Engagement lead jobs

A prestigious and respected membership body representing healthcare professionals across the UK, is seeking an Executive Director of Finance and Operations to join their team on a long-term fixed-term-contract basis (24 months). 

As an organisation engaging in key conversations on national and local healthcare delivery, offering guidance on best practice, professional standards and ethics as well as providing their members with advocacy, representation and ongoing training and educational resources, this is an exciting opportunity to join an organisation making a real difference within the healthcare sector.

Reporting directly to the CEO and working alongside fellow Executive Directors and the Board, the Executive Director of Finance and Operations is responsible for leading Finance, IT, HR, and facilities functions across the organisation. A summary of key duties is provided below: 

• Provide strategic financial leadership to the Board, CEO, and senior leaders.
• Lead finance, IT, HR, and facilities functions 
• Staff management of 3 direct reports and a wider team across finance and HR 
• Manage risk, ensure compliance, and maintain strong internal financial controls
• Oversee group-wide budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning
• Prepare and present management accounts, year-end financial statements, and audits
• Ensure legal and regulatory compliance (e.g. FRS 102, SORP, tax, pensions)
• Advise on long-term financial sustainability and resource allocation
• Develop and maintain relationships with external stakeholders (banks, auditors, pension and investment providers).
• Lead procurement, contract management, and treasury operations.

About You

You will be a qualified accountant with experience operating at Director of Finance level. 

You may have also overseen non-finance directorates, though candidates with extensive finance-only experience who can demonstrate an ability to oversee non-finance areas are encouraged to apply 

Previous experience working in a membership body or similar is desirable

What’s in it for you?

Hybrid working: 2 days per week in central London office and 3 days working from home. Candidates requiring alternative working arrangements are encouraged to apply and enquire. 

Salary: £102,592 + £6,769 London allowance 

The role is a long-term fixed-term contract and will be offered on a fixed-term duration of 24 months. 

Key Dates:

Application Deadline: Sunday 27th July 
Interviews: Tuesday 5th August and Thursday 7th August

Ivy Rock Partners are working exclusively with the hiring client on this engagement. For further information, please apply or contact Holly Arrowsmith at Ivy Rock Partners for further information. 

CRM Product Manager 

Contract type: Permanent – 35 hours per week 

Location: London, United Kingdom.

UK hybrid working – a minimum of 40 % of working time is spent face-to-face (London office, external meetings or travel).

60/40 hybrid working at WaterAid means roughly three days wherever you work best and two days together in person. 
 

Salary: £57,415 - £60,436 per year with excellent benefits

Change starts with water. Change starts with you. 

Every day, millions of people live without clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene. WaterAid exists to change that – for everyone, everywhere. Join us, and your energy will help unlock people’s potential and create a fairer future. 

About WaterAid 

We’re a global federation driven by one vision: a world where everyone, everywhere has clean water, sanitation and hygiene by 2030. Powered by our values of Respect, Accountability, Courage, Collaboration, Integrity and Innovation, we work alongside communities, partners and supporters to make change happen. 

About the team 

The CRM Product Team at WaterAid UK drives data-led fundraising and campaigning by collaborating across departments to ensure our Dynamics365 CRM system meets business needs. 

About the role 

As our CRM Product Manager, you will define and deliver a visionary CRM strategy that empowers WaterAid’s fundraising success, working closely with technical teams, fundraising stakeholders, and global partners to drive sustainable change. 

In this role, you will: 

• Set and lead the CRM vision for WaterAid UK and work with international colleagues on a global CRM strategy. 
• Define and own the CRM roadmap, aligning it with strategic priorities and ensuring a well-managed product backlog and measurable outcomes. 
• Lead and develop the CRM Product team, fostering a high-performing culture and delivering a best-in-class platform for fundraising operations. 
• Act as a trusted advisor, championing CRM benefits and ensuring the platform supports income growth across key fundraising channels. 
• Champion WaterAid’s commitment to equity, inclusion and safeguarding. 

Requirements

To be successful, you will need: 

• Proven experience with Microsoft Dynamics or other enterprise CRM platforms, and a clear understanding of how CRM drives fundraising strategy. 
• Strong business and systems analysis skills, including the ability to write effective user stories and translate requirements into actionable solutions. 
• Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate teams through technology transformation, with experience in stakeholder management and navigating change. 
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to work across diverse cultures and manage supplier relationships and budgets effectively. 

Although not essential, we’d prefer you to have: 

• Knowledge of fundraising-specific CRM services such as GiftAid, Direct Debits, BACs, event and supporter management. 
• Experience with extract, transform and load (ETL) processes, particularly handling large batch data operations. 
• Hands-on experience developing solutions within Microsoft Dynamics CRM. 

Closing date: Applications close 12:00pm UK time on the 25th of July. Interviews are expected to take place 04 of August 2025.

How to apply: Click Apply to complete the pre-screening questions and upload your CV and cover letter.

Can I use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology in my application? At WaterAid, we strongly advise against using AI technology at any stage of the recruitment process. Our goal is to ensure a fair and transparent process that provides every applicant with an equal opportunity to succeed. We value hearing about your unique experiences and perspectives in your application, and, if shortlisted, during the interview as well. 

Preemployment screening : To apply for this role, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the respective country. All preemployment checks will be carried out according to local law and WaterAid’s Safer Recruitment policy. All UK based roles require a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. 

Our benefits: 

• 36 days’ holiday (including 8 Bank Holidays) 
• Option to buy an extra 5 days’ annual leave 
• Employer pension contribution up to 10 % 
• Flexible and hybridworking arrangements 
• Season ticket loan 
• Free annual eye tests 
• Give As You Earn charitable giving scheme
• Enhanced parental leave (maternity, adoption/surrogacy, shared parental and paternity) 
• Sabbaticals 
• One paid volunteer day each year 

Our global commitment:

Our People Promise – We work with passion and focus so everyone, everywhere can access clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene. WaterAid is a place of purpose, wellbeing and shared responsibility where all voices are valued. 

Equal opportunities – We are an equalopportunity, disabilityconfident employer. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs and ways of life. 

Safeguarding – We have a zerotolerance approach to any form of abuse or exploitation and carry out background checks on all prospective employees. 

Together, we’ll change the world through water.

Join us and be part of the change !

£31,500 per annum

Fixed term – until June 2026

Part home/Part office (London) based

UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.

This is a great opportunity to join the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) as a Marketing Executive.

In this role, you will support our multi-disciplinary Marketing team in delivering paid performance marketing campaigns across a range of channels. You will work on a variety of marketing projects including delivery of creative materials, briefs, and delivering and monitoring campaigns. You’ll provide the administrative support, processes, information and materials needed to achieve the team’s objectives.

You’ll have some applied knowledge of core marketing practices, such as: content development, media planning, supporter journey development and testing and measurement. You’ll also be an effective and adaptable communicator. Ideally, you’ll have some experience in paid performance marketing across channels including PPC, Social and/or Display.

Act now and visit the website via the apply button to apply online.

Closing date: 10am, Thursday 24 July 2025.

Interview date: Week commencing Monday 4 August 2025

Online Assessment date: Task sent 1 hour before interview.

In return, we offer:

· excellent pay and benefits (including flexible working, generous annual leave and pension, big brand discounts and wellbeing tools)

· outstanding training and learning opportunities and the support to flourish in your role

· impressive open plan office space and facilities on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

· an open culture and workplace with colleagues who share our values, enjoy their work and are motivated to do their utmost for children.

· the opportunity to work in a leading children’s organisation making a difference to children around the world

Our application process: We use a system called "Applied" that anonymises your responses and focuses on your actual skills that are relevant to this role. This benefits you by giving you a greater chance of expressing your skills in this objective selection process.

We are gradually moving back to our offices on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, East London and we anticipate most colleagues will work one or two days a week in the office and the rest of the time from home.  We will happily discuss other flexible options to suit your circumstances.

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, disabled candidates, and from men, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level at UNICEF UK. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children.

UNICEF UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of 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 welcome a conversation about your flexible working requirements, personal growth, and promoting a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.

We only accept online applications as this saves us money, making more funds available for us to help ensure children’s rights.

If you require support in completing the online form or an application form in an alternative format, please contact the Supporter Care line during office hours.

If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.

Registered Charity Nos. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland)

JOB TITLE: HR Coordinator

LOCATION: Great Horwood, Buckinghamshire (minimum 3 days in office per week)

SALARY: £35 - £40k FTE (pro rata) based on experience

JOB TYPE: Permanent, 4 days per week (30 hours)

Medical Detection Dogs trains dogs to save lives.

We train specialist dogs to detect the odour of human disease, providing life-saving Medical Alert Assistance Dogs to people with complex health problems across the UK and collaborating with NHS Trusts and other researchers and Universities both in the UK and internationally to advance the early diagnosis of disease with our Bio Detection Dogs.  We have an exciting new opportunity to join this small, but ambitious charity that is a world leader in its specialist innovative field.

MAIN PURPOSE & SCOPE OF THE ROLE:

The HR Coordinator will provide specialist and proactive support to other departments within the charity to ensure organisational compliance in all relevant areas relating to HR.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

Reporting to the People Engagement Manager, you will be supporting the Charity to set and deliver on its People Strategy. You will be responsible for providing operational HR services, advice, and guidance with a primary focus on HR transactions, employee relations management, engagement, recruitment and performance management.  You will identify, analyse and utilise HR data to inform decision making and identify more efficient ways of working.

Reports to: People Engagement Manager

ABOUT THE ROLE

You will lead the development and implementation of a best practice approach to recruitment.

You will advise managers on best practice techniques for monthly one-to-one meetings and annual appraisals to ensure staff feel confident to openly discuss challenges as well as successes.

You will review and update our existing HR policies and procedures, ensuring they not only comply with current HR law but importantly promote best practice.

You will also work with the senior leadership team to develop a set of organisational values that prioritise equality, diversity and inclusion and reflect best practice, ensuring these are then communicated to all staff, volunteers, and stakeholders.

This is a rare opportunity to join a charity that wants to strengthen the support it provides to its staff and volunteers.

Responsibilities of the Role

· Maintain all HR policies and procedures ensuring they are regularly reviewed and updated to reflect relevant legislation and best practice.

· Ensure managers and staff are aware of and understand policies and procedures, communicate changes, and provide support to managers when interpreting policies as required.

· To work in collaboration with the CEO and Senior Leadership Team in leading Medical Detection Dogs towards our vision of becoming a staff-centric charity.

· Provide an efficient service to deliver HR transaction activities throughout the employment lifecycle, from offer to off-boarding.

· Provide support, guidance, and advice for managers in conducting and concluding employee relations cases, including absence, performance management, disciplinary and grievance cases, ensuring adherence to policy.

· Manage, maintain, and deliver the charity’s onboarding induction to new members of staff.

· Always maintain the highest levels of discretion and confidentiality.

· Be a role model within the charity demonstrating MDD’s values and behaviours at all times.

· Monitor completion of performance appraisals and one to one meetings, issuing reminders and offering support to managers as required.

· Coordinate and support the delivery of employee engagement surveys, including planning, analysis, reporting and follow up actions.

· Produce regular HR reports and people data metrics for the Senior Leadership Team (e.g. turnover, tenure, sickness absence trends, performance outcomes).

· Maintain and update the HR system (Breathe HR), ensuring employee records are accurate and up to date.

· Prepare and submit monthly payroll changes to the finance team in line with payroll deadlines.

· Manage staff benefits including the health cash plan, life assurance, pension scheme and long service awards.

· Produce and circulate internal HR communications such as staff newsletters, HR updates and policy changes.

· Coordinate and support learning and development activities, including booking and maintaining training records and delivering HR related training for managers and staff (e.g. one to ones, appraisals, HR systems).

· Assist in developing employee engagement initiatives.

· Contribute to wellbeing and inclusion initiatives.

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

Experience & Qualifications

Essential

· CIPD Qualified and a minimum of 3 years’ experience in a similar role or currently undertaking the qualification.

· Employee relations (e.g. performance, absence, disciplinary, grievance, redundancy, etc) case management in line with current UK employment legislation

· Management of end-to-end recruitment activity, supporting hiring managers and focussed on candidate experience

· Excellent interpersonal, networking and communication skills

· Experience of managing relationships with staff at all levels

Desirable

· Experience of reward and recognition practices

· Experience of managing and inspiring staff, including encouraging innovation and improving ways of working to build a resilient and high performing team culture that delivers results

· Effective organisation and administrative skills gained within HR

· Experience on use of HR database (BREATHE)

Knowledge & Skills

DESIRABLE

• Ability to work independently and under minimal supervision in a fast paced and demanding environment, exercising good judgement, and using own initiative.
• Ability to work supportively and effectively within and across teams and build good working relationships
• Ability to maintain confidentiality when appropriate
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office

· Highly effective written and verbal communication skills

· Good influencing and negotiation skills

· Strong people management skills with the ability to train and develop individuals and create a ‘one team’ ethos

Other Requirements

· A full current driving license

· Comfortable with dogs in the workplace/office

DIVERITY, EQUALITY & INCLUSION

We are a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive Charity. Medical Detection Dogs thrives when everyone feels comfortable bringing their best self to work. We celebrate difference, whilst striving to create an environment where colleagues feel respected and valued for their unique potential. We are committed to our values on equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Charity Values

All employees are expected to uphold the charity’s core values in their daily work. This includes demonstrating respect through open and considerate communication, fostering cooperation by working collaboratively, maintaining honesty in all interactions and ensuring fairness through just and transparent decision-making.

Benefits

· Sick Pay

· Health Cash Plan

· 26 days holiday, increasing with service

· 5% Employer Pension Contribution

· Free On-site parking

· Life Insurance

About the Role

This is an exciting new role to support the Charity as we migrate to a new fundraising CRM system (database). The successful candidate will manage this project to ensure we make the most of this important investment, bring the project in on budget and on time, provide technical expertise, and be the point of contact with our charity team, the vendor and implementation partner as we navigate to a go-live point.

If you would like to be part of this high-profile, successful regional Charity and think that your skills and experience fit the bill for this exciting rose…we look forward to hearing from you!

This role will be responsible for the planning, preparation and deployment of YAA’s new fundraising CRM and its associated business processes. You will work collaboratively with YAA’s internal project stakeholders, an implementing partner, the system vendor and play a key role in establishing an agile approach to project delivery.

What You’ll Do

• Project Management accountability for the YAA CRM Project, ensuring successful, on-time and on-budget delivery
• Establish and manage a realistic and committed plan for the project, taking into consideration business deadlines, dependencies, resources, and costs, monitoring work plan activities and support team members in delivering their project elements
• Work successfully with the implementation partner, vendors and any 3rd party systems to deliver the CRM solution to a go-live point and then project sign-off
• Vendor management, including the critical assessment of their proposed timelines, agreeing work sprints, and escalate issues where appropriate
• Provide regular status reports on plan, finances, resources, risks and issues to the Project Sponsors
• Proactively identify and manage project risks and issues, driving actions to mitigate or resolve
• Cleanse data ahead of migration in line with agreed data principles
• Write text scripts, oversee user testing, and work with the vendor/implementation partners to fix issues
• Oversee any customisation requirements for the new system
• Scope out new processes and workflows
• Roll out a training programme to Super Users

What We’re Looking For

Essential:

• Previous experience of delivering a fundraising CRM database implementation project, including data cleansing and migrations, ideally in a third sector environment
• Extensive track record of successfully managing projects and programmes with accountability for both technology configuration and deployment, integration, business process, change and infrastructure activities
• Proven ability to deliver projects on time/on budget, using project management processes and tools including risk management, benefits management, financial management and quality assurance
• Ability to resolve issues swiftly and decisively whilst safeguarding standards and procedures
• Strong team leadership with the ability to motivate and mobilise individuals outside their reporting line
• Strong business requirements collection and scoping, and process/workflow analysis
• Excellent communication skills (written & oral English), including the ability to communicate and present to all levels of the organisation
• Able to demonstrate instances of initiatives that have delivered organisational benefits
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, with a high attention to detail
• Ability to effectively prioritise work and agree and communicate priorities within the team
• Demonstrates a strong work ethic and is able to take the initiative and ownership to deliver value to the Charity

Desirable:

• Project delivery experience relating to charity-specific CRMs
• Non-profit sector knowledge/experience
• Proven experience of using and leading change management activities including stakeholder management and engagement

Are you a passionate senior fundraiser leader with a flair for inspiring individual supporters? Do you thrive on delivering creative campaigns that drive meaningful engagement and long-term income?

We're delighted to be partnering with a well-established faith-based charity to find a dynamic Head of Individual Giving to lead and grow their vital supporter programmes.

Location: West Midlands based, with up to 40% remote working (hybrid)
Salary: £45-50k with generous benefits including 36 days holiday, life insurance, healthcare, pension, free parking, and more
Contract: Permanent, full-time (36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday)

About the charity:

Our client is a mission-driven organisation committed to transforming lives and communities. Through a range of innovative services, they bring hope, support, and practical help to thousands every year. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a vibrant team working towards a life-changing vision rooted in Christian faith.

Your Role:

As Head of Individual Giving, you'll spearhead the charity's individual giving strategy, leading a successful multi-channel programme that engages and inspires thousands of supporters. You'll oversee an established direct mail programme generating around £8 million annually, while driving innovation across digital and broadcast appeals to diversify income and deepen relationships.

Reporting into a supportive Communications Director, you'll manage a talented team of fundraising and data specialists. You'll lead from the front, championing creativity, and ensuring campaigns are impactful, on-brand, and resonate with the charity's mission.

Key responsibilities include:

• Shape and deliver a dynamic individual giving strategy aligned with the charity's vision and goals
• Lead planning and execution of engaging campaigns across direct mail, digital, and broadcast channels
• Manage and grow a successful direct mail programme, optimising messaging, segmentation, and donor journeys
• Explore and test new ideas to acquire, retain, and reactivate individual supporters
• Build strong relationships with internal and external partners, including suppliers, to maximise campaign success
• Provide inspiring leadership, mentoring your team and fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration
• Monitor performance against KPIs, analysing results to inform future strategies and reporting to senior leadership
• Act as an ambassador for the charity's mission, engaging supporters with stories of real impact

About you:

We'd love to speak with experienced senior fundraising leaders who can demonstrate:

• ? Proven track record in senior-level individual giving, direct marketing, or fundraising roles
• ? Hands-on experience managing successful multi-channel campaigns, especially direct mail
• ? Strong leadership and team management skills, with a collaborative, empowering approach
• ? Excellent communication skills, with a talent for creating compelling, donor-centred content
• ? Strategic and creative thinking, with an eye for new opportunities
• ? Strong numeracy and analytical abilities, comfortable using data to drive decisions

A committed Christian who shares and can actively support the charity's Christian values, ethos, and mission (this is an occupational requirement in accordance with Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010)

If you're an inspiring individual giving specialist and a committed Christian who wants to play a key role in transforming lives, we'd love to hear from you.

This is being advertised on a rolling basis, please get in touch for a confidential chat or send your CV today to Priya.

We're moving quickly with this opportunity!

Interview dates to be confirmed.

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.

Head of Institutional Relations and Governance

About Charity Right
At Charity Right, we are a focused and passionate international food charity on a mission to free people from the devastating effects of hunger. Since our founding, we have provided over 40 million meals across 7 countries, serving those who need it most with dignity and care.

Our Mission
We believe that no child should go to school hungry. Our single-cause focus allows us to be exceptionally effective at what we do best: providing nutritious school meals that keep children in classrooms and give them the opportunity to break free from poverty through education.

About the Role

This is a newly created leadership role responsible for developing and embedding the governance infrastructure and strategic partnerships that will position Charity Right as a credible and competitive organisation for institutional funding. The Head of Governance and Institutional Relations will be responsible for cultivating relationships with institutional funders, multilateral agencies, and foundations, while also leading internal governance and capacity-building efforts to ensure Charity Right is fully prepared to secure and deliver such partnerships.

The role will build and oversee the development of international branch offices where appropriate, ensuring alignment with partner eligibility requirements and regulatory frameworks. This role is cross-functional and high-impact, sitting at the intersection of compliance, strategy, fundraising, and programme delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Institutional Fundraising & Relationship Management

• Identify and engage potential institutional funders and foundations both in the UK and internationally.
• Lead the full lifecycle of institutional donor relationships—from prospecting and due diligence through to application, stewardship, and renewal.
• Build a comprehensive pipeline of funding opportunities aligned with Charity Right’s mission and delivery capacity.
• Work closely with Programmes, Finance, and Fundraising teams to coordinate compelling funding proposals and aligned delivery models.

Organisational Governance & Capacity Building

• Lead the development and continuous improvement of Charity Right’s governance framework to meet international standards for institutional funders.
• Identify and implement structural, policy, and procedural enhancements that elevate Charity Right’s readiness to enter and sustain institutional partnerships.
• Conduct periodic organisational assessments and produce recommendations to close capacity gaps identified by funders or prospective partners.

International Presence & Localisation Strategy

• Design and oversee the establishment of Charity Right branch offices in key geographies.
• Ensure all international branches are compliant with local laws, reporting requirements, and brand/mission alignment.
• Collaborate with legal and operational advisors to manage entity registration, governance structures, and oversight models in each country.

Strategic Partnerships and Alliances

• Develop and implement a formal institutional partnering strategy.
• Identify and vet strategic implementation partners that complement Charity Right’s delivery capabilities.
• Negotiate, draft, and manage partnership agreements ensuring alignment with Charity Right’s values and strategic objectives.

Monitoring, Reporting & Evaluation

• Develop and implement a framework to monitor the performance and outcomes of institutional partnerships and funded projects.
• Ensure robust reporting mechanisms, including narrative and financial reporting, are in place.
• Regularly brief the CEO and Board on the status of funder relationships, branch development, and institutional readiness.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Significant senior-level experience in institutional fundraising, partnership management, or international development.
• Strong understanding of governance frameworks, compliance standards, and operational due diligence requirements for international NGOs.
• Demonstrated success in securing and managing funding from institutional donors.
• Experience in establishing and managing international offices, branches, or subsidiaries.
• Proven leadership skills with the ability to influence and collaborate across departments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strategic thinker with strong project management and execution capability.
• Values-driven, with a commitment to transparency, accountability, and inclusion.
• Familiarity with safeguarding frameworks, donor audits, and risk registers.

Desirable Skills and Experience

• Experience working in humanitarian or faith-inspired development contexts.
• Legal, compliance, or public policy background.
• Existing network within institutional funding or global development sectors.

Success Indicators

• Institutional Fundraising & Relationship Development
• Number of institutional funder relationships established (UK and international)
• Number of funding applications submitted per quarter
• Total value (£) of secured institutional or foundation grants annually
• Application success rate (%) across funding proposals submitted
• Donor retention and re-engagement rate (%)

Governance & Organisational Capacity

• Completion and implementation of key governance policies
• Improvement in organisational assessments conducted by external funders or partners
• Internal audit readiness and compliance rate
• Number of governance or compliance gaps resolved each quarter
• Staff training or briefings delivered on governance-related improvements

International Branch Development

• Number of international entities registered or formalised in target geographies
• Time taken from initiation to legal establishment of each branch
• Compliance rate with local registration, reporting, and governance requirements
• Annual cost-to-benefit ratio of each registered branch (qualitative + financial assessment)

Strategic Partnerships

• Number of partnership MOUs or contracts formalised
• Partner performance satisfaction score
• Number of co-designed or co-delivered proposals with partners submitted per year
• Strategic alignment index – measured via internal SLT reviews

Reporting & Monitoring

• Reporting compliance rate (%) with donor reporting deadlines and formats
• Timeliness and quality score of narrative and financial reports submitted
• Quarterly internal partnership performance reports delivered to SLT/CEO
• Monitoring framework adoption rate across new institutional projects

Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Location: Remote Working
Salary: £48,000 – 54,000 per annum, depending on experience
Reports to: CEO

The Prison Phoenix Trust

The PPT are the leading experts in yoga and meditation in prisons in the UK and Ireland. Since 1988 we have supported the personal development and rehabilitation people living in prison through meditation and yoga. We do this through 121 mentoring, group yoga classes, peer support newsletters and resources such as books and DVDs that help people practise yoga and meditation in their cells. We deliver the British Wheel of Yoga’s accredited training Teaching Yoga in Prison.

A small staff and volunteer team based in Oxford works with a network of self-employed yoga and meditation teachers across the UK and Ireland.

This new role is part of an expansion of the staff team to build the capacity of the charity to meet the growing demands for its services and the income to support this.

The role

At an exciting time for the expansion of the charity’s fundraising activities, the Development Coordinator will play a pivotal role in driving and expanding the charity’s income from individual donors while leading the development and execution of community fundraising initiatives and events. This role is pivotal in building and nurturing long-term relationships with individual donors, cultivating new donor prospects, and developing innovative community engagement strategies, working with The PPT’s Development Lead.

The ideal candidate will be an energetic and passionate professional with expertise in donor relations, event management, and community fundraising. They will be skilled at creating impactful experiences that inspire both individual and collective action, making a lasting difference in the lives of those we serve.

Responsibilities

1. Individual Fundraising
Innovate and implement a donor acquisition strategy appropriate for the values of The PPT.

• Implement an audience segmentation approach to building individual, regular and legacy giving, drawing on accurate analysis of data, using The PPT’s Access database.
• Project manage delivery of quarterly postal appeals including segmentation and targeting of messaging, mail-merge and printing, dispatch by volunteers or mailing house.
• Email marketing, including use of Mailchimp to segment audiences and target messages.
• Optimise The PPT’s use of JustGiving and other fundraising platforms, regularly reviewing performance.
• Optimise fundraising functionality of The PPT’s website and support colleagues in the development and procurement of a new website.

2. Community fundraising

• Manage and plan the growth of The PPT’s community fund raising activities, with a particular focus on yoga groups and faith groups.
• Review and develop cost-effective levels of support for fundraisers.

3. Donor care:

• Manage relationships with current and prospective donors and fundraisers by ensuring timely acknowledgment of gifts.
• Refine use of automated systems, such as Mailchimp and JustGiving to automate acknowledgement of gifts where appropriate, while ensuring optimum levels of personalisation, such as hand-written cards and notes.  Fulfil established donor journeys, ensuring donor led and annual stewardship is met.

4. Data management, analysis and reporting

• Maintain and update The PPT’s supporter database, ensuring all records are accurate and up to date.  Initially using Access and adapt with the move to a new database/CRM programme.
• Track, monitor and report quarterly on results of FR activities
• Support colleagues in the development and procurement of a new database and/or customer relationship management system.

5. Event Coordination

• Plan and project manage delivery of The PPT’s public facing, fundraising and donor stewardship events including planning, promotion, logistics, and follow-up.
• Integrate donor care into event planning, ensuring that donors feel personally valued and appreciated before, during, and after events.
• Work with Communications Coordinator in producing printed and display materials for events.
• Plan and project-manage delivery of The PPT’s presence at networking events for example in yoga, faith and criminal justice communities.

6. Communications and Marketing

• Contribute to development of social media audiences to meet charity’s profile-raising and fundraising objectives.
• Craft compelling messages and content for supporter communications that highlight The PPT’s mission and impact.

Skills and Qualifications:

Essential

• Proven fundraising experience, especially in individual giving (e.g., regular giving, legacies, donor stewardship, direct mail, online fundraising
• Knowledge of best practices and ethical standards in fundraising, with a strong focus on donor care
• Expertise in using Excel and Access to analyse and report on fundraising data
• Skilled in using Mailchimp and CRM systems (e.g. Donorfy, Beacon, Salesforce) to manage donor journeys and stewardship - Comfortable analysing donor trends and campaign performance

Desirable

• Membership of a professional fundraising body (e.g. IoF) or evidence of continuous professional developmen
• Knowledge of emerging trends and innovations in donor engagement and stewardship

Work Experience:

Essential

• Experience in donor acquisition and retention, with strong focus on engagement and stewardship
• Experience in planning and managing fundraising events, including logistics, communications, and follow-up
• Experience supporting community fundraising efforts and engaging volunteers
• Experience using online platforms (e.g., JustGiving) for fundraising campaigns
• Able to report effectively on fundraising performance metrics including donor retention
  

Desirable

• Experience working in a small charity environment where flexibility and relationship-based fundraising are critical
• Experience or interest in contemplative practices (e.g., meditation, yoga)
• Experience with or interest in the criminal justice system and/or prison reform

Communication Skills:

Essential

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Able to craft compelling donor messages, thank-you letters, and reports
• Comfortable presenting fundraising results and stories to stakeholders including donors, trustees, and management

Desirable

• Creative in writing appeals and recognising donors in a personalised and inspiring way

Teamwork and collaboration:

Essential

• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a small team
• Willing to support other areas of the charity’s work as needed
• Proactive and flexible team player

Desirable

• Able to bring creative ideas for improving collaboration and community engagement

Personal Qualities:

Essential

• Passionate about the charity’s mission and values - Empathetic and relationship-focused
• Organised and able to manage multiple donor relationships with care
• Resilient and adaptable, especially in managing fundraising challenges
• Creative and proactive in planning and delivering engaging fundraising experiences

Desirable

• Interest in personal/spiritual growth
• Strong interest in donor-centred fundraising approaches

Working Needs:

Essential

• Comfortable managing a varied workload and meeting deadlines
• Commitment to delivering exceptional donor care and stewardship
• Tolerant, calm, and self-directed working style

Desirable

• Interest in deepening knowledge of charity fundraising and administration
• Interest in yoga, meditation, or prisons as part of the charity’s broader focus

Applications due as soon as possible to meet a rolling recruitment programme. Full job description, role, terms and conditions on our website. Please apply by sending a CV and covering letter about your interest and suitability for the role. 

The Diocese in Europe is looking for a strategic leader to develop plans that will grow the scale, impact and depth of the work of the Church of England across the diocese.   The post will be filled by someone with a heart and a motivation to work for the church in a unique international context and with the ability both to work alone and with a range of colleagues and stakeholders.

The Diocese in large in geographical scale and scope but limited in numbers of staff and resources.   The postholder will be confident of their ability to function under such circumstances.

Funding Reporting & Analytics Manager

Contract type: Fixed Term, Full Time (13 Months with possibility of extension)

Location: London, United Kingdom
UK hybrid working – a minimum of 40 % of working time is spent face‑to‑face (London office, external meetings or travel). 60/40 hybrid working at WaterAid means roughly three days wherever you work best and two days together in person.

Salary: £44,168 - £52,305 per year with excellent benefits

Change starts with water. Change starts with you.

Every day, millions of people live without clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene. WaterAid exists to change that – for everyone, everywhere. Join us, and your energy will help unlock people’s potential and create a fairer future.

About WaterAid

We’re a global federation driven by one vision: a world where everyone, everywhere has clean water, sanitation and hygiene by 2030. Powered by our values of Respect, Accountability, Courage, Collaboration, Integrity and Innovation, we work alongside communities, partners and supporters to make change happen.

About the team

Programmes Funding & Partnerships Team contributes to WaterAid’s mission by cultivating and securing income from institutional and non-institutional partners for all WaterAid’s programmes globally so that WaterAid can effectively deliver on its mission. You’ll sit within the Restricted Funding Compliance team within the wider PFP Team, which is committed to providing a supportive and effective environment to manage restricted funding.

About the role

Are you passionate about turning data into powerful insights that drive real impact?

We’re looking for a Funding Reporting & Analytics Manager to lead the charge on ensuring high-quality restricted funding data and transforming it into actionable business intelligence. You’ll play a key role in shaping strategic decisions by partnering closely with our Programme Information Systems Team and the Data Governance Lead.

If you're detail-driven, data-savvy, and excited about making a difference through analytics—we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now and help turn data into change

In this role, you will:

• Own the quality and governance of restricted funding data
• Set and maintain data control standards
• Turn raw data into strategic insights for smarter planning and decision-making
• Champion WaterAid’s commitment to equity, inclusion and safeguarding.

Requirements

To be successful, you will need:

• Demonstrable hands-on experience of building and delivering Business Intelligence (BI) solutions using BI technology, particularly Power BI
• Experience and expertise at writing SQL queries within SQL Server or similar toolAbility to use, understand and manage complex data sources: ability to extract data and identify and resolve inconsistencies that will impact on data accuracy and financial KPIs
• Capacity to provide robust analysis; ability to present complex information/data simply to a range of audiences
• Ability to produce concise narrative performance analysis with good attention to detail

Although not essential, we’d prefer you to have:

• Background / strong understanding of restricted/institutional funding for development.
• Background and practice in fundraising and funding contract management
• Salesforce, Dynamics, Microsoft Fabric experience

Closing date: Applications close 12:00pm  UK time on 28th July 2025. Interviews are expected to take place week commencing 28th July.

How to apply: Click Apply to upload your CV and Cover Letter.

Can I use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology in my application? At WaterAid, we strongly advise against using AI technology at any stage of the recruitment process. Our goal is to ensure a fair and transparent process that provides every applicant with an equal opportunity to succeed. We value hearing about your unique experiences and perspectives in your application, and, if shortlisted, during the interview as well.

Pre‑employment screening: To apply for this role, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the respective country. All pre‑employment checks will be carried out according to local law and WaterAid’s Safer Recruitment policy. All UK‑based roles require a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Benefits

Our benefits: 

• 36 days’ holiday (including 8 Bank Holidays) 
• Option to buy an extra 5 days’ annual leave 
• Employer pension contribution up to 10 % 
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements 
• Season ticket loan 
• Free annual eye tests 
• Give As You Earn charitable giving scheme
• Enhanced parental leave (maternity, adoption/surrogacy, shared parental and paternity) 
• Sabbaticals 
• One paid volunteer day each year 

Our global commitment:

Our People Promise – We work with passion and focus so everyone, everywhere can access clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene. WaterAid is a place of purpose, wellbeing and shared responsibility where all voices are valued. 

Equal opportunities – We are an equalopportunity, disabilityconfident employer. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs and ways of life. 

Safeguarding – We have a zerotolerance approach to any form of abuse or exploitation and carry out background checks on all prospective employees. 

Together, we’ll change the world through water.

Join us and be part of the change !

About the role

Are you a strategic, compassionate, leader with a deep commitment to equality, justice and human rights?

Stand Against Racism & Inequality (SARI) is seeking a new Head of Services to join our senior leadership team and help shape the future of our frontline work. This is a unique opportunity to lead a passionate team delivering casework support, training, education, and community outreach to tackle hate crime and promote safer, more inclusive communities.

As Head of Services, you’ll oversee our day-to-day service delivery—ensuring it remains high-quality, trauma-informed, and aligned with our values. You’ll help us meet our contractual commitments, identify emerging needs, and strengthen our impact. You’ll also play a key role in developing staff, representing SARI externally, and supporting organisational strategy, income generation and policy.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading and supporting the delivery of SARI’s casework, education, and training services.

• Managing and mentoring staff across multiple teams and workstreams.

• Identifying patterns and trends in hate crime and feeding this into local responses.

• Representing SARI at public events, forums, and in the media.

• Contributing to strategic planning, policy development, fundraising and partnerships.

• Supporting the wellbeing, supervision and development of staff through inclusive and empowering leadership.

About you

We’re looking for someone with:

• Strong leadership and staff management experience.

• A deep understanding of discrimination, oppression and equalities issues.

• Experience of delivering support or advocacy services to marginalised communities.

• Excellent communication skills and a confident approach to partnership working.

• A strategic mindset and ability to juggle operational demands with long-term planning.

• A values-led, trauma-informed approach that centres service users and staff wellbeing

What we offer

• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (rising by 1 day per year to 30 days)

• Hybrid and flexible working

• External trauma-informed 1:1 and group supervision

• A supportive, inclusive and mission-driven team

• The chance to make a meaningful difference to people’s lives

To apply

Visit our website to download the application pack and apply. We warmly welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds, especially those with lived experience of discrimination or marginalisation.

About the role:

When a family member sustains a spinal cord injury it is a life changing experience for the whole family. They can feel very isolated and that no one understands what they’re going through.

Back Up’s Family Support Service is there to help. We enable a wide range of family members of all ages whose loved one is affected by spinal cord injury (SCI) to improve their wellbeing, build a support network and transform their lives through Back Up’s services. 

The Family Support Coordinator will assist in supporting family members on an individual basis as well as in group settings as appropriate, together with providing support in the process of identifying, recruiting and training new family support volunteers.

A Family Support Coordinator will be comfortable and efficient with data management and GDPR compliance.

Lived experience of having a relative with SCI is essential, together with sharing our commitment to transform the lives of everyone affected by spinal cord injury.

For full details please see our role description.

About us:

At Back Up, we have big ambitions. Over the next few years, we’re going to be transforming the lives of even more people affected by spinal cord injury.

Together we’ll be working hard to make sure everyone affected by spinal cord injury has access to the support they deserve; and we are the only spinal cord injury charity in the UK providing specific services to children and young people.

At Back Up, inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. Please read our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy Statement. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. We particularly welcome applications from those from black, Asian or ethnic minority backgrounds or those with higher level spinal cord injuries.

In 2024 Back Up won The Times and The Sunday Times Spotlight Award for Best place to work for disabled employees. As well as this, Back Up has been voted one of the top ten charities to work for (Third Sector Best Charities 2020). The enthusiastic, inclusive and supportive spirit of our very skilled staff ensure excellence in the services we deliver.

Corporate Partnerships and Philanthropy Manager

We are looking for a dynamic and strategic Corporate Partnerships and Philanthropy Manager with a proven track record of securing high-value support from corporate partners and major donors.

This is an exciting time to join the South West’s largest youth homelessness charity, leading on the development and growth of partnerships that will help transform the lives of young people.

Position: Corporate Partnerships and Philanthropy Manager
Location: Kingsley Hall / Hybrid (with expectation to meet in person 2 days per week)
Salary: £40,476 - £43,693 per annum (plus pending 3.2% pay award backdated to the employment start date)
Hours: Full Time (37.5 hours per week)
Contract: Permanent

 Closing Date: 23:59 on Monday 28th July 2025
Interview Date: Monday 4th August 2025

 The Role

You will play a vital role in leading our fundraising strategy with a strong focus on corporate partnerships and philanthropy. You will play a leading role in the Fundraising and Communications Team, and use your fundraising experience and relationship-building skills to:

• Lead the development and delivery of our Fundraising and External Communications strategies.
• Build and manage a robust pipeline of corporate and major donor prospects.
• Develop and negotiate tailored partnerships that generate income, in-kind support, and new opportunities for young people.
• Personally steward high-value partnerships and donors ensuring long-term and mutually beneficial engagement.
• Line manage a small, high-performing team.
• Act as a senior ambassador, representing the charity at external events and media opportunities.
• Ensure all fundraising and communications activity is ethical, compliant, and aligned with our commitment to youth voice and participation.

 About You

We’re looking for a tenacious, strategic relationship-builder with a passion for youth empowerment and social justice.

You will have:

• A proven track record of securing high-value support from corporate partners and major donors.
• Experience of meeting and exceeding income targets.
• Excellent skills in building relationships  
• A commitment to youth voice, inclusion, and equitable practices.
• Experience managing, supporting and developing a team.
• Sound understanding of fundraising regulations and ethical fundraising practices.
• Excellent communication skills and confidence representing an organisation externally.

 Benefits Include:

• 30 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Health Cash Plan via HSF
• Flexible and hybrid working options
• Generous learning and development support
• Wellbeing initiatives, including regular wellbeing check-ins
• A supportive, collaborative and inclusive team environment

 About the Organisation

We are 1625 Independent People, a leading youth homelessness charity based in the Southwest, supporting over 1,500 young people each year. Our mission is driven by social justice, inclusion, and youth empowerment. We offer high quality housing, support, and opportunities for young people to thrive.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, and we actively welcome applications from people with lived experience, racially minoritised communities, and all protected characteristics.

 Other roles you may have experience of could include Corporate Partnerships Manager, Philanthropy Manager, Fundraising Manager, Strategic Partnerships Manager, Senior Fundraising Manager, or Major Donor Manager, etc….

Would you like a job supporting people with mental health issues to stay within their communities?  Then consider the role of a Support Time and Recovery Worker. It is an important role within a busy Community Mental Health Team. You would be employed by Manchester Mind but you would be based and managed by Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust on a day to day basis.

Manchester Mind wishes to appoint to the following post:

Position: Support Time and Recovery Worker

Location: South Team based in Withington/West Didsbury

Hours:            18.5 hours per week

Salary: £25,467 p.a. (pro rata £12,733.50 actual)

Holiday: 28 days per year + bank holidays (pro rata)

Supporting people in their journey to recovery is an integral part of this job. To ensure that this happens we are looking for a creative, innovative person with excellent engagement skills and a positive and collaborative approach to working with people.

You will need to be a team player but also not afraid to take the lead when needed and we are looking for you to have experience working with people with mental health needs. Experience of using mental health services will be an advantage. Successful applicants will need to be able to show that they can maintain a positive approach to providing recovery-focused support to people using services.

All application documents can be downloaded from our website.

The deadline for submission of applications is 12 noon on Monday 28th July.

Manchester Mind is striving to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Manchester Mind sees it as a positive advantage if you have experience of mental health issues and/or have used mental health services.