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This is a senior interim role, responsible for the effective day-to-day running of the organisation, ensuring financial discipline, staff confidence and delivery against strategy.
The role includes oversight of operational delivery, people management, marketing and communications, and fundraising operations (working closely with relevant departmental leads and the Board).
- Reporting to: Chair and Board of Trustees
- Contract: Interim – initial 6-month period (with potential for extension subject to organisational needs)
- Salary: £65k full-time, part-time hours considered.
- Location: Hybrid: London, South Coast and home working
- Start Date: As soon as possible.
Background
UKHarvest is a food waste and food education charity supporting vulnerable people experiencing food insecurity in the community, though a number of impactful and groundbreaking projects. Our mission is to reduce food waste and increase food security. Our education programmes (NOURISHed), Community Food Hubs, Grub Clubs and Community Grub Clubs are designed to overcome social barriers and food insecurity by connecting people through food.
We operate two community food hubs that deliver hot meals and community food education and engagement; Nourish Hub in London and Nourish Hub Cafe in Bognor Regis. Both spaces fulfil our mission to create warm, welcoming community spaces where people can regain their independence and confidence through the medium of food. Our projects are supported by our food rescue operation that collects quality surplus food and redistributes it through projects in the community.
Purpose of the Role
The Charity founder and CEO is retiring from her post and in this period, UKHarvest requires an interim Chief Operating Officer. This COO will provide strong, calm and effective operational leadership during a period of transition, ensuring continuity, stability and confidence across the organisation.
This is a hands-on, delivery-focused role focusing on day-to-day operational delivery, financial discipline, staff reassurance whilst maintaining confidence among funders, partners and stakeholders, while ensuring UKHarvest continues to deliver impact against its strategy.
Key Responsibilities
1. Operational Leadership & Continuity
- Lead the organisation’s day-to-day operations, ensuring services are delivered safely, efficiently and in line with our agreed strategy.
- Maintain operational focus and performance during a period of leadership change.
- Ensure effective coordination across all functions, projects and locations.
- Act as a visible, accessible and reassuring leader for staff and volunteers.
2. Financial Discipline & Organisational Sustainability
- Take responsibility for robust financial management, budgeting and cashflow oversight.
- Work closely with the finance function and Board to ensure strong financial controls, reporting and compliance.
- Ensure resources are deployed efficiently and in line with charitable objectives.
- Support funder confidence through clear financial governance, delivery assurance and transparency.
3. People Leadership, Staff Reassurance & Culture
- Provide clear, confident and empathetic leadership to staff and volunteers.
- Maintain morale, clarity and stability across teams during the interim period.
- Ensure appropriate structures, line management and accountability are in place.
- Foster a values-led, inclusive and supportive organisational culture.
4. Functional Oversight & Line Management
- Hold overall responsibility for core operational and enabling functions, including:
- Operations, logistics and programmes
- Education
- Finance and administration
- People and volunteer management
- Marketing, communications engagement and PR
- Provide clear direction and support to functional leads and teams, recognising direct accountability for these areas.
- Ensure external communications, reputation management, media engagement and events activity are well managed, coordinated and aligned with organisational priorities.
5. External Relationships & Stakeholder Confidence
- Act as a senior operational point of contact for funders, partners and key stakeholders.
- Support confidence among funders and partners through consistent delivery and professional operational management.
- Represent UKHarvest at appropriate external meetings, events and forums.
6. Governance & Board Support
- Work closely with the Chair and Board, providing timely, accurate and relevant operational information.
- Support effective governance through clear reporting, risk management and delivery against agreed priorities.
- Ensure compliance with all relevant legal, regulatory, safeguarding and health & safety requirements.
Essential Experience & Skills
- Proven senior operational leadership experience, ideally at COO, Director or equivalent level. (10 years)
- Experience within the charity, not-for-profit, food, logistics or community sector or demonstrably transferable commercial experience.
- Strong experience of financial management, budgeting and operational controls.
- Demonstrated ability to lead generously and reassure teams during periods of change.
- Excellent communication skills, judgement and emotional intelligence.
- A belief in social justice, environmental sustainability and reduction of food waste.
- Comfortable operating in a hands-on, delivery-focused interim role.
Desirable Experience
- Experience overseeing marketing, communications, media relations and events management.
- Experience working with a diverse range of functions, funders, partners and volunteers.
- Previous interim leadership
To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter to UKHarvest.
Position Closing: Sunday 22nd February 12 noon
Inital interview Tuesday 24th February - final interviews Friday 27th February
To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter to UKHarvest.
Position Closing: Sunday 22nd February 12 noon
Inital interview Tuesday 24th February - final interviews Friday 27th February
Funders In Good was founded to support Muslim donors in the UK who want to achieve strategic, long-term impact but lack the capacity, connections, or expertise to give effectively. We provide tailored financial grants and strategic support to social ventures serving Islam and Muslims, helping them scale, strengthen systems, and increase long-term impact. Our focus is on ventures and leaders contributing to a society where commitment to God flourishes.
Since 2021, we have grown from nine seed funders to over 130 members in our invitation-only Funder Network. Members contribute financially and through skills, receive quarterly progress reports, access events, and connect with other funders. This network is part of our wider community, which includes our team and the ventures we back.
As Funder Development Manager, you will shape this network by developing a compelling value proposition, building acquisition pipelines, nurturing funders, and curating engagement programs that deepen alignment with our mission. Success relies on both fundraising expertise and emotional intelligence: you will build trust with a diverse range of donors and philanthropists, navigating conversations about values, faith, impact, and community with warmth and confidence.
This senior, outward-facing role carries responsibility for income generation, stewardship, and relationship-building.
Please read the JD to find out more, application deadline is midnight 8th March 2026.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
What makes us unique is that we also care deeply about ‘plugging the gap’ for families and young people who are struggling to find the mental health support they need as a result of financial, social or other disadvantage. For this reason, we are a not-for-profit organisation and offer grant and donation funded programmes when we can.
Youth Arts & Health Trust are a registered charity based in Exeter and East Devon who specialise in providing creative therapies and inclusivity-informed arts activities for children and young people aged 5 to 25.
We are in an exciting phase of our development, with new premises in Exeter, growing activities in East Devon, a dynamic team, a supportive and experienced Board of Trustees, and much shared passion to make a difference to children, young people and families.
We provide our services for children and young people via local authorities, organisations, schools and for families directly.
We are looking for someone with vision and passion who can lead and nurture our highly capable and ambitious team to build further upon our compassionate, inclusive and trauma-informed services for children, young people and families.
This is a 0.7 - 0.8 post (25-30 hours per week) with terms to be agreed with the successful candidate. We are open to flexible working arrangements with the right individual, whether that’s flexitime or compressed hours, or some other agreed arrangement.
It is expected that the post-holder will work within our premises for 1-2 days a week depending on service needs, and the remainder of hours worked from home, in the community at meetings or events or working on a hybrid basis.
Key tasks and responsibilities:
- To develop and deliver our strategy including a business plan and regular progression reports for the Board to ensure the charity is financially robust.
- To develop existing and new income streams to secure the future of the charity and enable us to meet our charitable objectives of benefitting children and young people experiencing mental health difficulties through arts therapies and arts activities. This is likely to include grant fundraising, exploring procurement and commissioning routes, philanthropy, appropriate business sponsorship, training delivery and pathways for private purchasing of our service.
- To line manage, support, and collaborate with our Operations and Clinical Director who oversees our team of therapists and practitioners in ensuring all staff are adequately trained, registered, supervised and supported to provide an excellent service to our clients.
- To provide leadership for the charity both internally in regards to a positive and nurturing culture and externally in regard to reputation, partnerships and opportunities.
- To ensure all relevant policies are implemented effectively, developed and reviewed as required.
- To act as one of three Designated Safeguarding Officers and ensure policy is implemented effectively.
- To ensure the charity fulfils all its statutory obligations, working alongside the Board to achieve this.
- To ensure the charity has appropriate systems in place for the management and mitigation of risk.
- To ensure the charity meets its obligations under health and safety law.
- To lead on the development of innovative arts therapy programmes, in collaboration with our Operations and Clinical Director, our staff team and stakeholders.
- To ensure evaluation and impact data is collected and utilised for our learning and to provide evidence for the effectiveness of YAHT’s services.
- To act as an ambassador for the charity.
- If relevant, to carry a small caseload of children and young people to remain practising as an Arts Therapist or other registered mental health professional (if relevant, see desirable criteria).
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The Hub Yeovil is a caring, local charity who enrich the lives of adults living with learning disability and autism. Our vision is of a community where everyone is respected, included and accepted, regardless of disability. Through our day services, community café and scrapstore, we offer a comprehensive programme of activities, enabling beneficiaries to lead more independent lives and improve their wellbeing, whilst feeling part of a supportive community.
- Work closely with the CEO and Management Team to develop and implement the charity’s fundraising strategy
- Develop income to an annual agreed target to support the Hub’s charitable activities through trust and other grant making bodies, statutory funding opportunities and corporate sponsors
- Undertake systematic research to identify potential income generation and funding opportunities
- Identify, develop and lead on priority fundraising projects and new sources of income
- Prepare attractive and compelling project-funding proposals and applications to grant-making trusts, the Lottery, UK companies, corporate supporters and other project funding sources, ensuring the potential of these sources is fully maximised
- Prepare attractive and compelling statutory funding applications and tender bids
- Work closely with stakeholders to identify innovations and ideas for fundraising bids
- Develop an in-depth knowledge of the Hub’s activities and an understanding of the income generation and funding opportunities they create
- Contribute to the consistent brand communication throughout all fundraising and income generation activities
- Represent the Hub at external meetings and events as required
- Maintain meticulous records, including maintaining the fundraising and income records on targets and approaches
- Provide and produce relevant reports to the CEO on the Fundraising Strategy, including performance indicators to enable the Hub to assess the effectiveness of the strategy and ensuring results are carried forward in subsequent fundraising plans
- Share knowledge of projects and developments within the organisation
- Promote the work of the Hub to a wider external audience including on social media, in collaboration with other staff, as appropriate
- To work as part of a team that is always open, honest and supportive of each other.
Requirements
- Existing network in Trust and Foundation fundraising desirable
- Experience of developing and implementing fundraising strategies
- Successful track-record of working with appropriate trusts, grant making bodies and statutory funding opportunities
- Experienced of securing partnerships with corporate sponsors
- Proficient researcher
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are recruiting a Head of Income and Engagement to provide strategic leadership and vision for two critical functions—Fundraising and Marketing & Communications—bringing them together into a unified, high-performing team. This role focuses on shaping strategy, building external relationships, and driving organisational growth through income generation and brand engagement, rather than day-to-day operational management.
You will set the direction for attracting significant funding, particularly through corporate partnerships, while strengthening what PAPYRUS already does well:
- Securing grants and trusts funding
- Harnessing the passion of our large, committed supporter base - including bereaved families and others who raise voluntary income for us
In a challenging financial climate, you will lead efforts to grow these income streams and maintain a strong, values-driven presence across press, social media, and broadcast channels. The role requires influence, innovation, and the ability to inspire all managers and staff, as well as external stakeholders.
Please visit the careers site for the full job description and person specification for the role.
Salary: £58,523 per annum (Scale SCP 46) progressing by increments to £62,852 per annum (Scale SCP 49)
Hours: 36 hours per week Location: Remote with regular travel across the UK
Contract: Permanent
Benefits: You will receive 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time workers), hybrid and flexible working arrangements, an attractive pension scheme, Simply Health membership, enhanced sick pay and enhanced parental pay. Please visit our website for more details.
Closing date: midnight on 22nd February 2026
We reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier if we receive sufficient applications so, please submit your application as soon as possible.
PAPYRUS is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in employment, and its recruitment policies are designed to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability, gender re-assignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
PAPYRUS is committed to safeguarding all children, young people and adults at risk that interact with the organisation. The organisation recognises its responsibility to safeguard the welfare of these vulnerable groups by a commitment to procedures to protect them. The charity expects all staff and volunteers to fully support and promote these commitments.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The Childhood Trust is London's child poverty charity. We are dedicated to creating opportunities and brighter futures for children growing up in poverty in London. While we work to alleviate today’s impact of poverty, we support children and families to build pathways to become happier, healthier, safer and more resilient, breaking the cycles of inequity. Listening to and engaging with young people who have experience of living in poverty, is critical to ensuring our efforts truly reflect their needs and aspirations.
The Finance Officer will support the Director of Finance and Governance with key areas of responsibility around day to day financial administration and governance administration tasks.
We are looking for an experienced bookkeeper, who is confident managing day to day finances and administration, can work with little supervision and is able to manage workload to meet reporting
deadlines. This is a varied and hands on role, ideal for someone who enjoys making things run smoothly behind the scenes and takes pride in getting the details right.
Benefits to working at the Childhood Trust include:
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Competitive holiday package including a day off for your birthday and the days between Christmas and New Year Off
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Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave
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Flexible working environment
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Hybrid working, with the expectation of ideally one day a week, in our office in Victoria
To read more about the responsibilities in the role, please read the attached Job description.
Interviews will take place, in person at our office in Victoria, on Monday 2nd March.
To apply, please submit your current CV along with a supporting statement (maximum two pages), referring to the job description, explaining why you are suitable for the role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Support charities. Strengthen communities. Tackle inequality across Oxfordshire.
Join OCVA as a Community Development Officer and be the first point of contact for organisations making real change.
This is a hands-on, people-focussed role at the heart of Oxfordshire’s voluntary and community sector. You will work directly with charities, community groups and social enterprises, offering practical advice and support on governance, funding, sustainability and organisational development. You will combine office and home working with regular travel across the county, building trusted relationships and helping organisations tell the story of their impact.
If you enjoy supporting others to succeed, working collaboratively, and making a tangible difference to communities, this role offers variety, autonomy and purpose in equal measure.
Enabling a diverse voluntary and community sector to flourish in Oxfordshire.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
A Daylight Fundraiser will answer to and work alongside the CEO to convey the Daylight Vision and build relationship with key Christian figures. With guidance and information from other members of the team, the Daylight Fundraiser’s primary responsibility will be to research trust and grant funding opportunities, tailor applications to donors and nurture relationships in a way designed to inspire funding partners to take the gospel with us into UK prisons.
Daylight is a national charity currently predominantly funded by Churches and individual Christians, with a small but significant income stream from trusts and foundations. Having recently re-visioned for a post COVID / intranet-in-prison age we recently celebrated our 20th Anniversary and are positioning for growth.
Benefits
- 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (pro-rata if part-time)
- Daylight salaries are index linked annually.
- Pension contribution
- Opportunity to serve with a Daylight In-Prison Team if desired (half day a week, pro-rata)
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The role is 20 hours per week, negotiable, working remotely but with frequent visits to the NCC
Head Office in Portsmouth for training and assimilation into the Caseworking team.
Working as part of the NCC Casework Team, the Triage Caseworker (Education) will be the first
point of contact for beneficiaries seeking educational support through the Greenwich Hospital Go
Learn - Free online tutoring for Naval families and the NCC University Bursary Programme. This role
involves following the triage processes to assess the needs of the children to provide
recommendations for tutoring/bursary support. Assessments may lead to referrals being made to
the NCC for financial assistance for other child/family needs, advice, and support in the
management of finances, and child specific needs
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
Caseworkers provide support and advice to eligible individuals in line with the policies of the Naval
Children’s Charity. They work closely with other organisations to ensure that children and families
receive appropriate and prompt support.
The role of Triage Caseworker (Education) is to assess the eligibility for support through the
Greenwich Hospital Go Learn and The NCC University Bursary Programmes. Where additional child
and family needs are identified, recommendations for appropriate assistance to the NCC
Casework Team will be required. Caseworkers should be empathetic and non-judgmental.
Caseworkers will receive induction training in the NCC’s Beacon database, Microsoft forms and
other tools necessary to the role. The role is subject to DBS checking.
- To act as the first point of contact for enquiries and applications from beneficiaries, providing a calm, supportive and professional welcome
- To complete an initial assessment of eligibility and, where necessary, further assessment through telephone calls and emails
- To use active listening and empathetic communication to build trust and ensure beneficiaries feel heard
- Provide appropriate information to the Go Learn providers to enable the family to receive appropriate support.
- Accurately record beneficiary information into Beacon, ensuring timely, detailed, and confidential case notes
- Log and track applications and progress of tutoring delivery
- Assess and evaluate outcomes from tutoring
- If necessary, refer the family to the NCC Triage team for additional support.
- Provide clear information about available support, signposting, or referrals
- Follow up with beneficiaries once support has been completed to ascertain impact
- To act as the first point of contact for enquiries and applications from beneficiaries, providing a calm, supportive and professional welcome
- To complete an initial assessment of eligibility and, where necessary, further assessment through telephone calls and emails
- To use active listening and empathetic communication to build trust and ensure beneficiaries feel heard
- Provide appropriate information to the Aspire platform to enable the young person to receive the support
- Accurately record beneficiary information into Beacon, ensuring timely, detailed, and confidential case notes
- Log and track applications and progress of bursary delivery.
- Assess and evaluate outcomes from bursary.
- If necessary, refer the young person to the NCC Triage team for additional support.
- Provide clear information about available support, signposting, or referrals
- Follow up with beneficiaries once support has been completed to ascertain impact
General duties:
- Ensure confidential handling of all information concerning beneficiaries in accordance with The Naval Children’s Charity’s confidentiality and data protection policies
- Keep thorough, confidential and systematic records of all matters concerning enquiries, applications, and grant awards in accordance with The Naval Children’s Charity’s data protection policies
- Regularly update personal training and skills
- Such other relevant duties as may be assigned from time to time
Essential
- Professional background in education with an understanding of additional needs
- Be able to demonstrate empathy, emotional intelligence, and non-judgmental communication
- Evidenced knowledge and experience of charitable and financial support to beneficiary groups
- Strong communication, organisational and record keeping skills
- Ability to work unsupervised
Desirable
- Confident using IT including Microsoft Office; knowledge of grants or other CRM
- Experience of recording information into a CRM (training will be provided)
- Evidence of working effectively in co-operation with other charities and organisations
- Understanding of military life and the impact on serving personnel, veterans and their families
- Familiarity with the Royal Navy and the Service charity sector
Personal qualities
- Adherence to NCC’s values
- Integrity, honesty and professionalism at all times
- Able to treat all people with respect and dignity
- Willing to take responsibility for actions and remain accountable
- A team player
The tasks listed in this job description are not designed to be exhaustive and may vary from time to time according to the needs of the Charity. This document will be reviewed in consultation with the post holder as the role and services provided by the organisation develop.
The Naval Children’s Charity is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and associated professionals to share this commitment
We are committed to finding the best fit for our team and creating a fair, objective recruitment
process. Therefore, as part of our selection process, shortlisted candidates will be asked to
complete the following assessments provided by Thomas International:
? Personal Profile Analysis (PPA)
? Trait Emotional Intelligence (TEIQue)
? High Potential Trait Indicator (HPTI)
To find out more please visit:
https://www.thomas.co/assessments/psychometric-assessment-aptitude-tests
We are looking for a fundraising manager whose core strengths are trusts and foundations fundraising, major donor cultivation, and excellent proposal writing.
The NCTJ is the guardian of the gold standard in journalism training. Through charitable initiatives including the Community Reporting Fund and Journalism Diversity Fund, we widen access to journalism careers, strengthen community reporting, and champion trusted journalism at a time when misinformation and public scepticism make high professional standards more important than ever.
Diversifying and growing charitable income is a strategic priority for NCTJ. Following the development of our fundraising strategy, this role will focus on building and growing income from UK trusts, foundations and high net worth supporters. You will have the autonomy to shape the grants and major donor pipeline.
Corporate partnerships are led primarily by our Head of Business Development. This role focuses on grants, major donors and stewardship.
About the role
You will:
- Research and manage a strong pipeline of trusts and foundation prospects
- Write and submit high-quality, tailored grant applications and expressions of interest
- Develop compelling cases for support, budgets, outcomes and proposal templates
- Build and manage major donor/high net worth pipeline through warm networks
- Lead on donor cultivation and follow-up
- Strengthen stewardship and reporting so funders feel valued and close to the impact
- Use HubSpot CRM to track pipeline, deadlines, reporting and performance
About you
You will have:
- A strong track record in trusts and foundations fundraising
- Experience securing substantial grants (five-figure and above)
- Excellent proposal and case for support writing skills
- Experience working with major donors/high net worth supporters (or strong transferable relationship-led fundraising experience)
- Strong organisation and CRM discipline
- Confidence working with senior leaders
Experience in journalism, media, education, social mobility or EDI is welcome but not essential. It is vital that you support the critical role professional journalists play in our democracy.
Benefits
- Salary c £40,000 (£37,000-£43,000) depending on experience
- Pension: 5% employer and 5% employee contribution
- Annual leave of 25 days plus bank holidays
- Discretionary bonus based on company performance
- Life cover
- Training and career development
How to apply
Please apply with your CV and a supporting statement (maximum 1,000 words total) addressing the following:
- Trusts and foundations track record (300 words)
Describe one trust or foundation grant of £30,000+ that you personally led. Include who the funder was, what the project was, how you shaped the proposal to meet their criteria, and the outcome. - Proposal writing approach (250 words)
When starting a new funding application, what are the first five things you do before you begin writing? Please be specific. - Working with senior stakeholders and impact information (250 words)
Give an example of how you worked with colleagues, senior leaders or contacts to gather the information needed for a funding proposal or donor meeting. What did you do and what was the result? - Interest in journalism and the NCTJ mission (200 words) What is it about the NCTJ’s work, values and mission that interests you, and why do you think it is important at this point in time for journalism and society?
Your supporting statement is an important part of the assessment for this role. We are looking for evidence of your own proposal-writing style, experience and judgement. Generic or highly templated responses are unlikely to score well.
Shortlisted candidates may be asked to complete a short writing exercise as part of the interview process.
About the NCTJ
The National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) is the charity at the heart of journalism education and training in the UK. We are the guardian of the gold standard in journalism training and qualifications, and we champion equality, diversity and inclusion so that journalism is accessible to people from all backgrounds.
Through charitable initiatives including the Journalism Diversity Fund and the Community Reporting Fund, we widen participation in journalism, support community reporting, and strengthen trusted journalism at a time when misinformation and public scepticism make high professional standards more important than ever.
NCTJ is financially stable and widely respected within the industry. However, diversifying and growing charitable income is a strategic priority for 2026–27. We have developed our first fundraising strategy to support sustainable growth and impact, and this role is central to delivering it.
Purpose of the role
This is a specialist role focused on securing and stewarding funding from trusts and foundations and developing a pipeline of major donors and high net worth supporters, underpinned by exceptional proposal writing and strong relationship management.
Corporate partnerships are led primarily by the head of business development. This role will support corporate fundraising through proposal/case development and stewardship where needed, but the primary focus is securing charitable grants and major donors.
Key responsibilities
1) Trusts and foundations fundraising
- Build and manage a strong pipeline of UK trust and foundation prospects that advance NCTJ’s charitable priorities (including diversity, community reporting, and training for a fast-changing media industry).
- Develop and maintain a grants calendar and tracking system, including deadlines, funder preferences, decision timelines, and reporting requirements.
- Write and submit high-quality, tailored grant applications and expressions of interest, working to agreed targets and timescales.
- Develop a suite of core fundraising materials (case for support, programme proposals, budgets, outcomes and evaluation narrative, boilerplate and templates) to increase quality and consistency across submissions.
- Confidently communicate the NCTJ’s purpose and impact through presentations, reports, and digital content and represent the NCTJ at meetings and events, both virtually and in person.
- Build and maintain strong funder relationships, ensuring excellent stewardship, timely reporting and opportunities for renewal and uplift.
2) Major donor / high net worth giving
- Work with the senior team to identify major donor prospects through networks and sector connections.
- Undertake proportionate prospect research and build a high-quality cultivation pipeline.
- Create tailored donor proposals and impact statements that support donor interests while advancing NCTJ priorities.
- Support cultivation meetings with briefs, materials, follow-up and stewardship plans, tracking all activity in CRM.
3) Impact, storytelling and stewardship
- Work closely with programme and communications colleagues to gather impact data, case studies and beneficiary stories to strengthen proposals and reporting.
- Develop and deliver a clear plan for thanking trusts and major donors, keeping them updated on impact, and staying in regular contact.
- Use NCTJ events and industry milestones as stewardship and cultivation opportunities, coordinating targeted follow-up and relationship management.
4) Systems, reporting and evaluation
- Maintain excellent data quality and discipline in HubSpot CRM, including prospect stage, relationship owner, next actions, submissions, reporting deadlines and contact history.
- Produce clear pipeline and performance reports for the HoBD/chief executive (eg, submissions, conversion rates, forecast, learning and next steps).
- Contribute to quarterly review sessions to evaluate progress and refine approach.
5) Collaborative working
- Build strong working relationships across the charity and its stakeholders to translate NCTJ’s work into fundable propositions and well managed projects ensuring effective delivery of programmes through cross functional collaboration.
- Bring innovative and creative concepts to the team, and develop valuable programmes and initiatives which add to the NCTJ’s new income stream.
- Contribute to shared messaging that reflects NCTJ’s mission: high standards, quality, trusted journalism, accessibility and measurable EDI impact.
Person specification
Essential
- Significant experience in trusts and foundations fundraising, including writing successful applications.
- Proven track record of securing substantial grants (five-figure and above, including multi-year where possible).
- Outstanding proposal and case for support writing skills (clear structure, persuasive narrative, strong budgets/outcomes, and tailoring to criteria).
- Strong pipeline management skills and ability to deliver multiple submissions to deadlines.
- Experience cultivating and stewarding major donors/high net worth individuals (or strong transferable relationship-led fundraising experience).
- Strong CRM capability and reporting discipline.
- Confidence working with senior stakeholders.
Desirable
- Experience strengthening fundraising systems, templates and stewardship processes.
- Experience in education, media/journalism, social mobility, EDI or local/community development.
Personal attributes
- A high-quality writer who takes pride in precision, tone and evidence.
- Proactive, organised and accountable.
- Warm, credible and professional with funders and senior stakeholders.
- Motivated by widening access, high standards, and trusted journalism.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Role Purpose
The Finance Officer will be responsible for the day-to-day financial management of the charity, ensuring accurate bookkeeping, robust financial controls, and timely financial reporting. The postholder will work closely with the CEO to support budgeting, grant and tender applications, procurement, and financial reporting to the Board of Trustees.
This is a key role in ensuring the charity’s financial sustainability, compliance, and effective use of resources.
Key Responsibilities
Bookkeeping and Financial Operations
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date financial records using appropriate accounting software.
- Manage day-to-day bookkeeping, including income, expenditure, bank reconciliations, and petty cash.
- Process purchase orders, invoices, and payments in line with financial procedures.
- Monitor cash flow and flag any concerns to the CEO.
- Payroll and expenses responsibility
Budgeting and Financial Planning
- Support the CEO in developing and monitoring the annual organisational budget.
- Assist with the preparation of budgets and finanical reporting for grant and tender applications as requested.
- Track expenditure against budgets and provide regular updates.
Financial Reporting and Governance
- Prepare quarterly financial reports for the Board of Trustees.
- Contribute to the annual budget report for trustee approval.
- Support year-end financial processes, including preparation for independent examination or audit.
- Ensure financial records meet charity and regulatory requirements.
Procurement and Ordering
- Source suppliers and obtain quotes for subscriptions, resources, services and any other relevant needs.
- Place orders for materials and equipment (e.g. laptops, office equipment) in line with budget approvals.
- Maintain records of assets and equipment.
Support to the CEO and Organisation
- Work closely with the CEO on financial planning, reporting, and decision-making.
- Provide financial information and analysis to support organisational planning.
- Undertake any other finance-related duties appropriate to the role.
Person Specification
Essential
- Qualified and experienced bookkeeper (e.g. AAT or equivalent experience).
- Proven experience of bookkeeping and financial administration, ideally within a charity or not-for-profit setting.
- Experience of preparing budgets and financial reports.
- Strong numerical skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to work independently and manage a varied workload.
- Experience with bookkeeping software such as “Zero”
- Good IT skills, including accounting software and Microsoft Excel.
- Understanding of confidentiality and data protection.
Desirable
- Experience of charity finance and funder reporting.
- Experience of supporting grant or tender applications.
- Knowledge of charity governance and trustee reporting.
Working Arrangements
This is a hybrid role, with a mix of office-based and home working subject to performance, needs of the charity and agreement. Working days are flexible, with a preference for Monday, Wednesday, and/or Friday, subject to agreement.
Equality and Diversity
The charity is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
Hours: 14 hours per week (worked over 2–3 days - to be agreed)
Preferred working days: Monday / Wednesday / Friday (to be agreed)
Salary: £15–£20 per hour(£10,920–£14,560 per annum for 14 hours/week, equivalent to £29,260 upwards FTE) depending on experience
Benefits:
25 days annual leave excluding bank holidays (pro rata)
Extra leave: +1 day after 3 years’ service, +1 more day after 5 years
Birthday Leave
Sick pay package
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Giving back Scheme - Volunteer day leave
Cycle to work scheme
Specsavers Partnership
We are looking for an ambitious Programme Funding Manager to play a pivotal role in securing and managing funding from institutional donors, trusts, foundations, government agencies, and multilateral donors to support the delivery of vital global programmes supporting communities across the world.
The team would love this person to be in the London office once a week but this can be discussed, there may be occasional overseas travel. The team can consider 5 or 4 days a week.
The Charity
You would be joining a supportive and and welcoming team at a long standing, international social welfare charity that offer a range of employee benefits that include:
- Professional development, competitive pay and pension with a four percent employer pension contribution, rising to eight percent after one year. BUPA health cash plan, employee Assistance Programme and up to six free counselling sessions, enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity leave and shared parental leave. Travel insurance, vaccinations and security training (for work-related travel).
The Role
Further develop the Global Programme Funding Strategy to source funding in programme areas of interest including health, disaster risk management, resilience, sustainable livelihoods as well as research grants.
Identify and develop engagement plans for a wide range of UK and international institutional donors, research organisations, universities, trusts and foundations.
Lead on the development of high-quality funding proposals, contributing towards organisation wide grant and contract income targets.
Work with the UK and global in country teams to deliver the strategy and line manage and support the Senior Programme Funding Officer.
Oversee contract management and oversee compliance with donor regulations.
The Candidate
Are you an experienced relationship fundraiser with experience of the following:
Income Generation significant experience and a successful track record securing grants from key institutional funders, ideally from the relevant thematic areas of: animal welfare, livelihoods, resilience building, access to water, food and gender.
Current knowledge and experience of institutional funders priorities, requirements and ways of working.
Knowledge and experience of the Programme management cycle.
Experience of producing budgets and reports for funders; experience of negotiating budgets, value for money etc.
IMPORTANT NOTE
Please note this role is closing on 1st March. Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you haven't been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful, but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.
We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.
Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.
Liberty is seeking an ambitious, values‑driven fundraiser to oversee and deliver our trust and foundation, legacy, and major giving fundraising. As the Fundraising Manager for Philanthropy, this role requires proven experience of building, sustaining and growing significant income from philanthropic sources.
Liberty is a small organisation, which punches above its weight. The Fundraising Manager will combine strong leadership with hands on day-to-day delivery. As a key member of the Management Team, the role will oversee a talented team comprising a Philanthropy Officer and two Grants Officers. You will combine strategic oversight with hands‑on delivery, shaping compelling funding propositions and building strong, lasting relationships with funders and supporters. Working closely with colleagues across the organisation, you will ensure our complex and multifaceted work is translated into inspirational cases for support that resonate with funders.
This is a critical role in a vital organisation. Success will see the maintenance and development of a diverse range of income generation streams, and Liberty being better able to achieve its mission of challenging injustice, defending freedom and campaigning to make sure everyone in the UK is treated fairly.
You will have a strong commitment to Liberty’s anti-oppression values and strategy.
Liberty fully embraces flexible working and is committed to employee development. We aim to encourage people from all backgrounds to work with us and are particularly interested in hearing from people from minority backgrounds and all socio-economic sections of society. Liberty supports hybrid working, with a minimum of two days per week in the Westminster office.
The deadline for applications is 9am Monday 2 March 2026
Applications received after this deadline will not be considered.
Please be aware that we do not accept CVs for this role. All applicants must complete the application form to apply.
First round interviews will be held online on Tuesday 17th March
Second round interview will be held in person on Tuesday 24th March
For more information and details on how to apply, please visit our website.
Liberty challenge injustice, defend freedom and campaign to make sure everyone in the UK is treated fairly.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for an enthusiastic Finance Manager, who will be responsible for all aspects of financial management and HR administration. You will be well organised, able to work on you own initiative and be experieced in writing clear and engaging reports tailored to a non-financial audience.
The main responsibilities of the role are:
- Provide strategic financial leadership, including long range planning, budgeting and forecasts.
- Support Board and Committees (Investment, Finance and Grants), preparing and presenting papers and managing grant-giving process.
- Lead the annual audit.
- Undertake day-to-day book-keeping.
- Oversee HR operations including payroll and pension administration.
- Ensure compliance with employment law and maintain HR policies.
- Review and manage insurance policies.
You will be a qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIMA, CPFA) with at least three years’ experience, ideally with charity experience. You will also have experience of HR policies and management.
We are a small organisation, so a supportive 'hands-on' approval is essential, as are diplomacy and confidentiality.
CLC is a membership organisation for Lutheran Churches in the UK, and our office is close to Waterloo station. We undertake a range of activities including student chaplaincy, grant giving and outreach and we have recently acquired a church building for services and events. CLC is a Christian organisation, so whilst we would prefer you to be a Christian, it is not essential as long as you are willing to work in accordance with our ethos and values.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
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The Bikeability Trust is entering a new exciting phase of our strategy to 2035 to ensure more children can cycle with confidence. A year into our strategy we have reviewed Executive Team roles and responsibilities and are now looking for a creative Communications and Fundraising Director to lead our mission driven communications, income generation and impact reporting functions.
You will be an experience senior leader in communications, who has the drive to take our strategy to the next level. A key member of the Executive Team, working across the home based diverse staff team to bring together the impact of our work through corporate communications and influencing. We recommend reading our annual reviews on the Bikeability website to see a flavour of the work you could be leading.
Our income generation work is focussed on small impactful corporate partnerships, we have tested some individual giving and are planning to host a fundraising Ball in 2026. Experience in fundraising is desirable, with communications experience as essential as this role will ensure strong relationships with Government.
If you would like to have a short discussion with the CEO before applying please contact Emily Cherry CEO. We are looking to interview shortlisted candidates on the 23rd or 25th February. We are looking for a candidate to start from 1st April or sooner.
Equipping more than five million children with the skills and confidence to cycle on today’s roads
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.


