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The National Youth Agency is looking for a Business Development Manager

Business Development Manager
Contract: 12-month fixed term (Maternity leave cover)
Hours: Full-time - 37 hours per week
Salary: £43,054 per annum (dependent on experience and qualifications)
Location: Home-based in England with occasional travel for meetings, workshops, and team activities. Head Office is in Leicester.

What we do

As the national body for youth work, the NYA has a dual function. We are the professional statutory and regulatory body (PSRB) responsible for qualifications, quality standards, and safeguarding for youth work and services in England. In line with our charity mission and aims, we also champion youth work through research, advocacy, campaigns, and programmes.

We work in partnership and believe in collaborative leadership, listening to youth workers and the youth work sector so that we can understand their needs and respond to the challenges they face. We are ambitious for youth work and for young people and integrate youth voice and influence across our work

About the Role

We are looking for an entrepreneurial and proactive Business Development Manager to develop relationships and opportunities with new clients, drive income generation and to grow the reach of the charity.

This role leads on securing new business opportunities across tenders, grants, consultancy, training, and government contracts, managing the process from initial research through to submission and handover. It focuses on building and maintaining relationships with partners across the public, voluntary, and private sectors, while promoting the NYA’s services and quality framework.

Key Responsibilities

As a Business Development Manager, you will:

• Seeking and attracting new opportunities for the NYA to work with public sector, voluntary sector, and private sector partners.
• Identifying and assessing prospects across tenders, grants, commercial proposals and government frameworks/contracts.
• Developing win themes, evidence, pricing assumptions (where applicable) and coordinating with internal and external stakeholders to develop bids.
• Managing clarifications, presentations/interviews and negotiation stages with commissioners/funders/clients.
• Keeping pipeline and plans up to date and reporting progress/risks against targets.
• Developing relationships with and maintaining existing relationships with clients and funders.
• Taking bids through to close including final agreements and contract sign off.
• Promoting NYA products, resources, consultancy services and training offer.
• Delivering market research, developing business strategies and pitches, managing projects, and identifying new business opportunities.
• Working as part of the wider Business Development Team to achieve income targets
• Working with our youth work specialists and Programmes and Research teams and reporting to the Head of Business Development.

Why Work for NYA?

• NYA operates as a people-focused organisation, prioritising the well-being and needs of its employees.
• NYA offers an exceptional flexible working approach which encourages our team to balance professional responsibilities with their personal life.
• A remote based team, spread across England, fostering inclusivity and diverse talent. Despite geographical distances between team members, NYA maintains a highly motivated and connected team through the optimisation of digital tools.
• NYA is committed to supporting the continual personal and professional development of our team and helping them achieve their ambitions.
• We provide 25 days leave plus 8 days, life assurance scheme, 5% employer pension contribution and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme via Spectrum.life with unlimited specialist support available to all NYA employees.

Closing date: 5pm Friday 26th June 2026
Please note: we reserve the right to close this vacancy early
Interviews: Week commencing 6th July 2026 (subject to change)

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

The National Youth Agency is an equal opportunities employer. 

At NYA our inclusive culture means that we embrace individual differences and understand that we need a diverse team to achieve our organisations mission.

We wish to recruit candidates from all backgrounds to ensure our team reflects the rich diversity of the communities we serve. We encourage applications from anyone regardless of disability, ethnicity, heritage, gender, sexuality, religion, socio-economic background and political beliefs but we particularly welcome applications from global majority candidates and those from other minoritised ethnic groups in the UK as they are currently underrepresented in our team.

Please note: We use AI detector software, so applications or CV’s with high levels of AI generated content may be disregarded. We understand that AI tools can offer support to candidates who have learning differences, which is why we will accept applications with some AI assistance.

No agencies please.

Interim HR Business Partner

Location: Hybrid – London

Salary: £65,000, full time equivalent

MLC Partners are partnering with a highly respected national organisation to recruit an experienced and commercially minded HR Business Partner.

This is a significant strategic HR leadership opportunity, offering the chance to influence organisational direction, partner with Executive leaders, and drive transformational people initiatives across a complex, values-led environment.

Working closely with Executive Directors and senior stakeholders, you will act as a trusted advisor on all people-related matters, helping to shape workforce strategy, organisational design, talent management, succession planning, leadership development and cultural transformation.

This role combines strategic business partnering with operational leadership and will suit an experienced HR professional who thrives in complex organisations undergoing change and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with Executive Directors and senior leadership teams to deliver people strategies aligned to organisational objectives.
• Lead strategic workforce planning, talent management and succession planning initiatives.
• Provide expert guidance on organisational change, restructuring and transformation programmes.
• Influence and coach senior leaders to build leadership capability and drive high-performance cultures.
• Lead and support complex employee relations matters, ensuring commercially sound and legally compliant outcomes.
• Drive organisational development initiatives focused on culture, engagement, inclusion and leadership effectiveness.
• Utilise workforce data and people analytics to inform decision-making and identify future workforce risks and opportunities.
• Lead, develop and mentor HR colleagues, fostering a collaborative and high-performing People function.
• Contribute to wider organisational projects, governance initiatives and continuous improvement programmes.

About You:

• Full CIPD membership and a strong generalist HR background.
• Significant experience operating at senior HR Business Partner level within a large, complex organisation.
• A proven track record of partnering with Executive and Director-level stakeholders.
• Experience leading organisational change, workforce transformation and cultural development programmes.
• Strong employee relations expertise within highly unionised environments.
• Experience using workforce analytics and people data to drive strategic decision-making.
• Outstanding stakeholder management, influencing and coaching skills.
• The ability to balance strategic thinking with operational delivery.

This is an opportunity to join an organisation with a strong social purpose, where people are genuinely at the heart of the strategy. You'll have the platform to shape organisational outcomes, influence senior decision-making and contribute to meaningful, long-term transformation.

For a confidential discussion and further information, please contact Annabelle at MLC Partners.

Job Title: New Business Manager
Reporting To: Head of Corporate Partnerships
Manages: New Business Officer
Location: Remote (Occasional travel to Leicester Office & other UK locations as necessary)
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £37,286 - £43,466 (appointments are typically made at the lower end of the salary range)
Hours: Full time (36 hours per week, flexible).

About Home-Start UK

Home-Start is a federated charity consisting of a central national office – Home-Start UK - and over 170 geographically dispersed local Home-Start organisations, all working together under the same identity.

We recognise that being a parent has never been easy. Every Home-Start volunteer is trained to work alongside parents to overcome the challenges they are facing. We work with parents to build on their strengths and give them the support that they tell us they need. We offer no judgement – just compassionate, confidential help and expert support. This peer-to-peer support is key to the difference Home-Start makes and often our volunteers have lived experience of the challenges their families are facing themselves.

About The Role

We’re looking for a proactive and driven New Business Manager to grow our corporate partnerships and generate new income for Home-Start UK, helping us support more families across the UK. This role also includes line management responsibility for the New Business Officer.

Home-Start is a federated charity consisting of a central national office – Home-Start UK - and over 170 geographically dispersed local Home-Start organisations, all working together under the same identity.

While our impact is delivered locally through this network, this role focuses on securing and growing partnerships at a national level for Home-Start UK.

Every day, families face challenges that can feel overwhelming. By building strong partnerships with companies, we can reach more families, earlier, and make a lasting difference.

This is an exciting time to join as we grow our corporate partnerships and invest in new opportunities to increase our impact.

You’ll lead relationships from first contact through to securing agreements, working closely with colleagues across Home-Start UK. You’ll also draw on insight from our network of local services to shape compelling partnership opportunities and clearly demonstrate impact.

We’ve recently worked with a consultancy to develop a refreshed approach to corporate fundraising, and this role will play a key part in bringing that to life. You’ll have the opportunity to shape and lead our new business approach—helping to re-energise how we identify opportunities, engage partners, and grow income.

The people at Home-Start are its most important resource. Home-Start UK has been accredited with Investors in People since March 2005, which recognises the commitment we give to developing our staff.

Benefits of working for Home-Start

• Flexible working
• Family friendly policy
• PayCare health cash plan
• Enhanced employer contribution pension
• Learning and development
• DAS Employee Assistance

If this sounds like your kind of opportunity, then we want to hear from you!

The closing date for applications is Friday 19th June at 4pm.
First stage interviews will take place virtually on week commencing 29th June.
Second stage interviews will take place virtually on week commencing 6th July.

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

Home-Start UK is committed to Equality of Opportunity and Diversity. We wish to encourage applications from all parts of the community irrespective of gender, race, colour, age, sexual orientation or disability.

No agencies please.

We have an opportunity for an Apprentice Business Administrator to join us at SNG.

You'll be part of our Customer and Neighbourhood Team, with an office base in Basingstoke.

The salary starts from £15,680 depending on your age and experience.

About SNG

SNG (Sovereign Network Group) is one of the largest housing associations in England.

Our purpose is to provide good, affordable homes in thriving communities. We provide over 85,000 homes and invest in communities across London, the South East, South West and East of England, as well as aiming to create thousands of new affordable homes every year.

Everything we earn, we reinvest so that our customers - now and in the future - have a sustainable home in a thriving community.

The Apprenticeship

This apprenticeship will introduce you to how we deliver our housing services and support our customers. You'll build valuable housing skills and will make a meaningful contribution to the work that we do.

You'll spend time with different teams, including Customer Accounts, Lettings, Localities (Tenancy Management), and Supported Housing. This will give you hands-on experience and help you understand how our services work from start to finish.

In this role, you will:

• Carry out basic admin tasks and data entry
• Respond to customer enquiries
• Support case management activity
• Work with colleagues and external partners
• Attend meetings and site visits with team members
• Help with reporting and system updates

As part of the placement, you'll shadow experienced staff to learn about their roles. As your confidence grows, you'll be given your own tasks and responsibilities, matched to your skills and development.

You'll also be attending college to complete a Level 3 Business Administrator qualification.

At SNG, our apprenticeships are designed to give you the confidence, training and skills to build a meaningful and successful career.

The Details

• We have attached a Candidate Guide to this role. This will help you with the application form and let you know what questions we are going to ask you.
• To complete the Level 2 course you'll ideally have, or be working towards a Maths and English GCSE
• You can apply until midnight on the 23rd June 2026
• We will let you know if you will be invited to our assessment days by Tuesday 14th July

The assessment day will take place on the 24th July, please make sure you are available.

Natural History Museum
Senior Finance Business Partner
Salary: £65,000
Contract: Permanent, full-time (36 hours per week)
Hybrid working: 3 days a week in the office based in South Kensington

The Natural History Museum is one of the world’s most iconic visitor attractions and a globally respected scientific research centre. Home to over 80 million specimens, we are uniquely placed to tackle some of the biggest challenges facing our planet today. Each year we welcome more than five million visitors, inspiring people to care about the natural world. 
As we work towards our ambitious strategy leading up to our 150th anniversary in 2031, we are seeking a talented and driven finance professional to play a critical role in supporting major capital programmes and shaping financial decision-making across the organisation. 
This is a high-profile and impactful role where you will partner with senior stakeholders, providing insight, challenge and robust financial analysis to support both strategic and operational decisions.

About the Role
Reporting to the Head of Finance, the Senior Finance Business Partner will play a central role in supporting the Museum’s capital programmes, including the NHM150 portfolio. 
You will lead on financial planning, modelling and analysis, ensuring accurate and insightful reporting to support decision-making across complex, multi-year projects.
Working closely with senior leaders, project teams and external stakeholders, you will act as a trusted advisor—bringing commercial insight, financial rigour and strategic thinking to drive successful outcomes.
This role combines technical excellence, leadership and strong stakeholder engagement, with a clear focus on continuous improvement and organisational impact.

Key Responsibilities
Financial Planning & Analysis

• Lead financial support for major capital programmes, providing robust modelling and scenario analysis
• Deliver insightful analysis of costs, risks and opportunities to support strategic decision-making
• Produce detailed financial reports, including variance analysis and commentary

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Own the development and management of programme budgets and forecasts
• Oversee cashflow forecasting and ensure alignment with wider organisational financial planning
• Ensure accuracy of income, expenditure and accounting treatment across projects

Business Partnering & Leadership

• Build strong relationships with project teams, senior stakeholders and external partners
• Act as a trusted advisor, providing clear and accessible financial insight
• Present financial information to both finance and non-finance audiences
• Line manage and develop two Finance Business Partners

Governance & Continuous Improvement

• Support risk management processes, including financial risk and contingency planning
• Enhance financial processes, controls and reporting tools
• Collaborate with development teams on funding applications and financial reporting requirements

About You
We are looking for a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with strong business partnering experience and a track record of supporting complex programmes or projects. 

You will bring:

• Significant experience in senior finance business partnering roles with large or complex budgets
• Strong financial modelling, analysis and advanced Excel skills
• Experience of working with senior stakeholders and influencing decision-making
• Proven ability to present complex financial information clearly to non-finance audiences
• Strong leadership skills, including experience managing and developing team members
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach with a commitment to continuous improvement
• Experience in the charity, museum or not-for-profit sector is advantageous but not essential.

Key benefits include:

• 27.5 days annual leave plus public holidays
• Defined contribution pension scheme (up to 10% employer contribution)
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Access to wellbeing support and employee assistance programmes
• Discounts across Museum shops, cafés and local venues
• Free or discounted access to museums and cultural institutions
• Enhanced family-friendly policies and support

Apply Now
The Natural History Museum are partnering exclusively with Allen Lane and Iain Slinn on the recruitment of this role. Please reach out to Iain to discuss in more detail

We have an opportunity for an Apprentice Business Administrator to join us at SNG.

You'll be part of our Customer and Neighbourhood Team, with an office base in Basingstoke.

The salary starts from £15,680 depending on your age and experience.

About SNG

SNG (Sovereign Network Group) is one of the largest housing associations in England.

Our purpose is to provide good, affordable homes in thriving communities. We provide over 85,000 homes and invest in communities across London, the South East, South West and East of England, as well as aiming to create thousands of new affordable homes every year.

Everything we earn, we reinvest so that our customers - now and in the future - have a sustainable home in a thriving community.

The Apprenticeship

This apprenticeship will introduce you to how we deliver our housing services and support our customers. You'll build valuable housing skills and will make a meaningful contribution to the work that we do.

You'll spend time with different teams, including Customer Accounts, Lettings, Localities (Tenancy Management), and Supported Housing. This will give you hands-on experience and help you understand how our services work from start to finish.

In this role, you will:

• Carry out basic admin tasks and data entry
• Respond to customer enquiries
• Support case management activity
• Work with colleagues and external partners
• Attend meetings and site visits with team members
• Help with reporting and system updates

As part of the placement, you'll shadow experienced staff to learn about their roles. As your confidence grows, you'll be given your own tasks and responsibilities, matched to your skills and development.

You'll also be attending college to complete a Level 3 Business Administrator qualification.

At SNG, our apprenticeships are designed to give you the confidence, training and skills to build a meaningful and successful career.

The Details

• We have attached a Candidate Guide to this role. This will help you with the application form and let you know what questions we are going to ask you.
• To complete the Level 2 course you'll ideally have, or be working towards a Maths and English GCSE
• You can apply until midnight on the 23rd June 2026
• We will let you know if you will be invited to our assessment days by Tuesday 14th July

The assessment day will take place on the 24th July, please make sure you are available.

This is an opportunity to play a leading role in shaping the future of Resources for Autism.

Since 1997, we have supported autistic people and their families through services that are safe, empowering and neuro-affirming. As demand for our work continues to grow, we are looking for an ambitious and strategic Head of Income Generation & Business Development to help us build a stronger, more diverse and sustainable future.

Reporting to the CEO and joining our Senior Leadership Team, you will lead the development of a progressive income generation strategy that expands new partnerships, income streams and opportunities for growth — ensuring we can continue delivering life-changing support to autistic people across London and the West Midlands. 

We are looking for someone who combines commercial awareness with creativity, relationship-building and a genuine commitment to social impact.

LOCATION: London (or Birmingham with regular travel to London)

SALARY: £50,000 - £56,000 depending on experience

HOURS: Full time

The Role

You will design and deliver a new income generation strategy that unlocks growth across:

· Corporate partnerships

· Major donors and philanthropy

· Community, individual and digital giving

· Earned and paid‑for services

· Grants, trusts and public sector funding (as part of a balanced mix)

· Recurring /regular donations from committed individuals

You will take an “intrapreneurial” approach — spotting opportunity, building new propositions, testing ideas and learning quickly — while embedding a culture where income generation is seen as a shared organisational priority, not the responsibility of one team.

Essential Experience & Track Record

• A demonstrable track record of generating income and/or building sustainable revenue streams, across more than one income source.
• Evidence of developing and delivering an income or growth strategy, particularly in contexts requiring diversification or change.
• Experience of driving new opportunities — such as partnerships, products, services or supporter propositions — rather than only maintaining existing income.
• Proven success in building and stewarding senior relationships, including corporates, funders, donors, commissioners or strategic partners.
• Experience working at a senior level within an organisation, with exposure to executive decision‑making and governance (e.g. Board or Trustee engagement).

Essential Skills

· Demonstrable evidence of success and business growth

· Experience and success in one or more of the following:

• Corporate partnerships or sponsorship

• Major donor / philanthropy programmes

• Earned or paid for services/ sales

• Community or digital fundraising

· Experience developing and delivering successful strategies.

· Evidence of successful relationship-building skills with funders, donors, corporate partners or others.

· Experience managing or mentoring staff or volunteers.

· Strategic thinker with the ability to work collaboratively across teams and with senior stakeholders.

· Good market research and data analysis skills that have influenced decisions

· Experience contributing to or leading at organisational growth.

· Highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

· Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) adaptable to different populations including: colleagues, external professionals, service users, families, volunteers, donors

Desirable Skills

· Understanding of and commitment to adhering to fundraising policies, ethical standards, and relevant regulatory frameworks (e.g. Fundraising Regulator Code of Practice, GDPR).

· Experience in minor/major donor fundraising and/or corporate partnerships.

· Familiarity with the autism or disability sector.

Staff Benefits 

90% of our staff say that Resources for Autism is “a great place to work”. 

Not only will the work you do ensure we are making vital differences and inspiring others, but our other benefits also include: 

· 25 days of leave (pro rata for part time roles) each year plus 8 bank holidays and an additional 3 Celebration days that could be used between Christmas and new year, but may be used for other religious days or significant days such as your birthday 

· access to ongoing training and progress in the areas that interest you 

· access to our wellbeing initiatives and an Employee Assistance Programme 

Application Process

Read more about us and the role on our website

To apply, you will need to complete our application form in full, including your full employment and education history. Any gaps in employment should be clearly explained within your application.

Please note that CVs may be included as supporting documents but will not be accepted in place of a completed application form.

As part of your application, we ask that you provide a personal statement outlining how your experience, skills and approach meet the requirements of the role and person specification.

Do you have significant HR experience, with an ability to build strong partner relationships, and a track record of resolving key people issues through advice to managers? Can you manage your own workload, taking personal responsibility for progressing people activities?

We are recruiting for an experienced HR Business Partner to partner with managers and heads of department on all people matters in specific areas of the charity.  

What does this role do?

Reporting to the Senior HR Business Partner, the successful candidate will:

• build and maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders in specific areas within the charity, acting as a trusted partner for HR related advice.  
• develop a thorough understanding of partnered areas including departmental objectives, role and team structures, and key people issues. 
• provide tailored HR advice and guidance, using metrics and data to spot trends and identify risks and areas of opportunity. 
• manage informal and formal employee relations cases to successful resolution
• work closely with specialist teams in HR to improve people practices.

First stage interviews for this role are provisionally scheduled for week commencing 29th June 2026, followed by second stage interviews the following week. This role is a fixed term contract until June 2027.

Could this be you?

Ideally qualified to CIPD level 7 (or with equivalent experience), you will have previously worked in a similar role and will have a proven track record of resolving key people issues through a thorough understanding of departmental activities, and tailoring advice to managers.  You will have significant experience in successfully resolving a wide variety of complex ER issues with the ability to build and maintain strong partner relationships, as well as also the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information to diverse audiences.

About Dogs Trust

We love dogs. That’s why we do whatever we can to make sure every four-legged friend gets the love they deserve. We’ll never put a healthy dog down, so our work is focused on helping dogs in need, supporting owners every step of the walk, and creating a better world for dogs in the future. It’s what we’ve been doing since 1891 and how we’ve grown to become the UK’s leading dog charity, helping 12,000 loyal friends find their forever homes every year.

To apply for this position please click the APPLY NOW button. Our application process requires you submit a personal statement explaining your interest and suitability for the role.
 
Dogs are incredibly diverse, much like the humans that love them! At Dogs Trust we value diversity, and we're committed to fostering an inclusive culture. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, abilities, and cultures and believe that a diverse workforce helps us to achieve our mission. Our colleague networks give our people a voice, acting as vehicles for real and meaningful change within Dogs Trust. We truly want to see every candidate shine throughout the entire job application process, interview stages, and during their time with us. If there's anything on your mind or any adjustments you may need, don't hesitate to reach out to us. We're here to support you every step of the way.

Anna Freud
Senior Finance Business Partner
Salary: £60,000
Contract: Permanent, full-time
Hybrid working: 1 day per week in the office
Location: Central London (office near Kings Cross and Angel)

Anna Freud is a world-leading mental health charity for children, young people and their families. For over 70 years, we have been transforming understanding, practice and outcomes in mental health to help create a more compassionate society and close the gap between mental illness and mental wellness. 
We are at a pivotal moment in strengthening our financial insight, modelling capability and business partnering approach. As we continue to grow our impact, we are looking for a talented and driven finance professional to play a key role in shaping financial decision-making across the organisation.
This is an exceptional opportunity for a qualified accountant to step into a highly visible and strategic role, partnering with senior stakeholders to deliver insight that supports both operational performance and long-term sustainability.

About the Role
Reporting to the Head of Finance, the Senior Finance Business Partner will play a central role in delivering high-quality financial planning, modelling and analysis across the charity.
You will lead on budgeting, forecasting and management reporting, while developing sophisticated financial models including scenario planning, cost recovery approaches and long-term income and expenditure projections to support strategic decision-making. 
Working closely with senior leaders and budget holders, you will provide clear, insightful analysis and act as a trusted advisor, helping teams to understand their financial performance and make informed, evidence-based decisions.
This role combines technical expertise, commercial insight and strong stakeholder engagement, with a clear focus on continuous improvement and organisational impact.

Key Responsibilities
Financial Planning & Analysis

• Lead the development of robust financial models, including multi-year forecasting and scenario planning
• Provide insight into financial performance through detailed analysis of income, expenditure, margins and cost ratios

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Own and continuously improve the annual budgeting and reforecasting processes
• Ensure budget holders are supported, accountable and aligned to organisational strategy

Business Partnering

• Build strong, collaborative relationships across departments, acting as a trusted advisor and “critical friend”
• Support non-finance stakeholders to understand and use financial data effectively

Continuous Improvement & Systems

• Enhance financial processes, systems and reporting tools to improve efficiency and insight
• Support the development of dashboards and data visualisation to improve decision-making
• Contribute to ongoing improvements in financial governance and controls

About You
We are looking for a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) who has an understanding of charity finance, with strong financial analysis and business partnering experience.
You will bring:

• Proven expertise in budgeting, forecasting and management reporting
• Strong financial modelling and analytical skills, with advanced Excel capability
• The ability to translate complex financial data into clear, actionable insight
• Confidence working with and influencing senior stakeholders
• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with a passion for continuous improvement
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage non-financial audiences effectivel

Lead MSF UK’s organisation‑wide change programme, delivering projects which improve our efficiency and effectiveness so that we can maximise the support we send to MSF's medical-humanitarian operations. A senior role for an experienced change leader who can drive transformation, influence at executive level, and embed lasting benefits in our business processes.

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Mon-Fri

Duration: Fixed Term Contract, 24 months

Location: London - hybrid, 2 days per week in office (including Wednesdays)

Salary: £61,531.29 to £75,204.91 per annum | Salary is offered in line with our pay framework and typically starts at the entry point of the band. Salary increases are considered annually and are subject to our appraisal and performance review process.

Job purpose:

The Change Delivery Lead defines, manages and delivers MSF UK’s organisation‑wide change programme, incorporating priority projects identified in the 2026/27 Plan. The role ensures that benefits realisation and process improvement are embedded from the outset, delivering sustainable improvements in efficiency and effectiveness to enable MSF UK’s Strategic Direction 2026/31.

Please download the full job and person specification below for further details.

A growing national charity is looking for a Business Operations Assistant to join them on an immediate temporary basis for an initial three month period, with the potential to extend.

Location: London, near Bank station
Salary: £16.48 per hour
Working pattern: Full time, 35 hours per week
Office attendance: 2 days per week
Start date: ASAP
Closing date: Monday 15th at 9am

This is a varied and hands on role offering exposure across the organisation and the opportunity to work closely with senior stakeholders. You will be part of a warm and supportive team, with a collaborative culture and strong sense of shared purpose. It is not a junior administration role and would suit someone confident working at pace, managing multiple priorities and supporting across business operations.

The role will support the smooth running of the organisation across operations, HR, governance and finance. Day to day duties will include:

• Managing shared inboxes and responding to enquiries via phone and email
• Processing incoming post and supporting office coordination
• Raising purchase orders, processing invoices and supporting expense reconciliation
• Supporting governance processes, including maintaining trustee records and key documentation
• Assisting with HR administration, systems and internal processes
• Coordinating internal activity including scheduling, meetings and events
• Providing high level administrative support to senior stakeholders
• Supporting operational projects such as office improvements and systems updates
• Liaising with internal teams and external suppliers to keep activity on track
• Ensuring all work is delivered accurately and in line with GDPR and confidentiality requirements

You will bring strong administrative or operations experience from a busy environment, with the confidence to manage competing priorities and work at pace.

You will be highly organised, detail focused and proactive in your approach. Experience supporting finance processes such as invoices and purchase orders would be beneficial, alongside strong IT skills and the ability to work with a wide range of stakeholders, including senior leadership.

If you are immediately available and looking for a varied role within a purpose driven organisation, please do get in touch.

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 with making the application process work for you.

A well-established UK charity is seeking a Finance Business Partner to join its finance team on a 12-month fixed-term contract.

Reporting to the Senior Finance Business Partner, this role will act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders across Branding, Marketing & Fundraising business areas. You will provide insightful analysis, robust financial modelling and commercial challenge to support decision-making. A significant focus of the role will be developing and maintaining financial models to support income generation, fundraising initiatives, investment decisions and long-term planning.

This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded Finance Business Partner who enjoys working closely with stakeholders, translating financial information into actionable insight and influencing decision-making within a purpose-led organisation.

Key responsibilities are as follows:

• Partner with senior stakeholders across Branding, Marketing and Fundraising functions, providing financial insight and support to drive performance and strategic decision-making.
• Develop, maintain and enhance complex financial models to support business cases, fundraising initiatives, investment decisions, scenario planning and long-term forecasting.
• Lead the preparation of annual budgets, forecasts and reforecasts, ensuring financial plans align with organisational objectives.
• Produce monthly management accounts, including insightful commentary, variance analysis and recommendations.
• Provide financial analysis and challenge to support income generation strategies, fundraising campaigns and marketing initiatives.
• Support restricted fund management, donor reporting and funding pipeline analysis.
• Analyse key cost drivers, return on investment and campaign performance to support effective resource allocation.
• Build strong relationships with budget holders, providing ongoing support and guidance on financial management and planning.
• Present financial information to non-finance stakeholders in a clear and engaging manner, helping to drive informed decision-making.
• Ensure month-end and year-end activities are completed accurately and in accordance with organisational procedures.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations, accruals, prepayments and other month-end adjustments as required.
• Support the annual accounts process and liaise with external auditors where necessary.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes, reporting and business partnering across the organisation.

You will:

• Be a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with post-qualification experience.
• Have strong Finance Business Partnering experience, ideally supporting commercial, marketing, fundraising or income-generating functions.
• Possess advanced financial modelling skills and be comfortable building, maintaining and presenting complex financial models.
• Have excellent budgeting, forecasting and management reporting experience.
• Demonstrate strong commercial acumen with the ability to analyse performance and provide meaningful recommendations.
• Have experience interpreting complex financial data and communicating insights to non-finance stakeholders.
• Be confident building relationships and influencing senior stakeholders across the organisation.
• Have knowledge of charity accounting and SORP, or a strong interest in developing this expertise.
• Be proactive, solutions-focused and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
• Have an interest in working for an organisation committed to delivering positive social impact.

What’s on offer:

• 12-month fixed-term contract
• Salary: £56,919
• Hybrid working arrangements, with a London office and flexibility around home working, alongside an expectation of approximately two days per week in the office

£12,623 per annum (pro-rata salary, FT pay scale £24,545 to £26,469)

Main purpose of the job

• To support the organisation’s day-to-day finance, HR and impact data administration. This includes maintaining and strengthening financial controls, contributing to monthly and year-end financial processes, and supporting with finance/HR reports as required.
• To collect, manage and analyse data to improve service quality, demonstrate impact, and meet reporting requirements. The post holder will ensure information is accurate, compliant and used effectively to support decision-making, quality assurance and continuous improvement.
• To work collaboratively with colleagues to ensure management information is produced accurately and on time, which will support effective strategic and operational decision-making across the organisation.

Main Tasks

Finance Administration and Financial Control

1. Process income sales invoices, grant claims and associated receipts and payments, ensuring timely receipt of all revenue.

2. Process purchase ledger invoices and associated payments.

3. Calculate accruals, prepayments and internal recharges.

4. Complete bank reconciliations.

5. Maintain and update the organisation’s asset register.

6. Maintain project files in line with funding guidelines.

7. Record cash account transactions, including weekly cash issues to relevant budget holders, ensuring all returns comply with financial procedures.

8. Monitor individual budgets and highlight any issues or concerns to the appropriate colleagues.

9. Liaise with the charity’s auditors and provide information required to support the annual audit.

10.  Assist in the design, management and co-ordination of appropriate finance and administrative systems as required.

11.  Ensure day-to-day financial processes comply with the Financial Procedures Policy.

12.  Contribute to procurement and value-for-money activities.

Impact, Data and Reporting

13.  Support the organisation to collect, analyse and use data to improve service quality, demonstrate impact, and meet regulatory and funding requirements.

14.  Support the development of evaluation frameworks and tools, including surveys, feedback forms and outcome trackers.

15.  Collect qualitative and quantitative evidence, including case studies, feedback and statistics.

16.  Assist with the production of reports for funders, trustees and the Senior Leadership Team, including annual and impact reports.

General Organisational Responsibilities

17.  Carry out general administrative and other duties within the scope and purpose of the post, as required.

18. Promote an equal opportunities culture and ensure fair treatment of all staff, young people and parents/carers, with standards of behaviour based on dignity and respect.

19. Comply with, and support the development and implementation of, organisational policies and procedures, including Equality, Safeguarding, Child Protection, Health and Safety, Confidentiality and Data Protection, reporting all concerns appropriately.

20. Undertake appropriate training as required.

21. Demonstrate a commitment to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.

22. Promote a positive image of MYL and the wider work of the organisation.

23. Ensure that your conduct, both within and outside MYL, does not conflict with the professional expectations of the organisation.

Manchester Young Lives is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The highest priority is given to following guidance and regulations to safeguard children and young people.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

Please note CVs will not be considered as part of your application for this position. Application and Demographic forms must be returned either via email or by post to Manchester Young Lives, The Addy Young People’s Centre, Woodhouse Lane, Wythenshawe, M22 9TF. Please ensure you complete the final section of the application from, giving information as to how you meet the person specification. The forms can be found on our website.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. 

The closing date for completed application forms is 15th of June at 9am.