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Class 13 is a Lambeth-based education charity committed to putting equity and relationships at the heart of education.
We imagine a world where every young person feels seen, valued, and safe in school. Our work focuses on transforming school environments by rooting out systemic inequities and building more inclusive and equitable environments for children, educators, families, and communities.
We don’t offer quick fixes. We work alongside school communities to create lasting, systemic change. Our four key principles guide everything we do:
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Affirming the full humanity of every individual.
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Nurturing critical thinking
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Building community
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Encouraging democratic engagement
About this role
This is a joint role delivered by Class 13 as part of two interconnected programmes in Lambeth. One is a long-term embedded pilot working deeply with two local schools to reimagine school culture from the inside out. The other is part of a borough-wide initiative commissioned by SEL ICB and supported by Black Thrive to improve emotional wellbeing for Black and mixed heritage children.
Both strands aim to create more human, equitable school environments—and we are seeking someone committed to walking alongside families, schools, and systems to help make this happen.
While the role is relational at its core, it also involves managing light but essential administrative and reporting tasks particularly during key programme milestones. This includes maintaining accurate records, preparing summaries of engagement sessions, and handling transcripts to ensure learning is captured and shared.
Role Summary
We are seeking a deeply reflective and relational School & Community Engagement Partner who isn’t afraid to ask bold questions or sit with uncomfortable truths.
This role isn’t about quick fixes or ticking engagement boxes—it’s about nurturing trust, challenging old habits, and reimagining what school can be. You’ll be at the heart of a long-term transformation project, working deeply with two Lambeth schools while also contributing to a broader borough-wide initiative that invites families, staff, and communities to imagine something better—together.
At its core, this work is about shifting power. About listening with care, convening with purpose, and walking alongside parents, carers, teachers, and school leaders as they navigate what change can look like when it’s built on affirmation, curiosity, and collective responsibility.
You’ll help strengthen the connection between schools and families through sustained relationships, collective inquiry, and shared action. Some of your work will be intensive and embedded, walking alongside schools to shift culture from the inside out. Other aspects will stretch wider gathering insight, surfacing patterns, and shaping ideas that ripple beyond a single setting.
This is not a traditional outreach role. It’s connective tissue—bridging classrooms, communities, and change. You’ll be a steady presence: listening, facilitating, building trust, and helping schools reflect not just on what they do, but why.
The School & Community Engagement Partner will report to the Head of Programmes and the primary lead work closely with school leadership, teachers, and local organisations to transform parent-school relationships.
Main Responsibilities
1. Deepen relationships and build community
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Build consistent, trust-based relationships with parents, carers, staff, and wider community members, particularly those who have been historically marginalised by school systems
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Be a visible and approachable presence at parents’ evenings, community events, school gates, and day-to-day school life
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Support families to move from being consulted to being co-creators ensuring their insight shapes decisions, practice, and school culture
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Foster connections not just between families and schools, but across families themselves, creating the conditions for mutual support and collective action
2. Walk alongside schools as they shift culture
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Work closely with staff across both pilot schools supporting reflection, relationship-building, and democratic practice
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Collaborate with school leaders, governors, and the wider Class 13 team to surface insight, challenge deficit thinking, and support community-led transformation
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Contribute to family-led policy change projects, helping create space for shared decision-making and power-sharing in schools
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Support the rhythm and routines of the embedded pilot showing up consistently in school life, from attending assemblies to noticing small shifts in culture
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Lead structured interviews with teachers participating in the programme, creating a relational space to gather reflective insights using agreed guides.
3. Facilitate wider listening and engagement
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Deliver structured engagement sessions in local schools as part of the SEL ICB programme, using the Appreciative Inquiry model (training provided)
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Work with staff and parents to map what currently exists, identify challenges and possibilities, and co-develop practical, community-rooted solutions
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“Reflect on what you’re hearing and noticing, and share learning that can support change—locally and across the wider network.
4. Learn, reflect, and grow
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Participate fully in Class 13’s foundational learning programme (4 full-day sessions)
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Engage in self-directed learning as part of the ICB programme
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Contribute to monitoring, reflection, and participatory evaluation of both the embedded pilot and the wider borough programme
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Maintain accurate records of meetings, interviews, and engagement sessions, including producing clear summaries and contributing to project documentation.
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Join monthly peer forums and learning spaces across the borough to share insight, deepen practice, and support collective learning.
Skills & Experience
Essential
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A background in community engagement, education, youth work or organising—particularly with parents, carers, or families
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Strong facilitation and communication skills, with the ability to hold space for difficult conversations with care and clarity
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Deep listening skills and the ability to build relationships across difference, especially in school or public sector contexts
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Experience supporting individuals or groups to move from consultation to co-creation, shaping outcomes together
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Confidence navigating school spaces (including SLT, teachers, governors, parents, and young people)
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Strong organisational skills and comfort managing multiple priorities across different sites
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A deep commitment to equity and justice, and a willingness to reflect on your own practice
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Ability to manage and organise documentation, transcripts, and basic reporting to meet programme and funder requirements.
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Experience in conducting structured interviews or qualitative research in education, youth, or community contexts.
Desirable
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Experience working in, or alongside, schools or youth-facing institutions
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Professional training or qualifications such as teaching, social work, youth work, counselling, or therapeutic practice
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Familiarity with participatory or dialogic approaches like Appreciative Inquiry, community organising, or restorative practice
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Knowledge of how power, race, class, and other intersecting forces shape families’ experiences of school
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Multilingualism or strong cultural understanding of Lambeth’s diverse communities
Class 13’s Commitment to Equity
Class 13 is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace. We actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds.
We recognise the value of lived experience, If you meet most of the criteria but are unsure if you're the right fit, we still encourage you to apply.
We are happy to discuss and provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to ensure accessibility.
How to Apply
To apply, please submit:
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Your CV
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A cover letter outlining your experience and suitability for the role
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A response to the following question (maximum 300 words):
Reflect on a time when a relationship, professional or personal shifted your perspective on an issue. What did you learn from that experience?
We’re asking this to understand how you approach relationships, reflection, and learning—core elements of our work at Class 13.
Class 13 empowers educators to transform practices, foster equity, and inspire students through innovative, action-based teacher training

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
£28,000 - £32,900 per year
Permanent, full-time (37.5 hours per week)
Hybrid working with regular travel to our London Bridge Office
What the job involves
Are you passionate about using data to drive meaningful change? Join our Customer Insight Team to do just that! We're not just about crunching numbers; we're about crafting innovative strategies that connect real needs with organisational goals, resulting in impactful campaigns, and ensuring our audiences needs are at the heart of everything we do.
As Data Insight Analyst, you'll be a key player in the Data Insight Team to uncover valuable insights that directly influence strategy and improve decision-making. You’ll bring data to life by designing interactive, user-friendly dashboards and championing visual analytics that empower teams across the organisation.
Further, you'll have the chance to expand your horizons by diving into our cutting-edge data science platform. Get ready to explore the world of machine learning and AI, building models that help us to better understand customer behaviour and inform future campaigns.
Collaboration is central to this role. You’ll engage with a variety of stakeholders to optimise data usage, share best practices, and help embed an insight-driven culture throughout Prostate Cancer UK.
What we want from you
We’re looking for a curious, motivated Data Insight Analyst to join our dynamic Customer Insight Team.
If you’re someone who loves using data to solve real-world problems and help shape organisational strategy, you could be just who we’re looking for. You’ll need to be comfortable working with large datasets, putting your data mining and analytical skills to good use.
Experience-wise, we're looking for someone familiar with analytics tools like Tableau, Faststats, or similar. You should also be comfortable with SQL and skilled at making the most of data from a variety of sources. First-hand experience with CRM systems such as Raiser’s Edge would be advantageous, especially in the charity sector, and if you're curious about data science or even have experience in this area, even better.
As well as excellent analytical skills, you’ll have a naturally inquisitive mind and a passion for problem-solving. We’re looking for a strong communicator, comfortable at delivering your analysis outcomes whether that’s to a room of colleagues or one on one with stakeholders, your ability to convey complex insights in a clear and compelling way will be highly valued.
If you're ready to join a team that's all about using data to drive change and make a difference, we want to hear from you!
Why work with us?
Every man needs to know about the most common cancer in men – prostate cancer. It’s a real and present danger that takes over 12,000 of our dads, grandads, brothers and friends each year.
Prostate Cancer UK is the largest men’s health charity in the UK. We have a simple ambition – to stop prostate cancer damaging lives. We invest millions in research to revolutionise testing, treatment and care. We’re blazing a trail to a screening programme that could save thousands of lives with regular, accurate tests for all men at risk. And we work tirelessly to spread the word about risk and offer specialist support to people living with the disease.
Work with us and you’ll see your efforts pay off as we give men and their families the power to navigate prostate cancer.
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
At Prostate Cancer UK we’re committed to righting health inequalities across the UK, starting with those faced by Black men. This includes ground-breaking research into Black men's risk and working with communities directly to overcome barriers to the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. To make this happen, we're dedicated to being an inclusive, proactive organisation, as we strive to be Allies to Black communities. We’ll achieve this by advocating and working alongside those communities to promote change. We're also working to be Allies to each other, not only protected groups. In 2024, we launched our New Allyship Training Programme. All colleagues at Prostate Cancer UK will be trained to act and identify as an Ally.
We've also signed Business in the Communities Race at Work Charter, as a dedication to our Black health equity work and wider EDI priorities. As a signatory, we're responsible and accountable for driving positive change.
Ways of working
Our hybrid working approach combines the best of flexible working – a positive work/life balance, inclusive and accessible platforms, and online information at our fingertips.
Next steps
More information on what we offer, as well as the role, can be found on our vacancies page. Please download our job profile document (job description) with our ‘How to apply’ section sharing the key points to refer to in your application and to apply, please visit the website via the apply button.
The closing date is Monday 25th August 2025. Applications must be submitted by 23:45 UK time.
Interviews: By arrangement. Currently scheduled for the week of Monday 1st September 2025.
Prostate Cancer UK is a registered charity in England and Wales (1005541) and in Scotland (SC039332). Registered company number 02653887.
About Us
We are a world-class visitor attraction and leading science research centre. We use the Museum's unique collections and our unrivalled expertise to tackle the biggest challenges facing the world today. We care for more than 80 million objects spanning billions of years and welcome more than five million visitors annually and 16 million visits to our website.
Today the Museum is more relevant and influential than ever. By attracting people from a range of backgrounds to work for us, we can continue to look at the world with fresh eyes and find new ways of doing things.
We employ 1000 staff in a variety of roles, all united by our vision of a future where people and planet thrive. We need everyone to have the passion and drive to help us with our mission to create advocates for our planet and inspire millions to care about the natural world.
Diversity and inclusion matter to us.
Our vision is of a future where both people and the planet thrive. Diversity is one of our core values and we strive to build a workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging. All new staff who join us learn about the importance of diversity and inclusion to the Museum and how to contribute to creating an inclusive environment.
We know we have more to do, but we are committed to ensuring that everyone who works at the Museum feels they can thrive and feel valued and respected.
About the role
We are looking for a dynamic and self-motivated fundraiser to join our successful team as we embark on a major capital campaign (NHM150) to raise £150m to transform our South Kensington site ahead of our 150th anniversary. Reporting to the Head of Philanthropy, this role will be responsible for personally securing high six- and seven-figure gift from Trusts and Foundations.
The Senior Philanthropy Manager will work closely with the Head of Philanthropy and the rest of the Philanthropy team, feeding into the overall strategy for the team. They will manage a portfolio of funder accounts which deliver long-term, high-value strategic partnerships as well as building new relationships.
The post will also manage a team of 3 – 2x Philanthropy Manager and 1 Philanthropy Executive.
The Philanthropy team has seen significant investment and there will be substantial opportunities for professional development within a world-leading cultural organisation.
About you
The role requires excellent fundraising skills, with experience in raising and managing high six- and seven-figure gifts. Candidates will need excellent communication and written experience to develop high quality applications, proposals and reports - ensuring the highest standard of cultivation and stewardship. Additionally, candidates will ensure they can work within the direct team, wider Development team and full organisation, while managing their own team to successfully achieve targets.
Thriving at the Museum: the way we work
We are proud to work at the Museum and have identified the qualities we all need to embody to reach our shared ambition. This sits alongside the Museum’s values and forms the framework for the way we work.
What we offer
- 27.5 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays (full time equivalent)
- Generous defined contribution Natural History Museum Pension Scheme (employer contribution 4 - 10%)
- Season ticket, bicycle and rental loan
- Life insurance
- Free admission to our exhibitions and many other paid exhibitions at museums, galleries and institutions across London and the UK.
- Staff discount at our Museum shops and cafes
- We offer a wide variety of training initiatives and opportunities to build skills. Investing in staff development is important to us, and we are ambitious about helping staff to grow and fulfil their potential.
- Affordable membership to the Civil Service Sports Council which offers a range of benefits including an extensive list of special offers and reduced entry fees at a selection of cinema chains, theme parks, theatres, retailers and supermarkets. It also provides entry to up to 300 English Heritage sites and other national treasures.
- Membership to our Sports and Social Association (for a small fee), which includes access to our in-house gym and clubs such as football, softball, table tennis and tennis and classes in Middle Eastern dance, yoga and Tai Chi
Hybrid working
We are working towards a vision where both people and planet thrive, and nothing gives a greater connection with this, than seeing first-hand, the visitors, scientific research and collections that all of our work is inspired by and working side by side with the teams delivering the visitor experience and events. We also recognise the benefits and flexibility that hybrid working brings. We operate a hybrid working model that requires regular, weekly attendance for this role, with the precise pattern of days on site and worked from home to be agreed with your manager.
How to apply
If this sounds like you, please apply on our careers portal.
Please note that as part of our commitment to anonymised shortlisting, panels do not view CVs during the recruitment process. If you choose to upload your CV, our system will automatically pull information from your CV into our application form. We advise you to double-check your application form data before submitting as the tool may interpret CVs differently.
Closing date: 7 September at 23:59
Interviews expected: w/c 22 September (First round interviews) and w/c 29 September (Second round interviews).
Please note that this role does not qualify for Museum sponsorship so the successful postholder will need to have a valid right to work in the UK at the point of offer.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Liverpool Zoe’s Place provides respite, therapeutic and bereavement care to babies and children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions, and their families. Our hospice has been supporting the communities of Liverpool and the North West for more than 30 years and we are currently in an exciting season of growth and development. With a new Board of Trustees and a new building on the way, it is a really exciting time to join our team.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our friendly team of professionals - providing administration and database support to our fundraising and clinical teams. If you have strong administration skills, a working knowledge of databases, and a positive, friendly attitude then we would love to hear from you. You would be joining our team in a really exciting season, as we work towards a new, state-of-the-art hospice in West Derby.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Birth Companions is a charity that supports women experiencing multiple disadvantage during the perinatal period in the community in London and the southeast, and in prisons across the country.
Our work aims to improve the lives of mothers and babies by:
- improving the mental health and well-being of pregnant women and new mother
- enabling new mothers to give their babies the best possible start in life
- empowering women to fulfil their potential through engagement
- driving improvements in the local and national policy and practice that impacts on mothers and their babies.
By working towards these aims, we hope that all women who face disadvantage and inequality during this crucial point in their lives will have the support they need to give their baby the best possible start, and to fulfil their own potential, whatever their circumstances.
Birth Companions’ values have shaped the organisation’s approach from the outset and are still as important to us as ever. We are a women’s organisation built on feminist principles, delivering woman-to-woman support. Choice, empowerment and protecting women’s rights have always been central to the way we work. Through the work of our staff and trained volunteers we offer practical and emotional support before, during and after birth. We work in a woman-centred way that is trauma-informed, flexible and non-judgemental, basing our support on what a woman tells us she needs.
Work across our frontline services shows us what matters to women, and where things can and should be better in the care they receive from others. Based on these insights, we commission academic and peer-led research and direct the attention of local and national policy-makers, commissioners and service providers to what needs to change, and how. Everyone at Birth Companions plays a role in this. Communication and collaboration between our frontline practitioners, policy and engagement staff and the women in our Lived Experience Team means we are able to identify and monitor issues and themes and draw on learning in order to feed them into conversations with senior stakeholders across maternity, criminal justice, social services and immigration. In this way we ensure our policy and influencing work is rooted in the day-to-day experiences of women and what will make most difference to them and their babies.
The Criminal Justice Services Manager will manage and develop all aspects of Birth Companions’ criminal justice-based services and line-manage the criminal justice services Coordinators, (currently three staff members but this likely to increase as we expand our services).
They will develop and maintain strategic partnerships with other relevant agencies and ensure the successful delivery of services through internal monitoring and evaluation, external evaluation and the charity’s governance structures.
The Criminal Justice Services Manager will be responsible for contributing to the development and implementation of new prison and wider criminal justice system-based services through stakeholder engagement and service design where opportunities are identified.
The Criminal Justice Services Manager will also contribute to the policy, engagement and strategic work of the organisation where appropriate.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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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!
Job Title: Policy and Influencing Manager
Organisation: Kids
Location: Remote (with travel to London up to once a week for meetings)
Salary: £33,000–£35,000
Contract: Full-time or 4 days/week (Flexible working available)
Make change happen – for every child.
At Kids, we believe every child should have the opportunity to thrive – regardless of disability or circumstance. As our Policy and Influencing Manager, you’ll play a vital role in making this a reality. You’ll help shape policies that amplify the voices and experiences of disabled children and young people, turning insight into influence and ideas into action.
This is a unique opportunity to lead bold, evidence-based policy work that reflects the lived experiences of the families we support. Working closely with colleagues across the organisation and sector, you’ll inform decision-makers, respond to developments in the SEND landscape, and ensure that young people’s voices are at the heart of the change we seek.
We’re looking for a passionate and proactive policy professional who’s ready to help build something powerful – and lasting – at a critical time for SEND reform in the UK.
What you'll do
Policy & Influencing
- Develop accessible and compelling policy briefings, consultation responses, reports, speeches, and presentations for a range of stakeholders, including MPs, government officials, and sector partners.
- Translate complex ideas into clear, persuasive communications that support positive change.
- Collaborate with our Youth Voice Manager to ensure our policy positions reflect the real experiences of the young people and families we support.
- Help deliver and monitor our policy and influencing strategy in collaboration with the Head of Policy, Voice and Influencing.
Research & Evidence
- Carry out high-quality research and analysis from both internal and external sources.
- Centre the experiences and insights of disabled children, young people, and their families in policy solutions
- Monitor policy developments across the SEND landscape and lead on timely, evidence-led responses.
- Track progress against our influencing goals and ensure our actions remain targeted and impactful.
Engagement & Relationship Building
- Build strong relationships with decision-makers across government and the public sector.
- Support the Head of Policy, Voice and Influencing to plan and deliver our strategic external engagement plan in order to focus and drive our wider influencing work
- Represent Kids at meetings and events, including engaging MPs, civil servants, and other key influencers.
- Work closely with internal teams and front-line colleagues to ensure our influencing work is grounded in practice and informed by those delivering services.
Collaboration & Strategic Partnerships
- Work alongside the Head of Policy, Voice and Influencing and Youth Voice Manager to deliver our external engagement strategy including deputising at meetings when required.
- Support collaboration across teams to bring in parent, carer, and young person voices.
- Contribute to external coalitions and alliances – attending meetings, aligning with others’ work, and championing Kids' policy priorities.
What you'll bring
Essential Skills & Experience
- Proven experience in a policy role and demonstrable experience of using policy and evidence to influence outcomes– ideally within the disability sector.
- Strong understanding of the SEND system and related policies and legislation (through lived or professional experience).
- Excellent writing skills – able to craft persuasive policy briefings, consultation responses, and reports with clarity and purpose.
- Confident communicator, able to engage a range of audiences in person and in writing.
- Strong research and analytical skills – able to sift through evidence and develop insight-driven policy recommendations.
- Ability to build and manage relationships with senior stakeholders and external partners.
- Highly organised, adaptable, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
- Passionate about inclusion, equity, and social justice – with a strong motivation to elevate the voices of disabled children and young people.
Why work at Kids?
We’re a mission-driven organisation, building a fairer world where all children have the opportunity to flourish. You’ll join a growing team in a pivotal role, helping to shape the future of policy and advocacy at Kids.
We’re committed to equity, diversity and inclusion, and we welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. We’re especially keen to hear from people with lived experience of disability or SEND, either personally or within your family or community.
Ready to create change that counts?
Apply now and help us influence a better, more inclusive future for disabled children and young people.
Note: We may close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. Please apply promptly
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Hearing Dogs for Deaf People – Principal Gift Manager
Location: Options for role to be site-based (Buckinghamshire or East Yorkshire), hybrid or home-based contract with regular UK travel for donor meetings and team events.
Salary: £60,000 per annum.
Contract: Permanent, full-time hours.
Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, whose mission is to see a time when no deaf person feels alone, is seeking a Principal Gifts Manager responsible for identifying, cultivating and stewarding high-value donors to the charity giving £100,000 plus.
Hearing Dogs for Deaf People has been creating life-changing partnerships between hearing dogs and deaf recipients since 1982. As well as acting as an ear to their partners and alerting them to sounds, the charity’s clever and expertly trained dogs help deaf people to live life with confidence and independence, whilst providing love, companionship and emotional support.
Following on from a strategic review, the charity is now looking to build a new Income Generation Directorate, to enable them to transform many more lives across the UK. This role will be critical to help Hearing Dogs reach their goals to significantly grow and diversify income.
Reporting to the Head of Philanthropy, the post-holder will work closely with senior leaders, trustees and senior stakeholders to solicit high value gifts, typically of six and seven figures, and to build and deepen long-term relationships between donors and the charity. You will be responsible for developing and managing a portfolio of potential and current principal-level donors, as well as delivering exceptional stewardship journeys that demonstrate the impact and value of donor support.
The successful candidate will have a proven track record in securing major gifts at the six-figure level or above, ideally in a principal or transformational giving context. You will be skilled at building and maintaining strong, long-term relationships with high-net-worth individuals, as well as be experienced at developing and delivering complex donor strategies and bespoke giving propositions. Finally, it is important that you are a collaborative team player with strong project management and communication skills.
This is an exceptional opportunity to play a leading role in scaling transformational philanthropy at a charity which is changing people’s lives every day, where you have the flexibility of working remotely or spending time at Hearing Dogs’ stunning bases in Buckinghamshire or Yorkshire, with friendly and passionate staff and their four-legged friends.
If you want to lead the pack and help deaf people live well with hearing loss Please download our Candidate Pack for further information [PDF], which includes details on how to apply.
Closing date: Monday 1st September, 9.00 am.
Job summary:
We are looking for an experienced Designer to lead Product and Service Development priorities from our growing Design and Innovation Team at BookTrust.
The Designer, Product and Service Development will lead on activating the key design priorities that have come out of our new strategy. The successful candidate will need to be a multiskilled, ambidextrous designer who can apply human-centered design approaches to online and offline products/services and design end-to-end experiences.
We’re looking for someone with a track record of working with multiple functional teams to design brilliant products and/or services and who has hands-on, practical design experience.
The successful candidate would be involved in projects such as; developing a new group storytelling offer, setting up new co-design cohorts and experimenting with approaches, leading the definition of a new age range product for our early years subscription Story Explorers.
Key Deliverables include
- Lead the design of new products or re-fresh our existing products using design thinking/human-centered approaches. This may include a variety of types of online and offline products incl digital touchpoints and content, in person experiences, resources and books, engagement and training.
- Work with our Research & Impact team to establish a robust design learning approach, that supports us to make rapid progress in designing and delivering new or improved products.
- Work closely with our supply chain, IT, digital, books and content teams to develop prototypes and pilots that will test and refine our product offerings.
- Build strong relationships and influence at all levels and across multidisciplinary teams
- Support the transfer of new/re-developed products into business as usual by engaging and briefing key delivery teams and maintaining oversight of the product.
- Create excellent documentation including concept boards and low fidelity prototypes, process maps, ecosystem maps, journey maps and design briefs to enable product design.
- Work with the relevant D&I team lead to make sure design work aligns to the strategic plan and ambition.
Key Experiences Include
- Has strong practical experience of using design thinking or human centered design approaches to develop new or improve existing products and services (at least 3 years)
- Has an understanding of and experience working across the end-to-end design lifecycle from creating hypotheses, research, synthesising, ideation, prototyping, testing, and iterating.
- Has good workshop design and facilitation skills and can get the best out of cross-functional teams.
- Can adapt their approach to suit different stakeholders and working styles – values progress over perfection.
- Is excited by joining a changing team and transforming organisation.
- Is comfortable doing user testing and research as part of their design work.
- Can execute prototypes and pilots, drawing on cross-organisational skills and expertise.
- Is experienced in designing products that are online, offline or a combination of the two.
- Has worked in or with an operationally complex organisation/business and is adept at balancing different perspectives and designing to meet a variety of ‘business needs’ as well as user needs.
- Knows that brilliant collaboration is at the heart of design.
- Experience in using systems such as Miro
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Daniel Spargo-Mabbs Foundation is a drug and alcohol education charity that aims to support young people to make safe choices about drugs and alcohol and reduce harm. We do this through increasing understanding of the effects and risks, and helping to develop life skills and resilience. The Foundation was set up in January 2014 by Tim and Fiona Spargo-Mabbs in response to the death of their 16-year-old son Daniel having taken ecstasy
We are recruiting an Operations Coordinator to join our team. This role will work closely with the Director to provide Executive Assistant support; work with the Head of Operations to provide HR and finance administration and coordination; and will provide general administrative support across the staff team. This is a new post to support our ever-growing work, and will be based in our Purley office.
Suitable candidates will:
- be passionate about supporting young people to make safer choices about drugs and alcohol
- have experience of providing EA support
- have experience and confidence of using financial data and of coordinating both finance and HR-related processes
- have excellent organisation and multi-tasking skills, with experience of coordinating a range of admin processes
- be a skilled and clear communicator, enjoying working closely with a number of people within the extended team
- enjoy working in a small and busy team
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Candidate Pack on our website:Our Vacancies – Naval Childrens Charity
The first year of this role will include some enhanced responsibilities, providing maternity cover for the Project Manager role from October 2025.
The role will involve attendance at events around the UK, the post holder will work out of the main office in Castaway House and remotely. Training in the internal systems of the Naval Children’s Charity will be provided and access to other relevant training as required.
This is a full time role of 35 hours per week which may need to be worked over 7 days/weekends to accommodate attendance at events as required. There is local and long-distance travel by appropriate means to support volunteers and community activities/events across the UK. This role involves a significant number of weekend events.
Specifics of Role
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Reports to the Head of Operations
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Works closely with:
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Project Manager
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The Head of Operations and case working team
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Admin Support Officer
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Naval Children’s Charity Youth Council
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Individual donors and supporters
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Royal Navy Ships/Units and Community groups
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Volunteers
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PROJECT MANAGER SUPPORT (TO INLCUDE INTITIAL MATERNITY COVER RESPONSIBILITIES)
Life Chances
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Liaise with partners to secure 2026 delivery dates for some project areas
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Promotion of opportunities and processing of applications for key periods (February, Easter and Summer 2026)
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Evaluation of any opportunities taking place during the cover period
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Liaising with partners of the Charity’s Tier 2 projects and delivery of events
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Reporting data to CEO/SLT for Greenwich funding
Youth Council
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Monthly online meetings with group and related administrative tasks to schedule dates/attendance and meeting focus
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Work with the Youth council to raise awareness of the support and recruitment of young people
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In person delivery of annual events
Wellbeing Packs
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Oversight of requests for wellbeing packs, liaison with Office Administrator and Database Administrator for processing
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Monthly/regular stock checks and reorders
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Review of the process and packs toward the end of the financial year, ready for refresh and/or development
COMMUNITY EVENTS / OUTREACH
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Plan and implement a programme of attendance at external events such as Naval Charity Days
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Maintaining and updating an events calendar for assessment of attendance by the Charity
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Ensure event checklist is completed for approval of costs involved with each event and signed off by HOO or CEO.
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Arrange site for charity gazebo.
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Ensure manned throughout event by postholder and volunteers.
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Put together all items required for event.
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Ensure appropriate risk assessments/licences in place.
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Ensure compliance with health & safety throughout the event.
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Publicise events using Social Media and website
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Children’s competitions (such as Art or seasonal) to be run to increase awareness into schools
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Source raffle and auction prizes
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Branded charity items
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maintain stocks to be used as giveaways at events and given to fundraisers
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source and price new items as required (as authorised by Line manager)
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Work with Project Manager on events relating to Life Chances, Youth Council, promotion of the Charity at a senior level as requested by CEO
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Support the caseworking team in their community outreach programme with resources and liaison with areas as required. This programme focuses on areas containing a high population of Naval personnel to include (but not limited to) Culdrose, Yeovilton, Plymouth and Devon.
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Reach out to families through attendance at community events, presentations to schools and other organisations.
VOLUNTEERS & FUNDRAISING
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Develop, manage, train and steward a network of regional volunteers and individual fundraisers, particularly in areas with strong Naval presence.
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To support at events
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To fundraise within their community
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To distribute collection tins around their community which are regularly checked and the contents banked
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To support in the office
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With distribution of resources
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Office admin support
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Reach out to community local and national to recruit volunteers / individual fundraisers
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Through Naval community centres
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Through Aggie’s Pastoral workers
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Using Social Media
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Ensure volunteer and fundraising handbooks are kept up to date and all volunteers inducted using Volunteer Role Description, Volunteer Handbook and relevant guidance
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Maintain regular contact with volunteers, keeping them informed and engaged with the activities of the Charity
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Support Knitting volunteers across the UK, research new groups and organisations. This includes sending out patters on request, creating requests to send to the social media team and maintaining records of knitters.
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Send timely thank you letters
OTHER
Responsible for personal learning and professional development
Such other relevant duties as may be assigned from time to time.
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Knowledge and skills commensurate with role to include:
Essential
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Educated to A Level or equivalent standard or above
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Experience of working with a charity or not-for-profit organisation including
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recruiting and managing volunteers
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proven track record of community fundraising including Fundraising Regulations and Gift Aid
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Excellent time management stills, ability to work on own initiative, manage competing priorities and maintain high standards
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IT literate and with knowledge of MS Office 365 and database recording systems
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In possession of a full UK driving licence with access to own vehicle.
Desirable
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Knowledge of the Royal Navy
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Experience of working with a charity or nor-for-profit organisation including:
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project management with skills to coordinate a diverse range of people/projects with vital deadlines
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experience of public speaking and delivering presentations
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Personal qualities
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Willing to embrace the Mission and Vision of the Naval Children’s Charity
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Be a constructive member of the team and work cooperatively with other staff members. Take part and contribute to team meetings.
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Effective collaboration with colleagues and contribute to a positive team culture
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Excellent communication skills with colleagues, stakeholders and Trustees
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Attention to detail
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Empathetic nature
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Flexible, calm, proactive attitude
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Cooperate with the NCC on health and safety matters, taking reasonable care of own and other people’s health and safety within the workplace.
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Do you want to play a pivotal role in ending impunity for corruption and defending democracy?
Spotlight on Corruption has an exciting opportunity for a passionate and creative individual with a flair for networking and a track record of bringing in funds for charitable causes to lead our fundraising programme.
Now more than ever, powerful anti-corruption voices are needed in a fragmented world where democracy is under threat globally. Join our small, tenacious, driven and highly collaborative team, and be part of the anti-corruption movement creating a more hopeful future.
Deadline for applications is 23.30 on 31st August 2025.
About Spotlight
Spotlight on Corruption is a bold, brave voice that pushes forward the anti-corruption agenda in a pragmatic and credible way. We are agile and opportunistic, seizing political opportunities to push for reforms, while continually building the evidence base through our court monitoring, enforcement tracking and research. We punch above our weight in holding the government to account for taking action against corruption, cronyism, and dirty money in the UK.
Spotlight’s team consists of an Executive Director, Deputy Director, Head of Finance & Operations, Senior Policy & Campaign Lead, Senior Advocacy Adviser, Senior Communications Advisor, and Senior Policy Researcher. The Senior Philanthropy and Partnership Manager is a new role, bringing the staff team to eight. We are committed to maintaining our exceptional team working environment, flexible working arrangements, and ensuring that staff are recognised, respected and have opportunity to develop in their roles.
In the six years since it was established, Spotlight has had significant trust fundraising success and established strong relationships with institutional funders who understand our work and its impact. Under a new three year strategy we are seeking to sustainably grow and diversify our funding base - across trusts and foundations and by establishing a major donor programme to enable us to increase our impact.
We are looking for someone experienced, ambitious and creative to be our first Senior Philanthropy and Partnership Manager, to drive our fundraising strategy, create new opportunities and relationships, lead the cultivation and stewardship of new trust funders, and develop a new major donor fundraising programme.
In this role you will have strategic accountability for fundraising and overseeing progress towards fundraising targets, working with the team and the Board to generate ideas and deliver proposals for raising funds, and for highlighting our impact to potential donors. You will be a hands-on fundraiser, who builds relationships with donors, keeps on top of developments in the funding landscape, develops compelling and creative pitches and proposals for funders, and as a result delivers sustainable income generation to ensure Spotlight achieves our organisational goals.
Key responsibilities
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Lead on executing Spotlight’s fundraising strategy and donor management
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Identify, maintain and develop a robust pipeline of prospects and funders across high-net-worth individuals, trusts and foundations and other appropriate giving vehicles
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Nurture long-term relationships with existing and prospective trusts and foundations, high net-worth individuals and Donor-Advised Funds
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Work with the team to develop exciting ideas to pitch to funders and to highlight our impact, as well as identifying funding gaps and opportunities
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Prepare and submit high-quality, tailored grant applications to secure trust funding for specific projects and core activities
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Work effectively and collaboratively with the wider team, Executive Director and Board to deliver the fundraising strategy and embed fundraising confidence and process across the team
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Work with the team to develop Spotlight’s impact story and generate ideas about promoting Spotlight’s work, in line with our values
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Track our fundraising efforts and maintain an effective overview of relationships through our Beacon CRM system
Person specification - essential criteria
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A creative and proactive mindset, with the ability to take initiative and generate new opportunities
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Proven ability to communicate effectively and persuasively, with strong oral, writing, presentation, relationship building and networking skills
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Proven track record in developing and nurturing productive and long-term relationships with potential funders
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Proven track record of meeting targets from a high-value fundraising programme (trusts and major donors)
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Proven track record in researching and identifying new trust and major donor prospects, and developing effective cultivation, solicitation and stewardship plans
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Experience of developing exciting pitches and high-quality funding proposals with narrative and financial reports
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Collaborative and solutions-focused, with the ability to lead internal engagement in fundraising and grant management
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Highly organised, with the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines and excellent attention to detail
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IT proficiency, with the ability to maintain accurate and timely records using our Beacon CRM system
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An understanding of due diligence in relation to donors and donations
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A passion for fighting corruption
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Eligibility to live and work in the UK
Person specification - desirable criteria
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Ability to think strategically about fundraising and how it interacts with the overall organisation strategy
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Experience of raising funds a field that is relevant or related to fighting corruption
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Good financial literacy and understanding of project budgets and restricted / unrestricted funding
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Experience of organising major donor cultivation events
Spotlight on Corruption is committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable environment where all staff feel respected and valued. We conduct anonymous long-listing to help promote fairness and diversity. We encourage candidates from different backgrounds and experiences to apply, especially those from underrepresented groups. If you don't meet 100% of the qualifications but are excited about the role, we'd love to hear from you.
Working arrangements:
Two year contract with a view to making this a permanent role. Four days (28 hours) per week - with flexibility depending on the right candidate. 24 days of annual leave (pro rated from 30 for full-time roles) plus pro rated public holidays. Remote working from home required, with regular meetings - sometimes at short notice - in London. Flexible working available.
Responsible to: Head of Finance & Operations
Start date: As soon as possible
Applications should be made by way of a covering letter setting out suitability for the role set against the person specification, and a CV.
Short-listing will take place w/c 1st September.
We anticipate that interviews for short-listed candidates will take place via Zoom during w/c 15th September (first round) and in-person in London during w/c 22nd September (for those who progress to the second round).
Spotlight on Corruption shines a light on the UK’s role in corruption at home and abroad.
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Job Level Lead
Location UK-based – Flexible – Colchester, or home-based with monthly travel to Colchester, depending on candidate. Overseas travel with trips lasting from between 10-14 days
Contract 3-6 month Fixed Term Contract – Full-time. Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK
Salary £27, 809 per annum
Background
Lepra is dedicated to addressing leprosy and lymphatic filariasis (LF) and their consequences through direct support, advocacy, and the promotion of inclusive communities. We work in Bangladesh and in India, through our sister organisation, LEPRA Society. We work in partnership with people affected by leprosy and LF to improve detection, ensure access to treatment and care, and promote inclusion and wellbeing. Last year we finalised our new Global Strategy for 2024-30, which will guide us in our efforts to accelerate progress towards global targets for leprosy and LF, and towards our vision of a world free from leprosy and LF.
Job Context
Our Global Strategy marks a significant evolution in our organisational direction, introducing innovative approaches and renewed priorities. This includes our first-ever global Theory of Change (ToC), our most comprehensive Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) framework to date, a Research and Innovation strategy, and a dedicated Advocacy sub-strategy to guide our influencing efforts.
Within this context, the Programmes Officer will play a vital role in supporting the work of the Programmes and Advocacy team. This is a dynamic and multifaceted position that spans the areas of research, implementation, advocacy, and MEAL. The successful candidate will be a proactive and well-organised individual, capable of managing multiple responsibilities, coordinating projects, and fostering effective communication across teams and departments.
Job Purpose
The purpose of the role is to provide essential support to a small, dedicated team within the UK Programmes and Advocacy team, facilitating the effective planning, implementation, and monitoring of projects aimed at addressing leprosy and LF. Working closely with the Senior Programmes Manager and the team, the Programmes Officer will ensure seamless coordination of activities, enhance data-driven decision-making processes, and contribute to impactful advocacy and research initiatives.
Working Relationships
- Reports to Lepra UK’s Senior Programme Manager
- Works closely with the Programmes and Advocacy Team
- Day-to-day management liaison with the State Coordinators and other staff of Lepra’ sister organisation in India, LEPRA Society and the Lepra Bangladesh team.
- Close working links and collaboration with institutional funders and partners
- Close working links with other Lepra teams in the UK – namely, the Fundraising and Communications Team and the Finance and Operations team.
- International travel as needed for programmes oversight and support, and external representation.
Key Responsibilities
Programme Support (40%)
- Assist the Senior Programme Manager (SPM) in the planning, implementation, and monitoring of leprosy and LF related projects.
- With oversight from the SPM manage the implementation of small projects
- Coordinate with colleagues in India and Bangladesh to ensure smooth execution of project activities.
- Assist in preparing detailed reports including quarterly progress reports, annual reports and end of project reports, presentations, and project documentation as required.[VK1]
- Assist in tracking progress against work plans, budgets, and project milestones.
Administrative and Logistical Support (10%)
- Scheduling meetings and coordinating travel arrangements
- Preparing meeting agendas, taking minutes, and tracking action points.
- Supporting the coordination of team-wide planning and reporting processes.
Research Support (10%)
- Work closely with the Head of Research to facilitate research activities and technical assessments.
- Assist in the collection and analysis of qualitative and quantitative research.
- Assist in preparing and disseminating research findings through reports, publications, and presentations.
MEAL Support (10%)
- Contribute to maintaining robust Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) systems by supporting the team in collecting, analysing, and reporting data on project outcomes and impact.
- Support the collection and analysis of the recent baseline study in India.
- Support the data collection and analysis process for the annual report.
- Support the team in monitoring performance through tracking process indicators, monitoring for trends and contributing to trends analysis.
- Support the development and maintenance of databases for tracking project progress and performance indicators.
Advocacy Support (10%)
- Develop and prepare advocacy materials including briefs, presentations, and reports.
- Prepare advocacy materials, including briefs, reports, and presentations.
- Provide operational and content support for advocacy activities.
Consulting with stakeholders, partners, and donors (10%)
- Act as a donor liaison point for institutional funding.
- Deliver presentations on behalf of the organisation to partners and donors at meetings and conferences.
- Support the Fundraising and Communications Team to create compelling fundraising proposals and communications materials which compliment Lepra’s strategic objectives.
Safeguarding (10%)
- Promote a culture of respect, transparency and accountability within Lepra’s implemented projects.
- Ensure suitable safeguarding measures are in place and followed in all projects.
- Support the integration of strong safeguarding and Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) practices into project design and delivery.
- Contribute to the effective implementation of Lepra’s Safeguarding and PSEA policies and procedures and promote a safeguarding culture within the organisation.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Social Sciences, International Development, or related field or equivalent experience.
- Experience in project coordination, preferably in the health; humanitarian or in the international development sector.
Desirable
- Relevant post-graduate qualification
- Relevant professional health-related qualification
- Project Cycle management qualification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience in project coordination or management, preferably within the health or humanitarian sector.
- Ability to plan, execute, monitor, and evaluate projects effectively.
- Experience in coordinating multiple tasks and managing timelines effectively.
Desirable
- Experience as a project coordinator, preferably gained with an overseas development organisation or in academia, in a similar health focused role.
- Experience in data collection, analysis, and reporting is an advantage.
- Experience with statistical analysis software or GIS mapping tools.
- Experience working in or with Southeast Asian communities.
- Proficiency in one or more Indian languages (e.g., Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Telugu, etc.) is an asset.
Skills, Attitudes and Personal Qualities
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent administrative skills, specifically Excel and significant experience in MS Office packages.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a small team, across departments and in international settings.
- Ability to work independently, be flexible and prioritise workload.
- Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.
- Ability to travel within the UK and overseas.
- The right to work in the UK.
We have fully embraced flexible working and the role can be either fully remote, hybrid or fully based at our Colchester offices. We offer a lot of flexibility in working practices and there is free reserved parking available. We also offer 26 days annual leave plus public holidays (pro-rated), pension, Employee Assistance Programme and support from an in-house well-being team.
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Public Affairs Manager (Fixed term contract)
Salary: £34,237pa
Your purpose
This is a critical role in the Communications, Campaigns and Public Affairs Department. As Public Affairs Manager, you will support the Head of Communications, Campaigns and Public Affairs to make oracy education ordinary, co-ordinating and project managing and delivering public affairs work as well as leading public relations work that increases our profile with policy makers. In doing so, you will play an integral role in ensuring all children, regardless of their background, find their voice for success in school and in life.
Your responsibilities
This is a senior role in the Communications, Campaigns and Public Affairs Department, as part of the wider Learning, Impact and Influence Directorate
Public Affairs (80%)
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Drive forward Voice 21’s public affairs strategy, building key relationships, understanding and momentum that develops Voice 21’s influence with Government and non-parliamentary policy makers, ensuring that we have a meaningful role in shaping an oracy entitlement for every child, and appropriate mechanisms for its implementation
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Deliver Public Affairs business as usual work, for example; organising school visits, leading political and parliamentary monitoring, stakeholder mapping and horizon-scanning and organising events in parliament and at party conferences
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Work with policy makers on local, regional and national level to influence those responsible for the delivery of education at primary and secondary level
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Engage and manage stakeholders and other key people across and beyond the organisation who work with the Learning, Impact and Influence directorate to leverage relationships in pursuit of our organisational strategy and mission
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Lead on Voice 21’s role as secretariat to the Oracy All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG)
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Produce/co-produce consultation responses, blogs, internal and external briefings, parliamentary questions and other related communications in line with our content strategy
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Act as an internal expert consultant on public affairs, decision makers and implementation of our agenda
Public Relations (20%)
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Deliver public relations activity to raise our profile and support our brand, including through awards, events and speaking engagements
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Spotting reactive communications opportunities in line with the public affairs strategy
Your progression
Within 1 month, you’ll have:
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Started building strong working relationships with the team, warm policy makers and sector partners
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Created a database of influential head teachers
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Helped refine our policy asks in key areas into easy-to-communicate goals
Within 3 months, you’ll have:
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Used analysis and polling to build reports on key advocate groups who can help spread our messages
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Launched our Oracy APPG
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Refined our monitoring and reactive opportunity spotting systems
From 6 months onwards, we expect for you to be:
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Have worked with our research team to develop a literature review of oracy education policy at local and national level
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Migrated our contract tracking to Salesforce and expanded it to capture relationships help at local and national levels
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Having developed a public profile among education policy makers
This job is for you if you…
Have experience in these areas
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Creating tangible policy impact through public affairs activity
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Building and nurturing relationships with policy makers at national, regional and local levels
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Creating public affairs strategies with clear objectives and KPIs
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Delivering eye-catching PR work such as award entries, speaking events and receptions
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Using research to create strong and compelling narratives
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Communicating externally about policy positions
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Ability to form excellent working relationships, internally & externally with sector colleagues
You may also have experience in these areas
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Relevant experience in and a strong understanding of the education sector
Reporting lines
Reporting to: Head of Communications, Campaigns and Public Affairs
Managing: None
Where you’ll work: Remote, with travel to our London office and elsewhere for meetings. Occasional overnight stays may be required depending on where you are based.
Contract: 12 months
Application details
To apply:
Closing date: 25th August 2025
Interview date:
First round interview: 3rd - 5th September
Second round interview: Week commencing 8th September
Start date: ASAP
Questions: Head of Communications, Campaigns and Public Affairs, Elizabeth Somerville;
Valuing every voice
Voice 21 believes that every voice should be heard and valued. We are committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and do not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Voice 21.
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The Opportunity
Are you a senior relationship management professional with experience of managing and leading successful teams to deliver innovative and engaging experiences for a wide range of stakeholders?
The University of Leeds has one of the largest alumni constituencies in the UK, with a global community of more than 340,000 alumni in 190 countries. Alumni play a pivotal role in the life of the University and its mission to make a positive global impact, as stakeholders, advocates, ambassadors, supporters and lifelong learning participants.
Alumni of Leeds University Business School are an important part of this community, with a strong affinity to both the University and the Business School. Developing lifelong, mutually-beneficial relationships with its graduates is critical for a world-class Business School and we aim to maximise their experience, knowledge and diversity to enhance our school’s reputation, student experience, research agenda and add value to the experience of alumni themselves as members of a lifelong community.
This new role will enhance the strategic impact of our alumni to both the Business School and the University more widely through creative and collaborative working, and evaluating, and prioritising activity to best effect. Working in a matrix-management environment, you will be based in the Business School, reporting in to the Director of External Engagement (Partnerships and Executive Education) and will also be part of the University’s Advancement Team with professional accountability to the Head of Alumni and Supporter Engagement.
The post holder will therefore work in close partnership both with staff in the Business School (in particular External Engagement, key undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, Executive Education and the marketing and communications team) as well as with Advancement colleagues. You will be responsible for leading and managing the Business School’s alumni relations team, translating the School and University strategies into meaningful action, across two key areas of focus:
- Building our alumni community through a programme of engagement, events and communications that enhance our community engagement, identifying opportunities to maximise the impact within the context of Advancement and Business School strategies.
- Increasing the strategic impact of alumni engagement on research and student experience objectives, particularly through volunteering and advocacy.
Working with the team, you will play a critical role in adding strategic value to the Business School from alumni engagement, and developing how Business School engagement, content and activity can benefit the student and alumni community more widely. You will also be delivering against the strategic needs of the wider University, as we enhance our engagement of alumni and supporters (donors and volunteers). You will therefore have a proven approach to collaborative working and developing successful partnerships across organisations.
Person Specification
You will have significant experience of managing relationships and influencing senior stakeholders, both internally and externally, to deliver value-adding projects and initiatives. You will have experience of developing strategies, and translating these into activity, maximising events, communications and face-to-face relationship building activity to achieve strategic aims. You will be an experienced leader, able to manage and inspire a motivated, high performing, purpose-driven team with a culture of collaboration and a creative approach to opportunities and problem-solving.
Application
Valued Recruitment is working exclusively with the Alumni of Leeds University Business School to recruit for their team. We are an ethical recruitment company, intent on hiring inclusively and transparently.
The closing date for this role is 12th September 2025.
Valued Recruitment is conducting informal chats with applicants between the 1st - 12th September.
First stage interviews are likely to take place on the 18th and 22nd September 2025. There will be two stages of interview, the first one virtual and the second stage will be in person.
To apply, we welcome a CV and a 1-2 page covering letter detailing your interest in the role.
Accessibility
Accessibility is incredibly important to us here at Valued Recruitment and at the Alumni of Leeds University Business School. If you would like any accessibility amendments or support throughout the application and interview stage, please don’t hesitate to let us know. No question or request is too big or too small. We want this process to be comfortable and enjoyable and a chance for you to bring your best self to the process
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Contract: 2 year fixed contract
Location: This is a hybrid position, with an average minimum of 2-3 days based in our London office, working remotely from your home, and occasional around Britain. You should live within commuting distance of our London Office.
Hybrid Working: Connexional Team staff based at Methodist Church House have a hybrid work pattern which is currently 2-3 days in the office, and the remaining days remote.
About the Role
Are you an experienced project manager passionate about social justice and global mission?
The Methodist Church in Britain is looking for a Mission Projects Officer to deliver impactful initiatives in the key areas of social justice, organising, reparative justice and global relations.
This is a role for someone who thrives on purpose-driven work and wants to make a tangible difference.
This role sits within the Justice team, working collaboratively with the Global Relationships Team and others. You will also be a part of the wider Mission Team, playing a key role in implementing our strategy in response to Our Calling and the Methodist Way of Life.
In this post, you will focus on the following priorities:
- The managements and delivery of projects as part of the Justice and Global Relationships Teams
- Facilitating effective consultation and collaborative working groups
- Conducting research and producing reports to inform senior decision-making
- Coordinating events that inspire and mobilise communities
About You
The ideal candidate will need the following:
- Experience in project management and delivery
- Ability to problem solve, working both independently and collaboratively when required
- Excellent time and self-management
- A collaborative and inclusive approach to working with others
- Ability to communicate complex ideas with clarity and to engage diverse audiences with sensitivity
Should you wish to discuss this role informally, please contact: Rachel Lampard or Andy Dye (details on website)
Our Culture, Values and Benefits
Thank you for considering joining our inclusive and welcoming team that strives for excellence and values employee wellbeing.
We value and support all those who join our team through a positive work-life balance augmented by generous annual leave (plus an extra 3 days over Christmas/New Year), TOIL, flexi-leave and an on-site Wellbeing Adviser service. We offer a generous occupational pension scheme, where the Methodist Church will pay double the employee contribution up to a maximum of 16% employer contribution.
The Methodist Church is an inclusive and supportive employer. We are actively committed to encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds. We welcome applications from people of Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic groups. We also welcome applications from people living with disabilities.
If you have questions about the vacancy or require reasonable adjustments to be made at any stage of the recruitment process, please email HR (details on website)
Closing Date: 27 August 2025
Interview Date: 10 September 2025
The calling of the Methodist Church is to respond to the gospel of God's love in Christ and to live out its discipleship in worship and mission.

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