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Diversity and inclusion matter to us.
Our vision is of a future where both people and the planet thrive. Diversity is one of our core values and we strive to build a workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging. All new staff who join us learn about the importance of diversity and inclusion to the Museum and how to contribute to creating an inclusive environment.
We know we have more to do, but we are committed to ensuring that everyone who works at the Museum feels they can thrive and feel valued and respected.
Job Summary
To manage talent acquisition for the Museum, working with hiring managers to plan and deliver effective campaigns to fill each role with the best possible candidate. To manage and develop a range of materials and systems to support talent acquisition activity.
Main responsibilities
- Be responsible for the end-to-end recruitment pipeline across the Museum (around 150 campaigns per year)
- Work with the HR Business Partners to understand and predict resourcing needs and plan future hiring needs
- Be responsible for the Museum’s candidate marketing materials including the careers site, developing content and working with the Digital team to ensure content is updated regularly
- Work with hiring managers to plan and deliver tailored recruitment campaigns for each role
- Undertake focused research and campaign planning for hard-to-fill and specialist roles to ensure they are filled with appropriately qualified candidates
- Keep abreast of best practice and new developments in talent acquisition, testing and learning new ideas and methodologies to improve our approach
- Liaise with the HR Administrators to ensure vacancies are posted as needed and candidates are moved through the recruitment pipeline. Administer an allocation of campaigns where required during peak periods
- Plan and manage volume recruitment events for front of house roles in conjunction with hiring managers and the HR Advisor
- Develop and deliver a range of selection assessment tools and methodologies to ensure we select the right hires for each role. Sit on interview/assessment panels as required
- Work with the Volunteering Co-ordinator and HR Operations Manager to develop and deliver an effective recruitment service for volunteers
- Manage the recruitment advertising budget ensuring it is deployed where it will deliver the best returns in terms of candidate quality
- Liaise with recruitment and agencies as needed, selecting the best value partners, negotiating rates and managing their service delivery
- Support on Executive Search campaigns where required for senior hires
- Manage the day-to-day functioning of the Applicant Tracking System, liaising with the HR Operations Manager on system developments and improvements
- Work with the managers of proposed externally funded projects to understand potential hiring needs and advise on timing/strategy
- Work with the Head of Inclusion & Organisational Development on strategies to ensure inclusive recruitment and to meet our targets for increasing representation at every level of our workforce
- Work with the HR Operations Manager to develop a suite of management information reports for hiring managers, senior leaders and HR that give insight into campaign performance and candidate diversity. Make recommendations for changes and developments based on insights from this data.
Person Specification
- Significant experience as an in-house recruiter with a successful track record of hiring into key roles
- Experience of a broad range of assessment methodologies and deploying these to select the best candidates for each role
- Experience of developing and implementing assessments against behaviour frameworks
- Experience of coaching hiring managers to deliver effective recruitment campaigns
- Experience with developing candidate attraction materials and communications
- Experience of developing and delivering training for hiring managers
- Experience of developing targeted campaigns for hard-to-fill/niche roles
- Significant experience using digital tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter to identify and approach potential candidates
- Experience of working with Applicant Tracking Systems, developing their use to maximise their effectiveness
- Highly numerate with proven ability of taking a data-driven approach and making recommendations based on insight
- Highly organised with the ability to manage and prioritise a range of campaigns
- Flexible and proactive approach
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience of managing budgets and supplier relationships
Desirable
- Accreditation in one or more psychometric testing methodologies e.g. BPS RQTU certification
- Experience of hiring in the academic/scientific sectors
Key Information
This is a hybrid working role so you will be expected to divide your time between home working and working on-site at South Kensington.
All positions at the Natural History Museum are conditional subject to
receipt of:
- Proof that you are legally entitled to work in the UK
- A Basic Disclosure Check from the Disclosures and Barring Service (DBS)
- Satisfactory references covering the last 3 years of your employment or education
- Health clearance
The Museum supports flexible working.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Research Manager will work in a small team that is responsible for commissioning and managing high quality, robust social research, and for synthesising and disseminating evidence of what works to support the most disadvantaged young people into good jobs.
About the role:
The Research Manager will support all aspects of Youth Futures research, from project development to impact.
This will include:
- helping to develop our research strategy
- identifying research questions alongside colleagues in Youth Futures
- working closely with our research partners and suppliers so that projects are delivered on time and to budget; and ensuring that all research outputs are consistently high quality and make clear, practical and impactful recommendations for practice and policy.
This role can be based at any of our hubs located in Birmingham, Leeds or London. We currently operate a hybrid model of two-days per week in the office and three-days from home.
How to apply:
Apply via our website. A full job description and person spec can be found in the job recruitment pack.
Due to receiving high volumes of interest in our opportunities, this vacancy may close earlier than the advertised deadline. To ensure your application is considered, please submit it as soon as possible.
We are the national What Works Centre for youth employment, with a specific focus on marginalised young people.




The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Step Into a High-Impact Role – Senior Fundraising Manager
Are you a strategic relationship-builder with a passion for purpose-driven work? As our Senior Fundraising Manager, you’ll play a pivotal leadership role within the Partnerships team, driving sustainable growth in philanthropic income through meaningful engagement with high-value donors.
You’ll lead the cultivation and stewardship of a dynamic portfolio of major supporters – including high-net-worth individuals, senior corporate leaders, and influential trusts and foundations – while unlocking new opportunities through MFL’s powerful networks.
What You’ll Do:
- Strategically grow major donor income by developing and delivering robust fundraising plans.
- Build and nurture long-term relationships with major donors, aligning their passions with our mission.
- Lead high-impact engagement events that inspire and connect supporters to our cause.
- Craft compelling proposals and content that resonate with donor motivations and drive support.
- Collaborate on financial planning, supporting income forecasting, budgeting, and pipeline reporting alongside the Senior Head of Partnerships and finance team.
What We Offer – Just Some of the Perks You’ll Enjoy
We believe in creating a workplace where people feel valued, supported, and inspired. As part of our team, you’ll benefit from a range of rewards designed to support your wellbeing, both in and out of work, including:
- 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
- 2 volunteering days per year to give back to causes you care about
- Enhanced family leave pay (maternity, adoption, surrogacy)
- Enhanced sick leave pay for peace of mind
- Health Cash Plan and HSF Assist for everyday health needs
- Perkbox – access to discounts, treats, and wellbeing perks
- Employee Assistance Programme – confidential support when you need it
- Free access to Union Street Gym facilities to help you stay active
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Operations Manager
Not only do the team at Bristol charity, Integrate UK believe in giving young people a voice – they have been hard at work in making sure those voices are creating future leaders. Sound like a cause you’d like to get behind?
This youth-led charity is looking for an Interim Operations Manager who can bring their experience and collaboration skills to co-develop this role, and you might just be who they are looking for!
Role: Operations Manager
Salary: £42,000 to £45,000 (depending on experience)
Location: Bristol
Hours: Full time
Contract: Contract/interim
Closing Date: 11th July 2025
About the Role
Are you a strong leader who can motivate a small team? Support their CEO, Lisa Zimmerman, in championing a positive organisational structure? Then, here’s a look at some of the tasks they need you to take leadership on in this role:
· Day-to-day activities: Responsible for overseeing the day-to-day activities of the charity and of the project team and ensuring that all goals and objectives are met in a timely manner.
· Workforce management: Responsible for HR planning and policies, appraisal, staff development, performance management and reviews and staff wellbeing.
· Finances: To support our outsourced bookkeeper with financial admin in liaison with the CEO.
· IT involvement: Oversight of IT systems and processes alongside our outsourced IT provider.
· Developing systems: Ensuring that the necessary policies and procedures are in place, up to date and being complied with and that staff are appropriately trained, supervised and supported.
· Impact and reporting: Develop and implement a standardised dashboard of KPI’s for regular reporting. Support the production of reports for funders ensuring processes are in place to ensure that indicators and outcomes are met.
There’s great flexibility on these, so they are hoping you can help them work towards something special!
This is a new role for Integrate UK, with the aim to bring in an experienced operations resource (initially on an interim basis) to support their CEO and Co-founder – allowing her to focus more of her time on their strategy, partnerships and growth and impact.
About You
Being comfortable getting hands on with the above duties should be something that you’re keen to do when it comes to advocating for young talent! The team need you to come in and quickly understand what they do at Integrate so you’ll need to be:
· An experienced Operations Manager with proven experience in a charity or youth work setting.
· Experienced in performance management and staff development.
· Flexible and adaptable, turning your hand to all manner of things at short notice.
· Strong at time management, self-management and organisational skills, with proven ability to organise and prioritise own and others’ workloads.
· Able to keep track of our finances, systems and IT.
· An excellent communicator with good interpersonal, listening and collaboration skills.
Given the nature of our work, which includes sensitive issues such as FGM and honour-based abuse, we particularly welcome applications from women with lived experience of gender-based violence and from backgrounds that reflect the diversity of the communities we support – they are looking forward to hearing from all candidates who can align with their values and mission! Sounding good? We’d love to hear from you.
About Us
Integrate UK are investing in the skills, passions and talents of young people aged 12 to 24, to nurture future leaders who promote their vision of a society based on gender and racial equality and community cohesion.
Their work with their young leaders may involve script and film development, a stage production, song writing or organising and hosting an annual conference whereby they showcase all the brilliant work created throughout the year. Creativity to lift young minds is at the heart of this charity!
Central to their decision-making are 10 Junior Trustees who lead youth steering groups and report back to the Board of Trustees. They are crucial as they keep the team on track, share constructive feedback and inform all aspects of their service in: ‘inspiring young people to take an active and positive role in society and help them create the change they want to see.‘
What matters to them: Company Culture
The mission
By providing young people with the skills, opportunities and platforms to lead and to deliver the changes they want to see in terms of gender and racial equality, they also nurture their aspirations, enabling them to achieve their full potential and to change, define and determine their own lives and those of future generations.
You may also have experience in other areas such as Operations, Operations Manager, Operations Lead, Operations Team Leader, Operations Deputy, Operations and Finance, Operations and HR, HR Manager, Finance Manager.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
We are seeking a dynamic and versatile Digital Project Manager to lead and support digital initiatives while empowering volunteers and communities through training and skill-sharing. The role involves overseeing web-based activities, managing back-end technology, and staying ahead of emerging trends such as AI and automation. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, excellent communication skills, and a passion for working collaboratively with a diverse range of people.
This is Us: Tracing Manchester’s Histories seeks to reshape and redefine how Manchester’s public realm reflects its rich and diverse history. Building on insights from extensive public consultations, the project will amplify underrepresented voices and confront complex legacies, including those tied to migration, the transatlantic slave trade and industrial exploitation.
By fostering collaboration among community groups, academic institutions, cultural partners and local authorities, the initiative will create an inclusive digital platform for storytelling and dialogue.
Through digital innovation and community-driven activities, the project will celebrate overlooked stories, support learning, and ensure accessibility for all. The project will empower communities to actively engage with their heritage, fostering pride and a shared sense of belonging. Ultimately, it aspires to transform public spaces into more accurate and inspiring reflections of Manchester’s diversity, making a lasting contribution to cultural equity and inclusivity.
This project is funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Manchester City Council and partners. Thanks to National Lottery Players.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This role is an Account Management and New Business split and would suit someone with great communications skills, who is bursting with energy and creativity, and unafraid to try new approaches. We foster an environment where it is ok to make mistakes, be creative and try new things so that we can bring our prospects and partners the best opportunities to grow.
In this role you will:
- Build and manage a fast paced and highly effective new business pipeline for opportunities within a 25-150k threshold
- Prospect, engage, pitch and win new business opportunities with high value corporates at a partnership value between 25-150k
- Manage, steward and relationship build with our current partners to ensure partnership uplift
- Work with project teams to collate accurate reporting and impact data for the partnership accounts you manage and look for impact opportunities for your pipeline prospects
- Collaborate with teams across Carers Trust to build pitch decks, proposal toolkits and engagement tools for the corporate team to deliver to partners and prospects
- Work with the Corporate Manager and Head of Corporate to sell and scale our new employability offer to corporate prospects
Our ideal candidate:
- Will have a good track record of securing new business opportunities in a charity or sales role
- Will have experience in account managing relationships
- Strong interpersonal and pitch building skills
- Capacity to take initiative and identify opportunities
- Financial literacy sufficient to present project budgets and corporate partnership costings
- Self-motivation with enthusiasm for working flexibly as part of a team
Download the attached documents to find out more about the role and the perks for working at Carers Trust.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Help Derbyshire Communities Thrive Sustainably
DDCE Manager – Part-Time (2 days/week)
£230 per day | 12-month contract | Hybrid (within Derbyshire)
Closing date: 8 July 2025
Derbyshire Dales Community Energy (DDCE) is seeking a dynamic, self-motivated individual to coordinate our activities and drive forward renewable energy projects. This is a unique opportunity to help shape a sustainable future rooted in local communities.
You’ll support the DDCE Board, coordinate the Derbyshire Community Energy Hub, manage volunteers, and contribute to exciting new initiatives—from grant bids to stakeholder collaboration. If you’re a confident communicator with a passion for sustainability, digital competence, and an eye for organisation, we’d love to hear from you.
For the majority of time, you will work remotely, however you will be required to attend Board and Hub meetings as needed and may also travel to support individual community energy groups within Derbyshire.
We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and weparticularly welcome applicantd from backgrounds who have been traditionally under-represented within the community energy sector.
This opportunity has been made possible through National Lottery Funding, in partnership with Community Energy Pathways,
Help power positive change where it matters most—close to home.
To apply, please submit your CV with a letter of no more than 2 sides of A4, outlining the experiences, knowledge and skills you would bring to the role.
Harnessing the potential of our communities to power a sustainable future
Philanthropy Manager (Mid-level)
We are recruiting for a Philanthropy Manager for our client a Christian Faith based Charity to join the team in this hybrid working role.
This is an exciting time to join the Partnerships Team and the organisation as they seek to expand their reach and impact.
Position: Philanthropy Manager (Mid-level)
Location: Fleet, Hampshire / Hybrid (minimum 40% in-office)
Salary: £39,900 per annum
Hours: Full Time (35 hours per week)
Contract: Permanent
Closing date: 10am on 14 July 2025
Interviews:
First round Interviews are expected to be held week commencing 21 July
Second Round Interviews are expected to be held week commencing 28 July
The Job:
You will co-lead the mid-level donor fundraising programme, building meaningful relationships that inspire increased giving and long-term engagement. Working closely with the Head of Philanthropic Partnerships, you will help shape a strategy that ensures gold-standard stewardship and long-term growth.
- Co-lead the cultivation and retention of mid-level donors using email, phone, meetings and events.
- Shape and deliver strategies to acquire and engage donors, generating sustainable income.
- Ensure exceptional donor stewardship with accurate record keeping and tailored communications.
- Develop compelling content including thank-you letters, newsletters, and proofing impact reports.
- Collaborate across departments, including Marketing and Finance, to deliver donor-focused initiatives.
- Represent the Philanthropy team in cross-functional working and advocate for mid-level giving.
- Maintain an understanding of sector trends, applying insight to refine fundraising approaches.
About You
This Charity are seeking a passionate and relational fundraiser, with excellent communication skills and the ability to manage and grow donor portfolios effectively.
- Experience building trusted relationships with donors or customers in a fundraising or business development context.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with a keen eye for detail.
- The ability to prioritise workload, work to deadlines and manage a donor caseload effectively.
- Experience using CRM systems (e.g., Blackbaud) and Microsoft Office tools.
- A proactive and empathetic approach, with high emotional intelligence and resilience.
- A genuine commitment to the mission of releasing children from poverty
- A personal Christian faith, and willingness to uphold The Charity’s UK’s Christian ethos, values and Statement of Faith.
Benefits Include:
- Hybrid working (office closed Fridays)
- 28 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
- 10% employer pension contribution
- Staff wellbeing time
- Professional and spiritual development support
- Meaningful work that changes lives
About the organisation
This Charity is a Christ-centred, child-focused charity
Please note: The charity can only consider applicants who presently have the right to work in the UK and all candidates must be personally committed to the Christian faith and be able to respect, uphold and work within our client’s Christian mission, values, culture and faith statements. This individual will represent and speak on behalf of a Christian charity and as such the Occupational Requirement for an active Christian faith is justified under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1, clause 3. #INDNFP
This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Closing Date: 8 July 2025
Ref 7097
Save the Children UK has an exciting opportunity for a collaborative and dedicated individual to join us as our Regional Corporate Executive, where you will support the Regional Fundraising & Engagement team in maximising income and driving engagement through impactful partnerships.
Please note: This is a homebased role but may require UK-Wide travel of around 2-4 days per month for networking opportunities, team and partner meetings.
About Us
Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.
About the Role
As Regional Corporate Executive, you will play a key role in driving income and engagement from regional corporate supporters. You'll manage your own portfolio of partnerships, conduct research to identify new opportunities, and triage and respond to partnership enquiries, supporting the wider Regional Corporate team to deliver over £1 million in income annually.
In this role, you will:
• Research and identify potential corporate partners, building targeted lists of prospects aligned with strategic goals.
• Manage and develop a personal portfolio of partnerships and prospects, delivering exceptional stewardship and maximising income.
• Oversee the team's inbox, triaging and managing incoming corporate partnership enquiries.
• Work closely with colleagues across the organisation to coordinate and maximise fundraising opportunities.
• Ensure legal, donation acceptance and other guidelines adhered to and that partnerships align with Save the Children's principles.
• Contribute to departmental income reporting, budgeting and forecasting.
About You
To be successful, it is important that you have:
• Experience managing supporter relationships, preferably within a corporate fundraising or partnerships environment.
• Strong research and data analysis skills with a proactive approach to identifying new business opportunities.
• A good understanding of corporate fundraising practices, including relevant rules and regulations.
• Experience using CRM systems, ideally Salesforce, to manage donor / partner data.
• Exceptional relationship management skills, with a commercial mindset and the ability to build meaningful partnerships.
• A collaborative and open approach to teamwork, willing to support broader team objectives.
• Commitment to Save the Children's vision, mission and values.
What we offer you:
Working for a charity provides one of the best benefits there is – a sense of purpose and reward for helping others. However, we understand the importance of giving back to our employees to ensure a happy and healthy working environment and work/life balance.
We focus on flexibility, inclusion, collaboration, health and wellbeing both in and outside of work.
We provide a wide range of benefits which will reward your hard work, motivate you, and inspire you to work to improve the lives of children every day. You can read more about our benefits here.
To learn more about the position, please review the Job Description in the attached Documents
Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.
Ways of Working:
Please note: This is a homebased role but may require UK-Wide travel of around 2-4 days per month for networking opportunities, team and partner meetings.
Flexible Working - We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Save the Children UK believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable where all children have the opportunity to change their world. We apply this to our workforce and we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation where all employees have a sense of belonging and feel that they can be "Free to Be Me". We are not looking for just one type of person - we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas or challenge that disrupts the risk of group think.
We are especially interested in people whose childhood experiences - of life on a low income, of migration, of being in a racialised community, of the care system, of being LGBT+ or in an LGBT+ family or living with (or with someone with) a disability - help us to see things we might otherwise miss. Whatever your story is we want to hear it because we know that different voices, ideas, perspectives and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of children around the world. This is the reason why we are all here.
Shape the Future of Home Care in Rural Perthshire.Lead a forward-thinking social enterprise delivering vital care services in rural communities
We are excited to announce an opportunity to establish and lead Heartland Cares Ltd, a start-up social enterprise, providing home care in rural Perthshire. We are seeking a dynamic Chief Executive Officer / Home Care Manager to shape and drive this innovative initiative. Working with an ambitious Board of Directors, and initially in the Rannoch and Dunkeld and Birnam areas, his role offers the chance to build a new and tranformative model of community-led care, enhancing services in remote rural areas.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the development of a high-quality home care service tailored to rural areas.
- Build, motivate, and manage staff and volunteers, ensuring excellence in care and service delivery.
- Oversee the day-to-day operations and service delivery
- Build and maintain strong partnerships with local trusts, councils, stakeholders, and regulatory bodies.
- Ensure compliance with Care Inspectorate standards and lead the registration process.
- Manage financial operations, including budgeting.
- Act as the spokesperson for the organisation, promoting its services to local communities.
- Report directly to the Board, ensuring alignment with the charity’s mission and governance requirements.
Why Join Us?
- Make a Real Impact: Shape a service that directly improves lives.
- Innovative Approach: Be at the forefront of community-led care solutions.
- Supportive Team: Work with a committed and passionate group of professionals.
- Career Growth: Lead a growing organisation with long-term potential.
- Beautiful Location: Enjoy working in the heart of rural Scotland.
Are you the right fit?
We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual with a passion for making a positive impact in rural, remote communities. The ideal candidate will hold a Level 7 practitioner qualification (meeting SSSC criteria) and have proven leadership experience in care services within community settings. Financial management and exceptional communication skills are essential, along with a good understanding of the unique challenges rural communities face in accessing health and social care services.
If you are committed to building an organisation that ensures people can receive care within their own communities, we would love to hear from you!
Application notes
To apply for this post please send your CV and a cover letter of no more than two sides of A4 outlining your reasons for applying and demonstrating how you meet the requirements set out in the Job Description. Please send this to the email found in the Job Pack (downloadable from this site).
Closing date for applications is midnight on 8th August 2025.
Interviews: To be held at a mutually agreeable time shortly after the closing date.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
About us
Carers Scotland runs the Carer Positive initiative on behalf of the Scottish Government, which supports private, public and voluntary sector organisations in Scotland to create carer friendly workplaces. We currently have over 290 accredited organisations covering over 516,000 employees in Scotland. Our training and development work offers training in self-advocacy and carers rights to carers, as well as carer awareness training to organisations and groups across Scotland. Our campaign and policy work sees us engage with Scottish Government, Scottish Parliament, Local Authorities, NHS Boards and others to influence public policy and secure change to improve the lives of carers. We also offer a range of online support activity for carers providing information and support.
About the role
Carers Scotland is seeking a Business Support Administrator to assist our work in supporting unpaid carers in employment and employability, as well as provide some admin support to the Carers Scotland team. You should be passionate about supporting unpaid carers.
There will be some travel throughout Scotland and within the UK, involving occasional overnight stays and weekend work.
About you
A confident, self-starter you should have experience of working on programmes and projects, some desk-based research experience, as well the ability to work on your own initiative and be very well organised. A good team player is a must.
How to apply
At Carers UK we want our application process to be as accessible as possible. If you need any adjustments to apply please contact us to discuss.
The closing date for applications is 1pm, Friday 11 July.
Please send in your application as soon as possible. We look forward to receiving your application.
Carers UK anonymises all applications prior to shortlisting.
Carers UK reserves the right to appoint at any stage, should an outstanding candidate emerge.
Carers UK are actively interviewing for this role as we receive applications.
We may carry out online and social media checks before a formal offer is made.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About Resource Futures
We want to create a future where organisations, people and communities can thrive, and rebalance their relationship with material resources.
Resource Futures is an organisation accelerating the shift towards a circular world: putting restorative practices of reuse, repair, recycling at the heart of the fight to address the climate crisis. We help governments, businesses, NGOs and non-profits embrace regenerative change.
We are non-profit-distributing and have a close-knit team of 50+ trusted employees who collaborate across various areas of the business. Our multi-disciplined and connected approach sets us apart from the competition and enables us to build robust solutions that have a meaningful impact in the world.
We are passionate not only about what we do but how we do it, and we’re proud to be a part of the global B Corp movement to use business as a force for good. Employee-owned and independent, we’re all about helping each team member grow, and together striving towards our goal of creating a sustainable world.
The opportunity
The Partnerships Lead will act as Project Manager for the community strand of Together for Tomorrow, a five-year National Lottery-funded programme supporting grassroots climate action across Devon. Working in close partnership with Libraries Unlimited, you will coordinate delivery across libraries and grassroots groups, supporting communities to develop practical climate initiatives and helping libraries become active sustainability hubs.
You will lead on toolkits, training plans, outreach and focus groups, while also supporting monitoring and reporting. The role blends strategic coordination with hands-on delivery, ensuring the programme is inclusive, locally rooted, and aligned across all partners.
This role sits within the CAG (Community Action Groups) Devon team, a network that supports community groups to take action on reuse, repair, food waste, composting, biodiversity and wider sustainability issues. CAG provides the tools groups need to thrive, including training, resources, and opportunities to connect with others.
What you will be doing
Project, people and partnership management
- Acting as project manager for the community strand of Together for Tomorrow, overseeing planning, coordination, and delivery.
- Building and maintaining partnerships with libraries, grassroots groups, and underrepresented communities.
- Recruiting and line managing the Project Officer, who will be supporting project delivery. Working closely with the CAG Devon team to align community support and delivery models across the network.
Community development and delivery
- Helping new community groups to form and supporting existing ones to grow, diversify, or expand their climate action work.
- Facilitating focus groups and community consultations to shape project delivery and ensure activity is insight-led.
- Delivering a targeted promotion and outreach plan, with a focus on ‘deep dive’ areas and engaging underrepresented communities.
Reporting and learning
- Contributing to the development and implementation of the project’s monitoring and evaluation framework.
- You will lead on monitoring and quarterly reporting (including financial), ensuring that CAG team and wider community partners meet agreed targets.
- Acting as an ambassador for the project, sharing insights and learning to support continuous improvement and knowledge exchange across the sector.
- Carrying out any other duties required of the role.
The essentials
- Strong project management skills, able to plan, coordinate and deliver complex work with multiple partners.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across sectors.
- Experience in community development, supporting new and existing groups.
- Skilled in engagement and facilitation, including focus groups, workshops, or public consultations.
- Strong organisational skills, with experience of balancing coordination with delivery.
- Experience of monitoring and evaluation and producing project reports.
- Comfortable working both independently and as part of a remote team.
- Commitment to inclusive, community-led climate action.
- Able to travel regularly across Devon.
Great to haves
- Familiarity with the CAG Devon network or experience working in community-led climate action in Devon.
- An understanding of the voluntary sector and environmental players across the County, at a strategic and local level.
- Experience developing toolkits, training, or learning resources for community or volunteer use.
Benefits
- Embedded flexi working culture.
- 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, each year (pro rata for part-time hours) – flexibility to work or use some bank holidays for annual leave.
- Buying and selling annual leave policy to add further flexibility around how you manage your work/non-work time and give you better control over how much and when you take leave from work.
- Paid volunteer time each year (a full day for those working 19 hours or more per week, and a half day for those working up to 18.75 hours per week).
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
- Enhanced sick pay.
- Scottish Widows pension plan – the company will match up to 7% of your contribution.
- Group life assurance cover.
- Healthcare portal offering 24/7 GP access and prescription service, mental health support, wellbeing advice, financial and legal guidance.
- Mental health and wellbeing group with trained mental health first aiders and responders, maintaining a focus on support for our team.
- A cycle to work scheme for all and on-site showers at the Bristol office.
- Home and tech scheme – costs at Currys and Ikea spread across 12 months, and up to 10% savings.
- On-site charging points for electric vehicles at the Bristol office.
- Paid professional membership such as CIWM or IEMA.
- An opportunity to become a company member, contributing to decision making and the future direction and success of our business.
- Consultative Group – a group of employees providing an anonymous vehicle for employee voice, raising issues, proposing changes and engaging senior management.
- Regular line manager 1:1s and performance reviews, with opportunities to discuss and build targets that inspire and push you professionally.
- Annual training budget to ensure continued progression and development, as well as regular internal ‘Lunchtime Briefs’ and other sessions to share skills and knowledge across all roles.
- Two annual team activity days, each followed by evening socials.
- Green and accessible Bristol office, surrounded by nature, and close to the harbourside.
- Accessible central Glasgow office close to local public transport links.
- An opportunity to join a friendly, fun, professional, challenging, and supportive place to work, and a team that is collectively focused on making a positive impact.
Our vision is to create a sustainable world. We support organisations, people and communities to thrive using material resources sustainably.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary: £38,000 - £40,000 per year
Contract type: Permanent
Location: UK (minimum 2 days a week in our London office)
Work pattern: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week with the opportunity for flexible working hours
Reporting to: Head of Finance and Operations
Please submit an anonymised CV and covering letter (please remove any identifying details such as name, address, photos) by midnight on 07 July 2025.
Your covering letter should outline:
- Your motivations for applying to Mission 44
- How this role fits into your career plans
- Experience (professional, voluntary or lived) that makes you a great fit for this role in line with our values and the criteria outlined in this job description.
About the Role
In this new role, you will contribute to enhancing the finance function within a growing and dynamic international charitable foundation. The role will enable you to work and continue your professional development across many aspects of the finance function.
You will play an important part in our finance team’s further growth and professionalisation as Mission 44 extends its reach as a charity working in multiple countries. You will have the opportunity to gain further hands-on experience in driving our day-to-day finance processes, while also leading key projects to enhance our systems and put in place effective financial management of our new US entity.
This role forms part of our Operations Team, currently comprising our Chief Operating Officer, our Head of Finance and Operations (HoFO), our Chief of Staff, our People and Culture Manager and our Operations Officer. A key part of your role will be acting as finance business partner to our other teams - impact, fundraising and communications - and demonstrating a customer service mindset in helping them achieve their objectives.
We’re looking for a finance professional, newly-qualified or working towards a chartered accountant qualification, wanting to develop their skills and career in a comprehensive finance role and contribute to our mission of helping young people thrive.
Roles and Responsibilities
Accounting (40%)
- Oversee day-to-day transactions, including accounts payable and receivable, for both the UK charity and the newly created US charity
- Ensure that accurate and comprehensive records of accounting evidence for all transactions are maintained
- Monitor cashflow
- Support the HoFO in the month-end process
- Oversee and control monthly payroll with external payroll provider
- Oversee and control VAT returns with external accountants
- Check monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations
- Develop the purchase order system
Financial Planning & Analysis (35%)
- Support the HoFO in the preparation of the monthly management accounts
- Control all accounts payable in dialogue with budget holders
- Finance business partnering with budget holders and the Senior Leadership Team
- Control and account for the use of restricted funds, in alignment with donor requirements and with the Impact team
- Collaborate with the fundraising team to support forecasting and income tracking
Statutory accounts and audit (10%)
- Support the HoFO in the year-end processes
- Support the HoFO in the preparation of statutory accounts, supervising outsourced accountants
- Support audit requests
- Ensure compliance with relevant financial regulations and standards, including charity-specific requirements
Operations (15%)
- Responsible for the financial management of grant payments, in coordination with Grant Managers and Grant Budget Holders
- Drive good practice in procurement and manage the relationship with suppliers
- Support the wider Ops team in ad hoc projects and activities
Skills and experience
Essential
- Newly qualified or part qualified, working towards a chartered accountant qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
- Able to be hands-on in a small finance team
- Able to drive relationships with outsourced accountants
- Fluent in using spreadsheets for financial information
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to clearly explain complex financial data and concepts to non-finance staff and stakeholders to support decision-making
- Strong critical thinker with keen attention to detail
- Experience of project management and knowledge of project management principles
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in finance or accounting roles, preferably within the non-profit sector
- A passion for and deep understanding of Mission 44’s values
Desirable
- Experience working with Xero
- Experience in a grant-giving organisation
- Experience of working in an international organisation
- Experience of working in a start-up or rapid-growth organisation
- Knowledge of Charity Statement Of Recommended Practice (SORP)
Personal Qualities
- Passionate about supporting and empowering young people to thrive and succeed
- Highly collaborative, adept at building and maintaining relationships with a wide range of stakeholders
- Customer service mindset, committed to consistency and quality of delivery for colleagues, and embracing feedback
- Committed to inclusion, promoting and embracing diverse perspectives
- Self-starting and flexible, able to adapt to rapidly changing priorities
- High accuracy and attention to detail
- Able to manage the day-to-day while also driving forward longer-term projects and priorities
- Resilient and adaptable in the face of ambiguity, remaining focused, resourceful, and effective when navigating complex or uncertain situations
- Strong and evidenced commitment to learning, continuous professional development and improvement
Benefits
- Enjoy 28 days annual leave, plus a day for your birthday
- Use our cycle-to-work scheme and free gym access
- Save for retirement with our generous pension package
- We finish every Friday at noon in August
- Optional health insurance and access to an EAP
- Professional development budget of £1k
- Unlimited volunteering leave, as agreed with your manager
- Wellbeing allowance to spend in whatever way works for you
- Competitive parental leave package
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Purpose of the Job
This is a great opportunity for someone who’s passionate about supporting the delivery of the youth engagement strategy for the #iwill Movement and ensuring they are at the centre of our work at UK Youth.
Reporting to the Youth Development Project Manager, you will support the development and delivery of opportunities for young people to engage in our work towards our collective goals. Working within the Network Delivery department, you will be responsible for organising and delivering a range of projects and workstreams to enable young people across the UK Youth and #iwill Movement to express their views, have them listened to and to create positive change. You will create positive relationships with young people, so that our work is driven by their voices and experiences, helping to develop and deliver a range of opportunities and activities to build and engage networks of young people. You will help empower young people to become active citizens and creative positive change, by creating innovative ways for young people to engage in various networks through volunteering, social action and campaigning projects.
Key Responsibilities
•Support the effective delivery of a programme of development and engagement activities with young people across the #iwill Movement
• Manage the scheduling and organisation of activities across project workstreams, ensuring project management processes are in place to enable excellent standards of delivery
• Facilitate young people to build their skills and confidence so that young people’s participation and contribution are maximised and able to express their views
•Support the growth of a diverse range of networks involving young people across all UK regions, including with our nation partners. Working in partnership, develop the networks to be outcomes-focused and self-led on digital platforms
• Develop relationships with a range of stakeholders which may include youth workers and leaders of youth organisations, young people, nation partners, funders, and cross-sector leaders to create and deliver an inclusive programme for young people
• Working closely with colleagues across the charity to co-ordinate a range of events and opportunities to provide opportunities for young people to engage and connect with the wider work of UK Youth
•Communicate the benefits of the UK Youth and #iwill Movement and progress against our priorities to organisations and individuals, through a variety of channels, updates and specific marketing campaigns
• Work with the Network Delivery function to support young people to be empowered to lead and share best practise and expertise
• Develop content on agreed digital platforms to engage and connect young people and networks across the UK
Experience we're after
• A nationally recognised youth work qualification or ability to demonstrate experience of frontline youth work delivery, understanding of safeguarding and data protection is highly desirable
• Experience of successfully managing projects
• Experience of working with young volunteers and/or social action projects
• Experience and understanding of connecting networks and user involvement
• Experience of developing networks and/or communities of young people across the UK
• Experience of using digital platforms to engage networks and communities
• Experience of using CRM/stakeholder management systems to engage with networks
Who we are
UK Youth is a leading charity that exists to ensure all young people are equipped to thrive and empowered to contribute at every stage of their lives. We work with others to ensure that the youth sector is strengthened, supported, and that provision is youth-led, evidence-informed and delivers high-quality outcomes.
UK Youth plays a unique role in addressing; the lack of investment in the youth sector, the lack of cross sector understanding in how youth work makes a difference and the limited opportunities to embed effective solutions. These factors lead to mass inequality of access to youth services for young people. To find more about us and how we make an impact, please visit UK Youth Website.
Why work at UK Youth?
We are a value-based, passionate and committed organisation offering a friendly working environment with lots of opportunities for professional development and socialising (even for those working remotely!) from lunch and learn sessions, staff quizzes to virtual coffee meet ups.
UK Youth prides itself on being an Equal Opportunity employer and we would particularly welcome applications for this role from those who identify under one of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.
We value the differences that a diverse workforce brings and are committed to inclusivity, and to employing and supporting a diverse workforce. Our selection procedures ensure that people are treated on the basis of their relevant merits, experience, skills and abilities and that no individual receives more or less favourable treatment.
We welcome applications from groups currently under-represented in our organisation including BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and persons with disabilities. We are also currently underrepresented by men, and so are seeking applications from different backgrounds, cultures, age, experience and identity to bring a wide range of experience, ideas, views and insights to UK Youth.
What we can offer you
We offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance, excellent learning and development opportunities and vibrant organisational culture:
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Flexible/Agile Working
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27 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time employees)
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Funded training provided in; Safeguarding, GDPR, Information and Cyber Security & Equality & Diversity
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Other training available in support of your personal and professional development
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Pension scheme (currently UK Youth match employee contributions up to 5%)
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Membership of our life insurance scheme which would pay-out up to 4 times your salary
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Employee Assistance Programme to support employees both professionally and personally
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20% discount off bookings at Avon Tyrrell, our New Forest Outdoor Centre, including camping, lodges and outdoor activities.
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IT equipment provided for the duration of contract
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CycleScheme and TechScheme
How to apply
If you would like to be considered for this fantastic opportunity, please complete an application via our completely anonymised recruitment system provided by Applied which looks to create a fair and unbiased application process for all. Scroll to the top of the page and start your application.
Closing date: Sunday 13th July 2025 at 23:59 (midnight)
Provisional Interview Dates: Monday 21st July 2025
As this role involves working in a regulated environment with young people, any offer will be conditional to satisfactory background checks, which include criminal record check and employment reference
UK Youth is a leading charity with a vision that all young people are equipped to thrive and empowered to contribute at every stage of their lives.

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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.