Head of social impact jobs

The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the continued growth of Sporting Assets, advancing our mission to help create healthy, resilient communities with sport and physical activity at their core.

Sporting Assets is the leading provider of advisory and investment management services to the sport and physical activity sector in the UK.  We manage impact investment funds that provide affordable patient loans to community-based organisations delivering impact through sport and physical activity. Investors and stakeholders in our funds include Sport England, National Governing Bodies, Trusts and Foundations such as the Bank Workers Charity, and Impact Investors including the Access Foundation and Better Society Capital.

Beyond our funds, we provide business advisory services to the sector, helping organisations such as clubs, infrastructure bodies and NGBs build capacity, develop investment cases and business plans to secure funding and finance plus other outcomes such as tenure to become more sustainable and impactful. 

We work across the public, private, and charitable sectors, delivering practical, specialist advice backed by deep expertise in community engagement, enterprise and facility development, finance, and impact investing. Our advisory work equips organisations with the tools and capacity to deliver effectively, while our investments build more sustainable and impactful community sport enterprises.

In addition to our London office, we have recently opened an office in Leeds.

Role

As a Senior Consultant, your primary responsibility will be to deliver a range of projects within the Advisory team. Reporting directly to the Head of Advisory, you will be responsible for:

• Project Leadership and Delivery. Leading and managing advisory projects from inception to delivery, ensuring high-quality outcomes for clients.
• Strategic and Operational Client Support. Providing client-facing support across business planning, financial sustainability, governance, stakeholder engagement, and impact measurement.
• Enterprise Growth and Community Development. Working closely with clients, funders and partners to deliver support and guidance enabling enterprise growth and community development within the sport and physical activity sector.
• Investment Readiness Support. Contributing to the development of new services and business opportunities aligned with our mission, including supporting our investment team to deliver investment readiness support across our fund portfolios.

Internally you will be:

• Collaborative Team Leader. Contributing to a team environment that values knowledge sharing, continuous improvement, and inclusivity. Fostering a collaborative and positive team environment by contributing proactively, constructively, and setting a strong example for others.
• An active member of Sporting Assets. Actively contribute to our success by supporting stakeholder relationship building and assisting with securing commissions, marketing, and operational activities throughout the business.

The Individual

We are looking for someone who is:

• A self-motivated individual comfortable working independently and as part of a small, high performing team.
• Collaborative and adaptable, with a proactive approach to challenges.
• A solutions focused mindset with an ability to build trust and deliver meaningful value for clients and stakeholders.
• Motivated to catalyse lasting impact through sport by empowering communities to create impact.
• A team player willing to take initiative and support colleagues to ensure shared goals are met.
• Committed to equity, inclusion, and community empowerment.

Qualifications and Requirements

Essential

• Significant experience (typically 5+ years) in a consultancy, strategic, or senior programme role within the social and community enterprise sector, ideally in sport and physical activity.
• Strong track record of managing multiple projects and prioritising effectively under pressure.
• Deep understanding of how the community and social enterprise sector, ideally through sport, can contribute to wider social outcomes, including health, wellbeing, regeneration, inclusion, and community resilience.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, able to engage credibly with a diverse range of people and organisations including marginalised communities and senior leaders from public, commercial and community organisations.
• Strong analytical skills and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent empathy and active listening skills with the ability to connect with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Proven business coaching and mentoring skills supporting individuals and community organisations.

Desirable

• Experience in financial modelling, business planning and investment readiness support with a clear understanding of the key drivers of profitability and sustainable growth.
• Working knowledge of the legal and governance structures available to community based and socially driven organisations ideally including those operating in sport and physical activity.
• Working knowledge of community and social investment plus funding landscapes.
• Operational experience of community organisations and social enterprises, ideally in sport.
• Understanding of social impact measurement and reporting, including methods such as SROI, outcomes frameworks, theory of change and Power BI.

We do not expect candidates to possess all of these skills and competencies, importantly what we are looking for is someone who can show how their skills and experience could be adapted to fit this profile, if/where there are gaps.

If you're a passionate advocate for community enterprise, driven by the power of sport to create social impact and committed to working collaboratively, we invite you to join our team as a Senior Consultant.

Compensation and location details

• Base salary of £42,500 to £47,500 per annum.
• Discretionary bonus of up to 30% of base pay, plus statutory pension contribution.
• Full time (5 days per week) is preferred although part time will be considered for outstanding candidates.
• Location: Leeds.
• 25 days flexible holiday plus additional 2-3 days fixed at Christmas (plus English bank holidays).
• Hybrid working arrangements.

Application

Interested candidates should submit a CV and covering letter outlining your interest in Sporting Assets and how you meet the qualifications and requirements for the role.

Please include in your cover letter your salary expectations for this role.

The closing date for applications is 9am, Tuesday 19 August 2025, however we will assess applications on a rolling basis and so the role may close before this date if we appoint a suitable candidate. All candidates are required to have the right to work in the UK, please include the status of your visa (if relevant) in your cover letter.

Sporting Assets is an equal opportunity employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximise their full potential. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.

Are you a highly organised, reliable, and calm administrator?
We are looking for a full time 35hrs per week, proactive Team Administrator to play a key role in keeping Lupus UK running smoothly by providing vital support across all teams and functions. If you are someone who can confidently manage multiple tasks and priorities, enjoys working in a collaborative environment, this role could be perfect for you.

About the role: 

You will provide high quality administrative support across all departments to help ensure the smooth day to day running of our office and operations. This includes being the first point of contact for incoming telephone calls, organising meetings, supporting with event logistics, and maintaining effective internal processes. The role requires strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and excellent communication.

This is a hybrid role, you will be based at our Romford head office three days a week, with two days working remotely.

What we are looking for:

· Proven experience in an administrative or office support role is essential.

· Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise and manage a varied workload.

· Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

· Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel).

· Comfortable handling sensitive and confidential information.

· Confident coordinating meetings and events, including logistics like booking venues and managing communications.

· Experience supporting senior leadership with diary and meeting coordination.

For a full list of duties and responsibilities, please see the attached job description.

Application Instructions
Please submit a CV (no more than three pages of A4) and covering letter with personal statement (no more than two pages of A4).

Your covering letter should explain why you are interested in the role and how you meet the person specification, with examples where possible (unless clearly shown in your CV)

Interviews will take place online on Tuesday 2nd September 2025.
Shortlisted candidates will then be invited to our Romford office for a second-stage informal meeting with SLT and meet staff.

The Individual Giving Officer will work with the Individual and Legacy Manager to provide an exceptional level of stewardship to donors.

The role will work to increase income from a diverse range of products including our online shop, funeral collections, stewardship journeys and individual gifts. Excellent communication skills, attention to detail, empathy for those affected by bowel cancer, and a desire to show the impact of donations are all essential. You’ll also be a team player and capable of organising and managing a busy workload.

FearFree delivers services across the Southwest for victims, children and perpetrators of domestic abuse, sexual violence and stalking, with the aim to break the cycle of abuse and support all to live free from fear. We provide trauma responsive support, and this post will be fundamental to ensuring service users, stakeholders and partners experience this in our daily delivery. 

Our ISAC Service is a small team, providing specialist stalking advice, consultancy and support to high risk victims of stalking across Gloucestershire. You will be working in a multi-agency environment including police, other statutory bodies and third sector organisations to respond to and safeguard high risk victims, bridging gaps in their support. 

FearFree is committed to flexible and hybrid working and this role will be a mix of home based and office based, alongside requiring travel for multi-agency meetings and other deliverables.

This role may include evening and weekend work when required. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Work with high risk victims of stalking, providing a targeted service, promoting safety as the central issue and thus reducing the risk of serious harm or death. 
• To provide this service both at time of crisis and in the longer term e.g. safety planning, risk assessing advocacy, support through the criminal justice/civil legal process and liaison with other statutory and voluntary agencies. 
• Complete specialist risk assessments (SASH and DASH). 
• Manage a caseload ensuring each person receives the appropriate service individual to their risk and needs. 
• Provide proactive, trauma responsive and holistic support, with a focus on increasing safety and reducing risk. 
• Work with criminal justice agencies via Gloucestershire’s multi-agency Stalking Clinic as well as a variety of partners including Victim Support, Children’s Social Care, GDASS and GRASAC to ensure a comprehensive approach to risk. 
• Provide specialist advocacy to victims going through the criminal justice process. 
• Attend Multi Agency meetings (Stalking Clinic) and Multi-agency Risk Assessment Conferences (MARAC) and Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) meetings as required. 
• Give information and support to those experiencing stalking, enabling and empowering them to make positive choices about options available to them and assist them in regaining control of their lives. 
• Support other agencies in the identification and referral of stalking issues via promotion of service and institutional advocacy. 
• Offer professional consultancy, training and advice to other agencies on stalking. 
• Respect and value the diversity of the community in which the services works in, and recognise the needs and concerns of a diverse range of survivors, ensuring the service is accessible to all.
• Support colleagues and the Head of Service to monitor data and report on quality outcomes. 

General 

• Live and embody the FearFree values – kind, receptive, open, pragmatic, robust and expert. 
• To promote the service to external agencies where applicable.  
• Give information and support to service users regarding their other needs and refer them to other support services as required.
• Ensure our service is widely accessible – adapting practice as required to suit individuals.
• Work across a large geographical area to ensure locality is not a barrier to accessing services. 
• Deliver training and information sessions to promote our service, and increase awareness and understanding of domestic abuse, sexual violence and stalking for victims and those who harm. 
• Have a responsibility around safeguarding of both adults and children, maintaining knowledge of appropriate policies and procedures and integrated working. 
• Support other agencies in the identification and referral of domestic abuse, sexual violence and stalking issues, via promotion of service and institutional advocacy. 
• Ensure all referrals are clearly logged on our database and all case records are kept fully updated, according to FearFree policies and procedures. 
• Engage with case management supervision, reflective practice and clinical supervision as required, taking an active role in managing own wellbeing and supporting the wellbeing of your colleagues. 
• Support colleagues in all services across FearFree as required. 
• Support the sustainability of the organization by participating in fundraising activities and sharing ideas and contacts for income generation. 
• To engage in and contribute to effective team working with a flexible and pro-active approach, including cover for other team members’ holidays and sickness. 
• Undertake all statutory and mandatory training, as required by the organisation.

For a full job description/person specification and to apply, please download the relevant documents from this website and return the completed forms to FearFree.

There is no specific closing date for this role and the vacancy will close once a suitable candidate is found, so early applications are encouraged. 

For information about the processing of your personal data at FearFree, please visit our website. 

FearFree is committed to encouraging equality and diversity in the workplace.  We strive to be a diverse and inclusive place to work where we can all be ourselves and individual differences are recognised and valued. 

Join the Royal Academy of Engineering in a pivotal leadership role, managing and expanding Engineering X – one of our flagship international programmes. This is an exciting opportunity to drive global impact in waste management, the circular economy, and the energy transition, with a particular emphasis on Africa and Latin America.

Engineering X is a growing international collaboration that champions the role of engineering in addressing global safety and sustainability challenges. Founded by the Royal Academy of Engineering and Lloyd’s Register Foundation, we work to tackle issues of climate change, pollution, and unequal access to the benefits of technology and development. By building global connections between experts and innovators across sectors and disciplines, we foster inclusive, systems-based solutions. We amplify underrepresented voices to ensure that these solutions are sustainable and locally appropriate.

We are looking for a dynamic individual with a strong background in programme management. Ideally, you will have experience of delivering social impact/change programmes internationally or of applying engineering/technology to advance sustainability aims and improve lives. This post is a one-year sabbatical cover to develop key strategic programmes.

In this role, you will co-lead and manage Engineering X. You should have experience of developing challenge-focused and multi-stakeholder initiatives. This includes experience of programmes that use multiple approaches (grants, research, and policy influencing) to achieve change at different levels, as well as a strong background in building partnerships and collaborations.

If you can link big-picture thinking with an ability to deliver results and have strong team and project management skills, as well as a personal commitment to the values of the Academy, we would love to hear from you!

Our location

Our light, spacious head office is based in a fantastic location in central London with views over St James’s Park and close to the West End. We operate hybrid, flexible working practices with a baseline for office-based working of a mandatory weekly team day, plus further days each week as required for the role and the Academy.

Who are we?

Engineering matters. It shapes our everyday lives, from our ability to turn the lights on, have a hot shower and commute into work to the mobile phones we rely on to keep connected. It also plays a vital role in addressing some of the biggest challenges facing society today, from climate change to global health pandemics and cyber threats.

The Royal Academy of Engineering is a charity that harnesses the power of engineering to build a sustainable society and an inclusive economy that works for everyone. In collaboration with our Fellows and partners, we’re growing talent and developing skills for the future, driving innovation, building global partnerships, and influencing policy and engaging the public. Together, we’re working to tackle the greatest challenges of our age.

Why work for us?

We’re looking for people who are driven to make the world a better place. If you’re passionate about what you do and want to work collaboratively with talented colleagues to make change happen now and for future generations, we want you to get in touch.

This is the perfect time to join us. We have a dynamic, visionary CEO, a strong leadership team and an ambitious and exciting strategy. The value we bring as experts in our field and change agents is highly recognised and makes the Academy a motivating place to be. Our work today builds on a long, proud history with a focused and ambitious future, which we’d love you to be part of.

Benefits include:

• Generous holiday allowance plus additional quarterly wellbeing days and Christmas office closure
• Non-contributory pension scheme with 10% employer contribution
• Significant investment in your personal and professional development
• Annual pay review
• Health and wellbeing programmes
• Regular social activities

We are looking for talented people who want to make a difference to join our team – is this you? For more information and to apply online, please visit our careers page.

Closing date: 10 August 2025.
Interview date: w/c 11 August 2025.

The Academy is committed to making reasonable adjustments to remove barriers that hinder applicants from applying or staff from working effectively and comfortably.

With a diverse workforce and an inclusive and supportive culture, we look to attract candidates from wide and different backgrounds who have a passion for the role engineering plays in society. Our aim is to make the Academy the best place to work for the staff we have and those we seek to attract.

The Royal Academy of Engineering is proud to be an ‘A’-Rated Skilled Worker Sponsor Licence holder, as approved by the UK Immigration Authorities.

We are recruiting for a Corporate Partnerships Manager to join our team in London; the scope on this job involves….

Job Title: Corporate Partnerships Manager

Location: Homeworking with a requirement to occasionally attend our Head Office (Vauxhall)
Salary: £43,627.32 per annum (this is inclusive of a London Weighting allowance of £3,000 which may be applicable depending on your home location and any agreed permanent homeworking arrangement).
Contract type: Full-time, Permanent

Hours: 37.5

Join Refuge as Corporate Partnerships Manager and help power our mission to end domestic abuse.

We’re looking for a confident, strategic relationship-builder to lead some of Refuge’s most high-impact partnerships with purpose-led brands. From global names in beauty and finance to household names in retail and film, you’ll work across a diverse and dynamic portfolio, including Avon, Benefit, Barclays, Co-op Bank and Picturehouse. You’ll also help to shape the future of our partnerships – driving new opportunities to grow income, engage employees, and raise awareness of our life-saving work. With significant multi-year commitments already in place, this is a fantastic opportunity to take established partnerships to the next level – backed by a team known for creativity, award-winning campaigns and collaboration with well-known Ambassadors.

You’ll bring experience of managing and growing six-figure+ partnerships, and a passion for creating authentic, values-led relationships. If you’re a strategic thinker, skilled communicator and excited by the idea of working in a supportive, feminist, flexible environment, then this could be the role for you.

Closing date: 9.00am on 13 August 2025

Interview date: 21 August 2025

Benefits

Refuge offers a variety of exciting opportunities to learn, develop and grow in your career. We recognise the value everyone brings to the organisation to achieve our aims and are dedicated to developing and rewarding our staff. More details of our benefits can be found in Job Information Pack.

This role is split across two impactful organisations: 

Black Thrive Global (BTG) works to address the inequalities that negatively impact the mental health and wellbeing of Black communities. We embed race equity in systems change and co-create solutions alongside communities. 

Just Like Us (JLU) is the UK’s LGBT+ young people’s charity, empowering 18–25-year-olds to share their experiences in schools and improve LGBT+ inclusion through peer-led talks and ambassador programmes. 

This joint role represents an exciting partnership between two organisations committed to racial justice, LGBTQ+ inclusion and systemic transformation. 

1. Just Like Us (3.5 days/week): To support the delivery of Just Like Us’ Ambassador and School Talks programmes – including recruitment, training and coordination of young LGBT+ volunteers and engaging with schools to foster inclusive environments. 

2.  Black Queer & Thriving: There is potential for this role to expand in scope (up to 1.5 additional days per week), subject to funding. Should this occur, the role may include additional responsibilities in line with the aims of the Black LGBTQ+ Working Group and Southwark engagement priorities. Any change in working hours or duties would be discussed and agreed in advance. 

Duties and Responsibilities 

Just Like Us (3.5 days/week) 

- Support the delivery of the Ambassador Programme, including recruitment, training and retention of LGBT+ volunteers aged 18–25. 

- Coordinate and run community events for Black LGBT+ young people to support outreach and recruitment of volunteers. 

- Represent Just Like Us at events such as conferences and prides to amplify our programmes to a range of audiences. 

- Support Just Like Us volunteer recruitment drives by building relationships with university societies and volunteering services, community partners and charity partners in London and the South East. 

- Assist with the recruitment and onboarding of LGBT+ mentors. 

- Attend relevant cross-team meetings with the Just Like Us team such as the fortnightly Ambassador Recruitment meeting 

- Support with the quality assurance of school talks through observations and slide checks. 

- Assist the volunteering team with the coordination and delivery of ambassador skills workshops where needed. 

- Work with the project evaluation consultant to assist with the running of focus groups.

- Conduct exit interviews with Black LGBT+ ambassadors. 

-Support on a social action project with Black LGBT+ ambassadors in Year 3 

- Ensure all activities are inclusive, trauma-informed and aligned with principles of equity and justice. 

Please check the attachment in this advert for the Person Specification

Interview Dates: 16th-17th September 2025

Additional Information

Right to Work: All applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application.

Accessibility: We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible. If you require any adjustments or support during the process, please let us know.

Start Date: We are ideally looking for someone to start from October 2025, though we are happy to discuss flexibility with the right candidate.

Job description - Partnerships and Income Manager

Salary: £38,000 per annum 

Contract: Permanent

Reports to: Head of Commercial Services

Hours: Full or part-time hours considered, minimum 0.8 FTE 

Start date: November 2025

Location: Home-based (travel costs paid for meetings) 

Annual leave: 27 days FTE per annum plus Bank holidays (22 days FTE per annum under the Four Day Week) 

Please note that at Waterwise we work a Four Day Week, under voluntary agreements which all staff members sign. This means that you will be contracted and paid as full-time but you will sign a voluntary agreement stating that you commit to employing efficiency tools both individual and team-wide to deliver and be paid for 5 days work within four normal 9 to 5 days - the office is closed on Fridays. Training will be provided and you will be expected to continue to refresh your training and to keep up use of the efficiency tools. Annual leave is also pro rata’d. We can answer any questions you may have about this at the interview/s. On a 20 hours a week contract, you would be spending 16 hours a week at work including the equivalent of 2 one hour lunch breaks, and this can be worked in a flexible pattern, such as two full days or more, shorter days. 

Waterwise 

Waterwise is the leading independent voice in the UK for using water wisely, for the benefit of people and the planet. Our vision is that water is used wisely every day, everywhere, by everyone. We are the UK’s conscience on water efficiency, on behalf of people and the planet, and are experts in water efficiency policy, regulation, research, behaviour and campaigns. Waterwise is a people-led organisation which prioritises the wellbeing of its staff.

Water scarcity is an urgent issue right here, right now, right across the UK - consistent record-breaking high temperatures and low rainfall, and recurring drought, show how climate change and population growth are already putting our water resources under severe pressure, and this challenge is growing. Water efficiency has to be a big part of the solution, and we support and challenge governments, industry, customers and others to be innovative and ambitious on water efficiency. Our work includes campaigns, events, media, policy and regulatory influencing, research projects, stakeholder engagement and services such as Waterwise Training and the Waterwise  Checkmark. We are funded by supporters across and beyond the UK water sector. Our Waterwise Strategic Direction, published in August 2022, tells you a bit more about us. Our UK Water Efficinecy Strategy to 2030 tells you a bit more about our ambition.

At Waterwise we put staff wellbeing first, and our staff surveys show that our team knows, feels and appreciates this. Our values are:

People: We will prioritise staff wellbeing, be an inclusive, kind and positive team. 

Purpose: We will deliver independent and ambitious leadership to drive social and  political change on water efficiency 

Pioneer: We will be forward-thinking and visionary in our approach, being brave and  innovative in challenging the status quo 

Passion: We will campaign to protect water and the planet and work to keep our own  environmental impact as low as possible 

We are always looking for bright, committed people with a diverse set of skills and  experience to help achieve our vision that water is used wisely every day, everywhere, by  everyone. We are a lively, happy, friendly team, and we can’t wait to read your application! 

At Waterwise, we’re committed to driving equity and preventing discrimination at work and in the work we do. Please see more on this below. 

We are also working to reduce Waterwise’s own carbon and environmental footprint. 

Partnerships and Income Manager Role Description

The Partnerships and Income Manager role involves engaging a range of stakeholders to help generate greater impact and income for Waterwise. The Partnerships and Income Manager will be responsible for researching and identifying potential new business opportunities; conducting outreach to new and existing stakeholders to encourage collaboration; building and maintaining relationships with Waterwise partners, sponsors and members; and assisting with developing winning proposals for funding, in order to deepen the impact we make with individuals, communities and businesses across the UK. The Partnerships and Income Manager will lead on delivery against income targets for our services and events. 

Key responsibilities in the role include: 

• Generating income for Waterwise by retaining existing partners, recruiting new partners, selling sponsorship opportunities, and increasing engagement and investment in Waterwise membership and services

• Researching and identifying new business development leads in line with Waterwise’s commercial strategy

• Building and maintaining an active pipeline of commercial and partnership opportunities to drive income 

• Conducting market and competitor research and engagement to ensure we have a clear understanding of customer needs and align our services to meet those needs

• Conducting lead generation and lead nurturing activities, including representing Waterwise at events and conferences, reaching out to potential new partners by email, phone or social media, and conducting introductory meetings with potential sponsors, members and partners

• Acting as account manager for Waterwise partners, (working alongside the Membership and Marketing Manager who manages member relationships), leading on administration such as ensuring Salesforce CRM is up-to-date, conducting Waterwise’s ethical screening process for potential partners, managing partnership agreements and payments

• Working with the Memberships and Marketing Manager to design and implement communications to demonstrate how partnering with Waterwise offers value for money and delivers against ESG commitments

• Working on grant funding proposals and project bids

• Working with the wider team to assist in the development of content for our newsletter, social media, blogs, trade media and press

• Assisting the team with organising events (e.g. Waterwise annual conference)

• Attending conferences, seminars and meetings to represent Waterwise

The above is not an exhaustive list of activities but hopefully gives you a sense of the role  and requirements. 

Partnerships and Income Manager Person Specification

We need someone who is proactive and a self-starter, with exemplary communication and relationship building skills.

• Target-driven and commercially-minded, with a proven track record of income generation through sales, sponsorship and grant funding

• Experience in business development, sales, commercial services or relationship management roles

• Experience in writing successful new business proposals, compelling pitches and funding bids

• Good interpersonal skills to work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders and forge great relationships inside and outside of the organisation

• Ability to approach new leads with confidence, including making ‘cold’ introductions to new organisations 

• Excellent networking skills and confidence to ‘work the room’ at meetings and events

• Strong organisational skills, including the ability to plan and work proactively to meet deadlines

• Proactive and action-oriented approach to achieving income targets and KPIs

• Confident communicator, with excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong negotiation skills

• Ability to positively promote Waterwise and its work

• Ability to work flexibly within a small team that works from home

• Ability to manage own time and prioritise tasks

• Ability to communicate across the team about your work and workload

• Commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and wellbeing 

• Eligibility to work in the UK

Benefits 

At Waterwise the wellbeing of our employees is our number one priority. To recognise the  fantastic work our team does in driving water efficiency, and to support their wellbeing, we  have a wide range of employee benefits, beyond statutory commitments. These include: 

• Positive, values-based environment and an inclusive culture where it feels safe for  employees to say ‘no’ on grounds of workload 

• Strong emphasis from CEO on wellbeing and workload management 

• Homeworking and a small allowance for occasional shared office working 

• Four Day week - being paid full-time but working 80% of this (or pro rata equivalent), in exchange for using tools to work efficiently - for full-time employees this equates to a day off every week, in addition to annual leave

• Flexible working

• Part-time working 

• 27 days annual leave per annum for full-time employees (or pro rata equivalent for part-time colleagues), plus Bank Holidays (pro rata’d to 22 days full-time equivalent as we work a Four Day Week)

• Death in service benefit at x2 of salary 

• Paid chartered and professional memberships 

• Individual and team training budgets 

• Maternity leave and maternity adoption leave beyond statutory 

• Childcare costs for activities undertaken outside normal working hours 

• Sickness pay beyond statutory 

Equity, diversity and inclusion 

At Waterwise, we’re committed to driving equity and preventing discrimination at work and in the work we do. We know that simply having a diverse workforce is not enough. We want to create an inclusive environment within Waterwise and in our work and events, where everyone can contribute their best and develop to their full potential. We celebrate and value how different everyone is, and we work hard to ensure everyone is treated with dignity and respect. This aligns with our ‘People’ value that we will prioritise staff wellbeing, and will be an inclusive, kind and positive team.

We are committed to treating all current and prospective employees fairly and to ensuring  that our workplace and employment practices are free from discrimination, harassment or  victimisation on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil  partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. We  strongly encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds and with different identities and experiences to apply. Everyone in our team has a role to play in helping Waterwise become more diverse and inclusive, and we hope you will join us for this next stage in our journey - for this role we therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be under-represented in Waterwise’s workforce. These include people of the global majority, LGBTQI+ people, and men.

We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive of and accessible for everyone.  If you are interested in applying for a role with us and think you may need some additional  support or reasonable adjustments made to any part of the recruitment process, please get in touch.

How to apply 

To apply for this role, you will need to answer role-related questions. Please provide evidence and examples from your work history or other aspects of your life to  answer the questions and demonstrate how you meet the criteria required. Please refer to the person specification when you are doing this.

Our goal is to remove bias from the hiring process and so rather than asking you for a CV and cover letter, we have set up role-related questions which will allow us to assess your approach to a problem and understand what knowledge and skills you have. Your answers will be anonymised, randomised and reviewed by the selection panel. We will use these scores to shortlist for interviews. We also think giving feedback is incredibly valuable for candidates, so at the end of the process, you'll see how well you performed during the application process.

The closing date for applications is 23:59pm on 31st August 2025. There will be a two-stage interview process. First interviews will be held on 17th September 2025 and second interviews will be held on 29th September 2025.  First interviews will be held online via Zoom and second interviews will be held in person in Birmingham (venue TBC).

About The Role

We’re excited to introduce a brand-new team and opportunity within the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal team. The Planning team has been recently created to improving planning and drive change to support the Poppy Appeal strategy.  As the Poppy Appeal Project Manager, you’ll play a vital role in driving a variety of projects that support the delivery and growth of our most iconic fundraising campaign. From strategic initiatives to operational improvements and fast-paced task and finish pieces of work, this role offers real variety and impact. If you thrive on bringing clarity to complexity, making change happen, and seeing your work make a tangible difference, this could be the role for you.

Come and be part of the leading Armed Forces charity, making a difference to the lives of those who have served to keep us safe and protect our way of life.

Reporting to the Head of Poppy Appeal Planning, you’ll lead a diverse portfolio of projects from inception to completion scoping, planning, delivering, and evaluating each one. You’ll take pride in breaking down complex workstreams into manageable milestones, defining clear responsibilities, and ensuring deadlines are met. Using best-practice project management approaches, you’ll oversee progress, manage risks and issues, and ensure each piece of work contributes to the Poppy Appeal’s overall success without disrupting core delivery.

Collaboration is key to this role. You’ll be working closely with colleagues across the organisation particularly with the Poppy Appeal Planning Manager to ensure that change is well-coordinated, well-communicated, and effectively integrated into existing operations. You’ll also help champion a culture of continuous improvement, sharing your project expertise to support colleagues and influence better ways of working. With some travel required (including monthly meetings in London), you’ll be comfortable building strong working relationships across teams, even when working remotely.

We’re looking for a confident and capable project manager with proven experience across both strategic and operational projects ideally within a charity or not-for-profit environment. You’ll need to be a proactive self-starter, comfortable navigating ambiguity, and skilled at working with a wide range of stakeholders. A relevant project management qualification is essential, alongside strong technical know-how and a real drive to make things better. If you’re someone who enjoys being at the heart of delivery and making change stick, we’d love to hear from you.

At the Royal British Legion, we know the importance of flexibility, so we offer options like our 9-day fortnight while also considering other flexible working arrangements to suit your needs. We want you to feel supported in balancing work with life’s other joys!

You will be contracted to your home address and will carry out the majority of your work remotely, using our collaboration tools to engage with colleagues. Regular travel to London will be required once a month for team meetings, and there may be additional travel and occasional out-of-hours work to support meetings with volunteers and key stakeholder groups.

Employee benefits include -

- 28 day’s paid holiday (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with optional annual leave purchase scheme of up to 5 working days
- Generous pension contributions, with Employer contributions ranging from 6% to 14%
- Range of flexible working options may be available, depending on your role
- Employee Assistance Programme providing confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
- Range of courses delivered by learning specialists to support your development goals and objectives
- Opportunities to volunteer
- Travel loans, Cycle to Work, and more!

For more detailed information about the role, please see our Vacancy Information Pack attached to our direct advert.

RBL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation, reflecting the diversity of the armed forces community and of wider society. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and personal characteristics.

Interview Dates:       

- First interview virtual (28th August)
- Second interview task based in RBL Head Office London (Monday 8th September)

Dates subject to change

We may close this vacancy early if we believe we have enough strong applications to be able to successfully fill the role(s). Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

Do you have a heart for theological education that equips leaders for mission and ministry in today’s changing world? Are you keen to use your people management and strategic skills to help lead a creative intercultural team? 

• Permanent/ 4-5 days per week

• Hybrid working – approximately two days a week at CMS House, Oxford.

• Starting salary £41,795 (full-time salary) with a generous pension contribution: up to 10 per cent employer contribution on annual salary

• CMS offers 36 days of annual leave pro rata (including bank holidays) as well as enhanced paid sickness, maternity, paternity and adoption leave.

• CMS supports the mental wellbeing of its employees and offers a generous rewards and wellbeing package, including:

o access to 24/7 employee assistance programme with qualified counsellors

o regular wellbeing coffee mornings

o support on menopause for women

o up to three volunteer days a year

o up to three family emergency leave days a year

o retreats and resources for prayer life

Pioneer Mission Training

We run training for theology, mission and ministry at undergrad and postgrad levels validated by Durham University as part of Common Awards.. Our training is through the lens of mission, has a global perspective and is enabling innovative mission practice on the ground.

Your role

We are looking for a talented person who has a strong skillset in leadership and formation for mission in theological education, people and team management and who is strategic. You will effectively lead on teaching design and delivery, developing our training programmes, growing the student body and building a healthy team, along with being part of a cross organisational team of programme leads in the CMS Britain Hub.

The organisation you’ll be joining

Church Mission Society is comprised of people who are passionate about mission and fired up about helping people follow Jesus. For over 200 years CMS has been at the forefront of global mission, living out the gospel of Jesus, seeing lives changed and communities transformed. If you join CMS you will find an organisation that has been reinvigorated with a fresh vision to make disciples of Jesus among people at the edges, both in the UK and around the world. We are part of a TEI (Theological Education Institute) with Ripon College Cuddesdon with whom we teach Common Awards validated by Durham University. Our doctoral programme is a partnership with Roehampton University.

What you’ll need to succeed

The successful candidate will have a PhD in theology or missiology and experience in teaching, managing others, working in university education and systems and alongside students.

It is also a requirement for this post holder to be a committed and practising Christian as well as committed to CMS’s values and aims. 

Further details can be found in the job description and person specification available to download on the CMS website.

Our commitment to you

Our core values of being pioneering, relational, faithful and evangelistic are integral to everything we do, and we work hard to ensure that every member of staff is valued, supported and encouraged to continually learn and develop their skills.

We are committed to the safeguarding and protection of the people we serve, our partners, our volunteers, and our staff. We believe that every child or adult we come into contact with has the right to be protected from all forms of harm and abuse. Our recruitment and selection processes are in line with our Safeguarding Policy and the SCHR Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, which CMS is a member of as part of our commitment to safeguarding.

Talk to us first?

If you would welcome an informal discussion about the role before applying, please email us.

Closing date

We must get your application by midnight on Sunday 10 August 2025

Interviews are planned to be held on Tuesday 19 and Wednesday 20 August 2025 at CMS House, Oxford.

To apply

Please send your application form and CV via our website or by post to HR Team, Church Mission Society, Watlington Road, Oxford OX4 6BZ.  CVs will only be considered when sent with a completed application form, which is available to download from our website.

Candidates for all UK roles must already be eligible to work in the UK, with a valid visa and work permit if required.

As a member of the Inter-agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, CMS has committed to systematically check with previous employers from the last five years for any ‘SEAH’ (Sexual Exploitation, Abuse or Harassment) issues relating to all potential new hires.

Job Description

As Fundraising Assistant you will be part of a growing and busy team currently responsible for raising £2.7million to fund the charity’s work to take on heart diseases. This role is integral to the team, supporting a variety of fundraising activity including our flagship anonymous heART project, third party challenges such as the London Marathon and Great North Run, fundraising activities organised by our supporters or third party challenges through an external supplier, digital fundraising activities as well as supporting some of our other income streams and administrative functions.

This is a brilliant role for someone looking to start a career in fundraising, giving broad experience across fundraising disciplines, with a particular focus on events, and scope to take on individual projects.

Given the nature of the role, it will require the postholder to be able to manage their time and workload effectively across a variety of tasks, while actively contributing to our work to generate income and achieve our targets.

Key Responsibilities

· To assist with the co-ordination and delivery of all art-related fundraising activities – including liaising with artists, promoting art sales and the anonymous heart project (in conjunction with the marketing team), and supporting the administration of these fundraising activities.

· To support third party challenge events (via external suppliers), including assisting with the administration, marketing, recruitment and stewardship of participants for such events as the London Marathon and the Great North Run and supporting with marathon event weekend activities.

· To support event day activities, including attending events to support our participants

· To steward supporters who are organising their own community fundraising activities, ensuring they feel valued and have everything they need for their events

· To come up with ideas and identify opportunities to deliver effective, exciting and appropriate fundraising activities

· Contribute to the planning and delivery of agreed national campaigns

· Provide additional administrative support across the fundraising team as needed – including but not limited to use of the database, thanking donations, sending out fundraising materials and packs etc. This includes providing cover for the Supporter Care Officer when they are on annual leave or on non-working days.

· Ensure all activities are carried out in an efficient and effective manner to meet agreed targets

· Ensure that our supporter database (Beacon) is kept up to date with accurate and timely information, in line with our processes and GDPR requirements

· Understand and comply with all internal fundraising policies and procedures, as well as working in line with the Fundraising Code of Practice, abiding at all times by the rules set out in the GDPR.

The Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) is a national charity on a mission to end the suffering caused by cold homes and tackle the climate emergency. We want everyone to live in a warm, healthy home powered by a sustainable energy system.

We work across the UK with people, communities, local authorities, and national partners to deliver practical support, advocate for change, and share our knowledge. Collaboration, curiosity and commitment sit at the heart of how we work.

The role

We’re looking for an experienced and values-driven Senior Fundraising Manager to help us grow and diversify our income in support of CSE’s mission.

This is a strategic and hands-on role that will see you lead charitable fundraising activity across trusts and foundations, individual giving and corporate partnerships. You will work closely with the Director of Development & External Affairs to set and deliver ambitious but realistic income targets and identify opportunities that align with our goals.

You will support the development of high-quality, compelling funding proposals in collaboration with our delivery teams. You will also contribute to organisational strategy, refine internal systems and processes, and provide leadership to other development team members.

Who you are

You are a creative and collaborative fundraiser with a strong track record of securing funding and developing projects with social impact. You are comfortable taking ownership, spotting opportunities, and communicating persuasively with funders, colleagues and partners.

You bring strategic thinking, strong organisational skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities. You enjoy working across teams and disciplines and are committed to building relationships and growing impact.

You will bring:

• Demonstrable experience of securing significant funding from charitable trusts and foundations.
• A broad range of fundraising experience across corporate, statutory and individual giving.
• Experience of writing compelling proposals, tenders and expressions of interest.
• Knowledge of fundraising compliance and best practice, including data protection (GDPR).
• A collaborative mindset and confidence working with senior stakeholders and delivery teams.
• Experience of line management and supporting others to learn and grow.

What we offer

Working at CSE means joining a purpose-driven and supportive team, where your work helps tackle the climate crisis and support people in need. We offer:

• Salary: £43,349 – £51,924 (Salary Grades H/I)*
• Pension: 8% employer / 6% employee
• Holiday: 25 days plus bank holidays
• Flexibility: TOIL system and hybrid working
• Development: A commitment to your career progression, training and learning
• Wellbeing: Health Cash Plan, Life Assurance, Employee Assistance Programme
• Culture: Staff-led groups including Employee Voice and our EDI working group
• Lifestyle benefits: Tech Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme, retail discounts and more

* Starting salary will typically be at the lower end of the scale and may increase over time, based on performance and experience. There is potential to progress to Salary Band I.

Our values

We want everyone who joins CSE to feel part of something meaningful and supported. Our work and culture are grounded in our core values:

• Commitment to CSE – working together to achieve our mission and making everyone feel they belong
• Collaboration – valuing others’ contributions, sharing ideas and communicating with openness and respect
• Conscientiousness – taking care with our work, using resources wisely and striving for improvement
• Initiative – looking for ways to solve problems and support others while responding flexibly to change

How to apply

To apply, please download and complete the application form available from our CSE website and send it to our Jobs email. Your application should demonstrate your suitability for the role against the criteria outlined in the person specification and job description.

To be considered for this role an application form must be sent to us via the email. Please refer to the Information for Applicants. 

The closing date for applications is 09:00 Wednesday 20 August 2025.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to take part in the recruitment process, please let us know and we’ll be happy to accommodate your needs.

If invited to interview, we will ask you to provide evidence of eligibility to work in the UK.

Starting Salary - £31,613 (including London Weighting)

Location: Office Based - London

Job Profile

Are you interested in an opportunity in the charity sector? Would you like to develop an understanding of internal processes and liaise with multiple teams in the organisation? Are you someone who likes to work with money, data and people? 

The post holder will contribute to ensuring the Supporter Donations Team (SDT) manages and administers supporter donation activity on behalf of CAFOD, providing a high level of supporter care while delivering within agreed service levels and Key Performance Indicators. SDT has the overall responsibility for managing and thanking all supporter donations to CAFOD made through a variety of channels and schemes. SDT works within the Finance and infrastructure group, liaises across all teams in CAFOD, and external service providers to ensure donations are processed within agreed service levels and quality standards. Due to the nature of SDT’s role, SDT has particularly close ties to CAFOD Fundraising activities and actively engages in our fundraising programmes and schemes. 

Accountability 

The post holder reports to the Supporter Donations Manager and will work alongside a team of Supporter Donation Assistants, collectively delivering the team’s key aims and responsibilities. 

Key Responsibilities 

Supporter Care: 

• Handle telephone, email and postal enquiries from supporters; identifying and resolving queries in a prompt, warm and sensitive way. 

• Provide phone cover to the Supporter Care team as required. 

• Provide Reception training to the Supporter Care team as required. 

Donations: 

• Accurately code donations received, ensuring agreed departmental procedures are followed. 

• Process, set up and administer instructions and payments through a variety of donations channels and schemes such as Online, Direct Debit, standing orders, BACs, Payroll giving schemes and online giving platforms. 

• Input and maintain data on CAFOD’s supporter database, ensuring high degrees of accuracy on our donor records.

• File and archive financial data, while adhering to strict audit controls. 

Gift Aid: 

• Understand Gift Aid and its application within CAFOD. 

• Assist with all aspects of tax-effective giving, in accordance with agreed procedures and priorities, including preparation of regular tax claims for submission to HMRC. 

Thanking: 

• Produce and dispatch letters to thank and acknowledge donations received. 

• Write bespoke letters of thanks to supporters to respond to exceptional donations and provide a personal touch. 

• Contribute to ongoing enhancement and improvement of supporter thanking 

Post/banking: 

• Assist with all incoming and outgoing postal duties held by SDT to maximise effectiveness of processes and delivery of key service levels. 

• Preparation of daily banking, cash handling and initial reconciliation of all monies received daily. 

Safeguarding  

All CAFOD staff share responsibility to promote and maintain a strong safeguarding culture, including identifying the key actions they should take given their role and responsibilities. 

Person Specification

Understanding our context  

• Understanding Catholic identity - Show an understanding of and work with the Catholic community to further CAFOD's mission. 

• Understanding CAFOD - Demonstrate how both CAFOD’s and Catholic values influence all our work internally and externally. 

• Understanding international development – Have an understanding of the nature and causes of world poverty and how it affects different individuals, groups and communities 

Working together  

• Managing ourselves – Happy to take on additional responsibility to help the team or others under pressure. 

• Working with others – Build collaborative relationships across CAFOD and with external partners, donors and suppliers. 

• Communicating - Ensure others fully understand what has been discussed and agreed. Make timely contributions to decisions. 

• Looking outwards – Build cooperative, professional relationships with partners, supporters, donors, suppliers and the communities we serve 

 Making change happen  

• Managing resources - Offer ideas to improve information systems and processes to reduce costs and improve efficiency. 

• Achieving results - Look for better processes and ways of working to achieve results. 

• Managing our performance - Agreeing realistic deadlines and measurable objectives for myself, others and the team.

• Taking the lead - Take a lead in identifying solutions and making change happen 

Job Specific Competencies 

• Displays a methodical approach to administrative tasks to meet processing deadlines, whilst maintaining an excellent standard of attention to detail and accuracy. 

• Ability to communicate professionally with supporters, from individual givers to religious communities. 

• Displays excellent written and verbal communication skills. 

• Ability to build strong collaborative relationships with colleagues.

Desirable Criteria  

• Experience with a CRM software/ database 

Safeguarding for Children and Vulnerable Adults  

CAFOD recognises the personal dignity and rights of children and vulnerable adults, towards whom it has a special responsibility and a duty of care and respect.  CAFOD, and all its staff and volunteers, undertake to do all in our power to create a safe environment for children, young people and vulnerable adults and to prevent their physical, sexual or emotional abuse.  CAFOD is committed to acting at all times in the best interests of children and vulnerable adults, seeing these interests as paramount.  Any candidate offered a job with CAFOD will be expected to adhere to CAFOD’s Safeguarding policy and sign CAFOD’s Code of Behaviour as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references, and appropriate screening checks can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. CAFOD also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures. 

Please click here for a full list of CAFOD’s Staff Benefits 

Come and join us and help make a real difference in the lives of the world’s poorest communities. 

CAFOD is an equal opportunities employer. Recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. 

About the Role

This is an exciting new role which will help the Methodist Church in Britain to embed in the life of churches its commitment to be justice-seeking. 

In 2024, the Church adopted a Strategy to embed the Methodist Conference’s Justice-Seeking Church Report in local churches, across the Connexional Team and throughout the life of Methodism. 

The Justice-Seeking Church Officer will shape and develop this work across all levels of the Church in creative and innovative ways, identifying opportunities and responding to challenges.  They will strengthen leadership for justice across churches, and enable collaboration across programmes and issues. They will enable theological reflection and will lead on shaping the vital emerging work around participation of people with lived experience of poverty.

You will be a member of the Justice Team but work collaboratively with many others. You will also be part of the wider Mission Team, playing a key role in the implementing its strategy in response to Our Calling and the Methodist Way of Life.

In this post, you will focus on the following priorities:

• Developing and embedding key areas of the Justice-Seeking Church strategy in churches and the Methodist Connexional Team
• Strengthening leadership in social justice and social action
• Developing opportunities for faith formation and theological engagement
• Developing new work around the leadership and participation of people with lived experience of poverty

About You

The ideal candidate will need the following:

• Experience in building influence and motivating wide a range of people and groups
• Effective and strategic communication skills
• Experience of enabling people to reflect theologically on justice issues
• Knowledge of and a passion for justice

This post carries an occupational requirement for the post holder to be a Christian (in accordance with the Equality Act 2010).

Should you require further information or wish to discuss this role informally, please contact: Rachel Lampard after 11 August (contact 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.

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 some travel 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.

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).

Please click apply to be redirected to our website. 

Closing Date:  27 August 2025

Interview Date:  15 September 2025 in central London