Community development manager jobs in united kingdom
Could you bring great programme and people management skills, and a commitment to participatory and strengths-based working, to help lead a portfolio of community-led initiatives in Camden? We would love to hear from you.
The Community Development Manager helps lead, manage and coordinate activities across our portfolio of services at the Winch. You will be passionate about working with and alongside a wide range of people and partners, building a shared approach to help enrich our neighbourhoods. You will be energised by creating and delivering new initiatives, and by learning from them. You will be a thoughtful and attentive planner, a confident communicator and facilitator, and will bring curiosity and clarity to often complex situations.
You will join us as we launch our next phase of the Good Neighbourhood Project, which is focused on building a community-led approach to climate change. This gives you the chance to help shape and lead a critical programme of work, which we are calling ' A Greener Neighbourhood'. If this sounds like your thing, then don't delay - read the role description and apply!
You must submit a covering statement outlining your motivations for applying for the role and describing how you meet the person specification. This should be no longer than two pages of A4, font 12. We will only consider applications with a covering statement.
You must also send a recent CV, outlining your professional experiences and qualifications. This should be no longer than three pages of A4.
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About Action for Stammering Children
Action for Stammering Children is the national charity for children and young people who stammer, their families and the communities who support them.
We exist to ensure that every child who stammers has the support, respect and confidence to live the life they want to lead.
Founded in 1989, we provide support and information to young people, families and professionals; champion research into childhood stammering; and campaign for policy and societal change.
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced community manager enthusiastic about engaging our supporters, volunteers and fundraisers. In this role, you will be responsible for community outreach; effectively communicating our brand identity to help us build and cultivate our supporter base. Adapting the charity’s message for a range of internal and external audiences will be second nature to you. You will be passionate about working closely with volunteers to inform our strategic direction and advocacy efforts. You will bring with you experience of implementing strategic communications, with knowledge of email marketing, paid-for advertising and social media.
In a typical week, you might be working with a member of our Youth Panel or Stambassador Network to create content for an upcoming outreach campaign or preparing them for a media appearance. You may be liaising with some of our community fundraisers as they prepare for their upcoming challenge event, and working with the CEO on communicating the impact of our various projects.
But regardless of the channel or the message, your attention to detail, writing and presentation skills will be flawless, and you’ll bring a creativity and enthusiasm that helps to cultivate our existing supporters and connect with new ones.
It’s an exciting time at Action for Stammering Children, with a refreshed strategy which will see us increase the charity’s reach, impact and engagement with the stammering community more than ever before. This role will be vital to enabling us to deliver that.
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Join an amazing charity that makes a difference for the 110,000 adults and children in the UK with a muscle-wasting condition. This is a role where you can really make a difference.
We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, particularly those from underrepresented groups including people from ethnic minority backgrounds, LGBTQ+ individuals, and those with lived experience of conditions we represent. We believe that diversity strengthens our work and helps us better support our beneficiaries.
The Community Fundraising Manager is an exciting role at MDUK, that will sit within the Fundrasing Team.
In Community Fundraising we are the team that builds relationships with our supporters, families, and event participants to fundraise so that MDUK can continue to find treatments and ultimately cures through research, and to drive improvements in care and quality of life.
In this small but close team there are four other Community Fundraising Managers covering the rest of the UK and a Senior Manager who can support you and the rest of the team in delivering an excellent supporter journey to deliver the charities aims.
You will build relationships and manage both supporters and volunteers within the local community creating an impact by maximising financial contributions and raising awareness of fundraising for Muscular Dystrophy UK.
You will need a flexible approach to your working hours as the role may require some evening and weekend work.
About us:
Muscular Dystrophy UK is the charity bringing individuals, families and professionals together to fight muscle-wasting conditions. We bring together more than 60 rare and very rare progressive muscle-weakening and wasting conditions, affecting around 110,000 children and adults in the UK.
We share expert advice and support to live well now; fund groundbreaking research to understand the different conditions better and lead us to new treatments; work with the NHS towards universal access to specialist health; and together, campaign for people’s rights, better understanding, accessibility, and access to treatments.
Benefits:
We appreciate the range of skills and experience our staff have to offer. In return for your enthusiasm and commitment we commit to actively developing and supporting you. We also offer a range of benefits including pension, life assurance, cycle scheme, health cash plan, financial wellbeing and an employee assistance programme.
Location: Home Based
Closing date: Tuesday 30 September
Please download the job description to see full role responsibilities
NB: Please note that we are interviewing on a rolling basis and may close the advert earlier than the stated deadline if we successfully fill the role.
We connect a community of more than 110,000 people living with one of over 60 muscle wasting and weakening conditions and people around them.




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Proudly supporting and developing Youth Work across the North West and beyond.
We partner with young people and organisations to ensure their voices are heard. We nurture youth work practice, create networks, broker partnerships, and open opportunities for collaboration.udly supporting and developing Youth Work across the North West and beyond.
Our youth voice work enables young people to make a difference individually, locally, regionally and nationally. We are passionate about including young people in decision making and ensuring they have influence over matters that affect their lives.
We are looking for a passionate and experienced Youth Voice & Engagement Manager to lead our work with young people across the North West.
This role will develop and deliver our Youth Voice offer, manage the Youth Voice delivery team, and take the lead in driving the youth voice and engagement element of Synergy, a new National Lottery Community Funded programme.
Working closely with partners and services, the successful candidate will grow youth voice activity, strengthen networks, and create meaningful opportunities for young people to influence positive change locally, regionally and nationally.
Benefits:
- Training and development
- Contributory Pension Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing initiatives
- Free parking at the office
- 25 days Annual Leave plus an additional day off on your birthday (pro rata)
To improve the lives of young people in the North West of England by providing opportunities for them to engage and become active citizens.
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About ELBA
ELBA is a leading social regeneration charity in east London. Our mission is to develop employee volunteering and employment initiatives to decrease poverty, improve social mobility and increase equality for communities in east London and beyond. We facilitate corporate support from over 100 organisations into our community, education and employment programmes.
With over 35 years of experience enabling successful partnerships between businesses and communities, ELBA engages over 16,000 corporate employees in volunteer programmes annually
that support employment, education and community initiatives. In 2024 the Community Works programme supported over 250 charities and social enterprises through engaging employee volunteers in practical and skills-based volunteering opportunities.
About Evolve
Evolve is a Business Charity Awards nominated collaboration between three longstanding corporate partners, a corporate foundation and ELBA. With a focus on Hackney, Tower Hamlets and Haringey, we address the barriers and challenges faced by community organisations. We do this by developing organisational capacity, especially with leadership, for those who are tackling the complex needs presented by the cost-of-living crisis.
The project is currently in its fifth year with funding secured for the following year until December 2026 with the prospect of continued work thereafter.
About the role
The purpose of the role is to lead the successful delivery of ELBA’s Evolve Project, delivering employer-supported volunteering projects that meet the needs of the communities of Hackney, Tower Hamlets and Haringey, and expectations of the corporate partners.
The role requires an ability to build close and collaborative relationships across the community sector, particularly with infrastructure organisations of the three boroughs, likewise the corporate partners. The successful candidate will lead the development and delivery of innovative workshops and long term employee volunteering activities (including ELBA’s flagship coaching programmes) to build resilience in communities. The Project Manager will also lead monthly and quarterly steering group meetings, reporting on impact to the corporate partners.
The post is managed by the Head of Community Programmes, with strategic programme support from the Partnership Director.
Working for ELBA
In our staff survey, our people tell us they love the interaction with active and caring colleagues; the worthwhile nature of our work; and the great agency in how they deliver their objectives.
ELBA has a generous annual leave entitlement that increases with length of service; life assurance; 5% employer pension contribution; BUPA health cash plan; enhanced maternity and paternity pay; an active well-being and equalities programmes led by staff; a varied and busy learning and development schedule; cycle purchase scheme; and an Employee Assistance Helpline.
Job Description
Key duties
· Lead day-to-day development, planning and delivery of Evolve workshops and programmes
· Identify and build relationships with a range of community stakeholders, including charities, community groups, Councils, funders, social enterprises and grassroots organisations to understand community needs
· Design and deliver impactful employee volunteering activities to address these needs, aligned with the skills, knowledge and expertise of the corporate volunteers
· Achieve delivery targets of employee volunteers engaged and beneficiaries supported
· Build and maintain strong relationships with Evolve partners’ Corporate Social Responsibility teams. Manage cohorts of corporate volunteers in line with project targets
· Organise and lead monthly delivery meetings and quarterly project steering group meetings with the Evolve corporate partners
· Maintain strong impact reporting for the project, providing annual reports and mid-year reports to track volunteer and beneficiary engagement
· Proactively generate comms articles, case studies, and awards nominations to highlight the successes of Evolve
General
· Develop a broad knowledge of community resources, programmes and local authority priorities in Hackney, Tower Hamlets and Haringey
· Support the wider Community team and other ELBA colleagues on projects where appropriate
· Use ELBA internal systems to maintain records and report progress, including due diligence and volunteer recording via Salesforce within set timescales
· Ensure that systems for monitoring and evaluation are in place
· Adhere to ELBA’s safeguarding policies and procedures, equal opportunities, health & safety
· Undertake any other reasonable duties as requested by your line manager
Person Specification
Essential skills and experience
· Strong project management skills, managing projects from inception to completion
· Highly organised with an ability to prioritise, work under pressure and deliver set targets
· Experience in facilitating and delivering in-person and online workshops and events to audiences from different sectors
· Ability to manage and track multiple projects, often with competing deadlines
· Excellent interpersonal skills including collaboration, public speaking and negotiation
· Flexibility and creative problem-solving
· Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to articulate messages clearly
· Experience in developing effective partnerships with multiple stakeholders and the ability to work collaboratively with community and corporate partners
· An understanding of corporate community investment and employee volunteering programmes
· Experience of impact measurement techniques and project tracking tools
· A high level of IT literacy
Desirable skills and experience
· Experience of working with or within the corporate sector
· Good commercial awareness
· Experience of corporate community investment
· Experience of working with and training employee volunteers
· Experience of working in or with the voluntary and community sector in east London
· Experience of event management
· Experience of delivering employability events/projects
· Experience of using Salesforce to track and monitor projects
· Use of social media and experience in communicating externally in an engaging method
ELBA expects all staff to demonstrate ELBA’s core competencies:
- Accountability
- Relationship management
- Thought leadership
ELBA is proud to represent the diversity of the communities we support. We are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome all applications.
This appointment is subject to DBS clearance and satisfactory references. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to make a declaration stating that there are no reasons why the applicant cannot work with children, young people or vulnerable adults.
Our mission is to create possibilities to bring about positive change in London





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About Us
The Seafarers’ Charity has been improving the lives of those who work at sea, and their families, for over 100 years. Established in 1917 as The King George’s Fund for Sailors, to support the families of seafarers lost at sea during World War One, we support seafarers throughout their seafaring careers and beyond. We are the largest independent grant funder of maritime welfare charities – with at least £2 million in funding injected into supporting the safety and welfare of seafarers each and every year
The Role
We are seeking an experienced Office Manager to join our team. You will be a highly organised, practical and friendly person to manage our office operations, the role is diverse and will suite an all-rounder who is proficient in multi-tasking and problem solving.
You will run a welcoming office for staff and guests and be encouraged to identify and work on new operational projects that will enhance the organisation. You will be central point of contact for H&S and Facilities management, proactively overseeing all aspects of facilities maintenance and managing contractor relationships.
We encourage applications from all regardless of age, sexuality, socio-economic background, disability, ethnicity, gender, religion, or beliefs. We are committed to building a culture of belonging and inclusion and this is reflected in our policies, practices, and diversity in maritime networks and supported by our inclusion as a Maritime UK Diversity Charter organisation. We are a family friendly organisation, and we encourage flexible working as we want our employees to achieve a healthy work-life balance. Currently our employees are working flexibly with 3 days per week in the office.
Our mission is to tackle the disadvantages of seafaring life by leading collaboration, funding and advocacy to improve seafarers’ lives.
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Senior Trusts & Foundations Manager
Permanent
Split between home and our London Officewith 1-2 days in our London office
Salary: £54,000 - £59,000
About the role:
At Macmillan, we do whatever it takes to ensure everyone affected by cancer gets the best possible support today—and we’re committed to driving a revolution in cancer care for the future.
We’re looking for a strategic and driven Senior Trusts and Foundations Manager to help us unlock transformational funding from trusts, foundations, lottery, and statutory funders. You’ll personally cultivate and steward high-value relationships, securing six-figure gifts that align with Macmillan’s strategic priorities and drive innovation in cancer care.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our ambitious Trusts and Foundations team, unlocking significant support to drive our ambitions for growth and impact - enabling us to tackle some of the most complex challenges facing people living with cancer, and reshaping the wider cancer care system for generations to come.
The role sits within our newly formed Partnerships Directorate, created to build impactful, long-term relationships with philanthropists, corporate partners and healthcare leaders.
Join us at a pivotal moment – with a bold new strategy, exciting funding opportunities and a renewed sense of purpose, there’s never been a better time to make an impact.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Managing a portfolio of high-value funders, securing six-figure gifts and meeting personal income targets.
- Delivering exceptional stewardship and personalised engagement to deepen donor commitment.
- Collaborating with internal teams to co-create compelling funding opportunities and cases for support.
- Leading on new business development, including statutory and lottery funders.
- Coordinating impact reporting and donor communications with precision and care.
- Supporting and mentoring colleagues to build a high-performing, empowered team.
- Using insights and data to shape cultivation strategies and track progress via Raiser’s Edge CRM.
- Ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and Macmillan policies.
What We’re Looking For
- Proven success in securing six-figure philanthropic gifts and building long-term relationships.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to craft compelling proposals.
- Confidence engaging senior stakeholders and influencing high-value outcomes.
- Entrepreneurial mindset with a focus on results and accountability.
- Collaborative team player with a passion for Macmillan’s mission.
- Experience using CRM systems (ideally Raiser’s Edge) and understanding of fundraising regulations.
Who You’ll Work With
You’ll collaborate with:
- Philanthropy, High Value Stewardship & Operations and High Value & Engagement Events teams
- Corporate Partnerships division
- Corporate Partnerships and Relationship Fundraising teams
- Senior stakeholders, Trustees, and volunteers
- Services and Strategy teams
- Finance and Supporter Donations teams
What You’ll Achieve
- A thriving portfolio of high-value funders and increased income for Macmillan.
- High-quality proposals and reports that inspire and engage donors.
- A strong internal network to support approaches to funding.
- Mentorship and support that strengthens the Trusts and Foundations team.
In return, we offer a range of benefits including:
- 25 days holiday plus flexible bank holiday options, increasing by 1 day every year of service up to 30 days
- Pension matched up to 7.5%
- 120+ learning and development offers, with access to external professional qualifications
- Flexible working patterns, such as compressed hours, flexibility to work earlier or later around our core working hours of 10am-4pm
- Holiday buying and selling scheme, life insurance, free wills, retail discounts and much more
Recruitment Process
Application deadline: Wed 1st October 2025 at 23:59
First interview dates: Early-mid October (TBC)
To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed.
At Macmillan you'll find talented people working together to do whatever it takes to support people living with cancer.



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Closing Date: 24 September 2025
Save the Children UK has an opportunity for a Portfolio Manager to manage our West and Central Africa (WCA) portfolio within the Global Impact group from January 2026 for 12 months. In this pivotal role, you'll oversee a diverse range of programmes and partnerships across the region, ensuring they are well-managed, strategically aligned, and delivering lasting impact for children and communities.
Working closely with Country Offices, donors, and internal colleagues, you'll manage risk, drive performance, and capture learning that shapes future portfolio opportunities. Success in this role will require strong portfolio management expertise, excellent relationship-building skills, and fluency in both English and French to engage effectively across the region. Above all, you'll bring a commitment to ensuring children everywhere can survive, learn and thrive.
Please Note: Even if this fixed-term WCA role isn't quite the right fit, we welcome you to submit your CV to be considered for other upcoming Portfolio Manager opportunities across Save the Children UK, including positions overseeing Portfolio's in regions such as the Middle East or East Africa that do not require French.
About Us
Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.
About the Team
The Portfolio & Risk Team manages the SCUK International Restricted Portfolio, supporting Country Offices and local partners in achieving strategic goals. They collaborate closely with Country Offices and other members, offering expertise in programme management, donor compliance, and risk management. Their responsibilities include ensuring compliance, quality assurance, and addressing sensitive issues such as fraud, safeguarding, and safety/security concerns. The team also ensures that learning from the portfolio informs future partnership and portfolio opportunities.
Key Accountabilities
The Portfolio Manager for West and Central Africa (WCA) is responsible for overseeing the successful implementation of Save the Children UK's portfolio across multiple Country Offices in the region. This includes providing direct management support to Country Offices, ensuring compliance with donor requirements, and supporting the effective delivery of programmes and partnerships. Working with a high degree of autonomy, the postholder will lead on managing risks, issues and challenges specific to the WCA portfolio and escalate as necessary to senior colleagues.
The role works closely with the Senior Portfolio Manager for WCA and the Regional Portfolio Lead to ensure regional priorities are supported and delivered. This includes contributing to the effective development and implementation of regional and strategic partnerships, identifying and addressing systemic risks and issues across WCA, and capturing lessons learned to inform future portfolio development opportunities. The Portfolio Manager will also collaborate with colleagues across Partnership Engagement and Portfolio Development to strengthen new partnership opportunities in the region.
In this role, you will:
• Manage the delivery of Save the Children UK's (SCUK) portfolio by overseeing grant and contract management, ensuring compliance with donor requirements, and supporting Country Offices (COs) in achieving program deliverables and managing risks and issues.
• Provide oversight of risk management and portfolio performance, making informed decisions on issues, ensuring key performance indicators are met, and escalating concerns when required.
• Support portfolio development efforts, identifying new funding opportunities with COs, and maintaining up-to-date award and information systems.
• Monitor portfolio performance across designated regions, or other regions when resourcing help is requested, evaluating progress, ensuring adherence to SCUK policies, and ensuring compliance with donor and partner requirements, making adjustments where necessary to ensure success and sustainability.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key staff in Country Offices, offering operational support as needed to ensure quality programming and donor compliance.
• Work to ensure Country Office priorities drive SCUK support for programming, while fostering collaboration across relevant SCUK teams.
• Oversee relevant research projects, ensuring compliance with donor requirements and quality standards, and managing associated risks. Ensure quality assurance processes are completed for research projects, resulting in the right product for the right audiences and adherence to research ethics. Explore solutions for efficient management and synthesis of evidence and learning from SCUK-supported and external research to feed into future partnerships and portfolio design.
• Ensure continuous improvement by facilitating the sharing of lessons learned, best practices, and success stories to inform future portfolio and partnership development efforts and capture knowledge management across the SCUK portfolio.
• Support in identifying new funding opportunities, as follow on from existing awards and/or as part of the day-to-day interaction with donors and that this will be included in the central pipeline management. As directed by the Head of Portfolio Development, this role may be asked to support on proposal development as necessary.
About You
We are looking for someone with the following experience, competencies and skills:
• Project and Portfolio Management: Experience in managing portfolios across multiple Country Offices, with knowledge of donor compliance requirements and the proven experience of ensuring a portfolio of work is delivered on time, within scope, and in alignment with donor requirements and agreed outcomes.
• Risk Management and Mitigation: Proficiency in identifying, assessing, and addressing risks at both the portfolio and project levels, ensuring that strategies are in place to minimise or resolve potential issues.
• Stakeholder and Donor Relationship Management: Strong ability to develop and manage successful relationships with donors, strategic partners, and Country Offices, ensuring effective communication and alignment with organisational priorities.
• Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting: Skilled in overseeing the collection and analysis of data for portfolio performance, as well as financial management and ensuring effective monitoring and reporting to internal and external stakeholders.
• Knowledge Sharing: Ability to facilitate the sharing of best practices and lessons learned to enhance future portfolio management and development opportunities.
• Management Skills: Ability to manage a diverse portfolio, to ensure the portfolio's success across various regions and partnerships.
• Communication and Relationship Management: Proven ability to work effectively in a team and build strong relationships with colleagues from different organisations, functions, and cultures. This includes excellent communication skills for engaging with multiple stakeholders, including Country Offices, donors, and internal teams, ensuring clear and effective dissemination of information and fostering collaboration.
• Problem-Solving and Analytical Skills: Good attention to detail with the ability to identify risks, assess potential issues, and develop solutions that support successful portfolio delivery and overcome challenges across different contexts.
• Technical Expertise: A good understanding of program management, international development, and donor relations.
• Language Skills: Fluency in French (essential) and English.
Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.
Location & Ways of Working:
The majority of our roles can be performed remotely in the UK, but at times you will be required to come to your contracted office (usually between 2–4 days per month, depending on the needs of your role, team, or service). For many roles, this is likely to be the minimum required to deliver impact.
This will be discussed and agreed with your manager / team and we encourage candidates to discuss our ways of working in more detail at interview stage.
Please note: travel costs to your contracted office will be at your own expense.
Flexible Working - We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Save the Children UK believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable where all children have the opportunity to change their world. We apply this to our workforce and we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation where all employees have a sense of belonging and feel that they can be "Free to Be Me". We are not looking for just one type of person - we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas or challenge that disrupts the risk of group think.
We are especially interested in people whose childhood experiences - of life on a low income, of migration, of being in a racialised community, of the care system, of being LGBT+ or in an LGBT+ family or living with (or with someone with) a disability - help us to see things we might otherwise miss. Whatever your story is we want to hear it because we know that different voices, ideas, perspectives and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of children around the world. This is the reason why we are all here.
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At CBGC, our aim is to empower young people in the local community who lack access to services and standard educational opportunities. Through sports like football and basketball, music, mentoring, and other engaging activities, we inspire and guide youth toward positive, transformative pathways
We have a new and exciting vacancy, The Centre Manager (the Manager) will play a key role in ensuring the management and smooth running of the Coventry Boys and Girls Club (Centre). This includes the management of the Senior Management Team (SMT), to ensure the compliance of/to and oversee all administration processes and procedures (including all legal requirements) and financial management.
A key role of this job is to develop the centre’s business in consultation with senior staff, service users to understand the needs of the community and thus create bespoke opportunities in response. This also includes working with and across stakeholders from statutory, voluntary and the commercial sector to generate greater means of collaborative working, and manage a facility which is both safe, sustainable, and friendly for users.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Manage the safe and efficient operational delivery of the centre in conjunction with the Senior Management Team (SMT)
· To ensure that the service is fully compliant within its regulated marketplace and that the quality assurance processes are implemented and maintained.
· To support in strategy development, expansion planning and the delivery of the business plan and profit targets, working with the SMT to ensure new business generation in line with agreed budgets.
· To review data and SMT reports to evaluate, advise and support further improvement.
KEY TASKS:
· In conjunction with the Board of Directors to oversee the centre, supporting the Senior Management (SMT) and staff team to maintain compliance within those services and in particular, supporting with any safeguarding concerns.
· Closely oversee any areas of concern in the day-to-day operations of the centre and provide on call advice and assistance as part of an agreed rota.
· To implement and oversee KPI’s for the SMT in line with the centre’s goals, managing any areas of concern.
· To help deliver expansion plans across the centre, in particular working with the SMT to maximise the use of the centre’s facilities.
· To ensure that the SMT promote the use of the Centre by, amongst other things, maintaining the Centre’s website and other social media and maximise publicity opportunities and liaising with the local media, and to build relationships and acknowledge funders and their contributions.
· To advise the SMT and Directors on areas for development, areas of good practice and areas for improvement; introducing systems and work practices in order to deliver change where needed. To take quick and decisive action where any decline in outcomes is identified.
· To keep up to date with all regulatory changes and good safeguarding practice.
· To effectively introduce, communicate and share good practice examples across the staff.
· To help build on and further develop a strong and well-balanced team, developing new staff to come through across all regions and developing team resilience.
· Ensuring all Company Policies and Procedures are implemented, managed and monitored.
· Ensuring that all Legislation and Regulations are implemented, managed and monitored.
· Reporting via a board report, and attending board meetings, to share all relevant information within your role.
· To share key information following the board meeting with the SMT in a timely manner.
· To collaborate with directors and key staff to develop new systems, processes, or practices in line with the company requirements.
· Supporting the SMT to ensure that the service follows the agreed recruitment and selection processes, ensuring that the company’s staffing levels are maintained accordingly.
· Assist in the investigation process and hear grievances for formal disciplinary hearings (inc appeals) as appropriate and where requested.
· To investigate and apply for external funding.
· To promote and maintain positive, fruitful relationships with all stake holders, particularly Coventry City Council, to seek compatibility of activities and delivery of innovative joint ventures.
· To inform the directors, of any serious areas of concern.
· Maintain absolute confidentiality and follow all GDPR guidance and policy.
· To work within the of the Equal Opportunities and Equality & Diversity Policy and Procedures at all times.
· As with all staff, to take joint responsibility for the safeguarding of those in our care and to act on any concerns immediately.
· Any other duties reasonably expected of a Centre
· Manager.
· This job description will be reviewed regularly and may change over time.
Education and training:
· Educated to degree level or have equivalent experience / qualification
· Computer literate with a working knowledge of Microsoft applications.
· Proven experience in either, the voluntary/community sector, business, project management.
Other:
· A strong commitment to youth services
· Able to work occasional evenings and weekends and attend the Centre at short notice, able to work flexible hours.
· Consent to an enhanced DBS disclosure
Skills and abilities:
· A professional attitude and approach to the management of the Centre
· Excellent communication skills- both written and verbal
· Customer service skills
· Confident, self-motivated, innovative and able to work under pressure
· Good team leadership skills with the ability to develop and support all members of the team
· Able to prioritise work and demands
· Able to work collaboratively
· Understanding of financial budgets with the ability to work within a budget.
· A critical thinker with problem solving skills
Personal characteristics:
· They will have a strong commitment to helping members of the community get involved with the Centre.
· They will also need to be self-reliant demonstrate autonomy and discretion’ in their working and to prioritise activities.
· The continued success of the Centre will depend heavily on the organisational skills of the Centre Manager and their ability to communicate effectively with all members of the community and work alongside colleagues, partners and the Board.
· The Centre Manager will be given a high degree of autonomy and will be self-motivated.
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Refugee Resettlement Manager (M518)
Salary: Grade PO2 £44,075 to £47,181 per year
Term: Fixed-term to 31/03/2027
Working Hours: Part-time 17 hours per week
We are on the lookout for a passionate individual who wants to help us make a difference to local communities here in Charnwood, Leicestershire.
The Council is recruiting for a Refugee Resettlement Manager.
About the role
In this role you will lead the Refugee Resettlement service and work with a range of partner services to ensure the delivery of high-quality and effective refugee resettlement services, including advice, integration and support, to enable refugees to achieve required outcomes and live independently in the UK.
We are looking for a committed individual with strong organisation, communication and partnership working skills, experience of staff and service management, and experience of delivering refugee resettlement or related services.
Please note - the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
For further information please contact Katie Moore, Head of Strategic Housing.
The benefits of working with us:
- Agile working for many roles
- Generous annual leave of between 262.7 hours and 299.7 hours of leave (depending on length of service) inclusive of bank holidays
- Most services are closed over Christmas
- Opportunities for professional development linked to many roles
- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Free parking
We are a Disability Confident Employer and proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant’s Employer Recognition Gold Award.
We prioritise the well-being and engagement of our employees through internal groups such as the Staff Forum, Health and Wellbeing Group and Equality Working Group.
Find out more about this role and who we are by visiting our website.
About the Council
Charnwood is one of the largest shire district councils in the country based on population, serving around 183,000 people.
We offer a range of services, with everything from refuse and recycling collections to the operation of a theatre and historic markets.
Our services are built on our values: Pride in Charnwood; Customer Focused and Working Together
About Charnwood
We are proud of our borough, and it is a great place to live, work visit and invest in. Charnwood boasts breath-taking landscapes which are great to explore.
At the heart of Charnwood is Loughborough, home to a world class university, historic markets, and the only major bell foundry in the UK. It is a diverse community thanks to its student population and cultures from around the world.
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Closing date: Tuesday 30th September 2025
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We are looking for an experienced finance professional wanting a new challenge that offers flexibility and purpose. CHASE Africa is a growing international NGO seeking a dedicated and qualified Part-Time Finance Manager to join our small, friendly team in Somerset.
This is a unique opportunity for someone with extensive financial expertise, who is seeking a part-time position where they can apply their skills to a meaningful mission.
About CHASE Africa
We are a UK-based international NGO with ambitious plans for growth. We work through local partners in East Africa to improve health and wellbeing in marginalised communities, focusing on reproductive health, and a one-health approach that also incorporates environmental protection.
We are a small but dedicated team, committed to a collaborative approach to partnership. We're currently going through an exciting period of transition and growth, with a new CEO in 2022, a new charitable structure in 2023, and registering of a new entity in Kenya in 2025. Our income is forecast to exceed £1 million in 2025. Your role will be vital in helping us achieve our future goals.
The Role
Reporting directly to the CEO, you will oversee all financial aspects of our UK and international operations. This is a critical role that ensures our financial stewardship is sound and our systems are effective.
Key responsibilities include:
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Leading financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting.
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Ensuring timely and accurate bookkeeping and preparing monthly management accounts.
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Preparing statutory accounts and managing the annual audit process.
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Managing donor grants, including producing budgets for applications and preparing financial reports.
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Ensuring compliance with UK charity financial regulations (Charity SORP).
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Providing financial capacity-building support to our in-country partners.
About You
You are a qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA) with at least five years of experience in financial management, including some in the charity or NGO sector. You have a strong working knowledge of UK charity financial regulations and are proficient with accounting software, especially SAGE, and Microsoft Excel.
You are a proactive self-starter with excellent analytical and communication skills, able to work both independently and as part of a small, dynamic team. Most importantly, you are committed to CHASE Africa’s mission to improve health and wellbeing in East Africa.
What We Offer
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An opportunity to shape a growing organisation during a critical period of transition.
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A flexible, hybrid working arrangement with the potential for occasional travel to our programme countries.
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The chance to contribute your skills to a mission-driven organisation that is making a real difference.
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Pro-rata benefits including 28 days of paid holiday (plus bank holidays), a contributory pension scheme, and enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption benefits after one year of service.
to support partner organisations, in Africa, that enable access to family planning, healthcare and rights, while protecting the environment.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Job Description:
This is an exciting opportunity for a strategic, experienced and data driven CRM Manager to join the Projects, Data and Insight team at Heart Research UK and oversee the development, implementation, and optimisation of our Customer Relationship Management activities.
In this new role, you will play a pivotal part in developing the charity’s approach to CRM and database engagement. You will be responsible for segmenting audiences, automating communication flows, and driving supporter and non-supporter engagement, retention, and lifetime value.
Key Responsibilities:
- CRM Strategy & Execution: Develop and execute CRM strategies to improve supporter and non-supporter engagement, conversion, retention, and loyalty.
- Platform Management: Alongside the Director of Data, oversee the management and development of the systems which collect and process data, including the CRM database (Beacon) and other fundraising platforms
- Customer Segmentation: Work closely with the Data Analyst to develop an understanding of supporter behaviours to create effective segmentation strategies for targeted marketing and fundraising efforts.
- Campaign Management: Plan, launch, and optimise communication campaigns. Ensure consistent messaging and personalisation.
- Automation: Build and manage automated workflows to onboard new supporters and beneficiaries and deepen and broaden their engagement with the charity.
- Data Analysis & Reporting: Monitor CRM performance and KPIs; deliver actionable insights and recommendations to stakeholders.
- Collaboration: Work closely with Marketing, Fundraising, Health Promotion and Education and Research teams to propose and deliver cohesive journeys and experiences.
- Compliance: Ensure CRM practices comply with data privacy regulations
We won't stop until there are no more deaths from heart diseases.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is an exciting role in a unique organisation. Our vision is to provide an outstanding experience for all UCL students and to be one of the best students’ unions in the UK and the world. We aim to build a vibrant and empowered student community with real influence in UCL and beyond, that enables students to enjoy their time at university; pursue their interests and passions; see the world in new ways; and develop the skills and experience to change the world for the better.
We are a registered charity employing over 100 career staff and 300 student staff, delivering a wide range of services and representative functions for UCL students. We have the widest portfolio of services of any student organisation in the country, managing UCL’s extracurricular programmes for sport, music, drama, dance, media, volunteering, academic societies and intercultural engagement; providing a wide range of fantastic social spaces; leading on student democracy and representation across UCL; and offering excellent student support services.
It's an exciting time to join our growing organisation as we lead the delivery of UCL’s groundbreaking new Student Life Strategy. This is enabling us to build more programmes to improve students’ mental and physical wellbeing, promote genuine equity for all, build students’ skills and confidence, develop their international connections and intercultural skills, and make a real contribution to our local community.
We support hybrid working. Excellent benefits including defined benefit pension scheme and generous holiday entitlement. We are proud of high levels of staff engagement and pride ourselves on being a great place to work.
We are looking for a Sports Development Manager (Clubs and Performance) to lead a high performing team, delivering support for our TeamUCL clubs and performance sport programmes.
The role is a full time and permanent contract. This role is based at our Bloomsbury campus with flexibility to work from home on a 40/60 basis (40% working from the office). The role necessitates travel to our UCL East Campus and meetings/events on campus and across London. We will consider applications to work on a part-time, flexible, and job share basis wherever possible.
Do you have experience of managing and supporting staff to deliver organisational objectives? Do you have an in-depth knowledge of university sport, and the wider HE sport and physical activity landscape? If the answer is yes, then we want to hear from you.
Our ideal candidate will have proven success in delivering large scale events, experience of developing clubs and performance sport programmes and a clear understanding of relevant health and safety process.
An outstanding experience for all UCL students and to be one of the best students’ unions in the UK and the world.



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About Us
SAVE Britain’s Heritage is a national campaigning charity working to protect historic buildings from demolition and decay. For over 50 years we’ve been at the forefront of the heritage movement, combining high-profile media campaigns, in-depth research, and grassroots activism to champion the reuse of historic buildings and the places they create.
About The Role
SAVE Britain’s Heritage is looking for a proactive and collaborative Heritage Engagement Manager to strengthen our support for communities campaigning to save historic buildings.
You’ll take the lead in developing and managing SAVE’s public-facing resources — including the Buildings at Risk Register, ACT NOW! Toolkit and Building of the Month — ensuring they are accessible, impactful and widely used. A key part of the role is working directly with community campaigners, volunteers and students, providing advice and support to help them run effective campaigns, and sharing success stories across SAVE’s networks.
Working closely with our small team — and alongside our Casework Officer — you’ll help ensure SAVE’s campaigning tools are closely aligned with our strategic aims, from audience development and sector leadership to new partnership opportunities. You’ll also coordinate the annual launch of the Buildings at Risk list, deliver regional engagement activities, and build partnerships with universities and professional networks to foster collaborative initiatives.
We’re looking for someone with knowledge of planning, conservation and the built environment, proven experience supporting or enabling community groups, and strong communication and project management skills. Experience of partnership development, volunteer coordination are also valuable.
This is a hands-on role with real scope to shape SAVE’s engagement work and make a tangible impact for communities and historic buildings across the country. If you’re excited by the chance to champion threatened buildings and empower people to act, we’d love to hear from you.
Deadline: Friday 3rd October
Interviews: Week beginning Monday 13th October
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Assistant Centre Manager
Role to cover: Bookings, Marketing & Administration
Report to: Centre Manager
Responsible to: Vicar and PCC
Place of Work: St Pauls Church, Hills Road, CB2 1JP
Full time: 37.5 hours per week, Monday- Friday with capacity to work occasional evenings and a maximum of 2 Saturdays out of 4 each month, if needed. Time off in lieu applied.
Flexible working is possible with core hours being 10am-3pm. This will be discussed on a case-by-case basis and discussed with the Centre manager at the beginning of each week.
Holiday: 25 days per year plus bank holidays.
This is very much a hands-on role and will be suited to a candidate with sales, marketing and administration experience. This role is a significant and essential one for St Paul’s Church and Community Centre.
This role has two clear functions. Firstly to take the lead in room hire and bookings for the church. It is vital in this role for the business to be run with professionalism and skill, maximising the income for the church. The post-holder will develop a clear business strategy with support from the Centre Manager and commercial trustees. The business strategy should be mindful of the wider mission of the church and its community interests. An element of the position is event coordination, to help plan and run events, weddings, and to support external hirers with logistics and setup.
The second function of the role is marketing and communications. The post-holder will be responsible for helping to promote not just the commercial side of the business, but St Paul’s Church and Community Centre as a whole. This means developing an approach across social media, the physical building, the website, and other avenues to communicate the wider vision of St Paul’s. This will be done in consultation with the Centre Manager, Vicar, other staff members and with the PCC.
The role is the engine of the church, providing the necessary income to run the building, employ staff and help run the community programmes. You will be proactive and a self-starter, actively looking for business and ensuring all marketing has been produced and published accordingly. You will lead on the production of physical and digital assets and enable the updating of our website.
Experience in property management and with working in the 3rd Sector would be beneficial but not mandatory.
Report to:
The assistant centre manager is a key role in the life of St Paul’s Church. Working closely with the Centre Manager, other staff and volunteers, the postholder is essential to the smooth running of all our operations. The postholder works across the church and centre programmes but with a particular focus on bookings and marketing.
Role Description
Commercial:
• Be the lead on managing the commercial bookings from the initial enquiry all the way to the end of the booking, dealing with any queries or issues arising.
• Ensure that bookings are well-managed and appropriate for the spaces and facilities offered. Be available to work some Saturdays and evenings in order to facilitate out of hours and larger weekend events.
• Respond to bookings enquiries on email, via our website, on the phone and in person with a customer-focused professionalism and skill.
• Work with the Centre Manager and Vicar to ensure the appropriateness of bookings and cross-referencing with the church diary and community programme.
• Make and complete bookings on our Midas (or similar) booking system, detailing as much information as possible to be able to share with other members of the team.
• Work with the Centre Manager and Vicar to ensure the appropriateness of bookings and cross-referencing with the church diary and community programme.
• Administer all booking invoices in line with our agreed commercial terms, including deposits, and ensure clear paperwork/ communication for the book-keeper. Chase bad debts when necessary.
• Support the review of booking rates (including benchmarking), terms & conditions and commercial policies, conducted by the trustees.
• Bring in new business to the centre by reaching out to past, present and new clients to increase bookings.
Marketing:
• Be responsible for marketing St Paul’s Church and Community Centre, including physical and social media content. Be proactive in designing posters, flyers, banners and other promotional material, working with external designers and printers when needed.
• Advertise and promote the centre spaces for hire, working with the centre manager and commerce committee to maximise income.
• Ensure that both our physical and digital assets are within brand guidelines, professional and that they promote St Paul’s Church and Community Centre in a positive way.
• Oversee the website and ensure that it is up to date; oversee any new website design project. Enable other staff members to edit the website and support our social media.
Other:
• Be a team player who communicates and works well with our volunteers, the staff team, the commerce committee and vicar.
• Support the Centre Manager in the day-to-day operations of running the church and centre, including parish administration, practical tasks and liaison with external contractors, as necessary.
• Be involved in and support special projects, church events and community programmes e.g. ArtsFest.
• From time to time, you may be required to undertake tasks outside the specific tasks listed above.
• Ordering general supplies for centre such as cleaning and kitchen equipment.
• This job description should be read in conjunction with your contract of employment which always takes precedence.
• Be hands on if needed to assist centre manager in managing facilities and occasionally need to help with the setup of the mid-week church services.
To be a place of encounter and radical hospitality.




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