Head Of Programmes Jobs in Birmingham
About Planet Patrol:
Our vision is a world where all beings can enjoy our waterways, free from pollution. We are a global community dedicated to placing people-powered environmental data at the heart of decision-making. Through our unique anywhere, anytime, anybody approach to citizen science, we gather critical evidence of water and litter pollution to drive solutions that protect both environmental and human health. Our data and citizen science methods have been featured in academic journals (Stanton, et al., 2022) and media investigations (Channel 4 and ITV), enhancing public and scientific knowledge of litter pollution.
We are now at a pivotal moment of growth and evolution. This means you must thrive in a start-up environment and have a can-do attitude to problem solving. You’ll be one of only a handful of employees and a team of excellent freelancers. This is a great opportunity to really shape the organisation and our impact. Whilst this role is fixed term, we hope to secure enough funding to make the role permanent.
Head of Programmes & Campaigns
Role details: Remote with travel expected at least once a month.
Salary: £45,000 FTE
Hours per week: 30 hours (4 days)
Terms: One year fixed term contract with the potential to become permanent based on funding.
Overview:
We are seeking an experienced, dynamic and forward-thinking Head of Programmes & Campaigns to join our small but dynamic team. In this new role, you will work closely with our Founder, Lizzie Carr MBE, to revolutionise how we address environmental challenges by leading and expanding our programmes and campaigns. You will manage a team to drive initiatives that bridge water quality, environmental health, and public policy. Plus, you’ll oversee Planet Patrol’s free mobile app and build collaborative relationships with other NGOs. This is an exciting, varied and hands-on role perfect for someone that likes to work in an agile environment.
Key responsibilities:
● Team Leadership: Build and lead a high-performing team of three direct reports and a network of contractors, that develops and manages all of Planet Patrol’s programmes and campaigns.
● Programme Development: Design and implement comprehensive programme plans with clear milestones and deliverables. Monitor performance, measure impact, and adjust strategies to achieve ambitious outcomes.
● Representation and Advocacy: Serve as a spokesperson for Planet Patrol at key events, conferences, and media engagements. Cultivate relationships with stakeholders and policymakers to advance our mission.
● Business Development: Leverage key metrics and insights to craft persuasive proposals and pitches, securing diverse revenue streams. Provide detailed budget analyses to support new initiatives and oversee budgets for all existing programmes.
● App Oversight: Collaborate with contractors to enhance our free app, introducing new features and ensuring improvements align with budget constraints and user needs.
● Adaptive Strategy & Problem-Solving: Embrace ambiguity by pivoting approaches when faced with new information or changing circumstances. Break down complex challenges to inform creative strategies and continuously refine campaigns based on lessons learned.
● Strategic Collaboration: work closely with the Founder and Board of Advisors to shape the organisation’s long term strategy, ensuring objectives remain ambitious yet achievable.
Role Requirements
● Minimum 3 years in programmes and campaign delivery.
● Proven leadership in managing programmes and campaigns within dynamic, start-up, or similar environments.
● Demonstrated success in collaborating with NGOs, coalition groups, and cross-functional teams.
● Exceptional project management skills and keen attention to detail.
● Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and manage contractors.
● In-depth knowledge of environmental issues—especially pollution—and a passion for driving change.
● Strong analytical skills to break down complex problems and develop innovative, creative strategies.
● A proactive mindset with a willingness to explore unconventional paths, learn from failures, and drive breakthrough outcomes.
● A commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion.
● Strong interpersonal abilities with experience engaging and influencing senior stakeholders.
● Capability to respond to external events with relevant communications.
● Legal right to work in the UK without visa sponsorship.
What We Offer:
Planet Patrol values collaboration, innovation, and a healthy work-life balance. That’s why we’re proud to be a 4-day week employer. We offer a flexible, remote working environment, paired with regular opportunities to connect as a team. We’re a vibrant, mission-driven non-profit that supports professional growth, alongside wellbeing. We offer a generous annual leave package, your birthdays off and encourage you to get out into nature whenever possible.
Please submit your CV and covering letter, highlighting your suitability for the role, via Charity Jobs. Applications close midnight Sunday 23 March. First stage interviews will be held on 27 March.
Find out more vist our website
Please submit your CV and covering letter, highlighting your suitability for the role, via Charity Jobs. Applications close midnight Sunday 23 March. First stage interviews will be held on 27 March.
Find out more from out website.
Salary: £50,000-£55,000 per annum pro-rata, plus additional £2,000 London weighting if applicable
Contract type: 12-month maternity cover; part-time (21 hours per week).
Location: London or Birmingham
Hybrid: This role requires travel across our 3 regions to support programme delivery and quality assurance. Envision does operate hybrid working policy and flexibility to work from home.
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to lead the Programmes and Impact (P&I) Team through the second year of the current Impact Strategy, which focuses on strengthening our approach to quality assurance, sustaining the consistent delivery of our existing impact management systems, and reviewing and standardising our Long-Term Outcomes framework.
As Director of Programmes and Impact (maternity cover), you will oversee the training, delivery and continuous improvement of our core programme, ensuring it is delivered consistently and well. You will manage the Programmes and Impact team to meet all impact management and quality assurance targets for the 2025/26 programme year.
We have a clear and focused mission and plan, a strong record of success, and a dynamic team and culture. You will be the leading voice on maintaining our strong culture of impact across the organisation.
As a core member of the senior management team (SMT), you will work closely with the Board, CEO, and senior colleagues to drive forward our growth and impact strategy as well as sustain our organisational culture.
You will also serve as the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), ensuring the safety of our young people and staff through strong policy implementation and ongoing monitoring. In this role you’ll be supported by our Safeguarding trustee and the wider safeguarding team.
We are seeking an inspiring leader who can champion our impact strategy, drive excellence in programme delivery, and empower their team to be collaborative and creative to achieve our goals. You will be passionate about the transformative power of Essential Skills for young people from underrepresented backgrounds and committed to advocating for greater focus and funding in this space. You will ideally have a history of strengthening programmes and quality assurance processes in cross regional organisations, during a time of growth.
Responsibilities – the Director of Programme and Impact will:
- Ensure consistent and high-quality national programme delivery
- Lead on impact management
- Lead on safeguarding as Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)
- Provide strategic leadership as a member of SMT
Essential Experience, Knowledge and Competencies:
- Senior leadership experience in programme delivery, impact management, or quality assurance, including team management and professional development
- Expertise in impact management, including data analysis and using insights to drive programme quality
- Experience designing and delivering training and quality assurance processes for programmes teams
- Experience of implementing safeguarding processes, policies, and training, ideally as a Designated Safeguarding Lead.
- Strong strategic thinking, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills, with experience engaging senior leadership and trustees.
- Commitment to Envision’s vision, mission and values and ability to work well in, and contribute to, our organisational culture
Envision seeks to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications with lived experience to apply as they are currently under- represented in our organisation. Envision graduates will be guaranteed a first round interview.
Please note:
-Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately we are unable to sponsor visas at this time.
- We will only be contacting candidates who have been shortlisted for interview. Therefore, if we do not contact you, please assume you have been unsuccessful.
- We will be interviewing as we go along, so early applicants are encouraged.
- We also regret to inform you that, due to the high volume of applications we receive, we will be unable to provide you with feedback regarding your application.
INTEGRITY ACTION is an innovative and award-winning charity devoted to fighting poverty and inequality through citizen-centred accountability. The purpose of this role is to lead on fundraising for the organisation. You’ll build relationships with funders – mostly trust, foundations and corporates and secure income. The fundraising focus in 2025 is primarily for climate-focused programmes and Ukraine focused programmes.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Relationship Management: Proactively identify and open doors to new funding opportunities by leveraging your existing networks with trusts, foundations and corporates; Strengthen relationships with Integrity Action’s existing funders, identifying opportunities to increase and extend their financial commitments; and Represent Integrity Action confidently and persuasively in presentations, meetings, and events to introduce our mission to potential funders and key stakeholders.
2. Trusts, Foundations, and Corporate Fundraising: Develop and submit compelling, targeted written proposals and applications to trusts, foundations, and corporate funders; Collaborate closely with the Integrity Action team to effectively translate project designs into persuasive funding proposals; Work closely with partners by submitting high quality inputs to external bids where we are a sub-partner; and Liaise closely with consultants who support us with corporate fundraising.
3. Strategic Fundraising Support: Lead prospecting for new funding opportunities and develop donor engagement plans to expand the funding pipeline; Maintain and oversee fundraising tracking systems ensuring accurate records of donor interactions, pipelines, and reporting; and Regularly update senior management and the Board on fundraising strategies and progress.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Holiday Entitlement: 28 working days per year (pro rata), plus UK public holidays
- Pension scheme: All employees are eligible to join the NEST pension scheme, with matched contributions up to 5% of salary
- Flexible working: Integrity Action is a flexible working organisation. The team all works from home with occasional travel for in-person team meetings in London (approximately once every two months).
- Contract: This position is offered as a 12-month contract to cover a sabbatical
Please send your CV and a 1 page cover letter outlining your relevant experience and motivation for applying. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Everyone deserves a decent place to live – join Habitat for Humanity Great Britain as our new Empty Spaces to Homes Programme Manager, and support people to find a decent, safe, affordable home.
We are looking for an experienced Programme Manager to deliver HFHGB’s flagship Empty Spaces to Homes programme. This programme aims to provide solutions to Great Britain’s critical affordable housing need through the conversion of empty spaces - including commercial and retail properties - into homes and through researching, advocating and collaborating in coalition with others, to foster a wider uptake of the Empty Spaces to Homes approach.
Reporting to the Director of Programme Delivery and working in close collaboration with subject matter experts responsible for the four workstreams of the programme (Advocacy & Policy, Research, Scalability and Construction), your role will be responsible for all aspects of programme management and coordination, reporting and monitoring. You will also work closely with the Fundraising & Partnerships team to support high quality partnerships and strategic relationships.
You will be joining us at a really exciting time as this is a newly established team on an ambitious transformation journey. You will have a positive ‘can do’ attitude coupled with strong experience of all aspects of programme management and monitoring and excellent communication and engagement skills. Able to work collaboratively with a diverse group of colleagues and stakeholders, you are proactive and able to prioritise effectively across multiple areas of work, problem solving and demonstrating strong organisational and planning skills.
If this sounds like it could be a good match for you, please take a look at the Candidate Pack (via our website>vacancies).
Please note: this role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK.
Job Description
Job Title: Empty Spaces to Homes Programme Manager
Department: Programme Delivery
Reports to: Director of Programme Delivery
Salary Grade: D
Budget responsibility: Yes
Line management: No
Post: Permanent
Location: Home-based with frequent travel to internal and external events and project sites, with occasional overnight stays
About Habitat for Humanity Great Britain
Habitat for Humanity Great Britain (Habitat GB) is part of the global Habitat for Humanity Federation fighting global poverty and homelessness. We believe that a decent home helps to permanently break the cycle of poverty and allows families to achieve strength, stability, and self-reliance.
Job Purpose
To support Habitat for Humanity GB’s (HFHGB) vision of a decent home for everyone, the organisation has recently completed a strategic review, resulting in a new National Strategy and an organisational restructure, to ensure the organisation is able to deliver the Strategy impactfully, efficiently and effectively.
As a result, a new team has been formed, which will focus on developing and delivering high quality programmes in England, Wales and Scotland. The Empty Spaces to Homes (ES2H) Programme Manager will sit within the new Programme Delivery team and will work collaboratively across the organisation and with a large group of diverse external stakeholders.
Key responsibilities include the management of HFHGB’s flagship Empty Spaces to Homes programme which aims to provide solutions to Great Britain’s critical affordable housing need through the conversion of empty spaces, including commercial and retail properties, into homes and through researching, advocating and collaborating in coalition with others to foster a wider uptake of the Empty Spaces to Homes approach. The Empty Spaces to Homes Programme Manager will work across the organisation to coordinate and monitor delivery of activities sitting within the programme. They will also collaborative extensively with teams whose work supports or resources the programme. Working with the Director of Programme Delivery, the Programme Manager will also support external events and activities as well as high quality partnerships and strategic relationships.
Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities:
Programme Management and Coordination:
- Responsible for programme management of the ES2H programme. Working with the Director of Programme Delivery, and with Subject Matter Experts who are responsible for the four workstreams of the programme (Advocacy & Policy, Research, Scalability, Construction).
- Responsible for the development and utilisation of high-quality programme management tools and internal coordination forums, including for programme planning, performance monitoring, communication, internal and external reporting.
- Working with others, support the development of appropriate Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning frameworks.
- Work with Subject Matter Experts, the ES2H Coalition and other partners on the continuous improvement of the ES2H Toolkit, supporting new ideas to fruition, developing content into engaging and appropriate documents and other required communication and programme tools.
- Support Subject Matter Experts and others where appropriate to develop programme and project related reports, to develop proposals and communication content, support impactful partnerships and provide project-related administration capacity.
- Support the Director of Programme Delivery to ensure programme outputs are accessible, inclusive, and culturally sensitive to provide the best possible support to target communities.
External communication and partnership management:
- Support external events and activities as well as high quality partnerships and strategic relationships.
- Work with the Fundraising & Partnerships team to support high quality partnerships and strategic relationships through provision of content for external communication, programme updates and reports, and the maintenance of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning frameworks.
- Lead the coordination of the ES2H Coalition and support the development and management of other programme related networks and groups.
Budget management, reporting and monitoring:
- Support the Director of Programme Delivery to develop the ES2H programme and project budgets.
- Coordinate with subject matter experts to monitor and track programme spend, flagging issues and risks, and ensuring regular reports are available for budget holders and the Finance Team.
- Provide regular inputs and updates for relevant sections of the organisational Performance Framework, Risk Register and any other operational requirements.
Person profile:
- Strong experience of programme and project management, coordination and monitoring.
- Experience of working in a similar organisation, collaborating across teams and operating in a highly effective way across a diverse, networked structure.
- Experience of producing impactful content for programme tools and reports, external events, website and other digital platforms.
- Good budget management skills, and a working understanding of Excel.
- Understanding of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning tools and approaches.
Skills and competencies:
- You have excellent communication and engagement skills, and able to work collaboratively and productively with a diverse group of colleagues and stakeholders.
- You are proactive and able to prioritise effectively across multiple areas of work, problem solve and demonstrate strong organisational and planning skills.
- You are a positive team member who demonstrates integrity, respect for others and a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.
The role and responsibilities will be carried out in a way which reflects:
- HFHGB’s commitment to safeguarding children in accordance with the Safeguarding Policy.
- A commitment to HFHGB’s vision, mission, values and approach.
- A commitment to effective management of risk, by operating within the Charity’s code of conduct, policies, procedures and controls and by carrying out the risk management and assurance responsibilities of the role as set out in relevant Policy and Procedures.
Start your Habitat journey here…
The deadline for applications is 4th April 2025 (at 11:59 pm).
Habitat for Humanity requires that all employees take seriously their ethical responsibilities to safeguard our intended beneficiaries, their communities, and all those with whom we work. Managers at all levels have responsibilities to support and develop systems that create and maintain an environment that prevents harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse, safeguards the rights of beneficiaries and community members (especially children), and promotes the implementation of our code of conduct. The employment of this position will be subject to a satisfactory reference check and a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
At Habitat for Humanity GB, we aim to build, develop and retain a talented workforce that represents a variety of backgrounds, skills and experiences. We welcome and actively encourage applications from anyone who feels they’d be a good fit for our organisation, regardless of race, religion, colour, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, neurodiversity or any other protected characteristics.
Unfortunately, because of the high volume of applications, we will not be able to contact unsuccessful applicants. If you haven’t heard from us within a month of the application deadline, please assume that your application has not been successful.
We’d prefer to hear directly from applicants – we won’t be working with third party recruiters on this role.
We want the recruitment process to give you the opportunity to shine, to share your skills and experience as clearly as possible, and for you to find out more about Habitat GB in return. You are welcome to get in touch and arrange an informal chat with Suzanne Taunton (please see our website to contact directly via email) before submitting an application.
To apply for the role, please send us your CV and a supporting statement (max two sides of A4) telling us about the skills and experience you would bring to the role and your motivation for applying.
Send by email referencing the job title in the subject line (please see our website> vacancies for where to send your CV and supporting statement).
Habitat for Humanity Great Britain (Habitat GB) is part of the international Habitat for Humanity network, tackling housing poverty around the world.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Role Summary
Are you an experienced project and relationship manager, passionate about changing the food system? You could soon be leading an exciting new programme to make hospital food in the UK healthier and more planet-friendly. You’ll support our Head of Programmes, carrying out a wide range of tasks, including securing new partnerships with hospital trusts, providing advice on menus, managing relationships, and collecting data to measure the impact of the programme. You’ll develop and deliver an effective strategy, starting with a pilot project with one NHS Trust before rolling the strategy out across the country.
Hospital Plates is the sister programme to our successful School Plates programme. Since the launch of School Plates in 2018, we’ve supported over 90 major school caterers, responsible for the food in over 8,000 schools, feeding over 1.3 million children every day, helping almost 50 million school meals become meat-free or plant-based. Our plan is to replicate this scale of impact in the hospital sector, using the experience and insights we’ve gained within schools.
Reporting directly to our Head of Programmes, you’ll also work closely with our School Plates team including our Programme Coordinators and Chef Trainers, as well as our Public Health Lead, Communications Manager, Director, and the rest of our team.
We’re looking for someone to join our team for 3 days a week with the potential for the hours to increase over time.
Job Details
Job title: Programme Manager, Hospital Plates
Reporting to: Head of Programmes, UK
Location: Remote (home-based, with some travel within UK)
Hours: 21 hours per week (0.6 FTE)
Salary: £34,000 per annum pro rata (based on 1.0 FTE)
Responsibilities
- Create a clear and effective strategy for delivering impactful menu change in UK hospitals.
- Launch and complete a pilot of the programme, managing the process from the start.
- On successful completion of the pilot, roll out the programme across the rest of the country.
- Conduct outreach to hospital trusts to build a network of contacts, engage new partners, and manage and develop these relationships.
- Coordinate with a range of different stakeholders within hospitals and trusts, including catering teams and nutritionists.
- Collaborate with other organisations in support of healthier and sustainable hospital food.
- Develop a range of resources and templates for hospitals and trusts to support and guide them through the programme.
- Contribute ideas for developing recipes that meet the nutritional guidelines for hospital food.
- Work with the School Plates Awards Coordinator to develop an equivalent menu awards scheme for hospital food.
- Work with our chef trainers to deliver presentations and training to hospital staff, including organising and promoting sessions, liaising with trusts/hospitals and attendees, presenting, and collating feedback.
- Measure the impact of our work for ongoing programme evaluation, supporter communications, and funding proposals.
- Develop an excellent understanding of the hospital food landscape, and the nutritional guidelines for hospital food.
- Update and maintain an accurate database of activity with our partners/hospital trusts.
- Represent ProVeg UK on calls, in meetings, and at events, including some public speaking.
- Work closely with our Communications Manager to produce engaging new content, including video content, for social media, and the website.
- Support the Head of Programmes with any other projects or tasks, as needed.
Qualifications
Essential
- Proven track record in project and relationship management.
- Experienced in planning and delivering presentations.
- Excellent communication skills with an ability to write effectively for a range of audiences.
- Flexible and agile approach, with a willingness to be a true team player and fill gaps as needed.
- Proactive with initiative and drive.
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Solution-focused and resilient.
- Confident in creating basic spreadsheets and slide decks.
- Ability to work well under pressure and manage time effectively in a fast-paced and small but fast-growing non-profit work environment.
- Ability to work well unsupervised, with experience of working in remote teams with a reliable internet connection.
- Passionate about food systems change and alignment with our vision and mission.
- Based in the UK, and willing to travel within the UK to represent the team and programme at meetings, events, and trainings.
Desirable
- Experience of working within hospital food.
- Experience of liaising with local authorities, hospitals, hospital trusts or public sector bodies.
- Experience of working in the food, health or environmental sector.
- Experience in the field of nutrition, including an interest in plant-based nutrition.
- Experience of recipe development and analysing nutritional data.
- Experience of using customer relationship management (CRM) systems.
Benefits of working with us
- A strong organisational focus on personal development, with a designated training budget.
- Provision of a work laptop.
- Flexible, trust-based working arrangements and home-office arrangements.
- Career development support.
- Mindfulness programme - free Headspace account.
- We are a workplace that encourages everyone to bring their whole selves to work. We are an inclusive workplace for our diverse employees around the world.
- And, last but not least, become part of a great team and work with us towards a world where everyone chooses delicious and healthy food that is good for all humans, animals, and our planet!
When?
Application deadline: 20th April 2025
Start date: From May/June 2025
Application process and timeline
Please submit your application using our online form - including your CV and cover letter. By submitting your application you agree that your personal data will be processed by and shared with our UK entity (ProVeg C.I.C.) and German entity (ProVeg e.V.).
The recruitment process consists of two rounds: 1): an online trial task; 2): an interview with the Head of Programmes and Public Food Lead/Director.
- Application deadline: 20th April 2025
- Online trial task: sent to longlisted candidates during week of 21st - 25th April 2025
- Interviews: 7th & 8th May 2025
- Start date: From May/June 2025
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Job Title: Head of Sales and Marketing (Interim) – Charity with Trading Arm
Location: Tamworth
Reports to: Director of Finance & Operations
Salary: 60k
Employment Type: Full-time, fixed-term contract for 1 year. Part-time applications will be considered
About Us:
nasen is a registered charity with a powerful mission to support and develop the workforce that operate in the Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) sector of education. By ensuring the SEND workforce are fully equipped to meet the needs of learners with SEND, we create sustainable, positive change in the lives of children and young adults. Alongside our specialised SEND CPD training we offer for free, we also run a trading arm that generates vital income and directly supports our charitable endeavours. Our trading activities encompass sales of online CPD, accredited courses, consultancy, and statutory projects.
As we continue to grow and expand our reach, we are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Head of Sales and Marketing to lead and oversee the integrated marketing and sales strategies for both our charity initiatives and trading arm. This role is essential to advancing our revenue generation, building strong relationships with supporters, and amplifying our mission-driven goals. You will be pivotal in ensuring that our marketing campaigns and sales efforts work cohesively to enhance our reputation, grow our customer base, and increase revenue, all while maintaining alignment with our charitable values.
Position Overview:
The Head of Sales and Marketing will provide strategic leadership for all marketing and sales efforts across both the charity’s operations and its trading arm. You will be responsible for managing and executing a comprehensive strategy to boost visibility, increase revenue, and foster long-term engagement with both sponsors and customers. The role requires a blend of strategic thinking, sales expertise, and marketing creativity, with the ability to lead cross-functional teams, manage budgets, and integrate commercial goals with the charity’s mission.
As part of the senior leadership team, you will work closely with the Executive Leadership Team, Fundraising, Development, Education, and operations teams to shape the nasen’s public-facing presence. You will be instrumental in maximising our dual revenue streams: fundraising for our charitable programs via events, and sales from our trading activities.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Strategic Leadership & Integration
- Develop and implement an integrated sales and marketing strategy for both the charity’s mission-driven goals and its commercial activities. Ensure the strategy drives the growth of both revenue from trading and funds raised for the charity’s projects.
- Collaborate with senior leadership to set clear, actionable goals for both the charity’s impact and its trading arm’s performance, aligning these objectives with broader organisational priorities.
- Analyse market conditions and trends, including competitor analysis, to identify opportunities and optimise marketing efforts, ensuring we remain agile and responsive to market demands.
- Lead the development of annual marketing plans, considering key events, fundraising activity, the academic calendar, and product launches for the trading arm.
- Ensure that marketing campaigns reflect both the charitable mission and the commercial interests of the trading arm, maintaining a balance between profitability and mission-driven messaging.
- Design and execute a route to market strategy that integrates all the charity's revenue-generating and charitable activities, ensuring products/services reach the right target audiences through optimal channels.
- Evaluate sales channels and assess whether there are further opportunities for direct-to-consumer sales, commercial partnerships, e-commerce, or affiliate marketing models that could expand market reach for both charity donations and commercial sales.
2. Marketing and Brand Development
- Lead the overall brand strategy, ensuring consistency and alignment across the charity’s marketing, digital, and communications efforts, both for the charitable initiatives and the trading arm.
- Oversee the creation of compelling marketing collateral, including digital content, print materials, advertising, and promotional campaigns that resonate with both sponsors and customers.
- Guide the development of integrated marketing campaigns that incorporate both charity-related content and the trading arm’s product offerings, reinforcing the message of social good while promoting commercial activities.
- Supervise digital marketing efforts, including website optimisation (SEO), social media strategies, and email marketing, to increase traffic, raise awareness, and drive conversions for both donations and product sales.
- Enhance public relations efforts, cultivating strong relationships with media outlets to ensure positive press coverage of both the charity’s work and the trading activities.
3. Revenue Generation & Sales Strategy
- Develop and drive sales strategies for the charity’s trading arm, including pricing, promotions, customer segmentation, and cross-selling opportunities.
- Collaborate with the education team to create and market new product lines or services, ensuring they align with the charity’s values while meeting the needs and preferences of customers.
- Oversee the development and execution of sales funnels and customer acquisition strategies to increase conversion rates, sales volume, and customer retention.
- Implement loyalty and retention programs that encourage repeat purchases from customers of the trading arm and foster long-term engagement.
- Monitor sales performance, ensuring alignment with set targets, and provide timely adjustments to campaigns, product offerings, and pricing strategies to maximise revenue.
- Work with fundraising teams to ensure synergies between donation drives and trading promotions, leveraging the strength of both income sources.
4. Sponsor and Customer Engagement
- Develop effective strategies for sponsor stewardship, ensuring ongoing engagement with supporters through personalised communication, recognition programs, and impactful storytelling that ties the trading arm’s products to the charity’s mission.
- Utilise customer relationship management (CRM) systems to create tailored communication plans and deepen engagement with both sponsors and customers, encouraging more frequent and larger sponsorship or purchases.
- Foster a community of loyal supporters and customers, turning first-time buyers into repeat purchasers, and sponsors into long-term, committed advocates.
- Design campaigns that target both customers and sponsors, converting customers into sponsors by emphasising the positive social impact of their purchases, and vice versa.
5. Team Leadership and Development
- Lead a dynamic team of sales, marketing, and digital professionals, providing guidance, mentorship, and opportunities for professional development to ensure they reach their full potential.
- Foster a collaborative, high-performance culture within the marketing and sales teams, with a focus on creativity, accountability, and shared success.
- Manage and nurture relationships with external partners, agencies, and contractors to supplement the in-house team’s efforts and bring in specialised expertise as needed.
- Encourage continuous learning and innovation within the team, allowing for fresh marketing and sales techniques to be tested and implemented.
- Lead the recruitment and onboarding of new marketing team members as needed to scale efforts in line with the organisation’s growth.
6. Campaigns, Events, and Partnerships
- Plan and execute high impact fundraising campaigns, combining both digital and offline channels, including social media, email, PR, events, and influencer partnerships.
- Oversee the organisation of charity events, sales promotions, and product launches that raise awareness for the charity’s mission and drive sales.
- Identify and cultivate strategic partnerships with corporate sponsors, influencers, retail partners, and community organisations to extend reach and enhance fundraising opportunities.
- Develop marketing strategies for key seasonal and high-traffic events (e.g. Black Friday or January Sales), ensuring the charity and trading arm are both prominently featured.
7. Data Analytics and Performance Reporting
- Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) for both the marketing and sales efforts across the charity and trading arm, with a strong focus on return on investment (ROI) for campaigns and product sales.
- Regularly analyse marketing data, tracking performance across channels, evaluating campaign results, and identifying areas for improvement.
- Provide detailed monthly, quarterly, and annual reports to senior leadership, highlighting successes, challenges, and opportunities for future growth.
- Conduct customer and sponsor behaviour analysis, utilising insights to adjust marketing and sales strategies and improve targeting.
8. Budget Management
- Oversee the marketing and sales budget for both the charity and trading operations, ensuring that funds are allocated effectively to maximise both financial contribution and the nasen’s mission.
- Monitor expenditure to ensure all campaigns are delivered within budget, making recommendations where necessary and full analysis on ROI.
Qualifications:
Experience:
- At least 7-10 years of experience in a senior sales and marketing role, ideally with experience managing both non-profit and commercial sales efforts.
- Proven track record of successfully leading integrated marketing campaigns and driving revenue growth in both the charity and ecommerce sectors.
- Experience in developing and executing sales strategies, including pricing, product development, customer acquisition and retention.
- Knowledge of CRM systems, digital marketing platforms, and data analytics tools.
- Demonstrated success in leading cross-functional teams, managing external agencies, and collaborating with senior leadership to meet organisational goals.
Skills & Competencies:
- Strong understanding of brand development and the ability to create compelling narratives that combine social impact and commercial offerings.
- Sales-driven mindset with the ability to inspire teams to meet and exceed revenue targets.
- Expertise in digital marketing, including SEO, content marketing, and social media strategy.
- Exceptional communication skills, with experience in event management and media engagement.
- Ability to balance mission-driven goals with commercial objectives and maintain a clear, unified brand presence across all marketing channels.
Personal Attributes:
- Passion for social impact and a deep commitment to nasen’s mission.
- Highly creative, innovative, and forward-thinking with a keen understanding of both traditional and emerging marketing trends.
- Adaptable and results-oriented, able to work in a fast-paced, evolving environment and make data-driven decisions.
- Collaborative with strong interpersonal skills, able to build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Why Join Us?
- Make an impact by leading marketing efforts that support both our mission and our revenue-generating activities.
- Innovative and creative environment that allows you to shape the future of marketing and sales for a leading charity.
- Competitive salary and a benefits package that includes flexible working arrangements, enhanced pension contributions, and professional development opportunities.
If you are a strategic thinker with a passion for charity work, have the experience to lead both commercial and mission-driven marketing efforts, and thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you.
Closing date: 7th April 2025.
Interviews are expected to take place the w/o 14th April.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
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Senior Programme Manager
Location: Remote, but with regular visits to Foundation funded sites within a defined region, as well as visits to the Foundation office as determined by business needs, including attendance at quarterly Squad Meet-Ups
Salary: £52,000-£57,000 (dependent on skills and experience) plus generous benefits
Contract Type: Permanent
Are you passionate about using sport to transform communities? Do you have the leadership skills to drive sustainable grassroots sports facilities? If so, this role is for you.
The Senior Programme Manager at the Football Foundation will lead the delivery of the Hubs programme, a flagship initiative funded by the Premier League, The FA, and Government. The programme is transforming grassroots sports infrastructure by creating financially sustainable facilities that serve as thriving community hubs. These multi-pitch sites don’t just provide high-quality football facilities—they also support other sports, physical activity, and essential community services, all tailored to local needs. Outside of the Hubs programme, the role will lead and provide support to the Programmes team and wider organisation on the design and development of new and existing programmes, ensuring that they deliver against the Football Foundation’s strategic objectives.
As Senior Programme Manager you will:
- Manage feasibility assessments to prioritise sites based on sustainability and impact.
- Work with technical teams to optimise hub design, balancing costs and long-term viability.
- Develop operating models with Local Authorities to secure long-term investment.
- Guide Local Authorities through procurement and funding applications.
- Use data insights to refine programme criteria and showcase impact.
- Lead new programme development to align with strategic objectives.
For more details about the role, please download the recruitment pack.
What We’re Looking For
You don’t need to be a football expert, but you must believe in the power of sport to transform communities. We’re looking for someone who:
- Has proven experience in programme management, strategic planning, and partnership development.
- Can navigate complex stakeholder relationships, particularly with Local Authorities and funding bodies.
- Understands financial sustainability models and their role in community sports facilities.
- Has strong leadership skills and can drive collaboration across teams.
- Is passionate about creating accessible, high-quality grassroots sports facilities.
What can we offer you?
The salary band for this role is £52,000 - £57,000 per annum. You’ll start with 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing after 2 years), and additional time off for volunteering. Benefits include an 8% employer pension contribution, free healthcare, gym subsidy, death in service benefit, and access to match tickets.
Equality and Diversity Commitment
The Football Foundation is committed to, and values the principles of diversity, equality, and inclusion. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive working environment where all our team feel respected and supported in fulfilling their potential. We encourage and welcome applications from all, regardless of background and are particularly interested to hear from individuals belonging to under-represented groups including diverse ethnic communities, individuals with a disability and those from the LGBTQI+ community.
Most of all we want someone who reflects who we are as an organisation. We refer to our values as our four corners:
- Fair Players – open and inclusive in our approach
- Star Performers – trusted to deliver
- United Team Player – collaborative and easy to work with
- Passionate Supporters – flexible and willing
1st stage interviews via MS Teams are currently scheduled for 4 April 2025
2nd stage in person interviews to follow.
Head of Finance Location: Office Based - Boldmere, Sutton Coldfield Salary: £45,000 per annum, pro rata Hours: 30 - 37.5 hours per week (Flexible) is a dynamic and passionate charity, committed to the people and communities surrounding Birmingham. The Role They are seeking an experienced, strategic, and dedicated Head of Finance to lead their small finance team and help them ensure the long-term financial sustainability of the charity. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the success and growth of a charity that makes a real difference in the lives of older adults and others in need. As the Head of Finance, you will play a key role in overseeing all aspects of their financial operations. You will be responsible for providing financial leadership, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, and supporting the strategic objectives of the charity. Your expertise will guide the senior leadership team in making informed decisions, driving financial growth, and optimizing the use of resources. Key Responsibilities
Skills and Qualifications
Benefits
About Them Their Mission: To enrich the lives of older people and others in need through a range of services they offer. Their Vision: To make a positive difference, adding value to people’s lives by offering services to promote wellbeing and independence. Their Values:
To Apply If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Age Concern Birmingham, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application. Closing date for applications: 3rd April 2025 Please note applications are being reviewed on receipt and interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis. When a suitable candidate is found the role will close, so please apply without delay to avoid disappointment. |
Head of Post Award
£62,000-£68,000 per annum (dependent on skills and experience) plus generous benefits
Location – Remote, but with regular visits to Foundation funded sites within a defined region, as well as visits to the Foundation office as determined by business needs, including attendance at quarterly Squad Meet-Ups
We are the Football Foundation - the Premier League, the FA and government’s charity that delivers outstanding grassroots facilities, more and better places to play, transforming lives and communities where it is needed most.
About the role
Are you a strategic leader with a passion for ensuring funding delivers real impact? Join us as Head of Post Award, where you’ll lead our post-award function, ensuring the successful delivery of grants that transform grassroots sports facilities.
Reporting to the Director of Programmes, you’ll provide strategic oversight of our Post Award function, manage a high-performing team, and ensure compliance, value for money, and long-term sustainability across all funded projects. You’ll also help shape our Post-Award strategy, working closely with senior leadership and external partners.
Key responsibilities
· Lead the post-award function, ensuring effective grant delivery and alignment with strategic priorities.
· Oversee post-award processes and systems, ensuring efficiency, compliance, and continuous improvement.
· Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders to maximise impact.
· Develop insightful reports and track key performance indicators to measure success and improve funding outcomes.
· Manage the post-award budget, ensuring resources are allocated effectively.
What are we looking for?
· Educated to HND/Degree standard, preferably in Sports or Community Development, we’re looking for candidates with proven experience leading grant management or post-award functions, including team leadership,
· Strong financial management skills, including budget oversight and financial sustainability.
· Ability to build and manage high-level relationships with funders and stakeholders.
· Experience advising senior leadership and shaping strategic direction.
· Expertise in developing impact reports and optimising grant processes.
If you're data-driven, skilled in analysis, reporting, and performance tracking, and passionate about sports and community development, this is your chance to make a real difference in a role that blends leadership, strategy, and impact.
For full details of the role and requirements, please download our recruitment pack below.
What can we offer you?
The salary band for this role is £62,000 - £68,000 per annum, dependent on relevant skills and experience.
You will start with 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (which increases after 2 years), plus additional time off to volunteer. We also offer a generous pension scheme (8% employer contribution), free health care provision, a monthly gym subsidy, death in service benefit and access to selected match tickets.
We are committed to helping our team members maintain a healthy work-life balance, so offer flexible working around core hours to help achieve that.
Equality and Diversity Commitment
The Football Foundation is committed to and values the principles of diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive working environment where all our team feel respected and supported in fulfilling their potential. We encourage and welcome applications from all, regardless of background and are particularly interested to hear from individuals belonging to under-represented groups including diverse ethnic communities, individuals with a disability and those from the LGBTQI+ community.
Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview stage, please contact us.
The closing date for applications is: Wednesday 2 April 2025 at 09:00am
First interviews will be held via MS Teams and are currently scheduled for 15 April 2025.
Second-stage interviews will be held in person and are currently scheduled for 22 and/or 23 April 2025.
Please note that you must be eligible to work in the UK to apply.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Head of Finance
Join an ambitious international non-profit with high growth aspirations for a newly created Head of Finance role!
About the organisation
The organisation is a small but growing global non-profit with a mission to use the power of education to transform the lives of refugees, their communities and the world.
The organisation has developed the first accredited upper secondary level programme and qualification for out of school refugees and crisis affected youth. They also offer Changemaker Courses in areas such as Peace-building, Ethical Leadership, and Social Entrepreneurship.
Working with around 1,500 young refugees a year in learning centres in Jordan and Kenya, as well as with partners in Uganda and Malaysia, the organisation aims to drive systemic change and create lasting impact.
The non-profit was born in 2017 and now has a global and fully remote team of around 25 employees. Predominantly donor funded, with a current turnover of around £900k per annum, the organisation has secured some additional funding which will act as the catalyst for a new exciting phase of growth.
About the role
The organisation is seeking a Head of Finance on a permanent, part-time basis. The Head of Finance is a newly created position as the organisation seeks to create a fully functioning internal finance department as they aim to scale-up operations over the coming years.
The Head of Finance will play a transformative role in evolving and overseeing all financial operations, including budgeting, financial reporting, compliance, and strategic financial planning. You will also work closely with the Co-Executive Directors, senior leadership team, board of trustees and newly created finance committee to support the organisation’s mission and objectives by providing financial insights and guidance.
Your responsibilities will include preparing financial statements, managing donor funds, ensuring compliance with accounting standards and grant requirements in the UK and internationally, as well as developing and leading a brand-new finance team.
The role will be highly varied and would best suit someone who is passionate about international development and education, with a growth-mindset and a diverse range of finance skills. Additional duties may include developing financial pricing models and assisting with fundraising proposals.
The organisation currently uses Xero accounting software, with a payroll of 6 salaried employees plus a number of internationally based consultants.
The role is offered on a permanent, part-time basis for 4 days per week. The salary offered is £62,500 - £68,750 per annum FTE (£50,000- £55,000 for 4 days / 0.8 FTE) for UK based candidates. For candidates based outside of the UK, salary will be benchmarked against local context.
The role is fully remote, preferably within a time zone GMT +/- 3 hours. Benefits include a flexible time off policy, parental leave, flexible working & access to a wide variety of courses through Develop, an online training platform.
Key Requirements
● Fully-qualified ACA, CIMA or ACCA accountant or equivalent experience (or equivalent qualifications/experience if outside of the UK)
● Proven experience in a senior financial management role within the non-profit sector, ideally within international development
● Strong understanding of charity accounting principles, charity regulations, and grant compliance, including SORP and restricted fund accounting
● Expertise in financial planning, modelling, analysis, budgeting, and forecasting
● Excellent communication and presentation skills to effectively convey complex financial information
● Leadership abilities to manage and motivate a finance team
The role would be best suited to someone who is committed to making a difference to the lives of young refugees, with a strong grounding in charity sector accounting and international donor funding.
How to apply
Please reply to this advert with your CV or contact Jamie at Marble Mayne for a further discussion on the full application process.
Key dates
Closing date: Tuesday 25th March at 5pm
1st stage interviews: 1st & 2nd April - remote
Final interviews: 7th April – ideally in person in London, however remote interviews will be considered.
Head of Delivery
£62,000-£68,000 per annum (dependent on skills and experience) plus generous benefits
Location – Remote, but with regular visits to Foundation funded sites within a defined region, as well as visits to the Foundation office as determined by business needs, including attendance at quarterly Squad Meet-Ups
We are the Football Foundation - the Premier League, the FA and government’s charity that delivers outstanding grassroots facilities, more and better places to play, transforming lives and communities where it is needed most.
About the role
Are you a strategic leader with a passion for delivering impactful projects? We’re looking for a Head of Delivery to oversee and lead the delivery of capital projects greater than £25k, making a tangible difference in grassroots sports facilities.
As the Head of Delivery, you’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring the successful delivery of a range of priority projects, including 3G FTPs, changing facilities, grass pitches, PlayZones, and Hub sites. You’ll ensure these projects meet the needs of local communities and stakeholders, promoting multi-sport participation and inclusivity. Leading a dynamic team, you’ll focus on operational excellence, refining processes, and ensuring all projects align with the Football Foundation’s strategic goals and investment priorities.
This is an exciting opportunity to make a lasting impact on sports facilities across the country, while leading a talented team and shaping the future of grassroots sports. If you're an experienced project leader with a passion for community development, we'd love to hear from you!
Key responsibilities
· Oversee the development and maintenance of a robust pipeline of high-quality facility projects that deliver long-term value and benefit to local communities.
· Provide strategic leadership to ensure facility projects align with the Foundation’s strategy, and drive execution for maximum impact.
· Ensure projects reflect the needs of local communities and stakeholders, fostering multi-sport participation and inclusivity.
· Mentor and develop a team, creating a collaborative environment, where everyone is aligned and working towards shared goals.
· Continuously refine methodologies and workflows to ensure efficiency, consistency, and improved project outcomes.
· Assist in high-profile funding discussions, maximising contributions and ensuring the best outcomes for each project.
· Lead rigorous peer reviews and ensure high-quality, consistent assessment reports.
· Oversee the transition of projects from approval to construction, ensuring timelines are met and risks are managed.
What are we looking for?
· Proven experience in project delivery, particularly with capital projects above £25k, preferably in the sports or community development sector.
· Strong leadership and team management experience, with the ability to motivate and develop teams across multiple functions.
· Deep understanding of grant management systems and project execution, including budgeting, risk management, and quality assurance.
· Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with a track record of driving collaboration and community involvement.
· Ability to think strategically and ensure projects align with the Foundation’s strategic priorities and provide long-term value.
· Strong problem-solving and negotiation skills, with the ability to manage complex and high-profile projects.
For full details of the role and requirements, please download our recruitment pack below.
What can we offer you?
The salary band for this role is £62,000 - £68,000 per annum, dependent on relevant skills and experience.
You will start with 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (which increases after 2 years), plus additional time off to volunteer. We also offer a generous pension scheme (8% employer contribution), free health care provision, a monthly gym subsidy, death in service benefit and access to selected match tickets.
We are committed to helping our team members maintain a healthy work-life balance, so offer flexible working around core hours to help achieve that.
Equality and Diversity Commitment
The Football Foundation is committed to and values the principles of diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive working environment where all our team feel respected and supported in fulfilling their potential. We encourage and welcome applications from all, regardless of background and are particularly interested to hear from individuals belonging to under-represented groups including diverse ethnic communities, individuals with a disability and those from the LGBTQI+ community.
Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview stage, please contact us.
The closing date for applications is: Sunday 6 April 2025 at 00:00
First interviews will be held via MS Teams and are currently scheduled for 15 April 2025.
Second-stage interviews will be held in person and are currently scheduled for 22 and/or 23 April 2025.
Please note that you must be eligible to work in the UK to apply.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Sands exists to save babies’ lives and ensure that anyone affected by pregnancy loss or baby loss receives the support and care they need.
Our Training and Education team ensure that healthcare professionals and volunteers have the knowledge and skills to offer safe care to families during pregnancy, and the highest quality care and support following the death of a baby. Our vision is for Sands to be the sector leader with a range of flexible, high-quality learning.
We are looking for an outstanding and people-focused candidate to lead and develop the team, including the promotion and delivery of programmes that positively impact on improving bereavement care and saving babies lives.
The Head of Training and Education will work with the Director of Research, Education and Policy to develop and deliver an effective strategy. Additionally, the post-holder will develop opportunities to expand our paid-for training provision, improve the accessibility for those who need/want our training and develop our training provision for volunteers and staff.
With significant experience of leading and motivating a large team, you will be able to plan, create and deliver national training programmes and educational resources. An excellent understanding of different training and education methods, including digital tools and resources is therefore essential.
An experienced senior manager, you will be able to contribute to the organisations’ strategic direction and have experience of setting individual and team objectives.
With a track record of providing thought leadership and innovation to develop creative solutions, you will be diplomatic and be able to establish productive working relationships with colleagues, volunteers and external stakeholders.
An understanding of the issues surrounding the death of a baby for healthcare professionals, parents and families is essential. You will also need to have an excellent understanding of the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Purpose of the role
The purpose of this role is to increase the fundraising capability of The Vitiligo Society and secure the income we need to deliver our support to those affected by vitiligo. It is part of our new fundraising strategy.
Reporting to the Charity Director you will take the lead on establishing a fundraising programme. You will also support our community and membership fundraising, recruiting and supporting volunteer fundraisers and helping to improve and maintain our membership & donation processes.
This job could be for you if you have fundraising experience and are pro-active, organised and motivated to try new things and contribute ideas.
You will be joining a successful charity and bring your skills to an often unacknowledged but truly important cause in a friendly and supportive team environment.
Our Mission
To beat vitiligo by eradicating the psychological, social and physical effects on people’s lives and by finding effective treatments and a cure.
Your Experience
We are looking for a candidate who has a background in charity fundraising, in particular community, Trust and Foundation fundraising.
Key responsibilities
Fundraising from Trusts and Foundations
Leading on applications to trusts and foundations with input from the Charity Director and delivery teams as needed, incl:
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Writing and submitting high quality applications to trusts and foundations that reflect The Vitiligo Society and our members' stories.
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Researching potential charitable trusts and foundations to approach for funding.
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Build and maintain positive relationships with key personnel in relevant funding organisations.
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Support monitoring and evaluation and coordinate relevant reporting to funders.
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Establishing and maintaining a funders database within our existing CRM system.
Community Fundraising
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Assisting with improving the processes for donations from individuals.
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Working in cooperation with the staff, trustees and volunteers to develop and deliver up to 3 fundraising campaigns per year (a minimum of 1).
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Recruiting and supporting community volunteers to undertake fundraising activities.
Other Fundraising
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Working with the Charity Director to develop the organisation’s Trusts and Community fundraising strategy.
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Assist with the development of a corporate fundraising strategy as appropriate.
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Assist with the reporting on income generation and evaluating progress.
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Keeping up to date with best practice in fundraising and fundraising trends.
People Management
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Oversee the engagement of volunteer fundraisers, supporting them to undertake community fundraising activities and sharing their stories to inspire others.
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Build, and encourage, positive working relationships with other staff to ensure members receive relevant information at the right time and that communications reflect the lived experience of individuals affected by vitiligo.
General
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Working within the The Vitiligo Society ethos and values.
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Be part of a rota of staff & volunteers answering the Society's helpline
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Attend The Vitiligo Society events when required, which may include planning and attending support events virtually and in person.
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Be part of the rota for checking The Vitiligo Society’s social media outside normal office hours.
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Support content creation for The Vitiligo Society, by identifying potential case studies and stories.
This job description cannot cover every task that might arise within the post and the post-holder will be expected to carry out other duties from time to time.
This is a one year fixed term role until 31 March 2026 with potential for extension. Applicants need to be based in the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Uplift is currently looking for a Head of Movement Building (maternity cover). This is an exciting opportunity to help build an ambitious movement to phase out oil and gas extraction in the UK.
About Uplift
Uplift is a high-impact campaigning and research organisation which supports efforts to create a rapid and fair transition away from oil and gas production in the UK and move towards a fossil fuel-free future.
The role
As Head of Movement Building, you will support the development and delivery of coalition and network strategies that support a just transition away from oil and gas in the UK. You will ensure that Uplift’s movement building approach meets the needs of campaigns whilst strengthening the movement away from oil and gas. You will ensure Uplift works to identify and meet the various campaign, mobilisation and movement building needs of partners.
Responsibilities
The successful candidate for the role will:
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Lead our work to broaden and diversify the movement that supports a just transition away from oil and gas in the UK, undertaking relationship and partnership-building with new coalitions, constituencies, organisations, and affected communities.
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Lead the development and refinement of Uplift’s movement building strategy in collaboration with the Head of Campaigns and wider campaigns team.
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Design mobilising and organising approaches which facilitate groups participation in Uplifts existing and planned campaigns.
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Coordinate various formal and informal coalitions dedicated to phasing out fossil fuels and supporting a just transition in the UK, and, as part of this work, facilitating meetings and lead and track strategy-setting processes with groups of diverse partners and stakeholders, in collaboration with the Uplift team. Represent Uplift in wider coalition spaces.
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Lead on the monitoring of the health and efficacy of existing Uplift coalitions, identifying areas for improvement and developing and executing strategies to address them.
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Regularly map the climate justice and social justice movement landscape as it relates to Uplift’s work, identifying key sites for Uplift’s involvement and networks to engage with
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Line manage up to 4 members of the Campaigns team and provide senior level guidance, oversight and support for their work objectives, performance and professional development.
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Represent the Campaigns and Movement Building Team as part of the Senior Management Team.
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Provide active support for the broader Campaign team in movement building work, partner and coalition management and general campaign activities.
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Develop campaign resources in collaboration with key partners and networks.
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Support the execution of campaign and movement building strategies and tactics in collaboration with key partners.
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Provide campaign advice to partners, advocates and community groups working towards the same goals.
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Help develop and promote regenerative practices and culture for Campaign team, partners and coalitions.
About you
Our ideal candidate will have:
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Experience in a similar or related role.
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A track record of guiding and supporting effective campaigning coalitions
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Excellent interpersonal communication skills, including an ability to quickly build trust with partners and colleagues and address and resolve conflicts
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Extensive professional networks within the UK.
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A deep commitment to building distributed and diverse leadership.
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Motivation, initiative, exceptionally high standards, a collaborative approach, and associated qualities needed to work in a dynamic organisation with an ambitious agenda.
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A strong commitment to Uplift’s mission and core values of equity and climate justice
Application
Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the core of Uplift’s values and therefore we strongly encourage applications from candidates whose backgrounds or accessibility/support needs mean they have been traditionally under-represented in the climate and environment sector. If you are unsure if you meet the requirements or feel you will be disadvantaged by the process then please contact us so we can see how we might provide support.
Unfortunately, we can only consider candidates who are already eligible to work in the UK.
Note: we request no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: Remote (within UK)
Benefits: 3% employer pension contribution, Employee Assistance Programme, consideration of flexible working requests and work/workplace adjustments.
Starting date: Early May 2025
Proposed interviews: w/c 31st March
For the application please submit a CV (2 pages) and cover letter (2 pages). Please note that we can only accept applications with both a CV and a cover letter. Please use the cover letter to say why you want to work for Uplift and how you could use your experience to meet the responsibilities of the role. Should you have any specific questions you wish to discuss about your application then contact us. Should your application be successful, the next stage will include a standard interview.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Rethink Mental Illness are seeking an experienced and passionate Head of Contracts, Delivery and Collaboration to join and lead our friendly Somerset Open Mental Health VCFSE Alliance.
This is a full time role for 35 Hours Per week
Imagine being part of an organisation whose common purpose is to help those who are severely impacted by mental illness. We believe that everyone should be treated with respect and dignity – and that’s why equity is one of our core values. We draw on the expertise, unique perspectives and lived experience of our people – regardless of who they are or their background – to help us become inclusive and anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider that reflect the diverse communities we support as a mental health charity.
Somerset received trailblazer funding in 2020 to develop and implement new models of community based mental health care, that integrate clinical and voluntary sector provision, in line with the NHS Long Term Plan and the NHS community mental health framework.
An alliance of charities was been formed to develop a bold new community-based mental health support service for Somerset residents which is now known as Open Mental Health. Rethink Mental Illness is the lead accountable body for the delivery of the Open Mental Health contract.
Essential Skills and Experience Required:
Contract management
- I have a proven track record of project management skills and experience of delivering complex projects on time.
- I can produce timely quality reports which evidence activities and qualitative outcomes.
- I can analyse and present information and produce/collate accurate performance reports.
- I can communicate the status of contracts/ workstreams/programmes and identify risks/issues and successes to project team, stakeholders and all levels of management.
- I have experience of managing and developing complex and large budgets
- I am a champion of coproduction and use these skills and experiences to lead and guide my work.
- I can deal with stressful and difficult situations in a calm manner.
- I can evidence a positive and diplomatic approach to conflict resolution.
- I am a confident communicator with excellent verbal and written skills.
- I have worked as part of a wide team to develop bids and proposals to grow services aligned with local plans.
Stakeholder management
- I have a proven track record of developing and maintaining relationships with a variety of different stakeholders.
- I have experience working in a collaborative way with partners where I do not have direct responsibility, respecting the skills and expertise of other people and partners.
We’re Rethink Mental Illness, a leading charity provider of mental health services in England. We support thousands of people through our groups, services, policy, campaigns and advice and information. Our work supports us in delivering on our mission: “A better life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.”
It is an exciting time to join our growing charity. We are on a transformation journey, one that supports the delivery of the organisation strategy – delivering Communities that Care. Supporting employees, managers and leaders through this change is a key priority for the People function. Just like its key that we attract diverse people to come and work for us.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Diversity is important to us and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.
We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background - regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status.
Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation
We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement . We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation. You can read more about our progress here.
We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Please see further details on our website
You can also follow us on Facebook / Twitter / Instagram and LinkedIn to find out more about the work we do!
We’re Rethink Mental Illness and no matter how bad things are, we can help people severely affected by mental illness to improve their lives.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.