Communication officer jobs in Manchester

Summary

We are the public body that looks after England’s historic environment. We champion historic places, helping people understand, value and care for them.

Historic England has a fantastic opportunity for you to join us as our Participation Director.

This is a full time permanent position

The location of this role is National where we offer hybrid working, you will be based in one of our following offices and from home - Newcastle, York, Manchester, Birmingham, Swindon, Bristol, Portsmouth (Fort Cumberland) London and Cambridge. 

We offer a wide benefits package including a competitive defined benefit pension scheme to which we make 28.97% employer contributions, a generous 28 days holiday, corporate discounts, free entry into English Heritage sites across the country and development opportunities to ensure you achieve your goals.

To view our full range of benefits please follow the link here.2

Application process will involve providing a CV and cover letter.

What you will be doing

You will be responsible for developing and embedding strategies and programmes that help people across England to discover and connect with their heritage, increasing engagement with Historic England (HE) and the historic environment through our nationally important Archive collections and engagement programmes, which include learning (Heritage Schools), community engagement, inclusion grants and participation programmes (e.g. Blue Plaques).  Through the power of partnership, storytelling, capacity building and audience led approaches, you will lead your teams to unlock the power of heritage for people and places, embedding inclusive practice and centring social impact. 

Reporting to the Director of Communications and Engagement and working as part of the Communications and Engagement Leadership Team, you will help shape the direction of Historic England’s engagement and participation activity, ensuring our vision and mission are well understood and supported in society, and by key stakeholders.  As a member of the Corporate Leadership Team, you will work together with senior colleagues across Historic England to embed our strategic priorities for people and places, including delivery on government priorities and income generation opportunities.

You will share your expertise and passion, ensuring the organisation’s knowledge, resources and voice are leveraged beyond Historic England, and we are actively working together with more people and partners to the benefit of people and places.  Working closely with the Marketing & Digital Director, Philanthropy & Income Development Director and Communications Director, you will ensure that our presence continues to grow and gain positive recognition on a national stage, with new and current audiences, and that we are in an open conversation about how we can all work together to take action for heritage and the historic environment.  You will work with a range of internal and external senior stakeholders and community partners.

Who we are looking for

• Experience of leading multi-disciplinary teams in a participatory engagement discipline

• Experience of successfully creating and delivering integrated engagement activity in an arts, culture, or heritage setting.

• Experience of project delivery including community led approaches, and co-creation with communities.

• Experience of initiating and leading projects within a strategic framework

• Excellent leadership and management skills, including culture change

• Strategic thinking skills

Please note your application will be scored and assessed against the above criteria.

We are an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusion. If you have a disability or neurodiversity, we would be happy to discuss reasonable adjustments to the job with you. Having won the Gold Award from MIND for workplace wellbeing in seven consecutive years, we also recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance.

We are an inclusive employer and believe that flexible working options are for everyone. We want to make sure our working arrangements don’t prevent anyone from joining us because of their personal circumstances. We also want to provide you with the best balance in your home and work life that we can.

We are open to considering options including job sharing, part-time working, compressed hours working and different working locations, including hybrid working. Please visit our jobs pages or contact us to find out more.

Why work for Historic England

We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for everyone. Diversity helps us to perform better and attract more people to support our work. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates and candidates with disabilities as they are underrepresented within Historic England at this level.

At Historic England we use a hiring system called Applied. Applied is a behavioural science-backed recruitment platform that reduces bias, improves quality of hire and increases diversity. We do not use CV application for the majority of our hiring processes. You will answer a selection of questions that allow our hiring teams to test your skills and suitability for the role.

At Historic England, we value the expertise and individuality each candidate brings and want to hear about this in your own words. If you require the use or AI tools or other resources to support your application, we ask that all information is factually accurate, original, and reflects your own experience. To best represent yourself, we encourage you to write in your own words and use AI-generated content only as inspiration—not as direct input.

Provisional virtual interview dates: 30th July 2026

Please note this role internally is known as Participation and Learning Director.

Fundraising Lead  
£45,000–£55,000 F/T 
Remote with regular travel 

About Metabolic Support 

Metabolic Support is the UK umbrella patient organisation for people living with Inherited Metabolic Disorders (IMDs) — rare, lifelong genetic conditions affecting around 40,000 people in the UK and 1.43 million worldwide. Since 1981 we have been at the forefront of rare disease advocacy, research and community support. 

About the Role 

This is a strategic, hands-on opportunity to lead our fundraising activity, drive sustainable income growth and position Metabolic Support as the leading international patient advocacy group for IMDs. Reporting to the Chief Executive, you'll shape and deliver an ambitious fundraising strategy, build relationships with trusts, foundations, corporates and major donors, and work across our small, agile team to embed fundraising principles into everything we do. The role has no direct reports but requires a collaborative, proactive approach and the confidence to work autonomously. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Develop and deliver an integrated fundraising strategy covering corporate partnerships, individual giving, major donors, trusts and foundations, legacies, community and events 

• Lead on high-value bids and build compelling donor propositions 

• Manage donor stewardship, CRM (Nutshell), budgets and board reporting 

• Instil fundraising principles across the team and maximise income opportunities organisation-wide 
   

About You 

• Proven fundraising or income generation experience with expertise in at least one area: trusts and foundations, corporates or major donors 

• Strong relationship-builder with excellent written and verbal communication skills 

• Highly organised, self-starting and comfortable managing competing priorities 

• Committed to Metabolic Support's mission; willing to travel in the UK and internationally 

We're looking for a Strategic Operations Manager to lead RSPCA Warrington, Halton and St Helens, taking full day-to-day responsibility for the branch and reporting directly to our board of trustees.

This is an exciting time to join us, as we take steps to secure the future of our branch. 

Our current team is small but dedicated, with an established Management Team who oversee our kennel and cattery facility, a foster network and rehoming programme, a dedicated staff animal care team and volunteer programme, and income generation.

This work can be emotionally demanding, both for the team and for anyone leading it, and we're looking for someone who can support people through that while keeping the branch moving towards its goals.

We want to hear from people who are ready to take on full operational responsibility for a charity at an important point in its development, and who can bring both the financial and people skills to help us get there.

The full role profile is attached to this listing, with a complete breakdown of responsibilities and the person specification. In summary, we're looking for someone with:

• A track record of leading and managing teams through change, with experience of income generation, budget management and financial reporting
• Line management experience, including performance review and development, and the confidence to handle difficult conversations with care and consistency
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build trust quickly, ideally backed by experience in animal welfare, the charity sector, a federated charity structure, and/or reporting to a board of trustees
• An empathetic, decisive and commercially minded approach to leadership, with the resilience to support a team through emotionally demanding work

We welcome applications from candidates looking to take a step up in their career, where the right attitude and clear potential are evident.

How to Apply

Please submit your CV along with a cover letter setting out the skills, experience and behaviours that make you a strong fit for this role, and answer a short set of eligibility questions as part of your application.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an interview which will include a short presentation based on a brief provided in advance.
We anticipate interviews will take place WC 31st August and/or WC 7th September 2026. Please indicate in your application if you do not have availability during these weeks. 

What We Offer

• Excellent remuneration package
• Full uniform and job-related equipment
• 28 days annual leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Full time or four days per week considered
• Up to one day per week working from home
• A supportive and engaged board with clear delegation and decision-making parameters
• A talented and committed team ready for strong leadership
• Genuine scope to shape the direction of the organisation at a pivotal moment
• A meaningful mission with real impact across Warrington, Halton and St Helens

The British Dyslexia Association (BDA) is a charity that represents the voice of people living with dyslexia. We aim to influence government and other institutions to promote a dyslexia friendly society that enables dyslexic people of all ages to reach their full potential.

This is an exciting role for the BDA, which has been created with the purpose of coordinating our community projects to increase awareness of dyslexia and improving outcomes for children and adults with dyslexia. The role will focus on various projects that we run, including our Local Hubs, a volunteer led project currently operating in Northern Ireland and South Wales as well as other community projects. The postholder will work with existing volunteers to form links with schools and businesses in the local areas and support outreach activities.

They will also support the development of the BDA’s wider offer for education settings and workplaces to increase our reach to support more people with dyslexia. This is a varied hands-on role that would suit someone with experience managing community projects and working with volunteers. We are looking for someone who is passionate about community led projects to improve educational outcomes and life chances for people with dyslexia.

We are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements.

Duties and responsibilities

· Coordinating the delivery of our Local Hubs project to ensure key deliverables are met.

· Recruiting, training and supporting regional volunteers.

· Provide supervision and guidance to volunteers to ensure a positive volunteer experience.

· Building relationships with partners and customers to increase impact.

· Gather information on the delivery of projects to help identify impact, strengths and areas for improvement.

· Coordinating with organisations and stakeholders at a national and local level.

· Reporting on delivery of projects.

· Supporting the development of projects, including through supporting fundraising colleagues to secure funding for continuation and expansion of the project.

· Support the coordination of other projects, as needed.

· Carry out any other duties that may reasonably be required from time to time.

We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at the BDA. We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do.

Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive
6-Month Fixed-Term Contract (with potential opportunity to apply for a permanent role)
Salary: £40,000 + excellent benefits
Location: Home-based, with regular travel to care homes across South England (full UK driving license and access to a car advantageous)

Prospectus are excited to be supporting a fantastic care home provider with their search for an Executive Assistant. This is a 6-month fixed-term contract, based remotely but requiring regular travel to their care homes, two to three times a week.

You will be a talented Executive Assistant, providing high-level support to their Chief Executive, Board and wider leadership team. This is a varied and rewarding opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys building strong relationships and is passionate about delivering outstanding support.

You will bring previous experience in an Executive Assistant, senior administration or diary management role, and have exceptional organisational and time management skills. You will have excellent written and verbal communication abilities, with a warm and professional approach. You’ll also bring experience managing diaries, meetings, travel arrangements, and have excellent attention to detail, bringing a high-level of discretion when handling confidential information. Most importantly, you will bring a proactive and enthusiastic approach to the role, with a willingness to learn new skills.

As a key member of their Central Support Team, you'll play a vital role in ensuring the smooth running of executive operations while supporting internal communications, projects, events and organisational initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage complex diaries, schedules and travel arrangements for the CEO, as well as screen and prioritise communications, ensuring effective management of competing priorities.
• Facilitate communication between the CEO and internal and external stakeholders.
• Prepare reports, presentations, correspondence and other key documentation.
• Support internal communications and social media messaging on behalf of the CEO.
• Coordinate Board and executive meetings, preparing agendas, papers and documentation and take accurate meeting minutes and monitor follow-up actions.
• Provide administrative support for projects, research and organisational initiatives and take a leading role in planning and delivering staff events, including employee recognition celebrations and annual awards events.
• Help maintain an organised and efficient office environment, including supplies, equipment and technology management.

We're particularly interested in candidates who have a passion for caring for others, an understanding of inclusion and belonging, and a genuine commitment to supporting people and communities.

To apply, please submit your CV via the advert link. You may be asked to submit a cover letter at a later stage.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy/maternity. If you have any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the process, then please contact Shannon Sanderson at Prospectus.

Interim Senior Talent & Delivery Director

6-Month Contract | Outside IR35 | Potential to Become Permanent

Location: Fully Remote (with occasional travel to London and Europe)
Start Date: ASAP
Availability: Candidates must be immediately available
Working Pattern: Full-time, with occasional extra Sunday working to support a Middle East-based partners.

Salary: Daily rate of £500-£700 (Outside of IR 35)

About the Company

Goodman Masson are delighted to be exlusively partnered with our client who is an ambitious and fast-growing digital marketing agency entering an exciting scaling phase. With fewer than 20 employees in the UK and a growing presence across Europe, the business is investing in its people strategy to build the infrastructure, talent, and processes required for sustainable international growth. 

This is a unique opportunity to join the organisation at a pivotal stage, working directly with senior leadership to shape the future of the business.

The Opportunity

Reporting directly to the Chief Administrator & Operations Officer, this is a highly visible interim role responsible for transforming the organisation's talent strategy while supporting wider organisational development initiatives.

This position combines strategic workforce planning with hands-on delivery. You'll assess current capability, identify talent gaps, build scalable recruitment strategies, improve organisational effectiveness, and implement best-in-class recruitment technology and processes.

Success in this role will come from your ability to deliver immediate results while creating long-term foundations for growth.

Key Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition & Workforce Strategy

• Design and implement an international recruitment strategy aligned with business growth plans.
• Lead end-to-end recruitment across the UK, Europe and the Middle East.
• Build talent pipelines for specialist, leadership and business-critical roles.
• Identify current and future capability gaps and develop succession planning initiatives.
• Develop scalable recruitment processes that improve quality, speed and candidate experience.
• Support rapid business growth through effective workforce planning and hiring strategies.

Organisational Development

• Assess organisational structure and recommend improvements to support future growth.
• Lead organisational development initiatives that improve capability, performance and engagement.
• Design and facilitate workshops for leaders and wider business teams.
• Support change management and embedding of new ways of working.
• Partner with Directors to provide strategic people advice and practical solutions.

Recruitment Operations & Technology

• Review, implement, optimise and manage the company's Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
• Improve recruitment reporting, metrics and hiring performance.
• Introduce best practice recruitment processes and governance.
• Utilise market intelligence to support hiring decisions and workforce planning.

Projects & Leadership

• Lead high-impact people and transformation projects from concept through to delivery.
• Work closely with Directors on strategic business priorities.
• Take ownership of multiple workstreams, ensuring projects are delivered on time and with measurable impact.
• Influence senior stakeholders and challenge existing approaches where appropriate.

About You

We're looking for an experienced Talent, Organisational Development or People Transformation leader who enjoys building functions from the ground up and thrives in fast-paced, scaling businesses.

You'll be equally comfortable developing strategy and rolling up your sleeves to deliver.

Essential Experience

• Significant experience leading Talent Acquisition, Talent Strategy or Organisational Development within international organisations.
• Experience recruiting

Interim Senior Talent & Delivery Director

6-Month Contract | Outside IR35 | Potential to Become Permanent

Location: Fully Remote (with occasional travel to London and Europe)
Start Date: ASAP
Availability: Candidates must be immediately available
Working Pattern: Full-time, with occasional extra Sunday working to support a Middle East-based partners.

Salary: Daily rate of £500-£700 (Outside of IR 35)

About the Company

Goodman Masson are delighted to be exlusively partnered with our client who is an ambitious and fast-growing digital marketing agency entering an exciting scaling phase. With fewer than 20 employees in the UK and a growing presence across Europe, the business is investing in its people strategy to build the infrastructure, talent, and processes required for sustainable international growth. 

This is a unique opportunity to join the organisation at a pivotal stage, working directly with senior leadership to shape the future of the business.

The Opportunity

Reporting directly to the Chief Administrator & Operations Officer, this is a highly visible interim role responsible for transforming the organisation's talent strategy while supporting wider organisational development initiatives.

This position combines strategic workforce planning with hands-on delivery. You'll assess current capability, identify talent gaps, build scalable recruitment strategies, improve organisational effectiveness, and implement best-in-class recruitment technology and processes.

Success in this role will come from your ability to deliver immediate results while creating long-term foundations for growth.

Key Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition & Workforce Strategy

• Design and implement an international recruitment strategy aligned with business growth plans.
• Lead end-to-end recruitment across the UK, Europe and the Middle East.
• Build talent pipelines for specialist, leadership and business-critical roles.
• Identify current and future capability gaps and develop succession planning initiatives.
• Develop scalable recruitment processes that improve quality, speed and candidate experience.
• Support rapid business growth through effective workforce planning and hiring strategies.

Organisational Development

• Assess organisational structure and recommend improvements to support future growth.
• Lead organisational development initiatives that improve capability, performance and engagement.
• Design and facilitate workshops for leaders and wider business teams.
• Support change management and embedding of new ways of working.
• Partner with Directors to provide strategic people advice and practical solutions.

Recruitment Operations & Technology

• Review, implement, optimise and manage the company's Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
• Improve recruitment reporting, metrics and hiring performance.
• Introduce best practice recruitment processes and governance.
• Utilise market intelligence to support hiring decisions and workforce planning.

Projects & Leadership

• Lead high-impact people and transformation projects from concept through to delivery.
• Work closely with Directors on strategic business priorities.
• Take ownership of multiple workstreams, ensuring projects are delivered on time and with measurable impact.
• Influence senior stakeholders and challenge existing approaches where appropriate.

About You

We're looking for an experienced Talent, Organisational Development or People Transformation leader who enjoys building functions from the ground up and thrives in fast-paced, scaling businesses.

You'll be equally comfortable developing strategy and rolling up your sleeves to deliver.

Essential Experience

• Significant experience leading Talent Acquisition, Talent Strategy or Organisational Development within international organisations.
• Experience recruiting

The Advocacy Director holds primary responsibility for delivering ECC’s advocacy strategy internationally and within the UK. This strategy aims to ensure states’ legal obligations on casualty recording are recognised and upheld globally, and that casualty data is used effectively to shape policy responses to conflict.

ECC’s advocacy work is focused primarily within the human rights and humanitarian multilateral fora in Geneva, but also incorporates work with New York-based UN targets within the security field. In parallel, as a UK-based organisation, we seek to influence domestic decision-makers including those within the FCDO, MoD, and parliament.

The Advocacy Director will be ECC's most senior external face after the Executive Director. As a key figure within a small organisation, the Advocacy Director will lead advocacy activity directly, building and stewarding relationships with state delegations, UK parliamentarians, UN officials, and civil society partners. The role requires exceptional political judgment, fluency across both multilateral and Westminster environments, and the credibility to represent ECC at the most senior national and international levels.

Note: This role is being advertised at the same time as the Executive Director role, as both functions were previously filled by the same person. Candidates can apply for the Advocacy Director role alone, or apply for both roles to combine as a full-time position. Please see full details in the Executive Director job description and advert.

Role Purpose

The Relationship Fundraiser will support the Philanthropy Manager to secure and increase income through the charity’s Philanthropy strategy.

The post holder will support with developing a robust pipeline of prospects and will be responsible for managing a portfolio of new and existing major donor relationships. You will be creative and analytical and provide first class research, administration, relationship management and database skills and provide excellent donor stewardship.

Main Responsibilities

· Work with the Philanthropy Manager to prepare and implement creative donor cultivation and stewardship plans to secure new donors and develop current relationships, including:

- Creative cases for support with associated budgets.

- Adapting information for specific donors using different approaches for different audiences.

- Developing engaging thank you letters and reports. 

· Manage an agreed portfolio of mid-value major donor relationships and prospects, with the support of the Philanthropy Manager and deliver excellent stewardship and tailored fundraising proposals.

· Provide timely and high-quality updates to donors on the charity’s activities and impact and value of gifts. Work with the Communications team to ensure that major donor supporters receive engaging and relevant marketing materials.

· Research and identify potential donors to build a strong list of prospects, matching against key fundraising priorities, to maximise opportunities and build a healthy prospect pipeline.

· Develop processes and systems to ensure the effective management of all relevant information, including keeping all records up to date on the CRM database (Sales Force) including all actions, communications and proposals in-line with the monthly KPIs and analyse to identify further opportunities.

· Support your line manager with income tracking and processing, contributing to financial targets, re-forecasts, budgeting and reporting.

· Be an active and supportive member of the Fundraising team and wider CBUK team, contributing to the Fundraising team’s development and targets as well as working collaboratively with colleagues.

· Ensure all associated activities are compliant with charity law, regulatory requirements and best practice, including those of the Data Protection Act and GDPR.

· Develop strong working knowledge of these areas of income generation and the wider fundraising and charity sector.

· Identify and complete relevant training, regularly reviewing relevant press and publications and keeping up to date with industry news.

· Represent the charity at meetings and events as required. This will sometimes require travel within the UK and occasionally an overnight stay.

Person Specification

Education/Professional Qualification

Essential

· Fundraising experience, preferably in a charity environment

· Experience of using a CRM database

· Experience of working with High Net Worth Individuals

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills

· Analytical approach to tasks

· Strong interpersonal skills

· Ability to multi-task and prioritise whilst maintaining excellent attention to detail

· Strong planning and organisation skills

· Strong IT skills with good working knowledge of Microsoft Office programme

· Ability to travel to meetings and events within the UK as required

Desirable

· Experience of using Sales Force database

Please don’t be discouraged from applying if you don’t meet every requirement listed in the person specification. We’d still really like to hear from you and learn more about the experience and strengths you can bring.

Benefits

· 28 days’ holiday plus bank holidays (pro rata if applicable) with increase for long service.

· TOIL for our hours work.

· Contributory pension scheme.

· Company sick pay.

· Employee Assistance Programme.

· Life assurance.

· Training loans.

· Enhanced family friendly policies.

Recruitment Timetable

Application deadline: 19th July 2026 at 5pm

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications for the role before the closing date.

For further details, please see the Recruitment Pack for this role.

Bowel Research UK is looking for a permanent Research and Grants Manager to coordinate and evaluate the management of the charity’s research activities. This role covers all aspects of pre- and post-award research management, impact reporting, grant finance management and governance, co-ordination of the Charity’s scientific committees and shaping external scientific communications to supporters and other stakeholders. Additionally, you will foster and maintain strong relationships with researchers, serving as the primary point of contact for engaging with the research community. 

Bowel Research UK are bringing this permanent role following time spent with an interim postholder in position to create a solid foundation and understanding of what the role needs.

This is an opportunity to work with the UK’s leading specialist bowel cancer and bowel disease research charity. Bowel Research UK believe that a cure for bowel cancer and effective treatments to mitigate, or entirely eradicate, other bowel diseases is possible – but only if vital research is funded and investment made into the scientific and medical communities today, to see the benefits tomorrow. 

Bowel Research UK are a flexible employer, for this post they are looking for someone to be comfortable with joining the team in the London office once a month. If the post holder would prefer to work more regularly from an office base, the charity has office space at Royal College of Surgeons in central London. Most team members work from here on Tuesdays and Thursdays. 

For further information and to apply please follow the guidance in the Candidate Pack to arrange a conversation about your suitability for the role and next steps.

Closing date: midnight Wednesday 22nd July

The selection process will involve a two-stage interview process.

Salary: £45,000–£47,000 FTE (depending on experience)
Hours: 30–35 hours per week
Location: Hybrid/home-based. Ideally within easy reach of Chelmsford and London. Regular travel to meet colleagues, funders and visit programmes across England.
Reporting to: CEO

Be part of a mission that's transforming children's futures through food, farming and the countryside

For more than 45 years, The Country Trust has been connecting children from the UK's most disadvantaged communities with the land that sustains us all. Through inspiring farm visits, food education and countryside experiences, we've already reached more than 600,000 children, and we're just getting started.

We're entering an exciting new chapter as we develop our next organisational strategy, and we're looking for an experienced fundraising leader to help shape our future.

This is an outstanding opportunity for an ambitious and strategic fundraiser to join our Senior Leadership Team and lead the next phase of our income growth, enabling even more children to benefit from our life-changing programmes.

About the role

As Head of Fundraising, you'll provide strategic leadership across all fundraising activity while remaining hands-on in securing major income and developing key relationships.

You'll lead a dedicated fundraising team, drive innovation, strengthen fundraising systems and processes, and develop a sustainable fundraising strategy that diversifies income across:

• Trusts and foundations
• Corporate partnerships
• Major donors
• Individual giving
• Legacies
• Gaming and Streaming for Good
• Emerging fundraising opportunities

Working closely with the CEO, Senior Leadership Team, Digital and IT colleagues, you'll help embed new fundraising systems, champion data-driven decision making and ensure fundraising excellence across the organisation.

About you

We're looking for an inspiring fundraising leader who combines strategic thinking with practical delivery.

You'll bring:

• Significant senior-level fundraising leadership experience
• A proven track record of securing substantial income across multiple fundraising streams
• Experience developing and delivering fundraising strategies that drive sustainable growth
• Strong leadership skills with experience developing high-performing teams
• Excellent relationship-building, communication and influencing skills
• Financial and commercial awareness, including budgeting and forecasting
• Knowledge of fundraising regulation, GDPR and fundraising best practice
• A passion for improving opportunities for disadvantaged children

Experience developing new income streams, digital fundraising and CRM systems would be particularly valuable.

Why join us?

At The Country Trust, you'll be joining an ambitious charity where collaboration, learning and innovation are at the heart of everything we do.

We offer:

• Hybrid and flexible working
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (FTE)
• Workplace pension
• Homeworking allowance
• Mileage and agreed travel expenses
• A supportive, values-led culture
• The opportunity to shape our future strategy and make a lasting difference to children's lives

We're committed to building a diverse and inclusive team that reflects the communities we serve and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds.

Key dates

Closing date: 12pm, 3 August
Shortlisting: 6 August
Interviews: Week commencing 24 August

The Country Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

Location: Any of our King's Trust offices (flexible working with a minimum of 2 days in the office)

Interviews: TBC

We're looking for a curious, analytical and proactive Prospect Research Executive to join our Prospect Development team. In this role, you'll help power our fundraising by delivering high-quality prospect research, due diligence and supporter insight that enables our teams to build meaningful relationships with individuals, trusts, foundations and corporate partners.

You'll work closely with colleagues across the organisation to identify new opportunities, uncover valuable connections and provide the intelligence needed to support successful fundraising strategies. From producing prospect profiles and briefing documents to conducting due diligence and maintaining prospect pipelines, you'll play a key role in helping us grow support for young people across the UK.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys finding connections and turning information into actionable insight. You'll thrive in a collaborative environment and be motivated by using your skills to help create life-changing opportunities for young people.

You will thrive in this role if you are:

• Naturally curious and enjoy researching people, organisations and networks.
• Analytical and able to turn complex information into clear, actionable insight.
• Highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• A collaborative team player who enjoys working with a range of stakeholders.
• Detail-focused, with a strong commitment to accuracy and confidentiality.

You will bring:

• Experience conducting research and analysing information from a variety of sources.
• Excellent written communication skills and confidence producing reports, profiles or briefing materials.
• Experience working with databases, CRM systems or research tools.
• An understanding of data protection, confidentiality and ethical research practices.
• Experience within prospect research, fundraising, supporter insight or a similar analytical role (desirable).

If you're excited by this opportunity and think you could make a difference, we'd love to hear from you.

What happens next?  

Please submit a CV, and Cover Letter that includes your experience, transferrable skills and motivation to work for The King's Trust! The Team will be in touch about the next steps shortly after the closing date. 

Why do we need Prospect Development Executives? 

Last year, we helped more than 40,000 Young People, with three in four young people on our programmes moving into a positive outcome in work, education or training. The young people we help face a range of challenges, such as unemployment, mental health issues or some who have been in trouble with the law. We believe all young people should have the chance to succeed, and that young people are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us. We want to continue having a positive impact on young people’s lives and we couldn’t do this without the important work of Prospect Development Executives! 

Perks for working at The Trust! 

• Great holiday package! 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure on the days between Christmas and New Year 
• Flexible working! Where operationally possible, our roles require a combination of office days and working from home (please speak to the hiring manager about this particular role)
• You can volunteer for and/or attend events – The King's Trust Awards, Pride, active events etc. 
• In-house learning platform! Develop your skills for your career and your role 
• Benefits platform! Everything from health and financial well-being support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas. 
• Personal development opportunities through our Networks – KT CAN (Cultural Awareness Network), KT GEN (Gender Equality Network), KT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network), and PULSE (LGBTQIA+ Network). 
• Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks of full pay and 13 weeks of half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks of full pay for paternity leave. 
• Interest-free season ticket loans 
• The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme 
• Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary) 

About the Role

As we scale, we are looking for a Head of Operations to provide operational leadership to ensure the charity operates effectively, compliantly and sustainably in line with its mission and ethos. Working closely with the CEO, you will support the translation of the vision into reality by building strong foundations, enabling effective delivery, and supporting the scaling of the organisational from a regional base to a nationally impactful charity.

This is a pivotal role shaping how BeSpace grows. You will lead on strengthening systems, people, governance and operational delivery embedding accountability, and continuous improvement.

In this role, you will:

Strengthen governance, risk and compliance

· Develop and maintain robust governance frameworks and ensure legal and regulatory compliance

· Embed effective risk management processes

· Oversee key compliance areas including safeguarding, GDPR and reporting

Build operational systems and infrastructure

· Develop and implement scalable systems, processes and internal controls

· Improve data management (including CRM) and strengthen reporting

· Contribute to ensuring operational readiness to support national growth

· Work with external providers on IT and financial system integration

Lead people, culture and organisational development

· Oversee recruitment, onboarding and retention of a high-performing team

· Strengthen performance management and accountability frameworks

· Support and foster a values-led, healthy team culture aligned with BeSpace’s mission

Enable delivery, impact and growth

· Strengthen operational support for programme delivery and expansion

· Support the translation of strategic ambitions into practical systems and ways of working

· Improve data insight to inform decision-making

· Support development of fundraising infrastructure.

Contribute to wider organisational life

· Work collaboratively across the team to support evolving priorities

· Act as an ambassador for BeSpace’s values and Christian ethos

About You

We are looking for someone who:

· Has experience in operations, programme or an organisational role with increasing responsibility or has had operational leadership, ideally within a growing or changing organisation

· Has good experience in developing systems, processes and organisational infrastructure

· Can work closely with a CEO to translate vision into operational delivery

· Has excellent organisational and project management skills

· Is proactive, collaborative and relational leader who builds strong teams and culture

 It would be a bonus if you:

 · Are an experienced operational leader motivated by impact, flexibility, and supporting the growth of a mission-led organisation

· Have significantly enabled the scaling of a regional organisation to national growth operationally.

· Have experience in fundraising systems or donor management

About Kidney Care UK

Around 3.5 million people in the UK live with chronic kidney disease, and one million of them don’t know that they do.

Since 1975, Kidney Care UK has been at the forefront of supporting people with kidney disease. From our early days when we campaigned to introduce donor cards in the UK, we have worked hard to support and represent the interests of everyone affected by kidney disease.

About the Patient Support Service

The Patient Support Service provides practical, emotional and financial support for anyone affected by chronic kidney disease. Whatever the need presented, we empower people living with CKD and their families and carers to understand their options and make informed choices to positively navigate their experience of CKD. We’ll walk alongside them for as long as they need us to.

About the Role

Our regional Patient Support Officers play a key role in establishing Kidney Care UK in their designated region and enabling patients, their families, carers and professionals to access independant support on social, financial, health advocacy and wellbeing.

You will proactively engage with kidney patients and their families as a source of advice,information, and support to improve care and wellbeing outcomes for kidney patients. You will seek to inform and empower individuals, providing the tools and knowledge to enable confident self-management and be the regional face of Kidney Care UK patient support services, raise awareness of the service and the Charity and build strong relationships with kidney patients, the renal units, Kidney Patient Associations (KPAs), health professionals and other kidney stakeholder groups in the region. 

You will be responsible for the day-to-day delivery of the Patient Support Service across the region and the effective management of a caseload. This involves regular attendance at renal clinics in the region, building relationships with health and care professionals and being available for patients in the renal unit, on the phone or online, or to meet at a mutually convenient public location.

Key Responsibilities:

•  Liaise with and support patients and their carers face to face and by telephone to provide information, advice and support on a range of personal, emotional and practical matters.
• Through regular visits to renal units in your designated area, establish and maintain a presence to enable patients' easy access to Kidney Care UK support services.
• Promote and attend local health information events to raise awareness of Kidney Care UK and the benefits of its Patient Support Service with kidney patients, their families and relevant health professionals. 
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with the regional kidney community through fully engaging with KPAs, health professionals and relevant health and community stakeholder groups.
• Maintain accurate records to allow effective reporting on key performance indicators such as number of patients supported, type of support provided, key needs etc.

About you

You will have an empathy with our patient group and an understanding of kidney disease and the needs of people with kidney disease, their families and carers. You will be able to work independantly and have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written and above all have the ability to deal professionally, calmly and sympathetically with people affected by kidney disease.

An understanding of the relevant UK benefits legislation and entitlements is essential as is having excellent IT skills, including Word, Powerpoint and Excel. You will hold an Advice and Guidance qualification or be willing to complete it within 6 months of service in the role.

The role is home based but you will need to live within the region that you are applying for and have the ability to travel independantly throughout the area on a regular basis and to attend national meetings/events as required. There will also be a requirement to undertake occasional evening and weekend work and some flexibility to be able to work some irregular hours to meet the needs of our patients.

The areas are as follows:

North East: Newcastle Upon Tyne, Sunderland and North Cumbria. This role is part funded by the North Gas Network through the vulnerability and carbon monoxide allowance fund.

South West: Cornwall, Devon, Exeter and Plymouth. This role is funded by Wales and West Utilities through the vulnerability and carbon monoxide allowance fund.

Please be aware that as they are funded positions they are fixed term posts until 31 May 2028. There is a possibility of extension but no guarantee.

Safeguarding statement

Kidney Care UK is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and Adults at Risk and expect all staff and volunteers to actively support this commitment. An Enhanced DBS will be required for this role.

If you feel you are the right fit for the role, please press Apply, where you will be asked to upload a recent CV and cover letter. In your cover letter please demonstrate in no more than 2 sides of A4 how you meet the person specification and please state which area you are applying to.

We look forward to hearing from you.