 2026
Location: London/Region
ESSENTIAL FACTORS
EXPERIENCE
- Encouraging participation and recruitment of new members, particularly of under-represented groups
- Co-ordinating and working with committees
- Industrial relations and negotiations
- Advocacy and representation
- Project Management (e.g. Campaigning)
TRAINING
(including continuous professional development)
- Evidence of ongoing training and continuing professional development
- Commitment to participation in appraisal and development review process
- Commitment to undertake job-related training
KNOWLEDGE
- Understanding of the political processes in the UK and the role and work of trade unions
- Basic knowledge of employment rights, equality legislation discrimination law and working practices
- Methods and techniques for bargaining, campaigning and organising
- Impact and use of Digital and IT applications in a trade union
SKILLS
- Ability to organise own work
- Ability to communicate effectively using written and oral channels, including reports and presentations, with a variety of audiences
- Ability to identify and set priorities
- Ability to build and co-ordinate teams and networks
- Ability to identify, research, analyse and present evidence, including statistics
OTHER
- Commitment to the application of Equal Opportunities policies and practices at work
- Understanding of own role in maintaining legal compliances within PCS (e.g. data protection; health and safety)
- Flexible approach to work and willing to work outside of normal office hours and location on occasions
Since opening its doors in 1871, Royal Albert Hall has stood at the heart of the nation’s cultural life. From the Suffragettes to Stormzy, Elgar to Einstein, the Beatles to Shirley Bassey, the world’s most influential voices have shaped moments of history on its iconic stage.
Today, the Hall continues to deliver an extraordinary programme spanning classical music, rock and pop, national moments and the spoken word. Each year, nearly two million people experience performances that entertain, challenge and inspire, creating unforgettable memories within one of the world’s most recognisable and celebrated buildings.
Looking ahead, the Hall has set an ambitious new vision to ensure it remains a place of dreams and determination, contemplation and celebration for generations to come. Central to this vision is the continued growth of its highly successful outreach programme, supporting emerging artists and deepening engagement with communities, widening access to the arts and strengthening the Hall’s social impact.
In support of this long-term ambition, a pioneering £50 million capital appeal was launched in late 2025. This 15-year estate plan represents a significant evolution in the Hall’s fundraising approach, creating an exceptional opportunity to expand its philanthropic reach, deepen relationships with supporters and secure transformational investment in the future of this much-loved institution.
Against this backdrop, the Royal Albert Hall is seeking a dynamic and strategic Head of Philanthropy to lead its philanthropic activity through an exciting period of growth and change. This senior role will drive income generation across major donors, trusts and foundations, and the Friends & Patrons programme, while playing a pivotal role in the success of one of the most high-profile capital appeals in the arts. The post offers a rare opportunity to deliver a step-change in philanthropic income and prospect development, helping to realise the Hall’s bold vision for the future.
As Head of Philanthropy, you will:
- Lead the Royal Albert Hall’s philanthropic efforts, overseeing a talented team and delivering an ambitious strategy that spans multiple income streams: major donors, trusts and foundations, events, and the Friends & Patrons programme.
- Play a key role in helping shape and deliver the Hall’s transformative £50M capital appeal, which represents an extraordinary opportunity to expand the Hall’s fundraising reach, significantly increasing the volume of prospects engaged and deepening relationships with existing donors. Your ability to inspire your team and personally steward key supporters will be instrumental in driving this evolution in the Hall’s fundraising approach.
- Primarily focus on securing new supporters and driving innovative approaches to growing the donor base. Cultivating existing relationships is also an important aspect of the role.
- Foster a supportive and high-performing culture within your team, using a coaching leadership style to maximise potential and ensure the delivery of ambitious income targets. Your leadership will be key to driving performance while maintaining hands-on involvement with major donors and high-profile supporters.
Essential skills and experience:
- An accomplished philanthropic fundraiser and inspiring team leader with a proven track record of securing minimum 6-figure gifts from HNWIs. Examples should be clearly evidenced on your CV.
- Confident managing senior stakeholders, developing strategy, and working across multiple income streams to grow voluntary income.
- A leadership style that combines strategic oversight with personal involvement, enabling you to manage high-value relationships directly when needed, especially with key donors.
Arts fundraising experience is not essential.
Employee benefits include:
- 25 days per year annual leave (pro rata for part-time employees), with the opportunity to buy or sell up to five days holiday per calendar year
- Enhanced pay during maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
- Life assurance of 6 x basic salary
- RAH’s canteen offers free hot and cold meals, including vegetarian options, to staff whilst at work
- Employee Assistance Programme
The Royal Albert Hall is partnering with Ed Cherry at QuarterFive for this appointment.
Please apply as soon as possible with a copy of your CV, ensuring it clearly aligns with the person specification (see notes in italics).
A cover letter is not required at this stage. Full support with the formal application process will be provided to suitable applicants.
If helpful, you may use the cover letter section of your CharityJob application to add further detail that directly relates to the person specification. Otherwise, a CV-only application is perfectly acceptable at this stage.
Closing date for expressions of interest: Tuesday 3rd February
The Vacancy
Senior High Value Fundraising Manager
Salary: up to £51,176 (depending on experience)
Location: Remote with regular travel to London / Downton
Hours: 35 hours per week
Contract: 12 month fixed-term
About the Role
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior High Value Fundraising Manager to join our Relationship Fundraising team at Help for Heroes. This senior role will shape and lead one of our most strategically important income streams—ensuring we continue delivering life-changing support for veterans and their families.
This senior role is perfect for a confident relationship fundraiser with experience securing major gifts, running high-value campaigns, and delivering impactful special events.
You’ll lead the development and delivery of our high-value giving strategy delivering in excess of £1.2m over the next 12 months, including the £17m No One Left Behind campaign, major donor income, and a new 3-year Special Events strategy. With responsibility for a talented team, you’ll build a strong major donor pipeline, secure 5- and 6-figure gifts, and deliver exceptional supporter experiences.
You’ll collaborate across the organisation to shape compelling proposals, develop high-value communications, support our 20th anniversary plans, and ensure strong financial management and reporting.
As a senior leader, you will inspire, coach and develop your team, fostering a culture of collaboration, excellence and innovation.
About You
We’re looking for a strategic and inspirational leader with:
- Proven experience securing large (6-figure+) gifts from HNWIs
- Successful delivery of multi-million-pound campaigns or major donor programmes
- Experience leading and developing high-performing teams
- Strong event leadership experience in income-generating and stewardship events
- Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication and relationship-building skills
- Confidence managing £1m+ targets, budgets and KPIs
- A flexible, calm and collaborative approach
- Passion for supporting veterans and their families
- Regular travel and some evening/weekend events are required.
About the Team
The Relationship Fundraising team is a key driver of sustainable long-term income for Help for Heroes securing income from Philanthropists, Businesses, Trusts and Foundations, Volunteers and Community partners. You will join a collaborative, passionate and expert team who are committed to delivering transformational support for the Armed Forces community.
In return we can offer you:
- Belonging to a team who make a difference to our community and value equality, diversity and inclusion.
- 29 days’ annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, regardless of service — plus your birthday off to celebrate!
- Opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days annual leave per year.
- Added to our free health scheme from day one, including discounts on dental, opticians, massages, and more - with the option to upgrade.
- 3 volunteer days per year to support the Help for Heroes community.
- A generous salary sacrifice pension scheme with an 8% employer contribution and a minimum 3% employee contribution, plus life insurance up to 4× salary as an active member.
- Discounts on our branded clothing, including a free Help for Heroes hoody when you complete your induction.
Closing date: 16th January 2026
Please note: We may close this vacancy early should we receive a high volume of strong applications.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Women's Refuge Deputy Service Manager (Female Only)
When registering to this job board you will be redirected to the online application form. Please ensure that this is completed in full in order that your application can be reviewed.
Please note, due to the nature of the service, it is an occupational requirement that the post holder is female and the post is therefore exempt from the provisions of the Equality Act 2010 in terms of Schedule 9, Part 1, and Paragraph 1 of the Act.
Job Title: Deputy Service Manager
Location: West London (This location is hidden due to the sensitive nature of the service) Please note that this service has no step free access.
Salary: £30,000
Shift Pattern: 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday between 09:00 - 17:00. You may be required to work outside these hours dependent on service and resident requirements and you will also be expected to take part in the out of hours on call service.
About the Role
We're hiring a Specialist Women’s Refuge Deputy Service Manager someone who is passionate about supporting women and their children and is committed to their rights and safety. This role offers the opportunity to lead and support a refuge for women and children surviving domestic abuse, many of whom are living with trauma. You'll ensure the team are empowered, with the right tools and resources to deliver a seamless service that supports residents through their healing journey, helping them overcome personal challenges and work towards independence and their goals.
The service spans over 3 buildings and you will help lead a team of support mentors and children and family workers. We’re looking for a solution focused leader who is passionate about the resident group, committed to trauma informed and inclusive practice, and driven to make lasting change. You will ensure full contract and regulatory compliance while leading your team to meet KPIs and service requirements.
Some Key Responsibilities include:
- Line management and leadership, offering guidance and support throughout the employee lifecycle.
- Support the Service Manager in leading the day to day operational delivery of the service.
- Risk Management ownership, ensuring processes and policies are followed.
- Property and housing management, ensuring accommodation standards, timely maintenance and reporting.
- Financial Management, including petty cash and budget management.
- Contract management and Internal auditing, admin, and general other duties as required.
- Striving to ensure excellence and quality in our service delivery.
About You
We're looking for someone who’s driven to provide high quality, person centred support to staff, colleagues, residents and participants, with a passion about supporting women who have faced complex trauma and domestic abuse. You enjoy working as part of a team, communicating well and building professional relationships with people from all backgrounds. You're confident supporting service level enquiries, offering advice on employment matters and resident or participant queries. Most importantly, you're compassionate, supportive and thrive in a fast paced, ever changing environment.
- Due to the nature of the service, it is an occupational requirement that the post holder is female
- Ability to provide high quality support and line management to staff
- Ability to motivate and empower a team to achieve KPI's
- Ability to provide advice, guidance, and support to the team on all aspects of service delivery including resident related queries
- Knowledge of the needs of women experiencing domestic abuse and will have strong leadership and team development skills.
- Understanding and/or experience of working with people of complex backgrounds, ex-offenders, mental health, substance misuse, challenging behaviours
- Willingness and ability to work flexibly to meet service needs
- IT Proficiency, including Microsoft Office, and the ability to navigate and learn new case management systems and other types of organisational software.
- Alignment with our values of Ambition, Empowerment, Inclusivity, and Transparency
Please refer to the JDPS attached for more details on the vacancy and our requirements/key criteria.
What we Offer
- 25 days (Full time equivalent) annual leave, increasing with the length of service
- Employer Pension Contribution
- Eligibility to register with Blue Light Discount Card
- Access to discounted tickets for music events, shows, sports and more
- Reflective Practice regular sessions with a therapist provided by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing at work
- Training and Development, including access to courses, upskilling, and progression plans
- Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling
- Life Assurance Scheme
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Annual Staff Awards
- EDI Ambassador programme
About Social Interest Group (SIG)
SIG is a not-for-profit organisation providing thousands of people with good-quality support and care in residential, drop-in centres, community floating support settings, probation settings, and hospitals. We do so across London, Brighton, Bedfordshire, Luton, Kent and Liverpool. Our goal is to transform lives through empowering change.
We believe good care and support improves lives with the vision to create healthier, safer, and more inclusive communities. Join us on our mission to empower independence through trauma-informed solutions and dynamic partnerships that keep people out of prison, out of hospital, and off the streets.
Want to know how we work? Watch our short Theory of Change video to see how we support people towards a brighter future: Theory of Change Further details can be found on our website here: Theory of Change - Social Interest Group - Social Interest Group.
Additional Information
Please note that this job advert may close early due to screening applications on an ongoing basis. We advise applying as soon as possible for your application to be taken into consideration at the early stages.
Please note that as part of our process, we complete an enhanced DBS check, some roles may require further vetting. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact us on the details below.
Unfortunately, we are unable to provide sponsorship, please ensure you have full right to work in the UK prior to applying to our positions.
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Empowering independence through trauma-informed solutions and dynamic partnerships that keep people out of prison, out of hospital and off the streets
Be at the heart of a pioneering £1m programme reshaping how primary care supports young people. As Programme Manager, you will lead delivery of a flagship three year Maudsley funded initiative across Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark, Croydon — and beyond.
This post offers an exceptional opportunity to join a small, ambitious charity driving innovation across primary care, youth work and mental health. Working in partnership with King’s College London’s CAMHS Digital Lab and local stakeholders across the four South London and Maudsley (SLaM) boroughs, you will shape and deliver a programme that reimagines adolescent health support.
The Programme Manager will oversee strategic development and delivery at The Well Centre Charity, which is leading the spread and scale of the Well Centre model. You will lead the design, mobilisation and implementation of this new, three year initiative — focused on co-producing new services, strengthening existing provision and embedding a more integrated, youth friendly approach to health and wellbeing.
Key responsibilities
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Lead the day-to-day management of this £1m Maudsley funded programme
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Develop and oversee a clear mobilisation and delivery plan
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Identify and manage risks, track milestones and maintain programme momentum
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Liaise with partners and interest holders across Lambeth, Southwark, Croydon and Lewisham
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Report to funders and ensure delivery to time, quality and within budget
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Represent The Well Centre Charity externally, leading steering groups, workshops and engagement events
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Develop and lead a communications and engagement strategy
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Implement systems to monitor activity across all four boroughs
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Prepare briefings for the core team, programme steering group, funders and wider partners
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Build strategic relationships to support service transformation for young people
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Contribute to organisational operations including finance processes, reporting and information governance
About you
We’re looking for a thoughtful, curious and energetic manager who wants their work to make a real difference to young people’s lives. You will bring a positive, solutions-focused mindset and enjoy working in a small, collaborative and values-led team, where initiative and creativity matter more than hierarchy.
Essential criteria
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Educated to degree level in a relevant subject, or equivalent
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Demonstrable success in project management and delivery
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Strong interest in innovation and improvement within local services
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Passion for improving young people’s health outcomes
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Excellent organisational and time management skills
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Well-developed written communication and report writing skills
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Ability to chair meetings with clinicians and senior managers
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Confident delivering presentations and representing the programme with commissioners and providers
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Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively
Desirable
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Masters degree or experience to equivalent level
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Experience of change project delivery within health settings
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Experience working directly with commissioners
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Project management qualification
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Knowledge of primary care delivery and funding mechanisms
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Experience working with or alongside the voluntary sector
What we offer
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The chance to shape a pioneering programme improving adolescent health
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Supportive, collaborative, values-led environment
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Opportunities for publication, innovation and professional development
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Hybrid working and flexibility
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Autonomy to contribute creatively to an ambitious programme
Benefits
(Aligned with HHGP employment terms)
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Company pension
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Cycle to Work scheme
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On-site parking
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Sick pay
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Referral scheme
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Generous annual leave
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Supportive multidisciplinary environment
Job details
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Job type: Part time
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Hours: 30 per week
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Pay: £31,515.83 – £40,000 per year
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Location: Hybrid remote, with travel across Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark and Croydon (SW2 3UP)
Scaling the Well Centre model nationally so young people can access integrated, youth friendly health and wellbeing support.



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We’re looking for someone to provide trauma-informed therapeutic support to unpaid dementia carers through counselling and virtual group sessions.
This is a full time role, but flexible working options, including job sharing, part-time hours, compressed hours will be considered.
Key responsibilities include:
- Deliver safe, effective, person – centred emotional support to help carers manage psychological challenges.
- Work within our clinical governance framework under Counselling Manager leadership, with external clinical supervision.
- Contribute to continuous improvement, service development, and organisational priorities to meet evolving carer needs.
Every year in the UK thousands of unpaid carers look after someone with dementia but receive little or no support. At Dementia Carers Count, we stand for them. We campaign for change and provide practical, emotional and financial support to dementia carers across the UK.
We’re looking for someone with a breadth of experience, who has a willingness to support others and learn new skills. The role can be based anywhere in the UK, with attendance at occasional in -person team meetings in London.
We are a small and remote multi-disciplinary team, committed to making a difference for carers and supporting each other.
If you like the sound of the role, and believe you have the skills and experience to join us, then we would love to hear from you.
What we can offer you
- Generous Annual Leave plus the option to purchase additional Leave
- Workplace Pension with up to 6% employer contribution
- Group Life Assurance
- Health cash plan
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Enhanced Company sick pay policy
- Enhanced carers, family and other leave
- Remote working with travel costs paid
- A commitment to flexible working
- A commitment to support your learning and development
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Corporate Fundraising & Engagement Officer
- Salary: £28,000 - £31,000 (depending on experience)
- Location: London
- Contract: Full-time, with flexible office co-working and some remote working
- Brilliant benefits package including 27 days annual leave, hybrid office/remote working, flexible working hours, pension
Charity People is delighted to be working in partnership with SolarAid, who are searching for a brilliant Corporate Fundraising & Engagement Officer to join their growing fundraising team at an ambitious and exciting time for this incredible charity.
About SolarAid
SolarAid is on a mission to combat poverty and climate change by providing access to clean, safe solar energy access in Africa. Their work transforms lives, communities, and the planet. With a growing corporate partnerships programme and a major new multi-year partnership, this is an exciting time to join our team and help us harness the power of business to create real impact.
Our partnerships programme has grown rapidly, opening exciting new opportunities for deeper engagement and expansion. This role sits at the heart of that momentum, connecting corporate supporters with inspiring stories and shaping corporate engagement activities. SolarAid is a place where ideas and collaboration is encouraged, and the impact is immediate. If you're motivated by building connections and making positive change, we'd love you to join us."
Lyndsay Dixon, Corporate Partnerships Manager
The Role
The team are looking for a Corporate Fundraising & Engagement Officer to play a key role in delivering their ambitious corporate strategy. Working closely with the Corporate Partnerships Manager, you will inspire and engage corporate supporters and prospects, driving income and awareness through creative campaigns, events, and relationship management.
This is a varied and dynamic role where no two days are the same. You'll work across a number of exciting fundraising campaigns, support corporate engagement activities, and represent SolarAid at key events.
If you're proactive, confident, and passionate about making a difference, this role could be perfect for you.
What You'll Do
- Deliver fundraising campaigns such as Night Without Light and SolaRaise, and support initiatives like the Big Give.
- Engage corporate supporters and employees, motivating participation in fundraising and challenge events.
- Grow payroll giving and regular giving channels, building relationships with new partners.
- Represent SolarAid at events, sometimes independently, and ensure supporters feel valued and connected.
- Create engaging content for LinkedIn and blogs, and support the development of presentations and marketing materials.
- Research new prospects to grow our corporate pipeline and help secure future partnerships.
About You
We're looking for someone who is:
- Confident and engaging, with experience delivering talks and presentations.
- Skilled at building relationships and interacting with people at events.
- Familiar with corporate partnerships and fundraising platforms.
- A creative thinker who enjoys finding new ways to inspire and fundraise.
- Motivated, proactive, and happy to travel for events when needed.
- Experience with Canva, payroll giving, and creating LinkedIn content would be a bonus.
Why Join Us?
- Be part of a growing, purpose-driven organisation making a global impact.
- Enjoy flexible working arrangements - remote work combined with collaborative office days.
- Opportunities for professional development and creativity in your role.
To apply
To request a job description and to register your interest in this brilliant role, please send your updated CV to Kevin Croasdale from our recruitment partner, Charity People. If your profile fits what we're looking for we'll be in touch with lots more details and to arrange a follow up call.
Key Dates
- Closing - Midday 13th January
- Shortlist confirmed Friday 16th January 2026
- Interviews - w/c 26th January
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability, and potential. Please inform Kevin if you require any assistance or adjustment to help ensure the application process works for you.
Charity People is a forward thinking, inclusive organisation that actively and deliberately promotes equity, diversity and inclusion. We know organisations thrive when inclusion is at the forefront. We evidence our commitment by matching charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates irrespective of background e.g. age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we believe that greater diversity leads to greater results for the charities we work with.
Liberty is looking for a skilled manager with strong political instincts to step into the exciting role of Interim Head of Policy & Campaigns for a period of twelve months. We will be implementing a bold new strategy in a rapidly changing external environment, where existential threats to human rights and civil liberties give our work a renewed sense of urgency. This is an opportunity to help deliver high-impact campaigns that seek to influence policy at national level. You will be well supported by a highly skilled peer group and senior leadership and will lead a team of four Policy & Campaigns Officers to deliver innovative, politically insightful campaigns.
The Interim Head of Policy & Campaigns will play a key role in successfully implementing parts of Liberty’s new strategy. The role will oversee the development and implementation of Liberty’s policy and campaigning priorities: undertaking high quality research, influencing decision makers, building coalitions, producing policy and campaign materials, providing policy input to strategic litigation, and building public and political support for Liberty’s work.
We are seeking someone with strong political influencing experience who holds Liberty’s values and ambitions close to their heart, as we work to ensure everyone in the United Kingdom is treated fairly, with dignity and respect. This is a key role in securing the long-term policy change needed to protect the human rights and civil liberties of everyone who lives in the UK.
We are looking for a strategic leader who brings a collaborative approach to their work. You will have policy and research experience in human rights, or a related field such as the equality sector or social welfare sector. You will have a strong understanding of how to secure policy change in challenging political environments.
You will have a strong commitment to Liberty’s anti-oppression values and strategy.
Liberty fully embraces flexible working and is committed to employee development. We aim to encourage people from all backgrounds to work with us and are particularly interested in hearing from people from minority backgrounds and all socio-economic sections of society. Liberty supports hybrid working, with a minimum of two days per week in the Westminster office.
The deadline for applications is 9am Monday 26 January 2026
Applications received after this deadline will not be considered.
Please be aware that we do not accept CVs for this role. All applicants must complete the application form to apply.
First round interviews will be held on Wednesday 4 February
Second round interview will be held on Wednesday 11 February
Apply via the job board on our website.
Liberty challenge injustice, defend freedom and campaign to make sure everyone in the UK is treated fairly.
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The Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) is a Charity and Company Limited by guarantee and is the representative body for Directors of Public Health (DPH) in the UK. It seeks to improve and protect the health of the population through collating and presenting the views of DsPH; advising on public health policy and legislation at a local, regional, national and international level; facilitating a support network for DsPH; and providing opportunities for DsPH to develop professional practice.
The Association has a rich heritage, its origins dating back more than 160 years. It seeks to improve and protect the health of the population through collating and presenting the views of DsPH; advising on public health policy and legislation at a local, regional, national and international level; facilitating a support network for DsPH; and providing opportunities for DsPH to develop professional practice
We are seeking a dedicated Public Affairs Manager to join our small and supportive team. In this role, you will utilise your expertise to shape strategies to help influence legislation and government policy, making a meaningful impact in the public health sector. You will be responsible for developing and implementing effective public affairs strategies, building and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders and decision-makers, and crafting tailored communications, including letters and briefings, that resonate with diverse audiences. Staying informed about the UK political landscape will be essential for driving successful initiatives.
To excel in this role, you should possess a degree or equivalent experience, complemented by a solid background in public affairs. A proven ability to navigate political systems and employ tactics for effective advocacy is crucial, as is exceptional writing skill paired with excellent IT and interpersonal capabilities. Strong organizational skills are necessary, along with a commitment to meeting deadlines with precision.
While experience in local authorities or the public health sector is desirable, we are particularly interested in candidates who demonstrate resilience, confidence, and a keen attention to detail. We value a flexible and pro-active self-starter who is enthusiastic about ensuring positive change and can adapt to evolving challenges.
The Association offers hybrid and flexible working and welcomes applicants from across the UK, though attending meetings in London will be a feature of the role. Full details can be confirmed ahead of any application if required by contacting Mark Hamblett at the Association. The successful applicant will be required to provide proof of eligibility to work in the UK.
To be considered for an interview in addition to an up to date CV applications must include a covering letter outlining why you feel you would be a suitable applicant for the role.
We do reserve the right to arrange interviews ahead of the quoted closing date so would urge candidates to apply as soon as is possible.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for a committed and enthusiastic Net Zero Carbon Engagement Officer to support churches across the Westminster Deaneries in their journey towards net zero carbon. This is an exciting opportunity to work with parishes, clergy, volunteers and diocesan colleagues to reduce carbon emissions, improve energy efficiency and care well for creation.
You will play a key role in coordinating activity at a local level, supporting churches with audits, funding applications and delivery of projects, while helping to build learning that can be shared more widely across London.
About the role
Reporting to the Net Zero Carbon Programme Lead, you will:
- Engage with and support churches across the Westminster Deaneries (St Marylebone, Paddington and St Margaret) in progressing towards net zero carbon
- Coordinate and grow the Westminster Climate Forum, encouraging collaboration and shared learning between churches
- Support churches to complete energy and net zero carbon audits and implement recommendations
- Promote funding opportunities and support churches with grant applications
- Work with fundraising colleagues to submit funding bids on behalf of individual churches and groups of churches
- Support churches to submit annual Energy Footprint Tool data
- Oversee grant distribution and support delivery of projects within budget and timescales
- Work with communications colleagues to develop case studies and share learning
- Contribute to developing models for deanery-level net zero carbon coordination across London
Please refer to the Job Description for full details of responsibilities.
About you
You will bring:
Essential
- Experience of stakeholder engagement and relationship building
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage projects and multiple priorities
- IT proficiency, including Microsoft Office
- Clear written and spoken English
- The right to work in the UK
- A passion for environmental issues and tackling the climate crisis
- An empathetic understanding of the mission and values of the Church of England
Desirable
- Experience of project management
- Experience of organising events and public speaking
- Working knowledge of net zero carbon projects and/or church buildings
- Experience of writing grant applications
- An understanding of the ethos and mission of the Church of England and the role of parish clergy
- Experience of working with volunteers
Please refer to the attached Job Description for the full details on Person Specification.
About the London Diocesan Fund
The London Diocesan Fund (LDF) is the employment body that serves and supports the Diocese of London and Church of England. The Diocese of London comprises of c400 parishes north of the River Thames and within the M25 motorway. You can find our Diocesan 2030 vision, which outlines our priorities for the next 10 years.
The Church of England in London is growing, vibrant and at the heart of communities throughout the capital. At the London Diocesan Fund, we seek to do everything we can to support this mission and growth, using our resources to help our parishes and chaplains to serve over 4 million people.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
The Diocese of London is committed to creating and sustaining a diverse and inclusive workforce which represents our context and wider community.
We are aware that those of Global Majority Heritage/United Kingdom Minority Ethnic (GMH/UKME), women, and disabled people are currently under-represented among our clergy and workforce, and we particularly encourage applications from those with the relevant skills and experience that will increase this representation.
Safeguarding
The Diocese of London is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Benefits of working with us
The LDF offers a supportive working environment, opportunity for career development and the following financial benefits:
- Competitive remuneration package
- 27 annual leave days to rise to 30 after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays
- 15% employer pension contribution and salary sacrifice available
- Death in service benefit x3 of basic gross salary
- Enhanced maternity leave of six months full pay, after 12 months of employment
- Season ticket loans for public transport
- Access to Benenden Health Insurance
- EAP counselling through Health Assured
- Up to £100 for eye test and contribution to spectacles
- Two additional paid days for community volunteering
To apply:
Closing date: 18 January 2026
Shortlist/invite: w/c 12 February 2026
Interviews: w/c 2 February 2026
Submit your application and CV online via Pathways. Please refer to the person specification and JD when you’re answering the application questions.
For more details, please see the full Job Description and Person Specification or visit the LDF Careers Page.
For every Londoner to encounter the love of God in Christ



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Foodbank Manager
We are delighted to be working in partnership with Vineyard Community & Richmond Foodbank, a Christian charity in Richmond that is committed to helping people through tough times and giving them the chance to thrive. Whether someone’s facing homelessness, food poverty, escaping abuse, or battling mental health challenges, Vineyard Community & Richmond Foordbank (VC&RFB) is there with care and support. In our busy world, it’s easy to miss those struggling around us, but at VC&RFB, they take the time to listen, connect, and see the person behind the story. By offering kindness and hope, they’re helping people rebuild their dreams and find a brighter future. Together, they are inspiring change and restoring hope.
VC&RFB is seeking a compassionate and strategic Foodbank Manager to lead their Foodbank provision across multiple sites. This is a significant role at the heart of their mission, often serving as the first point of contact for individuals and families at their most vulnerable moments. You'll be responsible for ensuring high-quality delivery, warm relational support, strong volunteer leadership, and a consistent, dignifying experience for every guest.
In this pivotal role, you'll provide leadership and supervision for the Assistant Foodbank Manager, Satellite Foodbank Leaders and volunteer teams, ensuring consistent high-quality standards across all sites. Working closely with the Operations Manager and wider team, you'll oversee all aspects of Foodbank operations including guest provision, volunteer coordination, data management through the Trussell Data Collection System, and product storage across multiple sites. You'll maintain strong relationships with referral partners, churches, schools, businesses and community groups, representing the Foodbank as a positive ambassador for the charity.
A particularly exciting aspect of this role is leading the development, setup and launch of VC&RFB's new Community Essentials Hub. This important initiative will expand the "Hope for Life" aspect of the mission, offering guests access to low-cost food and essentials provision, wider support, and opportunities to participate, volunteer and contribute. You'll help shape this new model, establish operational systems, develop partnerships with organisations such as 'Your Local Pantry', and create opportunities for former guests to be part of the running of the service.
The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate:
- Excellent relationship-building skills with experience supervising staff and/or volunteers
- Strong organisational skills, with experience in organising or coordinating activities, rotas or service delivery
- Experience supporting people facing vulnerability, poverty, or crisis
- Some experience contributing to new or developing services
This is a unique opportunity for a practicing Christian to combine operational leadership with compassionate community support. You'll help nurture an environment of hope, dignity, and stability at the heart of everything Vineyard Community does. Guests often share how transformative it is to feel genuinely seen, welcomed, and supported - to know they are not alone. As Foodbank Manager, you'll be instrumental in creating those moments of connection and care that can change lives.
This role is subject to a Enhanced DBS check, which will be carried out by the employer.
For an informal and confidential discussion about the role, please contact Nick Thomas, Recruitment Consultant, Charisma Charity Recruitment. Your application should be submitted through the Charisma website and include your CV and supporting statement.
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion*, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law.
*In accordance with the Equality Act 2010, Part 1, Schedule 9, it is a genuine occupational requirement that the post holder is a practicing Christian.
Contract & Hours: Permanent. Part time - 30 hours per week
Location: The Vineyard Community Centre, Richmond on Thames
Closing date for applications: Wednesday 22nd January 2026
Charisma vetting interviews must be completed by close of play on 26th January 2026
Interviews with Vineyard Community & Richmond Foodbank: Week commencing 2nd February 2026
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Contract length: Permanent
Location: North West London
Hours per week: 35, working Sunday - Thursday, 9am-5pm
Salary: £28k-£34k pa depending on experience and knowledge
Closing date for applications: Saturday 31st January 2026. First round interviews will be conducted via Microsoft Teams; interested candidates are encouraged to apply as early as possible
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Every dog and cat in need deserves expert, personalised care and support, and to be loved. When you work for Mayhew, you understand that better than ever.
We’re a passionate, committed and diverse team of c80 staff and c150 volunteers, here for dogs, cats and communities in the UK, in Afghanistan and in Georgia. We offer expert veterinary care, rescue and rehoming services, programmes in the community and guidance and support to improve the lives of dogs and cats in need.
We do our best for dogs and cats in need every day, working with colleague across the sector to improve their lives and to give them the care, support and love they deserve. But it’s our warmth, creativity and care that touch lives. Here, we take the time to really get to know the dogs and cats we care for and those who love them.
At our North West London Home, we are recruiting a Head of Kennels who will share our compassion and commitment for animal welfare to provide front line leadership to our team of Kennel and Animal Care staff and volunteers. We care for up to fifteen dogs on site, in addition to dogs placed into foster homes. Our Head of Kennels is responsible for managing the day-to-day smooth running of our kennels and maintaining the wellbeing of all dogs in our care, so that their individual physical and psychological needs are catered for adequately, and in line with our standards and ethics.
This is a high profile and hugely important role for Mayhew as our Head of Kennels oversees each dog's journey through Mayhew from in-take to assessment and then to rehoming. Working with staff and volunteers across the Home, foster carers, adopters, other charities and rescues and members of the public, our Head of Kennels is instrumental in ensuring that our dogs have all they need - from feeding, exercising, cleaning, and socialising to finding their perfect forever home. This role can be physically and emotionally demanding but is also hugely rewarding; you can view some of our amazing rescue stories here.
Leading a small team, our Head of Kennels is responsible for managing all aspects of our dog in-takes, adoptions, fostering and Pet Refuge (read more here), managing our capacity to ensure we help as many dogs as we can and ensuring our dogs are rehomed to a home suited to their individual needs as soon as possible.
We offer a caring and supportive team and the chance to make a lasting difference to the lives of dogs who rely on us.
Generally, you will:
- Lead and manage our kennels and ensure the very best care and support is given to each of our dogs
- Proactively, collaboratively and resourcefully maintain relationships with volunteers, foster carers, adopters, other rescue managers and other colleagues in the wider Mayhew community
- Manage your team in an inclusive and collaborative way, enabling and empowering them
- Engage and collaborate with senior staff to ensure effective delivery of our strategic and operational goals
To be successful in this role, you need relevant experience in:
- Experience working with dogs, preferably in a shelter environment
- Knowledge of dog behaviour, training and welfare
- Experience of successfully motivating, managing, and developing a high performing team and managing performance
- Experience of effectively managing competing and changeable priorities, a high workload and multiple complex issues and tasks
Please note that successful candidate(s) will be asked to evidence of their Right to Work in the UK post-job offer – we do not hold a sponsor licence therefore we are unable to provide Visa sponsorship.
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ABOUT SUZY LAMPLUGH TRUST:
The Suzy Lamplugh Trust was established in memory of Suzy Lamplugh, a young estate agent who tragically disappeared while at work in 1986 and was later declared deceased in 1993. Created to honour Suzy's legacy, the Trust aims to empower individuals and organisations to take a stand against abuse, aggression, and violence in all forms, supporting safety in both personal and professional lives.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
We are looking for an ambitious, dynamic senior social worker to lead, deliver and develop our SAFE Project, a pan-London project dedicated to providing advocacy support for stalking victims aged 11-16 (or up to age 25 with particular vulnerabilities), funded by Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC). This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with strong senior operational experience. You will need to be able to think on your feet and work in a fast paced, ever-changing environment. This first-of-its-kind project, co-designed with partner organisation Safer London, will seek to fill in important gaps in understanding, assessing and supporting young people experiencing stalking. You will work closely to ensure that systems are robust, inclusive, and aligned with the needs of vulnerable children, while embedding the service into the wider ecosystem of London specialist services driving change.
Reporting to the Head of Pan London Stalking Support Service, you will provide expert advice and advocacy to children, young people and their families, ensuring the SAFE Project has what it needs to deliver an outstanding service. You will be trainined as an Independent Stalking Advocate (ISA), hold a caseload, and over the course of the contract, you will support the upskilling of all ISAs on the team to be able to take children and young people's cases. In addition to leading on the development of the children and youth work provision, you will oversee a Young People's Experts by Experience group to ensure victim's voices are fed into project development.
This role is hybrid, initially requiring on-site attendance at our London office until the sucessful completion of the first probation review (typically 3 months), as well as regular travel across London
To reduce the risk and prevalence of abuse, aggression and violence - with a specific focus on stalking and harassment
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Job title: Media and Communications Manager
Contract: Maternity cover, 1 year from March 2026
Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week
Reports to: Head of Communications
Salary: £40-45k
Location: New Penderel House, 283-288 High Holborn, London WC1V 7HP
Working pattern: Hybrid working, with Tuesdays and Wednesdays based in the Holborn office and three days working from home
Company Description
PAGB is the consumer healthcare association. We represent manufacturers of branded over-the-counter (OTC) medicines, self-care medical devices, and food supplements in the UK. We empower self-care as the expert voice of the UK consumer healthcare industry. Working with Government, regulators and our members, we support the sector to responsibly navigate the ever-changing landscape, encouraging a fair and positive regulatory environment that supports product innovation, and promotes the contribution that self-care can make to people’s health at no cost to the NHS. Established in 1919, PAGB has a long and distinguished track record as the industry self-regulatory body ensuring balanced and responsible marketing of self-care products.
Role Description
This is a full-time hybrid role, based in the London Area, United Kingdom, with the flexibility to work from home 3 days a week. The Media and Communications Manager, reporting into the Head of Communications, is responsible for the creation and delivery of PAGB's external, member and internal communications, overseeing media relations and the PAGB brand.
Overall accountability
- To effectively manage all content on PAGB website and microsites
- To effectively manage the PAGB brand and visual identity
- To organise, co-ordinate and support PAGB events
- To manage all aspects of PAGB’s media relations
- To be the first point of contact for all media enquiries
- To effectively market PAGB services, events and training
- To create, manage and oversee creation of PAGB newsletters
- To support internal communications
Key areas of responsibility include:
Website and digital communications
- Managing the PAGB website to ensure it is regularly updated with relevant information and content is optimised for search and user experience
- Proactively managing website on on-going basis to ensure that it is up to date and actively liaising with PAGB teams to gather information to update as needed
- Managing relationships with PAGB’s website developers to ensure ongoing maintenance, updates and technical support are delivered effectively
- Managing relationships with PAGB’s IT suppliers over domain name and security certificate renewals as required
- Managing the Health and Food Supplements Information Service (HSIS) website
- Managing website and communications data analytics and analysis
Marketing communications
- Marketing communications to promote PAGB’s services, events, and training to members and non-members using appropriate channels
- Developing and supporting communications via various media e.g. social media, podcasts and video
- Working with external agencies to deliver engaging videos and graphics to demonstrate PAGB’s impact in key areas
- Managing PAGB’s partnership with the OTC Marketing Awards and other external partners
- Organising, coordinating and/or supporting PAGB events as required
- Development of content to be used in marketing and corporate communications, including but not limited to surveys, reports and market research
- Writing and managing external award nominations for PAGB, projects or individuals
Media relations
- First point of contact for media enquiries about consumer healthcare, over-the-counter medicines and medical devices and self-care
- Media issues management, developing messaging and response statements with the aim of ensuring coverage on the consumer healthcare industry and its products is fair and balanced
- Responding in a timely and compelling way to relevant external developments or media stories to generate proactive coverage which communicates our core messages
- Developing and delivering the media aspects of PAGB campaigns to promote self-care and amplify PAGB policy priorities and key messages
- Building, developing and maintaining high quality relationships with key target media across print, broadcast and online (national, consumer and trade)
- Building, developing and maintaining relationships with PAGB media experts
- Briefing PAGB spokespeople on key messages and organising media training as required
- Producing written briefings for PAGB spokespeople to support press interviews
- Media and communications activity to support regulatory initiatives, such as reclassification or safety issues
- Day-to-day contact for PAGB’s retained media relations agency on the delivery of the Health and Food Supplements Information Service (HSIS)
- Building relationships with PAGB members responsible who are responsible for media within their respective companies
- Managing and updating the Media Group Members on PAGB’s Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system
Media monitoring
- Responsible for relationship with media monitoring service
- Responsible for identifying trends and flagging any areas of concern
- Identifying opportunities for PAGB experts via ResponseSource
- Regularly reporting on PAGB’s coverage in the media by creating monthly media dashboards and generating statistics
Brand and design
- Responsible for PAGB’s corporate branding, ensuring correct and consistent use
- Maintaining PAGB brand guidelines and document templates
- Using Photoshop and Canva to undertake basic design tasks inhouse
- Managing relationships with external designers and oversee design and production of corporate publications and documents
Internal Communications
- Responsible for creating and generating content for internal staff newsletter
- Supporting monthly internal communications meetings
- Collaborating with other departments on internal changes, employee initiatives, and sharing company updates
General
- Contributing to the development and delivery of PAGB’s strategy, plans and activity
- Reporting monthly on activity and results to inform regular member value communications
- Ensuring work is produced in line with PAGB tone and brand guidelines
- Staying up to date with new developments and best practice in the media and public affairs fields
- Any other reasonable requests from your line manager or management team
- Occasionally respond to urgent media enquiries outside of normal working hours, where required
Candidates applying should meet the below specifications:
Essential
- Experience of writing and producing engaging content
- Experience of developing and managing websites, ideally using Wordpress
- Experience of writing and producing online content and email newsletters
- Experience of working with the media and liaising with journalists and external stakeholders
- Experience of writing impactful copy, including press releases, comment pieces, and quotes
- Understanding of branding and design principles
- Ability and willingness to work at both a strategic and operational level
Desirable
- Interest in or experience of working in the UK healthcare sector/an understanding of the UK healthcare context
- Experience of working in a marketing or communications role
- Understanding of policy environment
Skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a small team, contributing ideas and assisting colleagues outside of own remit when appropriate
- A self-starter who can work on their own initiative
- Ability to absorb new and complex information quickly and communicate it effectively
- Excellent written/verbal communication and interpersonal skills
- Good organisational skills and excellent attention to detail
- Ability to be flexible, respond positively to change, work effectively under pressure and deal with conflicting priorities
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.

