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About The Role

Music plays a unique and powerful role within the Royal British Legion’s Membership community, bringing people together through remembrance, ceremony and shared experience. As Director of Music, you will lead the musical direction of the Central Band of the Royal British Legion, delivering performances that sit at the heart of some of the organisation’s most important commemorative, ceremonial and membership events. From the Festival of Remembrance and Annual Conference to prestigious public performances and fundraising occasions, this is an opportunity to take ownership of a highly respected musical programme that has genuine national visibility and impact.

Come and be part of the leading Armed Forces charity, making a difference to the lives of those who have served to keep us safe and protect our way of life.

Working within the Membership, Armed Forces and Community Engagement Directorate, we are looking for an experienced and inspiring musical leader who can combine artistic excellence with strong relationship management and operational oversight. You will bring proven experience operating at Director of Music level within a major military, ceremonial or similarly high-profile musical environment, alongside an expert understanding of military and classical repertoire, liturgical music and wider contemporary performance styles. Just as importantly, you will be someone who can build trusted relationships across the communities, supporting RBL licensed bands, advising on musical activities and working collaboratively with internal volunteer and staff teams, external stakeholders and military partners both in the UK and internationally.
This role offers the opportunity to shape and influence the future of music across the RBL communities while respecting the traditions and standards that make the Royal British Legion’s musical heritage so distinctive. Alongside leading the Central Band, you will play a key role in supporting membership and community engagement, ceremonial activity and events across the organisation.

We are seeking someone with positive presence, passion and credibility; a confident leader who can inspire musicians, uphold exceptional performance standards and deliver memorable experiences that reflect our charity’s ethos, values to widen awareness and community participation in RBL events.

You will be contracted to your home address, and you will perform most of your work remotely there, with occasional travel (incl. For monthly team meetings).

Employee benefits include -

- 28 day’s paid holiday pro rata (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with optional annual leave purchase scheme of up to 5 working days
- Enhanced paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Generous pension contributions, with Employer contributions ranging from 6% to 10%
- Range of flexible working options may be available, depending on your role
- Employee Assistance Programme providing confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
- Range of courses delivered by learning specialists to support your development goals and objectives
- Opportunities to volunteer
- Travel loans, Cycle to Work, and more!

For more detailed information about the role, please see the Vacancy Information Pack attached to our direct advert. Our teams take a personalised approach to shortlisting, which is carried out without the use of AI and is based on the evidence provided in your application against the essential and desirable criteria in the Person Specification.

RBL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation, reflecting the diversity of the armed forces community and of wider society. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and personal characteristics.

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interview schemes for candidates who declare an Armed Forces connection and/or a disability. However, candidates are only eligible for this scheme if their application clearly demonstrates that they meet all of the essential criteria listed in the Person Specification for the role.

Interview Dates:        W/C 15th June 2026 these will be face to face at our Head Office, Haig House which is based in London Bridge,

We may close this vacancy early if we believe we have enough strong applications to be able to successfully fill the role(s). Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

Lead a unique mental health retreat service helping prevent crisis admissions and supporting recovery across Gloucestershire. Join a values-driven organisation making a lasting difference through compassionate, person-centred care.

Swindon & Gloucestershire Mind is seeking an experienced and motivated Service Manager to lead Alexandra Wellbeing House — a unique short-term mental health retreat delivered in partnership with Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust. Supporting adults experiencing acute emotional distress, the service provides an alternative to inpatient admission through early intervention, recovery-focused support, and collaborative care planning.

This is an opportunity to lead a skilled multidisciplinary team while shaping the future development of an innovative community mental health service. You will work closely with NHS partners, Crisis Teams, Community Mental Health Teams, and third-sector organisations to strengthen referral pathways and improve outcomes for people experiencing mental ill health.

We are looking for someone with strong leadership experience, a passion for person-centred mental health support, and the ability to build trusted partnerships across services. You will oversee service quality, staff development, safeguarding, performance reporting, and continuous improvement while ensuring the service remains welcoming, safe, and empowering for everyone accessing support.

In return, we offer a supportive and forward-thinking working environment, ongoing professional development, supervision, flexible working opportunities, generous annual leave, and the chance to help shape meaningful mental health services within the local community.

Join us and help create services where people are recognised, valued, and supported.

Martingale Postgraduate Foundation (Martingale) exists to fund and support the next generation of talented researchers. We believe that family income should not be a barrier to the pursuit of excellence, and our mission is to enable and nurture talented individuals from low-socioeconomic backgrounds to thrive within world-leading postgraduate research.

Martingale’s flagship programme is the Martingale Postgraduate Scholarship, which supports students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds to pursue and excel in postgraduate degrees, by providing:

• A fully-funded Living Wage Scholarship to pursue a one-year Masters degree or a four-year PhD.
• All tuition fees and research expenses, including a tax-free stipend for living costs.
• Tailored support to apply for Martingale courses at our partner universities.
• Access to Martingale programmes, including leadership training and connections with top academic and industry professionals.
• Membership of a pioneering community of talented researchers.

In the three years since Martingale launched, we have supported over 100 Scholars to undertake postgraduate degrees across our ten partner universities and have committed over £7.7m in Scholarships. We are continuing to expand our offer, bringing on new partners each year.

As Operations Manager, you would ensure the smooth running of day-to-day operations and to lead special projects that tackle big organisational questions. Working closely with the Director of Operations, you will support the development and improvement of Martingale’s systems and processes. You will also have the opportunity to lead standalone projects that require structured problem-solving and strong judgement including preparing Martingale for spin out. You will bring clarity and traction across multiple workstreams, working closely with senior colleagues and external partners.

We are looking for a strategic thinker with a proactive approach to their work, who can identify and help resolve issues, and recognise opportunities. You will bring excellent organisational skills, strong attention to detail, a proactive mindset, and a strong alignment with Martingale’s mission. We welcome applicants from a range of career paths who are excited to be part of a growing, fast-paced charity delivering meaningful impact.

Martingale Foundation is incubated by Purposeful Ventures who provide operational and strategic support. The Operations Manager will be employed by Purposeful Ventures.

About Purposeful Ventures

Purposeful Ventures partners with social entrepreneurs and philanthropists to improve the education and well-being of young people from their earliest years.

We define and diagnose the issues affecting children and young people, analyse evidence and explore the most promising solutions. We then select, accelerate and, where we find a gap, incubate organisations which tackle those issues. We offer more than just funding to our charitable organisations. Our expertise, operational experience and networks enable us to deliver tailored, hands-on support with a relentless commitment to system change.

We are working with a wide range of organisations across the following portfolio areas to build and strengthen outstanding organisations that deliver systemic impact.

Key Responsibilities:

Special Projects

A significant and distinctive part of this role involves leading standalone analytical and operational projects that tackle substantive, open-ended questions. These will vary over time and will require intellectual curiosity, the ability to work with ambiguity, and the capacity to produce clear, high-quality outputs such as reports or proposals. Current and anticipated examples include: 

• Designing a model for calculating discounts or adjusted contribution rates for funders committing significant multi-year funding, balancing financial sustainability with funder relationship management.
• Preparing for spin-out: contributing to Martingale’s readiness for independence from Purposeful Ventures by scoping and delivering specific workstreams across governance, operations, finance, legal, and data.
• Leading other ad-hoc analytical or operational projects as they arise, including research into sector practice, policy analysis, or internal process design.

Operational infrastructure and continuous improvement

Liaise with colleagues across the organisation to understand business needs and issues, and develop and implement appropriate solutions to drive efficiency and impact, including: 

• Strengthening systems and processes: leading a structured review of Martingale’s operational infrastructure – including CRM, finance systems, HR processes, and information management – and implementing improvements that will support a larger, more complex organisation.
• Identify and codify operational processes and ways of working and proactively propose improvements where relevant, including ensuring that individual roles and responsibilities are clear.
• Manage cross-functional initiatives that require coordination across our departments.
• Identify and implement tools, technologies, and processes that can improve our ways of working.
• Lead exploratory projects, such as assessing how AI can be integrated into our work to enhance impact and efficiency.
• Provide project management support across different teams to drive key organisational goals.
• Manage the rollout of new processes and tools, supporting colleagues to adopt changes effectively.

Generalist Support and Cross-Functional Contribution

The Operations Manager will be a flexible and collaborative colleague, capable of contributing across different parts of the organisation’s work where needed:

• Provide high-quality analytical and operational support to the Director of Operations and CEO on a range of organisational questions.
• Contribute to the preparation of materials for the Advisory Board, governance bodies, and key external stakeholders, including papers, briefings, and data summaries.
• Support the Programme and External Relations departments on operational aspects of delivery, including events logistics, supplier management, and cross-team coordination.
• Represent the organisation professionally in communications with external stakeholders, including partner universities, suppliers, and service providers.
• Support Director of Operations with financial processes including preparing management accounts, building and refining financial forecasts and for growth, and onwards grants.
• With Director of Operations, liaise with outsourced providers including Purposeful Ventures to ensure effective working relationships and back-office support.

Other

• As duties and responsibilities change, the job description will be reviewed and amended in consultation with the post holder.
• The post holder will carry out any other duties as are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the role as requested by the line manager

Key Requirements:

Essential Criteria

• Right to work in the UK

Experience and skills

Essential

• Strong operations and project delivery experience in a fast-paced environment (e.g., charity, start-up, university, public sector, or professional services).
• Demonstrable experience leading projects end-to-end, including creating plans, managing stakeholders, and delivering outcomes.
• Experience leading or making a significant contribution to complex, standalone projects or pieces of analysis, including analysing ambiguous problems and turning them into clear outputs (e.g. reports, presentations) and actionable recommendations.
• Experience improving systems/processes (e.g., designing workflows, implementing tools, documenting processes, driving adoption).
• Experience of contracting, invoicing, and other operational finance processes, as well as procurement and supplier management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to produce clear documentation for internal and external audiences (experience drafting papers, briefings, or analytical reports is desirable).
• Experience working with CRM systems, project management tools, or other operational platforms, and a track record of improving or implementing systems and processes

Desirable

• Experience working with universities (partnerships, funding arrangements, research administration, or related).
• Experience supporting governance processes (papers, decision logs, approvals) or preparing materials for senior stakeholders.
• Experience working in a start-up, scale-up, or fast-growing charity. 

Personal Characteristics

• Highly organised, proactive, and able to prioritise effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills: able to build rapport and trusting relationships, able to work co-operatively in a multidisciplinary setting.
• Strong judgement, discretion and professionalism, including ability to handle confidential information appropriately.
• A commitment to Martingale’s mission to support postgraduate students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Comfortable working in a rapidly growing and changing organisation with a degree of ambiguity – confident to create processes and ways forward where they might not yet exist.
• Intellectually curious and analytical – someone who enjoys getting into the detail of a complex question and working out a clear, defensible answer.
• Proactive and self-starting: able to identify what needs doing and take ownership without needing to be directed at every step.
• Resourceful, able to act on initiative, hardworking, detail-oriented, and systematic.

Position: Area Fundraising Manager

Location: Barnsley, South Yorkshire

Hours: 30 hours per week, 1 day working from home allowance

Salary: £39,000 - £41,500 (FTE) depending on experience; (5% pension contribution), 33 days of annual leave entitlement (inclusive of bank holidays) pro rata

Contract type: 1 year fixed term but with the potential to extend with job role success

 

Reportable to: Head of Operations and Community Support

Direct reports: No direct reports but this role has the responsibility to line manage people as and when an appropriate need arises with business development.

 

Job Purpose

This is a unique and exciting opportunity for an experienced fundraiser.  This role won’t just be supporting fundraising internally but will be leading a fundraising change across the borough. As our Area Fundraising Manager, you will lead a new strategy to transform how our communities give, collaborate and create impact.  You’ll organise large‑scale fundraising initiatives that bring the whole town together from landmark public events to innovative collective campaigns to smaller, targeted initiatives.  As our role as an infrastructure charity, we have a vision to help generate more sustainable income for a wide range of VCSE organisations in Barnsley whilst bringing people together to proudly support the brilliant charities, social enterprises and groups who hold up our communities every day.

You’ll also work closely with our members across the sector to build confidence, skills and long‑term capability, delivering or facilitating high‑quality fundraising training, mentoring and resources. Your efforts will be particularly focused in the areas of regular giving, events, corporate income and fundraising strategies. Through your guidance, local organisations will build skills, ambition and long‑term resilience ensuring no organisation is left behind because of confidence, connections or know‑how.

You won’t just be supporting others but you will play a pivotal role to help Barnsley CVS grow stronger.  One day per week will be spent supporting our own initiatives to generate sustainable income that helps Barnsley CVS expand its support offer, deepen its impact and champion the sector long into the future.  This could be anything from supporting bid writing to exploring new income streams to innovative fundraising.

Benefits

· 5% pension contribution

· 33 days of annual leave pro rata which increases with length of service

· Enhanced sick pay with length of service

· Flexible working with an easy to manage toil system

· Enhanced maternity leave

· Discounts on local Barnsley Gyms

Help shape the future of compassionate care

At Trinity Hospice, we believe everyone deserves outstanding end-of-life care. For more than 40 years, we’ve been at the heart of the Fylde coast, supporting patients and their families across Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. Our care reaches far beyond our hospice walls, into homes, hospitals and the wider community, ensuring people receive the support they need, wherever they are.

We are now looking for an exceptional Individual Giving Manager to join our Fundraising  and Communications Team to play a vital role in sustaining and growing this care. This is a rare opportunity to shape and lead an ambitious individual giving programme, helping to secure the income that allows our services to reach thousands of people every year.

In this role, you will take ownership of developing and delivering strategies across individual giving, appeals, regular giving, in-memory fundraising, lottery and legacy marketing. You will lead a dedicated team of four, creating and delivering engaging campaigns that inspire people to support Trinity Hospice, while using data and insight to continually refine and strengthen supporter journeys. Your work will focus not only on generating income, but on building meaningful, long-term relationships with our supporters and ensuring they feel valued and connected to our mission. 

We are looking for a motivated and creative individual with a strong background in individual giving or a related fundraising discipline. You will be a confident communicator, able to craft compelling messages that inspire action, and comfortable working with data to inform decision-making. You will also bring experience of managing or supporting others, with the ability to lead, motivate and develop a team in a collaborative environment. A proactive mindset, attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities will be key to success in this role.

Joining Trinity Hospice means becoming part of a supportive, collaborative team where your work has real impact. We are committed to helping our people develop and thrive, offering opportunities for learning and a range of wellbeing and staff benefits.

This is more than a fundraising role, it is an opportunity to make a genuine difference. Every pound raised helps us provide compassionate care to patients and their families at some of the most important times in their lives. As Individual Giving Manager, you will play a central role in ensuring we can continue to be there for everyone who needs us.

Position: Virtual Communities Manager
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours a week
Contract: Permanent
Location: Office-based in London, N4 with flexibility to work remotely
Salary: Starting from £33,044 per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band and Job Family: Band 2, Charity
You’ll start at our entry point salary of £33,044 per annum, increasing to £35,109 after 6 months service and satisfactory performance and to £37,174 after a further 6 months.

About us

We make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.

Our strategy is based on what people affected by MS have told us is important to them. It gives us a clear and determined focus.

Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.

Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive working environment where you'll be able to make a difference.

About this job

We’re looking for a passionate and experienced leader to join us as our Virtual Communities Manager. This is a key national role overseeing the delivery, growth and continuous improvement of our virtual community and peer support services for people affected by MS.

You’ll lead a dedicated team to deliver safe and inclusive online spaces and peer support services that support people to manage life with MS. You’ll also play a central role in shaping how these services grow, ensuring they remain community-led and responsive to the needs of the MS community.

Closing date for applications: 9:00 on Tuesday 26th May 2026
Interviews for this role will take place 2nd June 2026 for shortlisted candidates.

Interested?

PLEASE PRESS THE 'HOW TO APPLY' BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Equal Opportunities 
We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and or from ethnic minority backgrounds.

We’d be grateful if you downloaded and completed the equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application. 

Disability Confident Employer 
We’re a Disability Confident Employer and we’re committed to promoting equality and diversity.

You can ask for reasonable adjustments as part of both our recruitment and new starter on-boarding processes.

If you need any help or adjustments to apply for this role, please contact us. You can also ask for the application materials to be sent to you in a different format. Such as for them to be sent to you by email or in a larger word format.

More about our employee benefits:
We have a wide range of employee benefits including (but not limited to): 

Encouraging work life balance

• 38 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time
• More annual leave entitlement, based on length of employment
• Smart working options (with the opportunity to work remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us) 
• Flexible working options 

Caring for you and your family 

• Generous sick pay entitlement
• More sick pay entitlement, based on length of employment 
• Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave in each calendar year 
• Free access to a GP virtually 24 hours a day/7 days a week allowing you unlimited advice, reassurance and where appropriate diagnosis 
• Enhanced leave for new parents 
• Free access to a confidential 24 hours a day/7 days a week helpline service for both you and your family with a specialist range of support and information
• Special leave options (such as up to 5 days paid leave for domestic or personal emergencies a year)
• 10 days paid disability leave a year, pro-rata for part-time 
• 10 days paid carers’ leave a year, pro-rata for part-time 
• Cycle to work scheme 
• Death in service scheme
• New family-friendly benefits, including paid leave:
  • In the event of miscarriage or still birth 
  • To support fertility treatments
  • For antenatal appointments for both parents

Thinking about your finances 

• Enhanced salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Discounted season ticket loan and interest-free emergency loans
• Give as you earn to support other charities of your choice before tax
• New employee portal including lifestyle savings vouchers and personal wellbeing

Enriching your life at work

• Personalised development plans with a wide range of training courses and opportunities to source additional training options with your line manager
• Yearly internal apprenticeship opportunities
• New, modern offices that embrace working together both in-person and remotely 
• Various opportunities to influence how we internally operate (including surveys, and focus and committee groups) 
• Active and supportive internal employee networking groups for collaboration and peer support 
• 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering for MS Society activities during normal working hours (such as fundraising events, or campaigning in the local community) 
• 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering with other charities during normal

Safeguarding 
We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone who uses our services and we come into contact with.

This is regardless of Gender, Race, Disability, Sexual orientation, Religion or belief, Pregnancy, Gender reassignment.

We recognise our particular responsibility to make sure vulnerable adults and children are protected.

We have measures in place to protect everyone we come into contact with from abuse and maltreatment of all kinds.

Your right to work in the UK 
You must have the right to work in the UK to work in paid employment with us. You’ll need to share documents showing you’re eligible to work in the UK if we offer you employment.

You can find the UK visas and permits granting you the right to work in the UK on the UK Government website. We currently don’t have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and aren’t able to support you with your visa applications.

No agencies please.

Fourth Monkey, the home of innovative and transformative actor training, is looking for a student
services professional to help develop our student experience. You will join a small and dedicated
community of professionals at Fourth Monkey. Your specific responsibility will be to develop our
support services for students from general advice to disability support. We are a small training
establishment and offer actor/maker CertHE and BA degrees. You will join a Student Experience and
Academic Services team.

We are looking for a compassionate and thoughtful person interested in providing support to a diverse
community of artists. You might be someone looking to step up into a management role or you might
be stepping away from a larger university. You’ll have experience in one or more areas of student
services and have been involved in supporting students experiencing difficult times. You will help us
with imaginative ways of sourcing help for students and the role will mean you work with the whole
Fourth Monkey team from the teaching practitioners to fundraising. Experience of working with
creative arts students would be helpful but is not essential. Experience of supporting students is
essential.

This is a revised role designed to support Fourth Monkey in creating appropriate arrangements to
support the student experience and work closely with staff supporting the academic experience,
admissions and Fourth Monkey’s practitioners leading and delivering our courses. The role will include
individual delivery of support for students, signposting them to online and digital support services
offered by Falmouth University and developing and extending our own support services for students. It
is essential that the post-holder has experience of implementing (at whatever level of support)
appropriate safeguarding procedures to support students, including those with mental health crises.
Please note that this role is likely to require a Disclosure and Barring Services check.

About the role 

We have an exciting opportunity for a Facilities Manger to join the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. This role sits within Buildings and Guest Services team based at our office 10 Union Street SE1 1SZ. The Facilities Manager plays an important role in ensuring the College’s premises operate safely, efficiently and to a high standard. You will support the Director of Buildings and Guest Services in overseeing facilities operations and guest services, helping to maintain a well-managed, compliant and welcoming environment for staff, members, tenants and visitors. 

You will contribute to the day-to-day running of a busy, multi-use building, supporting the planning and delivery of maintenance and improvement works, coordinating contractors and ensuring robust compliance with statutory and health and safety requirements. The role also includes regular inspections and participation in an out-of-hours emergency call-out rota.

 You will join a collaborative, values-led team committed to providing a high-quality service and supporting the College’s mission to improve women’s healthcare worldwide. The team is responsive to the needs of our RCOG staff, tenants and visiting clients and ensures that facilities on site make every visit a positive experience.

This is a varied and hands-on role, suited to someone who is organised, practical and comfortable working across operational priorities in a live environment.

Responsibilities: 

• Support the management of facilities and guest services operations, including oversight of contractors and service delivery

• Ensure compliance with statutory, regulatory and health and safety requirements across the estate

• Coordinate planned and reactive maintenance, contributing to the continuous improvement of the College’s buildings and infrastructure

• Build effective working relationships with internal colleagues, tenants and external suppliers

• Contribute to maintaining a safe, well-presented and customer-focused environment

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys driving operational excellence and is looking to develop their career in facilities management within a purpose-led organisation.

For the full list of key responsibilities, please check the recruitment pack. 

About you

This role is well suited someone who takes pride in maintaining high standards and enjoys contributing to a well-run environment. You will be comfortable working with a range of stakeholders and adapting to changing priorities. 

Requirements: 

Experience of working in facilities, estates or building management within a busy or complex environment responding to multiple changing needs

• Confident to manage staff and external contractors to support the delivery of maintenance and service activities

• Working knowledge of health and safety and facilities management good practice

• Strong communication and relationship-building skills relationships across all levels of an organisation as well as with external stakeholders.

If you are motivated by delivering reliable, high-quality services and want to contribute to a supportive and inclusive organisation, we would welcome your application.

Our culture and benefits

As a key member of the team, you will be located in our offices in London Bridge. We offer a friendly, values led working culture with an excellent benefits package that includes: 

• Agile and flexible working environment and free lunch onsite 

• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and office closure from 25 December to 1 January 

• 10% pension contribution after probation 

• Enhanced wellbeing and family support 

• Interest-free bike and season ticket loans after probation 

• Tailored Learning and Development and study leave 

• Affinity staff networks 

• Life assurance and income protection schemes 

• Lifestyle discounts 

 For a full list of the benefits we offer, please visit our careers site. 

How to apply 

• Click on Apply to be taken to our recruitment platform, Applied. Please visit our careers website to download the full Job pack. 

• Applications close at 10.00am on Tuesday 26 May 2026. 

• We encourage candidates to apply early and reserve the right to close the advert and appoint before the closing date. 

We believe that diverse teams will deliver the best outcomes for women's healthcare and we strive to be an inclusive employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and particularly encourage candidates from underrepresented groups, including those from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds and people with disabilities. To find out more, please see our Diversity Policy and Equal Opportunities Policy.

Reasonable adjustments

If you require any adjustments to apply for this role or need the job advert in an alternative format, please contact us. We are happy to support with reasonable adjustments to accommodate individual needs throughout the recruitment process. 

Please note: We are only accepting applicants with a Right to work in the UK; we are unable to sponsor people requiring a work visa. 

 About us 

The RCOG is a professional membership association dedicated to improving women’s health care across the world. We do this by setting standards for clinical practice, providing doctors with training and lifelong learning, and working with partners to advocate for women’s health and health care across their life course. We are a global leader in this specialist area, supporting 19,000 members in the UK and internationally.

We are a values-led organisation placing high standards, innovation, openness, inclusiveness and trust at the centre of all we do. 

Join our dedicated team and play a key role in shaping the learning, development, and success of staff and volunteers across the organisation. This is an exciting opportunity to lead and embed a culture of continuous learning that directly supports high-quality services and positive outcomes for our clients.

As Training & Development Manager, you will design, develop, and deliver a comprehensive training and development framework that supports the skills, confidence, competence, and progression of both staff and volunteers. Working collaboratively across the organisation and with partner agencies, you will ensure learning and professional development are embedded into everyday practice, strengthening quality, consistency, and organisational culture.

You will lead on creating a proactive training strategy aligned to the organisation’s operational goals and values, ensuring all learning and development activity contributes to the wider vision and objectives of the organisation. This role is ideal for someone passionate about developing people, driving engagement, and creating meaningful opportunities for growth and professional development.

A great opportunity to join our Sussex focussed charity as we embark upon a new 4 year strategy.

This is a senior, high-impact post. You will lead on business development and income generation — writing bids, building partnerships and developing strategy — working closely with the Chief Executive and Senior Leadership Team.

A key part of the role is dedicated to securing funding for our Lost Woods Project, a multi-agency community development initiative running until November 2027.

Key responsibilities include:

• Designing and driving an organisational Business Development Strategy
• Writing and submitting high-quality grant applications and competitive tender bids (including £150k+ bids)
• Maintaining a strong pipeline of funding and contract opportunities
• Building and sustaining strategic partnerships across the public, voluntary and private sectors
• Leading on AirS communications, marketing and profile-raising
• Supporting smooth handover of awarded contracts into delivery

What We're Looking For

Essential:

• Proven track record of securing grant funding and winning contracts, including large bids of £150,000+
• Experience of collaborative bidding and partnership development
• Management experience in a similar organisation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience of CRM systems
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills
• Knowledge of the national and local funding landscape and public sector commissioning
• Educated to degree level or equivalent

Desirable:

• Knowledge of the voluntary and community sector in Sussex
• Experience of Social Value and Theory of Change impact evaluation
• Formal fundraising or project management qualification
• Knowledge of community asset development, rural housing or nature-based solutions

Personal attributes: You are self-motivated, highly organised, calm under pressure, and a genuine completer-finisher. You can write compelling bids, build trusted relationships, and present confidently to a range of audiences.

Accountable to: Head of Finance and Operations Staff responsibilities: None initially (line management potential)

Salary: £45,000 (pro rata) Hours: 35 hours per week (part-time considered at 28 hours) Contract: Permanent Location: Lewes, Sussex — hybrid working.

AirS is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all backgrounds.

We have a newly created opportunity for an Income Maximisation Manager to join our fantastic Benefits, Debt & Money Advice Service at RBL. The role will be responsible for leading the delivery of the National Income Maximisation Service, providing line management, supervision and guidance to our new team of Income Maximisation Advisers working across the UK.

Come and be part of the leading Armed Forces charity, making a difference to the lives of those who have served to keep us safe and protect our way of life.

This role will see you leading the setup and delivery of the Income Maximisation Service, establishing processes, pathways, and ways of working that can be tested and improved to ensure delivery in line with nationally agreed standards and best practice guidelines.

Reporting to our Head of Welfare BDMA (Benefits, Debt and Money Advice), key areas of responsibility will include:

- Co-ordinating the allocation of resources and planning of support activities within the Income Maximisation Service, ensuring person centred support is provided.
- Overseeing caseload allocation and monitoring referral volumes.
- Carrying our regular quality assurance and compliance checks, including staff observations, file reviews, checking the accuracy of advice given.
- Managing the Income Maximisation team including recruitment, induction, identifying training needs, ensuring appropriate training is undertaken and that relevant policies, practices and procedures are adhered to.
- Ensuring that individual cases are allocated and supported in an integrated way that best meets the beneficiaries’ needs.
- Keeping abreast of, and implementing, changes in social welfare law relevant to benefits and broader income maximisation.
- Liaising and working with local statutory bodies, national representatives, and other organisations as appropriate.

You will bring demonstrable experience of leading, managing and developing high performing Benefit or Income Maximisation teams across England and Wales and will have significant knowledge of the full range of welfare benefits available. You will have a solid understanding of statutory and discretionary support available to people from Central Government, Local Authorities, Energy companies and other advice charities and will be keen to utilise this experience to start and grow a new team in our national charity.

You will be contracted to your home address and will primarily work remotely from there, with occasional travel for regional and national staff and team meetings.

Employee benefits include -

- 28 day’s paid holiday (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with optional annual leave purchase scheme of up to 5 working days
- Enhanced paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Generous pension contributions, with Employer contributions ranging from 6% to 10%
- Range of flexible working options may be available, depending on your role
- Employee Assistance Programme providing confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
- Range of courses delivered by learning specialists to support your development goals and objectives
- Opportunities to volunteer
- Travel loans, Cycle to Work, and more!

For more detailed information about the role, please see the Vacancy Information Pack attached to our direct advert. Our teams take a personalised approach to shortlisting, which is carried out without the use of AI and is based on the evidence provided in your application against the essential and desirable criteria in the Person Specification.

RBL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation, reflecting the diversity of the armed forces community and of wider society. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and personal characteristics.

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interview schemes for candidates who declare an Armed Forces connection and/or a disability. However, candidates are only eligible for this scheme if their application clearly demonstrates that they meet all of the essential criteria listed in the Person Specification for the role.

We may close this vacancy early if we believe we have enough strong applications to be able to successfully fill the role. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

About The Connection at St Martin’s

We believe that no one should have to sleep rough on London’s streets, and that everyone should get the support they need to find a place to call home. We get to know every person we work with, understanding what they need to recover, helping them build on their strengths, and supporting them to find their own way home. Help us make London a city where no one sleeps rough on our streets.

London’s diversity is its biggest asset and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects London’s diversity at all levels. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.

We particularly encourage applications from candidates with lived experience of homelessness who we believe are an essential asset in our sector.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and welcome the opportunity to consider flexible working arrangements.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced and creative communications generalist who enjoys working across a wide range of activities and can bring our mission to life through powerful storytelling and effective communications.

In this role, you will ensure that the charity’s mission, values and key messages are reflected clearly and consistently across all communications. You will be confident working with the press and welcoming high-profile visitors, helping to raise the profile of our work and the people we support.

As a small charity, we value creativity and initiative. You will enjoy finding innovative ways to maximise impact, using a mix of media, digital channels and partnerships to share our story and reach new audiences.

Working closely with colleagues across the organisation – including the people who use our services – you will help ensure our communications are authentic, inclusive and grounded in real experiences.

You will also collaborate closely with colleagues in the Fundraising team to develop and deliver a series of innovative fundraising and awareness-raising campaigns, helping to engage supporters, grow income and increase understanding of our work.

Our strategy focuses on developing services in new ways, involving clients in every aspect of our work and strengthening collaboration across the sector. The Communications Manager will play a key role in helping the organisation communicate more effectively, building communications confidence across the team, and supporting the growth of our fundraising activity.

This role is a 12 month FTC.

Salary: £44,181 - £50,461 (scale points 29 – 35)
Closing Date: Sunday 31st May
Interview Date: Tuesday 9th June

 

Our Benefits

· 30 days holiday plus bank holidays

· Generous training budget, plus an annual personal training budget

· Enhanced Sick Pay Policy

· Enhanced family friendly policies

· Day off for moving house

· Hybrid working (depending on role requirements)

· Pension – 5% Employer, 3% Employee

· Cycle to Work Scheme

· Season Ticket Loan

· Employee Assistance Programme

· Reward Gateway (access to discount vouchers and cashback at the UK’s favourite retailers)

We are a London Living Wage employer

At Samaritans, our vision is that fewer people die by suicide. Every day, our volunteers and staff provide life-saving emotional support to people in distress, and behind that work is a culture built on compassion, inclusion, learning and human connection.

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Samaritans is seeking an experienced and ambitious Trust and Grants Manager to lead and grow a vital income stream supporting our life‑saving work. Reporting to the Head of Trusts and Statutory Income, you’ll play a central role in delivering an ambitious Trusts programme raising over £2 million annually, while inspiring and leading a talented team.

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​Contract

• £40,000-£45,000 per annum plus benefits
• Full Time (35hrs per week)
• Permanent
• Hybrid working - Meeting in person and working collaboratively are things we value. This role is linked to our Ewell (Surrey) office with a blend of home working and option to work out of our London office as required.
• In-person working - expectation of a minimum of 1 office day each week on Tuesdays in Ewell.
• We are passionate about flexible working, talk to us about your preferences

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About the role

​As Trust and Grants Manager, you’ll be responsible for developing and delivering our Trust Fundraising Strategy, ensuring strong performance, excellent funder stewardship and long‑term growth. You’ll manage high‑value relationships, lead strategy and planning, and provide inspiring line management to Trust fundraising colleagues.

Working closely with colleagues across Income Generation, Business Development and operational teams, you’ll ensure Samaritans’ work is communicated compellingly to Trust and Statutory funders, grounded in evidence, insight and lived experience.​

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What you’ll do

• Lead the development and delivery of the Trust Funding Strategy, with clear KPIs, work plans and performance analysis
• Oversee a Trusts programme raising over £2m per year, with responsibility for future growth
• Personally manage a portfolio of high‑value Trust relationships, delivering £600k–£700k annual income
• Shape and deliver donor cultivation and stewardship approaches that create inspiring funder experiences
• Line manage and develop Trust fundraising staff, supporting performance, wellbeing and professional growth
• Produce compelling, high‑quality funding applications, cases for support and reports on Samaritans programmes and projects
• Lead prospect research and pipeline development, identifying new large Trust opportunities
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across Samaritans to ensure strong alignment with organisational priorities
• Contribute to senior leadership discussions, team planning, away days and cross‑departmental initiatives
• Embed learning, insight and sector best practice into team ways of working

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About you

​You’re an experienced Trust fundraiser with a strong track record of securing six‑figure grants and building effective relationships with major Trusts and Foundations. You combine strategic thinking with attention to detail, and you’re motivated by making a meaningful social impact.

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You enjoy leading and developing others, thrive in collaborative environments, and are confident working with data, budgets and complex funding requirements. Above all, you’re committed to Samaritans’ vision of fewer people dying by suicide, and to working inclusively, ethically and with compassion.

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What you will bring:

• Proven success in securing six‑figure Trust, Foundation, Lottery or public sector funding
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including persuasive storytelling
• Strong grant management, stewardship and donor care expertise
• Experience developing and managing fundraising strategies, plans and pipelines
• Confidence working with financial information, budgets and full cost recovery models
• Analytical skills and the ability to translate evidence into compelling funding cases
• Experience line managing or supporting the development of staff (desirable)
• A collaborative, curious and values‑driven approach to work
• Commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion, safeguarding and lived‑experience principles

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​Full outline in the Job description below. 

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Why Samaritans?

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At Samaritans, people matter deeply. We know that meaningful impact starts with how we support each other.

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We are committed to creating an inclusive, supportive and flexible workplace where everyone can thrive. We value diversity of thought, background and lived experience, and we actively encourage applications from people from all communities.

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Every person at Samaritans plays a role in helping fewer people die by suicide. If you are motivated by purpose, compassion and the opportunity to make a lasting difference, we would love to hear from you.

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For further information about Samaritans, including our charity structure, values, employee benefits, and application process, please read our recruitment brochure available below. You can also visit our careers website to access this.

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We recognise the enormous benefits and the social justice imperatives of ensuring diversity at every level of our organisation. Samaritans is wholly committed to inclusion and diversity and to building a culture and environment where everyone is appreciated for the unique person they are. To ensure Samaritans is representative of those we support and who support us, we particularly welcome applications from disabled, racialised minority and LGBTQ+ candidates, as these people are under-represented at Samaritans. 

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To Apply

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Please complete the application questions including those outlined below, and submit your CV.​

Please note the following questions have a 300-word limit for each answer.​​

Q1 What interests you about Samaritans and our work? What do you think might make Samaritans compelling to Trust Funders?

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Q2 Tell us about your demonstrable experience securing six‑figure Trust or Statutory grants. What approaches did you use to build your pipeline, cultivate funders and secure large or multiyear grants?

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Q3 This role requires strong project leadership, cross‑organisational collaboration and stakeholder management. Can you share an example of how you have led a large programme application, and what your approach to collaboration and stakeholder management was in delivering a successful outcome?

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We kindly ask that you don’t rely on AI tools for your application answers, or to generate interview answers. We want to see your own unique ideas and writing skills. We want your application to stand out from the rest and showcase your own strengths.

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Applications close at midnight on Monday 25 May

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Interviews

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All applicants will receive notification of the outcome of their application, at the appropriate time.​

1st stage interviews will be online: w/c 1 June

2nd stage interviews will be held in person in our Surrey office (KT17 2AF). Date TBC.

Good health is essential for people and communities to thrive; it is the foundation of a happy and prosperous society. For more than 150 years it has been our mission to improve and protect the health of the public by addressing the factors that determine it. We are recruiting to this exciting and challenging Senior Partnerships role to work with us to build meaningful relationships with organisations that align with our aims and objectives.

This is a new role that will work across the RSPH to maximise our membership, education, accreditation, research and policy offers, understanding our brand and value propositions to generate new business opportunities and support income growth. It will ideally suit a proactive and enthusiastic candidate who is excited about the opportunity to join us during a period of growth and expansion for the charity. 

Role and responsibilities:

New business development

• Research, identify, and secure new business and corporate partnerships, managing the end-to-end process from pitch to contract.
• Set up and attend new business meetings, supporting the development of tenders and proposals.
• Manage and track projects through existing CRM systems keeping accurate records and sharing knowledge across teams.
• Identify opportunities to diversify our offers, develop client relationships and maximise our value.

Relationship management

• Lead on the development and management of agreements with partners.
• Act as the main point of contact for existing partners, nurturing relationships to maximise impact and income.
• Work across the organisation to identify opportunities to collaborate and scale our offers.

Strategic planning and delivery

• Cultivate and manage a portfolio of corporate partners to foster long-term partnerships, focusing on delivering excellent customer service and maximising income.
• Regularly review our pipeline and support the team to generate new leads across membership and education.
• Develop partnership strategies and annual plans, ensuring alignment with the charity’s goals.
• Monitor and evaluate new business activity and provide regular updates to key internal teams.
• Monitor competitor activities to identify any gaps or opportunities for funding.

Marketing and systems

• Collaborate with the Policy and Communications teams on marketing initiatives, social media, blogs, news items, and other communications to raise the profile of our work.
• Work with the Membership & Educational Services team on the CRM system, enhancing our customer engagement and account management processes.

About you

We are look for a proactive relationship developer. You might come from charity fundraising, corporate partnerships, business development, sales, or another relationship-led income role. What matters most is your ability to build trust, communicate impact, and turn relationships into sustainable support.

• Experience of fundraising or sales in the public sector or charitable organisations.
• Experience of building strong relationships with partners, funders, and commissioners.
• Experience of working across all levels of seniority and across different departments. 
• Knowledge of CRM systems such as Dynamics or Salesforce.

In return we offer:

• 25 days annual leave
• Agile hybrid working structure – 9-day fortnight available
• Pension contributions
• BUPA Cash plan
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Membership of the Royal Society for Public Health
• Access to public health knowledge and skills training courses and qualifications
• Organisational commitment to supporting the health and wellbeing of our employees
• Welcoming and friendly team of colleagues, and an active Health Champions programme

RSPH values and actively strives to have a diverse and inclusive workforce in a working environment free from discrimination. Please do let us know if you require any adjustment to allow you to participate in this recruitment process.

RSPH operates an agile working policy with some attendance at our London office according to business need.

Interviews will be held virtually on 10th June 2026. If you are unable to attend, please indicate this on your application.