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Role purpose
The Head of Finance is a key member of the Charity’s senior management team, working closely with the chief executive, directors, and trustees. The head of finance will lead the day-to-day financial operations of the Charity, including budgeting, reporting, audit, payroll, and pensions. Managing the finance manager and management accountant, the Head of Finance will ensure the effective running of the finance department and smooth day-to-day processes. Reporting directly to the Chief Executive, you will be a key advisor on strategic financial decisions, balancing meticulous operational control with strategic planning.
As the Head of Finance, you will:
- Proactively contribute to the development and delivery of the Charity’s strategy through developing long-term financial planning to underpin our objectives.
- Act as senior finance business partner to the senior leadership team, supporting strategic and operational decision-making.
- Lead on the annual audit and production of statutory accounts, ensuring effective management of the audit process.
- Support the rest of the Charity team to become financially informed and comfortable understanding financial performance, control, and accountability.
Main responsibilities
Financial controls, reporting, and operational finance
- Lead the finance function of the Charity, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant financial management and reporting.
- Ensure that appropriately robust internal financial and operational controls are in place.
- Ensure that our unrestricted and restricted funds and accounting records are maintained in accordance with legal and regulatory requirements and best practice.
- Ensure timely and accurate monthly management accounts and other reports are produced by the finance team and distributed to members of the senior management team, encouraging ownership of departmental budgets.
- Manage and oversee accounts receivable and payable, ensuring strong cash management.
- Ensure all banking facilities, financial systems, and internal processes function to a high standard and enable the Charity to carry out its transactional and operational financial functions.
- Lead financial risk identification and mitigation, working closely with the chief executive and leadership team, and reporting to the board of trustees.
Financial administration and governance
- Manage the production of statutory accounts in line with the Charity SORP and lead the annual external audit process.
- Oversee our tax affairs, including PAYE, national insurance, corporation tax, VAT, and gift aid.
- Responsible for our payroll and pensions functions.
- Maintain and continuously improve financial policies, procedures, and controls, working closely with the fundraising and operations teams to ensure organisational efficiency.
- Identify and escalate financial risks to the chief executive and board
- Line manage and support the management accountant and finance manager, ensuring professional development and high-quality output.
Person specification
Knowledge and experience
We are looking for candidates with demonstrable strategic financial leadership spanning organisational planning, budgeting, risk, and reporting. You will have:
- You must be a fully qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA, OR CIMA)
- Excellent knowledge of charity financial management, SORP, and audit is essential.
- Experience of effective budget setting and implementing controls and processes to manage and monitoring budgets
- Firm understanding of risk management
- Experience of improving policies and processes in comparable organisations
- Success in delivering increased cost effectiveness
- Evidence of building financial impact and performance metrics and reporting
- Understanding of the requirements of legislation, Charity Commission and professional body guidance on a being a well-run and financially accountable Charity
- Considerable experience of management and development of staff
Skills, abilities, and behaviours
- A strategic thinker with the ability to see the bigger picture and make decisions in line with the charity’s needs as part of a team
- Strong change management skills with experience of managing teams through change
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to interpret and communicate financial information to a non-specialist audience
- Strong organisational development skills, able to identify and act on opportunities to drive performance in business
- Experience of the charity or not-for-profit environment (this could be gained as a trustee) preferably with some understanding of charity funding and investment management
- Collaborative working style with excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Resilient with a flexible, creative and solutions-focused approach to problem-solving
We are a leading healthcare charity dedicated to enhancing patient care and experience at University Hospital Southampton
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About the role
The Head of Income Generation is a new and important leadership role within Stonewall Housing, created to grow and diversify our voluntary income and support the next stage of our development as a nationwide LGBTQ+ housing and homelessness charity.
Reporting to the Director of Development, you will lead the development and delivery of ambitious income generation plans, with a particular focus on significantly growing income from corporate giving and partnerships.
You will build on Stonewall Housing’s existing corporate relationships while identifying and securing new opportunities across the UK. This will include strategic and commercial partnerships, Charity of the Year relationships, corporate donations, corporate foundations, employee fundraising, sponsorship, cause-related marketing and other opportunities for businesses and their employees to support our work.
You will develop compelling partnership propositions, lead applications and pitches, build relationships with senior decision-makers and create opportunities that deliver sustainable income alongside wider value for Stonewall Housing and the LGBTQ+ communities we support.
Alongside your focus on corporate income, you will work across Stonewall Housing’s wider fundraising portfolio, contributing to the development and growth of individual giving, major donor fundraising, community fundraising and other voluntary income streams. You will identify opportunities for different areas of fundraising to complement one another and create meaningful pathways for supporters to deepen their relationship with Stonewall Housing.
This is a senior role that combines strategic thinking with hands-on income generation. You will be as comfortable developing an income strategy and managing a pipeline as you are writing an application to a corporate foundation, pitching a partnership, meeting a prospective supporter or developing a new fundraising opportunity.
Working closely with the Director of Development and colleagues across Stonewall Housing, you will help translate our services, impact and ambitions into compelling opportunities for funders, businesses, partners and supporters.
As this is a new role, you will have a significant opportunity to shape our approach, develop new income streams and build the systems, relationships and opportunities needed to support Stonewall Housing’s long-term sustainability and national impact.
Key responsibilities
Corporate giving and partnerships
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Lead the development and delivery of ambitious plans to grow and diversify Stonewall Housing’s corporate income across the UK.
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Generate income through corporate partnerships, corporate giving, Charity of the Year relationships, commercial partnerships, corporate foundations, employee fundraising, sponsorship and other forms of business engagement.
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Build and maintain a strong, diverse pipeline of prospective corporate supporters and partners.
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Research, identify and pursue new corporate fundraising opportunities that align with Stonewall Housing’s mission, values and strategic priorities.
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Secure new high-value and multi-year corporate partnerships that generate sustainable income and wider strategic value.
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Develop compelling and tailored partnership propositions that connect corporate priorities with Stonewall Housing’s services, impact and ambitions.
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Lead approaches, applications, pitches, presentations and negotiations with prospective corporate partners.
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Identify and submit high-quality applications to corporate foundations, corporate grant programmes and other business-led funding opportunities.
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Develop and submit strong Charity of the Year applications, pitches and presentations, supporting employee voting and engagement where required.
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Build trusted relationships with senior business leaders, corporate social impact and sustainability teams, corporate foundations, LGBTQ+ employee networks, employee resource groups and other key decision-makers.
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Develop commercial and cause-related partnerships that generate income, raise awareness and engage new audiences.
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Identify opportunities for sponsorship of Stonewall Housing’s events, campaigns, programmes and other areas of work.
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Develop opportunities for employees to support Stonewall Housing through fundraising, payroll giving, matched giving, challenge events, volunteering and other forms of engagement.
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Work with corporate partners to develop engaging fundraising activities and campaigns that inspire employee participation and generate meaningful income.
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Build strong, long-term relationships with existing corporate partners, identifying opportunities for renewal, increased investment and deeper engagement.
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Provide high-quality stewardship, communications and impact reporting that demonstrate the difference partners’ support makes.
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Work closely with colleagues to create meaningful opportunities for corporate partners and their employees to engage with Stonewall Housing’s work.
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Ensure volunteering, pro bono support and gifts in kind are developed as part of wider strategic relationships and, where appropriate, create pathways towards sustainable financial support.
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Represent Stonewall Housing at corporate events, networking opportunities, conferences, pitches and sector forums.
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Ensure prospective partnerships are subject to appropriate due diligence and align with Stonewall Housing’s values, ethical fundraising principles and commitment to LGBTQ+ communities.
Individual giving and wider fundraising
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Work across Stonewall Housing’s wider voluntary income portfolio to support the growth and diversification of sustainable income.
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Working collaboratively with colleagues across the Development team, develop and deliver plans to grow income from individual supporters, including regular giving, one-off donations, fundraising appeals and digital giving.
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Develop engaging supporter journeys that strengthen acquisition, engagement, retention and long-term support.
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Develop fundraising products, campaigns and activities that are accessible, engaging and capable of generating sustainable income.
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Identify opportunities to connect corporate engagement with individual giving, including employee donations, payroll giving, matched funding and workplace fundraising.
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Use supporter insight and fundraising data to improve engagement, retention and long-term value.
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Explore new and emerging income opportunities where these align with Stonewall Housing’s values, strategic priorities and organisational capacity.
Income strategy and development
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Work with the Director of Development to develop and deliver Stonewall Housing’s multi-year income generation strategy.
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Translate organisational priorities, service developments and evidence of impact into compelling cases for support and fundable opportunities.
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Identify opportunities to increase unrestricted and flexible income while maintaining a balanced and sustainable funding portfolio.
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Develop new fundraising products, campaigns and partnerships where there is clear potential for sustainable growth and positive return on investment.
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Maintain a strong understanding of the external fundraising environment, including emerging trends in corporate giving, responsible business, philanthropy and supporter engagement.
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Identify opportunities for collaboration with organisations and partners that share Stonewall Housing’s values and objectives.
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Ensure income generation activity supports Stonewall Housing’s organisational strategy, financial sustainability and ambitions for national impact.
Person specification
We know that excellent candidates may not meet every requirement listed below. If you are excited by the role and believe you have the skills, experience and potential to succeed, we encourage you to apply.
Essential experience
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Significant experience of working in a senior fundraising, income generation, development, partnerships or business development role, with responsibility for generating income and delivering against agreed targets.
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A strong track record of securing and growing income from corporate partners, businesses or other external organisations.
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Demonstrable experience of developing successful corporate relationships, from identifying and approaching prospective partners through to securing, managing and growing partnerships.
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Experience of generating income through a range of corporate opportunities, which may include strategic partnerships, commercial partnerships, corporate giving, Charity of the Year relationships, corporate foundations, sponsorship, employee fundraising or cause-related marketing.
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Experience of developing compelling funding propositions, partnership proposals, applications, pitches or presentations that have successfully generated income.
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Experience of building and maintaining effective relationships with senior stakeholders, funders, corporate partners and other external decision-makers.
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Experience of managing income targets, fundraising pipelines and financial forecasts, with the ability to assess progress, identify risks and prioritise opportunities.
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Experience of contributing to the development and delivery of fundraising or income generation strategies.
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Experience of working collaboratively with colleagues across different teams to develop funding opportunities, cases for support and partnership activity.
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Experience of providing effective line management, support and development to staff.
Desirable experience
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Experience of working across additional fundraising streams, such as individual giving, major donors, community fundraising, trusts and foundations or digital fundraising.
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Experience of securing high-value or multi-year corporate partnerships.
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Experience of submitting successful Charity of the Year applications or applications to corporate foundations and grant-making programmes.
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Experience of developing commercial partnerships, sponsorship opportunities or cause-related marketing campaigns.
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Experience of working with LGBTQ+ employee networks, employee resource groups or corporate inclusion networks.
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Experience of working within the LGBTQ+, housing, and/or homelessness, charity sectors.
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Experience of working within a growing organisation or developing a new area of fundraising activity.
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Experience of using a customer relationship management system to manage fundraising relationships, opportunities and income pipelines.
Essential knowledge
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Knowledge and understanding of the causes and effects of homelessness, particularly in relation to LGBTQ+ people, or the ability and commitment to develop this knowledge quickly.
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Strong knowledge of corporate fundraising and partnership development, including current approaches to corporate giving, employee engagement, Charity of the Year partnerships and corporate social impact.
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Understanding of how to identify, cultivate, secure and steward corporate partners and other high-value supporters.
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Understanding of the principles of effective fundraising, including supporter and partner stewardship, relationship management and long-term engagement.
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Knowledge of effective income pipeline management, forecasting and performance monitoring.
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Understanding of the importance of generating sustainable and unrestricted income alongside funding for specific services and projects.
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Understanding of how effective communications, storytelling, evidence and impact reporting support fundraising and partnership development.
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Knowledge of ethical fundraising, due diligence and the importance of developing partnerships that align with an organisation’s mission and values.
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Understanding of equity, diversity and inclusion, and the importance of representing LGBTQ+ people and people with lived experience accurately, respectfully and without tokenism.
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Knowledge of relevant fundraising legislation, regulation and good practice, including the Fundraising Regulator’s Code of Fundraising Practice, data protection and responsible use of supporter information.
Essential skills and abilities
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Excellent relationship-building and networking skills, with the confidence and credibility to engage senior corporate stakeholders, funders, partners and supporters.
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A strong ability to identify opportunities, open new relationships and develop them into meaningful, sustainable partnerships.
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Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to develop persuasive funding applications, partnership proposals, cases for support, presentations and reports.
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Excellent verbal communication, influencing, negotiation and presentation skills.
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The ability to communicate Stonewall Housing’s mission, services and impact in a compelling and accessible way to a range of audiences.
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Strong strategic thinking skills, combined with a practical and delivery-focused approach.
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The ability to translate organisational priorities and service needs into compelling and fundable opportunities.
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Strong commercial and financial awareness, including the ability to develop income forecasts, manage targets and assess return on investment.
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The ability to develop and manage a strong pipeline of prospective partners and fundraising opportunities.
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The ability to use data, insight and evidence to inform fundraising decisions, monitor performance and identify opportunities for growth.
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Excellent organisational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple relationships, priorities and deadlines effectively.
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The ability to work independently, use initiative and take ownership of agreed areas of responsibility while working collaboratively as part of a wider Development team.
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The ability to lead, motivate and support colleagues, creating a collaborative and ambitious approach to income generation.
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Strong judgement, including the ability to assess potential opportunities, partnerships and risks through an ethical and values-led lens.
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The ability to build effective relationships across teams and bring colleagues together around shared opportunities and objectives.
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Confidence using digital communication, fundraising and relationship management systems, with the ability to learn new platforms and tools.
As with all members of Stonewall Housing’s Team, the postholder will also:
· Be an adept and nimble multitasker who relishes being busy and can keep multiple plates spinning.
· Have strong networking and relationship-building skills.
· Have a positive and can-do attitude.
· Be able to adapt to changing circumstances with flexibility, and to work well under pressure.
· Be required to support the wider Stonewall Housing team when needed, to ensure the smooth running of the organisation.
· Join Stonewall Housing’s All Team meeting in person (held near Liverpool Street Station) once per month.
· Be able to travel occasionally around the UK for key events.
· To work as part of a mostly-remote team, embracing online communication and collaboration tools.
· To receive regular supervision from the line manager and attend training courses as required.
Your attitude and personal attributes
· A commitment to equal opportunities in all aspects of work.
· A commitment to the aims, values and beliefs of the organisation.
· Ability to empathise with vulnerable LGBTQ+ people.
Conditions:
This job description does not constitute a ‘terms and conditions of employment’. It is provided only as a guide to assist the employee in the performance of their job. Stonewall Housing is an evolving organisation and therefore changes to the employees’ duties may be necessary from time to time. The job description is not intended to be inflexible or a finite list of tasks and may be varied from time to time after consultation/discussion with the post holder.
More about who we are:
Stonewall Housing is the UK’s leading LGBTQ+ homelessness charity. We help LGBTQ+ people in the UK who are experiencing homelessness or living in an unsafe environment.
Founded in 1983, we provide specialist housing advice, advocacy and support for LGBTQ+ people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. We have specialisms in Mental Health, Substance Misuse, Domestic Abuse and Supported Accommodation.
We’re a team of caring, driven people, fighting to end homelessness and ensure that everyone has a safe and secure space to call home.
Our Values:
· We are LGBTQ+ informed.
· We are tenacious.
· We are empowering.
· We are collaborative.
· We are inclusive.
What we can offer you:
Whatever stage of your career you may be at, we’ll support you with the training and development that you to reach your goals.
Our benefits include:
· Competitive salary
· Flexible working
· Generous annual leave - 30 days (FTE)
· An additional ‘Stonewall Housing’ day off per year
· Pension scheme
· Employee Assistance Programme
· BHSF health cash plan
Stonewall Housing’s core hours are between 10:00 – 16:00 and staff can agree regular working patterns with their line manager.
Applying for the role:
No formal qualifications are needed for this role, and we encourage everyone with the appropriate skills, experience and potential to apply. We welcome applications from those who are able to understand and show empathy with our mission and purpose.
We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce that represents the people we support. We particularly welcome applications from people who are Black, Asian or from other minority backgrounds. We welcome difference whether it’s gender, gender identity or expression, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, national origin, or pregnancy and maternity status; so please be yourself! Additionally, we particularly encourage applications from candidates with lived experience of homelessness who we believe are an essential asset in our sector.
For more information about us, please visit our website and follow Stonewall Housing on our social channels.
Equity is important to the success of our team and work. We don’t want any barriers to applying so if you want to discuss particular aspects of our approach, or get a better understanding of whether Stonewall Housing (or this role) is right for you, then please contact Claire, our Director of Development, on claire[at]stonewallhousing[dot]org.
Interesting in researching more about us? If you're looking us up online to help with your application, bear in mind that Stonewall Housing is both a Community Benefit Society and Charitable Foundation. Our company number is IP24277R and our charity number is 1187437. You can find Stonewall Housing Charitable Foundation (SHCF) on the Charity Commission Register, and Stonewall Housing Association (SHA) on the FCA (Financial Conduct Authority) Register.
Providing LGBTQ+ people of all ages who are homeless or at risk of homelessness with support, advice and advocacy.


The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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.
Context and Background
The Public Engagement team is responsible for developing and delivering the strategy that will drive significant, long-term income growth by inspiring and engaging public audiences to support the work of the NSPCC.
This will be achieved through integrated, audience-led, multi-channel marketing approaches, including; mass participation, individual giving, and campaigns that generate sustainable funding aligned to the NSPCC’s strategic priorities.
Alongside income generation, the team plays a vital role in increasing public understanding of abuse and neglect and building advocacy.
The team will foster a high-performing, results-driven culture that values collaboration, innovation, and integration. By focusing on excellent supporter relationship management and purposeful engagement, it will deliver long-term, sustainable impact to support the NSPCC’s mission.
Job purpose
The Associate Head of Engagement Delivery will lead the planning, delivery, and optimisation of engagement and fundraising activity to key agreed audiences, ensuring alignment with the audience engagement strategy and campaign plan.
· Take accountability for Engagement Delivery team outputs, ensuring high-quality execution across creative, campaigns and channels
· Provide direct line management and coaching to diverse, multi-disciplinary teams, building capability, confidence and high performance across the full channel mix, while fostering an inclusive and supportive culture
· Ensure engagement and fundraising activity is insight-led and audience-focused, delivering effective engagement across a range of channels, with a strong focus on both warm/loyalty channels such as direct mail, email and telemarketing, and broader cold acquisition channels including DRTV, door drop, press, digital and integrated campaigns
· Take accountability for continuous improvement in campaign performance, working collaboratively with peers across the Engagement and Fundraising directorate to maximise impact and supporter value
· Work with the Public Engagement SLT to champion operational excellence and innovation, ensuring the team has the capacity, tools and processes to deliver integrated, responsive and supporter-centric campaigns
Key relationships – Internal
● Reporting into the Head of Engagement Delivery, this role sits alongside three peer Associate Heads within the Engagement Delivery function: the second Associate Head of Engagement Delivery (leading the complementary campaign delivery squads), the Associate Head of Digital Engagement, and the Associate Head of Direct Fundraising.
● Line management of a team of 8: Engagement Delivery Managers, Senior Officers and Officer
● Member of Public Engagement Leadership Team
● Collaborates closely with other Associate Heads within Engagement and Fundraising directorate, as well as Brand, Marketing and Communications, to create integrated strategies for public engagement and fundraising.
● Pro-actively works closely with managers and staff in other NSPCC functions to further fundraising relationships and opportunities for cross departmental working.
Key relationships – External
· External Agencies and Suppliers – including Creative and Media Agencies.
· External peers and networks in the charity sector, regularly attending groups in the UK charity sector to ensure the NSPCC is at the forefront of the sector trends.
· Professionals / Trading Bodies / Organisations that are at the forefront of fundraising and marketing
Main duties and responsibilities
· Campaign Planning and Delivery
o Accountable for the planning and operational delivery of engagement and fundraising campaigns, including direct mail, email and telemarketing to current supporter and DRTV, digital acquisition supporting integrated charity-wide campaigns, and advocacy activity.
o Oversee direct line management of campaign delivery teams, coaching and developing individuals to build capability, confidence and high performance across the full channel mix, while fostering an inclusive and supportive culture
o Oversee campaign briefing, scheduling, and performance tracking, ensuring campaigns are delivered in line with audience strategy and organisational priorities.
o Adjust campaign strategies as required to respond to performance, changing supporter behaviours, market conditions, and organisational priorities.
o Lead the formation, leadership and allocation of high-performing campaign delivery squads, ensuring teams are effectively structured, supported and empowered to deliver, ensuring each team is equipped with the necessary skills and expertise to successfully execute their campaigns, allocating resources based on audience insight and projected impact.
o Monitor and report on campaign performance, embedding structured feedback loops and squad retrospectives to capture learning and drive continuous improvement, using data to inform improvements and strategic decisions.
o Collaborate with colleagues across Engagement and Fundraising to ensure campaigns are insight-led and supporter-centric.
o Work with the Engagement Delivery Management Team ensuring that all activities are aligned with Digital Engagement and Direct Fundraising teams to ensure seamless execution and optimisation of campaigns to achieve the overarching objectives for the Public Engagement Directorate.
o Champion delivery standards, processes, and best practice within your portfolio, ensuring alignment with the organisation-wide Engagement Delivery standards set by the Head of Engagement Delivery.
· Strategic Leadership and Integration
o Working in partnership with peers to ensure that all channels are effectively utilised to deliver both standalone activity and integrated charity-wide campaigns, including collaboration with audience strategy, supporter experience, product, and insight teams, driving innovations across the income streams.
o Act as a subject matter expert within the organisation, providing expert guidance on campaign execution, creative development, and audience engagement.
o Maintain awareness of sector trends and developments in campaign delivery, bringing insight back into the team to inform delivery approaches and continuous improvement.
o Lead strategic relationships with external partners, including creative and media agencies and suppliers, ensuring they deliver high-quality, insight-led work aligned to organisational goals
o Undertake other duties as required by the Head of Engagement Delivery.
· Financial Management and Supplier Oversight
o Develop and manage comprehensive budgets for all campaigns, closely monitoring income and expenditure to ensure alignment with agreed ROI targets, and taking timely corrective action where necessary.
o Maintain oversight and senior level relationships with external suppliers, ensuring quality, compliance, and performance.
· Team Leadership and Development
o Lead, support and develop a high-performing, inclusive team, providing clear direction, coaching and feedback to build capability, confidence and accountability
o Foster a culture that prioritises wellbeing, continuous learning and high performance, ensuring individuals feel supported to succeed
o Develop T-shaped skills across the team to increase flexibility and cross-channel capability
Responsibilities for all Staff within Engagement and Fundraising Directorate
· To actively participate in regular team meetings and department meetings, contributing to discussions and decisions which will be beneficial to the NSPCC’s development of fundraising activities.
· To behave at all times in a manner consistent with the NSPCC’s Values.
· To ensure data used in relevant systems is current, accurate and reliable.
· To maintain an awareness of own and others Health and Safety and comply with the NSPCC’s Health and Safety policy and procedures.
· A commitment to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk.
Person specification
1. Significant experience in strategic, integrated engagement and fundraising - developing and delivering multi-channel campaigns (direct mail, email and telemarketing, DRTV, door drop, press, digital and charity wide integrated campaigns) across the full marketing funnel, from brand awareness to direct response, in a non-profit or similar environment.
2. Up-to-date knowledge of direct and digital marketing theory and practice, including individual giving trends, regulations, and best practice, with a proven ability to optimise campaign performance and return on investment.
3. Strong track record of financial planning and budget management at scale, including setting and reporting on income and expenditure targets, and providing clear performance updates to the Engagement and Fundraising SLT.
4. Proficient in using data, analytics, CRMs, and business systems to generate insights, drive decision-making, and support continuous improvement across supporter engagement and fundraising activity.
5. Excellent strategic thinking and decision-making skills, with sound judgement, the ability to operate under pressure, and a creative, solution-focused approach to systems and process development.
6. Strong leadership and people management capabilities, with experience coaching and developing diverse teams, building capability, confidence, wellbeing and sustained high performance to deliver complex campaigns.
7. Deep understanding of audience and supporter experience across every touchpoint, with a focus on growing engagement, retention, loyalty, and long-term value.
8. Effective cross-organisational collaborator, skilled in aligning stakeholders, leading cross-functional delivery, and navigating complex environments with influence and confidence.
9. Excellent planning and workload management skills, able to balance strategic priorities and operational delivery across multiple projects in fast-paced, agile environments, delivering high-quality outputs at pace and responding effectively to changing performance, insight and organisational priorities
10. Exceptional interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills, with the credibility to present to and influence stakeholders at all levels, both internally and externally including creative and media agencies and suppliers, to deliver high-quality campaign outcomes
Safer Recruitment
As an organisation, we are committed to creating and fostering a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children and adults at risk.
Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work with our children and adults.
The recruitment and selection of our people will be conducted in a professional, timely and responsive manner and in compliance with current employment legislation, and relevant safeguarding legislation and statutory guidance.
Our principles:
· Always seek to recruit the best candidate for the role based on merit including their skills, experience, motivation and competencies. Our robust recruitment and selection process should ensure the identification of the person best suited to the role and the organisation.
· Committed to diversity and equality of opportunity and will interview all applicants (internal and external) who self-declare at application as having a disability and who meet the minimum requirements in the person specification of the vacancy they are applying for.
· We will make reasonable adjustments at all stages of the recruitment process in order to enable successful candidates who declare disabilities to start working or volunteering their time with us.
· Any current member of staff or volunteer who wishes to apply for vacancies and is suitably qualified will be considered and addressed fairly and objectively based on their merit.
· As an organisation committed to safeguarding, we will ensure all under 18’s joining the organisation will have ongoing risk assessments to ensure their role and activities are safe and appropriate.
· All documentation relating to candidates will be treated confidentially in accordance with the GDPR legislation.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced charity operations and finance professional to join as our inaugural Head of Operations and Finance. As we continue to grow our impact, we are seeking an exceptional Head of Operations and Finance to work closely with the Chief Executive and Executive Chair to help strengthen our operations and oversee our finances.
This is a pivotal leadership position combining strategic thinking with hands-on operational delivery. You will, support our Chief Executive and Executive Chair todevelop and implement organisational strategy while ensuring our people,systems, governance and finances support the effective delivery of our mission.You will join a close-knit team that punches above its weight, with real influence on policy affecting millions of babies worldwide.
If you're an experienced charity operations and finance professional looking for your next big challenge, we'd love to hear from you.
We are determined that every baby should experience the best start in life.
Bible Society is on a mission to change the conversation about the Bible in culture. We want to see the Bible ‘translated’ into every part of life and society and, excitingly, we are having more and more opportunities to do this.
Global trends show that the world is becoming a less secular place. There is a growing spiritual openness particularly in China and sub-Saharan Africa. But in recent years, here in England and Wales, we are also seeing a burgeoning spiritual openness with well over a quarter of the public actively seeking greater meaning and purpose in their lives. The question is will they find the Bible as part of their search?
Bible Society have recently re-configured their leadership team to release the CEO to take up more of the external opportunities that are growing in both number and profile. The Head of Office is a new role designed to help the CEO maximise the impact of these opportunities in two main ways: first by helping him proactively curate an effective external engagement programme to communicate Bible Society’s core messages, and secondly to identify the incoming opportunities of greatest potential, work with partners externally and marshall the talents of the team internally so that we can grow our missional impact in this season of openness.
This is a role that combines strategic acceleration and operational delivery. It will require skills in strategic thinking, public engagement and messaging, relationship building, decision-making around opportunities and project management.
Bible Society today combines the dynamism of innovation with the trust and tradition of a 222-year-old organisation. Our history is full of major innovations, daring exploits and significant impact. This is the time to join us if you want to be part of writing the next chapter…
For more details including how to apply please see the job pack. Closing date 31 August 2026.
We believe the Bible is God's gift to the world. We want everyone to discover its message for themselves.


Responsible to: Director of Services
Based: Hybrid - The Grange, Saunderton, Princes Risborough OR Beatrice Wright Centre, Yorkshire
We are looking for someone who is passionate about making a real difference to the lives of deaf people. In this role, you will design, develop and deliver high-quality, personalised support that ensures every hearing dog recipient feels valued and supported throughout their journey with us.
You will play a key role in understanding and assessing recipients' changing needs throughout their partnership, integrating Hearing Link services where appropriate to provide a holistic support experience. You will also ensure every recipient receives an exceptional service during placement and beyond, regardless of whether a successor hearing dog is identified.
Alongside delivering outstanding support, you will inspire and motivate those around you, bringing energy, positivity and a strong focus on the life-changing impact of our work to your team every day.
The full job description is available to download below or on our website.
Benefits
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Death in Service Payment
- Annual leave enhancements recognising long service
- Day off for your birthday
- Defined contribution group personal pension plan
- Enhanced sick pay
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- Eye care
- Hearing tests
- Learning and Development opportunities
- Discounts on merchandise at Hearing Dog gift shops
- Pet Dog Policy
For more information and to apply, please visit our website via the ‘apply’ button.
Closing date: 2nd August 2026.
National charity, Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, trains dogs to transform the lives of deaf people and provides hearing loss services – because nobody with hearing loss should feel alone.
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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!
HAED OF FUNDRAISING & MARKETING
Are you an inspiring fundraising and marketing leader ready to drive growth, innovation and impact?
Do you want to lead a talented team and help shape the future of a highly respected charity?
Location: Hybrid – minimum 2 days per week in Abingdon
Age UK Oxfordshire is a trusted and influential charity supporting older people and unpaid carers across the county. As part of its ambitious plans for the future, the charity is seeking an exceptional Head of Fundraising & Marketing to help sustainably grow and diversify income, strengthen their public voice, and extend impact for older people and unpaid carers across Oxfordshire.
This newly created senior leadership role offers the opportunity to drive a step-change in fundraising and external engagement, helping to deliver the organisation's strategy through to 2030.
About you:
- A successful leader in fundraising, marketing, communications or income generation
- Proven experience of developing income growth strategies and delivering results
- An inspirational people manager with experience leading and developing high-performing teams
- Commercially aware, data-driven and strategically focused
- An excellent communicator with strong stakeholder engagement skills
- Passionate about making a difference to the lives of older people and unpaid carers
About the role:
- Lead and inspire the fundraising, marketing and communications team
- Develop and deliver an integrated income growth strategy
- Grow and diversify income streams and supporter engagement
- Strengthen the charity's profile, brand and public presence
- Use insight and data to drive performance and decision-making
- Work closely with the CEO, Trustees and leadership team to achieve ambitious organisational goals
This is an exciting opportunity to lead a talented team, build a sustainable income engine, and play a key role in expanding the charity's reach, influence and impact across Oxfordshire.
This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
Please see the Candidate Pack for full details. If you feel you have the skills and experience to be successful in this role, please submit your CV and supporting statement via the Charisma Charity Recruitment website.
For an informal and confidential discussion, please contact Sandra Smith, Senior Consultant at Charisma Charity Recruitment.
Closing date for applications: 18th August 2026
Client Interview dates: 9th & 16th September 2026
We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. We particularly welcome applications from people whose backgrounds, experience and perspectives are currently under-represented in our workforce. We also recognise the value of lived experience, including that of unpaid carers, people with disabilities, and those from diverse communities across Oxfordshire.
Supporting older people in Oxfordshire to live life to the full


Head of Operations
Location: Hybrid - Birmingham (expected to be in the office 2+ days per week)
Hours: Full Time, Monday to Friday, 36 Hours per week
Salary: £55,082 per annum
About the BDA
The British Dietetic Association (BDA) is the professional body and trade union for dietitians in the UK, representing more than 12,500 members and supporting the profession to improve the nation's health through food and nutrition.
We're an ambitious and growing organisation, delivering a new strategic plan focused on growing our membership community, strengthening our voice and influence, investing in digital transformation and delivering excellence behind the scenes. As we continue to evolve, we're looking for an exceptional operational leader to help us turn our ambitions into reality.
About the role
This is a newly created and high-profile leadership role, reporting to the Chief Operating Officer.
As Head of Operations, you will play a central role in helping the BDA deliver its strategic priorities by improving organisational performance, embedding continuous improvement and ensuring we have the systems, processes and insights needed to succeed.
You will lead organisation-wide initiatives, support strategic planning and performance reporting, drive digital and AI adoption, and work collaboratively across teams to improve how we operate and deliver for our members.
This role offers a genuine opportunity to shape the future of the organisation and make a lasting impact within a respected professional body and trade union.
We're looking for someone who:
· Has significant operational leadership experience within a complex organisation.
· Is passionate about organisational improvement and delivering change.
· Can combine strategic thinking with hands-on delivery.
· Has experience of performance management, governance and business planning.
· Understands how digital, data and AI can improve organisational effectiveness.
· Is an excellent communicator who can build relationships and influence at all levels.
Why join us?
- The opportunity to shape and influence a growing and ambitious organisation.
- A varied and rewarding leadership role with real scope to make a difference.
- A flexible, supportive and values-led culture.
- Generous annual leave and pension arrangements.
- Commitment to learning, development and wellbeing.
For further information about the role please visit BDA's website.
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About the Role:
We are looking for an experienced insight professional to join the Data & Insight Team, who will lead on our insight work, delivered through meaningful data analysis, reporting and research activities.
This is a hands-on technical role, so we’re looking for someone with significant experience building and maintaining datasets, using analytical tools and modern data platforms, and can deliver meaningful analysis in a charity context. Equally important, we’re looking for someone who has good communications skills, and will enjoy building relationships with stakeholders across the organisation (often non-technical). We’re looking for someone who can own the insight process, from understanding and scoping requirements, sourcing, prepping and analysing data, presenting to stakeholders and working through how the insight provided can inform decisions and improve our work.
The role is part of a small and busy Data & Insight Team and the post holder will be required to get stuck in on a range of activities that support and underpin our insight programme. This could be, working on marketing data selections, maintaining/developing our data warehouse, providing data protection support, or overseeing CRM processes. We’re looking for someone with a broad background in data and analysis, and who enjoys working within an environment with significant variety.
Internal and External Relationships:
Close working relationships within the Directorate, with fundraising colleagues (across Individual Giving, Philanthropy and Business Development) and with our Digital and Supporter Care teams.
Working on key BI projects outside across the wider organisation, with senior leaders across Finance, Programmes and Impact, Innovation and Influence.
Person Specification:
- Lead the analysis, reporting and business intelligence function, within the Data and Insight Team.
- Develop and maintain data assets that support key decisions.
- Forge and maintain strong working relationships with key leads across the Organisation, particularly within the Fundraising, Marketing and Communications Directorate.
- Partner with stakeholders to gather requirements, design solutions and deliver insight projects to agreed timescales.
- Interpret, summarise and communicate key insights and recommendations to stakeholders, and work with teams to drive change.
- Work with the Head of Data, Insight and Supporter Services to shape our future vision and strategy for insight and BI.
- Champion the use of data and evidence in organisational decision making.
- Work collaboratively and flexibly with the wider Data and Insight Team, to deliver a range of data services.
- Keep up to date with innovations in technology related to Insight and analysis (such as AI) and understand how this could help us with our work.
- Support the management of the tools and systems we use for data and insight activities, including our SQL-server based data warehousing solution, ETL processes and our conceptual data model.
Skills, Abilities and Competencies:
Essential
- Experience in developing and delivering data analysis and insight projects.
- Experienced working with stakeholders to scope and define briefs, that promote efficiency and maximise impact.
- A good communicator, who can convey technical information to a non-technical audience and is comfortable presenting information to range of audiences.
- A curious mindset and willingness to challenge the status quo to achieve positive outcomes.
- Expertise in the charity/non-profit sector, with particular experience analysing Fundraising data.
- A keen attention to detail and methodical approach.
- Technical proficiency in core analytical tools and modern platforms (e.g. SQL, SPSS, SSMS, Power BI)
- A working knowledge of data governance and data protection, including GDPR, PECR and fundraising regulations.
- A working knowledge of data warehousing concepts.
- A working knowledge of statistical analysis and techniques.
Desirable
- Experience with Power BI.
- Experience working with The Raiser’s Edge NXT, or a similar CRM software.
- Working knowledge of the wider Microsoft Power Platform.
- Experience working with SPSS or a similar data transformation tool.
- Experience working within the International Development sector.
Our vision is for a world that works better for everyone. We believe where there’s action, there’s hope.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Talent Set are delighted to be partnering with Guy’s & St Thomas’ Foundation to recruit a new Head of Funding, joining their Funding & Impact team as a key senior leader responsible for shaping and delivering the Foundation’s funding strategy.
Head of Funding
Salary - £70,000 - £74,000
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.
The Foundation combines grant-making with strategic influence and long-term investment to create lasting social impact, supporting innovative projects and programmes that improve health and healthcare outcomes for communities now and into the future.
As Head of Funding, you will lead the delivery and development of the Foundation’s funding portfolio, overseeing significant funding activity and ensuring resources are invested effectively to maximise impact. Working closely with the Director of Funding & Impact, you will help shape strategic priorities, build influential partnerships and lead a high-performing team responsible for delivering funding programmes from opportunity identification through to evaluation and learning.
As Head of Funding you will:
- Support the development and implementation of the Foundation’s funding strategy, ensuring alignment with organisational priorities and impact goals.
- Lead and manage the Funding Team, overseeing funding activity and ensuring delivery against strategic objectives.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with healthcare, research, academic and charitable sector partners.
- Oversee funding assessment, decision-making and governance processes, ensuring robust and effective grant-making practice.
- Lead funding committees and advisory processes, preparing high-quality recommendations and reports for decision-makers.
- Drive continuous improvement across funding policies, systems and ways of working to enhance effectiveness and impact.
- Work collaboratively with internal colleagues to support financial planning, reporting, evaluation and portfolio management activities.
- Represent the Foundation externally, promoting its funding and impact work and identifying opportunities for collaboration and influence.
You will bring:
- Significant experience leading funding, grant-making or investment programmes within a charity, healthcare, academic or funding environment.
- Strong understanding of the healthcare, research or scientific sectors and the opportunities and challenges they present.
- Experience managing funding committees, advisory groups, peer review processes or board-level decision-making activities.
- Demonstrable ability to develop strategy and translate this into effective operational delivery.
- Strong relationship-building skills, with a proven track record of managing complex stakeholder relationships and partnerships.
- Strategic leadership experience, including leading, motivating and developing high-performing teams.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills, able to communicate complex information clearly to a range of audiences.
- Highly organised and analytical, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and make informed decisions in a complex environment.
How to Apply
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.
About the Role
As we scale, we are looking for a Head of Operations to provide operational leadership to ensure the charity operates effectively, compliantly and sustainably in line with its mission and ethos. Working closely with the CEO, you will support the translation of the vision into reality by building strong foundations, enabling effective delivery, and supporting the scaling of the organisational from a regional base to a nationally impactful charity.
This is a pivotal role shaping how BeSpace grows. You will lead on strengthening systems, people, governance and operational delivery embedding accountability, and continuous improvement.
In this role, you will:
Strengthen governance, risk and compliance
· Develop and maintain robust governance frameworks and ensure legal and regulatory compliance
· Embed effective risk management processes
· Oversee key compliance areas including safeguarding, GDPR and reporting
Build operational systems and infrastructure
· Develop and implement scalable systems, processes and internal controls
· Improve data management (including CRM) and strengthen reporting
· Contribute to ensuring operational readiness to support national growth
· Work with external providers on IT and financial system integration
Lead people, culture and organisational development
· Oversee recruitment, onboarding and retention of a high-performing team
· Strengthen performance management and accountability frameworks
· Support and foster a values-led, healthy team culture aligned with BeSpace’s mission
Enable delivery, impact and growth
· Strengthen operational support for programme delivery and expansion
· Support the translation of strategic ambitions into practical systems and ways of working
· Improve data insight to inform decision-making
· Support development of fundraising infrastructure.
Contribute to wider organisational life
· Work collaboratively across the team to support evolving priorities
· Act as an ambassador for BeSpace’s values and Christian ethos
About You
We are looking for someone who:
· Has experience in operations, programme or an organisational role with increasing responsibility or has had operational leadership, ideally within a growing or changing organisation
· Has good experience in developing systems, processes and organisational infrastructure
· Can work closely with a CEO to translate vision into operational delivery
· Has excellent organisational and project management skills
· Is proactive, collaborative and relational leader who builds strong teams and culture
It would be a bonus if you:
· Are an experienced operational leader motivated by impact, flexibility, and supporting the growth of a mission-led organisation
· Have significantly enabled the scaling of a regional organisation to national growth operationally.
· Have experience in fundraising systems or donor management
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Main purpose
The Head of People leads Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE)'s HR team directing and overseeing all staff-related activity and holding responsibility for developing and delivering the charity’s People Strategy. The role is a strategic partner to the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and a member of the Senior Management Team (SMT).
Working alongside SLT in an advisory and partnering capacity, the Head of People helps ensure organisational decisions are informed by workforce insight and that CSE has the people, capability and culture needed to deliver its strategic objectives. The role works with line managers across the organisation to build people management capability and ensure that wellbeing, equality, diversity and inclusion, and people-related legal and policy requirements are consistently applied.
The role spans the full breadth of the People function, including strategic business partnering, employee relations, recruitment, learning and development, wellbeing, EDI, people operations and digital transformation. The Head of People leads and develops the HR team, ensuring the delivery of a high-quality, proactive and people-centred service while building on the good practice that already exists within the charity and driving continuous improvement for the benefit of the charity and its employees.
As the senior People professional at CSE, the role balances strategic leadership with practical operational delivery across the full breadth of the People function, requiring the successful candidate to move confidently between strategic thinking and hands-on implementation. The Head of People provides expert advice on complex people matters, develops and implements people policies, frameworks and processes, supports organisational change and improvement, and translates organisational priorities, values and culture into practical people initiatives that support both staff and the wider organisation.
This role is likely to appeal to someone who enjoys building, improving and embedding great people practice and who is comfortable balancing strategic leadership with operational delivery across a broad and varied remit. The role requires curiosity, pragmatism and a genuine interest in understanding organisational challenges and delivering practical, lasting improvements.
How to apply
To apply, please download and complete the application form available from our website and send it to our Jobs inbox. Your application should demonstrate your suitability for the role against the criteria outlined in the person specification and job description.
For more information and to apply, please visit CSE Jobs website.
Make Your Numbers Matter!
We’re looking for a Head of Finance to help drive our mission of supporting mental health in Herefordshire. If you’re a skilled finance professional who wants to make a real difference, we’d love to hear from you
The Role
You’ll lead all aspects of our finance function, working closely with the CEO and senior team to:
- Lead day-to-day finance, payroll, and reporting
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning
- Ensure strong governance and compliance
- Deliver clear insights to support decision-making
- Line-manage the Finance Officer
- Develop future state planning and insight
What You’ll Bring
- 5+ years financial management experience.
- Strong accounting, reporting, and budgeting skills with ACCA qualifications.
- Knowledge of charity finance (SORP desirable)
- Great organisation and communication skills
- A passion for making a difference
Why Join Us?
- Meaningful, community-focused work
- Supportive and friendly team
- Flexible, part-time hours based in central Hereford
Closing Date: Monday 3rd of August 2026
This post will require an Standard Disclosure and Barring Service Check. Please note: This vacancy may close early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Data, Evaluation and Learning team enables Impact on Urban Health to embed learning at the heart of its work, ensuring evidence is used to drive impact in Lambeth and Southwark and to advance our understanding of urban health.
The Head of Learning leads Impact on Urban Health’s approach to turning evidence into organisational insight, learning and influence. The role is responsible for building the systems, practices and products that help us synthesise what we are learning from programmes, innovation, place-based work, evaluation, research, lived experience and external evidence, and use that learning to shape strategy, funding, delivery and external influence. Working closely with the Head of Data and Evaluation, the role ensures evidence is not only generated to a high standard, but actively interpreted, shared and applied. In doing so, the role contributes to Impact on Urban Health’s reputation as a credible and trusted voice on urban health and health equity.
This role will provide senior leadership for how IoUH learns from its work, makes sense of evidence, and turns insight into action. The postholder will be expected to bring structure, judgement and momentum to a developing function, helping the organisation move from generating evidence to using it consistently and well.
The postholder will also provide expert input to other parts of the Foundation where relevant.
Job Responsibilities
Impact on Urban Health
- Lead Impact on Urban Health’s approach to insight synthesis and sense-making, establishing clear processes for bringing together evaluation findings, programme learning, research, data, lived experience and external evidence to identify what we are learning, what it means, and how it should inform future decisions.
- Lead the knowledge mobilisation approach for DEL (process of sharing and embedding evidence and learning creating true learning and change), working with teams across IoUH to turn priority evidence and learning into accessible, useful and influential products for internal and external audiences, including external evidence resources on what works to improve urban health.
- Work with the Head of Data and Evaluation and wider DEL colleagues to maintain a joined-up evidence system, ensuring data, research and evaluation outputs are synthesised, interpreted and translated into learning that informs strategy, funding, delivery and influence.
- Lead the learning approach for Innovation and cross-cutting work, ensuring test-and-learn activity generates useful insight, supports adaptation, and feeds into wider organisational learning, in partnership with the Director of Innovation.
- Lead the development and improvement of IoUH’s internal learning and knowledge management systems.
- Ensure learning from cross-programme, innovation and influencing activity is captured and used in ways that meet strategic objectives, build on what is already known, and support equitable and inclusive practice.
- Set and uphold standards for how learning is captured, synthesised, shared and used, ensuring insight is clear, accessible, intellectually honest and connected to organisational priorities.
- Implement the Data, Evidence and Learning strategy alongside other Heads in the team, championing a culture of reflection, learning and evidence-informed decision-making.
- Maintain and develop personal expertise in urban health evidence, learning practice and knowledge mobilisation.
- Line manage and develop the Evaluation and Learning Manager within the Learning function, ensuring their work supports cross-organisational learning, synthesis, knowledge mobilisation and practical use of evidence.
- Provide thought leadership in urban health learning, evidence use and knowledge mobilisation, including blogs, briefings and speaking at events.
- Provide expert support to other parts of the Foundation where appropriate.
- Deputise for the Director of Data, Evaluation and Learning where required.
- Undertake other responsibilities appropriate to the role.
Role responsibilities are not exhaustive, and you would be reasonably expected to take on wider tasks that are commensurate with the level of your role.
Person Specification
Skills, abilities, and attributes:
- Strong facilitation and sense-making skills, with the ability to help teams interpret evidence and agree practical implications.
- Confidence working with ambiguity, complexity and incomplete evidence.
- Ability to influence senior colleagues and support constructive challenge in decision-making.
- Ability to translate strategic priorities into practical steps.
- Structured approach to task implementation and managing priorities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Collaborative team-player.
Knowledge, experience, and qualifications:
Essential
- Significant experience leading organisational learning, evidence synthesis, knowledge mobilisation or evidence-use functions in a social sector, public health, research, policy or charity context.
- Experience turning complex evidence from multiple sources into clear, useful insight for strategy, funding, delivery or influence.
- Experience designing and embedding learning processes that help teams reflect, adapt and make better decisions.
- Strong understanding of evaluation, research and evidence methods, with enough technical confidence to assess quality, limitations and implications.
- Experience developing learning products, insight outputs, evidence briefings or knowledge resources for different audiences.
- Ability to assess and adapt evidence approaches to different contexts, intervention types and organisational needs.
- Experience influencing senior stakeholders through evidence, facilitation and clear strategic sense-making.
- Experience managing complex cross-organisational work, including prioritising across multiple demands.
- Experience of line management, supporting performance, development, and delivery.
Desirable
- Knowledge of urban health, health inequalities, or the social determinants of health.
- Understanding of systems change and/or place-based approaches to health
- Extensive experience leading social research and evaluation in a social sector context.
- Experience of commissioning and managing external research, evaluation, or evidence and insight delivery partners.
- Expertise in developing inclusive evaluation designs in a test and learn and innovative context.
- Experience of influencing policy and practice through evidence, and evaluation of influencing work.
- Evidence of thought leadership in learning, evidence use, knowledge mobilisation, research or evaluation, such as publications, presentations or sector engagement.
- Experience of successful partnership working with a range of external organisations, whether in an advisory capacity, in a funding relationship, and/or with joint delivery responsibilities.
- Experience of working in a community, charity or social enterprise context with an understanding of the barriers that are commonly experienced in implementing learning practices and how to overcome them
Benefits:
- Contributory pension
- Annual personal development budget
- Annual health and wellbeing personal allowance
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, and parental leave pay accessible without length of service requirements.
- Health and wellbeing programme that offers optional free yearly health check-ups.
- Support for healthy eating via fruit bowls and onsite lunch facilities.
- Agile working, flexible hours, and supportive IT kit.
- Shower facilities and bike lock area.
- Generous annual leave (27 days + bank holidays)
- Subsidies for glasses
- Employee Assistance Programme
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.