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We are working in partnership with Surrey Wildlife Trust (SWT) to secure their new Head of Fundraising & Communications. SWT provide expert advice and guidance to landowners and managers, while inspiring and educating people and organisations across the county on what they can do to help tackle the ongoing climate emergency, while supporting the health and wellbeing of all who live in Surrey. By doing this, SWT will create a county that is full of diverse and abundant wildlife, where nature is at the heart of individual choices, corporate decisions, and local economic and policy making.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a driven, passionate and experienced senior fundraiser to lead transformational fundraising and communications across the organisation. As Head of Fundraising & Communications, you will lead a dynamic and talented team to develop and deliver a powerful fundraising strategy that expands and diversifies income. From major donors to corporate partnerships, membership growth to trusts & foundations, you will ensure SWT have the financial strength to support their ambitious conservation goals.
You will also drive their mission-led communications, engaging a wide range of audiences through PR, marketing, digital, and social media to enhance awareness and inspire action through compelling campaigns and appeals.
Candidates must be able to demonstrate:
- Proven experience in fundraising leadership, with expertise across multiple income streams
- A track record of securing major gifts and partnerships
- Strong strategic leadership skills, able to inspire and motivate teams
- Excellent relationship-building abilities with donors, corporates, and key stakeholders
- Experience in marketing, PR, and digital communications to enhance engagement
A passion for wildlife, conservation, and nature recovery, a creative, storytelling mindset and the ability to inspire others to maximise their potential, will be essential.
Are you ready to play a key role in protecting and restoring Surrey’s wildlife while ensuring a financially sustainable future for nature?
For more information, please contact Katherine Anderson-Scott, Executive Director, Charisma Charity Recruitment. Your application should be submitted through the Charisma website and include your CV and supporting statement.
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or other category protected by law.
SWT are committed to having an inclusive and diverse workplace and encourage applications from backgrounds which may be underrepresented in our sector, including people from minority ethnic backgrounds and people with disabilities. If you have any reasonable adjustments or wish to apply for this role under the Disability Confident Scheme, please confirm in your application, or contact the Charisma Operations Teams separately. Charisma will ensure all candidates who disclose that they wish to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme and that meet the minimum criteria for the role will receive an opportunity to interview with the Charisma Consultant representing the vacancy.
Hours: Full time (4-day week and flexible working all considered), permanent
Location: Pirbright, Surrey / hybrid (2 days a week onsite preferred)
Closing date: 9 November 2025
Charisma will review applications on a rolling basis, so please apply without delay to avoid disappointment.
Harris Hill is delighted to be working with a leading national children’s health charity to recruit a Corporate Partnerships Manager.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced corporate fundraiser to develop and grow a successful corporate partnerships programme, helping to drive meaningful support for children and young people affected by long-term health conditions.
Reporting to the Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships, you will manage a Corporate Partnerships Officer and play a key role in delivering the organisation’s ambitious fundraising goals. You’ll manage existing partnerships with care and creativity while proactively identifying and securing new opportunities across a range of sectors.
Location: UK-wide (home-based, with occasional travel to London)
Contract: Permanent, Part-time (4 days per week)
Salary: £38,000 per annum (pro rata)
Key Aspects of the Role
- Develop and deliver a corporate fundraising strategy to meet agreed annual targets.
- Manage and steward existing corporate supporters, maximising engagement and income.
- Identify and secure new business partnerships through research, networking, and creative proposals.
- Prepare tailored proposals and high-quality reports for partners and prospects.
- Collaborate with colleagues across fundraising, marketing, and programmes to align partnership activity with organisational priorities.
They Are Looking For
- Proven experience in corporate fundraising or business development, ideally within the charity sector.
- Strong relationship management and negotiation skills.
- Experience of working to financial targets and deadlines.
- Excellent written and verbal communication, with confidence presenting to senior stakeholders.
- A proactive, strategic thinker with initiative and creativity.
- A collaborative team player who thrives working independently and flexibly.
To apply: Please send your CV and supporting statement to Hannah Laking at [email protected]
Closing date: 27th October 2025
As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.
Location: You can be based near one of the following office locations - Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, Liverpool, London, Manchester or Newcastle.
We operate a hybrid model of work i.e. a combination of in-person and remote, with flexible days in the office depending on business need and your preferences. We would typically expect in-office attendance an average of one day per week.
Your office is where you will usually attend in-person events, training sessions etc. though some travel, to other offices and other locations, will occasionally be expected. The nature of this job means that regular travel to London will be required for events and meetings.
Hours: We are looking for the right candidate and while we envisage this being a full-time role (37.5 hours per week) we are very open to flexible working arrangements such as part-time, compressed hours and/or flexitime.
Ideal start date: ASAP, as agreed with candidate
Annual leave:
36/37 days (England & Wales and Scotland respectively - includes bank and public holidays and three days to be taken between Christmas and New Year) plus up to 3 days additional annual leave increasing with length of service.
We also offer a Holiday Buyback scheme where you can purchase up to 1 working week additional annual leave per year
Other benefits:
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Employer pension contributions of 5%
- Employee Assistance Programme available to staff and their family
- Flexible work options such as hybrid working, flexitime, part-time
- Regular staff team building and business planning “away days”
Purpose of the Role: As a key leader within our Partnerships and Income Development team, you will be responsible for driving sustainable income growth through high-impact, strategic and philanthropic partnerships with trusts, foundations and corporate partners.
Reporting to the Head of Partnerships and Income Development, you will lead the stewardship and growth of existing strategic partnerships, including managing a select portfolio of funders. You will also take a proactive approach to identifying, cultivating and securing new funding opportunities to align with income targets and the charity’s strategy.
Working collaboratively with colleagues across the charity, you will craft compelling cases for support – placing young people’s voices and experiences at the heart of every proposal. In addition, you’ll help to build and nurture our supporter community through initiatives such as payroll giving, individual giving and corporate community fundraising.
We're looking for a dynamic, determined and strategic thinker, who is passionate about building partnerships that make a big difference. You’ll bring energy, creativity, and a big-picture mindset to forge meaningful relationships that create lasting impact.
Key Responsibility Areas:
- Strategic fundraising leadership
- Stewardship of strategic partnerships
- Financial management: planning, tracking and reporting
- Building our supporter community
- Systems and processes
- Team development and collaboration
- Line Management (Matrix structure)
Person Specification (Knowledge, skills and experience required)
Fundraising experience
- Demonstrable experience of working in a fundraising role in a charity or similar non-profit organisation
- Demonstrable experience of stewarding high value partnerships with trusts and foundations and/or corporates
- Demonstrable experience of writing funding proposals/bids/grant applications and pitching for funding opportunities
Fundraising knowledge
- Knowledge of fundraising techniques such as prospecting, cultivating, securing and managing partnerships
- Understanding of good practice in fundraising, including data protection and donor stewardship
- Understanding of budget creation and income reporting
IT skills
- Experience of using Microsoft Office, including Excel functions
- Experience of using or understanding of using CRM software to effectively support fundraising e.g. Salesforce
How to Apply
Interested candidates should apply by submitting the following information to our application portal Pinpoint by 23:59pm, Sunday 2nd November:
- A cover letter (500 words maximum) summarising your work history and relevant experience, why you would like to work at the Social Mobility Foundation and why you are a strong candidate for the role.
- A short statement answering the following question: “Tell us about a time where you played a key role in securing or growing a funding opportunity or partnership. How did you find the opportunity, and what was your approach to writing the proposal and stewarding the relationship? What impact did it have, and what did you learn?” (500 words maximum)
Please note that generic applications and CV’s will not be considered.
We unlock potential, broaden horizons and create opportunities for young people


The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job title: Head of Global Development, North America
Salary: £69,365 to £79,257 per annum
Location: White City (Hybrid)
Passionate about major gifts fundraising and looking for your next big challenge? Or perhaps you are considering a purposeful pivot in your career, using hard won skills from a relevant context?
Here at Imperial College, we are recruiting our Head of Global Development, North America, to join our growing team. This is an opportunity to help drive Imperial’s ambitious fundraising efforts in North America as we embark on our first comprehensive campaign.
You will drive growth in philanthropic support from high-net-worth individuals, build strong relationships with alumni and volunteer leaders, and deliver transformational gifts in support of our campaign goals. You will work closely with the Imperial Global USA Hub - Imperial’s first permanent presence in the US and a cornerstone of our global engagement strategy.
Imperial stands among the world’s top universities, ranked 2nd globally and 1st across the UK and Europe. Our research leads the field, with real-world impact woven into everything we do. From advancing climate solutions and artificial intelligence to breakthroughs in medicine and sustainable engineering, our work is helping to shape a better future and tackle society’s most pressing issues.
Our global recognition reflects more than just rankings; it’s the result of fostering a community where staff and students are empowered to excel. At Imperial, we’re dedicated to delivering an exceptional education, driving world-class research, and turning innovation into positive change.
You will have strong track record in securing major gifts or in income generation with the ability to navigate complex institutional relationships with professionalism and diplomacy. The role requires regular travel to North America.
If you are inspired by the chance to help deliver lasting global impact through education and research leading positive change and believe in the power of STEMB to shape a better world, we would love to hear from you.
What we can offer you:
- The opportunity to continue your career at a world-leading institution and be part of our mission to use science for humanity.
- Benefit from a sector-leading salary and remuneration package (including 39 days’ annual leave and generous pension schemes).
- Access to a range of workplace benefits including a flexible working policy from day one, generous family leave packages, on-site leisure facilities and cycle-to-work scheme.
- Interest-free season ticket loan schemes for travel.
- Be part of a diverse, inclusive and collaborative work culture with various staff networks and resources to support your personal and professional wellbeing.
About Imperial
Welcome to Imperial, a global top ten university where scientific imagination leads to world-changing impact.
Join us and be part of something bigger. From global health to climate change, AI to business leadership, we navigate some of the world’s toughest challenges. Whatever your role, your contribution will have a lasting impact.
As a member of our vibrant community of 22,000 students and 8,000 staff, you’ll collaborate with passionate minds across nine London campuses and a global network.
This is your chance to help shape the future. We hope you’ll join us at Imperial.
Our culture
We work towards equality of opportunity, eliminating discrimination and creating an inclusive working environment. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries, and are committed to employing a team that has diverse skills, experiences and abilities.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do and everyone in our community is expected to demonstrate respect, collaboration, excellence, integrity and innovation.
Further Information
This is one of three exceptional opportunities to join our dynamic team. As we continue to expand our international presence, we are recruiting for the following roles:
- Head of Development, Faculty of Medicine
- Head of Principal Gifts
Each of these roles offers a unique opportunity to shape our strategic direction and build impactful partnerships.
Closing date: Midnight on Wednesday 19 November 2025.
Interested?
Please familiarise yourself with the attached Candidate Pack.
To apply, please submit a CV and covering letter.
Imperial is partnering with Constellate Global Talent on this search. No agencies please.
Please familiarise yourself with the attached Candidate Pack.
To apply, please submit a CV and covering letter by midnight on Wednesday 19 November 2025.
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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!
About Penumbra Mental Health
Penumbra Mental Health is a pioneering charity providing dedicated services for people with mild to serious and enduring mental ill health.
The charity supports people on their journey to better mental health, by working with each person to find their own way forward. The power of people’s lived experience enables Penumbra to deliver pioneering services which transform lives.
From being there for people in crisis to suicide prevention, supported living to self-harm management and peer support. Penumbra is with those they support every step of their journey to a better place. People's experiences are at the centre of everything that it does. It also pro-actively champions peer workers; they know that recovery is possible, because they’ve been there too.
The value of Penumbra's approach is a deep understanding that everyone’s journey is different, so it works with people to identify, believe in, and reach their goals, whatever they may be.
This is a newly created role which is part of a recharged Business Development Directorate aimed at developing a range of potential income streams and building a sustainable income model, reducing the dependency on statutory income.
Background information
The Director of Business Development is primarily focussed on growing commercial opportunities and engaging at a strategic partnership and corporate level. The Head of Fundraising and Communications will boost the capacity and leadership of the team to develop voluntary fundraising, lead on smaller corporate partnerships, develop grants and trusts income, create and deliver headline grabbing campaigns that appeal to the wider public thereby developing an individual giving function and lead on organisational communications, including fundraising comms. You will be supported by a Communications Assistant who has a good knowledge of the charity and Fundraising Assistant. The latter post is currently vacant and, it is hoped, the Head of Fundraising will be involved in the recruitment. There is a strong pipeline of innovative projects which will create compelling cases for support with which to fundraise. The assets are in place, it just takes an exceptional fundraiser to capitalise on opportunities.
Job description
Education
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A relevant professional qualification at SCQF Level 9 or above or equivalent knowledge acquired by other means.
Experience
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Experience in both fundraising (multiple and sustainable income streams) and communications(fundraising and organisation-wide), with evidence of developing strategy and delivery as well as management and leadership of these areas.
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Proven success in securing income through a range of income channels including grants and trusts, partnerships, running campaigns, and raising profile.
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Ability to balance strategic planning with hands-on activity delivery.
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A track record of planning and delivering successful multiple and sustainable initiatives at a local and national level.
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Excellent writing, storytelling, and communication skills across multiple channels.
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Experience of working with and supporting senior leaders (e.g. comms, media engagement).
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Strong organisational skills, able to juggle multiple projects with limited resources.
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Line management experience and ability to support junior staff in development.
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Experience of developing and executing a comprehensive communications strategy managing both internal communications and external engagement, ensuring a unified voice across all platforms. This includes ensuring the Communications strategy supports Penumbra’s strategic goals, including service promotion, policy influence, fundraising, and brand awareness.
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Experience of managing projects from inception to completion.
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Sourcing and sharing powerful stories from service users, staff, and volunteers, using personal experiences to demonstrate the impact of Penumbra’s work and humanise mental health issues.
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Acting as Penumbra’s lead for media relations, securing press coverage and responding to media enquiries in a timely, professional manner. This includes developing relationships with key journalists, mental health advocates, and influencers to increase Penumbra’s profile. Leading on the creation and delivery of public-facing campaigns to raise awareness of mental health challenges and reduce stigma, including high-profile events like Mental Health Awareness Week.
Knowledge
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Understanding of the voluntary sector, fundraising regulatory frameworks, communications and policy context and partnership agendas.
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Oversee content creation across digital platforms, press releases, speeches, and internal communications.
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Develop and oversee brand guidelines, ensuring all internal and external materials are on-brand and adhere to the highest standards of quality.
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Distribute press releases, statements, and opinion pieces that showcase Penumbra’s expertise and impact on mental health in Scotland.
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Design and implement multi-channel fundraising campaigns targeting major donors, corporate sponsors, foundations, and community partners.
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Knowledge of fundraising regulations, data protection and financial compliance.
How to apply
Closing date: Closing date is midnight, Wednesday 15th October 2025
Application: Please submit a CV and covering letter (each no more than two pages) in Word format.
Interviews: Interviews will take place in Edinburgh on Thursday 30th October 2025. Please keep this date free unless I inform you that you are not progressing to interview.
Queries: If you would like to ask me anything about this role which is not expressed within this candidate pack, please e-mail me and we can arrange a mutually convenient time to talk. I'd be delighted to speak to you.
Job Title: Head of Communications & Marketing
Reporting to: Director of Marketing, Communications and Campaigns
Contract: 12 month fixed term contract (maternity cover)
Closing date: 23:59pm, Sunday 2nd November 2025.
1st round Interviews: Wednesday 12th & Friday 14th November (in person)
At B Lab UK, you'll be joining an optimistic and values-led team who believe that businesses can be a force for good.
So, this Head of Communications & Marketing opportunity isn’t just about your talent for leading communications, marketing and brand strategies, or your ability to build, mentor and develop teams. It’s also about the way you do it. We believe in bringing trust, inclusiveness, integrity, balance – and a passion for contributing to the long-term wellbeing of people and the planet.
B Lab UK is part of the global B Corp movement, with the mission to inspire and enable people to use business as a force for good. Certified B Corps seek to redefine success in business by putting social and environmental impact on a par with profit. There are now over 10,000 B Corps spanning 102 countries and 160+ sectors, with many well-known brands including Patagonia, The Guardian, Giff Gaff and Divine Chocolate. 2,500 of those businesses are in the UK.
As Head of Communications & Marketing, you’ll play a huge part in getting our message across. You will...
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Lead and manage a high-performing team, with responsibility for shaping, amplifying and protecting our reputation.
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Own and drive our communications strategy, ensuring social media, PR, brand, and marketing efforts are aligned to deliver clear, consistent and creatively impactful campaigns.
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Build awareness and understanding of the organisation’s mission – using stories, learning and impact to demonstrate the effectiveness of B Corp Certification and to position the organisation as a credible thought leader.
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Oversee all communications, brand and marketing functions, ensuring strategic targeting, effective channel use and cohesive messaging to support organisational goals and influence systemic change.
Please refer to the job description attached to this advert for full requirements for this role.
The kind of things we’re looking for…
We understand that some candidates hesitate to apply unless they meet 100% of the criteria. However, we strongly encourage you to apply if you meet some of the key criteria below.
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Ability to develop and deliver communications, marketing and brand strategies across multiple platforms.
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Ability to build, mentor and develop teams – and bring out the best in everyone.
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Ability to lead proactive and responsive marketing, communications and brand initiatives across all channels – driving growth, engagement and brand recognition through impactful campaigns and projects, and pushing boundaries to raise the bar.
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Expertise in the set up and use of KPI’s and reporting to monitor and manage the effectiveness of communications and marketing campaigns.
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Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage, enthuse and build great relationships with diverse stakeholders – so that we can go further together.
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Strong creative judgment, confident decision-making and problem-solving skills, with a willingness to embrace challenges and choose courage over comfort.
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Keen commitment to collaboration and partnerships based on trust and performance.
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Ability to learn our digital platforms (familiarity with G-Suite, Slack and Asana helpful).
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Optimism and passion about sustainability – especially how business can be a force for good.
Candidates must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK (we are not able to provide visa sponsorship).
B Lab believes an equitable and inclusive work environment and a diverse, empowered team are key to achieving our mission. We’re not looking for candidates who are “culture fits.” We’re looking for candidates who can expand our culture and challenge business as usual. We strive to foster an environment where all staff can bring themselves to work by their own definition, and we strive to provide all candidates with an equitable and accessible recruitment process.
B Lab is the non-profit network transforming the global economy to benefit all people, communities, and the planet.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job title: Head of Development, Faculty of Medicine
Salary: £69,365 to £79,257
Location: White City (Hybrid)
Are you passionate about advancing world-changing medical research? Do you thrive on building relationships that inspire transformational philanthropy?
Here at Imperial, we are looking for our new Head of Development for the Faculty of Medicine. This is a rare opportunity to connect visionary donors, grateful patients, and world-leading academics to make a tangible difference in healthcare and patient outcomes.
At Imperial, innovation is part of who we are. Our scientists and clinicians are turning breakthroughs into real-world impact — improving lives across the globe. As we prepare to launch the university’s most ambitious fundraising and alumni engagement campaign, you will play a central role in shaping and driving its success.
As Head of Development, Faculty of Medicine, you will have the opportunity to work at the most senior levels, securing gifts at the high six-figure level and above for multi-disciplinary research such as public health, cancer and surgery, neurology, paediatrics, immunology, and infectious disease.
You might have worked with senior volunteers before, opening their networks to guide successful relationship building, or have a track record of successful medical fundraising and/or work with grateful patients.
If you’re ready to play a defining role in medical advancement at one of the world’s most influential universities, we’d love to hear from you.
About Imperial
Welcome to Imperial, a global top ten university where scientific imagination leads to world-changing impact.
Join us and be part of something bigger. From global health to climate change, AI to business leadership, we navigate some of the world’s toughest challenges. Whatever your role, your contribution will have a lasting impact.
As a member of our vibrant community of 22,000 students and 8,000 staff, you’ll collaborate with passionate minds across nine London campuses and a global network.
This is your chance to help shape the future. We hope you’ll join us at Imperial.
Our culture
We work towards equality of opportunity, eliminating discrimination and creating an inclusive working environment. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries, and are committed to employing a team that has diverse skills, experiences and abilities
Our values are at the heart of everything we do and everyone in our community is expected to demonstrate respect, collaboration, excellence, integrity and innovation.
Further Information
This is one of three exceptional opportunities to join our dynamic team. As we continue to expand our international presence, we are recruiting for the following roles:
- Head of Global Development, North America
- Head of Principal Gifts
Each of these roles offers a unique opportunity to shape our strategic direction and build impactful partnerships.
Closing date: Midnight on Wednesday 12 November 2025.
Interested?
Please familiarise yourself with the attached Candidate Pack.
To apply, please submit a CV and covering letter.
Imperial is partnering with Constellate Global Talent on this search. No agencies please.
Please familiarise yourself with the attached Candidate Pack. To apply, please submit a CV and covering letter by Midnight on Wednesday 12 November 2025.
Head of Communications
Location: London Hybrid – flexible with 50% time in office
Salary: £60-£70k with excellent benefits
Contract: Full-time, permanent
Centrepoint is driven by a bold and urgent mission: to end youth homelessness by 2037.
The Head of Communications and Campaigns is central to making this vision a reality—leading a dynamic team that builds public awareness, galvanises support, and helps drive systemic change.
In this key leadership role, you’ll shape and deliver strategic communications and impactful campaigns that elevate Centrepoint’s voice as a thought leader, share insights from programmes like Upstream Prevention and Independent Living, and help grow a powerful movement committed to ending youth homelessness.
You will be responsible for creating campaigns that raise both brand and cause awareness, engage individuals and partners, and influence public attitudes and policy. This includes high-profile public campaigns designed to shift perceptions and build empathy, alongside collaborative political campaigning that complements the Public Affairs strategy led by a separate directorate. Proven experience in leading non-partisan campaigns that achieve measurable shifts in public opinion is essential.
Additionally, you’ll provide strategic communications support across the organisation, including fundraising, ensuring all messaging is aligned and impactful. With supporters playing a crucial role in our mission, your work will help prioritise and optimise communications to maximise reach, engagement, and influence.
About the Role:
As Head of Communications, you will lead the organisation’s communications strategy, ensuring our messaging is clear, compelling, and rooted in the realities of the people we support. You’ll oversee media relations, digital content, campaigns, and internal communications, building our profile and strengthening our ability to influence both hearts and minds.
You’ll also work closely with senior leadership and campaigners to develop high-impact public messaging that challenges stigma, shifts perceptions, and supports our mission.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the development and delivery of a cross-channel communications strategy aligned to our mission and values.
- Oversee media relations, public campaigns, digital storytelling, and brand – ensuring consistent, impactful messaging.
- Line manage and develop a skilled team, fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture.
- Act as a strategic advisor on narrative, positioning, and crisis communications to senior leadership.
- Champion the ethical use of lived experience in our communications, always with dignity, consent, and authenticity.
- Build and maintain relationships with journalists, partners, influencers, and allies to amplify our reach and voice.
About You:
- A senior communications leader with a strong track record in charity, media, public affairs or campaigning – ideally within the social justice space
- Excellent strategic thinking, storytelling, and audience engagement skills – with the ability to turn complex issues into powerful, people-led narratives.
- Skilled in leading high-performing teams and managing communications across digital, press, and campaigns.
- Confident working with senior stakeholders, managing reputational risk, and responding to media attention.
How to Apply:
To apply, 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.
Job title: Head of Principal Gifts
Salary: £69,365 to £79,257 per annum
Location: White City (Hybrid)
Are you a fundraiser looking for a new challenge at the highest levels of philanthropy? Are you looking to transition into the field of principal gifts?
Here at Imperial College, we are recruiting a Head of Principal Gifts to join our brilliant team. This is a new position, part of an expansion of our Advancement Division.
As Head of Principal Gifts, you will play a transformative role in securing the philanthropic investments that drive groundbreaking discoveries, life-changing innovations and sustainable solutions. Your work will directly impact fields critical to shaping the future – from climate resilience and AI to global health and business innovation. You will have the opportunity to work with amazing colleagues driven to tackle some of the most difficult problems facing society.
This is your opportunity to forge the direction of philanthropy at one of the most prestigious universities in the world, building meaningful relationships with high- net-worth individuals and stakeholders who share our vision for impactful change. You will help drive Imperial’s bold and ambitious alumni engagement and fundraising campaign.
Reporting to and working closely with the Director of Development: Principal Gifts and Global, you will have the opportunity to work on transformational gifts – interesting, complex gifts which will build your career.
This position is an exciting opportunity for someone who wants to have a major impact on a world-renowned institution. You will be entrepreneurially minded, not fazed by complexity and ambiguity, and comfortable orchestrating a myriad of stakeholders. We hope to hear from you!
What we can offer you:
- The opportunity to continue your career at a world-leading institution and be part of our mission to use science for humanity.
- Benefit from a sector-leading salary and remuneration package (including 39 days’ annual leave and generous pension schemes).
- Access to a range of workplace benefits including a flexible working policy from day one, generous family leave packages, on-site leisure facilities and cycle-to-work scheme.
- Interest-free season ticket loan schemes for travel.
- Be part of a diverse, inclusive and collaborative work culture with various staff networks and resources to support your personal and professional wellbeing.
About Imperial
Welcome to Imperial, a global top ten university where scientific imagination leads to world-changing impact.
Join us and be part of something bigger. From global health to climate change, AI to business leadership, we navigate some of the world’s toughest challenges. Whatever your role, your contribution will have a lasting impact.
As a member of our vibrant community of 22,000 students and 8,000 staff, you’ll collaborate with passionate minds across nine London campuses and a global network.
This is your chance to help shape the future. We hope you’ll join us at Imperial.
Our culture
We work towards equality of opportunity, eliminating discrimination and creating an inclusive working environment. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries, and are committed to employing a team that has diverse skills, experiences and abilities.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do and everyone in our community is expected to demonstrate respect, collaboration, excellence, integrity and innovation.
Further Information
This is one of three exceptional opportunities to join our dynamic team. As we continue to expand our international presence, we are recruiting for the following roles:
- Head of Development, Faculty of Medicine
- Head of Global Development, North America
Each of these roles offers a unique opportunity to shape our strategic direction and build impactful partnerships.
Closing date: Midnight on Wednesday 19 November 2025.
Interested?
Please familiarise yourself with the attached Candidate Pack.
To apply, please submit a CV and covering letter.
Imperial is partnering with Constellate Global Talent on this search. No agencies please.
Please familiarise yourself with the attached Candidate Pack.
To apply, please submit a CV and covering letter by midnight on Wednesday 19 November 2025.
Account Manager - Corporate Partnerships
Charity People is proud to be partnering with Teach First, a pioneering education charity that believes every child deserves the best start in life, regardless of background. Through teacher training, leadership development, and strategic partnerships, Teach First is transforming education in the schools that need it most.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a high-performing Corporate Partnerships team as a new Account Manager - a pivotal role focused on stewarding and growing high-value relationships that fuel Teach First's mission.
Why Teach First?
Teach First is tackling educational inequality head-on. From training teachers and supporting school leaders to strengthening local education networks, their work is rooted in evidence and driven by impact. With a bold vision and a collaborative culture, they're looking for a strategic relationship-builder to help unlock funding and deepen engagement with some of the UK's most influential corporate partners.
Corporate Partnerships Manager
Salary: £42,237 (+ £3,000 London Weighting)
- Generous pension up to 6% and annual leave (27 days plus bank holidays)
- Vitality Health Insurance to all employees
- Agile and flexible working options
- Wellbeing days and Employee Assistance Programme support
- Inclusive, values-led culture with a strong commitment to diversity and equity
- Hybrid working (London office, with flexibility)
About the Role
Reporting to the Head of Corporate Partnerships, you'll manage a portfolio of 6 and 7-figure corporate partners, ensuring long-term value and mutual impact. You'll lead on renewals, develop tailored stewardship plans, and collaborate across teams to deliver partnership benefits and KPIs.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Managing and growing strategic and relational partnerships, with a personal income target of approx. £1M
- Leading renewal and re-contracting processes, working closely with finance, legal, and fundraising operations
- Developing multi-level relationships within partner organisations and engaging senior volunteers to support stewardship
- Delivering joint campaigns, employee engagement initiatives, and cause-related marketing
- Producing impact reports and evaluations, ensuring ethical fundraising and brand alignment
- Maintaining accurate records via Salesforce and contributing to cross-functional improvement projects
About You
We are searching for an ambitious and confident corporate fundraiser with a track record of retaining and growing high-value relationships. You're commercially astute, emotionally intelligent, and passionate about educational equity, with a drive to constantly learn, improve, and deliver exceptional partnership management.
We're especially keen to hear from candidates who can demonstrate:
- Clear experience managing multi-year corporate partnerships
- Deep understanding of CSR/ESG trends and corporate motivations
- Strong proposal writing, negotiation, and stakeholder engagement skills
- Confidence in data analysis, forecasting, and CRM systems (Salesforce preferred)
- Outstanding communication and project management abilities
If this role inspires you to make your next career move, please get in touch with [email protected] to find out more about how to apply.
Closing Date: Friday 31st October 12pm
Interview Dates: 1st Stage w/c 10th November, 2nd stage w/c 17th November
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability, and potential. Please inform Kevin if you require any assistance or adjustment to help ensure the application process works for you.
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.
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Volunteers are at the heart of our mission
In 2024, our incredible network of 800 volunteers supported over 73,000 young people through Insight Talks, Skills Workshops, and Networking Events, showing them what's possible for their futures and building the skills and connections they need to get there.
Our dedicated Programme Team provides personalised support and feedback to every volunteer, ensuring they're equipped to make a real difference in young people's lives. This tailored approach has been key to our growth and impact – and means every volunteer feels genuinely valued.
We're a fast-growing charity working to reach every 14-19-year-old across the UK. Thanks to generous funding from partners including Google .org and the Moondance Foundation, we’re now excited to appoint our first Volunteer Manager – a pivotal role in scaling our volunteer base and deepening its impact.
The Volunteer Manager will lead efforts to further grow and diversify our volunteer base, ensuring consistent quality across sessions and fostering a vibrant, connected volunteer community. They will work closely with colleagues across England and Wales, with ambitious targets around attraction and retention.
Key priorities will include:
- Developing strategic partnerships alongside me and our Partnerships Manager
- Understanding the diverse backgrounds and career journeys of our volunteers
- Owning the volunteer experience from first contact onwards and training colleagues to deliver best practice support, ensuring volunteers feel well-prepared, informed about their impact, and inspired to stay involved
As this is a brand-new role, there’s plenty of scope to shape and innovate. It’s a fantastic opportunity for someone with excellent communication skills and a passion for volunteering.
Our team works remotely across England and Wales, with regular in-person meet-ups. We set high standards, support one another, and share a deep commitment to driving positive change. If this sounds like the kind of environment you’d enjoy, we’d love to hear from you.
Sue Maskrey
Chief Executive
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Programme & Partnerships Lead
Permanent. Full time. Hybrid working
Location: This role can be based in any of these locations - UK: Cardiff, Edinburgh, London, Warrington or Internationally: Abuja, Bogota, Dhaka, Nairobi, or New Delhi
Salary: Competitive
If we receive a high volume of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert before the scheduled closing date. Therefore, we encourage interested applicants to apply at their earliest convenience.
About us
Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We are a global movement of people, churches and local organisations who passionately champion dignity, equality and justice worldwide. We are the changemakers, the peacemakers, the mighty of heart.
We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, and recognise the value this brings in forming strong, creative and high performing teams. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, and from those with experience from outside of the voluntary sector. And no, you don’t have to be Christian to work here – we encourage people of all faiths and none to apply. We just ask that everyone lives out our values of dignity, equality, justice and love. We value a good work-life balance, so we’re open to part-time and flexible working. We also offer hybrid working for our office-based colleagues.
About the role
Reporting in to the Global Head of Programme Policy and Practice, the Programme & Partnerships Lead is pivotal to the design and impact success of signature programmes. It works closely with Multi Country Clusters (MCC) to do so, including the design of MEAL frameworks to support monitoring and evidence capture.
Working with MCC leadership the post-holder will identify areas for support and make appropriate links with enabling functions. Across MCC programme portfolios this role will provide support to ensure a coherent application of our partnership principles and alignment with organisational values and goals.
The role provides leadership to the team which includes MEAL, a Programme Portfolio Advisor, and a Civil Society and Faith specialist to help deliver high-impact programmes with an emphasis on decolonial approaches and methodologies. The role will provide specific support to the development of Christian Aid’s faith based partnerships.
The role spearheads localisation and CSO approach as an underpinning ethos of the new organisational mode.
Some of the main responsibilities of the Programme & Partnerships Lead include:
- Inspire and motivate the team and colleagues in the Programme Policy and Practice division to support MCC’s, to drive meaningful impact.
- Work across Departments to support the design of signature programmes, including building connections across the MCCs, developing an appropriate MEAL framework and ensuring effective reporting and links to Organisational Effectiveness.
- Work with the Global MEAL Advisor and Organisational Effectiveness Department to commission internal and external impact evaluations and research for signature programmes and the wider unrestricted funding portfolio; this will include a focus on decolonial approaches to evaluation.
- With an emphasis on signature programmes work with IPE and MCCs to identify opportunities for the further development of signature programmes.
- Ensure processes and guardrails are in place to support the strategic allocation of resources to MCCs.
- Develop and maintains strong cross sector and internal relationships that fosters cross-functional consensus.
- Collaborate with MCC staff to develop and communicate a clear picture of Christian Aid’s programmatic portfolio, and of delivery of organisational impact that aligns to organisational values and goals
About you
Who we are looking for
Essential:
- Degree or equivalent qualification in business, economics, international development, or a related discipline.
- Significant senior management/ leadership experience.
- Experience in problem solving to unblock obstacles for programme delivery success.
- Experience of developing innovate multi-country programmes.
- Experience of developing budget recommendations linked to multi-country programmes.
- Experience of team design and recruitment of programme delivery roles.
- Substantial experience of partnership management.
- Substantial experience of project design, monitoring and evaluation tools.
- Openness to understanding and working with decolonised approaches to project design, monitoring and evaluation tools.
- Understanding of financial controls and procedures including due-diligence processes - highly numerate.
- Highly developed communication skill written and verbal.
Desirable:
- Developed understanding of operating with a total economy approach.
- Highly developed relationship building and facilitation and senior stakeholder engagement.
- Developed ability to devise and implement strategies.
- Highly developed negotiation skills.
Further information
At Christian Aid we strive to be an inclusive and diverse employer and recognise the value that this brings in helping to build strong, creative and high performing teams.
We are actively encouraging racialised minorities, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people with caring responsibilities, people from low socioeconomic backgrounds, women, and older workers to apply. This is because these groups are under-represented within our teams, especially at senior level, and we recognise and value the contributions members of these groups make to strong, creative and high performing teams.
We have a strong Christian ethos and we encourage applications from all faiths. Applicants will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of and sympathy with Christian Aid’s faith identity.
All successful candidates will require a DBS/police check appropriate to the role and location and a Counter Terrorism Sanction check as part of your clearance for commencing your role with us. We also participate in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information as part of the referencing process from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
This role requires applicants to have the right to live and work in the country where this position is based and undertake the role that you have been offered. If you are successful and we make you an offer for the role, we will be required to conduct a right to work check on your immigration status in the UK. We will contact you regarding the documentation you will need to provide to evidence this.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
At TLG, we’re passionate about building an exceptional staff team that’s committed to making a real difference in the lives of struggling children across the UK. We’re always on the lookout for great people to journey with us towards our vision, and we’re excited to offer a unique opportunity for a motivated and passionate individual to join us as Head of Therapeutic Support.
The Head of Therapeutic Support will provide strategic clinical leadership to TLG’s mission, driving forward our 10-year vision to bring fullness of life for every child, no matter what struggles they face. This pioneering role will shape therapeutic and trauma-informed approaches across the organisation, ensuring consistent, high-quality practice in both existing and new programmes. With deep clinical experience across multiple sectors, the successful candidate will develop scalable, innovative concepts that balance speed, safety, and effectiveness.
As a member of the Wider Leadership Team, reporting to the Director of Programmes, the Head of Therapeutic Support will influence strategy at the highest level, inspire confidence among church partners, statutory agencies, professionals, and other stakeholders, and manage clinical risk across TLG’s community-based services. They will be the authoritative voice on the way TLG works with children and families, ensuring strong ownership and impact throughout the organisation.
TLG is a Christian charity and, as a team, we want to bring our faith to the work we do; as such, we are recruiting an individual with a strong and vibrant Christian faith. We would welcome applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds to enable us to better reflect the needs of the communities we serve.
Hours: Part-time (22.5 hours per week)
Closing Date: Sunday 2nd November
Initial Interviews: Monday 10th November
Final Interviews: Tuesday 18th / Wednesday 19th November – at our National Support Office in West Yorkshire
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are recruiting for a Corporate Partnerships Senior Executive to join our team in London; the scope on this job involves….
Job Title: Corporate Partnerships Senior Executive
Location: Hybrid working with the requirement to periodically attend our Head Office (Vauxhall)
Salary: £34,093.64 per annum
Contract type: Full-time, Permanent
Hours: 37.5
We want kind and empathic people to work at Refuge, who believe in equality, diversity, and inclusion, are experts in their area of knowledge, want to make a positive difference and improve the lives of the women and children we support.
This is an exciting opportunity to join Refuge as Corporate Partnerships Senior Executive, developing impactful and values-driven partnerships with major UK and global businesses. You will be energised by new business, showing determination and enthusiasm in developing bespoke relationships with companies that are new to Refuge, and will play a critical role in a talented team, delivering an income target of around £1.6 million in 2025/26. With opportunities spanning cause-related marketing, staff fundraising, gifts in kind and strategic brand alignment, this is a fantastic chance to grow both income and awareness for our life-saving work.
You’ll be part of a passionate team, all working together towards Refuge’s vision: a world where violence against women and girls is not tolerated.
Closing date: 9.00am on 27 October 2025
Interview date: 11 November 2025
Benefits
Refuge offers a variety of exciting opportunities to learn, develop and grow in your career. We recognise the value everyone brings to the organisation to achieve our aims and are dedicated to developing and rewarding our staff. More details of our benefits can be found in Job Information Pack.
War on Want is recruiting a Head of Campaigns - Strategy and Impact to bring in strategic level capacity to War on Want campaigns.
War on Want is dynamic, radical organisation that runs hard-hitting campaigns against the root causes of poverty and human rights violation, mobilising support and building alliances to fight for human rights, especially workers’ rights, raising public awareness of the root causes of poverty, inequality and injustice, and empowering people to take action for change. We are a membership organisation and work in partnership and active solidarity with grassroots groups around the world, as part of the movement for global justice.
Reporting to the Director of Campaigns, Policy and Programmes, this is a new role working within the department to provide strategic oversight and coordination across War on Want’s campaigning portfolio, to evolve the organisation’s creative tools and techniques for both online and offline campaigning, and lead on impact learning to inform the development of campaign plans.
The role is both strategic and operational, supporting the development and integration of national and international campaigns that will engage and mobilise new and existing supporters, with a particular focus on War on Want’s priority campaign programme areas on Justice for Palestine and on a Global Green New Deal.
We are looking for an experienced campaign strategist who knows how to drive campaigns forward, familiar with the different tools and techniques to inspire online and offline campaigning, and who can spark creative ways to deliver impact and secure campaign successes working effectively and collaboratively across teams. You will be responsible for managing our three Senior Campaigners who lead on War on Want’s thematic campaigns, supporting strategy development and implementation, taking an intersectional approach to connect across the issues we campaign on, and coordinating across teams to ensure campaigns deliver for the shared organisational objectives of generating impact, engagement and income.
War on Want staff can work from War on Want’s head office, 44-48 Shepherdess Walk, London N1 7JP and from home. Some travel within the UK and overseas may be required.
For more information on the role and to apply, please visit our website.
Deadline for applications: 5pm on Monday 27 October 2025.
War on Want is a registered charity no 208724. We actively encourage applicants from ethnic minorities and aim to be an equal opportunities employer.



