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Job Title: Individual Giving Manager Department: Income Generation and Partnership Development
Reports to: Director of Income Generation and Partnership Development
Hours: Full time, (part time and flexible arrangements considered)
Salary: £30k-£38k (pro-rata if part time and dependent on experience)
Contract: Fixed term for 2 years, potential to extend depending on funding
Location: Largely home based / with occasional visits to the Oxford office. Must be able to attend two all staff meetings in Oxford per annum
Role purpose:
To develop and deliver an Earthwatch individual giving programme. The role will focus on identifying opportunities to engage supporters, implementing activities to cultivate, solicit, and steward donors, and increasing financial contributions from new and existing supporters. The role will also assist in the delivery of major donor cultivation events alongside senior staff.
Key deliverables:
Strategy & Income Growth
• Develop and implement a multi-year individual giving strategy, including regular giving, one-off donations and legacy giving
• Set and monitor income and engagement targets, using data insights to refine and improve approaches.
Campaigns & Appeals
• To project manage multiple appeals delivering accurate campaigns across digital, print, and telephone on time, to inspire and convert supporters, on budget to a high standard and meeting agreed targets.
• To manage the relationship with external fundraising agencies, ensuring they are briefed and provided with the information they need.
• Collaborate with the communications team to ensure campaigns align with brand and messaging guidelines.
• Undertaking all activities in line with best practice standards and processes as set out by the Institute of Fundraising, Fundraising Regulator and any other bodies as prompted by the Director.
Donor Engagement & Stewardship
• Deliver high-quality donor communications, including impact reports, appeals, and tailored updates.
• Support donor journeys that build loyalty and increase lifetime value through a range of fundraising products
• Attend events as required to meet donors.
Data Management & Reporting
• Ensure all materials produced are accurate and compliant with relevant data protection and gift aid legislation (where applicable).
• Use the database to track donor engagement and manage contact strategies.
• Produce reports and analysis on giving trends, campaign performance, and donor behaviour to inform decision-making.
Collaboration & Support
• Work closely with colleagues across Income Generation, Communications, Programmes, and senior leadership to maximise donor opportunities and engagement.
In undertaking these roles, the postholder should also have regard to: -
• Acting as an ambassador for the work, vision and values of Earthwatch Europe.
• Ensuring continuous development of skills and knowledge required for the post, undergoing training and performance review as required.
• Working within all the policies and procedures of Earthwatch Europe, ensuring compliance with health & safety policies and all legal and contractual obligations associated with the post.
• Collaborating with other Earthwatch teams to ensure effective delivery of partnership programmes.
• Carrying out any other reasonable duties commensurate with the level of responsibility of the post, as requested by the post holders line manager.
Please find attached the full job description and person specification.
Job Title:
Senior Legal Rights Team Manager
Department/Responsibility for:
Legal Rights Team
Line management of 3 employees
Reports To:
Director of Research and Support Services
Purpose of the Role:
Due to an ambitious strategy to increase our reach and revenue by 2027, and increasing demand for our legal services, we are ready to welcome an experienced Senior Legal Rights Team Manager to our Legal Rights Team.
We are looking for an experienced and organised individual to lead the delivery of our high-quality legal rights service, managing a team to ensure our services and support comply with regulatory obligations and remain up to date with the latest legal updates. This includes casework supervision within the team as well as managing your own caseload. The legal focus of the team’s work is within the health and social care field.
In addition, you will need to support the Director of Research and Support Services in managing our external relationships, evaluating and monitoring our service, devising and delivering training and supporting research and marketing activity. Additionally, you will use casework evidence to inform the Charity’s wider policy and advocacy strategies to achieve systematic change.
To be a success in this role, you should be an excellent communicator, proactive, flexible, highly organised and able to meet deadlines. This is a challenging but well-supported role, where you can make a large, career-defining impact for Cerebra and the children and families that we serve.
Key Areas of Responsibility:
1. Team Management and Supervision
- Provide effective, remote line management, support and performance management to direct reports to help them maximise their potential and effectiveness.
- Ensuring that knowledge, training and skills are maintained within the team, with a particular focus on legal knowledge and expertise.
- Conducting inductions, performance management and ensuring casework supervision.
- Provide practical and person-focused coaching support to the Legal Rights Team.
- Ensure there is a continual culture and focus on learning and development and wellbeing.
2. Culture & leadership
- Work to continue the development of a strong, person-centred, empathetic, supportive and inclusive culture at Cerebra.
- Build on excellent relationships between different teams and directorates for each other’s and Cerebra’s overall strategic goals and objectives
- Collaborate across departments to align partner activity with service delivery and communications.
- Contribute to strategic, organisational and cultural development.
- Champion innovation, growth mindset and learning from failure.
3. Legal Casework
- Oversee and supervise casework around health and social care legal entitlements.
- Manage referrals to the Legal Rights Service and triage new cases.
- Ensure that casework is managed in a timely, appropriate and compliant manner.
- Undertaking a personal caseload, including complex cases.
- Ensure all cases are handled in a timely manner - compliantly, effectively and ensuring quality standards are adhered to.
- Develop and maintain legal information products.
- Providing reports to the Director Group and Trustees where required on service performance, legal trends and key performance indicators.
- Use any common occurring problems that arise from the casework to feed into developing further research work into the area of health and social care.
4. Policy and Advocacy
- Utilise insights and data gathered from casework to identify systematic issues/updates and contribute to Cerebra’s policy and advocacy strategies.
- Collaboration and supporting the Senior Research, Policy and Influencing Manager to ensure insights and data trends identified from casework are appropriately actioned and communicated.
- Use knowledge, experience and legislative updates to influence wider policy changes.
5. General
- Monitor and evaluate the impact of the Legal Rights Team.
- Build and develop relationships with similar charities/organisations.
- Analyse trends in the area of health and social care law that can feed into future research projects.
- Develop and deliver Cerebra’s legal rights strategy, ensuring alignment with organisational goals and research priorities.
- Support collaboration across the different Cerebra teams.
- Experience using Client Relationship Management (CRM) systems or similar digital tools for recording and tracking work.
- Uphold Cerebra’s Data Protection Policy and all relevant confidentiality and safeguarding policies.
- Carry out any other reasonable duties in line with the needs of the team and organisation.
Please see attached job description for person specification.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are seeking a dynamic individual to coordinate a multi-year racial equity partnership programme called “Leadership Lighthouses”.
This is a unique opportunity to be part of a groundbreaking mission to support the development of social purpose leaders from Global Majority backgrounds.
In this role, you will collaborate closely with partners, participants, and a team of skilled facilitators to coordinate programme planning, logistics and successful delivery, ensuring a high quality experience for all involved.
The key responsibilities of the role are to:
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Lead day-to-day programme coordination, ensuring milestones are met, project plans remain live and up to date, and risks or delays are proactively identified, communicated, and mitigated to support timely delivery.
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Act as the key operational contact for the programme, coordinating task allocation and communications with the programmes team, steering group, and wider stakeholders to ensure timely, high-quality information flow aligned with project milestones.
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Coordinate monitoring and evaluation schedules and data collection.
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Coordinate steering group meetings.
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Coordinate communications and agreements with facilitators, programme contributors, partners and venues.
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Coordinate participant recruitment processes, working closely with the Programmes Administrator to ensure smooth application, selection, and onboarding in line with project milestones.
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Support the Director of Programmes in moderating applications and conducting applicant interviews.
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Assess learner needs and coordinate learning and accessibility adjustments in collaboration with the Director of Programmes; hold meetings or calls with participants and facilitators to understand additional needs and ensure a positive programme experience, and liaise with relevant colleagues on implications for delivery.
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Coordinate logistics for both in-person and online programme sessions.
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Monitor the safeguarding inbox and liaise with the Director of Programmes, Safeguarding Lead, and facilitators to agree and implement appropriate follow-up actions.
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Support logistics and administration for facilitator training and development sessions.
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Monitor and track the programme budget, support financial reporting, and collaborate with the Director of Programmes to ensure efficient use of resources.
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Conduct desktop research in line with the location decision framework when establishing locations for future programmes.
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Coordinate and respond to participant communications, working in collaboration with the Programmes Administrator and Director of Programmes.
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Work with the Marketing team to provide regular updates on programme progress, providing relevant programme information to support marketing and promotional activities.
About You
We seek a highly organised individual with exceptional attention to detail and the ability to communicate clearly and efficiently, who brings an inclusive approach and is driven to ensure that the Leadership Lighthouses programme is impactful, and delivers a positive experience for partners, participants and their communities.
How to Apply
If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you! Take a look at the full job description, which includes details on the key responsibilities and application process.
We’re committed to fostering an inclusive and welcoming environment where everyone is valued and respected. We run a blind recruitment process to ensure fairness and equity, anonymising applications so that you are assessed solely on your experience and potential.
Key Dates
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Applications close: 11:59pm Sunday 26 April 2026
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Initial interview (online): Wednesday 13 May 2026
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Final interview (in person, in London): Wednesday 20 May 2026 (flexibility can be discussed)
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The Fundraising Development Administrator will play a vital role in supporting the Director of Fundraising across corporate partnerships, philanthropy and special events.
The successful candidate will provide high-quality administrative and project support whilst also developing skills in copy writing, marketing, events, stewardship, prospect development and fundraising strategy. The role offers valuable exposure to senior stakeholders, donors, and wider organisational projects.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is hard-working, enthusiastic, keen to learn and passionate about pursuing a career in fundraising, working work with a driven team in a small, but impactful and growing charity to improve the lives of young carers and patients.
Our mission is to inspire and empowers young people with caring responsibilties and/or chronic health conditions to reach their full potential.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is a rare and exciting opportunity for a strategic, faith‑driven leader to shape and scale programmes that are transforming children’s lives across the UK.
Children and young people across the UK are facing a growing mental health crisis. At Transforming Lives for Good (TLG), we believe the local church has a vital role to play in responding - offering early, relational and therapeutic support that can fundamentally change life trajectories for children and families. Our vision is fullness of life for every child, no matter what struggles they face.
As Director of Programmes & Impact, you will be a key member of TLG’s Core Leadership Team, with responsibility for the growth, quality and impact of our UK‑wide programmes, currently supporting around 5,000 children in partnership with more than 220 churches. You will lead a talented senior team, pioneer new and existing models of support, and ensure everything we do delivers deep, measurable and meaningful change in children’s lives.
We are seeking a senior leader who can lead programmes at scale, use insight and evidence to drive impact, and navigate change and complexity with confidence. You will model prayerful, emotionally healthy leadership, with a deep commitment to therapeutic, trauma‑informed practice firmly rooted in the life and mission of the local church.
TLG is a Christian charity and, as a team, we want to bring our faith to the work we do; as such, we are recruiting an individual with a strong and vibrant Christian faith. We would welcome applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds to enable us to better reflect the needs of the communities we serve.
Hours: 30 - 37.5 per week (0.8 – 1.0 FTE)
Closing Date: Sunday 26th April
Initial Interviews: Friday 1st May – Online
Final Interviews: Tuesday 12th May – at our National Support Centre in West Yorkshire
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Social Media and Digital Content Manager is central to shaping and delivering the Young Vic's social media and digital content strategies. This role will take ownership of the Young Vic’s social media channels, promoting the full scope of programming and projects and bringing the Young Vic’s brand and tone of voice to life for our online audiences. It will also lead the Young Vic's approach to digital storytelling and video content, finding innovative ways to engage new audiences in our programming and bring them closer to the artistic visions and processes behind our work. Cultivating digital partnerships is also key to this role; helping bring the Young Vic to new audiences.
Essential Skills
A strategic, pro-active and creative approach to social media and digital content
Sound knowledge and experience of managing social platforms
Experience briefing and booking freelance creatives, and producing video content
Experience managing social media campaigns and successfully driving reach and engagement online.
Proven copywriting and editorial skills
Experience using social media planning and publishing software, including Meta Business Suite
Knowledge of digital accessibility standards and a strong belief in inclusive content creation
A confident communicator with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Excellent organisational and project management skills, and confidence in managing multiple priorities and stakeholders. Impeccable accuracy and strong attention to detail.
A collaborative approach, with the ability to engage multiple levels of stakeholders.
A pro-active self-starter who takes initiative and loves new challenges.
A passion for the work produced at the Young Vic, and its core mission
Experience managing budgets
The Finance and Business Operations Director will lead VAST’s financial and operational strategy, ensuring robust financial management, effective HR and IT systems, compliance with Health and Safety, and the efficient running of The Dudson Centre.
The postholder will act as Company Secretary, overseeing governance and compliance, and also serve as the organisation’s Money Laundering Reporting Officer.
As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, the role contributes to strategic planning and organisational development, as well as supporting VAST’s day-to-day delivery.
What we're looking for
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, etc.)
- Significant experience in financial management and business operations in the VCSE sector.
- Strong leadership and strategic planning skills
- Knowledge of charity finance, governance, and compliance.
- Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to travel locally and work occasional evenings/weekends.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) is a Charity and Company Limited by guarantee and is the representative body for Directors of Public Health (DPH) in the UK.
It seeks to improve and protect the health of the population through collating and presenting the views of DsPH; advising on public health policy and legislation at a local, regional, national and international level; facilitating a support network for DsPH; and providing opportunities for DsPH to develop professional practice.
The Association has a rich heritage, its origins dating back more than 160 years. It is a collaborative organisation working in partnership with others to maximise the voice for public health.
We are now looking to appoint to the role of Public Affairs Manager who, supporting the Head of External Affairs, will help to deliver the Associations External Affairs strategy, influencing through strong relationships with key external stakeholders.
The successful candidate will have experience of developing successful strategies to influence legislation or government policy, be politically astute and have a proven ability to tailor their briefings etc to influence different audiences.
They will have a knowledge of the UK political system and the mechanisms and tactics that can be used to secure change, have excellent organisational and prioritisation skills and be an enthusiastic and pro-active self-starter, with a flexible in approach that can adapt to changing circumstances.
The Association has offices in central London, but is currently operating a hybrid working model so welcomes candidates from across the UK, though attendance at ‘in person’ ADPH team meetings will be expected. Further details can be requested ahead of your application by contacting the Association
Your application must be accompanied by a covering letter that outlining why you would be suitable for the role, and the successful candidate will be required to provide evidence that they are entitled to work on a permanent basis in the UK.
Please note we will be interviewing throughout the term of the recruitment process and so reserve the right to close this opportunity ahead of its stated closing date should a suitable candidate be selected.
All applications must have an accompanying covering letter outlining why you would be suitable for the role to be considered for interview.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Peters Fraser + Dunlop (PFD) is one of London’s most established and respected literary and talent agencies, representing leading voices across literature, film, television, audio, journalism and digital media. We pride ourselves on nurturing talent, protecting rights, and connecting our clients with the right opportunities in a fast-moving creative landscape.
We are now seeking an exceptional Finance Director to join our Senior Management Team and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of the business.
This is a high-impact leadership role at the heart of a dynamic, creative organisation. Reporting to the CEO, you will oversee all financial and operational functions, provide strategic guidance to the Board, and help drive sustainable growth.
You’ll combine hands-on financial leadership with strategic insight, influencing decision-making at the highest level while ensuring operational excellence across the business.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Finance Leadership
- Lead financial strategy and long-term planning to support business growth
- Provide clear, insightful reporting and advice to the CEO and Board
- Build organisational resilience through robust financial planning and analysis
Financial Operations & Governance
- Oversee all financial operations, controls, compliance and statutory reporting
- Lead budgeting, forecasting and audit processes
- Continuously enhance reporting frameworks and financial systems
Operational Leadership
- Oversee HR, IT, office and facilities management
- Ensure efficient, compliant and high-quality operational support across the organisation
- Drive continuous improvement in systems, processes and services
Royalties & Commercial Insight
- Ensure the royalties function operates with accuracy, transparency and efficiency
- Support income generation through market analysis and commercial evaluation
Governance & Risk
- Develop and maintain risk and opportunity frameworks
- Lead company secretarial responsibilities and ensure regulatory compliance
About You
We’re looking for a commercially minded, strategic thinker who thrives in a fast-paced environment:
- Qualified accountant (UK)
- Proven senior financial leadership experience
- Strong commercial acumen and entrepreneurial mindset
- Excellent analytical skills with the ability to translate data into clear insights
- Confident working at Board level
- Collaborative leader with high emotional intelligence
- Proactive, adaptable and solutions-focused
- Strong communicator and effective negotiator
- Experience improving systems and operational efficiency
This is a rare opportunity to join a leading creative agency and make a meaningful impact at senior level. You’ll play a key role in shaping strategy, driving performance, and supporting world-class talent.
How to Apply
Please send your CV, cover letter and salary expectations via the link.
For an informal conversation about the role please contact our exclusive recruitment partner, Bryony Thomas via the Allen Lane agency website.
We reserve the right to close the process early and so an early application is highly recommended.
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The Director of Charitable Impact is a senior leadership role responsible for defining, driving, delivering (operating), and evidencing Ben’s charitable impact. The postholder will lead the strategic and operational delivery of health, wellbeing, and support and specialist services, ensuring the charity demonstrably improves lives while strengthening its position as a credible, trusted health and wellbeing charity and thought leader for the automotive community.
Job Title: Director of Charitable Impact
Organisation: Ben – Motor & Allied Trades Benevolent Fund (The Automotive Industry Charity)
Location: Home Based, UK (with regular travel)
Salary: c. £80,000 – £90,000 per annum + £5,000 car allowance
Reports to: Chief Executive Officer
Direct Reports: Support Services Lead and Specialist Services Lead
This role combines strategic leadership, operational performance, service innovation, impact measurement, and external influence to ensure Ben delivers meaningful, measurable, and visible outcomes for those who need it most.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership & Impact
- Lead the development and delivery of Ben’s Charitable Impact Strategy aligned to organisational vision and priorities.
- Ensure the charity delivers clear, measurable, and demonstrable outcomes for individuals, families, and the wider automotive workforce.
- Embed an outcomes-driven culture focused on evidence, learning, and continuous improvement.
- Translate strategy into operational delivery plans, KPIs, and impact frameworks.
Service Delivery & Operations
- Oversee the effective delivery of all charitable programmes and services, ensuring they are high quality, accessible, safe, and impactful.
- Drive service innovation to meet emerging health, financial, and social wellbeing needs across the automotive sector.
- Ensure services are delivered efficiently, sustainably, and in line with regulatory, safeguarding, and quality / clinical governance standards.
- Use insight and data to inform service design, resource allocation, and performance improvement.
Health & Wellbeing Leadership
- Lead Ben’s evolution into a recognised, credible health and wellbeing charity for the automotive industry.
- Ensure services reflect best practice in mental health, physical wellbeing, financial resilience, and social support.
- Build partnerships with health, wellbeing, and sector specialists to strengthen service quality and credibility.
- Champion prevention, early intervention, and whole-person health and wellbeing approaches.
Impact Measurement & Evidence
- Develop and embed robust impact measurement, evaluation, and reporting frameworks.
- Ensure the charity can clearly demonstrate social value, outcomes, and return on investment to stakeholders.
- Lead production of impactful insight, data, and evidence to inform decision-making and external positioning.
- Strengthen the charity’s ability to use evidence to attract funding, partnerships, and sector influence.
Thought Leadership & External Influence
- Position Ben as a leading voice on health and wellbeing in the automotive industry.
- Develop insight, campaigns, and sector engagement that raise awareness of issues affecting automotive people.
- Represent Ben externally with credibility and authority across industry, health, and charity sectors.
- Contribute to policy, research, and sector dialogue to influence positive change.
Leadership & Culture
- Provide inspiring leadership to multidisciplinary teams, fostering a high-performance, values-driven culture.
- Build organisational capability in impact, service delivery, and wellbeing.
- Promote collaboration across the organisation, particularly with fundraising, engagement, and communications.
- Lead through change, ensuring services evolve with need and strategy.
Governance & Risk
- Contribute to Executive Team leadership, organisational strategy, and governance.
- Ensure services operate within legal, regulatory, and safeguarding frameworks.
- Manage operational and reputational risk relating to service delivery and impact.
Person Specification
Experience
- Significant senior leadership experience within the charity, health, social impact, or related sector.
- Proven track record of delivering measurable social impact and leading outcome-driven services or programmes.
- Experience of overseeing complex service delivery / operational functions.
- Demonstrable success in leading organisational or service transformation.
- Experience developing impact measurement, evaluation, or evidence frameworks.
- Experience influencing external stakeholders and building credibility within a sector or field.
- Experience leading and developing high-performing, multidisciplinary teams.
Knowledge & Understanding
- Strong understanding of physical and mental health and wellbeing, psychology and emotional wellbeing, prevention, and whole-person support.
- Knowledge of impact measurement, social value, and outcome frameworks.
- Understanding of safeguarding, quality, and regulatory considerations in service delivery (e.g. clinical governance requirements).
- Insight into the challenges affecting working people and communities (financial, health, social).
- Understanding of the charity sector, charity governance, and funding environment (desirable).
- Awareness of the automotive industry or willingness to quickly develop industry insight.
Skills & Capabilities
- Strategic thinker with strong delivery focus — able to translate vision into measurable outcomes.
- Operationally strong with ability to drive performance, quality, and improvement.
- Evidence-driven and analytical, able to use insight and data to shape decisions.
- Credible and influential communicator, internally and externally.
- Strong leadership presence with ability to inspire, engage, and lead through change.
- Collaborative and partnership-oriented.
- Strong judgement, integrity, and commitment to safeguarding and ethical practice.
Personal Qualities
- Passion for improving lives and delivering meaningful social impact.
- Purpose-driven, values-led, and mission aligned.
- Resilient, adaptable, and outcome focused.
- Curious, forward-thinking, and committed to learning and innovation.
- Empathetic and people-centred in approach.
Key Relationships
- Chief Executive and Executive Team
- Service Delivery and Impact teams
- Fundraising, Marketing & Communications teams
- Trustees and Board Committees
- External partners / organisations including automotive stakeholder or employers, health and wellbeing, welfare and charity, etc.
Success Measures
- Clear, demonstrable improvement in measurable charitable impact.
- Strong, high-quality, accessible health and wellbeing services.
- Recognised credibility as a health and wellbeing charity for the automotive industry.
- Robust impact evidence used to inform strategy, funding, and influence.
- Positive service outcomes, reach, and stakeholder confidence.
To make a positive difference to people's lives within the automotive industry.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Role Purpose:
About Fair4All Finance
Fair4All Finance is a not-for-profit organisation founded in 2019 to improve the financial wellbeing of people in vulnerable circumstances by increasing access to fair, affordable and appropriate financial products and services. Our funding comes from The Dormant Assets Scheme. The scheme makes it possible for money in dormant bank and building society accounts to be used to help good causes.
There are at least 20.3m people in the UK in vulnerable financial circumstances, who are poorly served or unfairly excluded from mainstream financial services. That’s almost half of adults in the UK.
Our vision is of a society where the long-term financial wellbeing of all people is supported by a fair and accessible financial sector.
Innovation and Development
As we continue our exciting growth plans to deliver on our ambitious goals and refreshed strategy at Fair4All Finance, following additional funding from the Dormant Assets Scheme, we are seeking an Associate Director Commercial to join our Innovation and Development Team.
The role involves delivering a portfolio of work which includes completing, negotiating and managing innovative product pilots with commercial and mainstream financial providers, Fintech providers and not for profit community lenders; supporting programmes and transactions on our technology workstream; considering ad hoc strategic opportunities for market interventions and transformations.
Role Purpose:
This is a brilliant opportunity to join a growing and dynamic team working to make the financial services sector fairer for everyone. Millions of people are unable to access the mainstream products and services that meet their financial needs and have to choose between going without essentials or turning to high-cost credit or illegal money lenders. Without safety nets like credit, insurance or savings, everyday life events or financial shocks can tip people into increasingly vulnerable circumstances.
One of Fair4All Finance’s key strategic priorities, and a focus of the Innovation and Development team, is to transform the market, to test and deliver the right products to all customers who need them including dramatically improving access to credit, insurance and resilience products by attracting new entrants, scaling existing providers and supporting mainstream providers to diversify their offerings.
A key part of our strategy is to test and scale product propositions, working in partnership with providers, and, where successful, to scale these propositions up for long term success. We do this by codesigning propositions that work for the customer, commercial arrangements that work for the provider, societal outcomes that deliver for the funders and stakeholders.
The Associate Director – Commercial will lead on the commercial lifecycle of proposition tests, meeting potential partners and developing a pipeline of opportunities through to procurement (where appropriate) or running a transparent competition via a subsidy scheme, bid assessment, contract negotiation with significant providers of lending, insurance and savings products. You will work with those providers to oversee the successful setup and delivery including building in how we measure the success of the pilot or proposition and evaluate the impact.
Also key to the role is liaising with the Head of Proposition, Design and Development to design end to end products that meet the needs of people in financially vulnerable circumstances. Strong collaboration with other members of the team is also essential to build the evidence base (economic, value for money and societal impact) which you will then build into business cases for long term funding for these propositions, or alternative financial support. You will work flexibly across our portfolio of partnerships and propositions as it develops.
You will also engage with the Investment team to:
- Establish appropriate commercial agreements, investment structures and legal vehicles to safeguard our funding.
- Make clear and evidenced recommendations to our Investment Committee on the case for investment into our product and service pilot propositions.
- Oversee Innovation and Development team input into our ongoing portfolio management and reporting.
Key Responsibilities:
Delivery of Strategic Priorities
- Develop and scale new proposition pilots through commercial partnerships, 60%
oWork with the team to be a key contributor in developing a pipeline of opportunities and potential partners to pilot products and propositions and lead on major market engagement exercises for key programmes of our work.
oLead on the process of selecting and appointing the providers who can deliver tests of those propositions and in setting up the diligence process and contractual arrangements for iterative testing and learning, robust data capture, and for their subsequent scaling if successful
- Design and structuring of long-term financial instruments and subsidies to enable scale up, 20%
You will:
oSupport our work to stimulate new entrants and/or encourage provider pivots by designing appropriate risk and commercial mechanisms.
oBe responsible for using early and final evaluation evidence to build the business case for the ongoing delivery of the proposition pilots and scaling them up in the future.
- Reporting, monitoring and pilot partner management, 10%
oOversee reporting and monitoring of pilot and proposition work as required supporting appropriate input and commentary into our portfolio management and financial tracking of commitments.
- Financial and procurement management and framework utilisation, 10%
oWork closely with our procurement team and in house counsel adhering to our commercial frameworks for supply.
oManage suppliers and contracts to ensure the obligations are fulfilled to the appropriate quality and timelines.
oWork with the leadership team to set appropriate budgets for work to deliver value for money and oversee financial monitoring of Innovation and Development pilots and projects.
For further details please see the Careers4Change website
Skills and Experience:
Essential experience and capabilities
- A high tolerance for complexity and ambiguity as well as being a self-starter, with the ability to take commercial arrangements from scoping through to procurement, delivery, learning and evaluation, closure or scaling up.
- Exceptional stakeholder management skills including ability to operate in a multi-stakeholder, multi-funder environment and bring clarity to complexity .
- Experience of financial services especially as regards consumer facing propositions and the commercial arrangements in place for their delivery.
- Contract and Supplier Management skills – The ability to work collaboratively with suppliers, being able to iterate and learn within proposition pilot experiences to contribute to improved supplier and outcome performance and utilise, where relevant, contract structures for extensions, variations, transfers, data management.
- Fluency in commercial contractual arrangements and in the management of external counsel and specialist consulting expertise where additional insight is needed. To be highly numerate with a keen understanding of structuring business cases and commercial models.
- Experience working alongside investment professionals to structure arrangements where lending capital is provided to enable the delivery of financial services.
- Highly numerate with a keen understanding of structuring commercial deals to work for all parties.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
- People management experience and skills, and the ability and willingness to represent our organisation externally and with senior stakeholders.
Desirable experience and capabilities
- Experience in working with the public sector, ideally with the civil service, and an understanding of how to make the economic and social case for interventions with some understanding of subsidy, procurement, and additionality.
Please forward your CV and provide an answer to the following sift question (in 250 words or fewer) via the Careers4Change website:
“What attracted you to Fair4All Finance, and what excites you about this role and our mission?”
All applicants must have an existing Right to Work in the UK.
Fair4All Finance is committed to being a diverse organisation that is truly representative of the people and communities we serve. We are an equal opportunities employer with an inclusive environment where different experiences, expertise and perspectives are valued, where everyone is encouraged to grow and develop and all team members can contribute to their fullest potential.
Job title: Associate Director-Commercial
Location: Hybrid/ London office & WFH
Reporting To: Director of Innovation & Development
Contract:Full time permanent/open to flexibility
Salary: £75,000-£80,000
Date Closes: Thursday 9th April
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HEAD OF MARKETING & ACQUISITION
Senior marketing and fundraising acquisition leadership role with Embrace the Middle East, a Christian charity, leading new supporter engagement.
Why work for Embrace the Middle East?
- Hybrid role: High Wycombe (minimum onsite twice a month)
- 10% employer pension contribution
- 24 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, increasing to 25 days after 5 years and 26 after 10. Plus 3 days between Christmas and New Year.
- Life Assurance: 3× salary
- Flexi-time and home-working options
- Employee Assistance Programme (confidential counselling, legal and financial advice, available 24/7)
- Access to retail discount portal
- Training and development programme
- A values-led team committed to mission, integrity, and compassion
About the Role
Working with the Director of Fundraising and Communications, you will play a central leadership role in Embrace’s Fundraising & Communications cluster, shaping how new supporters discover Embrace, experience their brand, engage with their stories, and begin their relationship with the charity. This is a role for someone energised by growth, experimentation, and building high-performing teams, with the strategic vision, creative ambition, and analytical rigour to match.
You’ll have:
- Strategic leadership in marketing, supporter acquisition, or fundraising within a charity or mission‑driven organisation.
- Strong multi‑channel acquisition experience (digital, print, social, paid, email, ecommerce).
- Proven ability to lead and develop high‑performing teams in hybrid/remote settings.
- Expertise in digital performance, optimisation, testing, and analytics.
- Managing sizeable budgets, forecasting, and ROI‑driven planning.
- Understanding of supporter behaviour, segmentation, attribution, and LTV modelling.
- Knowledge of UK fundraising regulations, GDPR, and ethical marketing practice.
Role Requirements
- Commitment to Embrace’s Christian mission and values (as a practising Christian or someone supportive of our ethos).
- Willingness to travel occasionally to the Middle East (every 2–3 years).
- Right to work in the UK.
About Embrace the Middle East
At Embrace the Middle East, we believe in hope, dignity, and partnership. For over 170 years, we’ve worked with local Christian partners to bring healthcare, education, and opportunity to vulnerable and marginalised communities.
We are strengthening our marketing to deepen engagement and expand our supporter base. We are now seeking an experienced, visionary Head of Marketing & Acquisition to lead multi‑channel supporter and donor growth, build a digital‑first marketing strategy, and drive sustainable organisational impact.
Embrace the Middle East is committed to equal opportunities and to creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome applications from all individuals regardless of age, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief. If you require adjustments during the application or interview process, please let us know in your online response.
The successful candidate will be required to complete a medical questionnaire and undertake a disclosure check as part of our safer recruitment policy.
For an informal chat to ask any questions, please contact Nick Thomas, Senior Consultant, Charisma Charity Recruitment. Please apply through the Charisma Charity Recruitment website with your CV and supporting statement.
Key dates:
Closing date: Tuesday 28th April 2026
Charisma vetting interviews must be completed by: Tuesday 5th May 2026
Interviews with Embrace the Middle East: w/c 11th May 2026
Please refer to the candidate pack for more comprehensive information.
Lightbox Gallery & Museum is entering an ambitious new phase as we prepare for our 20th anniversary in 2027. This role offers an exciting opportunity for an experienced and initiative-taking fundraiser to help shape the organisation’s future by developing new income streams and leading our anniversary campaign, Lightbox20.
You will take ownership of the campaign activity across the organisation - developing strategy, building relationships with donors and partners, and delivering income to agreed targets. At the same time, you will manage the practical detail that underpins successful fundraising, including stewardship and our CRM system.
Key priorities are developing and delivering the Big Give campaign this year, capital fundraising for the garden and our 20th anniversary Lightbox 20.
This role will suit someone who thrives in a small organisation, understands the unique challenges and opportunity this brings and who is self-motivated to build an ambitious campaign from the ground up. The successful appointee will combine strategic thinking with direct delivery, collaborating closely with the Director and Trustees to secure the next chapter of Lightbox Gallery’s success.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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HEAD OF RETENTION & DEVELOPMENT
Senior supporter retention and donor development role with individuals, churches and charitable trusts at Christian charity Embrace the Middle East.
Why work for Embrace the Middle East?
- Hybrid role: High Wycombe (minimum onsite twice a month)
- 10% employer pension contribution
- 24 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, increasing to 25 days after 5 years and 26 days after 10 years. Plus 3 days between Christmas and New Year.
- Life Assurance: 3× salary
- Flexi-time and home-working options
- Employee Assistance Programme (confidential counselling, legal and financial advice, available 24/7)
- Access to retail discount portal
- Training and development programme
- A values-led team committed to mission, integrity, and compassion
About the Role
Working with the Director of Fundraising and Communications, you will lead the development and delivery of Embrace’s supporter retention and donor development strategy, building deep and lasting relationships with individuals, churches, and communities. You’ll be responsible for shaping the full supporter lifecycle, from onboarding and ongoing relationship building to reactivation, cross-engagement, and long-term value growth. This is a role that blends strategy, creativity, and data insight, requiring someone who can hold the big picture while empowering a diverse team of fundraising and subject matter experts.
You’ll have:
- Proven experience in supporter engagement, donor retention, and income growth strategies.
- Strong analytical skills, experience using data for segmentation, trend analysis,
- and performance optimisation.
- Strategic thinking, with the ability to innovate and diversify income streams.
- Excellent leadership and team management skills, with an ability to lead and develop high‑performing teams in hybrid/remote settings.
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects from planning to delivery.
- Knowledge of UK fundraising regulations, GDPR, and ethical practice.
Role Requirements
- Commitment to Embrace’s Christian mission and values (as a practising Christian or someone supportive of our ethos).
- Willingness to travel occasionally to the Middle East (every 2–3 years).
- Right to work in the UK.
About Embrace the Middle East
At Embrace the Middle East, we believe in hope, dignity, and partnership. For over 170 years, we’ve worked with local Christian partners to bring healthcare, education, and opportunity to vulnerable and marginalised communities.
We are strengthening our marketing to deepen engagement and expand our supporter base. We are now seeking an experienced, visionary Head of Marketing & Acquisition to lead multi‑channel supporter and donor growth, build a digital‑first marketing strategy, and drive sustainable organisational impact.
Embrace the Middle East is committed to equal opportunities and to creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome applications from all individuals regardless of age, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief. If you require adjustments during the application or interview process, please let us know in your online response.
The successful candidate will be required to complete a medical questionnaire and undertake a disclosure check as part of our safer recruitment policy.
For an informal chat to ask any questions, please contact Nick Thomas, Senior Consultant, Charisma Charity Recruitment. Please apply through the Charisma Charity Recruitment website with your CV and supporting statement.
Key dates:
Closing date: Tuesday 28th April 2026
Charisma vetting interviews must be completed by: Tuesday 5th May 2026
Interviews with Embrace the Middle East: w/c 11th May 2026
Please refer to the candidate pack for more comprehensive information.
About Us
IIED is an international policy and research organisation working to build a fairer, more sustainable world, in partnership with others across the globe.
- We stand up: challenging the systems and structures that perpetuate economic, social and environmental injustice – acknowledging our own role in this.
- We speak out: calling out the big blockers that prevent progress for communities and working to amplify voices, redistribute power and strengthen rights.
- We innovate: developing, co-producing and supporting evidence-based ideas to drive progress towards a thriving world for all.
- We collaborate: building connections at local, national and international levels, to support diverse partners to tackle the climate, nature and inequality crises so that people and the planet can thrive. Come and be part of this exciting journey with us.
We are now looking for a Head of Fundraising & Business Development to join us on a full-time, permanent basis, working 35 hours per week.
The Benefits
- Salary of £64,814 - £80,654 per annum
- 25 days' annual leave per year, plus bank holidays and additional leave over Christmas
- 7.5% employer pension contributions
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Employee protection scheme (life, critical illness, income protection)
This is a pivotal opportunity for a proven fundraising leader with significant experience in international NGOs or charities and a strong track record of securing income across multiple streams to join our global organisation.
You will have the chance to utilise your fundraising expertise and leadership skills to close funding gaps and unlock new opportunities, making a lasting difference to our organisational sustainability and our international impact.
What’s more, this role offers both strategic influence and meaningful flexibility, allowing you to lead, develop others and grow long-term funding success, helping us to build a fairer, more sustainable world.
So, if you’re ready to lead ambitious fundraising that powers global change, read on and apply today.
The Role
As our Head of Fundraising & Business Development, you will lead efforts to secure and diversify funding, building a sustainable resource base to support our global mission.
Leading the Fundraising and Business Development Team, you will drive the implementation of our resource mobilisation strategy, focusing on increasing non-ODA income and expanding flexible and programmatic funding.
Working closely with colleagues across fundraising, finance, research and impact teams, you will help close funding gaps by developing strong donor relationships, negotiating funding agreements and shaping compelling funding propositions.
Alongside collaborating with the Director of Fundraising and Communications and supporting engagement with the Board of Trustees, you will manage systems, data and internal processes that strengthen fundraising performance and ensure effective delivery.
Additionally, you will:
- Gather and share intelligence on trends within the funding landscape
- Generate new fundraising ideas and opportunities with existing and new funders
- Support teams to develop fundraising plans, donor scoping and funding bids
- Analyse data to inform fundraising strategies and income generation
- Design and manage internal fundraising support processes and systems
- Oversee the team budget and support staff development and wellbeing
About You
To be considered as our Head of Fundraising & Business Development, you will need:
- Significant experience leading fundraising functions in an international NGO or charity
- A proven, impressive track record in fundraising
- Experience in partnership and consortium development
- Management experience with the ability to co-ordinate, support, motivate, energise and develop diverse teams
- The ability to design and deliver income-generation strategies across multiple streams
- A strong understanding of the evolving landscape of finance and resource mobilisation for sustainable development
- A strong understanding of policy and research related to sustainable development at an international level, particularly related to Africa, Asia and/or Latin America
- Strong influencing, negotiating, stakeholder engagement and diplomacy skills
- A degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent work experience
- The willingness and ability to travel internationally
This role requires a Basic DBS check.
IIED is a hybrid working organisation, and you are likely to be working from home most of the time. As such, you will need a suitable place to work and a reliable, fast internet connection.
The closing date for this role is 5th April 2026.
Other organisations may call this role Head of Fundraising, Head of Income Generation, Head of Partnerships and Fundraising, Head of Strategic Partnerships, Business Development Director, Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships, or Head of Grants and Partnerships.
IIED is a Global organisation that serves the Global Majority. We are committed to equity of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in IIED’s workforce, including members of minority groups and those with lived experience of the work we do. Even if you don't satisfy all the criteria, we still encourage you to apply, as we will offer training and development to upskill the right candidate for the role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
