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Full Time or Part Time
Hybrid - Farringdon, London/Home-based
Closing Date: 19 February 2026
Save the Children UK is looking for a specialist in wasting treatment and prevention programming to join us as a Senior Nutrition Adviser (maternity cover) in our Hunger, Nutrition & Livelihoods team within our Global Impact group. In this role, you will provide high-level technical leadership, supporting both ongoing programmes and new innovations, guiding the strategic direction and quality of nutrition programmes, and working with country offices to deliver high-quality, evidence-based interventions that improve outcomes for children globally.
About Us
Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.
About the Team
Working as part of the Global Impact group, our Global Outcomes function catalyses positive change for children by driving influencing agendas and bringing knowledge, evidence, analysis and expertise to our partnerships, programmes and advocacy work.
The Hunger, Nutrition & Livelihoods Team works as part of the Global Save the Children movement and the wider sector to drive long lasting systems changes at the global and country levels. We are committed to promoting inclusive and equitable solutions, amplifying the voices of children most affected by inequality, and prioritising locally led efforts for lasting change.
About the role
The Senior Nutrition Adviser is an exciting position leading Save the Children UK's work on the prevention and treatment of child wasting/acute malnutrition, providing leadership across the movement on complex assignments and projects, and contributing to overall strategy and policies. You will provide expert technical guidance to drive impactful programme design and evidence generation, and to policy and advocacy goals on child wasting / acute malnutrition. You will build and maintain strategic relationships with key decision-makers and partners, lead capacity strengthening for colleagues and partners, and champion equality, inclusion and the shifting power agenda.
In this role, you will:
- Provide senior technical leadership on the prevention and treatment of child wasting / acute malnutrition, supporting high-quality programme design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and learning across country offices and the wider movement
- Ensure nutrition strategies and programmes are informed by the latest research, scientific evidence and learning, and that this evidence is effectively translated into policy and practice
- Deliver high-level, tailored technical support to country offices managing complex nutrition programmes, both remotely and through in-country engagement
- Lead the development, adaptation and use of evidence-based nutrition standards, guidance, tools and technical positions aligned with global best practice
- Support the design and delivery of large-scale, high-impact nutrition programmes, ensuring alignment with organisational strategy, national policies and international standards
- Represent Save the Children as a technical expert on child wasting and nutrition in global forums, technical working groups, partnerships and sector networks
- Build and sustain strong relationships with donors, academic institutions, research partners and technical agencies to strengthen learning, influence and impact
- Contribute to resource mobilisation through donor engagement, development of high-quality concept notes and funding proposals, and support to partnership strategies
- Strengthen collaboration, innovation and learning across multidisciplinary teams and technical communities of practice
- Build organisational nutrition capacity through mentoring, coaching and inclusive leadership, championing equality, inclusion and impact in all aspects of the work
About you
To be successful, it is important that you have:
- Significant experience in programming and evidence generation on the treatment of child wasting
- Experience working on the prevention of child wasting, including good understanding of the issue of post-treatment relapse
- Substantial experience designing, leading and managing large-scale nutrition programmes in an international development context, including the treatment and prevention of child wasting
- Awareness and ideally experience of approaches for the economic evaluation of prevention and treatment of child wasting / acute malnutrition
- Able to strengthen evidence and learning uptake through analysis and collaboration
- Able to support development of strategies to influence key stakeholders (partners, donors, policy makers) in the prevention and treatment of child wasting
- Strong strategic, analytical and conceptual skills, with the ability to apply evidence to influence policy and practice at a senior level
- Proven ability to build and sustain effective international partnerships, and to influence senior decision-makers, donors and policy stakeholders
- Successful track record in developing high-value funding proposals, with strong monitoring, evaluation and learning approaches, budget oversight, grant management and donor reporting
- Highly collaborative leader with strong interpersonal skills, able to convene diverse stakeholders, coach others and work through teams to deliver impact
- Ideally an Internationally recognised postgraduate qualification in nutrition or a related field (e.g. MSc Public Health, Nutrition, or equivalent
Please Note: We're happy to consider flexible working arrangements and welcome applications for this role on either a full-time or part-time basis.
Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.
Location & Ways of Working:
The majority of our roles can be performed remotely in the UK, but at times you will be required to come to your contracted office (usually between 2–4 days per month, depending on the needs of your role, team, or service). For many roles, this is likely to be the minimum required to deliver impact.
This will be discussed and agreed with your manager / team and we encourage candidates to discuss our ways of working in more detail at interview stage.
Please note: travel costs to your contracted office will be at your own expense.
Flexible Working - We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Save the Children UK believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable where all children have the opportunity to change their world. We apply this to our workforce and we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation where all employees have a sense of belonging and feel that they can be "Free to Be Me". We are not looking for just one type of person - we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas or challenge that disrupts the risk of group think.
We are especially interested in people whose childhood experiences - of life on a low income, of migration, of being in a racialised community, of the care system, of being LGBT+ or in an LGBT+ family or living with (or with someone with) a disability - help us to see things we might otherwise miss. Whatever your story is we want to hear it because we know that different voices, ideas, perspectives and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of children around the world. This is the reason why we are all here.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for an ambitious Programme Funding Manager to play a pivotal role in securing and managing funding from institutional donors, trusts, foundations, government agencies, and multilateral donors to support the delivery of vital global programmes supporting communities across the world.
The team would love this person to be in the London office once a week but this can be discussed, there may be occasional overseas travel. The team can consider 5 or 4 days a week.
The Charity
You would be joining a supportive and and welcoming team at a long standing, international social welfare charity that offer a range of employee benefits that include:
- Professional development, competitive pay and pension with a four percent employer pension contribution, rising to eight percent after one year. BUPA health cash plan, employee Assistance Programme and up to six free counselling sessions, enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity leave and shared parental leave. Travel insurance, vaccinations and security training (for work-related travel).
The Role
Further develop the Global Programme Funding Strategy to source funding in programme areas of interest including health, disaster risk management, resilience, sustainable livelihoods as well as research grants.
Identify and develop engagement plans for a wide range of UK and international institutional donors, research organisations, universities, trusts and foundations.
Lead on the development of high-quality funding proposals, contributing towards organisation wide grant and contract income targets.
Work with the UK and global in country teams to deliver the strategy and line manage and support the Senior Programme Funding Officer.
Oversee contract management and oversee compliance with donor regulations.
The Candidate
Are you an experienced relationship fundraiser with experience of the following:
Income Generation significant experience and a successful track record securing grants from key institutional funders, ideally from the relevant thematic areas of: animal welfare, livelihoods, resilience building, access to water, food and gender.
Current knowledge and experience of institutional funders priorities, requirements and ways of working.
Knowledge and experience of the Programme management cycle.
Experience of producing budgets and reports for funders; experience of negotiating budgets, value for money etc.
IMPORTANT NOTE
Please note this role is closing on 1st March. Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you haven't been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful, but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.
We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.
Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.
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We are growing our team and developing a full-time role to 2 Part-time Comms Officers (0.6FTE) each working 22.5 hours per week to help take our charity’s communications to the next level. We support a rapidly growing community of patients and carers living with eosinophilic diseases and have a global network of healthcare and research professionals reaching 68 countries.
Comms is at the heart of what we do; we use multiple channels to advocate, connect, educate, and empower patients, carers and healthcare professionals across the globe.
Building this community enables us to reach people who would otherwise be isolated and often struggle to receive the support, care, and treatments needed to live well with these complex health issues. The insights learned ensure we represent the patient’s voice throughout our work and in groundbreaking research.
The Comms Officers will each bring their individual skills to the team and together will develop and deliver our charity’s communications strategy, changing the lives of people across the world who live with these rare and life impacting diseases.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the strategy and daily running of all the charity's social media channels. This includes creating content, campaign planning, responding to messages and general housekeeping, engaging with online communities and looking for new and innovative ways to grow our audiences
- Liaise with external stakeholders and charity partners on Comms matters and joint campaigns
- Evaluate and report on activity and impact with suggestions for improvement
- Manage and update website content, including news articles, keeping information up to date with the latest research and guidelines
- Gather content and build regular newsletters with a tailored tone for our audiences: patient community and HCP community, and review performance to improve
- Help to organise, create, advertise and host online events such as webinars and community chats
- Help promote EOSN and create social content at several international and UK exhibiting medical/health-related events
- Maintaining CRM and connected apps
- Use the CRM and analytic tools to build audience segments and develop specific journeys based on insight
- Seek and explore new opportunities for the charity to improve its communication, grow its reach and expand its services
This will be predominantly remote working - with some face-to-face, primarily during office hours Mon - Thurs.
You will be reporting directly to the CEO
Person spec(s)
This role will suit you if you have an attribute of empathy and would enjoy being part of a small team making a real difference to people’s lives. Whilst the essential requirements for our comms team are listed below, it will be a bonus if you have experience in the health, charity, or not-for-profit sectors.
We are looking for 2 candidates who together will have the complete set of essential skills listed below:
- Experience in a Comms or Marketing role
- Highly proficient in using social media platforms in a Comms or Marketing environment, including Hootsuite or equivalent, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, Blue Sky and YouTube
- Experience of campaign planning
- Proficiency in Canva, Adobe Suite, or a similar asset design package
- Working knowledge of Content Management System
- Working knowledge of CRM systems, event ticketing and email marketing platforms such as Mailchimp or similar
- Keen eye for detail, as work contains complex subject matter
- Experience in monitoring, evaluation and reporting impact, using tools such as Survey Monkey or similar
- Keen team player with good collaborative skills
- Ability to adapt tone and content to suit different audiences, with a willingness to learn medical terminology through our in-house training
- Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Excel, PowerPoint and Word - working knowledge
- Experience of online event set up using Zoom, Eventbrite or similar
If you feel you are strong in some of these essential skills but not all of them, please apply.
You may also know someone who would be the perfect fit to complement your skill set. If so, we encourage you to apply together or individually.
We are excited to develop the new roles, strengthening and growing our small but mighty team.
We are EOS Network
Our aim is to ensure that every person with an Eosinophilic-Associated Disease receives a prompt, accurate diagnosis, cohesive medical care, and support to live with their condition.
What we do
Educate: Increase general public awareness to reduce diagnosis times and campaign for holistic patient care.
Empower: Provide information, community support and tools for people living with eosinophilic-associated diseases, reducing feelings of isolation and empowering confidence in advocating for care.
Facilitate: Provide a global professional platform for clinicians and researchers to connect and share the latest research and expertise.
Advocate: Work with medical bodies, researchers, manufacturers, and funders to ensure the patient’s voice is heard for decisions about research priorities, access to medicines and treatment guidelines.
See our profile to learn more about what we do.
For more information or to have an informal chat about these roles, please contact us directly.
Applications should be made by way of a covering letter setting out suitability for the role set against the person specification, and a CV. Please confirm your automatic right to work in the UK and your residence location.
The closing date is rolling until 20th February 2026, subject to suitable candidates being found.
Our expected recruitment process is: Shortlisting in February, followed by interviews in February/March, and appointment in February/March for the role to start ideally in March 2026
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Salary: £50,331 gross per annum
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Location: London
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Contract Type: Fixed Term
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Contract Duration: 18 months
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Hours: Full Time
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Closing Date: 20 February 2026
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First Interview Dates: Starting from the 9th of March
About the role
ClientEarth is a leading not for profit organisation working across four key impact areas: climate, nature, health and justice. You will join ClientEarth’s Governance & Legal Services Department. The Governance Legal Services Department is ClientEarth’s in-house legal team driven to enable ClientEarth to deliver innovative legal strategies while managing risk and legal & regulatory compliance in a manner consistent with our organisational values. The role covers both providing direct support to manage governance meetings and documentation, and creating systems, processes, and a framework of best practices to empower Management Bodies and staff.
Meet your Manager
In this role, you will be managed by Amy Rose. Amy manages ClientEarth's Governance and Legal Services Department, overseeing ClientEarth’s governance, risk and compliance, and managing its various related legal entities globally. This includes ensuring that ClientEarth company and staff comply with legal, professional, and ethical obligations, and supporting ClientEarth contracting and contractual compliance. Amy specialises in strategic impact litigation and oversees the management of ClientEarth's diverse and growing litigation portfolio. She focuses on supporting our legal teams to bring a wide range of climate and environmental cases across Europe and around the world. Amy is a member of the Global Leadership Group, and the President of ClientEarth (Luxembourg) ASBL. Before joining ClientEarth, Amy was the Head of Litigation at Altisource Portfolio Solutions in Luxembourg, where she managed a large and diverse portfolio of multinational cases. Prior to moving to Europe, Amy worked as a general commercial litigator at the global law firm of Squire Sanders (now Squire Patton Boggs) in San Francisco, California.
Main Duties
- Provide secretariat support to ClientEarth UK Board of Trustees, working closely with the Assistant to the CEO and Board to ensure the well-coordinated delivery of meetings, including coordinating and facilitating scheduling, forward planning, setting of agendas and invitations, and managing, filing, and maintaining all required documentation.
- Support the flow of relevant governance information between ClientEarth Group and ClientEarth Americas to maximise efficiencies and facilitate effective coordination.
- Coordinate the governance of all ClientEarth Group entities, working closely with the General Counsel, Heads of Country, in-country governance leads, and national Management Bodies to ensure the effective and aligned delivery of Group Governance Board and Management Body meetings, including supporting and coordinating with them on: scheduling, forward planning, setting of agendas and invitations, drafting resolutions, managing, filing, and maintaining all required documentation.
- Lead the design and continual improvement of ClientEarth’s governance framework and .strategic thinking on evolving ClientEarth’s governance structures to meet the organisation’s needs over time.
See the job description (below) for a full list of duties for this role.
Role requirements
- Understanding of the charity / non-profit sector and charity / non-profit governance (essential)
- Experience managing board meetings and related documentation and processes (essential)
- Good knowledge of setting up and managing effective administrative processes, systems, and procedures (essential)
- Knowledge of statutory and regulatory requirements for a charitable organisation and company (essential) in multiple jurisdictions relevant to ClientEarth (desirable)
See the job description (below) for a full list of requirements for this role.
Note to candidates: We know that long lists of criteria can be daunting and that some candidates will not apply for a role unless they feel they are 100% qualified. If you feel you meet at least some of the essential criteria, we still encourage you to apply.
Further Information
Have a question about this job? Please visit our Careers site for advice on applying, FAQs, and more.
Flexible working: We are proud to be a Flexa accredited Employer. Visit our Flexa Employer page for more information on our approach to flexible working. Our flexible working policy allows our people the choice to decide to work from home/another location in the country where their contract of employment is issued for 80% of their month, with the other 20% of their month being office-based See our Benefits page for more as well as our flexible working FAQ.
ClientEarth values diversity and inclusion and the benefits this brings. We aim to appoint the most suitable candidate at all times and welcome applications from people from all different backgrounds. See our equity, diversity and inclusion journey page for more.
Please note that ClientEarth is only able to employ those who have the pre-existing legal right to work in the UK.
ClientEarth is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice or legal services to third parties.
Using the power of the law to protect life on Earth.


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Church Engagement and Marketing Officer
Location: Hybrid: Office base is in London with expectation for a minimum of one day per week in the office (The Foundry, 17 Oval Way, Vauxhall, London, SE11 5RR).
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 28 hours per week (0.8FTE)
Salary: £30,000 FTE pro rata (£24,000)
Annual Leave: 22 days + 3 discretionary days
Church Urban Fund has a proud history of being good news within our low-income communities across England. We partner with churches, social action charities and different faith communities to end poverty together.
For almost 40 years, Church Urban Fund has been enabling and supporting mission and ministry amongst the lowest income communities. Over the years we have developed several programmes which have made significant grassroots impact. Despite this work, and the work of many others, levels of poverty and engrained inequality remain desperately severe, despite living in one of the wealthiest countries.
This newly created role seeks to help us resource churches across England, so that we can achieve our vision of ending poverty and doing this together. The successful postholder will be key in helping develop new resources that sit alongside our very successful Growing Good resource and form part of our expanding Knowledge Bank that enables churches to have the knowledge, confidence and connection to engage with social action as a core part of their mission and serve their local communities. This role will also be influential in helping plan and deliver our increasingly popular and well attended webinars and in person events.
Our core mission is shaped by the drive to end poverty in all its forms, by developing partnerships and programmes to create a movement of love, justice and mercy. We are inspired by Jesus’ ministry to be with and alongside and serve the most marginalised and vulnerable in society, and follow his teaching to love our neighbours as ourselves.
We are seeking someone who is passionate about resourcing local churches to have knowledge, confidence and connection in serving their local areas, is skilled in developing and refreshing resources, can be persuasive in encouraging churches to engage with CUF’s range of resources, and is experienced in managing events (online and in person).
If you feel that this role could be for you, we would love to hear from you.
How to apply
To apply, please email an up-to-date CV and covering letter (only applications with a covering letter and CV will be considered for shortlisting) outlining your relevant skills and experience, relating to the listed responsibilities and person specification to the HR Officer.
Closing date: 17:00 Monday 2nd March 26 with interviews to be held on 12th March 26 online
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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!
Who we are
We are Brake, the national, acclaimed road safety charity which provides the National Road Victim Service (NRVS). We have been supporting the victims of road traffic collisions [TL1] on our roads since 1995. We also campaign for positive change to prevent future collisions and save lives.
A rare and exciting opportunity to help us to help others
Did you know that every 20 minutes, someone is killed or seriously injured on our roads? The impact of that on individuals and their wider families is profound and far reaching and it can happen to any of us, at any time.
The National Road Victim Service is growing, allowing us to reach greater numbers of people in need and building upon our well-established foundation to create an enduring legacy. To support this growth, we are looking for a regional manager to become part of our enthusiastic, energised, and dynamic team, delivering world-class support services to people at a time when they are most vulnerable.
This is definitely not the average 9 to 5 job, and it is not every day that opportunities like this come along. You could be playing a significant part in our commitment to providing our clinically developed, trauma informed support services across the country, making a positive contribution to the lives of those traumatically bereaved or seriously injured as a result of road traffic collisions.
What we offer
· A generous 35 days of annual leave (including bank holidays and 3-day shutdown period between Christmas and New Year)
· An extra 2 days of annual leave following 5 years’ service
· An extra day off for your birthday to take whenever you choose
· Enhanced sick pay and compassionate leave
· Death in service benefit
· Employee Assistance Program
· Flexible working
· Be part of a skilled, friendly team with an engaged Board of Trustees
Who you are
We need energised, self-starters who are passionate about helping others, to join our fantastic team. [TL2] Are you someone who wants to make a difference and has the drive to make it happen?
You will need to demonstrate understanding of multi-disciplinary services.
We are looking for people who have a background in managing support services and understand the responsibility this requires.
Specifically, we are seeking candidates who can
- Provide day-to-day line management and supervision to a team of up to 10 regional caseworkers offering guidance, support, and quality assurance.
- Ensure lone working policies are adhered to daily to ensure the safety and security of the team whilst lone working and travelling to and from home visits.
- Contribute to an on-call duty manager system on a weekly basis, providing out-of-hours advice and support to caseworkers across the service.
- Deputise for the National service delivery lead during periods of leave, sickness, absence.
- Contribute to the ongoing professional development of caseworkers through reflective practice, caseload audit and management and the development and delivery of formal CPD sessions.
- Responsible (in collaboration with HR lead) for managing sickness and absence and return to work interviews.
- Maintain oversight and support caseworkers with complex and high-risk cases by attending safeguarding and risk management meetings, both internally and externally to ensure compliance with best practice.
- Ensure support is provided through our model of trauma informed care.
- Consult with the triage team to ensure the timely allocation of cases from our central service team into the regional teams.
- Deliver monthly [TL6] case review meetings with regional caseworkers, ensuring needs and risks of clients are met and outcomes recorded including quality assurance of safeguarding. Ensure all data is accurately recorded within the case management system.
- Ensure that callers’ identified needs are met satisfactorily, within professional boundaries, to outcome goals, with those outcomes recorded.
- To monitor and ensure that all support is delivered in a confidential and professional manner, adhering to safeguarding legislation and the latest data protection regulations.
- To consult with local partners and services referring into the service to establish pathways of care.
- Contribute to NRVS’ wider processes of audit, evaluation, and impact monitoring.
- Provide assessments and decisions around complex intervention planning, including escalation of cases requiring clinical guidance to clinical director.
- Actively contribute to the development of relationships with key stakeholders, organisations, and professionals in the region. This may include the provision of training and presentations to ensure that they are aware of the service.
- Work with the Development Team to deliver and report effectively against funding agreements in your region.
You bring
Essential qualities
- Experience of managing high-risk support services on a national basis working with people in crisis with acute vulnerabilities and risks.
- Extensive experience of managing and co-ordinating teams, including remotely, including HR policies and procedures.
- Experience of establishing and sustaining partnerships with key partners, stakeholders, and other professionals.
- Experience of report writing for funding bodies.
- Experience of a case management review process and support framework, safeguarding and active monitoring, and escalation of cases with health and safety needs.
- Knowledge, experience and understanding of best practice in working with people who have experienced sudden loss and traumatic bereavement and managing services in this area.
- Knowledge, experience and understanding of working in a trauma informed way, providing trauma informed care to adults and families.
- Knowledge of safeguarding, risk management and GDPR procedures.
- Management of crisis intervention and working in collaboration with other professionals to support those with complex needs (i.e. crisis and home treatment teams, community mental health services, ISVA and IDVA roles).
- Experience and knowledge of working with and supporting people through the criminal justice and coronial process.
- Experience of audit, monitoring and evaluation activities.
- Experience of research and advocacy activities.
- I.T. and data management skills.
- Ability to work creatively, adaptively and with flexibility across a range of circumstances.
- Commitment to and a passion for providing a high level of quality care to those experiencing traumatic bereavement and catastrophic injury.
Desirable
- A professional qualification or evidence of training in psychological trauma.
- Experience of working with those affected by road traffic collisions.
- Experience in developing and delivering training programmes.
- Completion of safeguarding and/or risk management training.
- Project management qualification or equivalent experience in practice.
About the team and how we work
Brake is passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that values diversity. We welcome your application whatever your background or situation. We particularly welcome applications from those who are part of the global majority, the LGBTQIA+ community or disabled. We are proud to be a disability confident employer. We do not want you to ‘fit’ our culture, we want you to enrich it. So, if you have a passion for making a difference and share in our vision for a world where no one is killed on our roads, we would love to hear from you.
The successful candidate will be required to go through an enhanced DBS vetting process due to the sensitive nature of the service delivered.
Employees are subject to driver licence checks. Please note we do not accept applications from serious traffic offenders due to the nature of our work. Applicants will be asked to disclose any unspent points at interview.
Whilst we recognise that AI can be a great tool to help when writing cover letters, we want to know the real you - not a computer generated version! If writing a cover letter isn't your thing, why not send us a short video telling us all about yourself and why you think you'd be a great fit for Brake.
We work to stop road deaths and injuries, support people affected by road crashes and campaign for safe and healthy mobility for all.

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
BACKGROUND
Over the past 90 years, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has developed unparalleled expertise in responding to emergencies and helping uprooted communities to rebuild. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. The IRC is on the ground in more than 40 countries, providing emergency relief, relocating refugees and rebuilding lives in the wake of disaster.
The IRC is committed to a culture of bold leadership, innovation in all aspects of our work, creative partnerships and, most crucially, accountability to those we serve. The IRC is a tireless advocate for the most vulnerable.
IRC UK
IRC UK is part of the IRC global network, which has its global headquarters in New York. Our team in the UK works to raise profile, deliver policy and practice change, and increase funding to help restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Since 2021, IRC UK has also provided integration services directly to refugees in England.
In Europe, the IRC also has offices in Berlin, Bonn, Brussels, Geneva and Stockholm.
The Purpose of the Role
Reporting to the Associate Director of Philanthropy, UK, the Philanthropy Manager will support the implementation of the UK Philanthropy team’s strategy, with a focus to identify, establish and develop new and existing high value relationships with individuals who have the capacity to support IRC at a five and six figure level. This is an exciting role working with senior stakeholders across IRC, in the UK and internationally, to cultivate and steward relationships with philanthropists to effectively solicit multi-year gifts to fund high-impact programmes that will deliver transformative change for IRC clients across the world.
As part of this, the Philanthropy Manager will:
· Develop and implement initiatives to identify, cultivate and solicit gifts from donors in the major gift range of £10,000 and above, both in partnership with the Director of Philanthropy and through account management of a discreet prospect portfolio
· Work closely with the Director of Philanthropy and the research function to identify and cultivate positive relationships with existing donors and new prospects to significantly grow our major donor pipeline
· Manage a portfolio of major donors through various personalised approaches, including face-to-face meetings, phone calls, events and written and verbal communications
· Develop personalised donor stewardship plans with the aim of increasing their engagement and uplifting their support to achieve the revenue target for the UK Philanthropy team and the overall revenue target for the International Philanthropy team
· Lead on gift management, reporting and proposal development for new prospects and existing donors, ensuring timely and accurate communications that match the individual’s requirements
· Identify and deliver unique stewardship and cultivation opportunities for donors
· Maintain thorough and up to date files and records relating to major donors
· Maintain strong knowledge and understanding of IRC’s work in the UK and around the world
· Collaborate proactively with a network of internal and external senior stakeholders, garnering their support and influence in the development of relationships with philanthropists
· Contribute to profile raising of the IRC’s Philanthropy programme and the IRC more widely through proactive networking and external engagement with potential donors and their advisors
· Proactively collaborate with other members of the Philanthropy team, supporting the delivery of the wider Philanthropy strategy as required
· Carry out administrative activities and other duties, as required, to maximise fundraising.
Scope and Authority
Authority: This position is responsible for supporting the delivery of Philanthropy and contributing to the identification, cultivation and stewardship of £10,000 and above gifts from HNWIs.
Key Working Relationships
· HNWI donors and prospects
· Third party philanthropy advisors
· Key contacts across IRC in UK and internationally:
o International Philanthropy Team
o USA Philanthropy
o Engagement with the UK and International Board
o Global Partnerships and Philanthropic Services
o Communications team
o Policy and Advocacy team
o UK Finance team
o Country Programme and regional teams, the Awards Management Unit as well as IRC’s Technical Units
o President’s Office and Executive Director of IRC- UK
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
Partnership identification, cultivation and stewardship (65%)
· Manage a portfolio of HNWI prospects and donors, working closely with the Director of Philanthropy to cultivate successful, high-impact relationships
· Collaborate with colleagues to develop transformative funding opportunities, create tailored plans for the cultivation of donors, deliver unique stewardship and cultivation opportunities, and coordinate internal and external meetings to drive donor relationships forward.
Partnership Management (25%)
· Lead on the creation of inspiring and engaging impact reports and proposals for donors, ensuring timely and accurate communications that are matched to the requirements of donors.
· Use Salesforce and IRC’s internal grant management system, OTIS, to keep clear and accurate records of donor communications and interactions related to all donor relationships
Team collaboration (10%)
· Contribute to the wider ambitions and shared objectives of the Philanthropy team as part of the HNWI Pillar
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential
Skills, Knowledge and Qualifications
· Knowledge and understanding of the principles and methods of philanthropy fundraising**
· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to inspire and enthuse, through the delivery of strong external and internal communications**
· Ability to establish and build relationships with donors, colleagues and senior stakeholders at all levels and from a variety of backgrounds, both externally and within IRC**
· Ability to identify potential donors, produce donor stewardship plans and be able to implement and execute them
· Ability to influence and negotiate with a broad spectrum of stakeholders, ensuring best possible outcomes for the IRC
· Excellent attention to detail
· Excellent Microsoft Office software skills including Excel
· Demonstrable ability to prioritise and organise own workload and meet conflicting deadlines
· Ability to understand and demonstrate commitment to IRC’s Equal Opportunities Policy and to ensure all activities are consistent with Equal Opportunities
· Ability to work collaboratively with members of a fundraising team and across departments, whilst managing conflicting priorities and deadlines in a busy working environment
Experience
· Demonstrable experience of securing gifts from high net-worth individuals**
· Demonstrable experience of writing persuasive and creative proposals and correspondence in a range of relevant styles
· Demonstrable experience of managing a portfolio of high net-worth individuals and relationships with senior stakeholders in a fundraising or corporate context**
· Demonstrable experience of supporting the implementation of events with wealthy individuals and influential contacts
· Demonstrable experience of managing information on a fundraising database e.g. Salesforce
· Demonstrable experience of compiling information from various global stakeholders in order to create compelling tailored proposals and reports
· Demonstrable experience of supporting a team and implementing new administrative systems and processes
The mission of the IRC is to help people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster.



Permanent | Full Time | Circa £38,000 + Excellent Benefits
Location: London
Make a Difference Every Day
For more than 100 years, the RAF Benevolent Fund has been supporting the RAF Family. We are a key partner in the Royal Air Force’s mission to look after its people during and after service, ensuring that this service is valued, recognised, and people are supported even when uniforms are eventually shed. We are a national charity with international reach, delivering emotional, financial and practical support wherever and whenever it is needed. Each year, our vital services and support continued to help those serving, families, veterans, and the bereaved, in 30 other countries and in 2024 more than 64,000 people benefitted from the charity’s work.
As an organisation, we encourage learning and development and there will be ample opportunity to learn more about the Royal Air Force, the broad impact of the Fund’s work as well as developing your own skillset.
Do you want to play a part in what we do?
People are at the heart of everything we do. Together, we:
- Provide personalised support to members of the RAF Family – listening carefully, offering guidance, and tailoring our services to individual circumstances so no one is left behind.
- Improve quality of life for serving and former RAF personnel and their families through life-changing financial assistance, housing support, and help with essential living costs.
- Increase independence by enabling members of the RAF Family to live life on their own terms, whether through mobility equipment or housing adaptations.
- Enhance wellbeing for those who serve and have served, and their families, through mental health and emotional support, youth programmes, and restorative respite and holiday breaks.
About the Role
We are seeking an individual to undertake holistic assessments of need, both remotely (over the telephone and online) and in person across their region. They will be expected to work with individuals who may have complex and sometimes challenging welfare needs, assisting them by identifying appropriate support from within both the RAF Benevolent Fund and the wider statutory and military charity sector, ensuring that support is made available to meet their need through the case working process.
In addition to their primary casework role, they will provide specialist social work related advice and guidance to our Single Point of Contact Helpline team and our wider welfare teams. Applicants must be an experienced, registered social worker with a minimum of five years’ post-qualification experience within a Local Authority or the Charitable sector.
Applicants must demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of relevant legislation, policies, and best practice relating to the safeguarding of adults and children.
The successful candidate will have experience of working in a social welfare role supporting individuals and will have strong people and relationship-building skills, as well as empathy with or understanding of issues affecting the Armed Forces community.
This role will be based in our Central London Headquarters, with a hybrid working pattern, with up to 2 days per week working from home. Occasional travel to support cases and wider Fund activity, outside of this region, may be required.
Additional Information
· Enhanced DBS Checked
· Must have the right to work in the UK.
How to Apply
Click [here] to submit your CV and a cover letter explaining why you’re the perfect fit, including examples of how you meet the job profile.
Closing Date: Tuesday 24th February 2026, 5:00pm
A copy of the Fund’s Candidate Privacy Notice can be found on our website. As an equal opportunities employer, the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. The Fund takes safeguarding seriously, and appropriate background checks will be completed. You can find out more about our commitment to safeguarding on our website.
The RAF Benevolent Fund follows Safer Recruitment practices as it strives to ensure that everyone who comes into contact with the Fund will be protected from harm. The successful candidate for this role will need to be Enhanced DBS checked and prove they have the right to work in the UK. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join the Fund.
The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is a Registered Charity (No. 1081009).
Our vision is that everyone in our RAF Family – veterans, serving personnel and their families – gets support in their hour of need.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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!
The International Prader-Willi Syndrome Organisation (IPWSO) is seeking a talented and motivated CEO who will deliver our organisational strategy which aims to improve the lives of all those affected by a rare genetically determined disorder called Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS).
The role of CEO at IPWSO is both challenging and rewarding. You can help deliver change for people affected by PWS from across the globe by helping us build solidarity, promoting scientific reasoning and research, helping to foster new relationships, supporting our members, and striving for equality for everyone affected by the syndrome.
You will work alongside passionate volunteers and experts in PWS from across all continents and with a skilled and small staff team based in the UK. We are all dedicated to making a tangible difference!
For the full person specification and the JD, please refer to the attachment below.
#CEO #Chief Executive #Chief Executive Officer
Please see the application pack for the full Job Description and Person Specification.
Apply on the Charity Job website and submit a copy of your CV with a covering letter of no more than two A4 pages, describing how you meet the requirements of the role and the criteria outlined in the Person Specification. Include in your covering letter the names, position, organisation, email, and telephone contact of two referees, one of whom should be your current/most recent employer. References will only be sought once your express permission has been granted.
We will be reviewing applications and interviewing applicants on a rolling basis. We encourage you to apply early, as the advertisement may close before the 19 February 2026.
To unite the global PWS community to collectively find solutions to the challenges of the syndrome.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Contract Type: Full-time, fixed term until 31 December 2026, with the intention of extending, depending on funding.
Location: Hybrid (2 days per week in the London office)
Reports to: Senior Consultant
Salary and Benefits: £28k, plus discretionary annual bonus, 35 days leave per annum (inclusive of bank holidays), a 6% employer pension contribution, the option to work from any location for up to 25 working days per year.
Career Progression: We want our people to flourish and grow whilst working for us, helping to contribute towards Future Advocacy’s continued success and impact. This is why we place a big emphasis on learning and development. There are potential future pathways for the right candidate to quickly progress into a Junior Consultant role and beyond.
Why join us?
Future Advocacy is a global agency, based in London, Brussels and Berlin. We put cutting-edge advocacy, campaigning and communications tools into the hands of individuals and organisations working to create a better future.
We are highly skilled at:
- Designing winning advocacy and strategic communications strategies
- Mobilising targeted and powerful campaigns for change
- Securing strategically important media coverage
- Digital and creative campaigns
- Research, analysis, policy development and writing
- Training in all aspects of strategy, government relations, campaigning, and media work
We are proud to work for some fantastic clients seeking to make the world a better place. Current and previous clients include the Jamie Oliver Group; Movember; the Elton John AIDS Foundation; Brave Movement ; Centre for Democracy and Technology ; ECPAT International ; Which? ; WaterAid; Bite Back 2030; World Food Programme; Islamic Relief; Sarah Brown’s TheirWorld charity; Wellcome Trust, and the World Wide Web Foundation.
Our small but mighty team is made up of people from 8 countries around the world, with experience in government, politics, NGOs, foundations, and the private sector - all motivated to drive positive change. Our Founder/CEO previously was Director of the ONE campaign across Europe for seven years, responsible for all ONE’s policy, campaigns, digital, media, and advocacy work. He was a key architect of the Make Poverty History Campaign; Movement Director for the anti-slavery organisation Walk Free; and an Executive Director of the UK Labour Party.
The Role
Future Advocacy is seeking a Research, Advocacy and Communications Coordinator. This is a great opportunity to be thrown in at the deep end in a small but growing, dynamic organisation that places a strong focus on team and personal development. The successful candidate will gain hands-on experience in a range of skills, including research, advocacy, writing, and communications. They will work closely with, and learn from, our energetic and talented team at all levels, contributing directly to our campaigns and initiatives from day one.
Responsibilities will include:
- Researching key policy issues and stakeholders relating to consultancy projects
- Using monitoring tools to help the team spot opportunities
- Supporting advocacy, campaigns, digital and communications work
- Supporting business development
- Supporting project management
- Other tasks as required
Requirements
We would love to hear from you if you meet the criteria below:
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent
- At least one year of work experience in research; advocacy; or communications.
- Ability to deliver work accurately in a fast-paced but supportive environment
- First-class writing and verbal communications skills in English at native level or equivalent
- Digital skills, including experience in and excitement about using AI tools ethically
- Experience of using social media effectively
- An excellent eye for detail and quality
- Politically engaged, with a keen interest in following the news agenda
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Enthusiasm, flexibility, and ability to manage competing priorities
- Willingness to undertake routine admin tasks
Our Culture
Our culture and values are very important to us, allowing us to thrive in a fast changing world. The key values that drive us at Future Advocacy are:
- Always Learning: We constantly strive to improve the work we do, as a team and as individuals.
- Impactful: We define success in terms of the impact our work has on making the world more equal, sustainable and more prosperous.
- Supportive: We are open, responsive, positive and supportive to each other and to others.
Apply for this Job
Please apply by submitting a CV and cover letter below. In your cover letter please demonstrate how you meet the criteria with relevant examples. The deadline for applications is 23:59 on Sunday, March 1st.
If successful in your application, you will be invited to first round interviews (online) in the week of 16 March.
If we’re both excited to proceed, second interviews will be held in person the week of 23 March in our office in London, where we will ask you to complete a written task.
Future Advocacy is committed to equal opportunities. We welcome applications from individuals regardless of their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender, or disability. We particularly encourage applications from members of groups that are currently under-represented in our organisation, including Black, Asian and minority ethnic people.
We are happy to discuss flexible working and other adjustments on a case by case basis.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Charity People is delighted to be supporting Fauna & Flora in their recruitment of a Paid Search Freelancer. As the organisation's paid search specialist you will have responsibility for the relaunch and ownership of the paid search programme including Google Paid, Google Ad Grants Pro, Microsoft Ads, and Performance Max, as well as for leading CRO for donation landing pages.
About the Charity
Fauna & Flora is an international wildlife conservation charity saving species; restoring habitats; and empowering communities in more than 40 countries worldwide. With over a century of impact, the organisation brings people together to protect nature and tackle the planet's most urgent environmental challenges.
Contract: Freelance, part time role working two days per week
Salary: £300 per day
Location: Role can be undertaken remotely or with time spent in the organisation's Cambridge HO
Closing date for applications: 9am on Friday 27th February
Interviews: Interviews will be held week commencing 9th March
Core responsibilities within the role will be:
- Audit historic accounts, structure, tracking and performance to determine which to reactivate, and what to rebuild or add
- Create a relaunch plan covering budgets, targeting, creative assets and measurement
- Rebuild and optimise campaigns across Google Search (paid and Grants Pro), PMAX and Microsoft Ads. Set and manage budgets, identify new opportunities, and run continuous A/B tests on ads, assets and landing pages
- Reactivate activity across all mediums and optimise them to deliver a substantial source of one-off donations, regular gifts and new donors
- Re-establish an always-on, profitable programme with clear reporting to the Marketing Manager and support the wider marketing campaigns with search and PMAX activity
- Own and lead on continuous CRO of donation and campaign landing pages - including prioritised test backlog, hypotheses, wireframes, copy, QA and implementation with designers and developers - to improve performance of paid and organic traffic
- Undertake AB and multivariate testing including running experiments on landing pages, CTAs and forms to improve conversion rates
- Assist with ensuring clean tracking across the digital marketing, including responsibility for query strings
- Monitor KPIs including bounce rate, time on site, conversion rate, and ROI using tools such as Google Analytics, GA4, and Hotjar
- Provide UX insights across heatmaps, session recordings, and user feedback to inform design and content changes
- Produce regular reporting and insights for the Marketing Manager
We'd love to hear from you if you're a Paid Search Freelancer, or broader digital marketing Freelancer with expertise in the following:
- Substantial hands-on management, optimisation and reporting across Google Ads (paid and Ad Grants) and Microsoft Ads including Search and PMAX
- Organic traffic SEO experience including keyword research, On-Page SEO (Optimise meta tags, headings, content structure, and internal linking) using search console and SEMrush
- Demonstrable experience in website conversion analysis and page optimisation for landing pages in a non-profit organisation
- Experience with conversion funnel analysis - identifying drop-off points and optimising user journeys across devices.
- Strong experience in GA4 and platform dashboards
- Familiarity with WordPress or similar tools
- Familiarity with Hotjar or similar tools
- Experience with Salesforce
- Experience with donation form UX in a fundraising context
If you're interested in hearing more about this opportunity, please send your CV to Alice at Charity People in the first instance. Alice can be reached at .
Charity People is a forward thinking, inclusive organisation that actively and deliberately promotes equity, diversity and inclusion. We know organisations thrive when inclusion is at the forefront. We evidence our commitment by matching charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates irrespective of background e.g. age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we believe that greater diversity leads to greater results for the charities we work with.
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.
Job DescriptionWe’re looking for a resilient, selfdriven, and highly motivated Regional Partnership Lead to join our local fundraising team. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a competitive, fastpaced environment and brings experience from a commercial sales setting, a corporate partnerships role, or the charity sector. You’ll take the lead in growing local corporate income by identifying, securing, and developing highvalue partnerships across a wide range of industries helping us deliver meaningful impact for thousands of people receiving endoflife care.
As Regional Partnership Lead, you’ll be a true selfstarter: proactive in building a strong prospect pipeline, confident in pitching to senior corporate stakeholders, and skilled at creating compelling cases for support. You’ll collaborate across fundraising teams, support colleagues in your region, and act as a strong ambassador for our charity within corporate and community networks.
If you’re tenacious, commercially minded, and energised by securing new business, this role offers the chance to make a real difference.
Key Responsibilities
Build and manage a robust prospect pipeline across multiple sectors.
Develop creative, tailored cultivation and stewardship plans for top prospects.
Conduct prospect research to identify target companies, brands, and key contacts.
Stay informed on market trends, campaigns, and partnership opportunities.
Develop and steward relationships with senior decisionmakers to maximise partnership value.
Collaborate with national corporate partnerships and wider fundraising teams.
Represent the charity externally, raising awareness of our mission and services.
Meet and exceed financial targets through securing new and future year partnerships.
Lead on writing compelling, commercially focused proposals and pitches.
Create and deliver imaginative employee engagement and public vote strategies.
Skills & Experience Needed
Proven experience in a sales, commercial, business development, or corporate partnerships environment.
Comfortable pitching to senior corporate stakeholders in competitive settings.
Demonstrated ability to build and manage relationships with senior decision makers.
Excellent organisational and time management skills.
Creative thinker with a strategic, methodical approach.
Experience in business development, fundraising, partnerships, or similar commercial/charity roles.
Ability to craft compelling, persuasive cases for support.
Highly resilient, target driven, and motivated by achieving results.
A proactive self starter who thrives working independently as well as collaboratively.
The full job description is available .
Application & Interview Process
As part of your online application, you will be asked for a CV. Please review both the advert and job description and outline your most relevant skills, experience and knowledge for the role.
Close date for applications: Sunday 1st March 2026 (We encourage early applications, as we may close the advert ahead of schedule).
Salary: up to £41,000 per year
Contract: Permanent, full time
Based: Home-based role covering the vibrant London, Southeast and East regions, with London-based candidates preferred due to the size and energy of the patch. (Travel required)
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
Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.
We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.
We're happy to accommodate any requests for reasonable adjustments.
Additional InformationAt 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 provide care for all, and that commitment extends beyond the people we serve. 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.
We are looking for someone who is all about people, purpose and making things happen.
Do you enjoy big goals, meaningful work and great conversations?
Do you love connecting with people and turning shared values into real action?
Do you want to make a real impact for young people, supporting them to thrive?
At 224 Youth Zone, we’re on a mission to change the future for young people in South Bristol. We need someone to lead the way in building a strong network of supporters who believe in that mission. You’ll quickly learn our story, meet the team, and understand the impact Youth Zones have. Then, you’ll get out there meeting individuals, businesses and community leaders across Bristol and beyond showing them how they can be part of something special. Our Founder Patron campaign is already underway, and you will play a key role in driving it forward in the lead up to our grand opening this year. You’ll build important relationships and secure long term support for 224 Youth Zone. When we open, your focus will shift to keeping those relationships strong, helping first time supporters become lifelong partners through thoughtful and creative engagement. You will also lead the way in growing our wider support base, finding new ways for businesses and individuals to get involved and give back.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
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The Difference is an education charity, founded to change the story on lost learning. Our vision is to see lost learning falling nationally by 2030 and for schools to be better equipped to support all children, particularly those most vulnerable.
Leading national policy strategy
As Head of Policy and Public Affairs, you will work closely with the CEO to develop and execute a four-year influencing plan. Together we’ll aim to shift local and national incentives on inclusion by 2030, which see the national trend of rising suspension and absence begin to fall.
You will hold relationships with the Department for Education and Ofsted and advise on policy priorities ahead, such as:
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Widening the definition of inclusion beyond special needs, recognising the needs of those young people historically or currently interacting with social services
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Reducing perverse incentives for schools to alter their school roll through admissions and pupil exits
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Expectations for multi-academy trusts in capturing and analysing data on lost learning, including how it disproportionately affects different groups
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Improving local alternative provision eco-systems, to improve outcomes for young people
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National standards for inclusive school practice, at a universal and targeted level
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Professional development standards for school inclusion
Developing implementation expertise in the middle tier
In your first six months, you will advise on the internal development of a new programme for middle tier policy actors: multi-academy trust and local authority leaders. You will support the Programme team in its design, to plan strategically for the recruitment of trusts and local authorities, and you will plan the research and influencing work which will seek to share their success nationally.
Building the evidence base
In your second six months, you will work with the CEO to build out our research function. Your influencing plan will include how The Difference can learn from the work across our multi-academy trust, local authority and internal AP pioneer partners over the next four years, to develop influential publications. Research work ahead will include publishing sector-facing publications of The Difference’s own research, carried out by our research lead and associates; alongside managing external contractors and internal colleagues to bid for and deliver aligned research disseminating our ideas.
Raising your voice
This is an exciting opportunity for someone committed to inclusive policy change. The Difference has always punched above our weight in national and sector press reach. In post, you will publish blogs and comment pieces, disseminating our shared ideas. You will be a prominent voice on inclusion.
The Difference is still a small and growing charity. This means that our work is fast-paced, our roles are broad, and there is a culture of being highly autonomous, reactive and flexible, as the needs of the organisation evolve. If this sounds exciting rather than daunting, then this could be the role and team for you!
The Role
This is an exciting time to join The Difference as we increase our impact, reach more schools, and develop our influencing strategy. As Head of Policy and Public Affairs you will:
Design and execute an impactful influencing plan
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Design an influencing plan - Identify via horizon scanning opportunities to influence national policy using open policy windows, or by nudging/creating new ones.
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Execute an influencing plan - Utilise own assets and assets across the organisation, including the Director team, to deliver against the influencing plan.
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Relationship building - Build highly credible and impactful relationships with a variety of stakeholders who hold power. This will include policy makers in national governments, local government officials, politicians, other third sector organisations and think tanks.
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Leadership - Play a significant role internally and externally in communicating the organisation’s policy position, raising organisational and own brand.
Build policy capacity and credibility across the organisation
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Policy positions and solutions- Use the concepts, work and experience of The Difference’s programmes to develop new, and refine existing, national policy positions to shift incentives.
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Thought leadership - Be the organisation’s education policy and political expert.
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Generating income - Use own and team’s expertise and credibility to generate income via speaking engagements and consultancy to support the organisation’s financial sustainability.
Person Specification
Essential – We are looking for someone with the following knowledge, experience and skills, though you may be stronger in some areas than others:
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Deep expertise in education policy, particularly on the topic of lost learning and the various policy and political debates, including areas of controversy, surrounding this policy topic.
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Strategic thinker with a proven track record in identifying policy windows and designing activities that lead to meaningful national policy change.
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Excellent relationship builder, who brings with them their own network of influential stakeholders and has a plan for building new relationships. Adept at navigating tricky situations and explaining complex, sometimes difficult, messages.
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Expert convener with a strong knowledge of the education sector, including which schools, trusts and local authorities are influential and experience in bringing a variety of perspectives together to generate consensus.
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Persuasive and clear writing style for publication, including reports, press, blogs and ghost writing for members of the senior leadership team, often based on consensus positions, and designed to communicate key messages for impact.
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Confidence and credibility in communicating nuanced messages in a contentious landscape, in writing, verbally and in public (e.g. on panels), to raise the profile of The Difference.
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Strong project manager who can design systems and processes to keep self, team and other stakeholders on task and on time. Experience of designing programmes of work and monitoring their effectiveness. Flexible project management style that can adapt to a changing environment. Confidence in managing a variety of stakeholders and supporting them to deliver on time.
Desired – You are more likely to be successful in your application if you have one or more of the following:
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Familiarity with The Difference’s programmatic work, theory and practice.
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Lived experience or insight into the school experiences of marginalised young people (e.g. those with experience of the care system, mental ill health, special educational needs, exclusion, and racism).
We know that some people, especially those from marginalised backgrounds, may hesitate to apply unless they meet every listed requirement. If this role excites you and you believe you could make a strong contribution, we warmly encourage you to apply.
We actively welcome applications from people whose backgrounds are under-represented in the charity sector, including but not limited to: people from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ people, people with disabilities, people with experience in the case system, non-graduates and first-in-family graduates.
The Difference exists to improve the life-outcomes of the most vulnerable children by raising the status and expertise of those who educate them.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Working closely with the Fundraising Manager and Head of Philanthropy, you will support a range of fundraising activities, most predominantly researching new avenues for funding within trusts, foundations and corporate partners, completing grant applications, carrying out communications and reporting to existing funders and raising the profile of the charity through representing Action Tutoring at funder or networking events. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain experience in the world of fundraising activities, working with a passionate, committed and driven team.
Closing date: Sunday, 15th February 2026
Interviews: Wednesday, 25th and Thursday 26th February 2026
Start date: Tuesday 7th April 2026
Contract and hours: Full time permanent contract. We offer flexible hours with 9.30-4 as core hours. A full working week is 37.5 hours.
Location: This role is remote. The candidate can be based anywhere in the England. Our London office address is: x+why, 8-10, Fivefields, Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1W 0DH. Occasional travel may be required for this role.
Duties and responsibilities
- Research new opportunities for Action Tutoring to explore for fundraising and carry out initial enquiries to determine suitability to apply to trusts and foundations.
- Prepare and submit grant applications to suitable trusts, foundations and corporates, carrying out careful research to ensure the applications are as strong as possible and include relevant data and case studies.
- Work alongside the Corporate Partnerships Team to encourage corporate support through donations or grants.
- Identify and lead on local fundraising opportunities in Action Tutoring’s nine key regions, for example researching and submitting applications for local grants and to local businesses.
- Research and determine suitability of profile raising opportunities or awards for Action Tutoring to apply to, such as corporate Charity of the Year opportunities, the Third Sector Awards and Charity Awards.
A full list of duties and responsibilities can be found in the job description attached to the BreatheHR advert.
Person specification
Qualifications criteria:
- Previous experience in fundraising, or transferable experience that shows strong writing skills.
- Right to work in the UK.
We are looking for some of the following attributes, though you might be more experienced in some areas than others:
- Outstanding communicator; strong written and verbal communication skills; able to make an exciting and compelling case for support.
- Creative and ambitious.
- Proactive and tenacious personality; willing to seek out and pursue opportunities.
- Highly organised; able to prioritise, multi-task and manage work to deadlines.
- High computer literacy.
- Adaptable and open to learning and feedback.
- Committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.
- Committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children.
You will likely be more successful in this role if you have:
- Prior experience of fundraising work, particularly if it is within trusts and foundations. This could be in a paid role, or on a voluntary basis or as part of work experience.
- Experience of building relationships with stakeholders.
How to apply:
To apply for this position you will need to complete and attach an application form to your application. To do this, please download the attached application form, complete the sections in full and save the new file, and then click the 'apply' button.
You will be able to upload the completed application form on the next page.
Applications without an attached application form will automatically be discounted. We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help you with making the application process work for you.
Award-winning national education charity working towards a world in which no child’s life chances are limited by their socio-economic background.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
