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Would you like to use your expertise and knowledge to build strong relationships, share insights with teams and drive integration across the BHF to support our vision, strategy, and fundraising priorities?

As Senior Marketing Operations Manager, you’ll lead, inspire, and coach our Marketing Fundraising Operations Team, who support colleagues across the Mass Fundraising Acquisition Marketing (MFAM) and Retention and Customer Journeys (RCJ) teams.

You’ll help shape high-performing systems and processes, ensuring everyone achieves their objectives and key results while driving innovation and collaboration.

Working closely with managers, you’ll provide resourcing oversight, drive forward strategic projects with operational excellence, and ensure consistency across teams, fostering a culture that celebrates opportunity-spotting and continuous improvement.

This role offers you the unique opportunity to work with a range of fundraising specialists, contribute to priority campaigns and projects, and play a vital part in delivering our mission.

If you’re ready to champion operational excellence and drive meaningful impact across BHF, we invite you to apply and help shape the future of our fundraising together.

About you

We’re looking for a motivated individual with strong knowledge of acquisition and retention marketing, fundraising legislation, sector policy and finance processes.

You can lead, coach and motivate a small high-performing Operations team, developing strategies that align with our organisational goals. Your collaborative approach enables you to communicate complex ideas clearly, coordinate multiple stakeholders, and influence outcomes.

As an experienced operational manager, your project management skills include scoping, design, delivery and evaluation, with the ability to analyse data to drive continuous improvement. You’ll be comfortable using relationship and financial management systems and have a proven track record of building and maintaining relationships with stakeholders at all levels.

You thrive when managing multiple projects, setting priorities and using your judgement to achieve results.

If you have initiative, resilience and a growth mindset - someone committed to targets, who acts proactively and embraces innovation – we encourage you to apply.

Working arrangements

This is a fixed term contract until November 2026, covering an internal secondment. Start date is as soon as possible.

This is a hybrid role, where your work will be split between your home and at least one to two days per week, on average, in our London Office. This may vary from time to time, so you will need to work in a flexible way to unlock your best work for our cause.

Part home/Part office (London) based

UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.

This is a great opportunity to join the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) Faith and Membership Lead within the Philanthropic Partnerships Team.

The Faith and Membership lead plays a key role in the delivery of strategy focusing on faith and membership based organisation partnerships and beyond to increase income through innovation, partnership growth/retention, better collaboration and integrated relationship management. This role has a heavy emphasis on making new connections and building new partnerships to compliment UNICEF’s work and increase impact for children.

The successful candidate will be skilled in developing strategies for transformational funding with tangible experience in successfully securing new, multi-year gifts and building meaningful partnerships across a diverse group of partners. They will need to be results focused with an ability to connect, communicate and build effective relationships at all levels.

Closing date: 9am, Tuesday 17th March 2026

First round interview date: Wednesday 1st April 2026

In return, we offer:

· excellent pay and benefits (including flexible working, generous annual leave and pension, big brand discounts and wellbeing tools)

· outstanding training and learning opportunities and the support to flourish in your role

· impressive open plan office space and facilities on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

· an open culture and workplace with colleagues who share our values, enjoy their work and are motivated to do their utmost for children.

· the opportunity to work in a leading children’s organisation making a difference to children around the world

Our application process: We use a system called "Applied" that anonymises your responses and focuses on your actual skills that are relevant to this role. This benefits you by giving you a greater chance of expressing your skills in this objective selection process.

We anticipate most colleagues will work one or two days a week in the office on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, East London and the rest of the time from home.  We will happily discuss other flexible options to suit your circumstances. 

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, disabled candidates, and from men, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level at UNICEF UK. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children.[CN1] 

UNICEF UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

We welcome a conversation about your flexible working requirements, personal growth, and promoting a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.

We only accept online applications as this saves us money, making more funds available for us to help ensure children’s rights.

Please note we may amend this statement according to the diversity within your team - please discuss this with your resourcing manager if you think this applies to you. 

If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.

Director of Influence and Innovation

Full time (35 hours pw) - flexible working considered

£60,000-£65,000 + pension and benefits

Hybrid, North London (NW5), 1-2 days per week in the office

Women in Prison (WIP) supports women affected by the criminal justice system and campaigns to end the harm it causes.

This is a new role which has been created to provide the vision and direction for our programming and systems change work as we embed our 2025-2030 strategy. Our ambition is to offer women in prisons and the community, impactful direct support that is more independent of government demands and funding, and with a new and deeper partnership model.

Our strategy also challenges us to mobilise women, drive women-led influencing and campaigning and co-design programmes with women with experience of the justice system.  We know we must design and deliver programmatic work that incorporates systems change work so that we are not propping up a harmful existing system.  The problem in the criminal justice system is not the women themselves, but the structures and systems that oppress them. Women in Prison is taking bold steps to design and embed new programmes that build evidence that directly challenge those harmful systems.

In this role you will:

Co-design and deliver quality programmes delivering measurable and impactful outcomes for women

Drive stronger influence and visibility with policymakers, funders and partners

Ensure that evidence from programmes is driving successful campaigns and policy changes

Develop your team so they are empowered, motivated and focused on delivering on the strategy and values of Women in Prison

The successful candidate is likely to bring a proven track record in a senior leadership role within in a charity/NGO in programming, policy, or advocacy. You will be a strategic thinker with the ability to connect operational delivery to systemic change, and bring a track record of success  in influencing policy, funding decisions, and/or public opinion.

Application is by way of CV with a Supporting Statement that should set out your motivations for applying and how your work experience to date meets the scope of the responsibilities. As a general guide, your Supporting Statement should be around two sides of A4.

Closing date: Midnight Sunday 12th April 2026

This role is only open to women, in accordance with the sex-based exemptions of the Equality Act 2010 pursuant to Schedule 9, Part 1.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.  Due to the nature of our work it will be necessary for an enhanced disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service for details of any previous criminal convictions which are not protected under the Act.

For further information and to apply please click the apply button.

Come and work with us! 

We have an opening for a digital storyteller and comms wizard. 

About Us

We are a organisation that started in 2019 with four volunteers and has grown to a staff team of twenty six, over 2,000 volunteers and ownership of nearly 600 acres of land that will grow woodlands of over 160,000 trees. We have a broad and varied network of audiences; stakeholders, partners, landowner and fundraising supporters. 

Rewards

Your legacy will be a tangible impact on slowing down climate change, helping nature recover and creating social impact by communicating our vision, and the scale of our projects, to a wide range of audiences. You will join a group of talented and passionate people (paid staff and amazing volunteers) who LOVE what they do.

Home working opportunity for about half of your working week, competitive salary and paid holidays - see job description for more details 

Main Responsibilities include

• Work with the Communications & Engagement Lead to deliver the new Communications Strategy and ensure our comms more generally, are aligned with our strategic priorities 
• Building the narrative & telling stories
• Day to day management of our communications channels
• Coordinate the production of high quality content and materials, including video and photography
• Digital marketing & innovation
• Performance monitoring and optimisation
• Contributing to grant writing and fundraising activities 

Research Officer

The Centre for Justice Innovation is looking to recruit a pragmatic and thoughtful Research Officer to help us advocate for evidence-based reform to criminal and family justice policy and practice in the UK.

Terms: Full time (35 hours per week), permanent, 27 days annual leave (rising to 30 days after 2 years’ service). Job share arrangements may be considered.

Pay: Starting salary of £35,000

Other benefits: Matched Pension Contributions, Employee Healthcare Scheme, Flexible Hours, Employee Rewards and Discounts Platform, Volunteering Days, Monthly Lunch & Learns, Personal L&D Budget

Location: Edinburgh House, 170 Kennington Lane, London, SE11 5DP (hybrid working available)

Reporting to: Head of Data and Evidence

Application deadline: 09:00am on 13th March 2026

Interviews: Week commencing 23rd March 2026, in person at our offices in Kennington, SE11 5DP

Expected start date: As soon as possible

What will you be doing?

Our Research Officer will play a key pivotal in strengthening the evidence base for innovation across the UK’s justice systems. The role will have a particular focus on improving outcomes for women in the criminal justice system and for families in the family justice system, including through our work overseeing FDAC.

Undertaking qualitative and mixed methods research, you will draw out the voices of people with lived experience and frontline practitioners on issues like:

• Improving the treatment of women in the criminal justice system
• Joined up responses to domestic abuse
• Making sure that children and families involved in the family justice system have the right support.

Your duties will include:

• Undertaking qualitative and mixed-methods research projects
• Working with other team members to design research methodologies
• Carrying out fieldwork with people with lived experience, practitioners and other informants
• Drafting research reports and other research outputs
• Presenting your findings at events
• Working alongside our practice team to produce accessible evidence summaries for practitioners
• Working with our policy team to frame research findings to create policy change

Every member of our team plays a part in influencing how the Centre develops. Roles and objectives may shift, and we ask everyone to work with creativity and flexibility in response to changing business needs.

Skills, Experience and Knowledge

Through your application, you should demonstrate the experience, skills and knowledge you have in the areas described below.

Experience

• Professional experience of undertaking qualitative or mixed-methods research projects
• Experience of undertaking research with participants facing additional barriers or vulnerabilities
• Experience of drafting high quality research reports or other outputs

Skills and knowledge

• Knowledge of research methodologies
• Excellent writing skills and good spoken English
• The ability to summarise research findings clearly for a non-specialist audience
• Demonstrable interest in and understanding of social policy issues
• A pragmatic approach to solving social problems and identifying practical solutions
• The ability to balance multiple priorities and managing your own workload to meet deadlines

You will also need to have:

• A willingness and ability to travel within the UK and occasionally overseas
• Eligibility to work in the UK legally

Application Guidance

All application questions should be answered in your own words without AI assistance. We're looking to understand your individual experience, thinking, and communication style. Please note that applications are screened with AI detection software

The deadline for applications is 9am on Friday 13th March 2026. Interviews will be held at our office in Kennington in the week commencing 23rd March 2026.

Equal opportunities

It is the policy of The Centre for Justice Innovation to treat all employees and job applicants fairly and equally, regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, age, disability, offending history or trade union membership status.

We actively encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences, fostering a workplace where everyone feels valued and can thrive.

The Centre is committed to fair recruitment and the inclusion of applicants with criminal records. It is essential that people do not face unfair discrimination in any role within the charity, whether paid or voluntary. For that reason, we do not use criminal records to exclude people. We only ask about criminal records if they are relevant to the role.

Title: Marketing and Communications Officer

Reporting To:
Senior Marketing & Partnerships Manager

Location: Hybrid, working from home and our office based in West London

Salary: £26,500 per annum. 
We aim to be transparent about remuneration at MHI. As a charitable organisation, salaries for this role are predetermined and not negotiable. Please consider the advertised salary before applying.

Hours of Work: 40 hours per week, inclusive of a daily 1 hour paid lunch break

Contract: Permanent

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave per year, plus public holidays;
• Company electronic devices;
• Enhanced salary sacrifice pension scheme;
• Private health insurance after completion of probation;
• Eligibility for a Blue Light discount card

Closing Date: 11th March 2026. We will be interviewing on a rolling basis and reserve the right to close the job advert early if we receive a high number of applicants. Depending on the level of interest for this role, we are hoping to hold interviews during the week of the 16th March.

Job Purpose

Mental Health Innovations (MHI) is a digital charity supporting the mental health of people around the UK. We combine data insights, clinical expertise and digital innovation to make free, accessible support available whenever it is needed. Through our services, Shout and The Mix, we provide support at every stage, from early intervention through to crisis support.
The Marketing and Communications Officer plays a central role in delivering public fundraising campaigns, supporter stewardship and partner marketing support across MHI, Shout and The Mix. Sitting within the Communications and Marketing Team and reporting to the Senior Marketing and Partnerships Manager, the role drives fundraising communications and events, while supporting commissioned and NHS partners with high-quality content, toolkits and marketing guidance.
Working closely with the Income and Partnerships teams, the postholder helps drive income growth, strengthen supporter and partner relationships, and bring our impact to life through clear, compelling storytelling and well-executed campaign activation across digital channels.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead on marketing and communications activity to support public fundraising, including events and individual giving campaigns, working closely with the Income Team to drive participation and income.
• Own fundraiser and supporter stewardship communications, developing journeys and touchpoints that recognise, motivate and retain supporters through high quality content and storytelling.
• Plan and deliver fundraising campaign content and activations across digital channels, including email, social media and website, ensuring alignment with wider organisational campaigns and awareness moments.
• Support NHS, ICB and commissioned partners with marketing toolkits, campaign guidance and branded assets to promote commissioned services effectively.
• Develop partner marketing toolkits and guidance documents, ensuring consistency of brand, tone of voice and messaging across external partner communications.
• Attend partner meetings where required, supporting relationship management through clear follow ups, content support and administration.
• Lead on the development and delivery of newsletters for MHI and Shout, managing content planning, copywriting, build and performance tracking.
• Produce case studies and impact stories for the Shout, The Mix and MHI websites, working with service, clinical and data teams to bring lived experience and service impact to life.
• Support ambassador recruitment and outreach activity, helping to identify, engage and onboard talent who can amplify fundraising campaigns and organisational awareness.
• Work closely with the Income Team to respond to keyword partner requests, developing tailored marketing content and assets to support fundraising partnerships.
• Provide marketing and communications support for events as required, including promotional content, on the day materials and post event stewardship communications.
• Manage Pleo receipt administration and finance tracking for marketing and fundraising activity, ensuring accurate and timely processing.
• Support wider campaign and organisational communications activity as required, contributing to integrated marketing delivery across MHI, Shout and The Mix.

Person Specification

Essential

• Experience supporting fundraising, campaigns or supporter communications within a charity or mission led organisation.
• Experience developing marketing content across digital channels including email, social media and web.
• Strong copywriting and storytelling skills, with the ability to tailor tone for different audiences including supporters, partners and young people.
• Experience creating stewardship journeys or supporter communications.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholder relationships.
• Strong interpersonal skills and confidence working with partners and external stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with high attention to detail.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team and build effective working relationships.
• Ability to handle sensitive information appropriately and confidentially.

Desirable

• Experience working in public fundraising or individual giving.
• Experience supporting NHS, public sector or commissioned partnerships.
• Knowledge of mental health services or the charity sector.
• Experience using email marketing and CMS platforms.
• Experience developing marketing toolkits and partner guidance materials.
• Experience using Adobe creative suite.

This role is subject to eligibility to work in the UK, plus satisfactory background and reference checks. 

We understand that AI is increasingly part of everyday life, and you might choose to use it when putting together your application. While AI can be a helpful tool, we ask that anything you submit reflects your own skills, experiences, and perspective. We value authenticity and integrity, and we want to see what you uniquely bring to our team and why our mission resonates with you personally. 

We're looking for a Data & Systems Lead who will work on our systems and evaluation to support Khulisa to grow its impact and reach through efficient ways of working and clear narration of its impact.

About Khulisa

Khulisa, meaning 'nurture' in the Zulu language of South Africa, is an award-winning charity dedicated to providing therapeutic support to young people. We focus on reaching those who are most at risk – young people from deprived communities who are often marginalized, vulnerable to exclusion, and at heightened risk of becoming involved in crime

Our approach centres on safe, exploratory methods that aim to understand behaviour and experiences often rooted in trauma, abuse, and neglect. We deliver intensive therapeutic programs within educational and community settings, empowering young people to confront the underlying causes of their emotional distress and work toward healing. To create lasting, sustainable change, we work to establish trauma-informed environments around young people by equipping parents, caregivers, educators, and other professionals with the tools they need to offer effective, supportive care. Currently, our services are active in London and Manchester.

About the role

Khulisa has invested heavily in the development of its monitoring and evaluation framework, alongside augmenting its evaluation capacity and capability through innovation. This role brings together the synergies between systems and evaluation developments to support the organisation to grow both its impact and its reach through efficient ways of working and clear narration of its impact. This role will involve:

• Managing the day-to-day maintenance and smooth running of Khulisa’s main CRM and reporting systems, including – but not limited to – Salesforce, PowerBI, FormAssembly and Wonde.
• Leading the change management of system development work, supporting colleagues to engage with systems changes and achieve greater results for the young people we serve.
• Ensuring the day-to-day operating of Khulisa’s data recording, processing and reporting processes.
• Continually refining and improving Khulisa’s internal MEL capacity including our evaluation systems; organisational and programme Theories of Change; evaluation indicators; data collection tools and define system improvements.
• Supporting the scoping and design of new programmes by providing data from past programmes, insights from beneficiaries and service-users, research into best practice and offer ongoing guidance on establishing best practice MEL systems and processes.

For a full list of duties and responsibilities, please see the attached job description when you click the apply button.

This is a hybrid role, with the post holder required to work mostly from home but with access to desk space in our London office. Travel to various locations in London and the North-West of England may also be necessary to fulfil the requirements of the role.

What we're looking for

Abilities/Experiences

• Mixed methods research skills with experience in taking overall end-to-end accountability for large-scale research and evaluation projects (from identifying objectives and developing the most appropriate approaches to the delivery of learning activities, through to complex analysis and production of robust, engaging research outputs, generation and sharing of recommendations); 
• Experience in communicating research effectively and for action with a wide range of audiences (policymakers, leaders in other charities, funders & cross-function internal teams); 
• Experience in developing and using Theories of Change; 
• Experience working on design/innovation projects; 
• Experience conducting research & evaluation with disadvantaged groups; 
• Experience in working towards or leading organisational change; 
• Experience in creative methods of communication and dissemination (e.g. data visualisation, infographics, video/other digital methods etc); 
• Experience facilitating internal analysis workshops to develop shared recommendations; 
• Experience of working with a wide range of CRM and evaluation software including Excel, Salesforce, PowerBI and others.

Knowledge/Skills

• Excellent quantitative and qualitative research skills;
• Excellent analysis, interpretation and storytelling skills; 
• Skilled in using insight, evidence and impact evaluation data to influence internal and external audiences; 
• Creative thinker with the ability to identify new approaches to deliver our learning needs; 
• Solutions focused and able to respond effectively to challenges and changes that emerge in research/evaluation projects and in the wider organisation; 
• Strong project management skills (from project initiation, project delivery, updating colleagues, driving a process, completing and learning).

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: We are actively looking to recruit a diversity of talent. We embrace, respect and value the difference in our employees and believe that we and our work is better for it. We are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive environment that consists of fairness, dignity, and caring for everyone, and one that enables every employee to flourish and realise their potential.

Do you seek to champion a culture where innovation, learning and cross-organisational collaboration become the norm? Connecting insight with action to reduce inequalities and strengthen community connection?

Involve believes that everyone, regardless of the challenges they face, should have the opportunity to thrive. Using both strategic influence and service leadership, as the Head of Adult Services you will lead the design, delivery, and continuous improvement of high-quality, evidence-driven adult adult services rooted in lived experience, community voice and meaningful partnership.

See the vacancies page on our website for full job and person specification. 

We are looking for someone who sees communications and development as a strategic act — someone who understands that brand, partnership, advocacy and fundraising are interwoven. Someone who is excited by the possibility of building a mixed economy that supports artistic risk, sector innovation and long-term civic contribution. 

We would like to hear from candidates with significant senior experience in communications, marketing and brand guardianship, ideally in the arts or creative industries; experience of driving engaging storytelling with creative flair and strategic purpose; and a proven track record of stakeholder engagement and external relations within a charity, cultural or non-profit organisation, developing and implementing strategies that grow visibility, engagement and income. 

You’ll also bring experience of working at a senior leadership level, leading teams in the delivery of high quality, impactful campaigns – along with excellent interpersonal and communication skills; a proven ability to successfully build and maintain stakeholder relationships; a positive, proactive, and solution-focused approach; and a genuine interest in the arts and culture. 

Location is either Birmingham or Nottingham (subject to base of postholder)

Job Introduction

The role is an exciting opportunity for an outstanding individual to join the Philanthropy and Partnerships team at Diabetes UK.  With more people living with diabetes and millions more at risk of developing Type 2, our work has never been more needed. You will lead on enhancing the infrastructure, data, research and operations that enable the philanthropy and partnerships team to deepen relationships, secure increased income and deliver an excellent supporter experience. You will ensure compliance with fundraising best practice, support implementation of improved CRM functionality and process improvements to enhance our efficiency and impact as a team and develop data driven prospect research strategies that align donors to key priority ambitions to deliver sustainable growth.

Role description:

In this role you will

• Oversee prospecting and data and information management that underpins all of the Philanthropy and Partnerships teams activities working closely with external partners and internal stakeholders.
• Create and implement innovative and data driven strategies for prospect research, moves management, partnership approval and pipeline development
• Evaluate and provide critical analysis of fundraising and prospecting activity to deliver actionable insight, process innovation and project management
• Create project management plans for funding our ambitions and critical pieces of philanthropy and partnerships operational work
• Line manage a prospect research function
• Actively engage with the wider philanthropy and partnerships team, other directorates and external audiences to maximise opportunities for collaboration and growth.  
   

The ideal candidate:

We are looking for a highly motivated professional who thrives on working in a fast-paced complex environment within a large team. You will need: 

• good knowledge and experience of CRM relationship management, prospect research, philanthropy and partnership fundraising
• demonstrable experience in information and data management, analysis and fundraising operations.
• an ability to work collaboratively with key internal stakeholders, to support the development of relationships between philanthropists, partners and Diabetes UK
• to be an excellent communicator, problem solver, highly accurate and analytical in your work with good project management skills
• to be able to interpret information and make strategic recommendations
• to be flexible, agile and able to adapt to respond to internal and external changes
• to possess a solid understanding of charity legislation, fundraising regulation, and data protection.

For further information about the role please refer to the job description at the end of the page.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Salary: £45,068 to £51,242 (Negotiable)

37 hours per week – Flexible throughout the week, including some evenings and weekends

We are seeking to appoint a Chief Executive Officer with a proven commitment to survivor-led practice, outstanding organisational leadership capability, and relevant therapeutic competence, to provide strategic and inspirational leadership for the organisation’s future.

Leeds Survivor Led Crisis Service (LSLCS) exists to provide compassionate, person-centred, trauma-informed crisis support to people across Leeds and West Yorkshire.  Founded in 1999 by individuals with lived experience of mental health crisis, the organisation has grown to deliver a range of services for adults, children and young people while remaining rooted in survivor leadership and empowerment. LSLCS has a long history of innovation and excellence; receiving multiple national awards.

The CEO holds overarching responsibility for the current service provisions, with the support of operational directors and service managers.  LSLCS challenges and shapes current practices; aligned with the needs of those accessing crisis services, with a strong emphasis on gaining and reviewing service user and team feedback to inform decision-making.  The CEO must be able to review feedback openly, regularly and with genuine curiosity in shaping the future of the organisation.

The CEO provides strategic leadership to ensure that LSLCS continues to deliver high-quality, values-led crisis services.  Working closely with the Board of Trustees, the CEO ensures the organisation operates in alignment with its survivor-led ethos, trauma-informed principles, and person-centred philosophy.  The post-holder champions the mission of LSLCS, strengthens its culture, and maintains the organisation’s reputation as a trusted and innovative provider of crisis support.

The CEO must ensure that the organisation’s governance is compliant with Charity Commission requirements, contractual obligations and all other relevant legislation and guidance, and works closely with the Operations Director (Central Services) to ensure the organisation’s financial sustainability and the appropriate, responsible use of its resources.

Our vision is of a society where everyone has the opportunity to live a rewarding and fulfilled life.

Are you our next Chief Executive?

• Are you passionate about addressing issues around poverty and inequality?
• Do you have the experience and skills needed to lead this innovative place-based funder?
• Are you a creative thinker who thrives on working collaboratively and collegiately?

If so, then you might be the right person to lead Cripplegate Foundation and Islington Giving.

About Cripplegate Foundation and Islington Giving

Established over 500 years ago, Cripplegate Foundation has become a pioneering, place-based grantmaking foundation with a reputation for innovation and making a difference. It created Islington Giving, which was the first scheme of its kind, to work with residents and a coalition of funders, businesses and voluntary organisations to create better solutions to the challenges of poverty and inequality. We make grants of over £2 million a year and we have become a major influencer in the grant-giving sector, achieving significant progress, such as:

• Raising over £12 million since 2010.
• Partnering with Islington Council to promote community development and support residents
• Developing innovative and participatory grant programmes
• Pushing forward with ambitious Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) goals

It’s an exciting (and challenging) time to join us!

Given the challenges in Islington (and beyond), the next few years promise to be pivotal in shaping our future and there are many opportunities for the new Chief Executive to make a difference, including:

• Leading on considerations around the changing political landscape
• Working creatively and innovatively to explore the strategy for the coming years
• Building on our programme of Social Impact Investing and ethical Investing
• Leading a passionate, professional and committed team

About the role and person 

The new Chief Executive could be someone with senior management experience who is ready to lead an organisation for the first time, or they may already have experience of being a Chief Executive.

Whatever your background you will need to demonstrate, amongst other things:

• Experience of leading and managing in a collaborative and collegiate style
• Skill at creating and delivering cross-sector partnerships
• An entrepreneurial style and a record of income generation
• A deep understanding of the issues arising in inner city areas, gained through lived and/or professional experience
• A pioneering, creative and innovative style and a commitment to DEI

If you feel you fit the role and are motivated by our work then we’d be excited to hear from you. Please find out more by looking at the Candidate Information Pack. 

BID Services is a leading national charity supporting people who are deaf, hard of hearing, sight impaired, severely sight impaired, and those with dual sensory loss. We work alongside clients, their families, and carers to ensure they can access the opportunities, services, and information that matter most. 

We are seeking a strategic, values driven CEO to lead the organisation into its next chapter. This is a hands-on leadership role and you will shape strategy, drive operational excellence, and ensure BID Services continues to grow its impact, reputation, and financial sustainability. 

What you will do 

• Provide visible leadership to the organisation, inspiring and motivating a multi-disciplinary team while fostering a high performing, inclusive, and collaborative culture.

• Translate strategy into action, delivering operational priorities and ensuring services meet the highest standards 

• Take responsibility for financial stability, new business, fundraising, and income generation, and embedding a sustainable funding model 

• Act as the public face of BID Services, influencing the national conversation on sensory impairments, building partnerships, and engaging stakeholders across sectors

• Lead governance, risk management, compliance, safeguarding, and data protection, reporting to the Board and supporting trustees in their responsibilities. 

Who we’re looking for 

• Proven senior leadership experience in the not-for-profit, social, or private sectors, with a track record of delivering strategy, growth, and change 

• Commercial acumen, with experience securing funding, generating income growth, and managing budgets 

• Skilled at partnership building, stakeholder engagement, and influencing policy or national agendas

• Experienced at Board level and able to lead and motivate teams while fostering a strong organisational culture

• Familiarity with working with people with a sensory impairment, those with disabilities or vulnerable adults

• Credible, confident, and collaborative, with the courage to make bold decisions and the energy to drive innovation 

Additional considerations 

• Full time role, requirement to be Midlands-based (Birmingham) typically 3 days per week 

• Commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion, wellbeing, and sustainable practices 

This is an opportunity to lead a respected, impactful organisation where your leadership, vision, and energy will make a real difference in people’s lives. 

Closing date Friday 20 March 2026

Every day at PACT, we are building adoptive families and empowering women, children and parents to embrace a positive future. Our work changes lives and we are looking for someone who can help tell the stories behind that impact.

As Communications and Engagement Officer you’ll play a key role in sharing the voices and experiences that define who we are. You’ll help shape compelling content that brings our mission to life and connects people with the difference that PACT makes.

Join an outstanding adoption charity and award-winning trauma recovery service provider that is passionate about creating brighter futures for women, children and families from many different backgrounds.

Position: Communications and Engagement Officer

Location: Hybrid working arrangements, with at least one day per week in our Reading office   

Contract: Permanent full time – 37 hours per week, weekdays

Salary range: within the range of £25,735 to £31,453 per annum 

About the role:

Our Communications and Engagement team is responsible for engaging external audiences, supporters and beneficiaries in PACT’s work and fundraising challenges. 

As our Communications and Engagement Officer you will play a valuable role in shaping and sharing compelling content that brings PACT’s mission to life. You will:

· produce PACT communications and marketing materials that reflect our values and demonstrate our impact. This includes a programme of social media engagement, regular newsletters, press releases, internal communications, creating content for the website and capturing illuminating lived experiences for the variety of channels.

· ensure that all internal and external communications align to our brand

· raise awareness of the PACT brand and our services

· contribute to PACT’s fundraising targets with appeals and challenges

About you:

To be a successful Communications and Engagement Officer, you’ll have skills and experience in using:

· Social media for organisation and event promotion

· Analytic and insight tools to develop reach and engagement across digital platforms

· WordPress content management systems to create, edit and maintain webpages

· Mailchimp as an email marketing tool

· Canva, Adobe Creative Cloud apps, or similar graphic design platforms

· CRM programs, such as Blackbaud’s Raiser’s Edge

You’ll be able to identify considered opportunities to develop communications and engagement through initiative and innovation to maintain PACT’s position as a sector leader.

If you can demonstrate your creative skills to present information in a clear, engaging and accessible way with the above experience, and this sounds like you - please visit our website and apply today to join a collaborative and dedicated team who are part of something truly meaningful.

For an informal discussion about the role please visit our website for contact details for Sam Ward, Events and Engagement Manager.

For more information about PACT please visit our website.

Closing date: 9am, Wednesday 25 March 2026

Early applications are encouraged as we may review and appoint on an earlier basis if a successful candidate is secured.

Other roles you may have experience of could include: Communications Assistant, Marketing Assistant, Communications and Engagement Assistant, Communications and Marketing Assistant, Communications Officer, Marketing Officer, Communications and Marketing Officer, Communications and Social Media Assistant, Communications and Social Media Officer

Safeguarding is at the heart of everything we do at PACT. We have robust measures and best practices in place to safeguard and protect the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we take pride in maintaining outstanding safeguarding standards.  

Anyone joining our team is subject to PACT’s safer recruitment pre-appointment enquiries, including a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS). The role description provides information on what our safer recruitment enquiries include and the level of DBS required to work in the role.  

All opportunities with PACT are based in the UK.