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Prospectus is delighted to be supporting a national oracy education charity to recruit for a Programme Delivery Lead. This is a full time, permanent role on a fully remote working basis. The charity exists to empower every child to use their voice to thrive in school, work and life. Their work with schools across the country transforms learning and life chances through talk by increasing access to a high-quality oracy education for those that need it most.
 

The charity is about to launch their new 5 Year Strategy (2025 - 2030) with ambitious goals for reach, impact and influence. As they continue to grow and build into a mature and sustainable organisation, the charity is managing more concurrent programmes and projects across multiple teams. To ensure delivery remains effective and aligned with their strategy, they are looking for an experienced programme manager to work alongside their Director of Operations, Operations team and Project Manager to strengthen their organisation wide internal programme and project management function. You’ll provide visibility across their portfolio, embed a consistent delivery approach, build internal capability and enable smarter, faster decision-making. You’ll play a key role in shaping how they work as a growing mission-led organisation

The successful candidate will bring proven experience as a programme management professional or senior project manager, with a track record of delivering complex programmes. You will have good knowledge of programme and project management frameworks (e.g. Agile, PRINCE2, PMI) and be able to communicate effectively at all levels. You will have experience of using work management platforms confidently to drive collaboration and delivery and be adept at analysing data effectively to inform decisions and improve outcomes.

To apply please submit your CV and a supporting statement via the ‘Apply Now’ button (maximum of 2 sides of A4 for each), preferably in Microsoft Word/PDF format. Applicants are advised to carefully consider the Appointment Brief before applying, tailoring your CV and cover letter to demonstrate clearly how you match the specification for this role and giving concrete examples of the impact you have had in your current role. Applicants who do not demonstrate their capability and competency in the key areas of responsibility are unlikely to progress to interview

As a specialist Recruitment Practice Prospectus are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Prospectus invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.

At Imago Community, we believe in creating change together and we’re looking for a creative, confident, and people-focused Fundraising Manager to help us grow our income and inspire more people to support our work. You’ll be joining a friendly, supportive team who share ideas and work closely with colleagues across the organisation to make a positive impact.

In this varied and exciting role, you’ll take the lead on developing and delivering imaginative fundraising initiatives, events, and campaigns, both in-person and online. You’ll connect with new supporters and nurture existing relationships, building a community of people who are passionate about making a difference.

From planning engaging events and writing compelling funding applications, to exploring new digital opportunities and telling stories that inspire, you’ll play a key part in ensuring Imago can continue to deliver vital services.

We’re looking for someone who is:

• a natural relationship-builder – confident, engaging, and comfortable making the ask for support
• experienced in fundraising or a related field like charity communications, marketing or event and project management
• creative, organised, and able to manage multiple projects and deadlines
• skilled at telling stories that demonstrate impact and turning great ideas into successful fundraising initiatives
• motivated to achieve results while working collaboratively as part of a supportive team.

You’ll also need excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong IT abilities, and a commitment to compliance with fundraising regulations and GDPR. The role is based at our head office in Tunbridge Wells (moving to Lamberhurst in 2026). A Full UK Driver’s Licence and access to a car are essential as you will visit our other offices, activities and events.

If you’re excited by the idea of inspiring generosity, building lasting connections, and helping us grow our impact, we’d love to hear from you.

We offer our employees:

· Inclusive values-based environment

· Competitive remuneration package

· Workplace pension scheme

· Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays

· Opportunities for hybrid working

· Benenden Health Care

· Death in Service Benefit

· Cycle to Work Scheme

· Employee Supported Volunteering scheme

· Development opportunities

· and more

Imago is committed to Safer Recruitment practices, and the post is subject to references and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Please either submit your CV with a short covering note or visit our website for full details.

Imago recognises that many people in our society experience discrimination or lack of opportunity for reasons that are not fair. We aim to create a culture that respects and values each other’s differences, and see these differences as an asset, as they improve our ability to meet the needs of the organisations and people we work with. We proactively seek to increase opportunities for inclusion, and celebrate diversity across our organisation and within communities.

Imago recognises its duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of the children, young people and adults at risk who access its services or with whom it comes into contact.

 ID: 1601 Learning & Development Business Partner (Leadership & Management Development)

Service: Learning & Development

Salary: £37,211 to £41,518 FTE per annum

Additionally, £3,866 Inner London Weighting FTE per annum (if Office based)

Additionally, £480 home-based allowance FTE per annum (if Home based)

Location: This role is offered as either Homebased or from our London (N1) office (with hybrid

working available). Our office space is wheelchair accessible.

Hours: 37 hours per week (Full-time). Candidates seeking part-time work are encouraged to apply as we will consider 29.6 hours per week

We offer flexible working arrangements - please see below for more details.

Contract: Permanent

Family Action & the Role’s Impact:

At Family Action we support people through change, challenge or crisis. It’s what we’ve done for over 150 years. We protect children, support young people and adults and offer direct, practical help to families and communities.

We see first-hand the power of family to shape lives, for better or worse, so we speak up for the

importance of family in national and local policymaking, amplify family voices and represent the changing needs of families in the UK today.

To help achieve this we rely on an amazing group of leaders and managers. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced L&D professional with a passion and expertise in leadership and management development to join us to help support the development of those leaders and managers. We’re investing in leadership and management development at Family Action, and this role will be responsible for the design, development and delivery of an integrated leadership and management development offering

Main Responsibilities: (for a full list of the main responsibilities for the role please check the job description)

· Develop and implement a clear, outcome-focused leadership and management development offering for aspiring leaders to senior management.

· Design and deliver leadership and management training (and wider support/interventions) across Family Action.

· Embed a blended learning approach, including the curation of workshops, e-learning, coaching, mentoring, and other management learning resources.

· Actively support the implementation of the wider Learning and Development strategy and the continuous development of a strong organisational learning culture.

Main Requirements (for a full list of the requirements for the role please check the job description and person specification): 

· CIPD Learning & Development level 5 or above (or equivalent significant experience/training/qualification)

· Good experience in a specialist Learning & Development role at Officer/Advisor level or higher

· Demonstrates strong knowledge and understanding of leadership and management development as a subject matter expert

· Expertise in instructional design, including needs analysis, learning objectives, curriculum development, and assessment strategies.

· Ability to develop blended learning solutions, incorporating digital tools, e-learning, and experiential learning methods.

Benefits:

- an annual paid leave entitlement that commences of 30 working days plus bank holidays

- up to 6% matched-pension contributions

- enhanced paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions

- eye care and winter flu jabs vouchers

- cycle to work scheme

- investing in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities

We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect.

To Apply:

· Click the ‘Apply’ link below and fill out our digital application form

· Closing Date: Friday 31 October 11.59pm

Interviews are currently planned to take place virtually from w/c 10 November.

All appointments with Family Action are subject to satisfactory Safer Recruitment checks.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:

We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process and you will be asked whether you require any adjustments if shortlisted for interview. We also make reasonable adjustments on the job, where required.

We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us and we welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates. We are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action because we know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and we strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support.

All candidates with a disability are welcome to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme and request priority consideration for an interview, provided they meet the essential criteria for the role.

To help remove financial barriers to working with us, we will reimburse travel costs if you are invited to attend an interview in person.

*Ordinarily Family Action appoints new starters at the starting point of the salary scale (with subsequent annual pay progression), unless you have experience that would justify appointment further up the salary scale or there are any other exceptional reasons.

We are delighted to be working in partnership with World Vision. As a global Christian humanitarian charity, World Vision is dedicated to tackling the root causes of poverty and injustice, empowering children, families, and communities to thrive. Through advocacy, emergency relief, and long-term development, they bring hope and transformation where it’s needed most. At the heart of their mission is a deep commitment to demonstrating God’s unconditional love.

We are seeking a confident communicator with a heart for mission and a head for strategy to become their new South West Area Manager. In this important role you’ll lead their work with churches, leaders, and Christian networks across the South West. You'll inspire action through giving, prayer, and advocacy, sharing the life-changing impact of World Vision’s work with the world’s most vulnerable children. From church visits to major festivals and online events, you’ll bring energy and purpose to every interaction. With team leadership responsibilities and room to grow, this is a bold, faith-filled role where your ideas and passion can truly thrive. You’ll represent World Vision by speaking in churches for approximately 18 Sundays per calendar year, a wonderful opportunity to inspire, connect, and share the heart of our mission with church communities.

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate:

• Experience in leading/supporting a team working to targets, perhaps in a fundraising, sales or similar environment.
• Knowledge of the Christian landscape in the South West and key relationship management principles.
• Ability to represent World Vision at a range of events, speaking to leaders, churches and individuals about our work.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively and supportively with external partners, internal team members and multiple church relationships.

This is an incredible opportunity for a practicing Christian who wants to make a powerful, lasting impact. Join a passionate team committed to transforming the lives of the world’s most vulnerable children. You won’t just be part of the mission, you’ll help drive it forward, bringing hope, change, and practical support to children who need it most, all around the world.

South West Area region consists of: Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire.

The ideal candidate should reside in the South West. This is a home-based role with extensive travel across the South West.

This role is subject to a DBS check, which will be carried out by the employer.

For more information, please contact Nick Thomas, Senior Consultant, Charisma Charity Recruitment. Your application should be submitted through the Charisma website and include your CV and supporting statement.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion*, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or other category protected by law.

Charisma is committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment processes. If you have any reasonable adjustments or wish to apply for this role under the Disability Confident Scheme, please confirm in your application, or contact our Operations Teams separately. Charisma will ensure all candidates who disclose that they wish to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme and that meet the minimum criteria for the role will receive an opportunity to interview with the Charisma Consultant representing the vacancy.

*In accordance with the Equality Act 2010, Part 1, Schedule 9, it is a genuine occupational requirement that the post holder is a practicing Christian and in agreement with World Vision’s mission and values.

Closing date: Thursday 6th November

Charisma vetting interviews much be completed by Tuesday 11th November

Interviews with World Vision UK: w/c 17th November

The Jon Egging Trust is seeking an experienced Trusts and Grants Manager to develop and manage the full life cycle of new and existing and trusts and grants partnerships for JET, ensuring that this vital funding stream continues to grow and flourish in line with our current fundraising KPIs and Business Strategy which runs until 2030. You will be joining a fantastically motivated and committed team of homeworkers who are all passionate about improving the lives of young people through our specialist youth programmes.

The successful candidate will bring strong expertise and knowledge of prospecting for, applying for and cultivating an ambitious trusts and grants pipeline in order to maximise the potential of this vital income stream for JET. 

With a proven track record of securing significant grants, you will be able to demonstrate expertise in writing and delivering compelling funding bids, in prospecting for new funding partners, and you will thrive in the networking and stewardship side of the role.

Across the JET team we cultivate a culture of inclusion that respects individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation, and delivers better outcomes for our young people. We welcome applicants whatever your background and whatever your stage in life, so if you are returning to the workforce after a period away, or even seeking a change of pace, please get in touch. 

About the Jon Egging Trust (JET) 

At JET, we support vulnerable young people to get back on track and realise their potential; more than 45,000 young people right across the UK to date, and there’s so much more we can do. We’re an organisation that really values its people and we’re immensely proud that our team culture is based on caring and raising each other up.  

Our benefits package includes: 

• Flexible working  
• Enhanced annual leave 
• Homeworking allowance
• Occupational pension scheme 
• Occupational sickness scheme 
• Special paid leave provision 
• Enhanced family leave

Download the Candidate Information Pack 

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Child and adult at risk protection policy statement

The Jon Egging Trust is committed to providing a safe and positive environment for everyone involved in its services and activities. The Trust takes its extended moral and legal duty of care very seriously in relation to children, young people, staff and volunteers. We seek to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children and to protect them from harm or abuse when they engage in any of our activities. JET expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. The suitability of all prospective employees or volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment.

To apply

Please complete our online application form. 

The closing date is Wednesday 29th October 2025 at [23:59]. 

The interview process will take place in two stages:

• First round: Online interviews via Microsoft Teams on Wednesday 5th and Thursday 6th November 2025.
• Second round: In-person interviews in or around Lincoln on Wednesday 12th November 2025. Candidates invited to the second round will also be given a task, with full details shared when they are shortlisted.

Questions?

Contact us through our website.

Please note:

Due to our anonymised recruitment process, if your application is not shortlisted, we are unable to provide personalised feedback.

To become an employee at JET, you must be able to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK and a satisfactory DBS check – enhanced with children's barred is required for this role. As part of our recruitment process, we want to make clear that we are not able to offer visa sponsorship for this position.

As part of our safer recruitment process, all candidates invited to a final interview will also be required to complete a confidential self-disclosure form, which allows any relevant information to be discussed in line with our safeguarding policy.

We are recruiting for an Individual Giving Manager to drive and deliver our ambitious fundraising strategy in order to support the work of Life. The Individual Giving Manager will create, test, monitor and evaluate appeals and campaigns, lead on Legacy (and in-memoriam) giving, lottery and raffle and other income streams associated with individual giving.

About Life:

Life is a UK charity for vulnerable women and families facing unexpected pregnancy or pregnancy loss. Life’s aim is to provide housing, care and support to vulnerable pregnant women (typically aged 16-25) who are in crisis situations, such as those facing homelessness (or at risk of), escaping abuse or other traumatic circumstances. We offer supported housing, a helpline and counselling service, and other practical and emotional support. Our services are inclusive; non-judgemental; and client-centred.

Our Values:

All our work is underpinned by the following universal human values:

• Humanity – All people are special and equal.
• Solidarity – We’re with you and for you.
• Community – We’re better together.
• Charity – Doing good for one another.
• Common good – Building a better world.

About You

Reporting to the Head of Fundraising, the postholder will work closely with colleagues across the Income Generation and Marketing teams to deliver on a positive donor/ supporter experience with the aim of retention of current supporters for the long-term as well as acquisition of new donors, maximising the potential of all of our supporters. It forms a central part of the overall fundraising strategy, with the ultimate aim of growing our individual giving income to increase the impact of the charity and benefit those needing support in pregnancy, pregnancy loss or in the early years of having a baby.

Information about the role: 

For further information, please see the attached job description on our website. 

Salary: £36,000 – £40,000 per annum

Hours: 35 hours per week

Location: Home Based with occasional travel to Head Office (Leamington Spa)

Please note that this vacancy may close earlier than the advertised closing date if a suitable candidate is found.

Benefits:  

At Life we are passionate about providing our employees with a supportive and engaging environment. As well as ongoing development and training, we offer our:  

• Generous holiday allowance, starting at 25 days per year, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time hours) 
• Birthday Leave  (applicable after 1 years service)
• Extra annual leave for long term service  
• Company Pension Scheme  
• Signed member of the Menopause Workplace Pledge 

Safeguarding and Equality: 

Life is committed to protecting all staff, volunteers and service users from harm of any kind. Life expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct.   

We are committed to ensuring diversity and equality within our organisation by encouraging applications from all backgrounds.  

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks. Life takes its obligation to protect the rights of children and vulnerable people very seriously; therefore, the successful candidate for this post will be also subject to extensive background checking, including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS) which is paid for by the Charity.  

Region: Essex, London (City of London and Greater London)

Location: home based with regular travel throughout the specified region. Regular travel to the London head office for team meetings, along with occasional travel more widely to support the team as required

Interview dates: Wednesday 12th November and/or Thursday 13th November

Annual leave: 33 days (plus eight bank holidays)

Benefits:

• enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, and shared parental pay
• family-friendly policies
• 8% employer pension contribution (Aviva) 
• three x basic salary life assurance cover
• free health cashback plan (Medicash): employee cover plus up to four dependent children
• 24/7 virtual GP access (UK registered), plus access to Best Doctors
  free, confidential employee assistance programme (Medicash)
• access to a wellbeing app
• flexible working options including hybrid working, flexible working patterns such as part-time, compressed hours, and more*
• learning and development opportunities including bespoke training and access to LinkedIn Learning)
• commitment to employee health and wellbeing.
• we have a Menopause Friendly accreditation and are a Disability Confident employer

This is an exciting opportunity to join Dementia UK’s growing Community Fundraising team as a Regional Fundraiser, where you will lead on developing and managing relationships with supporters across the London and Essex region — including individuals, community groups, and corporate organisations.

You will play a key role in delivering our community fundraising strategy by identifying new opportunities, nurturing long-term relationships, and inspiring people to take action and raise vital funds. As a Regional Fundraiser, you will proactively build a strong pipeline of supporters, delivering tailored stewardship journeys that deepen engagement and increase lifetime value. You will collaborate across teams to promote campaigns and events, contribute to regional content and represent Dementia UK at external events and presentations.

Whilst the post is homebased, to be eligible for this role you are required to live in the Essex, London (City of London and Greater London) as there is regular travel within this area and to our London head office.

We are looking for you to have a background in community fundraising, experience of working in relationship management or new business. You will have understanding of community fundraising across both relationship management and new business development with proven success of building and sustaining stakeholder relationships.

This is a role for someone who thrives on connection, purpose, and the opportunity to help families affected by dementia receive the support they need, when they need it most.

This role will be subject to a Basic DBS check.

Our culture

In addition to a competitive salary and a generous benefits package, we truly value our people. It’s important for us to create a working environment that looks after our workforce to support them in achieving their full potential. You will become part of a diverse and dedicated team who are supported to use and develop their skills. We recognise and value the key role you will play in delivering our strategic plans for the benefit of those living with dementia.

Our staff have a voice. Representatives from different roles and levels across the organisation positively contribute to and lead on our working groups around health and wellbeing, menopause, and equity, diversity and inclusion.

Dementia UK is proud to welcome everyone. We aim for a truly inclusive culture with talented, diverse teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We celebrate difference and individuality and encourage everyone to join us and be their whole selves always.

By applying to join Dementia UK, you acknowledge that in the event you are successful for the role, any offer and your ongoing employment will be conditional on you having or obtaining the right to work in the UK.

*Please note that any decision on flexible working is based on business needs 

About Dreams Come True

We deliver moments of magic with lasting impact to children living in poverty who have a serious illness, disability, or life-limiting condition. We are the only wish granting charity focused solely on children living in social deprivation in the UK.

About the Role

Dreams Come True is seeking an ambitious, strategic and highly skilled Head of Fundraising to lead and expand its income generation and manage and drive a high performing team. This senior role prioritises the development and delivery of an ambitious major donor and individual giving strategy - cultivating, stewarding, and upgrading supporters, including high-net-worth individuals and regular donors. Reporting directly to the CEO and working closely with the Senior Leadership Team, you will diversify income streams, maximise philanthropic support, and ensure the charity's long-term sustainability whilst leading, managing, motivating and inspiring the team.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a growth-oriented fundraising strategy, with a strong focus on major donor fundraising and individual giving (regular giving, donor journeys, legacy giving).
• Build a robust pipeline of major donors, personally managing relationships with high-value supporters, cultivating new prospects, and maximising lifetime value through tailored stewardship.
• Oversee the design and execution of engaging campaigns and supporter journeys for individual and legacy donors.
• Direct and support building other fundraising streams (trusts & foundations, events, digital, community), setting ambitious yet achievable income targets.
• Monitor, analyse, and report on fundraising performance, using data-driven insights to identify opportunities and refine approaches.
• Inspire, manage, and develop the fundraising team, fostering a culture of collaboration, high performance, and innovation.
• Ensure policy, governance and compliance with all relevant fundraising legislation and sector regulation.
• Represent the charity in external meetings, building networks and leveraging senior volunteers and Trustees to extend philanthropic reach.
• Translate complex beneficiary needs into compelling cases for support, proposals, and stewardship reports that resonate with donors and partners.

Person Specification

Essential:

• Demonstrated success in major donor fundraising, including personally securing substantial gifts (five and six figures); proven ability to build from scratch, cultivate and maintain relationships with high-net-worth individuals.
• Proven expertise in individual giving, including donor journeys, donor retention and engagement, and developing bespoke campaigns.
• Strong leadership skills, with a track record of building, motivating, and developing high-performing fundraising teams.
• Up-to-date understanding of the fundraising compliance environment (Fundraising Regulator's Code, GDPR, PECR).
• Outstanding communication, negotiation, and presentation skills, both written and verbal.
• Analytical mindset and the ability to use data to inform strategy, track performance, and drive growth.
• Creative approach to stewardship, recognising, thanking, and meaningfully involving supporters at all levels.
• Passion, resilience, and integrity aligned with the charity’s mission.
• A recognised fundraising qualification (e.g. Certificate/Diploma from the Chartered Institute of Fundraising or equivalent).
• Inspiring and experienced team leader.

Desirable:

• Experience with innovative donor engagement, digital tools, and CRM/database systems.
• Background in a similar scale or mission-driven UK charity.

How to Apply

Apply by submitting a CV and covering letter via CharityJob.

About the opportunity:

Working closely with the Fundraising Manager and Head of Philanthropy you will support a range of fundraising activities, most predominantly through organising and coordinating fundraising events, such as half-marathons; lead annual fundraising campaigns; in addition to increasing individual giving to the charity through awareness raising and stewardship of regular and one-off donors. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain experience in a range of fundraising activities, working with a passionate, committed and driven team.

Closing date: Sunday, 2nd November 2025
Interviews: Week commencing Monday, 10th November 2025
Start date: Ideally ASAP, or Monday 8th December 2025
Salary: £28,331 per annum (plus London weighting of £2,339 per annum, totalling £30,670, if applicable).
Contract and hours: Permanent. Full time. We offer flexible hours with 9.30-4 as core hours. A full working week is 37.5 hours.
Location: This role is remote. The candidate can be based anywhere in England. Our London office address is: x+why, 8-10, Fivefields, Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1W 0DH.
Occasional travel may be required for the role.

Duties and responsibilities

• Oversee the coordination and administration of annual sponsored fundraising events Action Tutoring engages with, such as the Hackney Half marathon and London 10K, including the promotion of events, onboarding of runners, campaign page creation, encouraging participants to raise funds, organising materials to be sent to runners (e.g. t-shirts) and tracking of fundraising targets.
• Increase our participation in sponsored fundraising events, in London and our regional hubs. 
• Ensure that relevant marketing materials (such as pictures and participants consent to share) are gathered and used to promote events. On occasion be open to travelling to specific events.
• Work with the Fundraising Manager and Marcomms team to ensure that we have strong and appropriate marketing content to support fundraising activity, for example developing supporter communications, evolving our guide to fundraising, maintaining accurate fundraising and donate pages on the website and contributing to the development of our annual impact report. 
• Support the organisation and coordination of fundraising and key profile raising events, such as evening events, Action Tutoring anniversary celebrations or funder breakfasts, through sourcing suitable venues and overseeing logistics.
• Support with other key profile raising events, for example, oversee annual fundraising campaigns, such as the Big Give Christmas Challenge, source new campaign opportunities for Action Tutoring to engage and carry out initial enquiries to determine suitability to apply/engage with. 

A full list of duties and responsibilities can be found in the job description attached to the BreatheHR advert.

Person Specification
Qualifications criteria:

• Previous experience in fundraising.
• Right to work in the UK.

We are looking for some of the following attributes, though you might be more experienced in some areas than others:

• Outstanding communicator; strong written and verbal communication skills; able to make an exciting and compelling case for support.
• Creative and ambitious.
• Proactive and tenacious personality; willing to seek out and pursue opportunities.
• Highly organised; able to prioritise, multi-task and manage work to deadlines.
• High computer literacy.
• Adaptable and open to learning and feedback.
• Committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children.

You will likely be more successful in this role if you have:

• Some prior experience of fundraising work. This could be in a paid role, or on a voluntary basis or as part of work experience.
• Experience of building relationships with stakeholders or event coordination.

We are delighted to be working in partnership with World Vision UK. As a global Christian humanitarian charity, World Vision is dedicated to tackling the root causes of poverty and injustice, empowering children, families, and communities to thrive. Through advocacy, emergency relief, and long-term development, they bring hope and transformation where it’s needed most. At the heart of their mission is a deep commitment to demonstrating God’s unconditional love.

We are seeking a confident communicator with a heart for mission and a head for strategy to become their new Midlands Area Manager. In this important role you’ll lead their work with churches, leaders, and Christian networks across Midlands. You'll inspire action through giving, prayer, and advocacy, sharing the life-changing impact of World Vision’s work with the world’s most vulnerable children. From church visits to major festivals and online events, you’ll bring energy and purpose to every interaction. With team leadership responsibilities and room to grow, this is a bold, faith-filled role where your ideas and passion can truly thrive. You’ll represent World Vision by speaking in churches for approximately 18 Sundays per calendar year, a wonderful opportunity to inspire, connect, and share the heart of our mission with church communities.

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate:

• Experience in leading/supporting a team working to targets, perhaps in a fundraising, sales or similar environment.
• Knowledge of the Christian landscape in the Midlands and key relationship management principles.
• Ability to represent World Vision at a range of events, speaking to leaders, churches and individuals about our work.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively and supportively with external partners, internal team members and multiple church relationships.

This is an incredible opportunity for a practicing Christian who wants to make a powerful, lasting impact. Join a passionate team committed to transforming the lives of the world’s most vulnerable children. You won’t just be part of the mission, you’ll help drive it forward, bringing hope, change, and practical support to children who need it most, all around the world.

Midlands Area region consists of: Derbyshire, Herefordshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottingham, Rutland, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, and Worcestershire.

The ideal candidate should reside in the Midlands. This is a home-based role with extensive travel across the Midlands.

This role is subject to a DBS check, which will be carried out by the employer.

For more information, please contact Nick Thomas, Senior Consultant, Charisma Charity Recruitment. Your application should be submitted through the Charisma website and include your CV and supporting statement.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion*, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law.

Charisma is committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment processes. If you have any reasonable adjustments or wish to apply for this role under the Disability Confident Scheme, please confirm in your application, or contact our Operations Teams separately. Charisma will ensure all candidates who disclose that they wish to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme and that meet the minimum criteria for the role will receive an opportunity to interview with the Charisma Consultant representing the vacancy.

*In accordance with the Equality Act 2010, Part 1, Schedule 9, it is a genuine occupational requirement that the post holder is a practicing Christian and in agreement with World Vision’s mission and values.

Contract / Hours: Permanent / 36.5 hours per week. Part time considered (min 25 hours per week)

Location: Home-based with extensive travel across the Midlands. The ideal candidate should reside in the Midlands.

Closing date: Thursday 6th November

Charisma vetting interviews much be completed by Tuesday 11th November

Interviews with World Vision UK: w/c 17th November

Are you a sustainably-minded leader with a passion for Early Years? We need you!

As Project Manager for My Nature Play, you will play a pivotal role in delivering one of LtL’s most ambitious and exciting Early Years projects. You will coordinate a national delivery team from our England or Scotland office, manage staff and LtL accredited network, support evaluation, and ensure that the project achieves measurable impact for practitioners, children and families. 

You will need:  

• Experience of managing large-scale, multi-site or multi-partner projects (ideally within education, environment or charity sectors).

• A passion for the importance of Early Years.

• Strong understanding of project planning, delivery and reporting processes.

• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage complex timelines and multiple priorities.

• Experience of monitoring and evaluation, including data collection and reporting.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to engage diverse audiences.

• Strong partnership and relationship-building skills.

• Experience of working / qualification in yearly years education, Family work or play work

• Commitment to the highest level of safeguarding and a clear DBS or PVG check.

• Ability to travel across the UK, including overnight stays, and work occasional evenings.

If you don’t have meet all the criteria outlined but feel it could be the role for you, talk to us! 

We are seeking a Finance Business Manager with excellent business partnering skills to support our Family Placement Services. The successful candidate will assist and support the Assistant Director of Finance and Family Placement Services in all aspects of financial management.

The Barnardo's Finance Business Partner Team provides leaders and managers with financial data, analysis, alongside providing support in order to equip Budget holders to make effective business decisions. The team works proactively and strategically monitoring key financial risks and opportunities through financial data, modelling and reporting in relation to period end, forecasting and budgeting. Driving strong financial acumen across the organisation to achieve corporate objectives. 

Experience required: -

• 2 years' experience as working at managerial level within business partnering team, supporting budget holders
• Costings and Tender applications
• Providing managers with solutions to problems
• Understanding of the voluntary sector and government funding
• System literate, ideally with experience of Dynamics 365
• Producing budgets, forecasts and monthly management accounts, including variance analysis
• Proven written and verbal communication skills, including with managers.
• Line management

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document (if applicable). This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described. 

We are committed to welcoming people from a diverse background, culture and experience. Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore are open to offering flexible working arrangements.

Pay & Reward Framework

We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values.  We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people. 

For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay. 

Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours.  More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application. 

Benefits

Workplace Offer: What it means for you

Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, in the community, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or depending on the role any combination of these. Please read through the advert carefully to understand the remits of hybrid working that will be specific to the role.

• Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
• Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardo's service, 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardo's service and 30 days per annum, after 7 years Barnardo's service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata
• The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme
• A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
• Service related sick pay from day 1
• Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
• Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
• Cycle2work scheme
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
• 20% discount at Barnardo's stores
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
• Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer

*T&C's apply based on contract

About Barnardo's

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT+, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

Harris Hill is delighted to be working with a leading national children’s health charity to recruit a Corporate Partnerships Manager.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced corporate fundraiser to develop and grow a successful corporate partnerships programme, helping to drive meaningful support for children and young people affected by long-term health conditions.

Reporting to the Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships, you will manage a Corporate Partnerships Officer and play a key role in delivering the organisation’s ambitious fundraising goals. You’ll manage existing partnerships with care and creativity while proactively identifying and securing new opportunities across a range of sectors.

Location: UK-wide (home-based, with occasional travel to London)
Contract: Permanent, Part-time (4 days per week)
Salary: £38,000 per annum (pro rata)

Key Aspects of the Role

• Develop and deliver a corporate fundraising strategy to meet agreed annual targets.
• Manage and steward existing corporate supporters, maximising engagement and income.
• Identify and secure new business partnerships through research, networking, and creative proposals.
• Prepare tailored proposals and high-quality reports for partners and prospects.
• Collaborate with colleagues across fundraising, marketing, and programmes to align partnership activity with organisational priorities.
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They Are Looking For

• Proven experience in corporate fundraising or business development, ideally within the charity sector.
• Strong relationship management and negotiation skills.
• Experience of working to financial targets and deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with confidence presenting to senior stakeholders.
• A proactive, strategic thinker with initiative and creativity.
• A collaborative team player who thrives working independently and flexibly.

To apply: Please send your CV and supporting statement to Hannah Laking at [email protected]
Closing date: 27^th October 2025

As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.

Social Care Team Manager (Nights)

Location: North Chailey, BN8 4EF

Salary: From £35,526 per year (Depending on experience)

Vacancy Type: Permanent, 37 hours per week

This is more than a management role. It’s a chance to be part of an ambitious and expert team, where your leadership helps colleagues grow and your insight shapes services that are sector leading. Together, you’ll create opportunities that change lives.

The Role

As a Night Team Manager, you will:

• Lead, support, and inspire Support Workers and Senior Support Workers on night shifts.
• Ensure homes are safe, welcoming, and compliant with Ofsted and CQC standards, always safeguarding the wellbeing of children and young people.
• Coach and mentor colleagues, supporting their professional growth and confidence.
• Contribute to innovation and continuous improvement, playing a vital role in their expansion.

Skills and Qualifications

They’re seeking a confident and committed leader with:

• Experience managing teams in a residential social care setting.
• Strong knowledge of safeguarding, compliance, and care standards (Ofsted and CQC).
• The ability to lead calmly and effectively through the night, ensuring structure and safety.
• A passion for empowering colleagues and supporting children and young people with complex disabilities.

Benefits

• Fully funded Level 2 Certificate in Principles of Team Leading
• Enhanced Annual Leave – 25–30 days (plus bank holidays), increasing with length of service
• Enhanced Healthcare Cash Plan – claim back everyday health costs such as dental, optical, therapies, and counselling
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Enhanced maternity, adoption, and paternity leave
• Employee Assistance Programme and access to their Wellbeing Centre
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Retail and leisure discounts, including Blue Light Card
• Free onsite parking, café, and kitchen facilities
• Death in Service benefit

Plus, they cover the cost of all DBS checks and renewals.

To Apply

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