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Undercover Investigator (Independent Contractor)

Reports to: Chief Executive
Location: United Kingdom (with international assignments possible)
Contract Type: Independent Contractor

About the Role

As an Undercover Investigator with the Animal Welfare Investigations Project (AWIP), you will work as part of a dedicated and highly skilled investigations team committed to disrupting organised animal cruelty and protecting animals worldwide.

You’ll be tasked with carrying out covert, intelligence-led operations aligned with AWIP’s Strategic Plan — targeting organised, serious, and complex cruelty within industries that use animals for human consumption.

Assignments will vary from short-term deployments to multi-month undercover placements within agricultural or associated sectors. You may also support other high-priority investigations, such as deploying covert surveillance equipment to assist ongoing animal fighting, wildlife crime, or puppy farming cases.

This work demands resilience, adaptability, and absolute discretion. You’ll operate in challenging environments, often under cover, gathering high-quality intelligence and evidence to support enforcement action and criminal prosecutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct covert investigations and gather evidential material in line with AWIP’s operational protocols and evidentiary standards.

• Undertake long-term employment-based assignments in industries using animals for human consumption.

• Deploy covert and technical surveillance equipment to support intelligence-led investigations.

• Conduct research to identify investigative targets, networks, and patterns of organised animal crime.

• Produce accurate daily logs, reports, and evidentiary submissions while maintaining strict chain-of-custody procedures.

• Work collaboratively with solicitors, prosecutors, and law enforcement partners to support prosecutions and intelligence-led operations.

• Provide witness statements and give evidence in court when required.

• Ensure the confidentiality of all sensitive material and operational matters.

• Maintain regular communication with the Investigations & Intelligence Team regarding case activity and developments.

• Uphold AWIP’s mission and values in all aspects of your work.

Essential Requirements

• Strong alignment with AWIP’s mission to investigate, disrupt, protect, and rescue animals from organised cruelty.

• Proven ability to work independently, including in isolated or high-pressure environments.

• Confidence operating covert recording equipment and strong photography/videography skills.

• Excellent observation and attention to detail.

• Ability to adapt quickly, make sound judgments under pressure, and take calculated risks when necessary.

• Strong written communication and reporting skills.

• Full UK right to work and valid driving licence.

• Willingness to travel extensively and remain away from home for prolonged periods (typically 2–4 months per assignment; accommodation and expenses covered).

• Professional, discreet, and capable of maintaining operational secrecy at all times.

Desirable

• Prior experience in covert investigations, intelligence gathering, or law enforcement.

• Understanding of animal agriculture, animal fighting, or wildlife crime.

• Familiarity with evidentiary procedures and working with legal teams or enforcement agencies.

The Person

We’re looking for someone audacious, determined, and mission-driven — someone who thrives under pressure, has a meticulous eye for detail, and possesses an unshakeable commitment to protecting animals from harm.

About SPANA

SPANA (The Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad) is the global charity for the working animals of the world. Since our foundation in 1923, we have worked where they work, to support the welfare of working animals, including horses, donkeys, mules, oxen, dogs and camels.

About this role

Over the past two years, SPANA has made significant investments in Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL), culminating in the establishment of an independent MEAL team within the Global Programmes Directorate. Led by the Head of Data Insight and MEAL, this team works collaboratively with the Programme Quality and Development, Animal Health and Welfare and Education, Community Education and SBCC teams to strengthen evidence-based programming and impact measurement.

The MEAL Manager plays a central role in advancing SPANA’s MEAL systems, providing technical expertise and support to SPANA UK staff and over 20 global partners. The role contributes to the design and implementation of MEAL frameworks that effectively measure the organisation’s impact on the health and welfare of working animals. In addition, the MEAL Manager promotes innovative approaches to data use, supports evidence-based learning and line manages the Data Insights Officer.

Contract, location and salary

This is a full-time (34.5 hours per week), permanent role. This role is UK based, hybrid working with regular attendance (approximately 1-2 days per month, or more if preferred) in our London office. Candidates must have the right to work in the UK currently and for the duration of the contract. 

The salary for this position is c.£45,000 per annum, subject to skills and experience. SPANA is pleased to offer a range of benefits including a generous company pension scheme with 10% employer contribution if the employee contributes a minimum 5%, and health care cash plan. 

Further details and how to apply

Please see the job description for full details including a person specification and information on how to apply. The deadline for applications is 23:59 GMT on Sunday 16 November 2025. 

We recognise that candidates may choose to use AI in their application documents. We recommend that candidates ensure that their use of AI is considered and that their application documents accurately reflect their skills and experience. Applicants are advised that SPANA does not use AI in its application review process and all applications are independently reviewed by a minimum of two members of the team. Some interview processes will involve skills assessments which we expect candidates to complete without the use of AI.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK currently and for the duration of the contract. 

For 140 years, the Forces Employment Charity has proudly supported Service leavers, veterans, and their families in building successful civilian careers. We provide veterans with life-long, life-changing support, jobs, and training opportunities, regardless of circumstances, rank, length of service, or reason for leaving.

By working for FEC, you will become part of a vibrant team living the charity’s values: Expert, Supportive, Passionate, Open and Honest, Resilient, and Collaborative.

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Brief role description 

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Reporting to the Marketing Manager, the Digital Marketing Officer will be responsible for the day-to-day operational delivery of our website, email marketing, and digital assets. They will play a key role in user engagement, service promotion, and data-driven decision-making. They will manage and optimise our WordPress website and DotDigital email platform, ensuring all content aligns with brand and accessibility standards. The role will contribute to creative content development and campaign ideation, as well as tracking and reporting performance across channels to support the marketing manager with data-driven recommendations. This is a fixed term position for just about 2 years (end date to be confirmed at the offer stage)

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Interested? Want to know more about the Charity? Check out our website.

​Eager to know more about the role?​ Have a look at the Job Description attached

​What’s in it for you?​ Check out our Benefits.

​Have we convinced you to apply? ​If so, submit your CV and Covering Letter by ​Wednesday, 19 November 2025.

​Got questions about the role? Get in touch with the People Team 

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Please note: Applications will be reviewed and interviews conducted throughout the duration of this advert; therefore, we may at any time bring the closing date forward. We encourage all interested applicants to apply as soon as possible. ​

If you are an internal applicant, please ensure you have made The People Team aware before applying. 

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff by fostering an inclusive, supportive environment where everyone, including those with disabilities, can thrive, develop, and achieve their full potential. We actively encourage applications from individuals with diverse backgrounds and ensure reasonable adjustments are made to support candidates with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. 

We actively recruit citizens of all backgrounds, but the nature of our work in specific departments means that residency and security requirements can be more tightly defined than others. You will be asked about this throughout the recruitment process.

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We’re looking for a permanent full-time support officer to contribute their skills, experience, and personality to add value to our Blesma Support team within the Independence and Wellbeing department at Blesma, The Limbless Veterans. The role is a varied one, focusing on all aspects of welfare and support to our members. 

This home-based role is to support Blesma members in the South West of England by providing a lifeline to members by delivering effective wellbeing support and advice to help reduce the negative impacts of disability and to assist them in leading independent and fulfilling lives. The role also involves representing Blesma and enhancing the charity’s profile within the local community of your area of responsibility. 

The Independence and Wellbeing team works collaboratively across the Association to ensure Blesma’s programmes and services can help our service personnel, veterans and their families.

Blesma is unique as a membership Association as well as a charity. Our members are the heart of all our work – therefore, the impact of Support Officers is clearly visible in the experiences of our inspirational limbless veterans.

If you are interested, and live within the following post code areas, TR, PL,TQ, EX, TA, DT, BH, BA, BS, SN, GY, JE) please read the attached Job Description and apply with your CV and a Covering Letter detailing why you would be an ideal candidate for the role and how your experience and skills match those detailed in the Person Specification.

How to Apply

If you would like to apply for this exciting role, please read the attached Job Description and apply with your C.V. and a Covering Letter which must address the screening questions within the JD. The cover letter should demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria and competencies of the role. 

If you are uncertain about your suitability for this role, we encourage you to apply and allow us to assess your fit.

Please note that we may close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of applications.

 We look forward to hearing from you.

Safety and Assurance Officer

Location: Homebased, based in the Southern Area

Contract: Full time, permanent

Salary: £32,000 gross per annum

Closing Date: 21 November 2025

Are you a Safety Specialist looking for a new opportunity?

The Marine Society & Sea Cadets (MSSC) is the leading maritime charity for youth development and lifelong learning. We are a vibrant and growing charity inspiring young people to achieve their potential through challenge and nautical adventure and also enabling seafarers and maritime professionals to realise their potential through learning and career development. Working with our employees, cadets, and volunteers, we have built a strong vision and five-year Future Ready strategy to meet the growing demand for what we provide, both for young people, seafarers and maritime professionals – and the thousands who aspire to be the sea cadets and marine professionals of the future. It is also about equipping them to achieve their potential and thrive in a rapidly changing world, while growing our charity to benefit even more people – including those from under-represented or marginalised groups.

We are currently looking for a Safety and Assurance Officer to join our team.

About the role

The Safety & Assurance Officer (SAO) is an employee of the MSSC and a member of the MSSC National Safety Assurance Team (NSAT). This is a home-based role, with a primary focus on the Southern area, predominantly the South-East. The SAO will report to the Head of Safety, Health, and Environment.

The SAO will work closely with other SAOs and will be functionally accountable to:

The Head of Inshore Boating for inshore boat assurance
The Staff Royal Marines Officer for weapons and ammunition safety and security assurance

The role requires regular travel within the area of responsibility and, on occasion within the UK. It will involve evening and some weekend work to fulfil the role’s responsibilities.

Requirements

Qualifications: Good general education and NEBOSH (or equivalent), with completion required during probation if not already held.
Safety & Environmental Management: Experience implementing safety and environmental management systems, conducting risk assessments, and working within formal assurance frameworks.
Incident Management: Experience managing, investigating, and reporting incidents.
Training & Support: Ability to deliver training, guidance, and support to non-specialist staff or volunteers on safety, health, environmental, and assurance matters.
Workload & Volunteer Management: Proven ability to manage a busy workload and effectively support and manage volunteers.

Responsibilities

Join the Marine Society & Sea Cadets as a Safety and Assurance Officer, ensuring the highest standards of safety, health, environment (SHE), and operational compliance across our units and facilities.
You’ll lead assurance inspections, maintain compliance with legislation and organisational regulations, and support the safe management of weapons, armouries, and inshore boating activities. Working closely with other members of the National Safety and Assurance Team (NSAT) and Area teams, you’ll oversee safety at events, camps, and competitions, conduct audits, and monitor incident reporting.
This role plays a vital part in upholding the safety and welfare of our cadets and volunteers through proactive assurance, training, and continuous improvement.

For further information, please download theIf you are interested in this role, please apply now!

Benefits

25 days annual leave per annum, increasing with length of service
Hybrid working for many roles
Volunteering Leave
Life assurance (4x salary)
Private medical insurance
Generous pension (employer contribution up to 10%)
Cycle to work scheme
Access to the Marine Society Digital Library
Wellbeing portal and EAP with 121 counselling
Employee development: We are investing in our employees' development and have an annual calendar of learning and development opportunities, designed to support employees to develop into their roles and stretch them to achieve their full potential.

Additional Information

MSSC positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. Equity, diversity, and inclusion really matters to us, so we can best serve our beneficiaries from every community. We work to ensure a fair and consistent recruitment process and aim to be a charity where diversity of experience, identity and skills are valued and welcomed. MSSC is an equal opportunities employer.

We recognise our responsibilities to safeguard and protect the young people and vulnerable adults with whom we work. We do all we can to promote their health, safety and wellbeing, and we expect our staff to share this commitment and work in line with safeguarding policy, the MSSC’s values and ethos of inclusivity. We adhere to safer recruitment practices and therefore employment is subject to detailed pre-employment checks for successful candidates, including references and criminal disclosure checks and the completion of a disclosure questionnaire. 

All successful applicants are required to attend safeguarding training and undergo pre-employment checks including a criminal record check.

Chief Executive Officer – St Luke’s Community Centre

Location: London EC1V (on-site presence required)

Salary: Between £95,000 - £105,000 per annum

Contract: Permanent, full-time (37.5 hours per week)

Are you ready to guide St Luke’s Community Centre - south Islington’s 500-year-old community hub - into its next era of intergenerational community impact?

About St Luke’s

St Luke’s Community Centre traces its roots back over 500 years, stewarding ancient parish endowments to relieve poverty in our defined area of benefit. In 1982 we opened our purpose-built home on Central Street. In 2019 we transformed from an over-55s’ welfare organisation into a vibrant, intergenerational hub. Our programme of over 100 weekly activities has grown year-on-year, and we’ve become the first organisation in Islington to achieve the trusted standard benchmark. Our already strong reputation was bolstered by our team’s incredible response to the challenges the Covid-19 pandemic, during which we never closed, but pivoted to preparing daily meals, running befriending calls and welfare checks, and welcoming the community back in as soon as it was safe to do so. Today, we are the beating heart of the community.

As our next CEO, you will:

• Shape Strategy & Impact: Lead development and delivery of our three-year rolling strategy, balancing service excellence with financial sustainability.
• Governance & Finance: Oversee robust governance frameworks and financial controls, stewarding our £20 million investment portfolio, trading income and grant programmes.
• Operational Leadership: Inspire and support a diverse team of 44 staff and hundreds of volunteers, embedding a culture of continuous improvement, inclusion and professionalism.
• Income Generation: Unlock new revenue streams - maximising room hire, cookery-school capacity, digital/social enterprises and corporate fundraising partnerships.
• Community & Partnerships: Forge and deepen relationships with local authorities, corporate sponsors, umbrella bodies and community groups.
• Brand & Profile: Be the public face of St Luke’s, elevating communications, safeguarding our reputation and ensuring our values of inclusion, equality, friendship, wellbeing and support shine through.

Who you are

• A seasoned senior leader (CEO or equivalent), ideally within the charity, membership or community-services sectors.
• Demonstrable expertise in strategic planning, P&L management and complex stakeholder governance.
• A persuasive communicator and boardroom presenter with the gravitas to inspire trustees, staff, volunteers and funders.
• Entrepreneurial and innovative, able to identify revenue opportunities and drive their delivery.
• Hands-on and approachable - a visible presence on the shop floor as well as the board table.
• (Desirable) Experience of trading-arm management, social-enterprise models or corporate fundraising.

Why St Luke’s?

• Lead a historic, 500-year-old charity with a modern purpose-built centre at its heart.
• Salary between £95,000 - £105,000 plus generous employee benefits (Benenden health membership, pension, season-ticket loans, cycle-to-work, subsidised lunches).
• Shape a charity whose community-shop, wellbeing hub, cookery school, employment hub, lunch club and gardening projects touch hundreds of lives each week.
• Join a committed Board, supportive Chair and passionate team determined to grow St Luke’s impact in challenging times.

Please see the attached Recruitment Brief with details on how to apply.

Closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 10th November 2025

As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.

CAAS is an amazing organisation, supporting ADHD and autistic individuals, their families, and the community around them.  We are in a great position, with stable funding, an experienced team of around 40 staff, and a new strategy that is inspiring and impactful.  We are looking for a kind and effective leader to join us as our next CEO, and keep CAAS thriving into the future. 

As CEO, you will have the confidence and the expertise to deliver on our vision of changing perceptions to reduce stigma and break down barriers, bringing strategic leadership experience, a high level of organisational ability, self-motivation and self-discipline. You will have a passion for extending our reach and will demonstrate experience in delivering strategy, leading effective teams and building relationships within our community. 

To apply, you need to submit a completed application form alongside a supporting statement of no more than 2 sides of A4, detailing how you meet the requirements of the role.  Deadline to apply is by 10am on Monday 17th November, but feel free to reach out to our current CEO, Kay D'Cruz, for an informal chat about the role if you'd like to find out more.

More details about the job and additional information about the person specification can be found in the job description and in our recruitment pack, but in summary the key responsibilities of the role are:

Strategic Leadership: Deliver CAAS’s strategy, fulfil our legal obligations, evaluate and improve performance, report on progress, ensure CAAS remains well positioned for the future

Operational Leadership: Ensure robust systems, processes and policies, assess and manage organisational risk, build sustainable delivery mechanisms, oversee effective digital, communications and fundraising activity, maintain our case for support and tender for and manage contracts

People & Culture: Foster positive working cultures, promote staff wellbeing, ensure staff are focussed on delivering CAAS mission, drive staff development

External Relationships: Influence and advocate for change, act as lead ambassador for CAAS with funders, professionals and other stakeholders

 We are looking for candidates who:

• Have a passion for, and commitment to, our work
• Have a track record of effective working at a senior leadership level, building supportive external relationships and driving positive internal cultures, based on compassion and a drive for excellence
• Are action-orientated, adaptable and flexible in the pursuit of impact
• Can juggle multiple and competing demands, and thrive in a busy, varied environment
• Enjoy ensuring robust governance and compliance
• Have strong written and verbal communication skills; are a persuasive and passionate communicator with excellent interpersonal skills
• Are warm, inclusive and approachable, an actively listener and neuro-affirmative

Further information is available on our website. 

We are people from across the world standing up for humanity and human rights.

This is a pivotal moment for human rights and for Amnesty International UK. Around the world, authoritarianism is rising, press freedom is shrinking, surveillance is expanding, and inequality is deepening. In the UK, regressive protest laws, the Illegal Migration Act, systemic racism and hostile welfare systems show how urgently rights must be defended. At the same time, funding pressures across the non-profit sector make this fight more challenging, and more vital, than ever.

This is an extraordinary role, demanding both courage and vision. We are seeking a CEO who can be a steadying force and a strategic fundraiser, able to lead with cultural competence and integrity.

You will bring the breadth and depth of leadership experience needed to step confidently into a complex environment and, from the very start, unite members, activists, boards, staff and the wider global movement. You will be a visionary strategist who looks beyond short-term challenges and helps shape Amnesty’s future over the next decade, ensuring the organisation remains bold, relevant and sustainable, balancing movement-building with financial stewardship.

As a people-centred leader, you will bring emotional intelligence, resilience and the ability to inspire confidence, nurture a high-performing team, creating a culture of psychological safety and bringing people together in a polarised world. You will be a powerful communicator and ambassador, comfortable holding external space, building alliances, and telling Amnesty’s story with clarity and conviction.

Your financial acumen will allow you to navigate our dual structure, steward resources responsibly, and find innovative ways to grow income. Above all, you will lead as an, inspiring and collaborative change-maker: someone who listens deeply, respects diverse voices and leads democratically, while still taking clear, pragmatic decisions.

Do you want to help create a better world for animals? Are you a creative communicator with a flair for storytelling and a passion for protecting animals from cruelty?

Join us at the Animal Welfare Investigations Project (AWIP), a not-for-profit organisation that investigates and disrupts organised animal cruelty worldwide, from dogfighting and puppy farming to wildlife trafficking and the dog-meat trade. Our work brings offenders to justice and builds a global movement to end suffering, powered by digital storytelling and public support.

We’re now looking for a Marketing Executive (Social Media) to join our fast-paced Marketing & Communications Team. This role will shape how millions see our mission — driving engagement, income, and supporter growth through bold, creative campaigns.

�� About the Role

Reporting to the CEO and working closely with our Digital Marketing Officer and Gifts in Wills Officer, you will:

• Develop and deliver a data-driven social media strategy that fuels measurable fundraising growth.

• Use ManyChat to grow a permission-based Messenger community and launch engaging campaigns that drive both immediate and sustained fundraising results.

  Plan, launch, and optimise virtual fundraising challenges (like Run for the Dogs or Step Up for Wildlife) — turning clicks into community and compassion into cash.

• Create powerful storytelling content across Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, and X — designed to move people from awareness to action.

• Manage and optimise paid social advertising to grow AWIP’s supporter base and recurring donor network.

• Engage directly with our followers — responding to messages and comments with empathy, professionalism, and urgency.

• Work alongside our investigations team to flag and report potential cruelty cases seen on social media, gather evidence from witnesses, and receive OSINT (open-source intelligence) training to support real-world investigations.

• Capture and produce behind-the-scenes content from field operations and events, showcasing AWIP’s lifesaving work.

• Represent AWIP at digital fundraising and social media conferences, contributing to growing our thought leadership profile in digital engagement.

�� About You

You’re a performance-driven, strategic, and creative thinker who thrives in a fast-moving environment. You understand that social media isn’t just about followers or likes — it’s about measurable impact, mission growth, and movement-building.

Essential:

• Proven experience managing social media for a brand, NGO, or campaign.

• Strong writing, editing, and visual-content skills (Canva, Meta Business Suite, or similar).

• Experience running social-media ads or supporter-acquisition campaigns.

• Passion for animal welfare and investigative storytelling.

• Professional resilience when handling sensitive or distressing material.

Desirable:

• Experience with fundraising, challenge events, or membership marketing.

• Familiarity with ManyChat, MailerLite or similar EPS, FundraiseUp, Tally.so, or Salesforce.

• Willingness to travel nationally or internationally for short assignments and support investigations.

�� Contract Details

• Type: Permanent (initially 22.5 hours/week, with opportunity to expand to full-time)

• Salary: £24,500–£29,000 FTE (depending on experience and performance). Pro-rata for 22.5 hours is £15,750.00.

• Location: Fully flexible within the UK (occasional in-person events). Must be a UK resident.

• Probation: 6 months, including delivery of at least one fundraising challenge.

• Progression: Potential to grow to full-time based on KPI delivery.

❤️ What We Offer

• Fully flexible working arrangements

• Annual salary review and growth-linked progression

• Private healthcare & Employee Assistance Programme

• Pension contributions in line with Living Pension standards

• Fully funded professional development in digital fundraising & social media

• A chance to make a tangible difference, protecting animals and investigating animal cruelty worldwide.

Are you seeking meaningful work making a real difference to the lives of individuals?

The Campden Charities are seeking to appoint a full time Grants Officer to join our diverse grants team.

A key appointment as we continue to drive our services, grant programmes and ongoing development of our outreach and publicity strategy.

The Campden Charities is a permanently endowed trust assisting individuals on the lowest incomes in the old parish of Kensington.  The area is one of extreme contrasts and includes neighbourhoods with significant levels of deprivation and need. The Charities awards grants totalling more than £2 million each year via programmes focused on helping individuals on very low incomes to move on in their lives be it through education, training or otherwise supporting employment.

We seek applicants who have an understanding of, and empathy towards, supporting unemployed or low-income individuals and families to improve their financial circumstances. They will be self-motivated, highly organised with excellent attention to detail, an independent thinker yet a team player and computer literate. Our grant-giving programmes are constantly evolving, input from Grant Officers plays a crucial role in shaping them.

You will be working as part of our inclusive team, with the support of your colleagues to help you thrive in your role. We encourage and welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and ages.

The post holder will work in the office at least 3 days a week and attend outreach meetings in the local area as required.

The deadline for receipt of applications is 5.00pm on Friday 31st October 2025

We will inform those short listed for interviews by Friday 7th November.  We regret that we are only able to respond to those applicants.

Interviews will take place on: Wednesday 19th November and possibly Thursday  20th November 2025.

Please send your CV and covering letter, indicating your current salary to the address provided.

CVs will only be considered if accompanied by a covering letter referring to the specific skills and attributes listed in the Person Specification. Generalised covering letters will not be considered.

We are open to interviewing candidates who do not necessarily possess all the requirements in the person specification but who, through their covering letter, demonstrate that they have the right attitude to undertake, and be successful, in the role. 

 If you have any queries please contact the Campden Charities Grants Team. 

Additional information

Place of work: 27a Pembridge Villas, London W11 3EP.  Some outreach work will be expected ranging from one-off events to placements within local organisations or community centres. 

Salary: £31,000 - £33,195 dependent on experience (generous 10% employer's pension contribution rising to 15%  after five years)

Hours of work: 37½ hours, Monday to Friday.  The usual working hours for this post are 9.00 am – 5.00 pm. Some start time flexibility could potentially be offered post-induction/training.

Holiday: 28 days per annum + Bank Holidays.

Training: Training and support in post is provided on an on-going basis and training in specific areas will be offered as need and interest arise. Following successful completion of the six-month probationary period undertaking a Level 3 QCF qualification in Advice and Guidance is mandatory.  There will also be an opportunity to undertake Level 4. The Charities are dedicated to the continuous professional growth of their staff, offering a generous training budget to support ongoing learning and development.

Benefits: Please see job pack for more information on benefits of working for Campden Charities.

Please note this is a full-time job working 5 days a week. We have a hybrid working arrangement in place whereby Grants Officers will be working from the office at least 3 days a week depending on needs of the Charities’ and our beneficiaries. 

The appointment will be subject to a satisfactory basic DBS check and two satisfactory references.

In the UK, there are more than 1.3 million disabled children and nearly four million children living in poverty. Variety exists to improve their lives. We believe every child has a right to live their best life and reach their full potential, whoever they are. We fund and deliver life-changing programmes that enhance their quality of life and give children and young people across the UK a better future.

Over the past 75 years we have supported over one million children by funding almost 6,000 Sunshine Coaches, almost the same number of wheelchairs, and giving thousands of grants to individual children, schools, youth clubs and other organisations for specialist equipment. Variety is also involved with a number of capital projects which transform the facilities of hospitals and SEN schools. In addition, each year tens of thousands of children take part in day trips, special events and educational activities as part of our Variety Great Days Out programme and every single day we are improving more young lives. We do it with practical, tangible help. Help that makes a real and immediate difference.

We’re not content to rest on our laurels – we have recently completed a leadership transition that will provide the strategic and operational foundation for the charity to be more effective than ever. We plan to double our income in the next three years and grow our support for children and young people across the UK.

Role Summary

The Finance Officer will support the Finance and Operations team and regional teams with key areas of responsibility around financial administration and general office and governance administration tasks.

Role and responsibilities

Key responsibilities include:

Financial Administration - (95% of role):

Supporting the Finance team with

o Day-to-day financial administration

o Bookkeeping on Xero, raising invoices, chasing debtors, dealing with supplier statements

o Ensuring correct VAT categorisations.

o Tracking expenditure on Xero in accordance with funder requirements

o Processing monthly expenses and petty cash claims

o Responsible for preparation of the weekly payment run (approval max and Xero)

o Day-to-day financial administration

o Banking of cheques

o Managing control accounts for CAF, Charities trust, and Justgiving

o Managing shopify, worldpay, stripe, paypal and other payment processing platforms

o Organising card machines for events

Administration: (5% of role)

Some tasks listed below are less frequent and ad-hoc.

o Opening post and electronic filing

o Weekly franking of post, topping up funds when required and taking post to nearby post office

o Supporting the Director of Finance and Operations with preparation of board and audit committee papers and materials, minutes and actions

o Supporting the finance and operations team with writing and editing documents and presentations and arranging online and in-person meetings as required.

o Overseeing the general email address forwarding queries to relevant team members

Other

o Undertake any other duties that may from time to time be required.

Person specification

Essential

- AAT accounting qualification or equivalent

- Experience within the charity sector

- Experience with Xero accounting software

Other essential:

- IT skills- Knowledge of MS office

- Understanding of VAT

- Experience of donations platforms, stripe, shopify

- An understanding of fund accounting, restrictions and unrestricted funds

- Enthusiastic and creative self-starter.

- Ability to multi-task

Desirable

- Experience of CRMs - Sales force

- Understanding of disability, diversity and equality issues.

Further Information

· Limited travel around the UK may be required. 

· Variety, the Children’s Charity, is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.

· Proof of eligibility to work in the UK is required.

·9-5pm 3 days per week (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 2 days will be in the office, 1 day work from home).

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Inclusion is one of our key values. It is our ambition to recruit great people from diverse communities. We welcome and encourage applications from suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment/identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy/maternity and or marriage/civil partnership status, race, religion or belief.

You will be working with a supportive and knowledgeable team who are regularly in our vibrant office in the heart of Camden, London.

This role will require a DBS check.

Benefits 

· Enhanced Pension (7% contribution from Variety with 2% employee contribution).

· 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays. In addition, after one year's continuous service, an extra 2 days annual holiday for every complete year of service will be added, up to a maximum of five days' extra holiday. (pro rata will apply for part-time)

· 3 additional days between Christmas and new years given as discretionary leave

· Membership to a health and well-being cash plan scheme

·  Life Assurance scheme offering 4 x salary

· Company Sick Pay

How to apply

If you would like to apply, then please submit the following:

1. CV (up-to-date)

2. Cover letter (max 1 page) on why you are interested and how you meet the essential and desirable skills and experience.

Please also advise if you may require any reasonable adjustments for the interview process.

Applications should reach us by 5pm on Monday 27th October 2025, with interviews to be held w/c 3rd November 2025.

We are looking for a candidate ideally to start by December 2025.

Harris Hill is delighted to be partnering with The Insurance Charity in their search for an experienced and compassionate Senior Grants and Services Caseworker.

Location: Central London (4 days office /1 day remote after probation)

Salary: £40,000–£42,000 per annum

Benefits: 20% employer pension contribution, life assurance, 25 days annual leave + discretionary closure days.

 The Insurance Charity has been supporting those working in the insurance profession for over 120 years. They provide financial and practical assistance to people facing hardship — helping them find stability and hope during difficult times. You’ll join a warm, motivated team of eight colleagues who are passionate about making a difference.

 In this pivotal role, you will:

• Assess and manage applications for financial and practical assistance.
• Provide personalised advice on benefits, housing, debt, and related issues.
• Recommend appropriate grants and ongoing support for individuals and families.
• Oversee the volunteer visitor network, ensuring beneficiaries receive the best possible service.
• Work closely with the Director of Welfare and Grants to develop partnerships with other organisations and enhance services.
• Line manage the Welfare Administration Assistant and contribute to continuous improvement in processes and policies.

Every day, you’ll make a tangible difference to someone’s life — helping people find solutions, regain independence, and move forward positively.

You’ll bring:

• Proven experience as a Caseworker or Grants Officer within a welfare or grant-making environment.
• Up-to-date knowledge of UK benefits and welfare systems.
• Strong understanding of financial hardship issues and the organisations that can help address them.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills — empathetic, clear, and professional.
• Strong data analysis and digital skills, including experience with case management systems and MS Office.
• The ability to manage a complex caseload with compassion, attention to detail, and fairness.
• A collaborative, proactive approach — you enjoy being part of a small, supportive team where everyone contributes.

 Experience in line management, partnership development, or programme management is desirable but not essential.

 If you’re an experienced caseworker who combines empathy with sound judgment and wants to use your skills to make a real impact, we’d love to hear from you.

For more information, please send your CV to

Please note, CVs are being reviewed on a rolling basis, and only successful applicants will be contacted with more information.

As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.

About Us

Inspire is a charity based in East London. We inspire children and young people across London and beyond, using data to understand the barriers they face and connecting them with a range of employers and opportunities to open doors to their success.

We have over 30 years of experience in delivering high quality services and programmes to children, young people, schools, local authorities and employers. Working alongside our large network of employer volunteers, our programmes inspire and support children and young people to create a positive future for themselves in their journey from the classroom to workplace.  We provide them with independent careers guidance, high aspirations and strong employability skills.

We are seeking a Programme Officer to join our Work Experience Team.

Our Work Experience programme provides a taster of the ‘World of Work’ helping to raise career aspirations and support academic progression.  Our team work with local and central London employers and education providers to source, manage and co-ordinate placements for over 5,000 young people each academic year. 

The Opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity for an organised, enthusiastic and confident individual to join us in a role which has responsibility for ensuring suitable and safe work experience placements are sourced, managed and available for students.

Key Responsibilities of the role include:

• Securing, updating and managing work experience placements.
• Handling telephone enquiries about the work experience programme, communicating with teachers, employers, parents and schools.
• Acting as key point of contact for schools/educational establishments managing and overseeing the work experience process.
• Producing information and providing support to the Head of Work Experience and other team members.
• Completing one-to-one interviews with students with additional needs to ensure suitable placements are secured.
• Managing placements using a bespoke IT system.

Benefits

29 days annual leave plus bank holidays

3 volunteering days per year

Family friendly policies

Hybrid working arrangements

Inspire is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Successful candidates will be required to apply for an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

How to Apply

If you have the skills and desire to join our team, please see our job description and person specification for further details about the role.

If you wish to apply for this role, please provide your CV and a covering letter outlining why you are suitable for the role, clearly addressing the requirements of the person specification.

Closing date

This application closing date for this role is 31 October. Interviews will be a two stage process, the first will take place on Teams and second interviews will be in-person at our office in Stratford and will include a skills based test.

Unfortunately, due to the number of applications we receive we are unable to contact unsuccessful applicants.

The Kids Network is looking for a volunteer recruitment officer to support the recruitment and onboarding of volunteers so that they can become mentors on our programme.

ABOUT THE ROLE

This role supports our work to run our programme by ensuring that we recruit and onboard enough volunteers to become our wonderful mentors.

As our Volunteer Recruitment Officer, you will be the first point of contact for people volunteering to be mentors. You will ensure that our volunteers receive the highest level of customer service and have a great experience in all contacts with our charity.

Working closely with the Volunteer Operations Leader, you will implement our volunteer onboarding journey, leading on pipeline outputs to support volunteers from application to active mentoring.

You will be organised, proactive, and personable, conducting interviews with prospective volunteer mentors, building external relationships and managing data and CRM systems.

5 days a week (35 hours)

£28,000

London-Based

Accountable to: Volunteer Operations Leader

Some weekend and evening work is required, which TOIL can be claimed

We will be holding first round calls on the week commencing 3rd November, with the form second round taking place on Friday 14th November

Benefits:

· Flexible working arrangements (mostly working from home, with approximately one-two days a week working from the office)

· Option for 2 Me days

· 25 days annual leave entitlement with one day accrued each year of service capped at 5 years

· Option to swap bank holidays for other religious holidays

· Team Socials

· Birthdays off

· Personal development budget

· Working in a value led organisation, where we see and share the impact we have on children every day!

Key responsibilities

Volunteer Recruitment pipeline:

· Respond to all incoming enquiries and volunteer applications in a timely manner and in line with the charity's recruitment processes

· Responsible for clear communication to all prospective mentors in the pipeline, always giving a high level of customer service to volunteers and answering queries in a friendly professional manner

· Ensure every prospective mentor fully understands the benefits of volunteering with The Kids Network and has a first-class onboarding experience.

· Conduct volunteer interviews on a weekly basis to meet demand

· Call volunteers on a regular basis to check in on their progress and supporting them with their volunteer journey

· Maintain excellent data hygiene, ensuring at all times the charities CRM salesforce is being updated to ensure the pipeline is maintained

· Maintain the organisation vetting platform, following up with all volunteers who are stuck at various stages of the vetting checks process

· Carry out all the training admin pre and post the training day, working with the Volunteer Operations Leader to ensure this runs smoothly with high attendance

· Deliver 1 day weekend volunteer training alongside our Delivery Team when required.

Volunteer Recruitment Outreach:

· Maintain our digital recruitment streams

· Understand the communities we work in, working with the Volunteer Operations Leader to establishing links with community groups and local opportunities to attract different demographics

· Attend volunteer recruitment fairs and networking opportunities to promote volunteering with The Kids Network.

· Support with the admin and set up for those wanting to volunteer through a placement

· Follow the charity’s communication guidance and support communications work to attract and retain volunteers

· Feed ideas into and help to create content for emails being sent to volunteers in the pipeline and potential volunteers outside the organisation

· Attend mentee and mentor group activity sessions from time to time to better understand the purpose of our work

· Be an ambassador for The Kids Network

Safer Recruitment & Safeguarding:

· Assess new incoming applications in line with suitability for the role and scoring criteria

· Vet volunteers at all stages of the recruitment process, including interview and training in line with the charities safer recruitment policy

· Collect references and conduct DBS and oversees checks in line with our safer recruitment practices

· Uphold our safeguarding principles and processes to the highest standard,

· Book and coordinate safer recruitment panels throughout the year,

· Act in compliance with our policies and processes at all times, using Salesforce CRM, ensuring data is stored and managed in line with GDPR,

About you

We are looking for a highly motivated, personable, strong communicator who is passionate about mentoring and volunteer recruitment. To be successful, you will be solution focused, organised, positive, proactive and creative.

PERSONAL SPECIFICATION

· Track record of managing and following processes effectively,

· Strong organisation and administration skills

· Excellent relationship building skills, ideally demonstrated through work with volunteers

· Ability to be solution focused and self-motivating, and be accountable for your own work

· Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to communicate to a range of audiences with impact

· Demonstrable attention to detail

· Excellent IT skills with ability to use spreadsheets, emails and databases effectively,

· Non-judgemental, self-motivated, pro-active, compassionate and solution focused.

Desirable:

· Track record of recruiting volunteers effectively or staff in a HR setting,

· Experience in following safeguarding processes

· Experience using Salesforce.

· Experience working hybrid

To apply please send your CV and a cover letter, no more than two pages about why you are right for this role and why you want to join The Kids Network.

Due to the size of the team we are unfortunately unable to respond to every application

The Kids Network is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to apply for an enhanced DBS check.

Safeguarding commitment

The Kids Network is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to go through our safer recruitment processes, including an enhanced DBS check.

Equity commitment

The Kids Network values diversity and inclusion and we have worked to create an application process that is as accessible as possible, however we still recognise that there is maybe more we can do especially for applicants who are minoritised in society, have specific accessibility needs and/or experience discrimination.

If this is the case we are both happy and open to discussing better ways to support your candidacy and make this application process as equitable as possible for you.

We are a diverse organisation and welcome everyone but it is important to note that the intersections of your identity will not increase or affect the amount of labour you are asked to do. If you wish to draw on your own lived experiences that will be both encouraged and supported but it is not nor ever will be a prerequisite of this role.

You can find out more about our commitment to anti-oppression on our website.