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Fundraising and Development Manager
We are seeking a proactive and strategic fundraiser to lead income generation and drive real impact for the UK’s national trails.
Position: Fundraising and Development Manager
Salary: £38,000 per annum
Location: Remote (some UK travel required)
Hours: Full time
Contract: 2-year fixed term
Benefits: 25 days holiday per year
Closing Date: Midnight, Thursday 23rd May 2025
Interviews: First round online – 29th May 2025
About the Role
As Fundraising and Development Manager you’ll take the lead on building meaningful relationships with funders and corporate partners, managing grant applications from research to reporting, and developing the fundraising strategy in alignment with organisational goals.
As the sole fundraiser in a small, passionate team, this is a unique opportunity to shape a growing charity’s income generation strategy while championing access to the UK’s finest outdoor spaces.
Key Responsibilities Include:
- Manage and grow relationships with trusts, grant-makers and corporate sponsors.
- Research new funding opportunities and develop compelling applications, including budgets and case studies.
- Develop the charity’s corporate membership offering and lead strategic partnerships.
- Support member organisations with funding opportunities and coordinate a Fundraising Special Interest Group.
- Maintain and develop the CRM system (Beacon) in line with fundraising best practice and GDPR.
- Monitor fundraising KPIs and contribute to annual budgets and business planning.
- Ensure fundraising is ethical, inclusive and legally compliant.
About You
You will be a self-starting, results-driven fundraiser who is comfortable working independently and collaboratively in a small team. You’ll thrive in a dynamic environment and are motivated by the opportunity to help shape an organisation's future.
You will bring:
- A strong track record in securing grants and building corporate partnerships
- Excellent relationship-building skills and donor stewardship expertise
- Strong bid-writing and budget development abilities
- Familiarity with charity CRMs and fundraising compliance
- A creative, adaptable and conscientious approach to fundraising
- Passion for the outdoors and equitable access to nature
Desirable:
- Experience working with membership organisations or infrastructure charities
- Knowledge of government funding and outdoor, heritage or tourism sectors
About the Organisation
The charity is the independent champion of the UK’s National Trails – iconic long-distance walking, cycling and riding routes. Connecting people to nature and the outdoors while advocating for accessible, sustainable trail experiences. Since their formation in 2021, they’ve grown quickly with an ambitious vision for a vibrant, nature-rich trail network used and valued by all.
Other roles you may have experience of could include: Fundraising Manager, Partnerships Manager, Grants Manager, Development Manager, Philanthropy Manager, Income Generation Manager, Corporate Fundraising Lead, Major Donor Officer, Corporate Development Officer, Corporate Fundraising Manager, etc.
With the end of bear bile farming in Vietnam now within reach, Animals Asia is entering an exciting new phase – expanding sanctuary capacity, entering new markets, and securing long-term care for every rescued bear.
Animals Asia has spent over 25 years working to end cruelty and restore respect for animals across Asia. With teams in Vietnam, China, Hong Kong, the UK, and beyond, they combine advocacy, direct rescue, and sanctuary care to create systemic change. Their mission to end bear bile farming – arguably the world’s cruelest form of animal abuse – is almost complete. In November 2023, they opened their third bear sanctuary which will enable them to bring home every last bear and achieve their founding goal in Vietnam by the end of 2026.
Their global fundraising and communications team is driven, well-structured, and rooted in the charity’s deeply held values. Income has been steadily rising since 2017 and they have the people, plans and investment to maintain this growth.
The Trusts and Foundations function has grown substantially since being unified globally in 2020. Income has more than doubled, donor relationships are well-managed, and new business is actively developed. With a 2024 target of $1.3m and strong pipeline visibility, this role focuses on securing and stewarding 5- and 6-figure multi-year partnerships, with particular scope for growth in the US and unrestricted giving.
This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled fundraiser to join a highly collaborative team and benefit from a structured, mature function where ambitious fundraising is supported and celebrated.
As Trusts and Foundations Manager, you will:
- Manage and grow a global portfolio of 5- and 6-figure funders, including multi-year partnerships
- Develop compelling, tailored funding proposals and impact reports, often for donors with limited direct project access
- Deliver high-quality stewardship, with regular updates and relationship-building through video, email, and occasional travel
- Collaborate with colleagues across the organisation to develop powerful cases for support
- Lead on identifying and cultivating new prospective donors through research, network mapping, and strategy input
- Use CRM systems to manage pipelines and track communications effectively
- Support the Global Director of Partnerships and work closely with a peer Trusts and Foundations Manager
- Contribute to delivering the team’s $1.3m target and future growth ambitions
Ideal skills and experience:
- Proven success securing 5-figure+ grants from global trusts and foundations
- Strong written skills, with experience tailoring proposals to global funders and funder motivations
- A confident relationship-builder, who is able to do so remotely and across time zones and cultures
- Highly self-organised, independent, and comfortable managing deadlines and priorities
- Strong understanding of CRM systems and income tracking
- Familiar with the complexities of fundraising for work in Asia or global programme delivery
- Alignment with the mission and values of Animals Asia; sector experience in animal welfare, conservation, or international development is welcome.
Animals Asia are partnering with QuarterFive for this appointment.
Suitable applicants will be contacted by Joe Blythe at QuarterFive.
Unifrog’s mission
We’re on a mission to level the playing field when it comes to young people finding and applying for their next step after school. We're achieving this by bringing all the available information into one single, impartial, user-friendly platform that helps students to make the best choices, and submit the strongest applications. We also empower teachers and counselors to manage the progression process effectively.
Our outlook is global - we work with schools and universities all over the world, from the US to New Zealand, and from Italy to Hong Kong. We want to make it so that young people can compare every opportunity taught in English, wherever it is in the world, and have all the support they need to make successful applications.
We have a clear social purpose, and we’re hugely ambitious. We already work with over half of UK secondary schools, and over a thousand international schools. We are growing rapidly in terms of the number of our customers, in terms of how much they use our platform, and in terms of the breadth of products we offer (check out this video to hear more about the Unifrog platform).
Our next exciting step is to start working with primary schools, helping them to deliver careers and the PSHE curriculum across all year groups in primary school. Together, we’ll work to break down barriers, challenge stereotypes, and inspire children - especially those who may feel certain pathways are out of reach - when it comes to what their future might hold.
Our team is at the heart of our business and is integral to our success. We work hard to foster a culture of openness, happiness and innovation, and we commit to helping every individual learn and grow so that they can reach their full potential. We want to hire talented people, whatever their background. If you are excited by our mission and are ready to work hard, please don’t hesitate to apply. We look forward to hearing from you!
We believe in the power of diversity. If you are from an ethnic minority background, we would like to strongly encourage you to apply. In advance of applying, if you have any questions about working at Unifrog, please contact Mhairi (details on our website).
What you’ll do
As one of our first Primary Schools Partnership Managers, you’ll play a key role growing our newest partner base and supporting primary school partners to make the most of the Unifrog platform and resources. Excellent customer service is at the heart of what we do, and you’ll make sure that all interactions with Unifrog are positive and successful.
Your key responsibilities:
Sell Unifrog subscriptions to primary schools
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Design and deliver impactful prospecting campaigns and marketing collateral aimed at engaging potential new partners, tracking campaign performance and continually improving your approach to secure demonstrations and drive partnership growth.
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Meet with potential partners on video calls (and sometimes in-person). Understand their priorities, demonstrate the Unifrog platform and resources, and secure their subscription.
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Identify and attend conferences and events to promote Unifrog to primary school audiences, while networking and cultivating relationships for future partnership opportunities.
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Develop a sound awareness of Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) and the PSHE Association Framework within the UK. You’ll need this to confidently navigate conversations with relevant contacts at primary schools.
Support primary school partners to make the most of Unifrog
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Set up new partner schools for success. Help them to embed Unifrog across their staff, student and parent community. You’ll deliver an initial staff training session then provide ad-hoc support.
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Proactively work to foster a sense of community amongst our primary school partners and think of ways to promote the sharing and embedding of Unifrog best practice across between partners.
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Achieve sky-high resubscription rates by securing partner renewals when their subscriptions come to an end.
What we’re looking for
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Resilient, and motivated to exceed targets: Our sales and resubscription targets are achievable but ambitious. You’ll need to be determined to meet and exceed them.
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Sales experience: You’ll be responsible for meeting sales targets so sales experience is desirable but not essential.
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Strong communication skills: You’ll be in frequent communication with lots of different people, both within Unifrog and externally – this will be in person, written, over the phone and via video call. You’ll need to be an outstanding communicator.
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Strategic and innovative: You’ll be strategic in your approach to driving growth within the newest team at Unifrog, and be innovative and creative in your solutions to any barriers along the way.
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Personable, with a track record of excellent relationship management: At Unifrog we’re known for our excellent customer service. You’ll need to provide fantastic support for your partner schools.
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Sector insight: You will be working with schools that have different contexts and priorities; you’ll need to be quick to understand how we can support them.
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Attention to detail: It’s important you have the skills and discipline to carefully check your communications to schools, your prospects and contacts in your network.
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Proactive attitude and willingness to get stuck in: You need to be excited about going beyond the core responsibilities detailed above to improve what we do and make it a success.
You will be one of the first members of our newest team at Unifrog, with the opportunity to be at the forefront of building an exciting and impactful offering for primary schools across the UK. If this excites you and you’re an energetic person who is willing to learn, we’d love to hear from you.
Working together
You’ll work alongside one other Primary Schools Partnership Manager and be line managed by our Partnerships Director (UK schools and Employers). You will also have daily contact with the wider Unifrog team, including our Marketing, Content and Finance teams.
Key benefits
Head to our jobs page for a full list of the excellent benefits we offer our team.
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Join one of ‘the best organisations to escape to’ and help transform careers and destinations in schools.
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Become part of a committed, dynamic, and growing company. We want to build our team for the long term: if you do well, we will do our best to make sure you want to stay at the company for a long time.
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Professional development is important at Unifrog. You will define your own 6-month objectives and will be supported by your line manager and the rest of the team to achieve them. You will have an annual training allowance to spend on what you need to grow and progress.
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Influence the company’s direction: we love to promote great ideas, wherever they come from.
Key details
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£37,485 per annum (Grade B), plus:
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Unlimited commission, OTE of £50,000.
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Bonuses linked to strong performance against KPIs.
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Full-time
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28 days paid holiday per year (plus bank holidays).
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Working hours are 9am to 5pm, Monday to Thursday, and 9am to 4:30pm on Friday – some days you may need to start earlier but you can finish earlier as a result.
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All travel expenses covered and car allowance paid.
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Full UK driving licence is essential.
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The role is remote (or hybrid for candidates in London or Edinburgh).
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Start date: as soon as possible (but no later than August 2025).
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We can only consider candidates who have the right to work in the UK.
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To discuss reasonable adjustments or any details about the role before applying, please contact Mhairi (details on our website).
Application process
Deadline: 10:00am (BST) Monday 19th May 2025.
Stage 1: Application form (~1 hour) ✍️
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Visit our website to upload your CV and complete the questions and tasks below. Please note that we do not review CVs at this stage of the application process so please be as specific as possible about your experience.
i. With reference to examples of your recent experience, what would make you an excellent candidate for this role? (250 words)
ii. A school we are hoping to partner with have concerns about the budget available for Unifrog. What would be your approach to securing a partnership with them for this academic year? (250 words)
iii. Tell us about a time when you had to manage conflicting priorities whilst meeting targets. What was your approach? (250 words)
Stage 2: Phone task (15 minutes)
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A short role play task over the phone. We will schedule these tasks throughout the application window so we encourage you to apply early.
Stage 3: Video call interview (45 minutes hour)
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Short pre-prepared presentation (15 mins)
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Standard Q&A from a panel of three, including questions about your experiences and how these relate to the role, and scenario questions based on common situations you might face (plus time for your questions) (30 mins).
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Video call interviews will be held w/c 26th May 2025.
Your answers are an opportunity to let us know more about your motivations and experience. While we understand that candidates might want to use AI to improve parts of their application, we strongly encourage you to write your answers independently.
Please note, we compare all answers to an AI generated answer. Where we suspect AI has been used to write the majority of the answer, this will be taken into consideration when scoring
Inclusion and diversity at Unifrog
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Within the company we try to foster a culture of innovation, and a happy working environment, both because this is the right thing to do, and because we think this results in the most effective team. To this end we believe in open communication, celebrating successes, supporting each other, not being afraid to be wrong or to fail, and promoting good ideas wherever they come from.
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As a platform that supports teachers and students from a huge variety of backgrounds it’s important that our team and leadership reflects this diversity. This is something we are actively working towards and prioritising. We want to embed diversity, equity and inclusion across everything we do, continually evaluating policies and practices to make sure they are inclusive and equitable.
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To make sure everyone’s voice is heard and people have the opportunities to learn to be better allies in the workplace, we encourage the team to share what they’re celebrating, facilitate training and group discussions, and seek regular feedback about what more the company could do to help people feel included.
- To ensure that our recruitment process is consistent and fair, we anonymise your application and therefore do not see your name, personal, educational or professional background. We also randomise the order of responses so that it’s less likely that a candidate is advantaged or disadvantaged by where their answers appear compared to other candidates.
Senior Finance Manager | £57,500 - £68,900 | Permanent | Fully Remote / Home Based
For the UK's largest not-for-profit social enterprise in the employment and social mobility sector, we are recruiting a Senior Finance Manager. This role will provide high quality financial information and analysis to senior managers and external stakeholders supporting decision-making. This is a highly commercial role, which is key in ensuring service quality is maximised, and financial performance targets are achieved. The Senior Finance Manager will lead a team of 4 and will suit someone happy to work fully remotely whilst developing excellent relationships across a large, multi-location organisation.
Main Duties:
- Budgeting and Cost Control - Lead divisional budget setting and forecasting process
- Coordinate monthly key variance summary in financial performance and KPIs for senior management and external funders and commissioners
- Interpret and present complex financial information to non-finance managers, supporting decision-making and improvements to budget and forecast performance
- Financial Reporting - Maintain robust financial controls across the division and coordinate the audit process with the financial reporting team. Preparation of year end accounts, liaising with auditors
- Lead the team to produce external financial returns to funders, dealing with queries
- Financial Analysis - Support business planning process, and short- and medium-term financial targets, partnering with Operational MDs and Senior Leaders.
- Lead the production of the multi-year financial forecast with the FP&A team
- Lead in planning and managing the year-end accounts closedown process
- Lead and develop workflows to ensure month-end processes are robust
- Work with Project Accounting team to provide finance support in costing, pricing, and tendering of new business opportunities
- Lead and motivate a team of Finance Managers and Management Accountants
Person Specification:
- CCAB Qualified
- Substantial experience of working at senior level in financial management across a complex organisation, ideally working on high-profile contracts with external funders
- Experience leading and motivating a team
- Experience leading strategic work streams supporting annual accounting cycle and longer-term financial planning requirements
- Experience of financial planning, costing, and option / investment appraisals
- Experience of budgeting, planning, reporting, and supporting budget holders
- Experience of FRS and charity SORP would be highly desirable
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As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps, we can take to ensure that your recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.
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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!
We are currently hiring for a new Trusts, Foundations and Corporates Manager, who will be responsible for managing income streams and maintaining a high standard of applications, reporting and stewardship for our trusted partners.
You will be joining a friendly team and your hard work will make an immediate, real impact for our inherited sight loss community.
Key responsibilities:
* Secure funding from Trusts, Foundations and Corporates sources to meet annual income targets and key performance indicators.
* Maintain existing relationships with Trusts, Foundations and Corporates and deliver growth opportunities by identifying new funding opportunities and monitor external trends regularly.
* Secure Corporate sponsorship for key events and projects including our Annual and Professionals’ conferences, our upcoming gala dinner and our Look Forward magazines.
* Write compelling cases for support and proposals, refreshing our case studies, impact and messaging regularly.
* Schedule, write and submit donor reports as part of our requirements and stewardship.
* Work with the Communications Manager and Head of Income Generation to create relevant case studies, news stories and social media content relevant to Trusts, Foundations and Corporates.
* Identify and cultivate new Corporate prospects and ensure that our database is kept up to date.
* Lead an exemplary stewardship programme for existing Corporate supporters and sponsors, to maximise income and establish donor loyalty.
* Collaborate with other internal teams to engage colleagues on the importance of Trusts, Foundations and Corporates by sharing successes and ways for colleagues to support these areas.
* Regularly measure the success of our outreach with pharmaceutical companies and Corporate prospects.
* Attend relevant networking events to grow our presence in the Corporate space and maintain an engaging post-event stewardship with all new contacts.
* Research and prepare applications and presentations for Charity of the Year partnerships and grow this area year-on-year.
* Create high quality, inspiring proposals, pitches, copy and other material for new opportunities, ensuring that all communications are on brand.
SPECIFICATION (E = essential, D = desirable):
Skills & Experience
Minimum of 1 year working in a similar role - E
Working in a small team - D
Educated to ‘A’ level standard or commensurate experience - E
IT literate and highly adept in the use of MS Office Suite - E
Familiar with email and internet - E
High standard of written and verbal English and grammar - E
Database experience - E
Personal Attributes
Confident, polite and cheerful telephone manner - E
Quick learner able to act on initiative and in the absence of managers - E
An eye for detail and a flair for organisation - E
Ability to empathise with people with disabilities (particularly visual impairment) - E
Able to manage a busy workload - E
Commitment
Empathy with Retina UK’s aims and objectives - E
Willing to live Retina UK’s values - E
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
JOB DESCRIPTION: Corporate Partnerships Manager
Job Title: Corporate Partnerships Manager
Location: Hybrid – Hampshire / Stirling offices / Remote
Salary: £32,000 (FTE pro-rata) / £21,621
Hours: 25 hrs per week (flexible)
Contract: Permanent
About us:
Learning through Landscapes is the UK’s leading school grounds charity, dedicated to enhancing outdoor learning and play for all. Our vision is a society where the benefits of regular time outdoors are valued and appreciated, and outdoor learning, play and connection with nature is recognised as a fundamental part of education, at every stage, for every child and young person.
We have unrivalled expertise based on three decades of experience, practical action and research. With offices in England and Scotland and staff based across the UK, our team and our accredited network of outdoor learning experts have the capacity to work nationally and internationally. Visit our website for more information.
Main Purpose of the Post
To develop and maintain successful partnerships with corporate supporters and corporate foundations whose vision and goals align with Learning through Landscapes’ vision and mission. The role will focus on strategic, long-term, mutually beneficial relationships which help LtL achieve its mission through income generation and added value including staff volunteering, network-building, and probono support.
Specific Duties
New business development
• Develop and progress a pipeline of new business development to secure corporate partnerships.
• Develop and present engaging, creative and mutually beneficial proposals and applications for corporate partnerships.
• Support the Fundraising Lead to identify prospective corporate foundations.
• Support the Fundraising Lead with writing and submitting applications to corporate foundations.
• Collaborate with LtL’s Communications team to reach target audiences with compelling messaging.
• Research and attend relevant networking events to open new partnership opportunities.
Account management
• Provide excellent account management and stewardship to strengthen partnerships, deepen corporate employee engagement and ensure relationship longevity.
• Use data from LtL’s new Impact Measurement Framework to provide inspiring reports on what corporate partners have helped LtL to achieve.
• Work with colleagues to identify and facilitate additional opportunities for corporate engagement, including practical volunteering opportunities and pro-bono work.
Strategy and reporting
• Support the Management Team with the development of a Corporate Partnerships Strategy, including income targets and key performance indicators.
• Provide regular reports to the Management Team and stakeholders to measure progress towards targets.
• Keep comprehensive and accurate records of all fundraising activity.
General responsibilities
• Keep abreast of developments in UK fundraising and how these can benefit the work of LtL.
• Ensure all fundraising activities comply with regulations and guidance, including being GDPR compliant and following the Code of Fundraising Practice and Charity Commission guidance.
• Maintain a sound knowledge of LtL strategy, business plan and the case for investment in school grounds.
• Support organisational goals by contributing to cross-functional projects and initiatives.
What you’ll need:
• Experience of securing and managing corporate partnerships, ideally in the charity, education, or environmental sectors
• Proven ability to develop compelling proposals and presentations tailored to corporate audiences
• Strong relationship-building skills, with a track record of developing longterm, mutually beneficial partnerships
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience writing funding proposals and impact reports
• Commercial awareness and an understanding of how corporate social responsibility aligns with business objectives
• Confidence in networking and representing an organisation at external events
• Experience of planning and delivering partnership activities such as employee volunteering or pro-bono projects
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain accurate records
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues across departments to deliver high-quality partnership experiences
• Knowledge of GDPR and fundraising regulations, including the Code of Fundraising Practice
• A commitment to the values and mission of Learning through Landscapes
What we offer:
• Flexible working
• Holiday, 28 days (pro-rata) + bank holidays + a “birthday gift” day
• Laptop, phone and all travel & subsistence expenses
• Family & carer friendly policies
• Training and CPD by agreement
• Sick pay
• Pension scheme – 5% employer contribution
• Subsidised Christmas meal
• Free office refreshments
• A supportive and welcoming team of colleagues.
We’re an equal opportunities employer. All suitable applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
We are actively seeking to increase diversity within our workforce and are committed to recruiting the best people on the objective basis of their skills, ability and experience. We offer a guaranteed interview to eligible applicants who choose to opt-in to the scheme and can demonstrate that they have at least 50% of the “What You’ll Need” list. To be eligible to apply via the Guaranteed Interview Scheme, you must be from an ethnic minority. Please state clearly in your covering letter if you are applying under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.
We are happy to support with any reasonable adjustments that are needed within the recruitment process.
If you would like an informal chat about the role, please contact the HR Manager, Sarah Knott - contact details on website
To apply: Please send the following, see details on our website
• Your CV
• A covering letter explaining in no more than one side of A4, your interest in the role and the skills and knowledge you have that make you an ideal candidate
• Contact details (including email address and phone number) of two referees, one of whom should be your most recent employer.
The recruitment process:
The deadline for applications is 8 am on Monday 2nd June 2025.
If you have not heard from us by 5 pm on Tuesday 3rd June 2025, you have not been shortlisted.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview either via Teams or at our offices in Eastleigh, Hampshire on Thursday 19th June 2025.
Candidates will be informed of the outcome of the interviews by Friday 20th June 2025.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Redthread is a hospital based youth work service, working alongside NHS staff and other professionals in emergency departments.
Our experienced, specialist youth workers engage with and support young people, aiming to reduce serious youth violence. We often meet young people at a moment of change and work with them to find a positive way forward.
We provide long-term, holistic support. We consider every aspect of a young person’s life and build support around them.
Job Description
The Senior Service Manager (SSM) provides strategic oversight of Redthread Services (currently working with 9 hospitals in London and Birmingham) providing line management to ensure high quality delivery that improves outcomes for children and young people and be successful in seeking opportunities for further growth. The SSM will work with the YPF SMT and will take a lead role in implementing our YPF strategy in this area, including taking and making opportunities to grow our services, and supporting new service implementation as need requires.
The role can be home based, but time spent in each of the services alongside travel across the UK will be required in order to support delivery and growth of services across the Hub. The ideal candidate will have experience of delivering and managing similar services and the right mix of leadership, passion and energy, and an innovative nature. A proven track record in engaging with positive relationships with commissioners and securing new business is essential. The role will involve promoting, connecting and building services in order to impact the lives of vulnerable young people with complex needs.
Duties and accountabilities are split into two core areas, management and development of Redthread service delivery, including direct management and coordination ensuring high performance that improves outcomes for children and young peopleand supporting implementation of the YPF growth strategy
- Line management of service managers and operational oversight of service contracts.
- Supporting the implementation of the YPF strategy, including making opportunities for organic and new growth. Work with Business Development and other business partners and engage Commissioners and other funders to develop our delivery models and to bid for services (organic growth and nationally).
- Supporting the implementation of the Clinical Governance policy and responsible for ensuring relevant services adhere to this guidance.
- Contribute to national stakeholder engagement plans and local, geographical influencer plans to promote our hospital based youth work offer and support growth.
- Ensure that staff and volunteers within services are engaged with Redthread’s vision and strategic plan, are motivated and understand their role and contribution to the wider organisation.
- Provide robust management and accountability for service budgets and in building budgets for new services working closely with Redthread’s finance business partner.
- Monitor and ensure that contractual commitments are met and that service performance is maximised; acting promptly to respond to and resolve performance and compliance issues. A core component of the role will be to ensure the confidence of our Commissioners including by assuring the quality of delivery, through Brilliant Basics audit, review, observation and ongoing service development.
- Ensure the provision of high quality reports for Redthread, commissioners and other strategic groups on the work of the services with clear evidence of quantitative and qualitative outputs – particularly signing off service commissioner reports / performance prior to external distribution.
- Ensure that services operate effective multi-agency working processes, such as referral, assessment and review and to ensure a high quality standard of lead professional, meeting chairpersonship and co-ordination from workers.
- Promote and support the participation of service users so that they are appropriately informed, consulted and involved in their own plans and the design and delivery of services.
- Be responsible for ensuring that all service activity is safe for all involved, to include adherence to Redthread’s health and safety policies including safeguarding, accidents, incident and injury reporting, fire safety and risk assessment. Review audit activity within services and work to ensure a consistent approach across services.
- Undertake other duties as required to ensure the effective delivery of the services.
Qualifications
Professional qualification in a relevant discipline such as youth, community or management or demonstrable equivalent experience.
KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge and understanding of relevant current issues and research (including emerging trends youth violence work and associated areas of risk)
EXPERIENCE
- A proven track record of developing and managing projects in the public, private or voluntary sectors.
- Extensive experience of working with young people (11 – 18 years) and their families, identified as vulnerable or as having complex needs preferably within a community setting.
- Demonstrable experience of staff management including recruitment, induction, supervision and support.
- Proven track record in scoping and developing new business activity, including engaging and developing positive relationships with commissioners.
- Experience of preparing bids e.g service model development, articulating delivery within tenders - for significant projects/services and participation in the business development process e.g. responding to tender questions etc
- Experience of working using own initiative to an agreed action plan and effectively monitoring service quality standards and performance.
- Commitment to young people’s participation
- Substantial experience of working in a multi-agency environment and the proven ability to develop effective working relationships with other professionals/organisations.
- Experience of managing services for young people and their families, and empowering them to make positive and informed choices in their lives.
- Experience of developing new contracts and development opportunities with commissioners and partners.
- Experience of project development
- Experience of training / public speaking to a wide range of audiences
SKILLS & ABILITIES
- Proven ability to lead and coach others in their professional development
- Demonstrated ability to manage and monitor budgets (up to the value of £1m p/a), working within organisational financial procedures.
- Ability to lead, motivate and oversee administrative processes.
- Excellent negotiation skills, and an ability to handle sensitive matters with tact and diplomacy.
- Demonstrated ability to incorporate and demonstrate an equal opportunities perspective in all areas of work
- Ability to achieve results and meet deadlines and to motivate and manage staff to do the same.
- Computer literacy including the use of Email, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Strong organisational skills.
- Ability to build and establish effective working relationships at a range of levels, including with commissioners, funders and external influencers.
- Creative, flexible and able to work well with others in a team.
- Honest and reliable.
- Commitment to the organisation and also to their own personal and professional development.
- Commitment to enabling children/young people and their families to participate and achieve their full potential.
Additional information
Hours of work: Full time, 37 hours per week
Place of Work: Home based with expectation of national travel*
Contract Type: Permanent
Level of screening: Enhanced DBS
*You will be required to work on a on-call basis (days, evenings, weekends, bank holidays) supporting on-call staff with risk assessments ad decision making.
Catch22 is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practice will be followed and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
As Store Manager (known internally as General Store Manager) of Scope's Andover store you will have autonomy to run the store using your creativity and flair to flourish in our retail environment. Our retail roles are full of variety, and every day is different! Every day there will be a different challenge that you will find extremely rewarding.
The role
Permanent - 35 hours per week
Location - Scope's Andover shop, SP10 1RL
As General Store Manager you will:
- Oversee all aspects of stock collection, preparation and display and look at ways to build stock donations.
- Ensure accurate cash handling, banking and financial reporting.
- Recruit, manage, and develop staff and volunteers within Scope’s HR and operational policies and procedures and foster an inclusive team working environment.
- Deliver exceptional customer service and engage with the local community to strengthen ties.
- Review and implement all relevant Health and safety policies to ensure compliance.
For more information about the role’s responsibilities, and the skills and experience required please use the link to job description above.
About You:
To be successful in this role you will:
- Have previous fashion and homeware experience and ideally previous experience of managing a large store footage.
- Be personable and have excellent customer service skills.
- You will be commercial and have a can-do attitude
- Have the ability to work collaboratively.
- Have excellent accuracy and attention to detail.
- Be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office.
- Be numerate and ensure accurate cash handling, banking, and financial reporting.
Please make sure you explain in your application, with examples, how you can meet these important skills.
We ask you to show an appreciation of Scope’s values and our ambition of creating equal futures with disabled people.
About working in our shops
Our shops are the face of our retail brand, run by a dedicated, creative and passionate bunch of superstars. Our shops are located across England and Wales and each shop has its own character and personality. We focus on sustainable fashion and engaging with local communities. We lead our volunteers to deliver a great colleague and customer experience and we raise much needed funds to deliver an Equal Future for disabled people and their families.
Shop hours
It’s important for you to know that Scope Charity Shops are open every day. So some weekend and Bank Holiday cover is needed. Our full time hours are 35 hours a week, working five days out of seven. Weekly hours for part-time vacancies are on a seven-day rota.
Our values - pioneering, courageous, connected, open, fair
By living our values and trusting each other, we empower our colleagues to make decisions. By giving our colleagues freedom and space to spark creativity for innovation, we can push boundaries, change mindsets and be empowered to change the game with grit and determination and a sense of urgency.
Disabled candidates
We are a disability equality charity. We encourage applications from disabled people and people with impairments, conditions, and access needs. We want to create a workforce that is a true reflection of the communities we serve.
Scope will interview all disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria for the post. This is part of our commitment as a Disability Confident Leader. Just let us know in your application that you are applying under the Offer an Interview Scheme. This was previously known as the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.
Some applicants might need adjustments during the application process. If you require adjustments through your journey with us, please email our recruitment team. You can find out more about interview adjustments on the Scope website.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
At the heart of everything we do at Scope is Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion.
We encourage people of colour and other underrepresented communities to apply and join Scope. We believe that this will bring new ideas and help us work better. We know that a variety of perspectives and viewpoints will greatly support the work we do and help us to reach all communities.
We want everyone to feel like they belong. We value each person as an individual. We will treat everyone with dignity and respect and we want to recognise all parts of a person's identity.
We are a disability equality charity. So, we will build a culture that is accessible and inclusive first. We will aim for the same high standards in all our work. We will listen, learn and keep improving.
You can find out more about our approach to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion on the Scope website.
Scope benefits
We believe hard work deserves reward and recognition. We offer a wide range of benefits including:
- 35 days annual leave
- Flexible working (where we can)
- Company pension
- Excellent training and career development
- Strong colleague networks across disability, LGBTQ+, race equality, carers, women and young colleagues
- Wellbeing incentives like a discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme, and much more.
One in four of us in the UK are disabled and we are a diverse, proud, and vibrant community. We’re here to create an equal future with all disabled people. We campaign to transform attitudes to disability, tackle injustice and inspire action. We are creating a powerful movement of disabled people, allies, organisations and businesses. Together we will be unstoppable. For more information go to the Scope website via the link.
How to apply
Click the apply button to create an account and complete your application form.
We welcome all applications by 11:59pm GMT on Tuesday 27 May 2025
£36,348 per year (£45,435 full time equivalent)
28 hours per week
Remote
Fixed term maternity cover
What we're looking for
As our Research and Insight Manager, you'll lead a dynamic research program that informs our strategic direction and drives impactful change. Your insights will contribute to building a deeper understanding the lives of blind partially sighted people, along with the external factors that influence them, and will shape RNIB's activities across all areas of our business.
What you'll be doing
With extensive experience of conducting qualitative and quantitative research studies, you will be producing actionable insights and recommendations resulting from research with a variety of audiences. You'll be collaborating with stakeholders to plan the research and working with internal teams and external suppliers to deliver a range of high quality, complex research studies to guide decision-making.
You'll also be responsible for line managing a team of researchers, developing and nurturing them to build their skills and experience in a variety of research methodologies and related subjects.
What you'll need to succeed
You'll have substantial experience of conducting and commissioning a wide variety of research studies. You'll also have strong analytical skills with the ability to understand a wide range of data sources and to express complex information in a clear, concise, and compelling way.
You'll be comfortable leading cross functional project teams and using agile methodologies to achieve project goals. You'll also demonstrate a strong ability to build effective stakeholder relationships and influence decisions.
This maternity cover role will lead a passionate team that champions the voices of blind and partially sighted people and puts the lived experience of sight loss at the heart of everything we do. You will be ale to contribute to this, perhaps through experience in the healthcare or not for profit sectors, and will ideally have a mix of research agency and client-side experience.
What We Offer
RNIB prides itself on being a great place to work with a positive, progressive culture. We offer a wide range of benefits including 26 days of holiday per year (plus bank holidays) which rises with service, enhanced family friendly benefits, a contributory pension scheme with an employer contribution of up to 11% and a rewards platform with employee discounts across over 800 retailers.
For more information on our available benefits, please visit our .
How to Apply
If you'd like to apply for this opportunity, please apply online, uploading your CV and supporting statement, telling us how you meet the essential criteria in the person specification.
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!
Project Officer
England South
£28,831 per annum (pro rata for part time hours)
Ref: 03REC
Full Time 37.5 hours per week – happy to talk flexible working
Contract: Fixed term until the end of December 2025, with potential extensions to 2029, subject to funding
Base: Council Office in Bournemouth with flexibility to work from home
About the role
As the Project Officer for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP), you will work closely with two existing Project Officers to engage with selected schools. You will support these schools across the area to inspire, encourage and enable more pupils and their families to walk, wheel, cycle and scoot to school.
You will engage and work with selected schools and their wider communities across BCP, developing and delivering fun, engaging and innovative activities and events. These will be inclusive and promote and enable all forms of active travel (walking, cycling, scooting and wheeling) to school. This will be achieved through planning and delivering practical skills (like cycle and scooter skills sessions, bike maintenance and led walks and rides), information events (such as assemblies, drop in sessions, pop up stands), competitions, incentive programmes and classroom sessions. You will also support the successful delivery of BCP Council’s School Streets programme, both for new and existing schemes.
You will work closely with relevant teams at BCP Council and other key stakeholders to achieve the biggest impact through collaborative working.
You will report directly to the local Project Manager, work with the other project officers and local volunteers on the project, and other officers locally, as well as engaging with project officers across the South region and the UK.
Due to the nature of the role, a full DBS is required to be completed by the successful person. Candidates should be based within the geographical area with regular travel expected.
About you
You should have experience of working with young people from a wide variety of backgrounds and be able to adapt your approach to meet varying needs. You must demonstrate evidence of planning and delivering engaging and interactive group workshops and activity sessions, as well as experience of events planning.
You will have experience of delivering successful behaviour change projects, ideally with a physical activity focus, and have an understanding of community based or environmental projects.
You will be a skilled communicator, with the ability to connect with different audiences ranging from children, parents, school staff and the wider community.
Sustrans has a long-term commitment to being a charity for everyone - reducing inequality, valuing diversity, enabling inclusion and ensuring all people are treated with dignity and respect. We aim to be a truly inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, in particular from under-represented groups.
What we offer
In return we can offer true hybrid working to suit individual circumstances and a flexible, supportive and rewarding working environment.
Wellbeing
- 28 days’ leave per annum plus bank holidays for full-time working
- Ability to buy an extra week of annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff)
- Staff volunteer days
- 24/7 free, impartial and confidential support service
- We are members of the Green Commute Initiative and Cycle Scheme who both offer cycle to work schemes
Financial
- Group Personal Pension scheme with a 6% or 7% of basic salary contribution being matched by Sustrans
- Bike, computer and season ticket loans
- Discount benefits
- London Weighting Allowance of £4,530 for all those living within a London Borough (32 local authority districts plus the City of London)
- Death in Service benefit – 3 x annual Salary
Family Friendly
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Flexible Working practices (full time hours are 37.5 per week, Monday - Friday)
Additional information
- Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 23:59, 08 June 2025.
- Interviews will take place via MS Teams on the 17th or 18th June 2025
To apply, please complete our online application form.
About Sustrans
At Sustrans you'll be part of a movement to make it easier for people to walk and cycle.
We're all here to change things! You’ll be part of an incredible community of talented, passionate, creative, problem solvers all working together to change things for the better. We act locally and think big - we have a vision of a society where the way we travel creates healthier places and happier lives for everyone.
You'll be questioning the status quo and daring to imagine a different world. You'll work on exciting, impactful projects that will stretch and empower you and you'll be rewarded by seeing the difference you make to people, communities and the planet.
We believe including everyone is central to who we are and what we want to achieve, we welcome difference and pride ourselves on creating a culture where you can be yourself and where your wellness is supported.
You'll be guaranteed to make friends for life and work with a team that is incredibly flexible, supportive, ethical and fun.
Background
People and communities around the world have the solutions to social injustice, authoritarianism, and the climate crisis. But repressive governments, corrupt corporations, and armed groups use violence and oppression to try and silence them.
By building resistance and resilience among those challenging unaccountable power, Open Voices supports a shared vision for a world where communities and ecosystems can thrive.
As a mission-driven nonprofit, we join forces with grassroots activists, community groups, and social movements at risk. Working together, we strengthen their physical safety, digital resilience, and collective wellbeing. As a social impact consultancy, we help high-profile nonprofits and foundations manage risk and care for their teams and partners.
This dual approach allows us to work at every level of civil society, from the grassroots to the global.
We have scaled to meet a 66% surge in demand for our support over the past two years, with our international team now responding to 11 new cases every week. Last year alone, we:
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Answered 575 calls for assistance across 100 countries.
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Delivered over 6,000 hours of mentoring and accompaniment.
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Trained over 1,000 activists in 112 holistic security workshops.
Whoever we partner with, we start with questions, not answers. Listening before speaking, understanding before acting. Together, we defend those who speak out.
We are expanding our diverse, inspired, and purpose-driven team. Will you join us as our new philanthropy coordinator?
Role description
As our philanthropy coordinator, you will play a key role in building new partnerships with philanthropists and high-net-worth individuals, with an immediate focus on the UK, US, and Europe. You will design and implement a comprehensive strategy to build a robust portfolio of individual donors, Family Foundations, Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) and other personal giving vehicles.
A proactive and thoughtful relationship builder, you will maintain long-term relationships and lead bold strategies to engage new audiences, including millennial and next-generation philanthropists. You will steward Open Briefing’s first global development board, working closely with our CEO and director of development to engage members around a dynamic programme of activities designed to make Open Briefing more fundable and findable.
Together with our director of development, you will drive forward a multi-year fundraising strategy to resource our work with activists and organisations on the frontlines of human rights, social justice, and environmental action.
Your primary responsibilities will include:
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Designing and executing our philanthropy fundraising strategy. Lead a strategy to identify, cultivate, and solicit high-net-worth individuals (HNWI) —including through Donor Advised Funds, Family Offices, Family Foundations, and other giving vehicles—with an immediate focus on the US, UK and Europe.
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Prospecting and donor acquisition. Manage HNWI prospecting, generate new leads, develop solicitation plans, brief senior leadership in advance of meetings, and coordinate cultivation and networking opportunities.
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Stewardship and relationship management. Build strong relationships with existing and potential donors through tailored stewardship plans designed to grow income over time. Manage donor tracking and communication systems.
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Nurture and grow our development board - Work alongside our director of development and CEO to identify and engage members and steward the Board through a 12-month action-orientated development campaign.
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Budget Management. Manage a programme budget for cultivation and stewardship events and activities.
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Collaboration and Communication. Work closely with our communications coordinator, director of development and programme teams in the production and dissemination of donor-relevant reports, updates and other content; and contribute to the conception and organisation of donor-facing online and in-person events.
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Team support. As a key member of our development and communications team, undertaken other duties as reasonably requested relevant to team and organisational goals.
Person specification
Essential
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You will have extensive experience managing a HNWI or major gift portfolio.
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You will have a proven track-record of personally securing four, five, or six-figure donations from HNWI and/or major gift donors in the UK, US and/or Europe.
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You will have experience working within a nonprofit focused on human rights, social justice, and/or environmental action.
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You will have excellent verbal communication skills, including English language skills, both spoken and written.
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You will have experience working with senior stakeholders and board members to support fundraising activities.
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You will have an ability to work both strategically and operationally.
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You will have creative thinking and problem-solving aptitude.
Desirable
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You may have experience working within a global nonprofit.
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You may have knowledge of the human rights, social justice, environmental justice, and/or international development funding landscape.
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You may understand grant-making and grant-management processes, especially with respect to private philanthropic funding, including family foundations, DAFs, and Family Offices.
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You may understand tax-efficient donation mechanisms in the UK, US, and across Europe.
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You may understand the trends in dynastic giving as well as emerging and next-generation philanthropists.
If you feel you meet some but not all of the criteria, we would encourage you to get in touch.
Terms and remuneration
This is a remote, home-working role. You will be contracted for 40 hours a week on a full-time, fixed-term contract. Flexible working is available and encouraged.
We are looking for someone who wants to embrace this pivotal role within our close-knit team and develop a long-term working relationship with us. You will be properly onboarded and continually supported by experienced and compassionate managers and colleagues. Your line manager will be our director of development, Vicky Nida.
In return for your time and dedication, we will offer you a remuneration package made up of fair pay, sector-leading benefits, and progressive leave policies, including:
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Salary of £46,900 per annum.
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7% employer pension contribution.
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Family private medical insurance.
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Employee Assistance Programme, including welfare counselling.
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Unlimited professional coaching.
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Enhanced annual leave of 25 days plus local public holidays.
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Additional leave days for annual closedown.
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Enhanced sick pay.
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Flexible working, including flexitime and remote and home working.
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Access to local coworking spaces.
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Support for climate action:
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Personal carbon emissions offsetting.
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Up to two additional leave days for sustainable travel.
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Up to two additional leave days for climate activism.
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Apple MacBook and peripherals.
If you are based outside the United Kingdom, you will be offered comparable compensation through our local employer of record, Remote. For parity, we contribute 4% above the local statutory requirements into the personal pension plans of staff members employed outside the UK. We will contribute 7% into the personal pension plans of staff members employed in counties where there is no local statutory provision.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion
Open Briefing values diversity. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all can be their authentic selves. We therefore encourage applications from all who meet the person specification and particularly from candidates who are from racialised communities and those under-recognised in our development team. This currently includes people of colour and people from countries in the global majority.
Please read our diversity, equity, and inclusion policy for more information. Our ethical and environmental policies are also available. And you may find our Vision, Mission, and Values statements of interest.
Open Briefing is a Disability Confident Employer and a signatory of the Charter for Employers Who Are Positive About Mental Health. We will make reasonable adjustments for disabled and neurodivergent people during the recruitment process and any subsequent employment. Please let us know in your cover letter how we can be the recruiter and employer you need us to be.
We have checked the text of this advert using the Gender Decoder tool.
Safeguarding
Open Briefing is dedicated to upholding the highest safeguarding standards, ensuring a culture of respect and protection for both our internal and external stakeholders. Our approach encompasses preventative measures and a strong response mechanism to any safeguarding concerns, guided by a survivor/victim-centred ethos. We enforce a strict no-tolerance policy towards any violations of safeguarding policies, ensuring that all concerns are addressed promptly and appropriately. Our safeguarding policy is available here.
How to apply
Please submit your application using our online form and note the following dates:
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Closing date: 30 May 2025
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Interviews: w/c 9 June 2025
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Desired start date: As soon as possible
Please let us know on the form if any of these dates are problematic and we will try to accommodate. The successful candidate will need to complete a reasonable vetting process before engagement.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
A unique opportunity has arisen to join SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, as the Community Engagement Manager for Scotland.
About the role
In this new and pivotal role, you will lead efforts to grow awareness, engagement, and income generation through a vibrant network of volunteer-led branches across Scotland. As the primary point of contact and support for these branches, you'll play a vital role in empowering volunteers and fostering a sense of community and belonging throughout the region.
Working closely with the wider regional team, you will help deliver SSAFA’s new community engagement strategy — a central part of an exciting period of transformation and strategic growth for the charity.
Whilst the post is homebased, to be eligible for this role you are required to live in Scotland.
The role involves extensive travel within the region and may require occasional evening or weekend work at short notice. A company car can be provided to support this.
About the team
With the support of the Regional Manager – Casework and Community Engagement, this role plays a key part in establishing, coordinating, and leading a team of Community Engagement Volunteers across the Scotland.
The primary focus is to drive awareness, increase fundraising, and strengthen engagement in alignment with the strategic direction set by the Director of Welfare Operations.
You will work collaboratively with other regionally based Community Engagement Managers and strategic partners across the Fundraising, Marketing, and Communications directorate to help shape policies and guidance for branch activities,
The role involves regular meetings, both in-person and via Microsoft Teams, and you will benefit from a comprehensive support package including training, mentoring, and ongoing professional development.
About you
You will be an exceptional individual in order to lead this exciting initiative during a critical period of change. The ideal candidate will be a driven and highly motivated professional with a strong track record in fundraising, a solid understanding of fundraising regulations, and proven experience in leading and supporting volunteers in their efforts.
You will have excellent relationship management skills and a deep understanding of volunteer engagement and development. You will be a natural communicator with demonstrated success working with volunteers; experience in volunteer recruitment, induction, and best practice would be a strong advantage.
You will be a confident and credible networker, capable of representing SSAFA to a wide range of external stakeholders, building strong partnerships and enhancing the charity’s profile across Scotland — all while operating remotely as part of a collaborative and regionally dispersed team.
About SSAFA
SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity is a trusted source of support for the Armed Forces community in their time of need. In 2023 our trained teams of volunteers and employees helped more than 53,000 people, including veterans, serving personnel (regulars and reserves) and their families.
SSAFA understands that behind every uniform is a person. And we are here for that person and their family, any time they need us and in any way they need us.
Diversity and Inclusion at SSAFA
SSAFA exists to support a diverse range of beneficiaries within the armed forces community, and we believe diversity within our teams is key to ensuring we can deliver our services effectively. We thrive on differences and believe it is critical to our success as a worldwide charity. SSAFA is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We therefore encourage applications from all genders, races, religions, ages and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our business.
SSAFA is committed to using the Disclosure & Barring Service to ensure we, as an employer, safeguard those we serve.
Our vision A society in which the Armed Forces, veterans and their families can thrive.

IT and Data Manager
Remote
£56,000 - £61,000 per annum, depending on experience
Full Time, Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours/ week
Closing Date – 19th May 2025
1st Interview – 29th May 2025 (Remote)
Stakeholder Interview – 2nd- 4th June 2025 (Remote)
2nd interview – 5th June 2025 (location to be confirmed)
The purpose of the role is to lead an outstanding IT service across the Trust and cultivate a high performing team that supports all staff, people we support and other stakeholders.
Reporting to the Resource Director, the role will be key in supporting the digital transformation agenda, providing IT and data expertise that will enable higher quality of life for adults with learning disabilities and maximise efficiencies within the services that we provide.
Main Responsibilities
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Developing the IT strategy in alignment with the Trust wide strategic goals and evolving digital transformation priorities;
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Oversee the Trust’s approach to Cyber security, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and best practice. Being the subject matter expert for the organisation.
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Oversee the Trust’s data and privacy framework, ensuring compliance with GDPR and other data protection laws and training and educating staff as required on data protection measures;
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Lead, mentor and develop the IT team of four, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement;
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Prepare and manage the IT department budget, optimising resource allocation to achieve maximum value and efficiency and ensuring the team is equipped with the necessary skills and resources;
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Oversee the development, implementation and maintenance of the Trust’s IT systems;
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Providing IT expertise and advice for the software owners across the Charity including supporting the development of management reporting using Power BI;
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Support the development of an environment of digital innovation and best practice, ensuring the use of technologies for the benefit of the diversity of the people we support;
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Support any technology implementation plans ensuring all technology solutions are project managed effectively. To supports team members to ensure they identify risks, contingency plans and engage with stakeholders for effective collaboration;
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To lead on procurement and contract negotiations with vendors of IT systems and software providers, ensuring ITTs and contract awards are in line with the Trust policies and value for money is achieved;
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Producing regular reports on KPIs for the IT team and reporting reasons for variances against target
What you’ll bring to the role:
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Recognised Degree in Business IT or Computer Science related discipline or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
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Proven track record in a senior management digital transformation position.
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6+ years’ digitalisation experience.
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5+ years Project Management experience.
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Excellent working knowledge of Power BI
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Proven track record on delivering complex projects.
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Experience of having designed, implemented, and evaluated organisational transformation digital solutions and has delivered change that added value to the organisation.
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Highly effective change agent who engages with senior stakeholders to deliver the digital program to the organisation.
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Benchmarking skills and identifies best practice and knowledge of the digital landscape of organisations.
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High degree of budget management experience associated with digital technology design and its adaptation.
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Has strong relationships with approved vendors and with software suppliers of digital services to ensure effective delivery of digital technologies/systems.
Location & Travel
Remote based - Home
Home-based with regular travel to visit Communities in Hertfordshire, Gloucestershire, Yorkshire, and Worcestershire. Occasional overnight stays will be required. Ideally you will be located within travel corridors of Midlands to London or Manchester to York.
Excited? Read our pack, look at our strategy and know that you would be joining an amazing Trust, a brilliant team and that you would have the ability to make a real difference.
Your application should include your CV and a supporting statement of no less than one page detailing why you would like to work for the Trust and how your skills and experience meet the job description and person specification (see attached Job pack).
Unifrog’s mission
We’re on a mission to level the playing field when it comes to young people finding and applying for their next step after school. We're achieving this by bringing all the available information into one single, impartial, user-friendly platform that helps students to make the best choices, and submit the strongest applications. We also empower teachers and counsellors to manage the progression process effectively.
Our outlook is global - we work with schools and universities all over the world, from the US to New Zealand, and from Italy to Hong Kong. We want to make it so that young people can compare every opportunity taught in English, wherever it is in the world, and have all the support they need to make successful applications.
We have a clear social purpose, and we’re hugely ambitious. We already work with over half of UK secondary schools, and hundreds of international schools. We are growing rapidly in terms of the number of our customers, in terms of how much they use our platform, and in terms of the breadth of products we offer.
Our team is at the heart of our business and is integral to our success. We work hard to foster a culture of openness, happiness and innovation, and we commit to helping every individual learn and grow so that they can reach their full potential. We want to hire talented people, whatever their background. If you are excited by our mission and are ready to work hard, please don’t hesitate to apply. We look forward to hearing from you!
We believe in the power of diversity. If you are from an ethnic minority background, we would like to strongly encourage you to apply. In advance of applying, if you have any questions about working at Unifrog, please contact Mhairi (details on our website).
The role and your key responsibilities
As an Account Manager, your role is to make sure that all partners in your area make the most out of the Unifrog platform. You’ll build and maintain excellent working relationships with your partner schools and colleges, and provide expert guidance on how to embed the platform across all year groups.
You will cover your own area of the country with occasional travel to your partner schools and colleges (on average 1-2 days per week).
Your key responsibilities will include:
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Work with schools and colleges to provide resources and strategies which maximise staff and student engagement with Unifrog, identifying and promoting best practice across partner schools.
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Deliver targeted training sessions to staff within our partner schools and colleges via workshops and presentations, delivered remotely or in person.
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Work with your partner Area Manager to improve Unifrog engagement and achieve a sky high resubscription rate.
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Monitor and analyse usage across partner schools and colleges; identifying partners that need additional support to use the platform effectively.
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Listen to teachers and students about how we can improve our customer service and the Unifrog platform.
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Attend conferences and run CPD events on behalf of Unifrog.
What we’re looking for
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Strong communication skills – written, over the phone and on video calls.
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Track record of excellent relationship management.
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Extremely well organised.
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Keen attention to detail.
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Active listening and objection handling skills.
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A background and interest in education would be an advantage.
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Proactive attitude and willingness to get stuck in.
You will be joining a team of highly motivated people who are passionate about our mission of helping students to find the best next step for them after school. If this excites you and you’re an energetic person who is willing to learn, then we’d love to hear from you.
Working together
You’ll work closely alongside an Area Manager in your region, and with our Partner Success team to provide the best service to your schools and colleges. You will be part of a fantastic team of Account Managers, and line-managed by a Senior Account Manager.
Benefits
Head to our jobs page for a full list of the excellent benefits we offer our team.
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Join one of ‘the best organisations to escape to’ and help transform careers and destinations in schools. We’re also a certified Great Place to Work.
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Become part of a committed, dynamic and growing team. We want to build the team at Unifrog for the long term – if you do well, we will do our best to make you want to stay at the company for a long time.
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Professional development is important at Unifrog. You will define your own 6-month objectives and will be supported by your line manager and the rest of the team to achieve them. You will have an annual training allowance to spend on what you need to grow and progress.
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Influence the company’s direction: we love to promote great ideas, wherever they come from.
Key details
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£37,306 per annum pro rata (Grade B), plus commission, car allowance, and a share in a company-wide performance bonus.
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OTE £43,000 (pro rata).
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Maternity Cover - fixed term up to 12 months.
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28 days paid holiday per year (plus bank holidays) (pro rata).
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Working hours are 9:00am to 5:00pm, Monday to Thursday, and 9:00am to 4:30pm on Friday.
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Full UK driving licence and access to a car is essential.
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All travel expenses covered.
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Candidate must be based in Nottinghamshire or Leicestershire.
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Home based with some travel to schools and colleges in the East Midlands.
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Start date: w/c 18th August 2025.
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To discuss any details about the role before applying, please contact Mhairi (details on our website).
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We can only consider candidates who have the right to work in the UK.
Application process
Deadline: 10:00AM (BST) Friday 16th May 2025.
Stage 1: Application form (~1 hour) ✍️
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Visit our website to upload your CV and complete the questions and tasks below. Please note that we do not review CVs at this stage of the application process so please be as specific as possible about your experience.
i. With reference to examples of your recent experience, what would make you an excellent candidate for this role? (250 words)
ii. Tell us about a time when you have had to build a relationship with someone when it was particularly challenging. What was your approach? (250 words)
iii. You notice that one of your partner schools is not engaging with Unifrog across the whole school. How would you approach the situation to maximise staff and student engagement with the platform and resources? (250 words)
Stage 2: Phone task (15 minutes)
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A short role play task over the phone. We will schedule these tasks throughout the application window.
Stage 3: Video call interview (1 hour)
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Short demonstration of a Unifrog tool (resources will be provided) (20 mins)
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Standard Q&A from a panel of three, including questions about your experiences and how these relate to the role, and scenario questions based on common situations you might face (plus time for your questions) (40 mins).
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Video call interviews will be held on w/c 26th May 2025.
Your answers are an opportunity to let us know more about your motivations and experience. While we understand that candidates might want to use AI to improve parts of their application, we strongly encourage you to write your answers independently.
Please note, we compare all answers to an AI generated answer. Where we suspect AI has been used to write the majority of the answer, this will be taken into consideration when scoring.
Inclusion and diversity at Unifrog
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Within the company we try to foster a culture of innovation, and a happy working environment, both because this is the right thing to do, and because we think this results in the most effective team. To this end we believe in open communication, celebrating successes, supporting each other, not being afraid to be wrong or to fail, and promoting good ideas wherever they come from.
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As a platform that supports teachers and students from a huge variety of backgrounds it’s important that our team and leadership reflects this diversity. This is something we are actively working towards and prioritising. We want to embed diversity, equity and inclusion across everything we do, continually evaluating policies and practices to make sure they are inclusive and equitable.
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To make sure everyone’s voice is heard and people have the opportunities to learn to be better allies in the workplace, we encourage the team to share what they’re celebrating, facilitate training and group discussions, and seek regular feedback about what more the company could do to help people feel included.
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To ensure that our recruitment process is consistent and fair, we anonymise your application and therefore do not see your name, personal, educational or professional background. We also randomise the order of responses so that it’s less likely that a candidate is advantaged or disadvantaged by where their answers appear compared to other candidates.
The Philanthropy and Major Giving team is responsible for an annual budget of around £3.5m with an ambition to grow this to £5m by the end of our current strategic period in 2026. In 2021, the team doubled their income after the passing of HRH the late Duke of Edinburgh provided a significant opportunity to raise awareness and the profile of the charity.
The Philanthropy and Major Giving team looks after a variety of relationships with high-net-worth individuals, family trusts and foundations, many of whom are long-term supporters of the charity committed to supporting young people to fulfil their potential. The team is proactive when it comes to new business, seeking opportunities from our current networks and events. We collaborate with multiple internal stakeholders including our CEO and Executive Leadership Team (ELT), Trustees, Strategy & Engagement and Operations teams.
You will be joining a successful and ambitious team at a pivotal moment for the charity as we prepare to celebrate our 70th Anniversary in 2026 and launch a new five-year strategy.
The successful candidate will play an active and integral role in the Philanthropy team, feeding into team plans and working collaboratively to reach new donors and increase income raised.
We are looking for someone who is ambitious with the drive and tenacity to engage new high-level donors, as well as develop existing relationships with our network of generous and long-standing supporters.
- Strong interpersonal skills with demonstrable success in fundraising, networking and relationship building, which has led to significant financial support.
- Can demonstrate a proven experience in generating new business of six figures and above, including multi-year gifts, and managing and growing a diverse portfolio.
We offer excellent staff benefits including a generous pension contribution, flexible working, Heath care cash plan, life assurance, attractive holiday package, ongoing training, and an employee assistance programme.
If you feel excited by this role and believe you have the necessary skills and experience to become a valued team member, please go to our website and apply.
The deadline for applying for this role is: Sunday 18th May– Midnight
1st interviews will take place on: 2nd Juneheld via Teams
2nd interviews will take place on: 5th & 6th June – in person at the London office.
We kindly ask that previous unsuccessful applicants do not submit another application.
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The DofE are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. All successful applicants will be required to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service check. (e.g. DBS/PVG or similar), including references covering any gaps of employment/education, confirm eligibility to work in the UK and complete a health check.
**The geographical allowance is based on a member of staff having a home or office-based postcode within 30 miles (as the crow flies) from Charing Cross, WC2N 5HS. The allowance is 7% capped at £4,000 per annum.
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