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Head of Finance
Location: Hybrid, a mixture of remote working and office-based at Solar House, 3rd Floor, 1-9 Romford Rd, London, E15 4LJ.
Hours: 3 or 4 days a week, negotiable
Salary: Up to £62,500 (pro rata)
Closing date of advert: 20 July 2026
Interview Dates: TBC
Our mission at School-Home Support is simple. We get children and young people back in school, ready to learn, whatever it takes. Every role in our organisation helps make that happen.
We are looking for a Head of Finance to act as our financial conscience and strategic navigator.
As the Head of Finance, you will provide strategic financial leadership while ensuring our day-to-day operations are exceptionally robust. You will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer, line-manage a Senior Finance Manager, as well as working closely with our Board of Trustees.
In this role, you will be expected to serve as the organisation's financial conscience, ensuring absolute transparency, integrity, and strict adherence to UK fundraising regulations. Looking ahead, you will also play a key role in analysing commercial opportunities to drive new business growth.
Key Responsibilities
- Financial Stewardship: Manage general ledgers, reserves, budgeting, and long-term financial modelling.
- Governance & Trustees: Work closely with the Board, Finance Committee, and Remuneration Committee.
- Compliance & Legal: Ensure complete adherence to HMRC, Charity Commission, and Charities SORP requirements.
- Risk Management: Maintain and update the Risk Register to protect charity assets.
- New Business & Commercial Growth: Provide costings and commercial modelling for new tenders and products.
- Team Leadership: Oversee the internal finance team and third-party payroll providers.
- About You
- Qualifications: You are a fully qualified CCAB or CIMA accountant with extensive post-qualification experience.
- Sector Knowledge: You have a proven track record in a senior charity finance role managing statutory accounts over full year cycles.
- Regulatory Expertise: You fully understand UK fundraising regulations, charity governance, and company law.
- Commercial Mindset: You can confidently support non-finance departments with commercial analysis to secure new contracts.
- Systems Experience: Experience with Sage and Salesforce is highly desirable
What We Offer
We really value modern workplace flexibility. This permanent role is offered as a 3 or 4 days per week part-time position, with a hybrid working pattern split between remote work and our office in Stratford, London.
We actively support staff wellbeing and champion a safe, diverse culture where everyone can be themselves. Here is what we offer our team:
- Employee Assistance Programme, providing confidential support for you and your family
- Life assurance for added financial security
- Pension scheme
- A structured induction and ongoing professional development
- A supportive and collaborative team environment where your experience and ideas are valued
- The opportunity to make a meaningful difference to the lives of children, young people and families
Applications are reviewed continually, and we reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date, so early applications are strongly encouraged.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
School-Home Support takes the duty of care to safeguard and promote the welfare of children very seriously, and is committed to ensuring that our safeguarding practice reflects statutory responsibilities, government guidance and complies with best practice. Our safeguarding policy recognises that the welfare and interests of children are paramount in all circumstances.
All roles at SHS are subject to a DBS check at the level appropriate to the role.
We are a national education charity working to improve low attendance in schools and maximise educational opportunities for all children.

Could you lead a talented team to deliver compelling, audience‑led campaigns that accelerate progress for everyone affected by ovarian cancer?
We are looking for an Interim Head of Marketing and Communications to lead this function during an exciting period of transition and growth. This role will play a pivotal part in delivering our communications and brand strategy, supporting the rollout of our new organisational strategy, and maintaining momentum across high‑profile campaigns and projects.
Reporting to the Director of Fundraising and Engagement, you’ll oversee marketing and communications across the organisation, line managing a team of specialists and working closely with the Senior Leadership Team. You’ll provide strategic leadership, clear direction and hands‑on support, ensuring activity is well planned, insight‑driven and aligned to our wider organisational objectives.
This role is ideal for an experienced marketing and communications leader, ideally from the charity sector, who can combine strategic thinking with strong delivery, and who thrives in a fast‑paced, collaborative environment.
We are an ambitious charity, building on our achievements and targeting what’s important to stop ovarian cancer devastating lives - symptoms awareness, early diagnosis, better treatments and support for all. It’s an exciting time to be joining Target Ovarian Cancer as we move into our ambitious new strategy.
Join us and together we'll fight for a world where everyone with ovarian cancer lives.
The role
This is a full-time (35 hours per week), fixed-term position to July 2027.
We operate a hybrid working model. You will usually work remotely but will be expected to attend meetings at our office near London Bridge when required. Please note that travel costs to the office are not covered.
If you would like more information about expected office attendance, please refer to the recruitment pack.
How to apply
You will be asked to submit your CV and answer two application questions (maximum 250 words each) as part of the process. You will also be asked to complete an equalities monitoring form.
Applications without responses to the application questions may not be considered.
Key dates
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Closing date: 22 July 2026
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First interview Monday 27 July, second interview Friday 31 July
If you are invited to interview, you will have the opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments.
Additional information
Target Ovarian Cancer does not hold a sponsorship licence and cannot sponsor visas.
We are committed to making our recruitment process accessible to all. If you require support with your application, please refer to the guidance provided in the recruitment pack.
We’re targeting what’s important – symptoms awareness, life-saving early diagnosis, better treatments and support



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Senior Head of Operations
CONTRACT: Permanent, Full Time (35 hours per week)
ORGANISATION: Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK)
DIRECTORATE: Corporate Services
LOCATION: RLSS UK HQ, Worcester/Hybrid (3 days per week at HQ)
REPORTS TO: Chief Executive Officer
DIRECT REPORTS: HR Manager, Interim Head of Compliance, Head of Business Systems and IT
SALARY: £48,000 to £52,000 per annum
ABOUT RLSS UK
The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) is the national charity supporting communities of all backgrounds to enjoy water safely and be free from drowning. Our vision is to have ‘Communities free from drowning’ and our strategic framework 2025-2030 details our goals over this period.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Senior Head of Operations will play a central leadership role within RLSS UK, ensuring the charity operates effectively and efficiently. The successful candidate will lead and support the RLSS UK HR, Business Systems and IT, and Compliance departments and provide high quality decision support to senior managers on areas within this portfolio. This is a strategic and hands-on operational role overseeing key areas of the corporate services directorate.
Our current Regulatory bodies are:
- The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation, Ofqual in England.
- The Council for the Curriculum, Examinations & Assessment, CCEA in Northern Ireland.
- Qualifications Wales, QW in Wales.
Maintaining and exceeding the standards, policies and procedures of these bodies are essential for ensuring our Awarding Organisation and Awarding Body status with the respective Regulators, enabling us to offer regulated qualifications. We also maintain compliance with the Charity Commission, Companies House and the Fundraising Regulator.
Working closely with the CEO and Senior Leadership Team, the postholder will help manage the organisation’s systems and culture needed to support high-quality delivery across a growing water safety education charity.
The role will suit someone who thrives in dynamic organisations, enjoys problem solving and optimising systems, understanding and making sense of complexity, and is motivated by supporting teams to deliver meaningful impact and achieving the organisation’s purpose ‘To prevent drowning, so everyone can enjoy water safely’.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Organisational Leadership & Operations
- Lead and oversee day-to-day organisational operations across the HR, Business Systems and IT, and Compliance functions
- Develop and improve internal systems, processes, and operational procedures
- Support organisational planning and delivery
- Work closely with the CEO and senior managers to support organisational growth and resilience
- Contribute to organisational decision-making and leadership culture
- Attend Board meetings and committees where required, and any other such Leadership Team functions where necessary
- Build effective relations across departments to support organisational excellence
- Always demonstrate and uphold the Society’s values and behavioural standards.
People & HR Management
- Ensure effective, legally compliant policies and procedures are in place to support the recruitment, development, and retention of a high performing workforce
- Support the development and implementation of HR initiatives that build and underpin equality, diversity and inclusion, learning and development, wellbeing, and employee engagement
- Lead on the development and presentation of recommendations for annual pay and benefits review
- Support recruitment, onboarding, and staff development processes
- Help foster a positive, inclusive, and high-performing workplace culture
- Support managers with operational people-management matters
Compliance
- Ensure that standards, policies, and procedures meet and exceed the regulatory requirements set by our regulatory bodies
- Ensure compliance with RLSS UK regulators
- Oversee organisational risk management systems
- Ensure appropriate insurance, contracts, and compliance frameworks are in place
- Lead on operational health and safety systems and organisational compliance
Organisational Systems
- Support organisational budgeting and financial monitoring alongside the finance and Senior Leadership teams
- Oversee operational procurement and contract management systems
- Support implementation and optimisation of organisational systems, including Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and IT systems including cyber security
- Improve internal reporting and programme coordination systems
Programme & Delivery Support
- Support operational coordination across RLSS UK programmes and projects
- Help ensure teams are appropriately resourced and supported
- Improve organisational project management systems and workflows
- Support efficient collaboration across delivery teams
- Contribute to organisational development opportunities and partnerships
Other Duties & Responsibilities
- All other duties reasonably associated with your role, as directed by the Line Manager
- Ensure compliance with UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 by complying with internal information governance policies and maintaining up-to-date documentation as part of RLSS UK’s compliance programme
- To help create an inclusive working environment where diversity is valued, everyone can contribute, and everyday actions ensure we meet our duty to uphold and promote equality
This job description is not to be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive. It is intended as an outline indication of areas of activity and responsibility and will be amended in the light of the changing needs of the organisation.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential Relevant Experience, Skills, and/or Aptitudes
- Significant experience in operational management, organisational leadership or business management
- Experience developing and improving organisational systems and processes
- Strong understanding of HR, Compliance and organisational Risk Management, and Business Systems & IT
- Demonstrable experience supporting HR and people-management processes
- Excellent organisational and project management skills
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work strategically while also being comfortable with operational detail
- Experience managing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
- High level of integrity and dependability
- Strong analytical, critical thinking, and multi-tasking skills, with the ability to work to tight deadlines, and pick up new information and apply at pace
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and organisational software systems
Desirable Relevant Experience, Skills, and/or Aptitudes
- Experience working within the charity sector
- Knowledge of charity governance and funding environments
- Experience supporting organisational growth and change management
- Familiarity with CRM systems and operational databases
- Understanding of health and safety systems
We are looking for someone who:
- Is highly organised, proactive, and solutions-focused
- Enjoys enabling others to succeed
- Can balance strategic thinking with practical delivery
- Is calm and adaptable in a growing organisation
- Has a positive, can-do attitude and demonstrates RLSS UK values
- Has strong emotional intelligence and leadership skills
YOUR APPLICATION
Please send your CV and a Cover Letter outlining your suitability for the post
Closing Date – 11.59pm, Thursday 23 July 2026
Interview Date – Thursday 30 July 2026 at our Worcester Head Office (subject to change)
WHAT RLSS UK CAN OFFER YOU
- Annual Leave based on 27 days + Bank Holidays + a discretionary day off for your birthday
- Private Healthcare Plan*
- Enhanced Society Sick Pay*
- Eye Care*
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Life Assurance Scheme
- Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme*
- Discounts available including high street brands, entertainment, eating out and more
- Free RLSS UK Membership
- Free tea and coffee when working from HQ, including access to our wonderful Coffee Machine
- Free on-site parking when working from HQ
- Company events and socials
*Subject to eligibility criteria
Should you wish to discuss the role, any adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment process, or have any questions, please get in touch where a member of the RLSS UK HR Department will be happy to help.
RLSS UK are a Disability Confident Committed Employer and an INclusive Worcestershire Leader.
It is our vision to have nations without drowning where everyone can safely enjoy being in, on or near water.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This role will support the delivery of Sarcoma UK’s challenge events portfolio, with a particular focus on supporting the expansion of the London Marathon into a two-day event and providing excellent stewardship to a growing number of challenge event fundraisers.
This is a new, fixed-term role offers an excellent opportunity for someone passionate about fundraising to learn and develop within a busy, friendly and supportive fundraising team. The post is offered on a one-year fixed-term contract, with the possibility of becoming permanent.
At Sarcoma UK, we are committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce.
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, communities and experiences. We are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements and will make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.
Benefits:
- Flexible working options including hybrid working
- Pension with 5% employer contribution
- 25 days holiday entitlement per annum plus bank holidays and the working days between Christmas and New Year
- Additional day off for your birthday
- Volunteering day per year
- Enhanced sick, maternity and adoption pay
- Sarcoma UK Life Insurance Scheme
- Health and wellbeing:
- Health Cash Plan
- Therapy sessions
- Wellbeing Group
- Team activities throughout the year
- Interest-free season ticket and bicycle loan
Our Promise:
Everything we do is shaped by the people affected by sarcoma.
Our work is guided by five commitments:
- We are shaped and driven by people affected by sarcom: we listen to and learn from the experiences of patients and families.
- We are committed to equity: everyone affected by sarcoma should be able to access the same quality of care, information and support.
- We collaborate to make a bigger impact: we work with healthcare professionals, researchers, organisations and policymakers to achieve more together.
- We uphold the highest standards: we use evidence and expertise to push for better care, treatment and research.
- We are relentlessly ambitious: sarcoma is decades behind other cancers. We will use every opportunity to close that gap.
Duties and key responsibilities
Challenge Event Support
- Provide day-to-day support to the Senior Challenge Events Officer across Sarcoma UK’s challenge events portfolio.
- Act as a point of contact for fundraisers participating in challenge events, responding to enquiries and signposting them to the right support.
- Support the delivery of the London Marathon, including stewardship and the setup of the Running Show and after party.
- Help administer the challenge events process, including registrations, deadlines, record-keeping and post-event evaluations.
- Assist with the organisation of event-day experiences, such as cheer stations and receptions, to support participants and celebrate their achievements.
- Help compile reports and evaluations for events within the challenge event portfolio.
- Support research into new challenge events to help grow the charity’s portfolio.
Communications
- Support the creation of challenge event content for online and offline channels, including the website, working with the Senior Challenge Events Officer and the Communications team.
- Help compile impact messages for fundraisers.
- Help gather fundraising stories, case studies and achievements to share with the Communications team.
Supporter Care
- Provide friendly, gold-standard support to challenge event fundraisers, helping them access the resources they need to maximise their fundraising and stay involved long term.
- Help deliver personalised stewardship journeys to support participants in meeting or exceeding their fundraising targets.
- Respond promptly to fundraising enquiries by post, email and telephone.
- Help ensure fundraisers receive timely recognition, including letters, certificates and impact updates as appropriate.
- Send fundraising materials and packs to supporters.
Administration and Compliance
- Maintain accurate supporter records using Sarcoma UK’s database (Raiser’s Edge).
- Help ensure Gift Aid is captured at every opportunity.
- Help monitor and manage event fundraising stock.
- Work in line with fundraising legislation, including GDPR, risk management, health and safety regulations, and the Fundraising Regulator’s Code of Conduct.
Other
- Provide event support, which may involve occasional weekend or evening work.
- Adapt to the evolving needs of Sarcoma UK by undertaking other duties as required.
Sarcoma UK is a national charity that funds vital research and offers information and support to anyone affected by sarcoma.



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced international advocacy professional to lead our global engagement strategy as our inaugural Head of Advocacy. You will be joining us at a pivotal moment on our mission as we continue to develop and implement our international engagement strategy and launch a new Global Institute for the 1001 Critical Days. As our Head of Advocacy you will elevate our influence on the global stage. You will work with our senior team to drive international advocacy and engagement with policymakers, parliamentarians, international organisations, and strategic partners. Your work will help us to position babies – and the 1,001 critical days – at the heart of global policy agendas.
To apply please click on the redirect to recruiter button.
We are determined that every baby should experience the best start in life.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Talent Set are delighted to be partnering with Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation to recruit a new Head of Community & Events, working across their charity brands as a key senior member of the fundraising team.
Head of Community & Events
Salary - £67,000 - £71,000 dependent on experience
Location: London with hybrid working (2dpw on site)
Guy's & St Thomas' Foundation is an independent charitable foundation working to build a healthier society. Through funding, partnerships, research and innovation, the Foundation tackles some of the most pressing health challenges facing communities, with a particular focus on reducing health inequalities and improving health outcomes.
Guy’s & St Thomas’ Charity, Guy’s Cancer Charity and Evelina London Children’s Charity operate under this umbrella, securing vital funds that enable the Foundation to fund pioneering projects across Guy’s & St Thomas’ that go beyond what the NHS alone can provide.
As Head of Community & Events you will lead a high performing team, furthering innovative community and event programmes that enhance engagement, drive income growth, and support strategic fundraising initiatives that enable long term growth. With a strong foundation, increased investment and ambitious growth plans, this role will be instrumental in increasing visibility, strengthening relationships, and driving income through innovative programmes aligned with the organisation’s strategic objectives.
As Head of Community & Events you will:
- Develop and implement a comprehensive community engagement strategy that broadens reach and maximises income.
- Lead and grow a proactive events portfolio, increasing revenue targets year-on-year through innovative and traditional activities.
- Manage and empower the team, fostering a collaborative and entrepreneurial environment that encourages creativity and enables innovation.
- Oversee the planning and execution of new and existing events, including pilot programmes and special campaigns.
- Build strong relationships with hospital sites, local communities, community partners and other stakeholders to enhance visibility and fundraising outcomes.
- Lead efforts to diversify income streams through community initiatives and corporate partnerships.
- Collaborate with marketing, digital, and other teams to ensure insight-led and data-driven decision making.
- Develop and monitor strategic and operational KPIs for community and events activities, ensuring accountability and continuous improvement.
- Support the team in problem solving, coaching, and empowering decision-making at appropriate levels.
- Contribute to the long-term growth and diversification of the organisation’s fundraising portfolio and the upcoming capital appeal campaigns.
You will bring:
- Proven experience leading community and events fundraising programmes, with demonstrated ability to grow income through strategic initiatives.
- Strong leadership skills with experience managing high performing and developing diverse teams.
- Excellent relationship-building skills with external and internal stakeholders.
- Insight-led decision making, maximising ROI and collaborating closely with internal teams such as marketing and digital.
- An analytical and curious mindset, consistently seeking sector insights and championing best practice across the team.
How to Apply
The deadline for this role is Wednesday 22nd July, with 1st stage interviews to take place on Thursday 30th July. To express an initial interest, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role by clicking the 'apply now' button (please do not apply via email). We aim to get back to all successful candidates within 48 working hours.
Commitment to Diversity
The Talent Set are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, disability, or age. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.
Are you a fundraising leader looking to join a growing charity which brings hope to families living with a rare neurological condition?
Dravet Syndrome UK is looking for a new Head of Fundraising to help them continue to grow and reach their £1 million income target so they're able to expand their impact and help more patients and families living with Dravet Syndrome.
Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 per annum pro rata
Contract: Permanent, part-time, 24-32 hours per week (0.6 - 0.8 FTE). Flexible across Monday to Friday; some evening and weekend working required around key events, with time off in lieu provided
Location: Home-based, with travel to national meetings and fundraising events (approximately four times per year, plus key events as required)
Benefits: 24 days plus bank holidays (full-time equivalent)
Culture: Flexible, supportive, able to work with autonomy
About the charity
Established in 2009 by a group of parents, Dravet Syndrome UK (DSUK) supports over 2,000 patients, carers and siblings across almost 600 families living with Dravet Syndrome, a rare, lifelong form of epilepsy. They do this through their three-prong approach; supporting families, providing professional education, and funding research.
This is the perfect time to join as they're coming out of a period of transformational growth, when they are about to refresh their strategy following the successful delivery of their first five-year strategy, and have grown both their team and income significantly.
About the role
The Head of Fundraising will lead on high value asks to help further diversify, strengthen and grow DSUK's income base. This role will be both strategic and hands-on. You'll develop and implement the fundraising strategy, setting realistic targets and delivering on them. You will also represent the charity externally by building relationships with high value funders and developing the case for support.
This is a standalone fundraising role, with support from colleagues across the team. You will line manage the Team Administrator, with the potential to grow the team down the line as the fundraising function develops.
About you
This role will suit a confident relationship-builder and a creative thinker, comfortable working autonomously in a small remote team.
We're looking for someone with:
- A proven track record in high value fundraising, across multiple income streams
- Demonstrable success in building new corporate relationships, including securing multi-year partnerships
- Proven success in cultivating major donors, including securing multi-year gifts.
- Experience of developing and managing a pipeline of trust and foundation funding, including writing high-quality applications and managing funder relationships
If you're driven by making a difference in the lives of people impacted by a serious and rare neurological condition, please send a copy of your profile or CV to Ellen Drummond at Charity People as the first step.
Deadline: Wednesday 29th July at 9am
Interviews: Online, week commencing 10th August
Charity People is a forward thinking, inclusive organisation that actively and deliberately promotes equity, diversity and inclusion. We know organisations thrive when inclusion is at the forefront. We evidence our commitment by matching charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates irrespective of background e.g. age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we believe that greater diversity leads to greater results for the charities we work with.
Position: Head of Research
Hours: Part-time, 14 hours a week – job share
Contract: Permanent
Location: Office-based in London N4, with flexibility for hybrid working
Salary: £66,421 per annum FTE (£26,568 per annum, actual for 14 hours per week) plus excellent benefits
Salary Band: Band 4
About us
We make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.
Our strategy is based on what people affected by MS have told us is important to them. It gives us a clear and determined focus.
Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.
Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive working environment where you'll be able to make a difference.
About this job
The Head of Research enables successful delivery of the organisation’s ground-breaking Research Strategy. They will provide vital leadership, strategic direction and day to day management of the MS Society’s research programme as well as leadership of the Research Team.
This varied and exciting role also involves developing and maintaining strategically relevant partnerships, annual grant round, new research strategy and acting as a spokesperson for the MS Society as well as being a key ambassador – inspiring internal teams about the MS Society’s research programme.
Please note this is a part-time 14 hours per week position. This could be worked across either 2 or 3 days.
Closing date for applications: 9:00 on Tuesday 21 July 2026
Interested?
PLEASE PRESS THE 'HOW TO APPLY' BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled people and or people from minoritised ethnic backgrounds.
We’d be grateful if you downloaded and completed the equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application.
Disability Confident Employer
We’re a Disability Confident Employer and we’re committed to promoting equality and diversity.
You can ask for reasonable adjustments as part of both our recruitment and new starter on-boarding processes.
If you need any help or adjustments to apply for this role, please contact us. You can also ask for the application materials to be sent to you in a different format. Such as for them to be sent to you by email or in a larger word format.
More about our recruitment and selection process
- The first round of our recruitment and selection process includes an interview with competency-based questions.
- Our recruitment and selection process might also include extra tasks. For example, a written or Microsoft Excel test or making a presentation.
- We’ll let you know what the selection process will include when we invite you to interview. You can ask for any more reasonable adjustments for the interview as part of the invitation.
- You might also be invited for a second interview. We’ll let you know about this during the selection process.
More about our employee benefits:
We have a wide range of employee benefits including (but not limited to):
Encouraging work life balance
- 39 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time
- More annual leave entitlement, based on length of employment
- Smart working options (with the opportunity to work remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us)
- Flexible working options
Caring for you and your family
- Generous sick pay entitlement
- More sick pay entitlement, based on length of employment
- Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave in each calendar year
- Free access to a GP virtually 24 hours a day/7 days a week allowing you unlimited advice, reassurance and where appropriate diagnosis
- Enhanced leave for new parents
- Free access to a confidential 24 hours a day/7 days a week helpline service for both you and your family with a specialist range of support and information
- Special leave options (such as up to 5 days paid leave for domestic or personal emergencies a year)
- 10 days paid disability leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
- 10 days paid carers’ leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
- Cycle to work scheme
- Death in service scheme
- New family-friendly benefits, including paid leave:
- In the event of miscarriage or still birth
- To support fertility treatments
- For antenatal appointments for both parents
Thinking about your finances
- Enhanced salary sacrifice pension scheme
- Discounted season ticket loan and interest-free emergency loans
- Give as you earn to support other charities of your choice before tax
- New employee portal including lifestyle savings vouchers and personal wellbeing
Enriching your life at work
- Personalised development plans with a wide range of training courses and opportunities to source additional training options with your line manager
- Yearly internal apprenticeship opportunities
- New, modern offices that embrace working together both in-person and remotely
- Various opportunities to influence how we internally operate (including surveys, and focus and committee groups)
- Active and supportive internal employee networking groups for collaboration and peer support
- 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering for MS Society activities during normal working hours (such as fundraising events, or campaigning in the local community)
- 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering with other charities during normal
Safeguarding
We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone who uses our services and we come into contact with.
This is regardless of Gender, Race, Disability, Sexual orientation, Religion or belief, Pregnancy, Gender reassignment.
We recognise our particular responsibility to make sure vulnerable adults and children are protected.
We have measures in place to protect everyone we come into contact with from abuse and maltreatment of all kinds.
Your right to work in the UK
You must have the right to work in the UK to work in paid employment with us. You’ll need to share documents showing you’re eligible to work in the UK if we offer you employment.
You can find the UK visas and permits granting you the right to work in the UK on the UK Government website. We currently don’t have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and aren’t able to support you with your visa applications.
No agencies please.
To fund world-leading research, share the latest information and campaign for everyone's rights. Together we are a community. Together we can stop MS

Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Head of Industrial Relations
£68,602 per annum + excellent benefits.
Home-based with travel to meetings/training across the country as required
Full time, permanent.
Lead negotiations. Influence change. Protect and strengthen the voice of school and college leaders.
Make A Difference
This is a rare opportunity to lead a highly influential function, shape national industrial relations activity and make a lasting difference to the professional lives of school and college leaders.
Why This Role Matters
As our clients Head of Industrial Relations, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring that school and college leaders have a strong and influential voice in shaping their pay, conditions and working environment. Leading their industrial relations and collective bargaining function, you will help safeguard members' rights, secure positive outcomes through negotiation, and strengthen their position as the leading professional body and trade union for education leaders. Your expertise will directly contribute to improving the working lives of members across the UK while ensuring the organisation remains legally compliant, strategically focused and highly respected within the sector.
Who We’re Looking For
Our client is seeking an experienced industrial relations, trade union or HR professional with a proven track record of leading successful negotiations at a senior level. You will bring substantial experience of collective bargaining, strong leadership capabilities, and a deep understanding of employment relations within complex organisations. You'll be a strategic thinker, an influential communicator and a confident relationship-builder who can work effectively with employers, trade unions, members and external stakeholders. A commitment to trade union principles, combined with the credibility to work alongside experienced school and college leaders, will be essential to your success in this role.
What You’ll Be Doing
You will lead and develop the Industrial Relations team, ensuring the delivery of a high-quality, consistent service to members nationwide. Working closely with employer groups, trade unions and local representatives, you will oversee negotiations, represent members at key joint negotiating committees, resolve disputes, and help secure the best possible terms, conditions and benefits for members. You will also provide strategic advice across the organisation, ensure compliance with relevant legislation and trade union requirements, support the development of local representatives, and contribute to the organisation's broader industrial relations strategy.
What our client can offer
Our client is an equal opportunities employer and offers a very generous package of benefits including
· Flexible working: Flexible working – a combination of working from home, attending external meetings and events and being in-person at their Leicester HQ as necessary.
· Generous leave: 33 days annual leave + bank holidays.
· Pension: 9% employer contribution.
· Professional development: Ongoing training and peer support.
· Expenses covered: Travel, home-working allowance, and equipment provided.
· Inclusive culture: They welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities.
They encourage applications regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
This is a home-based role with travel across England and Wales to meetings and events as required. Reasonable travel expenses, IT and telephone equipment will be provided.
If you’re ready to lead a team that makes a real difference to education leaders and organisations across the UK, they would love to hear from you.
INTERESTED?
The closing date for application is 4pm on Wednesday 5 August 2026.
Interviews will be held in-person, at HQ in Leicester on Wednesday 19 August 2026.
Start date: Tuesday 1 December 2026 but dependent on individual circumstances.
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About the role
The Institut français du Royaume-Uni is seeking a dynamic and strategic Head of Patrons’ Circle & Sponsorship Activation to lead the development of its patron engagement programmes and sponsorship (in-kind) activation strategy across the Institut’s major cultural events and flagship seasons.
This senior role has three core objectives:
- to grow and structure the Institut’s existing Patrons’ Circle;
- to create and launch a new Young Patrons Circle aimed at engaging a new generation of supporters;
- to design and deliver an in-kind sponsorship activation strategy across the Institut’s flagship cultural events and programmes.
The role combines community building, relationship management, experiential programming and sponsorship activation. It focuses on audience engagement, visibility and stakeholder experience rather than direct fundraising or financial sponsorship solicitation.
A key dimension of the role is the development of both:
- an in situ engagement programme at the Institut français;
- and a “Hors-les-murs” programme of exclusive events and experiences organised in partnership with leading cultural venues and institutions across London.
Working closely with the Head of Partnerships & Major Donors, the successful candidate will contribute to the Institut’s development strategy by creating meaningful experiences for patrons, sponsors and cultural stakeholders.
About the Patrons’ Circle
The Patrons’ Circle of the Institut français du Royaume-Uni is an active and committed community of individuals supporting the Institut’s mission through its Trust. Bringing together philanthropists, arts supporters and Francophile audiences, the Circle contributes to the development of the Institut’s cultural and educational programmes while fostering engagement with French culture in the UK.
Members benefit from privileged access to the Institut français and enjoy a curated programme of exclusive events and cultural experiences throughout the year, both at the Institut and through a “hors les murs” programme developed in partnership with leading cultural venues across London.
Key responsibilities
Patrons’ Circle & Young Patrons development
- Design and implement a development strategy for the Patrons’ Circle focused on engagement, retention and community growth
- Conceive, create and launch the Institut français du Royaume-Uni’s Young Patrons Circle, defining its positioning, audience, engagement model and value proposition
- Develop a recruitment and engagement strategy targeting younger audiences and emerging supporters
- Build and nurture a strong community through tailored engagement and personalised experiences
- Oversee the full patron journey, including onboarding, stewardship and retention
- Develop targeted communications and engagement campaigns (newsletters, invitations, tailored outreach)
- Structure and evolve benefits and membership offers for Patrons and Young Patrons
- Develop exclusive cultural experiences and networking opportunities for patrons and trustees
In-kind sponsorship activation & event partnerships
- Develop in-kind partnerships and collaborative sponsorship opportunities for major events including the French Film Festival UK, Night of Ideas and other high-profile programmes
- Identify and engage brands, cultural partners and lifestyle organisations aligned with the Institut’s values, audiences and events
- Develop creative non-financial partnership propositions focused on visibility, hospitality, audience engagement and cultural experiences
- Ensure meaningful and high-quality sponsor integration into events through experiences, visibility and tailored activations
- Coordinate sponsor activations in collaboration with programming, communications and production teams
- Build and maintain long-term relationships with sponsors and institutional partners
- Coordinate delivery and follow-up of partnership benefits and sponsor visibility
Events & experiences
- Curate, in coordination with the Institute cultural teams, selected moments from the Institut français’ existing programme for Patrons’ privileged access, including post-event encounters with artists and production teams
- Lead the conception and delivery of the “Hors-les-murs” programme, developed in close collaboration with cultural teams and hosted across partner venues in London
- Collaborate closely with programming, communications and production teams
- Ensure excellence in event delivery and premium stakeholder experience
Administration & coordination
- Prepare administrative committees and Board meetings in close collaboration with the Head of Partnerships & Major Donors
- Draft meeting minutes and coordinate follow-up actions
- Oversee administrative management of the Patrons’ Circle
- Coordinate agreements, partnerships and sponsor deliverables
- Ensure logistical and administrative follow-up for events and activations
Strategic contribution
- Propose innovative formats and initiatives to enhance patron and sponsor engagement
- Contribute to the Institut’s visibility and audience engagement strategy through cultural partnerships and experiences
- Monitor and evaluate engagement outcomes and partnership impact
- Benchmark best practices in patron engagement, sponsorship activation and cultural partnerships
Profile
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in partnerships, sponsorship activation, audience engagement, cultural programming or related fields
- Proven experience in developing and managing high-level relationships and stakeholder communities
- Experience in event partnerships, experiential engagement or brand activation
- Strong strategic thinking with the ability to design and implement audience and engagement initiatives
- Excellent organisational and project management skills
- Outstanding interpersonal and communication abilities
- Fluent English and French (written and spoken) essential
- Proactive and entrepreneurial mindset with strong initiative
- Strong interest in arts, culture and international environments
Conditions & benefits
- One-year renewable contract: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
- Gross monthly salary: £3,292
- 32 days of paid leave + public holidays
- travel allowance provided
- Possibility of joining a supplementary pension fund and health insurance subject to conditions
- Place of work: Institut Français du Royaume-Uni, 23 Cromwell road, London SW7 2EL
- Only applications from candidates who are already eligible to work in the United Kingdom will be considered.
- Start Date: as soon as possible
Only applications from candidates who are already eligible to work in the United Kingdom will be considered.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is an exciting time to join us. As we grow our international efforts and sharpen our strategic focus, we are creating a new Head of Research & Grants role to lead our combined research and grant-making function. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, you will be our senior operational and strategic leader for how we identify, fund and learn from the work that gives babies the best start in life.
The grants and research effort of the Foundation is focussed on the ‘So What?’. You will make sure every piece of ground breaking research and every charity grant adds to our global advocacy for babies, informing and educating policy makers across the world about the 1001 Critical Days and how they can help parents and carers give their babies the best start in life.
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We are determined that every baby should experience the best start in life.
Senior Community and Events Coordinator
Brain Research UK
£30,000-£32,000 | Hybrid Working (Central London office two days per week) | Permanent
Charity People is delighted to be working with Brain Research UK to recruit a new Senior Community and Events Coordinator to join their ambitious and growing fundraising team.
Brain Research UK funds world-class research to discover the causes, develop new treatments and improve the lives of people affected by neurological conditions. Through the generosity of their supporters, they are helping to drive life-changing and life-saving breakthroughs in research.
Following the launch of an ambitious new strategy, this is an exciting time to join a charity with clear momentum, strong leadership and significant growth aspirations.
About the Role
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys building relationships, creating memorable supporter experiences and delivering engaging fundraising activity.
Working closely with the Head of Events and Community Fundraising, you'll play a pivotal role in growing community fundraising income and supporter engagement across the charity. You'll build relationships with supporters, community groups and volunteers, helping them achieve their fundraising ambitions whilst ensuring they feel valued every step of the way. Alongside this, you'll support the delivery of a portfolio of special events, helping to create exceptional experiences that inspire support for Brain Research UK's mission.
The successful candidate will be joining at an exciting stage of development, with plenty of opportunity to bring fresh ideas, identify new fundraising opportunities and contribute to the future growth of the community fundraising programme. You'll work across supporter stewardship, event delivery, fundraising development and reporting, making this a broad and varied role with excellent scope for career development.
About You
We're looking for someone who is organised, enthusiastic and naturally people-focused. You might already be working in community fundraising, events or supporter engagement, or perhaps have developed transferable relationship-management skills in another sector and are looking to bring them into the charity world.
Most importantly, you'll be someone who enjoys building lasting relationships, has excellent communication skills and is motivated by delivering outstanding supporter experiences. You'll be comfortable managing multiple priorities, confident working independently and excited by the opportunity to help grow an ambitious fundraising programme.
Why Join Brain Research UK?
As a small and ambitious charity, Brain Research UK offers the opportunity to make a genuine impact while developing your career within a supportive and collaborative team. You'll play a key role in helping fund vital neurological research that improves lives across the UK and beyond.
Closing Date: 22 July 5pm
Interviews (in person): Week commencing 27 July
Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates irrespective of age, disability, gender, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, or gender reassignment because we know that greater diversity leads to even greater results for the charities we work with.
Are you an inspiring senior fundraising leader who wants to use their skills to help people experience the best possible quality of life, to the end of life?
As the new Head of Fundraising at St Catherine's Hospice, you'll enjoy the best of both worlds: leading and developing a growing team towards high performance, while remaining hands-on in building and nurturing high-value donor relationships.
Salary: £44,341 per annum
Contract: Full Time | 37.5 hours per week
Location: Preston, with hybrid option with up to 2 days homeworking
Benefits: Enjoy 36 days' holiday (including bank holidays), an extra wellbeing day for your birthday, up to 8% employer pension contributions, Blue Light Card discounts, discounted on-site meals, career development opportunities, life insurance, and an employee assistance programme.
Culture: Join a supportive and collaborative team, all located within a scenic working environment.
The Role:
Reporting to the Director of Marketing and Engagement, you will lead, develop and inspire a dedicated fundraising team, creating a high-performance culture that delivers ambitious income targets across a diverse portfolio.
This is a strategic and hands-on leadership role. You will be responsible for developing and delivering the hospice's fundraising strategy, identifying new opportunities for growth, and personally supporting key relationships and fundraising initiatives. You will work closely with senior colleagues, trustees and external stakeholders, providing regular updates and reports to the Board on fundraising performance, opportunities and risks.
About You:
We are seeking a confident and experienced fundraising professional who combines strategic thinking with a practical, hands-on approach. You will be an inspirational leader with a proven ability to deliver income growth, develop high-performing teams and build strong relationships with supporters, partners and senior stakeholders.
You will be comfortable operating both strategically and operationally, with the credibility and communication skills to influence at Board level and represent the hospice externally.
Your Experience
- Significant senior fundraising experience across multiple income streams, with a strong track record of delivering sustainable income growth
- Proven ability to lead, motivate, and develop high-performing fundraising teams, building a positive and ambitious culture
- Demonstrable success in designing and delivering fundraising strategies that achieve measurable results and long-term financial sustainability
- Strong commercial and financial acumen, including budgeting, income forecasting, performance management, and driving return on investment across fundraising activity
- Ability to build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships, alongside developing compelling cases for support, funding applications, and donor propositions that inspire giving and generate income
- Experience of planning and delivering successful fundraising events, with responsibility for volunteer management and awareness of relevant health and safety requirements
Why Join St Catherine's Hospice?
St Catherine's cares for patients and their loved ones across Chorley, Preston and South Ribble who are affected by life-shortening conditions such as cancer, motor neurone disease and heart failure. Through specialist palliative and end-of-life care, delivered both at the hospice and in people's own homes, the organisation helps individuals achieve the best possible quality of life and focus on what matters most to them in the time they have.
A values-led organisation, with care, compassion and commitment at the heart of everything it does, St Catherine's is deeply valued by its local community. This role offers the opportunity to make a lasting impact by leading a talented fundraising team, influencing strategic decision-making and securing the resources needed to ensure exceptional hospice care remains available for those who need it most.
How to Apply
To find out more or to apply, please contact Ellen Drummond at Charity People with your CV or professional profile. If your experience aligns with what we're looking for, we'll be in touch with further information.
Application Deadline: 1st July 9am
First Stage Interviews: 16th/17th July
Second Stage Interview: In person, w/c 22nd July
Charity People is a forward thinking, inclusive organisation that actively and deliberately promotes equity, diversity and inclusion. We know organisations thrive when inclusion is at the forefront. We evidence our commitment by matching charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates irrespective of background e.g. age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we believe that greater diversity leads to greater results for the charities we work with.
Smart Works is a dynamic, high profile and fast-growing UK charity that dresses and coaches unemployed women for success at their job interview. We empower each woman by giving her the clothes and the confidence she needs to succeed.
After visiting Smart Works, 68% of clients secure a job, gaining financial independence and transforming their lives.
The Smart Works service is delivered in London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Newcastle, Reading, Bristol and Leeds. Over the past ten years, Smart Works has helped over 50,000 women, and last year alone we reached 10,600 women. It is our mission that any woman who needs our service should be able to find her way to a Smart Works centre.
In 2025 we launched our new 5-year strategy- we are aiming to build a future where every woman, at any stage of her career, can access trusted, personalised support to secure employment. We aspire to be local in feel, national in reach, shaped by the voices of women, valuing every story and every success.
About the Role
This is an exciting role that will support the successful growth and delivery of the Smart Works Pop Up Shops and sales, other fundraising events including the Smart Works Carol Concert and the Community Fundraising programme.
The candidate will work closely with the Head of Events, Community & Retail Activations, the Wardrobe team and wider Partnerships team to deliver exceptional events, raise vital funds and secure stock for fundraising.
An ability to work under pressure, deliver to tight deadlines, juggle conflicting priorities and exceed set targets will be key.
The role would be based in the London centres, and there will be occasional evening and weekend work as the role holder will provide key events support.
How to Apply
Please read the full job profile attached and then please submit a CV and a cover letter (no longer than two pages) through our recruitment system by 9am on Tuesday 14th July 2026. Your application should be addressed to Jennie Macklin.
1st round interviews will take place in the week commencing 20th July and will be virtual. If you are unable to attend a virtual interview for any reason, please let us know to discuss another arrangement.
2nd round interviews will take place in the week commencing 27th July and will be in person in our North London centre.
If you require any reasonable adjustments or alterations for the application and recruitment processes, please contact us and we'd be happy to support.
Smart Works is committed to best practice employment practices, including reducing the burden for those seeking work. Smart Works will therefore reimburse reasonable costs of travel to interviews if required.
We exist to give unemployed women the clothing, coaching and confidence they need to succeed at interview and get the job.



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Title: Head of Campaigns
Salary: £60,000
Contract: Temporary
Hours: 37.5 per week (Monday to Friday)
Holiday: 25 days per year plus bank holidays
Location: Home based with regular across the UK
Probationary Period: 3 months
Reports to: Chief Executive
Benefits: An additional 3 days holiday between Christmas and New Year
Flexitime policy
5% pension contribution
Anticipated contract duration: 9th November 2026 - February 2028
We are River Action
We are a small and agile campaigning organisation on a mission to rescue the UK’s rivers from a toxic cocktail of agricultural, sewage and industrial pollution and water shortages. We support community action, galvanise and mobilise public opinion, influence government policy, take legal actions and call out destructive industrial practices to incentivise changes that end river pollution and secure freshwater.
We are a talented team of positive disrupters and stakeholder mobilisers delivering our strategy to urgently protect and restore our rivers for the benefit of communities, rivers and wildlife.
Our rivers are our life support system and they are dying. We need urgent action to bring them back to life.
Who we are looking for
We're looking for an exceptional campaigner to lead an ambitious environmental campaigning programme for just over a year to cover maternity leave. This is an exciting opportunity for an inspiring leader who can develop bold, strategic campaigns that shift public debate, influence decision-makers and deliver tangible environmental outcomes.
You'll be an experienced campaign strategist who understands that lasting change rarely comes from a single tactic. You'll know how to bring together compelling communications, evidence and investigations, grassroots mobilisation, political engagement, legal interventions and partnerships into integrated campaigns capable of changing policy, behaviour and corporate practice.
We're looking for someone who combines strategic vision with practical delivery. Someone who is comfortable making decisions in a fast-moving environment, spotting opportunities as they emerge and adapting campaigns to maximise impact.
Experience in environmental campaigning would be highly valuable, but above all we're looking for someone with an outstanding track record of leading successful campaigns that have shifted opinion, influenced policy or held powerful institutions to account.
We’re looking for someone who brings energy, creativity and courageous leadership. Someone who is excited by building campaigns that challenge the status quo, comfortable navigating complexity and able to combine bold thinking with sound judgement. You'll know when to disrupt, when to collaborate and how to inspire others to believe that together we can restore the UK’s rivers.
If you're motivated by creating change, thrive in a dynamic environment and want to lead campaigns that make a genuine difference to one of the UK's greatest environmental challenges, we'd love to hear from you.
What you’ll be doing:
As Head of Campaigns, you will be developing and delivering bold, integrated campaigns that drive lasting change for the UK's rivers. You'll lead and inspire a talented team of campaigners, helping them to develop innovative, impactful campaigns while fostering a collaborative, ambitious and supportive culture. You'll work closely with colleagues across communications, policy, legal, fundraising and research, ensuring our work is strategically aligned and greater than the sum of its parts.
Leading River Action's Campaigns Team, you will shape the organisation's campaigning strategy, ensuring our work is innovative, evidence-led and designed to influence public opinion, hold polluters to account and secure meaningful political and systemic change. You'll create campaigns that connect compelling storytelling with community mobilisation, strategic communications, political advocacy, legal action and partnerships, ensuring every part of our work contributes towards our mission to rescue the UK’s rivers.
You'll provide strategic leadership across the full campaign lifecycle, overseeing campaign planning, delivery, budgeting, resourcing and evaluation. You'll ensure our campaigns are informed by robust evidence, guided by clear objectives and measured against meaningful outcomes, using insight and learning to continually strengthen our impact.
You will lead River Action's communications and public profile, ensuring our campaigns cut through the national conversation, inspire public action and strengthen our reputation as one of the UK's leading environmental campaigning organisations. You’ll oversee media, messaging and campaign communications that amplify our voice and build public support for change.
Internally, you'll work in close partnership with the Head of Public Affairs to ensure our public campaigns reinforce and accelerate our political influencing work, while ensuring community campaigns and grassroots action inform our national priorities. You'll also work alongside the Head of Legal to develop campaigns involving strategic litigation to achieve change within and outside of court and legal processes, using legal action as a catalyst for wider public awareness, policy change and industry accountability.
As a member of River Action's Senior Management Team, you'll help shape the strategic direction of the organisation and contribute to organisational leadership beyond your own department. You'll work alongside the CEO and fellow Heads of Department to deliver our organisational strategy, embedding collaboration, innovation and impact across all areas of our work.
You'll also play a key role in securing the resources needed to deliver our ambitions. Working with the Head of Development, you'll help develop compelling funding proposals, inspire funders with our vision and demonstrate the impact of our work through robust monitoring, evaluation and reporting. Working with the Finance and Operations Manager, you'll oversee campaign budgets, ensuring resources are managed effectively and strategically.
Main Duties
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Provide strategic leadership as a member of the Senior Management Team, supporting the CEO to deliver River Action's organisational strategy, theory of change and long-term vision.
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Lead the development and delivery of River Action's integrated campaigning strategy, ensuring our public campaigns drive measurable environmental, political and societal change.
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Develop and oversee a portfolio of ambitious national campaigns, identifying opportunities to influence public opinion, policy, regulation and industry practice through innovative and impactful campaigning.
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Lead River Action's communications, media and public engagement strategy, ensuring compelling storytelling, strong brand visibility and effective use of traditional, digital and social media to grow our influence and supporter base.
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Lead the planning and delivery of River Action’s creative interventions and actions, from polling, petitions and shareholder actions to public protests and high-profile actions.
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Serve as a senior public representative and spokesperson for River Action, building the organisation's profile and influence through media engagement, public speaking, stakeholder engagement and high-profile external events.
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Oversee River Action's digital campaigning platforms, including the strategic development of our website and digital engagement tools.
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Work closely with the Head of Public Affairs to ensure campaigns and political advocacy are fully integrated, maximising opportunities to influence government, regulators and decision-makers.
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Work closely with the Head of Public Affairs to ensure grassroots action informs national campaigns, and national campaigns empower and amplify community action.
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Work with the Head of Legal to identify, develop and deliver strategic legal interventions that strengthen campaigns, increase accountability and drive systemic change beyond the courtroom.
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Build and maintain influential relationships with campaign partners, coalitions, NGOs, academics, community organisations, funders and other key stakeholders to maximise collective impact.
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Lead campaign planning, governance and delivery, ensuring campaigns are effectively resourced, managed and evaluated against agreed objectives, budgets and monitoring, evaluation and reporting (MER) frameworks.
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Lead, inspire and develop the Campaigns Team, fostering a collaborative, creative and high-performing culture that enables colleagues to thrive and deliver exceptional work.
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Work with the CEO, Head of Development and senior colleagues to secure funding for campaign activities, contributing to funding proposals, donor engagement and impact reporting.
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Work with the Finance and Operations Manager to develop, monitor and manage campaign budgets, ensuring resources are used effectively and strategically.
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Support organisational reporting by contributing to Board papers, quarterly and annual reports, organisational planning and performance monitoring.
Other Duties & Responsibilities
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Adopt a positive approach to personal and professional development; engaging in one to one meetings and relevant training.
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Be aware of, and act on, relevant health and safety responsibilities as an employee of River Action and adhere to these wherever you are working.
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To maintain confidentiality in all areas of work at River Action.
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UK travel will be required. Training & operational activities may require overnight stays away from home, in which case standard River Action procedures apply.
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Demonstrate a strong commitment to creating an inclusive, equal and diverse workplace and a positive organisational culture.
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Work collaboratively with colleagues across River Action to collectively deliver our ethos and mission.
What you’ll bring
The position will suit a strategic, well organised, energetic, passionate and dedicated person. The ideal person will be an excellent leader, a people person, and thrive within a dynamic and fast-paced environment. The person will have a passion to protect and restore our waterways and hold those responsible for environmental destruction to account.
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Ability to think strategically to deliver campaigns that are positively disruptive and meet River Action values.
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Line management experience of highly experienced professionals, bringing out the best in your team.
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Creative attitude and skills for solving problems and raising awareness of problems and solutions.
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A head for organisation and excellent time management, bringing others along with you in planning and delivering interventions and projects at short notice and under pressure.
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Experience in public and/or political campaigning either within or outside the environmental sector.
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Experience and contacts in communications and PR.
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An understanding of the issues that are impacting our rivers, and their solutions.
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The ability to establish and maintain effective contacts and relationships with senior and influential external individuals and bodies.
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The ability to communicate effectively and appropriately with a wide range of people both verbally and in writing including the media, community groups, other NGO representatives, government, industry leaders, supporters and followers on social media.
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Exceptional IT literacy and a head for figures and budgeting.
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Ability to work independently and take initiative to solve problems.
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Ability to work flexible hours as necessary.
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A good team player with a willingness to muck in as and where required.
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Ability to think clearly even when working under pressure.
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A passion for River Action’s mission and vision.
Diversity and Inclusion
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies show that women and people of colour are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single criteria. We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace. So if you like the look of this role but your past experience does not align perfectly with everything in the job description, we would still like to hear from you. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.
How to apply
To apply, please submit to jobs at riveractionuk dot com with the subject ‘Head of Campaigns’’:
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your CV (2 pages max),
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a cover letter (2 pages max) explaining why you want to work for River Action and how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the role, and
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a written submission (2 pages) as described below.
Only applications including all three documents will be accepted. Please provide your documents in pdf format.
Written submission
River Action is looking to develop a campaign around water security in the UK to launch in 2027. Please put together a campaign brief setting out the challenges faced, how we would develop and deliver this campaign including campaign asks; campaign outcomes; public, political and legal tactics; routes for funding and resource requirements.
Your campaign brief should be no longer than 2 sides of A4.
Application process
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until 23:59 on 19th July.
Should your application be shortlisted, the next stage will involve an initial 30 minute interview on 28th July via video conference. You may then be invited to attend a second interview with a panel on 3rd August.
Please indicate in your covering letter or in a covering email your availability for interviews on these dates.
If you have any questions about the role or your application, please contact us on jobs at riveractionuk dot com.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.


