Design manager jobs in kensal green, greater london

This role is an Account Management and New Business split and would suit someone with great communications skills, who is bursting with energy and creativity, and unafraid to try new approaches. We foster an environment where it is ok to make mistakes, be creative and try new things so that we can bring our prospects and partners the best opportunities to grow.

In this role you will:

• Build and manage a fast paced and highly effective new business pipeline for opportunities within a 25-150k threshold
• Prospect, engage, pitch and win new business opportunities with high value corporates at a partnership value between 25-150k
• Manage, steward and relationship build with our current partners to ensure partnership uplift
• Work with project teams to collate accurate reporting and impact data for the partnership accounts you manage and look for impact opportunities for your pipeline prospects
• Collaborate with teams across Carers Trust to build pitch decks, proposal toolkits and engagement tools for the corporate team to deliver to partners and prospects
• Work with the Corporate Manager and Head of Corporate to sell and scale our new employability offer to corporate prospects

Our ideal candidate:

• Will have a good track record of securing new business opportunities in a charity or sales role
• Will have experience in account managing relationships
• Strong interpersonal and pitch building skills
• Capacity to take initiative and identify opportunities
• Financial literacy sufficient to present project budgets and corporate partnership costings
• Self-motivation with enthusiasm for working flexibly as part of a team

Download the attached documents to find out more about the role and the perks for working at Carers Trust.

A rare and exciting opportunity to support the fundraising and strategic development of a wide range of Charities in the UK, as part of a friendly and supportive consulting team.

Charity Fundraising Ltd provides a comprehensive range of fundraising, strategic consultancy and evaluation services to Charities and other not-for-profit organisations. Established in 2000, our services range from grant and contract bid writing and review, to developing fundraising strategies, developing M&E frameworks and undertaking project and programme evaluations. We also offer a range of strategic support, mentoring and training. We work with lots of amazing charities, both local and national, small and large, across the UK, covering themes such as: Homelessness; addiction; youth; community; disability; mental health; minoritised groups; medical conditions; heritage; environment and more.

We are seeking an exceptional fundraiser who can offer a strong track record of driving organisational growth in the voluntary sector. Multi-year experience in two or more of the following core service areas is essential:

• Achieving major grant funding from trusts, foundations, lottery distributors, public sector agencies or similar.
• Planning and developing successful contract tender submissions.
• Planning and developing successful fundraising strategies and action plans.
• Major Donor, Legacy or Corporate fundraising strategy and delivery

The role is varied and interesting - managing a portfolio of clients and supporting them directly or strategically with their fundraising, impact evaluation and organisational development. Our consultants are all employees and we work closely together as a supportive team, sharing and developing skills and knowledge. We anticipate the appointee may not hold experience across all core areas of our services. We will enable the appointee to focus on projects that play to their strengths and experience and provide further support and training as necessary.

Based from home (must be UK resident), with ad hoc client and team meetings/socials (all travel paid), mostly within England. All IT equipment provided. Full-time or part-time (minimum 0.8 FTE - 28 hrs).

Benefits include: 24 days paid annual leave (pro rata), 5% employers pension contribution, potential cash / annual leave bonus, CPD budget and paid CPD time + lots of opportunity to learn from our experienced consultant team.

Please note that applications will only be considered where the screening questions are fully completed.

Here's what some of our team say about working for Charity Fundraising Ltd:

"I don’t think I have ever worked with such a nice bunch of people, everyone has been very welcoming, supportive and just all round lovely" 

"I really enjoy working for CF because I get to work independently with a diverse range of interesting clients, and am also part of a great, supportive team - best of all worlds!"

“Supportive and fun team; and great to learn new ideas from others fundraising skills, knowledge and expertise”

"I love being part of such a passionate, professional team and who prides itself on building close working relationships with each other and with our clients."

Operations and Service Delivery Lead

London

£50,016 – £53,000

An exciting opportunity is available for a dynamic individual with a passion for providing excellent customer service and event management. The Education Directorate with our client is looking for an operations and service-delivery lead with the ability to lead a team and manage multiple complex workstreams, to join them in the Business development and education support team.

The Education directorate delivers a wide range of educational programmes for doctors of all grades. The portfolio includes one- and two-day workshops, their accredited programmes, commissioned programmes, online courses, podcasts, and Masters programmes in partnership with university partners.

They have wide portfolio including topics such as teaching, learning, assessment, feedback, supervision and communication skills. The directorate has a team of educationalists who design and deliver these programmes and a team of education coordinators and librarians who provide management and all aspects of learner support.

About the role

You will work closely with internal colleagues such as educationalists, project managers and administrators, as well as colleagues in finance, IT, HR, and communications. You will lead and manage a team, and you’ll be required to work collaboratively with a broader team of volunteer clinical faculty who help us develop and deliver our programmes.

You’ll work closely with the Head of relationships and engagement and the Projects and credentials lead, to ensure that the team support all areas of the business, including event management, projects, marketing and quality assurance.

You will make an impact every day by:

• Leading a busy and fast-paced team who deliver education coordination and library services for the directorate, role modelling positive attitude and collaborative working
• Taking responsibility for the team providing excellent customer service to learners, faculty and commissioners
• Taking ownership of providing high-quality written documentation, including templates for learner correspondence, reports for Boards and marketing copy.
• Working collaboratively with others in the directorate, and the finance team to manage budgets and operational accounts

About you

They’re looking for candidates with:

• Line management experience and an ability to lead, develop, motivate, and manage staff, delegating effectively.
• Strong communication skills including excellent writing skills
• Outstanding organisational skills and the ability to liaise and communicate confidently with a range of people, including senior external stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple complex workstreams at any one time
• Knowledge and experience of managing multiple events
• Knowledge and experience of setting and managing large budgets
•  Experience of planning and working to deadlines, using initiative, and working flexibly

Closing date: 23 June 2025

Interview date: 07 July 2025

Please note, they will be reviewing applications as they come in. Interviews could be arranged and roles could be filled before the advertised closing date, we would therefore encourage those interested to apply as soon as possible.

Our client positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity.

Our client is all about our people – our members, staff, volunteers and leaders. They educate, influence and collaborate to improve health and healthcare for everyone and know they can only do this by being inclusive, encouraging and celebrating diverse perspectives. Welcoming into their community people who represent the 21st-century medical workforce and the diverse population of patients they serve is a priority for them.

We are looking for a Head of Safeguarding to join our team. You will be responsible for the strategic leadership of safeguarding for the organisation. You will work closely with the Safeguarding Manager to manage safeguarding concerns across the IntoUniversity network and provide crucial safeguarding support and guidance to frontline staff who deliver the IntoUniversity programmes. You will be responsible for developing our policies and practices to ensure we comply with our legal duties and operate in line with best practice. You will work closely with the Director of Programme Delivery and Operations to ensure our operational health and safety practices and policies are designed to keep young people safe and you will oversee our Boarding School Bursary Manager who leads on our partnership with Royal National Children’s SpringBoard Foundation.

The role at a glance

Contract: Permanent, this role can be either full-time or part-time (0.8 FTE) - responsibilities will be adjusted proportionally for part-time candidates.

Application deadline - 9am Monday 23rd June 2025

Interview day (in-person) - Friday 4th July 2025

Start date: As soon as possible, to be agree with the candidate

Working hours

9:30 to 18:00 , Monday and Thursday
9:00 to 17:30, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.

(Some additional weekend & unsocial hours will be required)

Location

The successful candidate may be based at an IntoUniversity centre in any of the following cities: 
Bristol, Leeds, London, Nottingham
Bradford, Birmingham, Coventry, Manchester, Middlesbrough, Oxford, Southampton, Weston-super-Mare

Occasional travel around the IntoUniversity network as required

Salary

Non- London post: £46,000 

London based post: £48,700 (inclusive of London contribution)

Salaries will be pro-rated for a part-time member of staff

Annual leave
Full-time staff entitlement, pro-rated for part-time staff: 33 days (inc bank & public holidays) + 3 closure days (two in December and one in July) + additional length of service entitlement (one day per year of service, up to 5 days)

Staff benefits

• Employer pension contributions of 6% (and up to 8% after two years)
• Year round ‘early finish’ Fridays at 4.30pm
• Summer working hours (finish at 1pm on Fridays for six weeks in the summer), pro-rated for staff joining after January in the same year 
• Employee Assistance Programme including access to wellbeing and legal support 
• Life Assurance scheme with Aviva including SmartHealth service with access to 24/7 online GP appointments
• Interest-free new starter loans of up to £1,000
• Cycle to Work Scheme and Travelcard Loan Scheme
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption pay and sick pay allowances
• Staff in FOCUS – rewards, competitions and prizes across the year

Join our friendly and mission-driven team at NFER, where you’ll help bridge the gap between research and classrooms. This is your chance to bring vital insights directly to schools – raising awareness of the NFER Classroom brand and increasing the reach and impact of our research findings within the education community.

Pay: £36,000 - £40,000 (FTE)
Contract: 18-month fixed-term contract
Hours: Part-time (21 hours)
Location: Remote within the UK, with occasional visits to our Slough office (approx. 6 times per year)
Annual Leave: 30 days plus 4 paid closure days FTE
Pension Contributions: 10% employer contributions
Family Support: Enhanced maternity/parental leave and paid compassionate leave

What you’ll be doing
In this role, you’ll be at the heart of our mission to connect schools with powerful, practical research. You’ll take a leading role in shaping how NFER communicates with educators, using your creativity and insight to bring our work to life across digital channels.

One day you might be crafting social media content that sparks conversation among teachers, the next, you’ll be writing an email newsletter that lands just right with a headteacher seeking evidence-based ideas. You’ll help turn research into engaging, accessible summaries, so schools can quickly grasp key insights and put them into action.

You’ll also update and improve our For Schools website pages, ensuring every word is useful and user-friendly. Behind the scenes, you’ll track performance using analytics, learning what works and what could work even better. And throughout it all, you’ll collaborate with researchers, designers, and communications experts to deliver thoughtful, impactful campaigns that schools actually want to read.

PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential skills and experience:

• Experience in marketing communications or a related role
• Excellent writing skills and creative flair
• Confidence using digital tools such as social media platforms, Canva, Google Analytics and CRM systems
• Strong time management and the ability to work independently
• A collaborative approach and a clear focus on impact
• Experience working in or with schools is a bonus, but not essential.

If you meet only 70% of our essential skills, still apply; you may have skills we didn’t know we needed.

Other roles you may have experience of include: Marketing Executive, Marketing Officer, Marketing Assistant, Marketing Coordinator, Marketing Specialist, Brand Executive, Communications Executive, Digital Marketing Executive, Social Media Executive, Content Marketing Executive, Email Marketing Executive, SEO Executive

WHY NFER?
At NFER, we are recognised globally for providing trusted research, resources and insights that drive meaningful change. By joining us, you’ll contribute to a mission that prioritises impact over profit, working in an environment where collaboration, flexibility, and inclusion are valued.
What we offer:

• A supportive and inclusive workplace culture.
• Opportunities to develop your skills and advance your career.
• Flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance from day 1.
• The chance to make a real difference in the education sector.

APPLICATION PROCESS
We are reviewing applications on a rolling basis and encourage you to apply early. Shortlisting will commence from 23rd June 2025.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any adjustments or accommodations at any stage, please don’t hesitate to contact us. We’re here to support
you and ensure a positive experience. For further details, please review the Job Information Pack.

If you’re ready to bring your skills and passion to a role that makes a difference, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now and start your journey with NFER.

St James’s Church seeks an energetic and dedicated individual to launch a new Changemaker Programme, for which seed funding has been secured. The idea behind the programme is that creative leadership is urgently needed in society today; and a matter for the soul too. The invitation is to be part of the change that such leadership can bring. The vision is that by 2035, 50 changemakers, aged between 22-34, will be innovating, inspiring, and creating other changemakers in society, rooted in the character, values and vision of St James’s Piccadilly. It is not growing church leaders but leaders in society, intentionally bringing together young leaders from its five programme strands: Social Justice, Arts and Heritage, Music, Environment, Business.

The Director role has responsibility for the promotion, implementation, sustainability of, and reporting for the Changemakers programme. The essential requirements are leadership of an organisation with an education, charitable or community setting; ideally to have extensive operational programme and line management experience within the education or charitable sector; evidence of strategic thinking and business planning; evidence of delivering and or managing the delivery of events.

St James’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All post holders and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.

St James’s actively welcomes applications from people who are currently underrepresented in our community including people with global majority heritage, people with lived experience of poverty and people who identify as LGBTQ+.

Role description and person specification can be downloaded at St James's website.

Please send full CV with a covering letter outlining your interest in the post and forward to Jane Gray, HR Advisor at St Jams's by midday Monday 16th June 2025 (Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete an application form in due course.)

Initial interviews are planned for Tuesday 24th June.

If you are interested in having a conversation about the role (before 16th June 2025) this is by arrangement with David Hamilton-Peters at the Parish Office.

Are you passionate and curious about creating change in communities across the UK? We're looking for eight people to join our UK Portfolio Team as Portfolio Officers.

We have seven permanent roles available and one fixed term contract for 18 months.

At The National Lottery Community Fund, we are driven by our strategy, ‘It starts with community’ and its four community-led missions, as well as our equity-based approach to tackling poverty, discrimination and disadvantage.

The UK Portfolio supports the ambitions and potential of communities across the UK.We focus on scaling projects with a UK-wide benefit, through significant investments, which enable systems-level change for communities.Our funding is intended to complement the work of other country portfolios: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Portfolio Officers are at the core of what we do in the UK Portfolio and as we continue to develop in response to our strategy, we’re expanding our team. Our team is spread across the UK, and we're looking for people from a variety of locations within the UK.

This is a time of optimistic change and growth as we deliver our ambitious new strategy. 

As a Portfolio Officer you will:

• Work closely with grant seekers to support them through our funding processes, assess their applications and write and present high quality assessment recommendations to our decision-making Panels.
• Manage grants using best practice, thematic expertise, and the experience of customers and stakeholders to improve our grant making and inform our decision making.
• Manage your own caseload, liaise with grant recipients, undertake project visits, identify, and manage risk and support organisations to deliver their projects and measure their impact.
• Ensure our grant management and assessment play an effective part in contributing to the Fund’s knowledge and learning as a grant maker.
• Use your critical thinking skills, curiosity, interest and understanding of our community-led mission areas to support and inform your approach to assessment and grant management.
• Be responsible for supporting people and communities across the UK, you will have a strong understanding of our vision, our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and our funding products.
• Work with stakeholders at different levels, represent the Fund at events, project visits and share learning from conversations, events, grant holder reports with the wider team so that we can maximise our impact.
• Work within the Fund’s policies and procedures and within the necessary legislation, in a way that is aligned with our values, visions and principles.
• At times, have opportunity to get involved in other work such as, helping to develop new funding products or contributing to cross Fund activities
• Support the effective running of team meetings and be responsible for ensuring our data is accurate and of high quality.

You’ll be joining a dynamic and welcoming geographically dispersed team, working with impactful and fascinating projects that are responding to and addressing a wide range of topics across the Fund’s four community-led missions.

We are looking for talented and proactive team players from a wide range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences who share our values and are passionate about making a difference through our funding.

Whether through lived or gained experience you will really understand the communities we work with.  You could come to grant-making from a variety of backgrounds.

Whatever your background, the role would suit people who:

• are passionate about achieving social change and have a strong commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.
• have skills and experience in presentation and report writing and basic accounting and budget management.
• can apply their research, data gathering, insight and critical analysis skills to learn quickly about complex and nuanced issues.
• can synthesise complex information and present it to others in a clear and concise manner.
• can work flexibly at pace and to tight deadlines, using their initiative to manage their time working comfortably with competing priorities and deadlines.
• are adept at building and maintaining relationships with people from a range of backgrounds and job roles.
• are strong team players committed to sharing learning with their peers and the wider Fund to improve our processes and practices.
• are comfortable working with an online and geographically dispersed team.
• are comfortable learning and working with different systems and data.

You’ll report to one of our Portfolio Managers and work with other Portfolio Officers across different areas of the team.

The role requires occasional (once a month) travel across the UK to observe and critically analyse the work of applicants and grant holders.

Interview Dates: 14-17 July and 22-23 July

Location: UK Wide - We have a hybrid approach to working. Work pattern and location will be agreed with the successful candidates. The role can be based at any of our UK offices: these are Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Exeter, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester, Newcastle and Newtown.

Please note that only up to two of these roles can be based in London.

Any questions about the recruitment process or if you’re interested in learning more about the role, we’ll be hosting two online briefings webinars on 16 June at 12:30pm and 20th June at 12:00pm.To reserve a spot, please contact recruitment (the email address can be found on the advert on our website). 

On application, please align your supporting statement to the criteria below

Essential criteria

• Communication skills: Excellent listening, written and verbal communication skills. Strong report writing skills to produce concise, written recommendations for assessment purposes to set deadlines, and with the ability to communicate complex ideas in an engaging and clear manner, tailored to different audiences.
• Analytical skills: Ability to absorb a wide range of information to make judgement-based decisions with confidence, offering challenge when appropriate and managing risk appropriately throughout the grant making lifecycle.
• Organisational skills: Ability to use your initiative and manage a complex caseload of assessments and grant management, dealing with competing priorities and deadlines and demonstrating strong organisation and prioritisation skills.
• Relational skills: Ability to build and nurture effective, collaborative relationships with colleagues, community organisations, customers and other external agencies.
• Commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and the ability to apply this throughout the grant making lifecycle.

Desirable criteria

• Sector insight: Knowledge and understanding of communities and the voluntary sector in the UK, and the ability to spot trends and identify opportunities for our programmes at least across one of our four community-led missions.
• Continuous improvement: Ability to identify opportunities for learning and improvement across the team by taking a proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement.
• Data and finance: The ability to understand and assess data and financial information including business plans and accounts, and present this in a way that it can be accessible for others.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion  

Communities in the UK come in all shapes and sizes. National Lottery funding is for everyone – therefore, we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and we work hard to ensure our funding reaches where it is needed.  

We also believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. That’s why The National Lottery Community Fund is committed to being an inclusive employer and a great place to work. We recognise and celebrate the fact that our people come from diverse backgrounds. We positively welcome applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities or longstanding health conditions, people who are LGBTQ+, and people from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds, as well as people of all ages. 

As a Disability Confident Employer, we take a proactive approach in making reasonable adjustments, if needed, throughout the recruitment process and during employment. (This can be related to a physical and mental health condition.) 

The Grants Officer will support the Senior Manager to develop and implement monitoring and reporting
processes across the Foundation’s grant-giving activities. To be successful in the role, you must have
excellent knowledge of results-based monitoring and reporting, demonstrate strong organisational and
administrative skills, and ideally have experience working with colleagues from different cultural
backgrounds.

The initial focus of the role will be monitoring and reporting in relation to the implementation of a Big 6
EU funded programme, the Youth Empowerment Fund (YEF). This programme focuses on supporting
youth-led initiatives, giving young people the means to be effective agents of change. The YEF is global
in its reach but will focus on supporting local solutions and grassroots initiatives that young people
develop on the ground. The Officer will play a key role in supporting the Senior Manager to maintain and
grow Big 6 advocacy and partnerships for the short and long-term. This role will also work closely with
colleagues from the Operations and Finance team to ensure accurate information is delivered to key
stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities 

Youth Empowerment Fund (60%):

• Support the monitoring and reporting of the EU funded YEF programme. Including coordinationwithin the IAF and with the Big 6 designated leads.
• Communicating with and activating networks of national organizations to participate in the YEF,including sharing opportunities to take part in Big 6 advocacy activities and applying for youthled solutions open-call Local Solutions grants.
• Issuing of grants to successful national organizations and monitoring and evaluation, including regular reporting on outcomes and impact of national projects to the YEF project team.
• Sharing success stories from the YEF to support the Big 6 communication, storytelling and creative reporting efforts.

Other Grant based support (40%):

• Oversee grant-giving financial processes, creating and issuing of grant payments.
• Support the Senior Operations Manager with the reporting of grant activities for Senior Management and various stakeholders.
• Support the ongoing development of other Foundation grant reporting efforts as required.
• Undertake any other duties as may reasonably be required for the successful delivery of the Foundation’s business objectives.

Monitoring & Evaluation Lead
 

We are seeking an experienced Monitoring & Evaluation Lead to drive evidence-based change in global tea sustainability.

As a mission-driven membership organisation, we believe everyone working in tea deserves equity, dignity, and respect. We collaborate with tea producers, governments, NGOs, and civil society to tackle systemic inequality and embed gender-inclusive practices across the tea sector. Our projects support communities on the ground while influencing global policy and business practices.

Position: Monitoring & Evaluation Lead
Location: E2, near Bethnal Green (London). Hybrid, minimum 3 days in the office
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (full-time), Monday to Friday
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £45,000 to £50,000 per annum, depending on experience + company benefits
 

Closing date: 15th of June

About the role:
Reporting to the Head of Programmes, you’ll lead the development and implementation of the M&E strategy, tracking impact across global tea programmes, strengthening data quality, and promoting organisational learning. You’ll also manage high-value supply chain data from member companies, support funding proposals with strong evidence, and ensure robust data protection compliance.

This role is perfect for someone passionate about impact measurement, experienced in global development, and ready to build systems that drive better decisions and deeper outcomes.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead the design and roll-out of a Global Impact Framework to measure strategic effectiveness
• Develop and refine M&E tools, systems, and processes across global programmes
• Provide technical guidance on M&E for programme design, donor reporting, and risk management
• Manage and analyse confidential commercial supply chain data from members
• Build M&E capacity across the organisation, including delivering training and guidance
• Collaborate with partners to promote shared learning and build strong impact measurement systems
• Serve as the Data Protection Officer, ensuring compliance and safeguarding data integrity
• Produce compelling evidence-based insights and support external communications

About you:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in M&E for international development programmes
• Strong track record in data analysis, impact measurement, and learning systems
• Knowledge of M&E frameworks, results-based management, and both qualitative and quantitative methods
• Skilled in Excel and ideally other data tools or software
• Experience working with confidential or commercially sensitive data
• Proven ability to develop tools, lead training, and build M&E capacity
• Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills
• Strategic thinker with meticulous attention to detail and a commitment to evidence-led practice
• Familiarity with agricultural supply chains, gender equity metrics, or inclusion frameworks is an advantage

About the organisation:
Founded in 1997, this not-for-profit membership organisation with 38 diverse members, collaborates with members and third-party grantors to implement impactful, long-term programs in tea-producing countries, improving the lives of farmers, workers, and communities.

The projects address critical issues in the tea supply chain, including poverty, gender-based violence, human rights violations, deforestation, and inadequate access to services. By partnering with corporate members, funders, and local implementers, they deliver tailored interventions and drive responsible business practices. Leveraging their unique position, they bring together the right stakeholders to tackle key challenges with actionable solutions.

You may also have experience in roles such as: MEL Lead, Programme Evaluation Manager, Impact & Learning Lead, Research & Data Lead, Results Measurement Advisor, Strategy & Insights Manager, Global M&E Advisor, or Data Protection Officer.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

At The National Lottery Community Fund, we are driven by our strategy, ‘It starts with community’ and its four community-led missions, as well as our equity-based approach to tackling poverty, discrimination and disadvantage. 

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Fund as we expand the UK Portfolio to meet our ambitions in delivering the strategy. We're looking for two people to join the UK Portfolio Team as Heads of Funding, leading a team of just under 40.

The UK Portfolio supports the ambitions and potential of communities across the UK.We focus on scaling projects with a UK-wide benefit, through significant investments, which enable systems-level change for communities. Our funding is intended to complement the work of other country portfolios: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

As one of four Heads of Funding in UK Portfolio you will oversee all aspects of our work and ensure the team is resourced and able to deliver operationally. Heads of Funding are responsible for ensuring our programmes are designed and delivered to the scope, standard and deadlines required and will lead on specific strategic areas and relationships inside and outside the Fund. Heads of Funding are responsible for ensuring an understanding of the external policy, practice and funding context from across the UK is reflected in our delivery. You will provide leadership for the team, supporting the work of the Portfolio Managers.

We are currently evolving our UK Portfolio funding offers and  programmes in response to the strategy, developing a partnerships offer, and how we are more than a funder through our support to communities across the UK.

All Heads of will lead on a combination of strategic and operational priorities and the roles will involve a variety of responsibilities including:

• Overseeing up to £50m of grant commitments each year ensuring compliance with our operational and governance policies and requirements
• Lead one of the community-led missions in relation to the UK Portfolio’s funding offer
• Lead the strategic development and direction of a combination of our funding programmes and partnership approach
• Responsible for stakeholder management, both internally and externally
• Ensure learning and impact of our work is shared appropriately and informs our practice
• Lead engagement with our decision making Panels, Committees and Board
• Team leadership including culture, resource planning and team development
• Fund wide leadership either relating to one of the missions or as part of cross Fund priorities

You will need to work closely with the other Heads of Funding and each day will be a blend of operational and strategic work, stakeholder engagement, team leadership with lots of opportunities to collaborate with others across the Fund.

We are looking for ambitious, creative and passionate people with experience of the funding environment and brokering partnerships. Excellent leadership and collaboration skills will be essential in building relationships at all levels, from senior management to external stakeholders and funding colleagues across the Fund. You’ll have a keen understanding of the nuances of working within a public body, and a deep commitment to ensuring we are delivering impact through our current funding portfolio whilst also looking to the future and developing new funding initiatives and ways of working to meet our 2030 vision.

If you’re ready to take on a leadership role in an important organisation and have a genuine passion for supporting communities, this is the role for you.

You’ll be joining a dynamic and welcoming geographically dispersed team, working with hugely important and fascinating projects that are responding to and addressing a wide range of topics across the Fund’s four community-led missions.

Due to our dispersed nature as a team, it is expected that there will be occasional travel in order to connect with colleagues, stakeholders and projects. This is likely to be one to two occasions per month.

Interview Dates: 22 and 24 July

Location: We have a hybrid approach to working, work pattern and location will be agreed with the successful candidate. The role can be based at any of our UK offices, these are Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Exeter, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester, Newcastle and Newtown.

Please note that only one of these roles could be based in London.

Any questions about the recruitment process or if you’re interested in learning more about the role, we’ll be hosting an online briefing webinar on Monday 16 June at 10am. To reserve a spot, please contact recruitment (the email address can be found on the advert on our website) 

On application, please align your supporting statement to the criteria below

Essential criteria

• Experience and understanding of grant making and the funding environment, including partnership working
• Proven ability to translate strategy to operational development, including problem solving, organisational and decision-making skills and ability to manage a complex workload
• Strong interpersonal skills, and resilience, with an ability to build relationships and work with a range of people inside and outside of the Fund, including working with Boards and Committees
• Experience of building high performing teams and leading change, as a leader and/or as a team player - creating the culture and structures in which people can thrive at work
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills, able to analyse and review complex ideas and information and tailor clear messaging to a range of audiences
• Commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and experience of applying this throughout all aspects of work

 Desirable criteria

• A passion for, experience in and an understanding of one or more of our community led missions and our commitment to equity
• Policy expertise in one or more of our ‘more than a funder’ priorities: partnerships; participation, convening, influencing, supporting grant holders, learning.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion  

Communities in the UK come in all shapes and sizes. National Lottery funding is for everyone – therefore, we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and we work hard to ensure our funding reaches where it is needed.  

We also believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. That’s why The National Lottery Community Fund is committed to being an inclusive employer and a great place to work. We recognise and celebrate the fact that our people come from diverse backgrounds. We positively welcome applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities or longstanding health conditions, people who are LGBTQ+, and people from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds, as well as people of all ages. 

As a Disability Confident Employer, we take a proactive approach in making reasonable adjustments, if needed, throughout the recruitment process and during employment. (This can be related to a physical and mental health condition.) 

Rinova Ltd is an established and successful employee-owned company, with headquarters in Central London and a branch in Malaga, Spain. Rinova is a key deliverer in both UK and EU funded provision, and we were granted funding under the Mayor’s ESF Academies Programme, to set up the Creative Academy. Since its launch, the project has successfully supported dancers to enhance their professional development and is now delivering a range of courses as part of the Mayors Adult Skills provision. 

Free accredited courses in Dance Leadership, Performance Skills and Investigating Enterprise Skills, offer learners the opportunity to develop their skills and potential career opportunities. 

This role is an opportunity to join an innovative, fast-growing company that offers the right applicant the chance to develop their career aspirations.

About the job

Rinova Ltd are currently seeking an experienced Dance Tutor and Learning Support Officer for their Creative Re Work Programme, with a background in the arts and creative sector, keen and able to work with young people and adults entering or re-entering the world of work.

The successful candidate will be committed to helping people achieve their potential and to assist with the delivery of our accredited courses in London locations. We need a committed, enthusiastic, and positive individual to join our fantastic team of professionals - empathy, great communication skills and a passion for helping people achieve their potential are must-haves. An understanding of the very specific barriers and considerations, that those within, (or transitioning into) the creative sector, face.

The successful candidate will also be required to be competent in collaboratively designing lesson plans, learner timetables and schemes of work.

In addition, be able to conduct learner reviews, competent marking abilities of learner portfolios, demonstrate effective administrative skills and deliver high quality information, advice and guidance.

The role will be offered initially on a part-time basis mainly working across London boroughs and the office, with the opportunity to work remotely on occasions. There may be potential for this to become a full-time post in the future. You will be required to complete a practical assessment as part of the interview process.

About us

Rinova Ltd is an employee-owned company and a social enterprise operating in the fields of social, economic and cultural development. We specialise in the design and delivery of projects in employment, learning and skills, enterprise, arts and culture and regeneration - in London and internationally. Whilst this role is focused on our UK delivery, there may be opportunities to be involved in our international work and in European travel. Our work includes project development, project management, research, evaluation, funding development, training and capacity building. The client is at the heart of everything we do; our success depends upon partnership working and forging positive and productive relationships with our partners and stakeholders.

We are an Approved Centre for the delivery of accredited courses with both NCFE and the Leadership Skills Foundation, Awarding Bodies. We have been awarded a Matrix Accreditation, which is recognition of our high standards of IAG delivery, and we have Centre of Excellence status from the Leadership Skills Foundation.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who has experience in the arts, has developed excellent networks and understands the issues facing those entering the sector. The successful candidate will have a commitment to supporting individuals and want to be part of an organisation, which changes lives for the better.

Please apply with your CV and a supporting statement, which should address all points on the person specification. Applications without the required documents will not be considered for shortlisting.

Closing date: 17th June 2025

Job description

Delivery and line management

• To assist in the delivery of practical dance and performance skills classes as and when required.
• To manage a caseload of participants requiring Information, Advice & Guidance (IAG), mentoring and confidence building
• Completing appropriate action plans and reviews with participants
• To act as the single point of contact for small caseload of participants
• Complete marking of learner portfolios and reviews in a timely manner, ensuring high quality assurance standards
• To identify suitable referral partners i.e. universities, colleges, established networks, dance and community organisations from which to recruit course participants
• To communicate effectively with stakeholders, clients and team members
• To confidently deliver high quality teaching, information, advice and guidance
• To efficiently complete relevant paperwork, ensuring that accurate records are kept

Development of training materials and delivery

• To develop lesson plans, schemes of work and learner timetables that support delivery of the outcomes
• To provide resources relevant to individual courses
• To ensure that accurate records are kept for all sessions with appropriate sheets signed and stored
• To assist in the development of training materials to support the delivery
• To use available networks to recruit course participants from appropriate organisations
• To liaise with stakeholders and partners to develop effective referral mechanisms and future possible collaborations

Person Specification (skills knowledge and experience required)

Please address all points in your supporting statement and give examples

• Competent practical skills and/or experience as a performance artist. Dance conservatoire training, University education or equivalent with at least 3 years' experience.
• Practical experience of having worked within the creative industries and an understanding of the challenges faced by those either entering or transitioning within the creative sector.
• Some experience of working ( in a formal or informal capacity) with adults or young people aiming to access employment in the creative industries or wishing to retrain, would be an advantage.
• Existing networks which can be utilised to enable you to meet your targets in relation to recruitments and progression routes. Ability to develop networks in support of organisational goals
• Good IT skills and the ability to produce professional presentations and training materials
• Technically competent with various software programs, including but not limited to Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint),
• Experience of designing content across various social media platforms and knowledge to be able to implement this in a work environment to promote the work of the projects
• Ability to work to tight deadline and targets
• Able to create engaging and motivating training materials
• High standard of organisation, written and oral communications skills
• Good understanding of the social and educational issues relating to a multi-cultural cohort and how this relates to learners
• Able to prioritise a diverse workload working to strict deadlines, pre-empt upcoming issues, and solve problems
• The successful candidate must be willing to work outside normal working hours on occasions and travel within London Boroughs to deliver at satellite locations

JRF works to speed up and support the transition to a more equitable and just future, free from poverty, in which people and planet can flourish. We are a UK-wide social change organisation, with a focus on all four nations. Our work is anchored around the reduction of poverty and household economic insecurity. We recognise that both poverty and insecurity are multi-dimensional, with material, social and emotional aspects, and we also consider economic, social and environmental justice to be inextricably linked.

About the role

We organise our Policy & Ideas work around the following issue areas: families, work and care; housing, land and climate; community, place and social security; and macroeconomics and fiscal policy. This role will have a focus on either macroeconomics or fiscal policy, or both, whole also working to support out other policy themes. We want our work to confront the immediate manifestations of poverty and insecurity but also the deeper social and economic conditions on which these rest.

That’s where you come in.

We are seeking two Senior Economists, one full-time permanent role and one 12-month fixed term role, which could be either full-time or part-time. In both roles, we are looking for someone to develop and lead research projects that generate arguments, policies and ideas to address the social and economic challenges that underpin poverty and household economic insecurity in the UK today and chart a course to a different and better future.

You will devise, lead and deliver high quality economic analysis and thinking to JRF’s policy & ideas work and offer a professional economics perspective across the wider organisation – and as a trusted, expert voice externally. You will seek out and connect with people or organisations developing new ideas and strategies that can contribute to our mission; and to develop proposals for how JRF should use its platform and resources to support their development and diffusion.

About you

As a Senior Economist, we would like you to either have a professional economics training or equivalent professional work experience, advanced data analysis skills and the ability to use a wide range of tools and software to undertake large scale and groundbreaking economic analysis (including using micro-data from major national surveys).

With experience of working on policy issues relating to poverty, you will have significant experience of having initiated, designed, led and delivered projects that included original economic analysis that generated a different or better understanding of policy challenges and helped to guide new arguments and ideas. You will be able to think critically and creatively, analyse and problem solve, and contribute to the generation of new ideas and alternative ways of approaching an issue, able to communicate arguments and ideas persuasively, via writing and speaking.

You will have advanced knowledge and critical awareness of economic theory, principles, datasets and analytical techniques and how to deploy these effectively in support of understanding and addressing the drivers of household economic insecurity. With significant knowledge of one or both of macroeconomics or UK fiscal policy and a strong understanding of how policy making works across the UK, devolved and sub-national governments, you will have an awareness and engagement with relevant political, policy and intellectual debates, plus models and approaches to social change.

How to apply

If you share our passion and this role sounds like you, then we’re looking forward to hearing from you.

Please submit your CV and supporting information via our website.

The closing date for applications is 27th June 2025.

Interviews will take place at the end of July (Date TBC)

We will be holding an online webinar to provide prospective applicants the chance to meet JRF staff and learn more about the role. If you might be interested in attending this session, please fill out the short form on our website, and we will contact you by email with the time and date.

 Additional Information

Applications are welcome from all, regardless of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or socioeconomic background.

We positively encourage applications from people from marginalised backgrounds, including but not limited to those with experience of living in poverty.

We are committed to being an anti-racist organisation and operate an anonymised recruitment process so that bias is eliminated from the shortlisting process.

In support of our approach to flexible working, we are happy to receive applications from those seeking full-time employment, as well as those who may want to share the role on a part-time basis. When making your application, please state whether you want to be considered for either full or part-time work and, if part-time, the number of hours per week you would be looking for.

At JRF we’re at our best when we’re continually building on trust, showing we care and making a difference – and hope others will do the same. So, for those roles which allow it, we’re developing a more blended approach to how and where you work. This means you can expect to work flexibly between the office and home (with an expectation of two days a week in your home office).

We are a Disability Confident Employer. This means that we are committed to the recruitment, progression and retention of disabled individuals. We shall also offer interviews to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the job. If you have a disability, please tell us if you would like to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme.

If you have any additional needs and need reasonable adjustments to be made to the interview process, please let us know.

The organisation

ImpactEd Group supports education and purpose-driven organisations to maximise and realise their potential. A growing and skilled team of over 30 people, we help our partners to be consistently impactful and sustainable through a combination of specialist support and use of digital tools.

This project would support our Evaluation Practice. The evaluation team works with over 1,500 schools and organisations, analysing the impact of programmes and interventions to help them do more of what works and less of what doesn’t for young people. As well as tailored consultancy and support for our partners, we support schools and organisations to collect and evaluate educational data through an in-house digital tool (our “School Impact Platform”) – which this project would support.

The opportunity

We are seeking an experienced data engineer to help transform our data infrastructure to better manage our growing dataset of over 14 billion records and create more efficient analytics capabilities. This is a hands-on technical role that will involve both strategic advisory work and practical implementation.

Initially a fixed-term project of around 3-4 months, working to the project outcomes, there may be opportunities for longer-term advisory and technical support following completion if this is of interest.

We are happy for you to work flexibly although would expect the majority of your time to be committed to this project. We expect the work to be conducted predominantly remotely, with a few key meetings in person at our London offices, though you are welcome to use our office space throughout. We anticipate the project being outside of IR35.

What will you do?

Our School Impact Platform brings together existing data from schools (for example, on student demographics and attendance at school) and other forms of data (for example, surveys on student wellbeing and motivation) to help school leaders and educational organisations better understand the impact of their educational choices and programmes.

Part of this involves processing significant data from schools, and we are looking at options for how this could be handled more effectively and be more easily extracted for analysis.

We currently have 14 billion records in a PostgreSQL table, which we believe could be stored more cost effectively and allow for faster data retrieval by using new or alternative data stores. We would also like to develop data pipelines to take data from Postgres to serve analytics use cases, either in new Postgres tables or potentially in a data warehouse or similar.

We would like someone to help identify the best solutions for both areas, assuming our assumptions are correct, and lead the majority of the implementation. You would work closely with our in-house software development team and an existing consultant with experience in data analytics.

Rinova Ltd is an established and successful Employee-owned company, with headquarters in central London and a branch in Malaga, Spain. Rinova is a key deliverer in both UK and EU funded provision. This role is an opportunity to join an innovative, fast-growing company that offers the right applicant the chance to develop their career aspirations. Initially working predominantly on three of our new GLA-funded contracts – UK Shared Prosperity Fund contracts across East & North London and Central London, and the Early Connect London Pilot – for the right candidate and in the longer term, there will be an opportunity to become involved in a range of projects across the company, with the option for occasional international travel.

About the job

Rinova Ltd are currently seeking an experienced or aspiring Project Officer used to working with young people and adults entering or re-entering the world of work. The successful candidate will be committed to helping people achieve their potential and will have the skills and experience to provide; 1-1 advice and guidance and group work, practical training and all aspects of employability support and upskilling. The candidate will also be working to support and match individuals into suitable apprenticeship opportunities across London.

We need a committed, enthusiastic, and positive individual to join our fantastic team of professionals - empathy, great communication skills and a passion for helping people achieve their potential are must-haves. The successful candidate will take on the role of Project Officer, working with a dedicated team to deliver the employability and apprenticeship projects. As well as being involved in practical delivery, the candidate will work with the compliance and finance team to ensure quality of delivery and evidence collection. Along with practical delivery, the successful candidate will be involved in the design and implementation of the recruitment/outreach strategies and also for the development of appropriate training materials.

Familiarity with the delivery of funded provision is essential especially the ability to collaboratively design and deliver inspiring, engaging and tailored sessions, covering a range of transferable and employability skills provision is essential. The role will be offered on a full-time basis mainly working across London boroughs and travel within London, with the opportunity to work remotely on occasions.

About us

Rinova Ltd is an employee-owned company and a social enterprise operating in the fields of social, economic and cultural development. We specialise in the design and delivery of projects in employment, learning and skills, enterprise, arts and culture and regeneration - in London and internationally. Whilst this role is focused on our UK delivery, there may be opportunities to be involved in our international work and in European travel. Our work includes project development, project management, research, evaluation, funding development, training and capacity building. The client is at the heart of everything we do; our success depends upon partnership working and forging positive and productive relationships with our partners and stakeholders.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who has experience in the education/training sector and loves supporting individuals to achieve their employment, education and personal goals and wants to be part of an organisation which changes lives for the better.

Please apply with your CV and a supporting statement, which should address all points on the person specification. Applications without the required documents will not be considered for shortlisting.

Start date: We would like the successful candidate to start as soon as possible. Please let us know when you would be available to take up the position if you were to be successful.

Job description

IAG Delivery and line management

· To be accountable for achieving agreed outcomes, outputs and personal targets – including recruitment, employability training and learner progression targets

· To manage a caseload of participants requiring Information, Advice & Guidance (IAG), confidence building and employability training

· Completing appropriate action plans and reviews with participants

· To act as the single point of contact for small caseload of participants

· To complete all paperwork for client in your caseload, ensuring that accurate records are kept

· To identify suitable referral partners i.e. Job centre, training providers from which to recruit job seekers and course participants

• To liaise with learners interested in apprenticeships to support them and assist them into suitable placements

Development of training materials and delivery

· To develop workshop training materials that support delivery of the outcomes

· To ensure that accurate records are kept for all training events and workshops, with appropriate attendance sheets signed and stored

· To use available networks to recruit course participants from appropriate organisations

· To use available networks to support participants into appropriate progression destinations

· To liaise with stakeholders and partners to develop effective referral mechanisms and future possible collaborations

Project management, partnership building and funding

· Ensuring that all paperwork is completed to the required standard and submitted to compliance team in a timely manner

· To ensure that the right channels are used for storing confidential client and project paperwork i.e. Sharepoint and Teamwork

· To research and develop suitable referral routes and explore new partnership opportunities for current and future projects

· To play an active role in the identification of suitable funding streams and development of funding applications to support continuing and future projects

· To assist with the planning of projects and improve project delivery by implementing guidelines, procedures and templates to collect and maintain consistent data.

Person Specification (skills knowledge and experience required)

Please address all points in your supporting statement and give examples

· Experience of working with adults returning to work or those in employment, needing to upskill

· Experience of working with NEET young people or those considered hard to reach or retain

· Excellent IT skills and ability to produce professional presentations and training materials

· Technically competent with various software programs, including but not limited to Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint),

· Ability to work to tight deadline and targets

· Ability to write detailed and accurate reports and evaluations

· Able to create engaging and motivating training materials

· High standard of organisation, written and oral communications skills

· Good understanding of the social and educational issues relating to a multi-cultural cohort and how this relates to job seekers

· Experience of developing networks in support of organisational goals

· Able to prioritise a diverse workload working to strict deadlines, pre-empt upcoming issues, and solve problems

· The successful candidate must be willing to work outside normal working hours on occasions and travel within London Boroughs to deliver at satellite locations

· Qualification in Advice and Guidance min level 3/4is advantageous but not essential – willingness to undertake training as required is essential

· A Learning and Education training qualification min L3 (Previously PTLLS), would be advantageous

· A good understanding of Project Management principles would be advantageous

· Existing networks which can be utilised to enable you to meet your targets in relation to recruitments and progression routes