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Buglife
Director of Transformation
Location: Flexible within the UK
Salary: c£78,000
Contract: 2-year fixed term
Are you a bold, strategic leader ready to drive transformational change for one of the UK’s most impactful conservation charities?
Buglife is the only organisation in Europe dedicated to the conservation of all invertebrates. As they enter a pivotal phase of growth and innovation, Buglife is seeking a Director of Transformation to co-lead their organisation into a new era of impact, influence, and operational excellence.
About the Role
In a dual-leadership model alongside the Director of Conservation, you will define and deliver a Transformational Change Programme that amplifies Buglife’s mission: securing a thriving future for invertebrates as part of nature’s recovery.
You’ll lead strategic initiatives across systems, people, and processes, shaping a roadmap for sustainable growth and innovation. From organisational design to digital transformation, you’ll be the catalyst for change — building capability, cohesion, and resilience across Buglife.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead discovery and strategic direction, assessing internal operations and external opportunities.
- Develop and deliver a transformation roadmap with measurable impact.
- Inspire and manage cross-functional teams including Finance, HR, Communications, Fundraising and Engagement.
- Champion inclusive leadership, emotional intelligence, and organisational cohesion.
- Shape Buglife’s global growth strategy and explore new funding models.
- Overhaul systems and processes to create a more agile, integrated organisation.
What You’ll Bring
- Proven expertise in transformational leadership, business model innovation, and strategic planning.
- Experience engaging Boards and senior stakeholders with clarity and influence.
- Deep understanding of change management methodologies and programme delivery.
- Commercial acumen and entrepreneurial mindset.
- Strong emotional intelligence and collaborative leadership style.
Desirable: Experience in conservation, environmental or science-led sectors; familiarity with digital transformation and international experience or perspective on scaling impact globally.
Why Buglife?
Buglife is a passionate, science-led charity making a real difference for biodiversity. You’ll be joining at a time of exciting change, with the opportunity to shape the organisation’s future and scale its impact globally. Buglife offers a collaborative culture, flexible working, and a chance to lead with purpose.
Ready to lead transformational change for nature’s smallest heroes?
Apply now and help Buglife build a future where invertebrates thrive.
We are partnering with GatenbySanderson on this recruitment. For more information and how to apply, please click on the button below.
Closing date: 28 November 2025
GatenbySanderson Interviews: 8 – 12 December 2025
Buglife Interviews: 6 – 15 January 2026
Buglife is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups in the environmental sector, including people from global majority backgrounds, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ communities.
Saving the small things that run the planet
Humanitarian Lead - Asia region
Permanent, Full Time, Hybrid Working (2 days per week in the office)
Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Salary: 4,475,298 Bangladeshi Taka per year
If we receive a high volume of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert before the scheduled closing date. Therefore, we encourage interested applicants to apply at their earliest convenience.
About us
Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We are a global movement of people, churches and local organisations who passionately champion dignity, equality and justice worldwide. We are the changemakers, the peacemakers, the mighty of heart.
We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, and recognise the value this brings in forming strong, creative and high performing teams. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, and from those with experience from outside of the voluntary sector. And no, you don’t have to be Christian to work here – we encourage people of all faiths and none to apply. We just ask that everyone lives out our values of dignity, equality, justice and love. We value a good work-life balance, so we’re open to part-time and flexible working. We also offer hybrid working for our office-based colleagues and the option of being a homeworker for most of our roles too.
About the role
Reporting in to the Head of Impact, the Humanitarian Lead for the Asia region will play a lead role in setting up new emergency programmes as well as managing existing emergency response programmes across Christian Aid programmes globally but with a primary focus on an agreed set of countries to maximise impact.
The post-holder will will ensure Christian Aid’s people-centred humanitarian reform advocacy agenda is energetically communicated in relevant regional and country policy forums, so that the humanitarian sector regionally takes visible steps toward more people-centred and locally led humanitarian programming and aligns with organisational values and goals.
Some of the key responsibilities of the role of Humanitarian Lead are:
- Manage and collaborate on new and existing humanitarian and emergency response programmes internally and externally to maximise impact.
- Manage staff and ensure they perform to a high standard, meeting their objectives with activities integrated with the Country Teams, aligning with organisational values and goals.
- Active engagement in Country Leadership Teams ensuring Christian Aid’s humanitarian mandate is integrated within the wider country strategies in line with “Standing Together”.
- Manage response strategies to ensure plans are in place, funding secured for humanitarian work with budget planning, monitoring and reporting in place ensuring the effective use of these funds and ensure they are high-impact initiatives to maximising impact.
- Deliver humanitarian programmes in a timely and accountable manner meeting the Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS), safeguarding, inclusion and other minimum standards, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and resilience work, and ensuring high quality and maximising impact.
- Manage an active engagement in humanitarian programme policy advocacy work at national and international level feeding into the broader Christian Aid advocacy agenda around ongoing and crisis specific issues aligning to organisational values and goals.
- Manage our partners and ensure MCC staff are confident in, committed to and inspired by Christian Aid’s humanitarian signature focus on anticipatory action, cash transfer programming and survivor-led response to maximise impact.
- Deliver technical expertise through collaboration from within and outside Christian Aid is effectively engaged ensuring high quality programming.
- Collaborate and coordinate humanitarian programming within the relevant national and regional mechanisms, UNOCHA, clusters, ACT sisters and well recognised within donor and Civil Society circles and take advantage of opportunities to work harmoniously on humanitarian together programmes.
About you
Who we are looking for:
Essential:
- University graduate or equivalent qualification.
- Fluency in English (both written and spoken)
- Significant knowledge of humanitarian issues and best practice in humanitarian action.
- Significant experience leading both rapid response and chronic emergencies or managing programmes to build resilient communities.
- Significant multi-country humanitarian programme support experience. Experience in the ME is an advantage.
- Detailed understanding of the CHS, SPHERE and other humanitarian standards.
- Developed ability to equip and encourage staff to take responsibility and promote an empowered working.
- Developed ability to contribute to and work successfully as part of management and cross-organisational teams, with excellent time
management and the ability to work with challenging deadlines and to multi task. - Highly self-motivated with personal resilience.
- Highly developed communication skills in writing and oral, with a fluency in English.
- Developed ability to develop and maintain successful working relationships with a range of colleagues.
- Significant experience of emergency programme cycle management from needs assessment, through funding applications, management, review and evaluation.
Desirable
- Developed skills in facilitation of learning and change processes.
- Management qualification.
- Experience of working with an NGO.
Further information
At Christian Aid we strive to be an inclusive and diverse employer and recognise the value that this brings in helping to build strong, creative and high performing teams.
We are actively encouraging racialised minorities, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people with caring responsibilities, people from low socioeconomic backgrounds, women, and older workers to apply. This is because these groups are under-represented within our teams, especially at senior level, and we recognise and value the contributions members of these groups make to strong, creative and high performing teams.
We have a strong Christian ethos and we encourage applications from all faiths. Applicants will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of and sympathy with Christian Aid’s faith identity.
All successful candidates will require a DBS/police check appropriate to the role and location and a Counter Terrorism Sanction check as part of your clearance for commencing your role with us. We also participate in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information as part of the referencing process from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
This role requires applicants to have the right to live and work in the country where this position is based and undertake the role that you have been offered. If you are successful and we make you an offer for the role, we will be required to conduct a right to work check on your immigration status in the UK. We will contact you regarding the documentation you will need to provide to evidence this.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Job description: Project Manager
Reports to: Director of PNP
Department: Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Salary range: £38,000 - £42,000 depending on skills and experience
Location: London
Contract: Maternity Cover, Fixed Term until October 2026
About the Department/ Team
RUSI’s Proliferation and Nuclear Policy (PNP) programme addresses issues raised by the development and spread of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, and related technologies, through innovative research, dialogue and partnership with national and international bodies.
Main purpose of post
The PONI Project Manager will be responsible for delivery and development of the United Kingdom Project on Nuclear Issues (UK PONI), a flagship project for the PNP programme. Since 2009, UK PONI has helped to address the nuclear policy and technology challenges of tomorrow by developing and sustaining emerging nuclear specialists from industry, academia, government, and the military, and by connecting them with established experts. Its goal is to build a vibrant and diverse community of well-informed, well-connected and capable nuclear specialists in the UK.
To do this, it seeks to connect across boundaries, be they technical-policy, senior-junior, government and non-government, military-civilian, pro- and anti-nuclear, and internationally; it looks at ways it can help members of the nuclear community develop their knowledge and skills, including by promoting diversity of inclusion and representation; and it provides a platform for emerging talent, principally through its Annual Conference and through the UK PONI blog, Nuclear Reactions. UK PONI has great growth potential, and RUSI’s goal for the PM is to realise this by taking responsibility for driving the project forward, expanding funding and its membership, while maintaining the high standards of the existing programme and our established relationships.
Key tasks
The Project Manager will:
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Oversee and implement the UK PONI strategy, ensuring effective delivery and alignment with the wider Proliferation and Nuclear Policy (PNP) programme.
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Develop and implement communications and engagement strategies for the UK PONI community and funders, including managing newsletters, social media channels, and marketing activity to enhance reach, visibility, and impact.
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Build and strengthen the UK PONI community both online and offline, fostering collaborations with PONI partners and other organisations and networks across the UK with an interest in nuclear issues.
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Lead on the production and publication of UK PONI’s quarterly newsletter FUSION and the Nuclear Reactions series.
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Plan, organise, and deliver UK PONI events, workshops, and conferences in the UK and abroad, providing full logistical and administrative support.
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Prepare materials for meetings of the UK PONI Board of Advisors and support fundraising, business development, and ongoing liaison with funders.
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Facilitate business planning and contribute to the development of annual work plans and strategic objectives.
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Manage bids, grants, and financial reporting, including the creation and monitoring of budgets and submission of reports to funders.
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Monitor project schedules, track team tasks, and collate programme-wide project management information to support effective delivery and coordination.
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Deliver internal and external outreach and engagement activities to promote UK PONI’s work and strengthen stakeholder relationships.
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Ensure that diversity and inclusion are embedded across all UK PONI activities, working with partners such as the Gender Champions in Nuclear Policy network, Women in International Security UK, Women of Colour Advancing Peace and Security UK, and Women in Nuclear UK.
The above list of duties is not exhaustive. The job holder is required to undertake such duties that may be reasonably be expected within the scope and grade of the role.
Our expectations
We expect all staff to abide by and promote our RUSI’s Vision and Values.
Person specification
Essential skills and experience
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Familiarity with the UK and broader nuclear community and key debates in the nuclear field
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Experience in project/ programme management ideally gained in research setting
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Working knowledge and application of project management methodologies and frameworks
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Advanced working knowledge and management of budgets including reporting and audit management
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Excellent IT Skills (MS Office + Database + Web Based App)
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Excellent organisation skills
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Proven experience in organising large scale events
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Excellent communication skills (communicate with stakeholders)
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Highly digital literate and familiar with use of social media for maximum exposure
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Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders and ability to present complex information and demonstrating strong literacy skills.
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Some knowledge of grants and bids management
Desirable skills and experience
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Line management and upskilling junior members of staff
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Experience of working in think tanks/ not-for-profit sector organisation
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Project management qualification/ certification gained from an accredited body
Benefits
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25 days annual leave (rising with service)
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Additional days off during Christmas - RUSI Christmas closure days
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Generous pension contributions at 6% employer contribution,
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Access to 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
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Season ticket loan
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Free access to RUSI's world leading programme of events and conferences, research materials and library
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Trained Mental Health First Aiders
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*Enhanced sick pay
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*Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
*Depending on length of service
Application Process
To apply, please click on the apply button and follow the instructions to add:
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Your CV.
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Cover Letter of no more than 1 page explaining your interest in the role and any significant relevant skills and/or experience
The closing date for applications is 23:59 on 31st October 2025.
Please DO NOT submit multiple applications for this vacancy. We no longer accept applications to our recruitment mailbox, applications received in our mailbox will not be processed.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and the closing date brought forward if needed. Early application is encouraged. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Equal Opportunity and Values
At RUSI you will be appreciated and valued. Our stakeholders, transactions, and projects are international and diverse, so we work hard to create inclusive teams that support our efforts and each other. We are committed in promoting equality and diversity in our workforce and make it as diverse as the communities we serve. Our recruitment data helps us monitor the effectiveness of our recruitment practices in order that we can continue to improve on creating a more diverse workforce.
We’re aware that the questionnaire may not capture the rich complexities of our backgrounds and identities, so we apologise if these are not best described. Please note that this data will be kept confidential and separated from your job application. If you are uncomfortable sharing, choose "Prefer not to say" or skip the questions entirely.
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Job Title:Communications and Marketing Officer
Reports to:Communications Manager
Location:Borough High Street, London SE1 (hybrid role, 2 days a week in the office)
Salary:£30,000
Contract:Two-year fixed term contract
Hours:Full time (35 hours)
Role overview:
We’re looking for an enthusiastic, positive and creative communicator to help our small team support and empower people living with a genetic bleeding disorder.
It might sound obvious, but we need someone who loves communicating - whether that’s chatting to supporters at events, writing engaging content or creating eye-catching social media posts.You’ll immerse yourself in the wide range of work our small charity does and help us maximise its impact.
Your main focus will be on shaping and improving content and engagement on our social media channels, with support from our Digital Marketing and Content Manager, but this is a varied role with lots of opportunities to get involved in a wide range of projects. There’ll also be ample of opportunities to develop your skills and experience – both learning from members of the team and through external training.
We’re really proud of the work we do. This year’s highlights include writing and launching a ground-breaking report on the treatment of women and girls, coordinating a nationwide celebration of sport and organising a weekend event for parents of children newly diagnosed with a bleeding disorder. On top of that, we offer complex support to those in our community impacted by the infected blood scandal.
This is a varied and rewarding role which you can make your own. If you can juggle lots of projects, keep good ideas flowing and want to make a difference to the lives of people with bleeding disorders and their families, we’d love to hear from you.
Background and purpose
We are the only UK-wide charity for all those affected by a genetic bleeding disorder, a community of individuals and families, healthcare professionals and supporters.
For more than 75 years we have campaigned for better treatment, been a source of information and advice and supported people living with life-long conditions.
We want to ensure that everyone affected by a bleeding disorder:
- Lives the best life that they can
- Never feels alone or isolated
- Feels empowered and confident.
We do this by:
- Improving understanding about living with a bleeding disorder
- Providing support at all life stages
- Influencing and advocating on policy and access to treatment.
More than 40,000 men, women and children in the UK have a diagnosed bleeding disorder, and the number rises every year. Membership of the Haemophilia Society is free and open to all.
We are looking for a Communications and Marketing Officer to promote the vision, values and activities of the charity to grow our profile, membership and supporter numbers across the UK.
You will work closely with the small team at the Haemophilia Society to ensure a positive, engaging, consistent, regular and effective programme of communication.
The Haemophilia Society is a member of the Charity Comms and Charity Digital organisations which offer a range of training opportunities.
Key duties & responsibilities
- Assume the day-to-day running of our social media channels, with support from our Digital Marketing and Content Manager. This includes planning, sourcing and creating content as well as monitoring the channels to ensure comments, queries and feedback is responded to as quickly as possible, liaising with relevant teams where necessary to formulate an agreed response
- Liaising with services, fundraising and public affairs to ensure engaging and informative messaging
- Work with all departments to create content to promote activities, drive member recruitment, fundraising and engagement
- Help to plan, source and create content for our twice-yearly members magazine Community Matters
- Be a guardian of our charity’s tone of voice and ensure it is appropriately used in communications, maintaining consistency and brand awareness
- Work alongside our infected blood community, assisting with relevant updates
- Keep up to date on best practice within the charity sector and particularly changes to digital communications and codes of practice.
Person Specification
Key attributes
•Strong interpersonal skills, ability to collaborate, communicate and build relationships effectively at all levels
•Experience in planning, sourcing, creating and editing content for a range of social media channels
•Experience of creating digital content including photos, videos and graphics
•Excellent writing skills
•Ability to manage own workload and juggle conflicting priorities
•A self-starter with a positive attitude and willingness to work in close collaboration with others across the organisation
•Good attention to detail and accuracy in preparing communications.
Personal qualities
·A warm, compassionate and empathetic personality with the ability to develop positive relationships with people from all backgrounds
·Values-driven with a proven commitment to social inclusion and equal opportunities
·An effective member of the team, recognising, respecting and promoting the different roles and diversity of the individuals in the team and presenting a positive impression of the team and the Haemophilia Society.
Other requirements
- Experience of Adobe Suite is desirable
- Photography and/or videography skills are desirable
- Must be prepared to travel throughout the UK and to work varying hours including evenings and weekends as required
- Due to the nature of our work with children and vulnerable adults, this role will require a DBS check and checks on previous employment
- Undertake any other tasks that may be requested will be at the same level of responsibility and terms and conditions of employment.
The Haemophilia Society is an equal opportunities employer.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Stella Maris is the official maritime charity of the Catholic Church. We are looking for a Regional Port Chaplain for East Anglia to support seafarers, fishers and their families.
In this unique and rewarding role, you'll be the welcoming face of Stella Maris in your region, visiting ships, listening to crew members, and offering practical, pastoral and spiritual support to anyone in need, regardless of faith or background.
About the role
No two days are the same. You might spend the morning visiting ships and listening to crew members' stories, help someone contact their family back home, support a seafarer in crisis, or offer a quiet moment of prayer on deck.
You'll also recruit and support a team of volunteers, work closely with other maritime charities and local partners, and build strong relationships with parishes, dioceses, and port authorities. You'll be part of a nationwide network of Stella Maris chaplains, supported through regular meetings, retreats and professional development opportunities.
Key responsibilities
- Visit ships regularly to meet seafarers and fishers, responding to their pastoral, practical and spiritual needs.
- Provide practical help such as transport, communication access, and emergency or crisis support.
- Offer spiritual care to Catholic seafarers and facilitate the religious needs of those from other faiths.
- Recruit, train and support Stella Maris volunteers.
- Work collaboratively with other maritime charities.
- Maintain strong relationships with local parishes, the Diocese of East Anglia, and port stakeholders such as the Harbour Master, shipping agents and welfare committees.
- Support local fundraising and awareness initiatives alonside the charity's national team.
About you
You'll be someone who takes joy in helping others. You don't need maritime experiences, what matters most is your empathy and ability to offer pastoral support in practical ways.
You may come from a background in chaplaincy, parish ministry, community work or social care. You'll share our commitment to upholding the dignity of every seafarer and fisher.
We improve the lives of seafarers and fishers through our network of local chaplains and seafarer centres, expert information, advocacy, and support.



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Salary: Circa £80,000 + wellbeing cash plan + pension scheme (LGPS) + additional Lift Schools benefits
Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Location: EdCity, 1 EdCity Walk, EdCity, London, W12 7TF (hybrid working - office-based three days per week)
Lead the next chapter of commercial innovation at Lift Schools
Lift Schools is embarking on a major new chapter, expanding our commercial activity to generate sustainable income that fuels our mission. We’re searching for an entrepreneurial and strategic Head of Commercial Ventures to build and lead our first commercial strategy, growing innovative ventures that balance financial sustainability with social impact.
Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering Lift Schools’ commercial enterprise strategy. This is a unique opportunity to design, launch and scale commercial initiatives that will directly support our ambition: an excellent education for every child, in every classroom, every day.
About the role
As Head of Commercial Ventures, you will:
- Develop and deliver Lift’s first commercial enterprise strategy, aligned to our educational mission
- Grow and optimise existing ventures such as estate lettings and apprenticeship provision
- Identify and build new market opportunities — products, services and partnerships across the education and wider sector
- Lead development of business models, pricing strategies, go-to-market plans and commercial governance frameworks
- Establish systems, processes and performance metrics to ensure all commercial ventures are sustainable, ethical, and aligned with our educational purpose
You’ll work closely with senior leaders, schools and operational teams to turn ideas into scalable revenue streams, balancing innovation with integrity.
You’ll be someone who:
- Brings a strong track record in commercial business development, product design or venture growth
- Has taken a commercial idea from concept to delivery and scaled it successfully
- Combines strategic acumen with hands-on delivery and entrepreneurial drive
- Understands commercial governance, risk, and compliance in charitable or educational settings
- Understands how to generate revenue in purpose-led contexts such as education, consultancy or social enterprise, ensuring all ventures reflect Lift Schools’ values
- Builds credibility quickly and collaborates confidently with senior stakeholders
- Be a confident and collaborative leader, comfortable influencing senior stakeholders, including Trustees, school leaders and partners, and inspiring cross-functional teams to deliver new initiatives
You are commercially astute, creative, resilient and motivated by impact, someone who sees opportunity where others see limitation.
Who is Lift Schools?
Lift Schools is made up of 57 primary, secondary and special schools, educating more than 33,000 pupils across the country. We believe education can transform lives – and we want every child in our schools to achieve their full potential.
Our mission:
- We will provide an excellent education to every child, in every classroom, every day.
- With excellent leadership and teaching in every school, we will help children go on to lead successful and happy lives.
- We will work with others beyond our network to benefit more children and communities.
How we support you
At Lift Schools, we believe talent drives performance. We offer you:
- Comprehensive training: We offer bespoke training to help you hone your skills and progress your career.
- Generous benefits: From your pension plan to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered.
- Lifestyle savings: Enjoy discounted gym memberships, travel deals, and even electric vehicle incentives.
Ready to apply? Get in touch here. We can’t wait to hear from you.
The role is due to commence as soon as possible.
Closing date: 19th November 2025, 5pm
Interview date: 3rd December 2025
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
An excellent education for every child, in every classroom, everyday.


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Chief Executive Officer - The Brain Charity
Location: Liverpool-based - occasional travel across Merseyside and the UK
Salary: circa £65,000 (+ 10% company pension on successful completion of probation)
Contract: permanent, full-time
Are you ready to lead a values-driven charity that supports people affected by neurological conditions and their families across Merseyside and nationally?
The Brain Charity is a Liverpool-based national charity supporting adults, children and their families affected by any of more than 600 neurological and related conditions. Since our roots in Merseyside community neurology (1992) we have grown a centre-based offer, hospital liaison roles and a national information, training and support service - from practical welfare and legal advice, counselling and rehabilitation (Neuro Gym) to peer connection via The Brain Food Café and employer/school training. We put lived experience, co-production and neuro-inclusive practice at the heart of everything we do.
As our next Chief Executive, you will:
- Strategic leadership: Develop and deliver a 5-year strategy and an operational plan with clear priorities that secures the charity’s long-term impact and sustainable growth.
- Values leadership: Model and embed the charity’s person-centred, inclusive and co-productive values across services and culture.
- Growth & income diversification: Lead development of diverse income streams - fundraising, legacies and commercial activity - to strengthen financial resilience.
- Partnerships & advocacy: Strengthen senior relationships with NHS partners, local authorities, commissioners and wider stakeholders; amplify the charity’s voice in neuro-health and community settings.
- Service quality & impact: Embed rigorous outcome measurement, quality assurance and contract compliance so our impact drives commissioning and service development.
- People leadership: Stabilise staff morale, lead and develop a high-performing Senior Leadership Team, and promote wellbeing and inclusive working practices.
- Governance & financial stewardship: Provide timely, high-quality reporting to the Board; oversee budgeting, forecasting and risk management to safeguard financial sustainability.
Who you are:
- An experienced Chief Executive or senior director with a minimum of three years’ experience at CEO or equivalent level.
- Proven track record of winning and managing commissioned contracts and delivering against local authority or health contracts.
- Skilled at building strategic partnerships and commanding credibility with senior stakeholders across health, local government and the voluntary sector.
- Confident at leading turnaround and financial sustainability work - experienced in budgeting, forecasting and making difficult decisions when needed.
- A values-led, collaborative leader with high emotional intelligence, resilience and a commitment to co-production and inclusion.
Why The Brain Charity?
- Lead a respected, person-centred organisation with a unique, wide-ranging offer across advice, emotional support, rehabilitation, social connection and national training.
- A high-impact role where you can stabilise the organisation, professionalise fundraising and scale services strategically.
- Liverpool-based centre with hybrid working and national reach - a chance to influence neuro-health practice and commissioning across the UK.
Please see the attached Recruitment Brief with details on how to apply.
Closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 10th November 2025
As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.
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We are The Bike Project, a charity that collects second-hand bikes, refurbishes them and donates them to refugees and people seeking asylum in the UK. That brings better health, freedom and independence to people rebuilding their lives in the UK. That’s vital when many are living on less than £10 a week.
A bike links people to essential services, including foodbanks and legal advice, as well as the local community.
About Us
The Bike Project is an award-winning charity which refurbishes second hand bikes and donates them to refugees. We were founded in 2013 by, Jem Stein, after he struck up a friendship and found a bike for Adam, a Darfuri refugee who had fled his home in Sudan after war broke out.
The Bike Project has grown into a national operation with new CEO, hundreds of volunteers, a team of 20 committed staff, roadshows in different cities, an online shop and two workshops, one in the capital and one in Birmingham.
To date we have supported over 15,000 refugees and people seeking asylum by giving them a second-hand bike. In addition, we have supported hundreds through our programmes designed to build confidence and build friendships in the local community.
Duites and Responsibilities
This role oversees the securing and reporting of our Trusts and Foundation income, including working closely with colleagues to develop relevant, impactful and deliverable funding proposals and coordinate the stewardship of key trust and foundation relationships.
The role works closely with all colleagues to ensure a joined-up approach to income generation across the charity and our different supporter groups.
Skills and Qualifications
The ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience in preparing and submitting successful funding applications and proposals to charitable trusts and foundations, with a track record of securing five and six figure gifts, ideally within the refugee’s sector. You will have experience of working with, and applying for funding from, some of the larger grant organisations.
You will be experienced in identifying suitable prospects, developing pipelines, and managing funder relationships, adopting a strategic approach when working with colleagues across the organisation.
Location
This is a hybrid role, working from home with one day per week in either our London or Birmingham office. The salary is £42,000 for Birmingham-based employees and £45,000 for London-based employees, reflecting the London Living Wage adjustment
Benefits and Perks
As a small and agile charity, we thrive on creativity and are quick to implement fresh ideas. You’ll have the chance to witness the tangible difference your work makes through regular donation sessions at our London and Birmingham workshops.
At The Bike Project, we offer a fantastic benefits package, including:
· Extended family leave
· 25 days of annual leave (increasing with each year of service)
· Access to the Reward Hub
· An Employee Assistance Programme
· A pilot scheme for a nine-day fortnight currently underway
We warmly welcome applications from disabled and global majority candidates, as well as individuals with lived experience of the refugee or asylum system.
Application Process
To apply, please submit a CV and a short cover letter. Interviews will take place in two stages.. Shortlisted candidates may be asked to complete a short task. Only successful candidates will progress to the second stage. Closing date: 09/11
To apply for this position you must be able to prove your right to work in the UK.
Diversity, equity and inclusion are at the heart of what we value as a Charity. The Bike Project is an equal opportunities employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability or any other status protected by law.
Our hiring team are happy to support with any reasonable adjustments that are needed within the recruitment process.
To request an informal chat about the role please reach-out using the contact form on our website.
Please note applications without a cover letter will not be considered.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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FearFree delivers services across the Southwest for victims, children and perpetrators of domestic abuse, sexual violence and stalking with the aim to break the cycle of abuse and support all to live free from fear. We provide trauma responsive support, and this post will be fundamental to ensuring service users, stakeholders and partners experience this in our daily delivery.
As the Transition and Recovery Service Team Manager you will oversee the Behavior change, and RISE Teams.
Our Behaviour Change programmes support individuals of any gender or sexual orientation who identify themselves as engaging in harmful behaviours in their relationships and are seeking support to end that harm. They may refer themselves or be referred by a professional. Service Users may have possible engagement with Social Services, Police, Integrated Offender Management (Male only) or Probation where domestic abuse has been identified.
The RISE service provides focused support to those impacted by Domestic Abuse, Sexual Violence and Stalking, including people with harmful behaviors, to access education, training, employment or volunteering
As Team Manager, you will play a pivotal role in fostering a psychologically safe and supportive environment for staff working in emotionally demanding roles. You will lead with empathy and integrity, ensuring team members feel heard, valued, and empowered to raise concerns without fear. Through regular supervision, reflective practice, and wellbeing initiatives, you will promote resilience and mental health, enabling staff to deliver high-quality, trauma-informed support to survivors of domestic abuse.
You will support teams to deliver consistently excellent support to people using our services, ensuring contract compliance, and drive continuous improvement and innovation in a changing landscape.
FearFree is committed to flexible and hybrid working and this role will be a mix of working from home and office (Wiltshire or Devon). A driving license and willingness to travel across Wiltshire, Devon and Gloucestershire (for internal and multi-agency meetings and other deliverables) is therefore essential.
This role may include evening and weekend work when required.
Key Responsibilities
- To provide leadership, direction and support to the Behaviour change practitioners and RISE Advisors including leading in recruitment, training, scheduling and supervising staff, ensuring excellent management of the team delivering domestic abuse support to high-risk service users.
- On a day-to-day basis oversee the performance of the Behaviour change & RISE Team, acting as the main point of contact for the staff.
- To line manage the team of Behaviour change practitioners and RISE Advisors, providing case management supervision, line management support, allocation of cases and ensuring all staff are supported to meet their full potential.
- To continue the development of the Behaviour Change practitioners and RISE Advisors into a cohesive and supportive team, through the use of open communication, team meetings and coaching. This will include developing the specialist IDVA roles including Mental Health and Health IDVA’s.
- Play an active role in supporting the relevant MATAC process, including attending MATAC Management meetings.
- Additionally, to support the MARAC process and wider information sharing with statutory partners.
- Ensure the Behaviour change & RISE Team works to accreditation standards.
- To promote a culture of engagement, improvement and best practice within the Behaviour change & RISE Team, to deliver a high quality and accessible service.
- To develop and maintain a culture and systems that promote trauma informed practice and equality within the Behaviour change & RISE Team, valuing diversity and offering empathy to victims of abuse, people who cause harm and violence.
- To lead on reporting outcomes linked to the Behaviour change & RISE Team and the support of people who cause harm and RISE service users.
- Carefully monitor and evaluate the performance of the Behaviour change & RISE Team, with a focus on quality assurance.
- Proactively build relationships with the wider statutory and voluntary partners across FearFree services, with a focus on supporting high risk adult victims of domestic abuse.
- Actively network across the operating area to build the charity’s reputation and harness support for the organisation.
To apply, please download the full job description/person specification along with the application and equality monitoring forms. Please send the completed application form and optional equality monitoring form direct to FearFree.
There is no specific closing date for this role and this vacancy will close once a suitable candidate is found, so early applications are encouraged.
For information about the processing of your personal data at FearFree, please visit our website.
FearFree is committed to encouraging equality and diversity in the workplace. We strive to be a diverse and inclusive place to work where we can all be ourselves and individual differences are recognised and valued.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Chief Executive Officer
We are looking for a visionary and compassionate Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to lead the charity into its next exciting chapter, as Kids for Kids’ celebrates their 25th Birthday.
This is a unique opportunity to succeed our Founder and make a lasting difference for children and families facing one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Location: Home based (with occasional travel)
Salary: £65,000 – £75,000 per annum (commensurate with experience)
Hours: Full Time (37.5 hours per week)
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: Sunday 26th October, the client reserves the right to interview before the closing date so please apply asap.
The Role
As CEO, you will provide inspirational leadership, overseeing all aspects of the organisations work in the UK and abroad, ensuring continued impact and growth. You will manage our fundraising programme, finances, and operations, as well as motivate and inspire a small but highly dedicated team and network of volunteers.
You will:
- Lead the organisation’s strategy, safeguarding its mission and values.
- Oversee all fundraising, awareness-raising, and financial management.
- Report regularly to the Board of Trustees, working closely with the founder as she transitions to her role as Chairman of Trustees.
- Be the public face of the charity, representing us at events, with donors, and in the media.
- Manage relationships with our Patrons, celebrities, supporters, and volunteers.
- Oversee major fundraising events including our Candlelit Christmas Concert, Gala Gourmet Dinner Dance, and 25th Birthday celebrations in 2026.
This role is central to ensuring that more children and families in Darfur can access lifesaving and sustainable support, enabling communities to thrive despite unimaginable hardship.
About You
We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated leader with a strong track record of management, fundraising, and financial acumen. You will be values-driven and compassionate, with the ability to inspire others and build meaningful relationships at all levels.
You will have:
- Proven senior leadership experience, ideally in the charitable or not-for-profit sector.
- Strategic thinking skills with strong financial and operational management experience.
- Demonstrable success in fundraising and developing new income streams.
- Experience of working with Boards of Trustees and managing governance requirements.
- Strong communication and presentation skills, with experience of acting as a public spokesperson.
- The ability to inspire, manage, and grow staff, volunteers, and supporter networks.
Desirable:
- Ability to speak Arabic.
How to Apply
Please apply by providing a CV and cover letter demonstrating your suitability for the role.
About the Organisation
This is the only charity founded specifically to help children in one of the most challenging regions of the world, Darfur, Sudan. For the past 24 years we have been transforming the lives of children through a unique package of integrated projects, working closely with the communities themselves. Since 2001 we have adopted 110 villages, transforming the lives of over half a million people.
There could not be a more exciting time to take the charity forward. You will be responsible for shaping both the projects in Darfur, and all the exciting opportunities to raise awareness and funds in the rest of the world.
Other roles you may have experience of could include Charity Director, CEO, Chief Executive, Chief Executive Officer, Senior Director, Finance Director, Corporate Services Director, Human Resources Director, IT Director, General Manager, Operations Director, Partnerships Director, Managing Director, CFO, Fundraising Director etc.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
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The Talent Set is delighted to be partnering with a leading national charity to recruit an exceptional Head of Individual Giving — a strategic, innovative, and inspiring fundraising leader to drive one of the organisation’s largest and most vital income streams.
This is a pivotal opportunity to shape the future of an Individual Giving and Legacy Marketing programme, driving growth through data-led decision making, creative innovation, and a truly supporter-centric approach.
Key responsibilities:
- Lead the development and delivery of a sustainable, long-term growth strategy for individual giving and legacies.
- Manage significant income and expenditure budgets, ensuring agile planning, accurate forecasting, and commercial rigour.
- Oversee a broad portfolio of campaigns across multiple channels — including digital, DRTV, telemarketing, and direct mail.
- Embed a culture of testing, learning, and innovation to ensure continued relevance and sector-leading performance.
- Build and inspire a talented, motivated team and play a key leadership role within the wider fundraising function.
- Develop and manage agency partnerships to deliver creative, compliant, and high-impact fundraising campaigns.
- Collaborate across marketing, communications, and insight teams to deliver an exceptional supporter experience.
Person Specification:
- Proven experience leading large-scale Individual Giving or Direct Marketing programmes.
- Strong financial acumen and experience managing multi-million-pound budgets.
- A track record of delivering innovation, growth, and supporter engagement.
- Excellent leadership skills and the ability to inspire and develop high-performing teams.
- A collaborative approach and the confidence to influence at a senior level.
This is an opportunity to make a tangible difference — leading one of the charity’s most important fundraising programmes and contributing to a mission that changes lives across the UK. You’ll join an organisation that values innovation, inclusion, and impact, offering flexible working and a supportive culture.
What’s on offer
- A salary of up to £70,000.
- A remote working pattern with occasional travel to the organisation’s London-based office.
- A 6-month contract in a fantastic organisation.
Interested?
To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role by applying on our website.
Commitment to Diversity:
The Talent Set and our partner charity are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, sexual orientation, disability, age, or gender. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process
Rate: £14.49 per hour
Contract: Temporary, starting end of November for approximately 3–4 months
We are recruiting on behalf of a UK-based charity for a temporary Donation Processing Assistant to support their donation administration processes.
This role will primarily focus on managing donation cancellations and amendments, ensuring all changes are recorded accurately and efficiently. You will also support wider donation processing and administration to maintain accurate records and a seamless supporter experience.
Key Responsibilities
- Process donation cancellations and amendments accurately and within agreed timescales.
- Support the processing of Direct Debit and Recurring Card Payments, including data entry and imports into the CRM system.
- Record supporter donations and interactions accurately.
- Assist with general administration related to income streams as required.
- Ensure compliance with GDPR, fundraising regulations, and internal governance procedures.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy in data entry and record-keeping.
- Experience working with CRM or fundraising databases (knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics is advantageous).
- Confidence handling donation amendments and sensitive information.
- Organised, proactive, and able to work independently.
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
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Our mission
Our mission is to lead new and determined efforts to find cures for Follicular Lymphoma (FL). The aim of all our programmes is to accelerate a transformative change in scientific research that will lead to better treatments and cures for FL patients. In choosing what work to do we are solely focused on output and impact.
We’re at a crucial point in our search for a cure for follicular lymphoma. Our pioneering research will lead to transformational treatments, and our science is on the verge of future cures. With more support, we can radically reshape the future for everyone affected by follicular lymphoma.
Summary /overall purpose
We are seeking an energetic, highly organised and proactive individual to join our friendly team. As the Research Programmes Coordinator, you will work closely with the Director of Patient and Clinical Research Programmes and the wider research team, playing a key role in the smooth delivery of our diverse research initiatives and events.
You will be at the centre of coordinating the administration of patient events, workshops, high-profile conferences and other events, ensuring they run seamlessly. In addition, you will be responsible for keeping the research portfolio tracking system up to date. The role also involves providing administrative support to the research team as needed.
This is a developmental role offering broad exposure to the research team within a growing charity. You will gain valuable experience across multiple business areas and have the opportunity to shape the role as the Foundation evolves.
The Follicular Lymphoma Foundation is undergoing a period of exciting transformation and growth. We are looking for someone who wants to grow with us, contribute meaningfully, and be part of a mission-driven team focused on making a difference.
Main responsibilities
· Scientific & Patient Event Management: Support the end-to-end project management of scientific events, conferences, symposiums and patient workshops ensuring smooth execution, timely delivery, and alignment with strategic goals.
· Research Programme Administration & Portfolio Management: Provide administrative and operational support across the Foundation’s research portfolio, ensuring accurate tracking, reporting, and documentation.
· Event Planning, Scheduling & Logistics Coordination: Lead the practical organisation and scheduling of multiple events and meetings, including venue booking, catering, AV setup, travel, reimbursements, and supplier management. Coordinate timelines and deliverables across projects such as patient workshops, and international conferences, ensuring all logistics and communications run efficiently and to plan.
Other duties
· Collaborate with the fundraising team to develop materials for engaging donors.
· Providing administrative support to the research team as needed.
· Work in alignment with the Foundation’s values and maintain the reputation and standing of the Foundation.
· Ensure confidentiality is always maintained and adhere to General Data Protection Regulations across all areas of work.
· Carry out any other duties within the scope and purpose of the role as requested by their line manager.
Skills and Competencies
Essential Criteria
· 2-3 years of experience in cancer or other health related field.
· BSc in health or other related field
· Experience in project management and/or coordinating multifaceted programmes or events.
· A high level of independence, accuracy and attention to detail.
· Initiative in dealing with a wide range of tasks and ability to juggle multiple deadlines.
· Excellent organisational, planning, and prioritisation abilities.
· Ability to creatively solve problems, learn new skills quickly, and think on the fly in a fast-paced environment.
· Excellent communication abilities, people-skills, and the ability to work in a team.
· Comfortable working independently and proactively within a small, high-performing team.
· Solid general IT skills including Word, PowerPoint and excel, with the ability to quickly learn new tools and software
Desirable Criteria
· Experience of working in a charity and supporting patient centred programmes
· Strong relationship-building skills with patient communities, advocacy groups, industry and other diverse stakeholders to effectively incorporate patient perspectives into programme design and research priorities.
· Previous experience working in the not-for-profit or charity sector
Hours of work and holidays:
This is a full-time role with working hours generally surround 9-5 Monday to Friday.
Location: The Follicular Lymphoma Foundation, 417 Finchley Road, London NW3 6HJ
Diversity: FLF recognises the importance of diversity and encourages people from any background to apply for this role, provided they have suitable experience and ability as indicated in this specification.
Benefits:
- 25 days annual leave (FTE), plus bank holidays
- Hybrid, flexible working
- Enhanced sick pay – up to 10 fully paid sick days per year (Upon successful completion of probation)
- Nest pension scheme
- Group Life Insurance, which includes:
- Day-to-day wellbeing support
- Later-life care support
- Virtual GP access
- Bereavement counselling
- Flexible hybrid working
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Internal Audit Manager (2462)
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Location: Bangladesh - Dhaka, Ghana - Accra, Indonesia - Jakarta Selatan, Kenya - Nairobi, Malawi - Lilongwe, Mali - Bamako, Mozambique, Myanmar - Yangon, Oxfam House - Oxford, South Sudan - Juba, Syria - Damascus - Head office, Zambia - Lusaka, Zimbabwe - Harare
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Workplace Type: Hybrid
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Hours: 0.6 FTE (22 hours per week or equivalent national contract hours if based outside the UK)
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Salary: £49,601-£61,887 FTE in the UK. If the role is undertaken outside the UK, the salary and grade will be based on the national pay ranges of the country of work
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Job Family: Business Support & Admin
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Division: CEO Office
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Grade: B
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Job Type: Fixed Term
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Closing Date: 9 November 2025
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Country: United Kingdom
Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.
Please note that this role could be based in the UK or other locations where OGB is EA and the applicant has the right to work in that location.
The Role:
Do you want a rewarding role trying to bring about positive change? Would you like a role where you work with people from diverse cultural backgrounds?
Oxfam works globally with people committed to working together to overcome poverty and suffering. We are looking for an experienced Internal Audit Manager to work with us for 6 months to:
- Collaborate with colleagues across the organisation and confederation to design and support effective, value-added risk-based audits that support senior managers to deliver their strategies as well as provide assurance to leadership and Board
- Work with a mix of stakeholders, information sources and processes relating to cross organisational issues and co-create solutions to diverse and complex problems
- Support the Internal Audit team to develop and perform at a high level
What we are looking for:
We are looking for someone to bring to this role:
- Demonstrable strategic thinking and leadership – significant internal audit, risk management, or compliance experience, preferably within an INGO or international development sector
- Ability to analyse complex and potentially conflicting information and make practical recommendations that balance needs and priorities across a range of issues and stakeholders
- Strong interpersonal and stakeholder engagement abilities – with an ability to collaborate across functions, present information in an engaging and tailored way to a wide range of audiences and influence and positively challenge senior management
- Integrity and ability to motivate and performance manage a team across multiple locations – ensuring the teams work is values led, safe, feminist and anti-racist and improvement focused
We offer:
This role will give you an opportunity to make a difference, by using your specialist skills and experience to improve Oxfam’s practices around the world. You will contribute to one of Oxfam’s key strategic goals to become a safe, feminist and anti-racist organization.
The role offers fair pay and a competitive benefits package.
How to apply:
As part of your online application, please upload your up to date CV and Cover Letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile.
Our values and commitment to safeguarding
Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom Oxfam GB engages. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.
The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam GB also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.
We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.
About us
Oxfam is a global community who believe poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. We are shop volunteers, women’s right activists, marathon runners, aid workers, coffee farmers, street fundraisers, goat herders, policy experts, campaigners, water engineers and more. And we won’t stop until everyone can live life without poverty for good.
Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 21 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries.
A thriving diverse Oxfam:
It’s people power that brings about change. To play our part as a global organisation working to overcome poverty and inequality, we need equality, diversity and inclusion across our community of staff, partners and volunteers. Together, we’re committed to becoming a more diverse workforce, better able to tackle the global challenges that face our world today.
To do that:
- We need to dismantle the unequal power structures that exist everywhere, this including Oxfam and the wider development and charity sectors.
- We need an inclusive Oxfam where everyone can bring who they are to our work and feels celebrated for the differences they bring.
- We want and need everyone, and that means we need you.
Head of IT Operations & Governance
About the Organisation
NFP People are recruiting on behalf of a highly respected international philanthropic foundation that uses the law as a tool to combat climate change and drive environmental and social justice. This not-for-profit organisation partners with leading legal experts and changemakers to create systemic, sustainable impact.
Operating across multiple time zones and jurisdictions, the foundation’s work depends on a secure, resilient, and trusted technology environment that enables seamless collaboration and protects sensitive data at every level.
The Role
We’re looking for an exceptional Head of IT Operations & Governance to oversee and advance the organisation’s technology infrastructure, governance, and information security.
This is a strategic and hands-on leadership position, ensuring the foundation’s systems are secure, efficient, and scalable to support its expanding global mission. You’ll manage outsourced providers, optimise cloud and Microsoft 365 systems, and ensure the organisation maintains exemplary standards in cybersecurity, compliance, and data protection.
Confidentiality, integrity, and discretion are paramount. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of the pressures surrounding technology management in a global, fast-moving, and high-stakes environment balancing operational delivery with the need for strategic foresight and resilience.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the development and implementation of a secure, scalable IT environment aligned with organisational goals.
- Oversee the governance, risk, and compliance framework, embedding data protection and cybersecurity best practices.
- Drive strategic initiatives including Microsoft 365 and SharePoint adoption, digital process improvement, and infrastructure modernisation.
- Manage third-party service providers and ensure high-quality, responsive IT support.
- Establish strong monitoring, reporting, and audit mechanisms to maintain readiness and accountability.
- Foster digital confidence across teams through user training, guidance, and knowledge-sharing.
- Act as the senior point of contact for IT risk management, business continuity, and emerging technology trends.
About You
You are a trusted, discreet, and strategic technology professional with a track record of delivering secure, high-performing IT operations in complex organisations. You bring strong governance, risk management, and stakeholder engagement skills, combined with the ability to lead confidently in sensitive and global contexts.
Essential skills and experience:
- Senior-level experience in IT operations, governance, or systems management.
- Deep expertise in Microsoft 365 and SharePoint environments.
- Proven track record in cybersecurity, data protection, and compliance frameworks.
- Experience managing outsourced service providers and large-scale technology projects.
- Strong strategic and analytical skills, with sound judgment and discretion.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management across international teams.
Desirable:
- Senior experience in the not-for-profit or philanthropic sector.
- Experience in a global organisation, understanding diverse operational contexts and technology pressures worldwide.
Working Arrangements
- This is a hybrid position, requiring at least 2 days per week onsite at either the Central London or Amsterdam office.
- The post is full-time and permanent; however, a 4-day working week will be considered.
- Salary Range: £80,000 - £100,000 per annum
To discuss this role in more detail please contact Hannah at NFP People.