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Job Purpose
The Group Head of Marketing and Communications is a strategic leadership role responsible for shaping and delivering an excellent quality, high impact approach to integrated marketing, brand and communications across the TLC Group.
The postholder will primarily set direction and enable the team to deliver their work, with some direct input into campaigns, messaging and other outputs.
This role is directly accountable for:
- Growth in key audiences
- Smooth running of the marketing provision of TLC Group including website, social, internal and external comms, press, PR and brands.
- Delivery of high-quality campaigns, on time and to budget, which deliver agreed outcomes.
The role will share responsibility with others for:
- Growth in fundraised income
- Performance of commercial subsidiaries
Wider Support
The postholder will be supported by the Director of Development as their line manager, and beyond that the Development sub-committee of our TLC Group Board alongside the wider Board itself.
There will be scope to shape and grow the internal team if / when the TLC Group continues to expand. Beyond the direct team, TLC Group uses a network of freelancers and agencies and there is potentially scope to draw in their expertise, budget permitting.
Key responsibilities
Strategic leadership
- Provide outstanding leadership and direction for the TLC Group Marketing and Communications team, bringing energy and drive to our ambition.
- Develop and lead the implementation of a TLC Group-wide Marketing and Communications strategy aligned with organisational goals.
- Lead on positioning the organisation as a sector leader, enhancing visibility, influence and impact.
- Advise the Executive Leadership Team on marketing, communications and reputational risk. Plan and mitigate against brand and organisational reputational risk and manage crisis communications effectively.
Brand and Communications
- Lead the development and ongoing delivery of brand marketing strategies for each of our differentiated brands, supporting the transition to an audience led approach.
- Lead the implementation and embedding of our new brand portfolio across our organisation including successful application of brand identities, values, key messages and tone of voice.
- Identify opportunities to increase brand awareness and lead the delivery of these across a national footprint.
- Set the strategic direction for all internal and external communications, including our Press and PR work.
- Ensure our messaging reflects organisational values, mission and impact.
Income Generation and Commercial Integration
- Support the growth of our Charity by providing Marketing expertise and developing marketing plans which facilitate our partnerships and charitable income generation work (fundraising, philanthropy and grants). Work closely with our Development and Partnerships teams to deliver this.
- Support the Group's commercial subsidiaries by providing Marketing expertise and developing marketing plans which assist the subsidiaries to meet their revenue targets. Work closely with our Group Commercial Director to deliver this.
Influencing
- Support our Policy team (part of our Development team) developing TLC's government relations work through influencing campaigns, parliamentary events and policy responses.
Digital and Innovation
- Drive digital changes and innovative solutions to improve customer journeys, supporter retention and AI integrations/automations, helping to futureproof our growing organisation.
Leadership and Management
- Lead the team to deliver across brands, through effective project management and prioritisation as well as ensuring alignment of stakeholder expectations against agreed objectives.
- Develop our high-performing marketing and communications team and build connections which embed marketing and communications across the entire Group.
- Establish a network of strategic relationships with key stakeholders across team and subsidiaries to support a one team approach, integrated planning and effective delivery.
- Set the Departmental budget with a focus on value for money.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Build strong relationships with key stakeholders, partners, media and influencers.
- Represent the organisation externally at events and in the media.
Organisational
- Support the designated safeguarding lead to ensure all staff, volunteers, trustees and students at TLC Group understand that safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. Ensure adherence to policies, mandatory training, reporting concerns, and compliance to protect children and adults at risk.
- Perform any other duties within the general scope of this job profile or as reasonably required by the Director of Development.
- Commit to continuous professional development through engagement in specific opportunities agreed with the Director of Development.
Person Specification
Experience
- Senior leadership experience in marketing and communications.
- Proven track record of developing and implementing effective brand strategies across:
- An organisation with a diverse portfolio of services, brands or sub-brands - and/or
-A charity or social enterprise with commercial subsidiaries
- Developing and implementing marketing and communications strategies that employ a mixture of marketing channels.
- Producing comprehensive campaigns that increase income and engagement.
- Building high trust, collaborative relationships and managing stakeholders at every level.
- Understanding and working with diverse audiences.
Skills and abilities
- Seeing things both strategically and operationally.
- Managing a multi-brand portfolio in a fast faced environment.
- Creating and managing a departmental budget to ensure a good return on investment.
- Excellent leadership, influencing and relationship management skills, including with freelancers or agencies.
Qualities
- A positive, creative problem solver.
What success looks like
In the first six months, we would expect this role to build a strong understanding of the Group structure and priorities, while starting to bring greater clarity and alignment across the brand portfolio and marketing approach. There is a real opportunity here to shape direction early, deliver some quick wins, and build momentum across the organisation.
By twelve to eighteen months, the expectation would be to see clear, measurable impact in areas such as audience growth, income generation and brand visibility, alongside a more defined and embedded marketing function that is set up to support both the charity and commercial aims of the Group.
This role offers a high degree of ownership, and will suit someone who enjoys building, prioritising and making progress across multiple areas, while helping the organisation focus its efforts over time.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Across the UK, nurses and midwives are under extraordinary pressure. Help us tell a different story — one rooted in compassion, culture change, evidence and hope.
FoNS is seeking a future-focused Communications and Marketing Manager to lead our next phase of growth and visibility. This is an opportunity to shape how a nationally and globally respected charity communicates its impact, influences policy and practice, and reaches wider audiences through digital innovation, strategic campaigns, impact and powerful storytelling.
FoNS is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and to creating a supportive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your participation in the interview process, please contact us and we will work with you to accommodate your needs wherever reasonably possible.
Candidates will be informed in advance about the format, panel composition and any presentation or task requirements to support equitable participation.
FoNS is a charitable organisation that works across health and social care, UK-wide and beyond.



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Dog Aid Scotland
Dog Aid Scotland is celebrating its 70th anniversary of creating and protecting loving homes across Scotland. The charity helps keep dogs with their owners whenever possible and when that’s not possible, we find dogs new homes, giving them hope for a future.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a long-standing charity entering a period of growth and investment with a focus on helping many more dogs and their owners. The charity will look to increasing the scale of its work, significantly increasing awareness of the importance and impact of Dog Aid Scotland while ensuring financial sustainability through fundraising and income diversification.
Role Description
The Head of Income and Engagement is responsible for diversifying and growing Dog Aid Scotland’s fundraising income streams as well as overseeing the charities strategic communications and marketing activity. Reporting directly to the CEO, the postholder will develop and deliver a comprehensive Income and Engagement Strategy that ensures sustainable income growth, deepens supporter engagement and increases awareness of this long-standing charity. As well as working at a high level, this will be a hands on, operational role which is expected to work directly with donors and lead on fundraising activity.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the development and implementation of Income and Engagement Strategies aimed to grow income sustainably and significantly increase awareness of the charity
- Grow income from individual giving, regular giving, fundraising events and legacy giving, whilst looking to develop further income streams such as major donors, trusts and foundations in future.
- Develop strong donor journey that's engaging, from recruitment and stewardship to longer term donor retention.
- Create and deliver engagement strategy focused on growing brand awareness, deepening engagement and understanding of the charity, its impact and services.
For more information on the role and how to apply please see the Job Pack below.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Senior Supporter Engagement Manager will lead the strategic development of personalised, data‑driven supporter experiences that deepen engagement and maximise long‑term value. This role oversees the design and optimisation of multi‑channel supporter journeys, with a key focus on the creation and delivery of the email, SMS and What’s App communications, as well as our loyalty‑focused communications such as Cure Magazine, supporter newsletters and seasonal loyalty comm such as Christmas Cards. You’ll be a resident expert in marketing personalisation and data automation through martech tools.
Acting as the organisation’s expert in supporter experience design, the postholder ensures that every interaction — from the point that a supporter hits our database to long‑term stewardship — is timely, relevant, and insight‑led. You will use a mix of influence, coaching and collaboration skills to work across the organisation – working closely with Fundraising, Digital, Data, Business Intelligence, Insight, Policy and Campaigning, Volunteering, Info Services and Brand teams to embed a culture of continuous improvement and supporter‑centric thinking.
Most importantly you’ll be passionate about giving supporters a fantastic experience so that they stay longer, do more and feel like a valued part of getting to a cure for dementia.
Key Responsibilities:
Supporter Journey Development & Design
· Lead the end‑to‑end design of supporter journeys working collaboratively across all the organisation, taking an audience led approach in achieving our income, engagement and influence objectives, joining the dots and identifying opportunities for cross sell, upsell and integration of offers throughout a supporter's relationship with us.
· Oversea the mapping and optimisation of lifecycle journeys, ensuring they are insight‑driven, segmented, and aligned with organisational goals towards a cure.
Responsible for ensuring your teams are expert in our martech, and use testing frameworks (A/B, multivariate), data and performance insights to optimise journeys performance.
· Lead for automation of journeys within our martech, balancing efficiencies on resource with excellent supporter experiences.
· Lead for data, compliance and technical troubleshooting.
Data Selections & Audience Targeting
· Responsible for making audience targeting decisions ensuring accurate, timely, and insight‑led targeting for all fundraising and engagement activity.
· Working collaboratively with the BI team to ensure the development and application of data modelling and propensity models to predict supporter behaviour models that support tailored communications and efficient campaign delivery.
· Work closely with Data and Analytics teams to maintain data quality and optimise selection processes, and work with insight and BI to translate performance outputs into actionable recommendations for optimising our supporter journey performance.
· Ensure robust documentation, governance, and continuous improvement of data targeting and selection workflows
· Work collaboratively with the digital analytics team to ensure a strong connection between web and paid digital activity to avoid siloes across the stages of a supporter's experience with ARUK.
Supporter Loyalty & Stewardship Communications
· Lead the creation of loyalty‑focused communications that build long‑term relationships and increase lifetime value and deliver on our supporter experience principles – including communications such as Cure Magazine and E-newsletter.
· Work collaborative with Senior Supporter Relations Manager to develop stewardship frameworks that recognise and thank supporters at key moments – including the coordination of an ARUK approach supporter Christmas and Seasonal greetings.
· Ensure collaboration within these organisational supporter loyalty communications is effective leading for RACI and levels of approval.
· Lead for your team adhering to GDPR-aligned audience management and safe data activation.
Leadership & Collaboration
· Manage and develop a multi‑disciplinary team across your key responsibilities, fostering a culture of audience led, testing, continuous improvement and joined up thinking, planning and delivery.
· Build strong relationships with key stakeholders across fundraising, digital, brand, data, insight, info services, policy and campaigning, and research teams to ensure alignment and shared priorities.
· Responsible for keeping up to date on latest thinking, tools and technology for delivering effective Supporter Experiences, working closely with our Salesforce Technical Product Owner. And represent the charity in conferences, networking and influencing within the sector.
Knowledge, skills and experience needed:
· Extensive experience in supporter or customer journey design, CRM‑driven marketing personalisation and data automation
· Strong understanding of email marketing and supporter journey platforms and infrastructure, automation tools, and CRM systems.
· Familiarity of audience targeting segmentation and data selections.
· Familiarity with propensity modelling, predictive analytics, or working alongside data science teams.
· Proven ability to lead teams and manage complex, cross‑functional projects.
· Strong analytical mindset with the ability to translate insight into action.
· Excellent communication and stakeholder‑management skills.
· Demonstrable experience of leading supporter engagement programmes across multi-channel campaigns and activity.
· Demonstrable experience of working with external partners, including creative agencies, platform providers, research agencies, print and production houses.
· Demonstrable budget development and management experience.
· Deeply supporter‑centric, with a passion for creating meaningful experiences and supporter communications.
· Ability to distil complex data into simplified actionable insights that build the programme.
· Curious, analytical, and comfortable working with data and making driven decision‑making.
· Creative thinker who enjoys solving complex problems, particularly solving problems in collaboration with stakeholders.
· Collaborative, confident, and able to influence at all levels, particularly at a senior level across the organisation.
· Experience of coaching internal stakeholders, with strong workshop facilitation experience.
· Committed to continuous learning and innovation.
Additional Information:
Ways of working:
As part of our Agile ways of working, you will be required to work approximately 2 days a week from the office, which is subject to the requirements of the role and the business needs. Flexibility on where you work can be split between working from home and our office.
Roles that are classed as part of the Agile ways of working are not able to claim any costs for Mileage/Travel on Public Transport, Accommodation and/or Meals. This includes when attending the office for various meetings/events.
Our Office: Our office is at 3 Riverside, Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge, CB21 6AD.
Salary: Circa £56,000 per annum, plus benefits.
Please download the Vacancy Pack on our website for more information.
The closing date for applications is the 31st May 2026, with interviews being arrange once shortlisting has been completed. Please indicate in your covering letter if you are unable to attend an interview on a certain date. We would encourage you to submit your application at the earliest opportunity, as on occasion we may have to bring forward the interview date and/or the closing date based on the needs of the business. Although a possibility, this will only happen in exceptional circumstances. Please indicate in your covering letter if you are unable to attend an interview on a certain date.
We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, particularly from those in the global majority, those with disabilities, men and those from the LGBTQIA+ community. Any offer of employment is however subject to you having the right to work in the UK.
As part of our commitment to being an inclusive employer and ensuring fairness and consistency in our selection process, we will handle your CV and application with the utmost confidentiality. Should you require any adjustments at either the application or interview stage, please contact us via our website.
How to apply: Please create an online account using our Online Recruitment Platform which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies page. You will be able to attach your CV to your application and track the status of your application.
About Alzheimer’s Research UK: Alzheimer's Research UK is the UK's leading dementia research charity. Our mission is to accelerate progress towards a cure. Today 1 in 2 people will be impacted by dementia, either through caring for a loved one, developing it themselves or tragically both. But there is hope.
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Helplines Partnership (HLP) is looking for a creative, digitally skilled communicator to join our small, friendly team. This is a varied and rewarding role at the heart of the UK helpline sector, with real scope to grow our reach, membership and influence.
You will support and deliver HLP's Marketing and Communications Strategy managing social media, building email campaigns, leading on website content, and producing graphics and video. You will co-create sector campaigns including our annual Helpline Awareness Day, develop press releases and media commentary, and report on performance across all digital channels. Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage budgets and lead cross-team projects are essential.
The ideal candidate will have experience in digital communications or marketing, be a confident copywriter across multiple audiences, and be comfortable with CRM software and a website CMS. Familiarity with tools such as Canva, Mailchimp, Google Analytics or Wagtail is desirable, as is knowledge of the charity or membership sector. Above all, we want someone self-motivated, collaborative and passionate about making a difference who shares our values of quality, passion, integrity, ambition and equity.
We are interviewing on a rolling basis, so early applications are encouraged. HLP is an equal opportunities employer.
Our Values:
Helplines Partnership’s core values have been developed to guide the way we want to work, manage our business, and deliver our services. They provide the foundation for our staff when responding to members and stakeholders.
Quality – confirming our commitment to value and excellence
Passion – affirming our enthusiasm for what we do
Integrity – upholding our commitment to honesty and sound work principles
Ambition – emphasising our motivation and determination to succeed
Equity – committing ourselves to fairness and equality
Helplines Partnership is committed to inspiring its members with the same ethos and building a connected, responsive and sustainable help-sector and is committed to anti-discriminatory values and to the involvement of users of services.
Other requirements:
This is a homeworking role.
Expectation of occasional/regular travel and work effectively within and outside the UK.
This is a part-time position 22.5 hours per week - Wednesday - Friday.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a community-based charity with an ambitious and exciting vision set in the heart of Portobello, West London, supporting and enhancing the lives of people in the local community.
Westway Trust is seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Senior Manager: Communications & Marketing – to lead the Communications and Marketing function, developing and delivering integrated strategies that build Westway Trust’s profile, deepen stakeholder engagement, and amplify the impact of the Trust’s community-centred work across North Kensington.
You will need to have the right blend and balance of strategic, communication, innovation and people skills. You will have experience of supporting and enhancing the lives of people in the local community. You will be an energetic and enthusiastic individual with a commitment to the value of participative community engagement. You will be comfortable in connecting with the wider community, able to listen and gather the views of local people and feed these back into the direction, work and decisions of the Trust.
Key responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:
- Management and leadership of the communications and marketing team.
- Deliver effective two-way communications activities that reach Westway Trust’s key audiences and give the Trust a good understanding of stakeholder sentiment.
- Be responsible for building and managing strategic partnerships.
- Be responsible for the impact measurement of the Trust’s engagement and consultation activities.
- Develop and deliver innovative marketing activities including newsletters that effectively promote the activities of the Trust and certain beneficiaries.
- Work with appropriate stakeholders to build and deliver a marketing and communications strategy to promote the Portobello area including associated materials, digital platforms and activity.
- Develop and deliver a strong strategy for the use of social media and website platforms in support of Westway Trust’s aims and objectives.
- Support community activities and engagement
Essential Experience, Skills and Attributes:
The post holder will have strong management skills, experience of working in complex marketing and communications environments, an ability to work across a range of communications and marketing disciplines, and a commitment to working alongside the people of North Kensington.
Essential:
- Proven track record of developing and delivering high-quality marketing and communications strategies across multiple channels.
- Strong copywriting skills including news features, press releases, social media, marketing materials and executive communications.
- Experience managing complex stakeholder relationships and navigating sensitive issues.
- Experience managing and developing a team to deliver a wide range of work to tight deadlines.
- Demonstrable experience managing budgets and external contractors/suppliers.
- Track record of advising senior executives and gaining buy-in for strategic plans.
- Solid understanding of digital marketing including SEO, Google Ads, CMS platforms, email marketing tools (e.g. Mailchimp), and Google Analytics.
- Experience in PR and media relations, including building and maintaining a press database.
- Demonstrable commitment to equality of opportunity and understanding of the needs of diverse communities.
- Understanding of data protection legislation and GDPR as it applies to marketing databases.
- Capacity to effectively navigate, manage, and de-escalate challenging interpersonal situations, maintaining a supportive and resilient approach when working closely with vulnerable and traumatised groups.
Desirable:
- Relevant qualification (e.g. CIM, CIPR, or degree in marketing, communications or related field)
- Experience working in or with the charity, social enterprise, or community sector
- Knowledge of or connections to the North Kensington area
- Experience promoting community events, cultural programmes, or grant-funded activities
- Familiarity with online design tools like Adobe Pro, and Canva and project management tools like Asana.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate the Trust’s Values— Openness, Integrity, Equity, Sustainability and Courage.
We exist to work together with the local community to enable North Kensington to thrive.



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are seeking an experienced, driven and creative Marketing Manager to join Nottingham Hospitals Charity at a senior level. As a key member of our team, you will play a pivotal role in working alongside our appointed agency to shape and implement multi-channel marketing plans that support fundraising, engage existing and new supporters as well as bringing our brand to life.
This is an exciting opportunity to work as a 360-marketer, utilising your expertise in various channels and collaborating with stakeholders across the organisation and external agency partners. You will lead on planning, delivering, and evaluating marketing campaigns to maximise the charity’s impact.
Key responsibilities
- Lead the implementation of the NHC marketing plan and introduce content marketing initiatives, ensuring alignment with charity goals
- Lead on brand awareness campaign to improve awareness, engagement and income
- Be key point of contact with appointed agencies to deliver the marketing and development strategy
- Lead on income generating marketing campaigns from initial concept to delivery and evaluation, ensuring they deliver measurable results
- Work alongside the Communications and Media Manager to oversee the creation and distribution of content across various channels, including digital, social media and email
- Lead on e-marketing from ideation to delivery to support fundraising, supporter and NUH engagement
- Drive fundraising marketing, working closely with Fundraising Leads to identify opportunities and evaluate supporter needs, using insights to inform marketing activity
- Support campaign management, supporter engagement and awareness for Legacy and in-memory giving
- Implement brand guidelines consistently, ensuring all marketing activity reflects Nottingham Hospitals Charity’s values and identity
- Lead on marketing planning to ensure appropriate cadence of communications to supporters and donors
- Repurpose content to ensure maximum engagement and reach
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including NUH Trust Communications teams to create integrated marketing plans that support diverse audience engagement opportunities
- Drive successful lead generation initiatives to deliver data acquisition, conversion and increased income
- Stay up to date with industry trends and best practices to identify innovative opportunities for growth
About you
- Proven experience as a 360-marketer, delivering multi-channel marketing campaigns to diverse audiences and achieving measurable results
- Have demonstrable experience of bringing a brand to life with internal and external audiences
- Strong knowledge of content marketing, audience segmentation, and repurposing content for different platforms
- Experience in implementing brand guidelines and maintaining brand consistency across all marketing outputs
- Excellent project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple campaigns simultaneously and deliver on time and within budget
- Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders
- Analytical mindset, with experience conducting market research and using insights to inform marketing plans
- A proven track record of driving successful lead generation initiatives
- Creative and proactive approach, with a track record of identifying and implementing innovative marketing ideas
- A keen eye for detail and excellent copywriting skills
- Demonstrable experience in line management, including the ability to mentor and develop team members
Marketing experience
- A minimum of three years’ experience in a marketing environment, with a proven track record of delivering impactful campaigns
- An understanding of the charity sector and/or prior experience in a fundraising environment is desirable
- Experience working with CRM systems is also desirable
For an informal chat about the role, contact Sam Cousens at Nottingham Hospitals Charity.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
What we do is extraordinary.
And we need a Head of Fundraising who understands all of that.
Let’s start with the obvious.
You’ll need a sense of humour for this job.
Because we work with animals and children — and both have a habit of humbling you, daily.
HorseWorld Trust rescues abused and neglected horses and gives them a second chance at a meaningful life. Some of those horses go on to support vulnerable children and young people — including those with SEMH needs, SEND and children in care — through our Discovery – Discover Horses, Discover Yourself™ programme.
What we do is extraordinary.
It is also muddy, unpredictable, emotional, joyful, heartbreaking, funny and deeply human.
About HorseWorld (the real version)
Horses are incredible animals. They’ve carried humans into war; it’s no wonder they can read exactly what a child needs, often before the child knows it themselves.
Sadly, some people still abuse and neglect them. That’s where the HorseWorld hug comes in. With us, horses are safe. They live out all year round, form herds, roll in the mud, escape occasionally (because… horses), and get to live like horses again.
Our 160-acre farm is minutes from Bristol and Bath, but feels like a different world. In winter, photoshoots and tours involve waterproofs and wellies. In summer, it’s an outdoor oasis.
We do serious work — and we also believe in joy:
· Horse Festivals
· Carol services
· Massive corporates on their knees pulling ragwort
We are kind, committed, slightly irreverent, and very proud of what we do.
Why this role exists (the honest bit)
We raise around £1.5m a year against operating costs of around £2.5m.
Fundraising needs to grow — but more importantly, it needs to work better.
This role exists to:
- grow sustainable, controllable income
- improve return on investment (ROI)
- focus on what actually delivers impact
- stop doing things that don’t (even if they’re well-loved)
You won’t be expected to perform miracles.
You will be expected to bring clarity, judgement and leadership — with empathy and humour intact.
The role (what you’ll actually do)
As Head of Fundraising & Communications, you will:
- Sit on the Senior Management Team and report to the CEO
- Lead all fundraising and marketing comms activity
- Take responsibility for income and cost-effectiveness
- Shape strategy, set priorities and make evidence-based decisions
- Personally steward a small number of key major donors and partners
You’ll lead a talented team covering:
· Individual Giving
· Major Donors & Philanthropy
· Corporate Partnerships
· Trusts & Grants
· Digital Content
- Data, CRM & Compliance
You’ll also work closely with our Heads of Equine Welfare and Discovery to fundraise for our work with vulnerable horses & children.
Who this role is for
You’ll probably thrive here if you:
· Are an experienced charity fundraiser who’s seen how things really work
· Understand that “more activity” is not the same as “more impact”
· Care about ROI and relationships
· Can make tough decisions without losing kindness
· Are both proactive and adaptable
· A great communicator and relationship builder
· Are comfortable talking to Trustees one minute and standing in a muddy field the next
· Can laugh when a horse wanders into a carefully planned moment (because it will)
You don’t need to be an equine expert — but you do need to like animals, people, and the beautiful messiness of both.
What we offer
· A genuinely senior SMT role with real authority and Board backing
· Space to think, not just react
· A values-led organisation that tells the truth
· A team that works hard, laughs often and cares deeply
- Horses who will keep you grounded (sometimes literally)
Final thought
This is not a polished, corporate fundraising role.
It is a meaningful one — rooted in rescue, recovery, growth and second chances.
If you want to lead fundraising in a place where the work matters, the people are lovely, the horses are honest, and humour is not optional — we’d love to hear from you.
Key Details
Salary: £50,000 per annum depending on experience plus benefits
Hours: 35 per week (Mon–Fri, some weekends)
Location: HorseWorld Trust, Bristol
Reports to: CEO
DBS required
Application Details
To apply for this role please complete the application form (available to download from our website or contact us to request the form).
This role is subject to a DBS check, and you will be required to provide proof of your right to work in the UK. We are a Safer Recruitment organisation and this is mandatory.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Role Purpose
As Head of Creative & Content, you will shape and champion the creative vision of Child Bereavement UK. You’ll lead the development of a bold, purposeful content and creative strategy that brings our mission to life, ensuring every story, campaign and asset is high-quality, evidence-based, accessible and emotionally resonant across all channels.
You’ll set the creative direction and ensure everything we produce is consistently compelling, inclusive and impactful, delivering outstanding user experiences that truly connect with our audiences.
This role leads the full content lifecycle, from strategic planning and innovative production to governance and evaluation. You’ll drive creativity that supports income generation, strengthens service delivery and grows brand awareness, making sure our content doesn’t just inform, but inspires action and change.
Main Responsibilities
1. Leadership, Team Management & Administration
- Work alongside the Director of Marketing & Communications to lead the Marketing & Communications team, ensuring there is a clear direction of travel, an understanding of purpose and exemplary culture embedded to drive future success.
- Provide clear leadership and direct line management to the Brand Lead and Content Creator.
- Build a high-performing content function with strong planning, evaluation and cross-functional collaboration.
- Support and mentor a network of volunteer content creators.
- Champion innovation, best practice and a user-centred approach to content.
- Proactively formulate appropriate, strategic and creative responses and pitch new ideas for campaigns and activities.
- Oversee the content strategy for all level 1 output, and seasonal appeals and campaigns.
- Effectively manage expenditure across all content workstreams in line with agreed expenditure budgets.
- Ensure that the recording of permissions and consents is adhered to in line with our policies and procedures and in accordance with GDPR.
- Deputise for the Director of Marketing & Communications when required.
2. Creative and Content Strategy & Governance
- Set, implement and continuously evolve the organisation-wide content strategy, ensuring alignment with strategic aims and audience needs.
- Oversee content systems, processes, policies and tools to ensure consistency, quality, accessibility and compliance.
- Develop a sensitive and safe lived-experience content strategy, ensuring safeguarding standards are met and contributors are appropriately supported in partnership with service teams.
- Identify and pursue content collaboration opportunities to enhance reach, impact and brand visibility.
- Manage the content budget and ensure effective prioritisation and resourcing.
3. Content Creation, Management & Delivery
- Lead delivery of high-quality cross-channel content, including copy, editorial, design and audio-visual assets.
- Develop and provide creative direction for content-led campaigns.
- Grow and manage a library of level 1 and evergreen content.
- Identify new and emerging content opportunities appropriate content opportunities using market insight and analytics to continuously develop Child Bereavement UK’s content position.
- Create, assign, commission and manage a diverse range of evergreen and project specific multimedia content including but not limited to video, audio, design and copy.
- Maintain a robust content production schedule to support organisational priorities.
- Quality-assure and ensure all content meets visual identity, user experience, accessibility, safeguarding and GDPR requirements.
- Support colleagues with interviewing service-users, professionals, staff and supporters and producing high-quality case studies for use across channels including the Impact Report, website, publications, social media and fundraising materials.
- Support and guide colleagues with basic content production duties as needed.
4. Brand & Information standards
- Provide line management and leadership to the Brand Lead to oversee brand (design, editorial and audio-visual) standards across all key external communications.
- Support the Brand Lead to identify and steward brand opportunities and collaborations.
5. Insight, Evaluation & Reporting
- Lead ongoing insight and research activities to assess content effectiveness and identify gaps or opportunities.
- Monitor and analyse content reach, performance and effectiveness producing regular reports for senior leadership.
- Adopt test-and-learn approaches (e.g., A/B testing and insight sharing) to drive continuous improvement.
6. Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement
- Work closely with the Directors of Marketing & Communications, Services & Service Transformation, and Income Generation to deliver strategic content needs.
- Partner with bereavement services, income generation and participation teams to identify and maximise high-value content opportunities.
- Collaborate with brand and marketing colleagues to deliver projects aligned to the marketing strategy and comms plans.
- Liaise with creative agencies, media partners and freelance suppliers.
- Foster strong cross-charity relationships to ensure coherent messaging and shared learning.
All Staff
- Contribute to the vision and mission of Child Bereavement UK; whilst embedding the values into your daily work activities.
- Promote equality of opportunity and diversity in accordance with Child Bereavement UK policy.
- Contribute to the overall success of the charity’s fundraising needs by providing case studies, attending events and adding value to the experience of our supporters as required.
- Contribute to the brand and reach of the charity by working alongside our Marketing & Communications Team when relevant press opportunities arise or when required for social media and online content (including the use of photography).
- Work to objectives, targets and work plans agreed with your line manager.
- Undertake specific projects and other ad hoc duties agreed with your line manager, fulfilling any deadlines, reviews and reporting procedures required.
- Take an active part in the Quarterly review process and participate in training agreed with your line manager.
- Recognise and champion the lived experience of children and young people with bereavement within your work.
- Ensure the health and safety of all colleagues, volunteers and visitors in accordance with Child Bereavement UK policy.
Person Specification
Essential
Experience & Knowledge
- Proven experience developing and delivering an organisation-wide content strategy.
- Experience leading a content or editorial function in a complex organisation (charity, health, social care or similar desirable).
- Proficient in graphic design and video editing skills (e.g. Canva, Adobe, CapCut).
- Strong track record for producing and overseeing high-quality written, digital, graphic and audiovisual content.
- Experience commissioning and managing agencies, freelancers and creative partners.
- Demonstrable experience creating or stewarding sensitive or lived-experience content, including safeguarding, trauma-informed practice and GDPR compliance.
- Experience of embedding and adhering to content governance and policy.
- Experience managing a team of content specialists and/or volunteers.
- Experience working collaboratively across multiple directorates and with subject matter experts.
- Experience using insight, analytics, testing and research to evaluate content performance and inform decision-making.
- Strong project management experience, managing multiple concurrent content projects and deadlines.
- Strong understanding of accessibility, UX principles, brand management and content governance.
Skills
- Excellent copywriting, editing and storytelling skills across multiple formats and for diverse audiences.
- Skilled in producing high-quality video and audio content, including hands-on skills in filming, recording and editing.
- Ability to translate complex or clinical information into clear, engaging content. Ability to set strategic direction and translate it into actionable plans and workflows.
- Strong ability to prioritise, allocate resources and manage competing demands.
- Ability to balance creative ambition with commercial or organisational objectives.
- Skilled in coaching, mentoring and motivating individuals and teams.
- Strong interpersonal and relationship management skills, with the ability to influence internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to interpret data, identify insights and make evidence-based recommendations.
- Excellent attention to detail and commitment to editorial quality.
Attributes & Values
- Compassion, emotional intelligence and ability to work respectfully with bereaved children, young people and families.
- Collaborative, approachable, and able to build trust across teams.
- Creative, innovative and proactive, with a solutions-focused, self-starter mindset.
- Highly organised, resilient and able to work independently in a remote environment.
- Strong commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion and ethical storytelling, including amplifying lived experience safely and respectfully.
- Willingness to undertake relevant training and development opportunities.
- Willingness to be flexible work to meet organisational need.
- Ability to undertake periodic UK travel and represent the charity at meetings and events.
Desirable
- Experience working within the charity/third sector, particularly in bereavement, mental health or social care.
- Understanding of bereavement and the needs of bereaved children, young people and parents.
- Previous experience in a Head of Content or similar leadership role.
- Experience of leading in-house and external creative teams.
- Background in storytelling, editorial or publishing environments.
- Experience of delivering large-scale content programmes across multiple channels.
- Familiarity with CRM systems such as Salesforce.
- Experience managing or supporting lived-experience contributors, ambassadors or volunteers.
- Knowledge of digital marketing principles (e.g., SEO, user journeys, content optimisation.
- Active engagement with creative or content industry networks
Recruitment Timetable
Application deadline: 27th May 2026 at midnight
First Stage Screening Interviews – on-going
You may be asked to attend a 10-minute Screening Interview on MS Teams with the Hiring Managers for the vacancy, to assess your suitability for the role. During the interview, you will be asked two skills-based questions.
Second Stage Interviews – Friday 5th June
If you are progressed to a second stage interview, you will be invited to attend a 1-hour formal interview on MS Teams with the Hiring Managers for the role. It is our policy to share the role-specific interview questions with applicants ahead of the interview, to aid their preparation. You may also be asked to complete an interview task, which will also be shared with you in advance.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We're the UK's specialist blood cancer charity and our vision is clear: we’re here to beat blood cancer. We fund world-class research; provide information and support to patients and their loved ones; and raise awareness of blood cancer.
Blood Cancer UK is looking for a Direct Marketing Manager to deliver innovative, insight-led direct marketing campaigns that grow supporter engagement and maximize income. This is an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative, high-performing team and help shape digital fundraising products and campaigns that make a real difference to people affected by blood cancer.
Based in London with hybrid working options (2–4 days per month in the office may increase dependent on business needs) this role offers hands-on campaign delivery, opportunities to develop new fundraising products, and the chance to contribute to strategic digital acquisition. If you enjoy using data to drive decisions, experimenting with new approaches, and delivering campaigns that really engage supporters, we’d love to hear from you.
We are committed to actively promoting equality, diversity, and inclusivity. In line with our strategy we welcome approaches from individuals from underrepresented groups, including minority communities, and applicants with a disability, to better reflect the community we serve and help broaden our perspectives.
We research, we support, we care. Because it’s time to beat leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma and all types of blood cancer.



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Job Title – Senior Fundraising Executive
Contract - Permanent
Hours - 35 hours per week
Salary – £30,000 - £33,000 per annum (depending on experience) (including London weighting)
Location - London
About Coram
Coram is the UK’s longest-serving children’s charity, having been established in 1739 as the Foundling Hospital by Captain Thomas Coram. We aim to give children the best possible start in life and have been finding new ways to help them for over 280 years. Today, we are a group of charities and charitable companies and have a strong reputation within the children’s care sector. Coram is a leader in adoption and fostering, children’s health education, therapy, child and family law, and advocacy for those in and leaving care. We also have an in-house academic team and we promote best practice to government, local authorities, other children’s organisations and professionals.
About the role
Coram’s Fundraising Team raises over £4 million of voluntary income across the Coram Group. The Individual Giving team has responsibility for supporter care, customer service and administration of individual supporters on our database. Coram has been growing its investment in Individual Giving for a number of years, has a loyal and very generous supporter base and an ambition to see this grow and develop further by embracing new ideas. The team has an exciting future and this role will play a key part in its success.
We are now seeking a highly motivated individual with an interest in communicating our work and building our supporter base to join the team. This is an ideal opportunity for someone to develop their fundraising and communications skills in both print and digital media.
To apply for this role, please click on the 'apply now' button below to complete the application.
Closing date: 27th May 2026
Interview date: W/c 1st June 2026
Coram is an equal opportunities employer and we believe a diverse workforce enables us to improve the services to the children and families we help. We are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from all sections of the community we seek to support. This includes those from global majority ethnic backgrounds, those that identify as LGBQT+, those with disabilities, those with lived experience of care, those with neuro-diversity, and those from other groups who are underrepresented at Coram.
If applicants feel comfortable, we would encourage them to draw on lived experience as well as professional experience in their personal statement as part of their application.
We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Registered Charity No. 312278.
Coram changes lives, laws and systems to create better chances for children, now and forever.
Closing Date: 22nd May 2026
Interview Date: 2nd June 2026
Location: Hybrid working with multi-site working
across both Hospice sites, Selly Park and Erdington
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: Corporate Band E £35,423 - £41,403per annum
DBS Requirement: Basic
At Birmingham Hospice, our teams are united by a shared purpose: to improve the quality of life for people living with life-limiting conditions, and to support their families and loved ones during some of the most challenging times they will ever face.
We are seeking to appoint a proactive and commercially minded Sponsorship & Advertising Executive to develop, sell and manage sponsorship and advertising opportunities across hospice publications, campaigns, events, and physical environments.
This is an exciting new role designed to create a sustainable income stream, strengthen corporate relationships, and take advantage of opportunities generated by fundraising and marketing activities. With achievable targets focused on securing sponsorship for key publications, materials and initiatives, the postholder will play an important part in supporting the hospice’s long-term ambition to grow voluntary and commercial income beyond traditional fundraising streams.
Why This Role Matters
Sponsorship and advertising represent a significant opportunity for the hospice to diversify income. We need someone who can fill this gap by bringing the commercial focus and professional sales expertise required to identify, develop and manage these opportunities effectively, ensuring they deliver value both for the hospice and for partner organisations.
What You’ll Do
· Identify, develop and sell sponsorship and advertising opportunities across hospice publications, campaigns, events and on-site environments.
· Build and maintain strong relationships with local and regional businesses and partners.
· Create tailored sponsorship packages and advertising solutions that align with organisational values and brand.
· Manage the full sales cycle, from prospecting and pitching through to delivery and reporting.
· Work collaboratively with the Corporate and Community Fundraising, Events and Marketing teams to ensure opportunities are maximised, coordinated and aligned with the wider fundraising and marketing strategy.
· Monitor income performance and contribute to future growth plans for commercial partnerships.
About You:
· Proven experience in sponsorship sales, advertising sales, business development, or commercial partnerships.
· Strong relationship-building and negotiation skills.
· Confident communicator with the ability to pitch ideas persuasively.
· Organised and self-motivated, with the ability to manage multiple opportunities simultaneously. Collaborative approach and commitment to supporting a cause-driven organisation.
· Understanding of the charity or healthcare sector is desirable but not essential.
What We Offer
· The opportunity to shape and grow a brand-new income stream.
· A collaborative, supportive working environment.
· The chance to make a real difference in supporting hospice care for local families.
· Puts patients, families and people first
· Flexible and inclusive ways of working
· Competitive salary, generous holiday entitlement
· Wellbeing programmes, Reward Gateway retail discounts & financial tools
We believe that anyone with a terminal diagnosis deserves to live well and make the very most of the time that remains.


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War Child UK is at a pivotal moment. As more children than ever are growing up affected by conflict, the need for their work has never been greater, and neither has the importance of connecting with the world and their key audiences in bold, relevant and meaningful ways.
As they begin a new five‑year strategy, introduce a refreshed brand and strengthen their ambition to reach more children impacted by war, we are seeking an outstanding Executive Head of Communications, Marketing and Campaigns to help lead this next chapter.
This is a rare opportunity to shape how War Child UK shows up in the world, bringing together their vital purpose, distinctive voice and creativity in ways that truly resonate. You’ll join a team driven by ideas, collaboration and action, united by a deep commitment to the children, communities and partners they serve.
From stand‑out cultural moments to ambitious advocacy campaigns and urgent emergency communications responding to some of the world’s most severe crises affecting children, you’ll lead a team producing powerful communications that cut through, connect with audiences and inspire action.
Executive Head of Communications, Marketing and Campaigns
War Child UK
Circa £75,000 per annum
London (Hybrid and flexible working policy)
Reporting to the Director of Fundraising and Engagement, this is a pivotal new role at a defining moment for the organisation, as War Child UK launches a new strategy and refreshed brand.
You will lead a team of experts across marketing, communications, digital, press, content and advocacy, shaping how War Child UK engages supporters, partners and decision-makers. You will oversee the delivery of high impact campaigns and communications on the worst crises affecting children and across a portfolio of bold music, art, gaming and corporate partnerships and events.
You will develop an audience-led communications, brand and marketing strategy that drives engagement, income and influence, ensuring campaigns and advocacy are fully integrated and mutually reinforcing.
This role combines creativity with strategic judgement, providing senior leadership on external positioning and reputational risk and crisis communications advisory – and shaping how War Child UK shows up in the world, while enabling a motivated, ambitious team to perform at its best.
About you
We are looking for an experienced, hands-on leader with:
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Strategic communications leader with a proven track record of delivering integrated, audience‑first communications and marketing strategies that drive engagement, income and influence in complex, fast‑moving environments.
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Expert in narrative, brand and advocacy, with strong experience shaping external positioning, leading high‑impact campaigns, and using communications to advance political advocacy and public change.
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Insight‑led and externally focused, skilled in using audience insight, data and cultural, media and political trends to inform strategy, prioritisation and decision‑making.
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Credible senior adviser and collaborator, with strong influencing skills, experience advising leadership on external positioning and reputational risk, and the ability to build effective relationships across teams and with external partners.
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Motivational leader and executor, able to build and manage high‑performing teams, deliver high‑quality content and campaigns, balance creativity with discipline, protect workload and wellbeing and uphold best practice in EDI, safeguarding and ethics.
How to Apply
If you have any queries or wish to have an informal discussion about the opportunity, please contact our retained advisors Jane Ray or Erica Ritchie via email with a copy of your CV.
Recruitment Timetable
Deadline for applications: Sunday 31st May, Midnight
Online Interviews with Prospectus: 8th and 9th June
In-person interviews with War Child UK: Thursday 18th and Friday 19th June
Staff and CEO Engagement sessions:Thursday 25th June
What does it take to lead the national voice for special schools at a time of real change?
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) – National Association of Special Schools (NASS)
National – home-based, with regular travel across England and Wales, particularly London
£90,000–£110,000 per annum
Full-time, permanent.
About NASS
The National Association of Special Schools (NASS) is the membership association for special schools in England and Wales. We bring together independent special schools, non-maintained special schools, special academies, maintained special schools and multi-academy trusts with specialist provision.
We exist to inform, support and represent our members, helping specialist schools improve outcomes for children and young people with SEND and secure the place of specialist provision within the wider education system. NASS is known for being accessible, responsive and personal, combining national influence with practical support that members value as timely, human and trustworthy.
This is a pivotal moment for the organisation. In February this year, the Department for Education published a major white paper on SEND reform which will require NASS to both influence national policy on behalf of our members and children and young people, as well as support them to navigate the changes. Our new CEO will need to review our strategy while building on our strong platform and momentum to further deepen our influence and strengthen our internal capacity.
As our next Chief Executive, you will:
- Strategy & Impact: Lead NASS through a period of policy and structural change, ensuring the organisation remains clear on purpose, responsive to members and influential in the SEND landscape.
- Governance & Finance: Work closely with the Board of Trustees to provide strong governance, prudent financial stewardship, robust risk management and clear strategic oversight.
- Operational Leadership: Provide confident leadership to a small, remote team, strengthening collaboration, accountability, resilience and a positive, high-trust culture.
- Income Generation: Oversee budgeting, planning and reporting while developing thoughtful opportunities to diversify income through membership, partnerships, events and related activity.
- Community & Partnerships: Build and sustain trusted relationships with government, parliament, regulators, sector bodies and member schools, ensuring NASS remains relevant and well connected.
- Member Services: Protect and enhance the practical offer to members, from briefings and special interest groups to conferences, webinars, training and peer-to-peer learning.
- Brand & Profile: Act as a credible public ambassador for NASS, helping to modernise communications and broaden the organisation’s voice beyond a founder-shaped model.
- Future Growth: Shape a distributed leadership profile and support a more varied, accessible and engaging approach to membership, advocacy and communications.
- A seasoned senior leader with experience in a charity, membership body, education or public sector setting, and a clear track record of leading through change.
- A strong strategic thinker, able to absorb complex information quickly and translate it into clear, practical direction.
- A confident communicator with the gravitas to represent NASS with members, staff, trustees, MPs, peers, media and national partners.
- A politically astute relationship-builder, comfortable navigating a complex and fast-moving external environment.
- Experienced in governance, with a sound understanding of working with boards or trustees and supporting effective decision-making.
- Numerate and commercially minded, with experience of budgets, financial planning, income generation or partnership development.
- Credible, approachable and resilient, with the emotional intelligence to lead well in a high-profile, remote and sometimes uncertain context.
- Direct SEND experience would be a significant advantage, alongside understanding of specialist education or similarly complex stakeholder environments.
Why NASS?
- This is a chance to lead a respected, member-led organisation with a strong national reputation and a clear public purpose.
- You will help shape the future of specialist education at a time when SEND reform is high on the agenda.
- NASS has a loyal, experienced and collegiate remote staff team, supported by an active Board of Trustees.
- The organisation offers a genuinely influential platform, with strong connections across the sector and with government.
Application
For full details of the role including how to apply, please download the full appointment brief. For an informal and confidential conversation about this position, please contact Jenny Hills at Harris Hill via apply button with times to speak and (optional but appreciated) a CV or professional profile which will be treated with the strictest confidence.
Closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 8th June 2026
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.
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Age UK Wandsworth is a local, independent charity that works to promote the wellbeing of all older people in the London Borough of Wandsworth. We offer a variety of services with the goal of helping older people to #AgeWellinWandsworth. Our charity is consistently growing, so we are creating this new role to support our CEO with social media, marketing and organising events. The role will suit someone who is calm, mature, professional, organised and creative and will be comfortable working directly with a creative and curious CEO committed to transforming the charity’s online presence.
Our mission is to help older people to age well in Wandsworth.

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