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People and Culture Administrator
Do you have excellent administrative and communication skills? Enjoy working with a wide variety of people?
• Permanent, part-time 28-35 hours per week
• Hybrid working – forty per cent office presence at CMS House, Oxford
• Starting salary £27,485 per annum (full time equivalent) depending on experience, with a generous pension contribution: up to 10 per cent employer contribution on annual salary
• CMS offers 36 days of annual leave pro rata (including bank holidays) as well as enhanced paid sickness, maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
• CMS supports the mental wellbeing of its employees and offers a generous rewards and wellbeing package, including:
o access to 24/7 employee assistance programme with qualified counsellors
o regular wellbeing coffee mornings
o support on menopause for women
o up to three volunteer days a year
o up to three family emergency leave days a year
o retreats and resources for prayer life
We welcome applications from everyone. We particularly welcome applications from women and individuals from minority groups as they are currently underrepresented within our organisation at this level. All appointments are made on merit of skill, experience and potential as set out in the job description and person specification.
Your role
Your role is to provide vital administrative support to the people and culture team, specifically relating to HR, which includes recruitment, onboarding and contract administration. In so doing, you’ll contribute to the development and maintenance of a climate of collaborative relationships between staff at all levels, and the attraction, retention and development of employees working to fulfil CMS’ mission.
The organisation you’ll be joining
Church Mission Society is comprised of people who are passionate about mission and fired up about helping people follow Jesus. For over 200 years CMS has been at the forefront of global mission, living out the gospel of Jesus, seeing lives changed and communities transformed. If you join CMS, you will find an organisation that has been reinvigorated with a fresh vision to make disciples of Jesus among people at the edges, both in the UK and around the world.
What you’ll need to succeed
The successful candidate will have proven administrative experience and enjoy working with a wide range of people. You will have excellent communication skills, plus scheduling and organisational skills, and enjoy a variety of responsibilities within the role. Experience within an HR setting would be an advantage.
You will need to be in sympathy with the aims and values of Church Mission Society.
Further details can be found in the job description and person specification available to download on the CMS website.
Our commitment to you
Our core values of being pioneering, relational, faithful and evangelistic are integral to everything we do, and we work hard to ensure that every member of staff is valued, supported and encouraged to continually learn and develop their skills.
We are committed to the safeguarding and protection of the people we serve, our partners, our volunteers, and our staff. We believe that every child or adult we come into contact with has the right to be protected from all forms of harm and abuse. Our recruitment and selection processes are in line with our Safeguarding Policy and the SCHR Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, which CMS is a member of as part of our commitment to safeguarding.
Closing date
We must get your application by midnight on Sunday 16 November 2025
Interviews are planned to be held on Thursday 27 November 2025 at CMS House, Oxford.
To apply
Please send your application form and CV via website or by post to HR Team, Church Mission Society, Watlington Road, Oxford OX4 6BZ. CVs will only be considered when sent with a completed application form, which is available to download from our website.
Candidates for all UK roles must already be eligible to work in the UK, with a valid visa and work permit if required.
As a member of the Inter-agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, CMS has committed to systematically check with previous employers from the last five years for any ‘SEAH’ (Sexual Exploitation, Abuse or Harassment) issues relating to all potential new hires.
People at the edges are at the centre of God’s story. Join our global movement as we follow Jesus to the edges together.



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Community Fundraiser - Home Counties
Are you ready to take on a new challenge with a leading charity making a real difference in brain tumour research? 
Brain Tumour Research is seeking an experienced and motivated fundraiser to join our team. As a key part of our fundraising efforts in our high-performing East region, you will have the opportunity to drive income generation through a variety of initiatives, including challenge events, fundraising groups, and corporate partnerships such as charity of the year. You will also be responsible for driving initiatives to increase our profile and supporter base within Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Essex.
Key Responsibilities: 
- Generate income across a range of community fundraising initiatives and events, with the opportunity to lead on key projects
 - Steward supporters to help drive the charity’s fundraising activities and growth
 - Work with the fundraising team to develop and maintain strong relationships with fundraisers, donors, partners, and key stakeholders 
 - Contribute towards the growth and success of fundraising efforts, ensuring a sustainable income stream for the vital ongoing funding of brain tumour research 
 
Requirements: 
- At least one year of fundraising experience, with a proven track record in income generation
 - Strong experience in supporter stewardship
 - Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage and inspire supporters and partners alike 
 - Passion for Brain Tumour Research and its mission to fund research and ultimately find a cure
 
If you are looking for a fulfilling and impactful role and have the level of experience and skill we are looking for, we welcome your application.
We will give preference to those candidates living in the Bucks, Beds and Northants areas of this region.
We reserve the right to close the application window early and advise candidates to apply in good time to avoid disappointment.
We are asking for a CV as the first step but applicants may be asked to provide a targeted covering letter as part of the selection process. Interviews will be conducted during the application window as appropriate, and will consist of a first interview via MS Teams, progressing, if successful to a face to face second interview, held at our offices in Milton Keynes.
Closing Date: 06th November 2025
We are looking for people who share our passion for finding a cure for brain tumours and who have the skills and experience to make a difference. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, cultures, genders, sexual orientations, abilities, and ages. We believe that diversity enriches our organisation and helps us achieve our mission. We are committed to providing an inclusive and supportive environment where everyone can be themselves and contribute to our vision.
To find a cure for all types of brain tumours To increase the UK investment in brain tumour research
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Are you passionate about seeing children come to know Jesus for themselves and grow in all he has for them? We’re looking for a Kids Pastor to join our team. This is a one-year, fixed-term contract based in the centre of Cambridge.
HT is a vibrant, evangelical, charismatic, Anglican church with a large and growing church family of all ages and stages. We are situated right at the centre of the city and perfectly placed to reach students and adults alike. Our vision is to see Cambridge reached and the world impacted with the good news and transforming power of the risen Lord Jesus.
Alongside the Senior Children’s Pastor and Children’s Pastor (Infants and Babies), you will be responsible for pastoring the children of HT in Years 3–6 and their families, bringing hands-on leadership to the wider team involved in HT Kids, and reaching out to children and families in Cambridge who don’t yet know Jesus. A major part of this role will be managing staff and volunteers to increase their confidence and fruitfulness as they work with children. You will be a leader of leaders, with a heart to invest in and facilitate the ministry of others.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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ROLE
Head of Services
REPORTING TO
Director of Frontline Services
PURPOSE OF POSITION
This is a critical operational leadership role that is responsible for the operation of the
organisation’s supported accommodation services.
Providing operational leadership to team managers and ensuring compliance with
organisational, contractual, local authority and legal regulations and the quality of
services is pushed to the highest possible standards; ensuring excellent outcomes for
residents and a positive and high performing working environment for teams.
This role will also be accountable for the development of excellent relationships with
external partners, commissioners, and other key stakeholders for support services in
the organisation.
You will be a key member of the charity's Extended Leadership team
RESPONSIBILITIES & ACCOUNTABILITIES
Service Delivery
• Lead in setting organisational standards and performance targets across the
support and resident services teams that reflect contractual requirements and
organisational standards.
• Actively promote and develop person centred practices based on a trauma
informed approach and psychologically informed environment to working with
residents with high support needs and challenging behaviour.
• Be accountable for the operational performance of the services, allocating
resources strategically to ensure that key performance indicators are achieved
and that action plans are in place where required to improve service
performance.
• Remodelling to promote accountability and co-production approaches with
residents.
• Work with the Head of Building & Facilities to ensure your teams put health &
safety procedures into practice to create a safe environment for our residents
and staff. Contribute, and when required, lead on the formation and review of
policies and procedures.
• Contribute to the Frontline Service’s Management On Call rota, providing
support to frontline services outside of office hours
Stakeholder Management
• Build strong relationships with Commissioners and regulatory bodies to enable
the service to meet contractual and regulatory KPI's and requirements.
• Submit management information on a monthly and quarterly basis and produce
other statistics and data as directed by the Director of Frontline Services.
• Responsible for effective liaison with outside agencies including the police, social
services and other statutory and voluntary agencies and delegating this work
where appropriate.
• Represent the organisation externally at forums, conferences and meetings.
• Contribute to the wider management team in frontline services to ensure good
communication, coordination and consistency of practice, approach and
development across the Directorate.
Business Planning and Project Management
• Drive business planning activities within contracts, ensuring relevant and
challenging objective setting and ongoing performance tracking, developing
turn around action plans as may be necessary
• Where agreed, project manage new services or service developments.
• Working closely with Finance Department to set, manage and monitor allocated
budgets for income and expenditure for support and resident services and to
ensure that teams meet performance targets.
• To ensure that financial procedures are maintained at all times in accordance
with organisational policies and procedures.
Managing and Developing People
• Take a leading role in developing a positive, values-based organisational
culture, in line with the charity's Your Place Way approach
• Developing performance targets and quality control measures for teams, and
monitoring performance to ensure that these are met.
• Supporting managers and teams by setting clear objectives and holding
individual supervisions regularly.
• Ensuring good communication across teams by holding team meetings
regularly, and additional briefings as necessary.
• Inducting new managers and planning the continuous professional development
of existing managers through annual appraisals.
• Managing the workload of teams to ensure that adequate cover is provided at
all times.
Safeguarding
• Act as Safeguarding Lead for the organisation
• To actively promote an open and accountable approach across the
organisation as a whole that ensures the organisation meets our legal duties,
keeps our policies up to date, and puts our residents' best interests at the
forefront.
Intensive Housing Management
• Ensure that our landlord responsibilities are delivered in a person-centred way
and in line with our regulatory and legal responsibilities
• Oversee the creation of a welcoming, safe and inclusive environment across all
our services that is responsive to resident needs.
• Develop standards and practice that provide clear evidence-based reporting to
meet regulatory compliance
General
• To attend meetings internally as and when necessary, for example, Directorate,
Management and planning meetings.
• To undertake such other duties within the competence of the post holder which
may be required from time to time.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Ideal attributes for meeting the needs of position and being an effective member of
the wider Your Place team.
Essential Criteria
Experience
• Strong background in leading and delivering supported accommodation
services
• Extensive experience working with rough sleeping and other homelessness
services
• Experience leading and delivering intensive housing management
responsibilities
• Experience of case management and delivering best practice around; needs
assessments, high quality personalised support or advice services to vulnerable
adults, including people with high support needs
• Experience of contract management with stakeholders
• Experience of project management and mobilisation of new services or
developing existing services
Skills & knowledge
• Knowledge and understanding of the housing and support needs of single
people who experience homelessness and rough sleeping, the benefit of move
on and the ability to translate knowledge into good practice.
• Knowledge of the commercial and regulatory requirements of supported
housing.
• CIH Level 5 qualification
Abilities
• Ability to interact at senior, strategic level with external stakeholders.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, high pressured environment, with multiple
competing priorities and to quickly adapt to new situations.
• Ability to network, liaise, negotiating and influence effectively with outside
agencies.
• Ability to undertake budget management, produce financial reports and
collate and interpret financial and statistical information.
Personal qualities
• Demonstrates a commitment to the mission of Your Place.
• Self-sufficient and highly organised with the ability to accomplish goals
according to deadlines, and a flexibility to juggle a variety of tasks.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills.
• Strong sense of responsibility and accountability.
• Awareness of own training and support needs.
• Ability to collaborate with colleagues across teams and functions
• Commitment to the values of inclusion and belonging
Desirable criteria
• Educated to degree level or equivalent in adult social care or leadership and
management.
Before starting this position, you’ll need to undergo a criminal record check by the
Disclosure and Barring Service. You must be entitled to work in the UK.
Interview date: week commencing 10 November 2025
Our mission to solve homelessness in east London, one person at a time!
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JOB OPPORTUNITY
Sessional Youth Worker (Oasis Community Hub Hadley)
Hours: Flexible
Contract: Sessional
Hourly Rate: £13.98 per hour
Oasis Community Hub Hadley encompasses a variety of integrated and diverse community projects which together have a common aim to bring transformation to the whole person and the whole community.
Oasis Community Hub Hadley is looking to recruit a Sessional Youth Worker to join the Oasis Youth & Community Team.
Our team offer a wide variety of Youth Work activities that promote the development of young people, including open access youth club sessions, holiday clubs, mentoring, sports activities as well as targeted support. Training will be given.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Working as part of a team be responsible for supporting on activities for young people within a number of sites in which we operate, including Oasis Academy Enfield, Oasis Academy Hadley, Ponders End Youth Centre and Bell Lane Youth Centre as arranged.
- Ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all young people accessing our projects.
- Leading on activities that support the holistic development of young people.
You could be successful in this role if you:
· Are committed and passionate about working with young people.
· Have enthusiasm and work positively and inclusively with others.
· Enjoy working within a team setting.
· Are available to work evenings and unsociable hours.
· We are particularly interested in individuals will skills or interests that they can bring to their work with young people, leading projects or activities where relevant.
This role is a challenging but very rewarding opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of some of the most vulnerable young members of society who are living in challenging circumstances.
If you are interested in this position, please email a CV and covering letter detailing why you feel you are suitable for this role.If you require any assistance to overcome potential barriers to application, please let us know.
This is a rolling vacancy and if successful you will be invited in for an interview.
As this is a sessional position, we are unable to guarantee working hours.
The successful candidates must have the right to work in the UK. Oasis cannot assist with sponsorship or visas.
Oasis is committed to making a difference to the lives of the communities it works in, and as such you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours which flow from the Oasis ethos. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks.
Oasis supports Equal Opportunities. Registered Charity No. 1163889
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We’re looking for three Parent Programme Officers to help deliver the Stregthening Families, Stregthening Communities parenting programme with integrity and care as part of a new project funded by the Youth Endowment Fund.
You’ll build trusted relationships with families, co-facilitators, peer researchers, colleagues and referral partners, ensuring the programme is safe, effective and engaging. You’ll support research and evaluation, maintain robust systems and make sure our work is informed by evidence and grounded in lived experience.
We’re keen to work with experienced practitioners in the Strengthening Families, Strengthening Communities (SFSC) model, or people that are familiar with it and have extensive expertise with other group parenting programmes.
You will be an organised and confident communicator who values openness and collaboration. You’ll bring experience in partnership working, programme delivery and safeguarding, with the ability to build rapport and manage sensitive situations with professionalism.
If you share our belief that building trusted relationships and honest partnerships can transform outcomes for young people and families, we’d love to hear from you.
This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills and be part of a collaborative, supportive team committed to tackling racial inequality.
Funded by the Youth Endowment Fund, our intervention and research project, SFSC: Safer Lives, works to prevent offending and reduce youth violence by strengthening family relationships, increasing parental confidence, and promoting young people’s self-discipline, social skills and self-esteem.
The SFSC: Safer Lives programme builds on the ground-breaking work of the Strengthening Families, Strengthening Communities inclusive parenting programme, which has demonstrated how parenting support can be provided effectively to minoritised and marginalised families.
Tackling racism, transforming lives.
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Communications Officer
Are you looking for a role that will help to change the future of Brain Tumour Research in the UK? If you’re excited to take on such a key position, then Communication Officer is the role for you. At Brain Tumour Research, we are looking for a Communications Officer to join our Marketing and Communications team, as well as giving assistance to our fundraising team, as they drive to meet remarkable income targets. We would like to hear from anyone with experience working in communications and a passion to make a difference for brain tumour patients and their loved ones.
About the Role
This is an amazing chance for an individual to become a pivotal figure in one of the most advanced and exciting fundraising charities in the UK. Through this role, you will develop your skills and knowledge as Communications Officer, gaining experience of working with a contact management system. Your day will involve creating captivating content for our website and newsletters for our different audiences as well as working with teams across the whole charity to help them reach their ambitious targets.
About You
If you would like to join an exciting, innovative, and ambitious charity, with a passion for finding a cure for brain tumours, then we would love to hear from you. This is a fantastic opportunity for a Communications professional looking to further their career, whilst making a difference at one of the most innovative and ambitious medical research funding charities in the UK as a Communications Officer.
Do you have:
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Demonstrable excellence in copywriting and editorial skills
 
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Bachelor’s degree in communications, media communications or a related field, or similar professional level of experience of at least two years 
 
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Understands importance of brand and producing powerful and engaging content that delights and inspires our loyal supporters
 
About Brain Tumour Research
Brain Tumour Research is an exciting, innovative and ambitious charity. We are passionate about finding a cure for brain tumours through the establishment of dedicated Brain Tumour Research Centres of Excellence around the UK.
We are invested in our employees and are proud to be accredited by Investors in People.
We are asking for a CV as the first step but applicants may be asked to provide a targeted covering letter as part of the selection process. Interviews will be conducted during the application window as appropriate, and will consist of a first interview via MS Teams, progressing, if successful to a face to face second interview, held at our offices in Milton Keynes.
We reserve the right to close the application window early and advise candidates to apply in good time to avoid disappointment.
We are looking for people who share our passion for finding a cure for brain tumours and who have the skills and experience to make a difference. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, cultures, genders, sexual orientations, abilities, and ages. We believe that diversity enriches our organisation and helps us achieve our mission. We are committed to providing an inclusive and supportive environment where everyone can be themselves and contribute to our vision.
To find a cure for all types of brain tumours To increase the UK investment in brain tumour research
                    The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Chief Executive Officer – St Luke’s Community Centre
Location: London EC1V (on-site presence required)
Salary: Between £95,000 - £105,000 per annum
Contract: Permanent, full-time (37.5 hours per week)
Are you ready to guide St Luke’s Community Centre - south Islington’s 500-year-old community hub - into its next era of intergenerational community impact?
About St Luke’s
St Luke’s Community Centre traces its roots back over 500 years, stewarding ancient parish endowments to relieve poverty in our defined area of benefit. In 1982 we opened our purpose-built home on Central Street. In 2019 we transformed from an over-55s’ welfare organisation into a vibrant, intergenerational hub. Our programme of over 100 weekly activities has grown year-on-year, and we’ve become the first organisation in Islington to achieve the trusted standard benchmark. Our already strong reputation was bolstered by our team’s incredible response to the challenges the Covid-19 pandemic, during which we never closed, but pivoted to preparing daily meals, running befriending calls and welfare checks, and welcoming the community back in as soon as it was safe to do so. Today, we are the beating heart of the community.
As our next CEO, you will:
- Shape Strategy & Impact: Lead development and delivery of our three-year rolling strategy, balancing service excellence with financial sustainability.
 - Governance & Finance: Oversee robust governance frameworks and financial controls, stewarding our £20 million investment portfolio, trading income and grant programmes.
 - Operational Leadership: Inspire and support a diverse team of 44 staff and hundreds of volunteers, embedding a culture of continuous improvement, inclusion and professionalism.
 - Income Generation: Unlock new revenue streams - maximising room hire, cookery-school capacity, digital/social enterprises and corporate fundraising partnerships.
 - Community & Partnerships: Forge and deepen relationships with local authorities, corporate sponsors, umbrella bodies and community groups.
 - Brand & Profile: Be the public face of St Luke’s, elevating communications, safeguarding our reputation and ensuring our values of inclusion, equality, friendship, wellbeing and support shine through.
 
Who you are
- A seasoned senior leader (CEO or equivalent), ideally within the charity, membership or community-services sectors.
 - Demonstrable expertise in strategic planning, P&L management and complex stakeholder governance.
 - A persuasive communicator and boardroom presenter with the gravitas to inspire trustees, staff, volunteers and funders.
 - Entrepreneurial and innovative, able to identify revenue opportunities and drive their delivery.
 - Hands-on and approachable - a visible presence on the shop floor as well as the board table.
 - (Desirable) Experience of trading-arm management, social-enterprise models or corporate fundraising.
 
Why St Luke’s?
- Lead a historic, 500-year-old charity with a modern purpose-built centre at its heart.
 - Salary between £95,000 - £105,000 plus generous employee benefits (Benenden health membership, pension, season-ticket loans, cycle-to-work, subsidised lunches).
 - Shape a charity whose community-shop, wellbeing hub, cookery school, employment hub, lunch club and gardening projects touch hundreds of lives each week.
 - Join a committed Board, supportive Chair and passionate team determined to grow St Luke’s impact in challenging times.
 
Please see the attached Recruitment Brief with details on how to apply.
Closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 10th November 2025
As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.