Communications lead jobs in southampton city centre, southampton

Are you passionate about criminal justice and want to work from home for a small charity where you can make a real difference? Are you experienced in operations and/ or administration? Then we would love to hear from you! 

The Welcome Directory is a multi-faith organisation dedicated to supporting the successful resettlement of prison leavers across England and Wales. We facilitate equal access to faith-based social inclusion while challenging stigma and discrimination as a vital and effective pathway for positive mental wellbeing; helping people to turn their lives around in the long-term and break the cycle of reoffending. We work at the grassroots level to build community capacity, create positive attitudinal change and to build more inclusive and thus resilient communities.

We are currently recruiting for an Operations Officer to lead on administrative support to the charity under the direction of the Project Manager, supporting on engagement with various stakeholders and networks. The goal of the post is to ensure that The Welcome Directory can effectively develop the reach of our work and achieve exponential growth, by maximising administrative efficiency. 

Whilst this is a 6-month contract, there is the potential to extend where funding permits.

The role will include:

Leading on operational projects, including:

• Faith community engagement
  • Processing faith/ belief community registrations and maintaining records
  • Approaching existing and prospective faith/ belief communities, including follow up to the annual survey and periodical team campaigns
• Assisting with the production of the annual physical directory
• Co-ordinating the annual Affiliates Scheme
• Researching new initiatives or solutions

Supporting events, including:

• Support in the administration of the online Prisons Awareness Course and other webinar events, including technical support
• Planning bi-annual team days and any one-off events, in consultation with the Project Manager
• Planning bi-annual team campaign periods, in consultation with the Project Manager and Monitoring & Evaluation Officer
• Preparing resources and/or PowerPoint presentations and booking logistics, in consultation with the Project Manager and the Communications & Fundraising Officer

Leading on administration, including:

• Answering phone, email, and letter enquiries
• Purchasing of supplies and dispatch of resources
• Co-ordinating and setting up meetings
• Collating routine data and creating trackers to support operations
• Creating an annual team planner
• Taking minutes at specific meetings
• Leading on team password management
• Following up with stakeholders as required

Supporting on financial operations, including:

• Processing expenses claims and issuing internal invoices
• Paying-in cheques and paying external invoices
• Maintaining the organisational asset register
• Obtaining Gift Aid declarations

As a small, well-respected charity in the criminal justice sector, we offer staff:           

• Opportunity to gain experience in the criminal justice sector, including a prison visit
• Remote working
• Working in a small, supportive team
• Regular team days

The full Job Description and Person Specification can be found on the attached.

Should you have any questions about the role, please get in touch by email. 

 The Welcome Directory will be scheduling interviews as applications come in. Please note we reserve the right to close vacancies early should we receive sufficient applications. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as soon as possible. 

You will be responsible for coordinating the internal operations of the organisation including contract management, ICT, office and HR support.  This role will also be responsible for travel logistics, event administration, contractual, grant and financial administration and internal office systems. This would include but is not limited to reviewing financial reports, checking invoices and timesheets, booking meeting spaces, catering for meetings, booking staff travel, insurance renewal and support on managing the IT and HR providers.

The appointee will also take the same role for CoST – The Infrastructure Transparency Initiative – a transparency and accountability programme which operates in 21 countries.

Key responsibilities: 

Execute financial administration tasks to time (25%):

• Add invoices to the accounting software package Xero purchase ledger 

• Support payments to suppliers and partners. 

• Preparing sales invoices for submission 

• Review invoices and timesheets submitted by consultants prior to payment. 

Organising and providing meeting support (15%):

• Organise meetings and international workshops in the UK and in overseas locations within an agreed budget. This includes the planning and coordination of logistics, such as participants registrations, venue selection, travel arrangement, accommodation and catering, as well as the circulation of meeting documents and invitations, and the processing of travel expenses and invoices. 

• Provide on the day support for meetings and workshops including catering and ICT. 

• To provide secretarial support to the Board of Trustees. including identification of appropriate meeting dates, circulation of papers and drafting of minutes.

• Update information concerning Trustees and the latest audit with Companies House. 

Support the administration and monitoring of grants agreements (15%)

• Coordinate the invitation and submission of grant proposals. 

• Prepare draft grant agreements based on approved applications. 

• Review quarterly financial reports submitted by partners in receipt of grant funding highlighting any areas of concern and improvement. 

• Carry out internal financial audits of partners in receipt of grant funding highlighting any areas of concern and improvement in how the funding is managed. 

Coordinating the administration and monitoring of consultancy contracts  (25%). 

• Support the recruitment, negotiations and management of consultants and advisors including coordination with the client. 

• Prepare draft consultancy contracts based the agreed scope of work and conditions. 

• Coordinate and monitor consultants’ timesheets to capture time billed against the days allocated in the contracts and approval process. 

Execute office administrative tasks to time (20%)

• Coordinate, relay internal emails to staff, reserve equipment and venues for presentations and in-person staff meetings, maintain office calendars and send out meeting reminders. 

• Provide administrative assistance to colleagues when necessary. 

• Coordinate ICT issues with the service provider. 

• Day-to-day management of staff recruitment including placing of advertisements and arrangements for shortlisting/interviewing. 

• Maintaining staff personnel files and holiday and sick leave records 

• Support renewing insurance policies.

• Support the development of operational policies including financial procedures, employee handbook etc. 

• Support organisational planning and diary management. 

• Provide administrative assistance to colleagues when necessary. 

• Coordinate shared meeting space, travel, ICT and HR support agreements and operations to ensure the company provides the agreed service. 

Experience 

At least 2-3 years’ experience of operational administration and/or assistance with programme oversight, including implementation and governance.

Experience of administering financial, contracting and operational systems. 

Experience of project management and events administration, both online and in person.

Desirable Experience 

International travel logistics and finance administration. 

Background in not-for-profit sector. 

Essential Attributes: 

Legally able to work in the UK. 

Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 

Proven project management, administrative and organisational skills 

Strong attention to detail. 

Excellent ICT skills especially excel. 

Highly motivated with an ability to work within budgets and meet deadlines. 

Ability to prioritise, plan and organise work. 

Commitment to EAP’s Mission, Vision and Values. 

Strong diplomacy, networking and relationship-building skills. 

Desirable attributes 

A graduate. 

An interest in international development, infrastructure and public policy. 

Experience of using purchaser ledger systems such as Xero. 

Knowledge of charity accounting. 

Knowledge of contracting consultants and grant agreements. 

Key relationships: 

EAP Executive Director 

EAP Director of Programmes 

EAP Lead Policy and Research Adviser 

EAP Communications Manager 

EAP Senior Finance and Office Manager 

EAP Senior Programme Manager

CoST Head of Members and Affiliates 

CoST Regional Managers and Technical Advisors

EAP Board of Trustees 

CoST Board of Trustees 

Strategic Partners 

Associates 

Accountabilities 

Delegated budget / financial authority – 0 

Number of people managed directly – 0 

Number of consultants managed – 0 

Authority level for purchase of resources, materials or services - £0k 

The Organisation

The Winchester Diocesan Board of Finance (WDBF) is a Charitable Company established under the Diocesan Boards of Finance Measure 1925. All dioceses of the Church of England are required to have a Diocesan Board of Finance (DBF) to act as the link between the episcopal, synodical, and secular governance and leadership structures.

The WDBF’s principal object is to promote, assist and advance the work of the Church of England in the Diocese of Winchester, by acting as the financial executive of the Winchester Diocesan Synod.  

In practice this means that the WDBF is responsible for funding the remuneration, housing, training and development of our clergy, as well as providing specialist support in areas such as safeguarding, historic building conservation, stewardship, communications and governance. We are also legally responsible for the maintenance and management of around 200 clergy houses, 450 acres of land, and various restricted funds and endowments. 

Role and Responsibilities:

You will be part of the busy Parish Support Team led by the Assistant Diocesan Secretary (Parish Support).

The Data and Statistics Analysist will play a vital role in supporting the parishes and communities of our Diocese through the collection, analysis, and management of data and statistics in connection with congregations, finances, and community impact. This role requires a highly organised and detail-oriented individual with a passion for data management and a commitment to using information to inform decision-making and strategic planning within the diocese.

The main responsibilities of this varied position are data collection and management, statistical analysis and reporting, strategic planning support, database maintenance and development, providing training and support to diocesan staff and parishes and acting as a point of contact for data-related inquires as well as ensuring all data handlining processes are in compliance with relevant data protection legislation and diocesan privacy policies.

This is an exciting opportunity for an individual with data analysis experience to play a key role in supporting the mission of Winchester Diocese by ensuring that high quality data is collected, analysed and provided to others for decision-making at a local and regional level.  

If you are interested in this role, please apply via our website or by emailing your 2-part application form directly.  Details can be found in the application form or on our website.

If you would like further details or to have an informal chat about the role, please contact Jayne Tarry. Details can be found on our website.

Closing Date: Monday 7 July 2025

Interviews will be held on: Wednesday 16 July 2025 at the Diocesan Offices, Old Alresford Place, SO24 9DH

Thrombosis UK is a small but impactful health charity focused on raising awareness, funding research, and supporting education around venous thromboembolism (VTE). With a team of just three staff and a dedicated Board, we are entering a transitional period and are seeking an Interim CEO to ensure smooth day-to-day operations and provide hands-on leadership while we recruit a permanent CEO.

This is a practical, sleeves-rolled-up role ideal for someone who is comfortable managing a small charity and supporting both strategy and admin. You’ll work closely with staff and trustees, maintain momentum across our programmes, and support stakeholder and beneficiary engagement. Fundraising and marketing experience are a plus.

While this is an interim post, applicants will be welcome to apply for the permanent CEO role when recruitment begins.

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.

Business Development Officer – London, South East and East of England

Role purpose:

1. Retain and grow relationships with existing centres through tailored engagement strategies that drive programme registrations and increase impact. 
2. Identify and convert new opportunities through proactive outreach, lead generation, and effective nurture tactics to deliver new business income. 
3. Deliver excellent customer service, ensuring a high-quality centre experience that builds trust and long-term loyalty. 

Key responsibilities:

Retain and grow existing centre relationships 

• Manage a portfolio of existing centres, ensuring regular and meaningful engagement aligned to their needs, delivery patterns, and growth potential. 
• Deliver against annual centre income targets by supporting centres to continue and expand programme delivery. 
• Develop and implement tailored engagement plans that reflect sector priorities, sector and programme maturity, and centre feedback. 
• Analyse Business Intelligence (BI) dashboards to identify retention risks, spot growth opportunities, and respond to trends with proactive support. 
• Coordinate requalification conversations and re-engagement activity to sustain long-term partnerships. 

Generate and convert new business 

• Identify and research high-potential leads across your allocated sectors (e.g., secondary, FE, community) using BI and CRM insights, sector intelligence, and marketing-generated activity. 

• Plan and deliver proactive outreach activity via a Sector Development Plans. 

• Build and maintain a personal pipeline of prospects and log progress regularly updating conversion insight and forecasts. 

• Support new centre onboarding, from initial conversations through to registration and early delivery support. 

• Collaborate with Marketing on lead nurture campaigns, sales funnel activities, and content that targets sector-specific priorities. 

Deliver outstanding customer experience 

• Serve as a primary point of contact for your centres, responding promptly and professionally to queries, issues, and feedback. 

• Ensure every interaction reflects the Leadership Skills Foundation’s values. 

• Maintain consistent and accurate records of communications, registrations, and engagement history. 

• Support customer feedback collection and contribute to the analysis of satisfaction and improvement opportunities. 

• Champion a customer-first mindset and share insight to improve performance against our customer experience objectives. 

Use data and insight to drive decisions 

• Regularly review and report on programme performance, income data, and registration trends for your assigned centres and sectors. 

• Use BI dashboards and management reports to inform your planning, prioritisation, and stakeholder engagement. 

• Report on your own progress against KPIs and contribute to departmental performance reviews and forecasting activities. 

Collaborate across teams and support innovation 

• Work closely with key teams to coordinate campaigns, messaging, and respond to customer feedback. 

• Feedback insight from centres to inform programme development and sector-specific improvements. 

• Contribute to team planning meetings, training sessions, and department-wide initiatives. 

• Support the induction of new team members and contribute to a collaborative, learning-focused team culture. 

Skills, experience, and knowledge

Essential 

• Previous experience in a customer supporting role, with an emphasis on relationship management and customer experience.  
• An understanding of education systems in the UK.
• An understanding of initiating prospect engagement, business development strategies and meeting sales targets.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience of working on own initiative and being a self-starter.
• Confidence in presenting externally to customers and partners.
• Experience of working with sales forecasting tools and Management Information systems.
• Analytical thinking and evaluation skills, with the ability to interpret data and performance metrics to support decision making.
• Ability to present information concisely using Microsoft Office programmes.
• An ability to network, influence and build relationships with key stakeholders and customers.
• An ability to convert external relationships into long standing customers results.

Desired

• Previous experience in a sales environment.
• An understanding and passion for leadership skills development and the value it provides for young people and centres. 
• Excellent customer service skills.
• An understanding of awarding bodies and their operating landscape. 

There are numerous benefits that are available to you as a member of Leadership Skills Foundation.

In addition to working for an organisation that is forward thinking with a clear commitment to your wellbeing, we also offer an array of both contractual and non-contractual benefits as outlined below.

Contractual benefits:

• Standard 36 hour working week.
• 25 days annual leave rising to 30 days per year after completion of five years’ service.
• Automatic enrolment into NEST Pension scheme after three months, with the option to join group personal pension plan with matched contributions up to five percent following successful completion of probationary period.
• Agile/flexible working.
• Home working.

Non-contractual benefits:

• Discretionary extended Christmas break.
• Vitality Health Care Plan following successful completion of probationary period – with the option to add family/significant others at reduced rate.
• Meaningful and regular one-to-one system as part of a structured personal development process.
• Sight test and eyewear financial support.

This is a standout opportunity to work with a globally respected organisation whose analysis and insights inform humanitarian response, policy, and peacebuilding.

Applications are open to those who meet the person specification below and are within, or close to, GMT or EST time zones. 

A leading international organisation is seeking a confident, client-focused Account Manager to steward a portfolio of high-value public sector clients.

This remote-first non-profit's work enables governments, NGOs, and multilateral institutions to make timely and informed decisions. With a reputation for rigour, transparency, and impact, the organisation plays a key role in supporting those addressing the world’s most complex crises.

As the dedicated Account Manager, you’ll manage a diverse portfolio of government and intergovernmental clients. These are well-established relationships, with account values ranging from $50k to over $1.4m. With a current portfolio worth $5m and a target of $7m by 2026, this is a key hire, critical to sustaining the organisation’s impact.

You’ll act as the primary liaison post-sale, owning renewals, client engagement, procurement navigation, and usage optimisation. You’ll support the full lifecycle of account management, from contract renewal and compliance to upselling and client success. The portfolio includes a mix of active and developing accounts, offering plenty of scope to deepen relationships, increase engagement, and drive strategic growth. This role is ideal for someone with experience in public sector licensing, data services, or subscription-based partnerships.

As Account Manager, you will: 

• Manage a portfolio of public sector accounts, including government bodies and multilateral institutions
• Lead renewals, procurement coordination, and contract amendments with precision and confidence
• Identify opportunities for account growth and present tailored solutions to increase value
• Deliver training and guidance to help clients fully utilise the organisation’s tools and services
• Coordinate with internal teams to address client needs
• Re-establish contact with lapsed accounts and improve overall relationship depth
• Track usage and maintain detailed CRM records to support internal reporting and performance reviews
• Ensure strong account hygiene, compliance with client requirements, and high satisfaction levels

Essential criteria

Only applicants whose CV's match the criteria below will be contacted. A cover letter is not required for application at this stage - please only use the cover note section on CharityJob to clarify relevant experience in the areas below, and only if needed. A cover letter will be required for formal application - guidance and support for this will be provided to suitable applicants. 

• You already work within an within an international development charity/NGO and have extensive experience in account management or revenue partnerships, especially with public sector clients
• You have thorough knowledge of government procurement, compliance, and budgeting cycles
• You are able to evidence success in managing large or complex accounts with multiple stakeholders
• You have experience in data, SaaS, or service-based nonprofits—particularly those selling tools or licenses
• You bring a track record of excellent relationship-building, including with previously disengaged or complex accounts
• You have strong organisational skills and attention to detail in a fast-paced, remote environment
• You are confident communicating value and renewal strategy to senior client contacts
• You are proficient in using CRM systems such as Salesforce
• Your time zone is GMT or EST (or very close to)

Help transform the lives of burns survivors with your fundraising expertise.

The Katie Piper Foundation is the only charity in the UK providing a comprehensive rehabilitation pathway for adult survivors of life-altering burns and scars. We are a small, national charity founded by Katie Piper OBE, offering survivors personalised support for their physical, mental and emotional wellbeing.

We're looking for a Major Donor and Partnerships Fundraising Manager to join our passionate team. This is an exciting opportunity to lead and grow our major donor and corporate income streams, delivering excellent stewardship and building long-term partnerships that help survivors rebuild their lives.

What You’ll Do

• Lead our major donor and corporate fundraising strategy, in collaboration with the CEO

• Nurture and grow high-value supporter relationships

• Drive income generation from individuals and companies through tailored stewardship and strategic campaigns

• Represent the charity at meetings and events, building a strong external profile

• Manage a pipeline of prospects and develop a programme of donor cultivation and engagement

• Oversee budgets and reporting, ensuring income targets are met

• Line manage the Fundraising Support Officer

About You

You’re an experienced relationship fundraiser with:

• A strong track record in securing major gifts and developing corporate partnerships

• Excellent communication and networking skills, with confidence engaging donors at all levels

• A creative and strategic approach to growing income

• Financial management experience and a keen eye for results

• Proficiency in using fundraising CRMs like Donorfy

What We Offer

• Salary: £40,000 FTE (£32,000 actual for 28 hours/week)

• Flexible and remote working (travel to London expected for meetings)

• 28 days leave + public holidays (pro rata)

• Enhanced parental leave and sick pay

• Laptop, phone, and home office setup provided

• A meaningful role in a small but mighty charity transforming lives

Be part of something life-changing. Join us in helping survivors thrive.

How to Apply

Please apply with your CV and a cover letter answering the following: 

1. What has drawn you to The Katie Piper Foundation and this role?

2. How will your skills, experience, and networks help us grow?

3. How do you meet the person specification?

We encourage you to write your cover letter personally – let your voice and experience shine. Alternative formats (video/audio) are welcome. If you need any adjustments to the application process, let us know.

• Closing Date: Sunday 22nd June
• Shortlisting: 23rd/24th June
• In-Person Interview: Friday 27th June, London

The Woodland Trust is looking for a Property and Carbon Projects Coordinator who will coordinate day-to-day management of the Woodland Trust’s land and property processes, and third-party carbon projects, particularly in Scotland where the majority of our carbon projects are under development

The Role: 
•    Support the delivery of Woodland Carbon Code projects by producing documentation, managing project data, and helping meet compliance and audit requirements.
•    Act as a first point of contact for Land & Property queries and communications, ensuring smooth and professional engagement.
•    Provide administrative support, including managing purchase orders, sales invoices, and maintaining estate and land data systems.
•    Assist with the creation of estate reports, legal documentation, and processes for site-specific data collection.
•    Conduct or support WCC validations both on and off the estate and liaise with landowners on carbon projects, helping track progress and ensure verification standards.
•    Build strong internal and external relationships to support project delivery and stay informed on evolving carbon standards and market developments.
•    This role includes a mix of working from home and at one of our regional offices.

The Candidate: 
We’re looking for someone who can bring or is keen to develop the following:
•    A good understanding of - or willingness to learn - estate functions, legal requirements, and natural capital codes such as the Woodland and Peatland Carbon Codes.
•    Basic knowledge or experience of woodland creation for conservation and carbon benefits.
•    Awareness of woodland creation grant schemes across the UK nations.
•    Strong organisational skills and the ability to work collaboratively with both internal teams and external partners.
•    Excellent attention to detail with confidence in data handling and using Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
•    Effective communication and negotiation skills to support stakeholder engagement and project delivery.
•    You have an enthusiasm for the environment and share our core values-Grow Together, Explore, Focus and Make it Count.

Benefits & Wellbeing: Joining our team means you'll be a big part of tackling environmental and climate issues. We take good care of our staff, offering support and training opportunities. We also offer:
•    Enhanced Employer Pension
•    Life Assurance
•    Flexible & Hybrid Working Options
•    Generous Annual Leave
•    Enhanced Parental Pay
•    Employee Assistance Programme

About Us: The Woodland Trust is the UK's leading woodland conservation charity and is dedicated to creating a world where trees and woods thrive for both people and nature. Our mission involves engaging and inspiring individuals to contribute toward tackling the nature and climate crisis through the protection, restoration, and creation of essential woodland habitats.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: To achieve our vision of a world where woods and trees thrive for people and nature, we need to better reflect society and the communities we work in. All people, no matter their background, identity, ability, or circumstance, should benefit from trees. 
People of colour and disabled people are currently under-represented across the environment and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we particularly encourage you to apply.
Please contact us to discuss any additional support or adjustments you may need to complete your application. 

Application Advice: For fairness we keep our candidates’ personal details hidden from the hiring managers. We do not ask for your CV at application stage. 
Make sure that your Personal Statement clearly shows how your skills and knowledge link to the specifications in the job description and you share with us your passion for the role. 

Apply Now: If you're ready to make a difference and grow with us, send in your application today. We might close the job opening early if we get a lot of applications, so it's a good idea to apply soon. If we do close the advert early, and you have an application in process, we will email you prior to closing to give you time to complete.

Interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams week commencing 7th July 2025.

About Kinship

We are Kinship. The leading kinship care charity in England and Wales. We’re here for kinship carers – friends or family who step up to raise a child when their parents aren’t able to. 

Together, let’s commit to change for kinship families.

About the role

Our Participation and Involvement Manager will build on existing practice across the organisation and lead on the implementation and further development of a participation and involvement framework, enabling a large and diverse range of kinship carers to share their views and expertise meaningfully, safely and effectively to shape Kinship’s activity. It will also support our growing participation and involvement activity which involves children, young people and young adults with experience of growing up in kinship care.

You will work closely with kinship carers and colleagues across the organisation to understand the key challenges and opportunities with embedding participatory methods, including co-production and co-design, which improve Kinship’s work – right from the design and delivery of our advice and support services through to influencing policy and campaigning for change.

With support from colleagues, you will act as the key cross-organisational adviser on participation and involvement practice, supporting and empowering colleagues to develop the skills and knowledge they need to embed a consistent approach to the involvement of kinship carers to best suit the needs of their roles.

As an enthusiastic and engaging facilitator, and an advocate for participatory methods, you will sensitively and skillfully work alongside kinship carers and colleagues to deliver high quality involvement activity which supports the charity’s mission and aims. You will also be an experienced project manager, ensuring all activity is appropriately monitored and evaluated, and aligned with best practice around equality and diversity, remuneration, safeguarding and governance.

Key responsibilities include:

• Refine and further develop an existing organisational participation and involvement framework which supports staff to meaningfully, safely and effectively involve kinship carers in their work.
• Design and implement a plan to embed effective practice based on the framework across Kinship, building a positive organisational culture and providing appropriate training, upskilling and support to colleagues to ensure consistency of delivery and experience for kinship carers.
• Lead a cross-organisational working group of people with relevant lived, learned and professional experiences to support and advise on embedding high-quality participation and involvement activity.
• Work closely with colleagues across the whole organisation to understand their bespoke needs, strengths and requirements around implementing participatory methods in their day-to-day work, and develop strategic relationships with colleagues in areas with more extensive existing participatory or adjacent activity (e.g. research, volunteering).
• Develop and recruit a network of people with lived experience interested in being more intensively involved in participatory activities, with a focus on increasing the diversity of people working with us.

Essential experience includes:

• Experience managing and leading the delivery of participation or involvement activity with people with lived experience of social issues.
• A commitment to meaningful participation and involvement activity, including a nuanced understanding of the individual and organisational opportunities and challenges associated with this.
• Knowledge of models, methodologies and approaches used in high quality participation and involvement activity, and strong skills in creative facilitation – particularly with groups.
• An understanding of kinship care and how this may impact on kinship carers’ involvement with Kinship and our activity.
• Experience of effective project management with strong attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

What we’ll offer you 

Kinship offers 30 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time) as well as a generous pension scheme. We have an excellent wellbeing offer including the Employee Assistance Programme and clinical supervision. We will invest in your professional development with training and career development opportunities.

Kinship is committed to championing equality, diversity and inclusion.  We believe our work is greatly enhanced by the varied backgrounds, experiences and views represented within our teams.  We aim to create inclusive teams, celebrate differences and encourage everyone to join us and be their true self at work. We therefore encourage applications from anyone who fits our values, whatever their religion or belief, sex, gender identity, race, age, sexuality or disability and are actively seeking candidates that can bring real innovation and commitment to us. 

This is a fantastic time to join a supportive and well-established team within an organisation with rapid growth ambitions. This role will be what you make it and we’re looking for someone to seize this opportunity!

How to apply

Please apply via Charity Job with your CV and a cover letter of no more than 2 pages for the attention of Sam Turner. Please include your notice period and earliest availability to start in your cover letter.

• Application deadline:      9.00am, Wednesday 25 June 2025
• First interview:                 Online, Monday 7 July 2025
• Second interview:          In-person (Vauxhall), Wednesday 16 July 2025

Kinship reserves the right to close applications early on receipt of sufficient applications. Apply early!

About Kinship

We are Kinship. The leading kinship care charity in England and Wales. We’re here for kinship carers – friends or family who step up to raise a child when their parents aren’t able to. 

Together, let’s commit to change for kinship families.

About the role

Funded by the Department for Education, the National Peer Support Service for England is a game-changing service that creates a sustainable and life-changing legacy. It builds on Kinship’s 10 years of experience in developing peer support groups and over two years of delivering a national service that has set up 145 new groups.

This role is community-based and focuses on engaging kinship carers, bringing them together to form peer support groups, and supporting them to achieve independence at which point they will receive ongoing support from our national Hub.

You will do this by working with local authorities, schools, other charities and community groups. Arranging information events such as coffee mornings to engage kinship carers. You’ll create a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive community for kinship carers, building belonging, resilience, and empowerment.

About you

We are seeking a dynamic person located in or close to Greater Manchester, and willing to travel into priority areas across the North West of England who possesses the drive, passion, and skills to: 

• Establish new peer support groups across a diverse range of communities 
• Supervise a small team of Peer Support Development Officers 
• Demonstrate the energy and enthusiasm required to inspire yourself and your team to achieve key targets and objectives 
• Work collaboratively within the Peer Support and Community Team, as well as throughout the broader organisation, to ensure the delivery of safe and effective support services for the kinship community
• Support the sustainability of existing Peer Support Groups, taking the lead from the Hub (our network support Team)
• Keep precise records to create reports, extract learning, and share key insights throughout Kinship, enabling the organisation to enhance our services and products continuously

In the role of Senior Peer Support Development Officer, you will be instrumental in ensuring the delivery of a high-quality, consistent, and sustainable peer support service that has a significant impact on the lives of kinship carers. 

You should have experience in developing and maintaining meaningful relationships with various community-based stakeholders such as local authorities, health services, schools, charities, and kinship carers. You will need to understand the key success factors involved in establishing and developing new in-person groups in areas of high need, as well as how to support existing groups in their journey toward sustainability.

An essential requirement of the role is to be a driver with access to a vehicle for work purposes.

Essential requirements include:

• Experience of team leadership or line management and supervision of a small team and managing performance to deliver targets effectively.
• Proven experience in reaching and establishing strong relationships with hidden or underserved communities in person.
• Experience developing peer support communities.
• Proven experience of recruiting, managing, training and supporting volunteers in community settings with an emphasis on understanding and working with vulnerable volunteers.  
• Proven experience of ensuring outcomes and impacts of services is evidenced through high-quality data collection.  
• Evidence of delivering training/support to volunteers, 
• Strong facilitation skills and essential experience of peer support or user led groups with charity beneficiaries.  
• Understanding of safeguarding particularly around vulnerable families.  

What we’ll offer you 

Kinship offers 30 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time) as well as a generous pension scheme. We have an excellent wellbeing offer including the Employee Assistance Programme and clinical supervision. We will invest in your professional development with training and career development opportunities.

Kinship is committed to championing equality, diversity and inclusion.  We believe our work is greatly enhanced by the varied backgrounds, experiences and views represented within our teams.  We aim to create inclusive teams, celebrate differences and encourage everyone to join us and be their true self at work. We therefore encourage applications from anyone who fits our values, whatever their religion or belief, sex, gender identity, race, age, sexuality or disability and are actively seeking candidates that can bring real innovation and commitment to us. 

This is a fantastic time to join a supportive and well-established team within an organisation with rapid growth ambitions. This role will be what you make it and we’re looking for someone to seize this opportunity!

How to apply

Please apply via Charity Job with your CV and a cover letter of no more than 2 pages for the attention of Deborah Fox. Please include your notice period and earliest availability to start in your cover letter.

• Application deadline:      11.59pm, Thursday 26 June 2025
• First interview:                 We will hold ongoing online first-round interviews as we receive applications. Final interviews will be held face-to-face in Manchester on Thursday 3 July 2025

Kinship reserves the right to close applications early on receipt of sufficient applications. Apply early!

About The Role
About Alzheimer's Society - who are we and what’s our mission?

Dementia is the UK’s biggest killer. One in three people born in the UK today will develop dementia in their lifetime.

At Alzheimer’s Society, we’re the UK’s leading dementia charity and the only one to tackle all aspects of dementia by giving help and hope to people living with dementia today and in the future. We give vital support to people facing the most frightening times of their lives, while also funding ground-breaking research and campaigning to make dementia the priority it should be.

Together with our supporters, we’re working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives.

Our values make sure that our focus is clear for the challenges and opportunities ahead and remind us of what we all stand for.

About the opportunity

This is an exciting time to join the Audience Insight team, part of the Brand and Communications function within the Income and Engagement directorate. Since the relaunch of our brand, Alzheimer’s Society has gone from strength to strength using audience insight to inform strategic decisions at the highest level of the organisation.
The scope of our work is wide-ranging. We lead on market research projects across the Society, supporting not just Income and Engagement, but also Research, Influencing, and Services. One day you might be supporting a local services initiative, the next you could be testing advertising and communications, and the next collaborating on the UK’s largest research study involving people affected by dementia.

Over the past year, we’ve delivered a diverse mix of qualitative and quantitative projects, both internally and through external agencies. We use cutting-edge techniques, including neuroscience and behavioural science, to generate impactful insights that drive change across the charity.

You’ll be joining a team of three dedicated market research professionals and will have line management responsibilities.

About you
You will:

- Have a minimum of 7 years’ experience in market research, either client side or agency side
- Bring proven line management experience
- Demonstrate strong qualitative and quantitative research expertise, including moderating focus groups
- Be a strategic thinker, confident in presenting insights and recommendations to board-level stakeholders
- Have experience working with or within the charitable sector

What you’ll focus on:

- Embedding and bringing a new segmentation to life
- Communication & message testing
- Influencing and Policy research around the needs of those affected by dementia and helping to recommend policy recommendations to key stakeholders
- Fundraising initiatives and new product development.

Senior Audience Insight Manager
Closing Date: 18th June

Background

People and communities around the world have the solutions to social injustice, authoritarianism, and the climate crisis. But repressive governments, corrupt corporations, and armed groups use violence and oppression to try and silence them.

By building resistance and resilience among those challenging unaccountable power, Open Briefing supports a shared vision for a world where communities and ecosystems can thrive.

As a mission-driven nonprofit, we join forces with grassroots activists, community groups, and social movements at risk. Working together, we strengthen their physical safety, digital resilience, and collective wellbeing. As a social impact consultancy, we help leading nonprofits and foundations navigate risk and support the people and partnerships that make change possible.

This dual approach allows us to work at every level of civil society, from the grassroots to the global.

We have scaled to meet a 66% surge in demand for our support over the past two years, with our international team now responding to 11 new cases every week. Last year, we:

• Answered 575 calls for assistance across 100 countries.
• Delivered over 6,000 hours of mentoring and accompaniment.
• Trained over 1,000 activists in 112 holistic security workshops.

Across all our work, the same approach guides us. We come with questions, not just answers. We listen to the knowledge and experiences of the people we support before sharing our own. Then we act, together.

We are expanding our diverse, inspired, and purpose-driven team. Will you join us as our new director of digital and information security?

Role description

As our director of digital and information security, you will lead our digital risk and resilience team and programme in order to help build resistance and resilience among the people and movements challenging unaccountable power.

Your focus in this senior role at this crucial time will be on leadership, strategy, growth, and culture, with specific responsibility for our digital risk and resilience programme, internal information security, and tech transformation. Your responsibilities will include:

Lead our digital risk and resilience programme

1. Manage the design and delivery of our digital and information security support, including:
   • Coordinate the digital security mentoring, accompaniment, and capacity sharing we deliver to at-risk activists and low-resource civil society organisations referred through our rapid response mechanism.
   • Oversee the professional information security consultancy and advisory services we provide to high-profile nonprofit and foundation clients.
   • Develop our holistic security approach and ensure the smooth delivery of holistic security projects as part of our cross-programme leadership group.
2. Lead a team of digital and information security professionals and technologists, including:
   • Build and maintain an effective team, and recruit, onboard, and mentor new consultants as required to meet increased demand or to fill gaps.
   • Inspire, motivate, and line manage team members and foster a team culture that ensures psychological safety and reflects our values.
   • Quality assure and provide expert input into the work of consultants in the team as appropriate.
3. Drive our evolution in this risk domain from a service-focussed workstream to an impact-driven programme, including:
   • Build strategic relationships with hubs, hotlines, networks, and other key nodes in the protection ecosystem, particularly across the global majority.
   • Produce tools, guides, and trainings on key digital and information security issues of concern to activists and organisations at risk.
   • Raise Open Briefing’s profile in the digital rights and tech communities by representing the organisation externally, including at conferences and events and within relevant civil society networks.

Champion our own digital and information security

1. Maintain an up-to-date registry of our valuable and sensitive information assets and the technical and organisational measures in place to protect them.
2. Define, prioritise, and implement additional technical and organisational measures to better protect each of our valuable and sensitive information assets.
3. Continuously improve the digital hygiene of our team members and the security of our devices, accounts, communications, and website by introducing additional general measures, including device management and regular digital security training.
4. Coordinate our response to any data breach or security incident involving our information assets, devices, accounts, communications, or website.

Drive tech transformation in our organisation

1. Act as a catalyst for change and drive tech transformation as a strategic enabler of our growth and scale.
2. Map current systems and workflows to identify gaps, reduce complexity, and deliver improvements that strengthen security and ease staff burden.
3. Lead the specification, procurement, and implementation of new tools – including secure case management, communication, and collaboration systems – and oversee change management and training to ensure successful adoption across our team.
4. Establish a clear and responsive process for handling team requests for IT and digital security support, ensuring timely assistance and continuous improvement.

Shape our organisational strategy and culture

1. Play an active role in strategic decision making, organisation development, and delivering our three-year strategy as a key part of our senior leadership team.
2. Support our CEO and development director to cultivate new and existing funding partnerships, including for our digital risk and resilience programme.
3. Model our organisation’s values and culture by using inclusive language, acting with empathy and compassion, and demonstrating a solutions-focussed and growth mindset in your interactions with all our internal and external stakeholders.

Advance your own growth and development

1. Engage in our programme of training and coaching in order to grow as a leader.
2. Remain up to date with key developments in digital and information security and relevant technology, such as data protection regulations, digital rights, internet freedom, and new surveillance and censorship technologies.

You will be supported in your role by a digital risk and resilience coordinator and a team of highly-motivated consultants, other members of the senior leadership team, our office manager, and a CEO who models servant leadership. You will also have detailed handover notes and access to our extensive internal knowledge base and up-to-date project management system.

To help you grow as a leader, we will co-design your quarterly objectives, regularly review your priorities and progress, and provide an annual 360 performance and growth review. All team members also have access to unlimited professional coaching and other learning and development opportunities.

Person specification

Essential

1. You will be an experienced and empathetic leader or manager who values collaboration and teamwork.
2. You will have a proven track record in digital and information security roles.
3. You will have considerable digital and information security expertise and be able to communicate and apply that knowledge clearly, concisely, and effectively.
4. You will have experience working with nonprofits and foundations and/or grassroots movements, organisations, and activists.
5. You will have experience working in professional consultancy and advisory roles.
6. You will be sensitive to the progressive and rights-based missions and diverse profiles of our clients and other stakeholders.
7. You will have excellent written and spoken English.
8. You will be based in a country with a time zone that is UTC +/- 3 hours or able to accommodate our core working hours.

Desirable

1. You may have a strong understanding of the physical security and psychosocial aspects of holistic security and how they interact with digital risk and resilience.
2. You may have proficiency in additional languages.

Terms and conditions

We are a global, remote-first, and digital nomad-friendly organisation. This is a home-working role with some potential for occasional international travel.

We are looking for someone who wants to become part of our close-knit team and develop a long-term working relationship with us and our stakeholders. You will be properly onboarded and continually supported by empowering managers and highly-experienced colleagues. Your line manager will be our CEO, Chris Abbott.

This is a full-time employed role. We will offer you a remuneration package made up of fair pay, sector-leading benefits, and progressive leave policies, including:

• Salary of £72,400 per annum.
• 7% employer pension contribution (UK).
• Family private medical insurance.
• Employee Assistance Programme, including welfare counselling.
• Unlimited professional coaching.
• Enhanced annual leave of 25 days plus local public holidays.
• Additional leave days for annual closedown.
• Enhanced sick pay.
• Flexible working, including flexitime and remote and home working.
• Access to local coworking spaces.
• Support for climate action:
  • Personal carbon emissions offsetting.
  • Up to two additional leave days for sustainable travel.
  • Up to two additional leave days for climate activism.
• Apple MacBook Pro and peripherals.

‬‭In order to ensure that we comply with local laws and regulations, Open Briefing staff based‬ outside the United Kingdom will be contracted locally through an‬‭ employer of record‬‭ (EOR).‬ Wherever possible, we apply the same terms and conditions of employment to all staff,‬ whether employed directly or through an EOR. Where there are differences due to local laws and regulations, we will apply the better of the provisions set out above or the local statutory requirements.

How to apply

To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter (no more than two pages each) using the secure form.

You will be asked three screening questions in the form as part of your application:

1. What excites you about Open Briefing and this role?
2. In this role, you’ll support civic actors facing complex threats from state, corporate, or criminal adversaries. These actors often have limited resources, knowledge, or experience to identify or respond to such risks. What do you see as the key factors when designing effective digital and information security strategies in this context? If possible, please share an example of a role or project in which you tackled similar challenges
3. Our team is diverse in language, culture, location, working style, and employment model. Many of our consultants work with us part-time, alongside other clients, and are embedded in a wider ecosystem. Your role will be to support their growth, match them to the right work, and integrate their efforts across a broader, cross-functional team. What challenges would you anticipate in leading such a diverse, distributed team? Please share an example of a role in which you managed similar challenges – ideally within a global civil society or service-oriented organisation.

Please note the following dates:

• Closing date: 20 June 2025 (16:00 UTC)
• First round interviews: 7 and 8 July 2025
• Second round interviews: 10 July 2025
• Desired start date: 1 August 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter

Please let us know in your cover letter if any of these dates are problematic and we will try to accommodate. Given the nature of our work, the successful applicant will need to complete a reasonable vetting process before being appointed.

We have partnered with our charity client in their search for a Digital Marketing Manager to Join their team for a contract role until December. 

Key responsibilities

The Digital Marketing Manager will be responsible for leading the development and execution of digital marketing plans that align with the overall digital strategy, driving income and awareness. This will involve working across key moments in the supporter calendar, including cash appeals, product launches, and organisational communications.

 A central part of this role is to drive digital marketing in all its forms, from paid search and paid media to email marketing, using data-led insight to deepen supporter relationships and increase online income. The Digital Marketing Manager will also play a key role in connecting teams across the organisation, embedding digital marketing into strategic planning across departments, including fundraising, campaigning, and volunteering.

Key responsibilities include:

• Planning, developing, and executing digital marketing campaigns on time, within budget, and aligned with acquisition and revenue targets.
• Driving income, strong traffic, engagement, and supporter conversion across priority campaigns through paid media, paid search, and email marketing.
• Providing strategic oversight of e-communications and acquisition campaigns, generating high-level insights for effective segmentation and timing.
• Maintaining strong agency relationships to deliver high-profile paid digital campaigns, ensuring strategic objectives and KPIs are aligned.
• Delivering performance reporting and insight in collaboration with the Digital Optimisation Analyst to enable data-driven decision-making and continuous optimisation.
• Activating humanitarian crisis responses with a rapid, agile, and iterative digital-first approach.
• Managing a high-performing team spanning acquisition, digital marketing, and email marketing, driving consistent performance and alignment with business objectives.
• Providing digital marketing input into content gathering trip briefs and key campaign planning meetings, leading on creative concept testing to ensure assets are optimised for digital marketing and advertising channels.

Person Specifications

• Extensive experience in developing and executing strategic digital marketing plans within B2C environments.
• Extensive technical and hands-on experience with Paid Search, Paid Social, and other digital marketing platforms, with a focus on campaign development, optimisation, and driving conversions and traffic.
• Demonstrated success in leading and developing high-performing teams to design and execute integrated digital marketing strategies, while effectively managing complex budgets and delivering measurable results.
• A strong understanding of email marketing strategy and segmentation, with experience delivering engagement and supporter journeys.
• Experience with a wide range of digital marketing tools and performance tracking platforms, including GA4, Google Tag Manager, Google Ads, Meta Ads Manager, Microsoft Advertising (Bing Ads), and other key analytics and campaign management tools.
• Experience overseeing e-communications and acquisition campaigns, ensuring effective audience segmentation, timing, and avoiding message overlap.
• A data-driven, evidence-based approach to campaign analysis and optimisation.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, able to influence and engage colleagues at all levels.
• Proficiency in using email broadcast software and Google Analytics to identify performance issues, troubleshoot delivery or engagement problems, and implement improvements.
• The ability to apply data analysis from paid social, paid search, and display advertising to optimise campaign performance, resolve underperformance, and inform future strategy.
• The capability to use insight from digital platforms to make informed adjustments in real time, particularly during high-pressure scenarios like emergency appeals or major campaign launches.
• The ability to resolve integration challenges across multiple platforms to ensure consistent tracking, attribution, and reporting.

What’s on Offer:

Hybrid (2 days a week in London) or full-remote contract options
Contract until December 2025 
July start date 
Salary £48,937 (including London allowance) for a hybrid working pattern (2 days in the office, 3 days remote), or £44,056 for fully remote working.

How to Apply: To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role by clicking the “apply now” button.

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.

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.