Work for Railway Children

At Railway Children, we stand for children, their childhoods and their futures. 

Our passion and values underpin everything we do. They unite us and provide the energy and optimism that drives us to work harder and harder for the children and young people we are privileged to help.

We believe in a world where no child ever has to live on the streets.

As we embark on our new strategy, we have ambitious plans to ensure no child is left behind, wherever we work.

Why not join us?

Railway Children is committed to safeguarding anyone who comes into contact with us and implements a range of policies to ensure only those suitable to work with vulnerable groups are employed.

Railway Children's current vacancies:

Corporate Partnerships Manager (12 month fixed-term maternity cover)

Salary: up to £44,000

Department: Fundraising

Location: Hybrid homeworking with regular travel to office in Sandbach 

Responsible to: Head of Corporate Partnerships and Events

Responsible for: None

We are seeking an individual with a strong background in corporate relationships to lead on a portfolio of significant, strategic partners on a maternity cover contract.

The Corporate Partnerships Manager will be joining an established and successful team, playing a vital role in developing the sustainable growth of income through our incredible partnership network within the rail industry. The role will seek out opportunities within rail to assist the fundraising team to achieve growth in both income and donor base. The right candidate will have a proven track record of developing new business opportunities and stewarding accounts to maximum potential.

To apply for this position, please complete the application form and return it to fundraisingjobs@railwaychildren.org.uk. Please include job title applied for in email subject.

Closing date: Friday 2nd August. Candidates will be assessed on application and may be contacted before the closing date.

Community Engagement Worker (London) 

Salary: £21,210 for three days per week

Department: UK Programme

Location: London

Responsible to: Programme Manager: Safeguarding Partnerships

Responsible for: Community engagement work – London area with travel to support project areas when required.

The main purpose of this role is to energise key stakeholders to come together to collectively keep vulnerable young people safe on the rail network. The successful candidate will build and strengthen partnerships with – and between – the rail industry, British Transport Police (BTP) and others working locally with vulnerable young people in order to drive forward innovative approaches to contextual safeguarding. As part of a dynamic team delivering the Safeguarding on Transport (ST) project, you will be responsible for developing our community engagement work in the London Area as well as supporting our wider UK programme.

The role will require engaging the public and working closely with British Transport Police, station staff and employees as well as local services in the area.

To apply for this position, please complete the application form and return it to programmejobs@railwaychildren.org.uk. Please include job title applied for in email subject.

Closing date: Monday 8th July at 12pm. Candidates will be assessed on application and may be contacted before the closing date.

Trustee

The role of trustees is to provide strategic direction and constructive challenge to ensure Railway Children, via its Chief Executive, delivers its goals and objectives and is managed effectively. The Trustees have duties and responsibilities under company and charity law and are entrusted with the role of ensuring that assets are properly secured and deployed. There are four board meetings per year. Trustees may be invited to serve on one of the Charity’s sub-committees, which each meet four times annually. Trustees may also be asked to advise the executive on specific issues from time to time and may be invited to attend events.

Trusteeship is unremunerated, although reasonable expenses may be claimed. The normal period of office is three years and all Trustees are eligible for reappointment at the end of their term of office. In general, Trustees serve three terms of office.

Time commitments

• Four Board meetings
• Quarterly attendance at sub-committees and attendance at RC events
• Preparation time for meetings
• We encourage Trustees to visit the work of the charity in order to broaden their knowledge of projects and to familiarise themselves with local conditions.

To apply, please email your CV and a covering letter to jobs@railwaychildren.org.uk 

If you want to know more about the role or the selection process, please contact Rob Capener, CEO via his Executive Assistant j.foster@railwaychildren.org.uk

Privacy notice for Job Applicants

Railway Children is aware of its obligations under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and is committed to processing your data securely and transparently. Railway Children has developed a privacy notice for job applicants that sets out, in line with GDPR, the types of data that we collect and hold on you as a job applicant. It also sets out how we use that information, how long we keep it for and other relevant information about your data. A full version of the privacy notice can be downloaded below.