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This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: I’m looking for suggestions or referrals for individuals or organisations who can carry out a truly independent griev...
Ocean King
If a member or Officer at our CASC has been the victim of a combination of some or all of bullying, harassment, lack of respect, unjustified criticism or intimidation by another member then, in addit...
Peter Bayman
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: What is the process for a current Trustee to apply for the newly vacant CEO role? Is it a good idea, especially when...
Ocean King
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Wondered how other charities might deal with a resigning Charity Manager/CEO applying for a low level role within the...
Ocean King
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Unfortunately, they are not very effective, and I would prefer they leave and recruit new members. They all have been...
Ocean King
So recently we've had some issues with long standing trustees, one who hasn't done their role in 7 years, been absorbed by the manager. Another almost got Ofsted called on us over a callous decision...
Zarah Taylor
Hello I am looking to do a benchmark comparison of our enhanced sick leave pay. Would anyone be able to share their policy on enhanced sick pay with me please? Thanks in advance!
Annette Reid
Hi all I am in the process of appointing two new trustees. I have gone through the process of interview and making formal checks against disqualification. Each trustee has signed an Automatic Disqual...
Shaun Higgins
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: What are your top tips for charity job interviews in campaigns/policy/public affairs?
Ocean King
Hello,  We're a small charity with 6 members of staff. I'm wondering what systems other small charities use to manage HR functions like annual leave/sick leave monitoring, CPD attendance and any impo...
Genevieve Brooks-Johnson
Hi all, Apologies if this has been covered before... does anyone have any (free) sources they could recommend for benchmarking - at least in the charity sector, but all sectors even better - of benef...
Clare Walker
Hi a question about salaries. I am the director/ Founder of a new CIC, in the process of incorporating. Once set up I will be leading workshops and providing admin support. Is it better for me to inv...
Miranda Duffy
Hello Would anyone be up for sharing a copy of their TOIL policy with me please? Thanks in advance
Annette Reid
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: We have recently had a colleague pass away and are looking for a company who can provide external counselling for our...
Ocean King
Hi all, I'd really appreciate some advice. I'm relatively new to the sector, I'm a Volunteer Campaigns Ambassador for Cancer Research UK and I absolutely love it. I am keen to switch careers from mar...
Karen Richardson
Hi all I hope you are well.  I am currently working on a project to revamp our recruitment process, from the first enquiry right through to their induction and beyond.  Obviously, working in the char...
Emma Ellams
We need a learning management system - any advice? We plan to have a core, plus 2 programmes, comprising 12 video (modules) with quizzes and certificates. Need to enrol both learners and their charit...
Ian McLintock
We carry out a digital right to work check for all UK staff just before they join, but our provider has notified us of a security incident and some of our staff data is impacted. I'd be interested in...
Rhiannon Cantrell
The charity sector is struggling to recruit and retain, (NCVO research) yet there are many people who have had a long career in the corporate world, would love to leave that behind them and build pur...
Maya Bhose
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: We currently have a role which ultimately is a fundraising and volunteer management position. This is a grade 4 on ou...
Ocean King
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: I am in a very difficult position with a charity that I work for. I don’t seem to have any legal support unless I pay...
Ocean King
Can I please ask which team (or roles) in your charity leads on volunteer attraction, recruitment, engagement and development in your charity? If anyone has org charts to support this, it would be ve...
Annette Reid
We're in the process of updating our Salary Policy and it has been suggested by some of our Trustees that we look at linking pay and performance (so good performance leads to a salary increase).  It'...
David Partridge
I am curious, how is your organisation approaching learning and development? Are there particular challenges or creative solutions you’ve come across? Looking forward to hearing your thoughts and exp...
Rob Latter
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At CharityJob, we’re exploring how AI is changing the recruitment landscape — and we’d love to hear from you. If you're a recruiter, please could you take just 5 minutes to share your insights in our...
Hi everyone, We are looking for a new e-learning platform that might make mandatory and statutory training more fun and engaging for our staff. We are a gaming charity, so anything that has an elemen...
Isabel Love
We are looking to update our TOIL policy and I'm wondering if anyone would be willing to share theirs with me. We're smallish (27 ppl) working with Young People and undertake occasional overseas trav...
Ruth Choat
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: We are a small organisation (6 PT staff) and are looking to move our pension away from Nest for ethical reasons. Does...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: I'm in the same Community Fundraising role for 9 years and there's no progression/opportunities for various reasons....
Ocean King
I am looking for a more meaningful to our succession planning. We review our successors each year and chat through their levels of readiness, development needed and gaps in terms of our succession. W...
Annette Reid
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