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Family Support Manager - Thames Valley
£29,000 + Company Car and benefits (including 25 days annual leave and pension)
This post will cover the Thames Valley region.
Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity is going through an exciting time where we are growing, with the aim of reaching more families in need.
About the role:
We are the Best Companies Top 100 mid-sized organisation and Top 20 Charity is looking to appoint a Family Support Manager to deliver a high-quality family support service as part of our Thames Valley Care Team.
Reporting to the Head of Care out of our Thames Valley team base and working in partnership with health, education and social care professionals, you will take responsibility for delivering a high quality family support service: and will act as the local Registered Manager for the Care Quality Commission, providing management and leadership to the team in relation to all safeguarding issues.
Having worked in a stressful and emotional environment within the community, you have a commitment to working in partnership with children, young people and their families, developing, monitoring and delivering service outcomes and building and maintaining successful professional partnerships to ensure the service is accessible to relevant families.
What we’re looking for:
· An experienced child health, education or social care professional - applications will be particularly welcome from those who understand the impact of family dynamics of having a child/young person with a life threatening or terminal illness and those who have worked in bereavement support.
· A poised and convincing communicator - you will maintain effective relationships with stakeholders including families, referrers, partners and other statutory, private and voluntary agencies.
· Practiced in child protection, information sharing and the rules around data protection - you lead by example, drawing on your own professional experience and working within established guidelines
· Comfortable with a changing environment - you will thrive working at a fast pace and controlling tasks form conception to completion and understand that quickly connecting with people is essential.
· A persuasive, inclusive approach to achieving goals quickly and correctly - with a warm and friendly working style.
· Strong networking skills and confident use of MS Office - educated to A-Level with a recognised childcare and management qualification (NVQ4 or equivalent).
What we offer:
We have a range of fantastic benefits that we offer our employees, including:
· Flexible working hours to balance home and working life
· Employee Assistance Programme with access to remote GP, counselling, physiotherapy, resources to support your mental health and financial wellbeing, as well as a 24/7 helpline via Help@Hand
· Company car for front line care posts
· 25 days of annual leave plus public holidays – rising to 26 days after 1 year, 27 days after 5 years and 30 days after 11 years, with an additional 5 years to use in your 10th or 20th year of service (pro rata for part time)
· Time off in Lieu
· Access to the Blue Light Card Scheme, and other rewards and discounts
· Bike to work, season ticket loan and payroll giving schemes
· A recommend a friend recruitment bonus scheme
· Family friendly policies, focused on employee wellbeing, and an active cross-organisational wellbeing group running a number of initiatives throughout the year
· Pension scheme where we contribute 5% of your salary and you contribute at least 3%
· The option to buy/sell annual leave, as well as additional leave for your birthday, wedding/civil ceremony and an extra half day off for Christmas shopping
· Robust training and development programmes to support your learning and growth
If you’d like to find out more about these benefits and working with us, more information can also be found in our Candidate Pack.
As part of our learning and development Anne Harris skills development programme, we aim to provide a high level of training and development opportunities for all staff, so you are able to perform to the best of your ability, achieve individual and team objectives aligned to Rainbow Trusts strategic plan, supporting staff to be their best and feel a valued member of a high performing organisation.
Our Family Support Teams are given the opportunity to complete a number of diverse training courses in their first 12 months, including but not limited to: Mental Health First Aid, Makaton, counselling skills, introduction to play.
The programme aims to provide a building block for you to individually tailor your own learning and development needs.
About us:
Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity enables families who have a child with a life-threatening or terminal illness to make the most of time together, providing expert, practical and emotional support, where they need it for as long as it is needed. For families living with childhood illness, time is everything. Right now, there are too many families coping alone with no support, no time to think, no time to make memories and no time for each other. We believe that no family should go through this alone, so we are here to change that.
How to apply:
Please complete an application form by visiting our website and applying online. Please disclose on your application form if you have used AI for any part of your job application.
Closing date: 29 October 2025
Interviews will take place at our Thames Valley Care Team office with the dates to be confirmed. We will only contact those applicants who have been successful.
There will be a requirement for flexible working and a full current driver’s licence to accommodate team and family need. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this post.
Rainbow Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment.
Rainbow Trust is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all backgrounds. We are a Best Companies One-Star rated organisation.
The Senior Digital Marketing & Participation Manager will lead the AMA’s marketing and participation strategy, to build financial growth, visibility, and engagement through co-creation with our community of members. This role will integrate brand development with participatory marketing to develop deeper community connections with members and non-members.
We are looking for someone who will champion innovative, inclusive, and data-informed approaches to build the AMA’s profile and amplify the voices of our members. Our ideal candidate will have strong digital marketing experience at a strategic level, be confident in leading and developing a small team, and have a balanced creative and commercial approach.
As a small team, all of our senior roles include an element of practical delivery and administration. We’re looking for someone who can lead at a strategic level, but is also happy and capable delivering some practical elements within their role too.
Essential experience, skills and attributes
- Experience of leading, developing, and inspiring a small team
- Experience of leading successful digital-focused multichannel marketing strategies driving both income and impact
- A data-driven approach and be confident in analysing data and turning insight into actionable strategy
- Experience in building and engaging digital communities or membership growth initiatives
- A passion for the work, potential, and benefits of the Arts Marketing Association
For more information about the role, and who we're looking for, please visit the AMA website to view the full advert and download the job pack.
Please note: the AMA is a 4-Day Week organisation, so our full time hours are 30 working hours per week (32 including breaks) for full time salary. These are usually worked Monday - Thursday, with Fridays as a non-working day, but we can be flexible on this.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Groundswell is a sector leader in participation, and our culture is built around the fact that over 65% of our staff have lived experience of homelessness or related experience. Our organisation benefits from a huge range of lived and learned experience and skills, and prides itself on ensuring our people and their experience and skills are at the heart of our organisation’s culture, delivery, and development.
Our organisation has grown substantially over the last five years, to a staff team of around 40 people, growing from being London-based to having staff across England, and the world-wide transition from purely office-based to hybrid working for most staff members.
We have been working hard to incorporate Trauma Informed Care Principles and a person-centred approach into our People function, while also building strong administrative practices, and we are looking for the right person to maintain these practices across the coming year in this maternity cover role. There are several projects that we have outlined as priorities for the coming year, including the streamlining and accessibility of our staff resources and the development of effective induction and onboarding practices and resources.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who wants to develop their HR experience in a truly pioneering organisation, where lived experience and participation are key priorities. We’re looking for someone who has a solid grounding in employment legislation and best practice, which they are able to tailor to the circumstances and the individual they are supporting, while maintaining clear communication and effective People operations.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Harris Hill is delighted to be partnering with a well-established children’s charity in London in their search for a Deputy Play Manager.
Full-time | £34,000 per annum
The charity has been supporting children, young people and families for over 25 years through a range of play, family support and youth programmes. Their Ofsted-registered after-school and holiday play schemes provide children aged 4–11 with safe, engaging and nurturing environments to explore, grow and thrive.
As Deputy Play Manager, you’ll play a key leadership role within the play service, helping to design, deliver and evaluate a high-quality programme of activities. You’ll support the Play Manager in day-to-day operations (including managing enquiries/collection of fees), team management and ensuring compliance with all safeguarding, health and safety, and Ofsted standards.
This is a hands-on role combining leadership, planning, and active delivery — you’ll work directly with children and families to create safe, inclusive, and stimulating play environments.
About You
Essential skills and experience:
- Level 3 qualification (or above) in Playwork, Early Years, or a related field.
- Minimum of three years’ experience working directly with children aged 4–11.
- Strong understanding of EYFS and Ofsted requirements.
- Experience planning and delivering engaging, age-appropriate play activities.
- Confident leading active, outdoor or adventure-based play.
- Sound understanding of safeguarding and child protection.
- Excellent communication and team leadership skills.
- Strong organisational and IT skills.
Desirable:
- Experience supporting children with additional needs or from diverse backgrounds.
- Experience supervising others or managing volunteers.
- Knowledge of current issues affecting children and families.
- Relevant training such as paediatric first aid or food hygiene.
Play is at the heart of what they do — the organisation believes that every child deserves the opportunity to enjoy a happy, fulfilling childhood through both free and guided play experiences.
If you’re passionate about play, child development and helping young people thrive, we’d love to hear from you.
For more information, please submit your CV to
Please note, CVs are being reviewed on a rolling basis, and only successful applicants will be contacted with more information.
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.
Are you passionate about delivering exceptional customer service, connecting with people, and making a real difference?
Join Our Team as a Customer Services Advisor – Outbound calling
As a Customer Services Advisor - Outbound calling , you’ll be the friendly and trusted voice of BHF building meaningful relationships with our customers, supporters, and fundraisers. You’ll play a key role in shaping perceptions, influencing engagement, and stewarding long-term connections through outbound calling and responsive support.
Key Responsibilities:
- Connecting with our BHF supporters through outbound calls, supporting their training schedules, fundraising, and promoting major events like the London Marathon and the London to Brighton Bike Ride.
- Responding to and resolving inbound queries via telephone, email, social media, and live web chat.
- Providing information, taking donations, and resolving customer queries and feedback.
- Using our ticketing and CRM systems to update customer records.
- Enhancing satisfaction and relationships through stewardship activities.
About You
Your ability to connect with people is your superpower. We’re looking for someone who’s naturally curious, a quick learner, and passionate about building meaningful relationships. You’ll be the first point of contact for our customers and supporters, listening, asking insightful questions, and providing the right help at the right time.
You can influence with empathy, fundraise with integrity, and turn everyday conversations into meaningful moments. Your enthusiasm and warmth shine through in every interaction, guiding supporters through their journey whether they’re training for a major event or making a heartfelt donation. You’re resilient, calm under pressure, and make people feel genuinely valued.
You’ll be confident using Microsoft Office, databases, and handling data entry with accuracy. Your proactive, “can-do” attitude means you take ownership of queries and give people the time and care they deserve.
Driven by customer satisfaction, you see challenges as opportunities to create unforgettable moments. Your excellent administrative and time management skills help you stay organised and focused, even when juggling multiple priorities.
Why Join Us?
We offer our staff generous benefits, such as:
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30 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
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Private medical insurance, dental health cover, and money towards gym membership.
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Pension scheme with employer contribution up to 10%.
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Full pay for 12 weeks for family leave including maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
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Life assurance.
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Extra paid leave of up to 10 days to support colleagues who may need more time off work to look after themselves or others close to them.
Working Arrangements
- 7 x 6-month Fixed Term Contract starting on 14th Jan 2026 .
- Working Hours: Normal working hours are 09:00am to 05:00pm, Monday to Friday, with flexibility to work 11:00am - 07:00pm and some Saturdays during peak event season.
- Hybrid Role: A week typically involves 1 day a week (usually Wednesdays) in our Birmingham office (B37 7YE) to collaborate with your team and other 4 days will be working remotely at home.
Interview Process
Our interview process involves two stages:
- Initial Stage: One-way video interview, allowing you to record responses to pre-set questions at your convenience, showcasing your personality, skills, and experiences.
- Second Stage: Assessment Centres will be held in person at our Birmingham Office (B37 7YE) on 2nd 3rd and 4th December 2025. Please note that these dates are fixed and cannot be changed.
Start Date & Induction:
All new team members will start on 14th Jan 2026, and this date is not negotiable. The induction training will last for four weeks, during which you will be required to come into the office more frequently. After completing the training, your office attendance will reduce to once a week.
About us
Every single one of us is vulnerable to the heartbreak caused by heart and circulatory diseases – they are the world’s biggest killers. But the research we fund represents hope. And nothing matters more than finding cures and treatments that give us more time with the people we love.
We value and respect every individual’s unique contribution, celebrate diversity, and make inclusion part of what we do every day.
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy, Igniting Change, along with our internal EDI group, Kaleidoscope, and a growing number of employee network groups (our Affinity Groups), help us create an environment where all our colleagues and volunteers can succeed.
We are seeking a compassionate and confident Project Manager to lead our InterAction project, delivering high-quality support to asylum seekers, refugees, and migrants across Tyne and Wear. This strategic and operational leadership role involves managing a small team, coordinating multi-agency partnerships, and ensuring the delivery of impactful casework, drop-in services, and targeted contracts focused on health access and social inclusion.
The InterAction service provides practical and emotional support through weekly drop-ins in Newcastle, regional casework, and collaborative work with community organisations. You will oversee service planning, budgeting, and monitoring, while promoting integration, wellbeing, and empowerment for those navigating the asylum and resettlement process.
You will work closely with the Head of Client Services and other Action Foundation teams to ensure joined-up delivery and continuous improvement. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with strong leadership skills, a commitment to inclusion, and a passion for supporting people with lived experience of migration.
We offer hybrid working and flexible hours to support a healthy work-life balance. Our offices at CastleGate are located close to Newcastle’s vibrant Quayside, providing a welcoming and accessible base for our work.
Action Foundation is an award-winning charity established in 2005 to support and empower asylum seekers, refugees, and migrants in the North East. We deliver services across Tyne & Wear, helping over 2,000 people each year to overcome barriers, build community connections, and develop skills for independence.
We welcome applications from all sectors of the community, especially those with lived experience of migration. Action Foundation is committed to safeguarding, and this post will require a DBS check and two references.
Essential information
Reports to: Head of Client Services
Hours: 35 hours per week, full time
Location: To operate from Newcastle and Gateshead with travel across Tyne and Wear
Salary Scale: £31,483 – £36,581 per annum plus 6% pension contribution
Contract: Fixed Term for 12 months; subject to passing a 3-month probation period
Annual Leave: 28 days + English Bank Holidays
Application deadline: 12:00 noon on 30th October 2025
Interview dates: Interviews are planned to be held on 10 November 2025 at Action Foundation Newcastle, (subject to change)
If you’re unsure about applying, we encourage you to contact Mark Hall, Head of Client Services, for an informal chat.
Note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Be part of the breakthrough. Help change lives through world-class medical research.
At the Medical Research Foundation, we don’t just fund research – we fuel progress. We back bold ideas, support brilliant minds, and invest in science that’s often overlooked but urgently needed. As our remit is as broad as medical research itself, we fund an exciting variety of science and are able to step in where others cannot. We are looking for a dynamic, forward-thinking Head of Research Funding to join us on a one-year maternity cover. This is a unique opportunity for someone passionate about improving human health and advancing medical research to step up or across into a leadership role to manage our dynamic Research Funding Team and deliver our strategic research objectives.
Why this role matters
As the Head of Research Funding, you will be the driving force of the Research Funding team, ensuring our funding mechanisms uphold the highest standards of integrity, supporting research with the greatest potential for impact. Your leadership will be crucial in identifying new funding opportunities, maintaining rigorous oversight of grant management, and ensuring that our research funding remains innovative and effective.
You will:
- Oversee the planning and execution of all research funding competitions and ensure the robust management of the full lifecycle of grant funding.
- Undertake health and research landscape reviews to identify emerging areas of research need and innovation.
- Manage and develop a team of six people, maintaining the highest professional standards.
About You
You are inspired to help us to deliver our vision of a world where medical research improves the health of everyone.
You bring:
- A PhD in biomedical sciences or related fields; or equivalent experience and a degree in biological sciences.
- Significant experience of biomedical research funding, including developing and managing funding calls; financial oversight of funding; peer review processes; and grant management.
- Line management expertise.
Bonus points if you have:
- Postdoctoral research experience
- Experience of preparing landscape reviews and strategic cases for support.
What we offer:
- A chance to be part of a mission that matters.
- A supportive, collaborative, and ambitious team culture.
- Opportunities to grow, learn, and make a real impact.
About the Medical Research Foundation
Our vision? A world where medical research improves health for everyone. We fund life-changing science, and we’re proud of the role good governance plays in that mission.
Salary & Working Style
- £61,000 - £65,000 per year full-time (36 hours per week) dependent on experience
- 30 days' holiday plus bank holidays
- 12% employer pension contribution + life assurance
- Generous other benefits
- Wellbeing support and flexible working culture
This is a full-time post, but we are happy to consider a part-time contract (min 0.8 FTE). This is a fixed-term maternity cover post expected to start in January 2026 and end on 31 December 2026. We are very happy to consider secondment opportunities from other organisations.
We value spending time working in-person to develop strong connections with each other and with our mission, so you will be based at our central London office for a minimum of three days a week if you are full-time (Monday, Tuesday, and either Wednesday or Thursday) with the option to work remotely for the remainder. If you are part-time, you will be office-based for at least 50% of your time.
A Place for Everyone
At the Medical Research Foundation, we believe that diversity drives creativity and innovation. We are dedicated to promoting equality of opportunity, fostering fairness and inclusion, and creating an environment where everyone feels that they belong.
We especially welcome applications from individuals from minoritised groups, including those from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people, and members of the LGBTQI+ community.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We're looking for an organised, compassionate and resilient Deputy Manager to join our Homelessness Social Care service in Westminster.
£35,173.58 per annum, working 40 hours per week.
Want to feel like you have an exciting future? You'll feel at home here.
Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren't token gestures - we've thought long and hard about how best to support our team. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day.
Our benefits include:
Annual leave increasing up to 30 days with length of service
Free DBS
Exclusive discounts and cashback via Reward Gateway® and opportunity to buy a Blue Light Card
Fully paid induction programme and further training
ILM courses and Apprenticeship Programmes
Cycle to work scheme
Employee Assistance Programme for 24-7 confidential support
Online wellbeing resources
A generous pension - we will contribute up to 4% and life assurance cover up to £10,000 (T&Cs apply)
Quarterly Staff Awards to reward & recognise our amazing staff's commitment and contribution
All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.
Please see our website for a full job description.
The Deputy Contract Manager is responsible for the operational management of our specialist customer focused support services across the service. Working in partnership with stakeholders, external agencies and our Commissioning Team, you lead your Team to offer high quality support to customers to maintain their tenancies and empower people to live their best lives and move to independence. Responsible for Safeguarding our customers, you will promote sector best practice and legislative compliance to keep our customers safe within their environment.
The role provides direct line management, leadership, coaching and support to Support Workers, Specialist Support Workers and Night Support Workers, ensuring compliance with current legislation, contractual requirements financial regulations and Look Ahead Policy and Procedures.
This role deputises for the Service Manager and/or Area Service Manager when required.
The shift pattern for this role involves Monday to Friday 9am-5pm, with 1 Sunday per month.
What you'll bring:
Essential:
Minimum 3 years' experience of supporting vulnerable adults
GCSEs in English and Maths (grade A-C)
Health and Social Care qualification
Knowledge of Safeguarding and Mental Capacity processes
Experience of leading and managing a team
Possess excellent leadership skills with a positive, can-do attitude
Ability to demonstrate positive personal authority and maintain proactive working relationships
Ability to create and maintain excellent working relationships with stakeholders
Demonstrable verbal and written communication skills
Experience of using Microsoft Outlook, Excel and Word
Desirable:
PBS qualification
NVQ Level 4 Diploma in Health and Social Care or equivalent qualification in Health and Social Care
Up to date knowledge of current social care legislation
Demonstrable experience of HR processes - Probation, Capability, Disciplinary
About us:
Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 100 services, providing support to thousands of customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness and complex needs, young people and care leavers and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.
We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values:
We focus on Excellence and innovation.
We are Caring and Compassionate.
We are Inclusive and Trusted.
We work in Partnership and are One-Team.
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.
If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Internal Audit Manager (2462)
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Location: Bangladesh - Dhaka, Ghana - Accra, Indonesia - Jakarta Selatan, Kenya - Nairobi, Malawi - Lilongwe, Mali - Bamako, Mozambique, Myanmar - Yangon, Oxfam House - Oxford, South Sudan - Juba, Syria - Damascus - Head office, Zambia - Lusaka, Zimbabwe - Harare
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Workplace Type: Hybrid
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Hours: 0.6 FTE (22 hours per week or equivalent national contract hours if based outside the UK)
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Salary: £49,601-£61,887 FTE in the UK. If the role is undertaken outside the UK, the salary and grade will be based on the national pay ranges of the country of work
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Job Family: Business Support & Admin
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Division: CEO Office
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Grade: B
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Job Type: Fixed Term
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Closing Date: 9 November 2025
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Country: United Kingdom
Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.
Please note that this role could be based in the UK or other locations where OGB is EA and the applicant has the right to work in that location.
The Role:
Do you want a rewarding role trying to bring about positive change? Would you like a role where you work with people from diverse cultural backgrounds?
Oxfam works globally with people committed to working together to overcome poverty and suffering. We are looking for an experienced Internal Audit Manager to work with us for 6 months to:
- Collaborate with colleagues across the organisation and confederation to design and support effective, value-added risk-based audits that support senior managers to deliver their strategies as well as provide assurance to leadership and Board
- Work with a mix of stakeholders, information sources and processes relating to cross organisational issues and co-create solutions to diverse and complex problems
- Support the Internal Audit team to develop and perform at a high level
What we are looking for:
We are looking for someone to bring to this role:
- Demonstrable strategic thinking and leadership – significant internal audit, risk management, or compliance experience, preferably within an INGO or international development sector
- Ability to analyse complex and potentially conflicting information and make practical recommendations that balance needs and priorities across a range of issues and stakeholders
- Strong interpersonal and stakeholder engagement abilities – with an ability to collaborate across functions, present information in an engaging and tailored way to a wide range of audiences and influence and positively challenge senior management
- Integrity and ability to motivate and performance manage a team across multiple locations – ensuring the teams work is values led, safe, feminist and anti-racist and improvement focused
We offer:
This role will give you an opportunity to make a difference, by using your specialist skills and experience to improve Oxfam’s practices around the world. You will contribute to one of Oxfam’s key strategic goals to become a safe, feminist and anti-racist organization.
The role offers fair pay and a competitive benefits package.
How to apply:
As part of your online application, please upload your up to date CV and Cover Letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile.
Our values and commitment to safeguarding
Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom Oxfam GB engages. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.
The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam GB also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.
We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.
About us
Oxfam is a global community who believe poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. We are shop volunteers, women’s right activists, marathon runners, aid workers, coffee farmers, street fundraisers, goat herders, policy experts, campaigners, water engineers and more. And we won’t stop until everyone can live life without poverty for good.
Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 21 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries.
A thriving diverse Oxfam:
It’s people power that brings about change. To play our part as a global organisation working to overcome poverty and inequality, we need equality, diversity and inclusion across our community of staff, partners and volunteers. Together, we’re committed to becoming a more diverse workforce, better able to tackle the global challenges that face our world today.
To do that:
- We need to dismantle the unequal power structures that exist everywhere, this including Oxfam and the wider development and charity sectors.
- We need an inclusive Oxfam where everyone can bring who they are to our work and feels celebrated for the differences they bring.
- We want and need everyone, and that means we need you.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Deputy Shop Manager
Castleford, North Yorkshire
Part time, 15 hours (2 days per week)
2 Positions Available
We are committed to paying the Real Living Wage.
About Us
Yorkshire is one of the regions hardest hit by cancer. Together, we can change this.
Yorkshire Cancer Research is a charity dedicated to funding research so that you and those you love live longer healthier lives, free of cancer.
Thanks to supporters, the charity funds vital cancer research and pioneers innovative new services for people with cancer. These life-giving medical breakthroughs are helping more people survive cancer – in Yorkshire, and beyond.
As an inclusive employer, our aim is to ensure our workforce reflects the rich diversity of our region. We believe a diverse workforce is vital to us taking action to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer more effectively in Yorkshire. We offer equal opportunities regardless of race, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnerships.
The Benefits
We offer all employees a wide range of benefits including an enhanced contributory pension scheme, 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing to 30 days after 5 years’ service), flexible working arrangements, private medical insurance, enhanced maternity leave, career progression, learning and development, wellbeing initiatives and a whole lot more.
We’ve got a strong set of values that inform everything we do and we’re looking for people who are aligned with these. As our Deputy Shop Manager, you will put people in Yorkshire at the heart of everything you do, unite with colleagues and other organisations in this cause, and dare to think big and bold to make positive solutions happen.
The Role
As Deputy Shop Manager at our Castleford shop, you will manage the day-to-day operation of the shop in the absence of the Shop Manager, including managing a team of volunteers, ensuring accurate accounting and handling of assets, delivering high standards of customer service, and adhering to all charity policies and procedures. You will lead by example and ensure that volunteers, supporters, donors, and customers understand how their contributions are making a difference to the lives of people in Yorkshire and beyond.
Specifically, you will:
· Play an active part in running our shop in Castleford, supporting the Shop Manager in implementing processes and ways of working.
· Provide cover for days off, holidays and sickness as required, with possible occasional travel to other shops to provide support if needed by the charity.
· Support the Shop Manager to maximise the income and profit of the shop through active stock management, replenishment, and rotation.
· Manage a team of well-trained volunteers in the absence of the Shop Manager and take every effort to create a positive retail environment.
· Ensure there are sufficient volunteers to support the effective operation of the shop during all opening hours.
· Support the Shop Manager to ensure the shop is presented to the highest standards with attractive visual merchandising and attractive window displays.
· Support the Shop Manager to ensure that all charity policies, shop standards and operating procedures are communicated effectively to all volunteers and are maintained and followed in a consistent manner.
· Support the Shop Manager to ensure accurate accounting and handling of assets (items donated and money received).
· Support the Shop Manager to ensure accurate record keeping of items donated and the amount paid for each item for Gift Aid tax reclaim purposes.
· Create a welcoming professional atmosphere and deliver high standards of customer service for all customers and supporters.
About You
To be considered for this role, you will need:
· To ideally be educated to GCSE level or equivalent but not essential.
· Experience of managing people/volunteers including recruitment and development.
· To be highly organised with good time management skills.
· To be able to prioritise workload and meet deadlines.
· To be able to use own initiative.
· To be resilient and adaptable to change.
· To have good planning, guiding and motivation skills to successfully achieve targeted income is desirable.
· A willingness and ability to occasionally travel across the Yorkshire region as needed for training sessions and team meetings.
· A willingness and ability to safely lone work.
· A willingness to complete our pre-employment checks (to be undertaken once the role is offered and accepted) which include:
o A check on your employment history, by seeking two references
o A check on your eligibility to work in the UK as per the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006
o An enhanced DBS check.
Please note, this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
Application
Before applying, please visit our Careers Page to view the full role profile and find out more about working for Yorkshire Cancer Research.
To apply please submit a CV and cover letter outlining your suitability for the role to Claire Wooldridge, Head of People, before 29 October 2025. Please read our privacy notice before applying.
Yorkshire Cancer Research is a responsible and flexible employer. We welcome any discussion for flexible working at the interview/offer stage where we will consider an individual’s circumstances against the needs of the charity.
We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. If we can make any reasonable adjustments to support your application, please contact the People Team.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for a Senior Trusts and Foundations Manager to join this incredible Christian social welfare charity. If you have a flair for crafting compelling narratives that inspire action and unlock vital funding and are looking to join a successful and vibrant Philanthropy team, get in touch.
This is a London hybrid role and can be full or part time.
The Philanthropy team is a close-knit team of seven who work with High Net-Worth individuals, Trusts and Foundations, and Individual donors, raising over 60% of income (c2million+).
This is an exciting opportunity to take the Trust programme to the next level. You will lead on further developing this key income stream, building relationships with existing funders and identifying and pursuing new funding opportunities whilst line managing a Trusts Executive.
Working with Head of Philanthropy and other senior stakeholders in engaging potential funders and managing strategic Trusts partners.You will provide tailored, high-quality stewardship and well crafted applications to a range of large and medium-sized Trusts & Foundations with a focus on raising five and six-figure grants.
Identify and pursue new funding opportunities and build relationships with funders, prioritising research to constantly develop future pipeline.
Produce reports and updates on the impact of our work for funders in a timely manner.
Manage the Trusts & Foundations pipeline and report on income and other KPIs, and ensure Trusts & Foundations team meets monthly targets and deadlines.
Actively manage and develop the Trusts & Foundations Executive to help them grow personally and in their role.
The Candidate
A practising Christian.
Excellent relationship building and proposal writing skills.
Confident with numbers and interpreting project budgets.
Excellent people skills, able to relate well to colleagues of all seniority levels as well as external stakeholders.
Benefits
28 days annual leave (including Christmas Gift Days) plus bank holidays
Excellent benefits including Health Insurance, access to Cycle to Work scheme, and enhanced parental leave, dependants leave, and sick leave policies with income protection
Excellent personal development and training opportunities
IMPORTANT NOTE
This role is closing on Tuesday 28th October (We interview on a rolling basis and might close the application early if we find the right candidate).
Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.
We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.
Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.
Web and Application Developer
Are you a skilful coder who takes pride in the unseen work that helps your colleagues succeed and delights web users? Do you want to use your technological technique for good in the world?
• Permanent, full-time post, 35 hours per week
• Hybrid working – approximately two days a week at CMS House, Oxford
• Starting salary of circa £37,500 a year depending on experience, and a generous pension contribution of 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 encourage applications from women and/or 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 laid down in the job description and person specification.
Your role
You will be an integral part of a busy, professional and customer service focused Information and Communication Technology (ICT) team, with a strong culture of providing tools for staff to do their job well and to optimise business processes. You will develop, build and maintain internal applications for local and remote users, especially helping colleagues to make the most of the Access ThankQ CRM database and supporting the finance and HR teams. You will also work closely with fundraising and communications colleagues to develop and support the public CMS website.
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.
There are opportunities to learn, pray and participate in mission (outside of your job remit) through all staff days, meeting our people in mission and taking part in events, as well as regular opportunities for spiritual reflection, worship and prayer together and an annual retreat day.
What you’ll need to succeed
The successful candidate will have significant experience in web technology and in the development of secure web-based database systems using PHP – together with MSSQL Server/MySQL/MariaDB databases. You will also have recent experience of managing and developing websites using WordPress. You will be able to demonstrate your skills with a variety of web and database technologies as well as show your ability to learn new technologies as required. You will need to be patient, calm and approachable, as well as a good team worker.
It is also a requirement for this post holder to be in sympathy with the aims and values of CMS.
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 26 October 2025
Interviews are planned to be held on Wednesday 5th November 2025 in CMS House.
To apply
Please send your application form and CV via or 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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Prison Facilitator - HMP Swinfen Hall
Location: Swinfen
Department: Prison delivery
Salary: £16,964
Hours: 21 hours/ 3 days per week
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract
Do you want to join an organisation committed to addressing low literacy levels amongst people in prison?
Shannon Trust are delighted to be working with His Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS) to provide peer-led learning programmes at HMP Swinfen Hall. Working closely with the prison and their staff, people in prison, Shannon Trust volunteers and mentors, this post will lead the delivery and development of our prison-based reading and numeracy programme, maximising opportunities for people in prison to learn to read.
Ideally you will have some experience of prison settings underpinned by the ability to build relationships and personal qualities that include resilience, determination and a problem-solving approach.
This role will be prison based. Employee benefits include a company contribution to pension scheme of up to 5%, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, life insurance, paid volunteering days, discounts via Reward Gateway and an Employee Assistance Programme. The biggest benefit though is our culture – our people really want to work for the organisation.
We welcome job applications from people with lived experience of the criminal justice system and do not routinely ask for details of any criminal convictions. These roles do require prison security clearance, so we will need to ask for details of any relevant criminal convictions before an offer of employment is finalised.
Please note this is a fixed term role until 31st March 2026 with the possibility of contract extension subject to funding.
Interviews are planned for the week commencing 24th November 2025.
Benefits: Standard Shannon Trust: Employee benefits include a company contribution to pension scheme of up to 5%, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, life insurance, paid volunteering days, discounts via Reward Gateway and an Employee Assistance Programme.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Build on your Charity Career with this Activity based role
This is a part-time role of 3 days per week in a well-established charity based in Twickenham. This role would really suit someone who wants to have the opportunity to work flexibly and build their career in the Charity sector.
Richmond Carers Centre has the mission to help unpaid and family adult carers to live a full, active and meaningful life by providing them with advice, information, activities, breaks and emotional support either face to face, by phone or by email to enable them to live well.
As the Adult Carers Activities Coordinator, you will directly deliver our leisure break activity and training programmes. You will plan, deliver, promote and review a programme of activities for adult carers, including outreach activities and leisure events, as well as group work to help enhance carers’ health and wellbeing. The core aim of the activity programme is to provide carers with a much needed break from their caring responsibilities, in a safe and social environment where they can meet other carers and focus on their wellbeing.
You will be someone:
- Who works in a person-centred way.
- Has outstanding organisational skills and plans and budgets well
- Is creative and is an innovative thinker
- Has experience of leading/planning activities across a range of subjects/activities
- Builds relationships both within the team and with external providers
- Communicates well by phone and in person
- Has experience of working with clients who have support needs
Main Duties include:
- To coordinate and deliver an established activities programme for adult carers with the aim to provide them with a break from their caring role and socialise with other carers to help reduce their isolation.
- To coordinate and deliver a training workshop programme to provide carers with information and advice to support them with their caring role and opportunities to learn.
- To work with relevant professionals to deliver a programme of wellbeing activities, including yoga, Pilates and complementary therapies.
- To recruit, train, support and manage volunteers and paid sessional staff to contribute to the delivery of a selection of the activities and workshops.
- To research and continually develop the activities and training programmes to ensure it is responsive to carers needs.
- To create promotional material to promote activities and training opportunities to carers registered with Richmond Carers Centre.
- To work with Adult Carers Support Team Leader to ensure activities are within budget, achieving targets and meeting the requirements of funders.
What you are doing now:
- You might be working for or volunteering in a similar charity
- You may be working in activity planning in the public or private sector
- You may have the skills we need from some other combination of work and volunteering
- Or you may be looking to return to the workforce after a timeout for personal reasons
In any event if you feel you meet the skills we need, we would like to hear from you
Richmond Carers Centre welcomes and encourages applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their gender, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religious belief.
Benefits of working for Richmond Carers Centre
- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays per year (pro rata)
- Bonus 3 days of annual leave per year over the festive period (subject to Trustee approval)
- Workplace Pension Scheme with Peoples Pension
- Flexible working/option of working from home (subject to CEO approval)
- Equipment and support to be set up to work from home
- Paid time off for medical appointments
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Training and personal development opportunities
- Staff away days and socials
- Access to shared resources and training opportunities
- Supportive and friendly working environment
Please visit the Richmond Carers Centre website for details about how to apply for the role.
Closing date: Friday 31st October 2025
Shortlisting date: Ongoing throughout with Viv Sage (our HR consultant)
Interview date with Richmond Carers Centre: Wednesday 12th November
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Join us as Senior Public Affairs Manager, leading our national public affairs activity, influencing the government to help deliver evidence-based policies that will make a real difference to children’s health. This is an exciting opportunity to work on the forefront of an urgent and politically significant policy area while also collaborating with young people to ensure their voices and lived experiences are heard by policymakers.
This is an exciting time to join Bite Back and take our public affairs strategy forward with the Government. We have already seen significant policy wins in the past year and have big ambitions to drive more progress in 2026. In 2024 and 2025 our youth activists gave evidence to the House of Lords, hosted parliamentary drop-in sessions and a mock inquiry, and made memorable appearances at party conference fringe sessions. This is an opportunity to build on that success and raise Bite Back’s profile even further amongst policymakers at a time when the Government is charting its new strategic approach to improving the food system as well as its 10 year plan to save the NHS. The Senior Public Affairs Manager will report to our Director of Advocacy & Strategy and be responsible for developing and implementing all our public affairs activity, ensuring alignment with our campaigns team and working closely with our partners in other organisations to bring about meaningful change. This is a great opportunity for someone looking for the chance to lead high profile public affairs activity at an organisation with growing impact.
Skills and Experience
The ideal candidate would have the following:
Essential
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A demonstrable track record of working in public affairs in an agency, in-house or in Parliament
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Comfort and familiarity engaging with senior political stakeholders of all parties
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Excellent knowledge of the UK political landscape including the working of Westminster, Whitehall and existing relationships with MPs and advisors
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The ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment and respond flexibly to adapt strategies to fit rapidly changing political landscapes
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An action oriented, results driven, well organised approach
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Strong writing and communication skills, with the ability to adapt messages and language to resonate with different audiences
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A passion for young people’s health, nutrition and social justice
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A commitment to Bite Back’s values: Fresh, Resilient, Respectful, Energetic, Real
Desirable
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Experience in utilising online support to deliver off-line change; Bite Back has a dynamic and growing supporter base that we want to integrate into our wider influencing work
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Knowledge of the Scottish political landscape
Please see our Job Description and application pack for more information on the role, key responsibilities and instructions on how to apply.
Please apply with a CV and a statement answering the following three questions:
Give an example of a public affairs strategy you’ve built around a key moment for your organisation (report launch, event, campaign launch, polling, etc). (250 words max)
Give an example of how you’ve built a key relationship or relationships with policymakers which you have then used to advance the mission of your organisation. (250 words max)
Tell us how you would utilise the voices of our young activists to build relationships and consensus with politicians about food and nutrition policy. (250 words max)
OUR MISSION IS TO CHANGE THE WAY UNHEALTHY FOOD IS MADE, MARKETED AND SOLD, ESPECIALLY TO CHILDREN.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.





