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The development officer supports World Physiotherapy’s global development programmes and initiatives, working closely with the development programme manager and senior development officer. The role contributes to projects that strengthen the physiotherapy profession worldwide through programme development, donor engagement, grant support, project administration, stakeholder communications, and the coordination of meetings and events.
This is an excellent opportunity for a highly organised and proactive individual interested in global health and international development. The postholder will work with a diverse range of partners, including member organisations, donors, consultants, academic institutions, and international agencies, helping to advance projects that improve physiotherapy education, practice, and professional development around the world.
Duties and key responsibilities
The development officer will:
- Support the development and delivery of programmes that strengthen physiotherapy globally.
- Provide administrative and operational support to the development programme manager and senior development officer across a range of development initiatives.
- Assist in the identification, design, and development of new programmes and projects that support the establishment and growth of the physiotherapy profession.
- Monitor and track funding, partnership, and development opportunities relevant to World Physiotherapy’s strategic priorities.
- Support donor engagement activities and contribute to the cultivation and maintenance of donor relationships.
- Assist with the preparation of grant proposals, concept notes, reports, and other fundraising materials.
- Support the coordination, administration, and monitoring of existing development projects and programmes.
- Maintain accurate project documentation, records, and databases, ensuring compliance with organisational requirements.
- Coordinate meetings, webinars, workshops, and other activities related to membership and development programmes and partnerships.
- Manage membership and development-related enquiries and assist with follow-up communications with stakeholders and partners.
- Build and maintain positive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including member organisations, partners, funders, and consultants.
- Contribute to the preparation of project updates, communications, presentations, and reports as required.
- Undertake other duties commensurate with the role and level of responsibility.
Education and qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in physiotherapy, international development, global or public health, or related field
- Commitment to ongoing professional development in governance or non-profit management.
Essential experience and skills
- Experience within the health, education, regulatory, international development sector highly regarded.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent planning and organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Experience coordinating projects and supporting committees or governance processes.
- Experience in fundraising and/or writing grant proposals.
- Ability to work independently within a hybrid environment.
- Confidence engaging with senior stakeholders.
- Experience in Microsoft suite/excel.
Desirable
- Knowledge of the physiotherapy profession and the role of professional associations in advancing healthcare and rehabilitation.
- Experience working with international professional associations, non-governmental organisations, or health-related organisations.
- Experience engaging and collaborating with stakeholders from diverse cultural and geographic backgrounds.
- Understanding of global health, rehabilitation, or international development programmes.
- Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
- Proficiency in Spanish or French (highly desirable) or another language in addition to English.
Personal attributes
- Highly organised, proactive, and detail oriented.
- Strong integrity and commitment to transparency and accountability.
- Collaborative, diplomatic, and skilled in stakeholder management.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Strategic thinker with a practical, solution-oriented mindset.
Impact of the role
The development officer will support programmes and partnerships that strengthen the physiotherapy profession globally. Through assisting with programme development, fundraising, stakeholder engagement, and project coordination, the postholder will help World Physiotherapy deliver initiatives that build workforce capacity, support member organisations, and improve access to high-quality rehabilitation services worldwide.
To represent physiotherapy across the globe, advancing our profession and advocating access for all, to improve health and wellbeing.


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About This Vacancy
Barnabas Aid is recruiting an exceptional leader to serve as Regional Director for Asia. This is a senior leadership role within the International Programmes Team, sitting on both the Programmes Leadership Team and the Strategic Leadership Team, and offering an outstanding opportunity to shape how BAI serves persecuted and suffering Christians across one of the world’s most complex and spiritually significant regions.
The Asia region spans South Asia, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia — some of the most sensitive and complex contexts in which Barnabas Aid works. Many of the communities we serve face active persecution, operate in restricted environments, and depend on the careful, sensitive stewardship of their relationships with BAI and our partners.
This is an extraordinary opportunity for a strategically minded, relationally gifted Christian leader to shape how BAI serves the persecuted Church across one of the world's most complex and spiritually significant regions.
The Role
The Regional Programme Director — Asia will provide strategic leadership for the development and delivery of Barnabas Aid's grant making and project management across the Asia Region. You will lead and develop a team of Programme Managers, build and sustain a strong partner network, and oversee a portfolio of high-quality, biblically grounded projects that deliver measurable impact for persecuted and suffering Christians.
As a member of both the Programmes Leadership Team and the Strategic Leadership Team, you will contribute to BAI's global Programmes strategy and to organisational strategy, culture, and effective cross-departmental working.
Key Responsibilities
Regional strategy and portfolio leadership
- In collaboration with the International Chief Programmes Officer, lead the development, review, and implementation of the global Programmes strategy within the assigned Region, translating strategic priorities into a clear regional plan and pipeline.
- Maintain a balanced regional portfolio aligned with organisational priorities, donor intent, and restricted fund requirements.
- Identify emerging needs, risks, and opportunities in the Region and recommend strategic responses, including new initiatives and partnerships.
- Ensure that the Region is balancing its portfolio of Programmes according to the Country Classification framework.
Grant making and programme cycle management
- Oversee the end-to-end grant making process for Programmes in the region, ensuring proposals are assessed, costed, and approved in line with delegated authority, Gate processes, and Programmes Subcommittee requirements.
- Take lead responsibility for one sub-region and/or a portfolio of countries, leading on partner engagement and the whole project management cycle.
- Ensure robust needs assessments, project design, logical frameworks (where applicable), budgets, partner due diligence, risk assessments, and monitoring plans are in place before grants are committed.
- Oversee project implementation across the regional portfolio, including milestone tracking, reporting, learning, and close-out, ensuring records are maintained accurately and on time.
- Proactively identify project delivery issues and work with team members and partners to resolve them promptly.
- Maintain proficiency in the use of all systems and processes used to manage the workflow of the team.
- Work closely with the Programme Quality Team to ensure best practice standards, continuous improvement, and consistent application of policies, processes, and templates.
Leadership and people management
- Support the staff in the regional team by providing clear leadership, coaching, and line management, including goal setting, supervision, performance management, and development.
- Ensure capacity planning across the Region so that project management workloads are realistic and risks are appropriately managed.
- Lead recruitment, onboarding, and succession planning for the regional team, contributing to wider Programmes Team workforce planning as required.
- Deputise for the international Chief Programmes Officer when requested to do so during their absence
- Ensure Regional team members plan overseas trips appropriately and adequately, always factoring in security and safeguarding risks.
Partner engagement and external representation
- Ensure the regional team builds and sustains a strong partner network, with relationships that are effective, mutually accountable, and aligned with Barnabas Aid's mission and values.
- Develop and implement a plan for regular partner engagement and capacity building (including visits where appropriate and safe) to strengthen project delivery, monitoring, and safeguarding.
- Represent Barnabas Aid professionally with partners and other stakeholders, managing sensitive information and security considerations appropriately.
- Engage proactively with peer organisations and networks to bring insight on sector best practice into BAI's work.
Cross-organisational collaboration and governance
- Work closely with Outreach and Support departments to provide timely, high-quality project information and updates that enable supporter communications, fundraising, and reporting.
- Contribute to organisational planning and decision-making through active membership of the Programmes Leadership Team and the Strategic Leadership Team (as applicable).
- Prepare quality papers, dashboards, and narrative updates for internal decision-making meetings and governance forums as required.
Compliance, risk, and safeguarding
- Ensure compliance with Barnabas Aid policies and external requirements relevant to grant making and project delivery, including data protection and information security.
- Maintain effective regional risk management, including project, partner, fraud, security, and reputational risks, escalating issues promptly and recommending mitigations.
- Champion safeguarding and ensure safeguarding considerations are integrated into partner due diligence, project design, implementation, and reporting.
Other duties
- Carry out any other reasonable duties as the organisation requires.
We aim to support Christian communities, churches and individuals around the world who face persecution and discrimination because of their Faith.


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The Head of Partnerships will play a key role in managing Inter Mediate's relationships with institutional donors, foundations, governments and philanthropic partners. The postholder will coordinate donor engagement across the organisation, oversee grant management and reporting, identify new funding opportunities and support the development of high-quality funding proposals. S/he also leads on our internal quality assurance, research and reporting processes, line managing the Research and Reporting Officer.
Working closely with the senior leadership, programme teams and finance colleagues, you will help ensure that Inter Mediate maintains strong partnerships with its existing funders while expanding its network of supporters. This is a collaborative, externally-facing role suited to someone with strong relationship management skills, excellent organisational ability and experience of securing and managing funding within the international development, peacebuilding or humanitarian sectors.
With at least 7 years' experience in partnerships, fundraising, business development or grant management in the international development, humanitarian or peacebuilding sectors, you will have demonstrable experience managing relationships with institutional donors, foundations and/or HNWIs, and a track record of successful funding proposals and overseeing donor reporting.
You have excellent written communication skills, strong project management skills, and superb interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with proven ability to work collaboratively across teams.
You will ideally have experience working in conflict-affected or politically sensitive contexts, be well-versed in monitoring, evaluation and learning approaches and have working knowledge of grant management systems or CRM platforms.
You are commited to the values of dialogue, conflict resolution and peacebuilding.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Income Generation
• Develop funding strategies for prospective trusts, identifying the strongest organisational and project matches and recommending the most effective approach.
• Write and submit tailored and effective funding applications to meet agreed income targets.
• Monitor application deadlines and ensure timely submission.
• Work with colleagues to gather, interpret and present service data, outcomes and financial information to produce high-quality, evidence-based funding proposals and reports.
• Contribute to the development of larger or more complex funding proposals, working alongside the Trusts and Foundations Manager and colleagues across the organisation.
• Contribute ideas that help Back Up’s Fundraising team develop innovative approaches to trusts fundraising, stewardship and donor engagement.
Relationship Management and Stewardship
• Ensure compliance with funder requirements by preparing and delivering high-quality impact reports and other agreed reporting, demonstrating how their contributions have been used.
• Act as the primary point of contact for trusts and foundations within your portfolio, building trusted relationships.
• Develop and deliver an engaging, year-round stewardship programme that goes beyond grant reporting, creating meaningful opportunities for funders to see the impact of their support through tailored communications, multi-media updates and personalised engagement.
Other
• Use application outcomes, funder feedback and sector learning to continually improve proposal quality, stewardship and trusts fundraising performance.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation to gather information for compelling stewardship, cultivation, proposals and reports and maintain a deep understanding of the impact support provides to those with a spinal cord injury.
• Monitor trends in grant-making and maintain an understanding of developments affecting people with spinal cord injury to strengthen funding proposals.
• Contribute to Trusts processes for recording and sharing useful resources.
• Maintain accurate records of trust and foundation activity, ensuring Salesforce CRM and pipeline information is up to date and supports effective relationship management, reporting and forecasting.
• Use CRM, service data and organisational insight to support prospect research, develop compelling funding applications and identify opportunities for growth.
• Be an ambassador for Back Up and be part of the team at occasional Back Up events.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Candidates must fulfil the following essential criteria:
Essential
· Experience in trusts and foundations fundraising with the ability to identify funding opportunities and develop successful funding proposals.
· Confident using technology, including CRM systems and AI-assisted tools and spreadsheets, to support research, prospecting and proposal development while maintaining high standards of accuracy and judgement.
· Highly organised and able to manage multiple deadlines.
· Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to translate complex information into clear, engaging and persuasive funding proposals and reports.
· Able to balance attention to detail with strategic thinking.
· Strong numeracy skills and confidence working with budgets and financial information.
· Comfortable building relationships with senior volunteers, trustees and funders.
· Resilient and motivated, with a proactive approach to the challenges of trust fundraising and achieving income targets.
· A proactive approach to working towards targets.
· A strong team working approach.
· Willing and able to work occasional evenings/weekends and travel.
Desirable
· Experience in major donor fundraising, philanthropy or corporate partnerships.
· Understanding of spinal cord injury and/or disability issues
· Understanding of charity finance and/ or project budgeting.
· Experience supporting donor cultivation events
· Experience producing supporter communications, presentations or impact reports.
· Experience working with trustees, senior volunteers, ambassadors or high-net-worth individuals.
How to apply:
• Please Note: We currently review application only through Charity Jobs ATS. Please apply through Charity jobs as we will not be accepting offline applications.
• Charity Jobs will ask you for a CV & Cover Letter (saying why you want the job and explaining how you meet the criteria in the job description. This statement is crucial; CVs alone will not be accepted).
• Please complete equal opportunities form on charity Jobs. This form will be kept separate from your application and not viewed by the recruiting manager. It is used to help us assess the diversity of our applicants to ensure our processes are fair to all. It is optional to fill in, but it will help us improve and maintain high standards.
At Back Up, our vision is a world where everyone affected by spinal cord injury can reach their full potential.

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Who are we?
Volunteer Centre Hackney is a thriving charity (annual income circa £1.1m, with 29 paid staff). providing volunteering infrastructure to the voluntary sector across the City of London and the London borough of Hackney. We support over 1,500 residents a year to realise their skills and passions through volunteering and social action, and to share these for the benefit of others. We also provide volunteering resources, advice and guidance on best practice in volunteer management, to hundreds of charities and community organisations.
Background and Aims of the Community Health Champion Programme
This role is for our Community Health Champions Programme (CHC). The programme is led by and for City & Hackney’s diverse communities. Community Health Champions (Champions) empower residents to become aware of, take ownership and work towards more positive health and wellbeing outcomes.
This is achieved by the programme sourcing, recruiting, training and supporting a diverse cohort of Champions who live, work, volunteer or study within City & Hackney. Our vast network of 230+ Champions who amongst them speak 40+ languages, are instrumental in tailoring and sharing vital health messaging with residents and feeding back insights, concerns and questions which are then used to develop more bespoke, relevant and culturally nuanced health messaging. Champions, with support from the programme, give voice to communities with varying levels of health literacy: how residents access, assess, and engage with healthcare information, services and systems.
The programme was launched during the Covid-19 pandemic but has now expanded to focus on wider health issues and wider determinants of health such as mental health and wellbeing, long term conditions, diet and nutrition.
Purpose of the Role
The Communications and Engagement Officer will lead on programme communications, coordinating and delivering the day-to-day communications that power the Community Health Champion CHC) programme. The primary goal of this role is to equip Champions with accessible, inclusive, high-quality communications content, tools and resources enabling them to effectively engage in the programme whilst building trust and improving health literacy across City & Hackney.
This is a hands-on role focused on amplifying community voices, positioning and showcasing the continued impact of Champion activities, maintaining a positive programme reputation, and ensuring our health messages reach the people who need them most.
We’ve been inspiring, developing, and supporting communities since 1997. We’re here to help you make a difference as a volunteer.



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Job Title: Digital Communications Officer
Responsible to: Senior Communications & Engagement Manager
Salary: £29,706 – £31,908 per annum
Location: Head Office, 5 Trinity Street, London, SE1 1DB
Hours of work: Full time - 35 hours per week (Minimum two days per week in the London office). Occasional weekend and evening work with time off in lieu (some domestic and international travel may be required)
The package also includes:
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8% employer pension contribution
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25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and additional discretionary leave during the Christmas period
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Season Ticket Loan
About USPG
USPG is the Anglican mission agency that partners churches and communities worldwide in God’s mission to enliven faith, strengthen relationships, unlock potential and champion justice. You can find out more about our work by visiting our website.
About the Role
Reporting to the Senior Communications & Engagement Manager as part of a highly functioning and creative team, this vital role will work across all media and channels to raise the profile of USPG and its partners and their work:
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Oversee the day-to-day running of our website and social media channels.
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Liaise with colleagues and partners to gather information and use it to create engaging collateral which informs, inspires, and sometimes challenges.
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Support the digital growth of USPG through SEO and Analytics
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Monthly digital and media reporting
About You
You are an organised and digitally aware communications professional. You can take complex subjects and communicate about them in simple and effective ways that speak to specific audiences. You understand the importance of reporting on website and social media performance to understand USPG’s audience and to adjust and improve. You are comfortable working in a small and creative team and are confident speaking to the wider organisation. You can juggle numerous projects and deadlines at one time.
You will demonstrate considerable cross-cultural awareness and an ability to communicate in a way that is sensitive and appropriate. You demonstrate an aptitude for collaborative teamwork and the ability to work independently on your initiative. It is expected that the postholder will be inspired by the work of USPG and in agreement with its Christian ethos and that they will be comfortable writing in a way which reflects this.
This is an ideal opportunity for someone looking for an exciting and varied role within charity communications or a communications/marketing professional who wants to move into the charity sector. However, if you don’t necessarily fall into these categories, but have the right skills for this role, please get in touch.
How to apply:
Please complete the application form and equal opportunities form and email us as indicated.
Closing Date: Wednesday 12 August 2026 by 9am.
Interview Date: Wednesday 19 August 2026 in London.
We bring people together from different parts of the global Church in mutually enriching conversation and profound encounters.

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About Pathway Fund
We are the UK's first Black and Ethnic Minoritised (BEM)-led impact investment wholesaler, dedicated to catalysing opportunities for Black and Ethnically Minoritised communities across the UK. Our mission is to address structural inequalities within the UK’s investment ecosystem by providing bespoke and subsidised capital to BEM-led organisations, making it more affordable and accessible to those underserved by existing infrastructure. We act as a funder, convenor, and knowledge builder, bridging gaps between communities, finance, and policymakers to drive systemic change and foster inclusive growth and community wealth building.
Following the receipt of our Dormant Assets funding, we have moved into full delivery mode, with the first wave of Investment Management Organisations (IMOs) already applying. This is a key role for Pathway Fund; the successful candidate will embed existing structures and systems within the organisation while ensuring we remain a learning-led team that constantly strives to improve. As we work to deliver systemic change, this role will serve as a key face of the organisation, embodying our culture of excellence, practicality, and flexibility. We are a small, collaborative team with an ambitious remit and a strong commitment to public value, working closely with partners to ensure we achieve our mission.
Role Summary
The activities of the Programme Manager are key to the deployment of Dormant Assets funding, in alignment with Pathway Fund’s strategy 2026-2029. Reporting to the Head of Programmes, you will act as an operational lead for the Programme team. In this role, you will build upon and embed the existing structures for end-to-end delivery of Pathway’s funding programmes and oversee the effective management of our investment portfolio, ensuring continuous improvement, timely delivery, high-quality outputs, and robust monitoring, evaluation, and learning. This includes the ongoing development of programmes, managing application and selection processes, acting as secretariat for Pathway Fund’s Social Investment Committee, overseeing intermediary contracts, managing stakeholder relationships, monitoring and reporting, and ensuring programme outcomes are met.
Reports to: Head of Programmes
Location: Kennington, London (hybrid or remote working)
Contract: Permanent, Full-time (1.0 FTE)
Key Functions
Programme Design, Launch and Governance
- Support the Head of Programmes in further developing and communicating key policies and guiding documents for the deployment of Dormant Assets capital.
- Support the Head of Programmes in refining and scaling Pathway’s key funding programmes.
- Manage outreach to key stakeholders including national and regional intermediary organisations, and potential co-investors.
- Provide pre-application support to BEM-led intermediary organisations.
- Conduct application review and assessment.
- Act as secretariat for Pathway Fund’s Social Investment Committee, collaborating with the Executive Assistant (or relevant office support role) to ensure all committee coordination, paper distribution, and logistical support is effectively managed.
Programme and Portfolio Management
- Deliver specific funded programmes aligned with agreed objectives, budgets, and timelines.
- Support the Head of Programmes in planning and coordinating programme activities.
- Manage day-to-day delivery of specific projects or programme strands.
- Oversee contracting, due diligence, and reporting processes, focusing on continuous improvement of these workflows.
- Liaise with intermediary and delivery partners to ensure compliance with funding agreements, quality standards, and performance expectations.
- Track budgets, milestones, and outcomes, ensuring timely and effective delivery.
Monitoring, Reporting, and Evaluation
- Maintain and improve accurate programme records, data, and systems.
- Support preparation of financial and performance reports for the Head of Programmes, CEO, and funders.
- Contribute to data collection, learning, and impact reporting across programmes.
- Support the ongoing refinement and implementation of monitoring and evaluation systems.
Marketing and Promotion
- Work with internal colleagues and external partners to promote Pathway Fund's programmes, funding opportunities, and impact.
- Contribute to the development of programme communications, case studies, events, and promotional materials.
- Represent the organisation at stakeholder meetings, networks, and events to raise awareness of Pathway Fund's work and strengthen relationships.
- Support the dissemination of programme learning, outcomes, and success stories through appropriate communication channels.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Manage relationships with intermediary, delivery, and regional partners.
- Support stakeholder and regional engagement activities to strengthen collaboration and visibility.
- Act as a point of contact for programme-related enquiries and communications.
Administrative and Operational Support
- Coordinate meetings, events, and workshops to support programme delivery.
- Work closely with the Executive Assistant (or relevant office support role) to ensure the smooth operational delivery of programme-related administrative tasks.
- Support policy, governance, and assurance documentation for programme delivery, building on established foundations.
Person Specification
Essential
- 5+ years of experience in managing or supporting grant funding or investment programme delivery.
- Strong organisational and project management skills, with track record of managing multiple programmes and associated consistency on time, quality and budget.
- Ability to develop programme strategies and plans that align with Pathway’s overall strategy and impact objective.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication abilities.
- Confidence working with budgets, contracts, and performance reports.
- Strong attention to detail and accountability.
- Proficiency with Microsoft 365, SharePoint, and similar tools.
- Collaborative, adaptable, and proactive with a "can-do" attitude.
- Positively encouraging, conscientious and respectful as a team member working with a small but dynamic team.
- Commitment to Pathway’s mission and equity-focused values.
Desirable
- Knowledge of social enterprise, social investment, impact investment, or dormant assets.
- Experience working with Black and Ethnic Minoritised-led organisations or regional partnerships.
- Experience in contract management or monitoring and evaluation.
- Interest in data, learning, and impact measurement.
- Experience working in small organisations and/or in start-up environment.
What We Offer
- Holiday Entitlement: 28 days annual leave, 3 days office closure between Christmas and New Year (covering office closure), plus bank holidays.
- Flexible/Hybrid Working: We welcome applications from anywhere in the UK. We operate a remote working policy for long-distance employees where they will be required to attend the office twice a month with some flexibility for key events. Travel costs will be covered for remote employees. Employees based locally are expected to travel to the office 3 days a week.
- Pension Scheme: 5.5% employer pension contribution.
- Professional Development: Dedicated training budget or commitment to continuous learning.
- Culture: The opportunity to be part of a highly collaborative, mission-driven team dedicated to delivering systemic impact and racial equity in the UK social investment ecosystem.
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Head of Communications and Engagement
The Diocese of Winchester is seeking an exceptional communications leader to help shape how we tell the story of God's work across our Diocese. This is a strategic senior leadership role, responsible for leading our Communications & Engagement Team and developing a clear, engaging and effective communications strategy that supports our mission, vision and priorities.
Serving a population of over 1.2 million people across more than 230 parishes, the Diocese of Winchester is a diverse and vibrant community. This role offers a unique opportunity to influence how we communicate with clergy, parishes, schools, partners, media and the wider public, ensuring that people feel informed, connected and inspired by our shared mission.
About the Communications and Engagement Team
The Communications & Engagement Team supports the Diocese in sharing its vision, celebrating local stories, engaging stakeholders and managing communications across a wide range of activities. The team works collaboratively with colleagues across mission and ministry, safeguarding, schools, vocations, creation care and governance, ensuring that communications effectively support diocesan priorities and objectives.
What you’ll do
- Lead the development and delivery of the Diocese's communications and engagement strategy
- Shape and communicate key diocesan messages alongside senior leaders
- Build strong relationships with clergy, parish officers, Winchester Cathedral and external stakeholders
- Oversee media relations, press releases and crisis communications activity
- Lead communications campaigns around major church seasons, diocesan initiatives and strategic priorities
- Ensure the Diocese embraces best practice in digital communications, social media and emerging technologies, including AI
- Manage the Communications & Engagement Team, supporting and developing staff to achieve their full potential
- Build collaborative relationships with Church of England communications colleagues regionally and nationally
What we’re looking for
- Significant experience of developing and delivering communications and engagement strategies within a complex organisation
- Strong leadership and people management experience
- Excellent stakeholder engagement, media and influencing skills
- Experience of leading change and managing organisational risk
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
- Experience of budget management and strategic planning
- A collaborative and resilient approach, with the confidence to challenge constructively and build strong relationships
- A practising Christian who is committed to the mission and ministry of the Church and able to support the vision of the Diocese of Winchester
CVs are not accepted.
The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Friday 31st July 2026.
Initial interviews for the role will take place on the 26th August 2026. If you are successful in the first interview, you will be invited to a second interview on the 7th September 2026. Both interviews will be held at the Diocesan Offices, Old Alresford Place SO24 9DH
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INTRODUCTION TO THE ROLE
iniva is seeking an experienced, thoughtful and collaborative Website & Communications Manager to join our team at a pivotal moment for the organisation. The role sits at the heart of Living Legacies: Collaboration, Community and Radicality, a four-year National Lottery Heritage Fund project that activates iniva’s archive and connects it with communities through exhibitions, events, podcasts, oral histories and digital resources. Working at iniva is dynamic, creative and purpose driven. As a small organisation, we value people who can work confidently on their own initiative while collaborating closely with colleagues, freelancers and partners. This part-time role (3 days per week) is offered as a fixed-term contract over four years, with responsibilities evolving across the project lifecycle — from strategy and planning in the early stages to website redevelopment, major public programmes and legacy outputs in later phases. The Website & Communications Manager will work closely with the Project Manager and wider team to support clear communication, shared understanding and joined-up audience engagement. The role plays a key part in shaping how audiences encounter Living Legacies and iniva more broadly, ensuring communications are inclusive, accessible and grounded in the organisation’s values. We’re looking for someone who cares about creating more equitable cultural spaces and enjoys sharing stories that connect artists, archives, and communities.
IDEAL CANDIDATE
This role would suit a practical and organised communications professional with strong writing and digital skills. You will be a confident and clear communicator, able to produce engaging, accessible content for a range of audiences across web, email and social media. You will have experience working with websites, including contributing to or supporting a WordPress (or similar CMS) website redevelopment, and be comfortable collaborating with website developers to deliver user-friendly, accessible digital experiences. You will bring the ability to plan and coordinate work across multiple projects, managing timelines, contributors and priorities effectively. Experience supporting or overseeing freelancers such as PR consultants, graphic designers, photographers, videographers etc or external partners is helpful, alongside a collaborative approach and good organisational skills. We are particularly interested in candidates who bring transferable skills from other sectors, along with curiosity, initiative and a willingness to learn. You should be motivated by working in a small, purpose-driven team and be committed to inclusive, accessible communication. This role supports a multi-year heritage project focused on the histories and practices of Black and Global Majority artists. We particularly welcome applicants with lived experience and/or a strong interest in these areas, and a commitment to inclusive, anti-racist and accessible communication practices. We know that no one will meet every requirement. If you meet most of the criteria and feel excited by the role, we encourage you to apply
Role Purpose
The Website & Communications Manager will lead iniva’s communications for a four-year fixed-term
project (3 days per week), with responsibilities evolving across the project — from setting up systems
and plans in Year 1 to delivering public activity, website redevelopment and legacy outputs in later
phases.
Focusing on Living Legacies, the postholder will lead communications activity to grow and diversify
audiences while maintaining strong engagement with existing audiences. They will manage a small
communications team, including the Communications Coordinator, and coordinate different
freelancers over the life of the project, such as a PR Consultant, Website Developer and Podcast
Producer to deliver clear, consistent and values-led communication across the organisation.
Working closely with a freelance Website Developer and internal teams, the postholder will oversee
the redevelopment of iniva’s website, ensuring it is accessible, user-friendly and supports the
project’s digital content and long-term needs. They will also work collaboratively with the Senior
Fundraising Manager, Project Manager and Project Curator to ensure joined-up, timely storytelling that
reflects the aims of the project and supports audience engagement.
Project Specific Duties
The duties below reflect the role across its four-year term. Activity in Years 1–2 will focus on
communications planning, audience development, team coordination and early digital work. Website
redevelopment (Years 2–3) and press activity for exhibitions (Years 3–4) will increase in later phases.
Not all responsibilities will be active at the same time.
Communications Strategy, Planning and Audience Development
- To review, refine and deliver the Living Legacies Communications Plan in collaboration with the wider project team, ensuring alignment with audience development goals, legacy planning and funder expectations.
- To lead audience development activity for Living Legacies, balancing growth and diversification with the retention of iniva’s existing audiences.
- To ensure consistent application of iniva and Living Legacies brand, tone of voice and values across all communications outputs.
- To establish and maintain communications systems, workflows and standards to support effective delivery across the team and with external contributors.
- To manage marketing, communications and documentation budgets ensuring activity is delivered within agreed resources for the organisation.
Website Redevelopment & Digital Experience
- To provide oversight of the redevelopment of iniva’s website (2027-2028), working closely with the Website Developer and internal stakeholders to ensure the site meets accessibility standards, audience engagement objectives and digital preservation needs.
- To manage the Website Developer and relevant budget lines to deliver a user-friendly, accessible website that supports archival access, digital outputs and the wider public programme.
- To ensure the website reflects the interpretive aims of Living Legacies and supports long-term access to project outputs, including oral histories, exhibitions and archival content.
- To gather and commission content from project partners and programme leads to ensure inclusive, participant-led storytelling is reflected across digital platforms.
Content, Campaigns & Creative Management
- To oversee the creation, scheduling and publication of engaging digital content for Living Legacies, working with the Communications Coordinator across social media, email newsletters and website updates to raise awareness of the project, grow and engage existing and new audiences, and share stories, opportunities and project milestones.
- To commission and manage promotional materials, including digital and print assets, working with graphic designers, photographers, videographers and other freelance creatives to create compelling content that reflects the project's values and reaches diverse audiences.
- To provide clear briefs, quality control and sign-off for commissioned content, ensuring outputs are on brand, accessible, high quality and delivered on schedule, and support meaningful engagement with participants, partners and audiences.
- To coordinate the promotion of project events and exhibitions, including digital and print listings, invitations, ticketing and on-site communications logistics, helping to maximise attendance, participation and the visibility of Living Legacies across communities and partner networks.
Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting
- To oversee monitoring and evaluation of communications activity for Living Legacies, drawing on digital engagement data across web, email and social media platforms to understand audience reach, engagement and impact.
- To lead on communications-related reporting for senior management, the Board and funders, working with the Communications Coordinator to collate insights, data and evidence that demonstrate impact, learning and audience development.
- To use evaluation findings to inform ongoing communications strategy, audience development activity and project learning.
Collaboration & Internal Coordination
- To work collaboratively with the Project Manager, Project Curator, Senior Fundraising Manager and wider iniva team to ensure consistent messaging, joined-up communications and coordinated project delivery across all strands.
- To support shared understanding of communications priorities across exhibitions, podcasts, oral histories and community engagement activity, ensuring coherence of messaging and audience experience.
- To contribute to a culture of knowledge sharing, collective responsibility and values-led working across the organisation.
Press & Public Relations
- To provide oversight and be the main point of contact for press and media activity for LivingLegacies, setting priorities, approving messaging and coordinating delivery with the Freelance PR Consultant, annually for three major project exhibitions and public programme (2027-2030).
- Liaise with external PR consultants to support programme promotion, ensuring assets and information are shared accurately and on time.
- To support the development and approval of press materials, including press releases and image assets, ensuring clarity, consistency and alignment with project messaging and organisational values.
- To oversee media listings, press scheduling and coverage tracking, using insights to inform future communications planning in consultation with the PR Consultant.
- To ensure compliance with funder branding and visibility requirements, including National Lottery Heritage Fund acknowledgement guidelines.
General Duties (In common with all iniva staff)
- To support the philosophy, aims and objectives of iniva and to champion its work.
- To promote and support equality, diversity and inclusion for all staff, contractors, volunteers and stakeholders.
- To uphold collective responsibility, knowledge sharing and team working across the organisation.
- To contribute to, and follow iniva’s organisational policies and procedures, particularly policies relevant to your defined responsibilities and area of work.
- To ensure proper record keeping, filing and archiving of all communications and documentation related to your area of work.
- To engage in continuing professional development, seeking to stay up to date with developments and best practice in your area of work.
Note: This is a description of the job as it is at present constituted. It is iniva’s practice to examine job
descriptions regularly and to update them to ensure that they accurately reflect the job required to be
performed, or to incorporate proposed changes.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
The postholder for this role should demonstrate the following qualifications, experience, skills and
knowledge:
Essential
- Proven experience developing and delivering a communications strategy, ideally for cultural or heritage projects.
- Experience in website development or managing website redevelopment projects, including working with web developers on design, UX, accessibility and audience engagement.
- Strong copywriting and editorial skills, with the ability to produce clear, engaging and accessible content across platforms.
- Experience creating and scheduling content for digital channels, including social media, email newsletters and websites.
- Understanding of accessibility standards for digital content (e.g. WCAG 2.2) and inclusive communication practices.
- Experience in line management of staff and commissioning or supervising freelance creatives — including PR professionals, website developers, graphic designers, videographers, photographers and content producers — to deliver high-quality, on-brand and accessible content.
- Experience coordinating press and media engagement, including drafting press releases and managing listings.
- Ability to collect and interpret digital engagement data (e.g. social media insights, email performance, web analytics) for evaluation and reporting.
- Strong organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities.
- Collaborative approach and experience working across teams to ensure consistent, values-led messaging.
Applicants do not need agency-level PR experience; experience of coordinating or overseeing
press activity within a wider communications role is sufficient. We are not expecting candidates
to demonstrate equal depth across all areas; instead, we are looking for a strong overall match
against the Essential criteria.
Desirable
- Familiarity with iniva’s mission, and an understanding of visual arts, archives or Black and
- diaspora cultural heritage in the UK. Experience promoting exhibitions, podcasts, or public programmes within an arts or heritage
- context.
- Knowledge of web content management systems (e.g. WordPress), email marketing tools
- (e.g. Mailchimp) and marketing management tools (e.g. SocialBee and Hootsuite).
- Experience producing or editing visual content using graphic design tools (e.g. Adobe Creative
- Suite, Canva and Figma), with an eye for layout, accessibility and brand consistency.
- Experience developing or applying audience development strategies.
- Understanding of digital preservation principles for online content.
- Experience creating inclusive, participant-led storytelling in partnership with community
- groups.
- Confidence in briefing designers and overseeing the production of promotional materials
- across print and digital.
- Awareness of brand compliance and funder visibility guidelines (e.g. The National Lottery Heritage Fund).
Note: Applicants cannot be expected to be equally strong on all the above criteria, but to provide
evidence across the range, in varying strengths and combinations. iniva are committed to supporting
staff in training and support to achieve the standards required to undertake the role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job purpose
To lead and manage the DadVocates project, a four-year National Lottery-funded programme training volunteer young dads as peer advocates for young fathers in children’s social care proceedings; delivering professional training to social workers; and working towards the embedding of father-inclusive practice across children’s social care teams in five local authorities.
Hours - Full-time (35 hours per week), Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm, with some evening and weekend working expected to meet the needs of the project
Location - Hybrid, with travel across the North East required and activity based in Middlesbrough, Hartlepool, Gateshead/Newcastle and County Durham
Key responsibilities
1. Project management
•Take day-to-day responsibility for the management and delivery of the DadVocates project across all strands of activity
•Manage the project budget, monitor expenditure and liaise with the CEO and Finance Officer
•Update and maintain NEYDL’s Evaluation Framework with DadVocates-specific indicators and methodologies within the first two months of the project start date
•Ensure the project meets its funder milestones and KPIs, maintaining accurate records of outputs and outcomes
•Produce quarterly progress reports for internal review and contribute to annual funder reports
•Commission and manage the external evaluator for the four-year evaluation
•Identify and escalate risks and challenges to the CEO, recommending solutions
2. Steering Committee
•Chair and manage the project Steering Committee, which meets every two months and comprises young dads, NEYDL frontline staff, the safeguarding lead, social work professionals and academic partners
•Induct Steering Committee members, including young dads, into their roles, providing tailored support to ensure they can contribute confidently alongside professionals
•Use Steering Committee meetings to review progress, identify challenges and agree recommendations for the next period of delivery
3. Co-creating the DadVocate training programme
•Work with training and research providers, young dads and Steering Committee members to co-create a 100-hour peer advocacy training programme for volunteer DadVocates
•Deliver the DadVocate training programme alongside NEYDL staff and delivery partners
•Lead annual reviews of the training programme and update content in response to learning and feedback
4. Managing and supporting volunteer DadVocates
•Recruit and train 10 young dad volunteers per year (40 over four years), all with lived experience of young fatherhood
•Provide ongoing mentoring, supervision and wellbeing support to all active DadVocate volunteers: at least 50 hours per volunteer per year
•Set clear objectives for each volunteer, conduct regular appraisals and team meetings, and support their professional development and progression
•Recognise that DadVocates are young dads with lived experience rather than professional backgrounds, and provide the high level of structured support this requires, including supporting them to navigate professional environments with confidence
•Support the progression of volunteers into employment, further training and community leadership roles
5. Matching DadVocates with young dads in CSC proceedings
•Build and maintain referral pathways with social services, midwifery, Family Nurse Partnerships, Family Hubs and other local networks across target local authorities
•Match 100 young dads over four years with a volunteer DadVocate (10 in year 1, rising to 40 in year 4)
•Work closely with NEYDL’s Senior Young Dads Workers, who hold cases, to coordinate peer advocacy support within CSC proceedings
•Maintain oversight of active advocacy arrangements, ensuring DadVocates are appropriately supported and that safeguarding obligations are met at all times
•Engage directly with young dad beneficiaries through steering committee meetings, evaluation sessions and project learning events
6. Professional training for social workers
•Co-create professional training content with social workers and young dads on the Steering Committee, drawing on national research and NEYDL’s practice experience
•Deliver half-day induction training to 15-20 social workers per local authority at the outset of each area’s involvement, co-facilitated by young dads or DadVocate volunteers
•Deliver annual refresher training in each local authority
•Facilitate quarterly case review and learning meetings with social workers in each local authority, involving DadVocate volunteers
•Co-design guidance on what father-inclusive practice looks like within children’s social care teams, with social workers and young dads (first version in year 2; updated version in year 4)
•Organise and host two information-sharing events for social care professionals in years 2 and 4 (approximately 100 professionals per event)
7. Monitoring, evaluation and learning
•Coordinate data collection with young dads, DadVocate volunteers and social workers using NEYDL’s evaluation tools and new instruments co-designed for this project
•Produce annual evaluation reports and disseminate learning through NEYDL’s wider networks, events and conferences
•Share learning through stakeholder events, professional networks and NEYDL’s regular sector-facing activity
8. Safeguarding
•Ensure robust safeguarding arrangements are in place for all project activity, particularly for DadVocate volunteers operating within CSC proceedings
•Work closely with NEYDL’s Safeguarding Lead to ensure policies and protocols relevant to the project are current, understood and followed by volunteers and partners
•Act as first point of contact for safeguarding concerns arising within the DadVocates project
9. Collaboration and partnerships
•Work closely with NEYDL’s Senior Young Dads Workers as case holders, ensuring a joined-up and consistent approach to supporting young dads involved in the project
•Build and maintain relationships with academic, statutory and voluntary sector partners
•Work with the Business Development Manager to help secure longer-term Local Authority funding for DadVocates, using evidence of impact from the project to support conversations with Local Authorities and expand the project’s reach beyond the areas and targets in the original funding bid
•Represent NEYDL and the DadVocates project at external meetings, networks and conferences
•Contribute to NEYDL’s wider communications and engagement activity
10. Other
•Deputise for the CEO as required
•Report to the Board of Trustees in person or in writing on a quarterly basis as required
11. Standard clauses
•The post holder must carry out their responsibilities at all times with due regard to NEYDL’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion strategy, policy and statement, and Safeguarding Policy
•The post holder is responsible for ensuring that policies and procedures relating to health and safety in the workplace are adhered to at all times
•The post holder must respect the confidentiality of data stored electronically and by other means, in line with NEYDL’s Data Protection Policy
•This role requires satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance prior to appointment
•This job description is not exhaustive. NEYDL reserves the right to reasonably add to or revise it at any time in agreement with the post holder.
Location: National Support Centre, London SE1
Contract: Full time, permanent
Salary: £32,000 - £35,000 gross per annum, depending on experience.
Closing Date: 29 July 2026
Marine Society have an exciting new role! Help us to manage our rapidly expanding marine apprenticeships and adult skills programmes to meet growing industry demand. We’re looking for someone who has coordinated apprenticeship programmes and is passionate about developing a high-quality experience for apprentices.
You’ll be expected in using learner management systems, reporting and process improvements to strengthen compliance, improve apprentice support and increase progression and retention.
The Marine Society & Sea Cadets (MSSC) is the leading maritime charity for youth development and lifelong learning. We are a vibrant and growing charity inspiring young people to achieve their potential through challenge and nautical adventure and also enabling seafarers and maritime professionals to realise their potential through learning and career development. Working with our employees, cadets, and volunteers, we have built a strong vision and five-year Future Ready strategy to meet the growing demand for what we provide, both for young people, seafarers and maritime professionals – and the thousands who aspire to be the sea cadets and marine professionals of the future. It is also about equipping them to achieve their potential and thrive in a rapidly changing world, while growing our charity to benefit even more people – including those from under-represented or marginalised groups.
We are currently looking for an Apprenticeship Programmes Officer to join our team.
About the role
This new role is to support the growth of Marine Society apprenticeship and adult skills provision. The postholder will work with the Apprenticeship Operations Manager to deliver high quality apprenticeship programmes through providing coordination, monitoring, compliance and support for all learners.
Responsibilities
- Support the Apprenticeship Operations Manager to coordinate delivery of all apprenticeship and adult skills programmes ensuring learners achieve maximum progression and achievement.
- Monitor apprentices’ progress, off the job training and attendance and provided individual support to overcome issues and barriers to learning.
- Implement the new learner management system to provide accurate data and improve visibility of apprenticeship performance. Assist the Lead Maritime Trainer with developing the Google Classroom online portfolio and electronic training record books.
- Assist the Lead Maritime Trainer to prepare for and record online teaching sessions and apprentice progress reviews.
- Plan a programme of personal development and enrichment opportunities for apprentices. Work with external agencies such as the Association of Apprentices to access benefits for apprentices.
- Undertake any other reasonable duties and responsibilities reasonably requested by management as may be required.
Requirements
- Minimum 2 years’ experience working in a college or training provider within a curriculum or learner support role
- Experience using VLE/LMS systems within apprenticeship training programmes
- Experience of planning work-based learning programmes within a team
- Good knowledge of levy-funded apprenticeship programmes and associated funding rules
For further information, please download the . If you are interested in this role, please apply now!
Benefits
- 25 days annual leave per annum increasing with length of service
- Hybrid working for many roles
- Life assurance (4x salary)
- Private medical insurance
- Generous pension (employer contribution up to 10%)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Wellbeing portal and EAP with 121 counselling
- Employee development: We are investing in our employees' development and have an annual calendar of learning and development opportunities, designed to support employees to develop into their roles and stretch them to achieve their full potential.
Additional Information
MSSC positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. Equity, diversity, and inclusion really matters to us, so we can best serve our beneficiaries from every community. We work to ensure a fair and consistent recruitment process and aim to be a charity where diversity of experience, identity and skills are valued and welcomed. MSSC is an equal opportunities employer.
We recognise our responsibilities to safeguard and protect the young people and vulnerable adults with whom we work. We do all we can to promote their health, safety and wellbeing, and we expect our staff to share this commitment and work in line with safeguarding policy, the MSSC’s values and ethos of inclusivity. We adhere to safer recruitment practices and therefore employment is subject to detailed pre-employment checks for successful candidates, including references and criminal disclosure checks and the completion of a disclosure questionnaire.
All successful applicants are required to attend safeguarding training and undergo pre-employment checks including a criminal record check.
We help launch young people for life through adventure.


The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
This role is focused on providing strategic communications leadership to the Global Disability Innovation Hub (GDI Hub), with an emphasis on web and digital media. The ambition of this role is to support GDI Hub into its next 10-years (having just celebrated our 10-year anniversary), with ownership of our expansive web and digital portfolios.
The post holder will work with the Director of Global Engagement and the GDI Hub comms team to elevate the organisation’s portfolio of public facing touch points. The role will combine core responsibilities of website ownership and content development, alongside providing experienced and strategic leadership for the communications function.
GDI Hub has evolved from a start-up to an established medium sized organisation in the last 10 years. This new role is strategically important in defining the future direction of the organisation's web presence and communications strategy while providing senior level leadership and expertise within the team.
A key requirement of this role is to provide deep technical knowledge of website management and development, enabling the post holder to systematically consider GDI Hub’s online portfolio and strategically develop our websites and digital footprint in a way that builds engagement, increases impact and supports storytelling. This includes developing client-facing digital assets that clearly showcase GDI Hub’s brand, products and impact to external audiences such as funders, partners and media.
The role will initially be focused on the digital portfolio with responsibilities both for content, platform management and longer-term vision. A key focus will also be editing and curating strong narratives to showcase the depth and breadth of GDI Hub’s work. As part of a small but highly proactive and ambitious team, this position will have a strong output focus
This senior position will in time take on line management responsibilities for two members of the communications team. Management experience is essential, as is a track record for leading a fast-paced communications and content team, with responsibility for project and programme outputs. The role will require the ability to balance priorities, manage incoming requests and ensure the communications function is delivered in a streamline and strategic way.
They will also lead the strategic thinking required to align GDI Hub’s web and digital platforms to present a collective voice, dynamic and vision of the organisation. Suitable candidates will showcase broad experience in communications including content capture and amplification (socials), digital design, web development and event delivery, both online and in person.
Across all elements of the role, the successful candidate will need to work collaboratively and dynamically. This role will work closely with members of the GDI Hub team, including Senior Leadership, and will interact with external partners, collaborators and stakeholders. GDI Hub is a dynamic workplace and we encourage open and positive dialogue between team members and collaboration across all tiers of the organisation.
We are looking for a candidate with strong technical, communications and digital skills, alongside the ability to think strategically, supporting GDI Hub’s vision for its communications function in the coming years. The ability to work in a fast-paced environment is essential, as is a positive, can-do approach.
Global Disability Innovation Hub (GDI Hub) is an Academic Research and Practice Centre accelerating disability innovation for a more just world. Based
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Trust and Foundations Fundraising Officer
About Harrogate Homeless Project
Harrogate Homeless Project is dedicated to supporting people experiencing homelessness across the Harrogate district. We provide safe accommodation, practical support and opportunities for individuals to rebuild confidence, develop independence and create brighter futures.
As demand for our services continues to grow, we are seeking an experienced and motivated Trust and Foundations Fundraising Officer to help secure the funding needed to sustain and develop our vital work.
About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced grant fundraiser to play a pivotal role in the future sustainability of Harrogate Homeless Project.
Working closely with the Fundraising and Marketing Manager and colleagues across the organisation, you will lead on identifying, researching and securing funding from trusts and foundations, with a particular focus on capital funding opportunities. You will also help strengthen our impact measurement and evidence-gathering processes, ensuring we can effectively demonstrate the difference our services make and maximise future funding success.
The successful candidate will be a confident relationship-builder with excellent written communication skills and a track record of securing grant funding. You'll be passionate about making a positive impact and committed to supporting people affected by homelessness.
Key Responsibilities
Trust and Foundation Fundraising
- Research, identify and pursue trust and foundation funding opportunities.
- Develop and manage a portfolio of funding applications and grant programmes.
- Prepare compelling grant applications, expressions of interest and supporting documentation.
- Manage the full grant cycle, from prospect research through to reporting and stewardship.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with funders.
- Maintain an accurate funding pipeline and prospect database.
- Monitor funding deadlines, reporting requirements and opportunities.
Impact Measurement and Evidence Development
- Work with service teams to gather meaningful data, outcomes and case studies.
- Support the development of impact reporting and evaluation processes.
- Help create compelling cases for support that demonstrate organisational impact.
- Collaborate across teams to identify funding priorities and evidence required for applications.
Fundraising Administration
- Maintain accurate fundraising records and grant documentation.
- Track applications, awards and reporting schedules.
- Support funder reporting and impact updates.
- Work closely with finance colleagues to ensure the accuracy of budgets and financial information.
- Ensure compliance with fundraising best practice and GDPR requirements.
Strategic Development
- Identify emerging funding opportunities and sector trends.
- Support wider fundraising strategy and organisational sustainability plans.
- Explore partnership and collaborative funding opportunities.
- Contribute to applications for statutory, local authority and government funding where appropriate.
About You
We're looking for someone who has:
- Experience of researching, writing and securing successful grant funding applications.
- Experience of managing a fundraising pipeline and achieving income targets.
- Excellent written communication and relationship-building skills.
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Experience gathering and presenting impact and outcomes data.
- The ability to manage competing priorities and work independently.
- A commitment to the values and mission of Harrogate Homeless Project.
Experience within the homelessness, housing, health or wider voluntary sector, along with knowledge of capital fundraising, would be advantageous.
Closing Date: 5.00pm, Wednesday 19 August 2026
Interview Date: Week commencing 24 August 2026
If you're passionate about making a lasting difference and have the fundraising expertise to help secure the future of our services, we'd love to hear from you.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Contract: Permanent, part-time contract.
Hours: 21 Hours, 3 days per week.
Salary: £20,000 - £23,000
Location: Hybrid, anchored to the Cardiff Carers Trust office 1 day a week. Flexibility to work from other Carers Trust’s offices around the UK when needed.
Working as part of the Wales team, the postholder will lead communications and marketing activity for both funds, ensuring carers’ stories, programme impact and opportunities for support are effectively communicated across Wales. The role will play a key part in building awareness, engaging stakeholders and delivery partners, and showcasing the difference these programmes make to unpaid carers’ lives.
The postholder will work closely with External Affairs colleagues in Wales and the UK-wide Communications and Marketing team to develop engaging digital content, media coverage, publications and social media activity. They will also coordinate learning and engagement events that bring together partners to share best practice and strengthen delivery across Wales.
As the postholder you will:
- Work with external suppliers including photographers, designers, translators and videographers.
- Lead communications and marketing activity for the Short Breaks Fund and Carers Support Fund in Wales.
- Coordinate learning, engagement and promotional events for stakeholders and partners.
Please download the attached recruitment pack to find out more.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
We are looking for someone who cares deeply about our ambitious plans, and who has the skills to manage large scale programmes, whilst also being able to independently take action to deliver operational tasks.
Your work will be central to enabling our continued growth, directly supporting the development of strong partner relationships and shaping the experience they have across our programmes, so that they can deliver excellent outcomes for babies, children and young people.
Role Overview
We are looking to appoint three Programme Officers, who will be responsible for supporting programme delivery and programme operations at the Reach Foundation.
We have 3 vacancies across our portfolios of work:
Role 1: Programme Officer (Leadership)
This includes our x100 programmes across the West, East, Yorkshire and Greater Manchester, our leadership programme with A Million Realities, and newly established place based leadership programmes for heads and executive leaders.
Role 2: Programme Officer (Cradle-to-Career)
This includes our Cradle-to-Career catalyst, foundations and leadership programmes (which are each distinct phases of our Cradle-to-Career core offer), our Accelerator programme, and a number of bespoke Cradle-to-Career catalyst programmes run directly for partner organisations.
Role 3: Programme Officer (Educational Breakthroughs)
Helping to launch our newest strand of work, developing and growing ‘educational breakthroughs’ that enable all children to enjoy lives of choice and opportunity. This will include delivery of existing elements of our ‘breakthrough portfolio’ (Languages for All, developing mapping/ data tools to support local breakthroughs, re-imagining key stage 3 for Lift Schools) and supporting new clients as we begin partnerships with them.
Each role has a distinct portfolio of programmes you will support, but the duties, skills and capabilities required for each role are aligned. We expect the three Programme Officers to work together closely to ensure consistency of delivery across our work, to share learning and to develop a community of practice.
You will work closely with the Directors responsible for each programme, alongside our Events and Operations Officers, who work across all programmes, to ensure our programmes are planned and delivered to a high standard.
The role of the Programme Officer has three core areas of responsibility:
1. Programme Planning and Project Management
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Project manage multiple, simultaneous programmes across the portfolio with rigour. Work with other programme managers to embed consistent programme management across our organisation.
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Work with the Events and Operations Officers to complete the annual calendar-setting process, setting event dates and key programme milestones. Ensure all events are appropriately staffed.
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Utilise Asana to monitor project milestones, proactively identify off-track delivery risks, and lead status updates during programme meetings to ensure timely intervention.
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Champion the use of HubSpot (CRM) and set up progress dashboards alongside evaluation colleagues.
2. Programme Delivery
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Improve (or establish) processes that ensure that every participant on our programmes has a great experience from the moment they find out about us, to when they exit working with us.
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Manage the main programme inbox, serving as the responsive, warm, and professional first point of contact for routine enquiries from participants and external partners
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Coordinate regular, high-quality programmatic communications (e.g. programme blasts or event invites) to keep participants informed and engaged throughout the year. You may author these, or work with others to ensure they are circulated in a timely manner.
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Ensure all programmatic data collection is in line with GDPR guidelines.
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Support in programme administration tasks, such as preparing papers for steering group meetings, taking minutes and circulating actions.
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Actively participate in cross-organisational reviews, sharing delivery insights in order to improve the quality of our work.
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Programme-Specific Deliverables:
Participant Recruitment & Onboarding: Lead the end-to-end application and onboarding journey for new programme cohorts, including coordinating assessment or sign up windows, distributing welcome materials, and managing intake data.
Coaching Offer Management: Act as the end-to-end operational lead for the leadership coaching offer, managing coach-matching logistics, scheduling, and tracking completion rates.
Contract and Agreement Tracking: Administer the distribution and tracking of Service Level Agreements (SLAs), ensuring signed copies are received prior to delivery.
3. Stakeholder and Relationship Management
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Coordinate the operational onboarding of new bespoke partners, guiding both internal and external senior stakeholders through this initial phase
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Invest deeply in building strong, warm, and respectful relationships with senior external stakeholders across identified bespoke partnerships, acting as a point of contact for any queries and ensuring excellent customer service
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Develop strong relationships internally, particularly with Regional Directors or Breakthrough Project Leads , providing them with regular progress updates, risk assessments, and actionable recommendations ahead of key delivery milestones.
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Actively collaborate with fellow Programme Officers to share operational learnings, standardise delivery templates, and build a supportive internal community of practice.
Please review the attached Job Description for more details.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.

