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Coordinators use their initiative and skills to bring together people and resources to deliver agreed goals. Their tasks are largely set by more senior staff, but they will operate independently too. Senior Coordinators use their growing experience to start to set their own goals. They operate effectively independently much of the time and may manage others from time to time. The successful candidate will be offered a Coordinator or Senior Coordinator role on the basis of their readiness to assume either role. Expeditions Coordinators support the delivery of programmes (Expeditions and Adventures) under the management of the Expeditions Manager. They enable the delivery of UK-based and international youth programmes, with support from the Head of Expeditions and Programmes. They liaise with many team members, but particularly with the Young People tea

This role presents a unique and exciting opportunity to support the Finance & HR Director in overseeing Richmond Foundation’s diverse property portfolio, which includes both commercial and residential properties.
The Property Officer will assist in the coordination and administration of property-related matters, contributing to the effective management and strategic development of the Foundation’s property.
The role will sit in a small dynamic team with the opportunity to be involved in cross charity projects.

This is an exciting time for Parkinson’s UK, we want to reach as many people as possible so we can improve life for everyone affected by Parkinson’s. We are looking for people to join our network, make genuine connections, and be part of a larger team that works together to support the Parkinson’s community. 

About the role 

In this role, you’ll provide administrative support for the Parkinson’s Excellence Network’s flagship Grant schemes, which aim to improve health and care services for people with Parkinson’s across the UK. 

You will support the management of the end-to-end processes, from the application stage through to monitoring and evaluation, whilst gathering insights for further development of the schemes, ensuring the voice of people with Parkinson’s is at the heart of the scheme.

What you’ll do:

• Act as the first point of contact for the Project grants scheme and all the Excellence Network grant schemes, maintaining excellent relations with all stakeholders.

• Support colleagues with the administration of other Excellence Network grant schemes, including fellowships, educational bursaries, and Pump priming

• Monitor the team’s shared mailboxes and respond in a timely, thoughtful and relevant manner, involving colleagues as appropriate.

• Maintain data management systems and support their development in line with data governance policies. 

• Support the coordination of various grants processes including the review process, setting-up relevant panels, invoice handling, monitoring and evaluation of the projects and the schemes.

What you’ll bring:

• Excellent time management and organisation skills, enabling others to meet challenging deadlines.

• Proven experience in supporting the administration of time-sensitive programmes (preferably grants/research programmes) and operational processes.

• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal skills, with an ability to work in a team.

• Experience of operating in a modern digital workplace to work collaboratively and productively. 

• Understanding of data governance and management.

This is an exciting time for Parkinson’s UK and we would love you to join us!

Please apply by sending us your CV, together with a detailed supporting statement which will fully demonstrate how you meet all the criteria of the role, as stated in the "What you'll bring" section of the job description.

Interviews for this role will be held in person at our London office on 15 October 2025.

Anyone can get Parkinson’s. It’s vital that the people who work for Parkinson’s UK are representative of our diverse community. We actively encourage people from all sections of the community to apply, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.

Land, and the way that it is owned and managed, impacts on all of us. It has different places in all of our histories, whatever our backgrounds or heritage, whether our experience is of public or private ownership, colonialism, dispossession, or migration, the difficulties of making a living in a rural economy or the daily impacts of urbanisation and gentrification. How we currently own, manage and make decisions about land lies at the heart of many of our current social, economic and environmental challenges and injustices. 

Shared Assets works with people and land for a just future.

We undertake advice & support, research, movement building, communications and resourcing work to support, mobilise and advocate for the development of models of managing land that create shared social, economic and environmental benefits. We see systems change as a core value of our work and seek to be transformative, both through externally-facing projects and internal approaches and ways of working.

Our research work supports collective learning related to working on and with the land. We communicate our findings through articles, blogs, podcasts, reports, events, and more - building a shared evidence base to support the development of a just land system. Through our research, we seek to make an impact at a local and a systemic level. We want to create conditions that allow people and communities to thrive, and promote care for the land and environment. We do this work on both a commercial and grant funded basis.

The role holder will lead the full range of Shared Assets’ research projects, from scoping and design through to delivery, follow up and evaluation. They will need to have experience of designing and carrying out research and learning activities with a wide range of partners - including academics, community groups, NGOS and local authorities - in collaborative ways. In the past we have worked on research projects of many scales - from large European Union funded consortia, to smaller, one-off pieces which help a local authority or community organisation move forward with their work. Often our research work involves collaborating with a group of other civil society organisations to provide evidence of why change in the land, food and farming system is needed, and generate action on these issues. 

The main areas of work are to: manage and deliver funded research projects (or projects with a research component) with partners, reflect with colleagues on what we are learning within and across workstreams as an organisation and sector, use this knowledge to create new ideas for research work, and support fundraising for these, as part of our ‘infrastructure’ role.

For more details please see the full application pack. Apply before 10am on Monday 27th October.

Big ideas. Lifelong connections. One objective.

USER RESEARCHER (INNOVATION)

Salary: £50,000 - £53,000 per annum

Reports to: Director of Innovation

Directorate: Marketing, Fundraising & Engagement

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 35 hours per week

Location: Stratford, London w/ high-flex (1 - 2 days per week in the office). We are open to further discussions around flexible working for the successful candidate.

Closing date: Tuesday 14 October 2025, 23:55

You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.

At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.

We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That's why we're looking for someone talented, someone who wants to develop their skills, someone like you.

We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join us as User Researcher (Innovation). We need you to deliver deep audience understanding and insight across the full innovation process, from discovery through to delivery and evaluation.

You'll use qualitative and quantitative research methods to uncover unmet needs, behaviours and motivations, ensuring new fundraising experiences and services are grounded in real supporter insight. You'll also contribute to sizing opportunity areas and the evaluation of concepts and pilots, helping the team learn what works, why and for whom, playing a critical role in embedding audience-first thinking into the development of new opportunities that support Cancer Research UK's vital work.

What will I be doing?

• Leading the design, execution and delivery of exploratory and generative user research to inform innovation projects using multiple methodologies including in-depth interviews, ethnography, observation and co-creation

• Synthesizing multiple sources of insight (qualitative, quantitative, behavioural and cultural) to identify unmet & emerging needs that inform opportunity areas, new value propositions and areas for experimentation

• Translating ambiguous opportunity spaces and broad challenges into clear, focused, and actionable research questions that guide discovery and concept development

• Distilling findings into actionable insight, developing clear and inspiring research artefacts (e.g. insight decks, maps, videos, provocations) and experience principles to influence thinking and shape concepts

• Monitoring relevant trends across culture, behaviour, technology and adjacent sectors and uses this information to inform idea generation and strategic planning

• Working closely with Innovation Service Designer to deliver actionable insight and support translation into service concepts and prototypes

• Designing and facilitating co-creation activities with supporters & the public to develop and refine early-stage ideas

• Building strong relationships with internal stakeholders across innovation, fundraising, digital and strategy teams to embed audience-first thinking from the outset of development

• Commissioning and managing external research partners when needed, ensuring alignment with project goals, budget, and quality standards

• Contributing to the development of tools, methods, and capability within the innovation team to support ongoing audience understanding.

What are we looking for?

• Significant hands-on experience of carrying out qualitative and exploratory research, with a strong grounding in human-centred or design research approaches

• Confident using techniques such as in-depth interviews, ethnography, contextual inquiry, observation, and co-creation

• Extensive experience of working in innovation or product development environments

• Experience of independently planning and delivering research projects from scoping through to synthesis and communication of findings

• Strong storytelling skills, able to communicate insight creatively and persuasively to diverse stakeholders, including c-suite

• Comfortable with ambiguity and iterative ways of working, able to move between detail and big-picture thinking

• Collaborative and empathetic working style, with the ability to engage and influence colleagues across multiple disciplines

• Curious, outward-looking mindset with an interest in trends, behaviours and societal shifts, with experience turning these into insight-led opportunity areas for innovation

• Excellent project management and planning skills with ability to prioritise workload and manage ambiguity

• Demonstrated commitment to inclusive research practices and a diverse, equitable approach to supporter understanding.

Our organisation values are designed to guide all that we do.

Bold: Act with ambition, courage and determination

Credible: Act with rigour and professionalism

Human: Act to have a positive impact on people

Together: Act inclusively and collaboratively

We're looking for people who can believe in and embody these organisation values and can use them to drive forward progress against our mission to beat cancer.

What will I gain?

We create a working environment that supports your wellbeing and provide a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools. Our policies and processes enable you to improve your work-life balance, take positive steps in your career and achieve your personal wellbeing goals.

How do I apply?

We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you fairly and objectively.

Please note that, Internally, this role is known as Innovation User Researcher.

Our Client is an astounding group of professionals who believe that people's sight matters. They have ambitious growth plans to increase the investment they are able to make in life-changing eye health by supporting the work of Moorfields Eye Hospital and its academic partner UCL, and by funding innovative research, equipment, patient care and training through the delivery of innovative fundraising programmes. The team is looking to appoint a Legacy Development Manager, and Prospectus is leading the search. 

Legacy Development Manager 

Full time, 37.5 hours per week 

Permanent 

Hybrid  

£43,450 - £50,691 per annum 

The Legacy Development Manager will take a leading role in delivering and expanding the charity's established legacy fundraising programme at a pivotal time of growth and transformation. With responsibility for developing and implementing the charity's legacy marketing strategy, the postholder will lead multi-channel campaigns, steward legacy enquirers and pledgers, and manage the charity's free will programmes. This role will also line-manage the Legacy Development Officer and coordinate closely with colleagues across fundraising, communications, and finance to ensure effective promotion and administration of legacy giving. 

The successful candidate will bring specialist knowledge of legacy marketing processes and demonstrable experience of developing and growing legacy fundraising activity. You will have strong organisational and project management skills, excellent written and oral communication abilities, and confidence in building relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, from supporters to solicitors. Experience of soliciting and managing high-value gifts or legacies, budget management, and working within a charity or membership organisation will be essential. 

This is a unique opportunity to shape and grow an ambitious legacy programme that will make a significant contribution to the charity's goal of raising £10 million annually and delivering transformational projects in eye health, including the landmark new Oriel centre opening in 2027. 

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy/maternity. If you have any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the process then please contact Femke Vorstman or Ryan Burdock at Prospectus. 

If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more. Prospectus can advise and support on each part of the role and hopefully your application, so we look forward to hearing from you. 

In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will arrange for a meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon. 

Do you have a a passion for relationship-building and working with a diverse range of audiences? We are looking for a creative and driven Philanthropy Manager for a well respected health charity to manage a pool of mid value donors and secure four and five-figure gifts whilst stewarding donors.

This is a hybrid role with two days a week in the London office.

The Charity
A passionate charity whos aims are to create access to world-leading healthcare, delivered by a thriving workforce and driven by medical research that has a global impact. They have a Fundraising team of approx 20 people securing c4m last year.

You will be joining an ambitious organisation, known for its collaborative and supportive working culture, offering competitive benefits in a range of areas including holiday, sick pay, flexible working and pension scheme.

The Role
Lead and deliver a mid-level giving retention and recruitment strategy, for donors giving between 1,000 and 50,000 to the charity each year, working with colleagues and senior volunteers to understand potential opportunities for uplift in giving.
Manage the day-to-day delivery of mid-level donor activities, including tracking renewal cycles, supporting donor journeys, and responding to enquiries in a timely and professional manner.
Support the development and delivery of engaging events, and bespoke communications including personalised letters, invitations, proposals, and thank-you communications, ensuring mid-level donors feel valued and connected to the impact of their giving.
Ensure that mid-level donors have the best possible experience of giving to the charity, by engaging with colleagues on the development of appeals to this audience, stewarding those giving at this level, and attracting new supporters
Work with the public fundraising team to thank mid-level donors to fundraising appeals, creating updates and reports, and providing an excellent supporter experience to maximise the opportunity for a longer-term relationship beyond specific appeals.
Support the fundraising activities of the wider philanthropy & campaigns team through identifying donors who may give major gifts or be interested in legacy giving.

The Candidate
Experience in fundraising and donor development delivering an excellent service on the phone, in person, and in written communications.
Experience of creating high quality written documents, such as tailored letters, proposals, slide decks, or other professional materials.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

Are you a bold, strategic thinker with a flair for big ideas and a portfolio that proves your creative impact? If you're ready for an exciting new challenge, join Shelter as our interim Copy Lead and you could soon be shaping powerful campaigns and content that support our mission to end the housing emergency.

About the role

You’ll need to be an exceptional ideas person, with a strong portfolio to prove it. You will take on a variety of briefs from across the organisation. One day, you may be working on an experiential event or an out-of-home fundraising campaign. The next, you could be brainstorming ideas for a social media campaign or editing our annual report. You’ll be taking briefs from concept through to completion; working with a group of talented writers and designers. You’ll be responsible for ensuring everything is on-brand, compelling, accessible, cost-effective and produces results. You will part of a highly skilled team who aim to consistently create outstanding and sector-leading work.

Role specifics

As our Copy Lead, you’ll produce outstanding work across print, digital and out-of-home channels, delivering compelling, accessible copy that motivates people to support Shelter or seek our help. You’ll collaborate closely with the Head of Creative and Creative Leads to develop impactful concepts, while also line-managing and mentoring two copywriters. A trusted expert in tone of voice, grammar and messaging, you’ll write, edit and proof engaging content for a range of audiences and platforms. You’ll help shape creative pitches, respond pragmatically to feedback, and ensure all written communications meet high standards and best practice—all while managing a busy workload in a fast-paced, idea-driven environment.

Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.

Benefits 

We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

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.

About the team

As our Copy Lead, you’ll be joining a friendly, talented and dedicated team that consists of a Head of Creative and Production, 2 Creative Leads, Copy lead, Senior Copywriter, 2 Senior Designers, 2 Mid-weight Designers and an Artworker. You will work closely with Digital, Social, and Marketing teams to deliver creativity to highest standard across all areas of our communication.

About Shelter

Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet everyday millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency.

We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything.

We need ambitious, passionate people to join us. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. We are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. We welcome you on our journey to becoming truly anti-racist.

Safeguarding statement

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies. 

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

Safeguarding Training and Policy Adviser (Maternity Cover)

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to work for an organisation that makes a difference?

A rare opportunity has arisen to join a dedicated and vibrant safeguarding team working with the Diocese. We are looking to recruit a maternity cover post to play a key role in the delivery of safeguarding learning across the Diocese, ensuring that our communities are supported to become safer and maintain the highest standards of protection for all.

Position: Safeguarding Training and Policy Adviser
Location: Kidlington, Oxford/Hybrid with travel across the Diocese and to national venues
Hours: 37 hours per week
Salary: £45,378 per annum
Contract: 1 Year Fixed Term (Maternity Cover)

Closing Date: Sunday 19th October 2025 at midnight
Interview Date: Thursday 30th October 2025, Church House Oxford, Langford Locks, Kidlington, Oxford. OX5 1GF

The Role

In this role, you will lead on the delivery of the safeguarding learning pathways across the Diocese, in line with Church of England policies and procedures. You will support clergy, lay leaders, staff, and volunteers to meet safeguarding requirements and embed best practice across the organisation.

You will also support the Head of Safeguarding in providing advice on safeguarding learning policies, maintain strong relationships with local and national safeguarding networks, and ensure training materials remain up to date with legislation, policy changes, and emerging best practice.

This is a varied and rewarding role with the opportunity to influence culture change across the Diocese, delivering high-quality safeguarding training to over 1,400 participants each year and supporting a network of volunteer trainers.

About You

We are looking for a confident and experienced trainer with a passion for safeguarding and learning.

You will have:

• Proven experience in leading and delivering effective training programmes.
• Strong interpersonal and presentation skills, with the ability to engage and inspire diverse audiences.
• Experience of working with multi-professional agencies and the ability to analyse complex safeguarding issues.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to plan, monitor, and evaluate training provision.

You will also need to be able to travel independently across the Diocese and work flexibly, including some evenings and weekends.

You do not need to be a practising Christian to work with us – around half of our staff are not – but all our colleagues are comfortable with the Christian ethos that underpins our work and share a desire to make a difference.

Benefits and Rewards

• Competitive salary
• Generous employer pension contribution of 12.5% into the auto-enrolment pension scheme, which includes a death-in-service benefit (5% employee contribution)
• Re-accreditation as a Living Wage employer
• Annual holiday entitlement starting at 25 days, excluding public holidays, rising each year by one day to a maximum of 30 days, pro-rata for part-time employees
• In addition to the statutory UK public holidays, the Diocese offers three privilege days to all employees, namely Maundy Thursday, Ascension Day, and Christmas Eve (or the closest working day, where this falls on a weekend)
• Access to wellbeing support via Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced family-friendly policies and a generous occupational sick pay provision
• Free parking and subsidised on-site café
• Electric car and cycle-to-work salary sacrifice schemes
• EV charging points on site
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme with Octopus Electric Dreams
• Cycle to Work scheme with Green Commute Initiative
• Contributions towards eye examinations and prescriptive lenses
• Access to low-interest-rate financial services from Churches Mutual Credit Union
• An attractive modern working environment
• And a chance to work with fantastic colleagues!

The successful candidate must have the right to live and work in the United Kingdom and will require an enhanced DBS check.

We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion, and welcome applications from all backgrounds. We are particularly keen to hear from candidates from underrepresented communities within the Diocese.

You may have experience in roles such as Trainer, Training and Development Adviser, Safeguarding Lead, Safeguarding Adviser, Training Manager, Learning and Development Specialist, or Policy Adviser.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

Hybrid working with average 2 days per week at St Giles Head Office (Camberwell) or other London St Giles / Partner offices. Occasional travel to regional offices

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Closing date: 9 a.m. on 14 October 2025     

Are you a proactive and driven individual who is highly skilled at building and managing relationships and strategically developing income from a range of sources?  Do you have a proven record of successfully securing and managing five and six figure funders and setting and implementing strategy for raising income from voluntary funding sources?

If so, join St Giles as our Head of Voluntary Fundraising, where you will work closely with the Executive Director of Fundraising, Policy and Communications to identify funding opportunities, trial and evaluate new ideas to secure increased restricted and unrestricted income.  You will also build, lead and inspire a fundraising team to provide the highest level of stewardship maintaining, uplifting and securing new funders and partnerships through a range of fundraising methods. 

About St Giles Trust

An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need.  Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others.

About this key role

As our, provide inspiring leadership to the voluntary fundraising team – setting a supportive work culture that inspires staff to develop and contribute to increasing income generation by 10% that aligns with St Giles mission, values and ethos, plus contribute effectively as a member of the wider St Giles leadership team.  You will also identify personal development needs within the team and facilitate staff to build their skills and access training opportunities and work collaboratively to develop and implement effective strategies and new systems for different income streams (Trusts & Foundations, Corporates, Individual Giving, Legacies, Major Donors & Community Fundraising). 

We will also count on you to oversee and generate multi-million income streams with a total value of £5 million per year, refine and test new income streams, including Individual Giving, Legacies and In-Memory, and to work with the communications team to establish stewardship & acquisition campaigns that grow the donor base & awareness of St Giles work.  Devising and delivering an effective cultivation and stewardship programme for prospects and existing donors and partners is also a vital aspect of this role.

What we are looking for

• Five years’ experience working in charity or related sector

• Successful track record of achieving targets and growth in fundraising teams

• Three years’ experience of line management and of managing a team.

• Experience of creating, implementing, and tracking strategy and securing buy-in 

• A detailed knowledge of fundraising and changing trends in the funding environment

• The ability to think creatively to secure funding

• Excellent interpersonal, relationship-building and communication skills, verbal and written

• A professional, collaborative and flexible approach to your work

In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, clinical therapist sessions, life insurance (4 x annual salary), duvet days, season ticket loan, employee perks programme, eye care voucher and much more.

We are an equity and inclusion confident employer. We welcome all applications, and we particularly encourage applications from people of the global majority (black, brown, multi- heritage) and those who identify as disabled, neuroexpansive, neurodiverse, with any protected characteristics and/or social barriers or challenges. We value the empowering and informative impact that all lived experiences and diversity of thought can offer the organisation.

St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.

Closing date: 9 a.m. on 14 October 2025        Interview date: 21 October 2025       

Are you a proactive and organised individual with a passion for creating memorable experiences? We’re looking for an Events Executive to lead the planning and delivery of a vibrant calendar of community events.

In this dynamic role, you will work closely with our Rabbinic Team, office staff, and dedicated volunteers to coordinate everything from large-scale celebrations like Chanukah and Purim to youth programmes and family socials. You’ll be at the heart of our community, ensuring every event runs smoothly, stays within budget, and leaves a lasting impact.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and maintain our events calendar
• Plan and oversee logistics for a wide range of events
• Supervise event set-up and execution
• Collaborate with internal teams and volunteers
• Design promotional materials and manage bookings
• Promote events across social media and community channels

What We’re Looking For:

• Strong organisational and communication skills
• Experience in event planning and coordination
• Ability to work collaboratively and manage multiple stakeholders
• Creativity and initiative in bringing ideas to life

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference within a welcoming and active community. If you’re ready to take on a rewarding role where no two days are the same, we’d love to hear from you!

The United Synagogue is committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children and vulnerable adults. Successful applicants will be required to provide a self-disclosure once shortlisted and subject to an enhanced DBS check within the recruitment process.

Chief Operating Officer

Salary: Competitive

Location: London, WC2E 9AB

About Our Client

Our client is a registered charity on a mission to become the UK’s leading neurodiversity employment model. They help young adults with learning disabilities and autism gain the skills and experience they need to secure sustainable jobs through their training café in Covent Garden and specialist employment programmes. While they continue to fundraise, their goal is to be as self-sustainable as possible. They achieve this by running their café, delivering events, supplying wholesale coffee, offering DEI workshops, and constantly seeking creative ways to raise awareness of their cause and diversify revenue streams.

Summary of the Position

The Chief Operating Officer (COO) will act as the CEO’s strategic partner and trusted deputy, leading both the charitable programmes (training, neuro-inclusion, and employment support) and the trading operations (café, events, wholesale coffee, and partnerships).

This role combines operational leadership with commercial acumen, ensuring excellent programme delivery while also driving business growth, increasing sales, and shaping a commercial strategy that supports our client’s long-term sustainability. The COO will oversee finance, compliance, people and culture, and organisational development, while also building partnerships and identifying new opportunities for business development and income diversification. By fostering a high-performing, values-led culture and strengthening their internal foundations, the COO enables the CEO to focus on external growth, partnerships, and brand leadership, ensuring the organisation continues to expand its impact while remaining financially resilient.

Ideal Candidate

They are seeking a senior leader who:

• Has experience at Director/COO/Deputy CEO level within a charity, social enterprise, or purpose-driven business.
• Is commercially minded, with proven experience in growing business, driving sales, shaping commercial strategy, securing partnerships, and spotting opportunities for business development.
• Can demonstrate a track record of managing multi-disciplinary teams and senior managers.
• Brings knowledge of charity governance, safeguarding, HR, and regulatory compliance.
• Has significant financial management experience across both charitable and trading activities.
• Can translate strategy into clear operational plans and deliver tangible results.
• Thinks laterally and creatively to diversify revenue streams and amplify impact.
• Understands fundraising models and income diversification, with an entrepreneurial mindset for sustainable growth.
• Is resilient, hard-working, emotionally intelligent, kind and empathetic, courageous, warm, purpose-driven, and a strategic leader.
• Is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion, with experience embedding a values-led culture.

Benefits:

• One Friday off a month (in addition to 30 annual leave days)
• Flexible working arrangements (2 days per week working from home)
• Complimentary beverages at the Café
• Free staff lunch
• Organised social events with learners and staff
• DBS enhanced check provided
• Safeguarding vulnerable adults course provided
• Monthly work coach session for six months

Top Responsibilities

As COO, you will:

• Act as the CEO’s deputy, providing leadership continuity and ensuring the effective running of the organisation. 
• Lead and drive the day-to-day operations across both charitable programmes and commercial activities (café, events, wholesale coffee, and workshops), implementing our client’s strategy and ensuring organisational goals are met.
• Oversee all financial management, reserves, compliance, and risk across the organisation.
• Manage senior leaders and foster a positive, inclusive, and values-driven culture.
• Drive organisational growth by strengthening infrastructure, growing the team, diversifying income, and scaling impact.
• Build strong relationships with funders, employers, and stakeholders, while also bringing in potential partners to enhance both impact and sustainability, and ensuring CRM systems support engagement and growth.

Our Client’s Commitment

Our client is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of background.

Are you a data-literate, detail-focused individual who can play a vital role in helping deliver transformational fundraising efforts for the University of London?

Location: London / Hybrid (option to work remotely for up to 60% of the work week)

Closing date: 9 a.m. Monday 27th October 2025

Who we are

The University of London is a leading UK provider of distance and digital education internationally, offering programmes to 45,000 students in 190 countries around the world. Although proudly rooted in London, our community and impact are global. We are a national leader in the humanities, and we promote their value to society and the economy through knowledge creation and exchange.

We are also a federation of 17 world class higher education institutions, with collaboration at the heart of our ethos. The University of London federation is a collective community of more than 240,000 learners and 50,000 staff, delivering world-leading research across all disciplines. Our passion for increasing access to education and mobilising the collective power and expertise of the federation is central to our ability to transform lives around the world and address the global challenges of the future.

The University is now planning a new campaign focused on the transformation of our iconic Senate House Library. Based in Senate House, it is one of the UK’s largest libraries for arts, humanities, and social sciences—home to 2 million books, 50 special collections, and 1800 archival collections—and it serves students from across the federation Since the inception of the Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement team in 2015, we have built our engagement activities and systems and now have an established community of more than 200,000 contactable alumni, donors and prospects – the majority of whom are outside of the UK.

About the role

We now seek a Philanthropy Data Officer to play a vital role in helping deliver our transformational fundraising efforts. As a confident CRM user, you’ll be a key part of our Philanthropy Operations team, providing data support for a wide range of functions across the Office, including events, communications, fundraising, donor insights and reporting. Alongside supporting day-to-day requests, you’ll also take on project work, helping to refine and develop the systems and processes that underpin our success. This is a chance to use your technical and analytical skills in a role where your work directly empowers colleagues, enhances donor engagement and informs decisions at the heart of a university-wide campaign.

Who are we looking for

We’re looking for someone who is data-literate, detail-focused and motivated by making systems work better. You’ll bring proven experience of working with CRM systems (ideally Blackbaud products such as Raiser’s Edge or Enterprise BBCRM) and the ability to analyse and present data clearly to a variety of audiences. You’ll thrive in a collaborative team environment, be comfortable engaging with colleagues at all levels, and bring the curiosity and problem-solving skills needed to shape data into meaningful insights. If you’re motivated by contributing to ambitious fundraising goals and want to see your work have a direct impact on education and research, this could be the ideal next step in your career.

It is a great time to join our team and be part of a successful campaign while enhancing your career with a globally recognised institution. 

For further information, to access the full job information pack, and instructions of how to apply, please visit click 'redirect to recruter'.

Closing date: 9 a.m. Monday 27th October 2025

Regional Fundraiser
Salary: £34,000-£36,000
Contract: Permanent, full-time
Location: Hybrid - offices in Oxfordshire & London
Closing date: Rolling
Benefits:  7% Employer pension contribution, Employee Assistance Programme, 26 days holiday BH and wellbeing day
 
This welfare charity is expanding their regionally based fundraising team, this is an exciting time of investment for the organisation. They are recruiting for a new Regional Fundraiser to cover the South of England. If you want to work at an organisation that believes in fundraising and is investing in it this could be a great role for you.

As part of this role, you will work with other Regional Fundraisers, developing relationships with local community groups, businesses and volunteer groups to grow income in each region.

This role will offer you the opportunity to manage your own portfolio of donors, deliver exceptional supporter stewardship to boost retention in the local area, and build long-lasting and valuable connections with supporters across the region.  

To be successful as the Regional Fundraiser, you will need:

• Proven experience as a regional fundraiser with strong knowledge of community income streams
• Strong experience in developing and delivering on targets
• Confidence working with a range of other team members, experience in collaborating, and working closely to reach and exceed fundraising targets.

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call Harry and quote the job title.

Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable roles. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically, supporting people to find their perfect role within the not-for-profit sector. 

We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here. 

If enough applications are received the charity reserves the right to end the application period sooner.