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Head of Sector Development
Full Time: 35 hours per week | £55,500pa | Hybrid | Closing Date 7th August 2025
Job Reference: HSD02 (Please quote this on any correspondence)
Headline: Help shape sector development for the UK’s professional body for libraries, information, and knowledge management
The role
We are seeking an experienced and strategic professional to join us as Head of Sector Development. This pivotal leadership role will drive the delivery and growth of our professional services, shaping how the profession attracts, develops, and retains talent. You will play a critical role in ensuring CILIP continues to set the standard in professional development, assessment, and workforce support, enhancing the value we offer to members, employers, learning providers, and wider stakeholders.
What you’ll be responsible for:
As Head of Sector Development, you will lead a high-performing team to deliver and evolve a portfolio of services that support career progression, professional registration, accreditation, training, and sector-wide standards. You will take ownership of the Professional Knowledge and Skills Base (PKSB), ensuring it remains relevant, robust, and at the heart of our service offer. You will work closely with learning and employer partners, member networks, and other professional communities to strengthen talent pathways, while ensuring that our services are accessible, inclusive, and aligned with market need.
You will be responsible for setting the strategic direction of the sector development function, reporting on its impact and outcomes, and driving commercial growth through effective product design and service delivery. This includes the development of a scalable training offer, effective use of digital platforms, and innovation in content packaging. Your leadership will ensure that quality assurance standards are upheld across all services, while also championing the importance of professionalism and ethical practice throughout the sector.
What we’re looking for
You will bring significant experience from within the library, information, or knowledge management field, alongside deep knowledge of the professional development landscape. Your expertise will include developing competency frameworks, managing accredited programmes, and designing services that support career-long learning and progression. You will be confident working with regulatory requirements and quality standards, and able to use market intelligence and internal data to inform strategic decisions.
As a leader, you will be values-driven, collaborative, and commercially minded. You’ll be an effective communicator with the presence and credibility to represent CILIP at senior levels. You’ll bring a strong understanding of inclusive practice and a proven ability to develop services that are accessible and relevant to a diverse profession. Most importantly, you will be passionate about professional development, driven by impact, and committed to strengthening the role of the sector in society.
Why join us?
We’re on an exciting journey to transform how we work, what we offer, and how we serve our members and partners. You’ll play a central role in shaping this future, leading change, driving innovation, and helping ensure CILIP thrives in a rapidly evolving sector.
If you're an inclusive, strategic leader who thrives on innovation, people leadership, and delivering measurable impact, we’d love to hear from you.
About CILIP
CILIP is the leading voice for the information, knowledge management and library profession. We are here for everyone who has a professional connection to information, knowledge, data and libraries, and shares our belief in their power to change lives.
Our purpose is to unite, support and empower information professionals across all sectors.
What we do:
- Continuing Professional Development (CPD): We will deliver high-quality CPD events and training that enable our members to enhance their skills, knowledge, and expertise.
- Membership services: We will provide excellent membership services that support our members and enable them to maximise their membership benefits.
- Professional standards: We will uphold and develop professional standards that promote excellence in libraries, information and knowledge management.
- Content and publishing: We will deliver high-quality books, journals, magazines, and other content that enables our members to improve their skills and develop their expertise.
- Advocacy: We will advocate for the value of our profession and the important role of our members in organisations and society.
- Research and development: We will work in collaboration to deliver R&D programmes which advance our strategic goals.
Benefits of working for CILIP:
- Work alongside passionate, mission-driven professionals.
- Enjoy a flexible, supportive, and inclusive working environment.
- Generous pension and death-in-service entitlement.
- 28 days paid leave per year, plus bank holidays and an additional 3 days leave between Christmas and New Year.
- Perkbox employee discounts.
- Enhanced sick pay, maternity, paternity, adoption and carer’s leave.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
How to apply:
Please submit a letter of application outlining how you meet the criteria and why you are the right fit for this role.
For full details, please refer to the attached role description and person specification (on our website).
To express your interest or arrange a confidential conversation, please contact our HR department,
Closing date: Applications should be submitted by midnight on Thursday 7th August 2025 with shortlisting taking place on Monday 11th August.
Interviews: Will be held week commencing 25th August 2025
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Your main role is to be a senior member of the PIRC team, holding responsibility for overseeing PIRC’s strategic direction and vision, programme delivery, representing the organisation at internal and external events, and working with the Head of Operations to ensure the financial health of the organisation.
Title: Head of Programmes
Contract: Permanent
Location: Hybrid - based at PIRC offices in Machynlleth, as well as your home address, with travel when necessary.
Salary: £42-45,000 (£33-36,000 pro rata). This is the base rate for our socially-just pay policy, which can provide additional salary based on personal need.
Hours: 32 hours over 4 days, usually between Monday to Thursday, with 1:1 toil system (hours or days earned for working beyond your set hours)
Job-sharing: Unfortunately applications for job-sharing this role cannot be considered.
Holiday: 28 days (22.5 days pro rata, including bank holidays)
Additional Leave: We operate a two-week (paid) winter closure period. This is non-contractual leave and it does not count towards your annual leave allowance. Closure period dates are reviewed and confirmed annually.
Benefits: NEST Pension 3% employer contribution, External Mentor, Annual Training & Development Budget, Free eye test & contribution to glasses.
Deadline to apply: 9:00am, 14th July 2025.
Interviews: We’ll carry out remote interviews online, on 22nd and 23rd July 2025.
Preferred start: October 2025, negotiable.
This role requires that you are resident and have the right to work in the UK.
PIRC works to support our movements—for equality, anti-oppression, and climate justice—to tell better stories for a just world:
- We connect diverse groups, in participatory spaces, to share knowledge, develop strategies and strengthen movements;
- We carry out strategic research to support this work;
- And we create and openly share resources and tools for developing better strategy and communications.
For us, this work is not just about communication: our practices must reflect and strengthen the stories we tell, and the values that underpin them. Our approach is strongly rooted in the social sciences, and is led by principles of:
- liberation
- connection
- participation
- creativity
We advocate an approach that can be used by grassroots groups with limited financial resources, who often find themselves excluded by mainstream strategic communications work.
The Role:
Strategic Leadership
- With the Head of Operations, co-lead, as part of a collaborative process with the full staff team, the development and review of the operational strategy and budget
- Plan and facilitate Programme Team Meetings
- Oversee and input into funding applications and reports, including ensuring programme team documents are kept up to date for fundraising
- Working with the fundraiser to identify funding opportunities and attend key funder meetings
- Input into Board development, including regular reports at Board meetings
- Oversee and drive annual, quarterly and monthly planning
- Play an active role in the restructure and its evaluation and review, including development of this role
Team Leadership & People (HR) Management:
- Work closely with delivery staff to set delivery project plans
- Check in regularly with individual Delivery Team members (such as Workshops Lead, Curriculum Lead, Community Lead and Research Lead)
- Support staff to take ownership of and drive forward their areas of work and participate in the overall running of PIRC
- Support staff development
- Liaise with PIRC Board ‘Delivery SubGroup’
Programme Delivery
- Ensuring programme delivery is aligned with PIRC’s strategy and values
- Taking an active role in programme delivery alongside Delivery Team members
Partnerships and Stakeholder Engagement
- Liaising with funders, maintaining existing relationships and building new ones
- Building and maintaining relationships across PIRC’s movement ecosystem
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Diversity and inclusion matter to us.
Our vision is of a future where both people and the planet thrive. Diversity is one of our core values and we strive to build a workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging. All new staff who join us learn about the importance of diversity and inclusion to the Museum and how to contribute to creating an inclusive environment.
We know we have more to do, but we are committed to ensuring that everyone who works at the Museum feels they can thrive and feel valued and respected.
Job Summary
To manage talent acquisition for the Museum, working with hiring managers to plan and deliver effective campaigns to fill each role with the best possible candidate. To manage and develop a range of materials and systems to support talent acquisition activity.
Main responsibilities
- Be responsible for the end-to-end recruitment pipeline across the Museum (around 150 campaigns per year)
- Work with the HR Business Partners to understand and predict resourcing needs and plan future hiring needs
- Be responsible for the Museum’s candidate marketing materials including the careers site, developing content and working with the Digital team to ensure content is updated regularly
- Work with hiring managers to plan and deliver tailored recruitment campaigns for each role
- Undertake focused research and campaign planning for hard-to-fill and specialist roles to ensure they are filled with appropriately qualified candidates
- Keep abreast of best practice and new developments in talent acquisition, testing and learning new ideas and methodologies to improve our approach
- Liaise with the HR Administrators to ensure vacancies are posted as needed and candidates are moved through the recruitment pipeline. Administer an allocation of campaigns where required during peak periods
- Plan and manage volume recruitment events for front of house roles in conjunction with hiring managers and the HR Advisor
- Develop and deliver a range of selection assessment tools and methodologies to ensure we select the right hires for each role. Sit on interview/assessment panels as required
- Work with the Volunteering Co-ordinator and HR Operations Manager to develop and deliver an effective recruitment service for volunteers
- Manage the recruitment advertising budget ensuring it is deployed where it will deliver the best returns in terms of candidate quality
- Liaise with recruitment and agencies as needed, selecting the best value partners, negotiating rates and managing their service delivery
- Support on Executive Search campaigns where required for senior hires
- Manage the day-to-day functioning of the Applicant Tracking System, liaising with the HR Operations Manager on system developments and improvements
- Work with the managers of proposed externally funded projects to understand potential hiring needs and advise on timing/strategy
- Work with the Head of Inclusion & Organisational Development on strategies to ensure inclusive recruitment and to meet our targets for increasing representation at every level of our workforce
- Work with the HR Operations Manager to develop a suite of management information reports for hiring managers, senior leaders and HR that give insight into campaign performance and candidate diversity. Make recommendations for changes and developments based on insights from this data.
Person Specification
- Significant experience as an in-house recruiter with a successful track record of hiring into key roles
- Experience of a broad range of assessment methodologies and deploying these to select the best candidates for each role
- Experience of developing and implementing assessments against behaviour frameworks
- Experience of coaching hiring managers to deliver effective recruitment campaigns
- Experience with developing candidate attraction materials and communications
- Experience of developing and delivering training for hiring managers
- Experience of developing targeted campaigns for hard-to-fill/niche roles
- Significant experience using digital tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter to identify and approach potential candidates
- Experience of working with Applicant Tracking Systems, developing their use to maximise their effectiveness
- Highly numerate with proven ability of taking a data-driven approach and making recommendations based on insight
- Highly organised with the ability to manage and prioritise a range of campaigns
- Flexible and proactive approach
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience of managing budgets and supplier relationships
Desirable
- Accreditation in one or more psychometric testing methodologies e.g. BPS RQTU certification
- Experience of hiring in the academic/scientific sectors
Key Information
This is a hybrid working role so you will be expected to divide your time between home working and working on-site at South Kensington.
All positions at the Natural History Museum are conditional subject to
receipt of:
- Proof that you are legally entitled to work in the UK
- A Basic Disclosure Check from the Disclosures and Barring Service (DBS)
- Satisfactory references covering the last 3 years of your employment or education
- Health clearance
The Museum supports flexible working.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Marie Curie is the UK’s leading end-of-life charity. We are the largest non-NHS provider of end-of-life care in the UK, the only provider across all 4 nations, delivering community nursing and hospice care across the country, while providing information and support on all aspects of dying, death, and bereavement. Our leading research pushes the boundaries of what we know about good end-of-life, and our campaigns fight for a world where everyone gets to have the best possible quality of life while living with an illness they’re likely to die from.
Your role in our mission…..
To ensure we can continue our important work, our Fundraising team are incredibly important. Since the pandemic, fundraising at Marie Curie has been through a lot of change. However, the organisation recognises the importance of our activity within communities across the UK and community fundraising has been invested in.
What you will be doing
- Be the primary contact for supporters, patients, and families and offer excellent service to supporters through various communication channels.
- Develop strong internal relationships to enhance fundraising efforts and support Marie Curie activities. Help identify and engage new supporters.
- Record, bank, and process supporter income in line with Marie Curie policies. Maintain accurate financial and supporter records.
- Provide stewardship for Fundraising My Way participants, local fundraising groups, volunteers, and third-party eventers.
- Manage collection site bookings and permits, contact volunteers, dispatch materials, and ensure proper follow-up and record-keeping for collections.
What you will need
- Good verbal and written communication skills demonstrating a sensitive approach
- Good IT skills including Word processing, email and spread sheets and a working knowledge of databases
- Excellent people and customer service skills.
- Able to engage with supporters and families in support of their fundraising activities.
Please see the full job description here
Application Process
As part of your online application, you will be asked for a CV and covering letter. Please review both the advert and job description and outline your most relevant skills, experience and knowledge for the role. Please cite your preferred location.
Close date for applications: Monday 21st July 2025
Salary: £22,222 – £24,350
Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Based: Penarth Hospice
Benefits you’ll LOVE:
- Flexible working. We’re happy to discuss flexible working at the interview stage.
- 25 days annual leave plus flexible bank holidays
- Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme (we will match your contribution up to 7.5%)
- Loan schemes for bikes; computers and season tickets
- Continuous professional development opportunities.
- Industry-leading training programmes
- Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programmes
- Enhanced bereavement, family friendly and sickness benefits
- Access to Blue Light Card membership
- Subsidised Eye Care
Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.
We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.
We're happy to accommodate any requests for reasonable adjustments.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
London Play is seeking a part-time Partnership Fundraiser to lead on securing income to support its vital work, in particular through strengthening and developing its partnership with London Play Design. This is a flexible and autonomous role, ideal for an experienced professional with a strong background in fundraising strategy, relationship-building, and making grant applications.
About London Play (LP)
London Play is a small, influential charity with a mission to ensure that every child in London has the time, space and freedom to play outside every day, close to where they live. In a crowded city, the availability of safe, accessible places to play is under constant threat. We work with groups across the capital to help them provide more and better play opportunities for children, as well as advocating and campaigning for play as an essential part of a healthy childhood. Supporting and promoting London’s unique staffed adventure playgrounds is also a key focus for our work.
About London Play Design (LPD)
London Play Design is a not-for-profit Community Interest Company and social enterprise established in 2017, formerly a department within London Play. We specialise in designing and improving community play spaces across London. With a deep commitment to play, we aim to create vibrant, engaging, and safe environments for children and families, underpinned by community involvement and sustainable practice.
Job Description
We seek a skilled and proactive fundraiser to support LP in submitting funding applications to support its partnership with LPD and developing long-term fundraising capacity. The first key task will be to collaborate with both organisations to create a strategic fundraising plan aligned with our programmes, with a strong emphasis on championing play and supporting adventure playgrounds in continuing their essential community work.
Key responsibilities will include developing and implementing a fundraising strategy to secure income from a diverse range of sources; and researching, identifying, developing and submitting funding applications and proposals to relevant trusts, foundations and other grant-making bodies.
The ideal applicant will have at least five years’ experience in fundraising, donor development, or grant writing – ideally including partnership arrangements – as well as a demonstrable understanding of the value of play and the outcomes it contributes to for children and for communities. They will be highly organised, with exceptional written and verbal communication skills and a proven ability to achieve income targets and meet application deadlines.
For more details download the job description and person specification below.
We believe that a diverse workforce drives innovation and better decision-making and are actively seeking to build a team with a variety of backgrounds, skills, and perspectives. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals, including those from underrepresented groups.
Working for every child in London to have the space, time and freedom to play outside daily, near to where they live.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
“Providing free, independent, confidential and impartial advice”
Citizens Advice Southwark has a track record of delivering high-quality services from its offices in Peckham and Walworth and outreach locations across Southwark and South East London. We sort out problems together, for good, by providing free, independent, confidential and impartial advice across all areas of social welfare law, and through using the experience of our clients to bring about positive change through research and campaigns.
We are looking to recruit an experienced Money Advice Caseworker to supervise our money advice team and assist clients with complex debt problems and income maximisation.
The role includes to:
- Assist in providing and developing a high quality money advice service
- Undertake specialist level money advice casework
- Provide the line management and technical supervision of project staff and volunteers
To be successful you will need:
- Experience of providing support and supervision to colleagues to aid their development and meet quality standards
- Two years recent experience as a money advice caseworker in a target driven environment
- Hold an accredited qualification in debt advice
- A commitment and understanding of the Service’s aims, principles and equal opportunities policies
Closing date: 9.00am Monday 14 July 2025
Interviews: Thursday 17 July 2025
We offer a range of employee benefits, including generous annual leave, an employer matched pension contribution up to 10% salary, and training and development opportunities to continue your professional development.
Citizens Advice Southwark is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all applicants who meet the person specification irrespective of sex, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief, age, or disability.
Finance Manager - 4 days per week - National
Are you an experienced Finance Manager keen to join a growing organisation that makes a big impact on the health and wellbeing of children and adults through the healing power of music? Charity People is delighted to be partnering with Music in Hospitals & Care, a £1million turnover organisation to help recruit a part time Finance Manager.
Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will be managing one Finance Assistant. Working closely with the Head of Finance overseeing all processes and controls that feed into management accounts preparation, you will also be business partnering with the Senior Leadership Team, and budget holders.
This is a pivotal time to join this amazing charity, with an inclusive and strong CEO and staff.
Salary: £40,000 per annum (this will be pro-rata'd for 30hours per week)
Benefits Excellent benefits package including 35 days per year (inclusive of bank holidays), Employer Pension contribution of 6%, Death in Service benefits, access to an Employee Assistance Programme, and the opportunity for flexible working.
Contract: Part time 30 hours per week, Permanent
Location: Remote based role with an occasional travel to London, we encourage applicants from across the UK.
Key duties and responsibilities will include:
- Oversee day-to-day financial operations, working with Finance Assistant to ensure all financial transactions are recorded accurately.
- Lead the completion of month-end processes including preparation and posting of journals, balance sheet reconciliations including restricted fund reconciliations, and maintenance of control accounts.
- Assist the Head of Finance on drafting management accounts and cashflow
- Provide financial business partnering support to Senior Leadership Team and Managers as required.
- Collate and provide monthly payroll information to external payroll provider, reconciling payroll outputs to financial records.
- Support the Head of Finance in the preparation of year-end financial statements in line with the Charity SORP and statutory requirements.
- Act as the lead point of contact for the annual audit process, liaising with external auditors and preparing audit schedules and documentation as required.
- Act as a key contact for the charity's banking, payment platforms (Stripe, CAF, Paypal etc) and financial systems (Sage).
- Monitor bank accounts, oversee and authorise payment uploads, and ensure accurate reporting via banking platforms.
- Provide reconciliations for fundraising between CRM (Beacon) and Financial System (Sage).
- Lead and empower the Finance Assistant
Candidates applying for this role must have the following:
- Qualified by Experience (QBE), a recognised CCAB qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA) or working towards a recognised Finance qualification
- Producing monthly or quarterly management accounts and providing suitable narrative as required
- Supporting or leading on aspects of the year-end processes and/ or the annual audit, including producing year-end schedules, accounts and liaising with the auditors
- Ability to build strong relationships with budget holders and being able to challenge them in a compassionate and respectful manner
- Strong verbal and written communication skills at all levels
- Strong interpersonal skills and being proactive
- Experience working on Sage 50
This role will be closing on 13th July, 2025 and candidates shortlisted will be required to answer three questions which will form as part of shortlisting by the client.
Therefore, please do apply without further delay!
Due to the nature of this role, the client may close this position early if we have suitable candidates.
First stage interviews will be held via MSTeams on Friday 18th July
Second stage interviews via MSTeams on Wednesday 23rd July
Charity People is a forward thinking, inclusive organisation that actively and deliberately promotes equity, diversity and inclusion. We know organisations thrive when inclusion is at the forefront. We evidence our commitment by matching charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates irrespective of background e.g. age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we believe that greater diversity leads to greater results for the charities we work with.
Who are we?
Depaul International (DPI) oversees the Depaul Group, a group of charities that work across the world with a mission to stop homelessness and change the lives of those affected by it.
What’s the role about?
This is a great opportunity to join us as the new Chief Finance Officer. As the Depaul Group continues to experience growth and increases its impact, you’ll lead the effective financial and governance support provided by DPI to its subsidiaries. You’ll be the leading interface between the Senior Leadership Team and the Board of Trustees and other corporate bodies and subsidiaries. You’ll provide financial advice to the Group CEO, Board and other senior management colleagues, including modelling best practice in financial management, overseeing the financial management in the subsidiaries, setting financial standards for the group and providing support to enable the subsidiaries to meet those standards. You’ll also be leading and supporting the development of a new governance structure for the Group.
What will ideally support your success?
You’ll be a CCAB qualified accountant with experience of strategic financial leadership and management experience and the ability to solve complex problems. In addition, you’ll have experience of working with and advising a diverse range of boards and external stakeholders. It’s important that you also have experience of current financial reporting requirements and financial management practices, including consolidated financial reporting. Strong IT skills as well as an appreciation and understanding of key HR and ICT challenges in the charity sector are desirable. We’re looking for someone possibly, but not exclusively, working in homelessness and/or international development who shows personal integrity in all they do and have a commitment and respect for our aims, objectives and values.
Closing date: Wednesday 16th July 2025.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Bring your environmental passion for rivers to life!
Are you an enthusiastic finance professional who prides themselves on their attention to detail and excellence? Would you like to work with the finance team for a charity who is invested in improving and making a real difference to our rivers here within the South East of England, which hosts some of the rarest Chalk streams on the planet?
About Us
The South East Rivers Trust (SERT), is the river restoration charity for the South East of England. Our vision is that rivers across the south east are clean, healthy and rich in biodiversity. Our mission is to restore and protect rivers and their catchments against multiple threats and a dramatically changing climate. We do this by:
• delivering evidence-based and nature-based solutions on land and in rivers;
• inspiring and empowering more people to protect rivers for the future.
Working at SERT is rewarding, fulfilling and busy. We work collaboratively and with passion, and this is reflected in our core values of: delivering high quality work, using expertise and scientific understanding, building good and effective relationships, and bringing positive energy to all we do. With rivers and catchments needing serious action to survive, our aims are growth and impact – so you’ll be comfortable with challenges and excited by change. If this sounds like an environment that you would thrive in, we would love to hear from you, please visit our website for more information.
About The Role
We have an exciting opportunity to join the South East Rivers Trust's Finance and Operations Team. We are a small dynamic team, sitting at the heart of the organisation. The role reports directly to the Finance Manager and will provide support in administering all financial controls and processing for the organisation. The successful applicant will come from a financial background with a strong understanding of financial principles, an accounting qualification and proficiency in Excel. They will have experience in bookkeeping, reconciling accounts as well as dealing with banking, grant applications and expenses.
The role would suit an individual, who is approachable and organised, with excellent attention to detail, able to work on their own or as part of a team. The role involves liaising and following up with all teams to ensure the data provided is accurate and timely, to support grant applications, payments and audit requirements.
To be successful, they will need to be able to multitask, be proactive and have excellent communication skills, following up and advising staff across all teams. They will need to have a positive attitude, and willingness to assist the whole team with other administrative tasks as and when required. This role is predominantly working from home, with at least one day per week, (on a Thursday), working in the office in Leatherhead.
This is a part time position, to include Monday and Thursday (this being our in office day). There may be a requirement to pick up additional hours to support with busy periods.
To apply for this position please complete an application form and send this together with your CV to us; further details can be found on our website.
We help rivers thrive again for communities and nature.




In this role, you will be the face of our friendly and passionate Supporter Engagement Team. You will have the opportunity to support in creating and launching exciting new fundraising products, attend a wide variety of events and add your voice by reviewing current processes which will benefit our fundraisers.
You will work closely with our network of 12 home-based Regional Fundraising Officers (RFOs) as well as our Sporting Events and Corporate Teams. You will be the first point of contact for the majority of our supporters and will offer first-class stewardship to ensure our fundraisers feel well-supported before, during and after their amazing adventures.
You will provide crucial administrative support to the RFOs and all teams in Supporter Led Fundraising (Sporting Events, Corporate, and Marketing and Engagement). Support will include adding accurate details to our database, coding gifts tracking and monitoring income, responsibility for online donation platforms and virtual fundraising as well as general administrative duties in the office.
This role will be known internally as Fundraising Executive*
Main duties and responsibilities of the role:
· Be the positive, passionate face and first point of contact for the Supporter Led Fundraising (SLF) team.
· Build first-class and long-term relationships through telephone calls and emails with our supporters to ensure they have the best fundraising experience at Alzheimer’s Research UK.
· Provide central stewardship support to a remote-based team of Regional Fundraising Officers (RFOs) to ensure effective delivery of the SLF strategy and budget.
· Provide administrative support for the whole of the SLF team, primarily to the home-based RFOs.
· Support the Sporting Events Team with recruitment and stewardship of events.
· Work with our Corporate Teams to effectively steward our partner companies.
· Ensure consistent cross-working to identify potential opportunities in current and prospective supporters for long lasting relationships across all teams.
· As one of the key fundraising contacts, keep the managers and team up to date with supporter feedback.
· Provide central communications within the organisation on behalf of the team, updating them on upcoming events and projects.
· Attend a variety of events to engage with and cheer on supporters including golf days, regional events and sporting events.
Administrative Support
· Process material requests from fundraising supporters, offering appropriate support while considering charity cost.
· Provide support on fundraising email inboxes e.g. skydive inbox and Walk For a Cure
· Provide further support to the RFOs where necessary including mass printing, franking, booking couriers and personalising thank you letters and certificates.
· Provide additional support on Ad Hoc campaigns such as Facebook challenges.
· Ensure clear, consistent and up to date fundraising data management including adding new constituents to the fundraising database, accurately recording and maintaining supporter details, monitoring and tracking supporter income and making sure supporters are appropriately thanked in a timely manner.
· Support with social media and website updates including virtual fundraising challenges.
· Provide data support to the Senior Officer.
· Ensure all communications are in line with GDPR policies.
· Become the Central coordinator for SLF-wide activities and procedures, e.g. skydives, contactless machines and invoice processing.
Spotting Potential
· As the central point of contact for the SLF team, you will effectively and consistently spot opportunities to build networks among our fundraising community and flag these to the relevant members of the team.
· Identify and research potential community group and business partnerships for SLF teams.
· Use data reports to spot fundraising trends and identify opportunities.
· Help spot opportunities and contact supporters as part of our re-engagement process to encourage repeat fundraising.
· Effectively communicate ARUK’s legacy messages to supporters via telephone and in writing.
Collaboration
· Build strong relationships with teams across the organisation in order to work collaboratively, allowing you to offer the best stewardship journey to our supporters.
· Work with our Supporters and Families Team by sharing fundraiser stories to maximise potential publicity.
· Work closely with teams such as Science Communications, Digital and Design to help create appropriate stewardship journey assets for the whole of SLF.
· Liaise with our Supporter Care team to ensure processes are in-line across the organisation.
· Become involved in a Community Fundraising Project Group, adding creative insight and performing administrative and relationship-building duties based on one of our key fundraising areas.
What we are looking for:
· Good knowledge of Word, Excel, and Outlook.
· Experience of working in a customer service role.
· Confident working with computers.
· Enthusiastic and polite telephone manner.
· Confidence in making telephone calls to new and warm individuals.
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
· Good organisational skills.
· Able to juggle multiple demands on your time and prioritise appropriately.
· A passion for wanting to deliver the best, first-class stewardship journey for our incredible supporters.
· Warm, friendly and personable.
· A professional and hard-working team player with a positive and collaborative work ethic.
· A willingness to learn and adapt to processes.
· To be agile, flexible and understanding that work priorities may change at short notice due to the nature of fundraising.
· Flexibility to work occasional unsociable hours when the role requires.
· Willingness to travel independently when required.
Additional Information:
Ways of working: As part of our Agile ways of working you will be required to work approximately 2 days a week from the office, which is subject to the requirements of the role and the business needs. Flexibility on where you work can be split between working from home and our office.
Roles that are classed as part of the Agile ways of working are not able to claim any costs for Mileage/Travel on Public Transport, Accommodation and/or Meals. This includes when attending the office for various meetings/events.
Our Office: Our office is at 3 Riverside, Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge, CB21 6AD.
Salary: Circa £23,000 per annum, plus benefits
Please download the Vacancy Pack on our website for more information.
The closing date for applications is the 13th July 2025, with interviews being arrange once shortlisting has been completed. Please indicate in your covering letter if you are unable to attend an interview on a certain date. We would encourage you to submit your application at the earliest opportunity, as on occasion we may have to bring forward the interview date and/or the closing date based on the needs of the business. Although a possibility, this will only happen in exceptional circumstances. Please indicate in your covering letter if you are unable to attend an interview on a certain date.
We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented. Any offer of employment is however subject to you having the right to work in the UK.
As part of our commitment to being an inclusive employer and ensuring fairness and consistency in our selection process, we will handle your CV and application with the utmost confidentiality. While we strive to anonymise your CV where possible, there are certain sections, such as the application question, that cannot be fully anonymised. We kindly ask that you remove any personal information, including your name, when answering the application question. The hiring panel will not have access to your personal details, such as your name and address, until you are invited for an interview. Should you require any adjustments at either the application or interview stage, please contact us via our website.
How to apply: Please create an online account using our Online Recruitment Platform which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies page. You will be able to attach your CV to your application and track the status of your application.
About Alzheimer’s Research UK: Alzheimer's Research UK is the UK's leading dementia research charity. Our mission is to accelerate progress towards a cure. Today 1 in 2 people will be impacted by dementia, either through caring for a loved one, developing it themselves or tragically both. But there is hope.
There has never been a more important and exciting time in dementia research. With promising new drugs in clinical trials that slow the progression of the diseases that cause it, and revolutionary new ways to diagnose them on the horizon, we are now at a tipping point. Working with the smartest minds globally and across the UK, with industry and academia, Alzheimer’s Research UK is uniquely placed to invest in the very best research identifying barriers to a cure and knocking them down so that there are more and better treatments for everyone with dementia. For the first time in history, we can see a future where people with dementia can get a swift and accurate diagnosis, and effective treatments that could slow or even stop their disease. We stand for everyone affected by dementia. We stand for a cure.
In 2024, we were incredibly proud to be awarded a 3-star accreditation by Best Companies which recognises ‘World Class’ levels of workplace engagement. This is the second consecutive time; we have been awarded a Best Companies 3-star accreditation.
We were also listed in the prestigious Best Companies lists:
· 18th in the 100 Best Large Companies to Work For in the UK.
· 10th in the 50 Best Companies to Work For in the East of England.
· 2nd in the 30 Best Companies to Work For in the Charity Sector.
ARUK really does look after its people, where you will be able to add value and make a difference.
To view further details about working for us and the benefits we offer, please visit Alzheimer’s Research UK
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Role Overview:
This is an exciting opportunity to lead the Trusts and Foundations income stream at Global Canopy, bringing exemplary relationship management and stewardship strategies to continue establishing the programme for long-term impact. This role will also nurture a small but successful team, supporting them to reach in-year and future income targets.
You will contribute to a culture of kindness, collaboration, rigour and accountability in equal measure. You will come to work with a sense of urgent mission, but one balanced by emotional intelligence. You will share our conviction that it is not just what we do that matters in our working life, but how we do it too.
Key Responsibilities
As a confident and energetic member of Global Canopy’s Development team, you will:
- Oversee the delivery of our Trusts and Foundations programme, shaping plans to ensure outstanding donor engagement and stewardship, future income growth and the delivery of our mission for forests, people and nature
- Personally manage a portfolio of prospects and existing funders at the six- and seven-figure level, inspiring them to give for the first time and continue or increase their giving
- Support the Trusts/Foundations fundraising team to develop a continuous pipeline of unrestricted and restricted funding opportunities
- Working alone and in partnership with other team members, develop high-quality tailored communications, including cases for support, bespoke proposals, concept notes and donor reports that demonstrate Global Canopy’s impact
- Engage and build relationships with peer and partner organisations to identify and explore opportunities for partnership funding applications
- Represent the voice of fundraising on strategic internal Boards and Working Groups, ensuring excellent communication flow between them and the Development team
- Collaborate effectively across the organisation at all levels, operating as a supportive and reliable fundraising colleague
- Work with colleagues across programmes, communications, operations and finance to shape annual plans and budgets
- Leverage your understanding of market trends to adapt our approach to fundraising and donor engagement
- Effectively manage a high performing Trusts/Foundations team providing clear objectives, supervision and support to enable them to thrive in their roles
- Ensure your and the team’s work is fully compliant with both our own policies and the latest charity legislation and standards of practice
- Ensure that our CRM (Salesforce) is used effectively, kept up to date and accurately maintained with prospect and donor information
- With the Director of Income and Philanthropy Lead, contribute to the effective management of the Development team as a whole and a strong organisational fundraising culture
- Undertake any other relevant duties and projects delegated by the Director of Income
Skills and Experience
Successful candidates will:
- Have a proven track record of having identified, cultivated and secured six- and seven-figure funding partnerships with trusts/foundations
- Have proven experience of building relationships of trust, working collaboratively and in close partnership with internal stakeholders to deliver joint outcomes
- Have excellent written and verbal communication skills, confident in synthesising complex information for external-facing, donor-friendly communication and talking with funders, prospects and stakeholders
- Be adept in negotiating in complex environments with multiple stakeholders to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes
- Be skilled in adapting your style of management to meet individual needs and provide support to team members in achieving their professional and developmental goals
- Be familiar with the Fundraising Code of Practice and/or other relevant fundraising best practice frameworks
- Have excellent relationship management skills and high emotional intelligence
- Have strong financial literacy, including budgeting and financial reporting
- Be able to work well under pressure and manage multiple priorities and demands
- Have experience in working in the forests, nature and/or climate sectors, preferably in a global context
- Familiarity with the human rights and social dimensions of commodity-driven deforestation and environmental degradation and/or the nexus between human rights and nature-related issues would also be beneficial
Essential Behavioural Competencies
- Proactive and agile, seeking opportunities to grow income in a dynamic and creative environment
- Passionate about demonstrating how funders can contribute to ending deforestation, an essential step in achieving urgent global goals on climate, nature and human rights
- Enthusiasm and flexibility to adapt to changing circumstances and capitalise on new opportunities
- Effective and positive team-player with a strong preference for collaboration
Benefits
Salary
£55k-65k full time equivalent
This role sits within Band C on Global Canopy’s remuneration framework.
Nature of contract
Full time / Permanent. We are a flexible employer and welcome candidates wishing to work flexibly.
Base
Our office is in Oxford, with flexible home-working arrangements in place.
Holidays
36 days (including bank/public holidays) for discretionary use across the annual leave year. Option to purchase up to an additional 5 days or equivalent of one week’s leave.
Pension
Employer pension contribution of 8%.
Healthcare cashback plan
Covering dental fees, eye-care, wellbeing, physiotherapy, chiropody and much more – for you and any children.
Group Life Assurance
Paying a lump sum of 3 times annual salary
Group Income Protection
Paying 75% of annual salary for up to 2 years (for long term sickness).
Employee Assistance Programme
Which provides free, confidential advice on personal and legal matters.
Other
Huge range of discounts and cashback deals at gyms, restaurants, holidays, and much more.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This vacancy is restricted to Black and minoritised women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.
We reserve the right to close these adverts early if we have sufficient interest, so early applications are encouraged.
Are you driven by a commitment to social justice and equality? Do you want to utilise your expertise to support vulnerable women and children in their fight against inequality and discrimination? Southall Black Sisters has the perfect opportunity for you. We are seeking a dedicated Immigration Solicitor to provide specialised, personalised advice to our clients, empowering them to make informed decisions about their future.
The postholder will support and contribute to Southall Black Sisters’ (SBS) research, policy and campaigning work by developing and delivering high-quality, intersectional research that:
- Strengthens the evidence base on violence against women and girls (VAWG), particularly as it affects Black, minoritised and migrant (BMM) women and girls.
- Centres the lived experiences of victim-survivors, using participatory and coproduced research methods.
- Informs SBS’s advocacy, public education and service delivery strategies through accessible, impactful research outputs.
Working closely with senior staff, frontline colleagues and external partners, the postholder will design and contribute to research projects, gather and analyse qualitative and quantitative data, and produce clear, well-structured outputs including reports, policy briefings and presentations. They will be supported to develop their research skills and will be encouraged to bring creativity and rigour to exploring the structural inequalities that shape the lives of the women SBS supports.
By joining our team, you will be at the forefront of the fight for equality and justice, making a tangible difference in the lives of those who need it most.
Why work with Southall Black Sisters?
Southall Black Sisters is committed to providing a supportive working environment, where team members feel valued, empowered and safe. To that end, we provide an excellent package of employee benefits including:
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Hybrid working
- Enhanced pension contribution
- Enhanced sick pay
- Subsidised public transport season ticket
- A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, including access to confidential support from MBACP therapists
- Clinical supervision with an MBACP therapist to explore issues arising from casework
- A focus on continued learning and development through accredited training delivered by experts in their field
- Organisation-wide away days
- Career development pathways and support
- The opportunity to learn and grow within an organisation renowned for inspiring political activism and campaigning successes
- Employer eye care scheme
To Apply
Submit a completed application form along with the optional equal opportunities monitoring form by the application deadline. Please do not send us your CV as this will not be considered.
Please note, incomplete applications will not be considered.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is a unique opportunity to drive innovation, inspire generosity, and help secure the future of our work for generations to come.
At Age UK Oxfordshire, legacy gifts are one of our most powerful sources of voluntary income—made possible by the generosity and foresight of our supporters. As we launch an ambitious new strategy to double our voluntary income by 2030, we’re investing in the future of legacy fundraising like never before.
We’re looking for a passionate and strategic Legacy Marketing Officer to lead the next phase of our legacy programme. This role is about more than marketing—it’s about embedding a culture where every member of staff understands and champions the importance of legacy giving. You’ll help us build meaningful long term relationships with supporters and local solicitors, while also strengthening the systems and processes that underpin long-term success.
This is a unique opportunity to drive innovation, inspire generosity, and help secure the future of our work for generations to come. We are seeking a goal orientated marketing specialist who is passionate about inspiring transformative change in Oxfordshire for older people and unpaid carers for years to come.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
JOB SUMMARY: Join LSE Students' Union as a Facility Supervisor and play a key role in ensuring the safe, efficient, and effective operation of LSESU Sport, Fitness, and Performance facilities. In close collaboration with the Facility Coordinator, you will oversee daily operations, manage a broad bookings & memberships system, and provide exceptional customer service to students and gym members. If you’re passionate about creating a positive user experience and improving facilities, we want to hear from you!
Who are we?
Part business, part charity, part membership body – students’ unions are all seriously fun places to work. They are organisations in their own right. Professionally run, but different. Professional teams support elected student leaders to make change, improve lives and fulfil potential; we help make it happen. Founded in 1897, LSE Students' Union is one of the oldest Students' Unions in the UK and is the representative and campaigning body for students at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Like other Students' Unions, it also funds and facilitates student activities on campus, including 200+ societies, 40+ sports clubs through the Athletics Union (AU), the Media Group and Raising and Giving (RAG) charitable fundraising initiatives.
What's the Job?
LSESU is looking for a proactive and driven Facility Supervisor to support the daily operation of our sports facilities, with focus on our gym spaces. You’ll be responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the spaces, from health and safety compliance to customer service excellence. You’ll also manage internal bookings and enquiries from our gym members.
The role will require to work on shifts, to be agreed with the Facility Coordinator and with our commitment to avoid unsociable hours and weekends, although may be required on occasion.
In this role, you’ll work closely with the Facility Coordinator to deliver the strategic vision for our facilities, focusing on enhancing the user experience. You will actively contribute to training procedures, incident reporting, and various administrative tasks.
You’ll collaborate closely with both staff and students, playing an active part in day-to-day operations and strategic development of the sports facilities. Your work will have a direct impact on the student experience at LSE, ensuring the seamless running of the facilities and supporting continuous improvements and innovations.
Who are we looking for?
We’re looking for a highly organised and customer-focused individual who is passionate about creating a positive and inclusive experience for all users of our facilities. You should have excellent communication skills and be confident in motivating and collaborating with a team of student staff.
A strong passion for customer service and delivering high-quality services are essential. Experience in facility management or sports event coordination is ideal.
We are looking for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, with the ability to solve problems efficiently, a strong work ethic, and work collaboratively with a diverse team.
Why apply?
Because you’re excited by the challenge! The exact opposite of corporate, we’re progressive, daring and creative individuals working to make a difference in unconventional workplaces.
How do we recruit?
We want to ensure that all systems, policies and processes are free from bias or discrimination and are fair and accessible. Therefore, we ask that all candidates complete our application process by uploading the following three documents:
Part 1: CV – Outlining your skills and experience to date.
Part 2: Supporting Statement – A one-page statement explaining your suitability for the role. This will be used to determine if you are shortlisted for an interview. Please do not include any personal information (e.g., name or date of birth). Use the attached job description and person specification to help with this.
Part 3: Equal Opportunities Monitoring and Contact Form – This includes personal information so we can contact you if you are shortlisted for an interview. It also allows us to gather and analyse demographic information about our applicants. This form will only be seen by HR and will not impact shortlisting.
Want to apply?
To apply for this role, please complete an online application.
Application forms are formatted to ensure the equality monitoring data is removed before they are reviewed by the shortlisting panel. This process ensures that shortlisting is conducted fairly and consistently, giving all applicants an equal opportunity to demonstrate their abilities.
For further about the role, please see the attached full job description and person specification.
For your information- applications do not save, so please save your progress to your computer and submit all the documents in one visit.
Job Application Timeline
Closing date: 27th July at 23:59pm
*Please note that we may close applications early if we receive a sufficient number.
Intended interview dates: 8th August
Compulsory Requirement - The UK Government sets the legal regulations that we are required to follow. As an employer we must ensure that everyone is eligible to work in the UK and this is done by us checking and making a copy of the correct original identification/documentation before your first day of work. Currently we require you to have the right to work in the UK, as we are not a Home Office approved sponsor.
We are looking for a strategic, self-motivated and entrepreneurial Deputy Director to support the long-term success and sustainability of Nottingham Contemporary. The Deputy Director works closely with the Director, Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and Board to deliver the strategic direction, business planning and lead the operational management of the organisation.
The Deputy Director is responsible for the effective internal operation of the organisation, embracing its administrative, facilities, financial, personnel, IT and legal functions as well as its income generation growth strategy. The post holder has executive responsibility for the development and delivery of all aspects of the Business Plan and Arts Council England’s National Portfolio funding agreement, monitoring all Key Performance Indicators. The Deputy Director works with the Director and SLT to shape a sustainable future for the Gallery, maximise income generation and reduce environmental impact.
The role
Your main accountabilities will include:
- Develop operational policies, procedures and documentation, including risk management, ensuring they are up to date and reflect the organisation’s values and align with the Arts Council’s Investment Principles.
- Lead the organisation’s business plan alongside the Director and with support from the SLT, ensuring this is in line with the organisation’s vision, offer, purpose and values.
- Manage the preparation and submission of annual applications to key public sector funders, including Arts Council England, Nottingham City Council and HE partners by providing relevant departmental data and information.
- Lead responsibility for all aspects of financial management and administration of the organisation, including related regulatory reporting.
- In liaison with the Director and SLT, set and manage annual and multi-year budgets and resources, providing suitable reporting on a regular basis to the Director, budget holders and Trustees.
- Ensure that legal responsibilities of Nottingham Contemporary are met including charity, company and health and safety, liaising with solicitors as required.
- Ensure the efficient maintenance and excellent presentation of the building.
- Spearhead income generation strategies in the business plan with support from the Director and Senior Development Manager to diversify and increase the gallery’s revenue streams.
- Oversee the promotion and communication of Nottingham Contemporary’s artistic and educational programmes and commercial activities across all platforms, including print, press, digital and social media.
- Develop and manage key local and regional partnerships, and working relationships with regional and national tourism organisations.
- Be an outstanding member of the SLT, upholding our values and contributing to Nottingham Contemporary being a high-performing organisation and an excellent and inclusive employer.
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
The person
This role would suit someone experienced in business planning and strategy at a senior level, with strong financial understanding and experience. The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker, with excellent organisational skills and commercial acumen. Self-motivated and proactive, you’ll be able to work calmly under pressure to inspire and support colleagues at all levels of the organisation.
You’ll have a strong record of using your entrepreneurial business skills in the non-profit sector, and will be able to develop and manage partnerships and build the organisation’s profile. You’ll understand our organisational mission and vision, and be aligned with our values: brave, open, hopeful and resourceful.
We understand the benefit of transferable skills and experience. Even if you don’t meet all of the criteria but are interested in the role, we would still like to hear from you.
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