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Job Title: Schools Engagement Coordinator (Inspiring the Future)
Reports to: Head of School Programmes
Location: Quantum House, 22 – 24 Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, EC4A 3AB. The role is open to hybrid working but the candidate would be expected to be in the office one day per week
Purpose: This is a fantastic opportunity to take on the role of Schools Engagement Coordinator for Education and Employers on the internationally recognised Inspiring the Future programme. As a charity, our mission is to: ‘ensure that every young person in our country, wherever they live, whatever their parents or carers’ circumstances, has the opportunity to meet a diverse range of volunteers to hear first-hand about jobs and the world of work’.
This key post is part of the Schools Engagement Team with responsibility for working closely with primary school and secondary school teachers and leaders to support them with running activities involving a diverse range of volunteers from the world of work. The role is rewarding and varied and will include supporting delivery of funded projects aimed at these audiences and general administrative support.
Remuneration: £27k per annum
Additional Terms: We offer an excellent overall package with 30 days paid holiday, exclusive of Statutory Bank Holidays, plus a competitive pension scheme and a volunteering allowance of up to 5 days per annum – pro rata in accordance with the length of contract. Additional family friendly benefits, including enhancements to Statutory Payments.
Appointment Terms: Permanent and full time
Job Purpose:
Reporting to the Head of Schools Programmes, the Schools Engagement Coordinator is responsible for working closely with school staff in promoting and empowering schools to utilise Inspiring the Future and Primary Futures, alongside delivering virtual activities for schools. These programmes are an online system connecting schools to an enormous range of fascinating volunteers from the world of work for virtual or in person activities to raise aspirations, provide insight into jobs, tackle stereotypes and demonstrate how learning at school in the present links to opportunities in the future.
This role will be split between supporting the general self-service programme for schools nationally in an administrative capacity and delivering on funded projects including delivering activities to a case load of schools across parts of the country. There is opportunity to interface directly with children and young people from both secondary and primary schools. through facilitating virtual and in person interactive activities with volunteers.
What we are looking for in a candidate:
Education and Employers is a small charity working at a rapid pace to bring about change. This is a dynamic role for someone looking to gain a breadth of experience in the charity sector and keen to learn about the education sector and career-related learning, social mobility and volunteer engagement. We are looking for someone passionate about motivating and inspiring children who relishes working with a range of stakeholders to create impactful activities.
The Engagement Coordinator will work closely with the Head of School Programmes and wider Inspiring the Future team to undertake the following key accountabilities:
Key Accountabilities:
The following areas are broken down to reflect the proportion of the role dedicated to each area, over the course of the academic year, with priorities differing at different times of year
Enquiries management and administrative support across the programme team:
- Managing the enquiries inbox and switchboard phone number, responding to enquiries from schools and volunteers about the charity’s work and programmes and how to sign up
- Providing targeted support to schools such as phone calls to primary, secondary schools and colleges independently utilising the programmes using a RAG (red, amber, green) system to convert them to successful activities
- Providing administrative support across the volunteer and school engagement teams, including record-keeping, data entry, meeting minute-taking, scheduling, event coordination, etc
- Monitoring new registrations from schools and sending welcome emails, keeping this up-to-date with the latest opportunities and messaging for schools
- Use Salesforce CRM to support with data management, assisting with maintaining up to date records and supporting data cleansing as needed
- Other ad-hoc administrative tasks as needed
School Engagement:
- Supporting new teacher registrants with onboarding processes such as welcome emails, platform demonstrations, info webinars
- Writing and coordinating persuasive communications campaigns to different groups of schools that have an interest in engaging with volunteers from the world of work
- In collaboration with rest of team, identifying need for and developing new resources and guidance to meet teacher needs and support them to make the most of our offers
- In collaboration with rest of team, developing and implementing new processes and technical improvements, to support increased school engagement.
Project Delivery:
- Recruiting and engaging schools according to the geographic or sector focus of a funded project
- Managing relationships with a case load of schools in different areas of the country to host planning calls, deliver sessions, gather evaluation data and ensure a legacy of independent usage
- Setting up virtual and face-to-face activities including school liaison, securing volunteers, test calls, setting up on the Inspiring the Future system and hosting on tech platforms e.g. Zoom
- Facilitating virtual and face to face activities to pupils to link with volunteers, hosting and designing themed sessions online to ensure an interactive and engaging experience for children and volunteers, following a Q&A or job guessing-game format.
- Supporting and co-hosting sessions to teachers including teacher training, staff meetings and info webinars to promote Inspiring the Future, deepen engagement and demonstrate independent usage
- Supporting the development of educational resources that provide insight into the world of work and different sectors
Person specification:
We are looking for someone with the following Skills/ Knowledge/ Expertise
Essential
- Minimum one year’s experience in a customer service, school engagement or school-based role
- Experience in successful relationship management – ability to engage confidently and sensitively with schools/colleges and at a range of levels of seniority up to and including headteacher level
- Outstanding customer service and telephone manner, including handling large volumes of email enquiries and dealing with difficult situations politely and assertively
- Strong organisational and administrative skills including close attention to detail and effective time management
- Persuasive and confident communicator who is influential, and effective in presenting a concept both in person and on the phone.
- Good level of education, demonstrating capability in producing written content to a high standard.
- Demonstrable experience of managing a diverse workload; being able to prioritise work and working under pressure.
- Good working knowledge and practical application of Microsoft Office tools
Desirable
- Passion for supporting young people in realising their potential through harnessing skilled volunteers to engage in education
- Experience in virtual facilitation with children and young people
- Experience of project management and delivery
- Experience of client relationships management (CRM) databases, in particular Salesforce
- Experience of marketing to schools
- Experience of working in a small team
- Experience of working with volunteers
- Understanding of safeguarding, risk management and data protection
- Comfort and confidence in working with data to inform actions
Personal Attributes
- Commitment to uphold our charity’s five values - Inspiring, Inclusive, Innovative, Impactful, Integrity
- Flexible – responsive to changing operational context and new opportunities
- Team Player: working collaboratively and flexibly to achieve outcomes and is keen to add value to the organisation’s culture and ethos
- Able to undertake some occasional work in the evenings and at weekends
- Able to travel in the UK if required
Application process
The Education and Employers charity values having a diverse workforce. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. We offer a range of inclusive employment and family friendly policies as well as flexible working arrangements in order to support staff from different backgrounds.
The closing date for applications is 9am on Wednesday 4th February and interviews will take place in the week of the 9th February. The organisation reserves the right to conduct interviews and appoint prior to the closing date dependent on the calibre of applications received.
Please send a covering letter of no more than 2-3 sides of A4 setting out your interest in and suitability for the role against the job description and person specification, together with an up to date CV. Please include your name and the role applied for in the subject line of your e-mail. Thank you
*Please note, in your cover letter we have a strong preference for human-written content. We want to hear about you, your genuine interest in the role, and why from your experience, skills, and personality you feel you are a great fit for the role
We will only consider applications with both a CV and covering letter and applications will only be accepted from those with the right to work in the UK with a valid passport/visa.
Thank you for taking the time to consider this role. We very much look forward to receiving your application!
The Charity is fully committed to safeguarding those in our care. We plan our recruitment processes to ensure effective timelines for any required vetting processes such as enhanced DBS, qualification, reference and identity checks. The Charity also ensures that each staff member is appropriately trained for their duties with a comprehensive induction process on commencement and regular CPD in areas like safeguarding.
About the Education and Employers Charity
Education and Employers is an independent UK based charity launched in 2009 with the original vision of “providing children and young people with the inspiration, motivation, knowledge, skills and opportunities they need to help them achieve their potential”. Our current strategic plan and mission is available to read here. It aims to achieve this by working with schools, employers, the national bodies that represent them and a wide range of other partners including the government and third sector organisations. The charity also works with partners internationally – more details here.
The charity runs Inspiring the Future, a free service which uses innovative match-making technology to connect volunteers with state schools and colleges, quickly, simply and at scale. Schools can very easily search a massive database of willing volunteers, filter against a wide range of criteria – e.g. subject, sector, career route and send them a message. It enables young people, wherever they live, whichever school they attend, the opportunity to meet people from a wide range of backgrounds doing jobs from across the whole world of work.
Over 90,000 people have already volunteered in the UK - people from all levels: apprentices to CEOs and all sectors: apps designers to zoologists and over 85% of English secondary schools and 42% of primary schools have registered with us. People can volunteer from an hour a year in a local primary or secondary school to chat informally about their job and career route, take part in career speed networking session, give careers insights, provide mock interviews or feedback on CVs through to serving as a governor or trustee. There is also the opportunity to link up with schools for workplace visits, job shadowing and mentoring.
Inspiring the Future operates on a technology platform kindly developed in partnership with Deloitte, Salesforce and Ordnance Survey. It allows the charity to run national campaigns and others focused on specific geographic areas or economic sectors such as engineering, science, health and arts and culture. The campaigns have secured high profile support across government, business and teacher associations and ongoing corporate partnerships including our lead corporate partner Bank of America.
In partnership with the National Association of Head Teachers the charity has developed a version for primary schools called Primary Futures and over 6,500 primaries have already signed up. To see a short clip on how it works please click here. All campaigns run through Inspiring the Future share a common objective: to broaden young people’s horizons, raise their aspirations and show them the range of opportunities and careers routes e.g. apprenticeships and university open to them. Over 5 million interactions between young people and volunteers from the world of work have already taken place.
Since the Charity’s launch it has sought to understand what difference employer engagement in education makes to young people and the economy. It works with academics and researchers from around the world and its own research is regularly cited by government and international organisations like the OECD. The research, which has informed and influenced a range of government policies, shows that employer engagement helps improve social mobility, reduces the likelihood of young people becoming NEET (not in education, employment of training), increases the amount they earn in adult life, helps them make better informed career choices and leads to improvements in educational attainment.
Registered Charity
21 - 50
Ensure that every young person in our country has the opportunity to meet a diverse range of volunteers to hear about jobs and the world of work.
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We’re looking for a dynamic and motivated Volunteer Coordinator to lead and support our volunteers during our final year.
This role is perfect for someone who understands volunteering from the inside, whether as a volunteer themselves or through close involvement, and knows what volunteers need to feel confident, valued, and effective.
You don’t need formal management experience. What matters most is that you’re a self-starter, a great communicator, and passionate about enabling people to contribute their time and skills to improve local health and care services.
This is a unique opportunity to play a central role in Healthwatch Wakefield’s final year and to support volunteers to make a real difference to local people’s lives. You’ll be trusted to shape the role, bring ideas, and leave a meaningful legacy.
We’re more interested in your potential, values, and understanding of volunteering than a lengthy CV. As we enter our final year, we’re less concerned with formal titles and more interested in people who bring heart, insight, and commitment. If that sounds like you, we want you to apply.
The deadline to apply is Tuesday 10 February 2026 but we may close this opportunity earlier if we receive enough suitable candidates.
Benefits include hybrid and flexible working, 28 days holiday per annum not including Bank Holidays (pro rata), 5% employer pension contribution, access to mental health and wellbeing support through our employee assistance programme, and training and development opportunities.
Find full details in the Application Pack.
About you
You might be someone who:
- Has experience of volunteering or working closely with volunteers.
- Understands what helps volunteers succeed and stay motivated.
- Is organised, proactive and able to work independently.
- Enjoys building relationships and supporting people.
- Is confident recruiting and engaging with people from diverse communities.
- Shares our commitment to improving health and care services.
Why join us?
This is a unique opportunity to play a central role in Healthwatch Wakefield’s final year and to support volunteers to make a real difference to local people’s lives. You’ll be trusted to shape the role, bring ideas, and leave a meaningful legacy.
We’re more interested in your potential, values, and understanding of volunteering than a lengthy CV. As we enter our final year, we’re less concerned with formal titles and more interested in people who bring heart, insight, and commitment. If that sounds like you, we encourage you to apply.
What you’ll do
- Reignite enthusiasm among our existing volunteers, reconnecting them with our mission and encouraging active involvement.
- Recruit volunteers from a wide range of backgrounds and communities.
- Design and deliver welcoming, engaging inductions.
- Support, motivate, and retain volunteers, ensuring they feel informed, valued and confident.
- Match volunteers to meaningful opportunities that suit their skills and interests.
- Be a key point of contact for volunteers, offering guidance, encouragement, and practical support.
- Work closely with colleagues to make sure volunteers are embedded across our work.
- Help make sure volunteering activity supports Healthwatch Wakefield’s impact in its final year.
Essential criteria
- Experience of volunteering and/or working closely with volunteers.
- A good understanding of what volunteers need to feel supported, motivated and successful.
- Ability to recruit, induct, and support volunteers in a positive and engaging way.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to work independently, take initiative, and manage your own workload.
- Organised, reliable, and able to juggle multiple tasks.
- Commitment to equality, inclusion, and reaching diverse communities.
- A genuine interest in improving local health and care services.
- Administrative skills, including record keeping, report writing, and use of IT systems.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of coordinating or supporting volunteers in a paid or voluntary role.
- Experience of supporting volunteers with different skills, needs, and backgrounds.
- Experience of community engagement or outreach work.
- Confidence delivering inductions, briefings, or group sessions.
- Understanding of the health, care or voluntary and community sector.
Registered Charity
6 - 10
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The Silver Line Helpline is recruiting for 2 Volunteer Co-ordinators to join their fantastic team providing a vital service to older people across the UK. The Silver Line Helpline is a free, confidential telephone service offering friendship, conversation and support to older people, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
As a Volunteer Co-ordinator, you will play a vital role in supporting and growing a valued team of volunteers who deliver a high quality, safe and compassionate service to older people. You’ll ensure volunteers receive a good onboarding experience, feel confident in their role and are supported every step of the way.
Working closely with colleagues across the Helpline, you’ll manage volunteer recruitment and onboarding, deliver training, respond to enquiries, and help volunteers use a range of IT systems. You’ll work flexibly in a fast paced, 24 hour service environment, including taking and making calls to older people when needed. Your work will help ensure volunteers are well trained, supported, and empowered to deliver a consistent, empathetic and safe service.
These exciting positions offer hybrid working between home and our Blackpool office. We currently require office attendance a minimum of once a quarter. You may also be asked to attend the office occasionally for training or other reasons, as required. You will be on a hybrid contract and must cover the costs of all travel to the office yourself. Our office attendance requirements will be reviewed later in 2026.
This role is a 35-hour working week, 5 days out of 7 with start and end times between 8am-8pm. It will include regular weekend working, and Bank Holiday working, which will be arranged on a rota basis.
In your Supporting Statement, please include examples of how you meet the Must Have criteria below.
Must haves:
The below competencies will be assess at the indicated stage of the recruitment process.
Application = A, Interview = I, Test = T, Presentation = P
Skills and knowledge
• Excellent interpersonal, listening, customer service, and communication skills, with the ability to adapt communication style (A, I, T)
• Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Office and using CRM systems (A,I,T)
• Knowledge of safeguarding with the ability to assess and manage risk independently (A,I)
• Understanding and knowledge of mental health issues (A,I)
• Training and presentation skills with the ability to train others remotely on using IT systems (A,I)
• Understanding of the issues facing older people, particularly the impact of loneliness and isolation on older people (A,I)
Personal attributes
• Ability to respond in a non-judgemental, empathetic, respectful and friendly manner in all situations (A,I)
• Ability to manage a busy workload and adapt to change in a fast-paced service whilst meeting service KPIs (A,I)
• Ability to adhere to policies and procedures (A,I)
• A commitment to promoting equality and diversity (A,I)
Great to haves
The below competencies will be assess at the indicated stage of the recruitment process.
Application = A, Interview = I, Test = T, Presentation = P
Experience
• Experience in working in services to support older people (A,I)
• Experience in working in with volunteers (A,I)
• Experience working with colleagues remotely (A,I)
• Experience working within services that operate outside of normal working hours (A,I)
What we offer in return
• Competitive salary, 26 days annual leave + bank holidays + annual leave purchase scheme
• Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, Health cashback plan and EAP
• Car Benefit Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Season Ticket Loan
• Techscheme - buy any tech from Apple or Currys, up to £1000, and spread the cost over 12 months, interest free
• Blue Light Card Scheme
• You Did It Awards – recognition awards from £100-250.
Additional Information
We currently require office attendance a minimum of once a quarter. You may also be asked to attend the office occasionally for training or other reasons, as required. You will be on a hybrid contract and must cover the costs of all travel to the office yourself. Our office attendance requirements will be reviewed later in 2026.
This role is a 35-hour working week, 5 days out of 7 with start and end times between 8am-8pm. It will include regular weekend working, and Bank Holiday working, which will be arranged on a rota basis.
Supporting statements and anonymisation
Candidates are expected to provide a supporting statement that explains how they meet the competencies annotated with an ‘A’ in the job description, to assess suitability for the position. Age UK acknowledges and accepts that AI may be used to support the application; we do expect candidates to personalise experience, knowledge and skills and failure to do so, may result in your application being rejected.
Please submit a Word version of your CV as it will be anonymised by our recruitment system when you apply for a role. Our system is unable to anonymise supporting statements and heavily formatted CVs. Please could you remove any personal information including your name before you upload to support our inclusive recruitment process. All equalities monitoring information is also anonymised and not shared with the hiring panel. Your name and address will only be known to us if invited for interview.
Equal opportunities & Disability Confident Scheme
Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. Age UK is a Disability Confident Scheme employer. Due to high numbers of applications received, Age UK reserves the right to limit the overall number of interviews offered, and therefore, it may not always be practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job.
Reasonable adjustments
Disabled job seekers can access reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. All requests for reasonable adjustments are considered on a case-by-case basis, in collaboration with the disabled job seeker to best meet their needs, by contacting the Recruitment Team. Disability disclosures will be kept confidential and only shared on a need-to-know basis to support the implementation of adjustments. Disclosures will not be used to inform hiring decisions.
Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.
Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
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Prison Fellowship (PF) is seeking a dynamic and highly motivated Head of Volunteer & Church Engagement to lead and develop our work with volunteers and churches across England and Wales.
Reporting to the Chief Executive and sitting on the Senior Leadership Team, this role offers both strategic influence and hands-on leadership. You will shape the development of PF’s volunteer engagement and church partnerships, ensuring that volunteers are inspired, equipped and mobilised to deliver transformational support for people in prison and their families.
You will lead volunteer recruitment, induction and leadership development, supporting a large and geographically dispersed volunteer base. Working closely with colleagues, you will help ensure volunteers are aligned with PF’s programmes and priorities, while developing new and innovative ways for people to engage in PF’s work.
A key element of the role is church engagement. You will develop and lead PF’s church engagement strategy, building and sustaining strong relationships with churches across denominations. You will represent PF at churches, events and festivals, and work with the Chief Executive to cultivate relationships with senior and denominational church leaders.
About you
The successful candidate will have experience in volunteer management and leadership development, strong communication and public-speaking skills, and a good understanding of the UK Church. You will be a collaborative and resilient leader, able to think strategically while delivering operationally. Experience in a faith-based organisation is essential, and experience in prisons or criminal justice is desirable.
Working arrangements
The role requires regular travel across England and Wales, flexibility to work evenings and weekends as needed, and operates on a hybrid basis combining national travel, home working and PF’s London office.
Genuine Occupational Requirement:
This role is subject to a Genuine Occupational Requirement for the post holder to be a practising Christian, in accordance with Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010.
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Do you know someone passionate about volunteering and community development? We're looking for a Volunteering Brokerage Coordinator to join our small but mighty team.
This role is perfect for someone who wants to make a real difference - connecting volunteers with causes they care about, supporting community groups to build their volunteer programmes, and championing the value of volunteering across Waltham Forest.
Please submit:
• A comprehensive CV (maximum 3 pages)
• A supporting statement (maximum 2 pages) addressing the person specification and explaining your interest in the role
• A completed equality monitoring form
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Have you led transformational change in the third sector – and are now looking for your next big opportunity to make a lasting impact?
If so, you may be the dynamic, strategic and values-driven leader we’re looking for as our Head of Volunteering Development.
This is a senior leadership role with real influence and autonomy. Working with key stakeholders and partners, you’ll lead the development and delivery of a forward-thinking, inclusive Vision for Volunteering for Somerset. With a remit that spans strategy development, community engagement, active citizenship and workforce wellbeing, this role will be key in exploring new and exciting approaches that makes volunteering accessible to all.
You’ll bring proven leadership experience in the third sector, and a track record of strategic planning and delivering change in complex environments. You’ll also have a passion for volunteering, a deep understanding of the volunteer experience, and excellent knowledge and understanding of the national and local volunteering landscape – including the opportunities and challenges.
In return, we offer flexible, hybrid working options, a free Employee Assistance Programme, and up to 7.5 hours of volunteering leave per year.
To find out more about this role, including how you can apply, please visit our website by clicking the button on this advert.
Registered Charity
11 - 20
We support and champion Somerset’s charities and voluntary organisations to help change lives and build healthy, resilient communities.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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An exciting opportunity to be involved in the development of a growing adult literacy charity as it expands across North England
One in 20 adults in the UK has never learnt to read at all. This can have a serious impact on their confidence and wellbeing, limiting access to training, employment, and everyday opportunities that many take for granted. Being unable to read as an adult can be isolating and dangerous, reinforces social inequality, restricts economic growth, and worsens intergenerational disadvantage - but it is never too late to learn.
Read Easy helps adults transform their lives by learning to read. It does this by supporting its growing network of locally run, volunteer-led affiliated groups that offer free, confidential, one-to-one reading coaching—both in person and online to adults - aged from 18-88.
With its free, flexible, confidential approach, Read Easy encourages people who are too embarrassed to join a class to come forward for one-to-one support. Each new reader is provided with their own personal Reading Coach, so that they can learn in private and at their own pace. Learning to read transforms their lives in many other ways as well, including enabling them to support their children’s and grandchildren’s reading, and so transfers the benefits to the next generation.
There are currently 80 affiliated Read Easy groups across England, together involving more than a thousand volunteers. Read Easy UK is the registered charity and umbrella organisation which supports this network of affiliated volunteer groups and provides the structure, training and support to enable volunteers to establish groups in new areas.
As our North Regional Adviser, your role would be to provide strategic leadership, guidance, and oversight to ensure that all volunteer groups in your region consistently deliver high-quality services aligned with Read Easy UK’s strategy.
You will support local volunteer leaders to strengthen group performance, and foster collaboration across affiliated groups, so that that they deliver coaching to Readers with consistent quality, and a positive and worthwhile experience is had by all.
You will also find volunteers to ‘pioneer’ four new groups in the counties where there is no Read Easy presence and provide them and our 17 existing groups and pioneers in the region, with high-quality support. Your quality support will ensure that they provide the same for their volunteers and new Readers. From meeting (mostly online) with Team Leaders to provide one to one support, and hosting online and annual in-person volunteer forums, to delivering presentations and occasional training for small groups of volunteers, this is a dynamic and rewarding role.
This is a home-based post requiring flexibility, some early evening working and occasional travel to visit groups. The role is available on a part time basis (22.5 hours p/w, 60% of 37.5 hours p/w FTE).
The successful candidate will be expected to:
- Live within one of the following areas: York, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire or Greater Manchester (Due to the location of our groups in the region, and to ensure efficient travel);
- have been employed to work with volunteers for at least two years;
- have strong people management and interpersonal skills; excellent communication skills; and the confidence to run meetings and deliver presentations.
Salary & Benefits
- Annual Salary £17,770 (60% of -£29,500 FTE)
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and Christmas closing and 2 days volunteering leave (upon completion of probationary period) – pro-rata for part time roles
- Company sick pay to financially support you when you are unwell (above statutory upon completion of probationary period)
- Support when extending your family – company parental and adoption pay (above statutory after 12 months service)
- Access to RewardHub – which gives retail discounts and has a ‘Wellbeing Centre’ with tools, tips, recipes, workout videos and guides which will help you to reach your own wellbeing goals
- Training and Development opportunities and resources – we are developing personal plans in this area to enhance employee experience and opportunity
- A collaborative, creative and inspiring working environment full of committed and passionate employees and inspirational volunteers
We strive to ensure our recruitment practices are fair, open, easy to access and as inclusive as possible. We aim to recruit a team which broadly reflect the local communities which we serve; to work with and learn from each other to continually improve the service we deliver to our Readers. Our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Group is actively promoting and advancing diversity and inclusion, ensuring a culture where everyone can be themselves and thrive. We welcome you to apply and be your authentic self.
When applying for a job with us, if an applicant has a disability covered by the definition outlined within the Equality Act 2010 and can show that they meet the ‘essential criteria’ described in the person specification for the role being applied for, they are guaranteed an interview for the job for which they are applying through our Disability Confident scheme.
If you need any support with your application, please contact us,
The closing date for this post is 10:00 Tuesday 3rd February 2026. Should you be shortlisted, the first round of interviews will take place online on Tuesday 10th February, with in-person interviews, being held in Birmingham , on Tuesday 24th February 2026.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Central London Samaritans is the biggest of Samaritans branches. Situated in the heart of London, 400 volunteers deliver the Samaritans service round the clock, every day of the year providing support for anyone struggling to cope. Assisted by a small staff team, volunteers manage over 100,000 calls a year, 4,500 face to face visits at branch and respond to over 10,000 email and text contacts.
Central London Samaritans was the founding branch of the Samaritans movement and has a rich history which began in the crypt of St Stephen Walbrook over 70 years ago.
The role of the Volunteer Coordinator is an integral part of branch operations and is the key office role that ensures the branch operates a 24/7 rota, 365 days a year. The post holder is key to ensuring a fit for rota and volunteer support system at CLS.
Main responsibilities and duties
- Keep abreast of volunteering best practice provided by Central Charity and ensuring all required risk assessments are carried out
- Administer and coordinate the rota of volunteers covering every day of the year to ensure the Central London Samaritans operates a 24/7 service for callers. This includes reviewing shift volunteer numbers to ensure volunteers are available for callers in line with national guidance
- Administer new volunteers onto the database and support the placement of new volunteers (New Samaritans) onto shifts
- Provide the volunteer Directorate with accurate information as required by the volunteer Directorate to effectively manage the branch rota
- Support the volunteer Directorate to identify and resolve volunteering issues and work with the Directors to support the management of volunteer engagement and retention; offer first line support that signposts queries and concerns from volunteers
- Support the volunteer Directorate to identify volunteers for other roles including Shift Leader
- Support the volunteer Directorate and signpost volunteers needing to take a ‘Leave of Absence’ to the relevant Director / team. Administer the ‘Leave of Absence’
- Support the volunteer Directorate to organise and resource the recruitment and training of new Shift Leaders
- Oversee and administer the implementation of a volunteer management database at the branch and maintain the database with accurate and up to date information in line with the data protection act
- Provide statistical information to the senior volunteer management team and Centre Management
This job description is neither exclusive nor exhaustive and the duties and responsibilities may vary from time-to-time in light of changing circumstances and in consultation with the jobholder.
Hours of work
The basic hours are 35 hours per week. Within these hours, there may be a need to work some evenings and weekend days, so flexibility is essential. The core responsibilities and duties should be carried out during weekdays.
The amount of out of hours work will be agreed with the Head of Branch Operations on an ongoing basis. Toil (time off in lieu) will be allowed in agreement with the Head of Branch Operations and in line with the current European Working Time Directive.
Limitations
This job description is neither exclusive nor exhaustive and the duties and responsibilities may vary from time-to-time in the lights of changing circumstances and in consultation with the job- holder.
The job-holder will be required to work within the rules and regulations of Samaritans and accept the authority of the Head of Branch Operations, who has discretion to delegate authority to the job-holder and to withdraw it.
Equal Opportunities Policy
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We’re an award-winning charity running local learning centres in the heart of the communities where the young people we support live. Our centres provide a high-impact education programme which includes practical learning support, pastoral care, and motivational and confidence-building activities for young people aged 7-18. Our aim is to enable students from the least advantaged neighbourhoods to realise their ambitions and achieve their wonderful potential.
As the UK’s leading university access organisation, our staff team is helping 56,000 young people each year at its 44 learning centres and extension projects across England and Scotland, and we plan to scale-up our provision to 50 centres over the coming years.
We are looking for a high-calibre candidate who will enjoy working each day with young people and who will thrive in a frontline, community-based, fast-paced and rewarding role. You will be taking up a permanent role as Centre Leader at our IntoUniversity centre in Southampton. You will have responsibility for running your IntoUniversity centre, including managing your team, planning and delivering the programme, liaising with external stakeholders and meeting IntoUniversity’s targets for delivery.
A substantial element of this role is delivering our education programme to children and young people aged 7-18, so you will need to have a genuine passion and enthusiasm for working with young people, including leading a class of 30 from the front, working with small teams of children and providing one-to-one support.
The role at a glance
Contract: Full-time, permanent
Application deadline - 9am Monday 2nd February 2026
Interview day (in-person) - Thursday 12th February 2026
Start date: As soon as possible, to be agreed directly with the successful candidate
Working hours
Mon and Thurs: 09:30-18:00
Tues, Weds, Fri: 09:00-17:30
(Some additional weekend & unsocial hours will be required)
Centre Leaders are based at one of our IntoUniversity learning centres and work directly with young people, schools and families on a daily basis. It is therefore not a hybrid role and is based full-time in our centres
Location
IntoUniversity Southampton
The role requires intermittent travel in your region (usually within the day). Periodic travel out of the area is also required e.g. to London, this may include occasional overnight stays.
Salary
£36,400 per annum.
Annual leave
33 days (inc bank & public holidays) + 3 closure days (two in December and one in July) + additional length of service entitlement (one day per year of service, up to 5 days)
Staff benefits
- Employer pension contributions of 6% (and up to 8% after two years)
- Year round ‘early finish’ Fridays at 4.30pm
- Summer working hours (finish at 1pm on Fridays for six weeks in the summer), pro-rated for staff joining after January in the same year
- Employee Assistance Programme including access to wellbeing and legal support
- Life Assurance scheme with Aviva including SmartHealth service with access to 24/7 online GP appointments
- Interest-free new starter loans of up to £1,000
- Cycle to Work Scheme and Travelcard Loan Scheme
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption pay and sick pay allowances
- Staff in FOCUS – rewards, competitions and prizes across the year
Registered Charity
101 - 500
IntoUniversity provides local learning centres where young people are inspired to achieve.
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The Advocacy Team Leader is a key operational leadership role responsible for the day-to-day delivery, coordination, and quality assurance of Respond’s specialist ISVA and advocacy services for autistic people and people with learning disabilities affected by sexual violence, trauma, or abuse.
This role combines operational leadership, case allocation and triage, supervision and quality oversight, alongside holding a small caseload of complex cases. You will help ensure high-quality, trauma-informed, neurodiversity-affirming advocacy in line with ISVA national minimum standards, safeguarding requirements and contract outcomes.
The Team Leader plays a central role in embedding trauma-informed, neurodiversity-affirming practice, supporting safe and reflective decision-making, and representing Respond in key operational and steering forums and working groups. And plays a vital role in building a culture of safe, accountable, and reflective practice and in ensuring advocacy services are delivered with care, consistency, and impact.
An accredited ISVA qualification is essential.
This advert closes at midnight Thursday 18th February 2026 and interviews will be held Tuesday 24th February 2026.
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This is a centre-based role with some travel to other animal centres, branches and adopter’s homes. There will be a requirement to work with diverse teams and in potentially dangerous (due to the animals they may encounter) and emotionally demanding situations.
Role Purpose
Responsible for assessing and monitoring the behaviour and welfare of dogs, cats and small animals (depending on need and competence) in Danaher’s care. This will include devising behavioural plans, and carrying out or overseeing environmental and behavioural and training interventions in agreed circumstances, to maintain high standards of welfare, support successful rehoming and reduce return rates. The post holder will also be required to support and train other staff and volunteers in the care, management and behaviour modification of the animals in their care.
Behaviour, welfare and training plans for dogs and cats (other species depending on RSPCA need and professional competence). Decisions to escalate animals for RCAB attention (according to agreed criteria). Sign off of staff/volunteer competency to handle dogs with more complex behavioural needs (according to agreed criteria). Record-keeping.
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Hearing Dogs for Deaf People – Head of Acquisition
Location: Hybrid working with some travel to Hearing Dogs offices in either Buckinghamshire or East Yorkshire.
Salary: Circa £56,000 per annum.
Contract: Permanent, full-time hours.
Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, whose mission is to build confidence, companionship and connection for people with hearing loss, is seeking a Head of Acquisition to lead and grow recruitment across individual giving, legacy and regular giving channels, as well as attracting new volunteers and service users.
Hearing Dogs for Deaf People has been creating life-changing partnerships between hearing dogs and deaf recipients since 1982. As well as acting as an ear to their partners and alerting them to sounds, the charity’s clever and expertly trained dogs help deaf people to live life with confidence and independence, whilst providing love, companionship and emotional support. This is coupled with the provision of emotional and practical support services for anyone with hearing loss.
Following a strategic review, the charity is now entering an exciting period of growth and expanding their Individual Giving programme within the Performance Marketing and Communications Directorate, to enable them to transform many more lives across the UK.
Playing a pivotal role in this transformation, the Head of Acquisition will drive sustainable income growth through innovative, data-driven acquisition campaigns targeting new supporters, donors, lottery players and legacy pledgers that deepen engagement and bring the charity’s brand story to life. The role will ensure that every acquisition activity clearly communicates the impact of Hearing Dogs’ work, connecting supporter action to life-changing outcomes for people who are deaf or have hearing loss. At the same time, the post-holder will be responsible for championing strategies to reach more people who can volunteer for, and benefit from, the charity’s vital services.
The ideal candidate will be a leader in supporter or customer acquisition in a not for profit or commercial environment, with a strong track record in delivering successful campaigns across multiple channels, including digital, face-to-face, direct marketing and fundraising products (eg lottery, legacy and regular giving). You will have experience in developing strategic investment cases and multi-year acquisition strategies, grounded in data insight and performance engagement. You will have also have a background in brand-led campaigns and communicating organisational impact to engage and convert audiences. Finally, you will have excellent communication and relationship management skills.
This is an exciting opportunity to help Hearing Dogs shape their future with the flexibility of hybrid working remotely and spending time at Hearing Dogs’ stunning offices, with friendly and passionate staff and their four-legged friends.
If you want to lead the pack and help deaf people live well with hearing loss Please download our Candidate Pack for further information [PDF], which includes details on how to apply.
Closing date: Monday 16th February, 9.00 am.
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This role is a key member of a small staff team of the Girlguiding North West England Region Office which is led by the Executive Manager. The role of the Head of Rewarding & Flexible Volunteering (R&FV) is to manage the delivery, implementation, coordination, and administration of training and development programs for leaders, young members, commissioners, and trainers. The successful applicant must have excellent verbal, and written communication skills. They must be able to build positive relationships with staff and volunteers at all levels and have a working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
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Reporting To: Depot Manager
Contract Type: Permanent / Full Time - 37.5 hours per week
The Felix Project
The Felix Project is London's biggest food redistribution charity and the largest end-to-end food redistribution charity in Europe.
Our vision is a London where no one goes hungry and good food is never wasted.
We rescue surplus food from businesses, supermarkets, restaurants and farms. This food is nutritious, in-date, and safe and includes a high proportion of fresh vegetables, fruit, meat and fish. If we did not rescue this food, it would be at risk of going to waste. Instead, we deliver it free of charge to London charities, schools, food banks, food hubs and other organisations serving people in need. Our food is a vital lifeline for children and families, people on low incomes, people who have lost their jobs, the homeless, refugees, domestic abuse survivors, the elderly and keyworkers.
We are a very ambitious and dynamic young charity and we haven’t stopped growing since we were founded in 2016 in memory of Felix Byam Shaw, by his father, entrepreneur Justin Byam Shaw. We recently ran a very high-profile media campaign with the Evening Standard and Independent, raising £10million to feed London. We have celebrity endorsement from Reece James, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Jack Whitehall, Steven Fry, James May and many others.
Last year we delivered enough food for 30 million meals to help people in need. Because nearly all the food we receive is donated by the food industry and volunteers, every £1 of expenditure redistributes £10 worth of food.
Purpose of the Job
We are looking for the Warehouse Team Leader to play a key role in our depot operations, with exceptional organisation skills, excellent people skills, attention to detail and a positive ‘can do’ attitude’. Ideally, you will have a background in warehousing or other operational roles, however, we are willing to train people who are passionate about our cause, have an excellent work ethic, and have strong customer service skills.
Duties and Responsibilities
The role is subject to a degree of flexibility but initially, the Team Leader will be involved with the following activities:
- Managing a team of staff and volunteers to run a warehouse of chilled and ambient food
- Customer relations management of the community organisations we work with
- Proper use of our Warehouse Management System
- Physically moving stock around on warehouse on a pallet truck or by hand
- Ensuring the warehouse is clean, safe and efficiently run
- Daily briefings of staff and volunteers of the days priorities and what to be aware of
- Carry out regular stock counts of food we are storing
- Appropriately handle product recalls
- Day to day problem solving
- Covering Goods In, Warehouse Management Duties and Goods Out and general procedures
- Responsible for yourself and your team’s adherence to Health and Safety regulations
- Route Planning
- Training staff and volunteers
Registered Charity
21 - 50
We deliver this surplus food to charities and schools so they can provide healthy meals and help the most vulnerable in our society.
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Are you ready to shape the future of young people at a national scale?
Join Young Enterprise at a pivotal moment of change. As our Assistant Director of Partnerships and Delivery, you’ll play a leading role in strengthening how we work, how we partner, and how we deliver life-changing opportunities for young people across the UK, working across regions to maximise impact.
This is a senior, strategic role with real influence, combining vision, collaboration, and operational excellence to ensure Young Enterprise is set up for long-term impact.
Who We Are
We’re Young Enterprise, a national charity with a bold mission: to give every young person the skills, confidence, and mindset to thrive in a changing world of work.
For over 60 years, we’ve reached more than 7 million young people through hands-on enterprise and financial education programmes. From launching student businesses to building financial confidence, our work helps young people develop essential life skills like teamwork, leadership, problem-solving, and resilience.
We’re a passionate, people-centred organisation made up of 90+ colleagues and 2,000+ volunteers, united by a belief that every young person, whatever their background, deserves a fair start in life.
Why Join Us?
We think Young Enterprise is a great place to work and we’re proud of our people-first culture. Here’s what you can expect:
- A friendly and supportive team where your voice is heard
- A strong commitment to diversity and inclusion—we want everyone to feel they belong
- Generous holiday allowance and flexible working
- Cycle-to-work scheme, life assurance, and NHS top-up plan
- Ongoing learning and mentoring opportunities
- A chance to directly impact the lives of young people every single day
About the Role
This is a senior, strategic role for a collaborative leader who enjoys turning insight into action. As Assistant Director of Partnerships and Delivery, you will:
- Work with the senior leadership team to design and embed a future-ready Target Operating Model (TOM) that supports high quality, impactful delivery across the UK.
- Lead Young Enterprise’s partnership and delivery activity during a key period of organisational change and renewal, helping to shape our future impact.
- Build strong, purposeful partnerships and delivery models that bring our Transforming Futures Strategy to life.
- Foster a strong “one team” culture across programmes, delivery, and volunteering.
- Champion safeguarding, inclusivity, and evidence-based practice across all areas of work.
You’ll Love This Role If You Are…
- a strategic systems-thinker who enjoys improving how organisations work and delivering impact at scale
- a collaborative and credible leader who brings people with them through change, building trust and momentum
- passionate about impact and using evidence to drive better outcomes for young people
- confident working with partners and stakeholders across sectors to create shared value
- values-led, with a strong commitment to safeguarding, inclusion, and high-quality delivery
- motivated by mission, and excited by the opportunity to shape the future of a national charity at a pivotal moment
Key Responsibilities
- Lead partnership and delivery activity aligned to the Transforming Futures Strategy.
- Co-design and implement a future-focused Target Operating Model (TOM) that supports effective, high quality delivery.
- Build, grow and manage strategic relationships with schools, funders, and partners to maximise impact and reach.
- Represent Young Enterprise externally and support partnership growth across sectors.
- Ensure programmes are delivered to a consistently high standard, with safeguarding, inclusion and quality at the core.
- Use data, evidence and insight to drive performance, learning and continuous improvement.
- Connect national strategy with regional delivery, ensuring local insight informs planning and decision making.
- Foster a collaborative, inclusive culture and support the development of high performing teams.
- Contribute actively to organisational leadership as a member of the senior leadership team.
A few practical things
- This role will require regular travel across the UK and monthly travel to London for leadership meetings and events.
Keeping Young People Safe
We are committed to keeping young people safe. All successful applicants will undergo an enhanced DBS check and receive ongoing safeguarding training.
At Young Enterprise, safeguarding is at the core of everything we do. We are committed to promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. All successful applicants will receive ongoing safeguarding training throughout their employment and be expected to uphold excellent safeguarding practice at all times.
How to Apply
If you’re ready to help shape the futures of young people, we want to hear from you!
Please send your CV and instead of a traditional cover letter, please send us a separate document answering the three questions below, up to 250 words per answer. Please note, applications without answers to the three questions will not be considered. Applications must be received by 23:30 on 4 February 2026.
Interviews will be held in person at our London Office and shortlisted candidates will be invited to be interviewed either on 10 or 11 February 2026.
1. What are the top three strengths, skills, or experiences you bring to the Assistant Director of Partnerships and Delivery role?
2. If appointed, what would you most want to achieve within your first 12 months in the role, and why are these priorities important to you and to Young Enterprise?
3. Why does leading the delivery and partnerships at Young Enterprise matter to you personally? How does your motivation and approach align with our transforming Futures Strategy and our values of unlocking potential, one team, enterprising and resilient, and creating great impact?
We understand that candidates may use AI tools to assist with their applications. While these can be a helpful resource, we want to hear about your personal skills, experiences and insights that highlight your unique strengths and perspective in your own words.
Full details can be found in the Job Description.
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Join us – and help us give every young person the chance to thrive. Apply today!
Registered Charity
51 - 100
We empower young people to discover, develop and celebrate their skills and potential.
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