Charity for Civil Servants - NI Engagement Group

24/08/2026

Whether you’re interested in personal growth, supporting your team, navigating new technologies, or understanding specific mental health challenges, we’ll be running free online sessions for you at this year’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Conference (5-9 October).

Our Venn diagrams highlight how different themes interact and overlap throughout the week, helping you identify the sessions most relevant to you. They also showcase the breadth of topics and speakers that’ll be featured across the five-days.

Leading support organisations will be delivering vital sessions on supporting ourselves and others. The Survivors Trust, Woman’s Trust and Grief Works (led by Julia Samuel MBE) will explore how to better support people affected by sexual abuse, domestic violence and bereavement.

Mental health-focused sessions will help increase understanding of specific challenges and how to respond to them. Carrie Carlisle and chair-elect of Mind, Clarke Carlisle, will discuss navigating adverse mental health from both the carer and cared-for perspective. And one of this year’s session partners, Charis, will explore the relationship between debt and mental health, as well as the support they offer.

Technology will be another key theme throughout this year’s conference. Headline partners Accenture, mental health experts Thrive, and acclaimed author Jamie Bartlett, will examine the impact of AI on everyday life, the workplace and mental health care.

Mindfulness will provide an anchor throughout the week, with Breathworks delivering a morning mindfulness session each day. Their CEO, Vidyamala Burch, will also lead a session on managing pain, fatigue and stress through mind-body approaches.

Once registered, you'll have access to all of the conference's free online sessions. Even if you can't attend every session live, recordings will be available on demand afterwards.

We hope that you’ll take time out of your busy week to join us and dedicate some time to your mental health and wellbeing, in the workplace and beyond.

To register now for the Mental Health and Wellbeing Conference 2026, follow the link: https://ow.ly/fqbR50ZEKk9

21/08/2026

Are you a hybrid worker? Join this webinar led by Vital Nutrition to get ideas to help optimise your health, nutrition and wellbeing for office days and working from home.

We'll look at:
- balancing your working day and keeping things simple for working weeks
- planning and meal prep – getting organised to save time, effort and money
- eating well on a budget – simple swaps to save on the food bill and ideas to reduce food waste
- keep it going – making healthy changes stick for the long term

Sign up now https://ow.ly/uQG550ZoPjn

20/08/2026

Thrive Mental Wellbeing will be bringing their mental health expertise to two sessions at our Mental Health and Wellbeing Conference 2026. Thrive are a company dedicated to creating evidence-based digital tools to detect, prevent and treat mental health conditions.

On 8 October, Dr Oleks Lugovyi and Thrive CEO Dr Andres Fonseca will run two free online sessions, covering two very different topics within the mental health space.

In his session, Dr Oleks invites you to “Learn how to turn uncertainty into an opportunity for growth with practical techniques to improve emotional wellbeing, build resilience, and thrive during life's inevitable challenges.”

Dr Andres Fonseca’s session will focus on the integration of AI into mental health care, and what we need to consider as we aim for safe applications of the technology in this space.

Mental health, AI and practical techniques for growth are all themes that are going to be revisited throughout our conference, so if Thrive’s sessions interest you, there will be more sessions covering similar themes across the week.

To register for free access to a long list of online mental health and wellbeing sessions, follow the link: https://www.everywhereplus.com/mhwc26-registration/

19/08/2026

Stephanie has already ticked skydiving off her bucket list. In the process she did something incredible, supporting current, former/retired civil servants, and their families in facing life’s challenges.

If you want to follow in Stephanie’s footsteps, and raise money for Charity for Civil Servants, to mark our 140th anniversary this year, we’re running a Skydive Challenge throughout September. You can join one of our London events on 5 and 26 September or find a spot at locations across the UK in September.

On top of the London sites, there are locations across the UK which will be hosting these dives throughout September, including: Lancaster, Nottingham, Durham, Norwich and many more.

Every jump is going to make a difference to civil servants, so if you’re ready to take a leap for Your Charity, follow the link: https://ow.ly/Ib1P50ZzP8l

18/08/2026

Employees with autism or ADHD can struggle in the work place for example with communication or sensory overload. If you have autism or ADHD, adjustments may help you stay in work and manage your job.

By creating a workplace adjustment passport you can explore the issues you may be struggling with and the possible support that you may need which you can then use in discussions with your manager to ensure adjustments are met. The template on our website as well as example passports can help you create this valuable document.

Find out more and download workplace adjustment documents to support you https://bit.ly/3VeX3gJ

16/08/2026

Have you been supported by the Charity for Civil Servants? Maybe you've downloaded one of the apps available, been supported with your wellbeing, helped with your caring responsibilities or been given a financial grant.

Connie told us how the financial help we gave was a stepping stone to a better future for her. For Demi, the access to specialist coaching from Autism and ADHD we provided gave her a sense of possibility. Malcolm's thank you letter explained how we supported him when his house was deemed too dangerous to live in. And when Bob was grieving when his fiancé died, the Charity gave him the financial and wellbeing support he needed.

If you've got a story like this, we want to hear from you. If you feel able, share your story with the Charity as to how the help you received changed your life. By sharing your story you may inspire other civil servants to reach out for help.

Email [email protected]

15/08/2026

Do you want to know more about the Charity for Civil Servants?

You may have heard our name but do you really know what we do and how we can support you?

Join one of our 30 minute introductory talks and find out about our wide ranging services and how you can get involved.

Our next talk is on Tuesday but don't worry if you can't make that one as we've plenty coming up in September https://bit.ly/3VUqruB

13/08/2026

Registration is open for our 2026 Mental Health And Wellbeing Conference. From 5-9 we’ll be running free online sessions, sharing expertise from Civil Service colleagues, psychologists, life coaches, charities and experts across the mental health and wellbeing spaces.

To help you decide which sessions may be right for you, we’ve put together this quiz, which may push you in the right direction.

Here’s a taster of what you can expect from the conference in October…

- Session partners Pearn Kandola LLP - Business Psychologists and Boundless will both be running their own sessions on inclusive workplace cultures and career planning respectively.
- Jump In Puddles and Tasting Colours will be coming together to run a session how to negotiate a rapidly changing world in the workplace.
- Grief Works’ founder and leading psychologist Julia Samuel will be running a session on supporting children and family going through bereavement, alongside experts from the Grief Café.
- As well as running mindfulness sessions every morning, Breathworks will run a masterclass on how to manage stress, fatigue and pain through mindfulness.
- For anyone recently retired, or close to retirement, The Civil Service Retirement Fellowship - CSRF will talk us through managing wellbeing in this new chapter of life.

We hope our quiz can help you narrow down your choices from our stellar lineup. But don’t worry about the agony of choice too much! Once you’ve registered for the conference, you have free access to all our sessions, which will also be available on demand.

To help you decide which sessions may be right for you, we’ve put together this quiz, which may push you in the right direction.

You can find the full schedule and register for the conference by heading to the link:
https://ow.ly/lYlU50ZyZ2z

Brought to you by the Charity for Civil Servants, in partnership with Government People Group and headline partner Accenture, this year’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Conference will bring colleagues together from across the Civil Service to learn, reflect and connect.

12/08/2026

We're hiring☂️

We are looking for a Senior Individual Giving Manager to join us as we embark on the next phase of our strategy to accelerate income growth. This senior leadership role drives leads the full individual giving line, holding acquisition, retention, supporter care and legacy together as a streamlined donor journey.

The role will focus on reducing the attrition of regular-giving supporters and growing our community lottery, alongside supporter journeys, payroll giving stewardship and migration, lottery and regular giving acquisition, and legacy cultivation.

If you are ready to take on the challenge to rebuild a sustainable individual giving programme, then we would like to hear from you!

The ideal candidate will have demonstrated senior-level responsibility for an income line. They will be highly experienced in leading individual giving, regular giving or supporter retention programmes, with a strong understanding of payroll giving. They will also have significant experience of growing a lottery, raffle or similar prize-led product. Line manager experience is essential.

In return, we can offer you a supportive, inspiring and friendly team culture and excellent benefits including a health cash plan, Headspace, life assurance, excellent pension, generous annual leave, birthday leave and a cycle to work scheme.

To find out more about this opportunity, follow the link: https://ow.ly/WiF250ZynwV

11/08/2026

When unexpected costs occur, you may be struggling financially. Maybe your work situation changes, an unexpected bill arrives or something breaks. If you're facing unexpected costs, we may be able to help you get back on your feet.

Find out more about applying for financial assistance including what we can and can't help with and what we need to know when you apply https://bit.ly/3Vz8Pnt