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About BIG Alliance
BIG Alliance (Businesses for Islington Giving) delivers business-supported employee volunteer programmes to strengthen links between businesses, community organisations and education institutions across Islington. In doing so, it aims to help address issues of poverty and isolation, which are prevalent across the borough, despite the perception of Islington being an area of high wealth. 43% of children are growing up in poverty, one if the highest rates in the country, and Islington is the 6th most deprived out of 32 London boroughs.
Established in 2012, BIG Alliance aims to make community investment easier, more effective and more rewarding for its business members. It is a partnership between, East London Business Alliance – a registered charity that has been supporting the social and economic regeneration of east London for 30 years, Macquarie Group – principal funder and founder, and Islington Giving - funder and founder. To date, BIG Alliance has placed more than 16,000 business professionals into volunteering opportunities within over 700 community organisations, schools, colleges and universities.
ELBA has an excellent employee benefits package including generous leave, flexible balance between working from home and the office, BUPA health cashplan; enhanced maternity and paternity pay; an active wellbeing and equalities programmes led by staff; a varied and busy learning and development schedule; cycle purchase scheme; and an Employee Assistance Helpline. including access to free accredited courses up to degree and post-graduate level.
Purpose of the job
The main purpose of the job is to facilitate development and delivery of the BIG Alliance’s skills-based volunteering programme, which utilises the skills, experience and sector-specific expertise of employees within our business partners to support Islington’s community organisations and residents.
Our skilled volunteers are placed with a community partner or beneficiary either individually or join one of our annual programmes which include: CoRe (Community Resourcing), Board Builders, Leaders in Partnership and Time to Talk. Over 3,000 employees have been placed as skilled volunteers through BIG Alliance since 2012 providing expertise in law, finance, IT, HR, and marketing and communications to name just a few.
The postholder will be responsible for the successful delivery of various aspects of this programme, delivering exciting, innovative employer supported volunteering projects that meet the expectations of specific corporate supporters, and the needs of the community with key geographical focus in Islington.
Job Description
Main duties
• Collaborate closely with community partners, corporate partners and BIG team to understand community needs and design appropriate employee volunteering activities to address these needs
• Develop relationships and effective partnerships with key stakeholders in the community including the local authority and community infrastructure support organisations to maximise the impact of BIG Alliance’s work.
• Support the delivery of all business skills activity and the wider BIG Alliance programmes.
• Proactively market volunteering programmes to BIG Alliance corporate partners.
• Source, place and manage cohorts of corporate volunteers in line with business plan and project targets.
• Develop effective working relationships with community affairs team with BIG Alliance corporate partners, ensuring that these companies are supported to develop employee volunteering and other initiatives that meet their targets, priorities and strategies.
• Implement effective evaluation and impact measurement tools in line with BIG Alliance corporate partner requirements, ensuring that evaluation informs best practise to ensure continuous improvement.
• Work on any projects with BIG Alliance, as and when required.
General
• Use BIG Alliance’s internal systems to maintain records and report progress, including due diligence and volunteer recording via Salesforce
• Ensure that effective project management systems for monitoring and evaluation are in place and keep detailed records.
• Proactively generate case studies, news articles, photos and social media content to promote the work of BIG Alliance in line with BIG Alliance communication targets and protocols.
• Collaborate with other BIG Alliance colleagues on projects where appropriate and contribute to the development of BIG Alliance/ELBA as an organisation overall.
• Adhere to and implement policies, including equal opportunities and health and safety.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties as requested by your line manager.
ELBA wants to represent the diverse community we support and aims to be an inclusive employer in terms of ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation & background. We are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome all applications.
Please note this role is required to have an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The successful candidate will be required to comply with ELBA's safeguarding policies and any appointment will be subject to satisfactory references as well as DBS.
A thriving Islington that’s equal for all.
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Job Title:
Head of Retail
Reporting To:
Director of Operations & People
Salary:
£50,000 per annum (pro rata)
Hours:
37.5 hours per week
Part-time / flexible working arrangements will be considered
Duration:
Fixed Term – 6 months
Location:
Alder Hey Children’s Charity (Old Swan & Huyton shops), Liverpool
Job Purpose
The Head of Retail will provide strategic leadership and expert insight to review, strengthen and evolve Alder Hey Children’s Charity’s retail operation during a six-month period of strategic development.
Working closely with the Director of Operations & People, the postholder will undertake a comprehensive review of the charity’s retail portfolio, identifying opportunities to maximise income, improve operational effectiveness and enhance supporter engagement.
The role will assess the current retail model, including shop performance, operational structures, processes and growth opportunities, and develop clear recommendations and a practical roadmap for the future development of retail income at Alder Hey Children’s Charity.
This is a highly collaborative role requiring strong commercial insight, charity retail expertise and the ability to translate analysis into actionable plans that will support the charity’s long-term income growth and sustainability.
Main Duties / Tasks
Strategic Review and Development
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Lead a comprehensive strategic review of Alder Hey Children’s Charity’s retail operations, including shop performance, operational structure, systems and processes
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Assess the current retail model to identify opportunities for income growth, efficiency improvements and enhanced supporter engagement
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Benchmark retail performance against charity sector best practice and comparable retail operations
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Develop strategic recommendations and a clear roadmap to strengthen long-term sustainability and growth
Retail Performance and Commercial Insight
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Analyse financial performance, sales data, stock flow and operational costs across the retail portfolio
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Identify opportunities to improve profitability, operational efficiency and customer experience
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Review pricing, merchandising, stock management and donation processes to optimise retail income
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Provide clear insights and reporting to inform strategic decision-making by the senior leadership team
Operational Improvement
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Review existing retail processes, structures and ways of working to identify improvements
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Introduce practical operational improvements during the contract period where appropriate
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Ensure compliance with best practice in Gift Aid, health and safety and charity retail standards
Future Growth Opportunities
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Identify opportunities for growth, innovation or diversification, including new retail formats or channels
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Assess opportunities to strengthen community engagement and donation generation
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Support development of a longer-term retail strategy aligned to wider income generation ambitions
Leadership and Collaboration
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Provide leadership and support to the retail team, fostering a positive and collaborative culture
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Work closely with fundraising, marketing and operations teams to integrate retail into wider strategy
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Build strong relationships with volunteers, supporters and key stakeholders
Reporting and Strategic Recommendations
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Provide regular updates to senior leadership on findings, opportunities and progress
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Deliver a final strategic report with key findings, recommendations and a clear action plan
Other Duties
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Act as an ambassador for Alder Hey Children’s Charity in line with organisational values
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Contribute positively as part of the wider team, including supporting fundraising events where required
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Undertake any other reasonable duties as requested by your line manager
Person Specification
Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
Essential:
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Significant experience in retail leadership, ideally within a multi-site or charity retail environment
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Proven experience delivering retail strategies that drive income growth
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Experience managing budgets and financial performance
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Experience leading and developing teams, including volunteers
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Strong understanding of retail operations (stock, merchandising, customer experience)
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Experience analysing performance data to inform decision-making
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Experience working within charity retail
Desirable:
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Experience reviewing or transforming retail operations
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Experience developing ecommerce or digital retail channels
Skills and Attributes
Essential:
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Commitment to equality, diversity and collaborative working
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Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
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Strong relationship-building skills
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Ability to analyse data and inform strategic decisions
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Self-motivated with a positive attitude in a fast-paced environment
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Strong organisational skills with ability to adapt to changing priorities
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Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
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Understanding of confidentiality and data protection requirements
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Strong IT skills, including Microsoft packages
Additional Requirements
Essential:
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Strong interest in working for a children’s health charity
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Commitment to the values of Alder Hey Children’s Charity
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Willingness to support wider charity activities
Desirable:
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Willingness to occasionally work outside normal office hours
Our Values
At Alder Hey Children’s Charity, our values guide how we work. Being courageous, working together, showing passion and embracing creativity enables us to support the hospital in delivering the very best care for young patients and their families.
Courage
We try new things, take risks and innovate. We speak up, take accountability and act with responsibility. We are unstoppable.
Together
We work as one team, sharing knowledge and learning. We partner with patients, families, supporters and colleagues. We respect, celebrate diversity and empower each other.
Passion
We are passionate about what we do and why we do it. We inspire others and grow together.
Magic
We are creative, fun and child-led. We create special moments and go the extra mile for our patients.
Additional Information
This job description outlines the general nature of the role and is not exhaustive. It may be subject to change in line with organisational needs.
Alder Hey Children’s Charity will make reasonable adjustments for applicants where required. We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.
The post holder will be required to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure check.
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A fantastic opportunity to join the Cure Parkinson’s Research team – a medical research charity supporting research to slow, stop or reverse Parkinson’s. Working with the Director of Research, this role will have management of Cure Parkinson’s clinical portfolio. The charity supports a large treatment selection process that feeds new clinical trials seeking disease modification. This is an exciting time in Parkinson’s research and there is the opportunity to have a really meaningful impact by joining the Cure Parkinson’s team as we expand our funding schemes and initiate new ventures.
As our Clinical Research Manager, you will have a PhD in life sciences (an MD or MBSS would be advantageous) and significant experience in clinical trial development. A healthcare professional engaged in medical research you will be looking to move to the charity sector to influence the strategic direction of the Parkinson’s research field and drive forward the search for a cure. You must have a strong understanding of Parkinson’s, the biology associated with the condition, and the agents currently in development. You will require excellent organisational and communication skills as you will be representing the charity via stakeholder engagement. Working as an effective member of our Research Team you will be able to handle multiple tasks with precision simultaneously and be comfortable building relationships and providing support for researchers.
To apply please submit your CV and a Supporting Statement (max 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements of the role by 23:30 on Sunday 26 April 2026.
Interviews will be held on Monday 11 and Tuesday 12 May 2026.
Everything we do is to move us closer to our goal, of finding new treatments to slow, stop or reverse the progression of Parkinson’s.



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Office overview
Our University has a proud history of philanthropy stretching back to its foundation in 1900. With a clear vision to change the lives of the people of Birmingham, Joseph Chamberlain raised the funds required to build the University from citizens and corporations based locally and around the globe. Since then philanthropy has continued to play an important role in shaping the University. There have been a number of fundraising campaigns, including a £1m urgent capital appeal after the Second World War and a £1.4m campaign to fund the Vale ‘student village’ in the 1960s. In 2015 we closed the Circles of Influence Campaign, raising £193 million, making it the largest HE fundraising campaign outside Oxbridge and London.
The University has global reach, including several partnerships with other leading universities around the world, and is grounded in its local community, having opened the first fully comprehensive University secondary school in the country in 2015. We are an ambitious and successful research-intensive University (one of the top 100 research-led universities globally) and have produced 10 Nobel Prize winners, including three who received their awards in 2016. Academics here are exploring the impact of climate change, helping to address global health epidemics, seeking ways to diagnose cancers earlier and create more effective personalised treatments, and changing our understanding of Shakespeare. Our students come from nearly 150 countries and our flagship outreach programmes mean that almost 25% of our student population come from disadvantaged backgrounds: one of the highest proportions in the UK.
DARO (The Development and Alumni Relations Office) exists to support this academic and student community by engaging, inspiring, and celebrating alumni, individuals, and charitable funders who give their money, time, and networks to support the University’s strategic priorities. The Office, which is comprised of five teams, is focused on fundraising and volunteering from alumni, organisations and individuals who are passionate about changing lives, through funding various research trials, supporting student bursaries, mentoring students, and providing internships. We are currently at the heart of delivering the Birmingham in Action campaign with goals to raise £600m and generate 1,250,000 volunteer hours.
As an office, we are committed to sustainability and value green working practices. The environment is an integral part of our campaign and we encourage eco-friendly ways of working in order to have a positive impact on our campus and global surroundings.
Role Summary
We are looking for a Prospect Development Officer to join our highly successful prospect development team, working in partnership with our fundraising team to manage their prospect pools and portfolios. You will provide insight and advice on donors, trusts, foundations, corporations, and other organizations, collating and reviewing data and writing concise and informative reports for the fundraising team and senior stakeholders within the University. You will proactively identify new prospects, ensuring that biographical information is accurate and up to date. Other responsibilities include leading on the improvement and expansion of research processes, supporting with bespoke research requests, supporting the Head of Prospect Development with specialist research projects, and providing support to the philanthropic due diligence process.
We believe there is no such thing as a 'typical' member of University of Birmingham staff and that diversity in its many forms is a strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation and debate at the heart of University life. We are committed to proactively addressing the barriers experienced by some groups in our community and are proud to hold Athena SWAN, Race Equality Charter and Disability Confident accreditations. We have an Equality Diversity and Inclusion Centre that focuses on continuously improving the University as a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone has the opportunity to succeed. We are also committed to sustainability, which is a key part of our strategy.
World-class research and outstanding global education



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About This Job
This is an exciting role in Army Cadet Headquarters responsible to lead this team of marketeers, media and communication specialists, working in partnership with all levels of the Army Cadets organisation.
We are looking for a marketing professional to:
· Actively maintain high levels of public awareness of the Army Cadets, its aims and activities, in support of the attracting more cadets and suitable adult volunteers to the organisation.
· Demonstrate the value and relevance of the Army Cadets to help retain and extend the current level of financial and other support from Defence, local communities and key stakeholders.
· Deliver effective and timely national external communications through a range of channels to promote the aims and activities of the Army Cadets.
· Drive effective internal communications to members of the Army Cadets to support the planning and delivery of cadet activity.
· Provide support and expert guidance to those delivering external and internal communications at the national, regional and local levels in the Army Cadets.
· Modernise the Army Cadets communications offerings to ensure keep up with consistent updates in the media & marketing space.
Essential Skills
· A recognised qualification or proven success in communications and / or marketing.
· Hands on digital marketing / communications experience
· Experience of PR and communicating with the media to generate positive coverage for the Army Cadets.
· The ability to work effectively as part of a broader team within a complex, multi-site organisation.
· Planning, project management and organisational ability.
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
· Demonstrable experience of delivering a wide range of media and comms materials to a high standard.
Please refer to the attached Job Description for further information.
Our charity
ACCT UK is a national youth charity dedicated to improving the life chances of young people. The Combined Cadet Force Association (CCFA) is a charity dedicated to the promotion of the ideals and activities of the Combined Cadet Force in schools. Together we want to ensure that every young person has the opportunity to learn new skills, build confidence and be inspired through their cadet experience.
We want to develop the youth leadership and training abilities of adult volunteers whilst also helping young people to access cadet activities through fundraising, grant-making, developing new resources and direct support.
We strongly believe that everyone benefits when you help young people to develop their character and values through activities that stretch and mature them. We also know that when young people engage with others at a range of levels in their communities it builds confidence and improves empathy for other’s lives.
Who we are
By joining ACCT UK you will help us to reach more young people and make a greater difference and we look forward to working with you. We actively promote and encourage you to explore ideas that improve all aspects of the charity’s work in pursuit of its charitable aims.
The charities are proud of our diverse teams, with people on different working patterns, from different backgrounds and at different life-stages. Our experience has taught us that having people with different perspectives and different lived experiences leads to better outcomes for our beneficiaries. If you are wondering if our organisation is for someone like you, the answer is yes! Please apply and explain how you, your experience, your talent and your potential are the right fit for this role.
What we can offer you
In addition to your salary, we offer all staff:
· Flexible working arrangements (you agree a working pattern with your line manager).
· The ability to work both from home and from our Aldershot office.
· Personal Accident Insurance, including loss of earnings cover and death benefit.
· 15 days of sick pay in any 12-month period (after 12 months employment - pro-rata for part time staff).
· A contributory pension scheme (you contribute at least 5% and we will contribute 10%).
· Good leave allowances (which are offered pro-rata for part time staff):
o 20 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays.
o Additional privilege leave, on set days each year, such as between Christmas and New Year.
o An additional five days of volunteering leave.
· Support for qualifications and personal development.
· Employee Assistance Programme.
· Season ticket loan.
· Railcard (if you are eligible)
· A caring and supportive team environment.
How to apply
Please send a CV and Cover letter that details how you meet the requirements of the job description by 2359hrs by Sunday 26th April 2026.
Interviews will be held in person during the week commencing Monday 4th May 2026.
While AI tools can be beneficial, we value the personal touch and authenticity in job applications. We encourage you to highlight your unique experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, ensuring all information is accurate. Please use AI tools responsibly and with integrity throughout the application and selection process.
Please note that as a charity dedicated to improving the lives of young people, we require staff to make a declaration about any relevant convictions, undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service check, Right to Work check and a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check (one of the requirements being that applicants must have been resident in the UK for 3 years). In addition, we will follow up references.
Please be advised that this position may close earlier than the stated deadline if a sufficient number of high-quality applications are received. To ensure your application is considered, we strongly recommend submitting it as soon as possible. Candidates will be notified of the next stage in the recruitment process if they are shortlisted.
Army Cadet Charitable Trust (ACCT) UK aims to give all young people the opportunity to develop and achieve through Army Cadets activities.



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Executive Fundraising Director
We are excited to be recruiting for an Executive Fundraising Director to build on the great work the
Charity is doing and to help achieve even more.
Join a charity that supports communities in areas of high deprivation to work collectively to give children and young people the best start in life.
Position: Executive Fundraising Director
Location: North West (Contractually based from one of our clients of ces with exibility to work from home, subject to business requirements and line manager approval. Travel across UK as required)
Salary: £67,600 to £70,720 (5% employer pension contribution, Medicash and group life assurance, 27 days annual leave per annum for FTE plus bank holidays)
Hours: Full Time 37.5 hours per week Monday-Friday
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: 9.00am on Friday 17th April 2026
1st interview: Friday 24th April 2026
2nd interview & Presentation: Friday 1st May 2026
The Role
We are looking for an Executive Fundraising Director to strategically oversee and manage the Fundraising function.
In order to support the increasing level of demand for this work, over the next five years, the fundraising team will embark on an ambitious growth strategy as they look to grow income from £9 million this year to £20 million by 2029, increasing the breadth, depth and number of communities that the charity serves. The successful candidate will play a key role in leading the development and delivery of the fundraising strategy to ensure that children and young people have the best start in life. They will be responsible for a broad range of income streams with a particular focus on growth across high net worth individuals, individual giving, corporate and digital, whilst continuing to effectively maintain and build upon strong funder base in trusts, foundations, philanthropy and statutory support. They will also directly oversee the wider fundraising team, which currently includes the fundraising manager and fundraising officer roles.
Key areas of responsibility include:
- Fundraising
- Reporting, compliance and stewardship
- Leadership, management and collaboration
About You
You will be educated to degree level or equivalent, demonstrated through relevant professional experience or an accredited qualification.
You will have experience of:
- Fundraising, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role.
- Meeting and exceeding fundraising targets in a senior fundraising role.
- Leading the development and implementation of a successful fundraising strategy, generating significant organisational income.
- Working across different forms of fundraising including trusts & foundations, high net worth individuals, individual giving, corporate and statutory/public sector.
- Leading, managing and inspiring high performing fundraising teams. research, strategic planning, budgeting and monitoring.
- Fostering successful relationships and partnerships with key internal and external stakeholders.
- Bringing together influential funders and policy makers to increase awareness and support of key issues.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to facilitate senior stakeholder meetings, speak engagingly to a wide range of audiences and to represent RtS externally.
- Understanding of the issues facing the children, young people and communities that we serve.
- Working with Senior Executive teams and trustee boards.
Benefits Include:
- 5% employer pension contribution
- 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
- Medicash health plan
- Group life assurance
- Flexible working arrangements
- Commitment to wellbeing and professional development
About the Organisation
The charity works with communities in areas of high deprivation to remove barriers to education and create better outcomes for children and young people. Since launching in 2015, we’ve supported over 50,000 children and young people across 10 communities, with our approach described as “a potential template for community transformation nationally.” Since launching in 2015, we’ve been working with schools, colleges, and local authorities across Blackpool, Rochdale, Birkenhead, and the Liverpool City Region to build inclusive education systems and improve literacy.
We are an equal opportunities employer and particularly welcome applications from those with lived experience of the challenges our programmes seek to address. As a Disability Confident employer, we will provide any support needed in the recruitment process.
Other roles you may have experience in could include Fundraising, Fundraiser, Executive Fundraising, Trusts, Foundations, High Net Worth, Major Donor, Individual Giving Corporate Fundraising, Fundraising Manager, Director of Fundraising, Head of Fundraising, Senior Fundraiser.
Please note this role is advertised by the recruitment agency acting for the client, Not For Profit People.
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
People’s Health Trust is a national charity working with local communities across Great Britain to stop people dying too young, help them live longer, healthier lives and make health equal.
Life expectancy rose for a hundred years, but in the last decade it has gone backwards — with the steepest declines in the most disadvantaged areas. Across Great Britain, people in these neighbourhoods die up to 13 years earlier than those in the wealthiest places. These inequalities are driven by changeable factors such as poor housing, low-paid work, and limited access to good education, clean air and natural spaces. People’s Health Trust exists to end this unfairness and ensure everyone has the chance to live a long, healthy life.
Our work focuses on:
- programmes supporting people living in the most disadvantaged neighbourhoods to address the conditions that make them unwell — from poor housing and limited access to advice services, to a lack of natural space and pathways into good work.
- using data, evidence and community expertise to design solutions, not just restate problems. Our work improves health and wellbeing from cradle to retirement.
- our lived experience network – made up of over 600 grassroots leaders from across England, Scotland and Wales – works directly with us to share evidence of the impact that poor housing, low income, poor jobs and poor education have on the lives of their communities, as well as timely and cost-effective solutions.
With a strong interest in social justice, the Director of Finance will be a member of the Leadership Team responsible for ensuring the Trust’s financial viability and statutory compliance, along with providing strategic oversight of performance management and robust risk management to safeguard the Trust’s long-term sustainability.
A qualified accountant, you will be skilled in the development and implementation of financial strategies to manage, safeguard and maximise income and have direct experience of managing financial processes and controls, including preparing management accounts. You will also have direct experience of managing organisational progress against strategic objectives and direct experience of charity or corporate governance, including risk management.
We are committed to being a Disability Confident Employer. Our diversity data shows that we are currently under-represented by certain groups of people. We particularly encourage applications from people from racially minoritised communities, disabled people and people from disadvantaged neighbourhoods.
If this sounds like the role you are looking for and you feel you have the skills and experience we need, full details of the role and how to apply are at the link above.
Please get in touch if you require any additional support with your job application. This particularly applies to people who need us to make reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010. This could include, but is not limited to, accepting applications in a different format, offering information or explanations in a way which helps you, or working with BSL interpreters.
The deadline for applications is Tuesday 7 April and interviews will be held in London on Friday 24 April.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
*This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
Stop Domestic Abuse is a trauma informed organisation; the work we do to support those effected by domestic abuse may be triggering for those with past trauma. Please only apply if you are living free from abuse. If you’d like to talk to us about this, please get in touch.
Location: Havant
Salary: £36,547 - £39,372
Hours per week: 37
Contract Type: Full Time/Permanent
Reference Number: STOPDA847
Main Purpose and Scope of the Job:
Prepare compelling responses to grant applications, support the Business Development Director and wider leadership team with responses to complex tenders and high-value funding applications.
Ensure all policies, procedures and practice are reviewed in line with designated timescales and meet the quality assurance requirements of the national outcomes framework and service standards for VAWG, SafeLives, Women’s Aid NQS, RESPECT accreditation principles and any additional frameworks agreed by the CEO.
Lead, monitor and evaluate projects as designated by the Business Development Director e.g. project management of website redevelopment, collaborating with external contractors and our IT Manager to convey our organisational vision.
Support operational activities which inform whole-organisation improvement e.g. gather and analyse staff survey feedback data, possess a natural curiosity for data analysis and identification of trends which draw meaningful conclusions from qualitative and quantitative data.
Manage (and delegate where appropriate) and quality assure all subject access requests, complaints and data queries in line with Data Protection and GDPR legislation, working with, and supported by the Business Development Director (DPO) on complex cases.
What We Offer:
Time off and Flexibility:
- 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (Increasing with service)
- Birthday day off
- Child’s first day of school off
- Option to purchase up to 10 additional days’ leave per year
- Flexible and hybrid working
- Protected time of up to one hour each month
Family-Friendly Benefits:
- Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, Shared Parental and Adoption leave
- IVF Leave
Health and Wellbeing:
- Westfield Health Healthcare Cashback Plan (after probation)
- Westfield Health Personal Health Insurance (after 2 years’ service)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Eye care vouchers
- Cycle to Work Scheme
About Stop Domestic Abuse:
Stop Domestic Abuse is a proud women-led organisation supporting victims and survivors of domestic violence and abuse across Portsmouth and Hampshire. Our vision is a world without domestic abuse, and we work to ensure that it’s ‘everyone’s business.’
We provide refuge and community-based support, delivering in a trauma-informed way for adults, children and young people, tailored to individual needs. Our 19 refuges offer safe, welcoming homes, and across our services we provide one-to-one support and group activities to help improve their safety and to meet others with similar experiences. We support children process their experiences and help regain a sense of safety.
Our UP2U programmes support those seeking to change abusive behaviours, and we also offer specialist support for victims of stalking. We also deliver training to professionals, including the hair and beauty industry, to recognise domestic abuse and connect people to specialist support services.
Our Values:
Equality, Openness, Honesty, Respect for individual dignity and diversity, Empowering women and children, and Care and Compassion – are at the heart of everything we do. By committing to these values, we aim to significantly improve the lives of those we support and work towards our vision of a world without domestic abuse.
The Key Information
- Location: London based, requiring two days per week at Society Building, 8 All Saints Street, London N1.
- Hours: Full-time, 21 hours per week - 3 dpw.
- Salary: £85,000 per annum pro rata
- Contract: Permanent.
- Interview process: Two stages totalling around 2 hours.
- Reporting to: Chief Financial Officer.
About the Role
Driving success through good governance
We’re looking for someone to lead our organisation’s approach to risk, assurance and governance – and allow us to make society-changing decisions with confidence.
As Associate Director of Risk and Assurance, you’ll lead the development and delivery of our organisation’s enterprise risk management and assurance framework – ensuring strategic, operational and financial risks are understood, managed and aligned with organisational priorities.
Sitting within the senior leadership team and working closely with the Chief Financial Officer and C-suite executive team, you’ll strengthen governance, transparency and accountability across the organisation.
Your leadership will ensure robust assurance, effective oversight and confident decision-making at Executive and Board level.
Why this role matters
Strong governance and intelligent risk management are essential to organisational sustainability and impact.
In this role, you’ll:
- shape and lead the organisation’s enterprise risk and assurance framework
- strengthen governance, transparency and accountability across the organisation
- enable confident, evidence-based decision-making at Executive and Board level
- build organisational resilience in a complex and evolving environment
- provide trusted professional expertise within the senior leadership team.
This is a unique opportunity to combine strategic leadership with professional expertise, helping our organisation remain well-governed, resilient and able to deliver its mission with confidence.
Why Join Us?
With members at the heart of everything we do, we champion the charities and volunteers who make a daily difference to our communities across England. Join us and help us make communities stronger and support us making a bigger difference!
Some of NCVO’s great benefits include:
- 25 days’ annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff), increasing based on years of service
- five days’ volunteering leave (pro rata for part-time staff)
- enhanced pay for maternity/adoption leave
- generous employer pension contribution of up to 8.5% of salary.
Find out more about the benefits of working at NCVO on our wbesite.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR (CEO)
Are you a globally minded Christian leader able to unite diverse partners around a shared mission? Can you translate vision into measurable international impact?
We are partnering with The Leprosy Mission International to appoint an International Director to lead its Global Fellowship at a pivotal moment in its 150-year mission to defeat leprosy and transform lives.
Benefits: circa £95,000 plus 10% employer contribution pension
Office: Brentford
Closing date: 13 April 2026
The International Director leads the International Office and works across a global network of supporting and implementing members. The role combines spiritual leadership, global influence and organisational direction to deliver the 2025 - 2030 strategy.
Key responsibilities
- Lead the global delivery of the Fellowship’s strategy, ensuring measurable impact for people affected by leprosy.
- Strengthen collaboration, capacity and unity across diverse international members and partners.
- Grow sustainable income and expand partnerships with multilateral agencies and global networks.
- Lead the International Office team and oversee global financial stewardship and governance, including members without a local board.
- Champion the voice and participation of people affected by leprosy across the Fellowship and globally.
Closing date: 13 April 2026
First stage interviews: 7 May 2026
Second stage interviews: 14 May 2026
For full details, responsibilities and application instructions, please see the candidate pack.
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion*, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or other category protected by law.
*All applicants must be wholeheartedly committed to the aims, ethos, and values of The Leprosy Mission International. This post is subject to an Occupational Requirement that the post holder is a practising Christian, under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010.
Are you passionate about helping young people grow in character, confidence and values? Do you want to lead a programme rooted in Catholic ethos that shapes whole school communities?
A long-established Catholic education charity is seeking a Director of Virtue Programme to lead and strengthen their values-based formation programme across six partner schools.
This meaningful role ensures the charity’s mission, identity and Catholic ethos remain vibrant and influential in each school, supporting both students and staff in understanding and living human virtues in an inclusive and accessible way.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the strategic development of the virtues programme across six schools
- Ensure the programme reflects Catholic ethos while remaining accessible to students and staff of all faith backgrounds
- Review and enhance current virtues initiatives
- Build strong relationships with school leaders, staff and students
- Align the virtues programme with wider youth and formation initiatives
- Ensure consistent, high-quality delivery across all schools
About You
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Excellent organisational and project-delivery abilities
- Confident decision-maker able to influence stakeholders
- Budget-management experience
- Good IT skills
- Empathy with Catholic values and ethos
- Collaborative, adaptable and confident working across multiple sites
- Willingness to undertake safeguarding training and a full DBS check
Why Apply?
- A meaningful leadership role within Catholic education
- Opportunity to shape character formation across six inspiring schools
- Hybrid working with flexibility
How to Apply
Closing date: 2 April 2026
Interviews: 29 & 30 April 2026
To apply or find out more, please contact Gemma at TPP Recruitment.
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
Title: Director of Data Science, AI & Research
Reporting To: Chief Executive Officer
Location: Hybrid, working from home and our office based in West London
Salary: £95,000 - £100,000 per annum, dependant on experience
We aim to be transparent about remuneration at MHI. As a charitable organisation, salaries for this role are predetermined and not negotiable. Please consider the advertised salary before applying.
Hours of Work: 40 hours per week, inclusive of a daily 1 hour paid lunch break
Contract: Permanent
Benefits:
- 25 days annual leave per year, plus public holidays;
- Company electronic devices;
- Enhanced salary sacrifice pension scheme;
- Private health insurance after completion of probation;
- Eligibility for a Blue Light discount card
Closing Date: 20th April 2026. We will be interviewing on a rolling basis and reserve the right to close the job advert early if we receive a high number of applicants
Job Purpose
The Director of Data Science, AI and Research leads our outstanding Data Insights Team which has expertise across data engineering, analytics, data science, machine learning, generative AI, and psychology, and works to provide insights which enhance our services and which we share with others in the sector, policy makers and politicians, service users and the general public.
The Director of Data Science, AI and Research works directly with the CEO and plays a central role in leading the strategy and development of the organisation, and is responsible for key external relationships across government, the mental health sector, funders, and researchers.
Key Responsibilities
- Developing and leading MHI's long-term data insights strategy, including developing and managing external data insights partnerships with academic researchers (e.g., IGHI at Imperial College London), government (e.g., Department of Health and Social Care), and other stakeholders in the sector (e.g., CTL, and other mental health charities), and policy makers.
- Member of the Senior Management Team, contributing to development and delivery of organisational strategy, and acting as MHI spokesperson/representative where relevant.
- Leading many of MHI’s key external relationships, including those with key supporters and funders such as The Jensen and Lori Huang Family Foundation, Google, the Wellcome Trust, and AWS.
- Recruiting, retaining, and managing members of the Data Insights Team
- Analysis and reporting of service data and data insights, to support decision making within MHI, to help develop new products, and for external use (e.g., media, funders, keyword partners).
- Writing funding applications to support the data insights work, and managing relationships with funders including annual reporting and updates.
- Managing relationships with external contractors who support the Data Insights Team (e.g., AWS, AWS suppliers, AI and data engineering support).
Person Specification
Essential
Strong experience with recruiting, retaining, and managing data professionals / scientists.
Experience with developing data and organisational strategy at a senior level.
Deep understanding of data analytics, data science, AI and machine learning, and qualitative approaches.
Experience engaging with a broad range of senior internal and external stakeholders.
Demonstrable knowledge and experience in mental health / psychology / neuroscience.
Excellent attention to detail, rigour, and thoroughness.
This role is subject to eligibility to work in the UK, plus satisfactory background and reference checks.
We understand that AI is increasingly part of everyday life, and you might choose to use it when putting together your application. While AI can be a helpful tool, we ask that anything you submit reflects your own skills, experiences, and perspective. We value authenticity and integrity, and we want to see what you uniquely bring to our team and why our mission resonates with you personally.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
XLP is a vibrant youth work charity dedicated to shaping bright futures for young people. Leading the charge
against poverty and educational failure in inner London, we offer holistic, long-term support to 11- to 25-yearolds in both schools and communities.
We are looking for an ambitious, hopeful and relationship-driven Corporate and Statutory Partnerships
Director.
This role is pivotal to our growth plans and will generate significant and sustainable income by galvanizing and
deepening corporate and statutory partner engagement and support.
Based in the heart of the City, you will combine commercial instinct with social purpose. You will
build impactful partnerships that will enable and empower positive outcomes for young people whilst also
contributing to improved social value for corporate and statutory partners. You will have senior-level
experience in corporate fundraising, corporate social responsibility or business and partnership
development.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Location: London (flexible working - 2-3 days in the office)
Interviews: 15th and 16th April 2026, and second stage interviews the following week on the 22nd April 2026.
Employer: King's Trust International (not The King's Trust)
Around the world, 65 million young people are unemployed. Many more face the challenge of unstable, unsafe and underpaid work. King’s Trust International was founded by His Majesty King Charles to tackle the global crisis in youth unemployment and ensure that every young person has the chance to succeed. Central to our new 10-year strategy is the need to articulate the challenges and opportunities faced by young people and help them shape a better future. We are recruiting a Director of Marketing, Communications and External Affairs to shape and share this story.
In this exciting and varied strategic and operational role, you will lead KTI’s marketing, communications and external affairs team with the aim of promoting and protecting King’s Trust International and The King’s Group, increasing awareness of our brand and our work for young people around the world. You will spearhead the establishment of our advocacy function and play a key role in research commissioning, awareness raising and coalition creation. This will involve attendance at key global events, the commissioning of proprietary research, and guiding the marketing and communication strategies that will bring these narratives into the public consciousness.
You will be an experienced and dynamic communicator with significant demonstrable experience in communications, marketing and external affairs at a senior level. This will be complemented by strong knowledge of the full range of media, marketing and communications tools, and how to deploy them effectively to maximise the reach, impact and value of our brand.
In addition, you will have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to confidently build and maintain strong relationships with a diverse group of people and stakeholders. Possessing strong management skills, you will have experience of managing small multi-disciplinary teams, providing direction and leadership to enable growth and development, and the ability to role-model a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion.
Perks for working at The King’s Trust International:
- Great holiday package. 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus public holidays. Office closure the days between Christmas and New Year
- Fantastic Family leave. Receive 13 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay for maternity and adoption leave, and pro rata entitlement for shared parental leave. Receive 8 weeks' full pay for paternity leave.
- Flexible and agile working. Where operationally possible, you can work your hours that support a work-life balance, including compressed hours and hybrid-working (part office - part home-based) or working from home options.
- Benefits platform. Everything from health and financial wellbeing support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas
- A free employee assistance programme (EAP) to support your mental wellbeing.
- KTI will contribute 5% of your salary to the workplace Pension Scheme
- Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)
- In-house and external training opportunities are available throughout the year
We believe that every young person should have the chance to succeed, no matter their background or the challenges they are facing.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.






