Connection support jobs

We’re currently recruiting full time or part time Mental Health Practitioners to work directly with young people in our schools Mental Health Teams. For this post you need to have a mental health qualification and at least two years’ experience of working with young people. We are also looking for people with an open and flexible attitude; excellent engagement skills and a passion for working with children and young people around mental health.

Responsibilities include offering a flexible range of short-term and longer-term mental health interventions to primary and secondary aged children and young people including individual and group-based support; workshops; crisis support; mental health themed activities. The posts have scope and opportunity for developing new initiatives and ways of working to support young people’s mental health across South London.

All posts are based on-site (office/school) and may require flexibility to work across different service areas and interventions. Some evening and/or weekend work may be necessary to meet the needs of young people.

Use your culture and people leadership expertise to support the dynamism and excellence of a fast-growing and highly respected youth charity. 

We are seeking an exceptional culture and people leader who brings experience of supporting organisational growth and excellence.

One YMCA is now one of the largest YMCA’s in Europe and our focus is supporting vulnerable people in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire to develop the skills and confidence to live their life to the full.

In the last five years, we have trebled our income to £40m, and more than doubled our staff numbers to 750. This is a new role that we have created to provide leadership to a strategically critical function and to develop our staff and culture so that we maximise our social impact across our 160 sites.

You will be responsible for developing a culture and people strategy in line with our organisational plan, elevating the culture and people function to be as proactive and value adding as possible, and ensuring a thriving, inclusive, and values-driven workplace.

If you enjoy working in a dynamic organisation and are attracted to the challenge of working with highly committed staff, serving people with complex needs and in a context of organisational growth, we would love to hear from you.  

For more information please see the job pack attached. Closing date 23rd October. 

Contract type: Self-employed 
Location: Home-based, working with schools and farms across Essex (please see Job Description for locations)
Daily rate: £158.90 for Farm Discovery / £167.30 for Food Discovery, plus expenses
Closing date: Midday, 3rd November 2025

Are you passionate about inspiring children to connect with food, farming, and the countryside?
The Country Trust is seeking a Food and Farm Discovery Coordinator to deliver engaging, hands-on learning experiences for primary school children across Essex and nearby areas. You’ll run cooking and gardening sessions in schools, organise and lead farm visits, and build lasting relationships with teachers, farmers, and food producers.

We’re looking for someone with proven experience working with children, a love of cooking and gardening, and enthusiasm for bringing the natural world to life. You’ll need excellent communication skills, confidence managing groups outdoors, strong organisation, and the ability to work independently as part of a supportive national team.

This flexible, home-based role typically involves 1.5–2.5 days per week during term time, with paid training, meetings, and development days. A full driving licence, access to a car, and basic IT equipment are essential.

Join us to make a real difference in children’s lives by helping them explore where food comes from and discover the world around them.

Please note: We practice Safer Recruitment and do not accept CVs.

Closing date: Midday, 3rd November 2025

Job Title: Corporate Partnerships Executive

Location: Home based (Home working with regular meetings in London)

Salary: £30,000 to £40,000 

Hours: Full Time, permanent 

Reports to: Head of Corporate Partnerships

About Parentkind

As one of the largest federated charities in the UK, with arguably greater reach into the lives of families and educational settings than any other non-Government organisation, Parentkind is on a bold and urgent mission: to support, champion, and empower parents to be partners in their children’s education and wellbeing. 

Although best known for our support of almost 24,000 Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs), Parent Councils, and Schools, helping them build strong school communities whilst they raise approaching £140 million each year to enhance children’s education, our work stretches far beyond the school gates. Parentkind is building a powerful movement that recognises parental engagement not as a nicety, but a necessity.

Supporting parents beyond the school gate

In recent years, families have faced a series of compounding challenges: the cost-of-living crisis, rising child poverty, and deepening educational inequality. These pressures have left many parents struggling to meet basic needs—let alone feel confident engaging in their child’s learning journey.  Parentkind has responded to this moment with compassion, agility and purpose, through a series of transformative campaigns, resources, and partnerships. 

Our No Cold Child initiative with FatFace stepped in to address a stark statistic: over 150,000 children in the UK do not own a winter coat due to poverty. Through our trusted relationships with schools we distributed 10,000 warm, high-quality coats worth £600,000 to the children who needed them most. Winning the Business Charity Awards ‘Fashion & Retail’ Award, and shortlisted for two further awards, the campaign has been praised not just for providing warmth, but for restoring dignity, inclusion, and school readiness to thousands of children.

The All Dressed Up campaign—developed with World Book Day and Rubies Masquerade—confronted the often-overlooked issue of financial exclusion on key celebration days. More than 100,000 free dressing up costumes worth £1.34 million were delivered to children from low-income families. By enabling participation in events like World Book Day, we helped spark imagination, joy, and belonging for children who might otherwise feel left out—boosting self-esteem and supporting a positive connection to learning.Furthermore, helping attract children into school on a day which often sees struggling parents keep their children at home.

Alongside these national campaigns, Parentkind supports families year-round through a growing suite of programmes designed to inform, prepare and empower parents. Our Be School Ready programme offers crucial guidance and confidence to parents preparing their children for the leap into primary education. With a mix of practical advice, developmental tips, and reassurance, through the distribution of 150,000 copies of Be School Ready and an online campaign, it supports families at one of the most formative moments in their child’s life.

We also deliver a wide-ranging series of live expert webinars and parent-friendly resources, covering topics such as managing anxiety, supporting special educational needs, navigating school transitions, and building home-school partnerships. These resources, developed in consultation with experts and rooted in lived parent experience, equip families to feel informed and empowered, no matter what challenges arise.

Our direct support of schools

Our collaboration with Asda on Cashpot for Schools is another example of unlocking support at scale. This innovative community-led funding model allowed shoppers to nominate and fund their local schools simply through everyday spending. This campaign has generated £5.78 million for schools during the past twelve months, supporting everything from basic classroom supplies to vital extracurricular programmes and pupil wellbeing initiatives. Also shortlisted for a Business Charity Award, it is already a model for community-driven philanthropy.

In April, we launched our Parent-Friendly Schools Accreditation Programme, designed to formally recognise schools that go above and beyond in fostering positive, inclusive relationships with parents. The accreditation celebrates schools that actively listen to parent voices, make engagement easy and accessible, and embed family partnership in their culture. It is a practical and inspiring tool to drive long-term change in the sector and offers a roadmap for schools wanting to strengthen their community.

Our focus on Policy & Research

Our work is grounded in evidence. Since 2023, we have conducted the UK’s largest annual parent survey: the National Parent Survey. With approaching 6,000 participants providing 130,000 bits of data to provide invaluable insights into the struggles, concerns, hopes and fears of parents. The findings are fed directly into government consultations and have already informed national debates on school funding, attendance, mental health support, SEND provision, and curriculum reform.

In each of the past two years the number of policymakers, educators, parents and researchers accessing the National Parent Survey exceeded seven thousand, and the survey featured in more than two hundred media outlets each year.Excitingly, the Times & Sunday Times are partnering with Parentkind to raise the profile even further in September 2025 and the survey will be launched at a lighthouse event featuring the Secretary of State for Education (Bridget Phillipson), the Ofsted Chief Inspector of Schools (Sir Martyn Oliver), the CEO of Mumsnet (Justine Roberts), the Children’s Commissioner (Dame Rachel De Souza), and our own Chief Executive (Jason Elsom). 

If you believe, like we do, that when parents matter, children succeed, we’d love to hear from you.

Main purpose and scope of this role:

With guidance from the Head of Corporate Partnerships, you will identify, secure, and manage new corporate partnerships to fund Parentkind's mission.

You will build and maintain a new business pipeline to support a sustainable corporate partnerships income stream, targeting a wide range of partnerships (including COTY, corporate grants, commercial and strategic relationships) with regional and national businesses with the capacity to support at a 5,6, and 7-figure level.

You will carry out prospect cultivation, develop tailored proosals and pitches, and manage corporate partner relationships to secure excellent supporter experiences.

By collaborating with key internal stakeholders and securing approirate partnership opportunities, you will enhance support for parents, schools, children and young people.

Duties and key responsibilities 

New Business

• Identify and research prospective corporate partners who align with Parentkind’s mission; complete due diligence and compile reports and partner profiles.
• Planning: proactively plan and drive tactical and timely approaches to potential partners.
• Proposal development: produce high‑quality proposals, applications and pitches to secure financial contributions from corporate partners.
• Lead management: respond promptly to new‑business leads, delivering excellent relationship management from initial contact to formal partnership.
• Resource development: contribute to the development and maintenance of key resources for fundraising activities.
• Community Team contribution: contribute to the Community Team’s fundraising initiatives for PTA members.

Partnership Management

• Account management: oversee and manage relationships with selected corporate partners in Parentkind’s portfolio.
• Partnership planning: create and deliver comprehensive, bespoke plans for each partnership, considering all financial and non‑financial opportunities to generate support and mutual value.
• Regular communications: hold regular meetings with partners to ensure partnership objectives are on track; propose compelling partnership content and campaigns.
• Impact reporting: create compelling reports for partners that demonstrate the impact of their contributions and support renewals.
• Coordination of contributions: coordinate gift‑in‑kind/pro‑bono contributions from partners in collaboration with internal teams.

Relationship Management

• Relationship building: cultivate relationships with prospects, developing tailored engagement strategies and keeping key contacts informed of our work.
• Partnership agreements: negotiate clear, mutually understood and appropriate contracts with new corporate partners.
• Network utilisation: leverage organisational networks for introductions and referrals; collaborate with the Head of Corporate Partnerships on network mapping; identify links to target organisations and engage key stakeholders for introductions, referrals and nominations.
• Representation: represent Parentkind at events and networking opportunities.
• Internal collaboration: foster positive relationships across the organisation, ensuring fundraising activities align with the charity’s needs and priorities.

Managing systems

• CRM management: maintain accurate and up‑to‑date records on Parentkind’s CRM (Salesforce), tracking all corporate partnerships activity.
• Monitoring and reporting: contribute to regular monitoring and reporting on corporate partnerships.
• Process management: manage internal processes related to corporate partnerships, including use of third‑party platforms.
• Record keeping: maintain and communicate detailed records of corporate partnerships activities to inform future planning and strategy.
• Finance processes: ensure all corporate partnerships income is accurately coded, allocated and reconciled in line with agreed finance processes.
• Process improvement: contribute to the development of effective processes and systems for managing corporate fundraising activities.

General responsibilities

• Ensure Data Protection procedures are followed at all times.
• Stay informed on relevant issues, educational policy and legislation affecting key audiences.
• Be flexible within the remit of the post and undertake other duties as reasonably requested by senior leadership.
• Contribute to Fundraising Department planning, reporting and cross‑team projects.
• Be self‑servicing and participate in Parentkind’s performance, development and training programmes.
• Abide by organisational policies, codes of conduct and practices.
• Be responsible for the health, safety and welfare of self, colleagues and visitors.

This job description may be amended from time to time and does not form part of the employment contract.

For person specifcation see the attached JD.

Time to care, time to grow giving!

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced fundraising professional to lead and develop three vital income streams at St Barnabas Hospice: Individual Giving, Mid-Value Donors, and our Lottery & Raffle programmes. You’ll deliver ambitious strategies to grow regular giving, steward mid-level donors, and oversee our £1m+ lottery programme – all underpinned by data insight, compliance, and innovation.

Why Join St Barnabas?

• Impact at scale – Drive income growth to fund life-changing hospice care.
• Strategic leadership – Manage key fundraising programmes and a Digital Campaigns Officer.
• Professional development – Lead campaigns that shape the future of giving.
• Hybrid and flexible working – With base at Cardinal Close.
• Great benefits – Competitive salary £36,152, Aegon Pension Scheme or NHS pension continuation, and 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Working Hours: 37.5hrs per week.

Who We’re Looking For:

• Significant fundraising experience, with a track record in Individual Giving and Lottery management.
• Knowledge of mid-value donor engagement and uplift strategies.
• Strong project management, compliance, and data-led insight skills.
• Motivational leadership and the ability to deliver ambitious income targets.

To apply:  Visit our website and complete an application.

Closing Date: 15/10/25.We may close applications early if sufficient strong applications are received.

Interview Date: Thursday 23/10/25

At St Barnabas, we believe in dignity, respect, and equality for all. We welcome applicants from every background.

As an organisation we are happy to consider flexible working requests however there are certain core hours / service delivery elements that are required to be covered.

We may extend, withdraw, or close vacancies as needed.

If selected for an interview, please check your email (including spam/junk folders) for further details. 

Please note, we only accept completed application forms – no CVs.

AllChild is a UK children’s charity committed to supporting every child to thrive. This is a pivotal moment for the organisation. There is a huge amount of interest in our work – from Central Government, local authorities and private sector funders (including significant corporate organisations and major philanthropists), because of our innovative collective impact and funding model.

We are seeking a Philanthropy Officer to join our Development Team. This role will play a part in managing AllChild’s portfolio of philanthropic supporters, including Trusts, Foundations and Major Donors. You will work closely with the existing Philanthropy Officer, supporting the Philanthropy Manager to steward our existing supporters, as well as build a strong pipeline of prospective donors and secure new funding.

To ensure fairness in selecting the best candidates for this role, we operate a blind recruitment process. Therefore, all applications are anonymised until an interview has been confirmed.

For full details about the role, including the job description, person specification, and list of benefits, please visit our website via the Apply button and download the Job Pack.

Closing date: 24 October 2025.

Interview date: Online interview. We anticipate the first round of interviews to be held w/c 20 October 2025. More details will be provided following the invitation to interview.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a sufficient number of applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

We prioritise safeguarding at AllChild. Our recruitment follows strict guidelines outlined in our Safer Recruitment and Selection Policy. Please read our Safer Recruitment and Selection Policy on our website.

We are proud to be an employer that puts Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at the core of all that we do, for the benefit of our employees, our partners, and the communities that we work with.

We are proud of our diversity and are therefore keen to receive applications from people who may be underrepresented in our AllChild community. Please read our EDI statement on our website.

Please inform us of any accessibility needs for the application or interview process. We will address them when scheduling interviews.

At TLG, we’re passionate about building an exceptional staff team that’s committed to making a real difference in the lives of struggling children across the UK. We’re always on the lookout for great people to journey with us towards our vision, and we’re excited to offer a unique opportunity for a motivated and purpose-driven individual to join our team as Digital Marketing Producer.

Are you passionate about storytelling and digital engagement? We’re looking to recruit a Digital Marketing Producer who thrives on sharing the transformational impact of TLG’s work with diverse audiences. As a digitally savvy communicator, you’ll bring an abundance of fresh ideas and creative energy to how we engage people across our key channels - social media, website, and email. You’ll understand how to craft compelling content and copy that resonates, informs, and inspires.

As part of our Marketing, Communication & Advocacy team, you will campaign and communicate the work of TLG through a variety of channels, championing brand awareness, creativity and consistency throughout the charity. At the crux of this role is a desire and drive to creatively build awareness and inform varying audiences of the work and impact of TLG and enable them to understand more fully the barriers that struggling children face.

TLG is a Christian charity and, as a team, we want to bring our faith to the work we do; as such, we are recruiting an individual with a strong and vibrant Christian faith. We would welcome applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds to enable us to better reflect the needs of the communities we serve.

Hours: Full time (37.5 hours per week)

Closing Date: Sunday 2nd November

Initial Interviews: Monday 10th November – Online

Final Interviews: Wednesday 26th November – at our National Support Office in West Yorkshire

As a lawyer at The Animal Law Foundation, you will play a pivotal role in advancing our mission to protect animals through legal interventions. You will work closely with the Executive Director and supervise members of the legal team to identify and develop legal opportunities, you will also work closely with the Advocacy and Communications Officer to raise awareness of the legal interventions.

This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the growth and success of a ground-breaking new charity and create meaningful change in the animal protection landscape in the UK.

Position: Lawyer

Contract Term: 1-year fixed term with a view of renewing

Organisation: The Animal Law Foundation

Location: London (On-site) 

Salary: £32,000 to £45,000

mary Duties and Responsibilities

• Legal Strategy: Collaborate with our Executive Director to develop and implement effective legal strategies to advance our objectives. Conduct research and analysis to identify key issues and tactics to drive impactful change.

• Supervise: Supervise the legal caseworkers in their legal strategy and research. 

• Advocacy opportunities: Communicate legal strategy with the Advocacy and Communications Officer to ensure opportunities to advocate and communicate are not missed. 

• Public Relations: Represent The Animal Law Foundation at events, conferences, and public forums to raise awareness of animal law and policy issues. Collaborate with partner organisations and stakeholders to amplify our legal strategy and build strategic alliances.

• Project Evaluation: Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of legal initiatives. Analyse data and feedback to inform future strategies and improve outcomes.

• Stakeholder Engagement: Engage with key stakeholders, including lawmakers, government agencies, NGOs, and the public, to build support for our objectives. Coordinate advocacy efforts, coalition-building, and public consultations.

More information can be found in the job pack. 

What does The Animal Law Foundation do? 

The Animal Law Foundation was registered with the Charity Commission in August 2022. It is primarily a legal research charity that looks into neglected areas of animal law and where appropriate will instruct lawyers to bring legal challenges to secure any systems in place to protect animals function as they should.

Groups like this exist in the environmental and the human rights space in the UK and in the animal protection space in other countries. There is a desperate need for such work to exist for animals in the UK. 

The UK still has some of the best animal welfare laws in the world, yet the opportunity for vast change contained within these laws is rarely explored. Through exploring these opportunities the whole system for animals can be improved and set global examples. 

It is of vital importance that laws that exist to protect animals are understood and applied. The Animal Law Foundation will work alongside stakeholders to ensure that this happens. 

Big ideas. Lifelong connections. One objective.

SENIOR INNOVATION SERVICE DESIGNER

Salary: £55,000 - £59,000 per annum

Reports to: Director of Innovation

Directorate: Marketing, Fundraising & Engagement

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 35 hours per week

Location: Stratford, London w/ high-flex (1 - 2 days per week in the office). We are open to further discussion around flexible working for the successful candidate.

Closing date: Tuesday 14 October 2025, 23:55

You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.

At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.

We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That's why we're looking for someone talented, someone who wants to develop their skills, someone like you.

We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join us as a Senior Innovation Service Designer. You'll play a pivotal role in shaping and testing future-forward service concepts that respond to emerging trends, technologies, and changing user needs. Working at the intersection of design, business strategy, and technology, you'll design end-to-end services that explore what's next-not just what's now.

You'll work on early-stage innovation projects, often where the problem or opportunity is not fully defined, and will help turn insights, signals, and prototypes into viable service models with potential for long-term impact.

What will I be doing?

• Designing and prototyping services from early-stage concept through to pilot, focusing on desirability, feasibility, and viability

• Mapping and visualising complex service systems, including current and future-state journeys, ecosystems, and value exchanges

• Collaborating with researchers, strategists, technologists, and business leads to frame opportunities and co-create solutions

• Translating user needs, behavioural insights, and market signals into service concepts and design principles

• Rapidly prototyping and testing service touchpoints across physical, digital, and human interfaces

• Building business models and operating models in collaboration with commercial and delivery teams

• Working with the Innovation User Researcher to initiate workshops (e.g. co-design, ideation, service blueprinting) with internal teams, users, and partners

• Clearly communicating and 'selling' products into the business, influencing peers in cross functional teams and senior stakeholders

• Contributing to the development of innovation methods and playbooks focused on H2/H3 innovation, that deliver substantiable incremental revenue.

What are we looking for?

• Proven experience in service design delivering tangible, commercial results, with the ability to work in ambiguous, exploratory environments and drive clarity

• Strong skills in service blueprinting, journey mapping, systems thinking, and experience prototyping

• Experience designing and launching disruptive early-stage concepts, with large commercial ambitions

• Comfortable facilitating co-creation and storytelling across levels of seniority

• Strategic thinker with the ability to connect user needs with business opportunities

• Familiarity with emerging trends and technologies, and how they can shape future services

• Strong ability to generate, evaluate, and execute new ideas, using data and user insights

• Experience with design thinking, agile methodologies, or lean innovation processes

• Good stakeholder management skills, and the ability to navigate and influence across complex matrix-management structures

• Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives and prioritise time effectively

• Resilient and committed team worker, who values others, can coach individuals, and proactively addresses challenges

• Achievement and action orientated, driving continuous improvement, learning from mistakes, and encouraging perseverance.

Our organisation values are designed to guide all that we do.

Bold: Act with ambition, courage and determination

Credible: Act with rigour and professionalism

Human: Act to have a positive impact on people

Together: Act inclusively and collaboratively

We're looking for people who can believe in and embody these organisation values and can use them to drive forward progress against our mission to beat cancer.

What will I gain?

We create a working environment that supports your wellbeing and provide a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools. Our policies and processes enable you to improve your work-life balance, take positive steps in your career and achieve your personal wellbeing goals.

How do I apply?

We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you fairly and objectively.

Help keep our community buzzing!

This is an exciting opportunity to join the team at our thriving and busy synagogue, where communications sits at the heart of everything we do. We’re looking for a creative and proactive Communications Officer – connecting people, sharing stories, and encouraging engagement across our wide range of activities.

Some of your work will be routine: weekly newsletters, managing our website and social media, and keeping our members informed. Other parts will be more strategic – finding fresh ways to engage our diverse community, including promoting our kindergarten and flagship events.

You’ll have some experience in a communications role – perhaps in a charity, community or faith-based organisation. You’ll know how to take lots of information and shape it into clear, exciting messages. That means writing great copy, editing text from others, and using tools like Canva to create eye-catching visuals.

It would be great if you are confident in managing websites and creating engaging content across platforms, or keen to learn.

If this sounds like you, please get in touch.

Grants and Relationships Manager

About Us 

Sussex Community Foundation is a registered charity that exists to make Sussex a fairer and more equal place. We connect philanthropists, donors and companies with local charities and not for profit organisations. We make vital grants through over 100 dedicated funds across four key priorities: tackling poverty, improving health, reaching potential, and acting on climate. 

The Role 

This is one of three Grants and Relationships Manager positions in our supportive Grants Team. You'll nurture donor relationships that go far beyond grant distribution – focusing on strategic philanthropy, sharing insights, and deep community engagement. 

Key responsibilities: 

• Deliver timely, high-quality grant-making that meets donor needs 

• Develop lasting relationships that create meaningful impact 

• Work collaboratively across Grants & Impact, Philanthropy & Development, and Finance & Operations teams 

• Drive innovative approaches to donor engagement and retention 

We encourage applications from people with varied backgrounds and experiences. Sussex Community Foundation is committed to increasing diversity across our teams. 

Ready to make a difference? Join an inspiring organisation where collaboration and shared expertise drive exceptional outcomes. 

For the full person spec. and further information, please refer to the attachment below. 

To Apply

Please apply through the CharityJob portal - explaining how you meet the requirements of the person specification in your covering letter. 

Applications which do not demonstrate essential experience in the covering letter will not be shortlisted. 

We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know, and we will work to accommodate your needs. 

The closing date for applications is Monday 13th October 2025 at midday 

Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation: Executive Director of Charities

Location: Office based at Southwark
Salary: £120,000 per annum
Contract: Full-time, Permanent

Because everyone deserves a fair chance at a long, healthy life, Guy’s & St Thomas’ Foundation works to tackle health inequalities and support outstanding NHS care. We’re now seeking an ambitious, senior leader in fundraising and marketing for a unique opportunity to become our new Executive Director of Charities. The role will be responsible for shaping the future of our three NHS charities - Guy’s & St Thomas’ Charity, Evelina London Children’s Charity, and Guy’s Cancer Charity and deliver impact that changes lives every day.

About Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation

At Guy’s & St Thomas’ Foundation our vision is to build a society where everyone stays healthier for longer. Every day, people across our communities face health challenges that shape their lives and futures. We are one of the UK’s oldest and largest health Foundations, with over 500 years of history. Rooted across Lambeth, Southwark and beyond, we work with the NHS, communities and partners across sectors to tackle health inequity, support innovation and back bold ideas that can transform society.

Now, we’re scaling our ambition. With Board backing for long-term investment in fundraising growth, and a new capital project at Evelina London Children’s Hospital on the horizon, this is a career-defining opportunity to lead that transformation.

What you’ll do

Reporting directly to our CEO, you will lead the Charities Team – overseeing directors across fundraising, marketing, funding & impact, strategy and innovation, and business and play a key role on the Foundation’s Executive Team.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leadership & culture – uniting teams behind a shared vision, fostering high performance, and embedding diversity and inclusion.
• Strategy & fundraising – driving ambitious income growth, shaping large-scale propositions, and championing a culture of philanthropy across the Foundation and the Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.
• Funding & impact – ensuring we invest strategically in health and equity, while strengthening how we measure and demonstrate impact.
• Partnerships – building deep, collaborative relationships with the Trust’s Executive team, senior clinical leaders, donors and partners.
• Governance & oversight – ensuring robust structures, efficiency and capability for long-term growth and success.

Who you are:

• A vision and mission driven leader, encouraging diverse, positive and collaborative cultures; and developing inclusive processes.
• A proven track record in strategic fundraising and marketing leadership and income growth.
• Experience building and leading high-performing teams in complex organisations, including leading leaders.
• Skill in strategy development and delivery, with the commercial acumen to drive results.
• The ability to inspire diverse stakeholders from senior NHS leaders to high-value donors.
• A confident communicator with excellent interpersonal and communication skills. 

This is more than a leadership role, it’s a chance to redefine what philanthropy can achieve in healthcare. You’ll have the platform, resources and partnerships to deliver lasting impact at scale.

Ready to Learn More?
If you share our vision and are ready to inspire change, click below to view our full Candidate Pack for everything you need to know – including how to apply.

Closing date: Monday 13th October, 9am

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Location: London. Candidates can work remotely in the UK with occasional travel to the office.

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full-Time or Part-Time Pro Rata (5 or 4 days per week)

At FILE, we use the power of law to address the climate crisis. We’re building a People & Culture function that reflects our values of justice, equity, diversity and inclusion – and we’re looking for a People Partner to help us bring this vision to life.

The Role

The People Partner will work closely with managers and teams across the organisation, providing trusted HR advice and practical support throughout the employee lifecycle. You’ll balance operational delivery with strategic input, helping to embed policies, strengthen management capability, and drive engagement.

Key Responsibilities

• Business Partnering (30%) – First point of contact for HR queries and truly partner with your area of the Foundation by building trusted relationships, coaching managers, and supporting policy implementation.

• People Strategy & Planning (15%) – Supporting and driving engagement initiatives, policy drafting, performance campaigns, and people data reporting.
• People Operations & Admin (30%) – Managing HR records, payroll liaison, benefits administration, and offboarding.
• Recruitment & Onboarding (15%) – Coordinating recruitment processes, onboarding, and inductions for new staff.
• Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (10%) – Helping embed JEDI principles into policies and practices, and acting as a role model for inclusive behaviours.

About you

We know that long lists of criteria can be discouraging and that some candidates will not apply for a role unless they feel they feel they meet all of the criteria. If you feel you meet at least some of the essential criteria, we still encourage you to apply.

We also recognise that skills and experience can be gained in unexpected places, so we welcome applications from candidates who feel they have relevant skills for the role, gained from a wide range of professional, lived and learned experiences.

We’re looking for more than technical HR knowledge – we’re looking for someone who brings strong people skills and lives our values. To thrive in this role, you’ll need to be:

• A trusted advisor and communicator – able to build confidence quickly with managers and colleagues.
• Emotionally intelligent and empathetic – creating psychological safety and supporting people with care.
• Inclusive and values-led – deeply attuned to justice, equity, diversity and inclusion, and committed to modelling these in practice.
• Collaborative and supportive – a true team player who builds connections across functions and cultures.
• Constructive and courageous – unafraid to challenge inequity and provide feedback in a safe, positive way.
• Organised and detail-focused – ensuring our processes are consistent, efficient, and reliable.

Of course, you’ll also bring a solid grounding in employment law, HR practices, and systems – but it’s your power skills that will make the real difference in helping FILE’s people thrive.

What You’ll Gain

• The chance to grow with a dynamic, values-led organisation at the forefront of global climate action.
• Meaningful, varied HR experience across the employee lifecycle.
• A collaborative, supportive working culture where people are empowered to thrive.

About FILE

The Foundation for International Law for the Environment (FILE) is a not-for-profit philanthropic organisation working to accelerate legal action on climate change. 

Through grant-making and in-house legal expertise, we empower our partners to deliver strategic, innovative legal interventions and we support lawyers in their own countries to bring their own cases. 

Legal action can unlock the systemic changes in finance, policy and social systems needed to protect all of us from climate change. The power of the law is both direct (changing policy and practice) and indirect (signalling the wider shifts taking place across these systems).

FILE is a ‘regrantor’ - this means we do not bring legal action in our own name. We receive grants from our philanthropic donors and make onwards grants to partners who align with FILE’s charitable aims and purposes. We do not seek to make any profit from our activities either in a relevant financial year or in the longer term.

Location

We are advertising this role for candidates based (and with the right to work) in the UK and in the Netherlands. Please note that you will see this role advertised in multiple locations but that we are only hiring for one position based in either location, and that we are able to offer collaborative working spaces only in the Netherlands and the UK.

Please apply to the job post for your preferred location.

Working for FILE

FILE is a collaborative community of individuals who share a passion for climate, nature, and justice. We bring together knowledge and experience to support our mission.

Our people are empowered to lead their work both individually and as part of a wider team in order to make impactful change. As a relatively young organisation with the ambitious mission to change global systems, our roles are ideally suited to those who are strategic, innovative and collaborative, and open to growing in line with the Foundation.

FILE is committed to challenging systemic injustice. Our ability to do so is strengthened by the diversity of our partners and staff. Our mission, work and impact is global, with staff and partners from across the world and a range of lived experiences. We are actively working to create a culture where colleagues feel welcomed, heard and supported to succeed and thrive.

How FILE supports its staff

FILE is committed to creating a workplace that supports our staff to do their best work and develop professionally. FILE offers a generous annual leave policy and additional time-off work to support wellbeing. Amongst other benefits, FILE offers private healthcare, enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental leave, enhanced sick leave, flexibility working remotely and also abroad and a matching contribution to a pension scheme.

Applications

Please apply on our website and upload your CV. This role is open for applications immediately and we accept applications on a rolling basis but we will not accept any applications after 10 October 2025. If you are interested, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible. 

Representation and Culture

FILE recognises the under-representation of historically marginalised communities and individuals in climate, nature and philanthropy spaces. We are committed to developing an organisation that represents the world we are looking to protect and building a culture that supports such.

In doing so, FILE is committed to building policies and practices that ensure no current or prospective employee is discriminated based on disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

Sovereign Network Group (SNG) is a leading Housing Association, committed to providing quality, affordable homes and services within sustainable, successful communities.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a part time Legal Counsel to join our In-House Legal team at SNG for a fixed term contract for 1 year. You'll be working 27 hours a week reporting into one of our Senior Legal Counsels and working together with Legal Advisers and other Legal Counsels.

Based in the Hurn office, you'll combine home and office working. There will be some requirements to travel to our other offices as and when required, so you should be happy to travel.

The role

You'll be responsible for your own caseload of legal cases as well as working with senior members of the team to partner with the business to resolve more complex legal cases and provide strategic input, including but not limited to:

• Managing legal processes for statutory Right to Acquire and statutory Preserved Right to Buy applications received by SNG. This includes all eligibility, drafting of all statutory notices and the entire conveyancing process.
• Carrying out legal work required for asset management of a shared ownership property portfolio including, acting for the landlord on staircasing of shared ownership leases; dealing with repossessions of shared ownership leases; acting on assignments of shared ownership leases – to include transfers of the superior title on 100% staircasing when required
• Advising on an extensive range of property matters involving leasehold estates, whether SNG is landlord or leaseholder, including service charge provisions and legislation, understanding the extent of obligations, tenancy breach, replies to enquiries, etc
• Carrying out legal reviews of title, planning, estate documents and leases to provide reports and advice on the above.

What we're looking for

You'll need previous experience in a similar legal role, with experience in legal matters relating to Property. We need you to have transactional experience but experience of portfolio asset management is desirable.  We will provide training on aspects of property law work that are less commonly carried out where you may not have dealt with previously eg Right to Buy/Acquire rules.

You'll also need:

• To hold a valid Practising Certificate (or equivalent) to ensure you can carry out Reserved Work as defined by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, as well as be responsible for the supervision of members of the team who are not qualified to undertake Reserved Work
• 2 years + PQE working within a law firm, in-house legal department, housing association or local authority and managing own legal caseload of similar cases
• Strong understanding of Landlord and Tenant law and substantial experience of drafting Transfers of Whole Part and residential leases
• Excellent planning skills with the ability to prioritise your work and able to meet the demands of statutory timescales
• Strong commercial awareness and excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to develop strong working relationships within the Legal team, with internal clients and other third-party stakeholders
• Ability to exercise good judgment and discretion

Equality and Diversity is fundamental to creating an inclusive culture at SNG and we embrace and understand the importance of diversity of thought, especially in our leadership positions.

We welcome candidates with a growth mindset who imbue these values and are excited to be part of an organisation that is leading change.

What you'll receive from us

We have some fantastic benefits on offer, including:

• Hybrid working (currently a minimum of 2 days in the office)
• 25 Days Holiday pa + Bank Holidays
• Company pension scheme matched up to 12%, life cover at 4x your salary
• Flexible working - we're committed to giving people flexibility as widely as possible

Our purpose is to provide good, affordable homes that are the foundation for a better life - and our vision is thriving communities, over generations. We provide over 85,000 homes and invest in communities across the South, West and East of England, including London, as well as aiming to create thousands of new affordable homes every year.

If you're looking for a role where you can really make an impact, apply now to be considered!