Communications manager for major change programmes jobs
THINK Recruitment are working with AMR Action UK to recruit an experienced Trusts & Grants Fundraiser to help secure vital funding that will support life-changing services and research. AMR Action UK is the leading UK patient charity for Antimicrobial Resistance provides research, education and support for people affected by the condition.
This role is an exciting opportunity for a relationship-driven fundraiser to manage and grow a portfolio of charitable trusts and foundations. Working remotely as part of a smalland collaborative fundraising team, you will play a key role in developing compelling funding proposals and building long-term partnerships with funders.
The Role
The Trusts & Grants Fundraiser will be responsible for developing and delivering a trusts and foundations income stream, identifying new funding opportunities and nurturing relationships with existing supporters.
You will research prospective funders, craft persuasive applications and proposals, and manage reporting requirements to ensure strong stewardship of grant funders.
Key Responsibilities
- Research and identify new grant-making trusts and foundations aligned with the charity’s mission
- Develop and submit high-quality funding applications and proposals
- Manage and grow a portfolio of existing trust and foundation supporters
- Build and maintain strong relationships with funders
- Prepare compelling impact reports and funding updates
- Work collaboratively with internal teams to gather project information and outcomes
- Maintain accurate records of applications, income and reporting deadlines
About You
You will be a confident communicator with strong written skills and a proven track record of securing income from trusts and foundations.
You will bring:
- Experience securing income from charitable trusts and foundations
- Excellent proposal and report writing skills
- Strong research and prospecting abilities
- The ability to manage multiple applications and deadlines
- A proactive and organised approach to relationship management
- A passion for improving health outcomes and supporting charitable work
What’s on Offer
- Permanent, full-time position
- Remote working (UK-based)
- Opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a health-focused charity
- Supportive and collaborative fundraising team
Community Fundraiser
Do you want to help shape the future of world-class healthcare and directly improve patients’ lives?
Join a team, where every fundraiser you inspire helps bring life-saving innovations to patients in Cambridge and beyond.
We’re on a mission to support our client, voted one of the top 100 hospitals in the world, and a global leader in healthcare innovation. From new cancer care to a world-class children’s hospital, your work will help transform the future of patient care.
Position: Community Fundraiser
Location: Cambridge / Hybrid (minimum two days per week in the office)
Salary: £26,000- £28,000 per annum (depending on experience) plus a great benefits package!
Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: Tuesday, 7th April 2026. We reserve the right to close this role if a suitable candidate is found.
Why You’ll Love This Role
- Inspire communities, schools, and supporters to fund life-changing care
- Build long-lasting relationships and see the tangible impact of your work
- Shape fundraising campaigns for new world-class hospital projects
- Enjoy autonomy, creativity, and career growth in a nationally recognized charity
About the Job
As a Community Fundraiser, your role is varied, exciting, and incredibly rewarding. You’ll:
- Engage individuals, schools, and community groups to maximise fundraising income
- Support fundraisers in memory, challenge events, and community campaigns
- Help launch major fundraising projects for our new cancer and children’s hospitals
- Ensure supporters feel valued with outstanding stewardship and gratitude
- Track, analyse, and optimise engagement to maximise fundraising impact
You’ll work closely with the Community Fundraising Manager and other colleagues to ensure the programme delivers real results for patients.
About You
With previous experience of working in a similar fundraising role within a charity or not-for-profit organisation, you’re someone who:
- Loves building relationships and inspiring people to support life-changing causes
- Can work independently while thriving in a collaborative team
- Has excellent communication, organisation, and attention to detail
- Is enthusiastic, positive, and empathetic
- Has strong numeracy and is confident using Microsoft Office
For this role a driving licence and access to vehicle is essential.
If you’re ready to inspire communities, raise vital funds, and make a tangible difference for patients, we want to hear from you!
We strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds and identities, every new team member brings a unique perspective, helping us enrich and diversify our charity.
In Return
This is an amazing place to work!
You will receive a fantastic benefits package including:
- Pension Scheme with 7% Employer Contribution
- 25 days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays + Your Birthday off
- Group Life Assurance (4x salary)
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
- Annual Eye Tests + £65 towards computer-use glasses
- On-site Leisure Centre
- NHS Discount Schemes
- Health Cash Plan
- Employee Assistance Programmes
- Cycle to Work Scheme
Other roles you may have experience in include Fundraising, Fundraiser, Community Fundraiser, Community Fundraising, Fundraising Officer, In Memory, Events Fundraiser, Challenge Events Fundraiser. #INDNFP
Please note this role is advertised by the recruitment agency acting for the client - Not For Profit People.
This is an exciting role in our committed policy team leading the fight to end child poverty in the UK. The government has just published a UK wide cross-government child poverty strategy, and made some historic commitments to reduce child poverty including scrapping the two-child limit and expanding free school meals in England. However, there is more to do, and this is a great time to join CPAG as we look to monitor the impact of these changes and influence policy makers and parliamentarians to ensure child poverty is high up the agenda.
We are looking for someone with a track record of communicating complex policy areas in an accessible manner to a range of non-specialist audiences. You will have knowledge of parliamentary processes and the different advocacy levers that can be used to influence change. You will enjoy working collaboratively to identify policy issues and develop solutions, working closely with colleagues across the organisation as well as externally.
In addition, in a senior policy officer we are looking for someone to take a lead role in developing CPAG’s policy and research programme, including leading the delivery of research projects, helping to shape our press and campaigns work, and contributing to the development of future projects including fundraising.
You will have a track record of producing high quality research and analysis, including policy briefings, on social policy issues.
The postholder will be working in a fast moving, high profile and complex policy environment and will need to balance short term priorities with long term objectives. Current priorities include influencing the implementation of the forthcoming child poverty strategy, sharing analysis and expertise as part of the DWP’s review of universal credit, and monitoring the development of the green paper on the changes to disability benefits.
We welcome applications from individuals with the skills and experience outlined and we can be flexible about working arrangements, including considering part time hours. We operate a hybrid working system and would be happy to discuss any flexibilities required. CPAG is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion which you can read more about in the job pack.
Please note we are recruiting for one person with the right fit at either the policy officer or senior policy officer level.
For more information about this post and to apply download the (Senior) Policy Officer job pack.
If you have questions or need specific arrangements or reasonable adjustments to take part in the selection process please contact us.
Closing date for applications: Monday 16 March (midnight)
Interviews will be held in London w/c 23 March.
Child Poverty Action Group works to prevent and end child poverty – for good.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Trustees of John Wesley’s New Room seek an Executive Director to lead the organisation into the next exciting phase of its development. This role will suit someone who is a generalist, comfortable turning their hand to a variety of tasks and is equally happy contributing at a board meeting or engaging with visitors in the chapel. Most importantly, we are looking for someone with excellent leadership and interpersonal skills who can lead the staff and volunteers with confidence, cultivate a positive working culture, develop relationships with a variety of stakeholders and provide strategic leadership for the next phase of John Wesley’s New Room.
Our small staff team has undergone significant change in the past year to align with the future needs of the organisation. The Trustees expect this to continue in support of the newly refreshed strategy which will see a greater role for JWNR nationally and internationally, as well as playing an increasing role in the new Broadmead community following the anticipated redevelopment works in the local area, from retail to a more mixed residential and leisure offering. Having finalised a vision, we are looking for someone to lead the organisation through this change, laying a solid foundation on a practical and cultural level to then build upon for the future, creating more links with local communities as well as the wider Methodist church.
John Wesley’s New Room is the oldest Methodist building in the world (Grade I listed) and is a small but busy place where no two days are the same. Offering a chapel, museum and cafe by day, we also have meetings rooms and event spaces for hire, and welcome visitors both local and international on a regular basis. An important piece of Bristol’s history, the New Room is where Methodism started and the museum and collection tell the story of John Wesley. In addition, we manage a second museum Charles Wesley’s House, a short walk from the main site, which is mainly used for tour groups.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Contract: Temporary, 15th March – 31st May 2026
Location: East OR West Midlands (Nottingham / Birmingham)
Working pattern: Hybrid (40% office-based, approx. 1–2 days per week one day per month in London, expenses covered for travel to London)
FTE: 1.5 FTE available across two vacancies – open to flexible division
TPP Recruitment is delighted to be supporting a respected member-led organisation as they recruit two Activist Learning and Development Officers. These roles offer a meaningful opportunity to equip workplace representatives with the skills, confidence and knowledge they need to influence change – particularly during a pivotal period for the sector, with major campaigns launching in response to new government decisions affecting their members.
If you’re passionate about empowering people, confident delivering learning in both online and in-person settings, and comfortable working within a trade union or member-led environment, this could be a brilliant next step.
About the Organisation
You’ll be joining a national organisation rooted in activism, professional support, and collective voice. Their learning and development function plays a central role in equipping members to lead workplace conversations, navigate change, and build confidence as advocates.
The team is collaborative, mission-driven, and committed to creating high-quality learning experiences that genuinely empower members to make a difference locally and nationally.
About the Role
As an Activist Learning and Development Officer, you will deliver a programme of short, engaging learning sessions – typically two-hour, bitesize modules delivered online – to support workplace reps and other active members.
Your focus will be pure delivery, drawing on your facilitation skills to help activists build agency, develop organising skills, and feel confident stepping into more active roles in their workplaces.
You’ll also work closely with colleagues across the wider organisation to support the strategic goals of the Activism Academy, ensuring learning remains relevant, impactful, and aligned with the needs of members.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver high-quality, engaging learning and development sessions (primarily online, bitesize formats).
- Support reps to apply learning in their workplace roles and to step into more active participation.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues to ensure programmes meet organisational standards for quality, accessibility and learner experience.
- Contribute to programme administration, learner data collection, and continuous improvement.
- Maintain awareness of trends in employment relations, trade union activity, and relevant policy developments.
- Champion equality, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of learning delivery.
Skills / Experience Required
- Experience delivering learning sessions online and in person.
- Strong facilitation skills with the ability to adapt delivery in real-time.
- Understanding of member-led or activist-driven environments, ideally with experience in a trade union or social change setting.
- Ability to encourage participation, empower learners and build confidence.
- Effective communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders across varied teams and levels.
- Confident using Microsoft Office and online delivery platforms.
- Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
Interview Process
- Interviews will take place online, lasting around 30-40 minutes.
- Scheduled times:
- Monday 9 March 2026 – afternoon
- Tuesday 10 March 2026– afternoon
To Apply
- CV only, no cover letter required
Deadline
- Monday 9th March 2026, 9am
- Start date: Monday 16th March 2026
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.
About the Project
PKD Scotland: Outreach and Community Connections Project.
It is estimated that around 5,000 people in Scotland could be living with Polycystic Kidney
Disease. It is however often poorly understood and historically underfunded, meaning people
can leave clinic after diagnosis with little support beyond medical appointments. Many tell us
they don't know where to turn for emotional support or to meet others living with the same
condition. We want to change that and with support from a National lottery Awards for All grant
that is exactly what we are going to do.
The eighteen-month project will see us reach into hospitals across Scotland to try and ensure
that no one with PKD in Scotland has to manage their journey on their own. From diagnosis
onwards we want all to be aware of the charity, the array of services that we offer and foster
engagement. Two new volunteer led support groups will be established and a group of
ambassadors recruited to support the ongoing connections we make to ensure that PKD
remains in the spotlight.
As our Scotland PKD Engagement Officer you will be central to the success of the project.
Many people only reach us years after diagnosis, often when symptoms worsen, but we know
that early connection can make a real difference. PKD is lifelong and people face new
challenges at every stage. Having support around them helps them stay confident, informed
and connected.
About The Role
As PKD’s Scotland Engagement Officer, you will play a central role in delivering this ambitious
outreach project.
Reporting to the Chief Executive, you will raise awareness of the PKD Charity and its services,
ensuring that people diagnosed with PKD are informed about available support from the earliest
possible stage.
You will build and nurture relationships with NHS professionals and services across Scotland,
helping embed PKD Charity information and resources into patient pathways. Alongside this, you
will work closely with volunteers to establish two new PKD support groups and develop an
ambassador programme to maintain long-term local engagement and visibility.
This is an exciting opportunity for a confident relationship-builder who enjoys working
autonomously while contributing to a small and dedicated team. Your work will help ensure that
people living with PKD across Scotland feel informed, connected and supported throughout every
stage of their condition.
For more information and details on how to apply, please read the full Job Description.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Lead an organisation that transforms lives through literacy
Executive Director - Adult Literacy Trust
Time Commitment: 3-4 days per week
Location: Primarily home based, with regular meetings across London
Salary: £75,000 FTE (pro rata), plus pension and holiday entitlement
About Adult Literacy Trust
The Adult Literacy Trust (ALT) believes that reading is a right, not a privilege. Today, more than 8 million adults in the UK struggle with functional literacy, limiting their access to education, employment, independence and opportunity. ALT exists to change that.
Founded in 2021, ALT provides personalised, one to one reading support for disadvantaged adults across some of London's most deprived communities. Volunteer Reading Coaches help learners build confidence, unlock opportunities, and rewrite the narrative of their lives. Retention among learners and volunteers is exceptionally high, and demand for the programme continues to grow.
Why This Role Matters
As Executive Director, you will shape a charity with the potential to change many lives.
You will:
- Drive strategic growth by leading an exciting expansion that will see ALT scale its programme across London and beyond.
- Champion the cause nationally, raising ALT's profile and influencing the policy landscape around adult literacy.
- Strengthen organisational foundations to ensure robust governance, financial sustainability, and operational excellence.
- Build powerful partnerships with funders, adult learning providers, policymakers, and community organisations.
- Lead and empower a small, talented team - cultivating a culture of collaboration, commitment and learner centred impact.
- Amplify learner and volunteer voices by ensuring that those directly affected help shape our work.
What Makes This Opportunity Inspiring
- Improving literacy delivers life changing outcomes: employment, wellbeing, independence, confidence and community connection. Every adult who learns to read improves their own life chances and that of their family.
- ALT has a proven model, a solid funding base, excellent evaluation, a committed volunteer base, and a highly engaged Board (including trustees with lived experience).
- ALT is poised to expand rapidly and influence systemic change within the adult learning ecosystem.
- This role combines strategic leadership with hands on delivery. Perfect for someone who thrives in mission driven, entrepreneurial environments.
Ideal Candidate Profile
Skills and Experience
- Strategic leader with experience spanning operations, external affairs, and organisational growth.
- Proven fundraising track record, especially securing multi year grants; experience with major donors beneficial.
- Skilled relationship builder able to represent an organisation with credibility and warmth.
- Experience of financial management, governance, and compliance within a charity setting.
- Understanding of adult learning, literacy or education is desirable, but not essential.
Personal Attributes
- Visionary and adaptable, with strong strategic insight.
- Empathetic, collaborative and grounded in purpose.
- Excellent communicator, comfortable representing ALT publicly.
- Practical, hands on leader with a positive, solutions focused mindset.
- Deeply committed to equity, inclusion and community empowerment.
Recruitment Timeline
To ensure equitable access to information and uphold ALT's commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, the charity will be hosting a Q&A webinar in place of individual informal calls with the Chair. We encourage all interested candidates to submit questions in advance, which will be addressed during the session. Please register your interest in attending this webinar on Wednesday 4th March 2026 and we will send you a link.
Application Deadline: 5pm Wednesday 18th March 2026
First Interviews: w/c 6th April 2026
Final Interviews: w/c 13th April 2026
How to Apply
Charity People Ltd is acting as a recruitment agency advisor to ALT on this appointment. Interested candidates are invited to submit a CV to Senior Appointments at Charity People and request a candidate pack in the first instance.
For an informal conversation about the role or if you have further questions prior to applying, please contact Fabrice Yala at Charity People
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 we can help make the application process work for you.
Charity People is a forward thinking, inclusive organisation that actively and deliberately promotes equity, diversity and inclusion. We know organisations thrive when inclusion is at the forefront. We evidence our commitment by matching charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates irrespective of background e.g. age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we believe that greater diversity leads to greater results for the charities we work with.
Leasehold and Communal Surveyor
Salary £40,750
Location Hybrid - weekly presence required in Milton Keynes, Peterborough, Rushden or Boston office
As a Leasehold & Communal Surveyor, you’ll deliver high‑quality surveys across our blocks and communal areas, providing accurate data on condition, lifecycle and investment needs. Your insights will support fair service charge recovery, inform sinking funds and Major Works Plans, and strengthen long‑term investment forecasting. You’ll also work closely with leaseholders and resident groups, clearly explaining findings, upcoming works and Section 20 processes to build trust and understanding.
Salary: £40,750 + car allowance
Contract: Permanent
Your week: 36.25 (Mon – Fri 9am – 5.15pm)
Location: Hybrid – weekly presence required in Milton Keynes, Peterborough, Rushden or Boston office
Snapshot of your role
- Undertake detailed surveys of leasehold dwellings, blocks and communal areas, capturing condition, lifecycle and investment requirements.
- Collect accurate data on structural, shared and external elements including lifts, roofs, plant and communal spaces.
- Support mid‑ and post‑works inspections on planned investment programme, particularly Amber/Red contracts.
- Prepare block‑level reports informing sinking funds, Major Works Plans and long‑term investment forecasting.
- Provide technical input to Section 20 consultations and service charge queries.
- Attend resident meetings to explain findings and upcoming works in clear, accessible language.
What we’re looking for
- Experience surveying blocks, communal areas or leasehold properties.
- Knowledge of building components and lifecycle principles for communal assets.
- Experience preparing reports to inform asset investment planning.
- Awareness of service charge principles related to investment.
- Excellent communication skills, able to explain technical matters clearly.
- Strong technical surveying and diagnostic skills.
Desirable
- Domestic Energy Assessor (DEA) qualification.
- Experience working with leasehold housing stock and Section 20 processes.
- Understanding of fire safety, lifts, asbestos and compliance interactions with asset data.
A full UK driving licence, access to own car and willingness to travel is required.
DBS clearance may be required for this role.
Timeline
Closing: 5th April
Important – We do not provide visa sponsorship; you must be eligible to work in the UK and provide Right to Work evidence.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early in response to an overwhelming number of applications or a change in business priorities.
At Advocacy in Greenwich, we work to make sure that people with learning disabilities are empowered to fully participate in the wider community. We also work with local communities and our members to challenge common assumptions or biases about those with learning disabilities which impact their experience of living and working in the Borough.
We provide independent one-to-one, short- and long-term advocacy, facilitate self-advocacy groups, offer workshops and provide accessible consultations. As part of our commitment to supporting people who use our services, we empower people to become confident self-advocates, taking on leadership roles in our organisation and in other decision-making forums.
Job purpose
To champion the vision and mission of Advocacy In Greenwich (AIG) by building strong partnerships with community organisations and local authorities; and by developing and delivering impactful initatives for people with learning disabilities and autism. The role creates opportunities for meanfingful engagement, ensures services are inclusive and accessible, and upholds the highest standards of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in line with national best practice.
Strategic Oversight
- Lead the development and delivery of Advocacy In Greenwich’s strategy in collaboration with the Board of Trustees, staff, consultants (including those with lived experience), beneficiaries, and stakeholders.
- Implement the Charity Excellence Framework to drive continuous improvement.
- Foster a supportive and innovative working environment where all employees are encouraged to contribute ideas for AiG’s growth.
- Build and maintain strong networks with local authorities, healthcare professionals, funders, and partner organisations (including neighbouring CEOs and leadership teams) to share best practice, coordinate initiatives, and advance opportunities for people with learning disabilities and autism.
- Ensure strategic partnerships enhance AiG’s reputation, maximise opportunities for service users, and maintain consistent standards of advocacy across the borough.
- Stay informed about relevant policy developments to position AiG for new opportunities.
- Lead on financial strategy, income generation, and annual budgeting.
- Represent AiG professionally as its public face, building trust and credibility.
- Write compelling funding bids and narratives for innovative, needs-led initiatives.
- Liaise with major funders and donors to secure and deliver impactful projects.
Operational Responsibilities
- Regularly update and maintain organisational policies and procedures, developing new ones as needed to meet project requirements.
- Create and update resources to support both new and existing projects.
- Maintain a professional presence and reputation both internally and externally.
- Manage and support all staff and volunteers, ensuring effective team performance.
- Translate strategic objectives into clear, achievable operational plans, ensuring all team members understand their roles and deliverables to meet funding requirements.
- Oversee robust monitoring and evaluation processes, collecting data, testimonials, and stories to demonstrate impact and fulfil contractual obligations.
- Support staff, volunteers, and consultants to understand and meet funder criteria.· Implement staff appraisal systems and ensure ongoing training and professional development
- Uphold best practice standards to maintain high-quality service delivery.
Governance
- Ensure the Board of Trustees can fulfil its duties and that Advocacy In Greenwich remains fully compliant with all legislation and reporting requirements.
- Provide timely and accurate reports to the Board on all matters within their remit.
- Work with the Chair to develop and deliver an effective induction programme, ensuring trustees understand their roles and responsibilities
- Oversee the preparation of the Annual Report and statutory accounts.
- Lead the development, monitoring, and implementation of the charity’s Risk Register, ensuring risks to AiG and its beneficiaries are minimised.
- Take lead responsibility for safeguarding across the organisation.
- Ensure all staff, volunteers, consultants, and trustees have access to training and development opportunities to enhance their skills and knowledge.
Personal Development
- Engage in regular supervision to support your own professional growth and reflective practice, ensuring the continued quality and stability of the organisation’s services.
- Provide regular supervision and conduct staff appraisals, supporting staff wellbeing, performance, and professional development across the team.
- Foster a culture of continuous learning by identifying and supporting relevant training and development opportunities for staff, volunteers, and consultants, who are people with learning disabilities and autism employed on zero-hour contracts.
Other
Undertake any additional duties appropriate to the scope and level of the post as required by the Board of Trustees.
Important Information
- This role is not home-based and requires the candidate to work from the office on Tuesdays.
- Closing date: Midnight, Sunday 22nd March 2026
- Interviews/Test: Week commencing Monday 30th March – Wednesday 1st April 2026
- To ensure a fair and consistent recruitment process, we do not accept CVs.
- Please complete the application form provided.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.

