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As Policy and Public Affairs Manager, you will help ensure London Youth is a credible, influential voice on issues affecting young people and the organisations that support them. Sitting within the Fundraising and Communications Directorate, you will work closely with the CEO, senior leadership, and youth participation, communciations, fundraising and delivery colleagues to deliver demonstrable external influence and impact.
You will craft clear, evidence-based policy positions that shape debate and influence decision-making at London and national level, ensuring the policymakers understand and respond to the realities facing young people in London. Through effective internal engagement, you will also ensure colelagues and our members are well-informed and equipped to respond to key policy developments.
You will successfully represent the voice of London Youth's members and the young people they support, helping to secure greater recognition, investment, and support for youth services. By building strong relationships with policymakers, parliamentarians, and sector partners working to address the issues affecting young people inthe capital, you will help position London Youth as a trusted and respected contributor to relevant policy discussions.
At a time of significant change across the youth sector, you will play a central role in campaigning for systematic change and in building the profile of London Youth and the wider voluntary sector as the Government's 10-year National Youth Strategy, Youth Matters, is implemented. You will help ensure commitments translate into meaningful outcomes for young people, particularly in relation to youth services, enrichment opportunities, and support for young people not in education, employment, or training, and strengthen long-term investment in youth provision.
What you will be doing
You will lead the development and delivery of London Youth's policy and public affairs work, building a clear and consistent understanding of the London and national context for young people and youth organisations. Working closely with colleagues across the organisation, including communications, fundraising, delivery, and MEL, you will help develop a clear and compelling case for support and influence.
You will work in close partnership with the CEO and CEO's office, acting as a trusted policy adviser, supporting the CEO's external policy engagements, positioning, and relationships with senior policymakers and influencers.
You will monitor emerging political and policy developments and relevant funding announcements, providing insight and analysis to identify opportunities for engagement. You will draft swift organisational responses to key policy announcements, in collaboration with the CEO and communications team, and ensure relevant intelligence and opportunties inform the work of the fundraising team.
You will develop, maintain, and communicate evidence-based policy positions, insights, and priorities, convening our members regularly to inform clear policy asks and advocacy. You will shape briefings and consultation responses that reflect the needs of London Youth's members and the young people they support. You will shape policy positions and provide high-quality briefings ahead of key senior-level engagements.
You will oversee and track our policy influencing activity, identifying emerging policy developments, coordinating internal input, engaging stakeholders and representing London Youth in external policy and public affairs forums, and reporting on the impact of our policy work.
You will strengthen policy work through insight and engagement, analysig relevant data and research from our membership and working with the Learning and Impact Lead to ensure insights from London Youth's network inform policy development. You will also identify opportunities for members and young people from our Youth Board to engage in policy work, including through consultations, networks, and events.
You will build and maintain strong relationships with key London and national stakeholders, identifying opportunities for partnership working with other organisations and ensuring London Youth has a visible, credible voice in debates affecting young people.
You will contribute to London Youth's communications, campaigns, and profile, working with colleagues to shape policy activity across digital channels, produce engaging written content including articles and speeches, craft organisational messaging, support youth-led engagement, and contribute to London Youth's thematic networks, influencing events and media opportunities.
What you bring to the role
Knowledge and Experience:
- Strong understanding of how policy is developed in the London and national context, and experience of engaging with political agendas on behalf of a charitable or membership organisation.
- Experience in developing robust policy positions, responses, and solutions, and influencing politicians and decision-makers.
- Up-to-date, proven experience in public affairs, parliamentary engagement or a related policy-influencing role, with a clear track record of driving meaningful change.
- Good understanding of UK parliamentary and government processes, and of current policy areas impacting young people in London and across the UK.
- Experience of producing a range of briefings and written materials, including research findings, public statements, consultation responses, and briefings for senior colelagues.
- Proven ability to build and maintain collaborative relationships with opinion-formers and other key stakeholders.
Attributes and Behaviours:
- Demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills, especially when it comes to policy partners.
- Demonstrate confidence to engage and build productive relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including those at senior level.
- A confidence verbal communicator and presenter able to represent London Youth within policy forums, consortia, and networking events.
- Demonstrate ability to work on your own initiative and as part of a team, with proven ability to innovate and deliver change.
- Demonstrate ability to analyse, summarise, and present evidence to different audiences.
- Demonstrate a commitment to ensuring young people have prominent platforms to voice their views directly on the issues that affect them.
- Demonstrate a commitment to strengthening London's Youth sector.
- Be willing to work some evenings and the occasional weekend.
- Understanding and supporting the vision, mission, and aims of London Youth.
Demonstrate living our values of being:
- Ambitious
- Collaborative
- Inclusive
- Accountable
Why work at London Youth
- Generous holiday allowance - 39 days paid holiday each year (including bank holidays and closure days). Pro-rata if you work part time.
- Employer 4% pension contribution
- Additional leave granted to support voluntary activity
- Free Health Care Cash Plan
- Free access for you and your family to the Employee Assistance Programme
- Free access to the 'Headspace' app for you and your family
- Flexible working opportunities considered
- You'll be working with a fantastic team of passionate colleagues across London Youth
- You will be making a difference to the lives of young people
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We have been retained by our client, Sale Sharks Foundation, for the recruitment of a new Part-Time, Head of Finance. Sale Sharks Foundation use the power of sport to change lives throughout the North West. They work with over 21,000 people annually in three areas: Community Inclusion, Education & Rugby Development.
As Part-Time Head of Finance, you will be a trusted strategic advisor to the CEO, Senior Leadership Team and Trustees, central to ensuring the charity’s financial sustainability, resilience and growth and helping the organisation maximise its impact through clear insight, strong governance and smart financial planning. We are looking for a qualified finance professional to join the senior leadership team and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of the charity.
The Role:
- Acting as a key financial advisor to the CEO, SLT and Trustees
- Leading budgeting, forecasting and quarterly re-forecasting processes
- Preparing and presenting monthly management accounts with clear insight and commentary
- Monitoring cashflow and reserves, advising on risk, investment and long-term sustainability
- Overseeing bookkeeping, reconciliations and debtor management
- Preparing quarterly VAT returns and monthly Gift Aid claims
- Managing restricted, unrestricted and designated funds in line with charity accounting standards
- Ensuring timely month-end close and reporting
- Supporting grant reporting and funder compliance
- Managing invoicing, supplier payments and relationships
- Owning and optimising QuickBooks, with a focus on automation and efficiency
- Ensuring compliance with Charity Commission and Companies House requirements
- Leading audit preparation and working closely with external auditors
- Preparing statutory accounts and corporation tax returns
- Maintaining and improving financial controls, policies and procedures
- Keeping abreast of regulatory changes e.g new SORP framework and advising accordingly
The Person
- Qualified ACA/CIMA/ACCA finance professional
- Proven ability to influence at board level
- Strong technical skills in budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strategic thinker with a hands on approach
- Passionate about community impact aligned with Sale Sharks Foundation values
- Good analytical & problem solving skills
- Experience working in a charity advantageous
Joining Sale Sharks Foundation offers the opportunity to be part of a passionate team committed to making a difference in the community. This is a hybrid, part-time role (2–3 days per week), offering genuine flexibility and a strong focus on work–life balance. The salary is pro-rated from a full-time equivalent of £50,000–£55,000:
• 2 days (15 hours): £20,000–£22,000
• 3 days (22.5 hours): £30,000–£33,000
A comprehensive benefits package is also on offer, supporting both your professional development and personal wellbeing.
Working for a community-focused charity provides a meaningful career move, where your expertise will directly contribute to impactful work. Please note, all third-party CVs will be forwarded to Bayman Atkinson Smythe Ltd as the exclusively retained consultants for SSF for this role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About BoB:
Build on Belief’s mission is to ensure sure that anyone with lived experience of alcohol or drug problems has a place where they can get on-going peer support from others with similar experience – to help them improve their quality of life, health and wellbeing, reintegrate into wider society and benefit the local community.
BoB exists to help people at all stages in their lives to overcome the harm caused by their drug or alcohol use. It does this by combatting loneliness, overcoming stigma, introducing people to positive friendship groups, and providing activities that people find meaningful.
Job purpose:
This is a creative opportunity for someone who wants to make a difference with one of the country’s leading Lived Experience Recovery Organisations for individuals who have or have had a substance use disorder.
The Innovation, Development Fundraising Manager is a new role within the charity. The purpose of this position is to work with the Senior Leadership Team and other staff members to:
· Help develop and fund new activities in our existing services.
· Through the development and modelling of pilot projects, help the SLT with the implementation of our three-year strategy and seek funding through trust and grant foundations for the delivery of the above.
· Collaborate with the Chief Executive to identify and apply for new funding streams that support the work and growth of the charity and build on our current service delivery.
You will seek to develop and diversify the base of supporters and to achieve fundraising targets working with the CEO and SLT, supported by the board of trustees. We want to continue with our local services contracted income but also to develop other income streams, expand our supporter networks and build our sustainability for the future.
The successful candidate will also develop and maintain appropriate relationships with trusts, foundations and their representatives, ensuring the highest quality of stewardship and cultivation of a proactive relationship-based approach to seeking new funding opportunities.
Working as part of a small leadership team and, reporting to the Chief Executive, you’ll capitalise on our success in partnering with some large addiction treatment providers. These have delivered innovative approaches to recovery across London.
With this backdrop, we will look to you to develop and deliver successful plans to diversify and optimise our income as well as developing the tools, processes and internal expertise to ensure sustainability.
The post holder would have the opportunity of working with a passionate, dedicated small central team, with a positive team spirit. There is a high level of commitment to developing this new area of income generation from management and trustees providing the post holder with the opportunity to excel and meet strategic targets.
Responsibilities and main duties:
o Work closely with the CEO, Board of Trustees, and others in the leadership team to develop and spearhead delivery of a funding and financial plan that will enable delivery of our mission, strategy 2026-29 and delivering our financial strategic objectives.
o Proactively research and develop opportunities from trusts and foundations, developing a funding database and pipeline.
o Working with the CEO and service managers, initializing, and developing projects, producing compelling funding proposals and grant applications, initiating prospect meetings, and confidently pitching new funders to successfully convert prospects to funders or donors.
o Work with the leadership team and local service managers, and volunteers to fundraise local community support activity in the areas we operate in.
o Explore and test new fundraising approaches (such as events and corporate) to further grow and diversify income,
o Research and implement the introduction of a suitable CRM system to maintain accurate records of all fundraising activity (including contracted income), providing high quality reports to the leadership team, CEO and trustees, and to develop a data led approach to future fundraising.
o Manage and monitor ongoing funder reporting, ensuring that effective records of grant/funding bids and their conditions are kept and strictly adhered to by project leads, and that interim and end of project reporting is completed to a high standard, consulting with project leads where appropriate.
o Build and sustain strong relationships with a broad range of funding individuals and organizations, using a wide range of appropriate stewardship approaches to develop and retain their support for Build on Belief.
o Stay informed of existing and new fundraising legislation and ensure all fundraising activities are compliant with the Code of Fundraising Practice and all other statutory obligations, maintaining and communicating internal policies as appropriate.
o Actively instill an organizational culture of fundraising, ensuring that everyone in the organization, including our trustees, understands and contributes to our fundraising strategy.
o Develop a good working knowledge of the charity’s activities, our approaches to addiction and recovery and some of the wider evidence base to tackle addiction and dependency to represent BoB authoritatively to supporters and external audiences.
Experience
o Experience and proven record of soliciting, managing, and securing income from trusts and foundations, corporates, and/or major donors.
o Experience of developing successful grant applications and proposals for support to trusts and foundations.
o Digital fundraising fluency including experience of using and/or developing a CRM system to support fundraising activities and understanding of digital fundraising approaches.
Knowledge
o Strong understanding of the current UK charitable funding landscape including excellent knowledge of charitable grant giving organizations.
o Knowledge of fundraising best practices, regulation, and policies.
Skills and personal attributes
o An outstanding written communicator with the ability to absorb and synthesize complex information and translate this into compelling written cases for support.
o Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills with the ability to relate to, influence and persuade internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
o Ability to prioritize a demanding workload and a committed approach to achieving results and targets under time pressure.
o To learn and evaluate creative approaches and to remain resilient in the face of setbacks.
o Well-developed organizational and planning skills, able to develop ideas and concepts into effective action plans and then deliver them.
o Strong empathy and commitment to helping those with adverse histories and lifestyles, drawn from their own lived experiences, aspiring to inclusion, diversity, and equity.
Benefits
Along with a competitive salary and an opportunity to work alongside an inspiring team of people with lived experience, we can offer:
o 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
o Flexible working and hybrid/home working
o Support with training, professional growth and development.
o Enhanced statutory benefits.
How to apply
Please send us your CV with a covering letter by FRIDAY 20th February 2026 @ 5PM.
Recruitment process
Stage 1: Application closing date Friday 20th February 2026 by 5pm.
Stage 2: Shortlist notification to candidates: w/c 23rd February 2026.
Stage 4: Shortlist interviews in person London, Earls Court w/c 2nd March 2026.
Stage 6: Notification 9th March 2026.
You can let us know as part of your application if you require any adjustments or support through the recruitment process.
If you do not exactly fit all the criteria but have relevant experience and passion for the role that could make you a great candidate, we would still love to hear from you.
We promote inclusion, diversity and equity throughout our recruitment process and in our workplace. We welcome your application regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, religion or belief, sexual orientation and lived experience of addiction.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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As Finance and Operations Manager at Fight Bladder Cancer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and building our finance and operational functions at a strategic level.
You will support all aspects of the charity’s work and development through the provision of strong financial assistance - ensuring accurate financial reporting, sales and other invoicing, bookkeeping, grant management and payroll management.
You will also take day-to-day responsibility for organisational administration.
This role will involve close collaboration with our small team (currently 7.5 FTE) to ensure our day-to-day finance and operational requirements are met, working closely with the CEO and Board of Trustees to build greater financial resilience and strategic financial awareness within the charity.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are looking for a highly motivated and gifted communicator to craft Spotlight’s messages and help us achieve real change.
You will be joining a small dedicated team of anti-corruption experts and campaigners for this busy, varied and multi-skilled role. We have a full programme of work for the year ahead with projects on illicit finance, political integrity, and corporate accountability for financial crime.
Candidates should be exceptional all-round communicators, with significant experience in achieving impact through a range of channels from digital and social media to print, broadcast and events. They will have a track record of driving communications efforts to achieve campaign or policy objectives, as well as experience of developing messages for a wide range of audiences, and translating complex expert subject matter into newsworthy content. The successful candidate will be enthusiastic and proactive, a strategic thinker, an excellent writer and able to apply their skills and experience across a range of different communications channels. They will also have an interest in corruption and its impacts at home and abroad.
Deadline for applications is 23.30 on Saturday 14th February.
About Spotlight
Spotlight on Corruption is a UK based charity which aims to end impunity for corruption, promote political integrity within the UK, and ensure the UK acts as a global leader on fighting corruption. We are a bold, expert voice that pushes forward the anti-corruption agenda in a pragmatic and credible way, consistently punching above our weight in holding the government to account for taking action against corruption, cronyism, and dirty money in the UK.
Key Responsibilities
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Design and deliver Spotlight’s day to day communications and public messaging to ensure we achieve real reforms and impact in tackling corruption and protecting UK democracy.
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Secure strategic and influential media coverage by developing and maintaining relationships with journalists, developing ideas for stories, and identifying key communication opportunities to get Spotlight’s messages across, including by monitoring daily news.
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Build Spotlight’s reach and influence online with target audiences (politicians, civil servants, journalists, civil society, and funders) by maintaining Spotlight on Corruption’s website, social media accounts and mailing lists, and working with colleagues to develop engaging content.
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Develop newsletters, press releases, website copy, social media posts, and other communications materials, including scripts for, as well as filming, videos on Spotlight messages that appeal to different audiences.
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Develop a communications strategy for the organisation to implement its three year strategy which builds and secures Spotlight’s reputation as a leading anti-corruption organisation.
For full job description and person specifications please see the attached Job Description
Working arrangements
Full-time, 35 hours per week. Working from home required, but with one day a week in the office near London Bridge. Must be based in or near London. We support flexible working arrangements and operate a nine day fortnight. Attendance at networking events and being on-call for media work outside of office hours occasionally required.
Responsible to: Executive Director
Applications should be made by way of a covering letter setting out suitability for the role set against the person specification, and a CV.
Short-listing will take place w/c 16th February.
Interviews for short-listed candidates will take place via Zoom (first round). There will then be in-person interviews in London following that (for those who progress to the second round).
Spotlight on Corruption shines a light on the UK’s role in corruption at home and abroad.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Head of Advocacy, Awareness and External Relations is a senior leadership role within AtaLoss, working closely with and reporting directly to the CEO. The post-holder will lead work across the public, bereavement and commercial sectors to deliver AtaLoss’ strategic outcomes by:
- providing national leadership in bereavement awareness, advocacy and policy influence, including through Parliament, the APPG and the media
- strengthening the website as the UK’s trusted gateway for bereavement support, ensuring accessible, high-quality content and effective signposting
- enabling holistic bereavement support in communities and workplaces through partnership development, training and the growth of Bereavement Friendly Communities
- contributing to organisational sustainability through income-generating training, cross-sector partnerships and effective external engagement.
The role sits at the heart of AtaLoss’ mission to ensure that every bereaved person can access the right support at the right time, and to position bereavement as a public health issue requiring timely, coordinated and understanding response.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Our Time Charity is seeking an experienced Development Manager to help grow and embed our early help and family mental health services across the UK.
This is a senior, outward-facing role focused on securing statutory income, developing high-quality tenders, and building strong relationships with local authorities, Family Hubs and strategic partners. A key priority will be positioning KidsTime Workshops as a recognised, commissioned early help offer within local authority family support systems.
Working closely with the CEO, you will identify high-impact opportunities, navigate commissioning processes, and help ensure more children affected by parental mental illness receive timely, preventative support.
This role is ideal for someone with experience in local authority commissioning, business development or statutory income generation, who understands early intervention and wants to use their skills to create lasting social impact.
To learn more about the role, responsibilities and how to apply, please download the full recruitment pack.
Our mission is for every child in the UK, who has a parent with a mental illness, will find the support they need, as early as possible.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Administrator
We are looking for an Administrator to join the team, providing proactive executive and administrative support to the Chief Executive.
This is a part-time role, offering hybrid working.
Position: Administrator
Location: Stonehouse Gloucestershire/Hybrid (Onsite parking available)
Hours: Part-time (18 hours, ideally over 3 – 4 days, with 4 hours per week working from home)
Salary: £24,404 pro rata (£11,872 per year actual)
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: 23rd February at 9am. This job opportunity may close early if we find an appropriate candidate before the closing date. We are looking for immediate starters
Interviews: Will take place on a rolling basis, so apply early.
The Role
You will provide administrative support to the Chief Executive, including diary and inbox management, coordination of fundraising/reporting deadlines, preparation of reports and Board papers, and administrative and communications support for the Dad Matters programme.
About You
We’re looking for someone who has:
- Experience in administration or PA/EA support.
- Experience preparing reports, presentations, and meeting papers.
- Experience with event management platforms (e.g. Eventbrite).
You don’t need to meet every single requirement in the job description. What matters most is that you are highly organised, detail-focused, interested in the work of the charity, adaptable, willing to learn, and a strong team player.
If this sounds like you, then apply today!
About the Organisation
Join a voluntary organisation committed to promoting the welfare of families with at least one child under five years of age. Trained home-visiting volunteers offer regular friendship, emotional, and practical support to help families experiencing a challenging time in their lives. The service is unique and also offers free support peer groups, antenatal, postnatal, and perinatal mental health services.
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, faith groups, and socioeconomic circumstances, as well as from people who are disabled, neurodivergent, LGBTQ+, or from different age groups. We also value applications from those with caring responsibilities or non-traditional career paths.
You may also have experience in areas such as Admin, Administrator, Administration, Admin Officer, Support Administrator, Administration Officer, CEO Admin, CEO Administrator, Clerical. #INDNFP
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
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ESPE is Europe's leading and largest charity focused on improving the clinical care of children and adolescents with endocrine conditions. We aim for excellence in clinical care, research and education through innovation, collaboration and technology. Our charity is growing its membership and activities at pace, and we are now searching for a Finance Manager who will be the first member of the permanent staff team who is a qualified accountant.
The Finance Manager role will make a significant difference to how we manage our finances, at an operational and strategic planning level. We are looking for an individual who is excited by the prospect of transforming our financial governance and management.
Role overview:
The Finance Manager will work closely with the CEO, Treasurer, and bookkeeper to manage daily financial functions, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive financial performance - including budgeting and forecasting.
• Contract and working conditions: This is a fixed-term role (initially 18 months) which we envisage will transition to a permanent position. Hours will initially be 17.5 hours per week with remote and flexible working arrangements. Candidates must have the right to work in the UK and be based in the UK.
• Strategic responsibilities: The Finance Manager will support financial target delivery, ensure robust financial systems, and align financial processes with organisational growth and strategy.
• Operational duties: Responsibilities include preparation of management accounts and all financial reporting, cash flow forecasting, grant management, VAT and tax compliance, audit support, and process improvements. The role also involves liaising with external suppliers and stakeholders and overseeing payroll and pension scheme implementation and management.
• Governance and compliance: The Finance Manager will ensure adherence to the requirements of the Companies Act, Charities Act, and HMRC regulations, ensuring we prepare and submit our statutory accounts on time. You will coordinate the annual audit, review internal controls, and report financial risks to the ESPE leadership.
• Leadership and collaboration: The role includes providing financial guidance to coordinators and teams to support informed decision-making.
• Required experience and skills: Candidates must be a qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA/AAT/ICAEW) with at least three years experience in financial or management accounting, preferably in a professional body or learned society. Proficiency in accounting software, and having significant knowledge and understanding of VAT (ideally across Europe), analytical skills, communication, and project management skills are essential.
• Personal attributes: The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong attention to detail, resilience, collaborative skills, ability to manage multiple priorities, and alignment with ESPE’s mission. You should be proactive, enjoy challenge, be capable of working under pressure, and skilled in influencing and strategic thinking. Must be willing to travel to Europe as required (2-4 times per annum).
Benefits:
- 30 days annual leave, plus UK Bank Holidays
- Flexible working
- Matched pension scheme (up to 7% of salary)
- Employee assistance programme
- European travel
First interview date: 20th February, online.
Candidates must submit a CV and covering letter. The covering letter should demonstrate an understanding of ESPE and the current compliance challenges we have faced in recent years.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Operations Director is a senior leadership role at St Stephen’s, helping turn vision and strategy into effective day-to-day delivery. A highly relational role, combining strong operational leadership with collaboration, trust-building and a genuine care for people. The person we are looking for will lead across people, finance, systems, buildings and operations helping the church respond to the Holy Spirit and deliver our mission well.
St Stephen’s is a vibrant Church of England church in East Twickenham.

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
As COO, you will strengthen & modernise the charity's organisational foundations, lead our support services, driving digital & operational transformation, improve financial resilience, governance & enable delivery of our People & Culture Strategy.
Reports to: Chief Executive Officer
Direct Reports: Finance Manger, Central Office & Facilities Manager, Data Officer (TBC)
Salary: Competitive - circa £55,000 - £65,000
Location & Flexibility
This is a hybrid role, with regular visits to our Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire centres to build strong relationships and attend Senior Leadership Team meeting. You may also choose to be based at one of our centres.
What matter most to us is finding the right person (or people). We are very open to part-time, job share, or compressed hours and we welcome conversations about flexible working. Who you are, what you bring and the impact you'll have are more important to us than where or when you work.
About the Role
The prime purpose of the Chief Operating Officer is to strengthen the organisational foundations of Jerry Green Dog Rescue (JGDR) by leading and modernising the charity’s support services, developing scalable and efficient processes across the charity and leading the digital transformation, improving financial and compliance disciplines, and enabling the delivery of the People & Culture Strategy.
This role provides critical senior leadership capacity as the organisation enters a period of significant expansion—growing its income, workforce, and impact. The COO will build the systems, processes and capabilities required for a modern, accountable, data-led, financially resilient, safe, and high- performing organisation.
Working closely and collaboratively with the Chief Executive and wider Senior Leadership Team, the COO will drive operational excellence, champion continuous improvement, and ensure the organisation meets all regulatory and statutory obligations, enabling teams to deliver the charity’s purpose effectively.
The COO will transform the organisational foundations of Jerry Green Dog Rescue by leading and modernising our core support services and our processes. Change management will be core to success in this role in the early years.
What You’ll Be Responsible For
Strategic Leadership & Organisational Transformation
- Play a central role on the Senior Leadership Team, shaping and delivering long-term strategy
- Lead the transformation and modernisation of support services
- Embed a strong business-partnering culture across the organisation
- Design and implement scalable systems to support significant workforce growth
- Reduce reliance on the CEO by strengthening operational leadership capacity
Digital, Data & Systems Transformation
- Lead the charity’s digital transformation, introducing modern systems and automation
- Improve IT capability and digital confidence across teams
- Embed meaningful data, dashboards and management information to support decision-making
- Streamline processes to improve efficiency and eliminate duplication
People, Culture & HR Leadership
- Lead delivery of the People & Culture Strategy
- Embed modern, compliant and inclusive HR practices
- Strengthen capability across recruitment, employee relations, management development, EDI, GDPR and employment law
- Improve leadership and management capability across a diverse, geographically dispersed workforce
Finance, Procurement & Commercial Leadership
- Modernise financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and risk management
- Embed strong financial discipline and business partnering
- Introduce value-for-money, benchmarking and commercial frameworks
- Strengthen procurement, contract management and financial controls
- Provide high-quality financial insight to support operations, fundraising and retail
Compliance, Governance & Assurance
- Strengthen frameworks across health & safety, safeguarding, HR risk and quality
- Lead audit and assurance processes suitable for a growing organisation
- Oversee facilities and estate management with a focus on safety, efficiency and value
Executive Leadership & Line Management
- Provide strategic leadership to the Central Office team
- Redesign support services to align resources with organisational priorities
- Coach, mentor, and develop managers to build a high-performance culture
Who We’re Looking For
You’ll be a values-led, strategic leader with strong operational expertise and a genuine passion for building organisations that work well for people. You’ll be comfortable leading change, strengthening systems and processes, and bringing clarity and confidence during periods of growth.
Experience in the charity sector is welcome but not essential; what matters most is your ability to lead transformation with empathy, rigour and purpose.
Our Time Charity is seeking an experienced Corporate Fundraiser to help grow vital income through meaningful, long-term partnerships with businesses and corporate supporters.
This role plays a key part in delivering our fundraising strategy by connecting purpose-driven organisations with our mission to support children and families affected by parental mental illness. You will build and steward corporate relationships, develop partnership and sponsorship proposals, and represent Our Time Charity to external audiences.
Working closely with the CEO and wider team, you’ll help secure funding that directly supports our KidsTime Workshops and wider programmes – enabling children to feel supported, understood and less alone.
This role is ideal for someone with experience in corporate fundraising, relationship management or partnerships, who enjoys building connections, telling compelling stories, and turning shared values into lasting impact.
To learn more about the role, responsibilities and how to apply, please download the full recruitment pack.
Our mission is for every child in the UK, who has a parent with a mental illness, will find the support they need, as early as possible.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are proud to be supporting the leading independent grant making foundation in the West Midlands and Warwickshire, in their search for a Chief Operating Officer.
They nurture philanthropy, connecting people who care with incredible causes that matter. They help unlock the resources to tackle local issues, and support people and communities to thrive across the region.
They are recruiting for a new position, a Chief Operating Officer, to support the CEO, having overall accountability for the organisation’s operations. The COO will play a pivotal role in implementing their strategy, aimed at improving operational efficiency and diversifying income streams.
Chief Operating Officer
£60,000-£65,000 + benefits
Hybrid working, 2 days in the office in Coventry
The COO will ensure that ways of working are as effective as possible, enabling the team to meet their ambitions and modernise their internal operations and governance, freeing up capacity for the CEO to build strong relationships with donors and partners working with communities.
Key responsibilities include:
- Play a central role as a member of the executive team in the overall leadership, strategic direction and governance of the Foundation.
- Work with the whole team to implement the organisational strategy and business plan.
- Lead on the development of the grant making strategy, ensuring processes are efficient, compliant and deliver an outstanding experience for applicants and donors.
- Oversee the day-to-day operational management of the Foundation, ensuring systems, policies and processes are appropriate and effective.
- Oversee fundholder relationships, demonstrating value and impact whilst overseeing performance against programme delivery commitments.
- Oversee research, insight and impact inputs and ensure effective horizon scanning for emerging trends and technologies.
- Oversee HR and marketing strategies to strengthen the culture and visibility.
As COO, you will have a strong commitment to the mission and values of the foundation, with a passion for making a difference to the lives of people in the West Midlands and Warwickshire. You will need Senior management experience within a nonprofit, charitable or comparable grant-making organisation, evidenced by successful strategic planning and execution.
How to Apply
To apply for the role, please upload your CV together with a supporting statement (of no more than 1000 words) onto the Prospectus website via the link below.
Please ensure that you have included a telephone number, as well as any dates when you will not be available or might have difficulty with the recruitment timetable.
If you wish to apply using an alternative format, please contact Prospectus.
If you would like to have an informal conversation about the role, please contact our retained partners.
At Prospectus we believe passionately that a truly inclusive workplace leads to increased social impact. We are committed to supporting our clients build more inclusive teams. To understand how we are performing, we ask that you kindly complete the brief equal opportunities questionnaire when you submit your application via our website. Please be assured that your responses are kept confidential, separate from your candidate record, are not part of any application you make, and that the consultants never see individual responses to the questionnaire.
Recruitment Timetable
Deadline for applications: Sunday 8th Feb (midnight)
Interviews with Prospectus: 24th Feb – 2nd March
First stage interviews with the foundation: 17th and 19th March
Second stage with the foundation: 24th March
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We’re looking for an experienced and motivated Operations Manager to play a vital role at the heart of our organisation. This is a hands-on post that combines oversight with day-to-day delivery across all core operational functions - including HR, governance, IT and data, finance administration, and internal systems.. Reporting to the Chief Executive and working closely with the senior leadership team, you’ll ensure the smooth delivery of the systems and processes that enable our frontline work and support our future growth. The role involves both direct delivery and coordination - particularly through co-ordinating relationships with key external service providers in IT and HR. You’ll help ensure these partnerships are effective, responsive, and aligned with the organisation’s needs. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives on problem-solving, values good systems, and wants to help build a resilient and well-run organisation from the inside out.
We are taking rolling applications so please apply as soon as possible. To apply, please complete our application form. The completed form is the only information we will use in consideration of your application, so please ensure that you complete it fully, with particular attention to your personal statement detailing how you meet the required specifications for the role.
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Rape Crisis South London (RCSL) is on an exciting journey of growth and change — and we’re looking for a skilled, values-driven Director of Finance and Resources to join our leadership team.
With a new CEO, a new strategy, and a bold new vision, this is a pivotal moment for our organisation as we prepare to launch our refreshed brand and future direction. If you’re ready to use your financial and strategic expertise to make a real impact for women and girls, we’d love to hear from you
We’re a specialist charity supporting survivors of sexual violence across twelve South London boroughs.
From our women-only Croydon centre and six satellite locations, we provide counselling, group therapy, advocacy, and prevention education, alongside training for professionals.
In 2024/25, our income was around £4 million — a reflection of our growing reach and the trust placed in our work. Everything we do is grounded in feminist, trauma-informed, and empowering principles.
About the Role
As our Director of Finance and Resources, you’ll be a key member of our Senior Leadership Team, leading on:
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Strategic financial planning, reporting, and sustainability
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Governance, audit, and compliance
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IT, facilities, and information governance
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Risk management and organisational performance
You’ll work closely with the CEO and Board to ensure sound financial stewardship, support our strategic vision, and strengthen the systems that enable us to deliver life-changing support for survivors.
About You
We’re looking for someone who is:
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Professionally qualified (or equivalent) in finance and accountancy
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Experienced in senior financial management, ideally in the voluntary sector
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Skilled in overseeing finance, IT, governance, and resource management
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Collaborative, analytical, and proactive in problem-solving
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Deeply committed to feminist principles and to equity, diversity, and inclusion
What We Offer
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27 days’ annual leave + 8 bank holidays (pro rata)
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3 extra gifted days between 27–31 December
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NEST pension (3% employer / 5% employee)
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Life assurance, healthcare plan, Employee Assistance Programme, and cycle-to-work scheme
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Supportive, feminist working culture
This post is open to female applicants only, as being female is deemed a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010
Providing specialist support to women and girls who have experienced rape and/or childhood sexual violence and abuse.



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