Jobs in Accrington
Overview
We’re looking for a Senior Business Development Officer to join our national Business Development Team. This is an ideal next step for you if you’re an experienced bid writer looking to grow your career in business development, make social impact, and develop your leadership skills. We’d particularly like to hear from people that have experience of writing high-scoring drug and alcohol service bids.
Location: London, Brighton, Manchester or Leeds.
Salary: £43,384.62 − £47,792.23 per year. If you’re based in London, you’ll receive an additional £4,133.14 per year for Inner London Weighting.
Contract: Permanent.
Responsibilities
About the role
Change Grow Live is a health and social care charity. Across the country, we support people to make positive changes in their lives, including around drug and alcohol use, smoking, homelessness and criminal justice.
As a Senior Business Development Officer, you’ll play a lead role in the development and writing of tenders and proposals for a variety of health and social care services. This role offers a great opportunity to learn and develop while using your established skills, and you’ll be encouraged to take on more responsibility as you progress.
This role offers a great opportunity to learn and develop while using your established skills, and you’ll be encouraged to take on more responsibility as you progress, including line management opportunities.
Your day-to-day will include:
- Writing and editing complex and highly weighted bid responses, working to short timeframes
- Project managing the writing of key tenders with support from a Business Development Manager
- Supporting the development of Assistant Business Development Officers and Business Development Officers, with the potential of providing line management
- Working with staff across the organisation and our partners to develop bids that reflect best practice respond to local needs
- Producing and coordinating detailed research for upcoming opportunities, including meeting with subject matter experts, analysing data and collating evidence
- Creating presentations, diagrams and reports
- Participating in and leading reviews of our bid and proposal processes.
About you
We’re looking for candidates with proven experience of writing tenders, proposals or grant applications in health and social care.
You are:
- A highly competent communicator with a successful track record in bid writing, ideally for drug and alcohol treatment or related services
- Experienced in leading smaller bids and proposals
- Able to analyse data and interpret evidence, with good IT and research skills
- Solution-focused, creative and proactive
- Happy to give and receive constructive, challenging feedback
- Collaborative and contribute to a positive culture team
- Ready to work hard to deliver on CGL’s values and mission.
What we offer
You’ll be able to access structured training, development and mentoring as part of a supportive team. There’s a clear progression pathway within the team, from Senior Business Development Officer to Manager, Senior Manager, Deputy Director, and Director. Several of our current Business Development Managers were previously in the Senior Business Development Officer role.
We also offer:
- The option to work from home for some of the week
- Wellbeing support, including an employee assistance programme and an hour each week for wellbeing activities of your choice (find out more here).
We want our workforce to represent the diversity of the people and communities we work with. We pride ourselves on an inclusive and supportive workplace, evidenced through our Investors in People silver status.
We’re happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that you need to be successful. Please let us know in your application or at any stage of the process if you would like to discuss this.
Before you apply
In the application portal, there’s a section called ‘how you meet the criteria for the role’. This is your chance to tell us about why you’re a good fit for this job – we won’t be able to consider your application unless it’s filled in. Please explain how you meet each of the person specification criteria (listed at the end of the job description). Use clear examples of your experience (this link contains some useful guidance). As guidance, written statements should not exceed 1,000 words. You can address multiple criteria together where you think it makes sense.
Interviews will be held 16th – 23rd February 2026 via MS Teams. We’ll also ask shortlisted candidates to complete a written task online during this timeframe, at a time of your choice. We may hold a pre-qualification stage task (e.g. presentation) depending on the number of applicants.
We encourage applications from individuals who may not meet every requirement but are excited about the role. We value lived experience of substance use, homelessness, and/or multiple disadvantages.
We’re a Disability Confident Committed employer. Under our Disability Confident interview scheme, we will offer an interview to disabled candidates where they meet our selection criteria in their application. Some of our roles attract a high volume of applications and in some circumstances where it is not practicable or appropriate, we may limit the number of interviews offered to disabled and non-disabled candidates. Please confirm in the ‘how you meet the criteria for the role’ part of the application if you are applying under this scheme. We will provide reasonable adjustments as needed.
Check the job description and team explainer for more information. Contact Yasmin Gilders to discuss this role further.
What our people say
Holly, Senior Business Development Officer said:
“What are your favourite parts of the job? The amount we learn from bid to bid. No two services are the same and I’m constantly coming across amazing individuals, teams and interventions. Being part of a team that helps share and celebrate great work, and support other services to implement new and exciting initiatives is really rewarding.
How would you describe the team? Helpful, real and full of knowledge. Everyone comes from different backgrounds and is happy to share their skills, knowledge and learning. I’ve never felt like I’ve asked a silly question, and I don’t feel like I must put a on ‘work mask’ every day.
What were your highlights from last year? Becoming a Senior and working across 7 different bids or direct awards last year. It was busy but I learnt so much, made some great connections with people across the organisation and feel excited for 2026.”
Fran, who progressed from this role to Business Development Manager last year:
“How did the role help you progress? The Senior Business Development Officer role sets you up to well to progress into a Business Development Manager role, as you begin to get involved in managing writing teams, reviewing written responses, engaging with Service Managers and Directors in model development and hold line management responsibilities. I was in the Senior Business Development Officer role for just over a year and a half before successfully applying to the Manager role.
How would you describe the team? The Business Development team are incredibly supportive and will give you the opportunity to develop in areas that you’re interested in. My manager supported to me build skills and experience that pushed me out of my comfort zone but enabled me to progress into the Business Development Manager role.
What would you say to someone thinking of applying? Alongside developing your writing skills, this role is a great place to shape your leadership and management skills. If you don’t have line management experience, don’t let this put you off.”
Salary Range (pro rata if part time)
CGL points 39 to 43 (£43,384.61 - £47,792.23)
Interview Date
16/2/2026
Closing Date
8/2/2026
Our mission is to help people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.
Your outstanding delivery of communications for the Woodland Heritage Skills project means you are a core part of how Woodland Heritage is achieving its mission which should make for an incredibly rewarding and varied experience!
Your work with the charity will be as part of a small, dedicated team of staff and a wider group of passionate trustees. Everyone will want you to succeed and will support you along the way.
Woodland Heritage is creating a thriving UK wood culture that benefits our environment, all people and our economy. We do this by championing the good use of home-grown timber from sustainable, productive woodlands for the benefit of present and future generations. Through a combination of demonstration sites, research, education, membership and outreach, we build on the wisdom and skills of the past to weather the challenges of tomorrow.
About the role
- The role is 22.5 hours per week for a fixed term of two years with a salary of £15,000 PA
- We can offer flexible working and hybrid working. You may wish to work at Whitney Sawmills, Herefordshire, for example for a day per week, though this is not required.
- Planned evening and weekend working as required.
- 25 days plus Bank/Public holidays as paid leave pro rata
- Your line manager will be the Woodland Heritage Skills Project Manager
- Employer contribution from nest pensions
All other terms and conditions will be as per your contract. More details are available via our staff handbook which can be provided to shortlisted candidates.
This role is part of a £238,442 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to create ‘Woodland Heritage Skills’; two years of educational workshops, digital educational assets and collaboration with its members and partners to deliver the charity’s new Open Woods & Workshops initiative.
A tremendous £13,547 of this grant is matched funding from the outdoor furniture B-Corp Gaze Burvill, a corporate member of Woodland Heritage, alongside fellow personal and corporate members of the charity.
About you
You will have a committment to the vision and values of Woodland Heritage and a desire to bring about positive change in the relationship between people and woodlands. You will have demonstrable experience of communications delivery and a willingness to learn and to be flexible.
You will join a small, dedicated team of staff and a wider group of passionate trustees. Everyone will want you to succeed and will support you along the way.
Visit our website to download the job specification and learn how to apply. We'd love to hear from you!
NB - This role is closing early, due to a high volume and quality of applications. The new deadline is midnight on Sunday 8th February 2026.
Woodland Heritage is creating a thriving UK wood culture that benefits our environment, all people and our economy.
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The BE Support Trust is recruiting for a Fundraising Officer (Part Time). We are seeking a strategic, motivated, and relationship-focused Fundraising Officer to help us diversify income and grow our fundraising activity.
What you will do
- Develop and deliver an annual fundraising plan aligned with strategic priorities.
- Research new funding streams and produce pipeline/KPI reports.
- Prepare high quality trust, foundation and grant applications.
- Build and manage corporate partnerships and sponsorship proposals.
- Lead fundraising elements of charity events and community activities.
- Support donor stewardship and maintain accurate CRM/Gift Aid records
What you will bring
- Demonstrable fundraising experience
- Excellent writing and bid/proposal development skills
- Strong relationship abilities
- Organisational confidence managing multiple deadlines
Why Join us
- A small supportive and committed team
- Meaningful work where you see the impact everyday
- Opportunity to shape fundraising in a growing charity
- Flexible working and part-time structure
Applications reviewed on a rolling basis.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Reporting to, and working closely with, the Head of Fundraising and Engagement, the Senior Philanthropy and Partnerships Lead will shape and implement innovative strategies, driving growth in philanthropic giving, secure corporate partnerships and obtain critical funding. With a focus on cultivating mutually beneficial, long-term relationships, you’ll craft compelling proposals, develop tailored stewardship plans, and create sponsorship opportunities that inspire ongoing support.
You’ll lead the way in securing multi-year corporate partnerships and nurturing donor relationships to meet ambitious income targets. As a key player in the senior fundraising team, you’ll contribute to strategic planning, represent the charity at events, and champion new approaches to fundraising.
With our newly formed Development Board, the Senior Philanthropy and Partnerships Lead will identify and utilise key networks to grow our philanthropic supporter base across corporate and major donor income streams. With strong writing skills, this person will also craft tailored and compelling corporate proposals and trust and foundation applications.
Who are we looking for?
To support our vision and ensure the achievement of ambitious income targets to support children and families affected by neuroblastoma, we are looking for a strategic and results-driven high-value fundraiser to join our team.
We are particularly keen to speak with interested candidates who enjoy cultivating high-value relationships from scratch and stewarding five- and six-figure corporate partnerships, and/or major donor relationships.
Person specification:
- Demonstrable significant experience working in corporate fundraising (experience in major donor and trusts & foundations fundraising would also be of benefit).
- Strategic thinker with significant experience at a managerial level, developing strategic plans to grow and optimise high-value fundraising.
- A proven record of being results-driven and working to achieve income targets, KPIs and outcomes.
- Proven ability to proactively identify, cultivate and secure new corporate relationships, demonstrate strong new business development acumen and confidence opening new opportunities.
See our Recruitment Pack for the full role description and specification and for information about Solving Kids' Cancer UK.
Location: Home-based within England with regular travel to London and elsewhere in the UK as required
First stage interviews: Thursday 26th February
Second stage interviews: Wednesday 4th March
As a safeguarding charity whose work and practice are underpinned by safeguarding principles to protect children and young people and enhance their welfare, we always work in accordance with legislation, statutory guidance, and best safeguarding practices. All our roles require a basic criminal record check.
Our vision is a future where no child dies of the childhood cancer neuroblastoma or suffers due to the treatment they receive.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Citizens Advice Bury & Bolton (CABB) is a leading provider of legal advice and information, supporting thousands of clients every year. We are a busy, client focused and dynamic service with a track record of delivering high quality advice face to face, over the phone and digitally.
Our communities are facing unprecedented challenges with rising costs. The rising cost-of-living continues to directly impact individuals and families, with more people than ever in negative budgets and debt.
Our Money Advice and Consumer Energy Debt teams provide support and empower vulnerable clients to manage their income, maximise income and assess their best strategies and options to address debt issues long-term.
There’s no ‘average’ case – advice is tailored, and each client is treated equally. As a supervisor, you will play a key role in ensuring that our regulated money and debt advice services are delivered to high quality standards and KPIs are met through file reviews, training, coaching and supporting advisers with complex queries.
It can sometimes be a challenging role, but you will be fully trained and supported, working as a key part of an approachable and supportive team in a rewarding environment – and working alongside an established team across the organisation.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an accredited debt supervisor, or a development opportunity for a Money and Pension Service (MaPS) accredited debt adviser/caseworker, with personal and professional development opportunities that include the technical supervision pathway.
About you:
- MaPS accredited supervisor OR adviser/caseworker
- Experience in working in the Money Advice/Debt sector
- Experience in managing money advice/debt caseloads
- Excellent interpersonal skills to engage with a diverse range of clients,
- Organisational skills with the ability to adapt, prioritise deadlines and competing tasks in a fast-paced environment,
- A genuine passion for continual professional development,
- Be empathetic, compassionate and resilient, understand how to use trauma informed approaches and be adaptable to client needs
- Be resilient and adaptable.
Key Tasks within this role include;
- Provide technical supervision to advisers through; File reviews and Responding to live queries
- Undertake one off advice and casework as required
- Guide and empower advisers – coaching through live queries, complex cases and feedback of file reviews
- Ensure services are provided during advertised opening times and within agreed time commitments
- Work closely with the Training & Development Lead to ensure all adviser training plans are progressing and create/deliver technical debt training sessions
- Monitor targets and performance, analysing areas for improvement and working closely with supervisors and advice delivery managers to resolve
- Work collaboratively across the organisation to ensure client linked issues are dealt with appropriately and up to date information on service delivery is disseminated to advisers
- Maintain own clear case records for the purpose of continuity of casework, information retrieval, and statistical monitoring and report preparation (using national case management system, Casebook)
Citizens Advice Bury & Bolton (CABB) is a leading provider of legal advice and information, supporting thousands of clients every year.
Working closely with the Fundraising Manager and Head of Philanthropy, you will support a range of fundraising activities, most predominantly researching new avenues for funding within trusts, foundations and corporate partners, completing grant applications, carrying out communications and reporting to existing funders and raising the profile of the charity through representing Action Tutoring at funder or networking events. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain experience in the world of fundraising activities, working with a passionate, committed and driven team.
Closing date: Sunday, 15th February 2026
Interviews: Wednesday, 25th and Thursday 26th February 2026
Start date: Tuesday 7th April 2026
Contract and hours: Full time permanent contract. We offer flexible hours with 9.30-4 as core hours. A full working week is 37.5 hours.
Location: This role is remote. The candidate can be based anywhere in the England. Our London office address is: x+why, 8-10, Fivefields, Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1W 0DH. Occasional travel may be required for this role.
Duties and responsibilities
- Research new opportunities for Action Tutoring to explore for fundraising and carry out initial enquiries to determine suitability to apply to trusts and foundations.
- Prepare and submit grant applications to suitable trusts, foundations and corporates, carrying out careful research to ensure the applications are as strong as possible and include relevant data and case studies.
- Work alongside the Corporate Partnerships Team to encourage corporate support through donations or grants.
- Identify and lead on local fundraising opportunities in Action Tutoring’s nine key regions, for example researching and submitting applications for local grants and to local businesses.
- Research and determine suitability of profile raising opportunities or awards for Action Tutoring to apply to, such as corporate Charity of the Year opportunities, the Third Sector Awards and Charity Awards.
A full list of duties and responsibilities can be found in the job description attached to the BreatheHR advert.
Person specification
Qualifications criteria:
- Previous experience in fundraising, or transferable experience that shows strong writing skills.
- Right to work in the UK.
We are looking for some of the following attributes, though you might be more experienced in some areas than others:
- Outstanding communicator; strong written and verbal communication skills; able to make an exciting and compelling case for support.
- Creative and ambitious.
- Proactive and tenacious personality; willing to seek out and pursue opportunities.
- Highly organised; able to prioritise, multi-task and manage work to deadlines.
- High computer literacy.
- Adaptable and open to learning and feedback.
- Committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.
- Committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children.
You will likely be more successful in this role if you have:
- Prior experience of fundraising work, particularly if it is within trusts and foundations. This could be in a paid role, or on a voluntary basis or as part of work experience.
- Experience of building relationships with stakeholders.
How to apply:
To apply for this position you will need to complete and attach an application form to your application. To do this, please download the attached application form, complete the sections in full and save the new file, and then click the 'apply' button.
You will be able to upload the completed application form on the next page.
Applications without an attached application form will automatically be discounted. We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help you with making the application process work for you.
Award-winning national education charity working towards a world in which no child’s life chances are limited by their socio-economic background.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
ommunity Fundraiser
Hours: 35 hours per week (full time)Contract type:
Permanent subject to a probationary period
Salary: NJC SCP 23 to 25 (£34,434 to £36,363)
Based: Home working, with regular travel across Greater Manchester and to our offices in Liverpool, Leeds, Wakefield and Coventry.
BHA is a leading health and social care charity that works to challenge health inequalities and support individuals, families and communities to improve their health and well-being. We offer a range of unique services delivered at local, regional and national level in the areas of health promotion, community health education and engaging and involving communities in health and social care decision making.
The Community Fundraiser role is responsible for establishing and developing community fundraising systems and activities. This is BHA's first dedicated fundraising position, offering a unique opportunity to build sustainable income streams whilst building trusted relationships with Ethnic Minorities communities in and around Manchester, and others interested in supporting our cause. You will plan and deliver culturally appropriate fundraising events, develop digital fundraising campaigns, establish donor databases and create fundraising systems that align with our values and mission. The successful applicant should bring proven experience in community fundraising with our target audience.
We are looking for someone who can demonstrate success in generating income through community engagement, has experience planning and delivering fundraising events, and understands the principles of community-centric fundraising.You will be comfortable establishing systems and processes as needed, working independently whilst collaborating across teams. Cultural competency and sensitivity when working with diverse communities is essential, along with the ability to build trust and rapport with different community groups. Strong communication skills, attention to detail regarding compliance and data protection, and creative problem-solving abilities will be crucial to your success in this role.The post holder will have the following essential criteria:
- Experience in successfully generating income through community fundraising activities
- Demonstrable experience working and building relationships with marginalised communities, particularly LGBTQ+ and/or Ethnic Minorities communities
- Experience planning and delivering fundraising events
- Experience establishing or developing fundraising systems and processes
- Understanding of the challenges and opportunities in fundraising within diverse communities
- Prepared to abide by the values and ethos of BHA For Equality
- Prepared to regularly work unsociable hours, including evenings and weekends for community events
- Must have the right to work in the UK at the time of appointment. We are not able to offer visa sponsorship. We carry out right to work checks fairly and without discrimination.
Benefits of working with BHA
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays pro rata
- Birthday leave
- Employee Assistant programme (includes income protection)
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Cycle to work scheme
- Enhanced occupational sick pay
- Flexible working
If you would like to discuss this role, please contact Aydin Djemal to arrange an informal telephone discussion.You can apply by completing the Application Form on our website and submitting it in line with the instructions provided.Your application MUST DETAIL how you meet the points asked for in the person specification. CVs will not be accepted, and applicants must be eligible to work in the U.K.
Appointment is subject to a Basic DBS check. We only request information we’re legally entitled to and assess it in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and DBS filtering rule.
The closing date for applications is 23rd February 2026
Interviews will be held w/c 2nd March 2026
Reasonable adjustment: We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applications that represent the rich diversity of the communities we serve. As a disability confident employer, we actively seek to remove any barriers. Therefore, if you have a disability and have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application process, please email us.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are the only environmental charity working across the entire length of the River Severn. Our work is bold, ambitious, and rooted in science and community action. From urban streams to remote upland headwaters, we are tackling the biggest challenges facing our rivers through restoration, education, and collaboration.
Your Role
As Senior River Engagement Officer, you’ll take a leading role in our Community Engagement team – designing and delivering creative programmes that connect people with rivers and inspire action for nature. You’ll manage and mentor a growing team, develop exciting new projects, and secure funding to make them happen.
Working in one of our operational catchments, you’ll build partnerships with schools, businesses, and communities, while delivering hands-on engagement activities – from citizen science and volunteering to wellbeing initiatives and outdoor learning. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of community engagement at Severn Rivers Trust.
What you will do
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Lead ambitious engagement programmes – from school learning and family events to volunteering and river health monitoring.
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Manage and mentor River Engagement Officers and freelancers, fostering an inclusive and supportive team culture.
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Develop new projects and secure funding, turning bold ideas into real-world impact.
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Champion nature-based solutions and river wellbeing, helping communities understand how rivers support climate resilience and biodiversity.
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Build partnerships across sectors, working with schools, businesses, and community groups to create shared benefits for rivers and people.
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Act as the local lead for your catchment, delivering engagement that reflects local priorities and inspires action.
Who We Are Looking For
This is a senior role requiring proven experience in community engagement and project management. You’ll need:
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A strong passion for rivers, wildlife, and nature conservation.
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Experience leading engagement programmes such as citizen science, volunteering, education, or wellbeing initiatives.
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Confidence in managing and mentoring staff or volunteers.
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Excellent communication skills – able to engage, inspire, and influence a wide range of audiences.
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Strong project management skills, including planning, delivery, and monitoring of multi-strand programmes.
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Ability to build partnerships and work collaboratively across sectors.
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Willingness to travel regularly within your catchment and work occasional evenings/weekends.
A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle insured for business use is essential.
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Use your digital marketing skills to deliver record-breaking campaigns that raise millions for great causes at a multi-award winning digital agency.
8Cats Digital is on a mission to create the most effective, creative, and accountable digital marketing campaigns in the sector and we’re looking for an ambitious Digital Marketing Executive to join us.
You’ll play a key role in shaping and delivering digital campaigns that have real-world impact - from bringing in leads for legacy campaigns to raising seven figures for individual giving. You’ll take a client brief and lead it through every stage: creative ideation, execution, optimisation, and analysis.
If you're someone who thrives in a fast-paced agency setting, loves solving problems, and wants your work to make a difference, this is your chance to grow with us.
What You’ll Do:
- Take briefs from major charity clients and translate them into outstanding multichannel digital strategies
- Oversee campaigns from start to finish: from creative briefing to real-time optimisation to final reporting.
- Work across a diverse range of causes and channels, leading on paid media and collaborating with specialists on delivery.
- Write clear, actionable briefs for our in-house team (designers, media buyers, copywriters).
- Monitor live campaigns using Meta Ads, Google Ads, and GA4 - spotting trends, fixing problems, and seizing opportunities.
- Deliver post-campaign insights that go beyond the numbers - and explains the 'why'.
- Support the senior team on key accounts, and lead others independently.
- Contribute to our long-term mission to raise £100m for our clients' causes by 2035. A target we're well on our way to achieving.
What You’ll Bring:
- 2-3 years' experience in a digital marketing role (agency or in-house) working with charities or non-profits.
- Proficiency with Meta Ads, Google Ads, and GA4
- Ability to manage campaigns from brief through to post-campaign insights.
- Strong data skills, able to review performance and draw actionable conclusions
- Experience creating post-campaign reports and communicating impact
- Comfortable working across multiple clients and causes simultaneously
- Charity sector experience or knowledge of fundraising campaign types (desirable)
- Familiarity with other paid digital channels such as YouTube, TikTok, Reddit or offline channels like DOOH or TV (desirable)
Why join the 8Cats Digital team?
- Mission-led: We’re working to raise £100,000,000 for charity by 2035 — and we’re well on our way with £35,000,000 raised so far.
- High-impact work: You’ll shape campaigns for causes including cancer, environmental, humanitarian, social justice, mental health, housing and homelessness plus a range of other health causes.
- Supportive team: Small, experienced, and invested in your growth.
- Creative freedom: You’ll be trusted to find new angles, test new tactics, and help redefine best practice in the sector.
- Early opportunity: Join us at a pivotal time and grow with the agency.
The Details:
- Location: Remote (UK-based), with travel to London for client meetings or team meetups
- Hours: We're looking for full-time, part-time or contract and can be flexible around your home life
- Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 depending on experience.
Ready to Apply?
Send your CV and a short cover note that tells us:
- Why you think you'd be a great addition to the 8Cats Digital team
- Why does this role and the sector excite you
- A campaign you’ve worked on and your contribution to its success
We’re interviewing on a rolling basis, so get in touch if this sounds like your next role.
No agencies, please.
Please don't use AI in your applications. We want to hear from you, not ChatGPT.
We are recruiting a Support Manager to provide clear leadership, coordination and oversight of our support services during a period of growth. This role is pivotal in ensuring our services are safe, sustainable, well-governed and responsive to patient needs, while supporting staff and volunteers working in emotionally demanding environments. You will work closely with the Director of Research & Programmes and collaborate across the organisation to align support services with wider strategy.
This is an ideal role for someone with experience managing support or community services in the charity or health sector, who values clarity, collaboration and compassionate leadership.
Key Responsibilities
Service Leadership & Oversight
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Provide operational oversight of Make 2nds Count’s support services, ensuring high-quality, consistent delivery.
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Embed clear processes, boundaries and decision-making routes across support activities.
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Monitor service activity, risks and capacity, escalating issues appropriately.
Safeguarding, Risk & Quality
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Act as the operational safeguarding lead for support services.
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Ensure safeguarding, incident reporting and crisis procedures are embedded, understood and followed.
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Support a culture of emotional safety and reflective practice.
Team & Volunteer Support
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Line manage and support staff within the support team.
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Work with the Director of Research & Programmes to ensure appropriate supervision structures are in place.
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Support volunteers and facilitators through clear guidance, training pathways and escalation routes.
Planning & Collaboration
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Contribute to service planning, improvement and prioritisation.
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Work collaboratively with colleagues across the charity, including fundraising and communications, to ensure joined-up delivery.
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Support the evaluation and development of services based on insight and learning.
About You
Essential
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Experience managing or coordinating support, community or health-related services.
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Strong understanding of safeguarding in sensitive or high-risk environments.
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Experience supporting staff or volunteers in emotionally demanding roles.
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Ability to bring structure, clarity and consistency to complex service delivery.
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Confident communicator, able to navigate sensitive conversations with care.
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Comfortable working remotely and managing your own workload.
Desirable
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Experience in cancer, health, mental health or lived-experience-led services.
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Knowledge of governance, data protection and information management.
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Experience working in a small charity or resource-constrained environment.
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Understanding of trauma-informed or compassionate practice.
Why Join Us?
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Be part of a mission-driven, patient-led charity making a real difference.
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Work with a supportive, values-led leadership team.
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Flexible, home-based working.
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Annual leave enhancements over Christmas and New Year.
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Opportunity to shape and stabilise vital support services at a key moment.
How to Apply
Please submit:
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A CV (no more than 2 pages), and
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A supporting statement outlining how your experience meets the requirements of the role and why you are interested in working with Make 2nds Count.
We are committed to inclusive recruitment and welcome applications from people with lived experience of cancer.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary: £25,000 - £27,000
Contract: Permanent
Location: Remote, Home-Based
We are delighted to be supporting a brilliant charity in recruiting an Individual Giving Executive, a key role within a busy and ambitious fundraising team. This is an exciting opportunity to help drive supporter acquisition and engagement activity across a range of channels, contributing directly to the growth of the organisation’s individual giving programme.
As Individual Giving Executive, you will play a central role in planning, coordinating, and delivering multi?channel campaigns — from direct mail to digital and telemarketing. You will support with creative development, data selections, campaign setup, supplier coordination, and post?campaign analysis, ensuring activity is delivered to a high standard and to agreed timelines.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to deepen their experience in direct marketing and individual giving.
To be successful as Individual Giving Executive, you will need:
- Experience managing and delivering projects to agreed timelines.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
- Excellent organisation skills, attention to detail, and the ability to prioritise busy workloads.
If you would like to discuss this role with us, please give us a call and ask for Jake, or you can press apply and we will be in touch.
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If enough applications are received, the charity reserves the right to end the application period sooner.
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We are seeking a collaborative and purpose-driven leader with a strong commitment to the welfare of livestock animals to lead and coordinate our technical operations and service delivery.
The ideal candidate will be highly organised, people-focused, able to inspire, manage and develop teams while delivering high-quality training, education, and advice services.
The Technical Lead will manage the Humane Slaughter Association’s (HSA) operational and practical work to promote humane slaughter and transport of livestock (including farmed and wild-caught aquatic species) worldwide. They will lead a small team who undertake the operational work in the field, promoting humane methods for the transport and slaughter of animals killed for food and other products.
The successful candidate will join at an exciting period of growth and reorganisation for the HSA as we introduce online learning, grow and broaden our training and advice services and become an increasingly strong voice for practical improvements to the welfare of animals at slaughter. This is an ideal role for someone who is passionate about making real-world improvements to animal welfare using their technical knowledge and organisational skills.
About the HSA
The Humane Slaughter Association is a unique charity which promotes the welfare of farmed animals ‘Beyond the Farm Gate’; at markets, during transport, at slaughter, and when animals must be killed in emergencies.
Our vision: A world where all farmed animals are transported and killed humanely.
Our mission: To advance and promote the use of humane methods for the slaughter, transport and killing of farmed animals through research and education.
We do this by offering practical advice, training, and education to all those involved in transport, slaughter, or emergency killing of livestock animals, by funding scientific research to develop more humane approaches and advocating for evidenced-based change. Although we are based in the UK, the charity works worldwide to maximise animal welfare.
Job Description and Person Specification
Before applying, please read the HSA Technical Lead Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role, criteria, application process.
The HSA requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Before applying, please read the HSA Technical Lead Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role, criteria and application process.
Please submit a covering letter (maximum 2 sides of A4), via the CharityJob website, describing how you meet the person specification and explaining your motivation for wanting to work with us.
Please include the names of two referees who we may contact if you are shortlisted and specify your current remuneration details and notice period.
The Humane Slaughter Association works to improve the welfare of food animals during transport, marketing, slaughter, and killing for disease control
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Breck Foundation
Breck Foundation is at the forefront of efforts to safeguard children and young people online. Our organisation was founded in 2014 in response to the tragic loss of Breck Bednar, a 14-year-old boy who was groomed and murdered by someone he met online. Our work aims to prevent this from ever happening again. Our work saves lives. We reach thousands of children and young people in schools and other community settings with Breck's story every year. Our talks and educational materials fill a gap in the current UK curriculum that otherwise leaves children vulnerable to online grooming and exploitation.
With 98% of young people now active internet users, current and future generations grow up having to navigate new and evolving digital dangers. We are committed to making the internet a place where children can live, play and thrive in safety. We are helping young people reclaim the internet.
The Role
Children’s online safety is both an important and an urgent issue and the need for our unique work here at Breck Foundation is greater now than ever. The primary purpose of this role is to help children and young people take practical steps to become more digitally resilient and be safer online. Our East of England Education Programme Officer will introduce the highly impactful Breck’s story into schools and other youth and community spaces and deliver inspiring, educational talks to students, parents and guardians, teachers and other groups in a ‘whole community’ approach.
The role is fully remote, but post holder will be willing and able to easily travel to various locations within the East of England as and when necessary to fulfil the requirements of the role as well as to engage with colleagues virtually and in person in London four times a year.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Programme Delivery
- Coordinate all practical arrangements necessary for successful delivery and post-delivery activities in schools, including the timely transmission of digital files; and liaising with relevant colleagues to ensure timely delivery of materials and promotional merchandise to schools.
- Responsibility for delivering sessions tailored to educate/inform children/parents and teachers as well as carrying out all pre- and post-delivery engagements.
- Respond to any questions, disclosures or safeguarding concerns raised during sessions and follow up where necessary with the school safeguarding team or, where consent is secured, make onward referrals for additional support in specific cases.
- Contribute to the continuous development of all aspects of the programme, sharing new ideas and using best practice, including keeping programme presentations up to date or, when applicable, working on this together with relevant colleagues, ensuring that presentations used in schools across the organisation are always uniform and consistent.
- Maintain accurate records of programme activities, including record of input, output, and impact as well as demographics data, and monitor and periodically evaluate and report on impact.
Stakeholder Development/Management
- Seek and maximise opportunities for building relationships with groups of schools (primary and secondary) and relevant education/teaching groups, unions and networks, with a view to raising the profile of the programme and generating interest in it.
- Develop and manage ongoing relationships with individual schools to secure their repeat, annual participation in the programme or repeat bookings for paid presentations.
Publicity/Marketing/Communications
- Promote the offer to all types of schools (state and private), working with relevant colleagues to create impactful publicity/marketing assets and to make contact and register schools’ interests.
- Maximise opportunities for generating communication assets and publicity during delivery in schools, including through video recordings, photographs, testimonials, Vox Pops, collection of social media handles for mentions etc., ensuring to follow school guidance and secure necessary permissions.
Additional Duties and Responsibilities
- Objectively review the successes and achievements against agreed objectives, identifying strengths, weaknesses and risks, as well as suggesting improvement.
- Depending on experience and qualifications of post-holder, to be receptive to any other duties as required, in line with the needs of Breck Foundation.
- Develop and maintain good working relationships with colleagues and other professionals, and to participate in team meetings.
- To participate in personal supervision in accordance with Breck Foundation’s supervision and performance appraisal policy and attend agreed training as relevant.
- At all times to carry out the responsibilities of the post in a manner consistent with promoting equalities and diversity and demonstrate respect for colleagues and Breck Foundation’s aims and values.
- To maintain an awareness of own and others’ health and safety, comply with Breck Foundation’s Health and Safety policies and procedures and lone working policy.
- Some evenings and weekend are involved with time recovered flexibly or time off in lieu taken where agreed with the line manager.
In your cover letter, you should clearly show how your skills/experience and potential meet the required points under ‘Abilities/Experience’, ‘Qualification’, and ‘Knowledge/Skills’ as the short-listing decision will be based on assessment against these criteria. Where possible, give examples.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title: Head of People & Governance
Responsible To: Chief Executive
Location:Remote, but with flexibility to travel for in person meetings
Salary: £38,336 - £44,427 pro rata, per annum (dependent on experience) plus 8% pension contribution
Duration: Permanent established role
Hours: 0.8 FTE (29 hours 36 minutes per week), flexible
Job Purpose:
The Head of People & Governance will provide leadership to the CEO Office team and serve as a key advisor to the CEO and Senior Leadership Team (SLT). This role will be responsible for the three specialist areas which form the CEO Office: People Services, Governance and Executive Support.
This role is responsible for delivering the People Services function for the organisation, including the development and implementation of People Services strategies, plans, policies and processes. You will lead the People Services team in delivering high quality support and advisory services.
This post requires the individual to understand, anticipate and react to the organisation’s changing needs, to think critically, make decisions, and offer solutions to problems with expert professionalism, sensitivity, and confidentiality. To implement Butterfly Conservation’s (BC) objectives through leadership of the CEO Office team, setting and managing budgets, targets and workplans while inspiring and enabling staff to achieve their best.
Specific Tasks:
- Delivering the People Services function
- Responsible for delivering a high-performing People Services function ensuring all interactions adhere to BC’s inclusion and organisational values. To lead, manage and be accountable for the function, including:
- Aligning workload with BC’s Strategy and annual business plans.
- Advising, coaching, and enabling the People Services team to deliver effectively and create an engaging, supportive, and empowering environment.
- Ensure monthly workforce reporting systems are in place and actions followed up where required.
- Lead on Employee Health and Wellbeing initiatives, promoting a culture of engagement and self-responsibility.
- Implement, monitor and evaluate performance management systems and processes.
- In conjunction with the CEO and SLT, procuring external specialist support and/or legal advice as needed to minimise risk to the organisation.
- Act as the escalation point for complex employee casework, including dispute resolutions, disciplinaries, grievances, absence, retirement and redundancy, ensuring that the SLT members’ roles remain objective and that safe formal processes can occur if required.
- Account management for providers of BC’s People Services Workforce Systems, ensuring Service Level Agreements are met and partnership opportunities are maximised including Occupational Health, EAP services, Hireful and BreatheHR.
- Oversee and manage ‘Charity Learn’ BC’s online learning management system, to include setting up annual statutory training for all staff and creating bookable in-house training sessions as required.
- In conjunction with the CEO and SLT, develop and implement a People Strategy to include areas of succession planning, talent management, change management, and staff engagement.
- Governance, Risk and Management Information & Reporting
Accountable for the smooth running of BC’s core governance activities and trustee meetings, including:
- Overseeing the risk and audit process for the CEO Office, bridging as needed between the Finance Directorate and the CEO Office Directorate.
- Ensuring all core legal requirements are met and that the trustees comply with their duties in accordance with the Articles of Association.
- Ensuring relevant statutory returns are submitted to Charity Commission and Companies House.
- Executive Support
Ensure the support function to the CEO and SLT is delivered efficiently and effectively, including direct line management of the Executive Assistant to the CEO and SLT PA’s.
- Management and Development of Team members
Responsible for managing a team of five direct reports and undertaking all People Manager duties, including:
- Setting objectives, workload planning, holding 121 meetings and regular reviews.
- Conducting Performance Development Reviews and giving timely direction and feedback.
- Building engagement within the team and creating an environment of trust and wellbeing.
- Coaching and developing team members to ensure professional and personal growth and career development and supporting any training needs.
- Role modelling people management in line with BC’s values and competency framework, setting a good example from the CEO Office.
- Strategy, Planning and Budgeting
Working with the CEO and SLT on the annual and long-term business cycles, including:
- Supporting with the creation of BC’s Strategy as required.
- Creating annual Directorate work plans to deliver actions and outcomes in line with BC’s strategic priorities ensuring teams within your responsibility have clarity and direction.
- Working with Finance to ensure that the function has adequate budget to match the work plans and supporting with budget refresh and reforecasting.
- Supporting the Directorate with workforce planning and resource management as required.
- Responsible for the CEO Office budget.
- Relationship building, partnering and culture development,
Operating as a strong ambassador for BC and the CEO by:
- Cultivating and nurturing excellent working relationships both internally with all colleagues and trustees, and externally with branches, volunteers, partners, suppliers, funders, and sector networks.
General:
- Promoting and exemplifying BC’s values (Excellence, Passionate, Inspiring, Collaborative) ensuring they are adopted in all aspects of the role.
- Aligning with the mission and strategic goals of BC; commitment to species conservation, the environment and nature recovery.
- Undertaking any other reasonable duties as required and commensurate with the grade of post.
- Undertaking all duties and responsibilities in compliance with BC policies, processes and code of conduct, role modelling inclusive behaviour to enable a diverse workforce.
- Be cost conscious and respectful of funders’ money. Make good financial decisions to minimise cost and maximise impact by the charity.
- Actively participating in on-going professional development activities, committing to personal and professional growth and development.
Candidates must have the right to work and be resident in the UK.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early before the advertised closing date and time.
Closing date:Sunday, 15 February 2026 at 23:59.
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Purpose of the Role
You will be reporting to and working closely with the Business Development Manager to grow and develop the number of White Ribbon Accredited organisations, and workplaces using our training programmes. You will be responsible for delivering Accreditation, including Supporter organisations, and for coordinating and developing training, ensuring that all standards are met, and facilitating continuous improvement. You will work with other team members to recruit new Ambassadors and Champions and provide information and opportunities for existing Ambassadors and Champions. You will engage and motivate Accredited organisations and Supporter organisations to participate in White Ribbon Day.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
Accreditation
- Working with colleagues to market and network proactively to develop the Accreditation programme and increase the number of Accredited and Supporter organisations, including attending meetings, events online and in person
- Working directly with organisations to provide advice and support to individual organisations in completing the Accreditation process and developing and delivering their action plans, including attending steering group meetings when necessary
- Assess action plans and provide recommendations for approval of completed action plans. Look at ways to develop and continuously improve the action plan templates, including developing guidance for organisations
- Coordinate and deliver projects and events to allow sharing of best practice and cross-sector/sector specific engagement to address specific issues
- Disseminate best practice to all Accredited organisations and Supporter organisations
- Be responsible for maintaining resource hubs and develop new materials for the hubs, working with other teams
- Monitor and evaluate the impact of action plans within organisations
Training
- Working with colleagues, promote and market with colleagues White Ribbon UK training to new and existing organisations
- Coordinate the training, working with organisations to develop what they need and matching trainers to organisations
- Deliver training when time allows
- Work with colleagues, associate trainers, and partners to develop new and existing training courses
- Measure and evaluate the quality and impact of our training, collating and monitoring feedback forms, etc
Ambassadors and Champions
- With other team members, recruit new Ambassadors and Champions
- With other team members, provide information, resources, training, and campaigning opportunities for Ambassadors and Champions
- Monitor and develop the membership process
- With other team members, maintain the Ambassador and Champion resources hub ensuring it is fit for purpose and up to date
General
- Undertake your own admin and use the CRM to record your contacts and progress
- Monitor and evaluate your work, providing reports for managers and trustees as requested
- Undertake training and self-development
- Project and promote our values – through considered language, inclusivity and equality in all White Ribbon UK communications
- Undertake any other duties as may reasonably be required
- Willing and able to travel to meetings and events across England and Wales. Willing and able to attend evening and weekend meetings and events occasionally
Person specification
Essential
- Passion for the cause of ending violence against women and girls and for engaging men in primary prevention work
- Substantial and demonstrable track record of working successfully with businesses in a development capacity – including acquiring and maximising relationships
- Excellent presentation skills
- Building relationships and confidently communicating with different stakeholders
- A good level of IT knowledge and skills. Experience of working with Microsoft Office package, e.g. Excel etc.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to inspire, engage and develop strong relationships at all levels
- Strong negotiation and influencing skills
- Excellent written skills for report writing, information giving, training etc.
- Excellent organisational skills - ability to plan, adapt, manage multiple tasks and prioritise workload to deliver consistently high-quality outcomes
- Analytical mindset – comfortable working with data and reporting on impact effectiveness.
- A self-starter, able to motivate themselves, with an ability to identify potential opportunities for delivering value to the charity
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team working collaboratively and creatively with colleagues, who are dispersed
- Positive approach and the ability to use initiative and judgement to identify problems early and propose solutions
- Willing and able to travel to meetings and events across England and Wales
- Willing and able to attend evening and weekend meetings and events occasionally
- Committed to continual professional development (CPD)
Desirable
- Sales or marketing experience, with demonstrable evidence of hitting/exceeding sales targets, including customer retention
- Developing face-to-face, digital and blended training programmes and materials, including monitoring and evaluating training programmes
- Able to deliver training sessions
- A qualification in training
- Management of high-volume data and keeping accurate records with information from different sources
- Use of CRM systems to record and monitor outreach and targets
- Knowledge of issues affecting women and girls in relation to gender-based violence
To apply: please submit your CV and a cover letter detailing, with examples, how you meet each item on the person specification and telling us why you want this role, to Debbie Kershaw. The closing date for applications is 16 February 2026 at 9 am. Interviews - First round 23 February (online), Interviews second round 2 March (in person at our Hebden Bridge Offices).
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
