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Stand-By-Me, Hitchin (Hybrid)
£60,000 per year
Seeking an experienced Director to lead Stand-by-me, a North Herts charity providing bereavement support services to children & young people
Posted 1 day ago Apply Now
The Nia project, London (On-site)
£25,200 - £28,000 per year (FTE £31,500 - £35.000
East London Rape Crisis is recruiting a feminist counsellor to provide counselling for female survivors of trauma & sexual violence.
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Church Army, Sheffield City Centre (Hybrid)
£25,808 per annum (FTE) – pro-rated for part-time.
Church Army’s donors are vital to our future and growth as they underpin the resourcing of our frontline work.
Posted 1 day ago
Closing in 5 days
Ambitious about Autism, Isleworth (On-site)
£51,439 - £55,676 per year
We have an exciting opportunity for a Curriculum Manager to join us at our West Thames Campus.
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ASSIST Trauma Care, Multiple Locations (Hybrid)
£35 - £42 per hour
Seeking Specialist CBT Trauma Therapists able to travel across the county of Northamptonshire and work from our head office in Rugby.
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Our Time Charity, Remote
£30,000 pro rata
Purpose-driven corporate fundraiser building meaningful partnerships to transform outcomes for children and families.
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Victim Support, City of London (Hybrid)
Up to £29330.20 per annum
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Closing in 4 days
Girlguiding, Westminster (Hybrid)
£46,853 + £3,500 location allowance per year and check out our great benefits!
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Our Time Charity, Remote
£40,000 pro rata
Senior charity development professional specialising in commissioning, partnerships and early-help service growth.
Posted 1 day ago
British Exploring Society, Kensington (Hybrid)
£27,000 per year
New challenge? Join this remarkable 94-year-old charity and help us prepare young people for expeditions and adventures in the wilderness!
Posted 1 day ago
Closing in 5 days
British Heart Foundation, London (Hybrid)
£32,000 - £35,000 per year
Play a vital role in driving income growth by supporting a variety of fundraising teams - Corporate, Community, and Philanthropy.
Posted 1 day ago
Osborne Partnership, Dagenham (On-site)
£53,508 per year
We are looking for a dynamic new Operations Manager to support our ongoing progression. Can you be a leader here at Osborne Partnership?
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Youth Adventure Trust, Remote
£28,000 - £30,000 per year
Do you love spending time outdoors? Are you a people-person who thrives on adventure? Come and manage our challenge events programme!
Posted 1 day ago
The Ogden Trust, London (Hybrid)
£30,000 per year
Work as part of the operations team on our Subject Knowledge for Physics Teaching (SKPT) programme, delivering to a high standard
Posted 1 day ago
The Police Treatment Centres, Harrogate (On-site)
£31,000 - £33,000 per year
Following a restructure of the team we have created a new position where we will be looking for you to make a real difference.
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Hitchin, Hertfordshire (Hybrid)
£60,000 per year
Full-time or part-time (30 hr/wk)
Contract (12 months)

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Job description

Role Purpose 

This is a new role. Stand-by-me is seeking an experienced Director to effectively lead and manage the organisation. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the effective continued delivery of the charity’s aims, providing strong, strategic leadership and operational management, focussing on enhancing fundraising capacity and developing a robust organisation strategy. This role will also serve as the public representative of the organisation and will report directly to the Board of Trustees.

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic Leadership & Development:

· Conduct a rapid assessment of the charity’s current strategic plan and identify key areas for improvement.

· Lead the development of a revised or updated strategic framework, focusing on sustainability, growth, and impact.

· Work collaboratively with the Board of Trustees and Clinical staff to define clear strategic priorities and measurable outcomes.

· Provide clear and concise report to the Board on progress against strategic objectives.

· Manage and coordinate research projects and feasibility studies including budgeting, resourcing, scheduling, tracking and ensuring quality assurance.

2. Income Generation and Financial Management:

· Conduct a rapid, comprehensive review of existing fundraising activities and identify opportunities for growth and diversification.

· Develop and implement a short and long-term fundraising strategy to maximise income generation.

· Monitor and report on grants and funding.

· Lead and motivate our volunteer community fundraising team providing guidance and support to achieve specified targets.

· Cultivate and strengthen relationships with major donors, trusts, foundations, patronage, and corporate partners.

· Explore and develop new fundraising streams, including regular giving, digital fundraising, innovative partnerships and legacies.

· Working with the team, develop compelling funding proposals and grant applications.

· Improve fundraising reporting and analysis to track performance and inform decision-making.

3. Operational Management:

· Provide effective line management to the team and volunteers to foster a positive and collaborative work environment.

· Effectively delegate tasks to team members including promoting self organisation.

· Work with the Finance Trustee to oversee financial management, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and best practices for budgeting.

· Manage risk and ensure the charity's compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.

· Represent the charity to external stakeholders, building and maintaining positive relationships.

· Ensure effective communication and engagement with staff, volunteers, and beneficiaries.

· Work with Safeguarding Trustee and external Supervisors on any clinical or safeguarding issues as they arise.

· Conduct annual appraisals to monitor and evaluate staff performance.

4. Board Engagement/Governance:

· Act as the primary point of contact between the Board of Trustees.

· Provide regular updates to the Board on organisational performance including operational and strategic matters.

· Ensure the organisation’s compliance with all relevant regulatory requirements and internal policies to support the Board in its governance role by providing advice and information as needed.

· Facilitate effective communication and collaboration between the Trustee Board, staff and volunteers.

Organisation
Stand-By-Me View profile Organisation type Registered Charity
Refreshed on: 27 January 2026
Closing date: 11 February 2026 at 00:00
Tags: Social Care / Development, Volunteering Management, Bereavement Support, Psychology / Therapy, Youth / Children, Community Fundraising, Corporate Fundraising, Governance / Management, Social / Support Work

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