External development manager jobs
Join us in shaping the new Fair Futures for Young Carers programme in Scotland, as we build a national schools‑focused initiative and lay the foundations for sustainable young carer support across the country.
Carers' Trust are looking for a Programme Officer with a strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, ensuring young carers are at the heart of programme design and development.
As the postholder you will:
· Build strong partnerships with schools, carer services and young carers.
· Lead programme promotion, training and events and represent the Fair Futures programme across Scotland.
· Gather insights and data to support ongoing development, evaluation and wider systems‑change.
Benefits advice to people with asbestos diseases, and organise the day-to-day running of the charity, GMAVSG. Manage two workers, cover phone helpline on a rota, maintain databases and case files, liaise with a panel of solicitors, organise and assist in two support groups, and participate in campaigns on asbestos issues at work and in the environment and on benefits and compensation. You will deliver benefits advice mainly through home visits in Greater Manchester and some of the neighbouring areas of Derbyshire, Cheshire and Lancashire. Full driving licence and access to a car are essential. GMAVSG is a registered charity, established by the Greater Manchester Hazards Centre (GMHC) in 1994. You will be doing GMAVSG work but employed by GMHC. Recent experience of welfare rights / benefits advice is essential, as are good ICT and administration skills. Management experience (particularly in the charity sector) would be beneficial, but is not essential. Training will be given on compensation and industrial injuries benefits for people with asbestos diseases. 35 hour week; salary pro rata for part-time / job share. Part-time / job share applications welcome, providing you are available during core hours of 9.30am to 4pm for at least 2 days a week. NB: closing date is 4th February 2026, Interview date is 13th February in person in Manchester.
Join Our Team!
Crohn’s and Colitis UK has an exciting opportunity for a Trusts Officer to join our team. In this role you’ll play a key part in growing our income from charitable trusts and foundations, inspiring long-term support and generating sustainable funding. If this sounds like a good fit for your skills and experience, then we’d love to hear from you!
About Us
We're the UK's leading charity for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. A diagnosis of Crohn’s or Colitis is life-changing. Over 500,000 people in the UK are living with a lifelong disease many people have never heard of, and for which there is no known cure.
Crohn’s & Colitis UK funds research, provides award winning information and support and raises vital awareness by increasing the public’s understanding of the conditions, and what it means to live with debilitating symptoms. But we need to do more. We need to be a louder voice in the marketplace. Our ambitious plans for 2026 and beyond, will help to make a real difference to every supporter’s journey with us. If this excites you - join us!
Role Overview
Reporting to the Trusts Manager, the postholder will be responsible for maximizing income from Charitable Trusts and Foundations, building and nurturing elationships and inspiring long-term support and sustainable income in line with the organisational strategy.
About You
This is a great role for someone with previous experience of Trust Fundraising. You’ll have first class communication skills to enable you to quickly build solid, strong relationships both face to face and over the telephone. Excellent writing skills are essential as well as good organisational skills and CRM experience. In these challenging times you’ll need to channel your creative skills to develop exciting stewardship plans.
In this role you will need:
· Previous experience of Trust Fundraising with a strong track record of success and meeting targets
· Excellent writing skills, with the ability to take complex material and translate into visually appealing proposals.
· Experience of organising or helping to organise stewardship events.
· Experience of working with CRM databases.
· Target driven with experience of budgeting and financial management
Please see our Recruitment Pack for details of our full Job Description and Person Specification.
Our Location
We are based in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, so we are easily accessible by road and rail. In this role, there is plenty of scope for working from home, although there will be times when you will need to be at face-to-face meetings. There is a requirement for you to attend a minimum of 12 in person days a year, including two Directorate meetings and the charity’s mandatory ‘All Staff Together’ days which take place four times a year at our offices in Hatfield or a location in London. In addition there will be a requirement to attend team and donor meetings in person as required.
Benefits
25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing one day per year up to 30 days
Salary Sacrifice Pension scheme
Flexible working options
Enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity pay
24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
Wellbeing programme
Interest free loan for season tickets
Cycle to work scheme
Free parking and secure bike locks
Training and development financial support and/or study leave
Performance review and development scheme
If you have any queries about this role, would like to have a conversation before formally applying, or if you have a disability and wish to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact Nicki Secker (Trusts and Philanthropy Manager)
Please submit a CV and supporting statement outlining why you’d like to apply, how you fulfil the person specification, and what you feel you will bring to the role, so you’ll need to refer to the Recruitment Pack found on our website.
Closing date: Monday 9 February 2026 at 9:00am
Interviews will be taking place on 19 and 20 February and will be held remotely.
No applications will move forward within the recruiting process without a supporting statement.
We break taboos, drive pioneering research, bring people together & campaign to improve lives. We are leading the fight against Crohn's & Colitis
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Endometriosis UK is the leading UK charity supporting those living with endometriosis. Formed in 1981, we offer information and support, for example through our website, information leaflets and webinars, and via our local support groups, Helplines and online forum. As well as directly supporting those with endometriosis, we work to raise awareness of endometriosis amongst healthcare professionals, the public and the media; lobby for improved diagnosis, treatment and management; and support research. We have a big job to do and ambitious plans.
This role sits at the heart of Endometriosis UK working closely with the Community Engagement and Volunteer Manager, Support and Information Administrator and our Volunteer Coordinators based in Scotland and Wales to facilitate the delivery of our support services through our network of volunteers.
At Endometriosis UK, our team of close to 200 trained volunteers are at the very heart of what we do. The empathy, generosity and commitment of our volunteers enables us to run all our support services, ensuring we can help and support all those affected by endometriosis.
The Volunteer Coordinator plays a key role in ensuring we support and grow a thriving volunteer network, this involves working with the team to recruit, mobilise and inspire volunteers in their chosen roles. The Volunteer Coordinator will ensure volunteers are supported at every stage of their journey to ensure those accessing our support services are well supported whilst ensuring the volunteer contributions are recognised and their achievements celebrated.
The Volunteer Coordinator will help to raise the charity’s profile and work with the wider team to develop exciting new projects to achieve our ambitious goals.
Closing date for applications: 10am Wednesday 11th February 2026
Interview dates: The interview process will consist of 2 stages. Initial interview will take place online week commencing 23rd February followed by a second-round interview in person.
Our Network is here to offer those affected by endometriosis the support and information they need to understand the condition and take control


The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Circa £58,000 per annum
12 Month Fixed Term Contract
Part home/Part office (London) based
UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) as a Senior Innovation Manager on a 12-month Fixed-Term Contract, covering Early Moments Leave.
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced innovator to become a key member of our Innovation team. In this pivotal role, you will help shape the future of our fundraising product portfolio by leading cross-functional teams to deeply understand the needs of our supporters and partners, in order to develop and launch new products that align with UNICEFs strategic objectives.
Act now and visit the website via the apply button to apply online.
Closing date: 1 February 2026.
Interview dates:
First stage: 12 February 2026 via video conferencing (MS Teams).
Second stage: 18 February 2026 in person.
Our offices are on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, East London and we anticipate most colleagues will work one or two days a week in the office and the rest of the time from home. We are happy to discuss other flexible options to suit your circumstances.
We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, disabled candidates, and from men, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level at UNICEF UK. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children.
UNICEF UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of 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 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.
The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.
We only accept online applications as this saves us money, making more funds available for us to help ensure children’s rights.
If you require support in completing the online form or an application form in an alternative format, please contact the Supporter Care line during office hours.
If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.
Registered Charity Nos. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland)
The UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK), a charity funded by supporters, raising funds for UNICEF’s work for children.

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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Grants Manager
Salary: £35,000 – £40,000 per annum
Location: Hybrid – London EC1Y/Home
Join MQ and help transform mental health research.
We champion and fund world-class research to transform the lives of everyone affected by mental illness. By connecting scientists with supporters, together we strive to understand mental health, improve treatments and prevent mental illness.
We're now hiring a Grants Manager, who will play a key role in the delivery and development of MQ’s research funding programmes. Working under the direction of the Programme lead, you will take day-to-day ownership of capacity building initiatives and funding programmes, managing activity across the full grants lifecycle from funding call design through to award completion, learning, and reporting.
The role combines hands-on programme coordination with increasing responsibility for project planning, stakeholder engagement, decision-making support, and continuous improvement. The right person will be passionate about tackling mental health, and driven to ensure that all projects happen to the highest possible standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Programme & Grant Management – Develop and maintain project and programme plans, including objectives, timelines, stakeholders, and monitoring. Coordinate the delivery of assigned funding programmes and projects across the full grants lifecycle.
- Partnership Management – Support new research initiatives, working with consortium partners to ensure high-quality execution and learning.
- Relationship Management – Act as a primary point of contact for applicants, awardees, and external collaborators. Support post-award grant management, including monitoring progress, reviewing reports, flagging risks, and preparing award letters and official communications to grant recipients.
- Impact Management & Reporting – Support impact tracking, monitoring, and reporting across funded programmes, including coordinating and reviewing Research.
- Grant Calls, Peer Review & Committees – Support the planning and delivery of funding calls, including documentation, timelines, and assessment processes.
- Financial, Systems & Process Support – Support award contracting and work with Finance to coordinate payments and monitor grant spend. Use and maintain the grants management system (FlexiGrant), ensuring accurate records and reporting.
- Engagement & Learning – Support the delivery of launch events, workshops, and conferences and engagement with lived experience experts across programmes. Also, prepare engagement letters and supporting materials for lived experience experts, ensuring expectations and commitments are clearly communicated.
Person Specification
We're looking for someone with:
- Experience in grants management, programme coordination, research funding, or a related role.
- Experience managing projects or programmes with multiple stakeholders and deadlines.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including report writing and presenting to diverse audiences.
- Understanding of academic research processes and experience engaging with universities, research institutions, or research charities.
- Good organisational skills, with attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities.
- Financial awareness, with experience supporting budgets, invoices, or grant spend.
- Confidence using digital systems, databases, and grants management or CRM platforms (or ability to learn quickly).
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively and escalating issues appropriately.
- A proactive, collaborative approach and commitment to high-quality delivery.
- Interest in mental health research and inclusive engagement, including working with lived experience communities.
Why Join MQ?
We offer a great working experience within a friendly team. Hybrid working (in the London office Mondays and Tuesdays, with the remaining days from home). We are located near Barbican Tube.
Plus, we offer lots of generous benefits and training opportunities.
We're a Sunday Times Top Company to work for.
Benefits
- Flexible working: As a mental health charity, staff wellbeing is of paramount importance. We operate a core hours policy (10-4) to encourage flexible working and staff are mainly home based with the requirement to come into the office two days per week. A standard full-time working week is 35 hours, plus an hour for lunch breaks.
- Holidays: Annual holiday entitlement of 31 days (inc. office closure between Xmas and New Year) plus bank holidays.
- Wellbeing Allowance: MQ provides an allowance of up to £1200 per annum for each employee to spend on activities that increase their wellbeing. This is paid through payroll and is taxable.
- Virtual GP & Other wellbeing services - Get quick GP appointments and support with cancer and caring responsibilities through our Zurich benefits scheme.
- Cycle to work scheme: An interest-free loan is available to enable employees to purchase a bike and accessories, repaid via equal deductions from the employee’s salary over 12 months.
- Employee Assistance Programme: All employees and their families have access to a 24-hour confidential advice and support line.
- Counselling: Employees have access to a number of free face-to-face sessions, via the EAP scheme.
- Pension: MQ makes contributions of 5% and employees make contributions of 3%.
- Life Assurance - Up to 4 x your salary in the event of death in service.
- Season Ticket Loan: An interest free season ticket loan is available, repaid via equal deductions from the employee’s salary over 12 months.
- Personal Development: We value employee development and review individual training needs through our performance management system. HR also runs internal management development sessions for all staff.
Closing date: Friday 30th January 2026
Please note we typically start interviewing within two weeks of the job advert going live. We reserve the right to close the job before the deadline based on the volume of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
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.
We believe in equality and inclusion and we welcome job applications from everyone, provided you meet the criteria for the job.
Safer recruitment is important to us and the successful applicant will be asked to provide two references. They will also be required to complete a safeguarding self-declaration and undertake a DBS check.
No agencies please.
This is a leadership role within User Voice’s London team, managing two of our new flagship programmes focused on mentoring, volunteering, and community engagement for people with convictions. The Project Manager will lead the planning, delivery, and evaluation of these initiatives, ensuring they meet strategic objectives and deliver meaningful impact for participants and stakeholders.
This role is ideal for someone with lived experience of the criminal justice system who is ready to take the next step in their career or is already leading complex projects and managing teams and partnerships.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the delivery of two new flagship programmes, ensuring high-quality outcomes and alignment with User Voice’s mission.
- Build and maintain relationships with prisons, probation services, community organizations, and research partners.
- Lead on the recruitment, training, and supervision of volunteers, ensuring their meaningful involvement in project delivery.
- Lead on data collection, analysis, and reporting to demonstrate impact and inform continuous improvement.
- Manage project budgets and resources effectively.
- Contribute to organizational learning and development, identifying opportunities for innovation and growth.
- Collaborate with other teams and contribute to wider User Voice initiatives as needed.
Person Specification
Essential:
- · Personal lived experience of the criminal justice system.
- · Proven experience in project management
- · Experience using project management tools and software
- · Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
- · Experience of supporting and coordinating groups of volunteers.
- · Experience of supporting and managing staff.
- · Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
- · Commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
- · A proactive, solutions-focused approach.
Desirable:
- · Experience of working with children, young adults or families affected by the justice system.
- · Knowledge of social research methods and data analysis.
- · Familiarity with the charity sector and/or criminal justice system.
Justice should heal as much as it punishes, creating safer communities for all.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
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.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Organisation
Family Fund is the UK’s largest charity supporting low-income families raising disabled or seriously ill children and young people.
We help thousands of families every year with essential grants, services and practical support. But we do much more than that. We champion families’ voices, challenge inequality and help shape the conversation on disability, childhood illness and disadvantage.
The Role
This is an exciting opportunity to shape how Family Fund connects with people across the UK. As a newly created role, it offers real scope to define and develop the function, while playing a central role in strengthening the organisation’s voice and influence.
We are looking for a bold, creative Group Director of External Affairs to join our Senior Leadership Team. At a time when families need us more than ever, you will raise Family Fund’s national profile and influence, positioning the organisation as a trusted, evidence led voice on childhood disability, serious illness and the broader challenges facing low-income families. You will build and sustain strong relationships with policymakers, funders, and the public ensuring the organisation secures the visibility, support, and resources needed to drive lasting change for the families we serve.
You will lead an energetic, specialist team spanning communications, media, public affairs, partnerships and research, bringing these areas together through a joined up external engagement strategy that delivers real impact.
Some key responsibilities include:
- Lead our communications, media, public affairs, partnerships and research teams
- Raise Family Fund’s profile as a trusted national voice
- Build strong relationships with policymakers, media, funders and partners
- Help drive real change for families through influence and insight
Who we’re looking for
We are looking for an experienced leader who loves the power of communication, influence and connection.
Key attributes will include:
- Senior experience in external affairs, communications or public affairs
- A strong track record of influencing policy and engaging senior stakeholders
- Experience leading teams and working at senior level
- A warm, confident communication style and great relationship skills
- A real passion for Family Fund’s mission and social justice
This is an exciting, high impact role with the chance to make a genuine difference to families across the UK.
Candidate Briefing Pack
For comprehensive information about Family Fund, the role responsibilities and the person we are looking for, please download the Candidate Briefing Pack.
How to Apply
If you would like to apply for this fantastic opportunity, please provide the following with your application:
- An up-to-date CV
- A supporting statement of no more than 2 sides of A4, outlining your experience, motivations and suitability for the role.
All applications are being handled by our recruitment partner, Russam. All applications should be uploaded via the Russam website.
If you have any difficulty uploading your application or if you would like to have an informal and confidential discussion about the role, please contact Melissa Baxter - Managing Partner, Charities at Russam.
Closing date for applications: Monday 2nd February 2026
Initial interviews with Russam: 17th and 18th February 2026
Interviews with Family Fund: 4th, 5th and 6th March 2026
Flexibility will be provided if needed - do let us know as soon as possible if you are unavailable on these dates.
We commit to inclusion, equality and diversity and we welcome applications from all parts of the community. Family Fund is a Disability Confident Leader. We will invite to interview all disabled applicants who meet the requirements for the role. If you have a disability, and are happy to let us know, please highlight this in your covering letter. We have also signed the Armed Forces Covenant, and we welcome applications from the Armed Forces Community.
The purpose of this role is to deliver FSSW’s FareChance programme, including employability learning and practical logistics sessions alongside support and collaboration with the Employability Programme Facilitator. The FareChance programme currently works with young people aged between 18 – 25 who experience additional barriers to accessing education, training, or employment. The young people are supported to learn new skills, build confidence, and realise their full potential.
FareChance provides a unique combination of two parts: the first is working alongside other volunteers and staff learning key warehouse and logistics skills, getting firsthand practical experience; the second is tailored employability sessions in small groups with 1-1 specialist support.
The Employability Programme Lead will lead on running the employability workshops. This role will provide 1-1 support for young people where required and provide signposting and referrals to other specialist services. The successful candidate will be passionate about supporting people to thrive and be sensitive to the inequality and power imbalance faced by young people today. They will have experience of supporting young people to achieve their goals and can bring these skills to deliver FareChance. This role will coach as well as co-ordinate the programme whilst supporting the growth of an innovative, supportive, and caring employability pathway for people to overcome barriers and move closer to the future they deserve.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Programme Delivery
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Support the Employability Programme Facilitator to deliver practical warehouse activity sessions
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Working with the Operations team to ensure smooth integration of our participants and the programme into every aspect of the operation.
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Lead in providing tailored programme coaching/mentoring:
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Set up and monitor an action plan for each participant with realistic goals to overcome barriers they face.
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Provide advice and guidance, build confidence and support participants with appropriate resources for their next steps (including CV writing and interview skills)
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Identify project management opportunities and build plans with relevant staff in the wider team.
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Lead on developing and preparing programme resources.
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Identify specific needs and risks, liaising with senior colleagues, create and maintain risk assessments with individuals to ensure safety in the workplace.
Programme Development
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Lead on the recruitment, onboarding and offboarding of participants (currently 18–25-year-olds with possibility of expanding this range) onto the FareChance Programme.
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Work with the Volunteer Team to ensure smooth transitions to and from FareChance to Volunteering where applicable.
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Build a Youth Steering/Co-production group to design, deliver and evaluate the programmes.
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Alongside the Head of Employability and Volunteering, support the development of the strategy for future programmes.
External partnerships and relationship building
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Work with the Head of Employability and Volunteering to develop our network of statutory, charity and business partnerships to increase referral pathways into and out of the programme.
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Support the fundraising team in providing updates for employability funders
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On occasion, attend events or appointments to support recruitment/represent FSSW
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Build a network of signposting for participants across the programme including local businesses and apprenticeship opportunities.
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Work with the Head of Employability and Volunteering to develop partnerships to offer on-course enrichment opportunities, e.g., away days and mentoring.
Reporting and Administration
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Maintain quality records of all participant information, including interventions with project participants, ensuring that such data is stored within the requirements of the Data Protection Act and FSSW policies and procedures
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Work alongside the Head of Employability and Volunteering around any incidents or safeguarding concerns. Signpost to external agencies where appropriate.
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Work with the fundraising and communications teams on internal and external reporting for FareChance, including gathering quantitative and qualitative data
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Deliver programme data and, in conjunction with the Head of Employability and Volunteering, analyse and feed into future programmes
Person Specification
It is not expected that a successful candidate will necessarily have all the following criteria. FareShare South West is committed to helping individuals develop professionally and personally, and your application is encouraged.
Essential
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Knowledge and experience of delivering 1:1 and group motivational mentoring/coaching.
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Successful experience of supporting people back into work or training, with a strong commitment to advancing equality and diversity.
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Ability to work flexibly, respond positively to project changes and meet challenging targets.
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Excellent interpersonal and listening skills with the ability to influence, motivate and negotiate.
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Good IT skills
Desirable
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Experience of building a programme
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Experience of responding appropriately to challenging behaviours
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Project management experience
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Excellent verbal and written communication skills
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Understanding of safeguarding and GDPR regulations
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Ability to set up and maintain accurate and timely records for monitoring and evaluating purposes.
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Strong organisational skills including planning, prioritising, and time management.
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and lived experiences. As we expand our programmes, we particularly value candidates who bring multicultural perspectives and/or speak additional languages. Skills in languages such as Arabic, Pashto, or Farsi are highly desirable, but not essential. If you share our commitment to inclusion and want to make a positive impact, we’d love to hear from you.
Additional Information
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Role may involve some manual handling; training will be provided.
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Enhanced DBS check required.
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This post is funded by St James’s Place Charitable Foundation
Our mission is a future where no food is wasted, and all people can thrive.



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Benefits
- Flexible working arrangements
- 40 days paid leave per year: 25 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays, 3 days between Christmas and New Year and 4 wellbeing days
- Strong commitment to professional development with a dedicated training budget
- Annual performance and pay progression reviews
- Up to 5% pension contribution
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme offering access to free therapy
- Work phone and laptop
- A supportive and inclusive culture with regular team social events
- Scope to take real ownership in a fast-growing charity
Personal development programme:
- You will have a line manager dedicated to growing your strengths and supporting your professional skills development
- You can work with your manager to set your own objectives within the scope of the job description
- You will have a dedicated buddy within the team
- You will take part in external and internal training to help grow your knowledge and skills
Please note that care-experienced applicants who meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview. We are actively trying to increase the diversity of our team and we encourage applications from people from minoritised ethnic backgrounds. We are dedicated to being a workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging and where diversity is celebrated. In our last staff survey, 95% said they feel a sense of belonging at Settle. Please see our website for more information on our approach to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
We are looking for a Partnerships Engagement Officer to join us at this exciting stage in Settle’s development. Over the next few years, we aim to significantly grow the number of young people we are working with while maintaining the quality and impact of our programme. The Partnerships Engagement Officer will join the Business Development Team, reporting to the Senior Partnerships Manager. You will be integral to helping us to grow our reach so that we can work with more care-experienced young people across London.
The successful candidate will nurture and strengthen our existing partnerships to maximise referral numbers. The core of the role will be to build strong formal and informal relationships with partners and increase awareness and a deeper understanding of Settle’s work. You will make regular in-person visits to Local Authority, Housing Association and charity referral partners across London to promote the Settle programme and ensure our offer is well understood and uptake is maximised. Ideally, you will spend some of your time working from partner offices.
With some experience of working for or with local authorities, housing associations or charities, you enjoy working collaboratively to improve processes and widen access to opportunities in order to create better outcomes for young people. This role will suit someone who can work independently and appreciates variety in their work: one day you might enjoy a lively conversation with a group of social workers and another you will delve into the data to produce informative reports for partners.
Our vision is a 21st century Britain where no young person is homeless and all young people get a fair chance at doing well.
Salary: £40,000 - £43,000
Contract: 10-month Fixed Term Contract (Maternity Cover)
Location: Oxford office 2 days per week
Closing date: 9th February
Benefits: 26 days annual leave, 3% pension contribution increasing to 7.72% upon passing probation, enhanced parental/maternity/adoption leave
We have a great opportunity for a Corporate Partnerships Manager working for Earth Trust, a leading environmental charity dedicated to championing accessible natural green spaces and inspiring people to value and protect the natural world. Earth Trust works to demonstrate sustainable land management, engage people with nature, and influence better access to green spaces—all in response to the environmental and public health challenges created by climate change, biodiversity loss and reduced access to nature.
Reporting to the Director of Development, this is an exciting role for someone who thrives on building strategic, high?value corporate relationships. You will play a central part in securing and managing five? and six?figure partnerships, contributing directly to Earth Trust’s mission and ambitious organisational priorities. This role offers significant professional development through hands?on relationship management, cross?organisational collaboration, and involvement in key projects such as Earth Trust’s Gateway to Nature development.
As part of this exciting role, you will develop engaging proposals, identify and secure new partnerships, steward existing corporate supporters, and represent Earth Trust at external events. You will also support organisational strategy by ensuring partnership opportunities align with Earth Trust’s mission of connecting people with nature and protecting green spaces for future generations.
To be successful as the Corporate Partnerships Manager you will need:
- Proven experience securing and growing high?value corporate partnerships, ideally at five? and six?figure level
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships and inspire support for environmental causes
- Strong proposal writing and presentation skills, with the ability to develop persuasive, tailored pitches for corporate audiences
If you would like to discuss this role with us please contact us and quote the reference 2854HB.
Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable charity jobs. We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here.
We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment in the charity sector and partner with you as the leading charity recruitment agency.
If enough applications are received the charity reserve the right to end the application period sooner.
If you would like to discuss this role with us please quote the reference 2854HB
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DBS: Basic DBS check required
Location: Camberwell or hybrid with travel up to 2 – 4 times per month
Ref RGM-261
Application Deadline: 9:00am on 2 February 2026
We are seeking strategic leader to join us as Risk and Governance Manager. This is a pivotal role in supporting effective decision-making, regulatory compliance, and maintaining assurance frameworks.
About St Giles Trust
St Giles Trust is a national charity and a global leader in using lived experience to drive meaningful social change. For over 60 years, we have worked with people held back by poverty, exploitation, abuse, or the criminal justice system, supporting them to transform their lives and build a positive future. We are now a national organisation, working across England and Wales with offices in London, Norwich, Cardiff, Leeds, Coventry and Wolverhampton, and with a turnover of around £17 million. As we deliver our ambitious five-year strategy, we are determined to continue growing our reach, our impact, and our ability to change lives through empathy, trust and opportunity.
About the Role
St Giles is seeking a highly skilled and committed Risk and Governance Manager to lead our governance, risk, and compliance functions. You’ll join a passionate team within the People, Risk and Safeguarding Directorate, providing expert guidance to senior leaders and the Board, and ensuring we maintain the highest standards of regulatory compliance and strategic assurance.
To be successful in this role:
You will have significant experience in governance, risk management, or compliance leadership roles with a strong understanding of charity governance, regulatory reporting, and risk frameworks. Being adept at managing multiple priorities under pressure, with high levels of accuracy and discretion is essential, as is excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential including being able to influence, inform, and partner with stakeholders at all levels.
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.
To apply, visit our website via the apply button.
Application Deadline: 9:00am on 2 February 2026
Interview Date: 18 February 2026
We help people held back by poverty, unemployment, the criminal justice system, homelessness, exploitation and abuse to build a positive future.
Grade: NJC Point 16 - £18,310.80 per annum (FTE £30,518)
Hours: 22.5 hrs per week (excluding breaks)
Days: To be worked over three days, including a Monday
Contract: Permanent contract, subject to funding and the successful completion of a 6-month probationary period
Responsible to: Deputy Chief Executive
Place of work: Salford CVS’ offices in Eccles, Salford, M30 0FN.
Main Purpose of the Post
To take the lead for Human Resources within Salford CVS, under the direction of the Deputy Chief Executive.
Salford CVS is recruiting a proactive Human Resources Officer to lead our HR function. Working closely with the Deputy Chief Executive, you’ll manage HR records, support recruitment and induction, ensure compliance with legislation and GDPR, and maintain up‑to‑date HR policies and processes. You’ll also coordinate staff training, benefits, and HR metrics to support organisational development.
This role is ideal for someone organised, confident with HR systems, and passionate about supporting a positive workplace culture.
Specific Duties
- Maintain all Human Resources records for staff members including holiday and absence records, staff appraisals and reviews
- Ensure that current Human Resources legislation is being correctly implemented across the organisation.
- Identify and recommend areas for system improvement
- Ensure that appropriate policies are in place and being followed by the workforce
- Support recruitment process lifecycle
- Support staff inductions and help staff to understand Salford CVS policies and values
- Coordinate any external staff benefit schemes, for example Hospital Saturday Fund
- Coordinate staff training and development requirements and to incorporate these into an organisation-wide training and development plan
- Compile and analyse information on HR issues, training, or other areas within the remit of this job function
- Use and manage SharePoint and MS365 tools to support Human Resources processes and document management
- Ensure compliance with GDPR and data protection regulations for all Human Resources records and processes
- Monitor and report on Human Resources metrics (e.g., turnover, absence rates) to inform decision-making
To apply
Please complete our online application form via the ‘Apply’ button.
If you would like to know more about the role, or would prefer a paper copy of the application form, please email our recruitment team.
Closing Date: 12 noon, Monday 16th February 2026
Interview Date: Friday 27th March 2026
ID: 1670Assistant Director of Partnership, Services and Innovation
Service: Bromley by Bow Centre, Family Action
Salary: £61,000 (inclusive of ILW and market allowance)
Location: Based at the Bromley by Bow Centre in Tower Hamlets. Given the leadership and collaborative nature of the post, the Assistant Director will be expected to have a strong presence and attend the Centre multiple times a week. There will be travel within the London area and occasionally outside of this region.
Hours: Full Time – 37 hours a week
We offer flexible working arrangements - please see below for more details.
Contract: Permanent Contract
Family Action & the Role’s Impact:
At Family Action we support people through change, challenge or crisis. It’s what we’ve done for over 150 years. We protect children, support young people and adults and offer direct, practical help to families and communities.
We see first-hand the power of family to shape lives, for better or worse, so we speak up for the importance of family in national and local policymaking, amplify family voices and represent the changing needs of families in the UK today.
At Family Action we transform lives by providing practical, emotional and financial support to those who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage, and social isolation. We have been building stronger families since 1869 and today we work with more than 60,000 families in over 150 community-based services, as well as supporting thousands more through national programmes and grants.
About the Role:
The Assistant Director position offers an exciting opportunity for an ambitious individual who is passionate about working within a strong, vibrant community to drive positive change.
Are you an innovative, strong team player and leader, who is solution focused and passionate about making a difference in everything you do? Do you have a proven track record of partnership working, creating growth and retaining services, delivering excellent, inclusive services and cultivating quality and diversity? Are you looking for a diverse, ambitious and fast paced organisation – if so, you have found it.
The role’s primary function is to provide strategic direction, development and growth.
The Bromley by Bow Centre (BBBC), established in 1984, has grown into a nationally recognised model for community regeneration. Today, it serves as a key hub for the East London Borough of Tower Hamlets, with a mission to help the community thrive through person-centred, holistic, and integrated health and wellbeing support.
BBBC works in close partnership with a range of stakeholders, its services span integrated advice, employability and enterprise programmes, learning opportunities, community and wellbeing support, social prescribing, and activities that foster inclusion. In addition, the Centre collaborates across organisations and communities to deepen understanding, share learning, and develop its principles and model.
BBBC is merging into Family Action early in 2026 and will become a part of Family Action’s vibrant London region, which works in and with diverse London communities and adapts to their evolving needs. Our work is underpinned by service user involvement, robust partner engagement, and a strong commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We strive to create a sense of belonging for both staff and the people we support, and we are dedicated to innovating and co-designing services alongside those with lived experience.
The role requires a strategic thinker who is confident in developing and working with external stakeholders and partners while maintaining a clear oversight of operational delivery.
You will be creative, promote innovation, and contribute to the ongoing growth and strategic development of BBBC and services within the wider Family Action.
Responsibilities:
· Lead and manage strategic partnerships at a local and national level.
· Provide leadership and drive innovation across BBBC.
· Operational line management of the Heads of Delivery and Impact ensuring the successful integration of BBBC into Family Action.
· Oversee budgets, manage financial risks, generate income, and contribute to sustainable service development.
· Represent BBBC and Family Action externally and build strong partnerships to support integrated service delivery.
· Ensure high-quality, safe, and compliant services through overseeing effective monitoring, auditing, and continuous improvement in line with Family Action’s polices and frameworks.
· Be a key member of Family Action’s London team and the wider Senior Leadership Group.
Main Requirements (for details check the job description and person specification):
· Strong track record in stakeholder engagement and cross-sector partnership working.
· Proven experience leading services for children, young people, adults and families.
· Ability to manage teams, budgets, income generation and service performance to a high standard.
· Knowledge of safeguarding, regulatory frameworks, and quality assurance processes.
· Commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion, with an understanding of structural disadvantages.
· Appointments are subject to Family Action receiving a satisfactory disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service – Enhanced
Benefits:
- an annual paid leave entitlement that commences at 25 working days, rising each April by one day, subject to a maximum of 30 working days plus bank holidays
- up to 6% matched-pension contributions
- flexible working arrangements and new starters have the right to make flexible working requests from day one of employment
- enhanced paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions
- eye care and winter flu jabs vouchers
- cycle to work scheme
- investing in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities
We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect.
To Apply:
· complete an application form on the Family Action portal
· Closing Date: Monday 9th February 2026 9am
Interview dates – panel interview and presentation – Wednesday 4th March 2026 with visit to the centre and staff focus group prior to this – date to be confirmed.
For direct queries or if you would like to discuss any aspect of the selection process or flexible working requests, please email: Lee Denton (full email address located on the advert document)
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:
We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process and you will be asked whether you require any adjustments if shortlisted for interview. We also make reasonable adjustments on the job, where required.
We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us and we particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families, children and adults and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role and will reimburse your travel cost if you attend an interview.
For this vacancy, we are also applying positive action to improve the representation of people of colour in senior operational management roles at Family Action. As such, the guaranteed interview scheme is extended to applicants of colour who meet the minimum criteria.
*Ordinarily Family Action appoints new starters at the starting point of the salary scale (with subsequent annual pay progression), unless you have experience that would justify appointment further up the salary scale or there are any other exceptional reasons.
Family Action is an award-winning national charity working from the heart of local communities across England and Wales.


