Action for Children

Role Description In this role of Head of Mass Fundraising, you will be strategically responsible for setting and managing Action for Children’s mass-fundraising portfolio through the leadership of an ambitious, insight-led Mass Fundraising Team. You will drive significant and sustainable income growth from the public, including across: - Individual Giving - Legacy Giving - Consumer PR - Celebrity Partnerships - Integrated Campaigns and Products How you'll help to create brighter futures: - Lead and manage a high-performing team working across multiple disciplines. - Develop and spearhead a multi-faceted mass-fundraising strategy, containing outstanding products and campaign moments that deliver significant sustainable income growth. - Drive the delivery of significant income growth from individuals via Cash Appeals, Regular Giving, Campaigns and Legacy fundraising. - Lead eye-catching, fundraising-focused Consumer PR and Celebrity activity as a key income-growth lever. - Provide clear prioritisation, strategic direction and performance-focused leadership across the mass fundraising portfolio by setting stretch income targets, performance metrics, priorities and KPIs. - Champion charity-wide collaboration, and influencing at senior level, to ensure mass fundraising is embedded across the organisation. - Contribute to wider commercial planning and governance, preparing high-quality business cases, strategic plans, and performance reports for senior stakeholders. Qualifications - Proven experience of leading large-scale mass fundraising programmes in a complex organisation. - Established history of delivering significant income from the public through large-scale, integrated fundraising campaigns. - Demonstrable experience of setting strategic direction and leading teams through audience-led delivery. - Considerable experience leading and developing high-performing, multi-disciplinary teams. - Strong commercial and financial acumen. - Excellent creative nous and vision. - Experience of working cross-organisationally, using persuasive communication, judgement and influencing skills. Benefits - 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service, and the option to buy or sell leave. - Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities. - Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages. - Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover. - Staff discounts and Blue Light Card eligibility with discounts across 15,000 national retailers. Diversity, equality, and inclusion At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates, as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children. Closing Date Thursday 11th June 2026 at 23.59pm Contact Email us at recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk quoting reference 13167. Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Role Description As Regional Corporate Partnership Executive, you will help unlock the full potential of regional corporate partnerships at Action for Children. You’ll support the team to deliver a diverse portfolio of multi-faceted regional corporate partnerships, delivering engaging fundraising and engagement activities and building strong relationships with supporters and stakeholders to maximise fundraising and support for the charity. This is a varied and exciting role with the opportunity to have an enormous impact on the lives of vulnerable children and families across the UK. - Develop and deliver fundraising activities for regional corporate partners, creating compelling resources to drive engagement and inspire support. - Achieve ambitious partnership fundraising targets and manage income and expenditure budgets. - Create engaging written and verbal communications, ensuring they’re consistent with our brand and tone of voice. - Provide effective administrative support across our partnership’s portfolio. - Coordinate volunteering and engagement opportunities for regional corporate partners, liaising with colleagues across Action for Children teams and services. - Use fundraising platforms such as JustGiving and Benevity, ensuring they are used as effectively as possible. - Organise, attend regular meetings, and site visits with key contacts and supporters. Qualifications - Entry level experience of working in a charity or commercial setting. - Experience in corporate fundraising, partnership/account management or new business acquisition is desirable. - Experience of developing positive working relationships with stakeholders (ideally supporters and volunteers). - Excellent written and verbal communication skills that can be tailored to individuals and audiences. - Experience of working collaboratively within an organisation. - Computer literate with a good working knowledge of MS Office (including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Teams). - Experience of organising events is desirable. Requirements - Please see the Job Description for the full list of accountabilities and requirements. Benefits - 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave. - Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities. - Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages. - Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover. - Staff discounts and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailer's discounts. Company Description At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.

Field Engineer. Salary: £31,500 per annum. (company van supplied for business use only). Location: Homebased with travel throughout Scotland. Contract: Permanent – 35 hours per week. Benefits:   - 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave. - Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities. - Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages. - Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover. - Staff discounts and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailer's discounts. Why Action for Children?   Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It is the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives.  Join Our Technology Team as an IT Field Engineer! “Do you enjoy traveling around locations meeting new people, building great working relationships, motivated in helping others, tech-savvy, and want to make a difference. If so keep reading, We are looking for an IT Field Engineer who’s a lateral thinker that can handle all kinds of situations with a practical mindset, If this sounds like you why not apply. You’ll be joining a friendly and successful small team of engineers supporting our staff based in services across your patch. Don’t worry if you don’t tick every box in the job description; if you think your experience fits, go ahead and apply!” How you'll help to create brighter futures  - Representing a professional front facing service to Action for Children staff across Scotland. - Responsible for attending sites, providing technically focused support and solutions. - Oversee the commissioning and de-commissioning of sites providing technical input and resource. - Support the Service Desk in providing remote support when not out in the field. - Maintain professional development through research of recent and relevant developments in Technology. - Apply continuous improvements to service and processes. - Provide direction and guidance to less experienced IT staff. - Develop strong relationships with remote service users and being the Ambassador for the Action for Children IT department. Let's talk about you  - Foundation Qualification in ITIL (or equivalent experience). - Qualifications and/or experience of other Standards associated with IT best practice, such as ISO27001, the Data Protection Act 1998 and GDPR. - Exceptional customer service skills with expertise in troubleshooting, diagnosing, and solving complex computer related problems. - Familiar with the use of Help Desk systems. - Experience of working in a technical field-based role. - Strong working knowledge of computer hardware and networks with expertise in troubleshooting hardware and software issues. - Proficient technical knowledge of MS-Windows operating system, Office 365, Azure and Active Directory. - Experience in the provisioning and troubleshooting of Wi-Fi and basic networking, Cat5/6 cabling etc. - Full driving licence is essential for this role. Please see the Job Description for the full list of accountabilities and requirements.  Contact: email us at recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk quoting reference 13026. Closing Date: Tuesday 5th May 2026. Interviews will be held week commencing 11th May 2026 by MS Teams. Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Diversity, equality, and inclusion At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children. Want to know more about Action for Children? Find us on  Linkedin, Facebook or YouTube to get to know us better. Job Description See below for further information about working with us: Action for Children Employee Benefits AfC Commitment Statement

Role Description We are looking for a Senior Content Designer to lead content strategy and standards for Parent Talk, Action for Children’s digital parenting service, while influencing content quality and practice across the organisation. While this role is primarily focused on Parent Talk, you will also work across the organisation, supporting other services, products and teams to improve the quality, consistency and effectiveness of their content. Parent Talk is Action for Children’s digital parenting support service. It provides practical, evidence‑based information, advice and one‑to‑one support for parents and carers, covering topics from everyday parenting challenges to highly sensitive and complex issues. The service is shaped closely with frontline practitioners and parent coaches, and content is continuously tested and improved using insight, feedback and real parent needs. Content design at Action for Children is about designing content that genuinely works for people. It combines user research, clear language, accessibility and iteration to make complex or sensitive information understandable, usable and supportive. Content design goes beyond writing. You’ll shape whole content journeys, set standards, influence ways of working and help teams across the charity produce content that meets user needs and organisational goals. The subject matter covered by Parent Talk can be complex, personal and sensitive. You’ll regularly pair‑write with parent coaches and so this role requires listening, care, judgement and professionalism when shaping content together. How you'll help to create brighter futures: - Develop, own and oversee the content strategy, governance, style guidance and roadmap for Parent Talk. - Lead the content development process with the Parent Talk team, parent coaches and subject matter experts. - Work with the product manager to plan and deliver user research with parents to ensure content meets real needs and supports a positive user experience. - Develop and lead the approach to accessibility and inclusion for a diverse parenting audience. - Use research, analytics and feedback to evaluate and continuously improve content. - Line manage, and support content designers, providing clear direction, feedback and development. - Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders across Media, Policy, Children’s Services and Digital. - Champion content design best practice across Action for Children, helping teams understand how good content improves outcomes for children, young people and families. Qualifications - Demonstrable experience working in content design at a senior level, or a recognised content design qualification alongside substantial practical experience. - Strong experience working with subject matter experts and turning their knowledge into clear, useful content. - Experience leading content strategy, governance and delivery at scale. - Previous line management experience and confidence supporting others’ development. - Experience using user research, analytics and insight to evaluate and improve content. - Experience training or coaching colleagues in content design principles and ways of working. - Confidence owning content quality and making decisions in a complex organisation. Requirements Please see the Job Description for the full list of accountabilities and requirements. Benefits - 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for 5 years continuous service and option to buy or sell leave. - Excellent training/development opportunities. - Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages. - Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover. - Staff discounts and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailer's discounts. Contact Email us at recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk quoting reference 12951. Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children. Closing Date Tuesday 28th April 2026. Interviews Week commencing Monday 11th May 2026.

Role: Administrative Officer Salary: £25,800.00 per annum (pro-rata) Location: Headington Permanent: Permanent - Part-Time – 5 hours a week (Flexible) Benefits: - 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, (pro-rata) with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave. - Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities. - Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages - Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover - Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers discounts. Vulnerable children in the UK need your help. Wherever you work in the Action for Children family, you'll be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK. Last year, we helped more than 688,000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities to national campaigning, we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations they need to thrive. Why Action for Children? Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It's the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives. A bit about the role Viking House is our Children's Short Break centre in Headington for children with disabilities who have a diagnosis of autism, complex health needs and/or complex behaviour, up to the ages 4 to18. The centre provides a structured environment and nursing care as a nurse within the service you will give parents and carers the opportunity to ‘recharge their batteries' in the knowledge that their child is in a safe and stimulating environment. You will be predominantly responsible for providing excellent administrative support by providing a first-class administrative service to colleagues and service users. What you will be doing: - Working to a high standard, on administrative tasks that support the team. - Providing a smooth-running service that is busy and evolving by working collaboratively in a team. - Supporting Leadership Team to complete monitoring reports in timely manner. - Provide support to Leadership Team to ensure organisational requirements are met. You will need: - Business Administration S/NVQ Level 2 or equivalent qualification. - Confidence in the of use of MS Excel, Word, and Outlook. - Ability to work within a diverse team environment and work independently with initiative. - To be able to communicate effectively both written and verbally to a range of different people. - To take responsibility for a project or task and deliver within agreed timescales. - To manage and prioritise your own workload within agreed deadlines. - Proactive with the ability to work remotely on your own. - Attention to detail - this is essential. - Flexibility in working hours Good to know. Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Application Process There are five sections to complete: Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration. Talent Pool We know talent when we see it. But sometimes we find the right person but not for the right job. We'd love to keep your details for when the right job comes up. Let us know if you'd rather we didn't. Contact: Sarah Manderfield or email us at recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk quoting reference 12933 Diversity, equality, and inclusion At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children. Male staff are under-represented within our Children Service roles. We would like to encourage more male applicants for our Children Service roles. Don't meet every single requirement? If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with the job description, we'd love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role within the Action for Children family. Want to know more about Action for Children? Find us on  LinkedIn, Facebook or YouTube to get to know us better. Job Description See below for further information about working with us: Action for Children Employee Benefits AfC Commitment Statement Action for Children - Driven by Love

Head of Media. Salary: £56,000 per annum. Location: Remote, must be based in the UK. Contract: Permanent, 35 hours per week. Benefits: - 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for 5 years continuous service and option to buy or sell leave. - Excellent training/development opportunities. - Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages. - Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover. - Staff discounts and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailer's discounts. Why Action for Children?    Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It is the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives.   A bit about the role  We are looking for a creative and strategic Head of Media on a permanent contract to lead, plan and deliver media relation strategies and activities to highlight the work of Action for Children and issues related to vulnerable children, young people and families. How you'll help to create brighter futures  - Lead development and delivery of Action for Children’s media relations. - Lead, manage and motivate the Media Relations Team and to matrix manage devolved press officers in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland - Plan, manage and deliver a range of proactive and reactive news, and corporate media activities nationally and regionally. - Support the development and implementation of a cultivation plan to build relationships with journalists, editors, and influencers. - Lead and co-ordinate innovative and creative approaches to highlight the impact of the work of Action for Children. - Oversee development and implementation of media events. - Work collaboratively with Influencing and Public Affairs to develop media strategies. Let's talk about you  - Experience of managing professional media staff to deliver key objectives. - Demonstrable track record and experience of working in a newsroom or busy press office. - Demonstrable strong written and communication skills. - Managing and building relationships with key stakeholders and external stakeholders. - Managing a budget, including reporting. - Proven knowledge of the UK media landscape covering news, consumer, and PR outlets. - Demonstrable relationships in the media sector. - Demonstrate good news judgement and understand what works for media.  Please see the Job Description for the full list of accountabilities and requirements.   Contact: Email us at recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk quoting reference 12950. Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.  Diversity, equality, and inclusion  At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace.  We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.  Want to know more about Action for Children?  Find us on  Linkedin, Facebook or YouTube to get to know us better.  Closing Date: Thursday 23rd April 2026. Interviews: Week commencing Monday 11th May 2026. Job Description See below for further information about working with us:  Action for Children Employee Benefits  AfC Commitment Statement  Management Competency Framework

Procurement Officer x 2. Salary: £32,000 per annum. Location: Remote in the UK. Contract: Permanent, 35 hours per week. Benefits: - 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays pro rata, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave. - Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities. - Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages. - Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover. - Staff discounts and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailer's discounts. Why Action for Children? Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It is the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives. A bit about the role As Procurement Officer at Action for Children, you will provide the lead responsibility for strategic commercial procurement on a wide range of large scale spend categories across the organisation and supporting change management approach to procurement at all levels of the organisation. You will also be responsible for maximising efficiency savings and ensuring effective systems are in place to enable resources to support the children, young people, and families who we support. How you'll help to create brighter futures by - Contribute to all stages of the tender procurement process. - Apply professional procurement practices, informed through the latest developments and efficiencies in the field of procurement. - Capture key performance data to monitor and inform supplier performance. - Produce scheduled and ad-hoc compliance management. - Retain the central register of main contracts as well as other appropriate databases for key suppliers and main contractors. - Ensure adequate arrangements are in place for an effective meeting i.e., online/ venue organisation, minuting, follow up action and agenda creation. - Contribute and influence effective and efficient procurement practice across the organisation. - Experience managing effective relationships with suppliers across a range of goods and services, including demonstrable negotiation skills. Let's talk about you - Have full or part CIPS qualification or the desire to pursue further professional qualification whilst having experience working in the Third Sector or Public Sector. - Proven experience to provide advice and guidance on all procurement matters. - Ability to develop and apply a procurement strategy. - Experience of designing and setting up systems and processes for managing strategic procurement programmes. - The ability to interact effectively with both internal and external stakeholders. Please see the Job Description for the full list of accountabilities and requirements. Contact: email us at recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk quoting reference 12927. Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Diversity, equality, and inclusion At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children. Want to know more about Action for Children? Find us on Linkedin, Facebook or YouTube to get to know us better. Closing Date: Thursday 16th April 2026. Interviews will be week commencing 20th April 2026 by MS Teams. Job Description See below for further information about working with us: Action for Children Employee Benefits AfC Commitment Statement

Role Description In this Permanent Contract, you will strategically manage and drive forward activity to secure significant multi-year donations from major donors and family foundations, supporting organisational priority projects and services alongside unrestricted funding achieved through a pipeline of future activity to maximise income for key areas of growth. - Work collaboratively to implement activities to deliver financial targets, with a responsibility for delivering an annual individual income target that focuses on significant financial gifts from major donors and family foundations. - Line manage staff. - Develop plans to solicit and engage through plans to create a portfolio that includes existing donors and new prospects. - Collaborative working with fundraising colleagues. - Applying a range of relationship management techniques to support effective communication strategies. - Delivering the Philanthropy growth plan. - Contributing to the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the teams annual planning and reporting processes (including finances). Qualifications - Relevant experience of major donor fundraising with an excellent track record of initiating new relationships and securing significant financial gifts. - Proven experience of developing, networking, and enhancing donor relationships. - Manage a complex pool of prospects and donors. - Experience of leading, inspiring and line managing fundraisers. - Developing effective working relationships across an organisation, including senior staff and volunteers. - A professional and enterprising solutions-focused approach. - Clear, concise written communication skills. - Travel throughout the UK is necessary in this role. Requirements - Frequent travel to London will be required. - Contract: Permanent – 35 hours per week. Benefits - 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave. - Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities. - Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages. - Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover. - Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailer's discounts. Company Description Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It is the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives.