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As part of an ambitious Business Development team, you’ll work closely with partners from the commercial, not-for-profit and government sectors to plan and implement activities that enable people to report crime without fear.
Reporting to the Head of Business Development, you will work collaboratively, whilst showing initiative and proactivity. Much of the work we do is cutting-edge for the sector and as such, we welcome creativity, curiosity and a solutions-based approach.
The Account Manager position is very varied – liaising closely with Operations, MarComms and our Data teams and of course, at all times, overseeing and meeting partners, producing reports and writing evaluations.
You'll find the job pack below, and you can apply via our careers page via the link.
Please note that you must submit both a CV and a covering letter to be considered for this role.
Please ensure that your application reflects your genuine voice and experiences that demonstrate your suitability for this role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Job Title: Corporate Partnerships Manager (New Business)
Reporting To: Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager
Salary Range:£40,000 - £44,000 (Dependent upon experience)
Contract Type: Permanent, full time
Location: Hybrid, with weekly visits to our sites across London (mainly to Old Street, Canary Wharf).
Working days/hours per week: 35 hours, 9am - 5pm.
Requirements: FareShare can only employ applicants who currently have the right to work in the UK
Advertisement closing date: 12th February 2026
Our Vision: A UK where “No good food goes to waste”.
We are UK’s national network of charitable food redistributors, made up of 18 independent organisations. Together, we take good quality surplus food from right across the food industry and get it to approximately 8,500 frontline charities and community groups. Every week we provide enough food to create almost a million meals for vulnerable people.
There has never been a more exciting time to join an organisation at the heart of public consciousness.
FareShare/Felix is an equal opportunity employer, and we welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities and as a Disability Confident Employer, we provide reasonable adjustments.
We aim to recruit from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. If you share our values and our commitment to redistributing surplus food, come and join us.
Purpose of the Job:
The Corporate Partnerships Manager (New Business) drives income growth by securing high-value, multi-year corporate partnerships. With new business separated from account management, and as The Felix Project moves through its merger with FareShare to form a larger national food redistribution network, the role requires a strategic, results-driven specialist who can build a robust pipeline, develop compelling propositions and convert interest into significant private-sector income. Working within the wider Income Generation Team, the post-holder collaborates across all fundraising streams to ensure opportunities are aligned and maximised.
The role leads prospect research, pitch development, early-stage cultivation, income forecasting and CRM accuracy, and ensures a smooth transition of secured partners into account management. The role also works with senior leaders, including the CEO and Trustees, to unlock major opportunities linked to the merger and the organisation’s expanding national profile.
Additionally, the post-holder will build and maintain strong relationships across the organisation, engaging with key internal stakeholders such as the CEO and Trustees to identify and cultivate funding opportunities. The role may require evening and weekend work to attend networking or corporate partner event and to support fundraising events.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Secure High-Value, Multi-Year Partnerships – Proactively identify and secure six-figure, multi-year corporate partnerships across various industries.
- Expand Corporate Partnerships Pipeline – Develop and drive multiple income streams, including strategic partnerships, corporate foundations, grants, commercial opportunities, sponsorships, and social value initiatives.
- Develop and Pitch New Business Propositions – Create compelling fundraising initiatives and business cases to attract new corporate partners.
- Leverage Sector Knowledge & Relationship Management – Use commercial acumen to build strong relationships, secure new partnerships, and maximize corporate engagement.
- Manage Inbound Partnership Opportunities – Respond to and convert corporate interest, particularly in corporate volunteering, into long-term partnerships.
- Strategic Collaboration & Fundraising Implementation – Work closely with internal teams to develop and implement corporate fundraising strategies, ensuring alignment with KPIs and organizational goals.
- Support Strategic Partner Development – Assist the Senior Partnerships Manager and Head of Corporate Partnerships in developing key corporate relationships for sustainable income growth.
- Financial Oversight & Budgeting – Assist in forecasting budgets, maintaining financial records, and ensuring accurate income reporting in collaboration with the Finance Team.
- Maintain & Track Partnerships Data – Keep up-to-date records of funding partnerships, ensuring a structured cultivation cycle aligned with team processes.
- Ensure Compliance & Best Practices – Adhere to GDPR, fundraising regulations, and relevant legislation while maintaining ethical fundraising practices.
- Collaborate on Partner Onboarding – Work with the Account Management team to ensure a smooth transition for new corporate partners.
- Contribute to Corporate Income Targets – Play an active role in achieving the team’s annual corporate income goals.
Desirable
- Experience of securing income from Social Value Bids, Commercial and/or Sponsorship for physical assets or mass participation challenge events.
Essential
- Proven Track Record – Experience in securing high-value corporate partnerships in a new business focused role (at a minimum, six figure, multi-year partnerships).
- New Business Development – Strong ability to research, identify, and secure new corporate funding opportunities both restricted and unrestricted income.
- Proposal & Pitching Expertise – Skilled in developing compelling business cases, proposals, grant applications and presentations.
- Relationship Management – Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with corporate stakeholders. A natural networker that can seek out opportunity in every room.
- Strategic Thinking – Ability to create strategic and purposeful partnerships outside of the traditional corporate fundraising models of charity of the year etc.
- Negotiation & Persuasion – Strong influencing skills to secure long-term commitments from corporate partners.
- Process-Driven Mindset – Willingness to follow and improve internal fundraising and CRM processes.
- Data Management – Experience using CRM systems to track prospects and ensure accurate reporting.
- Budgeting & Forecasting – Ability to plan, manage, and report on financial targets and performance.
- Collaboration & Teamwork – Comfortable working cross-functionally to maximise partnership potential.
- Resilience & Adaptability – Ability to thrive in a fast paced, target-driven environment and adjust strategies as needed.
Equity Diversity Inclusion & Belonging
At FareShare, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion in everything we do. We value the unique contributions of every individual and strive to create a respectful, inclusive environment free from discrimination or prejudice. Our commitment extends to all employees, and volunteers, ensuring equal opportunities for everyone, regardless of background or characteristics.
Application Procedure
Once you apply, you will be directed to our recruitment portal. Please upload your CV and a covering letter outlining your suitability for the role and make sure that they are both uploaded before submitting your application. After you have submitted your application, you have 24 hours in which you can access your application and make edits. We will only consider applications with both CV and cover letter submitted.
Recruitment Timeline
We reserve the right to close advertisements early and we might assess candidates and arranging interviews as applications comes in, so please apply as soon as possible, to avoid missing out on this opportunity.
Due to the anticipated large number of applicants, if you do not hear from us within four weeks of your application, we regret to inform you that your application has been unsuccessful. Consequently, will not be able to provide feedback.
We deliver this surplus food to charities and schools so they can provide healthy meals and help the most vulnerable in our society.



As our Senior Information and Compliance Officer you’ll be at the forefront of a team developing, implementing and maintaining robust legal and compliance programmes to help ensure we comply with our regulatory and fundraising obligations.
We’re looking for someone who will support our delivery and income generation to ensure proportionate compliance vs industry regulation and legal requirements.
Your ability to influence and work together with others will help us promote a culture of quality and regulatory compliance.
Join us and be a part of something truly transformative. Together, we can change the narrative around diabetes and create a more inclusive world.
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Finance Director (Head of Finance & Central Services)
Do you want your financial leadership to make a real difference in your community?
At WE Care Home Improvements (WECHI), we help older and vulnerable people live safely and independently in their own homes. Every decision you make as our Finance Director directly supports this mission, ensuring our organisation is financially resilient, well-governed, and ready to grow.
Reporting to the CEO, you will be the senior leader for finance, governance, and central services, including HR, IT, GDPR, and facilities. You’ll provide strategic financial oversight, shape organisational planning, strengthen risk management, and support the leadership team in delivering our ambitious vision.
This is a role for a strategic, values-driven professional who combines commercial and financial expertise with compassion, collaboration, and a commitment to social impact.
What you’ll do
- Lead financial strategy, budgets, forecasts, and reporting to drive organisational sustainability.
- Ensure robust governance, compliance, and risk management.
- Oversee central services to support operational excellence across the organisation.
- Provide insight and advice to the CEO and Board for effective strategic decision-making.
- Support organisational growth and development, including new business opportunities.
Who we’re looking for
- ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or ICAS qualified with senior leadership experience.
- Proven experience leading diverse teams and translating strategy into practical plans.
- Strong financial literacy, business acumen, and experience in service-focused organisations.
- A values-led leader who inspires, empowers, and role-models progressive ways of working.
Why join us
- Make a tangible difference in the lives of older and vulnerable people
- Collaborative, supportive, and flexible work environment
- Competitive salary (£60,000), generous benefits, and development opportunities
WECHI offers a rare opportunity to bring your financial expertise to a mission-driven organisation with heart, ensuring older and vulnerable people can continue living independently, safely, and with dignity.
Additional information
- The full job description is attached below for your reference.
- To apply, please submit your CV and a supportive statement (not more than two pages) telling us why you are the right person for this role.
- Application deadline: 20/02/2026 at 5pm
- Please note: we reserve the right to close this advert early if we find the right candidates, so early applications are encouraged.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Every child with cancer deserves the chance to survive. As Business Development Manager, you’ll grow corporate partnerships that deliver life-saving care.
Business Development Manager
Salary: £40,000–£45,000 p/a, depending on experience
Location: Hybrid – Home working with Thursdays in our Central London office
Contract: Permanent, 35 hours per week (flexible working considered)
Every child with cancer deserves the chance to survive, no matter where they are born. But in many low-income countries, too many lives are still lost to a curable disease. At World Child Cancer, we are committed to changing this reality. We partner with hospitals across Africa and Asia to improve early diagnosis, strengthen healthcare systems, remove barriers to treatment and ensure children and their families receive the holistic support they need to survive and thrive.
About the role
This is a newly created and high-impact role, perfect for someone who wants to build and drive a corporate fundraising programme with ambition. Reporting to the Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships, you will shape our corporate income strategy, identify exciting new business opportunities, and cultivate high-value, multi-year partnerships that accelerate our mission.
Your work will open doors, build brand visibility and unlock support from companies who want to make a measurable difference to children facing cancer across the world. A significant part of the role will be to develop new business.
What you’ll do
· Lead the development of World Child Cancer’s corporate fundraising portfolio, unearthing and securing new six- and seven-figure partners
· Develop strategic plans and a compelling suite of partnership opportunities, benefits and supporter engagement products
· Proactively engage with and cultivate relationships with new donors and steward existing funders.
· Attend key networking and industry events to build visibility and pipeline
· Work collaboratively to create powerful proposals, cases for support and investment-ready budgets
What we’re looking for
We’re searching for someone experienced in corporate fundraising, who cares about our mission, is proactive, confident and experienced in developing new business.
You’ll bring:
- A successful track record in high-value business development or corporate fundraising, including securing six-figure, multi-year support
- Excellent relationship-building skills, with the ability and confidence to interact with new and existing companies
- Experience of successfully developing cultivation plans to engage new funders
- Ability to research and identify potential new funders
- Ability to translate complex programme detail into compelling pitches, proposals and reports
- Ability to help develop and report on project budgets
- Experience to multi-task and prioritise efficiently
- A collaborative and proactive mindset, and ability to work on own initiative
- A commitment to improving the lives of children with cancer globally
- Understanding of project management
Why join us?
You’ll be part of a small, ambitious and supportive team with a proven track record and the scope to grow. With corporate fundraising still an under-developed income stream at World Child Cancer, there is a genuine opportunity to make your mark, influence strategy, and see the impact of your work on children and families around the world.
Terms of employment:
- Generous 8% employer pension contribution after 3 months
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + an additional day at Christmas
- Hybrid working with flexibility
· Location: Hybrid working, with 1 day per week in the office in London, on Thursdays
If you want your work to matter and want to help drive life-changing progress in childhood cancer survival, this could be the role for you.
To apply for this position, please submit your CV and a supporting statement (maximum 2 pages) that addresses the “essential” criteria in the Person Specification.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the role
This is a defining moment to join the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG). As we approach our centenary and enter a new five-year strategic period, the College is in a strong position. We have ambitious plans for growth, innovation and our future impact on women’s health globally. We are investing in the leadership, systems and capabilities that will help us deliver our mission.
We have an exceptional opportunity for an Executive Director of Finance and Commercial to join the College and play a central role in shaping the future of women’s health. As a member of the Executive Team, you will ensure the organisation has the financial resilience, commercial capability and operational foundations needed to turn strategy into sustained impact.
You will lead a portfolio of directorates and work in close partnership with the Chief Executive, Board of Trustees and Executive colleagues. This is not a purely technical finance role. It is a senior leadership position with real influence across the organisation, combining stewardship with forward-looking commercial and strategic leadership.
Key responsibilities:
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Provide strategic financial leadership and oversight, ensuring robust governance and value for money.
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Lead the development and delivery of innovative, sustainable commercial strategies.
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Steer the delivery and growth of our events and meetings business.Oversee the College’s investment portfolios, pension scheme and trading company operations with appropriate risk management.
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Manage and develop high-performing teams across a portfolio of directorates including Finance and Commercial teams
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Model inclusive leadership and values-led organisational culture, supporting staff to excel in delivering the College’s mission.
This is a rare opportunity for a leader who enjoys shaping strategy, influencing complex organisations and making a tangible difference to women’s health globally.
For the full list of key responsibilities, please see the recruitment pack.
About you
This role requires a highly experienced financial and commercial leader with a deep understanding of charity governance and operations. You will be a credible, inclusive leader, comfortable operating at board level with experience guiding senior teams on financial and strategic matters.
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Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPFA or international equivalent)
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Deep understanding and experience of charity financial governance, audit, risk management and regulatory compliance
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Experience providing executive-level financial leadership in complex organisations, ideally within the charity or not-for-profit sector
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A strong track record of commercial decision-making and delivering sustainable income or growth
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Strategic judgement with the ability to balance opportunity, risk and long-term impact
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The ability to build trusted relationships, influence senior stakeholders and lead inclusive, high-performing teams
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Commitment to RCOG’s mission to improve healthcare for women and girls globally.
We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds, particularly those from underrepresented groups, including people with disabilities and Black, Asian, and minority ethnic candidates. We recognise that strong candidates may bring different career paths and experiences. If you are excited by the role and believe you can make a meaningful contribution, we encourage you to apply.
Our culture and benefits
You will be based at our London Bridge offices. While we offer hybrid working arrangements this role will require regular office attendance to ensure the visibility and collaboration expected of a senior organisational leader. We offer a supportive, values-led culture and a competitive benefits package, including:
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25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and office closure from 25 December to 1 January
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10% employer pension contribution
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Life assurance and income protection schemes
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Interest-free season ticket loan
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Executive coaching and tailored learning and development
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Enhanced wellbeing and family support
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Employee-led diversity networks
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Lifestyle discounts
For a full list of the benefits we offer, please visit our careers site.
How to apply
You are asked to upload your CV and a supporting statement of up to two pages outlining your interest and how you meet the person specification. Please visit our careers website to download the full job pack.
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Deadline for applications is 10am on 23 February 2026.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer under the UK Government’s Disability Confident Scheme. We take positive action in employing disabled people, please let us know if you wish to declare that you have a disability. We are happy to support with reasonable adjustments to accommodate individual needs throughout the recruitment process.
Please note: We are only accepting applicants with a right to work in the UK; we are unable to sponsor people requiring a work visa.
About us
RCOG is a professional membership association dedicated to improving women’s health care across the world. We do this by setting standards for clinical practice, providing doctors with training and lifelong learning, and working with partners to advocate for women’s health and health care across their life course. We are a global leader in this specialist area, supporting 18,000 members in the UK and internationally.
Our values of high standards, innovation, openness, inclusiveness and trust are at the centre of all we do.
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HEAD OF PARTNERSHIPS & DEVELOPMENT
About Us
Portobello Business Centre (PBC) is a not-for-profit organisation that helps people start, grow and scale successful businesses.
For 30 years, we have been committed to social mobility, inclusion and entrepreneurship and have supported thousands of businesses. Alumni include household names such as Charlie Bigham’s, Innocent Drinks and Karen Millen, as well as countless sole traders and early-stage founders.
We are a small, ambitious, growing team working to deliver a new organisational strategy and expand our impact.
About You & The Role
You are a natural builder who enjoys closing deals, developing relationships and creating meaningful social impact. You will shape and lead PBC’s first dedicated fundraising function, building a portfolio from the ground up with limited existing donor relationships.
The role focuses on securing six-figure corporate partnerships and cultivating high-net-worth individual donors, alongside a smaller trusts and foundations portfolio. You thrive in a strategic, relationship-led role and are comfortable using a broad range of fundraising approaches.
Working closely with the leadership team, you will secure funding to support long-term sustainability and expand PBC’s impact across London and beyond. Initially the sole fundraiser, you will have the opportunity to develop and lead a team as the function grows.
Key Responsibilities
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Fundraising Strategy Delivery: Take ownership of multi-year fundraising strategy working closely with the CEO and Board to diversify and increase revenue streams that support PBC’s service expansion and reach
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Relationship Management: Research, identify and cultivate funding opportunities from companies and high-net-worth individuals, alongside trusts and foundations
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Trusts & Foundations: Oversee the grant pipeline, with external support for high-value applications and build relationships with decision-makers
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Develop Compelling Fundraising Material: Collaborate with CEO and wider team to evidence, quantify and articulate PBC’s social value using data and storytelling to position PBC as a high-impact partner for donors and partners
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Performance Monitoring & Reporting: Track and evaluate fundraising performance against financial and operational targets. Provide regular updates to the CEO and Board, ensuring compliance with fundraising regulations, sector and the Chartered Institute of Fundraising best practices
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Proactive Self Starter: Though collaborative, you are motivated to build and maintain momentum, identify and create opportunities and take full ownership of projects from initial idea to delivery
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Commercial Development: Support development, sales and delivery of commercial income strategy, specifically helping to grow the paid membership scheme and securing sponsorship for commercial programmes and offers
Benefits
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Annual Leave: 21 days’ paid annual leave, plus UK public and bank holidays.
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Christmas Closure: Additional 10–14 days of paid leave as the office closes between Christmas and New Year.
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Season Ticket Loan: Interest-free season ticket loan available to support travel costs.
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Training & Professional Development: Access to relevant fundraising, partnerships and leadership training, including external courses, sector events and conferences.
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Supportive working environment: A small, collaborative and ambitious team.
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Please submit a CV of maximum 2 pages only.
We empower aspiring entrepreneurs from every background with the skills, support and community to build thriving businesses that power the UK economy.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Are you a skilled and compassionate leader with a passion for making a difference in the lives of others? You will have a key role in helping to serve older Christians and in leading a motivated and committed staff team catering to the residents in Worthing, West Sussex. View our lovely home here.
Our amazing team at Koinonia Christian Care Home provide a loving and caring environment for our residents, whilst maintaining the Christian ethos that is so important to them. The health, well-being and happiness of our residents are of primary importance to us. We are looking for a Business Manager to oversee the operations and ensure the highest standards of care for the people we care for.
As a Business Manager, you will play a pivotal role in managing our day-to-day operations, supporting our dedicated staff, and driving our mission to enhance the well-being of those we serve. Find out more about how we care for our residents: https://youtu.be/Po6md7pq7nI
If you are a dynamic professional with a strong background in business management and a heart for caring, we invite you to apply now.
Have a watch here of "What it means for us, to work in a Christian Care Home like ours:" https://youtu.be/uCa1_BtS34w
For more information, please read the job pack
Responsibilities:
- Lead the business performance of the home alongside the Registered Manager, delivering agreed income, occupancy, cost and surplus targets
- Ensure high standards of service, cleanliness and hospitality through effective leadership of housekeeping, catering and maintenance teams
- Work in partnership with the Registered Manager to maintain quality standards, prepare for inspections, and meet regulatory requirements
- Oversee the administration of the home, including staffing, rotas, payroll information, recruitment, training records and compliance
- Contribute to a well-led, positive and values-driven culture, promoting Pilgrims’ Friend Society’s ethos and “The Way We Care”
- Support staff development, wellbeing and morale through effective supervision, appraisal, performance management and engagement
- Manage resident applications, fees, contracts and family communications, ensuring excellent customer care and responsive complaint handling
- Take responsibility for health, safety and compliance matters when on duty, including fire safety and liaison with external bodies
- Oversee property, maintenance and supplier relationships, working with Property Services to ensure the home is safe and well maintained
- Provide visible leadership in the pastoral and spiritual life of the home, supporting devotions, community engagement and relationships with local churches.
Skills/Experience:
- Willing and able to take a lead in maintaining the Christian ethos of the home;
- Management experience in a business setting;
- Comfortable with writing business communications to staff and residents as well as authorities etc;
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels whilst maintaining confidentiality;
- Ability to lead, motivate and encourage staff to give of their best, and have people-leadership and management experience;
- Able to work under pressure and provide calmness in all situations;
- IT literate ( including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and the Internet);
- Willing to be flexible in the working pattern and are prepared to participate in training and attend relevant staff meetings.
*Applicants must be evangelical Christians (This role has an Occupational Requirement to be filled by a Christian under the provisions of the Equality Act (2010).)
Hours:
40 hours a week, usually worked over 5 days.
“On-call” cover is required on a rotating basis to meet demands. Please get in touch for more information about working patterns.
Benefits:
- £44,500 to £50,000 per annum
- Relocation support (to be discussed)
- 5 Weeks' paid holiday per year as well as bank and public holidays
- On-going training and support
- Team events
- Pension scheme
- Care Friends referral
- Medicash
- Perkbox – including an Employee assistance programme.
- Long-standing service rewards
- Birthday rewards
— What our staff say about us: …“It is a friendly and welcoming place to work” … —
We are committed to having a diverse senior management team and we encourage applications from disabled and Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic candidates, as these groups are underrepresented on our senior management team at present.
Please note: this vacancy may close sooner if sufficient applications have been received so please apply as soon as possible if interested
Our Time Charity is seeking an experienced Development Manager to help grow and embed our early help and family mental health services across the UK.
This is a senior, outward-facing role focused on securing statutory income, developing high-quality tenders, and building strong relationships with local authorities, Family Hubs and strategic partners. A key priority will be positioning KidsTime Workshops as a recognised, commissioned early help offer within local authority family support systems.
Working closely with the CEO, you will identify high-impact opportunities, navigate commissioning processes, and help ensure more children affected by parental mental illness receive timely, preventative support.
This role is ideal for someone with experience in local authority commissioning, business development or statutory income generation, who understands early intervention and wants to use their skills to create lasting social impact.
To learn more about the role, responsibilities and how to apply, please download the full recruitment pack.
Our mission is for every child in the UK, who has a parent with a mental illness, will find the support they need, as early as possible.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Organisation
ImpactEd Group supports education and purpose-driven organisations to maximise and realise their potential.
We do this by helping our partners to be consistently impactful and operationally sustainable. Drawing on our domain expertise and technical skills in these areas, ImpactEd Group aims to be the first port of call for leaders across the education ecosystem.
This role exists as a senior leader in our Group, and leads the commercial growth of our Evaluation Practice. ImpactEd Evaluation (IEE) works with schools and organisations, analysing the impact of programmes and interventions to help them do more of what works and less of what doesn’t. The practice works with over 1,400 schools and 80 education and youth organisations, serving more than a quarter of million pupils. This includes helping our partners to design high-quality research projects, delivering them, and providing systems and tools for data collection, reporting and impact benchmarking.
The Opportunity
We are excited to be recruiting for a Principal Director to lead commercial growth within our Evaluation practice. This is a new role within the practice. Reporting to our Group Directors and / or a Managing Director of IEE (subject to future appointment), the Director will work as part of a practice leadership team that will oversee all aspects of the evaluation team’s work, with a focus on leading business development. Our partnerships encompass education organisations such as charities, edtech organisations and government, and schools and multi-academy Trusts. Across all our partnerships, we aim to design and deliver high-quality research and evaluation projects that help our partners make better decisions for children using good evidence.
You will provide strategic leadership, represent the organisation both internally and externally, and be responsible for driving the commercial performance of the practice. This role will sit alongside a Principal Director focused on the delivery of our partnerships, and our Director of Research.
The role will focus on partnerships and business development, ensuring that ImpactEd Evaluation is positioned well as first port of call for schools and social purpose organisations. You will lead a number of sales and marketing campaigns, develop key propositions for our partners, scan and respond to relevant tenders and work closely with a team of evaluation experts to ensure we are able to continue to bring accessible expertise to our work and partners.
The role would be ideal for a candidate with deep understanding of the education sector, a track record in business development, and the ambition to shape the direction of a growing social enterprise.
About you
As a team focused on research and evaluation, we would also expect roles at this level to demonstrate:
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Values and people: Alignment with our values and ability to demonstrate them in your work. You will facilitate conversations about professional development for your direct reports and act as a coach and role model for other members of the team.
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Partnership management: Modelling of excellence in partnership management, particularly on proactive driving of partnerships forward, scope management and stakeholder engagement.
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Scoping, sales and evaluation design: Leadership of business development for consultancy engagements and facilitation of evaluation design processes, including designing Theories of Change and evaluation plans, particularly for high-value and high-complexity partnerships, in collaboration with our in-house evaluation experts.
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Proposition development: Understanding of our sector and ability to combine that with our offers as a practice to create propositions that can drive partnership and business development opportunities.
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Reporting and improvement: Ability to listen to and synthesise partner needs to tailor evaluation reporting, quality assure others’ outputs, and help partners take action from research findings.
Why Us?
As well as a commitment to the organisations we work with, we have a commitment to our people and developing the next generation of leaders within the social enterprise, education and evaluation sectors.
Our employee experience is organised around four themes:
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Trust: we support hybrid working, provide flexible hours, and provide responsive management.
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Shared ownership: we are an employee owned organisation and look to increasingly share ownership with our employees, including in terms of governance and culture, and realise this in a number of ways such as ownership awards, and transparent governance including an Employee Voice board.
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Connection: we pay for your travel, provide termly company offsites, support informal clubs and societies, and provide opportunities for in-person and digital connection between colleagues.
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Health and fulfilment: we have an extensive professional development programme, provide an annual books and development budget allowance and offer 3 days of CPD leave per year in addition to annual leave. We offer all employees access to a MediCash plan and wellbeing advice, including free therapist support.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Purpose: To support the development of a new heritage-themed community project and the delivery of our ongoing programme of community-led services, activities, events across Nottingham. The postholder will play a key role in identifying local needs, building relationships and empowering residents and local groups to engage with, and shape the services in their local area.
We’re advanceNG, a small but vibrant charity based in Nottingham. We are a trusted, values-driven organisation dedicated to making a meaningful impact in the lives of local people. For many years we’ve been known as the Castle Cavendish Foundation and although we’ve changed our name, our commitment to the community remains steadfast.
Why Work with Us?
Collaboration is at the heart of our success. At advanceNG, we work in partnership with local communities and other like-minded organisations - big and small - to pool our strengths and resources, share expertise and create meaningful, lasting social impact in Nottingham.
Our Vision
We are working towards “A better Nottingham, where places and spaces thrive, local people reach their full potential, and communities are stronger, more connected, and more resilient than ever before.” We turn this vision into reality through our mission:
Our Mission
“advanceNG will lead a community program and manage a property portfolio that delivers urban renewal in an ethical, inclusive, and sustainable way.”
Our Core Values
Our core values are the foundation of everything we do, guiding our actions and shaping our identity:
· Be kind, welcoming, and friendly
- Embrace partnership and collaboration
- Promote respect and equity
- Celebrate diversity in all its forms
- Uphold high ethical standards
- Act with fairness and transparency
- Champion environmental sustainability
- Strive for excellence in everything we do
Exciting Opportunities Ahead!
We are embarking on an exciting new chapter, shifting from primarily distributing community grants to actively delivering services and managing community assets. Our dedicated team is ready for this challenge, but we need a passionate Community Development Worker to help us achieve our mission.
Could That Be You?
If you are motivated to make a difference and share our vision, we would love to hear from you!
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Business Manager
Are you a skilled and compassionate leader with a passion for making a difference in the lives of others? You will have a key role in helping to serve older Christians and in leading a motivated and committed staff team catering to the residents in Bridgemead, Bath.
As a Business Manager, you will play a pivotal role in managing our day-to-day operations, supporting our dedicated staff, and driving our mission to enhance the well-being of those we serve. Find out more about how we care for our residents: https://youtu.be/Po6md7pq7nI
If you are a dynamic professional with a strong background in business management and a heart for caring, we invite you to apply now.
Have a watch here of "What it means for us, to work in a Christian Care Home like ours:" https://youtu.be/uCa1_BtS34w
For more information, please read the job pack
Responsibilities:
- Lead the business performance of the home alongside the Registered Manager, delivering agreed income, occupancy, cost and surplus targets
- Ensure high standards of service, cleanliness and hospitality through effective leadership of housekeeping, catering and maintenance teams
- Work in partnership with the Registered Manager to maintain quality standards, prepare for inspections, and meet regulatory requirements
- Oversee the administration of the home, including staffing, rotas, payroll information, recruitment, training records and compliance
- Contribute to a well-led, positive and values-driven culture, promoting Pilgrims’ Friend Society’s ethos and “The Way We Care”
- Support staff development, wellbeing and morale through effective supervision, appraisal, performance management and engagement
- Manage resident applications, fees, contracts and family communications, ensuring excellent customer care and responsive complaint handling
- Take responsibility for health, safety and compliance matters when on duty, including fire safety and liaison with external bodies
- Oversee property, maintenance and supplier relationships, working with Property Services to ensure the home is safe and well maintained
- Provide visible leadership in the pastoral and spiritual life of the home, supporting devotions, community engagement and relationships with local churches.
Skills/Experience:
- Willing and able to take a lead in maintaining the Christian ethos of the home;
- Management experience in a business setting;
- Comfortable with writing business communications to staff and residents as well as authorities etc;
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels whilst maintaining confidentiality;
- Ability to lead, motivate and encourage staff to give of their best, and have people-leadership and management experience;
- Able to work under pressure and provide calmness in all situations;
- IT literate ( including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and the Internet);
- Willing to be flexible in the working pattern and are prepared to participate in training and attend relevant staff meetings.
*Applicants must be evangelical Christians (This role has an Occupational Requirement to be filled by a Christian under the provisions of the Equality Act (2010).)
Hours:
40 hours a week, usually worked over 5 days.
“On-call” cover is required on a rotating basis to meet demands. Please get in touch for more information about working patterns.
Benefits:
- £44,500 to £50,000 per annum
- Relocation support (to be discussed)
- 5 Weeks' paid holiday per year as well as bank and public holidays
- On-going training and support
- Team events
- Pension scheme
- Care Friends referral
- Medicash
- Perkbox – including an Employee assistance programme.
- Long-standing service rewards
- Birthday rewards
— What our staff say about us: …“It is a friendly and welcoming place to work” … —
We are committed to having a diverse senior management team and we encourage applications from disabled and Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic candidates, as these groups are underrepresented on our senior management team at present.
Please note: this vacancy may close sooner if sufficient applications have been received so please apply as soon as possible if interested
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The Talent Set are delighted to partner with our sector leading client on a fantastic New Business Manager role. This position offers the opportunity to lead strategic growth through developing a robust pipeline of high-value partnerships, focusing on securing multi-year, six-figure corporate partnerships. There will be the opportunity to support the Senior New Business Manager on winning 7 figure strategic partnerships.
Key Responsibilities
- Build and maintain a strong pipeline of new business opportunities, with an emphasis on new approaches for opportunities exceeding £100k.
- Lead on securing large, strategic accounts by demonstrating clear, measurable success and delivering tailored pitches.
- Effectively communicate wins, providing detailed figures and outcomes to showcase proven success.
- Potential line management responsibility of an officer
- Manage exciting projects and collaborate on ambitious targets, aiming to exceed a £900k target.
- Maintain proactive engagement with prospects via inbound channels and strategic outreach
Person Specification
- Proven experience in the charity sector from a new business corporate partnership role or from the commercial sector with the ability to transfer skills
- Passion for new business and thrives in winning new partnerships
- Demonstrable track record securing high-value, multi-year partnerships (£100k plus), with clear, quantifiable outcomes.
- Skilled at engaging new prospects through cold outreach, with experience working on developing new business pipelines.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present compelling pitches and detailed success stories.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and build sustainable long-term relationship
- Line management experience is advantageous but not essential
What’s on Offer
Salary: Circa £46,000
Flexible working-part time/compressed working considered
Excellent range of benefits
Strong internal development opportunities
How to Apply
To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role by clicking the 'apply now' button (please do not apply via email). We aim to get back to all successful candidates within 48 working hours.
Commitment to Diversity
The Talent Set are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, disability, or age. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.
Role description, January 2026
Reports to: Senior Consultancy and Training Manager
Direct reports: None
Location: Unit 7, Finsbury Business Centre Clerkenwell, 40 Bowling Green Lane, London EC1R 0NE, hybrid
Status, hours: Permanent, full-time – 35 hours p/w
Salary: Grade D - £32,254 - £35,560 depending on skills, knowledge, and experience. Includes 11% London Weighting which is based on one day a week in the office.
Role Summary
The Training & Consultancy Officer will work closely with the Senior Consultancy and Training Manager, and Director of Consultancy and Training to deliver significant elements of activity. The post holder will be responsible for the administrative duties in the team which include responding to prospective and current training clients, creating booking forms, invoicing and liaising with our team of associates.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
Please refer to the candidate pack for role and responsibilities of this post.
Important note: We monitor for use of AI in responses and will reject applications containing fully AI generated answers.
We encourage applications from people who meet most, but not all, of our essential criteria. And we encourage applications from people who have been disabled by society, are from minoritised groups, have personal experience of alcohol harm or have experienced any other forms of societal discrimination.
Deadline for us to receive your application: strictly 9am, 11 February 2026. The online application form gives a date and time stamp to all applications.
We will aim to get back to you by: 13 February 2026.All applicants will receive a response.
Interviews: Wednesday 18th February (please save the date!)
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We are Recruiting for Development Officers in Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Lancashire.
Join Inclusive North to deliver The Phoenix Way programme and help drive meaningful, community-led change. As a Development Officer, you’ll play a vital role in growing partnerships, strengthening funding opportunities, and amplifying the voices of marginalised communities.
This is an exciting opportunity to work within a collaborative organisation where innovation and impact sit at the heart of everything we do. You’ll support partnership development, coordinate projects, and contribute to capacity-building activities that ensure the long-term sustainability and growth of TPW’s mission. Working closely with a passionate team and diverse stakeholders, you’ll help shape initiatives that create lasting social impact and strengthen local funding ecosystems.
If you’re motivated by purpose, thrive in collaborative environments, and want your work to make a real difference, this role offers the chance to grow, lead, and contribute to meaningful change.
We are recruiting for:
X1 FTE Development Officer in Lancashire (Inclusive North)
X2 FTE Development Officers in Greater Manchester. (GMECN)
X1 FTE Development Officer for Merseyside & Cheshire (One Knowsley)
The aplication window is open unti 2nd February, but we hold the option to close the window earlier depending on the number of applicants.
What We Offer:
Salary of £32,115
Pension: 5% Contribution
How to Apply?
Please send your CV, along with a covering letter, no more than 2 sides of A4 (Font Size: 12) OR:
A CV or a short video (no longer than 5 minutes long) answering the following question:
What excites you most about this role, and how is it directly connected to your skills and experience? (Consider the requirements of the specification, as found below.
Our mission is to empower racially minoritised communities by championing racial equity through research, policy, innovation, and collaboration.
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