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You hold a critical and integral role for the growth and development of the DEC’s website and digital marketing, taking an audience and insight led approach to innovation and supporter engagement. The role builds on various workstreams, projects and innovation processes that have been developed in recent years.
You will be digitally astute with expertise in paid media and digital product development, and a confident communicator, who project manages with ease and leads and engages with diverse internal & external stakeholders to develop an effective, responsive and agile approach to fundraising and supporter engagement in the digital environment. You must have demonstrable knowledge of UX principles and tools, a working knowledge of Drupal (or equivalent CMS), HTML and CSS, and excellent knowledge of digital analytics, particularly Google Analytics and social platform analytics.
Key Responsibilities for this role, include:
Website Management: Act as Product Owner, oversee roadmap, UX testing, security, hosting, and SEO.
Digital Fundraising: Manage paid search, social media, programmatic advertising, and evergreen campaigns; optimise performance and ROI.
Innovation & Strategy: Develop new digital tools, lead AI strategy group, drive product development from ideation to MVP, and foster a culture of innovation.
Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate across teams, manage external agencies, and lead digital collaboration with member charities.
Financial & Risk Management: Oversee £100k+ budgets, ensure compliance, report on performance, and mitigate digital risks.
Digital & Innovation Strategy and ensure adherence to legal and ethical standards, maintaining best practices in equality and accessibility. Design and deliver programmes that build awareness and capability around inclusive behaviours.
Data & trends: Monitor, analyse, and report on D&I metrics to measure progress and inform future actions. Stay ahead of trends, lead new initiatives, and represent the organisation in external forums to promote our commitment to inclusion.
If you are are able to confidently pick up and adapt to new technologiues and systems, can communicate digital technology to non-rechbnical audiences and have outstanding planning, organisaitonal, project and time management abilities & skills, then we would love to hear from you.
How to apply
If you have the skills and passion for this role, please apply by 9am, Monday 09th February 2026.
We are unable to support applications for our vacancies if you do not have the right to work in the UK
The DEC is an equal opportunities employer and provides opportunities to learn and grow in an inclusive, supportive, and productive environment. We encourage applications from anyone who can meet the criteria, regardless of gender, race, age, disability, sexuality, or religion.
The DEC is committed to the safeguarding and protection of children and vulnerable adults and participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from successful 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 applying, the job applicant confirms their understanding of, and consent, to these recruitment procedures.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
About BoB:
Build on Belief’s mission is to ensure sure that anyone with lived experience of alcohol or drug problems has a place where they can get on-going peer support from others with similar experience – to help them improve their quality of life, health and wellbeing, reintegrate into wider society and benefit the local community.
BoB exists to help people at all stages in their lives to overcome the harm caused by their drug or alcohol use. It does this by combatting loneliness, overcoming stigma, introducing people to positive friendship groups, and providing activities that people find meaningful.
Job purpose:
This is a creative opportunity for someone who wants to make a difference with one of the country’s leading Lived Experience Recovery Organisations for individuals who have or have had a substance use disorder.
The Innovation, Development Fundraising Manager is a new role within the charity. The purpose of this position is to work with the Senior Leadership Team and other staff members to:
· Help develop and fund new activities in our existing services.
· Through the development and modelling of pilot projects, help the SLT with the implementation of our three-year strategy and seek funding through trust and grant foundations for the delivery of the above.
· Collaborate with the Chief Executive to identify and apply for new funding streams that support the work and growth of the charity and build on our current service delivery.
You will seek to develop and diversify the base of supporters and to achieve fundraising targets working with the CEO and SLT, supported by the board of trustees. We want to continue with our local services contracted income but also to develop other income streams, expand our supporter networks and build our sustainability for the future.
The successful candidate will also develop and maintain appropriate relationships with trusts, foundations and their representatives, ensuring the highest quality of stewardship and cultivation of a proactive relationship-based approach to seeking new funding opportunities.
Working as part of a small leadership team and, reporting to the Chief Executive, you’ll capitalise on our success in partnering with some large addiction treatment providers. These have delivered innovative approaches to recovery across London.
With this backdrop, we will look to you to develop and deliver successful plans to diversify and optimise our income as well as developing the tools, processes and internal expertise to ensure sustainability.
The post holder would have the opportunity of working with a passionate, dedicated small central team, with a positive team spirit. There is a high level of commitment to developing this new area of income generation from management and trustees providing the post holder with the opportunity to excel and meet strategic targets.
Responsibilities and main duties:
o Work closely with the CEO, Board of Trustees, and others in the leadership team to develop and spearhead delivery of a funding and financial plan that will enable delivery of our mission, strategy 2026-29 and delivering our financial strategic objectives.
o Proactively research and develop opportunities from trusts and foundations, developing a funding database and pipeline.
o Working with the CEO and service managers, initializing, and developing projects, producing compelling funding proposals and grant applications, initiating prospect meetings, and confidently pitching new funders to successfully convert prospects to funders or donors.
o Work with the leadership team and local service managers, and volunteers to fundraise local community support activity in the areas we operate in.
o Explore and test new fundraising approaches (such as events and corporate) to further grow and diversify income,
o Research and implement the introduction of a suitable CRM system to maintain accurate records of all fundraising activity (including contracted income), providing high quality reports to the leadership team, CEO and trustees, and to develop a data led approach to future fundraising.
o Manage and monitor ongoing funder reporting, ensuring that effective records of grant/funding bids and their conditions are kept and strictly adhered to by project leads, and that interim and end of project reporting is completed to a high standard, consulting with project leads where appropriate.
o Build and sustain strong relationships with a broad range of funding individuals and organizations, using a wide range of appropriate stewardship approaches to develop and retain their support for Build on Belief.
o Stay informed of existing and new fundraising legislation and ensure all fundraising activities are compliant with the Code of Fundraising Practice and all other statutory obligations, maintaining and communicating internal policies as appropriate.
o Actively instill an organizational culture of fundraising, ensuring that everyone in the organization, including our trustees, understands and contributes to our fundraising strategy.
o Develop a good working knowledge of the charity’s activities, our approaches to addiction and recovery and some of the wider evidence base to tackle addiction and dependency to represent BoB authoritatively to supporters and external audiences.
Experience
o Experience and proven record of soliciting, managing, and securing income from trusts and foundations, corporates, and/or major donors.
o Experience of developing successful grant applications and proposals for support to trusts and foundations.
o Digital fundraising fluency including experience of using and/or developing a CRM system to support fundraising activities and understanding of digital fundraising approaches.
Knowledge
o Strong understanding of the current UK charitable funding landscape including excellent knowledge of charitable grant giving organizations.
o Knowledge of fundraising best practices, regulation, and policies.
Skills and personal attributes
o An outstanding written communicator with the ability to absorb and synthesize complex information and translate this into compelling written cases for support.
o Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills with the ability to relate to, influence and persuade internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
o Ability to prioritize a demanding workload and a committed approach to achieving results and targets under time pressure.
o To learn and evaluate creative approaches and to remain resilient in the face of setbacks.
o Well-developed organizational and planning skills, able to develop ideas and concepts into effective action plans and then deliver them.
o Strong empathy and commitment to helping those with adverse histories and lifestyles, drawn from their own lived experiences, aspiring to inclusion, diversity, and equity.
Benefits
Along with a competitive salary and an opportunity to work alongside an inspiring team of people with lived experience, we can offer:
o 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
o Flexible working and hybrid/home working
o Support with training, professional growth and development.
o Enhanced statutory benefits.
How to apply
Please send us your CV with a covering letter by FRIDAY 20th February 2026 @ 5PM.
Recruitment process
Stage 1: Application closing date Friday 20th February 2026 by 5pm.
Stage 2: Shortlist notification to candidates: w/c 23rd February 2026.
Stage 4: Shortlist interviews in person London, Earls Court w/c 2nd March 2026.
Stage 6: Notification 9th March 2026.
You can let us know as part of your application if you require any adjustments or support through the recruitment process.
If you do not exactly fit all the criteria but have relevant experience and passion for the role that could make you a great candidate, we would still love to hear from you.
We promote inclusion, diversity and equity throughout our recruitment process and in our workplace. We welcome your application regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, religion or belief, sexual orientation and lived experience of addiction.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Circa £58,000 per annum
12 Month Fixed Term Contract
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 an exciting opportunity to join the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) as a Senior Innovation Manager on a 12-month Fixed-Term Contract, covering Early Moments Leave.
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced innovator to become a key member of our Innovation team. In this pivotal role, you will help shape the future of our fundraising product portfolio by leading cross-functional teams to deeply understand the needs of our supporters and partners, in order to develop and launch new products that align with UNICEFs strategic objectives.
Act now and visit the website via the apply button to apply online.
Closing date: 1 February 2026.
Interview dates:
First stage: 12 February 2026 via video conferencing (MS Teams).
Second stage: 18 February 2026 in person.
Our offices are on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, East London and we anticipate most colleagues will work one or two days a week in the office and the rest of the time from home. We are happy to 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.
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 are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote 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.
If you require support in completing the online form or an application form in an alternative format, please contact the Supporter Care line during office hours.
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.
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The UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK), a charity funded by supporters, raising funds for UNICEF’s work for children.
