Governance manager jobs

Supporting over 750 children and nearly 1,000 families annually, Acorns Children’s Hospice is a vital lifeline for families across the West Midlands and Gloucestershire during unimaginably difficult times.

Palliative care for children aged 0–18 is delivered at Acorns’ hospices in Birmingham, Worcester and Walsall, as well as in family homes and other community settings. Acorns’ holistic, tailored approach is designed to meet each child’s clinical, emotional, cultural, religious, and spiritual needs.

Trust and Foundation income is a cornerstone of Acorns’ fundraising strategy. Income is primarily unrestricted and multi-year – a reflection of the strong, long-standing relationships Acorns have built with funders.

We’re looking for an experienced Trusts fundraiser to provide maternity cover and hit the ground running. You’ll take on a robust pipeline and inherit relationships from a portfolio that includes multi-year partnerships with major funders such as Children in Need and John Martins. With a responsive Data team, access to strong stories, and excellent internal buy-in, this is a rare chance to build on solid foundations and deliver high-impact work. 

As Fundraising Manager – Trusts and Foundations, you will:

• Take on a well-established portfolio of trusts and foundations with a combined value of c.£850K, delivering a mix of templated and bespoke applications
• Collaborate closely with an experienced peer Trusts Manager, sharing responsibility for monthly submissions and stewardship
• Maintain and build relationships with existing funders, ensuring excellent reporting and donor care
• Work cross-functionally with the Data, Marcomms, Finance, and Care teams to develop strong cases for support
• Support joint cultivation and engagement events alongside the Philanthropy team

To be successful in this role, we are seeking:

• Experience of personally securing mid to high 5-figure+ grants from trusts or foundations
• Excellent written communication skills with the ability to tailor messaging across formats and word counts
• Stakeholder management skills
• Someone highly organised and efficient, who is able to manage a busy workload with autonomy
• A collaborative and supportive team player with a donor-centred approach
• Desirable but not essential: Health sector fundraising experience 

This is a hybrid role. Ideally 1 day per week at either Selly Oak, Worcester or Walsall hospice office. There is flexibility - please discuss. 

Employee benefits include:

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays (5 days holiday buyback scheme starting from April 2026)
• 7.5% employer pension contribution
• Life assurance scheme (2 x annual salary)
• Retail discounts (including the Blue Light card)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted gym membership
• Access to expert financial health and wellbeing support

Age UK is looking for a dedicated and experienced Hardware and Software Asset Delivery Manager to oversee and optimise the lifecycle management of a diverse IT asset portfolio across multiple sites on a permanent basis. You will be responsible for efficient purchasing, deployment, obsolescence management, and disposal of hardware, alongside managing collaborative and productivity software.

The role will ensure asset management services align with business needs and quality standards while managing service delivery, troubleshooting issues, and implementing innovative solutions to enhance performance.

If you have experience managing hardware and software assets and are skilled in delivering efficient, high-quality services, we want to hear from you.

This is a hybrid role, a blend of homebased and office working. The expectation is that you will attend our London office (One America Square EC3N 2LB) circa once a month for team meetings. Travel costs to the London office are not covered by the charity.

Must haves:

The below competencies will be assessed at the indicated stage of the recruitment process:

Application = A, Interview = I

Experience

Proven experience in IT service management. A, I

Proven experience in leading a hardware and software asset management function. A, I

Experience with IT service management tools and software. A, I

Experience in a similar role within a large organisation across diverse locations. A, I

Skills and Knowledge

Experience of effective stakeholder management internally and externally. I

Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills. I

Strong leadership and team management abilities. I

Strong understanding and knowledge of how to apply ITIL principles. A, I

Effective communication and interpersonal skills. I

Proficiency in data analysis and reporting, with the ability to present findings to stakeholders. A, I

Experience of managing IT budgets and forecasting asset-related expenses. I

Personal attributes

Ability to manage multiple priorities and work under pressure. I
 

What we offer in return

Competitive salary, 26 days annual leave + bank holidays + annual leave purchase scheme
Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, health cashback plan and EAP
Car Benefit Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Season Ticket Loan
Techscheme - buy any tech from Apple or Currys, up to £1000, and spread the cost over 12 months, interest free
Blue Light Card Scheme
You Did It Awards – recognition awards from £100-250.

Additional Information

Occasional travel to other Age UK sites to enable performance of the duties and responsibilities and for the purposes of maintaining and updating professional skills and development.

Hybrid and remote working require that the candidate meet these additional requirements: Internet bandwidth: 40Mbps minimum. Internet connectivity: Wired / ADSL / Fibre. Stable and safe working environment as outlined in Age UK's working from home policy.

Supporting statements and anonymisation process

Candidates are expected to provide a supporting statement alongside their CV that explains how they meet the 'must have' competencies annotated with an 'A' in the job description. This will be used to assess your suitability for the position. Age UK acknowledges that you may use AI to produce your supporting statement and whilst this is acceptable, we do expect candidates to address the must have criteria by personalising your experience, knowledge and skills. Where candidates rely solely on AI content, Age UK reserves the right to reject the application.

Please note that all CVs will be anonymised by our recruitment system when you apply for a role at Age UK. Our system is unable to anonymise supporting statements, and we would therefore ask that you remove any personal information including your name before you upload to support the work we are doing on making our recruitment selection process more inclusive. All equalities monitoring information is also anonymised and not shared with the hiring panel. Your name and address will only be known to us once you are invited for an interview.

Equal opportunities & Disability Confident Scheme

Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria under the Disability Confident Scheme. Please note that on occasion, due to high numbers of applications, Age UK reserves the right to limit the overall number of interviews offered, and therefore, it may not always be practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job.

Reasonable adjustments

Disabled job seekers can access reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Reasonable adjustments are changes made to remove or reduce a disadvantage related to a person's disability. All requests for reasonable adjustments are considered on a case-by-case basis, in collaboration with the disabled job seeker to best meet their needs. If you require reasonable adjustments, at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact Disability disclosures will be kept confidential and only shared on a need-to-know basis to support the implementation of adjustments. Disclosures will not be used to inform hiring decisions.

Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.

Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

The Hastings & St Leonards Foreshore Charitable Trust is seeking an independent Protector to oversee the integrity of the charity’s administration and ensure compliance with its objectives.

As Protector, you will act as an impartial guardian of the Trust, ensuring its activities align with its charitable purposes. Your responsibilities will include ensuring the charity is administered with integrity and transparency, reporting any concerns to the Charity Commission, providing advice to the trustee, and undertaking tasks as required. You will also be responsible for preparing an annual statement of activities and findings for publication.

To be eligible for this role, it is desirable that you hold a qualification awarded by a member of the Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies (CCAB). You must not have been a councillor, officer, employee, or paid consultant of the Council or any of its controlled organisations within the last five years. Additionally, you must not have any significant interest in contracts with the Council, except for minor shareholdings of less than one percent.

The Protector may receive reasonable remuneration, with expenses and indemnity insurance covered. Firms or companies associated with the Protector may also receive fair compensation for services provided under their instruction.

Term: Up to 3 years per appointment (renewable)
Remuneration: Reasonable expenses and remuneration

For further information and how to apply please visit our website by clicking the apply link. 

We are seeking a motivated, organised, and people-focused Operations and Facilities Manager. This role is central to ensuring our services and spaces operate smoothly and in line with our values.

The Operations and Facilities Manager will lead on health and safety, HR processes, service contracts and compliance. They will manage key staff, ensure strong safeguarding practices, and maintain the effective running of our facilities, systems, and procedures. The postholder will also work closely with the Chief Officer to translate our strategic priorities into well-managed action on the ground.

This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys bringing structure and leadership to a small, passionate team in a community setting.

The National Youth Agency is looking for a new Chief Operating Officer to join our Executive Leadership Team.

Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-time - 37 hours per week
Salary: £85,000 per annum
Remote: This role is homebased (within the UK) with occasional to meetings, events and conferences.

What we do

As the national body for youth work, the NYA has a dual function. We are the professional statutory and regulatory body (PSRB) responsible for qualifications, quality standards, and safeguarding for youth work and services in England. In line with our charity mission and aims, we also champion youth work through research, advocacy, campaigns, and programmes.

We work in partnership and believe in collaborative leadership, listening to youth workers and the youth work sector so that we can understand their needs and respond to the challenges they face. We are ambitious for youth work and for young people and integrate youth voice and influence across our work

About the Role

Responsibilities will include:

• The COO leads the day-to-day functioning of the organisation to ensure smooth, efficient, and effective delivery of services. This is vital for maintaining operational stability and achieving strategic outcomes.
• They design and execute strategies that align with the organisation’s mission and long-term goals ensuring resources are used effectively and priorities are clear.
• They promote a culture of excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement through supporting employee engagement, productivity, and organisational success.
• The COO collaborates closely with the CEO/CFO and other senior leaders to drive strategic initiatives and business growth, ensuring unified leadership and coherent decision-making.
• They partner with the CFO to manage budgets, forecasts, and resource allocation. Financial oversight ensures sustainability and supports informed investment in strategic priorities.
• Strengthen governance and risk management frameworks, aligned to regulatory expectations and best practice while proactively managing reputational and operational risks.
• The COO cultivates strong relationships with partners, clients, and stakeholders to enhance service delivery and reputation. These relationships are key to influence, collaboration, and impact.
• They lead efforts to improve processes and adopt best practices across the charity to enhance efficiency and keeps the organisation competitive and responsive.
• They ensure that daily activities support the charities long-term objectives.
• The COO mentors other directors and departmental heads and fosters leadership capabilities across teams.
• They establish and track KPIs to identify inefficiencies and guide improvements through data-driven decision-making to enhance accountability and results.
• They evaluate and refine workflows to boost productivity developing efficient processes to reduce waste and improve service quality.
• They act as a bridge between departments and the CEO to ensure cohesive execution of strategic plans preventing silos and promoting organisational synergy.
• The COO serves as a senior figure in national and cross-sector forums, conferences, and strategic partnerships to strengthens the organisation’s voice and influence.
• They demonstrate commitment to Equality, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging in both internal culture and external programmes to foster a fair and inclusive organisation.
• They work with the CEO, CFO and Director of Growth to identify and pursue new revenue streams and strategic partnerships. This expands the organisation’s reach and sustainability.
• They engage in public speaking, media interactions, and external representation demonstrating clear communication, credibility, and stakeholder engagement.
• They develop and embed evaluation frameworks to assess progress against strategic goals. The measuring of our impact ensures accountability and informs future planning.
• They promote the organisation’s brand at events and through networking.

The COO takes on other responsibilities as needed to support the organisation’s mission.

About You

Essential competencies of the Chief Operating Officer:

• Extensive experience in senior leadership with a proven track record in operations, financial and risk management, and delivering high-performing teams, ideally in the charity sector.
• Strong understanding of business functions such as HR, Finance, Marketing, etc.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to think strategically and execute effectively.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities. Commercially astute, process-driven, and highly pragmatic in approach.
• Experience in driving performance and fostering a collaborative culture.
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field; MBA preferred

Why Work for NYA?

• NYA operates as a people-first organisation, prioritising the well-being and needs of its employees.
• NYA offers an exceptional flexible working approach which encourages our team to balance professional responsibilities with their personal life.
• A remote based team, spread across England, fostering inclusivity and diverse talent. Despite geographical distances between team members, NYA maintains a highly motivated and connected team through the optimisation of digital tools.
• NYA is committed to supporting the continual personal and professional development of our team and helping them achieve their ambitions.
• We provide 25 days leave plus 8 days, life assurance scheme, 5% employer pension contribution and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme via Spectrum.life with unlimited specialist support available to all NYA employees.

How to Apply:

To apply, please submit the following via our online application platform by 11:59pm on Monday 29th September 2025:

A detailed CV setting out your career history, with responsibilities and achievements in line with the person specification in the About You section.
A covering letter highlighting your suitability for the role and how you meet the requirements in the About You section.
We will request data for our EEDI monitoring purposes, providing this is optional.

Please note: The covering letter is an essential part of the application process and will be assessed as part of your full application. We use AI detector software, so cover letters or CV’s with over 80% AI generated content will be disregarded. We understand that AI tools can offer support to candidates who have learning differences, which is why we will accept applications with some AI assistance. CV’s will not be accepted without a cover letter.

The National Youth Agency is an equal opportunities employer.

At NYA our inclusive culture means that we embrace individual differences and understand that we need a diverse team to achieve our organisations mission.

We wish to recruit candidates from all backgrounds to ensure our team reflects the rich diversity of the communities we serve. We encourage applications from anyone regardless of disability, ethnicity, heritage, gender, sexuality, religion, socio-economic background and political beliefs but we particularly welcome applications from global majority candidates and those from other minoritised ethnic groups in the UK as they are currently underrepresented in our team.

Youth Work changes lives

Which is why we’re committed to ensuring that as many young people as possible get to benefit from it.As the national body for youth work in England, the National Youth Agency (NYA) exists to champion its transformative power. We believe all young people should have the opportunity to benefit from the life-changing impact of extraordinary youth workers and trained volunteers.

We help to grow youth work provision in ways that keep it effective, relevant, safe and engaging, to help millions of young people reach their potential and thrive. We do this by providing guidance, support, advice, training and staff development opportunities for youth workers and youth work organisations. At the heart of everything we do are young people themselves. We work hard to ensure their voices are integrated into all our work, to develop provision that truly meets their needs.

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We aim to make a positive difference to those impacted by Domestic abuse, homelessness or/and poor mental health by developing innovative responses to need and providing high quality, specialist support to build independent resilience and live safely.

Are you experienced in finance and looking for the next step in your career?

Do you thrive in evolving and fast-paced environments?

Are you a confident decision maker who is able to manage the core functions of a charity?

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our award winning charity as a

Business and Finance Manager

You will be an integral part of the PAC management team and be accountable to the Chief Operating Officer.

PAC is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and welcomes applications from individuals regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief.

Please click on apply to access further info from our 'vacancies' section and instruction on how to apply.

Peatland Restoration Project Manager
Reference: SEP20250392
Location: RSPB Forsinard Flows, KW13
Contract: Fixed-term until 31st March 2028
Hours: Full-Time, 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £33,027.00 - £35,261.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Holidays, Pension and Life Assurance

Job Description:

We are looking for a highly competent individual to oversee the planning and delivery of our ambitious peatland restoration programme at RSPB Forsinard Flows Nature Reserve. Our work programme consists of delivering both future open hill and forest-to-bog peatland restoration projects, as well as assuring that we meet our monitoring and maintenance commitments of previous Peatland Action and Peatland Code projects.

Based at the RSPB Forsinard Flows Field Centre, you will be responsible for leading, managing and motivating our Peatland restoration team, comprising of two Peatland Restoration Project Officers and a pool of committed volunteers. You will work closely with RSPB’s wider Scottish Peatland Programme, and be supported by RSPB’s Project Management Framework to help you successfully delivering the outputs and objectives of the RSPB’s national Scotland Peatland Programme.

The successful candidate will be someone with a proven track record of team leadership and project management to manage this complex work programme, and deliver truly landscape scale habitat restoration.

Essentials skills, knowledge & experience:

• Qualification in a relevant subject or ability to show equivalent work experience.
• Knowledge of peatland habitat, function and wildlife, to enable oversight of peatland restoration projects.
• Proven leadership and line management experience, with track record of managing people and delivering a high performing team.
• Proven experience of project management, including development, delivery, reporting and budget management.
• Ability to deliver deadline-driven projects, and manage both your own and team’s workloads to changing priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to persuade and influence a wide range of people, both internally and externally.
• High level of IT skills for project and data management.
• Experience of contract management, including tendering and selection.
• A full, manual driving licence that is valid in the UK is required due to the remote nature of the sites (4x4 training will be provided).

Desirable skills, knowledge & experience:

• Experience of delivering peatland restoration projects.
• Experience of funding mechanisms for peatland restoration.
• Specialist conservation knowledge and experience in upland conservation.
• Specialist mapping software experience e.g., ArcGIS
• Experience of working with external stakeholders such as statutory agencies and private landowner.
• A drive to live and work in a remote and challenging environment.

Closing date: 23:59, Wednesday 1st October 2025
We are looking to conduct interviews for this position in person on Friday 24th October 2025 at the Forsinard Flows Field Centre.
Please note that we are actively recruiting for this vacancy, and reserve the right to close once sufficient applications have been received.

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.

The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse RSPB, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need more people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. People of colour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application.

In order to apply you will be required to upload a CV and complete an application form. In the cover letter section of the application form please explain how you meet the criteria set above. Contact us to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.

No agencies please.

Chief Executive officer

£56,000 per annum - pro rata

 (32 hours based on 37 hours per week FTE)

The CEO needs to be a strategic leader who can inspire and manage teams, drive fundraising and financial sustainability, and represent the organisation to stakeholders. You will need to be capable of building relationships, fostering a positive organisational culture and ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.

You will work with the Chair of the Board of Trustees (Chair) and the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) to formulate and regularly review the organisation's mission and strategic plan. You will develop deep and trusting relationships with the Community we serve as well as with a wide range of external stakeholders and funders who can support the ideas generated from within the community.

We need an innovative, enthusiastic entrepreneur who is keen to connect with people from all backgrounds and abilities, encouraging and bringing out the best in us all.

At a more operational level you will work with the SLT to develop operational plans and key performance indicators (KPI) to ensure that GL11 can always demonstrate the value it brings to the community and wider stakeholder network.

You will be responsible, with the SLT, to set the values, behaviours and tone for the whole organisation and support the SLT to lead and manage their teams so that the strategic goals you set are reflected throughout the organisation.

This role is based at the Community Hub in Cam, Gloucestershire. Remote working opportunities are very limited as community connection is an important part of the role although the CEO will often be offsite given the networking nature of the role.

Location: Lift Unity City, Middlesbrough (please note the role will require regular travel to Hull, Barnsley and Sheffield offices)

Hybrid working: 3 days in the office(s) and 2 days at home

Hours: 37 hours per week, 52.14 weeks per year

Salary: £29,000 - £34,000 + wellbeing cash plan + pension scheme (LGPS) + additional Lift Schools benefits

Contract: Permanent 

At Lift Schools, our mission is simple yet ambitious: every child receives an excellent education, in every classroom, every day. To achieve this, we need colleagues who are highly organised, collaborative, and committed to making a difference.

We are seeking a Regional Officer based in our regional office, to play a pivotal role in supporting our Regional Education Director (RED) and across our regional schools. The North region of schools consists of 15 primary (12) and secondary (3) schools, the largest region within Lift Schools. Being a Regional Officer provides a diverse and fast paced work flow, acting as the ‘glue’ across the region, you will ensure effective communication, strong governance, and smooth administration, helping to create a culture of collaboration and excellence.

As a Regional Officer, you will:

Provide high-quality administrative and governance support to the RED. 
Support the smooth running of the regional office, ensuring it is an effective and professional hub.
Enable effective local governance by working closely with Academy Councils, helping elevate the voices of parents, carers, colleagues, and communities.

Organise and clerk review panels for suspensions, exclusions and complaints (once trained).
Play an active part in regional operations, safeguarding monitoring, and compliance with trust-wide policies.
Represent Lift Schools with professionalism and integrity, ensuring all colleagues, visitors, and partners experience our values in action.

This role is central to ensuring that school leaders, Academy Councils, and central teams work in partnership, so that every school in the region is supported to thrive.

What we’re looking for

Essential skills & experience:

• Experience in a similar/ transferrable role demonstrating strong administrative and communication skills.
• Excellent IT, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Highly organised, with the ability to work at scale, prioritise workloads and support others to do the same.
• Experience of arranging and clerking meetings or conferences.
• Calm, professional, and able to listen and assess information with care.
• Strong team player, flexible and reliable, with a keen eye for detail.
• Professional foresight and able to think and plan ahead.
• Absolute discretion and commitment to maintaining confidentiality.
• A UK driving licence (travel across the schools within the region and central offices will be essential for this role - we provide the use of a hire car for travel as and when required)

Desirable qualifications & experience:

• Level 3 qualifications or above (A levels or equivalent).
• Governance training.
• Recognised secretarial/administration qualifications.
• Health & Safety training (e.g. First Aid, Fire Marshal).
• IT literacy with Google Workspace.

If you're ready to impact young people's lives positively, we encourage you to apply.
 

Who is Lift Schools?

We’re a diverse and inclusive network of schools with one clear mission; to provide an excellent education to every child - in every classroom, every day. And we do this across each of our 57 schools.  As with our students, we want our team to be empowered to do their best work, supported by the best leadership they’ve ever had.

We acknowledge and appreciate the exceptional efforts of everyone here in making this an incredible organisation.

We offer you:

• Comprehensive training: Access a wide range of developmental training to boost your career.
• Generous benefits: From your pension plan to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered.
• Lifestyle perks: Enjoy discounted gym memberships, travel deals, and even electric vehicle incentives.

The role is due to commence: September/October 2025 

Closing date: 12th September 

If you would like to discuss the role further please contact us.

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.

Harris Hill has an exciting opportunity for an interim Funding Manager, or Consultant to support a London based charity ASAP for 3 months, on a 3 day per week basis. 

The client is being open to how this could work, so we are considering a temp timesheet basis, paid hourly/daily at £146.10 per day plus holiday, as a direct employee at £38k, or as a freelance consultant at £200 per day, billed directly.

This is a list of what they are looking to cover however, this is for the permanent role, so unlikely you will cover everything in this list.

Funding
Set up funds on their CRM system, tracking opportunities, applications, outcomes, reporting requirements.
Support the development and delivery of a fundraising strategy, with specific focus on, grants, trusts and funds and service delivery contracts, while considering how to expand individual giving, online fundraising and developing corporate relations.
Income planning, including identifying, prioritising and scheduling funding opportunities.
Preparing and submitting proposals and tenders to donors, trusts and funds and government and local government contractors.
Exploring opportunities for commercial income stream development.
Preparing and submitting donor reports
Management of potential Funding Officer, allocating tasks, providing access to data as well as support and quality assurance for proposal and report preparation.

Impact
Use our data management system for analysis programme scale, reach, gender and ethnicity data for volunteers and service users.
Improving impact assessment, data analysis and communication of impact, specifically for three programme objectives (wellbeing, connectedness, and goal setting skills).
Supporting the development of a case study library in line with strategic objectives and target audience
Research and evaluation, looking at long term and wider impacts
Developing a structure for assessment and analysis of volunteer impact and experience
Annual report preparation.
Management of Social Media Consultant, overseeing monthly planning meetings with team, using Unfold data for output, signing off material, overseeing adherence to ToR

If you would like to find out a bit more about this role, please apply for more details.

Nottinghamshire Women’s Aid Ltd is seeking a dynamic, compassionate and strategic Head of Services (HOS) to lead our organisation into its next chapter. With an excellent reputation and a positive track record of supporting and empowering vulnerable women, children and young people who have been affected by domestic abuse, we are looking for a HOS who will bring both vision and action to enhance our impact and ensure our sustainability.

As HOS with a workforce of 80 staff, you will be the driving force behind Nottinghamshire Women’s Aid, demonstrating values-led leadership. You will manage and direct the team to successfully achieve the business aims and objectives to provide inclusive, non-judgemental services from a feminist perspective to women, children & young people affected by domestic abuse.

Reporting to the Board of Trustees, you will shape and implement our strategic direction, lead a dedicated team of senior managers and ensure operational excellence across our services.

You’ll be the public face of the organisation, forging strong relationships across local, regional, and national networks—including the Women's Aid Federation England (WAFE) and championing the voices of those we serve by challenging negative attitudes and beliefs.

Job Description

SAVTE (the Sheffield Association for the Voluntary Teaching of English) supports people to develop English language skills to help them gain confidence and become independent, active citizens. Working in partnership with disadvantaged communities in Sheffield, we offer a person-centred approach to practical language learning and increased participation in society. 

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE 

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is a visionary leader for SAVTE. They guide and develop the organisation so it can continue to deliver successfully against its mission and values. At the heart of the role is the day-to-day management of the core functions of the organisation, and maintaining excellent governance practice. The CEO drives the financial development of the organisation by securing funding and exploring different opportunities for growing and strengthening SAVTE’s capacity to deliver. 

The CEO inspires SAVTE’s employees, volunteers and beneficiaries, and also builds and strengthens partnerships with local and national stakeholders to ensure the organisation’s reputation and position continue to grow. Working closely with the Board of Trustees, the CEO drives the strategic direction and success of SAVTE. 

Benefits:

• Hybrid working.
• Annual leave: 28 days including bank holidays (pro rata).
• Pension: SAVTE has a workplace pension scheme in place.

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Closing date 6 October 2025 at 9am

Are you an influential, collaborative and compassionate individual with proven experience and in-depth of implementing safeguarding policy and legislation affecting children and young adults, including transitional safeguarding?  Do you have sound experience of delivering or supervising trauma-informed, strengths-based, and person-led services?

If so, join St Giles as a Team Manager where, as part of the Services Directorate, you will supervise and coach practitioners delivering our based community-based services ensuring high-quality, trauma-informed, young person-led services.

About St Giles Trust
An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need.  Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others.

About this key role

Our successful candidate will lead the day-to-day service delivery of trauma-informed, co-produced, and developmentally appropriate interventions for children and young adults.  This will include maintaining strong local partnerships and representing the service in external meetings and forums, acting as safeguarding lead and promoting a proactive safeguarding culture across the team, plus providing line management, supervision, and coaching to up to eight service delivery practitioners.

We will also count on you to drive performance against KPIs, outcomes, and quality standards using data to inform service improvements and to ensure compliance with GDPR, data protection policies, and reporting obligations including ISAs and DPIAs.  Supporting the implementation of service reviews, audits, and quality improvement initiatives and the recruitment, induction, and training for staff are both also key duties, as is contributing to continuous service improvement through reflective practice and feedback.

What we are looking for

• Proven ability to lead and coach diverse teams and manage performance effectively
• Experience with quality assurance tools, audits, and using data to improve service delivery.
• Understanding of service contracts, KPIs, and performance management.
• Experience advocating for teams and young people in multi-agency settings
• Experience maintaining compliance with data protection obligations and service standards
• Confident in managing safeguarding, risk escalation, and decision-making
• Excellent interpersonal, relationship-building and communication skills, verbal and written
• A professional, collaborative and flexible approach to your work

Please note:  as an organisation that works with children and adults at risk we are committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the safety of our clients and successful applicants will be subject to an Enhanced Adult and Child with Child Barred List DBS.

In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, clinical therapist sessions, life insurance (4 x annual salary), duvet days, season ticket loan, employee perks programme, eye care voucher and much more.

To apply visit our website via the apply button. In your personal statement, please address the following three areas:

• Experience, Knowledge & Qualifications – Give examples of your professional and/or voluntary experience, highlighting how you meet the essential criteria.
• Skills & Abilities – Explain the skills you bring to this role and how you have applied them in practice. 
• Personal Qualities & Values – Describe the personal attributes and values you would bring, including how you align with the values of St Giles. 
• Applications will be shortlisted against the Person Specification. Please use clear examples wherever possible.

We are an equity and inclusion confident employer. We welcome all applications, and we particularly encourage applications from people of the global majority (black, brown, multi- heritage) and those who identify as disabled, neuroexpansive, neurodiverse, with any protected characteristics and/or social barriers or challenges. We value the empowering and informative impact that all lived experiences and diversity of thought can offer the organisation.

St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.

We will be reviewing applications as they are received and reserve the right to close this advert early if a suitable candidate is appointed. We therefore strongly encourage early applications to avoid any disappointment.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experience Business Development Marketing professional to join our team.

The Children’s Trust is the UK’s leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Community Rehabilitation Service. We are the largest centre commissioned by NHS England for Category A neurorehabilitation.

This role is pivotal in leading on all business development and services-marketing activity to drive and increase brand awareness to ultimately generate referrals, whilst strengthening our position to be the provider of choice to support children with acquired brain injury and neurodisability across the UK and internationally.

You’ll work alongside a cross-organisational team to promote our services to external stakeholders, in particular managing our key account plan to influence, maximise referrals and income generating opportunities. Key to this is cultivating and maintaining relationships with stakeholders including hospital-based clinicians, commissioners at both integrated care boards and local authorities, with professionals with NHS England at a regional and national levels, embassies, medico-legal professionals including case managers and lawyers.

To underpin this, you’ll create, implement and review services-related multi-channel marketing activity, both on and off-line, including development and oversight of our professionals’ events programme, ensuring all activity aligns to, is integrated and works towards delivering our strategic objectives.

You will have the opportunity to develop and implement your expertise in an environment that is focused on the highest clinical and quality standards. You will work in a 24-acre site which is unusual in its beautiful historic nature, as it is unique in its state-of-the-art facilities including robotic technology and virtual reality.

Staff benefits include London weighting, shuttle bus, and more… Read more below

Role Requirements

You’ll play a key and central role in driving promotion of our services, and this requires a balanced mix of both business development and marketing skills, knowledge and experience in a complex, services environment. You’ll be comfortable with matrix working, recognising the importance of this role in working across the organisation to drive referral generating activity.

To succeed in this high profile and diverse role, you must demonstrate:

• Business development and marketing skills, knowledge and experience in complex, service-oriented environment, across B2B, B2C and B2G audiences.
• Relationship management skills, including cultivating new and existing relationships.
• Ability to influence stakeholders, at all levels, both internally and externally.
• strategic thinking and the ability to drive service development and maximise income, whilst mitigating risk.
• Understanding of commissioning landscapes – NHS (national and local levels), continuing health care, education, and private.
• Ability to work in a matrix environment, with resilience, determination and passion.

Interview Date:    Monday 22nd September 2025

Terms and Conditions

PLEASE NOTE: The Children's Trust Application Form MUST be completed and submitted, for your application to be considered. As part of the shortlisting process, gaps in employment will be examined and further explored during the interview process. 

Strictly no agencies, please.

As we often receive high levels of applicants for our roles, we regret that we will only be able to contact those applicants who are shortlisted for interviews. Therefore, if you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume you have not been shortlisted for an interview on this occasion.

About Us

The Children’s Trust is the UK’s leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service.

Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, we are located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction 8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of: Clapham Junction, Sutton, and Epsom.

Staff Benefits

The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including our staff flexible benefits platform, on-site nursery, free eye tests, enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay, time out days for those experiencing menopause symptoms and time off for gender reassignment.

We also offer additional annual leave days for those with long service, with entitlements ranging from 35 to 41 days (including bank holidays) depending on your length of service.

Other benefits include free on-site parking; a staff shuttle service from Epsom and Sutton train stations to Tadworth Court, subsidised cafeteria, on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability), the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable), Teacher’s pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme, and the opportunity to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Rehabilitation of Offenders

Many roles at The Children’s Trust are exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020) and as such, are subject to an Enhanced DBS check.  Successful applicants will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, which will disclose all unspent convictions and adult cautions and any spent convictions or adult cautions that would not be protected.  The exceptions to this are our retail roles within The Children’s Trust shops, which are subject to Basic DBS checks which will disclose unspent convictions or adult cautions.

Equal Opportunity Employer

To help us achieve our ambition to give children and young people with brain injury and neurodisability the opportunity to live the best life possible, we want to accurately reflect the UK’s diverse population. We want equity, diversity, and inclusion to be at the heart of everything we do, and our people, services, and culture to reflect the diverse needs of all. Through our diversity and inclusion strategy, we have made a commitment to increase the diversity of our charity and create an inclusive culture. We have networks across the organisation working to ensure that these aims are met - including an LGBTQIA2S+ group, Ethnic Diversity Group, and Spark – our broad EDI group. Read more about our EDI work here. We welcome applications from all who share our ambition regardless of background. We will strive to ensure that any reasonable adjustments are made in respect of interview and working arrangements.

Online Searches

In accordance with statutory safeguarding and child protection guidance, online searches will be conducted for shortlisted candidates before interview. The online searches will be conducted by a person who is independent of the interview and selection process and will focus on relevant information returned via searches of the candidate’s name (and variations thereof). Social media searches will be limited to professional platforms such as LinkedIn. Any concerns relating to suitability for work with children and young people will be forwarded to the interview panel, for discussion during the interview.