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At Diabetes UK, everything we do is about improving the lives of people affected by diabetes. But we know that to do our best work externally, we need to pay just as much attention to how we support, develop and engage our people internally.
That’s where this role comes in. We’re looking for a Senior Learning & Development (L&D) Advisor to join our Learning and Engagement team on a maternity cover. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced L&D professional who loves designing great learning experiences, partnering with managers, and helping organisations live their values through meaningful development.
This is a hands-on, influential role sitting in our Learning and Engagement team within the People and Organisational Development Directorate. You’ll work with colleagues across the charity to shape learning at both an individual and organisational level.
You’ll design and deliver engaging learning experiences (online and in person), support managers and leaders through coaching and action learning, and project manage organisation-wide learning and culture initiatives. You’ll also play a key role in embedding our Values and Behaviours framework, ensuring it’s actively used, not just talked about.
A big part of the role is working collaboratively with HR colleagues, internal stakeholders, coaches and facilitators, to identify needs, design the right solutions, and make sure learning activity has real impact.
You’ll be an experienced L&D professional who enjoys both strategic thinking and practical delivery who can confidently design and deliver engaging, inclusive learning across leadership, management and personal development. You’re comfortable facilitating groups, influencing stakeholders, and juggling multiple projects without losing sight of people’s individual needs. You’ll also recognise yourself in our values: putting people first, keeping things simple, making change happen and being driven to know more.
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Job Title – Senior Fundraising / Corporate Partnerships Manager
Reports to – Chief Executive
Location – London - Clapham / Hybrid working (minimum 40% of working time in the office)
About Us
For over 30 years, The Money Charity has been the UK’s Financial Capability charity. We proactively provide education, information, advice and guidance to people of all ages, helping them to manage their money well and increase their Financial Wellbeing.
We believe that being on top of your money as a part of everyday life reduces stress and hardship, helps you achieve your goals and live a happier life as a result, so we empower people from all backgrounds across the UK to build the skills, knowledge, attitudes and behaviours to make the most of their money throughout their lives.
We also work to promote Financial Wellbeing in the UK by working with the financial services industry to improve practices and outcomes for their consumers, and influencing policy-makers, media, industry and public attitudes.
We are a small, passionate team with a big reach and an open mind, committed to quality accessibility and inclusiveness. We offer a flexible work environment that values creativity, personal growth and collaboration. For more information about us, please visit our website.
About The Role
We’re looking for a dynamic and relationship-driven Senior Fundraising / Corporate Partnerships Manager to lead on, develop, grow and relationship manage our portfolio of corporate partners through business development, and relationship management. You will also support the Senior Management Team with their existing corporate partners, and their relationships. This is a key role in strengthening our income generation, expanding our reach, and creating partnerships that support financial wellbeing across the UK.
You’ll lead on securing new partnerships and managing existing ones - from banks and building societies to insurers, fintechs and professional services. You’ll develop creative propositions, deliver exceptional account management, and drive income that supports our mission.
Closing Date – 11:30pm, Monday 25 May 2026
Interviews – 1st round early June (virtually)
Please visit our website for the full job description including the key responsibilities, person specification and application details. Note that we are currently recruiting for two Senior Manager roles, and further information on the other role can be found on our website as well.
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Northern Ballet is looking for a commercially minded, curious and collaborative Management Accountant to join our Finance team at an exciting point of change.
This is a part-time role (two or three days per week) ideal for someone who enjoys combining technical expertise with real insight, and who wants their work to directly support creativity, touring and long term sustainability.
The Role
Working closely with the Finance Director, you’ll play a central role in producing high‑quality management information that supports confident decision‑making across the organisation. Alongside core accounting responsibilities, you’ll help shape the future of our finance function, from building a more flexible budgeting and forecasting approach to supporting the implementation of a new finance system.
You’ll gain exposure to every part of Northern Ballet, from performance and production through to fundraising, marketing and education, developing a deep understanding of how an ambitious touring arts organisation operates.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Producing accurate and insightful monthly management accounts for the Northern Ballet group
- Supporting annual budgeting and rolling forecasts, working with budget holders across the organisation
- Helping design and develop flexible budget modelling tools to support strategic planning
- Partnering with teams to improve financial understanding, ownership and control
- Advising the Development team on the financial elements of funding applications
- Supporting the preparation of Theatre Tax Relief and Film Tax Relief claims
- Playing a key role in the scoping, preparation and implementation of a new finance system
- Proactively identifying opportunities to improve systems, processes and controls
About You
You’re someone who enjoys turning financial data into meaningful insight, and who feels comfortable building relationships outside finance. You bring rigour and attention to detail, but also curiosity and a desire to improve how things are done.
Essential
- Experience producing group management accounts
- Strong analytical skills with excellent attention to detail
- Confident IT skills, particularly Microsoft Office or equivalent
- A logical, structured and methodical approach
Desirable
- CCAB or CIMA qualified accountant
- Experience of charity or not‑for‑profit accounting
- Experience within theatre, dance or wider arts organisations
- Knowledge of Theatre Tax Relief and/or Film Tax Relief
- Experience using Pegasus Opera
- Full UK driving licence
How We Work
You’ll join a small, supportive Finance team and work closely with colleagues across Northern Ballet. We value openness, collaboration and shared learning, and we’re looking for someone who enjoys being part of a team, stays calm under pressure, and takes pride in delivering quality work.
Contract Details
- Salary: £35,000–£40,000 pro rata per annum (depending on experience and qualification), plus excellent benefits
- Hours: Part‑time, 2–3 days per week
- Location: Leeds, with some flexibility for hybrid working
- Closing date: 31 May 2026 at 5.00pm
- Interviews: Week commencing 15 June 2026
About Northern Ballet
Northern Ballet creates and tours ballet to towns and cities across the UK, combining classical technique with powerful storytelling. We are the only professional ballet company in the UK fully integrated with our own Academy, alongside extensive work in schools, communities and inclusive dance programmes.
Our work is anchored by three priorities: Creating Stories that Connect, Developing New Voices and Artists, and Sharing the Joy of Dance with as many people as possible.
Our values shape how we work together every day:
- Striving for Excellence
- Collaboration and Curiosity
- Understanding and Respect
- Sharing Knowledge with Generosity
- Welcoming and Safe
Why Join Us?
Benefits include:
- 5 weeks’ annual leave plus bank holidays (with increases after 5 and 10 years)
- Generous pension scheme and death‑in‑service provision
- Family‑friendly policies
- Staff discounts at our café
- Opportunities to attend Northern Ballet world premieres and productions
Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
Northern Ballet is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, and we actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences. We are happy to discuss access requirements and make reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, including providing materials in alternative formats or adapting the interview process.
Northern Ballet is the UK's foremost narrative ballet company.



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The British Paediatric Neurology Association (BPNA) is seeking to appoint an International Education Manager to join our team in central London, with the post requiring some international travel.
The BPNA is the professional organisation for doctors in the UK who specialise in the care of children with neurological disorders. Building on our success to date, we are working jointly with the International League Against Epilepsy to facilitate the roll-out of an educational course for healthcare workers in countries around the world. Paediatric Epilepsy Training (PET) was developed by the BPNA and has been running in the UK since 2005, and internationally since 2012, with over 22,000 attendees around the world to date. PET has been successfully launched in 14 countries including Brazil, Ghana, Kenya, India, New Zealand and South Africa. Since 2012, there have been more than 9,000 attendees at courses outside the UK.
The purpose of PET is to raise standards of care for children with epilepsy. A UK faculty team delivers a 3-day launch programme in-country to faculty teams recruited locally, who commit to delivering a minimum of one course per year for 5-years. The purpose of a launch event is to train the local team to deliver courses without reliance on UK faculty members. Roll-out is achieved through a healthcare partnership with the national paediatric or epilepsy organisation.
The purpose of the International Education Manager is to project-manage ‘launches’ and provide additional support to further develop International Education at the BPNA. You will work closely with colleagues and volunteers both in the UK and internationally to plan, problem-solve and to monitor progress against objectives. You will be expected to develop strong project plans and budgets and to ensure that all projects are delivered on time and within budget. The role will involve travel to launch sites in order to run the launches and train local administrators. You will support the ongoing development of the international PET Programme, including managing the travel of 18 international Country Leads to the UK in March 2027. You will also provide continual excellent stewardship to international faculty both established and new. We are looking for an experienced international development professional, who also has events and project-management experience. You will need to be flexible, organised, have meticulous attention to detail, be able to work to tight deadlines and be comfortable working in a global team with colleagues across different time zones.
We care about what we do. Diplomatic skills and the ability to build good relationships are very important.
JOB PURPOSE
The purpose of the International Education Manager is to successfully deliver international PET launches and rollouts and support the on-going delivery and development of the international PET programme. This role will:
· Project manage upcoming PET launches for the Caribbean and El Salvador/ Honduras.
· Travel to launch sites to manage launch events and to train local administrators to run PET courses.
· Manage project budgets and collate data for project reporting.
· Support the Director of Education to deliver the launch application process, monitoring incoming applications and queries.
· Support the overall delivery and development of the international PET programme.
· Maintain the quality and standards of PET, supporting others to do the same.
CORE DUTIES
1. Project manage PET launches ensuring that all activities are delivered on time and within budget.
2. Keep up to date with FCDO, news and local advice, produce travel risk assessments, and advise Director of Education and Executive Director on highlighted risks.
3. Work with Country Leads to set budgets for launches, manage expenditure and reconcile finances post-launch.
4. Work alongside the Director of Education, Education Content Co-Ordinator and International Programmes Assistant to support the delivery of the PET123 Update. Manage the travel of international attendees.
5. Develop relationships and Memoranda of Understanding with launch partners.
6. Carry out due diligence on new partners.
7. Working alongside colleagues across the Education department, ensure all course resources are consistent and maintain the quality standards for PET. Furthermore, support international partners to ensure easy access to the resources they need to run courses, including facilitating the translation of materials.
8. Contribute to quarterly Trustees’ reports on international short course activity and to the BPNA’s annual report.
9. Assist the Director of Education with launch information and data for fundraising proposals and reports as required.
10. Support BPNA’s annual conference as required.
11. Assist with other tasks as requested by the Director of Education, Executive Director or Trustees.
LEVEL OF SUPERVISION
Supervision of others
No direct supervision of others but will matrix-manage the International Programme Assistant on any tasks that require their support.
Supervision and support from your line manager and trustees
Your line manager will be the Director of Education. Your priorities and targets are set according to the BPNA Operational Plan and the International Education Strategy and monitored by your line manager.
COMMUNICATION
You will be in contact with both internal and external stakeholders at a variety of levels, including some for whom English will not be their first language. You should be able to adapt your communication style to the audience, ensuring the clear and comprehensive communication of logistical details.
FINANCIAL AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
· Ordering responsibility within defined BPNA procedures.
· Setting budgets for PET launches and ensuring expenditure is in line.
· Provide Expense reports to funders as required.
TO APPLY
Apply via CharityJobs with your C.V and cover letter
Closing date: 29 May 2026 at 21.00
Interviews are intended to be held at our London office for Wednesday 10 June 2026 (please keep available) and we will inform successful interview candidates by 4 June 2026. Please do clearly inform us if for some reason you can’t make that date in person in your application.
Aimed start date of this role will be as soon as possible.
References will only be taken once your explicit permission has been given and after a conditional offer of employment has been made.
To create a world where every child and young person with a neurological condition can access the care and support they
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Lead our flagship partnership with Nationwide Building Society delivering exceptional relationship management alongside inspirational leadership of a portfolio of high-value partnerships. This strategic and creative role is central to our organisational growth and to ensuring we continue to raise vital funds to save the lives of people with cancer everywhere.
About the role
As Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager, you will lead our flagship partnership with Nationwide Building Society, delivering exceptional stewardship, strategic planning and measurable impact. You will work closely with colleagues across the Charity and The Royal Marsden to deliver our multi‑faceted partnership, that funds world-leading cancer research, and inspires support from across the business through a wide range of activities including sponsorship, virtual challenges, volunteering and training.
Alongside this, you will provide leadership across a portfolio of other high‑value corporate partnerships, helping to drive sustainable growth.
This is a highly visible, strategic and creative role, ideal for someone who combines strategic thinking and a keen eye for detail, with a passion for building relationships that create lasting, meaningful impact. You will line manage and develop one to two team members as well as playing a key role in shaping our Partnership Management strategy and supporting the wider growth of corporate income.
Joining our team
You will be joining an ambitious team of supportive colleagues who together manage a range of high-profile partnerships including Ralph Lauren, Omaze, Banham and many more. Our Charity has ambitious plans for the coming years as we raise £200m in support of the development of The Royal Marsden in Chelsea, our biggest capital appeal to date. Through our work, we ensure the nurses, doctors and research teams at The Royal Marsden can provide the very best care and develop life-saving treatments, which are used across the UK and around the world.
About you
You will be an experienced and driven partnerships specialist, with a strong track record of managing multi-faceted, high‑value relationships in the charity sector. Confident, creative, highly proactive and a natural leader, you will bring a blend of strategic thinking and hands‑on delivery.
You will bring:
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Proven success in corporate/charity partnerships or business development within the charity sector, with demonstrable experience in managing seven-figure, complex, multi-faceted partnerships, with a strong track-record of delivering income against ambitious targets
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Excellent communication and relationship‑building skills, with the ability to engage confidently with senior stakeholders
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Strong negotiation and influencing ability, with experience of delivering high‑impact presentations
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Creative and strategic thinking, with a flair for writing and presenting compelling impact reports
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Strong organisational, analytical and planning skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
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A collaborative, solution‑focused approach and the confidence to work both independently and as part of a high‑performing team
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Experience of managing and developing at least one line report.
What we offer
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Competitive salary of £47,000-£50,000
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Hybrid working between home and Chelsea with occasional travel to Sutton
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Flexible working around our core hours of 10am to 4pm
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27 days annual leave rising with length of service
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Training, support and development opportunities
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Access to the Blue Light discount scheme and other discounts opportunities
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Range of wellbeing initiatives including access to an employee assistance programme designed to save money and improve your physical, financial and mental health and wellbeing, access to free online GP appointments and free eye tests and contribution towards any glasses required for work purposes
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Opportunities for training and career development.
Inclusion matters
We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and walks of life.
If this sounds like the opportunity for you, we’d love to hear from you.
How to apply
On CharityJob, please send a CV and cover letter of no more than two pages, setting out how you meet the criteria in the person specification of the job description by 23:30 on Sunday 17 May 2026.
Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.
The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity raises money to improve the lives of people affected by cancer.
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Development Manager for Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust Consultants Ltd
Full time 35 hours per week (part-time considered) | £39,010 - £44,303 | Initial 18 month fixed contract with the aim that this will become a permanent role if successful | Mix of office and home working
Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust (YDMT) is seeking a driven and entrepreneurial professional to lead and grow our charity’s trading arm, YDMTCL. This is a newly created and exciting opportunity for someone with strong business development and leadership skills to build on the success of our Landscape Design team, while also originating and leading your own projects to strengthen commercial performance and impact.
About the role
YDMTCL currently delivers landscape design services through a team of two Landscape Architects, working across urban, rural and community regeneration projects. The team combines strong technical expertise with creative design skills to deliver high quality green infrastructure and green space solutions.
The company currently has an annual turnover of under £100,000 and a clear ambition to double this over the next two to three years. The postholder will play a key role in driving this growth and will be expected to make significant progress towards this target during the 18 month contract period. All profits generated by YDMTCL are gifted back to the charity, directly supporting its charitable objectives.
This role will be primarily focused on the trading company, with approximately 90% of time dedicated to YDMTCL and up to 10% supporting the wider charity. You will originate and lead your own projects, creating vital new income streams for the organisation. Your work will focus on integrating ecology and landscape design to deliver innovative, high quality projects that contribute meaningfully to nature recovery.
We believe the role will be a highly rewarding one, and a real opportunity for someone to shape, lead and take ownership of YDMTCL, while working for a fantastic organisation and benefiting this wonderful area and its communities.
About you
We are seeking an experienced professional with a strong track record of working in multidisciplinary environments to lead and grow YDMTCL. You will bring proven business development and leadership skills to support and expand our Landscape Design team, building on its existing success and increasing commercial performance.
Commercially astute, you will demonstrate a strong history of income generation and business growth, ideally within conservation, land management, landscape design and/or ecology. You will lead the development of vital new income streams, building and delivering an active pipeline of revenue generating projects aligned with the charity’s aims.
About Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust
YDMT is a charity doing big things to help to protect and enhance People, Landscape and Wildlife in the Yorkshire Dales.
For 29 years we have delivered diverse and inspirational projects, helping to plant 1.6 million trees and securing the future of more than 850 hectares of wildflower hay meadows, creating habitats for our wildlife and combatting climate change. We are passionate about inspiring disadvantaged groups and future generations to care for this special area. Our new three-year strategy is centred around building partnerships that increase the scale and pace of nature recovery.
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The Sutton Trust is the UK’s leading social mobility charity. We believe every young person should have a fair chance in life, regardless of their family’s income, the school they go to or where they grow up. But today in Britain, the opportunity to succeed is heavily shaped by socio-economic background. Our mission is to change this. Our programmes empower young people to access life-changing opportunities, and our research influences national change to deliver a fairer future.
Each year, together with our university and employer partners, we support over 14,000 young people to reach their potential through our university, apprenticeship and career access programmes. And our support doesn’t stop there. We engage our thriving alumni community to help them to succeed in their professions and to act as advocates for social mobility.
Our rigorous and extensive research shines a light on barriers to opportunity from the early years to the workplace, and we strive to influence national policy change with evidence-based solutions to tackle educational and workplace inequality. Using insights from our programmes and research, we also test and scale new ideas in education and employment practice.
As an independent charity, our work is entirely reliant on the generous support of our community of donors. The need to support our work to tackle Britain’s low social mobility has never been greater.
Fundraising at the Sutton Trust
We are seeking a dynamic and confident fundraiser to be our Corporate Partnerships & Events Manager. The Sutton Trust is at an exciting point in our organisational journey, with a new Chairperson and ambitions to significantly grow our impact and fundraising as part of our 2030 strategy.
Over the past five years the impact of the Sutton Trust has increased, especially with our programmes which have gone from supporting 11,000 young people a year to 14,000 in the 24/25 programme year. We have secured a relatively stable income of c.£6m over several years, and in the last two years this has grown to £7m+. Our organisational strategy, which takes us to 2030/31, will continue this fundraising trajectory with a need to increase annual income on a sustained basis to £12m. With corporate income accounting for nearly half our fundraised income, there is considerable enthusiasm and opportunity in the corporate world for building strategic partnerships with The Sutton Trust.
Our fundraising approach will continue to focus on major gifts and strategic multi-year partnerships, leveraging a range of drivers to secure corporate support. Our highly engaged Chairperson has a commercial background and is keen to leverage contacts in the corporate world, giving a network of prospective contacts to explore.
The role and team
As Corporate Partnerships & Events Manager, you will be an experienced partnership manager and fundraiser, confident in securing new business through active prospecting and networking along with experience in securing and stewarding strategic partnerships with corporates and their associated corporate foundations. You will have an entrepreneurial mindset for income generation, able to confidently manage competing demands to balance securing new partnerships and delivering high quality account management to your portfolio of current and prospective supporters.
The role will lead a portfolio of corporate partnerships, focused on delivering shared strategic goals to increase social mobility in the workplace and supporting a more socio-economically diverse workforce for the future. The role will be the point-person within the Development Team for organisational events, working closely with key colleagues in our marketing & events and programme functions to support delivery of high-quality events. They will also take responsibility for delivering successful stewardship events, including programme visits. It will be crucial to work closely with a range of stakeholders, especially colleagues, to deliver successful stewardship events that showcase the varied work of the Sutton Trust and engage supporters with our work. This will include working closely with existing staff who lead on organisational, advocacy and programme events to ensure donors and prospects are able to attend and engage with the work.
Corporate partnerships are delivered by a talented and growing team, all with their own portfolios based on partnership level and complexity. Team members work on both new business and account management, with ambitious individual income targets.
Main duties
New Business
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Personally scope, develop and secure new five-figure+ corporate partnerships, aiming for a diverse and robust portfolio of partners with multi-year commitments, working with the Head of Corporate Partnerships, other senior staff, and senior volunteers appropriately to secure and steward.
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Proactively approach new business development within the corporate sector, cultivating relationships and networks to grow awareness of The Sutton Trust and secure major gifts.
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Support the Head of Corporate Partnerships in their work with senior volunteers to develop a strong prospect pipeline for major corporate gifts, including support for network mapping to leverage connections and cultivate prospective funders.
Events, Account Management and Development
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Manage and grow the Trust’s leadership and partner level corporate partnerships in your portfolio, including leveraging existing relationships to maximise financial income and partnership longevity.
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Appropriately leverage senior staff and volunteers to secure multi-lateral relationships with corporate partners and prospects, with the aim of retaining partnerships and uplifting income.
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Working closely with key colleagues to be the first point of contact for the Development team to support organisational events, and working with Development leadership to deliver diverse and engaging stewardship events.
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Working closely with key colleagues, support delivery of key donor messaging through Campaign Monitor or other platforms as appropriate, to align with the stewardship events goals of further engaging donors and prospects with the work of the Sutton Trust.
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Be accountable for achieving agreed corporate income targets, looking for opportunities to grow funding and diversify corporate income.
Fundraising, Finance and Reporting
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Act as an ambassador for the Trust with external audiences in the corporate space, representing the Trust with gravitas and confidence to secure major gifts and develop relationships.
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Work with colleagues across Development and Finance to ensure accurate forecasting, income tracking and reporting for your portfolio of corporate partnerships.
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Working closely with colleagues, provide corporate fundraising expertise to increase awareness of viable funding opportunities and develop organisational understanding of best practice for working with corporate partners and funders.
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Ensure you appropriately follow policies and procedures on due diligence, Salesforce and data management, account management, stewardship, and reporting.
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Stay up to date with corporate fundraising best practice, learning from senior members of the team, and keep abreast of developments and opportunities within the wider fundraising space.
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Other duties as necessary from time to time.
Person Specification
We welcome applications from individuals who have experience in:
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Experience in successfully securing, managing, and developing corporate partnerships at five-figures-plus level, from initial prospect research to contracting and ongoing stewardship.
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Experience successfully securing and/or managing corporate-charity partnerships, including engaging senior leadership on both sides to deliver strategic goals and mutual benefit.
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Experience network mapping and networking to build and manage relationships that lead to corporate donations to non-profits, particularly with senior non-profit volunteers.
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Experience planning and delivering events that provide high-quality stewardship to donors and prospects, engaging them with the work of a non-profit and promoting strong relationships.
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Experience managing events with an organised and clear project management approach, including influencing and working with a variety of stakeholders internally and externally.
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Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including networking at C-suite and senior management level and strong presentation skills, with the ability to prepare and deliver engaging and persuasive cases for support.
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First-class interpersonal skills - a natural ambassador able to represent the Sutton Trust with gravitas and confidence in a range of settings, especially the corporate world and with senior leaders.
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Knowledge and experience of the education and/or not-for-profit sector.
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Knowledge of the UK fundraising environment, including corporate fundraising trends and regulations that affect corporate partnerships.
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Experienced at using Salesforce or other fundraising CRM software to accurately record funding relationships.
We are also looking for an individual who:
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Sympathetic to the aims of the Trust and our mission to increase social mobility.
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High degree of initiative and the ability to take responsibility for corporate fundraising activity.
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Dynamic and entrepreneurial fundraiser, with a passion for personally engaging supporters.
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Able to think strategically about the bigger picture and manage hands-on fundraising.
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Proven ability to influence stakeholders at all levels and encourage giving.
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Excellent attention to detail with strong analytical skills.
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Able to work independently and as part of a team
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Is eligible to work in the UK (see here for information about right to work)
Terms of Appointment
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Contract: Full time, Permanent
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Salary: £42,025-£46,000
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Working location: Minimum of two office days per week. Our home working policy gives staff the option to work from home for up to 60% of the time, with approval from their line manager.
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Office location: The Sutton Trust, 9th Floor, Millbank Tower, 21-24 Millbank, London, SW1P 4QP.
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Hours: The standard working hours are 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. This role is likely to also be required to attend events / meetings outside of normal working hours during weekday evenings and occasionally at weekends, in line with organisational policies.
Interviews
Applications should reach us by 10am, Monday 25th May, with first round interviews held on Tuesday, 4th June, and second round interviews held on Wednesday, 10th June. Both rounds will be held in our London office.
Safeguarding statement
The Sutton Trust believes that a child, young person or vulnerable adult should never experience abuse of any kind. We all have a responsibility to promote the welfare of all children and young people and to keep them safe. Therefore all posts undergo a safer recruitment process, including but not limited to, disclosure of criminal records where necessary and eligibility to work in the UK. We have procedures in place to promote safeguarding and a safe culture at the Trust.
Contextual recruitment
The Trust is committed to ensuring equality of opportunity and that all applicants receive equal consideration for employment. We strongly encourage individuals from all backgrounds, including those underrepresented at present at the Trust, to apply for this role. As such we particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds. We are committed to being an inclusive and welcoming place to work and know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the young people we support.
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for disabled candidates throughout our recruitment process and during employment.
We also operate contextual recruitment at the Sutton Trust. Our application process gives you the option to include information about your background, such as whether you were eligible for free school meals, whether your parents went to university, or whether you attended a state school. For more examples and information on contextual recruitment, please see our website.
Contract: 35 hours per week, 12 months fixed term
Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 plus London Weighting Allowance of £3,954
Location: Westminster, London, Hybrid (2 days a week in the office)
Closing date: Monday 18th May 2026
Interview date: W/C 26th May 2026
Are you a digital content expert who is passionate about animal welfare? Every year, millions of people visit the Blue Cross website for vital pet advice and to access our services. We are looking for an innovative Digital Content Manager to lead our content strategy and ensure supporters and people who use our services find exactly what they need. In this pivotal role, you will be a champion of our brand, ensuring our voice is accessible, friendly, and trusted, all while helping us spread the word about the great work we do so that pets everywhere can live their best lives. This is a fixed term, maternity cover role for 12 months with a start date of 27th July.
More about the role
As our Digital Content Manager, you will be at the forefront of designing, editing, and publishing a diverse range of content formats in collaboration with subject matter experts across the charity. A significant part of your role involves line managing and inspiring a dedicated content team, guiding them to produce high-quality work, while also assisting with the creation of our print supporter magazine. You will analyse user journeys and performance metrics to identify new content opportunities, optimize existing pages, and maintain exceptional editorial standards across the board. Ultimately, you and your team will be developing pet advice, campaign content, and stories that not only increase engagement but actively drive donations to support our vital cause.
About you
You are a user-focused champion of great content with an extensive background in writing for the web and a deep understanding of content design, user research, and testing methods. We are looking for someone who is completely at home using content management systems for major consumer-facing websites and has a proven track record of using analytical tools to monitor user behavior and implement data-driven changes. Beyond your technical skills, you are a natural collaborator and diplomat with exceptional communication skills, allowing you to build fantastic working relationships across various departments. You thrive in a fast-paced environment, remaining calm under pressure while managing multiple projects and tight deadlines. Most importantly, you are a motivating leader who is ready to bring us closer to our audience, coupled with a genuine interest in pet welfare and a desire to see every pet thrive.
Essential Qualifications, Skills, and Experience
- Deep knowledge of content design, including user research and testing methods.
- Extensive experience of writing for the web, with proven ability to create content that is accessible, engaging, and optimised for digital channels.
- Experience of working with content management systems for a major consumer-facing website.
- Experience of managing, developing and scheduling content plans in collaboration with other teams.
- Proven ability to use analytical tools to monitor user behaviour, content and campaigns and implement changes based on findings.
- Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with exceptional grammar and use of the English language.
- Experience of motivating and inspiring direct reports.
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects and work to tight deadlines.
Desirable Qualifications, Skills, and Experience
- Experience working with publishers and other suppliers on print publications.
- Experience with InDesign, Photoshop and HTML.
- An understanding of organising and directing photo shoots.
- Experience commissioning digital content.
- A familiarity and interest in pet care and pet welfare issues.
- Experience of working in the charity sector.
How to apply
Visit our website and click the apply button to complete the online application process before the closing date on Monday 18th May.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.
Blue Cross benefits
Our people are the most important part of delivering our purpose. If it were not for their amazing efforts and commitment, we would not be able to make the difference that we do today.
In return, Blue Cross wants to ensure we provide you with the best working environment we can. We want you to be happy working for us and will do everything we can to make sure you are.
Our generous benefits package includes:
- Full time equivalent of 38 days holiday rising to 43 with service (including Bank Holidays)
- Programmes for physical and mental wellbeing support
- Free access to GP via MetLife- 24/7 GP services, private prescriptions and more for you and your family
- Health cash plan
- Unlimited access to an employee assistance programme
- Pension scheme with enhanced employer contribution
- Professional fees paid with Continuing Professional Development and personal development support.
- Life assurance
- 20% discount on Pet Plan pet insurance
- Enhanced family friendly policies
- Recognition scheme
- Annual volunteer days
- Charity worker discounts across a variety of retailers
To read more about the benefits Blue Cross has to offer, please visit the 'why work for us' page on our website.
We believe in a world where all pets enjoy a healthy and happy life with people who love them



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are recruiting a fixed-term Policy Campaigns Manager to lead our campaigns function at ARUK. The Policy Campaigns Manager will report to the Senior Public Affairs and Campaigns Manager and have line management responsibilities for the Policy Campaigns Officer.
In this role you will be joining a friendly and fast-moving Policy and Public Affairs team, during an exciting year for dementia research as we campaign on our core mission for a cure. You will work closely with colleagues across the organisation to oversee our active campaigns and identify opportunities to mobilise our supporters and drive influence and impact for and with people affected by dementia.
You will lead the development of the campaigns function for ARUK, building on existing initiatives, championing best practice in campaigns and building our reach and engagement. You will also be responsible for working across a range of functions including our policy, research, communications, digital, brand and volunteering teams.
This is a 12 month FTC or on return of the substantive postholder
Key Responsibilities:
Deliver our live campaigns and marshal our campaigner base to advocate for change in dementia research and for people affected by dementia
· Work with colleagues across research, policy and public affairs teams to develop and deliver our campaigns that mobilise people affected by dementia and our supporters to influence decision makers and change policy and practice
· Work with the policy managers to ensure that our campaigns align with our strategic priorities and theories of change
· Work closely with public affairs colleagues to plan campaign actions that align with key political influencing moments e.g. Budget; Spending Review; King’s speech; General Elections
Develop and deliver our campaign communications to grow the reach, influence and impact of our campaigns
· Lead the development and growth of our campaigner network, building supporter journeys, and producing compelling and creative campaigner communications across email, social media and other channels
· Work with colleagues across CRM and digital to improve data management, delivering regular reporting on campaign actions and use this data to enhance the campaigner experience and empower more people to take action.
· Work with colleagues across the organisation to build campaigning expertise and experience with local ARUK supporters and improve our reach with MPs in their constituencies
Line Manage our Policy Campaigns Officer
· Oversee the work of the policy campaigns officer including setting objectives and providing support to a range of workstreams.
· Consider the learning and development needs of the policy campaigns officer and ensure that they are able to grow and develop in their role.
Involve people affected by dementia in campaigns development and delivery
· Identify campaign champions and storytellers with lived experience who can advocate for change
· Provide training and ongoing support to people with lived experience to empower them to take part in and shape our campaigns
Research, insight and continuous improvement
· Provide expert advice across the charity on campaigning, taking an open, flexible and innovative approach
· Develop mechanisms to keep abreast of best practice in campaigns and any legal or regulatory issues specifically around mental capacity and consent, data protection and lobbying etc
· Continue a campaigning culture across the organisation by being an ambassador for the benefits of campaigning and working with colleagues to showcase the opportunities and impact of our work.
Knowledge, skills and experience needed:
· Educated to A Level or equivalent
· Experience of delivering successful national campaigns
· Experience of building fruitful relationships with colleagues across organisations
· Experience of developing impactful campaign strategies with clear policy rationale and creative tactics
· Experience of writing compelling campaign communications
· Experience of working with campaigners
· Experience using CRM databases such as Raiser’s Edge and Salesforce and handling sensitive personal data
· Line Management experience
· Leadership experience at a management level
· Experience of matrix working, across professional and operational boundaries
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 £44,000 per annum, plus benefits.
Please download the Vacancy Pack on our website for more information.
The closing date for applications is the 17th May 2026, with interviews being arranged 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 our website.
How to apply: Please create an online account using our Online Recruitment Platform which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies page. You will be able to attach your CV to your application and track the status of your application.
About Alzheimer’s Research UK: Alzheimer's Research UK is the UK's leading dementia research charity. Our mission is to accelerate progress towards a cure. Today 1 in 2 people will be impacted by dementia, either through caring for a loved one, developing it themselves or tragically both. But there is hope.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: NSC, London SE1
Contract: Full time, 1-year Fixed Term One Year (initially)
Salary: £35k + PRP (Performance Related Pay)
Closing Date: 1st May 2026
Marine Society have an exciting new role! Help us to grow our rapidly expanding apprenticeships and adult skills programmes to meet growing industry demand. We’re looking for a confident, self-starter individual who can engage key stakeholders and employers in the maritime industry and increase our reach and reputation.
You’ll be expected to have a good understanding of the maritime sector training needs and have a demonstrable track record in sales and recruitment. A working knowledge of government funded training programmes is helpful but not essential.
This role could support a secondment for the right individual. Subject to success in the role, we hope to make this permanent after one year.
The Marine Society & Sea Cadets (MSSC) is the leading maritime charity for youth development and lifelong learning. We are a vibrant and growing charity inspiring young people to achieve their potential through challenge and nautical adventure and also enabling seafarers and maritime professionals to realise their potential through learning and career development. Working with our employees, cadets, and volunteers, we have built a strong vision and five-year Future Ready strategy to meet the growing demand for what we provide, both for young people, seafarers and maritime professionals – and the thousands who aspire to be the sea cadets and marine professionals of the future. It is also about equipping them to achieve their potential and thrive in a rapidly changing world, while growing our charity to benefit even more people – including those from under-represented or marginalised groups.
About the role
This new role is to support the growth of Marine Society apprenticeship and adult skills provision. This is a strategic, outward-facing role requiring a confident astute individual who can engage key stakeholders and employers in the maritime industry to recruit new entrants and existing employees onto Marine Society programmes.
Responsibilities
· To grow the apprenticeship and adult skills provision in line with agreed annual recruitment and financial targets
· To develop and maintain a strong pipeline of prospective employers and learners, proactively identifying new apprenticeship and learning opportunities within the maritime industry. To secure repeat business with apprenticeship employers through cultivating long-term relationships.
· To work with the Director of Maritime Training and Development to devise a sales and marketing strategy to grow the apprenticeship and adult skills provision. To support the tendering process to ASF devolved areas and work with subcontractor partners.
· To collaborate with the Apprenticeship Operations Manager and Maritime Lead Trainer to convert identified leads and share industry intelligence.
· To assist the Digital Marketing Coordinator to write targeted social media posts and marketing campaigns, ensuring market visibility and lead generation. To build a library of promotional literature and good news stories.
· To maintain accurate records of business development leads and pipeline activity within the CRM system and to routinely report on these
· Attend relevant external boards, fora and industry bodies, as directed in order to promote maritime apprenticeships and training including; Maritime Skills Alliance, Workboat Association, MNTB apprenticeship committee and Port Skills and Safety
· To attend industry trade fairs and careers events to represent Marine Society. These include; National Apprenticeship Week, Seawork, International Boat Show
· To research and monitor market trends, employer needs and competitor activity to inform business development strategy
Requirements
- Minimum 2 years’ experience working in a recruitment, sales or commercial role with a proven track record of achieving financial targets
- Knowledge of the maritime sector including roles, ranks and certifications in the near coastal sector
- Excellent customer service skills with the ability to build trust and credibility with clients and stakeholders
- Strong commercial acumen and ability to identify, grow and convert new business opportunities
- Experience using CRM systems to monitor and report on business leads
- Knowledge of CPD training or workforce development
Benefits
- 25 days annual leave per annum increasing with length of service
- Hybrid working for many roles
- Life assurance (4x salary)
- Private medical insurance
- Generous pension (employer contribution up to 10%)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Wellbeing portal and EAP with 121 counselling
- Employee development: We are investing in our employees' development and have an annual calendar of learning and development opportunities, designed to support employees to develop into their roles and stretch them to achieve their full potential.
Additional Information
MSSC positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. Equity, diversity, and inclusion really matters to us, so we can best serve our beneficiaries from every community. We work to ensure a fair and consistent recruitment process and aim to be a charity where diversity of experience, identity and skills are valued and welcomed. MSSC is an equal opportunities employer.
We recognise our responsibilities to safeguard and protect the young people and vulnerable adults with whom we work. We do all we can to promote their health, safety and wellbeing, and we expect our staff to share this commitment and work in line with safeguarding policy, the MSSC’s values and ethos of inclusivity. We adhere to safer recruitment practices and therefore employment is subject to detailed pre-employment checks for successful candidates, including references and criminal disclosure checks and the completion of a disclosure questionnaire.
All successful applicants are required to attend safeguarding training and undergo pre-employment checks including a criminal record check.
We help launch young people for life through adventure.


The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
ID: 1782 Operational Manager, Northeast
Service: Stockton on Tees Family Time, Stockton Family Outreach & Volunteer service and South Tees Perinatal service
Salary: Grade 4 Point 34-38: £42,562 – £46,703 FTE (£34,049.60 - £37,362.40 per annum, pro rata for 29.6 hours per week)
- Additionally, £480 home-based allowance FTE per annum
Location: Home based
Hours: Part-time (up to 29.6 hours per week)
We offer flexible working arrangements - please see below for more details.
Contract: Permanent
Family Action & the Role’s Impact:
At Family Action we support people through change, challenge or crisis. It’s what we’ve done for over 150 years. We protect children, support young people and adults and offer direct, practical help to families and communities.
We see first-hand the power of family to shape lives, for better or worse, so we speak up for the
importance of family in national and local policymaking, amplify family voices and represent the changing needs of families in the UK today.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead the operational delivery of services across Stockton on Tees and South Tees (Recar & Middlesbrough) area. The Operational Manager will provide strategic and operational management to our services in the Northeast and line management of 2 - 3 service managers.
Stockton services are delivered under our successful strategic partnership with Stockton Borough Council. This unique partnership was formed nearly 5 years ago with the aim of transforming service provision using a collaborative approach to service development and innovation. Our South Tees Perinatal service operates over Redcar and Middlesborough and are just entering a 3 year extension to our current contract.
Main Responsibilities:
· Provide leadership, management and supervision to operational services that provide Family Time sessions, Family Outreach support and Volunteering support, plus perinatal support to families.
· Ensure that services are delivered to a good quality standard in relation to practice and performance and that services can demonstrate their impact using evidence based outcomes tools.
Main Requirements (for details check the job description and person specification):
· Experience of providing effective management, leadership and safeguarding oversight of case work and group work based support services, which overall improve the lives of service users.
· Experience of setting up and/or managing innovative projects.
· Strong interpersonal skills, with the confidence and ability to present and communicate information effectively both in person and using a range of mediums to internal and external stakeholders, including children and young people, parents and carers, and funders.
· Appointments are subject to Family Action receiving a satisfactory disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service –Enhanced
Benefits:
- an annual paid leave entitlement that commences at 25 working days, rising each April by one day, subject to a maximum of 30 working days plus bank holiday pro rata
- up to 6% matched-pension contributions
- flexible working arrangements and new starters have the right to make flexible working requests from day one of employment
- enhanced paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions
- eye care and winter flu jabs vouchers
- cycle to work scheme
- investing in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities
We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect.
To Apply:
· Click the “Apply Now” link below and fill out our digital application form
· Closing Date: Sunday 10th May 2026 at 23:59
Interviews are scheduled to take place on: 20th May 2026
For direct queries or if you would like to discuss any aspect of the selection process or flexible working requests, please email: Claire Meek (email address available on advert document).
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:
We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process and you will be asked whether you require any adjustments if shortlisted for interview. We also make reasonable adjustments on the job, where required.
We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us and we particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support.
All candidates with a disability are welcome to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme and request priority consideration for an interview, provided they meet the essential criteria for the role.
To help remove financial barriers to working with us, we will reimburse reasonable travel costs if you are invited to attend an interview in person.
*Ordinarily Family Action appoints new starters at the starting point of the salary scale (with subsequent annual pay progression), unless you have experience that would justify appointment further up the salary scale or there are any other exceptional reasons.
Family Action is an award-winning national charity working from the heart of local communities across England and Wales.



A new role, the Finance Manager is responsible for leading all aspects of this small charity's day-to-day finances, contracts, risk management plus managing the financial aspects of a £6.7m capital project.
The postholder will ensure that the charity’s budget and out turn are closely monitored and that established financial controls, spanning the procurement to payments cycle, are firmly adhered to. They will lead budget setting, forecasting, and financial reporting (including management of the external audit and production of the annual report and accounts) and will support wider work programme-planning for the charity, setting the foundations for financial success and sustainability.
They will lead the preparation for, and presentations at the charity’s Board and related finance committees.
In addition, the postholder will act as the central finance liaison with the Inns of Court of Inner and Middle Temple – TCT’s principal funders – as well as with other stakeholders, donors and cross-departmentally.
Candidates should meet the following essential criteria:
CIMA, ACCA or ACA qualified accountant
Experience in a senior/ management financial position in a charity/ not for profit
Experience of managing cash and investments.
Effective communications skills both written and oral
Excellent IT skills including MS Office and Finance Systems
About us
Temple Church is in the Temple, City of London. Known as the “Mother Church of the Common Law”, and birthplace of Magna Carta, the Church serves the legal colleges of Inner and Middle Temple, two of the four Inns of Court responsible for calling barristers to the Bar of England and Wales.
Previous applicants need not reapply.
All appointments are subject to acceptable background checks including a basic DBS Disclosure.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We're looking for an organised, proactive and resilient Partnership Development Manager to join our New Business Team located at our Head Office in Islington.
£35,000.00 per annum, working 35 hours per week.
Want to feel like you have an exciting future? You'll feel at home here.
Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren't token gestures - we've thought long and hard about how best to support our team. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day.
Our benefits include:
* Annual leave increasing up to 30 days with length of service
* Free DBS
* Exclusive discounts and cashback via Reward Gateway® and opportunity to buy a Blue Light Card
* Fully paid induction programme and further training
* ILM courses and Apprenticeship Programmes
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme for 24-7 confidential support
* Online wellbeing resources
* A generous pension - we will contribute up to 4% and life assurance cover up to £10,000 (T&Cs apply)
* Quarterly Staff Awards to reward & recognise our amazing staff's commitment and contribution
All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.
This postholder will play a vital role as Look Ahead works to maintain and gain service contracts aligned to our ambitious Business Development Strategy and business plan. We are looking for a dynamic individual who can work closely with operational colleagues and other teams to support every part of the business development process including partnership building, strategic positioning, service design and bid writing and management.
The shift pattern for this role is as follows: M7,T7,W7,T7,F7
Salary range of £35,000-75,000 depending on experience.
What you'll do:
Summary of Responsibilities
- Relationship Management: Building relationships with commissioners and stakeholders in supported accommodation and health in a dedicated geographic area covering all of our client groups - learning disabilities, mental health, homelessness, young people
- Commercial Business Partnering: Work with operational colleagues in designated patch to support the end-to-end business development process including contract extensions and renegotiations.
- Tender Management: Monitoring, managing, and drafting high- quality submissions, for Local Authority and Health Trusts, frameworks and Dynamic Purchasing Systems, focusing primarily on own patch but contributing to and supporting tender exercises coordinated by other members of the business development team as required.
- Strategic Positioning: Analysing evaluation criteria and advising on bid competitiveness and commercial strategies, including presenting proposed models and contract prices at internal risk panels to gain Senior Leadership approval
This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead
About you:
- A genuine interest in housing and social care and a commitment to Look Ahead's mission
- Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills, particularly in terms of working under pressure and responding to multiple and competing demands on your time
- Imaginative and resourceful - able to contribute to the development of new ideas for services
- Good interpersonal skills with the ability to work well with internal and external contacts
What you'll bring:
Essential:
- Eligible to live and work in the UK
- Educated to degree level or equivalent work experience
- Extensive business development, fundraising or sales experience
- Experience of bid writing
Desirable:
- A qualification in social care/psychology/policy would be an advantage
About us:
Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 100 services, providing support to thousands of customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness and complex needs, young people and care leavers and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.
We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values:
We focus on Excellence and innovation.
We are Caring and Compassionate.
We are Inclusive and Trusted.
We work in Partnership and are One-Team.
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.
If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.
Please see our website for full Job description
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Strategic Partnership Development Manager
Contract type: Permanent, Full-time, 35 hours per week
Location: London, UK
UK hybrid working – a minimum of 40% of working time is spent face-to-face (London office, external meetings or travel). 60/40 hybrid working at WaterAid means roughly three days wherever you work best and two days together in person.
Salary: £47,423 per year with excellent benefits
*We offer competitive, market-aligned starting salaries. While most roles are offered at the advertised starting salary, we may adjust this in exceptional cases depending on a candidate’s experience, skills, and potential.
Change starts with water. Change starts with you.
Every day, millions of people live without clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene. WaterAid exists to change that – for everyone, everywhere. Join us, and your energy will help unlock people’s potential and create a fairer future.
About WaterAid
We’re a global federation driven by one vision: a world where everyone, everywhere has clean water, sanitation and hygiene by 2030. Powered by our values of Respect, Accountability, Courage, Collaboration, Integrity and Innovation, we work alongside communities, partners and supporters to make change happen.
About the team
The Corporate Partnerships Team is responsible for developing high value, high impact strategic partnerships with companies, where the value goes beyond financial alone to meaningfully contribute towards WaterAid’s mission, including finding ways to contribute to programmatic, policy and advocacy objectives.
About the role
As our proactive and driven Strategic Partnership Development Manager you will lead partnership development for a range of priority corporate sectors - working closely with global partnerships, programmes and policy colleagues - to secure new multi-year partnerships and drive sustainable change.
In this role, you will:
- Lead on partnership development for strategically important sectors including food and beverage and agriculture, as well as other sectors to be determined. Effectively utilising your commercial awareness and corporate partnerships expertise to present WaterAid’s partnerships offering and value-add externally to these industries.
- Develop and manage a pipeline of potential high value, annual and multi-year new business opportunities, ensuring there is sufficient lead generation, active movement and conversion to secure annual and multi-year 6-figure+ partnerships.
- Collaborate with colleagues across the WaterAid federation including partnerships, communications, programmes and advocacy to identify and develop high-quality propositions that meet both partner and WaterAid needs.
- Lead WaterAid’s presence at global events and conferences, building a network of contacts amongst companies and actively cultivating this network.
- Champion WaterAid’s commitment to equity, inclusion and safeguarding.
Requirements
To be successful, you will need:
- Proven experience in generating six-figure strategic, new business partnerships from cold in the charity sector or in a commercial setting and proven ability to meet and exceed personal targets.
- An externally focused and proactive attitude, with the energy and passion to engage people and excite them about WaterAid, alongside the ability to forge effective working relationships with stakeholders at all levels, including internal and external C-suite.
- Excellent presentation, verbal and written communication skills with an aptitude for writing high-quality and engaging proposals for a corporate audience.
- Strong working understanding of charity-corporate partnerships, corporate sustainability, Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
Although not essential, we’d prefer you to have:
- Understanding and experience of international development
- Understanding of and active interest in the agriculture and food & beverage sectors, including key materially important sustainability topics.
Closing date: Applications close 12:00 PM UK time on Thursday, 14th May 2026. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and the role may close earlier if a suitable candidate is identified, so we encourage you to apply as early as possible. Interviews are expected to take place week commencing 18th May 2026.
How to apply: Click Apply to complete the pre-screening questions and upload your CV.
Can I use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology in my application?
At WaterAid, we strongly advise against using AI technology at any stage of the recruitment process. Our goal is to ensure a fair and transparent process that provides every applicant with an equal opportunity to succeed. We value hearing about your unique experiences and perspectives in your application, and, if shortlisted, during the interview as well.
Pre‑employment screening
To apply for this role, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the respective country. All pre-employment checks will be carried out according to local law and WaterAid’s Safer Recruitment policy. All UK based roles require a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Benefits
- 36 days’ holiday (including 8 Bank Holidays)
- Option to buy an extra 5 days’ annual leave
- Employer pension contribution up to 10 %
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
- Season ticket loan
- Free annual eye tests
- ‘Give as you Earn’ charitable giving scheme
- Enhanced parental leave (maternity, adoption/surrogacy, shared parental and paternity)
- Sabbaticals
- One paid volunteer day each year
As part of our annual leave policy, all employees receive three additional days of annual leave on top of their standard allocation of 25 days. These days are designated to cover the period when our UK office closes between Christmas and New Year, allowing all UK WaterAiders to take a well-deserved break.
These days are automatically scheduled and cannot be changed or moved. Annual leave is accrued based on your start date. If sufficient leave has not been accrued by the time of the closure, the 3 days will be taken as unpaid leave or pro-rated, depending on your circumstances.
Our People Promise
We will work with passion and focus to make sure everyone everywhere has clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene. WaterAid is a place of purpose – where people have a real commitment and shared responsibility for the impact we have. We are a global community with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, motivated by inspiring, stimulating work. We are determined to be a place where people feel safe and able to contribute their voice and truly live our values.
Equal Opportunities
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions, ways of life and status. This includes, but is not limited to, race, ethnicity, caste, colour, gender, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth, disability status, neurodiversity, age, marital and family status, sexual orientation and gender identity, health status, place of residence, economic and social situation.
Safeguarding
We are committed to protecting everyone we come into contact with. We have a zero- tolerance approach to abuse of power, privilege or trust across our global work, and to any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation. Safeguarding the people and communities we work with, our staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks (which can include counterterrorism, safeguarding and criminal records checks).
Together, we’ll change the world through water.
Join us and be part of the change!
Our vision is a world where everyone, everywhere has sustainable and safe water, sanitation and hygiene.



Working on our Health Charity Partnership (HCP) with counterparts at the British Heart Foundation, and Cancer Research UK, this award winning, UK-wide partnership aims to improve the health of the nation using the retailer’s reach and influence.
You will be responsible for leading and delivering income generation, project managing strategic activities, and delivering against shared and charity specific goals. You will also contribute to the development and success of the Account Management Team, and support cross team-projects and take on additional tasks as required.
This role will also see you line manage a Partnership Officer (Account Management) who supports on the delivery of the Tesco Partnership.
Role description:
This role works very closely with colleagues across multiple internal teams including our Clinical Team (working with a Health Lead), our Marketing team (including Social Media Manager, Senior Marketing Manager, and Brand and Creative colleagues) and our Policy Team. This role will need to be well networked across teams including Nations and Regions teams and Strategy and Planning.
Externally, this role will work closely with peers at the British Heart Foundation, and Cancer Research UK. The role will also work with colleagues at Tesco, which will also include their PR and communications agencies.
You will also play an active role in driving and supporting best practice across the team and charity and will also contribute to cross-team projects and other tasks as required.
The ideal candidate:
The ideal candidate will have account management experience with a track record of delivering six and seven-figure strategic partnerships either within a charity or corporate setting. Good time management and organisational skills are required to manage a busy and diverse workload. You’ll need strong interpersonal skills and the ability to influence and negotiate effectively with a range of stakeholders at all levels of seniority. Using your excellent communication skills, you will be able to convey ideas succinctly and persuasively to create impactful proposals and other communications.
You’ll have good understanding of commercial principles, understand what drives businesses, and how to lead and deliver multi-stream income generation that are mutually beneficial through partnership. You’ll have a passion for identifying new financial and non-financial opportunities and be proactive in your approach to seeking these out. Having a collaborative approach to work is vital in this role, so you’ll build excellent relationships with internal colleagues and external stakeholders, operating with trust, respect, and transparency.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.

