Communication support officer jobs in sandbach, cheshire east
The Royal Osteoporosis Society – Director of Income and Engagement
Location: Dependant on distance, the role will be either fully remote with occasional travel to the Bath office (around once per quarter), or hybrid for those based nearby.
Salary: £102,000 per annum.
Contract: Permanent, full-time hours.
The Royal Osteoporosis Society (ROS), the UK’s largest national charity dedicated to improving bone health and beating osteoporosis, is seeking a bold and dynamic fundraising and communications leader who can drive transformative income growth and galvanise public engagement.
Half of women aged over 50 live with osteoporosis, plus a fifth of men. The condition causes bones to break (fracture) following everyday occurrences – e.g. sneezes, coughs and falls. Fractures are the fourth worst cause of disability and premature death, but most people with osteoporosis are undiagnosed.
ROS works to improve diagnosis and access to care for the unacceptably high number of people whose lives risk being destroyed by this highly treatable condition each day. They equip people with practical information and support to take action on their bone health and, working with healthcare professionals and academics, influence and shape policy and practice at every level. The charity’s research arm is investigating new diagnostic approaches, including the world’s first screening programme, as well as novel treatments to beat osteoporosis for good.
This is a pivotal time for ROS as they aim to seize on momentum garnered from half a million people checking their risk, two national media partnerships, a groundbreaking Ministerial pledge to roll-out early diagnosis clinics to every area, and more people than ever engaging with their services. They aim to lead a movement for change around bone health similar to those that have gained widespread attention by menopause and prostate cancer campaigners.
To capitalise on this momentum and as the charity prepares for its 40th anniversary, the time is right for ROS to step up fundraising and public engagement to address one of the most urgent threats to people living well in later life and meet the charity’s vision - No more broken bones, no more broken lives. To achieve this, the ROS Board has committed to investing up to 80% of annual designated spent into developing fundraising every year up to 2030.
To deliver on this investment, the ROS team is seeking a creative and inspiring fundraising and communications leader who can build strong partnerships, harness digital innovation and create and deepen supporter journeys to convert awareness into long-term support.
As well as driving the delivery of a transformational audience-centric growth strategy, the role-holder will also be responsible for building a powerful organisational brand to reflect ROS’s vision and impact, as well as compelling communications and media plans to drive momentum. They will lead and motivate a high-performing team, as well as embedding a fundraising culture across the organisation and acting as a key ambassador for the cause.
The successful candidate will have a strong track record of senior leadership experience and possess outstanding business acumen. They will have proven success in developing and delivering income generation and communication strategies within the health or not-for-profit sector. They should also have extensive experience of setting and delivering an organisational income development vision and securing buy-in from colleagues at the most senior level. Experience in building and maintaining a strong brand profile and of driving impactful communications and PR to underpin income generation will be essential, as well as the ability to work collaboratively across department boundaries and externally to achieve organisational goals. Finally, they will have a ‘can do’ personality with the gravitas, energy, creativity and solutions-focused mindset to drive transformative income growth.
ROS has made osteoporosis one of the most prominent health conditions on the national stage, but there is so much more to be done to address the enormous unmet need in the NHS for people living with this devastating condition. This is a unique opportunity to join an ambitious charity and play a pivotal role in helping them directly change the trajectory of public health in the UK.
Please download our Candidate Pack for further information [PDF], which includes details on how to apply.
Closing date: Wednesday 18th June, 9.00am.
We are currently recruiting a trauma-informed, person-centred Counsellor to deliver essential and life-saving counselling for survivors of rape, sexual assault and sexual abuse. The Counsellor will be employed by TRC Sexual Abuse & Rape Support Greater Manchester, working 24 hours a week over 3 days, and will be based at our office space in Trafford. The Counsellor will have a counselling caseload as well as completing additional tasks such as conducting initial assessments, triaging clients, and establishing next steps for each client in line with TRC's safeguarding policies.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Our lovely charity client is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Individual Giving and Legacies Manager to join their dedicated team for a 13 month contract. This is an excellent opportunity for a fundraising professional to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy, focusing on legacy income development and securing sustainable funding for the organisation.
Key responsibilities
The Individual Giving and Legacies Manager will be responsible for:
- Developing and implementing a strategic framework for Individual Giving and Legacy fundraising to meet both immediate and longer-term financial needs.
- Creating and delivering a comprehensive legacy promotion strategy to maximise future income from bequests.
- Conducting regular analysis of the supporter database to identify legacy prospects, major donor potential, and strategic insights.
- Strategically identifying and cultivating new and existing prospects for both individual gifts and legacy pledges.
- Developing and implementing segmented donor care and stewardship programs for individual donors, major donors, and legacy pledgers.
- Leading negotiations to secure income from major donors and legacy pledgers.
- Working closely with the Communications, Income and Marketing Manager to set annual income and expenditure targets.
- Developing and managing relationships with donors, legacy pledgers, and influential stakeholders.
- Recruiting, training, and managing volunteers involved with individual giving and legacy fundraising.
Person Specifications
- Proven experience in developing and implementing successful individual giving and legacy fundraising strategies.
- A strong track record of achieving income targets and securing sustainable funding.
- Expertise in donor stewardship and building lasting relationships with supporters.
- Excellent analytical skills with the ability to identify prospects and strategic insights from donor data.
- Strong communication and negotiation skills, capable of preparing compelling materials and leading discussions with major donors and legacy pledgers.
- The ability to work collaboratively within a team and coordinate cross-organisational approaches to fundraising.
- A commitment to data protection best practices and ethical fundraising.
What’s on Offer:
- £39,160 per annum
- Full-time opportunity
- A flexible working set up, remote working
- A 13 month contract
How to Apply:
To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role by clicking the “apply now” button via our website.
The process: If your experience aligns with what we're looking for, a member of our team will be in contact to discuss the role with you in more detail before presenting your profile to the client. We will also ensure that all applicants receive an email to inform them of the outcome of their application.
To avoid any potential delays or your application being missed, please apply solely via the 'Apply Now' button via our webite.
Commitment to Diversity:
The Talent Set and our partner organisation are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, sexual orientation, disability, age, or gender. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.
You will act as the first point of contact for members of the public, taking and triaging enquiries, preparing responses, and referring more complex cases to our network of trained planning volunteers. Your work will directly help people understand and navigate the planning system in Wales.
This is a part-time, home-based role that offers flexibility and purpose. Full training and response templates will be provided.
· Respond to phone and email enquiries to the Planning Aid Wales Helpline.
· Record enquiry details, assess eligibility and decide on next steps.
· Draft email responses to basic enquiries (with training and templates provided).
· Refer eligible cases to volunteers and monitor their progress.
· Close case files and prepare quarterly Helpline activity reports.
The ability to speak and write in Welsh is highly desirable.
CVs will not be accepted.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is National Lottery funded role in a growing charity representing children and young people affected by the neuropsychiatric conditions PANS and PANDAS.
The purpose of this role is to work closely with our established Youth Board to ensure that the voices of young people affected by PANS and PANDAS are heard, valued, and reflected in our work.
The successful applicant will support the Youth Board in identifying, developing, and delivering one or more youth-led projects that align with their priorities and lived experiences.
See the job description and the recruitment pack attached for more informaton.
Please do not submit your application by email, use the Charity Jobs application process.
Please do not use AI to write your covering letter, we really would much prefer to hear from you in your own words.
Please don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions about the role.
PANS PANDAS UK is the only UK charity supporting children and families living with the neuropsychiatric conditions PANS and PANDAS.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are looking for a committed, highly organised Head of Operations to join us and support JustMoney Movement's Executive Director and the wider team in turning our vision of a fairer, greener future into reality.
Background to the organisation and the role
The JustMoney Movement is a Christian charity, with longstanding relationships across the Catholic, Anglican, Nonconformist and Pentecostal denominations. We have a vision of a fairer, greener future, and we believe money is integral to shaping that future. As Christians we believe our use of money should flow from our faith and values such as justice, compassion, the dignity of all, and the importance of caring for creation.
Our work is mostly online and our team work largely remotely, with some team members coming together in a shared office space in London regularly. We are a very small team, punching above our weight and seeking to have a significant impact on economic and financial system change. We are a values-led organisation putting a high store on the wellbeing of our staff, the quality of our relationships and collaborations, and the integrity of our ways of working.
Our vision, strategy and activities
The financial system and wider economy are harming people and planet, leading to crises in our climate and nature and to huge economic inequalities. We rebranded from ECCR to the JustMoney Movement in 2022 to reflect our aim to build a movement of people seeking a more just use of money. Our theory of change is that we need to draw together a diverse range of Christians, churches and Christian networks, as part of a broader movement, to help create political space for financial and wider economic system transformation.
Our current strategic priority is to increase the reach, depth and diversity of engagement of Christian individuals, congregations and networks in the UK with the JustMoney Movement, in order to have a meaningful impact on policy and practice for a fairer, greener future. We do this through a range of activities including:
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Education and training on finance and economics e.g. our Money Makes Change hub, to harness churches’ large ‘financial footprint’ for social and environmental impact.
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Communications and campaigning e.g. via our Church Action for Tax Justice campaign and on green and fair banking, channelling the churches’ grassroot scale, reach and influence to maximise public pressure.
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High level influencing and thought leadership, convening faith leaders and organisations, to resource a credible, distinctive voice on economic transformation.
This role: Head of Operations (part-time 14 hours a week)
The Head of Operations will work closely with the ED and support the team in the smooth running of the organisation.
Role Requirements
The role would assist the ED in identifying and implementing operational processes to help turn the organisation’s vision into reality and measure its impact. This grade of role is expected to have a substantial degree of personal responsibility and autonomy, including responsibility for whole areas of work, the work of others and the allocation of resources.
Particular areas of work include:
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As part of the staff team, contribute to organisational strategic planning and action planning.
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With the ED, maintain a strong governance framework for the organisation including working with the ED, trustees, and contractors to ensure a robust and well-functioning Board and the meeting of regulatory requirements such as around GDPR, risk assessment, and charity law.
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Ensure effective financial management and processes, working with our finance contractors.
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Ensure effective HR support, including work with line managers on recruitment and induction, EDI, and liaising with our HR contractor to review existing and develop new policies and procedures.
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Ensure effective IT provision, working with our IT contractors to support functioning of our IT system (Microsoft 365).
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Support JustMoney Movement’s team in the delivery of their work e.g. helping organise team meetings and away days, ensuring good online filing and record keeping, effective planning tools and monitoring mechanisms, and effective procurement and replenishment of resources.
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Support stakeholder relationships through oversight of our CRM and developing donor reporting tools.
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Carry out discrete operational tasks e.g. arranging insurance and dealing with Companies House and Charity Commission queries as necessary.
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Shared contact point for organisation with other team members, via info@ inbox.
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Assist the Executive Director with any other operational priorities as they arise.
Person specification
Essential
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Empathy with JustMoney Movement’s vision and work.
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Experience of operations responsibilities within a charity.
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Exceptional organisational skills, including attention to detail and the ability to multi-task.
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Ability to grasp operational complexity and yet communicate clearly to non-specialists.
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A creative approach to problem solving and a strong “can-do” attitude.
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Ability to work collaboratively within a small team, as well as working independently, largely on a remote and therefore digital basis.
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Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, particularly Teams, Sharepoint and Outlook.
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An understanding of and demonstrable commitment to equal opportunities, diversity and inclusion.
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As the charity is a Christian organisation, the successful applicant will be expected to be in sympathy with the Christian faith and demonstrate a commitment to the mission, principles, values and practices of the organisation.
Ideal
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Experience of working in a Christian charity or church setting.
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Experience of charity management and/or governance.
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Experience of one aspect of operations in more depth, e.g. HR, IT or finance.
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Familiarity with economic justice (e.g. banking, finance or tax justice) issues, especially within a Christian framework.
Grade 3 on our salary scale: For roles involving a broad range of complex and technical tasks, carried out in a variety of contexts. There is a substantial degree of personal responsibility and autonomy. Responsibility for whole areas of work, the work of others and the allocation of resources is often required. Staff at this level are expected to input into organisational strategy, represent the organisation externally, and safeguard our culture and values.
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Grade 3.1 expected FTE salary £36,771 pro-rated to 0.4 FTE/ 14 hours a week = £14,708.
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Remote based: this role will be based from home, with occasional travel to meetings in London or elsewhere in the UK. This role is equivalent to 2 days a week but hours can be worked flexibly through the week.
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This role requires applicants to have the right to live and work in the UK.
To apply, please send your CV and a cover letter outlining how you meet the person specification above, via Charity Jobs by 9am on 16 June 2025. Interviews (via Zoom) are provisionally set for 23 June 2025.
We aim to be the go-to organisation for Christians and churches who want to connect faith, money and justice to seek a fairer, greener world.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Team About Petty Pool College
Petty Pool College is a sector-leading specialist further education provider for young people aged 16–25 with learning disabilities and difficulties. As part of Petty Pool Trust, the College is central to a wider organisation that includes inclusive community day services and an outdoor education centre. Our mission is to empower every learner to lead a life full of opportunity, purpose, and independence. Through a curriculum designed around personalised pathways and real-world outcomes, we are redefining what’s possible for neurodiverse young people — creating real pathways into work, independence and a life of choice and opportunity. Following a period of sustained growth, innovation, and national recognition, we are seeking an outstanding, strategic, and values-driven leader to take on the role of Principal. The successful candidate will continue to build on the College’s achievements, lead the development of a new alternative education offer for 14–16-year-olds, and help us take our place in the sector as a SEND centre of excellence.
Purpose of the Role
The Principal will provide visionary leadership and strategic direction for Petty Pool College, embedding a culture of high aspiration, innovation, and person-centred excellence. The postholder will be responsible for the quality of education, learner experience, curriculum development, staff leadership, and external engagement. As a member of the Executive Leadership Team, the Principal will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering the Trust’s strategic ambitions and driving forward our commitment to social justice, inclusion, and employment for all. They will champion Petty Pool’s unique position as a leader in securing sustainable employment and meaningful outcomes for neurodiverse young people.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Position Title: Senior Income Generation Manager
Responsible to: CEO
Responsible for: Trusts & Grants Manager and Corporate Partnerships officer
Salary: £40,000 (Pro rata £32,000)
Hours: 0.8 FTE (4 days a week)
Benefits include: Flexible work environment, 23 days annual leave (pro-rata) which increases after 2 years, 3 Volunteering Days (pro-rata), 3 Trust Days, Death in Service, Employee Assistance Programme, Auto Enrolment Pension, paid agreed expenses.
Location: Home-based with the ability to travel nationally (including small number of overnight stays)
Term: 1 year fixed contract
Closing Date: 16th June 2025
Interview Date: 23rd/24th June 2025
Dame Kelly Holmes Trust
Dame Kelly Holmes Trust puts world-class athletes shoulder to shoulder with young people. Equipping them with a winning mindset and shaping their futures - it's a teammate like no other.
Whether that’s building relationship skills, improving self-esteem or learning to stay focused, our sporting champions help the next generation move forward with confidence.
Application Process
Please apply with your CV and a Cover Letter of no more than 2 pages. Your Cover Letter should demonstrate how you meet the key responsibilities of the role and job criteria listed below.
We actively welcome and encourage applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences. To ensure an inclusive recruitment process, all Cover Letters and CVs are anonymised before shortlisting.
Job description:
Reporting to the CEO, we are seeking a Senior Income Generation Manager to be an essential lead across all areas of the Trust’s income streams, with a focus on developing our current corporate partnerships, explore and build new potential partnerships and maximise our fundraising potential through a private event, fundraising challenge, individual giving and fostering new ideas alongside the events calendar. Managing the income generation team, you will seek to maximise value from opportunities across the organisation and ensure that fundraising is consistent with the charity’s broader goals.
You will be an inspiring, collaborative manager who seeks out opportunities whilst supporting your team to succeed and achieve their potential. You will have a proven track record of designing, delivering and achieving ambitious income growth strategies, including demonstrable experience securing five and six-figure value partnerships, including multiyear, through philanthropy and corporate support, as well as an overall understanding of our wider key income streams, Grants & Trusts, Statutory, Education, Health and Corporate Personal Development & Employee Wellbeing products and services.
To be successful, you will need proven success in securing new income and the ability to create strong networks, excellent team leadership and management skills, project management and organisational skills (including financial management).
Whilst your income generation achievements are important, your mindset and the way you approach your work are equally important to us. You may be looking to transfer your skills from another sector, you may be looking to step up or you may be looking for a new challenge in a smaller agile organisation, if you connect to our purpose and our ambition and feel you can do the job, please do apply.
Key Areas of work
- Drive the delivery of our fundraising strategy, alongside the CEO, Board and Income Generation Committee to realise our fundraising ambitions of circa £1mil this FY.
- Responsible for the income generation team, developing the income strategies and raising both unrestricted and restricted income from corporate partnerships, fundraising events and challenges, charitable trusts, statutory bodies, the health sector and educational establishments.
- To seek out and maximise opportunities within our current areas of work, including the ongoing development of increasing our presence and impact at a local ‘hub’ level.
- Ensure consistent and professional presentation of the charity to all funding sources.
- Work closely with CEO & SMT to maximise awareness and funding of our work to allow for continued meaningful engagement with existing supporters and to enable us to reach new audiences.
- Ensure all team members adhere to best practices in fundraising, including the use of data, confidentiality and acknowledgement
- Work with CEO, Senior Finance Manager & Income Generation team to manage the fundraising budget, with direct responsibility for all fundraising lines, ensuring that income is accurately forecasted, and team members work to and report on set KPIs.
- Managing team members to ensure fulfilment of strategic objectives and values, ensuring efficient use of resources, and providing good communication and support.
Other key roles:
- Role model the Trust’s values and behaviours and support individuals to do the same.
- To ensure that a positive image of Dame Kelly Holmes Trust is projected at all times.
- To contribute to other activities undertaken by Dame Kelly Holmes Trust.
- To contribute to organisational effectiveness through positive team working.
- To adhere to Dame Kelly Holmes Trust Health and Safety & Safeguarding Procedures.
Criteria/Essential or Desirable/How Evidenced and Assessed
Leadership:
- A track record of delivering results in the key areas of fundraising, and experience in leadership, management and development of teams. E. Interview/ Application
- Significant experience in leading and motivating teams to deliver ambitious income targets and growth including managing and leading remotely. E. Interview
Knowledge and Experience :
- Significant experience in developing high-value partnerships with corporate/philanthropist’s and an understanding of wider charitable income streams such as trusts and statutory bodies. E. Interview/ Application
- Extensive experience in articulating complex projects and programmes of work and dealing with external and internal stakeholders at a senior level. E. Interview
- Experience and understanding in partnership acquisition and relationship management programmes, and in a wide range of engagement channels, including digital & direct mail. E. Interview/ Application
- Ability to plan, organise, schedule and budget in an efficient, productive manner to focus on key priorities and budgets (including forecasting, monitoring and regular reporting against targets). E. Interview
- Proven ability to determine opportunities and threats through a comprehensive analysis of current and future trends. E. Interview
- Excellent ability to structure and process quantitative and qualitative data and draw insightful conclusions from it. E. Interview
- Detailed knowledge of the Code of Fundraising Practice and other relevant sector regulations. E. Interview/ Application
- Experience in event development and management from concept to delivery. D. Application
- A track record of developing corporate partnerships within the youth or well-being context. D. Application
Communication and people skills:
- Ability to work effectively with colleagues to establish a collaborative working environment. E. Interview
Organisational skills:
- Maintains stable performance when under heavy pressure and often conflicting deadlines and adjusts quickly to changing priorities and conditions. E. Interview
- Excellent literacy, numeracy, IT, database and presentation skills, and high attention to detail. E. Application
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to develop internal/external relationships at all levels. E. Interview
- Experience in using Salesforce CRM. D. Application
Values & Mindset:
- Strong leadership skills, able to lead by example on working flexibly as part of a small and dynamic team. E. Interview/ Application
- Able to build strong, lasting relationships with partners and stakeholders. E. Interview
- Able to handle significant confidential material and information. E. Interview/ Application
- Strategic focus on outcomes, both individual and Trust-wide; tenacious approach to problem-solving. E. Interview
- Flexible and adaptable, willing to initiate change and ready to implement new ideas. E. Interview
- Strong sense of personal accountability and responsibility, leading by example. E. Interview
- Analytical and strategic approach to data and insight, ability to recognise solutions and maximise opportunity and impact. E. Application
- Articulate with strong presentation skills. E. Interview
- Ambitious for the organisation and what it can achieve. E. Interview
- Willing to travel across the country as required for the job role. E Application
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A Champion in their corner - Dame Kelly Holmes Trust puts world class athletes shoulder to shoulder with young people.
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This role will play a leadership role in delivering our ambitious policy influencing programme, helping to shape and implement influencing plans to bring about the changes needed to reduce, prevent and eventually end the need for food banks in the UK. It will provide management and oversight to some of our strategic projects.
Role responsibilities
· Developing and implementing Trussell’s influencing strategy
Working with teams across the organisation to ensure key groups, including our community of food banks, corporate partners, churches and church-related organisations have a clear role in our policy influencing approach.
· Planning and delivering impactful public affairs activity
Ensuring systems are in place to help plan, monitor and evaluate public affairs activity and maximise opportunities to engage with key audiences, including Parliamentarians, advisers, and UK Government Ministers; and support close working with colleagues in all UK nations and regions. Managing the development and delivery of public affairs activity to support high profile influencing campaigns.
· Building and managing strong relationships with key external stakeholders
Developing relationships, partnerships and networks to help raise the profile, credibility and influence of Trussell and our policy positions, particularly in the UK Parliament. Representing Trussell and promoting the organisation’s policy position to key audiences, including in meetings and events with Parliamentarians.
· Developing public affairs support to the food bank community
Working closely with a small team of Network Policy and Research Officers and the Organising and Local Mobilisation team to support our community of food banks to build and maintain strong relationships with their local MPs. Ensuring public affairs activity is well aligned to campaign strategies involving the food bank network.
· Embedding participatory approaches across our public affairs and wider influencing activity
Supporting further development of a participatory approach to policy influencing to ensure it is rooted in the lived experience of individuals affected by poverty. This includes ensuring an ethical approach in line with our values.
· Providing advice and line management
Have line management responsibility for individuals within the team, providing pastoral and development guidance along with task management on key projects. This includes regular 1:1s, objective setting and collaborative monitoring, and support with development needs.
Person Specification
Technical skills and minimum knowledge:
· Track record of successfully influencing politicians and key decision-makers to achieve strategic goals at different levels of government.
· Track record of delivering strategic public affairs activity based on robust evidence, from development to evaluation.
· Can explain components of effective policy influencing, including knowledge of the machinery and structure of government (UK, devolved, local) and experience of informing campaigns activity to mobilise support for policy change.
· Demonstrates a good understanding of policies that affect UK poverty and hunger. Can explain policy motivations of main political parties and can advise on how to influence them most effectively.
· Excellent written and oral communication skills, particularly in demonstrating enthusiasm and experience when communicating complex topics to non-specialist audiences.
· Experience of line managing, including dealing with performance issues and supporting team development.
Behaviours and competencies:
· Works collaboratively, managing challenges in a constructive manner
· Balances competing priorities and work to tight deadlines
· Demonstrates a dedication to the values of Trussell
· Demonstrates empathy for people from disadvantages, marginalised or socially excluded backgrounds
· Role models inclusive behaviour, values and leadership
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About the Role
We’re looking for someone to help us grow our digital voice – whether you’re an experienced content creator looking for a flexible, purpose-driven role or a curious, motivated emerging creative keen to learn on the job.
This part-time role is designed to adapt to the right person.
This role can flex depending on your experience and availability:
- A skilled digital communicator with a strategic eye and limited availability (8–10 hrs/week)
- A curious, motivated emerging creative with the time and energy to develop your skills in a supportive environment (12–15 hrs/week)
We’re looking for the right person and will shape the role around your experience. Wherever you are in your career, you’ll help bring the Inland Waterways Association’s stories to life online, showcasing the power of community action, restoration, and environmental impact across the UK’s waterways.
You’ll be supported by our campaigns director and a part-time Brand/Social Strategist, and contribute to high-quality, mission-aligned content.
Key Responsibilities
- Create and schedule engaging content across Instagram, Facebook, BlueSky, TikTok and LinkedIn. All content is primarily organic.
- Design visuals using tools such as Canva (or similar) and write clear, on-brand copy
- Align content with IWA’s three storytelling pillars: advocacy & protection, restoration & regeneration, and environmental impact
- Source and repurpose volunteer-submitted content (e.g. photos, quotes, stories)
- Support user-generated content initiatives (e.g. takeovers, calendar campaigns)
- Monitor and respond to comments/messages, with support from the team
- Ensure posts follow digital accessibility best practices
- Track engagement metrics and contribute insights during monthly content planning
- Collaborate on evolving IWA’s storytelling and visual style
What You’ll Bring
We expect you to bring some of the following – and we’ll shape the role around your strengths:
If you’re more experienced, you might bring:
- A strong portfolio of digital storytelling and content creation
- Experience managing branded channels or building communities
- Confidence making decisions about tone, visuals and prioritisation
If you’re earlier in your career, we’ll look for:
- Creativity and a clear interest in storytelling for good
- Good writing and design instincts (Canva or similar tools)
- A willingness to learn, take feedback, and grow in the role
And in both cases:
- A proactive, dependable approach
- An interest in environmental, heritage, or place-based campaigns
What You’ll Get
- A part-time role with flexibility around hours and creative scope
- Real-world experience building digital engagement for a national charity
- Support and mentorship from experienced comms professionals
- The chance to help shape the voice of a values-led, people-powered organisation
- A growing portfolio of content and impact stories to be proud of
To Apply
Please send your CV to our email address and anything from a paragraph to one page telling us:
- Why this role appeals to you
- A social media account, post or campaign you admire, and why
- Optionally, include examples of your work
At IWA, we value experience, curiosity, and creative thinking. If you don’t meet every requirement but feel this role is a great fit, we’d love to hear from you. We’re more interested in finding a person who can develop, rather than ticking every box.
The only independent, national charity campaigning for Britain’s canals and rivers.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Fundraising Manager
Salary: starting from £36,853 to £39,669 depending on experience (0.8 FTE considered)
Permanent, home-based (with regular travel).
About Voice 21
Speaking and listening skills underpin our success in school, work and throughout our lives. Developing young people’s oracy skills equips them with the tools needed to navigate education systems, pursue career ambitions and achieve their potential. Like reading, writing and maths, oracy is an essential, foundational building block that prepares young people to thrive in society.
Despite extensive evidence that high quality oracy education increases students’ confidence, wellbeing, engagement, progress and attainment, oracy is not an essential, everyday feature of every child’s school experience. Unlike literacy and numeracy, it is not commonly understood and provision across the system is not universal or consistent. This disadvantages children from low income backgrounds, who are significantly more likely than their better-off peers to start school without vital oracy skills.
Voice 21 is the national oracy education charity. We exist to enable economically disadvantaged pupils in the UK to develop the necessary oracy skills to thrive in education and beyond. We do this primarily by building the capacity and motivation of teachers and schools to provide high quality oracy education for every child, every day. Great teaching is the most important lever schools have to improve outcomes for their pupils. We train thousands of teachers each year and support their schools to sustainably embed our evidenced approach. We focus where we can make the most difference, in schools with the highest numbers of pupils eligible for free school meals.
Since Voice 21 was established by educators in 2015, we have grown rapidly to become the UK’s trusted oracy education experts, upskilling teachers, promoting excellence in schools, setting the standard and spearheading national change. Our mission is to secure every child’s entitlement to a high quality oracy education. To achieve this, alongside delivery of our flagship Oracy Schools programme, we share our learning widely, add to the compelling evidence base for oracy, work to influence public awareness and help shape education policy.
About this opportunity
Help us make oracy education an everyday entitlement for every child, in every school, by growing and diversifying Voice 21’s voluntary funding.
As Voice 21 embarks on its ambitious next five-year strategy, we are looking to strengthen our team with a talented and ambitious Fundraising Manager. Your role will support the Head of Fundraising, CEO and wider team to develop new sources of high value support for Voice 21, working flexibly across trusts and foundations, corporate and philanthropic fundraising.
The successful candidate will demonstrate a knack for identifying funding opportunities and discovering new prospects. With excellent research, communication and relationship-building skills, you’ll work collaboratively with senior colleagues to strengthen our pipeline and drive long term growth in voluntary income. You’ll also contribute your ideas and initiative to develop and deliver compelling engagement opportunities for current and potential supporters, and lead on reporting impact to funders. Ultimately the post-holder is expected to grow in this role, to manage their own portfolio of high value donors.
You’ll be joining the fundraising team at an exciting time as we look to build out the function in the coming years. The Head of Fundraising has been in post just over a year, and has put solid foundations in place to support long term growth. With a healthy pipeline already developed for the current and next financial year, you’ll have plenty of lead time to find your feet, with a realistic (shared) fundraising target of securing c.£500K of new voluntary income in 2027. There is significant untapped potential in fundraising for Voice 21. This is a great opportunity for an adaptable, proactive fundraiser to make their mark, gaining experience and developing expertise across high value streams.
Key responsibilities
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Research and develop a qualified pipeline of trust/foundation and corporate prospects to ensure we achieve voluntary income targets in 2027/28 and beyond.
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Draft winning funding bids and support the Head of Fundraising and/or CEO to develop compelling proposals and/or pitches.
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Support and manage the CEO to lead relationships with funders and prospects.
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Lead on managing the funder reporting cycle and ensuring we deliver on our funding agreements, producing timely and inspiring impact reports.
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Drive awareness and understanding of fundraising internally by making connections with colleagues across the organisation and working collaboratively to support achieving fundraising goals.
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Maintain the quality of data in the fundraising team CRM (Salesforce), managing contacts and pipelines through the database and producing accessible reports on fundraising performance and forecasts.
Essential knowledge and skills
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Previous high value fundraising experience (trusts and foundations, corporates or philanthropy), with a track record of successfully securing significant donations and achieving income targets.
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Demonstrated ability to maintain a varied workload, deliver to deadlines, and successfully manage multiple work streams and projects.
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Strong interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence, with the confidence and evidenced ability to be able to nurture and maintain successful relationships with high value external stakeholders and senior colleagues.
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Excellent written and oral communication skills, with an ability to translate complex projects and/or ideas into accessible and persuasive narratives that inspire and motivate.
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The instincts and initiative to spot and seize fundraising opportunities; with the resilience, flexibility and tenacity to guide long term fundraising activities through to successful outcomes.
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Passionate about reducing educational inequalities and transforming learning and life chances for young people from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
Where you’ll work: All Voice 21 staff work remotely and this is a home-based role. Regular travel to our central London office (by Victoria station) is expected for meetings. Regular travel to visit our projects in schools and/or to meet funders will also be expected. Occasional overnight stays may be required too. Voice 21 pays travel and accommodation expenses. The package of salary and expenses will be considered when agreeing a starting salary with the successful candidate.
Contract: Permanent, subject to successful probation review after three months.
Why work for Voice 21?
Tackle a vital challenge, with great people. Voice 21 exists to transform childrens’ learning and life chances through talk and we are aiming to be working with 2,000 schools a year by 2025. To reach this goal we recruit great people and give them real responsibility, training and support.
Output focused culture, with flexible working opportunities. We have an agile and flexible approach, our team can work when and wherever works best to deliver the requirements of their role. For staff working at home, we support them to create a workspace and provide technology that enables them to work effectively.
Real development opportunities. We believe in supporting people to develop the skills they need to be excellent – whether this means funding external training, finding a mentor to support them or giving them the time to learn from others in the organisations through our regular CPD sessions. We also offer paid study leave for team members taking part in formal studies outside of work.
Great benefits. 36 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays and Christmas closure period). Holiday entitlement increases linked to length of service, 5% employer contribution to pension, interest-free season ticket, cycle and technology loans, employee assistance scheme.
Remuneration. Our pay is a band and spine point approach where there is up to 7 years progression available (depending on starting point)
Application details
To apply: Application is by CV and cover letter (which should be maximum two sides of A4). Applicants are advised to carefully consider the job description before applying, tailoring your CV and cover letter to demonstrate clearly how you match the specification for this role. Applicants who do not address how they match the essential knowledge and skills listed above, are unlikely to progress to interview.
Closing date: 9am Monday 23rd June
Interview dates:
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1st round informal interviews will be virtual (via Zoom), scheduled on either Tues 1st or Weds 2nd July. Questions will be shared in advance so candidates can prepare their answers.
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2nd round panel interview, also virtual, will be scheduled on either Tues 8th or Weds 9th July. Candidates invited to the 2nd round may be asked to prepare a short presentation as part of the interview – a brief for which will be shared in advance, after the 1st round.
Questions: Please contact Voice 21’s Head of Fundraising, Deborah Benson, if you would like to discuss this opportunity before applying
Valuing every voice
Voice 21 believes that every voice should be heard and valued. We are committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and do not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
Voice 21 is a diverse and inclusive workplace and we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us. By offering a salary range, we demonstrate our commitment to considering a wide range of applicants who may bring different perspectives and levels of experience.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking to recruit a new Fundraising Coordinator who believes in our vision that there should be “No Street Called Home” for children living on the streets in Uganda and who wants to help us to grow this impact and further change children’s lives.
Reporting to: Development Manager
Location: Remote
Working Hours: Part-time, 2.5 days per week (working days are flexible)
Salary: £27,000 pro rata (based on a full-time equivalent 37.5 hour week)
Contract Length: One year, fixed term (with the potential to extend based on available funding)
Restrictions: Must have the right to work in the UK
This is a 2.5 day a week role which would be perfect for someone looking for a flexible job that makes a big social justice impact. This would suit someone with family responsibilities or who is studying a part time masters course for example, who needs a job role that fits in around their other commitments. You could work it full time over 2.5 days or part time over 4 or 5 days a week.
You will be joining a wonderful team in the UK and Uganda. We currently have two paid staff (based in London and Bournemouth) and a variety of volunteers in the UK, plus a team of 26 staff in Uganda. Your views will be valued and you will get the chance to work together within our team to problem solve and suggest ideas to improve our programmes at every step of the way.
Job Purpose
- To support the Development Manager in securing appropriate funding for the organisation
- To support the Development Manager in managing fundraising partnerships
- To support the administrative functioning of the organisation
- To work collaboratively with, and offer support to, the rest of the UK team, to best meet S.A.L.V.E.’s aims and objectives.
- To work with the S.A.L.V.E. team as required, developing and improving our existing programmes of work to best benefit our service users.
- To raise awareness of the work of S.A.L.V.E. International and be an ambassador for us in the community.
Key Activities
The following activities are intended as a guide to the main responsibilities of the post and are not an exhaustive list of duties and tasks. To carry out these activities you will be working together with and given support by the Development Manager. The post-holder may be required to undertake other duties that are not listed below, at the direction of their manager. The job description may be amended from time to time after consultation with the post holder.
- Researching and writing funding applications to Trusts, Foundations and Corporate CSR programmes, in order to secure funding for new programmes or projects
- Writing funding reports, to fulfil obligations to funders
- Building strong relationships with funders and partners, to secure long-term, sustainable funding and identify new funding opportunities
- Leading on the design and delivery of the organisations Community Fundraising strategy
- Supporting the CEO and Development Manager with admin tasks, to ensure the effective functioning of the organisation.
- Working with the S.A.L.V.E. team to deliver on our strategic plan. Contribute to its review and improvements over time to maximise the organisation’s impact with our service users through regular evaluation and learning reviews where required.
Requirements
In order to be considered for this post, you will demonstrate that you already have:
SKILLS:
Essential
- Excellent storytelling skills with the ability to inspire and communicate the impact of our work to funders and supporters.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, including report writing
- Excellent organisational skills.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Well organised time management, forward planning and implementation skills.
- Ability to work well with other team members across the world in person and remotely.
- Able to work on own initiative, under pressure and to tight deadlines.
- Ability to learn quickly
EXPERIENCE:
Essential:
- Educated to degree level or above or at least three years’ work experience
- Demonstrable fundraising work experience: minimum two years, ideally with experience of trust fundraising.
- Strong relationship-building and networking skills, with the ability to engage donors, corporate partners, and stakeholders effectively.
- Strong research and analytical skills, with the ability to identify funding opportunities and assess their suitability
- Excellent IT Skills including a wide range of software packages such as Excel, Word etc
- Experience of using design software packages such as Canva (preferrable)
- Experience using a CRM for donor management (Beacon preferred)
Desirable:
- Knowledge of Uganda and its culture, particularly if you have spent time there.
- Knowledge of international development, homelessness, social entrepreneurship, social work and/or addiction.
This post has the following special circumstances:
- Willingness to travel across the UK when necessary.
- Willingness to work some unsociable hours.
(Please note: if you have difficulty meeting these conditions because of a disability or family circumstances the appointing manager will discuss it with you in order to see whether it is possible for reasonable adjustments to be made to the job or working conditions)
Expected Interviews Dates: Week commencing 7th July 2025
Anticipated Start Date: August 2025
Please submit your CV and a one page covering letter to apply. Your cover letter should clearly demonstrate how you meet the job specification above, and why this part-time role is suitable for you. Applications without a covering letter will not be considered.
S.A.L.V.E. International is an International Development charity registered in the UK and Uganda. Our ethos is “Support And Love Via Education”.




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Role title: Financial Controller
Reference: FC 2025
Location: Flexible remote, but must be resident in the UK
Salary: £48,000 per annum
Hours: Full time 35 hours per week
Born Free works tirelessly to ensure that all wild animals, whether living in captivity or the wild, are treated with compassion and respect and can live according to their needs. As a leading wildlife and conservation charity, we oppose the exploitation of wild animals in captivity and campaign to keep them where they belong – in the wild.
About this opportunity
Are you passionate about wild animals and conservation with experience of working in a small but busy finance team? Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to take your career to its next stage? We are recruiting a Financial Controller. This is an essential role that ensures the integrity of our financial systems, data and processes. The role leads on financial monitoring and reporting (both internal and external), delivering robust and timely outputs that meet the needs of users. The Financial Controller is instrumental in facilitating the Charity’s adherence to tax, legal and regulatory requirements. The role also oversees our payments and payroll processing and has one direct line report. There is close liaison with Born Free’s two finance managers based in Kenya and Ethiopia. The role reports to the Chief Financial Officer.
The successful candidate will be proactive and adaptable and will work well with colleagues across other disciplines to ensure processes are fit for purpose, efficient and understood. With a keen eye for detail and a methodical approach, you will be highly proficient in Excel and experienced in delivering a varied workload. You will have a demonstrable record of working collaboratively as well as independently, and a good understanding of the UK charity sector.
Resourceful, organised and a team player, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, you will need to deliver with drive and enthusiasm, be able to work with minimum supervision and show good judgement and initiative.
This is a fantastic opportunity to make your mark as a finance professional in a much-loved charity. Applicants for this role must be CCAB qualified, or part-qualified with substantial, relevant experience.
Our excellent benefits package includes opportunities for continuous professional learning, a generous annual leave entitlement, a competitive pension, and wellbeing support to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance.
Born Free is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We welcome requests for flexible working.
The closing date for applications is: 09:00 on Monday, 16th June 2025.
Interviews will be held virtually on: Thursday 19th/Friday 20th June.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
Born Free politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
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Following the return of our co-founder Becca Dean MBE as CEO, we're excited to be recruiting for several new roles as we move into the next chapter of our journey. Having recently celebrated our 12th birthday, we're more determined than ever to reach even more girls and young women, and we’re building a brilliant team to help us do just that. If you're passionate about empowering the next generation, we’d love to hear from you.
The Role
This is an exciting role joining a Programme Team of 15 staff based throughout the UK. You will work closely and collaborate with the other Network Managers and share some priorities across regions, working to develop the region as a whole. The purpose of this role is to facilitate good relationships between the mentors and mentees in the region. 70-80% of the role is about relationship building (with schools, mentors and partners), coordination and the tracking/ administration of those relationships. 15-20% of the role is direct delivery with the girls in the region.
Mentoring programme
- Manage overall success of the cohorts (groups of mentees and mentors) in your region, including coordinating and administering events and communications for cohorts in your area.
- Deliver engaging on-boarding sessions for mentees.
- Design and deliver events and workshops for mentees.
- Deliver matching of mentees and mentors at in-person events or virtually.
- Work with the wider programme team to train mentors.
- Support mentors once matched through regular check-ins, monthly emails and ad-hoc conversations.
- Collect data to track the progress, and impact of, mentoring relationships.
- Support mentors with safeguarding concerns, following The Girls’ Network process in line with our child protection policy.
- Develop effective relationships with schools, on-boarding, supporting and retaining the partnerships.
Partnerships
- Work with the Senior Network Manager in your area to identify professional partnerships and sponsorship with local and national businesses.
- Work with your Senior Network Manager to identify a recruitment and retention plan for your area including key partners to work with.
- Be an active presence in the community, attending events and networks to encourage local women to mentor on our programme.
The Girls’ Network reputation and network
- Advocate The Girls’ Network at every opportunity, through local media, PR activities and social media.
- Identify opportunities to build the reputation of The Girls’ Network in your region and through events and networking.
- Report significant successes and achievements to relevant staff members.
Ongoing success of The Girls’ Network
- Work with the Programme Team to identify key areas for programme development.
- Opportunities to get involved in programme and wider organisational projects.
- Understand the development of school initiatives nationally and in your region, and understand their impact and implications for The Girls’ Network programmes.
- Attend programme and whole team meetings and team days.
- Maintain and champion a girls-centred way of working.
Other duties
As a small charity with limited resources, all staff are expected to be flexible with their work and as such you may be required to undertake other duties and tasks as assigned from time to time.
WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE ROLE
Essential skills, knowledge and attributes
- You are deeply passionate and driven to achieve equal opportunities for all and will keep the girls we work with at the heart of your work.
- You are able to build and manage a number of relationships with a variety of different people and are confident speaking to both young people and adults within schools and businesses.
- The ideal candidate will have a good understanding of the disadvantages faced by both women and those from the least advantaged communities and have a drive to rectify the inequalities that currently exist.
Desirable skills, knowledge and attributes
- You are flexible in your approach to working with a small organisation and understand the time and resource limitations
- You have safeguarding knowledge and experience
- You have experience of Salesforce or another CRM system
- Understanding or experience of working from home
- Experience of working in a small charity
Visit our website for the candidate pack and details on how to apply.
Good luck with your application
Please note: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so early application is encouraged. If a high number of applications are received, this advert will be closed early (with a minimum of 24 hours’ notice). We regret that due to time constraints, we will not contact you unless you are selected for interview.
Our mission is to inspire and empower girls from the least advantaged communities by connecting them with a mentor and network of female role models.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Opportunity!
SteelWatch offers a unique opportunity for an expert in steel decarbonisation with a passion for driving climate action. If you can communicate your technical analysis to challenge legacy steelmakers with clarity and conviction, this role is for you.
In this new role as SteelWatch Industry Decarbonisation Lead, you will have the opportunity to deepen and articulate the arguments of SteelWatch, providing vigilant scrutiny and an international voice for steel decarbonisation.
The ideal candidate will be an excellent communicator and natural collaborator who combines technical understanding of steel decarbonisation internationally with an ability to spot trends and their significance in data and detail. The role could be an ideal next step for professionals coming from consultancy, decarbonisation initiatives, companies in the iron and steel value chain, trade associations, international agencies, and civil society.
Summary of the role
The Industry Decarbonisation Lead will shape SteelWatch’s position on steel decarbonisation to inform our change-making strategies, provide overall management and cohesion across our work on data analysis and industry insight, and act as a spokesperson in conversation with industry stakeholders.
The organisation
SteelWatch is an international climate campaign organisation, driving corporate accountability and action in the steel sector. Our vision is a steel sector that underpins a thriving zero emissions economy. We are a change-making organisation, with the task of driving change in an entrenched, powerful, technologically-confident sector that faces little climate pressure. SteelWatch is a non-profit registered in the Netherlands in 2023. Having grown to a team of 20, we are still a young organisation, learning-by-doing, working with fluid teams not rigid structures, ensuring we evolve, test, and learn. We seek team members who will enjoy breaking new ground with us.
We run corporate campaigns and challenge the global steel industry to replace complacency with urgent action in line with the 1.5C limit. SteelWatch has established a strong visible presence among civil society and steel industry stakeholders. We are increasingly recognised as an authoritative and challenging voice on steel decarbonisation, invited to engage in industry events and debates internationally.
Accurate and credible data, robust analysis and our global, long-term, climate-first lens on sector decarbonisation, are key strengths that underpin our campaigns and dialogue. We complement the work of other civil society change-makers bringing a vigilant voice and corporate scrutiny. We currently focus on OECD countries, and specifically across Europe and Japan, with team members in Europe/Africa and Asia-Pacific timezones.
Role and Responsibilities
The Industry Decarbonisation Lead is a new role, which will work in close collaboration with colleagues across the organisation and is fundamental to the long-term strategy of SteelWatch to transform the iron and steel industry. The core purpose of the role is to cultivate our collective ability to harness credible evidence for our campaigns, and to engage effectively with industry with an ambitious well-informed vision for decarbonisation.
For the initial year(s), there are three main areas of responsibility.
- The Lead will be responsible for navigating and shaping SteelWatch’s positions and point of view on relevant issues regarding steel decarbonisation with a goal of driving long term transition to near-zero emissions steelmaking.
- The Lead will be responsible for managing and shaping our range of work on data, evidence, insights and analysis -with the team members involved - to ensure the quality and relevance of our evidence base and our industry intelligence.
- The Lead will be one of the key spokespeople for the organisation, particularly in industry dialogue and events. The role will report to the Executive Director and is likely to line-manage 1-3 people.
Success for this role will depend on close collaboration with others in SteelWatch including the:
- Steel Analyst, and other team members and consultants working on data and analysis;
- Campaigns Teams, ensuring campaigns are well evidenced, informed and targeted on the critical issues.
- Communications Team, ensuring everything that we externally communicate is consistent and credible, as accuracy is key in our role to speak truth to power.
- Executive Director, sharing the work of representation of SteelWatch externally and updating our arguments as the steel industry evolves.
Responsibilities
1. Shape, evolve and articulate SteelWatch’s positions and point of view on steel decarbonisation:
SteelWatch already has a strong point of view (POV) on many of the core elements of the iron and steel transition. However, the POV needs to be continually reviewed in the light of new developments, on occasion adapted, and extended to new emerging issues. Sharpening the POV is a collaborative process - the Industry Decarbonisation Lead will be responsible for steering and landing this process. The Lead will:
- Ensure the POV is constantly evolved,improved and adapted through collaboration, guiding the process and landing the outcome;
- Ensure the POV is clearly articulated and socialised internally and externally with allies.
2. Manage and shape our range of work on data, industry trends, and analysis.
SteelWatch currently has in-depth data and news tracking on two companies, the targets of our corporate campaigns. We track iron and steel industry news and analyse industry announcements. We are developing our capacity to react to steel news globally, track blast furnaces investments and other announcements, and rate and rank companies. The Industry Decarbonisation Lead will, in collaboration with the Steel Analyst:
- Shape and prioritise our work on gathering data, tracking industry news, and analysing industry strategies, to support and inform the priorities of the organisation, and ensure we make best use of the information in our campaigns.
- Build capacity within SteelWatch to do this consistently across our growing portfolio of work.
- Ensure the quality and relevance of our evidence base, and the processes we have for updating and using it.
- Continue to build our capacity to assess industry announcements and to use that analysis effectively for pressure.
- Scope, support, and lead projects that are data analysis projects, and hold responsibility for the data analysis component of other projects/campaigns. These are likely to include, corporate scorecard, blast furnace trackers, and data visualisation.
3. Ensure relevance, consistency and accuracy in our external communications.
Our external communications are based on credible evidence and SteelWatch’s POV combined with core narrative (responsibility of the Comms team), and campaign arguments and tactics (responsibility of the Campaigns Team). Working closely with the Steel Analyst who currently is the ‘source of truth’ and fact-checker, the Industry Decarbonisation Lead will:
- Ensure all external outputs are factually correct, credible and in line with our point of view.
- Develop processes and materials that increase technical understanding and consistency across team members and amongst those we communicate most closely with (eg allies, core media).
- Ensure robust processes are in place for fact-checking.
- Lead the development of our series of SteelWatch Explainers to present key concepts in accessible form among allies and industry.
- Support the Communications and Campaign teams to assess what reactive news to prioritise, and to respond quickly and accurately.
- Strengthen our ability to brief and correct journalists, dealing with their misunderstandings around iron and steel.
4. Act as spokesperson for SteelWatch in industry dialogue.
SteelWatch is vigilant and challenging to the steel industry. Our tone of voice varies from the creative campaigns, to the engaged dialogue. The Industry Decarbonisation Lead is expected to communicate externally and directly in dialogue, in writing and especially with the industry stakeholders at conferences, in private meetings or via social media. The lead is not the only voice of the organisation, but should be a focal point in building consistency. They will:
- Attend industry events and discussions, representing SW point of view and strengthening our industry connections;
- Speak at industry events, speak to the media where appropriate.
- Produce high quality written materials, support those written by colleagues, and support high quality data visualisation that communicates our messages.
- Engage actively on LinkedIn (and/or other social media) to respond to industry commentary and engage as SteelWatch.
5. Build relations with industry
SteelWatch is building relations with industry actors, both to share our views and ensure we are up to date on latest trends. The Lead will:
- Through industry events, networks and dialogue, strengthening our industry connections;
- Build relations with industry to acquire up to date information, and increase our ability to sense-check news and respond to trends.
- Keep abreast of industry conversations in order to identify the most relevant shifts, key topics or opportunities for SteelWatch to create pressure for change.
- Support others in SteelWatch to engage with industry, particularly in other regions and languages than your own.
6. Provide line management and task management to team members engaged in data and analysis.
SteelWatch currently has a mixture of long-term and short-term or part-time staff and consultants working on data, tracking and analysis. They are managed by different team members. The Industry Decarbonisation Lead will:
- Set objectives and define tasks for the data team, in line with overall SteelWatch strategy and plans, as they evolve. Provide line management for core data team members.
- Manage consultants focused on data or analysis, adapting TORs and finding new consultants as needed;
- Ensure synergy across the various team members and their work.
Essential skills and experience
- Ten or more years of experience in industry, energy, and/or decarbonisation, of which at least 2 years focused on the steel industry.
- In-depth knowledge of steel decarbonisation pathways, current trends, the challenges and opportunities.
- Proven ability to manage and interpret data, and to use data for powerful arguments.
- Excellent writing and communication skills in English, a talent for conveying complex ideas in understandable ways.
- Proven capacity to build collaboration with non-technical colleagues and enhance organisational capacity to use data and evidence.
Desired skills and experience
- Experience working across a range of topics, projects and tasks, juggling short-term deadlines and long-term priorities.
- We are particularly interested in candidates that bring deep expertise in the energy transition, and/or in financial analysis of companies' approach to decarbonisation, as these would complement existing skills.
- Knowledge of steel decarbonisation across different geographies, particularly including countries of Asia.
- Experience in climate and/or campaigning organisations (professional or voluntary)
Essential competencies and aptitude
- An eye for detail and ability to ensure 100% accuracy;
- A strategic mind, an instinct to see the big picture, long-term trend, and ability to spot opportunities for engagement or leverage;
- Willingness and ability to toggle between the detail and the strategic;
- Ability to work at pace, with the rhythm of a campaign organisation.
- Excellent people skills and proven track record as a team player, able to work well with colleagues across cultures and geographies;
- Flexibility to work early or late hours on some days each week to overlap with other time zones and to travel 3-6 times per year.
- An affinity with the messaging and campaign approach of SteelWatch. You do not have to have campaign experience or act as a campaigner, but you must agree with the level of transformation that we believe is required, and be excited to contribute your skills to an organisation that critiques the limited ambition of current industry players.
Language requirements
- Ability to work in English at a professional level is a requirement. Additional skills in European or Asian languages are useful, particularly Mandarin, Portuguese or German.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Country location
This role is open to candidates working in timezones UTC -1 to UTC +4 and in countries in which it is possible to have a 2-year fixed term employment contract with an Employer of Record. Within Europe, we welcome applications from candidates based in the Netherlands, UK and Germany, and in addition we welcome applications from candidates in Africa or the Middle East.
Location and remote working and travel
- Location: work location is remote from your home base. Staff members work remotely and online on a daily basis.
- Travel is an essential part of the role. If you are constrained in your ability or permissions to travel, please discuss this before investing in an application.
- Travel to an annual full team retreat is essential - this happens once a year and may be in Asia, Europe or other. Additional travel for events and face to face time is expected. This may be in Europe, Asia, or elsewhere and likely to be 2-5 times a year.
- While we offer flexibility for you to work away from home base, this will need to be coordinated with travel of other colleagues, may depend on timezone changes and/or be limited by legal contracting constraints.
Working conditions and benefits
- Working hours are flexible. Whichever time zone you are in, you will need to have flexibility to work early or late across different time zones straddling Asia/Pacific/ Europe&Africa /UK. You also have the opportunity to build in some flexibility around your own non-work commitments.
- This role is full time, 5 days/week. We may also consider 4 days a week (Monday to Thursday) but would require flexibility around this. If you prefer part time please indicate this at time of application.
- The initial contract period will be up to 24 months with a possibility to renew, depending on country regulations. The type of contract will depend on the location.
- You must have a valid work permit in the country where you plan to be employed. SteelWatch is not in a position to support a visa process.
- Remuneration is according to SteelWatch norms, level of experience and location of employment. For a technical expert in this Lead role, a Netherlands-based salary is in the range of €72,000 - 92,000. Salaries are adjusted by location.
- Our leave policy, unless varied by national regulation, provides 34 days in total combining public holidays and paid leave in all countries, plus birthday leave and inspiration time.
Ethics: we are a values-based organisation. Every staff member and consultant is asked to sign our Ethics statement and help us as an organisation live up to our values.
Equal opportunities: we strive to be an equal opportunities employer. We actively welcome applications from candidates from historically underrepresented groups in the climate change movement. If you require any adaptation or assistance during the application process, please be sure to let us know so that we can adjust.
Our Mission is to turbo-charge the transformation to a decarbonised steel sector that enables the environment, communities and workers to thrive.