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Working as part of the operations team, the you will help maintain the systems, processes and practical foundations
that enable the organisation to function effectively. This includes supporting people operations and HR administration,
leading on governance and advisory meeting administration, acting as the first point of contact for IT queries, and helping
FEA’s events run smoothly.
Acting as a trusted point of support for colleagues, you will help create a responsive and well-organised
working environment where staff, trustees and members feel enabled to do their best work. The role requires exceptional
organisation, sound judgement and a genuine pride in quality. By ensuring that the practical aspects of the organisation
run reliably and well, you will help create the conditions that allow the Fair Education Alliance to deliver its
mission and drive progress towards a fairer education system.
No child’s success should be limited by their socioeconomic background.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We’re looking for highly organised, proactive and resilient Executive Assistant & Office Manager to provide exceptional support to our CEO and Senior Management Team and help ensure the smooth running of our Reception and Administrative Office.
This is a varied and pivotal role at the heart of a small, retirement community on a beautiful 13-acre site in South-East London (Kent/Surrey border). You will manage the CEO’s diary and inbox, prepare papers and correspondence, support the Senior Management Team, coordinate key organisational projects, and personally deliver day-to-day office administration, including covering reception.
This role would suit an individual who thrives in a varied environment, is confident managing multiple priorities, and is willing to take a practical, hands-on approach - no two days are the same. You will anticipate needs, help drive priorities forward, and play a key role in enabling the CEO, Senior Management Team and central officer to operate effectively.
The role
- Provide proactive executive support to the CEO, including diary and inbox management, briefing preparation, correspondence and research.
- Coordinate and service Senior Management Team meetings, ensuring agendas, papers, notes and actions are well managed.
- Project manage key organisational initiatives, including policy reviews, compliance-related projects and organisational documents.
- Oversee the efficient running of the office, including reception, office systems, supplies, meeting rooms and administrative procedures.
- Support resident services administration.
- Maintain accurate records, support reporting and act as a confident user of office and CRM systems.
About you
You will have a track record of supporting senior leaders, excellent organisational skills and the confidence to manage competing priorities with discretion and sound judgement. You will be a clear communicator with a high standard of written English and strong Microsoft 365 skills.
It is important that you enjoy working in a hands-on role in a varied customer facing environment.
Further details can be found in the job description and person specification
Please send your CV, Supporting Statement and Diversity Monitoring Form.
In your supporting statement you should outline your interest in working for Glebe Housing Association and explain how you meet the criteria set out in the Person Specification.
Deadline for applications: 30th September 2026
It is required for this post that the successful candidates will have to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure check.
Our aim is to provide safe, comfortable and secure accommodation enabling people to live independently but within a supportive community.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Head of Operations will provide strategic leadership and oversight of HEY Smile Foundation’s governance arrangements, organisational systems and infrastructure, human resources and culture, and buildings and facilities. The role will ensure Smile has the people, processes, controls and resources to deliver its purpose reliably and respond confidently to future opportunities. Working closely with the CEO and senior leadership team, the postholder will translate organisational strategy into a clear operational plan, strengthen accountability and lead improvements across the charity. They will provide the CEO and trustees with timely information, assurance and practical recommendations on operational performance, capacity and risk.
This is a senior leadership role combining strategic oversight with the ability to secure delivery through colleagues, managers and specialist providers. The postholder will establish clear responsibilities, standards and reporting, intervening directly where necessary and building capacity so that routine delivery does not depend on the CEO.
Closing date : Saturday 30th October
Application sift : Monday 2nd November
In person Interviews: Tuesday 10th November
Please submit your up to date CV and a cover letter outlining why your suited for the role and how you meet the essential criteria.
Application without a CV & cover letter will automatically be rejected.
Smile Foundation is a Yorkshire-based infrastructure charity working to strengthen charities and communities.



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Worcester Community Trust (WCT) is looking for a Director of Services to provide strategic and operational leadership for our community-based services. The postholder will be responsible for ensuring services are high quality, responsive to local need, financially sustainable and delivered in line with contractual, legal and organisational requirements.
The role will provide leadership and oversight to relevant Contract Managers, Team Leads and service teams, ensuring effective performance management, contract delivery, budget control, risk management, partnership working and continuous improvement. The postholder will contribute to WCT-wide strategy and work closely with the CEO, fellow Senior Leadership Team members and the Board of Trustees.
About Worcester Community Trust
Worcester Community Trust (WCT) is a registered charity that runs six community centres across Worcester, providing facilities and services for people of all ages. We aim to be at the heart of thriving communities — connecting people, building confidence, and empowering positive change.
Our services aim to increase feelings of wellbeing, reduce loneliness and isolation, offer specialist support for survivors of domestic violence, support people into training, education and employment and work with people to deliver local services especially for young people, families and older people.
Vision: To work with residents to build communities where people feel connected, supported and empowered
Mission: Bringing Communities Together by enabling the provision of services and activities for all.
Our values:
- Collaborative – we acheive more together with local people and partners.
- Inclusive – we welcome diversity and value uniqueness.
- Ambitious – we drive progress through innovation and creativity.
- Delivering Excellence – we invest in our people and infrastructure to provide high-quality services.
Key Areas of Responsibility
Strategic Leadership and Service Development
- Contribute as a key member of the Senior Leadership Team to WCT’s organisational strategy, business planning and future development.
- Provide strategic leadership for the community-based services portfolio, ensuring services remain relevant, effective and aligned with WCT’s mission, values and strategic priorities.
- Use service data, community insight, evaluation and feedback to identify opportunities for improvement, innovation and growth.
- Work with the CEO and colleagues to identify funding and partnership opportunities that support the sustainability and development of services.
People Leadership and Management
- Lead, support and develop managers and team leads within the service area, setting clear expectations and ensuring effective supervision, performance management and communication.
- Promote a positive, accountable and inclusive culture that encourages teamwork, professional development, initiative and continuous improvement.
- Ensure staffing structures, deployment and resources are appropriate to contractual requirements, service demand and available budgets.
- Support recruitment, induction, development and, where required, formal peoplemanagement processes in line with WCT policy.
Contract, Performance and Quality Management
- Oversee the implementation and delivery of multiple contracts, grants and commissioned services across the community-based portfolio.
- Ensure clear systems are in place to monitor outputs, outcomes, quality, contractual milestones and service-user experience.
- Analyse quantitative and qualitative information and produce clear, accurate reports for funders, commissioners, the CEO, Senior Leadership Team and Board of Trustees.
- Ensure subcontracted or partner-delivered activity is appropriately monitored and managed where applicable.
- Address underperformance promptly and support managers to implement effective improvement plans.
Financial Management and Sustainability
- Lead the development and management of service budgets, including budgets of significant value, ensuring expenditure remains within agreed funding and organisational parameters.
- Monitor income, expenditure, forecasts and variances in partnership with the Head of Finance & Resources and relevant managers.
- Ensure resources are used efficiently and that services demonstrate value for money and financial sustainability.
- Contribute to funding applications, tenders, business cases and service-costing activity where required.
Risk, Governance and Compliance
- Identify, assess and manage risks relating to service delivery and ensure significant risks are escalated through WCT’s organisational risk-management arrangements.
- Ensure services comply with contractual requirements, WCT policies, data protection requirements, safeguarding arrangements and relevant legislation and guidance.
- Contribute to the development and review of organisational policies and procedures within the postholder’s areas of responsibility.
- Maintain appropriate professional boundaries, confidentiality and information-governance standards.
Partnerships and Representation
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with commissioners, funders, statutory agencies, VCSE organisations, local communities and other partners.
- Represent WCT professionally at strategic and operational partnership meetings, networks and forums.
- Promote collaboration across WCT services and with external partners to improve pathways, reduce duplication and strengthen outcomes for local people.
- Protect and enhance the reputation of WCT in all internal and external relationships.
Safeguarding, Health & Safety and Organisational Responsibilities
- Actively promote a culture in which safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility and ensure
concerns within the service area are managed and escalated in accordance with WCT
procedures. - Adhere to WCT’s safeguarding, Health & Safety, GDPR, equality, professional boundaries, social media and Code of Conduct requirements.
- Complete mandatory training and maintain the knowledge required for the responsibilities of the role.
- Promote equality of opportunity, dignity and respect for employees, volunteers, partners and service users.
- Undertake other duties commensurate with the seniority and responsibilities of the post, as reasonably required by the CEO.
- Adhere to WCT’s safeguarding, Health & Safety, GDPR, equality, professional boundaries, social media and Code of Conduct requirements.
- Complete mandatory training and maintain the knowledge required for the responsibilities of the role.
- Promote equality of opportunity, dignity and respect for employees, volunteers, partners and service users.
- Undertake other duties commensurate with the seniority and responsibilities of the post, as reasonably required by the CEO.
For full details including a Person Specification, please download the Recruitment Pack here
What you get…
- Be part of an amazing, welcoming passionate community.
- Put your skills to use to create positive social impact.
- A voice and input into shaping and influence services and decisions.
What we offer…
- Holiday – 25 days plus bank holidays (pro-rata for PT staff) plus an extra day of birthday leave and two additional self-care days
- Commitment to continued professional development
- Access to Westfield Health which provides a range of benefits towards health & wellbeing as well as support with essential healthcare (after completion of probationary period)
- Free Parking
- Life Assurance and a pension contribution of 3%
- Access to professional bereavement and probate support
- An annual celebration and investment review
- A blue light card scheme
Representing the City
WCT is committed to equality of opportunity, fairness and inclusion, and to being representative of the communities we serve. We welcome applications from people with a wide range of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences.
To apply please visit our website.
Closing Date: Sunday 4th October 2026
To work with residents to build communities where people feel connected, supported and empowered
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Talent Set is delighted to be partnering with Mencap to recruit a new Head of Fundraising Strategy & Operations. This is a rare opportunity to join one of the UK's leading disability charities at a pivotal moment of investment and renewed ambition.
Head of Fundraising Strategy & Operations
Salary: £65,000 - £70,000 dependent on experience
Location: Hybrid (London HQ)
Mencap is seeking an exceptional fundraising operations and strategy leader to join the organisation as Head of Fundraising Strategy & Operations. This is a newly created and highly influential role at the centre of Mencap's fundraising transformation journey. Reporting directly to the Executive Director, Fundraising, the successful candidate will act as a key strategic partner, helping to build the systems, processes, insight and infrastructure required to support sustainable fundraising growth.
This role will shape the future of fundraising strategy and operations at Mencap. Working across a directorate with clear ambition for growth, you will lead the planning, performance, insight, systems and case for support activity that helps their fundraising teams work with clarity, consistency and confidence.
Mencap’s fundraising teams need strong foundations to build trusted relationships, grow income and deliver lasting impact for people with a learning disability and their families. You will work closely with senior fundraising leaders and colleagues across Mencap to turn the ambition of Mencap 2030 into joined-up plans, strengthen reporting and forecasting, and improve how data, systems and evidence are used to support decision making.
We are looking for a confident fundraising strategy and operations leader who combines strategic thinking with strong planning, reporting, systems and stakeholder management experience. You will be able to bring structure to complex work, improve ways of working and support sustainable fundraising growth across the directorate.
You will directly lead key roles across fundraising operations, case for support, stewardship and strategy, creating the leadership, confidence, systems and ways of working needed for fundraising strategy and operations to support growth. This role is for someone who can connect strategy with delivery, build the conditions for teams to succeed and help the directorate scale income and deliver lasting impact.
Over the last year Mencap has made significant investment in fundraising capability, including the implementation of Salesforce. As the organisation enters the next phase of its development, the focus is shifting from implementation towards optimisation, embedding best practice, building capability and creating a more strategic, data-led fundraising culture. This role will be instrumental in helping Mencap realise the full value of that investment.
This is not a traditional fundraising role. Rather than leading frontline income generation, the Head of Fundraising Strategy & Operations will be responsible for building the engine that enables fundraising success. You will identify risks, strengthen processes, improve ways of working and create the conditions that allow fundraising teams to perform at their best.
This is a highly collaborative leadership role requiring strong relationship-building skills, excellent project management capability and the ability to influence across organisational boundaries. The successful candidate will act as a trusted advisor to the Executive Director, helping to drive continuous improvement across the fundraising function and supporting the wider transformation agenda.
Potential Early Objectives / Success Measures
- Develop and embed a clear fundraising planning cycle aligned to Mencap 2030.
- Establish reliable operational reporting, forecasting, budget oversight and KPI routines across the Fundraising Directorate.
- Strengthen use of data, insight and Salesforce to support decision-making, performance management and continuous improvement.
- Review fundraising systems, data and compliance practices, including GDPR, Gift Aid and Fundraising Regulator requirements.
- Develop a clear case for support and stewardship approach that can be used consistently across fundraising activity.
- Build capability, confidence and clear accountabilities across fundraising operations, case for support, stewardship and strategy roles.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:
- Significant experience leading fundraising operations, strategy, planning, insight or performance functions.
- Strong understanding of fundraising processes, systems and best practice across multiple income streams.
- Experience managing CRM platforms and driving organisational adoption of data and technology solutions.
- Excellent project management skills, with the ability to balance multiple priorities and deliver complex initiatives.
- Experience developing performance frameworks, reporting systems, KPIs and management information.
- Strong analytical capabilities, with the ability to translate data into actionable insight and strategic recommendations.
- Experience building operational infrastructure and supporting fundraising growth or transformation programmes.
- Outstanding stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across departments and seniority levels.
- Proven people leadership experience, with a track record of developing capability and building high-performing teams.
- A strategic mindset combined with strong operational delivery skills and attention to detail.
- A commitment to continuous improvement, innovation and fundraising excellence.
Above all, we are looking for a collaborative and solutions-focused leader who is passionate about fundraising excellence. This is a unique opportunity to help shape the future of fundraising at Mencap by building the systems, insight and operational foundations that will support long-term sustainable growth and enable greater impact for people with a learning disability and their families.
How to Apply
The deadline for applications is Friday 2nd October with 1st stage interviews to take place w/c 12th October. To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role via our website using the apply now button.
If you have any initial questions before applying, please get in touch. We aim to get back to all successful candidates within 48 working hours.
Commitment to Diversity
The Talent Set is committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from all backgrounds. We actively encourage applications from people with diverse experiences and are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments required throughout the recruitment process.
Empower individuals with learning disabilities and autism to reach their full potential and lead the lives they choose.
OVERVIEW OF THE ROLE
The Fundraising Executive will provide essential operational support to the Fundraising Team, with primary responsibility for maintaining accurate, timely and useful information in our CRM system, Donorfy. The postholder will process and reconcile donations, maintain high-quality supporter records, coordinate prompt and personalised donor acknowledgements, and produce clear insights to support fundraising decisions across Helen Bamber Foundation and Asylum Aid.
We are looking for someone who is methodical, numerate and detail-focused, with the confidence to work across a CRM, banking and income records. They will combine excellent data discipline with warm donor care, helping colleagues use Donorfy consistently and sharing regular reports, trends and actionable insights with the Fundraising Team.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to begin or develop a career in charity fundraising operations. We welcome applicants with transferable experience in database or CRM administration, finance processing, customer or supporter care, reporting, or a detailoriented administrative role.
HOW TO APPLY
The first stage is to complete on our online application form on our website by 10:00 am on Monday 28th Sep 2026.
The website form will ask you to:
- Upload a short covering letter. Please tell us why the position appeals to you, and how your relevant skills and experience, including any voluntary experience and lived experience, matches the listed responsibilities and person specification. Please also state in your covering letter when you would be available to start the role.
- Upload your current CV
- Complete an online Equal Opportunities monitoring form – completion of this form will help us ensure that our recruitment procedures operate in such a way as to provide genuine equality of opportunity. The questions are entirely optional and this information will not be available to members of the selection panel.
TIMELINE
Closing date: Monday 28th Sep 2026 at 10:00am
Preliminary interviews (online): 6th Oct 2026
Final panel interviews (in person): 14th Oct 2026
ELIGIBILITY
Please note that the successful candidate must have the right to work in the UK (as a small charity we do
not have the capacity to sponsor work visas).
(Full details available on the Job Description)
ADJUSTMENTS
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and we’ll
always endeavour to be as accommodating as possible. If you require a different format of the application
form, such as large print or Word format, or if you would like to discuss any specific requirements, please
get in touch with us.
EXPERTS BY EXPERIENCE SUPPORT
We are also proud to be a member of the Experts by Experience Employment Network , which aims to increase representation of people with lived experience in the charitable sector.
If you are an expert by experience (a refugee or a migrant with direct, first-hand experience of issues and challenges of the UK asylum or immigration system), you can ask for an independent and confidential support for your job application from the Experts by Experience Employment Network.
Tinnitus UK is looking for an experienced, ambitious and highly organised Operations Manager to join our senior team and play a key role in the leadership and future development of the charity.
You will work closely with our CEO, Board of Trustees and colleagues across the organisation to help turn our ambitions into action and ensure Tinnitus UK has the strong foundations, systems and ways of working it needs to succeed and to best support people living with tinnitus, and those who support them.
You will be an important link between the staff team and Board, bringing insight, challenge and practical solutions to organisational decision-making. You will lead and develop a small team, build strong relationships with external partners and suppliers, and take ownership of a broad portfolio spanning finance, governance, people, systems, risk, compliance and organisational improvement.
We are looking for someone who enjoys making organisations work better: someone who can see the bigger picture while also making sure the detail is right. You will be comfortable moving between strategic conversations with the CEO and Trustees and the practical work required to make things happen.
You do not need to be an expert in tinnitus. What matters is that you share our values, are motivated by our purpose and want to use your operational leadership to help Tinnitus UK achieve more for people affected by tinnitus.
About the role
As Operations Manager, you will provide leadership across Tinnitus UK’s internal operations, ensuring we have robust systems, financial oversight, governance, people processes and infrastructure in place to deliver our strategy.
Working closely with the CEO, you will translate organisational priorities into effective plans and ways of working. You will help create clarity across the organisation, identify risks and opportunities, make sure decisions are followed through and drive continuous improvement.
You will also play an important role in ensuring that Tinnitus UK is ready for the future: improving organisational resilience, strengthening our infrastructure and helping us develop the capacity to grow our reach and impact.
About you
We are looking for an experienced operations professional who enjoys making organisations work better and wants to take significant responsibility within a national charity.
You will be proactive, solutions-focused and comfortable bringing structure to complexity. You can see the bigger picture while making sure the detail is right, manage competing priorities and take ownership of work through to delivery.
You will be confident working with colleagues at all levels, from supporting and developing your team to discussing finance, governance and organisational priorities with the CEO and Trustees. You will build trusted relationships with external partners and suppliers and be comfortable offering constructive challenge when needed.
You will bring experience across a number of areas including organisational operations, financial management, project and change management, governance and risk, people management, suppliers and contracts, and organisational systems or CRM platforms.
Experience within the charity sector, membership organisations, digital transformation, events or professional education would be valuable, as would experience working closely with a CEO, senior leadership team or Board.
Most importantly, you will be collaborative, pragmatic and dependable, with the confidence to take ownership, maintain high standards and help create an organisation in which people can do their best work.
What we can offer
This is an opportunity to take on a genuinely influential role within Tinnitus UK at an important point in our development.
You will have the scope to shape how the charity operates, introduce improvements and work closely with our CEO and Board to strengthen the organisation for the future.
The role offers considerable variety. One day you might be discussing organisational risk and financial performance with Trustees; the next you could be improving a system, negotiating with a supplier, supporting a member of your team or developing the operational plan for a major national event.
You will join an organisation committed to improving the lives of people affected by tinnitus and a team that wants to continually improve the way we work and the impact we achieve.
Tinnitus UK is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from people with a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.
If you are an experienced operations professional looking for a senior role where you can influence, improve and help lead an organisation with a clear social purpose, we would love to hear from you.
How to apply
Please apply with your CV and a cover letter outlining how you meet the person specification, including the experience and skills you would bring to Tinnitus UK.
The deadline for applications is 5pm on Monday 14 September 2026.
Interviews will take place in person on Wednesday 23 September 2026 at our Sheffield office.
Striving for a world without tinnitus.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Rural Refugee Network (RRN) is a small local charity in East Hampshire, Havant and Portsmouth, working alongside refugees and people seeking asylum through the work of six board members, thirty operational volunteers, one part-time permanent employee and a small bank of project staff and contractors. The charity is widely recognised by stakeholders and the local community for sensitively and effectively addressing the many challenges people arriving in the UK face as they strive to resettle and thrive in our community.
RRN is seeking an experienced Head of Operations to lead its support for refugees and people seeking asylum. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a small charity through a period of significant change, with overall operational responsibility for the charity, including partnerships, funding, coordination of delivery, safeguarding and compliance.
Working directly with a range of stakeholders and beneficiaries, the ideal candidate for this complex and high trust role will be self-reliant, adaptable, and able to engage and influence through excellent face-to-face and online communication skills. This is a genuinely flexible role, with significant autonomy over when and where work is undertaken. There will be regular opportunities for in-person team management and relationship-building, alongside substantial flexibility in how the wider working week is structured and where work is carried out. We are looking for someone who is confident working independently, manages their own time effectively and values the trust and responsibility that come with this level of autonomy.
A candidate who is energised by working flexibly and sensitively with a small team will thrive in this role, which offers the opportunity to make a direct and meaningful impact on people’s lives.
Experience in the refugee sector is desirable.
Deadline: 5pm Monday 21 September
To apply, please send your CV and a supporting statement of not more than 2 sides, explaining your motivation, reflecting on how you would approach being RRN’s only core employed leader, and demonstrating your fit against the specification below. Please use the email subject heading “Head of Operations Application”. Unfortunately, we are unable to respond to all applications.
Job Description
Title: Rural Refugee Network Head of Operations
Reports to: Board of Trustees
Hours: Part-time (0.5 FTE, negotiable). Permanent contract.
Salary range: £40,000 - £45,000 FTE depending on experience.
Benefits: 25 days plus bank holidays (pro rata to hours agreed). 3% employer pension contribution.
Location and expectations: Flexible hybrid working with frequent travel to projects, events and stakeholder meetings in Portsmouth, Havant, Petersfield and the wider Hampshire area. Occasional evening and weekend in-person working required.
Purpose: To lead the day-to-day operation, development and sustainability of Rural Refugee Network, working with trustees, volunteers, funders and partner organisations to ensure refugees and asylum seekers receive practical support and RRN maintains compliance and operational sustainability.
About the role:.
In this small charity, the Head of Operations combines operational coordination, programme oversight, partnership development and income generation, with delivery shared across volunteers, trustees and contracted staff.The role offers a high degree of autonomy and flexibility, alongside the opportunity to shape how the organisation works and develops. It requires strong judgement in balancing opportunities, risks and priorities within limited capacity, and the confidence to work independently while bringing others with you.
RRN is volunteer-led, and the Head of Operations is the organisation’s only permanent employee, holding overall coordination and accountability for day-to-day operations. This is therefore a broad, high-trust role: rather than delivering everything directly, you will enable and coordinate others, working closely with trustees, volunteers and contractors who deliver significant elements of the activity you lead.
The role will suit someone who enjoys variety, autonomy and a flexible working pattern, and who is comfortable taking ownership while knowing when to collaborate, delegate or seek support.
Key responsibilities:
Leadership, coordination and partnerships
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Deliver agreed strategic objectives and support trustees in developing future priorities.
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Prepare quarterly Board reports.
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Coordinate relationships with statutory, voluntary and community partners.
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With the support of trustees, represent the charity in local forums, develop opportunities for collaboration and promote RRN in the local community.
Programme and volunteer coordination
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Provide oversight of funded and core programmes.
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Recruit, train and manage project staff (currently two youth workers) and contracted/sessional staff.
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Recruit, train, support and retain volunteers.
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Oversee referral pathways and access.
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Support volunteer-led communications activity including website, newsletters, social media, impact reports and case studies.
Income development and funding
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Write grant applications and manage reporting requirements (with volunteer/trustee input).
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Maintain and develop funding pipeline and actively develop new funding streams.
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Support relationship-building with donors and community supporters.
Finance and compliance
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Monitor programme budgets, working with the Treasurer.
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Support trustees in governance, reporting and compliance responsibilities.
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Maintain organisational policies and procedures.
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Lead safeguarding practice and reporting, acting as Designated Safeguarding Lead and ensuring policies are implemented by staff, volunteers, and contractors.
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Maintain oversight of organisational risk, compliance with Charity Commission, data protection, employment requirements and insurance arrangements.
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Ensure appropriate administrative systems are in place and followed, including maintaining up-to-date records in the CRM, Lamplight.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential
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Substantial experience managing programmes or services in the charity/social impact sector, including line management, budgeting and financial oversight, and grant compliance/reporting.
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Strong partnership-building and stakeholder engagement skills.
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Experience leading and recruiting volunteer teams.
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Deep understanding of safeguarding and compliance and recent experience leading safeguarding practice and decision-making. Up to date on requirements and best practice.
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Ability to work independently, exercising sound judgement about what trustees need to know and when, and to prioritise effectively within limited capacity and competing demands.
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills, IT proficiency.
Desirable
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Experience working with refugees, asylum seekers or other vulnerable groups.
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Understanding of immigration, integration or resettlement issues.
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Successful fundraising and bid-writing experience.
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Experience of local authority commissioning or grant funding.
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Comfort and experience in IT, data and/or CRMs.
RRN is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk. Appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS check, including a check of the relevant barred list, two satisfactory references, including your most recent employer, and safer recruitment practice including verification of employment history and a right to work check. RRN is unable to sponsor work visas, so applicants must already have the right to work in the UK.
Help build the operational backbone of a multi-award winning charity that's ready to grow further, with a clear path to becoming our COO.
For seven years, one exceptional leader has held impact, organisational development and much of YUAF's operations, building the processes, funder relationships and team support that became part of the spine of how we grew. As they move on, we're not just replacing them. We're rethinking and widening the role.
This post exists to hold the organisation steady and take operational responsibility off the Chief Executive's plate, freeing her to focus on strategy, key donors and the funding pipeline.
What you'll hold
You'll report to the Chief Executive and sit on the Senior Management Team, owning income generation, impact and evidence, business planning, governance, performance management and the systems underneath them all. You'll line-manage four people: the Pathways Lead, Marketing Lead, Project Manager and Futures Lead.
Where the role is going
From month seven, this role is intended to move to full time with deeper ownership of income and strategy. As YUAF grows, and subject to income generation, we want this post to develop into our Chief Operating Officer role. We'd rather appoint someone who outgrows this description than someone who fits it exactly.
How you'll start
The first six months are a settling period at 30 hours per week. You'll learn how the organisation actually works, get embedded in the culture, and understand the programmes by spending real time with young people and the people who deliver them.
You'll build relationships across the team, with funders and with partners, and by month three, we want people to naturally come to you as a trusted point of contact.
We also want you to look at YUAF with fresh eyes. Where are the gaps? What's held together by one person's memory alone? Where does delivery quality drop, and why? What would make life easier for the staff doing the hardest work? Bring us both the diagnosis and the solutions.
The timing is on your side: November to February is our quietest season, when the Studio Bus is largely off the road. Delivery picks up again in March 2027, so the role builds in stages rather than coming to you all at once.
How to apply
In addition to providing your CV and cover letter, it is a requirement of the application process that you complete our Head of Operations Questionnaire. A link for this can be found on the attached job description.
Note
We recognise that AI is a useful tool, however, we will be assessing applications, cover letters and running through AI to ensure that it was written by yourself as part of our shortlisting process. So please take the time to write your own application, this is a serious role that requires critical and independent thinking.
The application includes 6 written questions of up to 300 words each. Allow approximately one hour.
Please see the link for the questionnaire: https://forms.gle/rLw6wYLTxpoHy58g7
YUAF's mission is to empower the lives of young people by strengthening well-being and building opportunities, through creativity and culture.


The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Head of Operations
Bath | c.£47,000 – £49,000 | Full-time | Permanent
Are you an experienced operational leader who enjoys bringing people, processes and systems together to make an organisation work better?
We’re working with a fantastic Bath-based education charity to recruit a new Head of Operations at an exciting point in its development.
This is a broad and influential role, overseeing the organisation’s central operations across finance, facilities, data and insight, and administration. You’ll manage a team of experienced functional leads and create the effective ‘engine room’ that allows the wider organisation to focus on delivering for its beneficiaries.
The role
Reporting directly to the Chief Executive, you’ll take responsibility for the smooth and effective running of central operations, with a particular focus on finance and financial planning, alongside organisational resilience, risk, compliance and continuous improvement.
Your responsibilities will include:
· Leading and developing a multi-disciplinary operations team
· Overseeing the finance function, including financial management, reporting and compliance
· Leading the annual budgeting, financial planning and resource allocation process
· Overseeing facilities, infrastructure, data and central administration
· Leading on operational risk, business continuity and regulatory compliance
· Improving systems, processes and ways of working across the organisation
· Supporting annual planning, organisational development and strategic delivery
· Working closely with the Chief Executive, senior leadership team and Trustees
· Managing relationships with external consultants, suppliers and other key partners
· Helping build a collaborative, effective and continuously improving organisational culture
The role has significant breadth, but you don’t need to be a technical specialist in every area. We’re looking for someone with the judgement to know when to lead directly, when to draw on the expertise within their team and when external support is required.
About you
This could suit someone from an operations, finance or facilities background who has progressed into broader organisational leadership.
You’ll need significant experience of managing across multiple functions, alongside a track record of leading teams and improving systems and processes.
You should also be comfortable overseeing budgets and financial processes, managing risk and compliance, and working with external suppliers or professional advisers. Experience within a charity, education, membership or other mission-driven environment would be particularly valuable.
Most importantly, we’re looking for a practical and solutions-focused leader who enjoys bringing different functions together. Someone who can see the bigger picture but is equally comfortable getting involved when needed, building strong relationships and maintaining momentum through change.
This is a new role within an organisation already midway through an ambitious development programme, so there is a genuine opportunity to influence how the organisation operates in the future.
Salary: c.£47,000 – £49,000
Location: Bath – predominantly campus-based with some flexibility for remote working
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-time
Closing date: 21st September 2026
If you’re looking for a broad leadership role where you can make a tangible difference to how a values-led organisation works, we’d love to hear from you.
Corporate and Community Fundraising Executive
Up to £30,000 per annum + excellent benefits
Leatherhead, Surrey
About the role:
We are looking to appoint a Corporate and Community Fundraising Executive who will be responsible for developing relationships and stewarding supporters, with a particular focus on community organisations and individual fundraisers.
The post holder will take the lead on managing the community fundraising programme whilst working with the wider team to support corporate fundraising events as well as providing account management to some regional businesses.
Working collaboratively towards a “one team one target” the post holder will build and maintain the pipeline by identifying new funding opportunities, attend meetings with potential supporters and complete written applications
What we’re looking for:
- People-oriented and outgoing – you are naturally warm with a sincere appreciation for people and how they are each uniquely motivated.
- A motivating, empathetic and persuasive communicator – you will enjoy building relationships within the community, inspiring individuals, groups and organisations to support our work, and delivering engaging presentations and conversations that generate fundraising income.
- Friendly, enthusiastic and socially-focused – you quickly connect with others and build effective working relationships. An ability to empathise with donors and communicate effectively about our work with children and families, and our strategy, is key.
- Knowledge of the principles that underpin good customer care, and competent in charity law as it applies to fundraising – you adhere to established guidelines, policies and procedures, and provide outstanding account management.
- You thrive working at a faster-than-average pace on multiple priorities simultaneously – results-oriented and a fast learner, you respond quickly to pressure and a changing environment.
- Confident use of MS Office and experience of using a CRM database – you have strong attention to detail, are comfortable working with data, and produce high quality accurate work.
- Applications will be particularly welcome from those who have experience of working for a fundraising charity
Why join us?
We’re proud to be a Two-Star Best Companies Top 50 mid-sized organisation and a Top 10 Charity, and we’re committed to creating a great place to work. You will benefit from:
- Pension scheme where we contribute 5% of your salary and you contribute at least 3%.
- A life assurance scheme for all employees which provides a death in service benefit of three times’ basic pay.
- Flexible working hours to balance home and working life.
- 25 days of annual leave plus public holidays – rising to 26 days after 1 year, 27 days after 5 years and 30 days after 11 years, with an additional 5 days to use in your 10th or 20th year of service (pro rata for part time).
- The option to buy/sell annual leave, as well as additional leave for your birthday, wedding/civil ceremony and an extra half day off for Christmas shopping.
- Time off in Lieu.
- Employee Assistance Programme with access to remote GP, counselling, physiotherapy, resources to support your mental health and financial wellbeing, as well as a 24/7 helpline via Help@Hand.
- Family friendly policies, focused on employee wellbeing, and an active cross-organisational wellbeing group running a number of initiatives throughout the year.
- Access to the Blue Light Card Scheme, and other rewards and discounts.
- Bike to work, season ticket loan and payroll giving schemes.
- A recommend a friend recruitment bonus scheme.
- Robust training and development programmes to support your learning and growth
If you’d like to find out more about these benefits and working with us, please visit our website
About us:
Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity enables families who have a child with a life-threatening or terminal illness to make the most of time together, providing expert, practical and emotional support, where they need it for as long as it is needed. For families living with childhood illness, time is everything. Right now, there are too many families coping alone with no support, no time to think, no time to make memories and no time for each other. We believe that no family should go through this alone, so we are here to change that.
Apply now:
To apply please send your CV and Covering letter to us via the link.
Closing date: 30 September 2026
Interview dates to be confirmed
Your covering letter should highlight why your application should be considered above others and clearly state how your experience matches the essential criteria outlined in the Person Specification.
For a full job description and person specification visit our website
Please disclose in your covering letter if you have used AI for any part of your job application.
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.
Interviews will take place at our Head Office in Leatherhead. We will only contact those applicants who have been successful. If you require any adjustments during the interview process, please let us know.
An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this post.
Rainbow Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment.
Rainbow Trust is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all backgrounds.
Northern Ballet is looking for an organised, proactive and detail-focused Development Executive to join our friendly and ambitious fundraising team.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is a confident communicator, with experience in administration, fundraising or customer service who is looking to develop their career in arts fundraising. You’ll play an important role in growing support for Northern Ballet, nurturing relationships with our supporters and helping the Development team run smoothly.
What you’ll do
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Support the growth and administration of our Patron and individual giving programmes
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Help deliver engaging supporter stewardship
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Support donor and corporate events in Leeds and across the UK.
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Maintain accurate supporter and donor information within our Spektrix CRM database
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Support fundraising campaigns, appeals, trust and foundation applications, research and reporting
- Coordinate meetings, donor visits, backstage experiences, rehearsals and other supporter activities
- Provide high-quality administrative support and contribute to improving systems and supporter experience
- Work collaboratively across the organisation and support performances and events, including some evening and weekend work.
Why join Northern Ballet?
You’ll be part of a small, collaborative and purpose-driven team where your contribution really matters. This is a fantastic opportunity to learn, grow and make a meaningful impact through the work of one of the UK’s leading ballet companies.
Northern Ballet is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences. We are a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.
Northern Ballet is the UK's foremost narrative ballet company.



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The Membership & Community Coordinator is a new role, created to support the membership functions at Science for Animal Welfare (SciFAW) and the Humane Slaughter Association (HSA).
Initially, the role holder will focus on delivering and growing SciFAW’s relaunched membership. They will play a central role in shaping the member experience, ensuring that our membership delivers genuine value and builds a thriving community.
They will lead the day-to-day delivery of our membership offer across member, supporter and student pathways, creating engaging journeys that attract, retain and inspire people to connect with our work. From onboarding and renewals to member only events, communications and community engagement, they will be the person our members come to know.
This role sits at the heart of the organisation rather than within a single team. They will work closely with colleagues across science, communications, income generation and operations. This role will work closely with the charities CRM and Office Manager who oversees the administration of memberships, our customer relationship management (CRM) software and data. They will also play an important role in gathering member insight and feeding it back into the ongoing development of our membership proposition.
This is a highly autonomous and collaborative role. Reporting to the Head of Income Generation and working with colleagues across the organisation, you will translate membership strategy into action, taking ownership of implementation, continuous improvement, member engagement and retention.
Our charities are small, and our work is often fast paced; as such we are looking for candidates who can work with limited supervision day-to-day and can work on multiple concurrent workstreams.
Please note, you must have the right to work and reside in the UK to apply.
Key Responsibilities
Membership
- Implement and promote the new SciFAW membership offering to current, lapsed and prospective members, helping to grow and strengthen the membership community.
- Develop the member, supporter and student membership journeys, ensuring a positive and seamless experience at every stage.
- Manage the membership application approval process, including documenting Trustee decisions and administering confirmations and welcome communications.
- Liaise with colleagues responsible for the membership operations and data to ensure the charities retain accurate records and use effective processes.
- Administer and analyse the post-join questionnaire and use its insights on members' interests, affiliations and areas of work to inform future engagement, events and activities.
- Lead a retention-focused approach across all membership, community, communications and event activities, ensuring members consistently experience value, connection and engagement throughout their relationship with SciFAW, while acting as their primary point of contact.
- Analyse data and report on member acquisition, retention, trends and engagement.
- Working with scientific staff, input into the development of the LINKS scheme, supporting its growth and strengthening its role as a membership activity.
Events
- Work with scientific colleagues to develop the charities’ programme of member-exclusive events.
- Organise a programme of member-exclusive events throughout the year, aligned with plans agreed with the Head of Income Generation.
- Co-ordinate the programme of member-only events alongside our annual conference, working with science staff and conference organisers to design, plan and deliver them.
- Work with the wider team and external collaborators to develop events and engagement opportunities for students and early-career researchers, including careers-focused content at the annual conference.
- Contribute to event planning to ensure events are engaging and responsive to member interests and feedback.
- Work with administrative support colleagues to organise and deliver events, allowing you to focus on member engagement.
- Provide occasional administrative support for corporate membership and sponsorship activities as required.
Community and Communications
- Act as the primary point of contact for members, providing a welcoming, responsive and professional experience.
- Build strong relationships with members, ensuring they feel valued, connected and engaged with charities missions.
- Craft the communications to members at each stage of their membership journey to optimise engagement and retention.
- Produce a quarterly membership newsletter that showcases member stories, highlights opportunities and strengthens community connections.
- Work with the Communications team to develop engaging membership marketing and retention materials across all SciFAW membership routes and for HSA individual members.
- Collaborate with scientific staff to deliver member-only roundtables.
- Collaborate with scientific staff to increase opportunities for members to engage effectively with the charity's grants, awards and scientific activities.
Essential skills and experience required
- Experience coordinating a membership function, with hands-on delivery of member engagement, recruitment and retention activities and community building.
- Proven ability to work independently and within scope, managing priorities and collaborating confidently with senior colleagues, scientists and external stakeholders.
- Experience planning and delivering both online and in-person events.
- Experience using CRM or membership databases for record management, reporting and analysis (both charities use Beacon CRM).
- Excellent written communication skills, with experience producing audience-focused content such as newsletters, event communications and membership materials.
- Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams and priorities simultaneously.
- Reliable and accurate in reporting progress, with a clear view of what's completed, what's outstanding and what's at risk
- Strong presentation skills, confidence in communicating and presenting to external stakeholders and groups, including being comfortable making phone calls where necessary
- A genuine commitment to animal welfare and enthusiasm for the mission and values of the charities.
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Discover what matters to animals, develop scientific solutions to animal welfare problems and disseminate evidence-based information.
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Prostate Cancer Research (PCR) is a research and patient engagement organisation dedicated to creating a future where prostate cancer no longer threatens lives. Through research, innovation, policy & advocacy, and patient empowerment, we work to accelerate breakthroughs in prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care, while ensuring that the benefits of progress reach every community affected by the disease. Our goal is simple: to detect prostate cancer earlier, improve outcomes, reduce inequalities and transform the future of care for all men affected by prostate cancer.
Ready to build the campaigns that bring thousands of new supporters to the fight against prostate cancer?
At Prostate Cancer Research, we're making huge strides. Our supporter base has quadrupled in the last two years, our campaigns are making national headlines, and we have just secured board approval for a significant new investment in individual giving.
We are looking for an ambitious Individual Giving Executive to take real ownership of campaign delivery, running acquisition activity from brief to results, and building the supporter journeys that turn a first gift into a lasting relationship.
This is a hands-on delivery role with genuine scope to grow. You will not be waiting for permission to test something. We're looking for someone who wants to own campaigns, learn fast from what the data tells them, and see the direct line between their work and better outcomes for patients.
Your Mission:
• Take end-to-end ownership of individual giving acquisition campaigns across paid social, paid search, email and offline appeals.
• Design and build the welcome, impact and upgrade journeys that new regular givers experience in their first year, and beyond.
• Develop and deliver the activity that turns campaigners, petition signers and event participants into committed supporters.
Why Join Us?
• This is a new, investment-funded role for impact, with a clear remit and visible results from day one.
• We are committed to your professional development within a supportive team. You will start with a clear focus, and as you grow there will be scope to broaden into other areas of IG and shape your own specialism.
• We value our people. Enjoy flexible working, private BUPA healthcare, a competitive pension, thank you staff bonus, and more.
If you're a fundraiser who thrives on delivery, wants ownership of your own campaigns, and wants to fight prostate cancer, we encourage you to apply.
Key Responsibilities
The responsibilities below reflect where the role will focus in its first year. Individual Giving is a growing team working to Agile principles, so priorities will develop over time. We would expect the postholder to support colleagues across Public Fundraising as needs change, and to shape their own areas of specialism as they grow in the role.
Campaign Delivery and Acquisition
• Take end-to-end ownership of assigned individual giving acquisition campaigns, from brief and creative development through to build, launch, optimisation and evaluation.
• Deliver lead generation activity across paid social, paid search and email, working with our digital consultants and agency partners on execution.
• Support the delivery of integrated campaigns where conversion takes place by telephone or mail, briefing our telemarketing partner, managing lead flow, and monitoring lead quality and volume.
• Deliver cash appeals across email, direct mail and digital, taking a named lead role on agreed appeals within the annual cycle.
• Test and optimise creative, audiences, landing pages and asks, maintaining a clear test log and sharing what we learn across the team.
• Monitor campaign performance against CPL, CPA, response rate and ROI targets, reporting on results and flagging where reallocating budget would improve returns.
• Contribute to the testing and rollout of new fundraising propositions as they emerge from our proposition development work.
• Track campaign spends against budget, raise purchase orders, and support reforecasting.
Supporter Journeys, Retention and Upgrade
• Design, build and implement the welcome journey for new regular givers, covering the welcome pack, thank-you contact and automated email sequence.
• Plan and deliver structured upgrade activity and other asks to regular giving and cash supporters, working with agency partners where telephone delivery is used.
• Contribute to reducing first-year attrition and increasing average gift value against agreed targets, reporting on retention by cohort and upgrade take-up and taking learnings forward.
• Work closely with the Team so that journeys are practical to deliver, with reactive supporter contact and fulfilment considered.
Cross-Sell and Collaboration
• Develop and deliver cross-sell activity that introduces supporters from one part of our fundraising to another, for example inviting campaigners, petition signers, community fundraisers and event participants to give regularly.
• Support legacy and in-memory promotion by embedding appropriate messaging within acquisition and supporter journey communications.
• Work with Agile principles in mind, planning and delivering collaboratively.
• Provide cover and support for colleagues across Public Fundraising during periods of peak activity, absence or change, and deputise for the Individual Giving Manager where required.
Data, Compliance and Ways of Working
• Maintain accurate campaign and supporter records within our CRM system (Access CRM), and brief data selections and segmentation accurately.
• Hold a good working knowledge of key aspects of data protection law including GDPR and PECR, as well as the Fundraising Code of Practice.
Skills and Competencies
Our ideal candidate would have the following:
• Demonstrable experience delivering direct marketing or individual giving campaigns end to end, within a charity, agency or comparable commercial environment.
• Hands-on experience setting up and managing campaigns in Meta Business Suite and/or Google paid advertising, and in email marketing platforms such as Mailchimp.
• Experience planning, building or contributing to supporter journeys, welcome programmes or automated email sequences.
• Comfortable working with campaign data and reporting against metrics such as CPL, CPA, response rate and ROI using tools such as Google Analytics 4 (GA4), and within Excel, and using results to make decisions.
• Strong written communication, with the ability to write and brief compelling fundraising copy that motivates and inspires.
• Experience briefing and working alongside agencies, consultants or external suppliers to deliver activity to deadlines.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent campaigns and priorities in a busy environment, with excellent attention to detail.
• A collaborative and innovative mindset with a desire to test, learn, and work cross-functionally.
• Comfortable in a changing environment where priorities shift, and willing to take on new areas as the team's needs and your own development require.
• A strong belief in the work we do at PCR, and a demonstrable desire to improve outcomes for patients through our work in fundraising.
Desirable:
• Experience of regular giving retention, upgrade or reactivation activity.
• Experience of telemarketing or direct mail campaigns, including briefing agencies and managing data selections.
• Experience working with a CRM system, particularly Access CRM, and with donation platforms such as Fundraise Up.
• Knowledge of WordPress website optimisation and landing page build, or a strong desire to learn.
• Experience working within Agile project management frameworks.
• Ability to utilise and integrate AI tools and workflows such as Microsoft Copilot including agents to improve effectiveness, efficiency and outcomes where appropriate.
How To Apply
Please apply by submitting your CV and a short supporting statement (maximum 300 words) outlining why you would like the role and why you think you’d be a good fit, giving examples of previous experience.
There will be a two-stage interview process. The first interview will be online via Teams, and the second will be an in-person interview at our office in London. There may be a test and a question to prepare for in advance of either interview stage should your application be taken forward. The deadline for applications is Friday 18th September 2026 with first round interviews scheduled to take place w/c 28th September 2026.
For more information about the role, please contact our hiring team at the email provided in the full job description for an informal chat.
For more information about our organisation, visit the Prostate Cancer Research website, the Prostate Progress webpage and the PCR online patient resource, The Infopool.
PCR is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.
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Help lead the next chapter of an award-winning, volunteer-powered environmental charity
As we celebrate our 10-year anniversary, Shrewsbury Food Hub is looking for an inclusive, practical and strategically minded Executive Director to lead us through the next phase of our development.
We have a simple vision: a community where food is valued and not wasted.
Founded in 2016, we rescue surplus food seven days a week from local suppliers and redistribute it through charities, community groups, schools and Foodshares. In the year to March 2026 alone, we rescued more than 270 tonnes of food, with our work reaching an estimated 4,000 people every week across Shrewsbury and the surrounding area.
We have also developed a growing programme of community cooking, bringing people together to build skills and confidence, share food and strengthen community – while ensuring that good food does not go to waste.
The opportunity
Shrewsbury Food Hub has grown significantly over the past decade. Our next Executive Director will help us build on that success while strengthening the foundations beneath it.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead an established and much-loved local charity through a period of organisational development: bringing greater clarity, focus, structure and resilience while protecting the energy, relationships and community spirit that make the Hub special.
The Board is committed to focusing increasingly on governance and delegating day-to-day leadership and management to the Executive Director. You will have the authority and responsibility to lead the organisation, work closely with our Senior Leadership Team and create the conditions in which staff and volunteers can perform at their best.
This is not a figurehead role. We need an Executive Director who can see the bigger picture, make difficult choices and turn strategy into practical action – someone equally comfortable around the Board table and spending time with the staff, volunteers and partners who make our work possible.
This role is largely based in Shrewsbury, with some home working possible. This is a strongly place-based role requiring a regular and visible on-site presence.
What you will lead
Working with the Board, staff, volunteers and partners, you will:
- Lead the development and delivery of a clear, focused and financially sustainable strategy.
- Strengthen our structures, systems, processes and ways of working, leading organisational change with clarity and sensitivity.
- Provide overall leadership for safe, reliable and effective operations and organisational risk.
- Build an inclusive, enabling and accountable culture, supporting and developing our Senior Leadership Team and wider community of staff and volunteers.
- Oversee financial sustainability and the development of a strong, balanced income base.
- Build trusted relationships with funders, suppliers, businesses, local authorities and community partners, acting as a visible and credible ambassador for the Hub.
Please see the full Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
Who are we looking for?
You will bring successful senior leadership experience from a charity, social enterprise, public service or other purpose-led organisation, together with experience of shaping strategy, leading change and turning plans into results.
You will be financially astute, pragmatic and comfortable creating clarity in a busy organisation. Above all, you will be a genuine people leader: emotionally intelligent, approachable and able to build trust across a diverse community of staff, volunteers, trustees, founders and partners.
We don't expect our new Executive Director to be a specialist in everything. You may bring particular depth in operational and organisational leadership or in income generation, fundraising and external development. What matters is that you have credible experience of the other and the leadership ability to bring different expertise together.
Previous Executive Director experience is welcome, but is not essential.
Our values
We want our new Executive Director to share our commitment to reducing food waste and strengthening our community, and to lead in a way that reflects our values:
Passion – Accountability – Inclusiveness – Integrity – Caring – Resilience
These values shape not only what we do, but how we work together. We are looking for a leader who enables others to succeed, listens to different perspectives, acts with integrity and empathy, and remains purposeful and constructive through change.
Our ambitions remain firmly rooted in place. We believe there is significant potential to deepen our environmental and social impact across Shrewsbury and Shropshire, rather than becoming a national organisation.
How to apply:
Please submit your CV and a covering letter of no more than three pages, outlining your suitability for the role, by 5pm on Friday 25 September 2026.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to visit Shrewsbury Food Hub on Monday 5 October 2026, providing an opportunity to meet the team, see the Hub in action and gain a deeper understanding of the organisation ahead of formal interviews.
Shrewsbury Food Hub values the strength that comes from different experiences and perspectives. We welcome applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and are committed to a fair and accessible recruitment process.
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