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The Sutton Trust delivers a suite of high-impact programmes in partnership with top universities and employers, supporting young people to access competitive courses, apprenticeships, and careers in the UK’s leading professions. As Senior Programmes Officer for Marketing and Communications, you’ll play a key role in driving engagement and recruitment across our entire programmes portfolio. You’ll bring fresh ideas, take ownership of campaigns, and help shape how the Trust tells its story to the people we support.
This is a unique opportunity to shape the voice and reach of sector-leading programmes that transform the lives of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds across the UK.
We’re looking for a creative, digitally savvy marketing and communications professional with a passion for educational equality. This role offers the chance to lead on campaigns that span digital, print, and events - creating standout content for diverse audiences focused on students but including teachers, universities, parents, and alumni.
This role sits within the Programmes Directorate, working closely with a small, collaborative team of six led by the Head of Digital & University Access. You’ll be line managed by the Senior Programmes Manager: University Access and collaborate extensively with the central Communications Team.
Main duties
Marketing & Engagement
- With a strong audience focus, develop appropriate marketing strategies to support the recruitment of students to Sutton Trust programmes with Programme Managers
- Develop creative content ideas and tactics to target key audiences including creating engaging copy and visual assets for marketing campaigns, including digital content (e.g. email campaigns, social media) and physical collateral (e.g. posters, brochures)
- Create engaging copy and visual assets for marketing campaigns and programme
- Support the capture of content at selected Sutton Trust events, including photography, video, and stakeholder feedback, to enhance marketing assets and engagement strategies
- Lead on the creation or commissioning of programme collateral and marketing assets
- Coordinate stakeholder focus groups (e.g. students, parents, teachers, alumni) to evaluate and refine our marketing and comms strategies
- Work with the central communications team to highlight our programmes and alumni activity in wider Trust communications and the media
Digital, Web and Social Media
- Ensure all programme information is accurate and up to date across the Sutton Trust website and microsites.
- Lead the rebranding and redevelopment of programme microsites and marketing materials in line with brand guidelines and with support from the central communications team.
- Work closely with the Senior Digital Communications Officer and Head of Communications & Advocacy to ensure brand consistency and coordinated scheduling across digital and social channels.
- Manage, plan, and create impactful social media campaigns to support marketing and engagement, with an increasing focus on video content.
- Collaborate with Heads of Department and Programme Managers to produce blog content that supports outreach, partnerships, and engagement.
Data Analytics
- Use internal data systems (e.g. Salesforce, analytics dashboards) to assess campaign performance and inform future communications strategy.
- Regularly track key KPIs such as application conversion rates, social media engagement, and stakeholder reach.
Other
- Keep abreast of digital developments, providing expertise to the wider organisation
- Work with the team to suggest improvements to our marketing and communications strategy
- Other duties as necessary from time to time
Person Specification
We welcome applications from individuals who have experience in:
- Experience in marketing and communications planning, ideally in the education or non-profit sectors
- Experience developing content and campaigns targeted primarily at young people, while also engaging diverse stakeholders such as teachers, parents, and alumni.
- Demonstrated ability to use data and digital tools (e.g. Salesforce, Google Analytics, social media scheduling) to drive communications
- Strong copywriting, editing, and content design skills across print and digital
- Experience working with brand guidelines and delivering multi-channel campaigns
- Excellent verbal and written communication and strong analytical skills
- High degree of initiative and the ability to take responsibility for discrete projects and workstreams
- Personable, flexible and discreet; able to fit in to a small team
We are also looking for an individual who:
- Is sympathetic to the aims of the Trust and its mission to address educational disadvantage;
- Has knowledge and experience of the higher education and/or education sectors;
- Has excellent attention to detail;
- Has first-class interpersonal skills - a natural ambassador able to represent the Sutton Trust in a range of settings;
- Is eligible to work in the UK (see here for information about right to work)
Terms of Appointment
- Salary: £34,000 - £36,000 per annum
- Contract: Full time, Permanent
- Office location: The Sutton Trust, 9th Floor, Millbank Tower, 21-24 Millbank, London, SW1P 4QP. Our home working policy gives staff the option to work from home for up to 60% of the time, with approval from their line manager.
- Hours: The standard working hours are 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday and may also be required to attend events / meetings outside of their normal working hours during weekday evenings and occasionally at weekends
- DBS check may be required
Interviews
Applications should reach us by midnight, Monday 26th May, with first round interviews held over Zoom on Tuesday, 3rd June, and second round interviews held at our London offices on Monday, 9th June.
Safeguarding statement
The Sutton Trust believes that a child, young person or vulnerable adult should never experience abuse of any kind. We all have a responsibility to promote the welfare of all children and young people and to keep them safe. Therefore all posts undergo a safer recruitment process, including but not limited to, disclosure of criminal records where necessary and eligibility to work in the UK. We have procedures in place to promote safeguarding and a safe culture at the Trust.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Age International is recruiting for a Senior Policy Adviser with a proven background in achieving impact, for a 12-month maternity cover contract, working 28 hours per week. Salary advertised is FTE - 35 hours.
This is a superb opportunity to join a small but mighty organisation, with a strong mission to champion older people's rights internationally. Leading our external-facing policy and influencing in the areas of Gender and Climate, you will ensure the experiences and contributions of older people are central to these policy spaces.
We have made significant progress in recent years, and your evident track record will help take our work into its next stage. This is an ambitious brief, so your strategic thinking and ability to prioritise will be key.
Key purpose of the role
1. To lead the areas of Gender and Climate for Age International's policy and influencing work, in support of the organisation's strategic influencing objectives - including influencing relevant external stakeholders.
2. To line manage the Policy Adviser (Health and Humanitarian) and support other Influencing colleagues.
3. To facilitate collaborative working relationships for increased impact.
4. To ensure high quality policy analysis and communications.
Please note that due to the Hybrid nature of this role, the successful applicant will be required to commute to the central London co-working hub on a regular basis. We anticipate this being twice a week. Your travel costs to the London office are not covered by the charity.
Must haves:
The below competencies will be assessed at the indicated stage of the recruitment process: Application = A, Interview = I, Test and/or Presentation = TP
Experience
* Experience of effective communications with diverse UK and international policy stakeholders across barriers of language, culture and power dynamics. (A I)
* Experience of research and policy analysis and translating complex data and evidence into engaging written content for a variety of audiences. (A I)
* Experience of influencing stakeholders at different levels within UK political / policy and international institutions to achieve policy change. (A I)
* Experience of participating actively in and/ or coordinating civil society networks and working groups to influence decision-makers collaboratively. (A I)
* Line management experience, including enabling clear objective setting and supporting professional development. (A I)
Skills and Knowledge
* Ability to take a strategic approach to stakeholder influencing and to align policy work with influencing goals. (A I TP)
* Ability to build effective working relationships internally and externally, to consult, negotiate and build support for initiatives across teams and with partner organisations, balancing collaborative working and listening skills with the ability to promote Age International's agenda. (A I)
* Ability to represent Age International with senior-level external contacts. (I)
* Ability to deal with situations that require a high level of tact and diplomacy. (I)
* Excellent written and oral communications, matching tone and style to different audiences and occasions. (A I TP)
* Ability to attend events related to areas of focus, in the UK and very occasionally to travel internationally. (I)
Personal attributes
* Fully supportive of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. (I)
Great to haves:
Experience, Skills and Knowledge
* Knowledge of international development, including an understanding of UK, European and global institutions and their policy processes. (A I)
* Knowledge of global population ageing and the views, needs and aspirations of older people in lower and middle-income countries. (A I)
* Experience of leading projects, including managing budgets, collaborating with multiple partners and commissioning consultants. (A I)
* Experience and knowledge of the history of gender and development, and the structural issues that necessitate a feminist, decolonial approach to policy analysis. (A I)
* Ability to apply gender analysis, tools, concepts and approaches to a broad range of organisational contexts. (A)
* Understanding of climate change as it relates to older people and the globally ageing population, humanitarian contexts, as well as key concepts such as adaptation, mitigation, loss and damage and an appreciation of the key NGO calls for change. (A I)
What we offer in return
- Competitive salary, 26 days annual leave (pro-rata) + bank holidays + annual leave purchase scheme
- Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, health cashback plan and EAP
- Car Benefit Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Season Ticket Loan
- Techscheme - buy any tech from Apple or Currys, up to £1000, and spread the cost over 12 months, interest free
- Blue Light Card Scheme
- You Did It Awards - recognition awards from £100-250.
Additional Information
Supporting statements and anonymisation
Candidates are expected to provide a supporting statement that explains how they meet the competencies annotated with an ‘A’ in the job description, to assess suitability for the position. Age UK acknowledges and accepts that AI may be used to support the application; we do expect candidates to personalise experience, knowledge and skills and failure to do so, may result in your application being rejected.
CVs will be anonymised by our recruitment system when you apply for a role. Our system is unable to anonymise supporting statements. Please could you remove any personal information including your name before you upload to support our inclusive recruitment process. All equalities monitoring information is also anonymised and not shared with the hiring panel. Your name and address will only be known to us if invited for interview.
Equal opportunities & Disability Confident Scheme
Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. Age UK is a Disability Confident Scheme employer. Due to high numbers of applications received, Age UK reserves the right to limit the overall number of interviews offered, and therefore, it may not always be practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job.
Reasonable adjustments
Disabled job seekers can access reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. All requests for reasonable adjustments are considered on a case-by-case basis, in collaboration with the disabled job seeker to best meet their needs, by contacting the recruitment team. Disability disclosures will be kept confidential and only shared on a need-to-know basis to support the implementation of adjustments. Disclosures will not be used to inform hiring decisions.
Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.
Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
For a full list of benefits please see our website.
Do you share our dream of a UK where poverty is a thing of the past?
Founded in 2019, the Poverty Truth Network believes that this can only happen when those most impacted by poverty are at the heart of the movement to end it. Our specific contribution brings together people experiencing poverty with those with responsibilities for alleviating it. “Nothing About Us Without Us Is For Us.”
Thanks to funding from the National Lottery Community Fund, we are recruiting for an Operations Manager who will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Poverty Truth Network, including the oversight of systems, staff performance and finances.
You will be a highly motivated person with a clear leadership record; dedicated to social justice; with a proven track record of operational delivery, including financial, administrative and governance management.
Key tasks of the role:
- To form part of the Core Leadership Team, providing overall strategic leadership across the Network
- To lead on the financial management of the Poverty Truth Network, including the delivery of Management Accounts and the production of an annual budget
- To manage the Operations Team, setting clear goals and objectives linked to the Strategic Plan
- To lead on and establish the appropriate processes to ensure high levels of staff performance and development, including appraisals and performance management
- To develop, and where necessary implement, administrative systems which ensure effective, efficient and safe practice across the Network
- To ensure that the Network operates in line with its charitable purposes, overseeing changes to its constitution as and when necessary
- To regularly update the Charity’s policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with the relevant regulations / legislation, providing advice to the Director and trustees as appropriate
- To oversee the production and sharing of papers for trustees in an organised and timeous manner
- To oversee the effective running of online and in-person meetings and events for the Network, liaising with other teams as appropriate
- To lead on the delivery of the Network’s Support Grant Programme
- To deputise for the Director as and when required
- Undertake other activities as needed dependent on jobholder’s knowledge, skills and experience
This role involves working from home with some travel.
To apply for either of these roles, please send your CV with a cover letter that clearly shows you have the necessary skills and experience to do the job. The cover letter should be no more than 2 sides of an A4 page. Include the names and contact details of two referees (at least one of whom knows you on a professional basis). The application deadline is 5pm on Friday 6th June. Interviews will be held online 19th and 20th June.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Senior Legal Officer
We are looking for a Senior Legal Officer to support the organisation’s grant giving and contracting function.
If you want to join an impact driven organisation, improving outcomes for vulnerable children and families, then apply today!
Position: Senior Legal Officer
Location: London/hybrid
Hours: Full-time 35 hours/week (part time considered)
Salary: £53,300 per annum, plus generous benefits
Contract: 12 months fixed term contract (possible extension)
Closing Date: 18th May 2025
Interviews: Wed 28th May
The Role
Join an independent What Works Centre, funded by a core grant from central government (the Department for Education), with additional funding from other governmental departments and philanthropic bodies. We are looking for a contract manager to work within the Operations team and support the grant giving and contracting function.
Key tasks include:
• Review and consolidation of existing grant and service agreements templates, ensuring compliance.
• Prepare internal guidance on using the contract templates
• Develop and maintain a register of agreed variations to standard T&Cs
• Advice on due diligence processes and legal considerations for collaborations with a variety of partners (e.g. charities, research institutes, universities, local authorities, government departments etc)
• Support project teams in putting in place agreements for new grants and services
• Supporting project teams with existing agreements
• Provide organisation wide training on standard T&Cs and managing contracts
• Develop robust and future proof contracting processes, to ensure ongoing compliance and best practice
• Act as a main point of contact with external legal advice providers
• Work with the finance team to ensure disbursement of funding is compliant with agreements from our funders and the law
About You
You will have a law (or similar) degree, with experience of contract law and contracting in a not for profit/grant making environment.
Once you click to apply, you will be redirected to the organisation’s website where you will find full details in the job pack on the Job description and benefits and Culture code.
The Organisation
This is a great place to work, where there is a is high performing cultureand where together everyone can achieve impact that make a real difference for vulnerable children and families. Focussing on using and championing high-quality evidence, working directly with government and local leaders, the team provide practical solutions and encourage change. This is an organisation with ambitious aims and people are essential to its success.
Some of the great benefits include:
• 30 days annual leave, plus one extra day off for your birthday paid bank holidays, up to 3 can be switched for religious observance
• Up to five days carers’ leave, in a 12-month period, three days paid
• Paid compassionate leave
• Enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced parental leave and pay
• Pension of 6% employer and 3% employee contribution.
• Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 counselling, legal & information line
• Unlimited access to 24/7 GP
• Mental health support
• Life cover at 4 x annual salary
• Bike to work scheme
The organisation’s values and celebrates diversity and are committed to providing an inclusive environment for all employees. People are at the heart of what it does, and it’s vital that the workforce reflects the diversity of stakeholders and the wider society in the UK. We actively seek candidates from diverse backgrounds and communities and offer excellent salaries, learning and development opportunities and a great office location situated in the heart of St James’. The team work in a hybrid and flexible way and recognises the importance of a good work-life balance.
You may have experience in other areas such Legal Officer, Legal Counsel, Senior Legal Officer, Senior Legal Counsel, Lawyer, Solicitor, Contract Lawyer. #INDNFP
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
There when it matters.
We have an exciting career opportunity for a Marketing and Communications Officer (known locally as Marcomms Officer) to join our expert Marcomms team here at Sue Ryder.
This key role sits within our Brand & Marketing team, working across projects with our Healthcare, Income Generation and Creative teams. You will work closely with colleagues across the organisation as well as building relationships with our key marketing suppliers and agencies.
You will help position Sue Ryder as a specialist and expert end-of-life care and bereavement support provider, supporting the team to develop strategic and tactical marketing communications and ensure end-of-life care and bereavement marketing messaging is consistent and on brand across all marketing and communications activity.
About the role:
At Sue Ryder, we have a challenger brand mindset, with ambitious plans to grow so we can help more people who are dying live well and provide better grief support for everyone who needs it.
The Marcomms Officer reports into a Marketing Manager and works across the Brand & Marketing team to:
• Develop effective marketing assets and campaigns for brand, healthcare and income generation.
• Work closely with in-house and external designers to deliver marketing campaigns and assets.
• Ensure brand and health marketing messaging remains consistent and on brand across all activity.
• Support the management and usage of our marketing and design tools and platforms.
Key Responsibilities:
• Develop effective marketing campaigns and assets for Healthcare, Income Generation and Volunteering teams, ensuring objectives are met and integration opportunities are maximised across the charity
• Work closely with in-house and external designers to deliver marketing campaigns and assets.
• Manage day-to-day relationships with external suppliers, such as printers, freelancers, photographers, and creative agencies on allocated projects.
• Represent the Brand & Marketing team on selected organisational working groups and actively engage with our internal networks.
• Help manage our marketing tools and platform to support usage across the organisation.
• Provide project support to our Creative Team, for example co-ordinating brand photography shoots.
• Ensure all healthcare and fundraising literature is in stock, on brand and updated in terms of content, consent, permissions and legal requirements.
• Have a clear understanding of our brand guidelines and key messaging and support embedding this across all our marketing communications.
• Build strong, internal relationships with stakeholders across Sue Ryder.
• Support the smooth running of the team administration.
About you:
Essential
• Experience of managing and delivering marketing campaigns on time and on budget
• Experience of managing and developing creative assets which are relevant and impactful to the specific audience.
• Experience of working with creative and print agencies.
• Excellent communication skills to build effective relationships with internal colleagues within the wider marketing and communications department such as PR and digital to ensure integrated working
• Keen attention to detail
• Excellent time management and prioritisation skills, able to work at pace across a range of projects
Desirable
• Relevant experience working in a charity or agency environment
• Experience of working with brand management.
Sue Ryder is here to make sure everyone approaching the end of their life or living with grief can access the support they need. There is no one size fits all when it comes to how we cope and the help we need, but with our support, no one has to face dying or grief alone.
We reserve the right to close this advert prior to the closing date should we feel we have a sufficient number of suitable applications.
Benefits
• Company pension scheme
• 27 days holiday - rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Enhanced sick pay
• Employee Networks - LGBTQ+, Ethnic Diversity and Equality, People with Disabilities, and Women and Non Binary Individuals
• Staff discount of 10% on new goods online
• Structured induction programme and learning and development opportunities.
We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and continue to make Sue Ryder a great place to work, and attract and recruit the best, most diverse workforce possible.
We are particularly interested in increasing applications from the global majority, LGBTQIA+ and people with disabilities as they are currently underrepresented in our organisation.
Please let us know if you have any feedback to make our recruitment processes more accessible and inclusive or if you require any adjustments made to your application or interview process
If you want more than just a job, we want you.
Join the team and be there when it matters.
Trusts Officer.
Salary: £26,000 per annum.
Location: Remote (with occasional travel to London office)
Contract: Permanent – 35 hours per week.
Benefits:
- 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave.
- Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities.
- Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages.
- Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover.
- Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailer's discounts.
Why Action for Children?
Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It is the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives.
A bit about the role
Action for Children aims to deliver substantial growth from our high value audience over the next five years, with the Philanthropy and Trusts team playing a vital role in achieving that ambition, working together with other Income and Engagement teams.
As Trusts Officer you will work to secure donations from trusts and foundations to deliver a wide range of organisational priority projects and services, also contributing to the development of the trusts pipeline to support the team’s growth strategy.
We are looking for someone with excellent written and verbal communication skills and demonstrable experience of securing four and five figure gifts from Trusts and Foundations.
How you'll help to create brighter futures
- Work collaboratively and support the team to implement activities to deliver the Trust team’s financial aims with a responsibility for delivering an annual income target, focusing on securing four and five figure donations from charitable trusts and foundations.
- Initiate and develop long-term relationships with trusts and foundations.
- Develop and implement individual solicitation and stewardship plans for existing trusts and new prospects.
- Contribute to a communication and stewardship programme.
- Collaborate with fundraising colleagues to track and report on prospecting activities.
- Take responsibility for ensuring that fundraising partnerships with charitable trusts and foundations achieve their maximum potential.
- Work with the Philanthropy, Trusts, and Prospect Development Managers to identify new prospects.
Let's talk about you
- Ability to manage a complex pool of prospects and donors, devising clear donor solicitation plans with the aim of securing long term financial philanthropic support.
- Experience of creative proposal and report writing.
- Experience of preparing budgets for potential funders and for grant reports.
- A professional solutions-focused approach to making effective decisions.
- Experience of using and interrogating relational databases, maintaining accurate financial records.
- Flexible and calming approach to work and willingness to be accommodating over working hours when required.
- Excellent communicator with great interpersonal skills.
Please see the Job Description for the full list of accountabilities and requirements.
Find us on X, Linkedin, Facebook or YouTube to get to know us better.
Closing Date: Tuesday 20th May 2025.
Interviews will be held via MS Teams on 27th and 29th May 2025.
Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
Diversity, equality, and inclusion
At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace.
We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.
Want to know more about Action for Children?
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Our vision is that every child and young person has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations they need to thrive.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About Reprieve
Reprieve works with the most disenfranchised people in society. Our aim is simple: to consign the death penalty and abuses carried out in the name of “counter-terrorism” or “national security” to history, drawing public and political attention to these past harms with a view to preventing them from occurring again.
In our view, you can best judge a society by how it treats prisoners, criminal defendants, and the far-flung targets of an ever-changing counter-terror policy. To us, the rule of law means little if we selectively apply it to people we agree with. It is for all of us. Liberty is always eroded at the margins.
Reprieve’s staff is made up of courageous and committed human rights defenders. Founded in 1999, we provide free legal and investigative support to people facing the death penalty and those victimised by states’ abusive counter-terror policies – rendition, torture, arbitrary detention and extrajudicial killing.
We fight our clients’ cases in courts around the world; investigate their mistreatment; and advocate on their behalf, encouraging public and political debate of human rights issues.
Reprieve’s main office is in Aldgate, London, UK. Reprieve also supports full-time Fellows, who work as lawyers, investigators and campaigners in the countries in which we work. We work closely with a number of partner organisations in jurisdictions all over the world, who provide access to clients, expertise, knowledge and guidance on specific issues or regions. We work in cooperation with relevant government officials, individual lawyers and human rights defenders, as well as individual, corporate and foundation funders to further the cause of our shared goals.
Reprieve works in close partnership with its independent sibling organisation Reprieve US. This collaboration is mutually beneficial to both Reprieve and Reprieve US as it enables each organisation to work more effectively and take advantage of the strategic locations to increase the impact of our work.
Reprieve is an equal opportunity employer and we particularly welcome applicants from Black and minority ethnic communities, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and those with disabilities. Reprieve is committed to fighting racism and advancing racial justice, both in our work and within Reprieve.
About the Role
The Legal Officer will be an integral part of the UK Litigation team and will work closely with external legal teams to advance our cases and ensure coordination of legal actions in line with Reprieve’s strategic goals. They will be responsible for administration and maintenance of casefiles and key case management documents and assume certain day-to-day file management responsibilities. They will feed into case strategy discussions and will support the team by conducting and overseeing legal and factual research, drafting documents for litigation and advocacy purposes, and producing and maintaining core internal documents and records. The Legal Officer will also help advance investigations on selected cases, coordinating record collection, feeding into investigation plans and supporting other investigative work.
In addition to working on UK legal cases, the role will encompass work on Reprieve’s cross-cutting strategic United Nations engagement and international litigation. This will involve monitoring for relevant opportunities to shape international law and working on international legal submissions, particularly before international human rights complaints mechanisms and international tribunals.
There may also be opportunities to contribute to other areas of Reprieve’s work.
The Legal Officer will be responsible for overseeing and line managing trainees seconded from partner law firms.
Applicants will share our commitment to fighting against racism and advancing racial justice, and understand our responsibility to do our work in a way that does not compound racist structures.
For full details, please download the job description.
Length and Salary
This is a full-time role, on a one-year fixed term contract, with the possibility to extend, subject to funding. The annual salary is £42,193 per annum, less any required deductions for income tax and national insurance.
This role is based in Reprieve’s London office. Reprieve operates a hybrid working model and we require staff to work two days per week from the London office and the rest of the week from home. Applicants must have the current right to work in the UK, which will be checked prior to interview.
Your presence is important during core office hours, whether remotely or in the office. You will also be available outside of office hours in the event of an emergency, for example case developments that require urgent action. This is a role that may require travel and work outside of core office hours from time to time.
Reprieve is proud to have an open and transparent pay structure, governed by a 2:1 pay ratio between the highest-paid member of staff and the lowest-paid member of staff. We are a flexible employer and offer a range of nonfinancial benefits to employees. We welcome applications from a range of backgrounds.
Full details and how to apply
Please review the job description and person specification for full details. To apply, please submit the application form at the web address provided. Please note that CVs and cover letters cannot be accepted for this role.
The deadline for applications is 23:58 BST on 1 June 2025. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK currently and for the duration of the contract.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Reporting to: Events Manager
Location:Hybrid. Home working with 40% of contracted hours at our office in Welwyn Garden City
Contract:Full-time; 37.5 hours per week
The Willow Major Events Team hosts a range of events to engage Willow’s key supporters. These range in large-scale events such as the Willow Ball and London Football Awards, to smaller more intimate events such as Golf and Shoot Days.
Job purpose
- This role will support the delivery of Willow’s programme of Major Events, as well as supporting third party events, ensuring that these promote and present Willow in a professional and compelling manner, maximising opportunities for donor cultivation, fundraising and maximising income generation.
- To work with the Events Manager on delivering events to an exceptional standard.
- To lead on auction procurement and fulfilment to maximise fundraising revenue.
Key responsibilities
Core Events
- To support the events strategy through delivery of high-quality events, designed to attract current and new supporters.
- To support the Events Fundraising Manager in ensuring that each event plan is actioned in a timely and efficient manner, as well as working with external suppliers, ensuring all suppliers work to agreed terms and conditions
- To assist in the research, development and planning of potential new event opportunities, ensuring that the events programme evolves in response to new fundraising requirements, opportunities and sector trends.
- With support from Event Manager, lead on events within the portfolio, working with key stakeholders and suppliers, ensuring delivery of a high-quality event.
Auction
- Lead on securing auction prizes for relevant events, developing relationships with key supporters and external businesses to secure exclusive and desirable auction items.
- Manage the auction fulfilment process, ensuring all auction winners are thanked post event and that lots are fulfilled in a timely manner.
- Oversee online auction platform, ensuring accurate listings, engaging descriptions and looking for ways to maximise income.
Event Supporter Stewardship
- Provide support on guest management, ensuring a smooth process for guests during the lead up to and on the day of the event.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with major donors, guests and stakeholders ensuring excellent stewardship and recognition
- To identify opportunities to engage or recruit new event supporters to existing or new events in the Willow calendar.
General
- To support the Events Manager with financial management of each event, supporting on areas such as: budgeting, planning, controlling and monitoring expenditure as appropriate and managing income against targets, KPI’s and provide regular revised projections as required.
- To maintain good practice in the use of database system (Raiser’s Edge), including the events module, ensuring that information is recorded accurately to allow for excellent supporter care, stewardship and accurate analysis of event performance.
- To keep up to date with current competitor activity, potential new opportunities for events and improved ways of managing and developing events.
- To keep up to date and comply with fundraising, data protection and other relevant legislation and codes of practice and good standards.
- To undertake any other tasks reasonably required.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of supporting on a number of events and delivering to budget and within tight timeframes.
- Can demonstrate effective implementation and management of work plans, projects and resources to ensure proactive completion of tasks.
- Proven experience of developing and managing budgets.
- Ability to work as part of a small, flexible and hardworking team.
- Delivering high quality supporter and donor care through ongoing contact and communication.
- Experience of working on administration within a fundraising, events or marketing environment.
Desirable
- Experience of working with senior stakeholders in order to meet income targets.
- Experience of working with celebrities.
- Experience of working with sponsors.
- Experience of working in the sports sector.
- Experience of working in the charity / fundraising sector.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Organised, pro-active self-starter, capable of taking initiative.
- Confident and articulate, able to build successful, mutually beneficial relationships with internal and external audiences.
- Strong ability to prioritise tasks under pressure and solve problems quickly and effectively.
- Ability to work on different projects simultaneously.
- Excellent written and verbal communicator, with exemplary grammar and spelling, who places high value on attention to detail.
- Good influencing and negotiation skills.
- Respect for and ability to maintain confidentiality at all times.
- Self-reliant and confident IT user including internet, email, design, databases, spreadsheets and MS Office.
Desirable
- Creative thinker, able to innovate to meet audience needs.
- Experience or knowledge of Raisers Edge database.
- Sports sector knowledge.
Other
Essential
- Positive, energetic and able to enthuse.
- Flexible and proactive problem solver.
- Takes personal responsibility for and remains focused on delivering results and achieving objectives, overcoming problems and frustrations.
- Genuine commitment to the work and services of Willow.
Desirable
- Empathy with the cause and knowledge of issues faced by young adults facing serious illness.
Special Conditions
Essential
- Able to work irregular (unsociable) hours and weekends where necessary.
- Own car and current driving license
General
We offer the following competitive benefits package:
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Holiday purchase scheme
- Life Assurance and Group Pension Fund
- Season ticket loan
- Cycle to work scheme
- Flexible Working policy
- Employee discounts
- Employee Assistance Programme
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title: Senior Media and Communications Officer
Location: Hybrid (two days per week in our Camden office)
Salary: £26,707.20 - £28,860 per annum (pro-rata)
Hours: 30 (can be worked over 4 or 5 days)
Contract: permanent
Closing Date: 20 May 2025
Virtual Interview Date: 2 or 3 June 2025
Are you looking for a rewarding role working for an intersectional feminist organisation? If so, we have an incredible opportunity for you to join our team as Senior Media and Communications Officer at Solace Women's Aid.
A London charity, we exist to end the harm done through gender-based violence. Our aim is to work to prevent violence and abuse, as well as providing services to meet the individual needs of survivors, particularly women and children. Our work is holistic and empowering, working alongside survivors to achieve independent lives, free from abuse.
Our core values reflect our history and were developed in consultation with staff and service users. Feminism and intersectionality are key to our work and we are committed to the principles of being survivor-led, trauma-informed, empowering, diverse, anti-racist and anti-discriminatory.
About the Service
This role sits within Solace’s Business Development directorate, which includes Partnerships and Public Affairs and Fundraising, as well as Communications.
About the Role
We are recruiting a Senior Media and Communications Officer to join us and play a pivotal role in promoting Solace’s services and campaigning work to external audiences via the media and social media. The post holder will also support with internal communications, and hold oversight of communications volunteers. This role will ensure domestic abuse survivors, decision makers, supporters and future supporters understand the life-saving services we offer, our hard-hitting campaigns, Solace’s impact on women’s lives and our contribution to bringing about lasting change.
In the year of our 50th anniversary, we are celebrating how much we’ve achieved, but also reflecting on the fact that there is so much more to be done. Join our passionate, committed team of women helping to bring about the day when everyone is able to live safe and independent lives which are
free from gender-based violence, abuse and exploitation.
About You
We are seeking a hard-working individual with a strong news sense, experience working in press/media offices and across social media. You will be creative while maintaining Solace style and tone, and able to work across a number of priorities at the same time. A team player, you will establish, develop and maintain relationships with journalists/producers, women with lived experience, volunteers, charity and corporate partners and Solace colleagues, up to and including the CEO.
What we can offer you
We provide a comprehensive benefits package to all our employees, including:
· Flexible working based on core hours of 10am-4pm
· Focus on learning and development (internal career progression and training)
· Generous holiday entitlement
· Employer pension contribution
· Family-friendly leave and enhanced maternity pay
· Access to Inclusion Networks
· Daily clinical debriefing
· Employee Assistance Programme providing free 24/7 support and advice
· Employee Benefits Platform offering staff discounts, benefits and savings
· Flow & Restore yoga classes
· Meditation sessions
· Cycle to Work Scheme
How to apply
Please submit your CV and Supporting Statement through the recruitment portal. When applying for this role, kindly highlight in your Supporting Statement how your values, knowledge, skills, and experience align with each point within the following sections of the Job Profile Document:
· Values, Behaviours & Competencies
· Knowledge, Experience and Skills
Solace Women's Aid values diversity, promotes equity, and challenges discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, abilities, perspectives, and lived experiences. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay, and benefits. Our Inclusion Networks support staff with protected characteristics and offer inclusive spaces to connect.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We anticipate and provide reasonable adjustments as needed and support employees who acquire a disability or long-term health condition, enabling them to stay in work.
This service is run by women for women and is therefore restricted to female applicants under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, and Part 1. Section 7(2) e of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 apply. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.
As part of safer recruitment practices, we carry out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and right to work in the UK checks.
No agencies.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The successful candidate will join our busy Governance team, reporting to the Head of Governance and working closely within a core team of two officers and two senior officers.
As a Senior Governance Officer, you will provide high quality governance support to the senior executive, Board and Committees as well as other stakeholders across the Fund engaging pro-actively with other teams and stakeholders across the Fund. You will have a good understanding of governance in the public or voluntary/charity sector and be able to quickly familiarise yourself with the Fund’s complex governance framework. You will be expected to use your knowledge and judgment to provide prompt and high-quality advice and feedback.
You will show leadership in identifying, implementing, and maintaining effective governance processes and best practice, bringing changes where needed.
A team player you will take pride in your work and the work of the Governance team.
Day to day responsibilities will include:
- You will work strategically, managing complex meeting schedules and governance processes.
- You will be attentive to the needs of the business and be customer focussed.
- You will ensure Fund governance processes and procedures are proactively and effectively managed and supported.
- You will establish strong networks across the Fund to ensure you understand and respond to the needs of stakeholders.
- You will be able to write clear information and minutes in a prompt manner.
- You will be recognised across the Fund as a reliable resource on governance matters, providing guidance and support as needed.
- You will be expected to manage your workload effectively, work autonomously, and consistently deliver high-quality outputs under tight deadlines.
- You will provide advice to Governance Officers and support their development.
The ideal candidate:
- You will have experience of working in governance, or a governance-related position.
- You will be reliable, highly responsive, flexible and maintain high attention to detail and pro-actively identify and address gaps.
- You will be able to manage multiple priorities, handling complex schedules, and ensuring that all tasks are completed efficiently and on time.
- You will have excellent communication skills to convey complex information clearly and concisely, both in writing and verbally, to a range of customers including senior stakeholders.
- You will be experienced and skilled in writing quality meeting minutes promptly after meetings.
- You will have the ability to work well in a team environment, collaborating effectively with colleagues to achieve common goals.
The role is hybrid and UK based. However you will be able to travel to London for team’s meetings and occasionally to other locations within the UK to support governance meetings when required.
Interview Date: 27th May onwards - two stage - online/face to face
Location: UK - Hybrid working with a requirement to occasionally travel to the London office and other locations in England and across the UK to support meetings when needed. 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
On application, please align your supporting statement to the criteria below
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate a good understanding of governance processes and requirements through prior experience working in a similar role in the public or voluntary/charity sector.
- Have strong communication skills, verbal and written, and excellent organisational skills.
- Have experience in supporting and engaging with senior stakeholders, with the ability to show initiative and lead in some areas of work.
- Demonstrate a proactive and adaptable approach and the ability to think innovatively to solve problems.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of public sector governance and environment.
- Experience in working collaboratively within a team and supporting others.
- Understanding of project management.
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.)
It starts with community.
Department: Communications and Public Affairs
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full time
Salary: £36,000 – £38,000 per annum
Location: Home Based with UK wide travel as required
Reports To: Media and External Affairs Manager
The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) is seeking a proactive and skilled Media Officer to join our Communications and Public Affairs team. This is a newly created role, offering the opportunity to help shape and strengthen NFCC’s voice in the national conversation around fire and rescue services.
Reporting into the Media and External Affairs Manager, you will play a central role in growing our media presence and positioning NFCC as the go-to source for journalists covering national fire and rescue issues. You will help to ensure our messages are clear, timely, and authoritative across all platforms.
Join us and help ensure that fire and rescue services have a strong, consistent voice on the national stage.
Key responsibilities:
Serve as a point of contact for incoming media enquiries.
Draft high-quality, publication-ready communications content – including press releases, news articles, opinion pieces and other engaging content.
Support NFCC’s campaigns and policy initiatives by securing media coverage and developing strong relationships with journalists and editors.
Take ownership of key communications tools and systems, including media monitoring and audit of coverage.
Act as the lead Comms officer on at least one area of NFCC’s work in partnership with the relevant NFCC teams and lead officers (but will also work on a wide range of our issues and areas).
Participate in an out-of-hours communications rota as part of NFCC’s communication support function (with some out of hours support – see job description for more information).
What we are looking for:
Experience in a media, journalism or communications role.
Excellent writing skills with the ability to produce accurate, compelling content under pressure.
Confidence in handling media enquiries and building positive relationships with the press.
Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
A collaborative approach, with experience working across teams and engaging with senior stakeholders.
A good understanding of the UK media landscape and wider external environment.
If this sounds like the kind of opportunity that you would be interested in, please have a look at the Job Description on the NFCC website and apply.
Working with us:
NFCC is a fully remote organisation, and all staff work from home. This role will involve some travel for stakeholder meetings, events, conferences, training sessions and team away days, for which travel expenses are paid.
How to apply:
Please complete the application form linked from the ‘apply now’ button on the NFCC Website. CVs will NOT be accepted for this position.
Closing Date – Sunday 1 June with interviews being conducted on Teams on Tuesday 17 June. If you are not available for interview on this date, we will try to provide an alternative date, though we advise that we may not be able to do this.
NFCC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and will require a DBS check to be completed prior to commencing in post.
NFCC is committed to being an inclusive employer. We comply with the Equality Act 2010, and we believe that everyone deserves to work in safe environments that are free from bullying, harassment and discrimination, abuse, and harm, where they feel supported, welcome, and able to thrive.
NFCC acknowledges the duty of care to safeguard, protect and promote the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and is committed to ensuring safeguarding practice reflects statutory responsibilities, government guidance and complies with best practice, all staff are expected to share this commitment.
NFCC is an independent membership association and the professional voice of UK fire and rescue services.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary £27,000 - £31,000 per annum - subject to skills and experience
Hours of work 37.5 hours a week over five days
Base Hybrid working for the foreseeable future with regular attendance to the office, Pears Building, Pond Street, London, NW3 2PP:
o Tuesday to Thursday must be in our office
o Monday and Friday can be worked from home
The role
As the breadth and volume of our fundraising activity has grown over the last couple of years, an opportunity has arisen for a detail orientated and enthusiastic individual to join our database team. This role will be line managed by the Database Manager, with a dotted line to the Senior Database Officer to ensure the smooth running of our income processing activity, making a significant impact for the charity, and enabling excellent supporter care.
The team
Our dynamic fundraising department are preparing for an ambitious multimillion-pound campaign in support of a ground-breaking cancer centre on the site of the Royal Free Hospital. We pride ourselves on being a supporter focused and agile function, working at the heart of the charity to deliver impact for patients and staff across our hospitals.
Responsible for attracting and retaining donors, and delivering an outstanding supporter experience, the fundraising department comprises two teams which work closely together to achieve our shared objectives:
- Our Public Fundraising team harnesses the support and energy of individuals and groups, helping them to give back in the way that works for them. This includes committed giving, in memory support, gifts in wills, and fundraising events and challenges. Our Philanthropy and Campaign teams builds relationships with individual philanthropists, trusts, foundations, and corporate organisations which give, or have potential to give, £10,000 to the charity each year. They lead major appeal activity for the charity, currently focused on our exciting cancer campaign which is due to launch in 2025.
- Our database team sit within Fundraising, with their work underpinning and supporting the entire department.
Organisation
The Royal Free Charity stands at the threshold of its most important period of development.
Our vision is for everyone served by the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (RFL) to have access to world-leading healthcare, delivered by a thriving workforce, and driven by medical research that has a global impact. We support the 17,000 staff of the RFL and their two million patients across Barnet, Chase Farm, North Mid and Royal Free hospitals and more than 30 NHS services.
Through the services we provide, and the programmes and equipment we fund, we make a profound and immediate difference to patients’ experiences of care.
The recruitment process
To apply for this post, send your:
- CV (please include your last employer and dates of employment)
- Cover letter addressing how you meet the criteria set out in the job description and person specification.
Please note, that applications submitted without a cover letter may not be considered for this role.
Closing date for application: 2 June 2025, 12 noon.
Interview date: 10 June 2025
Please kindly note that we may close the job advert before the closing date if we receive a large volume of applications.
- You must be eligible to work in the UK
We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may require during the recruitment process.
As an equal opportunities’ employer, the Royal Free Charity is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join the Royal Free Charity and act in line with our values of dedication, innovation, partnership, energy and respect.
We accelerate improvement and innovation beyond what the NHS can provide





The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Background
People and communities around the world have the solutions to social injustice, authoritarianism, and the climate crisis. But repressive governments, corrupt corporations, and armed groups use violence and oppression to try and silence them.
By building resistance and resilience among those challenging unaccountable power, Open Voices supports a shared vision for a world where communities and ecosystems can thrive.
As a mission-driven nonprofit, we join forces with grassroots activists, community groups, and social movements at risk. Working together, we strengthen their physical safety, digital resilience, and collective wellbeing. As a social impact consultancy, we help high-profile nonprofits and foundations manage risk and care for their teams and partners.
This dual approach allows us to work at every level of civil society, from the grassroots to the global.
We have scaled to meet a 66% surge in demand for our support over the past two years, with our international team now responding to 11 new cases every week. Last year alone, we:
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Answered 575 calls for assistance across 100 countries.
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Delivered over 6,000 hours of mentoring and accompaniment.
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Trained over 1,000 activists in 112 holistic security workshops.
Whoever we partner with, we start with questions, not answers. Listening before speaking, understanding before acting. Together, we defend those who speak out.
We are expanding our diverse, inspired, and purpose-driven team. Will you join us as our new philanthropy coordinator?
Role description
As our philanthropy coordinator, you will play a key role in building new partnerships with philanthropists and high-net-worth individuals, with an immediate focus on the UK, US, and Europe. You will design and implement a comprehensive strategy to build a robust portfolio of individual donors, Family Foundations, Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) and other personal giving vehicles.
A proactive and thoughtful relationship builder, you will maintain long-term relationships and lead bold strategies to engage new audiences, including millennial and next-generation philanthropists. You will steward Open Briefing’s first global development board, working closely with our CEO and director of development to engage members around a dynamic programme of activities designed to make Open Briefing more fundable and findable.
Together with our director of development, you will drive forward a multi-year fundraising strategy to resource our work with activists and organisations on the frontlines of human rights, social justice, and environmental action.
Your primary responsibilities will include:
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Designing and executing our philanthropy fundraising strategy. Lead a strategy to identify, cultivate, and solicit high-net-worth individuals (HNWI) —including through Donor Advised Funds, Family Offices, Family Foundations, and other giving vehicles—with an immediate focus on the US, UK and Europe.
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Prospecting and donor acquisition. Manage HNWI prospecting, generate new leads, develop solicitation plans, brief senior leadership in advance of meetings, and coordinate cultivation and networking opportunities.
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Stewardship and relationship management. Build strong relationships with existing and potential donors through tailored stewardship plans designed to grow income over time. Manage donor tracking and communication systems.
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Nurture and grow our development board - Work alongside our director of development and CEO to identify and engage members and steward the Board through a 12-month action-orientated development campaign.
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Budget Management. Manage a programme budget for cultivation and stewardship events and activities.
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Collaboration and Communication. Work closely with our communications coordinator, director of development and programme teams in the production and dissemination of donor-relevant reports, updates and other content; and contribute to the conception and organisation of donor-facing online and in-person events.
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Team support. As a key member of our development and communications team, undertaken other duties as reasonably requested relevant to team and organisational goals.
Person specification
Essential
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You will have extensive experience managing a HNWI or major gift portfolio.
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You will have a proven track-record of personally securing four, five, or six-figure donations from HNWI and/or major gift donors in the UK, US and/or Europe.
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You will have experience working within a nonprofit focused on human rights, social justice, and/or environmental action.
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You will have excellent verbal communication skills, including English language skills, both spoken and written.
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You will have experience working with senior stakeholders and board members to support fundraising activities.
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You will have an ability to work both strategically and operationally.
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You will have creative thinking and problem-solving aptitude.
Desirable
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You may have experience working within a global nonprofit.
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You may have knowledge of the human rights, social justice, environmental justice, and/or international development funding landscape.
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You may understand grant-making and grant-management processes, especially with respect to private philanthropic funding, including family foundations, DAFs, and Family Offices.
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You may understand tax-efficient donation mechanisms in the UK, US, and across Europe.
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You may understand the trends in dynastic giving as well as emerging and next-generation philanthropists.
If you feel you meet some but not all of the criteria, we would encourage you to get in touch.
Terms and remuneration
This is a remote, home-working role. You will be contracted for 40 hours a week on a full-time, fixed-term contract. Flexible working is available and encouraged.
We are looking for someone who wants to embrace this pivotal role within our close-knit team and develop a long-term working relationship with us. You will be properly onboarded and continually supported by experienced and compassionate managers and colleagues. Your line manager will be our director of development, Vicky Nida.
In return for your time and dedication, we will offer you a remuneration package made up of fair pay, sector-leading benefits, and progressive leave policies, including:
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Salary of £46,900 per annum.
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7% employer pension contribution.
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Family private medical insurance.
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Employee Assistance Programme, including welfare counselling.
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Unlimited professional coaching.
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Enhanced annual leave of 25 days plus local public holidays.
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Additional leave days for annual closedown.
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Enhanced sick pay.
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Flexible working, including flexitime and remote and home working.
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Access to local coworking spaces.
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Support for climate action:
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Personal carbon emissions offsetting.
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Up to two additional leave days for sustainable travel.
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Up to two additional leave days for climate activism.
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Apple MacBook and peripherals.
If you are based outside the United Kingdom, you will be offered comparable compensation through our local employer of record, Remote. For parity, we contribute 4% above the local statutory requirements into the personal pension plans of staff members employed outside the UK. We will contribute 7% into the personal pension plans of staff members employed in counties where there is no local statutory provision.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion
Open Briefing values diversity. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all can be their authentic selves. We therefore encourage applications from all who meet the person specification and particularly from candidates who are from racialised communities and those under-recognised in our development team. This currently includes people of colour and people from countries in the global majority.
Please read our diversity, equity, and inclusion policy for more information. Our ethical and environmental policies are also available. And you may find our Vision, Mission, and Values statements of interest.
Open Briefing is a Disability Confident Employer and a signatory of the Charter for Employers Who Are Positive About Mental Health. We will make reasonable adjustments for disabled and neurodivergent people during the recruitment process and any subsequent employment. Please let us know in your cover letter how we can be the recruiter and employer you need us to be.
We have checked the text of this advert using the Gender Decoder tool.
Safeguarding
Open Briefing is dedicated to upholding the highest safeguarding standards, ensuring a culture of respect and protection for both our internal and external stakeholders. Our approach encompasses preventative measures and a strong response mechanism to any safeguarding concerns, guided by a survivor/victim-centred ethos. We enforce a strict no-tolerance policy towards any violations of safeguarding policies, ensuring that all concerns are addressed promptly and appropriately. Our safeguarding policy is available here.
How to apply
Please submit your application using our online form and note the following dates:
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Closing date: 30 May 2025
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Interviews: w/c 9 June 2025
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Desired start date: As soon as possible
Please let us know on the form if any of these dates are problematic and we will try to accommodate. The successful candidate will need to complete a reasonable vetting process before engagement.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are committed to improving diversity and inclusion across our organisation. Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and the Global Majority are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single specification. If you’re excited about the role but your experience or qualifications don’t perfectly align, we encourage you to apply anyway. We particularly encourage applications from underrepresented groups such as the global majority, LGBTQA+, those with a disability and neurodiverse conditions.
The role:
This is a key role within the Executive Leadership team, with accountability for Finance, Procurement and IT at the Globe. You will work collaboratively with the CEO and Executive leadership team to drive strong business as usual delivery, and provide provide balanced insight to Executive Leadership Team and the Senior Leadership Group so that they can take responsibility for questioning routines and rituals, and for streamlining processes that improve efficiency.
The Finance Director is the lead on the Audit and Risk Committee (ARC) and is a key part of other relevant committees. You will also attend and report at Board meetings, developing strong working relationships with Board members, the Artistic Director, Executive Leadership members, members of the Senior Leadership Group (SLG), the Finance and Procurement team, the Globe’s IT contractor, and colleagues throughout the Globe.
The skills:
· Chartered Accountant.
· Extensive Director level business experience in a complex organisation.
· A strategic thinker with entrepreneurial instincts
· Demonstrable experience in managing contracts.
· Experience within the charities sector including understanding of the relevant accounting, taxation and other regulatory requirements this presents.
· Empathy with the work, aims and mission of the Globe including an appreciation of the balance between the charitable purpose and commercial imperatives.
· An effective and flexible leadership and management style with demonstrable ability to inspire, motivate, coach and develop a team.
· Credibility and authority to work effectively and liaise internally with senior staff and externally with Trustees and other stakeholders.
· An excellent negotiator and influencer with string emotional intelligence and good communication skills.
· Analytical problem-solving ability with the appetite and energy to evaluate, challenge and change the status quo.
· Experience in financial and risk compliance and governance issues.
· Accessible and inclusive report writing and presentation skills demonstrated as a part of Board level reporting.
· Positive, determined, pragmatic, and resilient – able to inspire confidence and respect.
· The ability to work flexibly in a creative, fast-moving environment and understand the importance of artistic risk taking and to respond positively to it.
· Experience in, or a personal interest in the arts, heritage/museum, or creative industries.
· Experience of managing IT contracts or IT staff.
The team:
The Finance Department provides timely and accurate financial information to key stakeholders while protecting Shakespeare’s Globe assets and ensures compliance with laws and regulations in relation to financial and taxation matters. Serving as a key partner on topics requiring economic, financial and value for money inputs and expertise, the Finance Department manages Accounting and Financial Reporting, Tax, Banking Relationships, Procurement, Financial Risk Management, Contracts, Management Reporting, and external audit partners
Shakespeare’s Globe:
We celebrate Shakespeare’s transformative impact on the world by conducting a radical theatrical experiment. Inspired and informed by the unique historic playing conditions of two beautiful iconic theatres, our diverse programme of work harnesses the power of performance, cultivates intellectual curiosity and excites learning to make Shakespeare accessible for all.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Elders Voice is a charity supporting older people in the London Borough of Brent. Our mission is to enable older people to live safely and independently in the homes of their choosing and lead happier and healthier lives. We do this by providing a variety of services and activities, including a Handyperson Service and a Day Centre.
The Handyperson Service is our flagship service; it’s been in existence for 35 years and is highly valued by the older people who use it. The service aims to prevent accidents in the home and enable older people to live safely by carrying out basic repairs and improvements, and the installation of small equipment such as grab rails, which support mobility. Jobs include things like changing lightbulbs, hanging curtains and putting up shelves. Our handy team have decades of experience between them, and an exceptional reputation in the borough.
We are looking for a Handyperson Service Coordinator to oversee the Handyperson Service and be responsible for all aspects of facilities management at our premises in Kensal Green.
Role: Handyperson Service Coordinator
Salary: £18,000 per annum (FTE £30,000)
Hours: 21 hours per week
Responsible to: Chief Executive Officer
Based at: Elders Voice offices in Kensal Green
Overview of role:
Handyperson Service
- Undertake all administrative tasks relating to the effective and efficient running of the Handyperson Service with meticulous attention to detail and record keeping.
- Coordinate the handy team and provide supervision and support.
- Promote service within borough and maintain relationships with Brent Adult Social Care, healthcare bodies and other statutory & voluntary sector organisations.
- Work with CEO in developing and expanding service.
Facilities Management
- Oversee all contracts related to Health & Safety and building maintenance.
- Carry out inspection of premises and flag areas requiring maintenance and repair.
- Ensure premises meets government regulations, health & safety standards and energy efficiency requirements.
If you are passionate about working with older people and local communities, this could be your chance to join a team that's helping make ageing a wonderful and worthwhile journey. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, a great multi-tasker and thrive at delivering first class services. This is an opportunity for you to put your stamp on a service and potentially develop it into something bigger! To find out more about the role and what it entails, please read the full job description and person specification.
Please apply by submitting your CV and a covering letter explaining why you are suitable for the role and how your previous experience is relevant to the person specification.
Our mission is to make ageing a wonderful and worthwhile journey for older people in Brent.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.