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Our clients are mostly long-term unemployed and have experienced repeated rejections from multiple jobs: 40% have been unemployed for over a year, 20% have applied to over 20 jobs and 23% have applied to over 50 jobs. The majority are also from minoritised communities and face intersectional barriers to employment: 32% are lone parents, 16% consider themselves to have a disability and 52 % are from an ethnic minority.
With the support of the Greater London Authority (GLA), Smart Works is about to begin an innovative employment project to connect underrepresented women across London with high-quality job opportunities. Over the next 12 months, this project will place women directly into good work within priority sectors, whilst also helping employers build more inclusive recruitment pipelines and practices.
The Employer Engagement Manager will be central to the success of this project. Reporting to the Head of Programmes, they will lead on employer engagement and job brokerage for Smart Works. They will act as a primary contact for the GLA, ensuring effective partnership working and the delivery of ambitious outcomes for both clients and employers.
To apply for this job, please submit your CV and Cover Letter via our online portal (answering the below questions) by 12 noon on Tuesday 28th October 2025:
- Why do you want to work for Smart Works? (Max 200 words)
- What experience do you have of building relationships with employers that have led to quality employment opportunities for programme beneficiaries? (Max 350 words)
- Why do you think you are well suited to the role of Employer Engagement Manager? (Max 350 words)
- Is there anything else you would like to share at this stage? (Max 150 words).
We exist to give unemployed women the clothing, coaching and confidence they need to succeed at interview and get the job.




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We are entering an exciting phase of growth and are looking to expand our services supporting families and individuals and extend our reach across Birmingham, the Black Country, and surrounding areas. This new Operations Manager role is central to these plans.
As Operations Manager, working closely with the CEO, you’ll oversee the day-to-day running of organisation across our 2 main premises and in other community venues. You will manage the admin and appointments functions and ensure our services run smoothly, consistently, and with a focus on quality, sustainability, and user experience.
Initially, the role will be hands-on and operational, with responsibility for recruiting and training administrative staff, fully re-opening our 2 main premises, and transitioning to a hybrid model of online and face-to-face counselling. You will also support the implementation of updated policies, procedures, and new online appointment and case management systems.
As the organisation grows, there is significant opportunity for development, allowing you to contribute to how our services are delivered, strengthen our team, and help us meet the increasing need for our services.
Based at our Birmingham office, this role will require some flexibility in working hours to meet service needs, including working at other centres from time to time.
What you’ll do
· Oversee day-to-day operations across Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and community venues.
· Lead and manage the administration team, including recruitment, training, and volunteer coordination.
· Manage appointments, service utilisation, waiting times, and payments.
· Streamline processes and systems to improve efficiency, consistency, and client experience.
· Support implementation of new technology, online appointments, and case management systems.
· Ensure premises are safe, functional, and fit-for-purpose.
· Monitor service performance, budgets, and KPIs; prepare reports for management and funders.
· Promote a positive, inclusive, and supportive workplace culture.
· Work closely with service managers and the CEO to align operations with strategic goals.
· Ensure compliance with HR, health & safety, and organisational policies.
What we’re looking for
· Proven experience in operational management, ideally in third sector, health, or community services.
· Strong administrative experience and ability to oversee budgets, KPIs, and performance.
· Experience designing and embedding processes, policies, and systems.
· Confident in implementing technology and using data to drive decisions.
· Experience managing premises and creating safe, functional environments.
· Understanding of client journeys and accessibility, with experience improving engagement and service utilisation.
· Knowledge of HR and health & safety, with experience managing staff wellbeing and compliance.
· Strong leadership, communication, and relationship-building skills, with a commitment to inclusion and equity.
About Kapella
Kapella’s mission is to build better relationships and improve the wellbeing of families and individuals. We provide accessible and affordable services, including counselling, family mediation, training, and domestic abuse programmes across Birmingham and the Black Country. Our work includes self-paying clients as well as funded projects delivered through contracts, grants, and partnerships.
Why join Kapella?
Play a key role in expanding essential services to families and individuals across Birmingham and the Black Country.
Be part of a passionate, supportive, and values-driven team.
Significant opportunity to shape operational processes and grow into a senior leadership role.
25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, pension, CPD and staff wellbeing support.
How to apply
Please send your CV and a covering letter outlining your relevant experience and how you meet the requirements of the role.
Closing date: Wednesday 5 November 2025.
Kapella is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
Location: Birmingham Office (with travel to Wolverhampton and other community venues)
Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours per week) – 4 days considered for the right candidate
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Smart Works is a dynamic, high profile and fast-growing UK charity that dresses and coaches unemployed women for success at their job interview. We empower each woman by giving her the clothes and the confidence she needs to succeed.
After visiting Smart Works, 67% of clients secure a job within a month, gaining financial independence and transforming their lives.
The Smart Works service is delivered in London, Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Newcastle, Reading, Bristol and Leeds. Over the past ten years, Smart Works has helped over 50,000 women, and last year alone we reached 10,600 women. It is our mission that any woman who needs our service should be able to find her way to a Smart Works centre.
In March 2025, Smart Works completed their Three-Year Plan that saw the charity double the number of women helped annually from 5,000 to 10,000 women a year. To achieve this, we grew our existing centres and opened a new centre.
More information about who we are can be found on our Smart Works website.
About This Role
As Corporate Partnerships Manager, you will be responsible for the management and delivery of some of Smart Works most visible and multi-faceted partnerships that support our vision of ensuring that any unemployed woman is able to transform her life through the positive power of employment.
Reporting to the Head of Corporate Partnerships, your portfolio will span a range of sectors, including consumer, technology and finance. This varied portfolio of partners encompasses a range of giving mechanisms, including philanthropy, charity of the year and cause related marketing.
Alongside managing a portfolio of national partners, you will also be responsible for achieving income targets, cultivating and stewarding relationships, thinking creatively and strategically to grow and retain partnerships.
This role will work with the wider Partnerships team and our local Smart Works centres to secure and develop local partnerships (outside of London) and embed national partnerships across our 12 UK centres, maximising opportunities to benefit the whole of Smart Works Group.
How to Apply
Please read the full job pack and then head to our website to submit a CV and a cover letter which answers the following questions by 9am on 23rd October 2025. Your application should be addressed to Hannah Griffith, Head of Corporate Partnerships.
- How is Smart Works an effective cause with which to raise money from corporates?
- What experiences and skills do you have that make you well suited for this role?
- What steps would you take to grow the value of the corporate partnerships pipeline?
Interviews will take place on 4th of 5th November and will be in person in our North London centre.
If you require any reasonable adjustments or alterations for the application and recruitment processes, please contact us.
Smart Works is committed to best practice employment practices, including reducing the burden for those seeking work. Smart Works will therefore reimburse reasonable costs of travel to interviews if required.
At Smart Works we will apply suitable measures to keep your information secure in accordance with our Privacy Policy (a current version of which is available on our website).
We exist to give unemployed women the clothing, coaching and confidence they need to succeed at interview and get the job.




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Are you passionate about helping young people build brighter futures?
Do you love building relationships and making things happen in education? If so, we’ve got a brilliant opportunity for you to join our team as an Educational Partnerships Manager at Young Enterprise.
Who We Are
We’re Young Enterprise – a national charity with a bold mission: to give every young person the skills, confidence, and mindset to thrive in the changing world of work.
For over 60 years, we’ve empowered more than 7 million young people through hands-on enterprise and financial education programmes. Whether it’s launching a student business or learning how to manage money, we help young people develop key life skills—teamwork, leadership, problem-solving, and resilience.
We’re a passionate, down-to-earth team of 90+ staff and 2,000+ volunteers who believe that every young person, regardless of background, deserves a fair start in life.
Why Join Us?
We think Young Enterprise is a great place to work—and we’re proud of our people-first culture. Here’s what you can expect:
- A friendly and supportive team where your voice is heard
- A strong commitment to diversity and inclusion—we want everyone to feel they belong
- Generous holiday allowance and flexible working
- Cycle-to-work scheme, life assurance, and NHS top-up plan
- Ongoing learning and mentoring opportunities
- A chance to directly impact the lives of young people every single day
About the Role
This is a role where you’ll really see the difference you make.
As Educational Partnerships Manager, you’ll work across South East London, building partnerships with schools, colleges, youth organisations and community groups—particularly in areas where opportunities are hardest to come by.
You’ll be right in the mix: planning events, delivering programmes, supporting volunteers and connecting with school staff to make sure young people have access to our inspiring enterprise and financial education experiences.
You’ll be a key driver of our Inspiring Futures initiative —helping young people break down barriers and imagine bigger futures.
It’s a varied, people-focused role with loads of room for creativity, independence and collaboration. Whether you’re visiting a school, chatting with a funder, or supporting a trade fair, you’ll be helping young people build skills that will last a lifetime.
You’ll love this job if you are…
- A brilliant relationship-builder, confident working with teachers, volunteers, and community leaders
- Passionate about education, social mobility, and giving every young person a chance to shine
- A natural communicator—whether leading a session in a classroom or inspiring a room of volunteers
- Organised and able to juggle multiple projects (with a great sense of humour!)
- Self-motivated, adaptable, and happy working remotely but never alone—you’ll be part of a close-knit regional team
- Excited by the idea of doing a job that combines delivery, relationship-building, fundraising and volunteering
Key Responsibilities
- Build and grow relationships with schools, colleges, youth clubs and local communities
- Focus on expanding our reach in areas of multiple deprivation and underrepresentation
- Deliver and support the rollout of YE programmes in schools and other settings
- Recruit, train and support volunteers—making sure they feel valued and inspired
- Work with your regional team to meet shared goals and celebrate local impact
- Help secure local funding by supporting fundraising efforts and managing project deliverables
- Support the planning of events, trade fairs and celebrations for young people
- Keep accurate records, track impact, and make sure safeguarding is front and centre
A few practical things:
- This is a hands-on role—you’ll sometimes be lifting resources, setting up venues and travelling regularly (a car and full driving licence are essential)
- You’ll need to be happy occasionally working evenings or weekends during peak delivery times
- Expect to be on your feet during some events or sessions—it’s all part of the fun!
Safeguarding Young People
We are committed to keeping young people safe. All successful applicants will undergo an enhanced DBS check and receive ongoing safeguarding training.
How to Apply
If you’re ready to help shape the futures of young people across South East London, we want to hear from you!
Please send your CV and a cover letter (max 2 pages) telling us why you’re the right person for this role. Applications must be submitted by 23:30 on 16 November 2025. Please note that applications without a cover letter will not be considered.
Interviews will be held via Teams and may take place before the closing date. Please note, we are only able to respond to shortlisted candidates.
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Join us – and help us give every young person the chance to thrive. Apply today!
We empower young people to discover, develop and celebrate their skills and potential.
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CIEH is looking for a Membership Manager to help us take our membership offer to the next level. You’ll be responsible for driving growth, improving engagement, and ensuring our members feel valued and supported throughout their careers.
In this role you’ll lead on delivering CIEH’s membership strategy, manage our membership budget of over £1m income and ensure that data and insights are used to inform decisions and improve the experience of our members.
If you’re experienced in membership management and are ready to lead, innovate and make a difference, we want to hear from you!
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About us
We are the national body for careers education in England, delivering support to schools and colleges to deliver modern, 21st century careers education.
The Careers & Enterprise Company is a great place to work. We operate within a fast-paced and collaborative environment. We are brought together by one thing: our passion to ensure young people get the best possible start in life and are supported to find their best next step.
Our organisation has a privileged opportunity to make a difference to the lives of millions of young people, helping to inspire and prepare them for the fast-changing world of work, and we want you to help us make it happen.
Do you want to be part of a mission-driven team focused on transforming young people’s lives? If so, we’d love to hear from you!
About the role
The Careers & Enterprise Company (CEC) is looking for a Senior Manager - Network to support our mission to help every young person find their best next step. You will ensure consistent high-quality delivery and support for all Careers Hubs across the country.
You will play a key role in delivering CEC’s current and future ambitions through our network of Careers Hubs, including the government’s ambition for a new work experience guarantee to ensure that all pupils participate in 2 weeks’ worth of work experience by the time they leave year 11. Careers Hubs will be a key coordinating and delivery mechanism for this guarantee.
You will balance national intent with local priorities, ensuring national government agenda is delivered upon through the lens of place and devolution. You will work closely with senior stakeholders across Strategic and Local Authorities who we partner with in the delivery of careers education through Careers Hubs.
Reporting to the Associate Head of Network Development, with a team of 8 Area Managers, you will provide a central point of accountability, senior stakeholder management and operational support to Area Managers.
You will contribute as a member of the senior management team of Network and Employers and the wider organisation. Contributing towards the strategy and operational delivery and leading/co-leading on cross Network and Employer and cross-company projects.
This role suits someone who can lead the delivery of a large-scale national programme and is a natural relationship builder. You will thrive on delivering change management and be comfortable working through ambiguity to secure lasting impact. The role will require travel across the country.
To apply, please visit our website via the apply button, complete the application form and cover letter and upload an anonymised version of your CV.
Please describe the following in your cover letter:
- How do you meet the experience, skills and competency criteria detailed in the job profile?
- What do you consider the biggest risk and opportunities to careers education?
- Why would you like to work for Careers and Enterprise Company?
- Right to Work
Closing date: 7th November 2025 (Midnight)
It is our policy to review all applications within two weeks from the closing date. If you do not hear from us within three weeks following the closing date, then your application has unfortunately not been successful on this occasion. We are unable to provide feedback to candidates who have not been shortlisted and attended an interview.
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Volunteers are at the heart of our mission
In 2024, our incredible network of 800 volunteers supported over 73,000 young people through Insight Talks, Skills Workshops, and Networking Events, showing them what's possible for their futures and building the skills and connections they need to get there.
Our dedicated Programme Team provides personalised support and feedback to every volunteer, ensuring they're equipped to make a real difference in young people's lives. This tailored approach has been key to our growth and impact – and means every volunteer feels genuinely valued.
We're a fast-growing charity working to reach every 14-19-year-old across the UK. Thanks to generous funding from partners including Google .org and the Moondance Foundation, we’re now excited to appoint our first Volunteer Manager – a pivotal role in scaling our volunteer base and deepening its impact.
The Volunteer Manager will lead efforts to further grow and diversify our volunteer base, ensuring consistent quality across sessions and fostering a vibrant, connected volunteer community. They will work closely with colleagues across England and Wales, with ambitious targets around attraction and retention.
Key priorities will include:
- Developing strategic partnerships alongside me and our Partnerships Manager
- Understanding the diverse backgrounds and career journeys of our volunteers
- Owning the volunteer experience from first contact onwards and training colleagues to deliver best practice support, ensuring volunteers feel well-prepared, informed about their impact, and inspired to stay involved
As this is a brand-new role, there’s plenty of scope to shape and innovate. It’s a fantastic opportunity for someone with excellent communication skills and a passion for volunteering.
Our team works remotely across England and Wales, with regular in-person meet-ups. We set high standards, support one another, and share a deep commitment to driving positive change. If this sounds like the kind of environment you’d enjoy, we’d love to hear from you.
Sue Maskrey
Chief Executive
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We are looking for an experienced Senior Finance Manager with an entrepreneurial spirit and business acumen to contribute to the strategic leadership of the organisation. This is an exciting opportunity to support the Senior Leadership team by having oversight, management, and responsibility for Pecan’s financial functionality, and promoting and sustaining the organisations commitment to showing kindness, raising self-belief and inspiring hope for the future of the individuals we serve.
When working for Pecan, you can expect to become a valued member of a diverse and supportive team. In addition to a place in our 36-year legacy, you will receive a generous holiday allowance, pension contribution and life assurance cover. You can also expect regular team meetings and social opportunities, and a variety of other benefits as outlined in our recruitment pack.
Main Responsibilities:
Overview
- Oversight and management of Pecan's financial planning, accounting, and reporting.
- Oversight and management of the organisations financial risk and compliance, and safeguarding of assets through effective processes and procedures.
- Oversight and management of performance and organisational data: its collection, storage, analysis and reporting.
Finance
- Advise and report to the Board, Chief Executive and SMT on all financial matters, including investments, reserves, financial forecasting and cashflow, financial performance and systems.
- Lead the financial planning for the organisation, including annual budgeting and re-forecasting as necessary and to prepare regular financial report, including management accounts, cashflow, and other reports as required by the Board, the SMT and budget holders.
- Provide financial information, advice and support, including training, which meets the needs of the Trustees, SMT and other staff within Pecan. In particular, work with service leads to provide all necessary financial budgeting input to funding bids and funding monitoring and reporting, ideally also upskilling the service leads in this area.
- Take responsibility for the day to day management and administration of the finance functions such as bank reconciliations, petty cash and donation records, accounts payables & receivables, VAT and gift aid claimed.
Key Requirements (specific skills, qualifications required):
- Experience of working in a senior accounting role, including budget and financial policy formulation.
- A track record of preparing management accounts and other financial reports.
- Strong financial management skills and ability (including SORP).
- Entrepreneurial spirit and business acumen.
- Strong commitment to the goals, ethos, values, and vision of Pecan, including a belief in the important of all people of different backgrounds working together and respecting and valuing each other’s contributions.
Desirable knowledge/expertise
- Strong experience in using Xero Accounting Software.
- Knowledge of charity law & VAT partial exemption.
- Experience of the voluntary and community sector.
- Knowledge of charity fundraising or marketing.
Please read the Job Description for more information.
Closing Date: Monday 27th October 2025, 10am
Interview Date: Week commencing Monday 3rd November 2025, Details TBC
Start Date: ASAP
To apply please submit your CV and a short Cover Letter (maximum 4 pages) explaining why you are interested in the role and how you meet the person specification by the deadline.
Please note that applications that do not contain both the CV and Covering Letter as described above cannot be considered. If you would like to discuss needs or adjustments to the recruitment process, we would be happy to support you. Please direct all recruitment queries to our careers email address.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Job title: Employer Engagement Manager
Reports to: Head of Programmes
Line reports: None
Location: Flexible, hybrid, with some travel required to our offices (London, Manchester or Birmingham)
Salary: £38,000-£41,000 (£39,000-£42,000 in London)
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week, with occasional evening or weekend work (TOIL provided). Open to flexible working.
Contract: FTC 12-months, with intention to convert to permanent position subject to funding and organisational requirements.
Overall purpose
The Employer Engagement Manager (EEM) will play a critical role in ensuring refugees supported by Breaking Barriers access meaningful, opportunities that align with client needs and labour market demand. The postholder will lead employer outreach and partnership building in priority sectors and embed consistent systems and processes that make employer engagement coordinated and impactful across the organisation. The EEM will support pathways, work placements, recruitment pipelines and workshops by ensuring employer input is actively embedded where relevant.
This is a strategic, hands-on role, the successful candidate will map and cultivate employer relationships, secure employer input into sector pathways, workshops and recruitment initiatives, translate labour market intelligence into programme improvements, and design the operational processes that enable Programmes and Corporate Partnerships to work together effectively. You will operate in a matrix environment, collaborating closely with the Programmes, Corporate Partnerships and Client Services teams but will not hold direct line-management of delivery staff.
The role is set up to be ambitious but achievable within 12 months. The priority is to build tested, repeatable employer engagement practice (relationships, processes, insight-sharing and measurable impact) that can form the foundations of a permanent employer engagement function if/when funding allows.
To view the full job description and person specification, as well as details on our accessible recuitment process, please view the attached recruitment pack.
Other considerations
- This is a fixed-term contract for 12 months. Toward the end of the term, a review will be conducted to assess the impact and scope of the role, with the intention to adapt into a permanent position subject to funding and organisational need.
- This role may require occasional travel for employer meetings, events, and networking opportunities.
- Some evening or weekend work may be required to attend employer engagement activities (TOIL provided).
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As part of our safeguarding commitment to our clients, we carry out pre-employment checks to ensure that successful applicants are suitable to work with adults at risk. These include basic DBS checks, obtaining references and verifying a candidate’s identity and right to work in the UK.
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We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief.
Breaking Barriers is committed to protecting an adult’s right to live in safety, free from abuse and neglect and for their views, wishes and beliefs to be fully considered when deciding action.
How to apply
If you are looking for a role where you can make a real difference, we want to hear from you. To apply, please submit a statement of interest (up to approximately 500 words/1 A4 page) outlining:
- Why you are interested in the role
- What skills you would bring to be successful in this role
- Any experience you would like to highlight
- Any reasonable adjustments you require for the interview process
- Disclosure of disabilities if you wish to do so (as a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role)
Closing date for applications is 11:30pm on Tuesday 28 October. Please note that interviews will be held on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to close the advert early if a suitable shortlist is found.
We belong to the Experts by Experience Employment Initiative, which advocates and supports organisations to emply more people from a refugee background. With this in mind, we particularly welcome applicants with experience with of seeking asylum and / or a refugee background.
If you are an expert by experience (a refugee or a migrant with direct, first-hand experince of issues and challenges of the UK asylum or immigration system), you can ask for independent and confidential support for your job application from the Experts by Experience Employment Network. Please reasch out to HR Manager, Caroline Meechan for further details (we are unable to include email addresses in this advert, but you can find contact details on the final page of the attached recruitment pack).
If you are looking for a role where you can make a real difference, we want to hear from you. To apply, please submit a statement of interest (up to approximately 500 words/1 A4 page) outlining:
• Why you are interested in the role
• What skills you would bring to be successful in this role
• Any experience you would like to highlight
• Any reasonable adjustments you require for the interview process
• Disclosure of disabilities if you wish to do so (as a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role)
Breaking Barriers exists so that every refugee can access meaningful employment and build a new life.
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Auditory Verbal UK (AVUK) is an award-winning charity that wants all deaf children to have the same opportunities in life as their hearing peers. It supports deaf babies and children to learn to listen and speak with Auditory Verbal therapy and provides internationally accredited training in Auditory Verbal practice for health and education professionals. AVUK works to raise expectations and outcomes for deaf children and increase access to, as well as awareness and understanding of, Auditory Verbal therapy, with a clear mission to enable every family with a deaf child the opportunity to access Auditory Verbal therapy through publicly funded services close to where they live.
Overview
Working with the Head of Fundraising, you will play a key role in securing income from corporate partners and major donors to support AVUK’s bold 10-year plan. These partnerships are central to our long-term strategy to transform the landscape of Auditory Verbal provision, ensuring that every family who wants their child to learn to listen and talk can access a publicly funded Auditory Verbal programme in their local area.
This role requires experience in relationship fundraising, ideally working with businesses and/or major donors, and a strong ability to build rapport and trust. You’ll be an effective communicator and collaborator, confident in supporting income generation activities that align and elevate AVUK’s goals.
With experience of securing five to six-figure gifts, you’ll use your commercial acumen to identify and nurture your pipeline and partnerships, contributing to our annual fundraising target of £1.5m and setting the foundations for growth to £2m+ in future years.
This role is ideal for someone who is proactive, diligent, and comfortable taking initiative. You’ll thrive in a dynamic environment where relationship-building and ownership of your work are key to driving income and impact. The role is weighted towards developing new corporate partnerships, with responsibility for managing our existing partnership with Markerstudy Group, and some time spent cultivating potential major donor relationships with senior management support. To help you succeed, you have support and guidance from our Head of Fundraising, alongside a passionate and collaborative CEO and Senior Management Team.
Contract Details
Location: Primarily remote, with 2 days a month in our London office, plus meetings with partners where required.
Working Hours: 30 hours per week (0.8 FTE); flexible working fully supported through policies and practice.
Contract Type: Fixed-term, 12 months from January – December 2026
Salary: £45,000-48,000 pa FTE depending on experience, plus benefits including 7% employer contribution to Group Pension Scheme.
Holiday: 27 days (pro rata) plus Bank Holidays and 1 privilege day
Reporting To: Head of Fundraising
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
Corporate partnerships strategy
- With support and guidance from the Head of Fundraising, lead the development and delivery of AVUK’s corporate partnerships strategy in support of our overall fundraising goals.
- Identify and pursue new business opportunities at a five and six figure value, unlocking new opportunities that contribute to a £130k partnerships budget this year.
Business development & income generation
- Work closely with your fundraising and comms colleagues to create compelling proposals and pitches that resonate with corporate and major donor audiences and help you to secure new gifts / partnerships.
- Proactively grow and maintain a strong funding pipeline, creating new prospects for our priority funding areas through quality research, strategic outreach and developing engagement opportunities.
Relationship management & external engagement
- Manage a small portfolio of corporate partnerships including our flagship partnership with Markerstudy Group, delivering excellent stewardship and ensuring long-term engagement.
- Lead the planning and delivery of the Sounds of Success event (November 2026), as a key moment in our stewardship and engagement calendar.
- Support the Head of Fundraising, CEO, and Fundraising Advisory Board in developing relationships with potential major donors, providing inspiring stewardship and maximising opportunities through networks, events, and strategic engagement.
Effective use of systems and processes
- Champion the effective use of our Salesforce database to support you in high-quality relationship management and reporting.
- Commitment to monitoring and reporting on your income and taking a proactive approach to addressing issues or gaps in budgeted income.
PERSON SPECIFICATION - Skills, knowledge & experience
Essential
- Fundraising - a good understanding of corporate partnerships fundraising and proven success in securing five-six figure partnerships.
- Business development - proven experience in identifying and pursuing new opportunities, through quality research and pipeline development, aligned to organisational goals.
- Building relationships - ability to engage with supporters through quality and meaningful stewardship.
- Project management - confident managing multiple priorities within projects and across own workload.
- Communication - excellent written and verbal skills, used well to inspire varied audiences through pitches and presentations delivered in person and written.
- Strategic thinking - ability to identify and assess new opportunities that align to supporter interests and organisational needs.
- Oganisation - great time management, research and record keeping skills.
Desirable
- Major donor engagement - supporting or leading donor cultivation and stewardship.
- Event management - practical experience of creating or delivering supporter engagement events.
- Data and reporting - proficiency in Salesforce or other CRM platforms, including data logging, relationship mapping and report generation.
PERSON SPECIFICATION - Qualities & behaviours
- Proactive mindset - takes the initiative and drives work forward with energy and empathy.
- Curious - open to learning and development of new ideas.
- Diligent - pays attention to detail, follows through reliably and takes pride in doing things well.
- Collaborative - collaborates across teams to share knowledge, align efforts and to deliver joined-up outcomes
Candidates will need a willingness to work occasional evenings and weekends, as expected in an external facing fundraising role.
KEY INFORMATION
Anyone wishing to apply for this post should submit their CV along with a covering letter (maximum of 2 pages) which describes how you meet the person specification, with particular focus on your skills and experience of corporate partnerships fundraising, new business development and relationship management.
We value authentic applications and want to understand your personal motivations and experiences. If you’ve used AI tools to support your application (e.g. for structure, spelling, or formatting), please feel free to let us know. We recognise that these tools can be helpful for some applicants, and we’re most interested in hearing your words and in your voice what draws you to this role.Applications received after 12:00pm on Tuesday 28 October 2025 will not be considered.Only candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted.Interviews will take place via MS Teams.
We believe that diversity brings strength to our organisation; we recognise and value the importance of lived experience and encourage people of all backgrounds and abilities to apply for this role.
We use a blind recruitment system to ensure fairness. Personal details such as name, address, social media links, gender, ethnicity and educational institutions remain hidden until shortlisting is complete.
As an organisation supporting children and their families we take our safeguarding responsibilities very seriously and as well as providing satisfactory references and proof of the right to work in the UK, the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced disclosure check through the Disclosure and Barring Service and be required to undertake safeguarding training.
Key Dates
Closing date for applications: Tuesday 28 October, 12:00pm
Shortlisted candidates notified: Via email on or before Friday 31 October
First stage interviews: Wednesday 05 November or Thursday 06 November
Final interviews: Tuesday 11 or Wednesday 12 November
Strictly no agencies.
Employer Engagement Worker
30 hour post
Pay rate: £26,802 (FTE/37hours)
12 months fixed term with potential for extension
Location: Bradford
Closing date: Sunday 26th October 2025
Previous applications need not to re-apply.
Unpaid Carers in England and Wales alone contribute around £162bn to the economy through their role as unpaid carers. They look after a loved one who needs care, without doing this as a paid job, and devote many hours of their time every week to the person they care for.
If you understand how crucial unpaid carers are to the community and are able to articulate their case to engage employers to support them in work - this is the job for you.
We are looking for a confident, passionate, articulate person who can communicate in a clear and compelling way to engage Bradford employers in:
- Identifying carers within their workforce so that they can support the valuable role they play in society
- Encouraging carers to work for them as their needs will be understood
- Encouraging other employers to join a consortium of like-minded employers across Bradford to become ‘Carer Confident Employers’
If you think you have the skills necessary to do this role we would welcome hearing from you.
In turn we will support you by helping with desk top research to engage with employers we had historical relationships with and with introductions to external partner organisations who will actively work with you to support this role and this agenda.
Please email your CV and a covering letter stating why you think you are perfect for this role.
Carers’ Resource exists to support unpaid carers. We provide information, advice & support to carers, to the people they care for and professionals.

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Partnerships Manager - The Smallpeice Trust
Charity People is delighted to be working with The Smallpeice Trust, a bold and forward-thinking educational charity on a mission to tackle the UK's engineering skills gap by igniting a passion for STEM in young people aged 9-18.
This is a brilliant opportunity to join a high-performing Business Development team as their new Partnerships Manager - a key role driving strategic growth and unlocking funding that transforms futures.
Why The Smallpeice Trust?
With a laser focus on widening participation, the Trust delivers high-impact programmes including Arkwright Engineering Scholarships, immersive residentials, and dynamic one-day STEM events. They work with underrepresented groups - especially girls and students from less advantaged backgrounds - ensuring that engineering is accessible, inclusive, and inspiring.
Now, with a digital transformation underway and ambitious plans to scale their reach, they're looking for a relationship-builder and strategic thinker to help secure new funding and nurture partnerships that open doors for thousands more young people.
Partnerships Manager
- Salary: £42,000 + excellent benefits package
- A generous 7% employer pension contribution
- Private healthcare, life assurance, and enhanced holiday/sickness allowance
- A collaborative, supportive culture with hybrid working
- 2 days/week in Warwick office
About the Role
Reporting to the Head of Partnerships, you'll play a pivotal role in both winning new multi-year partnerships and stewarding existing relationships to deliver long-term impact. You'll be part of a team that's passionate, ambitious, and driven by purpose.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Crafting compelling, costed proposals aligned with the Trust's strategic priorities
- Representing the Trust externally - networking, speaking, and building visibility
- Build and manage a targeted pipeline through targeted research, driving lead conversion and increase in strategic partnerships
- Managing key accounts with creativity and professionalism
- Collaborating across teams - from Marketing to Delivery to Content & Impact
- Overseeing budgets, contracts, and CRM records for seamless delivery
- Producing powerful reports and evaluations that showcase real-world impact
About You
You're a confident and proactive partnerships or fundraising professional with experience in business development, fundraising, or strategic partnerships. You're commercially savvy, values-led, and passionate about creating opportunities for young people.
We welcome applications from all sectors - what matters most is your ability to build relationships, spot opportunities, and drive real impact.
If this role inspires you to make your next career move, please get in touch with [email protected] to request a job pack and arrange a Teams call.
Closing Date: Friday 31st October 5pm
Interview Dates: 11th and 13th November
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability, and potential. Please inform Kevin if you require any assistance or adjustment to help ensure the application process works for you.
Charity People is a forward thinking, inclusive organisation that actively and deliberately promotes equity, diversity and inclusion. We know organisations thrive when inclusion is at the forefront. We evidence our commitment by matching charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates irrespective of background e.g. age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we believe that greater diversity leads to greater results for the charities we work with.
The Royal Ballet and Opera continues to lead the way in opera, ballet, music and dance both live on stage and through multiple digital platforms, from live streaming to worldwide cinema screenings. Our Covent Garden theatre has been at the heart of London and British cultural life for three centuries. We are home to two world-class Companies: The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera.
The Royal Opera House describes the place we work, not who we are. The whole is always more than the sum of its parts - we may be a House, but three quarters of our audiences experience what we do outside this building. While our Covent Garden theatre is the nerve centre, the impact and influence of the organisation can be felt in every corner of the country, and around the world.
We could not maintain this range of work or our digital presence without support from philanthropists, funders, members, business partners and sponsors. Legacies contribute circa £1.2m to the RBO per annum through the Royal Opera House Endowment Fund and approximately £500k directly to the Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation.
We are now seeking an interim Senior Legacies and Endowment Manager who will review, build and deliver the organisation`s strategy for Endowment Funding and legacy-giving, to expand both. This role will suit a candidate who has excellent programme planning and project management skills. You will be a subject matter expert, who can help develop not only the strategy but also the small team around you. With excellent relationship management and development skills, you will role model best practice and demonstrate credibility and influence as an ambassador for the Royal Ballet and Opera.
You will have:
- Extensive experience of planning and leading programmes for giving and legacy giving in performing arts/ museum/ wider charity sector, with up-to-date knowledge of tax and other technical issues
- Highly developed written and verbal communication skills, with ability to inspire and influence wide range of stakeholders
- The ability to develop a successful strategy and marketing plan for audience engagement
- The ability to devise and deliver a programme of benefits and events for supporters, working with multi-disciplinary teams for delivery
- The ability to devise bespoke programmes for stewardship of high value relationships as required
We value the diversity new hires can bring to our workforce. A working knowledge of our repertoire is not essential, but the ability to learn quickly is.
The Royal Ballet and Opera is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment in which everyone can thrive. We particularly welcome applications from those who are from a global majority background and/or those who are disabled, as they are under-represented within our organisation. As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential minimum criteria for our vacancies.
Closing date for applications: 8am, Monday 27th October 2025
Applicants must have work authorisation for the UK. No agencies.
Our Covent Garden theatre has been at the heart of London and British cultural life for three centuries. We are home to two world-class Companies.




Individual Giving Manager
Salary: £42,285
Location: Hybrid – minimum 1 day per week in the office (Letchworth Garden City)
Full time (35 hours a week)
Permanent
Flexible working considered
Are you a creative fundraiser with a passion for Individual Giving? Do you enjoy building meaningful relationships with supporters and driving impactful campaigns? If so, we’d love to hear from you!
Join our fundraising team
We’re looking for someone with experience in Individual Giving or a related fundraising role who can lead and grow our supporter database and engagement. You’ll be a confident communicator with a supporter first mindset, ready to develop inspiring campaigns and engaging supporter journeys. Data-driven, organised, and enthusiastic, you’ll help us increase income and build long term supporter loyalty.
Our charity
The MS Trust is a UK charity which brings together expertise from every angle to help everyone feel more in control of their MS, today and every day. Through trusted information and compassionate support, the training of new MS healthcare professionals, and research rooted in real experience – we’re here for every MS. Every day.
The role
As Individual Giving Manager, you’ll lead our individual giving strategy across cash appeals, regular giving, payroll giving, lottery, and in-memory fundraising. You’ll focus on supporter acquisition and retention, using digital and offline channels to build long-term, meaningful relationships. Working closely with teams across the charity, you’ll ensure our supporters feel valued, inspired and connected to our cause.
What we can offer
· 28 days annual leave per year plus bank holidays, which increases
with length of service to 30 days.
· Company pension with enhanced employer contribution. Salary
Sacrifice scheme available.
· Death in Service benefit.
· Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay.
· Sick pay.
· Hybrid working.
· Employee assistance Programme
· Fantastic office location with free parking, local to town centre and train
station. Good transport links to London and Cambridge.
· Learning and development policy to develop all staff.
· Cycle to work scheme, Volunteering day and Season ticket loans.
To find out more and apply
Please visit our website to download a job pack and application form (CVs will not be considered).
As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), we appreciate your time completing the form, as this allows us to keep our recruitment process fair and neutral.
Closing date: 28th October 2025
First interviews: 5th November 2025 (Virtual)
Second Interviews: 13th November 2025 (In person at our Letchworth office)
We exist to give everyone living with MS the knowledge and confidence they need to feel more in control of their MS today and every day.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Hybrid role (commitment of 3 days in our West London office every week)
35 hours per week
To start as soon as possible
Are you a seasoned marketing professional ready to bring your expertise to a mission-driven organisation? Do you combine strategic thinking with creative flair, and thrive in environments where innovation and continuous learning are valued?
AllChild is looking for a creative, data-driven Marketing and Communications Manager to turn strategy into standout campaigns that inspire action and deliver results.
You’ll be at the heart of our integrated marketing-leading multi-channel campaigns, crafting compelling content, and building audience journeys that deepen engagement and drive income. From digital strategy to media relations, you’ll help shape how the world sees and supports AllChild.
You will own:
- Planning and delivery of weekly engagement (questions, polls, creator replies) aligned to campaigns
- Day-to-day management across priority channels; respond, route, and nurture advocates
- Newsletter strategy and audience growth
- Media relations and brand storytelling
- Content creation and activation
- Performance tracking and optimisation
- Collaboration across teams and with external partners
Further information and details on how to apply can be found in the Job Pack.
Closing date: 7 November 2025