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BookTrust is the UK’s largest children’s reading charity. We know that children who read are happier, healthier, more empathetic, and more creative. They also do better at school.

Working with every local authority and across every region in the country, and supported by Arts Council funding, we reach over 1.3 million families a year via partners in schools, children’s centres, health visitors and libraries. This incredible network helps us to get children reading across the country.

To apply please complete the application along with a copy of your CV and covering letter showing how you meet the person specification and your motivations for applying for the role. Your covering letter should not be longer than two sides.

It’s an exciting time at BookTrust, we’re investing in developing our traded offers to enable us to provide more intensive support and reach more families to get children reading. We need a New Product Development Lead, to drive new product development in response to key new markets for BookTrust – fostering, adoption agencies, local authorities and primary schools. Working with our Proposition Development Manager, Product Developers and new commercial team, the postholder will design and develop new products and services that meet customer needs, our organisational goals and most importantly our puts our families’ needs at the heart of design.  The postholder will take a ‘test and learn’ approach, making rapid progress against our most risky assumptions, whilst also sketching out and engaging the organisation in a 3 year product development strategy.

Objectives and Deliverables for the role:

• Lead the development and prioritisation of our key product hypotheses and build out 3-year development plan scenarios for Story Explorers (our brand new subscription offer) and prioritised primary school offers (tbc) including (not exhaustive) our optimal subscription model, online support model for parents/carers and practitioners, parent/carer push notifications, B2B customer journey.

• Work with our research and impact team to establish robust design learning approach and methodology that supports us to make rapid progress against hypothesis testing and ensure our Story Explorers offer has maximum impact with families.

• Work closely with our supply chain, IT, digital and books teams to scope feasibility and define key product parameters and design requirements early in the development process. 

• Create excellent documentation including concept boards and low fidelity prototypes, process maps, development roadmap, empathy maps, ecosystem maps and value proposition canvas’ to support ongoing development to support the development of our new offers. 

• Establish project group, structures and ways of working to support ongoing offer development and establish the right level of governance for development work.

• Coach and support more junior designers/line reports to nurture BookTrust’s in-house service design capability.

Would suit someone who:

• Has strong practical experience of using design thinking or human centered design approaches to develop new products and services.

• Has a product or service development background in a mid-large organisation/company.

• Has some commercial/social enterprise experience.

• Is used to combining on and off-line touchpoints to create impactful products and services.

• Is very comfortable with ambiguity and guiding stakeholders through it.

• Understands that brilliant collaboration is at the heart of design.

PLEASE NOTE: Applying as soon as possible is advised, as the vacancy may close early, due to the high volume of applicants.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusivity

We aim to provide an inclusive recruitment process and actively welcome applications from diverse talent pools: minority ethnic candidates, candidates with disabilities and long-term conditions and candidates from underrepresented communities.

We are committed to equality of opportunity and want to ensure we have an accessible application process for all candidates. If you need any reasonable adjustments or would like us to do anything differently during the application process, please contact our HR team (contact details can be found on our website) to discuss your requirements further.

BookTrust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The recruitment and selection process reflect our commitment to safeguarding therefore, the suitability of all prospective employees will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment, and pre-employment checks.

BookTrust is the UK’s largest children’s reading charity. We know that children who read are happier, healthier, more empathetic, and more creative. They also do better at school.

Working with every local authority and across every region in the country, and supported by Arts Council funding, we reach over 1.3 million families a year via partners in schools, children’s centres, health visitors and libraries. This incredible network helps us to get children reading across the country.

It’s an exciting time at BookTrust: we’re investing in developing our successful scaled programmes to deepen the impact we’re delivering for the children we’re reaching. We’re looking for a fantastic Service Design Lead to drive the design and development of ‘at scale’ offers, enhancing the priority touchpoints and moments of truth in our partner journey to create greater impact for families.  Working closely with our Partnerships team and our Research and Impact team the postholder will reimagine our existing service journeys and define and activate service or product improvements that drive loyalty, advocacy and deepen relationships with our key delivery partners.

Objectives and Deliverables:

Define our ‘to be’ delivery partner service journey to identify and deliver priority enhancements that make the most of our physical and digital touchpoints with partners, ensuring that our channels work together to in a cohesive, impactful, service experience for partners.

Create and manage a digital user experience development roadmap/backlog to ensure the website is optimised to support partners, drive and deepen engagement with BookTrust and deliver an impactful digital service experience.

Work closely with our supply chain, IT, digital and books teams to scope feasibility and define key product parameters and design requirements for proposed continuous improvement work.

Extend our core service/product portfolio to deepen impact e.g. designing supplementary support for children with particular needs, reimagining group storytelling support, e-learning and partner training. 

Work with Head of Innovation, Design and Development to define our ‘continuous improvement cycle’ for at scale products and services - when and how we iterate and evolve existing designs in a way that is sustainable for the organisation.

Coach and support more junior designers/line reports to nurture BookTrust’s in-house service design capability.

Would suit someone who:

Has practical experience of leading the development and optimisation of existing products and services, using design thinking /human centered design approaches.

Has experience of defining and delivering new digital experiences in the context of complex ‘offline’ journeys, products and services, and can combine on-line and offline touchpoints for maximum impact.

Knows brilliant collaboration is at the heart of design.

Has a product or service development background in a mid-large organisation/company.  

Has a track record of managing development pipelines/roadmaps and can work within existing governance structures to ensure decision making happens at the right levels.

Understands and demonstrates great design leadership with both line reports and wider organisational teams.

PLEASE NOTE: Applying as soon as possible is advised, as the vacancy may close early, due to the high volume of applicants.

To apply please complete the application along with a copy of your CV and covering letter showing how you meet the person specification and your motivations for applying for the role. Your covering letter should not be longer than two sides.

One-year contract (maternity cover)

Full-time, 35 hours per week

A world class drama school and educational charity, LAMDA – the London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art – delivers exceptional vocational training in the performing arts. LAMDA’s core aim is to train and develop the best artists regardless of social or financial background. The Academy is at an exciting time in its evolution, paving the way for drama school training in the 21st century and developing multi-skilled creative artists and technicians. In order to ensure that its work is accessible to all, LAMDA is passionately committed to widening participation and operates a robust scholarship scheme, awarding significant support to one in five full-time students each year.

The Role

We are currently looking for an outgoing, enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to develop and manage LAMDA’s access and widening participation programme.

The ideal candidate will be able to build strong relationships with schools and youth communities within the west London area. Working with the Head of Academic Affairs and Research, they will lead and deliver LAMDA’s AWP programme. With proven experience in engaging with young people particularly in an access, outreach, or education role, they will have strong communication skills.

Application Process

For a full job description, please visit our website.

We want you to have the opportunity to really tell us about yourself and explain to us why this opportunity is right for you. All applications will be judged on content, not on format.

To apply, please complete:

• Application form together with the Equality and Diversity monitoring form
• All applications should address the following questions:

1. Tell us a little about yourself and why this position interests you
2. Tell us what experience you have had that means you meet the person specification outlined in the job description, include practical examples

To be considered for this role, please send the above information by email to the HR Department.

Closing date: 5.00pm on Friday 3rd January 2025.

Interviews will be held w/c 13th January 2025.

Equality, diversity and inclusion are essential values at LAMDA and we are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to have a diverse and inclusive workforce and value the benefits that a diverse workforce can bring to the Academy. We welcome applications from the Global majority, those with disabilities and from other under-represented groups.

Registered Charity No: 312821.

I have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Designer who is available to start a 12 month FTC in January 2025. You will join a community led, health and social care charity in North West London. This is a key role in the charity’s fast paced Marketing and Communications team.

The Senior Designer will report into the Design Studio Manager, whilst also working very closely to support the Head of Communications and PR and the Digital Marketing Manager along with other colleagues in the team. You will be delivering against print and digital briefs from a wide range of stakeholders across the organisation, which will range from campaign and collateral briefs to design assets needed to promote and support events. This role would suit someone who is experienced and passionate about both design in print and digital.

Essential skills and experience for this role include:

• Working experience of QuarkXPress, in- design Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator (Essential)
• HNC/HND or BA in graphic design or similar
• Established experience in print and digital design
• Some experience in digital marketing or content production for social media
• Experience of creating films and animation films
• Experience of creating digital marketing e-shots

If this sounds like you- please get in touch!

• Location- Barnet, North West London. 2 days in the office, 3 days from home.
• Salary £36,500- £40,500 (experience dependent).
• Great range of benefits, such as Free fresh lunches in the office, and 2pm Friday finish 6 months of the year.
• 12 month Fixed term contract, to start in January.
• Full-time hours.

Closing date- ROLLING. Please apply now to avoid disappointment. The charity is hoping to interview w/c 16^th December.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so please get in touch today for more information on this great opportunity!

As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.

Do you want to make a difference and be part of a vibrant and inclusive organisation that has been helping save lives for more than a century?  As one of the country’s best-loved charities, St John Ambulance played a pivotal role in responding to the pandemic as well as everyday health emergencies, training, supporting communities, and improving young people’s lives.

 Supporting the Direct Marketing Manager in delivering growth in income through St John Ambulance’s direct marketing Retention programme via a range of campaigns. You will focus on supporting the Retention strategy which includes using data and insight to deliver across a variety of channels including digital, email, social media, direct mail, telemarketing and SMS.

You will either be able to work in a hybrid way working between home and 2 days per week at our London office or remotely working from home with a requirement to attend our London office for a team anchor day once a month

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work life balance and to be recognised for the great work you do. The role benefits from a competitive salary, generous pension, hybrid, flexible working, 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) - increasing to 38 days over 5 years, options to buy and sell holiday, free first/mental aid first aider courses, Blue Light and NHS online shopping discounts, cycle to work scheme, life assurance, flu jab, eye care, mental health and wellbeing tools and volunteering days. 

About You:

Having worked in a third sector direct marketing role previously, you will have experience running effective national and regional campaigns using a variety of fundraising channels including digital, email, social media, direct mail, and telemarketing. With your good organisational and time management skills you’ll be able to meet deadlines and manage conflicting priorities under pressure. 

You will have knowledge of usability testing, user research methods and conversion rate optimisation as well as an understanding of fundraising regulator guidance, gambling commission compliance and GDPR. 

About The Role

• Manage the delivery of all Retention campaigns from concept through to evaluation, using data and insight to drive creative and production, drawing up schedules, and managing the approval processes
• Work collaboratively with data teams to ensure effective use of supporter profiling for delivery across a range of Retention campaigns
• Manage relationships with external agencies including media houses, designers and printers; to negotiate costs and relevant performance reviews
• Responsibility for collation of all KPI tracking, trend analysis and activity results that feed into the team’s reporting and performance structure
• Work alongside the Content team to research and develop retention. To gather information, case studies and photos for use in all direct marketing campaigns. Where appropriate, to liaise with external agencies such as designers and copywriters

Please see the job description for more detail 

If you are a current St John Ambulance employee, please apply here: Click here

For all other candidates, or SJA volunteers wishing to apply, please apply below. 

About Us:

St John Ambulance is committed to increasing the diversity of our team and making sure we best reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. At St John, everyone is valued and supported to thrive; we have several networks including the Armed Forces Multi Culture, Disability and Accessibility, Pride, Family and Carers and Women’s groups. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination and engender a sense of belonging for all, by creating an environment of mutual respect, where we value unique differences and demonstrate authentic allyship. We believe passionately in equity, diversity and inclusion. 

  We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Our client is seeking a talented Communications Project Manager to join its team on a 6-month fixed-term contract, covering a planned absence of the Communications Manager.
 
The organisation is an independent, non-statutory body that oversees fundraising across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Committed to diversity, equality, and inclusion, the organisation strives to build a workforce that reflects the society it serves. Through a fair and inclusive recruitment process and flexible working policies, it ensures employees feel respected, valued, and empowered to give their best.
 
As the Communications Project Manager, you will oversee the execution of two essential projects while leading a dynamic team of three specialised officers. Reporting to the Head of Communications and Corporate Services, your focus will be on publishing and launching the updated Code of Fundraising Practice and managing its integration into the Fundraising Regulator’s website. Your role will involve coordinating with internal teams, external designers, web developers, and media partners to deliver a successful rollout.
 
The successful candidate will be an experienced Communications professional with a strong background in Project Management, preferably within a regulatory, non-profit, or similar environment. The ideal candidate must demonstrate a proven ability to manage complex, high-stakes projects that involve multiple stakeholders and competing deadlines, showcasing exceptional organisational and problem-solving skills. The role requires a strong leader who has a track record of effectively managing and supporting a team to achieve results. As a core member of the wider team, excellent communication skills—both written and verbal—are essential, along with a keen eye for detail to ensure accuracy and quality in all outputs. Experience in collaborating with web development teams, external designers, and media agencies is also highly desirable, as it will equip the selected candidate to excel from the get-go.

If this description resonates with you, we encourage you to submit your CV in Word format as soon as possible. Suitable candidates will be provided with further details about the role.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.

Location: Hybrid working part London Office (Islington, London) part home working. The post holder will work a minimum of 1 day per week in the office.

Salary: £37,375 per annum  
Hours: 35 hours per week 

This is a full-time permanent position. 

Interviews will be scheduled as and when applications are received. Please apply promptly as the vacancy will close once we have appointed a successful candidate. 

Who we are looking for 

You’ll be joining our Fundraising and Engagement team at an exciting time as we leverage our new, global brand to engage and recruit supporters and raise essential funds to power our work. 

Using your digital marketing and advertising skills, you will lead on planning, delivering and evaluating marketing campaigns with a focus on digital advertising to recruit supporters and promote our activities. 

As a valued member of our determined, ambitious team, you’ll play an important role in driving forward life-changing research to make life better for people living with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)  
 
You will be driven by insights and confident developing and managing digital advertising plans to reach your audiences. You will be supporter-focused, collaborative, confident, friendly professional, able to act as both a critical friend and thought partner, providing constructive challenge and feedback to ensure results are achieved. 

Experience required 

• Delivering integrated marketing campaigns 

• Managing a digital advertising schedule

• Building, monitoring and optimising paid for (PPC) advertising campaigns, across a range of platforms and tools, including Meta Ads Manager

• Producing organic social media marketing content to promote and engage activity 

• Working with creative and media buying agency suppliers 

• Providing support to multiple teams across an organisation 

• Producing campaign evaluations and applying learnings 

• Goal orientated with strong negotiation skills 

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to write and think creatively 

• Strong budget management, planning and organisational skills 

About Breakthrough T1D 

Breakthrough T1D is the world’s leading charitable research funder into type 1 diabetes, improving lives until we find the cure. We are dedicated to our 400,000 strong type 1 community in the UK and work closely with our international affiliates across the world, including the US, Canada and Australia. 

You will find a vibrant atmosphere and spirited team at Breakthrough T1D, always striving to make a difference to people living with type 1. 

Employee benefits 

As an employer we offer: 

• Hybrid working arrangements

• Flexible working and will consider compressed hours

• Generous annual leave entitlement – 25 days per year plus bank holidays for full-time staff with leave increasing after three and five years’ service

• Health cash plan that allows you to claim for some treatments such as dental, optical and physiotherapy treatment

• Season ticket and cycle loan

• Pension scheme

• Family-friendly policies – maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave at enhanced rates

• Personalised training to suit your career aspirations and professional development 

Breakthrough T1D is an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation or age. 

LOCATION

UK, France or Thailand preferred. Remote applicants considered.

PACKAGE

Pay is dependent on location. The UK salary of £55,000 plus pension contribution will be converted using ICSC scales. All locations receive 28 days annual leave, counselling support and annual well-being days.

VIDERE

Videre is an award-winning, UK-registered NGO. Our mission is to centre and elevate communities impacted by human rights abuses and environmental crimes, assisting them to lead investigations and direct evidence gathering to hold power to account through legal action, advocacy and the media.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Head of Development will provide overall leadership for Videre’s fundraising activities. They will develop and implement the fundraising strategy,  ensuring income goals are achieved in the short, medium and long-term through direct relationship building, input to programme design, concept note drafting and deployment of the CEO and Senior Directors. They will be part of the organisational Management Team, working closely with colleagues to deliver on the organisational strategy.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic planning and management

• Lead on the delivery of the 2025-2027 fundraising strategy, adjusting as required, ensuring that Videre has the resources to deliver on its mission and strategic goals.
• Lead on maintaining our backbone infrastructure of prospect research, concept note coordination and drafting and deployment of senior staff (including yourself) into the right spaces with the right messages and background information.
• Track progress against the fundraising strategy, with regular reporting to senior management and the Board of Trustees against strategic indicators and outcomes, and pro-actively address any potential shortfalls.
• Maintain detailed and accurate income projections and forecasts, liaising with the Head of Finance & Compliance to closely monitor organisational cash flow.  
• Line manage the Trust & Foundation Officer (expected to hire in late 2025), providing close support on operational tasks, time management and prioritisation, and pro-actively supporting professional development.
• Monitor external donor trends and adapt plans accordingly to ensure Videre remains well placed to secure funding over the long-term.
• Contribute to long-term organisational planning and positioning, and proactively identify aligned funding environments and opportunities.
• Fully participate and contribute to the Management Team, raising fundraising matters where appropriate and helping ensure the organisation achieves its strategic mission.
• Manage the fundraising budget to ensure most effective use of resources.                                                    

Donor cultivation, approaches, and retention

• With the CEO, develop and maintain strong working relationships across Videre’s donor portfolio, ensuring timely and responsive communications with all existing and potential funders, including institutional donors, private foundations, trusts, individuals, and other partner organisations.
• Lead the development of cultivation strategies for existing and potential donors and manage their implementation.
• Develop materials, including proposals, grant applications, and supporting documentation tailored to the donor audience, ensuring accuracy, fit, and timely submission.
• Collaborate closely with Head of Finance & Compliance to prepare proposal and grant application budgets.
• Conduct prospect research and monitor new funding opportunities, analyse donor trends and maintain relevant knowledge on donor priorities, rules and requirements.
• Analyse the reasons for success or failure of funding proposals, extracting and applying learning to improve the success rate of future funding applications.
• Ensure adherence to Videre’s Ethical Funding Policy, carrying out due diligence on funding sources where appropriate
• Support regional staff with the development of strategic relationships with in-country donor offices and government embassies.
• Maintain comprehensive records of contacts, meetings and points of cultivation with all donors, and ensure proper follow up.

Grant management and reporting

• Lead on the preparation and submission of high-quality donor progress reports, coordinating teams as required for input.
• Ensure contract information is maintained and recorded accurately.
• Develop and maintain a tracking system to ensure timely submission of proposals, reports and acknowledgements.
• Liaise with the Head of Finance & Compliance to support organisational and donor audits.

Other

• Ensure Videre’s website and donor portal are regularly updated and effectively communicate the organisations values, mission and activities.
• Further organisational Diversity, Equity and Inclusion goals by ensuring project teams are equal partners during the creation of funding strategy, proposal development, reporting, and the creation of key communications materials.
• Manage relationships with fundraising related consultants, designers and suppliers, including fiscal sponsors and the fundraising regulator.

We are seeking an experienced communications professional to create a new role in our small national early years charity. You will ensure our messages reach stakeholders through multiple channels in a co-ordinated and impactful way.

Early Education (The British Association for Early Childhood Education) is a membership body for individuals and organisations working in early childhood education across the UK.  We provide continuing development opportunities and campaign for every child's right to the best start in life.

This is a varied role which would suit an excellent communicator with enthusiasm for the importance of early childhood education. You will be responsible for producing our fortnightly email newsletters to members and our termly Journal, and for creating an active and engaging social media and web presence for the organisation. Some press and campaign support will also be included.

The role is part-time, 14 hours per week, which could be worked over two full days or spread flexibly across the week, either in our St Albans office, hybrid or working from home. You will join a friendly team of three who work a mix of in the office and remotely.  Benefits include 8% employer pension contribution after 3 months, 25 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays and three office closure days at Christmas.

Sense is recruiting for a Creative & Digital Production Manager to join our fantastic Brand and Content Team in King’s Cross, London on a hybrid basis.

As we head into our 70th anniversary year, our ambitions are bolder than ever. We want to reach and support more disabled people across the country to create a world where all disabled people are included and connected, no matter what. This role is responsible for the end-to-end production of content that increases engagement, to help make our bold plans a reality.

The Brand and Content Team manages content production for departments across the whole organisation, whilst also creating content to meet our own strategic goals. You’ll play a vital role in this team, responsible for the entire content production process from brief through to delivery. You will work closely with teams across the organisation that commission content development to understand their goals and objectives, and ensure that content projects are delivered on time, within budget and aligned with organisational goals.

The main duties and responsibilities include:

• Be the central point of management for the numerous content development requests that come into both the brand and content, and digital engagement team.
• Be the primary point of contact for teams across the organisation that commission content development, working with them to understand their goals and objectives to ensure that creative projects deliver against these.
• Scope, collaborate and challenge (when required) incoming requests, to ensure that all content briefs serve a specific need and have a clear purpose and plan.
• Project manage tasks and activities through our brand and content and digital engagement teams, ensuring that projects are delivered on time and within budget.
• Enable and facilitate integration between the digital engagement team and the brand and content team to ensure efficient workstreams and deliver high-quality content. This includes chairing the monthly joint team meetings.
• Manage the internal workflow and production process, continuously analysing this to identify and implement optimisations. Educate internal stakeholders on this process to ensure they adhere to this.
• Manage relationships with external suppliers such as graphic designers, photographers, agencies, production houses, printers and other freelancers.
• Manage all project and planning documentation, including translating commissioning team content requests into clear and inspiring briefs, creating production schedules and critical pathways, and communicate these effectively with team members and stakeholders to manage expectations and keep production on track.
• Maintain and develop the joint team priority content calendar, and the Brand and Content Team’s project planner, using these to anticipate and communicate upcoming and future projects to enable effective planning across both teams.
• Oversee resource allocation and capacity within the Brand and Content team to understand capacity levels and to be able to plan accordingly.
• Collaborate with the Brand Manager and Content Producer to ensure content output follows accessibility, brand and tone of voice guidelines.
• Management of Sense’s central Marketing Materials stock which serve the needs of numerous teams around the organisation, including maintenance of stock levels and financial reconciliation of orders from around the business.
• When required, liaise with the people and families we support and our supporters to ensure our communications are people centred.

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Experience working in a content, creative, marketing or digital team, in-house or at an agency.
• Experience of project management of and working across the entire end-to-end creative/content production process for digital and offline channels, including scoping, brief writing, scheduling, resource allocation, managing creative reviews and feedback, production and delivery.
• Excellent project and time management skills, including the ability to coordinate several projects simultaneously and adapt to changing priorities.
• Understanding of creative development and production processes for both digital and print.
• Experience scoping and understanding content development or creative requests from a wide range of stakeholders.
• Confidence in stakeholder management with the ability to build effective relationships, work collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation, and manage conflicting feedback from multiple stakeholders.
• An understanding of broad marketing principles that underpin content projects, to enable effective scoping and interrogation of requests.
• Ability to succinctly communicate complex briefs and rationale for content development requests with senior stakeholders.
• Professional and diplomatic approach with people at all levels, with the ability to build effective relationships, work collaboratively and challenge or push back when necessary.
• Excellent IT skills and expert knowledge of project management tools, knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite is desirable.
• Understanding of brand and accessibility guidelines.
• A commitment to people with complex disabilities and Sense’s vision and values.
• Knowledge of GDPR and its application in fundraising and marketing.

To Apply

Please use the link below to complete your application. Managers will use your supporting statement to shortlist candidates for interview; in relation to the Personal Specification. Therefore, it is very important you complete this section thoroughly. We would recommend that you read the candidate guidelines, job description and person specification (found at the base of this advert) before applying.

Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.

No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.

Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to an enhanced DBS check.

For this role we particularly welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented ethnic minority backgrounds and candidates with disabilities. Sense is committed to equality of opportunity, and to promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. Everyone's contribution is valued and we ensure they're given the opportunity to realise their potential. We welcome applications from talented people from all sections of the community who share our values and belief that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. 

We’re excited to recruit for this role at Herts SU, giving the successful candidate the chance to shape the future of Academic Communities at the University of Hertfordshire.

You’ll be at the heart of an innovative approach, working closely with students, staff, and colleagues to recruit, train, and empower our Academic Communities to thrive.

This role is all about making an impact — from creating exciting development opportunities to celebrating the hard work of our incredible Student Leaders (Academic Societies, Student Reps, School Community Organisers). No two days will be the same, so if you thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

You’ll also take the lead in organising Student Council meetings, helping Elected Officers deliver impactful updates and ensuring our student voice is heard loud and clear.

About James’ Place 

James’ Place Charity was set up by Clare Milford Haven and Nick Wentworth-Stanley in 2008 after their twenty-one-year-old son, James, died by suicide ten days after a minor operation. James had no history of mental illness or depression and had sought urgent help for anxiety and suicidal thoughts, but didn’t find it.   

James' Place was set up to make the experience of finding help as easy as possible. James’ Place offers men who are experiencing a suicidal crisis a brief, intensive, therapeutic intervention in a safe environment. Men who walk through the door at James’ Place will be in a space where they feel valued and respected. 

The first James’ Place opened in June 2018 in Liverpool, the first of its kind in the UK, and has to date supported more than 2,300 men experiencing suicidal crisis through our innovative and safe therapeutic intervention. We provide a calm and peaceful environment both inside the centre and in our landscaped garden, accessible to men who visit us as well as their friends and families.

In 2022 we opened a new centre in London and in early in 2023 we launched an appeal to raise over £10m to fund three more centres across the country. Our third centre opened in Newcastle at the beginning of 2024, and we are currently raising funds to open a James’ Place in Brimingham. 

The Fundraising and Communications team 

We are a small team with big ambitions. The team comprises a Head of Fundraising and Communications, two Fundraising Managers, a Senior Communications Manager and a Senior Outreach Officer. We are recruiting two roles to the team: a Fundraising Executive and a Fundraising and Communications Assistant.

Fundraising and Communications Assistant

In this varied and interesting role, you will:

· Manage the receipt, recording and acknowledgement of donations received by the London centre and national fundraising activities, working with other centre staff on the development of administration procedures.

· Ensure the CRM database is kept up to date and support the fundraising team to produce high quality reports.

· Support the Events Manger in the delivery of fundraising and engagement events across the organisation.

· Support the Fundraising Managers in arranging meetings and visits with donors and prospective donors.

· Use digital media strategy tools to generate relevant and varied digital content across chosen channels.

· Create regular communications, reports and updates for fundraisers to tailor for their individual donors.

About you:

You will be a self-starter with a desire to make an impact and a connection to James’ Place, you will bring your passion, previous administrative experience and a proactive approach, to enable our fundraising team to be as efficient as possible.  Using your knowledge and understanding of a range of social media platforms and your keen interest in learning about new digital innovations, you will support us in creating digital content across our chosen channels. You will work with our CRM software, Salesforce, to ensure our records are up to date, accurate and provide useful reports.

These are exciting opportunities for someone looking to take progress their career in the charity sector at a vibrant and growing organisation, working for a vital cause where you can have a huge impact. You will have an excellent opportunity to build and broaden your understanding of fundraising and gain experience, as well as supporting challenge fundraisers and working with a wide range of key stakeholders.

Global Health 50/50 (GH5050) is an independent, evidence-driven initiative to advance action and accountability for gender justice.

GH5050 was formed around a unique model which brings together the rigour of academic research, the knowledge of how policy change can occur and the momentum of advocates and communicators to catalyse progress on gender equality.

GH5050’s mission is ‘To improve health, well-being, and social justice through the promotion of human rights, particularly in relation to gender equality, by conducting research, disseminating the useful results of such research, and providing information, advice and advocacy.’

Established in 2017, GH5050 is a non-profit organisation (as a UK registered Charity) headquartered in Cambridge, UK, that initially focussed on the health sector and is increasingly active in other sectors, globally and at country level.

Context

Through our flagship annual report and Gender and Health Index, GH5050 provides the only bird’s-eye view of gender, inclusion and equality in the global health sector today. The report assesses 200 organisations across a core set of variables on policies and practices to tackle power and privilege imbalances within the workplace, the gender and geography of organisational leadership, and whether gender is considered in any organisations' external-facing programmatic or policy work.

Based on an approach honed over seven years, GH5050 is planning to now produce rigorous data on the state of gender equality within the finance sector where we will review approximately 200 organisations at the global level. We will subsequently apply a similar approach and methodology in the finance sector at the country level in at least one country. Working with research and advocacy partners, supported by a to be established advisory group, experts and a team of research consultants, GH5050 plans to leverage the data to engage with the assessed organisations directly. The work undertaken by GH5050 in the finance sector is part of a wider advocacy coalition supported by our funder aiming to drive organisational change for a more diverse, inclusive and equitable global finance sector.

The successful candidate for this post is expected to play an integral role in contributing to the growth of GH5050, as well as taking a leading role in developing, managing, growing and taking ownership for this exciting new area of work.

Role Summary

You will join a small and growing team of staff working at GH5050, taking responsibility for the first (and subsequent) Gender & Finance report(s) (title TBA). The role will involve: project design and management; overseeing and conducting research (and its quality assurance) and policy analysis; establishing and maintaining strong working relationships with partner organisations as well as with other GH5050 staff; and working with the communications team to ensure impactful dissemination, and engagement. These roles will be exercised at global and country levels. The post holder will share responsibility with the Senior Research and Impact lead for the management of research consultants engaged in the finance workstream.

We are looking for a motivated, collaborative and meticulously detail-oriented individual to join our team and encourage applications from people who meet the specification and are interested in taking on the tasks and responsibilities of this key role in GH5050.

Role Responsibilities

• Identification of a sample frame: Manage external consultants to identify a sampling frame of approximately 200 global organisations that represent the global finance sector and its sub-sectors, and subsequently develop a sampling frame, with a strong rationale, for identification of organisations at national level.

• Project design and management: Project manage the full process of developing the GH5050 Gender & Finance report, policy briefs, case studies of organisational change, and a range of outputs tailored to meet the goals of the GH5050 Strategy. Oversee the production processes from research and analysis to drafting and production of GH5050 outputs, and the research team and consultants. Work closely with the finance officer on budgeting and financial reporting.

• Team recruitment, leadership/management and research coordination: Hire, onboard and train teams of research consultants and provide regular capacity strengthening, support and quality control. Oversee and support the research team, develop project plans, arrange regular project meetings, and ensure that project deliverables are met and produced in a rigorous and timely manner.

• Internal communications: Take responsibility for maintaining regular and comprehensive internal communications within the Charity, reporting on progress and flagging any risks or challenges to project timelines (and how these will be addressed).

• Consultant management and liaison: Identify and recruit consultants for specific tasks to produce GH5050 outputs. Supervise consultants’ work to ensure timely delivery of high-quality outputs. Liaise with team consultants on various tasks during the report production process.

• Conduct research, data validation and analysis: Undertake research and data collection for reports and other outputs, including literature research on organisational policies and practices, policy content analysis and workforce data extraction. Provide quality assurance on the research findings produced by the team of researchers. Regular review of research methodologies.  Ensure the timely delivery of quality outputs, including on statistical analysis (in collaboration with the research and data officer), data validation, data visualisation, report writing (in collaboration with a professional writer), graphic design and layout, and the production of dissemination and communications materials.

• Database management: In collaboration with the data officer, manage, validate, clean and store large and complex datasets.

• Stakeholder management: Be a trusted first point of contact for organisations who are reviewed as part of the reports. This includes preparing and distributing formal communications to CEOs and a designated focal point within each organisation, responding to queries, and managing the process of data validation with organisations.

• Partnership building and management: Be responsible for ensuring a productive and equitable relationship with research partners, advocacy partners, and advisory/expert groups. Prepare reports for Trustees and funders.

• Report production: Prepare drafts of reports, including in collaboration with professional writers when appropriate, identify the key messages and key findings, develop data visualisations, provide or commission background and other written contributions, such as forewords and quotes. Liaise with web designers, who will build data validation platforms and a new website to host the reports, and report design teams.

• High-impact communication and dissemination: Work closely with the GH5050 and the Communications team as well as external communications partner(s) to develop strategic communication and dissemination strategies for these research outputs. This includes preparing compelling key findings and messages from report research and developing a range of additional communications outputs for key stakeholders including presentations, policy briefs, op-eds and papers for peer-reviewed publications and ensuring the delivery of public events and launches.

• Serve, as required, as the face of the Global Finance 50/50 initiative. 

Person specification 

Essential 

• PhD level qualification preferred. If Masters level qualification then equivalent and demonstrable relevant professional level experience

• Experience conducting mixed methods research, including innovative methods of data collection, indicator development, database management, and qualitative and quantitative analysis and interpretation

• Experience in research project management, ideally within an academic or policy environment.

• Experience of effectively managing a team, with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build collaborative professional relationships with a wide range of partners across diverse contexts, including whilst working remotely

• Knowledge of the global finance landscape, and ideally a good understanding of the key issues relating to gender and equality of opportunity in the workplace

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, and experience producing clear, concise, engaging and evidence-led written outputs such as reports, policy briefs, academic papers and op-eds 

• Experience working independently and effective decision making to manage competing priorities and ensure projects are delivered on time and to a high standard

Desirable 

• High level of proficiency in MS Excel and experience in using a wide range of software, including data visualisation packages

• Experience in policy analysis and developing recommendations based on this analysis

• Proven intellectual/research contributions to the field of finance

• A network in the finance sector which extends beyond academic actors to practitioners and thought leaders

• Knowledge of gender and its relationship to: (i) the finance; (ii) and/or the research/evidence methods in (e.g. policy analysis); and/or (iii) approaches to organisational change, would be an advantage

Competencies

• Attention to detail and high level of accuracy

• Excellent organisational and planning skills

• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team

• Knowledge and experience in at least one research method relevant to the work of GH5050

• Ability to work to deadlines

• Self-starting skills

• An organised approach to time management

• Strong cultural competencies with experience in developing and maintaining research partnerships across a variety of disciplines, settings and contexts

• A commitment to social justice and gender justice

All Staff are required to:

• Demonstrate commitment to GH5050’s organisational values, including exercising high ethical standards and research integrity, with attention to teamwork and collaboration

• Ensure that they have read and understood all mandatory policies and procedures

• Uphold the Equality, Diversity & Inclusion and Anti-Harassment and Bullying Policies, ensuring effective implementation in all aspects of their work for the charity

• Act always within the charity rules, policies, procedures, and any other statutory requirements

• Be proactive, bring ideas, suggestions and contribute to the improvement and development of the charity

• Undertake training as required

• Attend staff and team meetings as required, including in-person at the Cambridge office at least one or two days per week

• Observe health and safety procedures in the workplace to ensure personal safety and to safeguard the interests and safety of colleagues and visitors

• To establish, foster and maintain close working relationships with other functions to allow swift resolution of issues and sharing of knowledge

• Undertake other duties and responsibilities as appropriate since all staff p

Our generous staff benefits include: 

• 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays. In addition, we may provide 3 days leave over the Christmas and New Year period

• Flexible working arrangements – mainly remote working and with at least 1-2 days per week in the Cambridge office

• 5% employer pension contribution

• Employee assistance programme (EAP) via Health Assured

• Professional development and training

Senior Finance Manager (Fields In Trust)

Location: West London/Hybrid
Job Type: Full time (potential for reduced hours)
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £55,000 per annum

An excellent hands-on business partnering opportunity to make your mark in shaping our strategy, advising our Trustee Board and, drive business disciplines and efficiencies

About Us

Fields in Trust is the charity that protects the future of our parks, playgrounds, sports fields and green spaces.

This includes lobbying policymakers and helping to provide legal protection so that these spaces cannot be sold. It involves working side-by-side with landowners to create solutions to enhance spaces for the benefit of local people and the environment and crucially, providing ongoing stewardship for the 3,000 spaces protected in perpetuity over the last 100 years.

We are a small team of experts with a massive reach across the country and our impact is truly long-term.
It is a critical time for the charity as it focuses on the transformation needed to deliver its new strategy and refreshed mission to raise awareness of the value of green spaces, champion the best ways to protect them for the future and drive systemic change.

Aligned with this new chapter is the celebration of the charity’s centenary in 2025 and the opportunity to maximise the potential of this significant year.

The role

We are a small, focused charity where you will provide financial advice and insight to the Chief Executive, Senior Management Team and Trustees, and where you will be at the heart of our financial and strategic decision-making as we move into the next phase of our strategic plans.

Essentially, you will be the Finance function, able to call on external support where needed, but tasked with building on the new systems (Xero) and automation to drive simplification and improved process effectiveness across finance and the charity’s business disciplines and operations.

Responsibilities will range from the hands on/practical to the strategic; they will span all aspects of financial control, recording and reporting including some data entry/monitoring to developing robust financial plans, appraisals, reports and forecasts. You will be an active member of the management team contributing to all aspects of business management helping to embed a culture of business discipline and efficiencies.

Person Specification

• Professionally qualified (ACCA/CIMA) or, qualified by experience, with an in depth understanding of business/financial management and reporting in a not for profit setting.
• Knowledge of the financial requirements of Companies House, the Charity Commission, Inland Revenue and other key financial agencies.
• Solid experience with core finance operations; procure to pay, sales to collections, payroll, treasury, cash flow management, VAT and statutory reporting.
• Experienced in preparing financial plans and budgets against which performance can be assessed and in supporting business development and growth with costed and financially sustainable modelling
• Self-starter, able to work under own initiative and organise own time to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Flexible, able to operate independently while collaborating effectively with colleagues to support and influence non-financial colleagues them with practical financial insights and guidance.
• Highly numerate with advanced Excel skills. Experience with Xero (or similar cloud-based system) an advantage
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills
• Commitment to maintaining confidentiality and integrity in financial matters.

Diversity and inclusion

Fields in Trust is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity to ensure that we reflect the full breadth of the people and communities we support. It is important that the Fields in Trust are representative of these communities, and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

How to apply

Eastside People is supporting Fields in Trust in the recruitment of this roles.

Please apply by submitting your CV and a cover letter. Please use the cover letter as an opportunity to add to the information you have shared in your CV, and ensure that you cover the following (max 2 pages):

• Why are you interested in the Senior Finance Manager role, and why Fields In Trust?
• How can you contribute to Fields in Trust in this role? Please highlight relevant experience and demonstrate how your skills match the specific requirements of the role as set out in the job description and person specification.
• How will you go about marrying the strategic elements of this role with the day to day requirements?

The closing date for applications is Thursday December 19 2024. Shortlisting interviews will take place shortly after and shortlisted candidates will have an interview with Fields in Trust on January 7th or January 9th 2025.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

We are the only charity in the UK working to protect parks and green spaces for good. Because once lost, they're lost forever. Together, we work to harness the power of parks and green spaces for a happier, healthier, and greener future for everyone.

You may have experience in the following: Financial Controller, Finance Manager, Senior Financial Analyst, Charity Finance Manager, Head of Finance, Non-Profit Finance Manager, Accounting Manager, Business Partnering Manager, Treasury Manager, Finance Operations Manager, Strategic Finance Partner, Financial Planning and Analysis Manager, etc.

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