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Do you have significant HR experience, with an ability to build strong partner relationships, and a track record of resolving key people issues through advice to managers? Can you manage your own workload, taking personal responsibility for progressing people activities?

We are recruiting for an experienced HR Business Partner to partner with managers and heads of department on all people matters in specific areas of the charity.  

What does this role do?

Reporting to the Senior HR Business Partner, the successful candidate will:

• build and maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders in specific areas within the charity, acting as a trusted partner for HR related advice.  
• develop a thorough understanding of partnered areas including departmental objectives, role and team structures, and key people issues. 
• provide tailored HR advice and guidance, using metrics and data to spot trends and identify risks and areas of opportunity. 
• manage informal and formal employee relations cases to successful resolution
• work closely with specialist teams in HR to improve people practices.

First stage interviews for this role are provisionally scheduled for week commencing 29th June 2026, followed by second stage interviews the following week. This role is a fixed term contract until June 2027.

Could this be you?

Ideally qualified to CIPD level 7 (or with equivalent experience), you will have previously worked in a similar role and will have a proven track record of resolving key people issues through a thorough understanding of departmental activities, and tailoring advice to managers.  You will have significant experience in successfully resolving a wide variety of complex ER issues with the ability to build and maintain strong partner relationships, as well as also the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information to diverse audiences.

About Dogs Trust

We love dogs. That’s why we do whatever we can to make sure every four-legged friend gets the love they deserve. We’ll never put a healthy dog down, so our work is focused on helping dogs in need, supporting owners every step of the walk, and creating a better world for dogs in the future. It’s what we’ve been doing since 1891 and how we’ve grown to become the UK’s leading dog charity, helping 12,000 loyal friends find their forever homes every year.

To apply for this position please click the APPLY NOW button. Our application process requires you submit a personal statement explaining your interest and suitability for the role.
 
Dogs are incredibly diverse, much like the humans that love them! At Dogs Trust we value diversity, and we're committed to fostering an inclusive culture. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, abilities, and cultures and believe that a diverse workforce helps us to achieve our mission. Our colleague networks give our people a voice, acting as vehicles for real and meaningful change within Dogs Trust. We truly want to see every candidate shine throughout the entire job application process, interview stages, and during their time with us. If there's anything on your mind or any adjustments you may need, don't hesitate to reach out to us. We're here to support you every step of the way.

Location-UK, London or London whereabouts

Department- Business Support

Reports to (Line Manager): Director of Finance and Business Support

Responsible for( Line managing): IT Officer and Operations Officer

Grade: E

Contract Type: Open-ended contract

About HelpAge

HelpAge International works with a diverse global network of around 200 organisations across 99 countries to promote the rights of older people to lead dignified, healthy and secure lives.

Through partnership and collaborations, we work to ensure the inclusion of older people across society and strive to deliver a just and fair world for everyone as they get older. Our work is driven by our desire to achieve real impact for older people, to be inclusive, to work in partnership and to learn from our shared experience.

About the Job

The IT & Operations Manager plays a senior leadership role within the Business Support Department, providing strategic oversight of global operations and IT services to enable HelpAge International to deliver its 2030 Strategy, Ageing in a Just World.

The role is responsible for leading the development and delivery of operational and IT services that support evolving ways of working, partner-led programming, and the localisation agenda. The post holder ensures robust systems, processes, risk management, and compliance across operations, IT, and cybersecurity, and works collaboratively across the organisation to support effective service delivery, decision-making, and organisational resilience.

Key areas for impact/influence and responsibilities

To make an impact and influence, the role holder will:

Strategic Operations & IT Leadership

· Lead the development and delivery of the annual Operations & IT plan, budget, and reporting.

· Provide oversight of operational performance through Business Intelligence (BI), KPIs, and regular analysis.

· Manage the Operations & IT risk register, including operational, IT, and cybersecurity risks and incidents.

Operational Systems, Policies, and Services

· Lead and support the delivery of policies, processes, and tools across key operational areas, including contract and partnership management, data protection, environment, systems, and cybersecurity.

· Provide operational advice and support to Global Teams and clusters in London and overseas.

· Support localisation processes, including country office operations and office closures as required.

· Maintain the organisation’s IT resources and infrastructure ensuring they are adequate to our needs and fit for purpose.

· Ensure maintenance of the digital assets and equipment register.

IT Strategy and Digital Enablement

· Lead the organisation’s IT roadmap and delivery of key IT projects and digital tools.

· Ensure appropriate cybersecurity measures are in place and lead the management of cyber incidents.

· Ensure staff are equipped for safe and effective remote working, in collaboration with HR and Operations.

People Management and Collaboration

· Line manage Operations & IT staff and coordinate communities of practice across operational areas.

· Work closely with Business Partners, Global Impact, and Business Development teams to manage operational risks and strengthen partnership and contract management.

· Manage the Operations & IT budget and ensure efficient use of resources.

Skills and experience required 

The successful candidate will bring:

· Experience managing projects and task groups to improve operational practice and processes.

· Strong analytical skills, including data analysis, reporting, and identification of trends.

· Knowledge of best practice across multiple operational areas such as partnership and contract management, data protection, security, environment, and IT.

· Experience delivering training and providing operational and IT support in an international organisation, both remotely and in person.

· Ability to provide efficient, responsive operational and administrative support within a changing organisational context.

· Strong collaboration skills and ability to work across teams, functions, and with external partners.

· Alignment with HelpAge values: impact, learning, partnership, and inclusion.

How to apply

Interested candidates are invited to submit their application, including a detailed CV and a cover letter only demonstrating how their skills and experience align with the requirements of the role not later than the deadline 17 June 2026.

Please submit your application through the specified channel, clearly indicating the job title in the email subject. Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Job Title: Head of Business Operations
Salary: £40,000 per annum (£32,000 per annum pro rata) + 10% company pension on successful completion of probation
Contract: Permanent
Base: The Brain Charity, Norton Street, Liverpool, L3 8LR
Hours: Part Time - 30 hours per week
Responsible to: Chief Executive Officer
Direct Reports: 4

Summary of Role

The Head of Business Operations will play a key leadership role within The Brain Charity, leading and overseeing the effective and safe delivery of a range of business and operational activities. This includes responsibility for premises management, health and safety, data protection compliance, ICT systems, and operational services such as room hire and café provision.

Working closely with the Chief Executive Officer and senior colleagues, the role will ensure that systems, processes and services run efficiently, meet regulatory requirements, and support the charity’s wider objectives. The postholder will also lead on continuous improvement, oversee operational performance, manage budgets and commercial activities, and develop sustainable income-generating services that support people living with neurological conditions.
 

Key Responsibilities

Management of Physical Assets

• Hold responsibility for the organisation’s assets register.
• Ensure that all buildings owned by the organisation and their fixtures and fittings are maintained to a high standard in a cost-effective way.

Health & Safety, Security & Business Continuity

• Provide leadership and assurance on the effectiveness of Health & Safety controls across the organisation.
• Ensure the safe, secure and continuous operation of the charity’s premises, including oversight of access arrangements, security controls, and incident response.
• Ensure Health & Safety and food safety policies are in place, effectively implemented, embedded into day-to-day operations, and consistently monitored to maintain full compliance across all operational activities.
• Ensure statutory checks, monitoring activities and remedial actions are completed, documented and reviewed in line with regulatory requirements.
• Maintain organisational readiness for incidents affecting premises safety, security, or continuity of service delivery, and act as the designated Deputy within the Business Continuity Plan, carrying out responsibilities in line with the defined scope and actions of the plan.
• Act as a designated security key holder and first point of contact for premises alarm activations and building security incidents, ensuring appropriate timely response and escalation.

Data Protection & GDPR

• Support and contribute to ensuring compliance with GDPR and data protection legislation across the organisation.
• Support the CEO and senior leadership team in meeting data protection responsibilities, including compliance reporting and engagement with the ICO and Subject Access Requests where required.

ICT, Digital & Systems Oversight

• Provide oversight of ICT infrastructure, Microsoft 365 accounts and CRM systems, ensuring they support operational and business objectives.
• Produce and present quarterly reports covering ICT performance, KPIs, system risks and improvement activity.
• Manage supplier relationships and contracts for IT support services, including due diligence, contract management and renewal.
• Support ICT and CRM development initiatives in line with organisational priorities.
• Ensure compliance with Cyber Essentials requirements and oversee the organisation’s cyber security posture.

Operational Management

• Take responsibility for improving the performance, productivity, efficiency, and profitability of the café, room hire services.
• Work collaboratively with the Communications Team to support the promotion and advertising of business activities, including room hire and café services.
• Lead and manage facilities refurbishment and improvement projects, ensuring they are delivered safely, on time and within budget.
• Oversee contractor engagement ensuring compliance with Health & Safety and contractual requirements during works.
• Ensure appropriate insurance policies are in place, regularly reviewed and maintained in line with organisational risk exposure.
• Act as the operational lead for insurance-related matters, including renewals and claims support.
• Support the CEO and Trustee Board with financial matters relating to business activities as required.
• Monitor and analyse business data, producing reports and delivering presentations to senior management and the trustee board.

Financial Management

• Set and manage budgets for existing product and service delivery.
• Forecast sales targets and monitor progress against these.
• Support the CEO and Trustee Board with financial matters related to business activities as required.

People Management

• Take responsibility for being up to date with the charity’s current policies and procedures and ensure they are adhered to by all staff within your department.
• Monitor, performance manage and improve the efficiency of all direct reports.
• Support the professional development of all direct reports.
• Provide ongoing and regular formal supervision through the organisation’s supervision and appraisal framework.
• Motivate staff to achieve their KPIs through quality controls.
• Monitor, train and support all volunteers.
• Delegate tasks to achieve the overall aims of the organisation in line with own responsibilities.
• Contribute to The Brain Charity management rota when required. 

Other

• Take responsibility for being up to date with the charity’s current policies and procedures and to adhere to these.
• Actively support promotional and fundraising events for The Brain Charity, attending a minimum of 1 fundraising or client-focussed event over the course of a year.
• Assist and support volunteers within the team as and when required.
• Carry out any other reasonable tasks which may be required by the charity from time to time.
• Regularly provide cover for all aspects of the department you belong to during any absence relating to your colleagues.

Please note: This role is called Business Development Manager - National Statutory Commissioners internally.

Age UK is seeking an experienced statutory funding professional to play a key role in ensuring that Age UK is strategically positioned, prepared and able to secure statutory funding from national commissioners/grant makers - including national government departments and non-departmental public bodies. It will lead on statutory tenders and some specific statutory grant bid development/submissions. It will review organisational readiness, maintain an opportunity pipeline management, and build key strategic relationships with statutory funders.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys working within complex funding environments and wants their expertise to deliver outcomes that genuinely matter.

This role is one of two newly created Business Development Manager positions. While each post will have a distinct focus-one on national commissioners and the other on local/regional commissioners-the two managers will work closely to ensure strategic alignment and balanced workload across the portfolio.

This is a 24-month fixed term contract. There is potential for the role to become permanent depending on a review of business needs.

We operate a hybrid-working model, a blend of home and office working. This role will include regular days working from our London office - currently once a week on a Thursday and may involve occasional travel for meetings and cultivation events. Travel costs to the London office are the responsibility of the postholder and are not covered by the charity.

Age UK internal grade: 5L

Last date for applications Tuesday 16th June 2026.

Must haves:

The below competencies will be assessed at the indicated stage of the recruitment process:
Application = A, Interview = I, Test = T, Presentation = P

Experience

• Experience leading or supporting securing six and seven figure statutory contracts for charities. A, I
• Experience of managing or supporting relationships with key individuals from public sector bodies. A, I

Skills and knowledge

• Understanding of statutory funding processes, including commissioning and procurement. A, I
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral - with the social skills and presence to communicate complex issues to a variety of audiences. I, T
• High levels of gravitas and influencing skills: credible and confident with senior level contacts internally and externally. I
• Excellent levels of financial management and numeracy A, I
• Ability to distil complex information and convey it powerfully to a variety of different people, including distilling complex issues to understandable and actionable items. I, T
• Ability to manage multiple priorities within a fast-paced environment, ensuring our prospects and donors are at the heart of our fundraising. A, I
• Sound administration skills, including a good working knowledge of MS Office products. I

Personal attributes

• A passion to join Age UK in supporting older people and a belief the support from statutory fundraising is critical to achieving our strategic goals. A, I
• Takes ownership of responsibility - able to identify and deliver the key activities - whilst collaborating and challenging others - that ultimately provide the best pathway for the organisation to realise statutory funding opportunities. I
• Makes things happen, links with others, thinks outside the box, spots where new approaches can achieve desired results, and then delivers at pace. I
• Thrives on collaboration - linking with others with a friendly and engaging approach that enables close working cross-organisationally, two-way challenging conversations and the ability to work confidently and effectively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders. A, I
• Is resilient to change -flexible, pragmatic, and able to quickly adapt plans in alignment with organisational priorities. I

Great to haves:
The below competencies will be assessed at the indicated stage of the recruitment process:
Application = A, Interview = I, Test = T, Presentation = P

Experience

• Experience with framework agreements and call offs. A, I
• Experience with shared learning and knowledge management (e.g. bid libraries, support tools, sharing of good practice). A, I
• Experience creating or supporting partnership brokering/consortia bids. A, I

Skills and knowledge:

• Understanding of trends in national commissioning. I

Please look at the attached job description for more information on the role responsibilities.

What we offer in return

• Competitive salary, 26 days annual leave + bank holidays + annual leave purchase scheme
• Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, Health cashback plan and EAP
• Car Benefit Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Season Ticket Loan
• Techscheme - buy any tech from Apple or Currys, up to £1000, and spread the cost over 12 months, interest free
• Blue Light Card Scheme
• You Did It Awards - recognition awards from £100-250
• Many additional benefits

Additional Information

Supporting statements and anonymisation
Candidates are expected to provide a supporting statement that explains how they meet the competencies annotated with an 'A' in the job description, to assess suitability for the position. Age UK acknowledges and accepts that AI may be used to support the application; we do expect candidates to personalise experience, knowledge and skills and failure to do so, may result in your application being rejected.

Please submit a Word version of your CV as it will be anonymised by our recruitment system when you apply for a role. Our system is unable to anonymise supporting statements and heavily formatted CVs. Please could you remove any personal information including your name before you upload to support our inclusive recruitment process. All equalities monitoring information is also anonymised and not shared with the hiring panel. Your name and address will only be known to us if invited for interview.

Equal opportunities & Disability Confident Scheme
Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. Age UK is a Disability Confident Scheme employer. Due to high numbers of applications received, Age UK reserves the right to limit the overall number of interviews offered, and therefore, it may not always be practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job.

Reasonable adjustments
Disabled job seekers can access reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. All requests for reasonable adjustments are considered on a case-by-case basis, in collaboration with the disabled job seeker to best meet their needs, by contacting the Recruitment Team. Disability disclosures will be kept confidential and only shared on a need-to-know basis to support the implementation of adjustments. Disclosures will not be used to inform hiring decisions.

Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.

Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

For a full list of benefits please visit our website.

Our client is a charity that works directly with, and for unpaid carers, providing personalised information, advice and tailored support making it easier for those caring for someone else to continue living their lives to the fullest. With a committed, dedicated staff team and clear plans to scale reach, support and impact, this charity lives its values by being positive, collaborative and ambitious in all it does.

Business Development Manager

Hybrid - predominantly home-based with occasional travel

Permanent

22.5 - 30 hrs hours per week (negotiable, 3-4 days a week)

£39,000 - £45,000 (pro-rata for part-time hours)

Reporting to the Director of Income and Engagement, you will identify, assess and manage contract and funding opportunities. You'll lead the development of compelling, high-quality and cost-effective bids and proposals (including re-securing existing contracts), coordinating bid plans and bid teams to ensure a consistent approach. You will also support mobilisation of new contracts and services and build relationships with commissioners, funders and partners. Using insight, outcomes data and carers' feedback, you'll strengthen bids, inform service improvement and support the development of innovative service models that improve outcomes for carers.

To be successful in this role, you will bring a strong track record of securing new contracts and re-securing existing contracts, with experience of commissioning and procurement processes in health, social care or the voluntary sector. You'll have proven experience of leading bid development activity and bid teams, producing high-quality, persuasive proposals to tight deadlines, alongside strong senior stakeholder engagement skills with commissioners, funders and partner organisations. You'll bring a good understanding of health and care systems (including Local Authority and Integrated Care System priorities and pressures), plus experience of service design and improvement, working collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams and people with lived experience.

How to apply

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy/maternity. If you have any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the process then please contact Femke Vorstman at Prospectus.

If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more. Prospectus can advise and support on each part of the role and hopefully your application, so we look forward to hearing from you.

In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will arrange for a meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. To formally apply, you will need to complete a supporting statement (max. 2 sides of A4) by COB on Monday 8 June. . Interviews will be held on Monday 15 June and Friday 19 June. 

Our client is a charity that works directly with, and for unpaid carers, providing personalised information, advice and tailored support making it easier for those caring for someone else to continue living their lives to the fullest. With a committed, dedicated staff team and clear plans to scale reach, support and impact, this charity lives its values by being positive, collaborative and ambitious in all it does.

Business Development Manager

Hybrid - predominantly home-based with occasional travel

Permanent

22.5 - 30 hrs hours per week (negotiable, 3-4 days a week)

£39,000 - £45,000 (pro-rata for part-time hours)

Reporting to the Director of Income and Engagement, you will identify, assess and manage contract and funding opportunities. You'll lead the development of compelling, high-quality and cost-effective bids and proposals (including re-securing existing contracts), coordinating bid plans and bid teams to ensure a consistent approach. You will also support mobilisation of new contracts and services and build relationships with commissioners, funders and partners. Using insight, outcomes data and carers' feedback, you'll strengthen bids, inform service improvement and support the development of innovative service models that improve outcomes for carers.

To be successful in this role, you will bring a strong track record of securing new contracts and re-securing existing contracts, with experience of commissioning and procurement processes in health, social care or the voluntary sector. You'll have proven experience of leading bid development activity and bid teams, producing high-quality, persuasive proposals to tight deadlines, alongside strong senior stakeholder engagement skills with commissioners, funders and partner organisations. You'll bring a good understanding of health and care systems (including Local Authority and Integrated Care System priorities and pressures), plus experience of service design and improvement, working collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams and people with lived experience.

How to apply

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy/maternity. If you have any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the process then please contact Femke Vorstman at Prospectus.

If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more. Prospectus can advise and support on each part of the role and hopefully your application, so we look forward to hearing from you.

In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will arrange for a meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. To formally apply, you will need to complete a supporting statement (max. 2 sides of A4) by COB on Monday 8 June.

The National Youth Agency is looking for a Business Development Manager

Business Development Manager
Contract: 12-month fixed term (Maternity leave cover)
Hours: Full-time - 37 hours per week
Salary: £43,054 per annum (dependent on experience and qualifications)
Location: Home-based in England with occasional travel for meetings, workshops, and team activities. Head Office is in Leicester.

What we do

As the national body for youth work, the NYA has a dual function. We are the professional statutory and regulatory body (PSRB) responsible for qualifications, quality standards, and safeguarding for youth work and services in England. In line with our charity mission and aims, we also champion youth work through research, advocacy, campaigns, and programmes.

We work in partnership and believe in collaborative leadership, listening to youth workers and the youth work sector so that we can understand their needs and respond to the challenges they face. We are ambitious for youth work and for young people and integrate youth voice and influence across our work

About the Role

We are looking for an entrepreneurial and proactive Business Development Manager to develop relationships and opportunities with new clients, drive income generation and to grow the reach of the charity.

This role leads on securing new business opportunities across tenders, grants, consultancy, training, and government contracts, managing the process from initial research through to submission and handover. It focuses on building and maintaining relationships with partners across the public, voluntary, and private sectors, while promoting the NYA’s services and quality framework.

Key Responsibilities

As a Business Development Manager, you will:

• Seeking and attracting new opportunities for the NYA to work with public sector, voluntary sector, and private sector partners.
• Identifying and assessing prospects across tenders, grants, commercial proposals and government frameworks/contracts.
• Developing win themes, evidence, pricing assumptions (where applicable) and coordinating with internal and external stakeholders to develop bids.
• Managing clarifications, presentations/interviews and negotiation stages with commissioners/funders/clients.
• Keeping pipeline and plans up to date and reporting progress/risks against targets.
• Developing relationships with and maintaining existing relationships with clients and funders.
• Taking bids through to close including final agreements and contract sign off.
• Promoting NYA products, resources, consultancy services and training offer.
• Delivering market research, developing business strategies and pitches, managing projects, and identifying new business opportunities.
• Working as part of the wider Business Development Team to achieve income targets
• Working with our youth work specialists and Programmes and Research teams and reporting to the Head of Business Development.

Why Work for NYA?

• NYA operates as a people-focused organisation, prioritising the well-being and needs of its employees.
• NYA offers an exceptional flexible working approach which encourages our team to balance professional responsibilities with their personal life.
• A remote based team, spread across England, fostering inclusivity and diverse talent. Despite geographical distances between team members, NYA maintains a highly motivated and connected team through the optimisation of digital tools.
• NYA is committed to supporting the continual personal and professional development of our team and helping them achieve their ambitions.
• We provide 25 days leave plus 8 days, life assurance scheme, 5% employer pension contribution and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme via Spectrum.life with unlimited specialist support available to all NYA employees.

Closing date: 5pm Friday 26th June 2026
Please note: we reserve the right to close this vacancy early
Interviews: Week commencing 6th July 2026 (subject to change)

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

The National Youth Agency is an equal opportunities employer. 

At NYA our inclusive culture means that we embrace individual differences and understand that we need a diverse team to achieve our organisations mission.

We wish to recruit candidates from all backgrounds to ensure our team reflects the rich diversity of the communities we serve. We encourage applications from anyone regardless of disability, ethnicity, heritage, gender, sexuality, religion, socio-economic background and political beliefs but we particularly welcome applications from global majority candidates and those from other minoritised ethnic groups in the UK as they are currently underrepresented in our team.

Please note: We use AI detector software, so applications or CV’s with high levels of AI generated content may be disregarded. We understand that AI tools can offer support to candidates who have learning differences, which is why we will accept applications with some AI assistance.

No agencies please.

We are looking for an experienced corporate fundraising manager with demonstrable success in building relationships and maximising income from corporate supporters, sponsors and prospects. The role will lead on securing new business partnerships and developing a varied portfolio of exciting opportunities and events.

This is an exciting time to join The Christie charity as we embark on a period of transformational growth with the launch of key capital appeals enabling us to see a real step change in our income. We are looking for dynamic individuals to join our successful fundraising team at this exciting time.

Marie Curie is the UK’s leading end-of-life charity. We are the largest non-NHS provider of end-of-life care in the UK, the only provider across all 4 nations, delivering community nursing and hospice care across the country, while providing information and support on all aspects of dying, death, and bereavement. Our leading research pushes the boundaries of what we know about good end-of-life, and our campaigns fight for a world where everyone gets to have the best possible quality of life while living with an illness, they’re likely to die from.

Marie Curie is the UK’s leading end-of-life charity. We are the largest non-NHS provider of end-of-life care in the UK, the only provider across all 4 nations, delivering community nursing and hospice care across the country, while providing information and support on all aspects of dying, death, and bereavement. Our leading research pushes the boundaries of what we know about good end-of-life, and our campaigns fight for a world where everyone gets to have the best possible quality of life while living with an illness, they’re likely to die from. 

Join our Business Transformation team and take a leading role in facilitating effective, strategic change. Working at the centre of organisational change, you’ll collaborate with senior leaders to deploy innovative solutions that improve how we work - transforming processes, structures, and technologies to enable smarter, more effective ways of working. 

As Senior Project Manager, you’ll play a critical role in facilitating cross-organisation projects in Caring Services  and other areas of the charity, sponsored by the Executive team. You’ll be responsible for driving change from concept to completion - ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and with measurable, sustainable benefits. Your work will directly improve how Marie Curie operates to supports those who rely on us. 

We’re seeking motivated PM professionals with experience in healthcare or clinical environments, who are driven to make a real difference and play a key role in delivering our mission. 

Key Responsibilities:   

• Lead the full project lifecycle, ensuring delivery meets agreed scope, budget, timeline, and governance standards. 
• Partner with Executive Sponsors and business leads to design, plan and manage delivery of projects and change initiatives. 
• Coordinate multiple workstreams, manage resources, and direct cross-functional project teams. 
• Engage with and manage external partners and vendors. 
• Assess the impact of change and effectively manage risks and emerging issues. 
• Ensure smooth transition from project delivery into operations, ensuring strategies are in place for the successful adoption of changes. 

Key Criteria: 

• Established experience managing strategic and complex change projects with senior-level stakeholders in a healthcare or public sector environment. 
• Proven ability to coordinate multiple workstreams and projects, lead project teams and manage resources. 
• Industry recognised project management and/or change management qualification (e.g. Prince2, APM, Agile, Prosci). 
• Solid track record of managing high-value project budgets and delivering business and/or service level change with measurable benefits.  
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence and engage at all levels. 

Please see the full job description . 

Application & Interview Process:

• As part of your online application, you will be asked for a CV and supplementary information.  Please review both the advert and job description and outline your most relevant skills, experience and knowledge for the role. 

• Close date for applications: 14 June 2026. We encourage early applications, as we may close the application process ahead of the deadline once we have received a sufficient number of suitable applications.  

Salary: £50,000-60,000 per annum, depending on experience 

Contract:  Permanent, full-time (35 hours per week) 

Location:  Home-based with occasional travel across the UK 

Benefits you’ll LOVE: 

• Flexible working. We’re happy to discuss flexible working at the interview stage. 
• 25 days annual leave (exclusive of Bank Holidays) 
• Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme (we will match your contribution up to 7.5%) 
• Loan schemes for bikes; computers and season tickets 
• Continuous professional development opportunities. 
• Industry-leading training programmes 
• Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programmes 
• Enhanced bereavement, family friendly and sickness benefits 
• Access to Blue Light Card membership 
• Subsidised Eye Care 

At Marie Curie, our values are central to everything we do. They guide how we care for people, how we work together, and how we make decisions every day. We are committed to creating a workplace that is safe for everyone — staff and volunteers alike — supportive, inclusive and rewarding.  We take stringent steps to ensure that anyone who joins our organisation are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. We actively consider our impact on the planet, embedding sustainability into everyday decisions to create a lasting, positive difference for the individuals we care for and the world we share.

We believe everyone should have the opportunity to thrive and fulfil their potential. Marie Curie is deeply committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, recognising both the social justice imperative and the strength a diverse workforce brings.  We actively encourage applications from people of all cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.

We are happy to make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. If you require any support, please contact us at .

Every application we receive is personally reviewed by a member of our Talent Acquisition team, and in return, we ask that your application authentically reflects you — your experience, perspective and voice.

Natural History Museum
Senior Finance Business Partner
Salary: £65,000
Contract: Permanent, full-time (36 hours per week)
Hybrid working: 3 days a week in the office based in South Kensington

The Natural History Museum is one of the world’s most iconic visitor attractions and a globally respected scientific research centre. Home to over 80 million specimens, we are uniquely placed to tackle some of the biggest challenges facing our planet today. Each year we welcome more than five million visitors, inspiring people to care about the natural world. 
As we work towards our ambitious strategy leading up to our 150th anniversary in 2031, we are seeking a talented and driven finance professional to play a critical role in supporting major capital programmes and shaping financial decision-making across the organisation. 
This is a high-profile and impactful role where you will partner with senior stakeholders, providing insight, challenge and robust financial analysis to support both strategic and operational decisions.

About the Role
Reporting to the Head of Finance, the Senior Finance Business Partner will play a central role in supporting the Museum’s capital programmes, including the NHM150 portfolio. 
You will lead on financial planning, modelling and analysis, ensuring accurate and insightful reporting to support decision-making across complex, multi-year projects.
Working closely with senior leaders, project teams and external stakeholders, you will act as a trusted advisor—bringing commercial insight, financial rigour and strategic thinking to drive successful outcomes.
This role combines technical excellence, leadership and strong stakeholder engagement, with a clear focus on continuous improvement and organisational impact.

Key Responsibilities
Financial Planning & Analysis

• Lead financial support for major capital programmes, providing robust modelling and scenario analysis
• Deliver insightful analysis of costs, risks and opportunities to support strategic decision-making
• Produce detailed financial reports, including variance analysis and commentary

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Own the development and management of programme budgets and forecasts
• Oversee cashflow forecasting and ensure alignment with wider organisational financial planning
• Ensure accuracy of income, expenditure and accounting treatment across projects

Business Partnering & Leadership

• Build strong relationships with project teams, senior stakeholders and external partners
• Act as a trusted advisor, providing clear and accessible financial insight
• Present financial information to both finance and non-finance audiences
• Line manage and develop two Finance Business Partners

Governance & Continuous Improvement

• Support risk management processes, including financial risk and contingency planning
• Enhance financial processes, controls and reporting tools
• Collaborate with development teams on funding applications and financial reporting requirements

About You
We are looking for a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with strong business partnering experience and a track record of supporting complex programmes or projects. 

You will bring:

• Significant experience in senior finance business partnering roles with large or complex budgets
• Strong financial modelling, analysis and advanced Excel skills
• Experience of working with senior stakeholders and influencing decision-making
• Proven ability to present complex financial information clearly to non-finance audiences
• Strong leadership skills, including experience managing and developing team members
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach with a commitment to continuous improvement
• Experience in the charity, museum or not-for-profit sector is advantageous but not essential.

Key benefits include:

• 27.5 days annual leave plus public holidays
• Defined contribution pension scheme (up to 10% employer contribution)
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Access to wellbeing support and employee assistance programmes
• Discounts across Museum shops, cafés and local venues
• Free or discounted access to museums and cultural institutions
• Enhanced family-friendly policies and support

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The Natural History Museum are partnering exclusively with Allen Lane and Iain Slinn on the recruitment of this role. Please reach out to Iain to discuss in more detail

The Data Selections Manager leads the data selections function in the Data and Analytics team, ensuring data selections are scheduled, developed, tested and checked, and delivered in accordance with the agreed brief and deadlines.  In addition, this role includes the line management of a Data Selections and Reporting Officer.  You will be backfilling the duties of the existing Data Selections Manager for 12-months as they are part of the project team delivering Salesforce Marketing Cloud to ARUK.

This is an exciting time to join ARUK as we are in the process of an organisation-wide change to our Digital, Data and IT processes and services.  There is the opportunity to revolutionise how ARUK conducts data selections as we seek to increase the sophistication of our marketing activity and deliver an excellent supporter experience.

Key Responsibilities:

· Help the Data Selections Team to deliver team and personal goals whilst ensuring appropriate development plans and opportunities are in place

· Responsible for ensuring all data selections are produced in an accurate, consistent and timely fashion, in accordance with agreed data selection briefs and deadlines

· Manage the scheduling of delivering data selections to ensure there is clarity on what data selections are upcoming, to manage any potential clashes and to plan and prioritise the workload

· Develop an excellent process and structure for delivering data selections that guarantees their consistency and accuracy

· Work with stakeholders to ensure data selection briefs are completed correctly, definitions are clarified, and the final selection meets the criteria outlined in the brief

· Work with the Business Intelligence Manager to identify insight-driven recommendations for campaign planning, and to ensure testing within data selections is valid and robust

· Attend end of campaign meetings, and lead on the presentation of results and test outcomes and feedback on process improvements

· Work with the Business Intelligence Manager to drive forward innovations in data selections, such as using propensity models to identify the right supporters to communicate with

· Continually seek to improve the data selection process with the aim of automating and streamlining to improve the accuracy of selections

· Lead on the implementation of a campaign planning process focussed on driving improvement in selection results through data-informed decision-making

· Play a leading role in the planning of the calendar to manage communication activities

· Provide advice and guidance to teams on the implications of Data Protection Legislation for data selections and ensure all data selections comply with this legislation

· Work with the Business Intelligence and Data Management functions of the team to ensure the necessary data is being captured to enable campaign analysis to be conducted

· Work with 3rd parties to ensure the timely and secure transfer of data selection files

· Provide training and assistance to stakeholders to assist them in following the data selection process

Knowledge, skills and experience needed:

· Experience of leading and developing a team of technical experts, ensuring clear roles and responsibilities and driving high performance

· Extensive experience of using large relational databases and analysis packages and working with large and complex datasets

· An excellent working knowledge of SQL

· Experience of building complex queries and producing data selections from a database package or through SQL querying

· Excellent knowledge of data protection legislation and its application in marketing

· Track record of delivering high quality work

· Enthusiastic and positive approach to stakeholder management, understanding the importance of regular and clear communications

· Advanced Excel skills

· Proven ability to work to a high standard and with an eye for detail

· Ability to work on own initiative and manage multiple tasks simultaneously

· Excellent problem-solving skills

· Collaborative approach to delivering projects

· Excellent ability to plan and organise own workload and the wider team’s

· Excellent verbal and written skills

Additional Information:

Ways of working: As part of our Agile ways of working you will be required to work approximately 2 days a week from the office, which is subject to the requirements of the role and the business needs. Flexibility on where you work can be split between working from home and our office.

Roles that are classed as part of the Agile ways of working are not able to claim any costs for Mileage/Travel on Public Transport, Accommodation and/or Meals.  This includes when attending the office for various meetings/events.

Our Office: Our office is at 3 Riverside, Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge, CB21 6AD. 

Salary: Circa £48,000 per annum, plus benefits

Please download the Vacancy Pack on our website for more information.

The closing date for applications is the 7th June 2026, with interviews being arrange once shortlisting has been completed. Please indicate in your covering letter if you are unable to attend an interview on a certain date. We would encourage you to submit your application at the earliest opportunity, as on occasion we may have to bring forward the interview date and/or the closing date based on the needs of the business. Although a possibility, this will only happen in exceptional circumstances. Please indicate in your covering letter if you are unable to attend an interview on a certain date.

We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential.  We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, particularly from those in the global majority, those with disabilities, men and those from the LGBTQIA+ community. Any offer of employment is however subject to you having the right to work in the UK.

As part of our commitment to being an inclusive employer and ensuring fairness and consistency in our selection process, we will handle your CV and application with the utmost confidentiality. Should you require any adjustments at either the application or interview stage, please contact us via ouor website. 

How to apply: Please create an online account using our Online Recruitment Platform which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies page. You will be able to attach your CV to your application and track the status of your application.

About Alzheimer’s Research UK: Alzheimer's Research UK is the UK's leading dementia research charity. Our mission is to accelerate progress towards a cure.  Today 1 in 2 people will be impacted by dementia, either through caring for a loved one, developing it themselves or tragically both. But there is hope. 

There has never been a more important and exciting time in dementia research. With promising new drugs in clinical trials that slow the progression of the diseases that cause it, and revolutionary new ways to diagnose them on the horizon, we are now at a tipping point. Working with the smartest minds globally and across the UK, with industry and academia, Alzheimer’s Research UK is uniquely placed to invest in the very best research identifying barriers to a cure and knocking them down so that there are more and better treatments for everyone with dementia. For the first time in history, we can see a future where people with dementia can get a swift and accurate diagnosis, and effective treatments that could slow or even stop their disease. We stand for everyone affected by dementia. We stand for a cure. 

ARUK really does look after its people, where you will be able to add value and make a difference. 

To view further details about working for us and the benefits we offer, please visit Alzheimer’s Research UK

Job Title: New Business Manager
Reporting To: Head of Corporate Partnerships
Manages: New Business Officer
Location: Remote (Occasional travel to Leicester Office & other UK locations as necessary)
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £37,286 - £43,466 (appointments are typically made at the lower end of the salary range)
Hours: Full time (36 hours per week, flexible).

About Home-Start UK

Home-Start is a federated charity consisting of a central national office – Home-Start UK - and over 170 geographically dispersed local Home-Start organisations, all working together under the same identity.

We recognise that being a parent has never been easy. Every Home-Start volunteer is trained to work alongside parents to overcome the challenges they are facing. We work with parents to build on their strengths and give them the support that they tell us they need. We offer no judgement – just compassionate, confidential help and expert support. This peer-to-peer support is key to the difference Home-Start makes and often our volunteers have lived experience of the challenges their families are facing themselves.

About The Role

We’re looking for a proactive and driven New Business Manager to grow our corporate partnerships and generate new income for Home-Start UK, helping us support more families across the UK. This role also includes line management responsibility for the New Business Officer.

Home-Start is a federated charity consisting of a central national office – Home-Start UK - and over 170 geographically dispersed local Home-Start organisations, all working together under the same identity.

While our impact is delivered locally through this network, this role focuses on securing and growing partnerships at a national level for Home-Start UK.

Every day, families face challenges that can feel overwhelming. By building strong partnerships with companies, we can reach more families, earlier, and make a lasting difference.

This is an exciting time to join as we grow our corporate partnerships and invest in new opportunities to increase our impact.

You’ll lead relationships from first contact through to securing agreements, working closely with colleagues across Home-Start UK. You’ll also draw on insight from our network of local services to shape compelling partnership opportunities and clearly demonstrate impact.

We’ve recently worked with a consultancy to develop a refreshed approach to corporate fundraising, and this role will play a key part in bringing that to life. You’ll have the opportunity to shape and lead our new business approach—helping to re-energise how we identify opportunities, engage partners, and grow income.

The people at Home-Start are its most important resource. Home-Start UK has been accredited with Investors in People since March 2005, which recognises the commitment we give to developing our staff.

Benefits of working for Home-Start

• Flexible working
• Family friendly policy
• PayCare health cash plan
• Enhanced employer contribution pension
• Learning and development
• DAS Employee Assistance

If this sounds like your kind of opportunity, then we want to hear from you!

The closing date for applications is Friday 19th June at 4pm.
First stage interviews will take place virtually on week commencing 29th June.
Second stage interviews will take place virtually on week commencing 6th July.

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

Home-Start UK is committed to Equality of Opportunity and Diversity. We wish to encourage applications from all parts of the community irrespective of gender, race, colour, age, sexual orientation or disability.

No agencies please.

Contract: 12-month, fixed term contract

Salary: £45,000-£50,000 per annum

Hours: 35 hours per week

Location: London Coliseum

We’re looking for a Senior Marketing Manager to lead ENO’s main campaigns for the 2026/27 season, making sure our marketing is as extraordinary, distinctive and compelling as the work on our stages.

This role will play a key part in strengthening how we plan, deliver and evaluate our work, while building clear frameworks and ways of working that will support the team well beyond this interim period. Working across London and Greater Manchester, you’ll help bring greater cohesion to our marketing, communications and digital activity and ensure audiences experience high‑quality campaigns and colleagues across the organisation clearly see the impact of what we do.

If you’re a creative and strategic marketing professional who thrives on delivering complex campaigns end‑to‑end, we’d love to hear from you.

Requirements

• Senior experience delivering large‑scale marketing campaigns, ideally in arts, culture or live performance.

• Strong experience working with creative and media agencies.

• Confidence working with sales data and responding when campaigns need intervention.

• Experience using CRM and audience insight to inform marketing decisions.

• Line management experience, with a clear, supportive leadership style.

• Strong relationship‑building skills across teams and disciplines.

Please see our recruitment pack for more details.

Application deadline: 5pm, Sunday 7 June 2026

Early applications are recommended as we may close the vacancy early if there is a high level of interest.

Interviews: Interviews will be arranged based on candidate availability.

Reasonable adjustments: If you require any reasonable adjustments for the application or interview process, please contact us.

English National Opera is an Equal Opportunities employer, and we strive to create an inclusive working environment that reflects the diverse communities we serve. As we work to address underrepresentation in our workforce, we particularly encourage potential candidates from underrepresented groups and communities to apply, including those from global majority backgrounds and/or with protected characteristics, including race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment and religion and belief. We will provide appropriate support for candidates with access requirements if they identify as disabled. This includes during the application process and through candidate assessment stages.

The Organisation

ImpactEd Group supports education and purpose-driven organisations to maximise and realise their potential.

We do this by helping our partners to be consistently impactful and operationally sustainable. Drawing on our domain expertise and technical skills in these areas, ImpactEd Group aims to be the first port of call for leaders across the education ecosystem.

This role exists as a senior leader in our Group and leads the business development and commercial growth of our Consulting Practice. ImpactEd Consulting (IEC) supports school groups, education organisations and government agencies in the following specialist areas:

• Strategy, governance and strategic projects

• Data and AI advisory

• People and culture

• Fundraising and philanthropy

Partners include the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), the Department for Education, Oasis Community Learning, Careers and Enterprise Company, Outwood Grange Academies Trust, The Economist Educational Foundation, Star Academies, Get Further, Reach Foundation and more.

The Opportunity

We are excited to be recruiting for a Principal Director to lead business development and commercial growth within our Consulting practice. This is a new role within the practice. Reporting to our Group Directors, the Director will work as part of a practice leadership team that will oversee all aspects of the Consulting team's work, with a focus on partnership development, retention and growth.

You will provide strategic leadership, represent the organisation both internally and externally, and be responsible for driving the commercial performance of the practice, ensuring that ImpactEd Consulting is positioned well as first port of call for schools and social purpose organisations who want to achieve greater impact and sustainability. You will lead a number of sales and marketing campaigns, develop key propositions for our partners, provide high level guidance and advice, scan and respond to relevant tenders and work closely with a team of consultants to ensure we are able to continue to bring accessible expertise to our work and partners.

The role would be ideal for a proven leader with deep understanding and networks across the education sector, a track record in consulting and business development, and the ambition to shape the direction of a growing social enterprise.

About you

As a team focused on research and evaluation, we would also expect roles at this level to demonstrate:

• Values and people: Alignment with our values and ability to demonstrate them in your work. You will facilitate conversations about professional development for your direct reports and act as a coach and role model for other members of the team. 

• Partnership management: Modelling of excellence in partnership management, particularly on proactive driving of partnerships forward, scope management and stakeholder engagement.

• Sales and scope design: Leadership of business development for consultancy engagements to support high-complexity partnerships and support our partners to deliver against their knottiest challenges.

• Proposition development: Understanding of our sector and ability to combine that with our offers as a practice to create propositions that can drive partnership and business development opportunities.

• Reporting and improvement: Ability to listen to and synthesise partner needs to tailor advice and guidance, quality assure others' outputs, and help partners take action off the back of our work.

Our Head Office is in London, and we have satellite offices in Leeds and Lincolnshire, but our team work from across the country; we are happy to support remote, hybrid or office-based working. For this role we anticipate there to be weekly attendance in London, ad-hoc attendance at sector events and three in-person offsites per year

Why Us?

As well as a commitment to the organisations we work with, we have a commitment to our people and developing the next generation of leaders within the social enterprise, education and evaluation sectors.

Our employee experience is organised around four themes:

• Trust: we support hybrid working, provide flexible hours, and provide responsive management.

• Shared ownership: we are an employee owned organisation and look to increasingly share ownership with our employees, including in terms of governance and culture, and realise this in a number of ways such as ownership awards, and transparent governance including an Employee Voice board.

• Connection: we pay for your travel, provide termly company offsites, support informal clubs and societies, and provide opportunities for in-person and digital connection between colleagues.  

• Health and fulfilment: we have an extensive professional development programme, provide an annual books and development budget allowance and offer 3 days of CPD leave per year in addition to annual leave. We offer all employees access to a MediCash plan and wellbeing advice, including free therapist support.

Expected earnings of £75,056-£92,720 (base salary: £63,023-£70,400) with opportunities for performance related pay and annual profit share, dependent on company performance

Applications close at 23:59 on Sunday 7th June 2026.