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Senior Fundraising & Engagement Manager
Salary: £45,000
Location: Twickenham, London (hybrid working: four days office-based, one day remote)
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
About Harlequins Foundation
Harlequins Foundation uses the power of sport to improve the lives of people across communities. Working with individuals of all ages and backgrounds, the Foundation delivers programmes that promote physical wellbeing, mental health, education, inclusion and personal development. Through its work, the Foundation creates positive opportunities, tackles inequalities and helps people reach their full potential.
As the Foundation continues to grow its reach and impact, this is an exciting opportunity to join at a pivotal stage and help shape the future of fundraising and supporter engagement.
About the Role
This is a senior fundraising leadership role with the opportunity to make a lasting impact on the future sustainability of the Foundation. Reporting to the Head of Foundation, you will lead the development and delivery of an ambitious income generation and supporter engagement strategy, driving growth across Individual Giving, Major Donors and Trusts & Foundations.
Many of these income streams are still developing, making this an ideal opportunity for an entrepreneurial fundraiser who enjoys building new opportunities, shaping strategy and delivering sustainable growth. You will play a key role in developing long-term supporter relationships, strengthening the Foundation's fundraising infrastructure and increasing engagement with donors, ambassadors and stakeholders.
This role would suit an accomplished relationship-builder who combines strategic thinking with hands-on delivery and is passionate about creating meaningful supporter experiences that drive long-term impact.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the development and delivery of the Foundation's fundraising and engagement strategy.
- Build and grow income streams across Individual Giving, Major Donors and Trusts & Foundations.
- Develop fundraising pipelines, targets and performance frameworks to support sustainable income growth.
- Cultivate, solicit and steward major donors and high-net-worth supporters.
- Develop tailored engagement plans and exceptional supporter journeys to maximise donor retention and giving.
- Lead and oversee trust and foundation fundraising, including funding applications, reporting and funder stewardship.
- Provide strategic oversight of marketing and communications activity, ensuring alignment with fundraising objectives.
- Strengthen the Foundation's case for support and develop compelling fundraising communications and storytelling.
- Build and engage a network of ambassadors to expand awareness, advocacy and supporter engagement.
- Use data, insight and technology to improve fundraising performance and supporter engagement.
- Explore innovative approaches, including digital tools and AI, to enhance fundraising effectiveness.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues, trustees and external stakeholders to maximise fundraising opportunities.
Key Requirements
- Proven experience in a senior fundraising role with a track record of delivering income growth.
- Strong experience in one or more of the following areas: Major Donors, Individual Giving, Trusts & Foundations or high-value fundraising.
- Experience developing or scaling fundraising functions within a growing organisation.
- Excellent relationship management and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Strong understanding of supporter stewardship and fundraising best practice.
- A strategic mindset with the ability to translate ambition into delivery.
- Outstanding communication and storytelling skills.
- Entrepreneurial, proactive and comfortable working in an evolving environment.
- Data-driven with strong analytical and decision-making abilities.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
The Harlequinns Foundation is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital staus or pregnancy and maternity.
Please note: we will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis and encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible, as interviews may be arranged before the closing date.
Delivering programmes in our communities that primarily support young people to develop the essential skills, enabling success on and off the pitch.



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The Communications Co-ordinator plays an important role in helping MindOut communicate its impact, services, campaigns and community voice to a wide range of stakeholders. Working closely with the Charity Director, Heritage Project Manager, staff team, volunteers and external partners, the postholder will ensure MindOut's communications remain engaging, accessible, inclusive and reflective of LGBTQ+ lived experiences.
While supporting with our communications for the charity, the role has a particular focus on supporting communications for MindOut's National Lottery Heritage Fund project, Speaking Our Minds: MindOut 25+ Years and LGBTQ Mental Health, helping to capture and share the stories, achievements and learning from the project while increasing engagement with LGBTQ communities, funders and supporters.
This opportunity would suit a creative and organised communications professional who enjoys producing content, managing digital platforms, engaging with audiences and supporting community-focused projects.
Role description
You will bring the skills, experience, creativity and confidence to support all aspects of MindOut's communications, marketing and public profile, helping to promote our services, campaigns, community engagement activities and heritage work.
Main Tasks
Communications & Content Creation
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Develop and deliver engaging communications across MindOut's social media, website, newsletters and other communication channels.
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Create accessible and inclusive content that reflects the diversity of LGBTQ+ communities.
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Write articles, blogs, case studies, impact stories, promotional materials and project updates.
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Support the development of a consistent organisational voice and communication style.
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Gather and manage photographs, testimonials, quotes, video content and community stories, ensuring appropriate consent and permissions are obtained.
Social Media & Digital Engagement
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Lead on the day-to-day management of MindOut's social media platforms.
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Plan and schedule content using appropriate digital tools.
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Monitor engagement, respond appropriately to enquiries and identify opportunities to increase reach and engagement.
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Track performance and provide regular reports on communications activity and impact.
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Keep up to date with relevant trends, campaigns and issues affecting LGBTQ+ communities and mental health.
Heritage Project Communications
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Lead communications activity for Speaking Our Minds: MindOut 25+ Years and LGBTQ Mental Health.
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Promote project activities including oral history interviews, workshops, exhibitions, volunteer opportunities and public events.
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Support the development and promotion of online heritage content and digital exhibitions.
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Work alongside volunteers, participants and partners to showcase project outcomes and achievements.
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Assist with gathering project evidence, feedback and impact stories required for funder reporting.
Events & Community Engagement
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Support the promotion and delivery of community events, awareness campaigns and stakeholder engagement activities.
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Produce event marketing materials and communications.
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Coordinate communications before, during and after events.
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Support relationships with community groups, partners, funders and stakeholders.
Website & Email Communications
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Maintain and update website content.
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Produce and distribute newsletters and email communications using appropriate digital platforms.
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Support audience development and mailing list management in line with GDPR requirements.
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Monitor website and email performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
Media & Public Relations
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Draft press releases, media statements and promotional content.
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Build relationships with local, regional and LGBTQ+ media contacts.
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Support media opportunities that raise awareness of MindOut's work and impact.
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Assist senior staff with communications relating to public campaigns and organisational announcements.
Administration & Monitoring
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Maintain accurate communications records, image libraries and consent documentation.
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Support monitoring and evaluation of communications activities.
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Ensure compliance with GDPR, confidentiality and organisational policies.
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Produce reports on communications activity for funders, management and trustees as required.
For full details and person specifciation please view attached job description.
Interviews to be held 26th & 27th August.
We work to improve the mental health and wellbeing of all LGBTQ+ people, reduce stigma and make LGBTQ+ mental health a community concern.
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Purpose of the role
The Project Manager will lead the delivery of MindOut's National Lottery Heritage Fund project, Speaking Our Minds: MindOut 25+ Years and LGBTQ Mental Health, an innovative 18-month heritage programme documenting, preserving and sharing over 25 years of LGBTQ mental health history.
Working with LGBTQ communities, volunteers, staff, former service users, heritage partners and community organisations, the postholder will oversee all aspects of project planning, delivery, evaluation and legacy. This includes oral history collection, digital archiving, volunteer management, community engagement, public exhibitions and dissemination activities.
The Project Manager will ensure the project is delivered safely, ethically and inclusively whilst meeting all National Lottery Heritage Fund outcomes, budgets, milestones and reporting requirements.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead a significant LGBTQ heritage project that will create a lasting record of community resilience, mental health activism, peer support and social change.
Role description
You will bring the experience, confidence, organisational skills and values required to lead a complex community heritage programme involving lived experience storytelling, volunteer participation, community partnerships and public engagement.
Main Tasks
Project Management
· Manage the set up and delivery of a new Speaking Our Minds project in a medium-size charity.
· Develop and maintain detailed work plans, project timelines, budgets, risk management and ensure milestones and National Lottery Heritage Fund requirements are met.
· Provide regular progress reports in line with project timeline, budgets and outcomes for the Charity Director
· Ensure all project activity is delivered in accordance with MindOut's organisational policies.
Community Participation & Co-production
· Establish and facilitate a Community Advisory Group to guide project development and decision-making.
· Design and deliver co-production workshops, reflection sessions and community consultation activities centring values such as co-production, lived experience and trauma aware with diverse participation and inclusion.
Oral History & Heritage Collection
· Lead the collection of a minimum of 25 oral histories documenting LGBTQ mental health heritage.
· Ensure interviews are conducted ethically and in accordance with Oral History Society guidance and project protocols.
· Coordinate transcription, metadata creation, cataloguing and archive preparation.
· Oversee collection of photographs, documents, memorabilia and contextual materials that support interpretation of MindOut's history.
· Ensure safeguarding, consent and ethical storytelling principles are followed throughout the collection process.
Volunteer Recruitment & Management
· Recruit, train, supervise and support project volunteers.
· Develop clear volunteer roles and learning opportunities.
· Coordinate volunteer involvement in oral history, outreach, events and heritage activities.
· Ensure volunteers receive appropriate induction, support and supervision.
· Create an inclusive and positive volunteering experience that builds skills and confidence.
Heritage Preservation & Digital Archiving
· Work with Queer Heritage South, The Keep and other partners to ensure heritage materials are preserved to recognised standards.
· Oversee processes for cataloguing, digital storage and archival preparation.
· Ensure heritage materials are managed according to agreed metadata, accessibility and licensing requirements.
· Support the creation of sustainable heritage systems and organisational learning that continue beyond the project lifespan.
· Contribute to the development of MindOut's long-term heritage strategy and legacy planning.
Events, Exhibitions & Public Engagement
· Deliver a programme of public engagement activities and community events.
· Coordinate the development of exhibitions, digital outputs and learning resources.
· Work collaboratively with partners including Photoworks and heritage organisations.
· Support communications and promotional activity alongside the Communications Co-ordinator.
· Ensure all events are well planned, accessible and effectively evaluated.
Partnership Development
· Build and maintain strong relationships with heritage organisations, archives, universities, community groups and cultural partners.
· Act as the principal contact for external project partners and commissioned specialists.
· Represent MindOut at meetings, conferences and partnership events.
· Develop opportunities for future collaboration and sustainability beyond the funded project period.
Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting
· Maintain project monitoring systems and data collection processes.
· Work with the external evaluator to assess outcomes and impact.
· Produce regular reports for the Charity Director, Trustees, Advisory Group and funders.
· Monitor budgets, risks and project performance.
· Ensure learning and evaluation are embedded throughout the project lifecycle.
Full details and job spec please view attached document.
Interviews to be held 26th & 27th August.
We work to improve the mental health and wellbeing of all LGBTQ+ people, reduce stigma and make LGBTQ+ mental health a community concern.
Who we are
Chefs in Schools is a young, ambitious charity that’s rapidly growing. Our mission is to improve kids' health, through improving school food & food education.
We focus our efforts in areas of high socio-economic deprivation, where more than a third of children are entitled to free school meals, and diet-related disease is driving further inequality.
We support and train school kitchen teams to serve the best, freshest and tastiest food possible, alongside meaningful food education. We share learning and resources, aiming to inspire and enable others to follow our lead.
We’re backed by some of the biggest names in food and have ambitious targets to ensure every child has access to incredible school food and food education, setting them up for life with the skills and knowledge to feed themselves well.
About you and the role
As our Digital Manager, you will be the strategic anchor, quality guardian, and operational driving force behind our online presence. You will fully own the performance of our two primary websites: the main Chefs in Schools (CIS) platform and the complex, public-facing School Food Project (SFP) national resource and coalition hub. You will be directly accountable for driving traffic, mastering SEO, maintaining exceptional content quality, and ensuring a seamless, highly secure user experience against clear, measurable targets.
This is a leadership role that bridges technical execution and creative strategy. You will act as the crucial, confident link between our external technical agencies (who build and maintain the infrastructure of the sites) and our internal content creators and programme teams. Crucially, you will be an empowering manager, leading a dedicated digital sub-team of 1-2 direct reports, supporting them to manage day-to-day content workflows, e-learning administration, and community moderation.
We are looking for someone solutions-focused, collaborative, and deeply analytical who takes pride in helping a high-profile, mission-driven organization run at its absolute best.
Key responsibilities:
1. Website Ownership & Performance Management
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Own the overarching strategy and performance of our two flagship websites (CIS and SFP), optimizing UX and UI for user journeys, design, and maximum accessibility standards across both sites.
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Own and maintain a forward-looking, prioritized digital platform roadmap, striking a strategic balance between long-term feature development and agile, day-to-day reactive requests
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Ensure both platforms—particularly the highly visible, national School Food Project website—maintain the highest standards of data security, uptime, quality assurance, and accessibility, proactively managing risks associated with public scrutiny.
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Take end-to-end ownership of web analytics and data integrity—from configuring custom event tracking to reporting on performance—utilizing Google Analytics 4 (GA4) for quantitative metrics and Microsoft Clarity for behavioral insights.
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Set, monitor, and report against clear performance targets spanning web traffic, user engagement, resource downloads, and search rankings.
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Lead content and platform feature reviews through a risk mitigation lens—ensuring strict compliance with safeguarding, privacy, and coalition guidelines—while running targeted A/B tests to optimize user experience.
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Lead on Search Engine Optimization (SEO) strategy to maximize organic reach and connect school leaders, chefs, and partners to our resources.
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Establish and manage digital incident response protocols, defining clear workflows for first responders, triage steps, and escalation pathways in the event of site outages, technical bugs, or security breaches.
2. Agency & Supplier Management
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Act as the primary, confident technical interface with our external web development agencies and tech suppliers, holding them accountable to high-quality delivery.
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Translate internal program, comms, and membership goals into clear technical design briefs, managing timelines and tracking project budgets.
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Coordinate rigorous testing of new features, bug logging, and site maintenance to guarantee absolute platform stability before public deployments.
3. Team Leadership & Collaboration
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Line manage, mentor, and support 1-2 direct reports (including roles focused on systems, community moderation, and resource uploads).
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Work closely with the Communications team, External Relations team and Programme Leads to align digital development with broader organization campaigns and resource rollouts.
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Oversee the content calendar and governance for both sites, ensuring all published assets strictly adhere to brand tone of voice and quality standards, working closely with the senior social media officer, engagement team to ensure cross org planning .
4. Data, CRM & Systems Integration
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Oversee the data integrity and smooth technical flow between our website frontends, e-learning platform (LMS), and internal CRM systems.
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Ensure all digital systems, data tracking, user permissions, and marketing platforms comply fully with GDPR and organizational data protection policies.
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Construct and present scannable dashboards and reports (using Google Analytics and CRM data) for the Senior Leadership Team and stakeholders to demonstrate impact.
Essential Skills and Experience
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Digital Product & Platform Leadership: Proven experience managing digital products, websites, or online platforms—ideally at a Manager level within a charity, agency, or fast-paced setting.
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Complex Systems Integration: Strong confidence managing (or partnering with a technical agency to manage) integrated digital environments where the CMS, CRM, and LMS operate as a unified platform. You must be comfortable understanding and troubleshooting multi-layered user access permissions (e.g., tailored journeys for different school types and member tiers).
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Foundational literacy in HTML and CSS to troubleshoot layout issues, understand site structure, and effectively translate technical requirements to developers.
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Agency & Project Management: Confident experience collaborating with, briefing, and managing external technical partners, developers, or freelance technical staff to deliver complex features on time and on budget.
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People Management: Demonstrable experience managing, mentoring, and developing direct reports, fostering a supportive and high-performing team environment.
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Data Fluency & Quality Control: Ability to analyze, clean, and visualize data (using Google Analytics, CRM reporting, or spreadsheets) to monitor site performance, ensure data integrity across system integrations, and drive user experience improvements.
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Communication & Collaboration: Outstanding written and verbal communication skills; able to translate complex "technical speak" for non-expert internal staff, write brand-aligned content, and build strong cross-team relationships.
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Mission Alignment: A deep personal commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion, alongside a genuine interest in our mission to transform child health through school food.
Desirable Skills and Experience
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Familiarity with online community/forum moderation and user engagement strategies.
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Prior experience working within the wider charity sector.
Benefits
You would be joining a friendly, supportive team who works hard but believe in a healthy work/life balance. We were voted one of CODE Hospitality’s happiest places to work in 2024. We seek a diverse range of perspectives, skills, experience and knowledge. Joining a small, collaborative team means you’ll be able to contribute to and draw on various projects and strategic insights.
We offer 33 days of holiday per year including bank holidays, 3 additional office closure days over the Christmas period as well as wellbeing days over the summer school holidays. We also have a Cycle to Work scheme, hybrid working, enhanced parental leave, and free access to the CODE app for discounted restaurants & hospitality venues. We are committed to developing our team and will support you with relevant training opportunities including £250 towards elective training and development of your choice.
We also offer Bupa Dental Insurance, Income Protection Insurance, as well as access to the Aviva Smart Health Platform which offers health benefits including free rapid access online GP appointments, free counselling and wellbeing support.
Application process
In line with our commitment to ensuring a fair and unbiased recruitment process, we invite candidates to answer a series of questions related to their day-to-day job. Please follow this link to answer the questions and submit your application along with your CV.
We recommend that you develop your answers offline and copy them in when you’re ready to ensure you don’t lose your work if interrupted.
Your answers will go through our sifting process: all answers will be anonymised, randomised and then reviewed by a panel of reviewers. A long list of candidates will then additionally have their CVs reviewed. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a 30 mins online interview. Successful candidates will be invited to attend a second, in-person interview at our office in Brixton, London.
Expected duration of this application process: 4-6 weeks
In line with our commitment to ensuring a fair and unbiased recruitment process, we will invite candidates to interview based on their answers to a series of questions related to their day-to-day job.
First Interview will take place the w/c 14th September
We’re on a mission to transform kids’ health through food – plate by plate, class by class, school by school.



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Who Are We Looking For?
Ygam is seeking a proactive, adaptable and resilient individual with a strong interest in gaming culture, esports and the digital lives of children and young people.
You will be confident working autonomously and remotely, as well as collaboratively within a team. You will bring excellent communication skills, strong organisation, creativity in engagement approaches, and the ability to build trust with diverse stakeholders.
At Ygam, safeguarding children and vulnerable people is central to everything we do. We are committed to safer recruitment and expect all staff to uphold the highest safeguarding standards.
Ygam is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and welcome applicants from underrepresented backgrounds, including people with lived experience of gaming and gambling harms, people with disabilities, people from minority ethnic groups, LGBTQ+ people, neurodivergent people and armed forces veterans.
Role Requirements
Planning & Stakeholder Engagement
- Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders across education, youth services, community organisations and digital sectors.
- Lead the recruitment of delegates to Ygam’s gaming, esports and digital harms programmes.
- Promote Ygam’s training and resources to organisations, ensuring clear understanding of programme content, outcomes and long‑term support.
- Develop and sustain a strong pipeline of stakeholders and delegates to ensure workshops are consistently well attended.
- Understand stakeholder needs and tailor information and support accordingly.
- Identify and attend relevant gaming, esports, digital safety and education conferences, seminars and events.
- Signpost organisations and families to Ygam’s Parent / Family Hub to increase awareness of gaming and digital harms.
- Work closely with the Programme Lead: Delivery and Outcomes to set objectives, review performance and contribute to programme development.
Delivery
- Deliver Ygam’s portfolio of programmes with a focus on gaming, esports and digital harms workshops online and face to face.
- Deliver workshops directly to children and young people in education and non‑education settings, ensuring content is age‑appropriate and engaging.
- Provide high‑quality training to professionals working with children and young people, in line with Ygam’s Quality Assurance processes.
- Deliver independently and as part of a team‑teach approach.
- Respond to delegate questions with confidence, sensitivity and subject knowledge.
- Promote Ygam’s complementary offers such as Alumni, Let’s Explore and other digital harms resources.
- Provide an excellent, professional experience for all delegates and partners.
Outcomes & Impact
- Provide ongoing support to schools and youth organisations to embed Ygam’s gaming and digital harms materials into practice.
- Accurately record data and engagement activity using Ygam’s CRM system.
- Develop and deliver team‑teach opportunities that empower teachers and professionals to implement Ygam resources independently.
- Identify and contribute to case studies that demonstrate the impact of Ygam’s gaming and digital harms education.
- Work with the Insight and Evaluation teams to support measurement of outcomes, impact and performance.
Learning & Development
- Proactively identify knowledge gaps, particularly related to gaming culture, digital trends and emerging online risks, and undertake relevant CPD.
- Ensure mandatory and role‑specific training is completed and kept up to date.
- Attend regular supervision and support sessions with line manager.
- Reflect on and record performance and development in monthly 1‑to‑1 meetings.
Administration
- Manage workshop administration using the CRM system, including sending joining instructions.
- Record attendance and gather feedback post‑workshop.
- Maintain accurate records in line with GDPR and data protection requirements.
Person Specification
Essential
- Experience delivering training to both adults and children/young people.
- Ability to explain complex topics such as gaming risks, online behaviours and digital harms in a clear and accessible way.
- Experience delivering online and face‑to‑face learning.
- Stakeholder engagement experience within education, youth work or children’s services.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong IT skills (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Experience developing and managing a delegate or sales pipeline and meeting KPIs.
- Experience driving projects to achieve agreed outcomes.
- Highly organised, detail‑oriented and self‑managing.
- Experience promoting or selling a service or programme.
- Experience working effectively within a team to meet shared targets.
- Willingness to travel regionally and nationally to deliver training.
- Right to live and work in the UK.
Desirable
- Knowledge of the English education system, including PSHE and RSE curriculum.
- Strong interest in or understanding of gaming, esports and online youth culture.
- Understanding of a public health and prevention‑based approach to harm reduction.
- Strong networking and relationship‑building skills.
- Experience using CRM systems, particularly Salesforce.
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Job Description and Person Specification
Job title Participation Manager
Hours 35 hours per week. We are opening to discussing flexible arrangements – please highlight any requests when applying.
Length of contract 12 months
Location Hybrid work between home and our Vauxhall office. Please read more about our approach to hybrid working in the relevant section below.
Reports to Director of Evidence and Improvement
National Voices
Making what matters to people matter in health and care
National Voices is the leading coalition of health and social care charities in England. We have more than 200 members covering a diverse range of health conditions and communities, connecting us with the experiences of millions of people. We work together to strengthen the voice of people: patients, service users, carers, their families, and the voluntary organisations that work for them.
Our Vision: People shaping their health and care.
Our Mission: We advocate for more inclusive and person centred health and care, shaped by the people who use and need it the most.
We do this by:
- Understanding and advocating for what matters to people especially those living with health conditions and groups who experience inequalities.
- Finding common cause across communities and conditions by working with member charities and those they support.
- Connecting and convening charities, decision makers and citizens to work together to change health and care for good.
The Role
At National Voices, our aim is to make what matters to people matter in health and care. Too often, we see decisions made about the design of health and care services which don’t consider the people who use and need those services – especially those with long term conditions and from groups experiencing inequality. While the intentions of decision makers are usually good, they can unwittingly develop services which are difficult to access, stressful to experience and which don’t enable people to live life to its full potential.
We believe that if health and care leaders were better supported to meaningfully involve people living with health conditions, disability, inequality and their carers in decisions about how services are delivered then our NHS and social care services would be more equitable, and person centred.
At National Voices, we believe that this can best be achieved by connecting health and care leaders in health and care to key groups including:
- Leaders within the patient participation movement, who can support and advise health and care leaders on how to share power with people and communities using coaching and quality improvement techniques, and by acting as a critical friend.
- Leaders from voluntary sector organisations and community groups, who can bring insight into the needs, experiences and priorities of the communities they serve. They can identify opportunities to improve how services are designed and delivered, and help connect decision-makers with communities whose voices are often underrepresented.
- People with lived experience of inequality, particular conditions or services, who bring unique expertise based on their direct experience of care. They can provide timely insight into the impact of policies and services, helping decision-makers stay tuned to current needs, experiences and priorities, rather than relying on historical evidence or assumptions.
We are looking for a Participation Manager who can lead on the design, development and delivery of funded projects that generate insight, support improvement, and enable meaningful participation in health and care decision making. This will include end-to-end responsibility for project design, delivery, reporting and impact.
Projects may include designing and delivering activity such as workshops, coordinating lived experience advisory groups, coordinating coalitions of VCSE organisations, undertaking qualitative research, facilitation and engagement work. The postholder will need sufficient breadth of experience across these areas to confidently design and steer programmes, while drawing on colleagues, partners and associates for specialist input where needed.
You will be responsible for overall programme management - ensuring projects are well planned, appropriately resourced, and delivered on time, within budget and to a high standard. This includes managing risks, reporting requirements and funder relationships.
Projects may also include co-ordinating the delivery of Voices for Improvement coaching relationships and workshops on meaningful participation. We are open to a Participation Manager who has skills and experience around coaching theory and practice, however, we can also bring in external Associates with this subject matter expertise where needed to guide and supervise the coaching elements of the process.
You will also play an active role in identifying and developing new funding and partnership opportunities, contributing to the growth of National Voices’ portfolio of externally funded work.
Finally, where needed, you will also work collaboratively with another Participation Manager who leads National Voices’ Lived Experience Partner programme, membership scheme and partnership programme. You will contribute to these areas where required, particularly where they intersect with funded projects, but they will not be the primary focus of this role.
Responsibilities
Lead the development and delivery of funded participation projects
Lead the end-to-end design, delivery and management of funded programmes and projects that generate insight, support improvement and drive meaningful participation in health and care, including:
- Lead on shaping, securing and delivering funded projects from proposal stage through to completion, ensuring clear outcomes and impact
- Design and oversee programmes that may include research, engagement and participatory activity, such as qualitative and quantitative research, stakeholder engagement and participation work
- Convene and coordinate a range of delivery approaches including advisory groups, workshops, events, VCSE engagement and system partner collaboration
- Ensure delivery is well planned, resourced and managed, including oversight of budgets, timelines, risks and funder reporting
- Draw on colleagues, partners and associates for specialist expertise where needed, while holding overall responsibility for programme design and coherence
- Translate insights and findings into clear, accessible outputs in collaboration with policy and communications colleagues to support influence and impact
- Develop and shape new funding opportunities and proposals to grow the organisation’s portfolio of externally funded work
Deliver coaching and engagement programmes
Manage the delivery of structured coaching and engagement programmes, including National Voices’ Voices for Improvement model, where included within funded projects:
- Oversee delivery of coaching and engagement activity including matching, coordination and participant support
- Ensure coaching relationships between people with lived experience and system leaders are well supported and of high quality
- Contribute to the design and facilitation of associated engagement or learning sessions where required
- Work with associates or external specialists to bring in coaching or quality improvement expertise where needed
- Capture learning, feedback and impact from coaching programmes and contribute to funder reporting, case studies and evaluation outputs
Contribute to wider participation programmes
Work collaboratively with another Participation Manager to support integration with National Voices’ wider participation infrastructure:
- Contribute where relevant to the Lived Experience Partner programme, membership scheme and partnership programme
- Support the involvement of lived experience partners, members and partners in funded projects and engagement activity
- Ensure alignment across programmes and share learning between project delivery and participation infrastructure
General
- Provide line management to one Project Officer within the team, if needed - quality assuring outputs, holding regular 1-2-1s as well as setting annual objectives and completing appraisals.
- Provide matrix management for other National Voices colleagues as and when required.
- Work in sync with other managers across National Voices, contributing to a joined-up, supportive team culture.
- Deputise for the Director of Evidence and Improvement, or other senior colleagues, when required.
- Follow organisational processes to measure, monitor and communicate the impact of our work
- Support good project, financial and data management
Person Specification
Values, attitudes and behaviours
- Passionate about National Voices’ mission and the meaningful involvement of people with lived experience
- Strong commitment to equity, inclusion, and reducing health inequalities
- Proactive, flexible, and responsive, with a willingness to work in complexity
- Comfortable working both collaboratively and independently, taking ownership of delivery
- Calm under pressure and able to manage multiple priorities and tight deadlines without compromising quality
- Confident engaging with a wide range of stakeholders, including constructively challenging where appropriate
- Entrepreneurial - able to spot opportunities for growth, collaboration, and impact
- Energised by variety, able to work across diverse themes while identifying connections and opportunities
Skills and abilities
- Strong programme and/or project management skills, with demonstrable experience of leading complex, multi-stakeholder funded programmes from design through to delivery and completion
- Ability to shape ideas into deliverable programmes, including contributing to funding bids, designing delivery approaches, and translating proposals into practical delivery plans
- Strong analytical and synthesis skills, with the ability to translate complex qualitative and quantitative insight into clear, structured outputs that inform decision making and drive action
- Excellent organisational skills, including planning, prioritisation, risk management and delivery of high-quality work to deadlines
- Confident stakeholder and relationship management skills, with experience working across partners, funders, subcontractors, commissioned work and multi-organisation collaborations
- Strong facilitation and engagement skills, including designing and delivering workshops, events and participatory sessions for diverse audiences
- Strong communication skills, including the ability to produce clear, accessible written outputs and presentations
- Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively, support others in delivery, and contribute to shared outcomes
Experience, knowledge and understanding
- Demonstrable experience of leading or delivering participation work with people with lived experience, ideally addressing inequality
- Strong experience of designing and delivering insight generation projects (qualitative and/or quantitative) that have led to real-world impact and improvement
- Experience of working meaningfully with people experiencing inequalities in safe and inclusive ways
- Experience of managing projects, budgets, and multiple stakeholders, working with a high degree of autonomy
- Experience of managing partnerships, funders, or commissioned work, including contributing to income generation
- Experience of facilitating workshops, events, or participatory sessions
- Understanding of the health and care landscape
- Good understanding of the participation landscape, with the ability to act as a credible contributor in the field (desirable)
- Experience of managing or contributing to coalitions or networks of VCSE or membership organisations (desirable)
- Understanding of mixed methods (qualitative and quantitative) approaches to evidence generation and analysis (desirable)
- Coaching and/or quality improvement qualifications (desirable)
- Lived experience of disability, caring responsibilities and/or inequality (desirable)
Our approach to hybrid working
We recognise the importance of coming together regularly, in-person, as a team, so we can share learnings and spend social time with each other. We also recognise that people need flexibility, and that homeworking enables focused work and can fit well in people’s lives.
We ask all staff to take part in pre-arranged team meetings which take place every six weeks in our office space. We also might ask you to meet in-person with members of your team from time to time, or to be available for face-to- face meetings with clients and partners where this enhances the work.
We assume that this would usually not amount to more than one day per fortnight for people who work full time. We are happy to discuss how this sits in your life. This can be agreed by your line manager.
Please note that our offices are fully wheelchair accessible and that we are committed to making our workplace fully inclusive.
Application guidance
Please submit a CV and cover letter to apply. We are also recruiting a permanent Participation Manager role at the same time. If you would like your application to be for both roles, please make this clear in your cover letter.
You're welcome to use AI tools to help you prepare your application. However, we encourage you to make sure your application reflects your own voice and experiences. We often see similar AI-generated writing styles, which can make applications less distinctive. As a charity, we're particularly interested in hearing why our mission matters to you and how your values align with ours.
Please specify any access or other requirements of which we need to be aware for the online interview.
The deadline for applications is 5pm on Thursday 30th July.
The interviews will take place in early August on Microsoft Teams. Details of an interview task and interview questions will be emailed to you in advance.
We are committed to diversifying our team in order to broaden the insight and experiences we can draw on, and to do our work more credibly. In particular, we would welcome applications from older people, disabled people and people who have experienced socioeconomic inequality. Our offices are fully accessible and we are a Disability Confident and an LGBT+ friendly employer.
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Head of Communications and Engagement
The Diocese of Winchester is seeking an exceptional communications leader to help shape how we tell the story of God's work across our Diocese. This is a strategic senior leadership role, responsible for leading our Communications & Engagement Team and developing a clear, engaging and effective communications strategy that supports our mission, vision and priorities.
Serving a population of over 1.2 million people across more than 230 parishes, the Diocese of Winchester is a diverse and vibrant community. This role offers a unique opportunity to influence how we communicate with clergy, parishes, schools, partners, media and the wider public, ensuring that people feel informed, connected and inspired by our shared mission.
About the Communications and Engagement Team
The Communications & Engagement Team supports the Diocese in sharing its vision, celebrating local stories, engaging stakeholders and managing communications across a wide range of activities. The team works collaboratively with colleagues across mission and ministry, safeguarding, schools, vocations, creation care and governance, ensuring that communications effectively support diocesan priorities and objectives.
What you’ll do
- Lead the development and delivery of the Diocese's communications and engagement strategy
- Shape and communicate key diocesan messages alongside senior leaders
- Build strong relationships with clergy, parish officers, Winchester Cathedral and external stakeholders
- Oversee media relations, press releases and crisis communications activity
- Lead communications campaigns around major church seasons, diocesan initiatives and strategic priorities
- Ensure the Diocese embraces best practice in digital communications, social media and emerging technologies, including AI
- Manage the Communications & Engagement Team, supporting and developing staff to achieve their full potential
- Build collaborative relationships with Church of England communications colleagues regionally and nationally
What we’re looking for
- Significant experience of developing and delivering communications and engagement strategies within a complex organisation
- Strong leadership and people management experience
- Excellent stakeholder engagement, media and influencing skills
- Experience of leading change and managing organisational risk
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
- Experience of budget management and strategic planning
- A collaborative and resilient approach, with the confidence to challenge constructively and build strong relationships
- A practising Christian who is committed to the mission and ministry of the Church and able to support the vision of the Diocese of Winchester
CVs are not accepted.
The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Friday 31st July 2026.
Initial interviews for the role will take place on the 26th August 2026. If you are successful in the first interview, you will be invited to a second interview on the 7th September 2026. Both interviews will be held at the Diocesan Offices, Old Alresford Place SO24 9DH
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Help Shape the Future of People and Volunteering at The Shakespeare Hospice
We're looking for an experienced HR professional who is passionate about people, volunteers and continuous improvement. In this newly refreshed role, you'll play a vital part in modernising our people processes, enhancing our volunteer programme and helping ensure The Shakespeare Hospice remains an employer and volunteer organisation of choice within our community.
Make a Difference Through People
At The Shakespeare Hospice, our mission is to provide exceptional care and support to patients, families and loved ones facing life-limiting illnesses. Behind this vital work is a dedicated team of employees and volunteers who make a real difference every day.
We are seeking an experienced and compassionate HR & Volunteer Manager to join our People & Workforce Team. This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled HR professional who is passionate about supporting people, fostering positive workplace cultures and recognising the invaluable contribution volunteers make within our community.
About the Role
Reporting to the Head of People & Workforce, you will play a key role in delivering professional HR support across the Hospice while leading and developing our volunteer programme.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys creating positive change. As the Hospice continues to evolve, a key focus during your first year will be to help modernise, streamline and improve people and volunteer processes, ensuring they are efficient, fit for purpose and provide an excellent experience for employees, volunteers and managers alike.
You will work closely with colleagues across the organisation to identify opportunities for improvement, simplify ways of working, enhance systems and processes, and support the development of a modern, people-focused HR function.
You will:
- Provide expert HR advice and guidance to managers on a wide range of people matters.
- Lead the review, development and modernisation of HR and volunteer processes, policies and systems.
- Identify opportunities to streamline administration, improve efficiency and enhance the employee and volunteer experience.
- Lead and develop recruitment and onboarding processes.
- Support employee wellbeing and engagement initiatives.
- Ensure compliance with employment legislation, HR best practice and regulatory requirements.
- Produce workforce data and insights to support decision-making and continuous improvement.
- Oversee volunteer recruitment, onboarding, engagement and recognition.
About You
We're looking for someone who is not only an experienced HR professional but also someone who enjoys improving the way things work.
You will be comfortable challenging existing practices, introducing new ideas and helping to build efficient and effective people processes. You'll be excited by the opportunity to make a lasting impact and help shape the future of HR and volunteering at The Shakespeare Hospice.
Why Join Us?
This is a unique opportunity to join The Shakespeare Hospice at a pivotal time. Alongside providing expert HR and volunteer leadership, you'll have the opportunity to influence and modernise key people processes, helping to create an outstanding experience for our employees, volunteers and managers while supporting the Hospice's long-term ambitions.
To Apply
If you are an experienced HR professional looking for a meaningful role where you can make a lasting impact on employees, volunteers and the wider community, we would love to hear from you.
Please provide a CV and cover letter - guide two A4 pages detailing how your skills and experience match the requirements of the role. Full details of the role can be found here.
The Shakespeare Hospice is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.
Candidates must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK.
The Shakespeare Hospice reserves the right to close adverts early should we receive enough applications.We reserve the right to extend the closing date for this vacancy should the need arise.
All data is processed in accordance with our privacy policy.
Please provide a CV and cover letter - guide two A4 pages detailing how your skills and experience match the requirements of the role.
For everyone in our community affected by a life-limiting illness or bereavement to be able to access compassionate care and the support they need
Location: Northmead House, Creekmoor, Poole, Dorset – CAN operates hybrid working
Hours: 37 (flexible/alternative hours considered)
Salary £37,000–£42,000 per annum FT
Contract length: 12 months fixed-term contract
Closing date: 9 am, 14th June
Interview date: Friday 26th June
About CAN (Community Action Network)
CAN is a not-for-profit organisation that transforms how our local VCS operates. By providing business support and building sustainable systems, we remove the administrative burdens facing community services.
We multiply the effectiveness of local action, ensuring that community services can reach more people and change more lives.
We are a membership-led organisation dedicated to building strong, healthy, diverse, and thriving communities.
About the role
If you are a passionate and collaborative professional, this is a unique opportunity to act as a system-wide connector, bringing together partners across the voluntary, community, public, and private sectors to ensure that young people and families can access the right support at the right time.
You will play a central role in developing a more connected, responsive, and prevention-focused system that improves outcomes and life chances for young people across the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole areas.
What You Bring
We’re looking for a values-driven leader who shares our passion for volunteering and community action. Someone who believes in the power of people helping people, and wants to serve the charities, groups and volunteers making that happen every day.
- Experience working across multi-agency partnerships
- Strong communicator.
- A passion for making a difference for young people and creating positive local impact
- A strategic mindset
- Relationship-building skills rooted in collaboration and respect
- Confident facilitation skills and an ability to share learning
- Experience of working in partnership or community-based work
- An organised, proactive approach with a drive to move work forward.
If you’re the kind of person who sees potential everywhere and wants to help others reach it, we want to meet you.
Why Join CAN?
At CAN, people tell us they stay because of our values-led culture: We are compassionate, collaborative, inspirational, respectful and grounded in integrity. When you join us, you will:
- Work in a supportive, flexible organisation that puts wellbeing first
- Be part of a team that cares about each other and about doing things the right way
- Have opportunities for professional development
- Benefits include a contributory pension, 25 days holiday (pro rata) plus all bank holidays, season train ticket loan, flexible autonomous working and much more.
Our mission is to serve and champion Doreset's voluntary and community sector.



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We’re looking for a collaborative, highly organised Youth Engagement Project Officer, who is passionate about building opportunities for children and young people in libraries.
You’ll have great communication skills and enthusiasm for platforming young people’s voices. You’ll also know how to manage priorities, keep projects within deadline and budget, and accurately collect and compile data. As a natural people-person, you’ll feel confident supporting library teams, partners and colleagues and be happy taking initiative.
We’d especially love to hear from you if you have created opportunities for children and young people to be heard and involved in decisions that affect them, and if you’ve been involved in supporting the delivery of projects. Experience of libraries is not required as you’ll have lots of opportunities to learn about our sector in this role.
About the work
Our focus is on creating libraries of tomorrow with children and young people today.
We want all children and young people to feel at home at the library, to be understood, empowered and inspired. Our collaborative national network is made up of members from library services, partners and supporters. We believe in the need for safe spaces and real-life connections to support the demands of modern life. Together, we’re creating change, and you can be a part of it.
We are an Arts Council England Investment Principles Support Organisation. Our members are leaders in children and young people’s public libraries and school library services.
Libraries Rising and The Reading Agency were recently successful in securing funding from the Arts Council to deliver a two-year programme, to place young people at the heart of shaping the future library reading experience. The two-year project forms part of the legacy of the National Year of Reading 2026 and will work with young people and library services across nine regions of England to co-create new approaches, resources and digital innovations that build on the strengths of libraries and inspire more young people to read for pleasure.
Who we’re looking for
We’re looking for someone who lives our values - progressive, collaborative, kind, aspirational and inclusive.
What’s important to us needs to be important to you too. We want to focus on impact, to work openly, to collaborate with and learn from others, to take the time to care for ourselves and each other, and to have fun together. We are building an environmentally sustainable charity, and we want to be celebrated as an inclusion changemaker in the sector.
Our application process is open to everyone and anyone with the experience we’re looking for. We have a diverse board of trustees, and we are developing the diversity of our staff team. We particularly welcome applications from people from racialised communities, trans or non-binary individuals, and those with hidden or visible disabilities.
Please note - a Candidate Pack for this role is available on the application page.
Job purpose
As Youth Engagement Project Officer, you’ll work closely with the Programme Manager, the wider Libraries Rising team, The Reading Agency, library services and young people to support the delivery of this project, and to develop our wider support of libraries with their youth engagement work.
What you’ll bring to the role
You’ll be:
- A strong communicator, confident with building relationships and keeping everyone on track.
- Experienced in working with young people and partner organisations.
- Committed to platforming young people’s voices, especially those who are underserved by their communities, marginalised, or experiencing deprivation.
- Committed to co-creative practice and working with, not doing to.
- Experienced in creating, developing and implementing effective systems and procedures.
- Experienced in providing operational, administrative and project support, with digital skills including use of Microsoft Office and supporting remote teams.
- Experienced in providing in person and online event planning and support.
- Aware of GDPR implications and requirements.
- Committed to your own professional development.
Employee benefits
- 25 days annual leave (pro rata) plus Bank Holidays
- 5% employer pension contribution
- Employee Assist Programme – including 24/7 counselling, health support and legal helpline.
- A range of discounts on retail, entertainment, travel and wellbeing.
Additional information
If you have any questions about the role, please get in touch.
All applicants must have an existing Right to Work in the UK.
Please also note that appointment will be made subject to collection of two references and a satisfactory DBS check or evidence of a current DBS certificate.
Please submit your CV and a covering letter OR answer the questions by clicking on Apply Now.
• Applications close: 9am, Monday 17th August 2026
• Interviews: Tuesday 25th August 2026 (online)
• Start date: as soon as possible, to be agreed with the successful candidate
If you would like to discuss specific requirements, please get in touch with us.
Creating libraries of tomorrow with children and young people today
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FUNDRAISING MANAGER
Looking for a fundraising role where your work genuinely changes lives?
Our client is a charity supporting families and individuals through programmes focused on poverty relief, emotional wellbeing, education, community support and long-term life transformation. They are looking for a proactive, relationship-focused Fundraising Manager to help grow and strengthen their fundraising across trusts, donors, events and community fundraising.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing charity making a real difference to families and local communities. Working closely with their Fundraising Director, you’ll play a key role in building meaningful supporter relationships, delivering engaging fundraising activity and helping develop sustainable income streams that allow the charity’s work to flourish.
This is far more than a desk-based fundraising role. They require someone who enjoys building connections, spotting opportunities, bringing ideas to life and getting involved in the practical delivery of fundraising activity.
Your work will include:
- Building and nurturing strong donor and supporter relationships
- Supporting trust and foundation applications and reporting
- Helping plan and deliver fundraising events and community initiatives
- Managing and maintaining fundraising data through Salesforce CRM
- Supporting the delivery of fundraising strategy across multiple income streams
We’re looking for someone who:
- Has experience in fundraising, donor engagement or community fundraising
- Is comfortable working independently and as part of a team
- Has experience using CRM systems (Salesforce desirable)
- Enjoys both strategic thinking and hands-on delivery
- Is a confident communicator and relationship builder
- Will respect the charity’s Christian ethos.
In return, you’ll join a supportive and collaborative team within a charity that is growing, ambitious and deeply rooted in community impact. You’ll have the opportunity to develop across different areas of fundraising and charity life while seeing the direct impact of your work on families and individuals who need support.
If you’re passionate about people, purpose and building relationships that make a difference — we’d love to hear from you.
We bring hope to families in the local area, through various groups, courses and events to grow stronger families
We're hiring: Communications Manager
The Work Rights Centre is looking for a passionate communications or press professional to lead our agenda-setting media coverage. The successful candidate will develop and deliver our comms strategy, lead on media relations to amplify our impactful work, and devise strategic systems-change campaigns.
This is an ideal opportunity for a candidate with a strong sense of justice and storytelling background, who values impact, teamwork, and the autonomy of working in a diverse and agile team. We can accommodate flexible and remote work, and offer enhanced pension, annual leave, parental leave and sick pay benefits.
- Pay: £38,000 - £42,000
- Contract length: Permanent
- Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours per week) or part-time
- Location: London hybrid (with possibility of remote-only for an exceptional candidate)
The role
You’ll set the strategic direction of our comms work, ensuring that it drives our strategic objectives, and lead the press office function. You’ll find the story potential in our legal and research work, and secure extensive media coverage through maintaining strong relationships with journalists from across the political spectrum. You will create and publish high-quality and up to date content across our website, newsletter and social media channels. This is a real opportunity to lead on all aspects of the communications function in an impactful organisation, and contribute to systemic change.
About you
We seek an enthusiastic and passionate professional with minimum 3-5 years experience in a dedicated communications or press role.
You will also have:
- A track-record of securing high-quality, agenda-setting media coverage.
- Good contacts across editorial boards.
- A track-record of successful delivery against comms objectives on social media.
- Experience developing, executing, and evaluating data-driven communication strategies.
- Strong understanding of the UK political and media landscape, with a sharp eye for reactive opportunities.
- Good knowledge of website and social media content management systems.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Please download the job description for full responsibilities and complete person specifications.
To apply send two samples of your recently published work, along with your CV and cover letter by the end of Sunday 9th August.
Work Rights Centre is a charity dedicated to helping migrants and disadvantaged Britons access employment justice
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Actively Interviewing
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Passionate about democracy, education and young people?
Young Citizens is a national citizenship education charity with nearly 40 years' experience inspiring active citizenship among children and young people.
As curriculum and policy change accelerates, including Votes for 16 reshaping how young people engage in civic life – we're focused on ensuring active citizenship sits at the heart of how the next generation is prepared to participate in and protect a thriving democracy.
About the role
We're looking for an ambitious, delivery-focused Network Delivery Manager to lead our national network of schools and drive the high-quality programmes that power our work. This is more than a delivery role — it's your opportunity to lead network growth and programme delivery for a growing national charity. You'll shape how we engage and retain schools, lead and develop a team of Programme Leaders, and broaden your expertise across network management, programme delivery, and organisational growth.
Working closely with the Senior Education Manager, the Education and Impact Manager and colleagues across the organisation, you'll grow participation across our school network, build strong and trusted relationships with schools, teachers and partners, ensure our flagship programmes run brilliantly, and create the engagement that enables more children and young people to become active citizens.
If you have a track record of leading delivery, building senior stakeholder relationships, managing teams and turning ambition into sustained engagement and growth, we'd love to hear from you.
This is a rare opportunity to take ownership of a critical organisational function, broaden your leadership and delivery portfolio, and play a leading role in the growth of an ambitious national charity.
We're looking for someone who brings:
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Drive that delivers quality results
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Comfort with intensive and high-volume delivery of network, programme and/or relationships
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Enthusiasm for problem-solving, in a team and proactively in your role
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An ability to learn fast and self-teach, from databases to how we communicate internally
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A desire to develop your skills as a well-rounded member of a social impact organisation
Why Join Us?
This is a high-impact role with real scope to shape how Young Citizens grows, engages and retains its national network of schools, and how we deliver programmes that reach thousands of young people. You will work closely with senior leadership, take ownership of a key organisational function, lead and develop a team of Programme Leaders, and directly contribute to scaling our impact over the coming years.
You will join a purpose-led, ambitious and collaborative team committed to strengthening democracy by equipping young people with the skills, knowledge and confidence to participate actively in society.
We are a growing, agile organisation with a strong focus on learning and development. We invest in our people and provide real opportunities to build expertise, take ownership and grow alongside the organisation as we scale over the next three years.
We combine a results-driven culture with flexibility in how we work. Our benefits include 28+ days of annual leave (plus 8 bank holidays), volunteering days, office closure over the Christmas period, full pension contributions on the first 8%, and enhanced leave packages.
As a relatively small yet national team, you will have the opportunity to work across the organisation and closely with senior leadership, influencing how we improve our programmes, and see the direct impact of your work on our mission.
If you're looking for a role where you can develop your career, take on real responsibility, and help strengthen democracy through education, we'd love to hear from you.
Download the full recruitment pack for more information about the role, progression with Young Citizens and how to apply.
A Few Useful Notes When Applying
If you are excited by the opportunity to build a thriving network of schools that helps more young people become active citizens, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your CV and a cover letter addressing the application questions in the full job pack, which also contains further details on the application process.
Additional Information
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Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
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Offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references and a DBS check.
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We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace.
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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Young Citizens is a citizenship education charity that informs, equips and inspires children and young people across the UK to be active citizens.


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Who are we?
Volunteer Centre Hackney is a thriving charity (annual income circa £1.1m, with 29 paid staff). providing volunteering infrastructure to the voluntary sector across the City of London and the London borough of Hackney. We support over 1,500 residents a year to realise their skills and passions through volunteering and social action, and to share these for the benefit of others. We also provide volunteering resources, advice and guidance on best practice in volunteer management, to hundreds of charities and community organisations.
Background and Aims of the Community Health Champion Programme
This role is for our Community Health Champions Programme (CHC). The programme is led by and for City & Hackney’s diverse communities. Community Health Champions (Champions) empower residents to become aware of, take ownership and work towards more positive health and wellbeing outcomes.
This is achieved by the programme sourcing, recruiting, training and supporting a diverse cohort of Champions who live, work, volunteer or study within City & Hackney. Our vast network of 230+ Champions who amongst them speak 40+ languages, are instrumental in tailoring and sharing vital health messaging with residents and feeding back insights, concerns and questions which are then used to develop more bespoke, relevant and culturally nuanced health messaging. Champions, with support from the programme, give voice to communities with varying levels of health literacy: how residents access, assess, and engage with healthcare information, services and systems.
The programme was launched during the Covid-19 pandemic but has now expanded to focus on wider health issues and wider determinants of health such as mental health and wellbeing, long term conditions, diet and nutrition.
Purpose of the Role
The Communications and Engagement Officer will lead on programme communications, coordinating and delivering the day-to-day communications that power the Community Health Champion CHC) programme. The primary goal of this role is to equip Champions with accessible, inclusive, high-quality communications content, tools and resources enabling them to effectively engage in the programme whilst building trust and improving health literacy across City & Hackney.
This is a hands-on role focused on amplifying community voices, positioning and showcasing the continued impact of Champion activities, maintaining a positive programme reputation, and ensuring our health messages reach the people who need them most.
We’ve been inspiring, developing, and supporting communities since 1997. We’re here to help you make a difference as a volunteer.



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About Toynbee Hall
Based in the East End of London since 1884, Toynbee Hall is a charity working alongside people facing poverty, injustice, and inequality to build a fairer East London. We provide vital advice and support, working in partnership to tackle unfairness and ensure everyone has an equal chance to thrive.
Team Background
The Debt Advice Team at Toynbee Hall provides crucial support to individuals and families struggling with financial burdens. Funded by the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS), this team delivers expert guidance and practical solutions to help clients manage and reduce their debt.
Key Responsibilities
Management of local sites to ensure all services are available.
- Ensure local services are available daily by effectively managing staffing, sickness, annual leave, emergencies and operational challenges.
- Work closely with internal teams, external contractors and local stakeholders to ensure all sites operate safely, efficiently and in line with organisational standards.
Line management of a team to ensure objectives are set and met.
- Lead, motivate and support the team to achieve agreed service, quality, compliance and performance objectives.
- Conduct regular one-to-one supervision, team meetings and performance reviews, providing constructive feedback and clear expectations.
Ensure compliance and the quality of advice required are achieved.
- Ensure the team consistently delivers high-quality, client-focused debt advice in line with FCA requirements, funder expectations and Toynbee Hall policies.
- Monitor case quality through audits, supervision, management information and performance data, implementing improvement plans where required.
Contribute to the team
- Be an active member of the Advice Services management team, contributing to service planning, operational improvements and organisational change.
- Work collaboratively with funders, partner organisations and colleagues across Toynbee Hall to support strategic priorities, projects and service development.
Other
- Provide visible leadership across multiple Toynbee Hall locations, ensuring consistency of culture, service delivery and operational standards.
- Travel across London as required, and occasionally elsewhere in the UK.
Person Specification
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
Essential Criteria
Experience and Skills
- Significant experience of managing frontline advice services and leading high-performing teams.
- Proven ability to provide technical supervision and support on complex debt advice cases.
- Up-to-date knowledge of debt advice legislation, FCA requirements, funding compliance and sector best practice.
- Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office and case management systems.
- Hold a recognised debt advice qualification (e.g. CertMAP or equivalent) with demonstrable experience of delivering and supervising FCA-regulated debt advice services.
Communication and Interpersonal Skills
- Excellent leadership, communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate others.
- Ability to build positive relationships with colleagues, partners, funders and external stakeholders.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Personal Attributes
- Inclusive, collaborative and approachable leadership style.
- Highly organised, proactive and solutions focused.
- Calm and resilient under pressure, with the ability to make informed decisions.
Commitment
- Demonstrates a strong commitment to Toynbee Hall’s mission, values and strategic objectives.
- Willingness to work across multiple Toynbee Hall and community locations.
- Willingness to undertake relevant training, including safeguarding and regulatory requirements.
Please note the right to work in the UK is a requirement of this role.
Please refer to the attached job description for more details.
Since 1884 Toynbee Hall is a charity working alongside people facing poverty, injustice and inequality to build a fairer East London
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