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Job Title:
Salary: £55,000 to £60,000 per annum
Band: Senior Leadership Team
Contract length: Permanent - 35 hours per week, full time. Hybrid working
Location:London-based, primarily Guildhall (EC2V 7HH) and Bow Lock (E3 3JY), with work across Thames21 project locations.
Responsible to: Chief Executive
Responsible for: Improving Rivers Managers and associated staff.
About Thames21:
Thames21 is an environmental charity which works across London and the Thames Basin to deliver high-impact nature-based solutions to the climate and biodiversity crisis by restoring rivers, whilst also connecting communities to their local green-blue spaces and inspiring long-term stewardship of them.
Diversity at Thames21
Thames21 is committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that reflects the communities we serve across London and the Thames Basin. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and lived experiences.
Purpose of the role
Lead and grow Thames21’s Improving Rivers Team to deliver high-quality river restoration, catchment management and environmental evidence programmes, while contributing to organisational growth and strategic partnerships.
Key relationships
Chief Executive and Senior Management Team, Improving Rivers Managers, Finance, Fundraising/Partnerships, external partners including the Environment Agency, water companies, local authorities, GLA and mayoral bodies, academic partners, environmental NGOs and funders.
Main duties and responsibilities
1) Strategic leadership & portfolio growth
· Lead the strategic development of the Improving Rivers portfolio, setting clear objectives and outcomes aligned to Thames21’s plan (2023–2028).
· As a member of the Senior Management Team, contribute to organisational strategy, financial sustainability, risk management and culture across Thames21.
· Translate strategy into actionable delivery plans with measurable targets and milestones.
· Embed effective monitoring & evaluation across projects and programmes to evidence impact and inform decision‑making.
· Contributing to organisational risk management and business planning.
· Champion innovation and the use of environmental/nature finance mechanisms where appropriate to scale delivery.
2) Programme oversight, quality & compliance
· Direct and support Improving Rivers Managers to deliver a coherent programme of work across river restoration, evidence, and catchment partnerships.
· Enable cross‑team collaboration (with the Engagement & Learning Team and others) to maximise multiple benefits for people and nature.
· Ensure robust project governance, risk management and reporting. Oversee Health & Safety and CDM compliance and safe systems of work.
· Act as one of the Duty Senior Managers in the weekend cover rota
· Establish and maintain portfolio measurement indices and ensure timely data entry into Thames21 platforms.
3) People leadership & culture
· Lead, motivate and develop Improving Rivers Managers; set clear objectives, undertake regular 1:1s, appraisals and PDPs.
· Foster an inclusive, collaborative and high‑performance culture. Ensure staff wellbeing and professional development.
· Plan and chair IR team and managers’ meetings. Maintain effective internal communications and knowledge‑sharing (e.g., SharePoint).
4) Finance, funding & organisational development
· Hold delegated authority for budget setting and expenditure sign‑off within the portfolio. Ensure accurate financial planning, management and reporting.
· Support development of high‑quality bids and funding agreements (statutory, partnership and philanthropic), including large strategic bids and environmental market opportunities by providing technical expertise, programme design and partner engagement.
· Work with Finance and Fundraising to strengthen controls, update relevant policies/processes, and ensure audit‑ready documentation.
· Contribute to whole‑organisation systems, policies and processes that support effective delivery and financial resilience.
6) External relations & advocacy
· Represent Thames21 with senior stakeholders (e.g., Environment Agency, water companies, GLA/mayoral teams, local authorities, eNGOs, funders, corporate partners and the Rivers Trust).
· Build and steward strategic partnerships and alliances that enable delivery at scale and unlock new funding and policy influence.
· Act as a confident spokesperson for Thames21 when required.
7) Reporting, governance & data
· Ensure timely and accurate portfolio reporting for SMT and Board, including dashboards/infographics and risk register updates.
· Promote effective use of organisational systems and data within the team to improve efficiency and data quality.
Key performance indicators (portfolio‑level)
· Water quality - monitoring & investigation: improved evidence base and prioritisation of pollution sources for resolution.
· Improving water quality - implementation of evidence‑based actions at catchment scale.
· Flows - natural flood management outcomes and strengthened drought/low‑flow resilience.
· River/wetland enhancement, restoration & connectivity - ecological condition and connectivity improved.
· Catchment‑based approach - strengthened hosting and partnership effectiveness.
Other Duties
This job description cannot cover every issue or task that may arise within Thames21. At various times the post-holder will be directed to carry out other reasonable duties in support of other Thames21 activities that are consistent with those in this Job Description. For more information and how to apply
Additional Information
· The role may require occasional evening and weekend work. Travel across London and the Thames Basin as needed.
· 25 days annual leave (plus public holidays) and office closure between Christmas and New Year; flexitime/TOIL.
· Auto‑enrolment workplace pension with NEST with 8% employer contribution
· Laptop and mobile phone for company use; season‑ticket/bike loan (interest‑free).
· 24/7 access to our employee assistance programme.
Please follow thw application instructions later on in the Charity Job application process 5pm on Friday 2 October 2026. Please mark the reference of your application (HIR0926).
We appreciate the time you will have taken to apply to this role, and we do appreciate that it is disconcerting when you don’t hear back from a role you have applied for. However, due to the high number of applications we expect to receive,we are unable respond to or give feedback on individual applications, but we do want to be able manage expectations. Therefore, if you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion.
Thames21 aims to improve the quality of life of people in the community by enhancing waterway environments.


The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Harris Hill is delighted to be working with Citizens Advice St Albans District (CASTAD) to recruit its new Chief Executive Officer.
CASTAD provides free, confidential, impartial and independent advice to help people overcome their problems. We campaign on the issues that matter to them when their voices need to be heard.
We want to see a world where no one suffers through ignorance of their rights and responsibilities, or an inability to pursue them; and where the underlying causes of people’s problems have been eliminated.
As Chief Executive, you will:
If you are inspired and excited by what CASTAD does, we’d love to hear from you.
Job title: Chief Executive Officer
Salary: circa £50,000 - £55,000 p.a.
Contract: Permanent / Full-time
Location: Citizens Advice St Albans and District, The Civic Centre, St Peters Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire AL1 3JE. (Flexible working will be considered.)
How to apply: Please review the Recruitment Pack for further information about CASTAD, the CEO position and for details on how to apply.
Closing date for applications: 9am Monday 19 October 2026
Both CASTAD and Harris Hill operate an equal opportunity policy and commit to treating all of our candidates and jobseekers fairly. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
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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!
This peer support project is delivered in partnership with South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust to support Carers of people with mental health conditions. This project will work to support Carers through one-to-one support, outreach, training and peer support groups.
About The Role:
Using your lived experience of caring for someone with a mental health condition, and a strengths-based approach, you will support mental health Carers in their caring role. You will provide person centred one-to-one- support, information, signposting, and advocacy, develop, and facilitate peer support groups and deliver training and outreach sessions at different locations across the borough.
Key Requirements of the role Include:
Lived experience of Caring for someone with a mental health condition
Knowledge and understanding of mental health and the associated challenges and support needs.
The ability to work within the principles and values of peer support.
Confidence supporting people on a one-to-one basis.
Experience of / ability to facilitate peer support groups and training.
Clear communication and good interpersonal skills
Efficient organisation and time management skills
Developed IT skills, with experience using databases and communication platforms.
Please see the job description and person specification for the full list of requirements and specifications.
Our Charity:
We are a busy, ambitious charity operating at the heart of the Wandsworth community since 1995, helping thousands of people across the borough in unpaid Caring roles. We give information and advice, organise respite, offer complementary therapies, deliver training, provide peer support, arrange fun events and much more.In short, we are the Carer's friend and advocate, often helping Carers through difficult times.
Benefits of working for Wandsworth Carers’ Centre:
Hybrid on completion of the induction period with a minimum 60% office based.
Friendly team and working environment
Annual leave starts at 31 days increasing to 36 days plus bank holidays
Contributory company pension,
Ongoing training and development opportunities
Employee assistance program.
If you're committed to working in the voluntary sector and want to be part of a diverse team that makes a real difference to people’s lives, this role is for you!
Wandsworth Carers’ Centre is an inclusive employer, committed to the continued development of a diverse workforce.
To apply: Please submit a current CV (No longer than 2 A4 pages) and a comprehensive cover letter (no longer than 2 A4 pages) stating how you believe your skills and experience match the requirements of the job description and person specification.
Please note, we reserve the right to reject applications where it is evident AI tools have been used in place of original, personal responses.
We are actively interviewing so reserve the right to interview suitable candidates before the closing date. We encourage applications as soon as possible.
Unfortunately, we are unable to sponsor candidates.
Our mission is to improve the quality of life for Carers and people affected by caring responsibilities.


The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to join the team on a 12-month maternity cover contract. In this busy and varied role, you’ll assist in the delivery of legacy marketing campaigns across a range of channels, including digital, telemarketing, legacy events and direct mail, and help to promote gifts in wills to internal audiences too. You’ll be allocated your own campaigns to project manage and you’ll monitor income, expenditure and KPI’s for all activity.
You’ll provide support for the administration of gifts in wills, including managing both legacy enquiries and legacy notifications, ensuring these are handled efficiently and to agreed timescales. This is a great role within a growing legacy program that will build your legacy and direct marketing skills and give you plenty of opportunity for development.
With combined individual giving income growing strongly and expected to reach £31 million in 2026-27, this is the perfect time to join an experienced and effective individual giving team.
About you
You’ll have some experience of working in a similar environment such as fundraising, marketing, sales or customer services, or have experience of managing your own projects.
You enjoy the variety of working on campaigns across a range of channels seeing the results of your work. As a well-organised person with great communication skills, you’ll be at ease liaising with external suppliers and in-house stakeholders across the charity to support the delivery of legacy marketing campaigns. Your close attention to detail will ensure accuracy with campaign reports, record keeping and invoice processing. And you’ll be able to use your excellent writing skills to craft copy that inspires both internal and external audiences about gifts in wills.
Job description and benefits
The job description and our attractive benefits are available for you to download.
Primary location of role and hybrid working
This role is primarily based in our London office. Our hybrid working model allows you to work up to 3 days per week at home.
The salary range is:
£26,936 to £28,000 per annum London based
When applying
We hope you choose to apply for this role. To support your application, you’ll be asked to submit your anonymised CV and a supporting statement. Please refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as you can with examples, to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria. If you’ve any immediate questions please email
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
We’re committed to promoting equity, valuing diversity and creating an inclusive environment – for everyone who works for us, works with us, supports us and who
we support.
We reserve the right to close this advert early. Therefore, to avoid disappointment please submit your application as soon as possible, if you’re interested in this opportunity.
Closing date Wednesday 30 September 2026 11:59 pm
Interview date Week commencing12 October 2026
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!
We are seeking an experienced, commercially astute and forward-thinking Director of Finance to provide strategic leadership of the organisation's financial management, planning and governance. This is a pivotal executive leadership role responsible for ensuring financial sustainability, supporting organisational growth, driving operational excellence, and enabling the charity to maximise its impact.
The successful candidate will be a qualified finance professional (or qualified by experience) with extensive experience of financial leadership, budgeting, forecasting, financial control, and strategic planning. They will bring a proactive and innovative approach to financial management, identifying opportunities for organisational development, efficiency, improvement, and sustainable growth.
Ideally, candidates will have experience within the charity, not-for-profit or public sector environment and possess a strong understanding of charity accounting, governance and regulatory compliance.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
This organisation is using Anonymous Recruitment to reduce bias in the first stages of the hiring process. Submit your application as normal and our system will anonymise it for you. Your personal information will be hidden until the recruiter contacts you.
The purpose of this Children in Need funded role is to work closely with our established Youth Advisory Board to ensure that the voices of young people affected by PANS and PANDAS are heard, valued, and reflected in our work. The successful applicant will support the Youth Advisory Board in identifying, developing, and delivering youth-led projects that align with their priorities and lived experiences.
Current Youth Board priorities include:
We require the successful candidate to have relevant qualifications and a minimum of two years' experience working directly in youth voice, participation or youth leadership.
Please see our recruitment pack for more information about PANS PANDAS UK, the conditions and the role.
Please submit your application via Charity Jobs only, we will not process any applications made to us via email.
We use anonymous hiring and your name will only be visible to us once we have longlisted applications.
Please do not use AI to write your covering letter. We really would much prefer that your application was written by a human. Any obviously AI written applications will be rejected.
If you are invited to interview, we will provide you with the interview questions in advance to support a more meaningful interview.
We look forward to reading your application.
PANS PANDAS UK is the only UK charity supporting children and families living with the neuropsychiatric conditions PANS and PANDAS.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Gendered Intelligence is seeking an exceptional leader to serve as its next Chief Executive. This is a rare opportunity to lead a nationally respected, trans-led organisation with real influence on policy, professional practice and the lives of trans, non-binary and gender exploring people across the UK.
The next Chief Executive will inherit strong foundations: an experienced and committed team of just under 40 people, a distinctive and trusted public profile, and a range of services that reach communities, professionals and institutions across the country. With income of around £1.5–2m, the next Chief Executive will lead the organisation through its next phase of development at a time when that leadership matters enormously.
The role offers the chance to shape strategic direction, open new partnerships and income streams, and contribute to national conversations on trans equality and human rights, while working alongside people who are deeply committed to the mission and to each other.
We are looking for someone who combines strategic clarity with operational grounding, who leads with calm and consistency, and who understands both the privilege and the responsibility of this role. We will be honest with candidates about what the role involves, and we expect the same in return.
Full details of the role can be found on our website and in the attached recruitment pack.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
This organisation is using Anonymous Recruitment to reduce bias in the first stages of the hiring process. Submit your application as normal and our system will anonymise it for you. Your personal information will be hidden until the recruiter contacts you.
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!
The Peer Recovery Worker will support people who are sleeping rough, at risk of rough
sleeping, or going through important stages in housing and recovery. The main purpose
of this role is to help reduce the harm caused by rough sleeping.
You will listen, build trust, give practical help and share clear information. You will help
people connect with the right support, including housing, health care, drug and alcohol
services, benefits advice, community groups, and services based at WSUP.
WSUP is not a drug and alcohol treatment provider, so this role does not involve
clinical treatment or specialist interventions. Instead, you will help people understand
their options, prepare for appointments, overcome barriers and stay connected with
services that can meet their needs.
You do not need to have all the answers.
We are looking for someone who is kind, reliable, calm and able to support people
without judgement. We welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness,
addiction or recovery, and who feel ready to use that experience to support others
safely and positively.
This is a 12-month fixed-term post, with the possibility of extension for up to a further two years, subject to funding and organisational requirements.
Key Responsibilities
Engagement
Practical support and navigation
Recording, safety and outcomes
Working with co-located services
Person Specification
Essential skills & experience
Desirable skills & experience
A community free from hardship and housing instability.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
FRONT OF HOUSE COMMUNITY WORKER
OASIS CENTRE, OASIS HUB WATERLOO
Hours: Part time, 32 hours per week (Tuesday-Friday)
Contract: 1-year fixed term
SALARY: £25,274 per annum including London Weighting (£31,593 for 1FTE)
We have an exciting opportunity for a Front of House Community Worker in our Oasis Centre space. This space is a hub for our advice and support work, as well as an open door to all in our community.
You will be the first experience of Oasis for many people who walk into the door, providing a warm welcome, caring and effective support all whilst sharing the Oasis vision, mission, and ethos with those coming into the centre.
Key responsibilities of this will be:
· To welcome and assist visitors to the Centre, directing them to appointments, workshops, or meetings in the Centre as appropriate
· To ensure the smooth practical running of the community space
· Facilitating group sessions and workshops
· Represent Oasis at all times including sharing the ethos and values of Oasis
· To be able to tell the story of Oasis, including ensuring up-to-date knowledge of all the projects and services currently provided within the Hub.
The successful post holder must have:
· Good standard of basic education, including English and Maths Level 2
· Experience of working in a community or charity setting
· Experience working in a front-of-house environment
You’ll join an innovative and supportive charity where you’ll have the opportunity to make a tangible difference to young people and help shape the future of youth work in Waterloo.
Oasis is committed to inclusion and welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds.
The role includes regular evening and some weekend work and is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
As part of the package, Oasis offers:
To apply please email your CV including a Supporting Statement . Your Supporting Statement should be no more than two A4 pages and must address the following questions:
1. Please expand on your CV to tell us about the relevant experience you have in running a smooth, efficient and welcoming front of house operation
2. “The Oasis Centre is a community hub, a welcoming space for the whole community to access. How would you demonstrate welcome and inclusion in your day-to-day working life? And how would you embed these principles in your work, when faced with challenging situations or behaviour?
Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Completed applications should be returned by 9am Thursday 1st October
Interviews will take place on Wednesday 7th October, in-person in Waterloo
We actively encourage applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and underrepresented groups. If you require any assistance to overcome potential barriers during the recruitment process, please let us know.
We appreciate you may wish to use AI to support elements of your application but we strongly encourage all candidates to submit applications that genuinely reflect their own skills, achievements and lived experiences. It’s what makes your application stand out!
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.
The successful candidates must have the right to work in the UK. Oasis cannot assist with sponsorship or visas.
Oasis supports Equal Opportunities. Registered Charity No. 1163889
Your Supporting Statement should be no more than two A4 pages and must address the following questions:
1. Please expand on your CV to tell us about the relevant experience you have in running a smooth, efficient and welcoming front of house operation
2. “The Oasis Centre is a community hub, a welcoming space for the whole community to access. How would you demonstrate welcome and inclusion in your day-to-day working life? And how would you embed these principles in your work, when faced with challenging situations or behaviour?
Incomplete applications will not be considered.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We’re looking for an inspiring Head of Community Delivery to join our London-based team. This is a senior leadership role within our Delivery Team, where you’ll play a key part in shaping and delivering AllChild’s place-based programmes, ensuring they create meaningful and lasting impact across your region.
Across the UK, millions of children and young people are facing complex social and emotional challenges. AllChild works within local communities and wider support systems to identify and support children and young people most at risk of poor social, emotional and academic outcomes. Through our two-year Impact Programme, we help build a joined-up network of support around each child and family, working in partnership with schools, local services and community organisations.
For further information, please view the Job Pack.
To apply, please visit our website via the Apply button.
Closing date: 25 September 2026.
We recognise that candidates may use AI tools to support research and check grammar. However, we ask that all supporting statements and application responses reflect your own thoughts and experiences. Over-reliance on AI may limit our ability to assess your individual skills, critical thinking, and personal approach, which are important parts of our selection process.
St George the Martyr is a growing Parish Church. We are looking for an experienced operational leader who can help us build the organisation around that growth and turn vision into practical reality.
This is a senior leadership role at the heart of a vibrant, world-diverse parish in central London. Our congregation has grown, new ministries have taken root, Holy Hour has created a distinctive new space for worship and encounter, and the Borough Food Cooperative has become an increasingly important part of our relationship with the neighbourhood.
There is a great deal of life here. The question for us now is how we develop the people, systems, resources and organisational capacity needed to sustain it.
We are therefore appointing a Director of Operations / Parish Clerk to become the senior lay operational leader of St George the Martyr.
Working closely with the Rector, Churchwardens and PCC, you will take substantial responsibility for the effective day-to-day running and development of the parish. You will help turn our Mission Action Plan and wider ambitions into practical plans, strengthen our finances and governance, lead staff, improve systems, oversee significant projects and ensure that good decisions become reality.
This is not an administrative support role. We are looking for someone who enjoys making organisations work better, can see both the bigger picture and the practical detail, and is comfortable exercising real responsibility and delegated authority.
The role is unusually broad and interesting. Among other things, you will have the opportunity to:
We do not expect you to be an expert in every part of this wide-ranging role, and you do not need to have worked in a church before. More important is a strong track record in operations or organisational leadership, good financial judgement, experience of leading people, the ability to solve problems and improve systems, and the confidence to know when to act, when to delegate and when to seek advice.
St George the Martyr stands in the heart of Borough, on a site where Christians have worshipped for more than nine centuries. Our present church dates from 1736 and carries extraordinary layers of London history, but we are not primarily a heritage project. We are a living, worshipping church, rooted in the progressive Anglican-Catholic tradition, sacramental and inclusive, with the Eucharist at the heart of our life.
Our values are Worship, Purpose, Togetherness and Justice. We want to be a church where people grow in faith, newcomers find belonging, volunteers discover and use their gifts, children and families have a real place among us, and our buildings and resources are used imaginatively in the service of God and our neighbours.
The successful candidate will also hold the historic office of Parish Clerk of St George the Martyr and, subject to the appropriate requirements, may be proposed for membership of the Worshipful Company of Parish Clerks.
You will have a desire to support and develop the Christian mission and ethos of St George the Martyr and commitment to its values of Worship, Purpose, Togetherness and Justice.
Learn more about us at www.borough.church
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
This organisation is using Anonymous Recruitment to reduce bias in the first stages of the hiring process. Submit your application as normal and our system will anonymise it for you. Your personal information will be hidden until the recruiter contacts you.
Note: This post is exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1, and is open to female applicants only, due to the nature of the role. Subject to an enhanced DBS check.
The Head of Youth Programmes sits in our Senior Leadership Team and holds overall operational responsibility for our frontline youth programmes across three pillars: Prevention, Intervention and Healing. The postholder leads and line manages the delivery team, and carries DSL responsibility for the organisation.
You'll lead delivery, expansion and impact evaluation across all three pillars, line manage the Education Lead, IDVA Team and Creative Projects leads, and work closely with the CEO to consolidate our delivery models. You'll hold responsibility as our Designated Safeguarding Lead, manage operational budgets, and build multi-agency partnerships across Barnet and neighbouring boroughs.
It's an opportunity to bring fresh energy and strategic leadership to a small, values-driven charity that trusts its team to do meaningful, creative work with the young people we support.
Essential criteria
We have highlighted the essentials above. The rest of the person specification, in the attached recruitment pack, is a guide to what we are looking for in a strong candidate, rather than a checklist. Your experience may not meet all of it, but if you have the essential experience we would encourage you to apply. We are just as interested in transferable experience as in a conventional career path.
Benefits
Details
£38,000 to £40,000 pro rata. 28 hours per week (four day working week). Permanent. Barnet, London / Hybrid.
Closing date: Thursday 15th October 2026. Interviews: w/c Monday 26th October 2026.
Our mission is to end relationship abuse by working with young people to provide specialist spaces for prevention, intervention and healing
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
After two years of incubation within BD Giving, we’re seeking a visionary leader to take BD Collective to the next level and help transition it into a strong, independent organisation, and build a team who embodies our core principles to Connect, Collaborate and Change.
You’ll bring strategic thinking, operational expertise, and a passion for community-led impact, with a proven ability to navigate complexity, build trust across diverse stakeholders, and turn ambition into action. Committed to equity and participation, you’ll thrive in ambiguity and inspire a team to deliver bold, member-driven change.
Salary: £45,000–£50,000
Closing Date: Saturday 26 September 2026
Location: Barking & Dagenham | Hours: 4-day week
About BD Collective
At BD Collective, we believe in thinking outside the box to find solutions and challenge existing structures. As our Strategic Director, you won’t just be shaping an organisation, you’ll be shaping a community’s future.
BD Collective is a social infrastructure organisation dedicated to strengthening the voluntary, community, faith, and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector in Barking and Dagenham. We create the space for people to connect together, collaborate, and build a better future—bringing people together to imagine bold solutions and challenge the systems that hold us backk.
Originally founded as a network of networks, we’ve evolved into a member-led Co-operative CIC, where our community collectively shapes priorities, decisions, and resources through democratic governance. In the past year alone, we’ve facilitated over £2.5 million in collaborative funding and built active networks across the borough. Now, we’re entering a new phase of growth—and we need a Strategic Director to lead us forward.
This is your chance to drive real, locally impactful systems change and establish BD Collective as the leading voice of the sector.
Apply now by sending your CV and a cover letter (no more than two sides of A4) telling us how you meet the person specification and particularly :
We welcome applications from all candidates and are happy to make reasonable adjustments to support you. If you require any reasonable adjustments please let us know.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Social Prescriber
We are looking for a Social Prescriber to provide person-centred Social Prescribing support to individuals referred from a range of health, social care and community-based services.
Join the Trust as it enters an exciting new phase focused on strengthening long-term sustainability, developing strategic partnerships and creating new opportunities to support mental health and wellbeing across Surrey.
If you are an experienced and ambitious income generation professional who can help lead that journey, then we want to hear from you!
Position: Social Prescriber
Location: Banstead/Hybrid (GP surgeries, community and family centres, home visits, MFT offices, working from home), with occasional travel across Surrey when required
Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday-Friday
Salary: £30,906
Contract: Fixed Term (until 31 March 2028 with possibility of this being extended)
Benefits: 5% Pension Employer Contribution, Paid Sick Leave, Blue Light Card Scheme, Vivup Discounts, Staff Social Events, Staff Social & Wellbeing Committee, Celebration Day (in addition to annual leave entitlement)
Closing date for applications: Sunday 4 October
Interviews will be held on: Thursday 8 October
Project
Social Prescribing empowers people to improve their health and wellbeing by connecting them with non-medical support within their communities. The service works with individuals to address the wider determinants of health, including social isolation, poor housing, debt, unemployment, caring responsibilities, and physical inactivity.
The project aims to strengthen personal and community resilience, reduce health inequalities, and improve health outcomes by enabling people to access practical and emotional support through community groups, voluntary sector organisations, and statutory services. The service supports people with long-term conditions, mental health needs, loneliness, social isolation, and complex social circumstances affecting their wellbeing.
Working closely with Primary Care Networks (PCNs) and a wide range of partner agencies, the service creates strong pathways between health, social care, and community resources to ensure individuals receive personalised, holistic support.
The Role
To provide person-centred Social Prescribing support to individuals referred from a range of health, social care and community-based services. You will build trusting relationships with individuals, identify what matters most to them, and co-produce personalised support plans that improve health, wellbeing, and independence.
The role involves managing a caseload of individuals, connecting them to local community assets, voluntary and community organisations and statutory services, while promoting self-management and social inclusion. The postholder will also work collaboratively with local partners to strengthen community capacity, encourage appropriate referrals and support the development of sustainable community resources.
Key responsibilities include:
About You
Qualifications and experience you will need include:
Information Technology
About the Organisation
The charity is a mental health and emotional wellbeing charity, supporting Surrey residents since 1994 in Banstead, Elmbridge, Epsom & Ewell and Mole Valley, offering a variety of face-to-face and online services, available to adults (aged 16+) living in Surrey who would like to restore and/or maintain their mental and emotional wellbeing (no diagnosis needed). The services are free of charge, with no waiting list and no time limit.
This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, and the successful completion of a probationary period.
You may have experience in areas such as Psychology, Counselling, Social Work, Mental Health, Health and Social Care (Level 3), Health, Wellbeing, Social Welfare, Link Worker, Social Prescribing Link Worker, Health Worker.
Please note this role is advertised by the recruitment agency acting for the client, Not For Profit People. #INDNFP
The Barbican is a multidisciplinary international arts centre in the City of London.
Across its theatres, concert halls, cinemas, galleries, business venues, public and community spaces, the Barbican showcases the most exciting artists and performers from around the world, pushing traditional artistic boundaries and helping us understand our lives in new and unexpected ways. Each year, the Centre presents hundreds of different performances, events and exhibitions that entertain and inspire millions of people, create connections, provoke debate, and reflect the world we live in.
Firmly rooted in its neighbourhood, the Barbican collaborates on projects with local communities, and supports young people and emerging talent to develop their artistic practice and access jobs in the creative industry.
Creative Collaboration
The Creative Collaboration department is at the heart of the Barbican’s engagement with its communities, breaking down traditional arts boundaries and contributing to a diverse and dynamic artistic programme.
Creative Collaboration aims to be a catalyst for the Barbican’s artistic vision, working across the centre with a multi-artform approach using all venues and spaces. The department champions interdisciplinary work that connects new audiences to the Barbican, engaging with creatives, participants and users that reflect the rich diversity of London.
The department supports the Barbican in being an arts centre rooted in its community, globally minded, connected, and that delivers on its civic purpose, which is integral to our long-term programme, approach, and impact. Our aim is to co-create joyful experiences that inspire, connect and provoke debate.
The role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Producer, Learning and Participation to join the Creative Collaboration team at the Barbican Centre.
The role of Senior Producer is instrumental in the development and delivery of dynamic programmes which engage young people and communities underrepresented in arts and culture as participants, audience, makers, workforce, and artists.
With a primary focus on the City of London and surrounding boroughs of Camden, Islington, Tower Hamlets, and Hackney the Senior Producer will manage the learning and community team, while collaborating across Barbican artform departments to deliver participatory focused events and programmes.
Are you able to spark creative possibilities and transformations for young people, communities, audiences, and emerging artists?
Then we want to hear from you.
Successful candidates will demonstrate:
• Significant experience of community arts, youth participatory or arts education work.
• Strong track record of delivering large-scale, public participatory or educational arts events across art forms.
• Awareness of, and commitment to the issues of equity and cultural diversity, with a track record of working with diverse artists and audiences
• Significant experience of managing complex budgets.
• Experience of preparing, presenting, and implementing business plans and strategies.
• Significant experience in team leadership, managing and inspiring teams to deliver high-impact, high-quality programmes and events.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with a strong ability to broker effective and mutually beneficial relationships, and the ability to consult, negotiate, and persuade internal and external stakeholders.
• Significant experience in presenting to senior staff and externally at both national and international level.
• Excellent written communication skills and a high degree of computer proficiency (including Word, Excel & Access).
• A skilled problem solver who can anticipate and mitigate issues, ensuring the successful implementation and completion of participation and learning projects.
• An innovative and collaborative producer with the ability to deliver the Creative Collaboration strategic vision alongside the wider Barbican Arts Programme.
What We Offer
• Barbican Membership
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with service
• Access to Barbican Centre discounts including offers at the Barbican Shop and hospitality outlets
• City Corporation staff benefits and discounts throughout the City of London, including at Tower Bridge, Guildhall Art Gallery and others
• Reciprocal entry to a number of galleries and museums across London
• Employee volunteering scheme (up to 2 days per year)
• A vibrant, creative, inclusive workplace at one of the world’s leading arts centres
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