Youth engagement jobs

Are you passionate about improving support for families affected by substance misuse? This could be the perfect role for you!

The Family Support Worker is an exciting position within a growing, dynamic team where you can make a real difference to the lives of unpaid carers in Lambeth.

Following a highly successful launch to address a gap in support for young and adult carers looking after someone with substance misuse issues, this vital project has now been running for more than two years. As we enter the next established phase of the service, we are looking for a new Family Support Worker to bring their expertise, enthusiasm, and fresh ideas to help us continue expanding our impact.

The Role

Working across both our Young Carers and Adult Carers Services, you will provide holistic support to families affected by substance misuse through whole-family assessments and reviews. You will ensure that adult and young carers, as well as their wider families, have access to a range of emotional and practical support tailored to their specific needs.

What we are looking for:

• Sector Knowledge: An understanding of working within the substance misuse field and the associated health and social issues.

• Experience: Preferably, experience working with both adults and children/young people.

• Qualifications: A professional qualification in health & social care, youth or community work, and/or direct experience delivering family-focused interventions.

If you are looking for a fast-paced, rewarding role that makes a lasting difference to carers' lives, we would love to hear from you.

About Us

Carers’ Hub plays a vital role in Lambeth, supporting the borough's many unpaid carers. Carers often dedicate themselves to their roles at a heavy toll to their own wellbeing, frequently making sacrifices that impact their finances, education, and daily lives. We seek to limit these challenges through four core workstreams:

• Raising awareness of carers and their invaluable contributions.

• Influencing local policy through active community engagement.

• Improving carer wellbeing through direct interventions.

• Connecting carers to one another, as well as to external support and training opportunities.

Key Information

• Closing Date: 9am, Friday 10 July 2026

• Interviews: Wednesday 15 July

We are Living Streets, the UK charity for everyday walking.

We want to create a nation where walking is the natural choice for everyday, local journeys; free from congested roads and pollution, reducing the risk of preventable illnesses and social isolation. We want to achieve a better walking environment and to inspire people of all generations to walk and wheel more.

We’re looking for an Engagement Coordinator to help grow and energise our Community for Change—a UK-wide network of supporters, members, and Local Groups campaigning for safer streets in their communities.

This is a hands-on, people-focused role where you’ll play a key part in building a vibrant, active movement. You’ll support and connect grassroots campaigners, help bring new supporters into our work, and ensure our members feel valued and inspired to take action.

In this role, you will:

• Grow and nurture our Community for Change, expanding our network of supporters and activists
• Support and empower Local Groups to campaign effectively in their areas
• Deliver engaging supporter journeys—from recruitment through to long-term involvement
• Provide high-quality stewardship to our members, strengthening retention and engagement
• Contribute to campaigns and fundraising by mobilising our community

We’re looking for someone who is enthusiastic, organised, and passionate about community engagement. You’ll be a confident communicator, enjoy working with people, and be motivated by creating real-world change at a local level.

If you’re ready to take the next step in your engagement career and help build a movement for safer streets, we’d love to hear from you.

Living Streets is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk; and expects all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be subject to background and criminal records checks as relevant to the job role. 

Living Streets is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences.

Closing date: 01 July 2026 12pm

Interviews: W/C 06 July 2026

The National Youth Agency is looking for a Business Development Manager

Business Development Manager
Contract: 12-month fixed term (Maternity leave cover)
Hours: Full-time - 37 hours per week
Salary: £43,054 per annum (dependent on experience and qualifications)
Location: Home-based in England with occasional travel for meetings, workshops, and team activities. Head Office is in Leicester.

What we do

As the national body for youth work, the NYA has a dual function. We are the professional statutory and regulatory body (PSRB) responsible for qualifications, quality standards, and safeguarding for youth work and services in England. In line with our charity mission and aims, we also champion youth work through research, advocacy, campaigns, and programmes.

We work in partnership and believe in collaborative leadership, listening to youth workers and the youth work sector so that we can understand their needs and respond to the challenges they face. We are ambitious for youth work and for young people and integrate youth voice and influence across our work

About the Role

We are looking for an entrepreneurial and proactive Business Development Manager to develop relationships and opportunities with new clients, drive income generation and to grow the reach of the charity.

This role leads on securing new business opportunities across tenders, grants, consultancy, training, and government contracts, managing the process from initial research through to submission and handover. It focuses on building and maintaining relationships with partners across the public, voluntary, and private sectors, while promoting the NYA’s services and quality framework.

Key Responsibilities

As a Business Development Manager, you will:

• Seeking and attracting new opportunities for the NYA to work with public sector, voluntary sector, and private sector partners.
• Identifying and assessing prospects across tenders, grants, commercial proposals and government frameworks/contracts.
• Developing win themes, evidence, pricing assumptions (where applicable) and coordinating with internal and external stakeholders to develop bids.
• Managing clarifications, presentations/interviews and negotiation stages with commissioners/funders/clients.
• Keeping pipeline and plans up to date and reporting progress/risks against targets.
• Developing relationships with and maintaining existing relationships with clients and funders.
• Taking bids through to close including final agreements and contract sign off.
• Promoting NYA products, resources, consultancy services and training offer.
• Delivering market research, developing business strategies and pitches, managing projects, and identifying new business opportunities.
• Working as part of the wider Business Development Team to achieve income targets
• Working with our youth work specialists and Programmes and Research teams and reporting to the Head of Business Development.

Why Work for NYA?

• NYA operates as a people-focused organisation, prioritising the well-being and needs of its employees.
• NYA offers an exceptional flexible working approach which encourages our team to balance professional responsibilities with their personal life.
• A remote based team, spread across England, fostering inclusivity and diverse talent. Despite geographical distances between team members, NYA maintains a highly motivated and connected team through the optimisation of digital tools.
• NYA is committed to supporting the continual personal and professional development of our team and helping them achieve their ambitions.
• We provide 25 days leave plus 8 days, life assurance scheme, 5% employer pension contribution and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme via Spectrum.life with unlimited specialist support available to all NYA employees.

Closing date: 5pm Friday 26th June 2026
Please note: we reserve the right to close this vacancy early
Interviews: Week commencing 6th July 2026 (subject to change)

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

The National Youth Agency is an equal opportunities employer. 

At NYA our inclusive culture means that we embrace individual differences and understand that we need a diverse team to achieve our organisations mission.

We wish to recruit candidates from all backgrounds to ensure our team reflects the rich diversity of the communities we serve. We encourage applications from anyone regardless of disability, ethnicity, heritage, gender, sexuality, religion, socio-economic background and political beliefs but we particularly welcome applications from global majority candidates and those from other minoritised ethnic groups in the UK as they are currently underrepresented in our team.

Please note: We use AI detector software, so applications or CV’s with high levels of AI generated content may be disregarded. We understand that AI tools can offer support to candidates who have learning differences, which is why we will accept applications with some AI assistance.

No agencies please.

Digital Engagement Officer

Bowel Cancer UK is the UK’s leading bowel cancer charity. We’re determined to save lives and improve the quality of life of everyone affected by bowel cancer. We support and fund targeted research, provide expert information and support to patients and their families, educate the public and professionals about the disease and campaign for early diagnosis and access to best treatment and care.

We currently have employees working across four nations in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Thanks to the generosity of our community, we’re in a privileged position to be able to deliver our ambitious new strategy, On a Mission. There are huge challenges facing bowel cancer patients across the UK and our community needs us now more than ever. We’re building a strong and united team to bring us closer to a world where nobody dies of bowel cancer.

Digital Engagement Officer Job Summary

The Digital Engagement Officer is a key member of the Digital Marketing and Engagement department and will support the day-to-day running and development of our digital channels. They will work to drive engagement, reach new audiences and provide a smooth supporter experience.

The role will be responsible for writing, editing and uploading content to our website, developing test plans to optimise conversion, analysing performance, reporting back on learnings and feeding into plans for future improvement. The postholder will also help to enhance our email programme, from growing our opted-in supporter lists to shaping email journeys and test and learn activity to strengthen our email engagement. They will additionally support the wider digital engagement team, including contributing to social media community moderation.

This is a highly collaborative role, working closely with the wider Marketing, Communications and Engagement department as well as colleagues across Fundraising, Policy, Services and beyond to contribute to the digital elements of our marketing and communications strategy.

Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and at Bowel Cancer UK we are committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Successful candidates may be subject to either a satisfactory basic, standard or enhanced DBS check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) dependent upon the role.

Barnardo's is seeking a skilled and ambitious Children's Services Manager to lead a diverse and high-impact portfolio of services across the Midlands.

This is a unique opportunity to oversee a broad range of provision supporting children, young people and families with varying and often complex needs. The postholder will lead services including Warwickshire BASE, which provides targeted support to improve emotional wellbeing, resilience and engagement with education; the Household Support Fund, delivering practical support to families experiencing financial hardship; Pathway to Potential, offering early help and targeted interventions to strengthen family resilience and relationships; and Wolverhampton Power 2, supporting children and young people to develop confidence, emotional wellbeing and life skills.

In addition, the role includes oversight of Dudley Advocacy, which ensures children and young people's voices are heard through independent advocacy, as well as Sandwell SENDIASS and Warwickshire SENDIASS, both of which provide impartial information, advice and support to children, young people and families navigating special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) systems.

This varied portfolio spans early help, targeted support, SEND services, advocacy and community-based provision. It requires a confident and adaptive leader able to operate across different service models, funding streams and local authority areas.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing strategic and operational leadership across a multi-service, multi-area portfolio
• Ensuring high standards of safeguarding, quality, and performance across all services
• Leading and developing multidisciplinary teams delivering a range of interventions and support
• Overseeing service contracts, budgets and compliance within differing commissioning frameworks
• Building strong partnerships with local authorities and key stakeholders across Warwickshire, Wolverhampton, Dudley and Sandwell
• Driving service development, innovation and continuous improvement
• Ensuring the voices of children, young people and families shape delivery and design

About you:

• Significant experience managing diverse children's services, ideally across multiple local authority areas
• Strong leadership capability with experience of leading managers and dispersed teams
• Knowledge of SEND, advocacy, early help and family support services
• Experience of working in complex, multi-agency environments and managing external partnerships
• A track record of delivering against performance, quality and contractual requirements
• A passion for improving outcomes for children and tackling inequality

This is an exciting opportunity to lead a complex and rewarding portfolio, making a meaningful difference to children and families across multiple communities.

The role requires a flexible and responsive approach to working across a wide geographical area, with regular travel to services and partner locations to maintain visibility, build relationships and support teams. At the same time, the postholder will be expected to work in an agile way, using virtual platforms effectively to lead, manage and collaborate across dispersed services. This balance of physical presence and remote working is key to ensuring strong leadership, consistent oversight and accessible support for staff, while maintaining efficiency and responsiveness across the portfolio.

For more information about the service porfolio, please refer to the additional information sheet. 

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date.  We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible

We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Operations Manager to lead and empower a team of Operations Officers as we transition from Youth Without Limits to World Ready—strengthening our commitment to accessibility while preparing young people with the skills they need for life.
 

In this role, you will oversee a geographically dispersed team supporting a diverse and growing network of Licensed Organisations (LOs) delivering the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE). These partners include schools, colleges, charities, local authorities, youth organisations, and secure settings.
 

As a key member of the leadership team, you will drive performance, champion quality experiences for young people, and play an active role in delivering strategic priorities across the organisation.
 

• Lead, motivate, and develop a high-performing, remote team to deliver against SMART objectives and KPIs.
• Foster a positive, inclusive, and supportive team culture aligned with DofE values and behaviours.
• Oversee delivery standards, ensuring consistency, quality, and compliance across your team’s portfolio.
• Support your team to identify and engage new Licensed Organisations, particularly those supporting strategic growth and accessibility.
• Build and maintain senior stakeholder relationships across partner organisations.
• Analyse performance data and KPIs to drive decision-making and implement improvement plans.
• Oversee grant processes, including approval, monitoring, and evaluation of funded projects.
• Ensure effective delivery of training pathways across the network.
• Lead and support network engagement activities such as meetings and events.
• Collaborate with leadership colleagues to implement business plans and strategic initiatives.
• Contribute to national projects, innovation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Represent the organisation externally, staying informed on policy developments and sector trends.

If you feel excited by this role and believe you have the necessary skills and experience to become a valued team member, please go to our website and apply.
 

The deadline for applying for this role is: 28th June - midnight 
 

1st  interviews will take place on: 6th July to be held via MS Teams
 

2nd interviews will take place on: 13thJuly - to be held in Person. 
 

If you would like to access the application form in a different format or if you would like any assistance that might help improve your experience while completing the application, please contact us.

Acorns Children’s Hospice provides specialist care and support for babies, children and young people who are life limited or life threatened. Supporting over 750 children and nearly 1,000 families annually, Acorns is a vital lifeline for families across the West Midlands and Gloucestershire during unimaginably difficult times.

Philanthropy is a core pillar of Acorns income strategy, delivering transformational income through Major Donors, high-level Family Trusts and Foundations, alongside their Celebrity Ambassador Programme.

Reporting to the Head of Philanthropy, the role will be responsible for securing gifts from high-net-worth-individuals and family foundations. Contributing to a team income target of £1.5m, you will drive the stewardship of existing relationships and cultivation of new prospects, building a robust pipeline of future supporters.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a charity with a clear fundraising strategy, ambitious future appeals and a compelling case for support. Working closely with senior leaders, trustees and ambassadors, the successful candidate will help inspire transformational investment in Acorns’ work while representing the organisation with professionalism, warmth and credibility.

Working arrangements: Hybrid, 2 days per week at preferred location (Birmingham, Worcester or Walsall)

As Philanthropy Manager, you will:

• Report to the Head of Philanthropy and manage a portfolio of existing (4- to 6-figure) and prospective major donors and family foundations, taking time to understand their motivations, interests and capacity to give
• Support a team major giving income target of c.£1.5m through securing five- and six-figure donations and multi-year commitments
• Shape and drive new business activity to secure new high-value prospects and strengthen the philanthropy pipeline
• Leverage networks across trustees, senior leadership and ambassadors
• Develop compelling, high-quality proposals, cases for support and tailored communications that clearly articulate Acorns’ impact and funding priorities
• Deliver an exceptional donor experience and stewardship journey, ensuring supporters feel valued, informed and inspired
• Feed into pipelines, budgets and forecasts, providing regular reporting on activity, performance against targets and KPIs
• Work collaboratively across Fundraising and the wider organisation to maximise philanthropic opportunities and supporter engagement

Essential skills and experience:

• Major donor fundraising experience is necessary to be considered for this role, with a track record of managing the full donor journey from research and identification through cultivation, solicitation and long-term stewardship
• Track record of personally securing 5-figure gifts, including some from self-generated prospects and new donor relationships
• Excellent relationship-building and influencing skills, with the ability to establish credibility and rapport with HNWIs and senior internal and external stakeholders
• Experience of developing and managing donor pipelines and maintaining accurate prospect plans
• Experience of writing compelling funding proposals and impact reports
• Ability to travel independently across the Acorns region
• A proactive, self-motivated and organised approach, with the confidence to represent Acorns externally and engage effectively with senior stakeholders

Desirable, but not essential:

• Experience of securing six-figure gifts from major donors and/or family foundations through relationship-led fundraising rather than application-led approaches
• Strong track record of identifying, cultivating and converting prospective donors, with experience building and developing major donor pipelines
• Experience of working with, managing or developing celebrity ambassador relationships and engagement programmes

Employee benefits include:

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• 5 days holiday buyback scheme
• 5% employer pension contribution
• Life assurance scheme (2 x annual salary)
• Retail discounts (including the Blue Light card)
• Discounted gym membership

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Communications Officer to come and join our team in Stoke-On-Trent. 
 

Location – This role is hybrid, based in Stoke-On-Trent with at least one day on site in the programme location.

There may also be occasional travel to other programme sites (currently Redcar, Cleveland, Middlesbrough and Scotland) or travel to our London office.  

Salary – Up to £35,000 DOE 

Employment Type – Permanent

Team – Communications team
 

About you

We are looking for someone who can demonstrate the following: 

• Significant experience in a communications role, including experience with copywriting and content creation. 
• Experience producing high quality, clear, compelling and audience appropriate content for a range of platforms. 
• The ability to clearly demonstrate our impact and inspire collaboration among our partners by sharing compelling and meaningful stories.
• Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of the local community, including its strengths, needs, and challenges. 
• Strong knowledge and skills in Adobe Creative Suite such as Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop or Canva. 
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About the role
The responsibilities of this role include: 

• Actively identify opportunities where communications can strengthen programme delivery, support parent outreach and increase engagement with families and communities.
• Develop the local stakeholder engagement approach in line with agreed objectives, proactively identifying opportunities to strengthen relationships and using data and team insight to increase engagement.
• Support effective communications with stakeholders across sectors including community, health, education and local organisations.
• Develop and produce compelling, audience focused content for a range of channels, including newsletters, case studies and promotional materials.
• Work closely with the Head of Communications, Programme Leads and colleagues across the organisation to align communications priorities with programme and organisational objectives.

About us

Thrive at Five is a national charity focused on giving every child the best possible start in life. We know the foundations for life and learning are built in the earliest years, from pregnancy to five. By working alongside families, communities and local partners, we help build stronger, more connected support for parents, so more children get what they need to thrive and reach a good level of development by age five.

 Thrive at Five is a relatively young organisation but with an already strong national and political profile, having been called out in Parliament for our ways of working in Stoke-on-Trent and invited to be interviewed at the 2025 Civil Society Summit by the Secretary of State for Education. We have grown rapidly in our first four years, with a growing team of nearly 40 across the country. 2026 will be a year of further growth and milestones for the charity as we celebrate our fifth-year anniversary and expand into our third and fourth regions. This will involve recruiting for a new teams, establishing our programmes and beginning to co-design and implement our work in partnership with communities. 
 

About our benefits

• Pension contributions – We will contribute 3% and you can contribute 5% towards your pension through NEST. 
• 25 annual leave days per year plus bank holidays.
• £100 contribution towards your professional body membership

Please note that as this role is subject to a successful Basic Level Disclosure check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). If you have any unspent convictions, but wish to apply for this role, please advise us in your application. The successful candidate will also need to provide satisfactory references and current right to work in the UK.

To apply for this role, please submit your cover letter and CV via the Thrive at Five website.  Closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 28 June 2026.

Job Title: Fundraising Engagement Executive  

Location:Hybrid with 1 day per week in the London Office 

Hours: 35 hours per week 

Contract type: 18 month fixed-term contract 

Salary: £28,015 per annum (hybrid) 

What we do:  We help young people through cancer 

How we work:  We’re Determined, United, Spirited and Kind 

What we’re looking for:

• A natural relationship builder who can build meaningful connections using a range of communication platforms and technologies, such as by phone and email. 

• Someone who can easily collaborate with other teams to provide an excellent supporter experience that ensures every new regional fundraiser feels welcomed, appreciated, and inspired from the moment they join us. 

• A people focused communicator who can offer guidance, encouragement and celebrate the success of our fundraisers, helping them to dream big and achieve more than they thought possible for young people with cancer. 

• Someone who is proactive and solutions focused, who can manage their time and workload, and utilise our given processes and systems to help us to shape our supporter experience. 

Key dates:

Applications by Tuesday 23rd June, 1st Stage Interviews 2nd/3rd July (online) and 2nd Stage Interviews 9th July (in person in London). 

How to apply:

You’ll need to register on our portal, complete a short application form and answer questions about your skills and experience in relation to the role.

Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. 

What we offer:

• Leave: 25 days of annual leave, which increases with service, in addition to bank holidays and a 3 or 4 day closure over the Christmas period. We also have finish early Fridays in August and quarterly reset days to step away from day to day work and refocus.
• Flexible bank holidays: the option to swap five UK public holidays (except 25th, 26th December, and 1st January or any substitute bank holidays for these dates) for other dates off.
• Paid Carer and Compassionate Leave: paid time off to care for family members or dependants.
• Paid Parental Leave: enhanced pay for parental leave such as maternity leave, paternity leave or adoption leave.
• Paid Volunteering Leave: support your community by taking paid leave for volunteering activities.
• Health Cashback Plan: access a health cashback plan to cover medical expenses.
• Life assurance and Income Protection: financial support if you’re unable to work due to illness or injury.
• Discount scheme: access exclusive savings at various high street retailers and gyms.
• Flexible Working: we care about your wellbeing and encourage flexible work arrangements to promote work-life balance.

Our commitment to inclusion and accessibility: 

At Teenage Cancer Trust one of our key focuses is around equity and making sure our services are accessible and inclusive to all young people with cancer, with no-one left behind. We have the same goal for people working with us.

Teenage Cancer Trust is committed to recognising and valuing individual differences and the contributions of all people.
Should you require any assistance or adjustments to support your interview process, such as additional time for tasks, meeting the panellists beforehand, information in another format or a different interview format (online/offline/in person), please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the HR Team and we will do our best to accommodate your request. 

We are a Disability Confident employer which means we have committed to offering interviews to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria for the role listed under the 'What you'll bring to the team' section of the job description and shortlisting questions.

To opt into this scheme, please enter ‘yes’ in the appropriate question on the application form.

Please note that in recruitment campaigns with a high volume of candidates opting into the scheme, interview offers will be made only to those who best meet the essential criteria and provide the strongest responses to the shortlisting questions. 

We are unable to offer individual feedback at the shortlisting stage. 

Privacy and Safeguarding: 

At Teenage Cancer Trust we take our commitment to safeguarding seriously and work to protect and promote the rights of the young people who we support. Our safeguarding responsibilities extend to the children and adults who work to support the charity, who we also have a duty of care to protect. Safeguarding is at the forefront of each activity we carry out. In line with our approach, this role is subject to a DBS check (Disclosure and Barring Service).  

For information on how we collect, store and process personal data please contact the HR Team.

About the Investment team

The Investment team is responsible for selecting portfolio partners, managing our charity investments and supporting our portfolio partners to improve and scale their impact. 

The Investment team also leads the Impetus Leadership Academy, a leadership development programme to support talent from ethnic minority backgrounds in the UK youth sector to progress into senior leadership roles. 

The team is made up of 18 people, including former teachers, charity chief executives, charity impact leads, management consultants, social investment portfolio managers and impact consultants.   

The team is led by a Portfolio Director who sits on the Senior Management Team. The Portfolio Director has 5 direct reports: a Deputy Portfolio Director, three Sector Leads (who lead our work in school engagement, school attainment and employment sectors) and an Impact Lead. Sector Leads line manage 6 Investment Directors between them. Investment Directors line manage Investment Managers (currently 7). Investment Directors and Investment Managers tend to primarily focus on a sector but might have mixed portfolios, depending on need, experience and interest. 

The Investment team has a good track record of role progression. All four Leads and a number of our Investment Directors were promoted from within the team. 

About this role

We believe that all young people deserve to succeed in school and in work, whatever their background. As we enter a challenging time with rising inflation and a likely recession, our work feels more vital than ever before. The role of Investment Director presents an exciting opportunity to contribute meaningfully to the charities portfolio partners we serve, the team itself and the whole of Impetus.   

We support a portfolio of 23 high potential charity and non-profit partners in the youth sector, helping them deliver benchmark-beating employment and education outcomes for young people, and to grow. 

We believe the strength of our approach resides in three things: 

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• ​Building deep, trust-based, sustainable relationships with charity leaders by, investing time, kindness, integrity and honesty.
• ​Providing our charities multi-year, unrestricted funding to help them become sector-leading organisations and scale their impact.
• ​Offering tailored advice to charity leaders’ most pressing and strategic questions, including their mission, programme design, performance management, growth planning, and financial resilience.

Working with our portfolio partners is a privilege. The leaders we support are incredibly talented, passionate and keen for external advice, and the issues we work through with them are stimulating and stretching. Our senior management relationships are some of the most fulfilling relationships many of us have had in our careers, while the growth and impact performance of our partners are testament to charities’ commitment to disadvantaged young people and the influence we have on their development. 

Charities and funders often comment on the quality of our people. Our team is analytical and data driven; we are deeply relational, low-ego and collaborative. We actively invest in our colleagues holding regular training and community of practice sessions, and use skills-based assessments to tailor development. 

As an organisation we seek to embed diversity of thought, background and experience in every aspect of our work and actively challenge our assumptions to better deliver change. Over the past two years we have taken action to help reduce racial inequality in the youth sector. In 2021 we launched our Connect Fund to support diverse leaders and their robust solutions to the entrenched employment gap faced by young people from ethnic minority backgrounds compared with their white peers. We have also built a highly regarded Leadership Academy for emerging youth sector leaders from ethnic minority backgrounds, with generous funding from State Street Foundation. 

If you are looking for a role combining strategic thinking, analytical insight and influencing emerging leaders, as well as the opportunity to work with a supportive team to transform young lives, I hope you will apply to work with us. 

I look forward to hearing from you. 

Sebastien Ergas 
Portfolio Director 

​Key responsibilities
Finding high potential charities and non-profit partners for our portfolio 

• Identifying potential charitable organisations for investment.
• Leading and delivering in-depth due diligence process within the scope of a grant round, to assess and build partnership foundations with potential partners – covering leadership and governance, and their impact, scale, and partnership potential.
• Modelling from first contact of origination, our approach to engaged and trust-based investment management support.
• Developing and presenting high quality investment propositions to our Investment Committee.

Managing partnerships with portfolio partners​

• ​Managing relationships with partner Chairs and CEOs. 
• Agreeing Service Funding Agreements, including appropriate annual investment milestones to allow for a clear assessment of re-investment potential at end of phase. 
• Regularly monitoring and assessing partner progress / risks against milestones and making evidence-based recommendations on progression or exit to Leads, Portfolio Director and the Investment Committee.
• Escalating key risks on performance, leadership and safeguarding.   
• Conducting annual partnership reviews with Sector Leads and partner CEOs.
• Working with Impetus finance colleagues to ensure timely distribution of grant payments, in line with Service Funding Agreements.  

Supporting portfolio partners  ​

• ​Providing high quality advisory support to CEOs and senior colleagues on key strategic topics, using a mix of at least monthly one-to-one meetings and group facilitation to: 

• clarify theory of change
• ​define long term ambition
• ​develop growth strategy 
• ​achieve a step change in the delivery and performance management of outcomes 
• ​strengthen leadership (individual and collective) and governance capabilities
• ​develop path to scale
• ​build financial resilience

• ​Scoping and project managing pro bono capacity-building projects (in addition to providing direct management support). Ensure projects are delivered to a high standard and contribute to charity progression.
• Identifying engagement opportunities for our donors and supporters with portfolio partners that are aligned with the partner’s activities and do not distract or undermine their core work.
• Collaborating with the Impetus Philanthropy team to support the development of additional funding opportunities for portfolio partners, enhancing their ability to deliver impact at scale.
• Effectively leveraging the support of investment managers to advance the objectives developed for each portfolio partner that is managed by an Investment Director.

Support to Impetus

• Developing expertise about “what works” in the sector through cultivation and use of expert input and engagement as well as investigation into key research and evaluative literature.
• Contributing insights and learning from portfolio work to inform Impetus’ strategy, model and delivery, providing evidence based recommendations to senior colleagues
• Contributing to internal priorities and working groups, bringing expertise and insight from portfolio work (e.g. team strategy discussions, digital improvement initiatives, or equity, diversity, and inclusion).
• Contribute towards Impetus’ public affairs and philanthropy objectives through input into case studies, research and policy campaigns, donor reports and fundraising events.
• Sharing the learning from our work across the team, across the organisation and externally working within Impetus strategy and agreed forums.
• Engaging in Impetus pro bono, communications, and advocacy events, and engage portfolio partners appropriately in these events. 
• Line-manage and support one or more Investment Managers, setting clear objectives and providing coaching, feedback and development opportunities to enable them to deliver high quality work and achieve their individual, project and team goals
• Embedding inclusive and equitable practices in portfolio work, ensuring diverse perspectives are considered and barriers to participation are identified and addressed

​Person specification

Essential​

• A commitment to Impetus’ mission. 
• ​Senior level responsibility and a strong track record of building trust-based relationships with senior stakeholders, advising them on key strategic decisions, and challenging them in a respectful and collaborative manner. 
• ​A talent for strategic thinking around complex issues. 
• ​Strong financial acumen and analytical skills. 
• Understanding of impact measurement and evaluation fundamentals. 
• ​Resilience, tenacity and initiative. 
• ​Ability to adapt personal style to different leadership contexts, working inclusively and effectively with diverse leaders and organisations.
• ​Growth mind-set to seek out and act on feedback and a commitment to continuous learning and development. 
• ​Proven ability to work independently, and to exercise good judgment. 
• ​Strong planning and time management skills. 
• ​Experience contributing expertise to team or organisational priorities, including sharing learning and supporting others’ development. 
• ​Interest in partnering closely with charities that are doing what it takes to get better. 
• ​A commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.

Desirable​

• Experience in the non-profit (charity or social enterprise) sector, through work, as a pro-bono volunteer or Trustee capacity.
• ​Experience in consulting, investment management, senior charity management, or other in-depth grant making and advisory work. 
• ​Knowledge and expertise in UK education or youth employability sectors. 
• ​Board experience in private, public or third sector. 
• ​Understanding of or experience with commissioning impact evaluations. 

About Impetus

At Impetus, our focus is on helping young people achieve positive education and employment outcomes to increase their chance of leading fulfilling and successful lives, irrespective of their background.​

We tackle the three most difficult challenges that affect a young person’s ability to succeed in life in Britain today:  ​

• Lost learning through absence, suspensions, exclusions from school  

• Stagnation in education attainment outcomes, which means many are missing out on key qualifications like GCSE English and maths 

• The large numbers of young people out of education, training and employment  ​

We use our deep expertise and high calibre networks to give the best non-profits working in these sectors the essential ingredients to have a real and lasting impact on the young people they serve.​

Through a powerful combination of long-term funding, direct capacity building support from our experienced team and our pro bono partners, alongside research and policy influencing to drive lasting systems change, we work towards a society where all young people can thrive in school, pass their exams and unlock the doors to sustained employment, for a fulfilling life. ​

We are resolutely focused on outcomes and impact, driven by quality evidence.​

You would be joining a team that is passionate, rigorous, determined, creative and warm. We care deeply for our colleagues, our portfolio partners and the young people we serve.​

Impetus is a registered charity and our charity number is 1152262.

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Our Values​

In 2022 the Impetus staff agreed the following set of Values to act as our guiding principles as an organisation and help us to remain focused on achieving our mission to support young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.

We are brave and curious

We are bold and brave in our pursuit of better outcomes for young people. We lead with curiosity and stay open to new perspectives. We support one another to take considered risks and learn together.

We bring high trust, high challenge

We build strong, long-term relationships through honesty, kindness, integrity, and respect. We create the space for open, constructive challenge, where colleagues, partners and supporters feel safe to speak up, hold each other to account, and bring their best in pursuit of our mission.

We are evidence led and results driven for young people

We pursue excellence for the young people we work with, are wholly committed to better outcomes, unapologetically results driven, and accountable for our actions.

We thrive through diversity

We seek to embed diversity of thought, background and experience in every aspect of our work. We are open, thoughtful and proactive in better understanding and challenging our assumptions to better deliver the change we seek.

We always seek collaboration

We will not succeed alone. We seek meaningful, productive partnerships with others to achieve our mission and drive systems change for young people.

Our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion

We believe that a diverse workforce leads to an organisation that is more open, creative and gets better results.​

We want our team at Impetus to represent the diversity of the people and communities we serve. We also want our team to be one where different experiences, expertise and perspectives are valued, and where everyone is encouraged to grow and develop.

We want to reach a diverse pool of candidates. We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that potential employees may need to in order to be successful.​

We recognise the importance of a good work/life balance. We do everything we can to accommodate flexible working, including working from home, working part-time job shares and other arrangements.​

Please just let us know in your application or at any stage throughout the process (and beyond) if these are options you’d like to explore.​

Impetus is an equal opportunity employer and is determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We value diversity and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.​

​Our employee benefits ​

Impetus appreciates the invaluable contribution made by all employees and wishes to encourage and reward loyalty, motivation and experience. We therefore offer a range of benefits and policies which aim to assist employees during various stages of their lives and careers. For more information on these, please download the job information pack from our website.​

How to apply

Please click on the "Apply for this job" button at the top of the page. ​

You will need to:​

• Complete the online form (including the equal opportunities monitoring form)
• Upload a comprehensive CV and supporting statement.​

The supporting statement should be no more than two sides of A4 and should address the criteria in the person specification.​

You should also include the contact details of two referees, one of whom must be your current or most recent employer. Referees will only be approached with your express permission.​

As part of our commitment to flexible working we will consider a range of options for the successful applicant. All options can be discussed at interview stage.​

The deadline for applications is 2026, Sunday 21st June 2026, 11:59pm.​

Interviews:​

1st Interviews will take place on w/c 29th June 2026.​

2nd Interviews will take place on w/c 6th July 2026.​

You will also be required to provide proof of your eligibility to work in the UK.​

Personal Data

Your personal data will be shared for the purposes of the recruitment exercise. This includes our HR team, interviewers (who may include other partners in the project and independent advisors), relevant team managers and our IT service provider if access to the data is necessary for performance of their roles. We do not share your data with other third parties, unless your application for employment is successful and we make you an offer of employment. We will then share your data with former employers to obtain references for you. We do not transfer your data outside the European Economic Area.

We’re currently recruiting a part-time (min. 4 days p.w.) Mental Health Practitioner & Art Therapist to work directly with young people across our service in Sutton.For all posts you need to have a mental health qualification and at least two years’ experience of working with young people. We are also looking for people with an open and flexible attitude; excellent engagement skills and a passion for working with children and young people around mental health.

Responsibilities include offering a flexible range of short-term and longer-term mental health interventions to children and young people aged 11-25 including individual and group-based support; workshops; crisis support; mental health themed activities. The posts have scope and opportunity for developing new initiatives and ways of working to support young people’s mental health across South London.

All posts are fully office based and will require flexible working across service areas and interventions and will involve some regular evening and/or weekend work to meet the needs of young people. 

Please read the full Job Description and Person Specification for this role attached to the advert. 

Applying for the Posts 

To be considered for the position, the Application Form and the Equality & Diversity Monitoring Form need to be completed and returned to the email address on the application form by Tuesday 23rd June 2026.

We understand some candidates may want to use AI tools when applying. Whilst we welcome the use of technology to support clear communication and structure, we also want to learn more about the authentic you, so please ensure that your application reflects your own skills, knowledge and experiences wherever possible. In the spirit of transparency - we also ask that you indicate if you have used AI in your application.

Decisions about who to invite for interview will be based on how well someone demonstrates that they meet the person specification for the specific post, so please make sure you complete the application form fully and accurately, giving evidence of how you meet each point in the person specification and indicating your relevant knowledge, skills and experience. Please note that CVs will not be considered.  

Email applicants will receive a confirmation of receipt and shortlisted candidates will be contacted as soon as possible after the closing date.    

Are you an HCPC Registered Arts Therapist passionate about improving mental health outcomes for young people?

We’re looking for an HCPC Registered Arts Therapist to lead an innovative early intervention programme supporting young people aged 14–25 experiencing emerging psychosis, psychosis-like symptoms or severe emotional distress.

This is an opportunity to help create a meaningful community-based alternative to crisis and hospital admission, working with young people who may face barriers to engaging with traditional mental health services.

About Us

Total Insight Theatre is an award-winning community organisation with extensive experience delivering culturally responsive mental health, wellbeing and creative health programmes for children, young people and families across East London. We work alongside communities, schools, health services and voluntary sector partners to improve wellbeing, reduce inequalities and increase access to support.

About the Programme

This innovative early intervention programme supports young people aged 14–25 experiencing emerging psychosis, psychosis-like symptoms or severe emotional distress.

The programme aims to provide accessible, community-based therapeutic support for young people who may face barriers to engaging with traditional mental health services and who could benefit from early intervention before difficulties escalate.

As the programme’s lead therapist, you will deliver individual and group arts therapy interventions, undertake assessments and therapeutic planning, and help shape a creative, community-based approach to supporting young people experiencing emotional distress.

The programme combines:

• Individual therapeutic support
• Arts-based therapeutic interventions
• Small group delivery
• Community-based support pathways
• Ongoing wellbeing and engagement opportunities

The overall aim is to improve wellbeing, strengthen coping strategies, increase engagement with support and reduce escalation into crisis services.

Contract Information

• Freelance Fixed-Term Contract
• £300 per day
• 65 contracted days (£19,500 contract value).
• August 2026 – March 2027
• Enhanced DBS required.
• Therapists will be responsible for arranging and funding their own professional clinical supervision in accordance with HCPC and professional body requirements.

To Apply

Please submit via CharityJob:

• A current CV.
• A covering statement (maximum two pages) outlining your suitability for the role and relevant experience.

For full details of the role, responsibilities and person specification, please refer to the attached Job Description.

We particularly welcome applications from therapists with experience supporting Black, Asian and ethnically diverse young people, families and communities.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should a suitable candidate be identified before the advertised closing date.

At Ambitious about Autism, we're looking for a Learning and Organisational Development Coordinator to join our People team on a 6 month maternity cover.

You'll play a crucial role in supporting the administration and coordination of learning and organisational development initiatives within the Charity. Working closely with the Learning & Organisational Development team, this role ensures the smooth implementation of training programs, development initiatives, and cultural change projects across the organisation.

You'll provide efficient administrative support for learning and organisational development activities, managing the Learning Help inbox, promoting training courses/events internally, as well as developing, maintaining and supporting the LMS.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Experience in providing administrative support in Human Resources or Learning and Development
• Administrative experience with a Learning Management System
• Strong organisational, multi-tasking skills with the ability to prioritise tasks effectively
• Proficiency in in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, O365) and ability to learn new systems.

In return, we offer great benefits including a generous holiday allowance and commitment to continued professional development (CPD), flexible, hybrid working and more!

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual who would like to work for a forward-thinking, open and honest organisation and make a real impact to the young people we work with. Please find our full recruitment pack on the link below.

If you have any questions about the role or would like to have a confidential chat, please contact James Axford, Recruitment Officer.

Ambitious about Autism is committed to fostering equity, diversity, and inclusion at every level of our organisation. We warmly welcome applications from all qualified candidates, valuing the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives they bring. We encourage applications from individuals regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or parental status, disability, or age.

Our recruitment process promotes equal opportunities, and we are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for candidates with disabilities or additional needs throughout the recruitment process. Please contact our Recruitment Team for accommodations. We recognise disability as a physical or mental impairment that significantly and long-term affects a person's ability to perform day-to-day activities, as defined by the UK Equality Act 2010. All applications will be considered solely on merit, aligned with our mission to support autistic children and young people.

Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search maybe carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.

Be part of a team that is driving change in East London through creative and inclusive participation. 

Barking & Dagenham Giving (BD Giving), an independent grant-making charity, is looking for a new Programme & Engagement Coordinator. 

We are a small and highly passionate team with the ambition to revolutionise the way funding works. Our work is about shifting decision-making power into the hands of local people who are disadvantaged and disenfranchised. We believe people should be involved in decisions that impact their lives and given the opportunity to create meaningful change for themselves, their family, and their Neighbourhood.

We’re actively leading a movement within our borough’s social sector, among funders in London, and national charities. Over the past five years we have facilitated over £1 million in grant distribution and social investments and piloted an innovative £1.5m community-led investment fund through radical participatory approaches that have inspired other London boroughs, trusts and foundations.

You will work within the Programmes team and wider organisation to support people to make decisions that affect their lives by creating spaces where they can explore new ways of working together, and by equipping them with the skills and knowledge they need to inform decision-making. This includes supporting innovative participatory programmes through delivery and administrative support.

We have a superb office space in central Barking and regularly deliver programmes across the borough, brining in residents and organisations as a hub of community activity. 

Job Description

What experience is needed?

• Someone with experience, knowledge or interest of working with local communities, with a focus on people-centred delivery and fostering collaboration

• Some experience and understanding of what it takes to manage a project on time and to a high standard

• Prior experience in community development, youth work, grant making, or facilitation to support inclusive programme design

• Understanding of how to work with community groups, people and organisations from different cultures and backgrounds

• We are particularly interested in candidates from Barking and Dagenham and global majority backgrounds

The kind of person we're looking to work with

• Effective communicator – ability to maintain and develop relationships with local communities, partners, organisations, and businesses
• Ability to learn and use creative methods to engage local communities and organisations, harnessing new technology, AI tools and community development approaches
• A people-person with a positive attitude who conducts themselves professionally, confidently and with an ability to listen and negotiate
• A proactive, motivated, self-starter who is flexible and quick-thinking - ready to pitch in and take initiative where appropriate 
• Experience in managing and prioritising varied and busy work loads 
• A curious approach in how things work - flexible, and adaptable with an openness to personal development and a willingness to learn and take feedback on board

 How to apply

Write a covering letter (of no more than two sides) detailing your suitability to the role with specific reference to the person specification included above, with clear evidence and examples of how you meet this and your suitability of experience. And provide a CV stating your work history. 

Click on the apply button now to learn more on how. 

Timeline 

Closing date is: 28 June 2026 at 23:59. Any submissions received after this time will not be reviewed. 

Interviews will be held on the 14 and 15 July 2026, in-person at our office in central Barking, London. 

Due to anticipated demand we may only be able to respond to applicants that are invited for an interview. 

Good luck! You'll smash it. Don't be shy in telling us how you really are and what you bring!