Resource Signposts

Follow the links below to find resources dedicated to professionals in your field

• Accountancy
• Architecture
• City
• Engineering
• Law
• Public Sector
• Science
• Technology

• Women in Marketing
• Women in Management
• Women in Property
• Women in Banking & Finance

These are just a selection. Do look for networks in your area if yours is not represented here.

• Timewise jobs – Part-time and flexible jobs for professionals
• Flexible Working  People – Flexible roles posted every day across all levels and disciplines
• 2 to 3 days – Flexible/part-time roles, some professional level
• Mumsnet jobs – Family-friendly jobs from Mumsnet, some professional level
• Working mums – Flexible jobs, some professional level
• MothersMeanBusiness – Part-time jobs (North England focus), some professional level
• Job share pair – Job Share for professionals
• The Daisy Chain – Flexible working platform matching candidates and organisations
• WORK180 – Jobs platform including policies such as paid parental leave, flexible working and professional development benefits before you apply
• DuoMe – Job Share board to find a job share partner and part time, flexible working roles
• WMRecruit – for experienced permanent or contract professional seeking flexible or part time
• boldnewworld.co.uk  Offering a range of full and part time jobs and charitable opportunities for Returners, Rethinkers, Rebalancers and Retirers
• Four Day Week Offering jobs that are all flexible in some way. Remote, with reduced hours, flexi-time or, of course, four day weeks

• That Works For Me – connecting skilled professionals with remote flexible working opportunities

Recruitment agencies specialising in flexibility &/or returner-focused/’family-friendly’

• Capability Jane – for experienced professional women; flexible, part-time, job share
• Ten2Two – for skilled professionals; flexible, part-time  (SE England based)
• The Return Hub – City opportunities for financial services sector returners
• 9-2-3 – Oxfordshire-based agency specialising in jobs that fit around the school run
• Flexibility Working – for experienced professionals; flexible, part-time
• Hurston Eliot – for ex-blue chip professionals; part-time or project work
• F1 recruitment – for marketing and communications professionals; co-run Back2Businessship
• Reignite Academy – for returning lawyers

Recruitment agencies specialising in professional-level interim roles

• Russam GMS – for interim roles

Job board for board-level roles

• Women on Boards – for non-exec and executive roles
• Nurole – recruitment platform for board and senior executive roles

• The Times top 50 Employers for Women
• Working Mums top employers

• Enterprise nation – small business support including start your business in a day courses
• The NextWomen – magazine and advice for entrepreneurial women
• Business Women Scotland –  a membership platform providing business advice to women
• The start up donut – resources for start ups
• Google Campus  – support for tech start-ups
• Women unlimited – workshops on starting your own business and social media
• Startup Direct – start-up funding, free mentoring and support
• Everywoman – resource for female entrepreneurs and business owners
• Mums Club – business club for mothers with business and franchise opportunities
• Women in business network – business referral network for women
• Business & IP Centre, British Library – information and resources to help you start, run and grow your business
• Zen Business – US site with resources for women in business
• AABRS – small business grants available for women in UK & US
• Business and Development Plans for Disabled Entrepreneurs – information, resources and tools

Success Stories

• Retraining from HR Director to entrepreneur: Barbara’s story (6 year career break)
• Retraining from surveying to after-school club founder: Alison’s story (7 year career break)

•  Designated PA – experienced Personal Assistants looking to return to work flexibly, after a break and wanting to work from home.
• That Works For Me – connecting skilled professional freelancers with work opportunities in brilliant UK businesses.
• Freeer – tools and white-labelled solutions to help freelancers.

• Reach Volunteering Opportunities with charities looking for professional skills
• Career Ready: Volunteer to help young people
• Do-it Large searchable database of volunteer opportunities
• Women on Boards Network providing application advice and access to all types of board and trustee roles
• Nurole Invitation only board level online recruitment
• Getting on Board Board-level volunteering opportunities

Voluntary Internships

• Some charities offer voluntary internships, typically 3 months, which are suitable for returners as well as younger people: eg Cancer Research, Red Cross, Barnardos

• Mother & Careers Ltd – Hub for London based parents, includes jobs board, blogs, career advice and events
• Timewise (UK): Advice on returning to work, with a focus on flexibility
• Mum and Career (UK): Website for professional working women, includes articles on return to work
• Working Families (UK): Campaigns for family friendly policies and offers advice
• Smart Works (UK): Interview clothing and coaching for unemployed women. Centres in London, Edinburgh, Manchester, Newcastle, Birmingham and Reading.
• Carers UK (UK): Providing support, information and campaigns for carers
• iRelaunch (US): Focus on professional women; wealth of resources including a bank of success stories and specific advice
• Employment Solicitor.com articles on legal issues of women returning to work
• Beyond the School Run (UK) – a website to help parents utilise their skills & talents in the hours available to them
• Passport-photo.online – make a professional photo for your LinkedIn profile

• What Color is your Parachute? – Richard Nelson Bolles: To explore your skills and interests, together with job search advice
• Build your Own Rainbow – Barrie Hopson & Mike Scally
• Working Identity – Herminia Ibarra: Career change case studies
• Back on the Career Track – Carol Fishman Cohen and Vivien Steir Rabin: Manual for relaunchers
• Wander Woman – Marcia Reynolds: for high achieving women who are restless and keep apparently changing direction
• The Career Guide for Creative and Unconventional People – Carol Eikleberry
• What Happy Working Mothers Know – Cathy Greenberg & Barrnett Avigdor
• Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway – Susan Jeffers
• Mind Flip: Take the fear out of your career – Zena Everett
• The Squiggly Career – Helen Tupper and Sarah Ellis  

• Lynda.com: paid online courses to learn technology, creative and business skills
• alison.com: free online courses including tech updating
• FutureLearn: free online courses from top universities and cultural institutions
• coursera: free courses from 115+ top universities including Yale & Stanford
• edX: free courses from the world’s best universities
• Open Learning: free learning from The Open University
• Udacity: free tech skills from Silicon Valley companies
• Open Culture: list of free Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) from top universities.
• The Digital Garage – free Google training in digital skills & social media