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Demand for our specialist tutoring programmes for Children Looked After, those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC) continues to increase and we are seeking a dedicated and effective Partnerships Account Manager to join our team and support the increased demand for our provision and the continued scaling of our organisation.
The Organisation
Equal Education is a social enterprise working to improve outcomes and narrow the attainment gap for disadvantaged and vulnerable learners, including Children Looked After, those with SEND, and unaccompanied asylum seeking children. We have over 13 years’ experience delivering 1:1 tuition, working with hundreds of Schools and Local Authority partners across the country, reaching hundreds of pupils annually.
As a member of the Fair Education Alliance, we believe in providing meaningful educational provision to students whose needs may not be best met within a traditional classroom environment, those who aren’t currently accessing education, or who benefit from additional 1:1 support. We work with over 200 qualified teachers to provide academic, subject specialised and individual tutoring and mentoring for children of all ages. Tutors provide pastoral care and work with pupils to increase engagement and attainment. Our programmes will help the students to overcome barriers to learning, help them build trusted relationships, increase their aspirations, and fulfil their potential. We are passionate about our cause and are looking for people who are motivated by a strong desire to address educational inequality and improve outcomes.
What is the Role?
This is a fixed-term maternity cover opportunity for a Partnerships Account Manager. In this role, you will drive business growth by securing new partnerships and managing key client accounts across designated regions. With a focus on building and sustaining long-term local council and school relationships, you will work closely with clients to understand their needs, expand our service offerings, and ensure the highest levels of satisfaction. As the majority of our key client relationships are with local councils, we are looking for someone with knowledge of how they operate.
The post holder will have the opportunity to line manage junior member(s) of the team, who provide essential bid-writing and administrative support to facilitate efficient and effective client management.
This role would suit someone with proven ability to operate effectively in scaling organisations where processes are still being defined. This role suits someone who is adaptable, resilient, and confident working at pace amid change.
The role will be suited to those who have worked within an education setting and held the title: SENCO, Head of Department, Advisory Teacher, Inclusion Coordinator or Designated Teacher. The role will also be suited to those who have worked within a Local Authority setting and held the title: Commissioning Officer, Senior Case Officer, Case Officer. Whilst the role is also suited for an experienced (key) account/client manager, we are looking for an individual who has experience and/or knowledge of the UK education system.
This role is ideal for an ambitious, client-focused individual, passionate about creating positive outcomes for vulnerable students. If you’re ready to contribute to a growing organisation that’s making a difference, we’d love to hear from you! As this is a maternity cover, we expect that the successful candidate will be able to swiftly absorb our ways of working and contribute to the success of the organisation.
Key Responsibilities:
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Client Acquisition and Relationship Management
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Proactively seek new business opportunities within assigned regions to grow the client base.
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Develop and maintain strong, positive relationships with key clients, ensuring their evolving needs are met and service offerings are aligned.
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Lead regular client review meetings to discuss progress, gather feedback, and identify additional service opportunities.
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Manage internal relationships to ensure what matters to clients is communicated internally using the proper channels, to allow for effective delivery by our Service Delivery team
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Maintain good internal stakeholder relationships with our Service Delivery team to ensure client demands are balanced with our processes and team capacity.
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Strategic Planning and Development
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Collaborate with Senior Leaders to develop strategies for client retention and growth.
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Work closely within the Partnerships team to align on strategic objectives and ensure seamless service delivery across functions.
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Participate in client and industry events to represent the organisation, expand networks, and identify new business opportunities.
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Performance Monitoring and Reporting
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Monitor client engagement, satisfaction levels, and service outcomes; produce regular progress reports for management.
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Oversee tracking and analysis of client-related statistics to ensure targets are met and clients receive impactful, value-driven service.
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Manage and track client data and prospect pipelines using CRM systems, ensuring accuracy and up-to-date information.
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Report to the the Partnerships Director on accounts, Tenders, Bids, client meetings on a regular basis.
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Be curious to explore our Salesforce system data, understanding and interpreting delivery and impact data.
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Line Management and Support Coordination
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Lead, mentor, and manage junior member(s) of the team focused on bid/application writing, tender management, and client-related administration.
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Support junior member(s) in producing and reviewing high-quality application documents and responses that align with client requirements and enhance our partnership outcomes.
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Provide oversight to ensure that administrative tasks are completed efficiently, supporting smooth client interactions and consistent follow-through.
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Work with other area leaders, to ensure strong delivery of services.
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Contribute to, and foster strong internal working relationships to successfully delivery against strategy and objectives..
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Bid Management and Process Improvement
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Oversee the preparation and submission of tenders and bid applications, working closely with junior member(s) to ensure high-quality and timely submissions.
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Continuously review and improve internal processes to optimise bid management, client onboarding, and service delivery.
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Report on bid submission performance, review bidfeedback to continuously improve.
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Essential Skills and Experience:
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Detailed knowledge of the UK education sector.
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Experience working in the education sector or with local authorities, particularly in roles involving SEND or children’s services.
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Proven track record in client relationship management, with experience in sales or partnership development roles.
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Strong communication skills, particularly in face-to-face and telephone interactions, with the ability to build rapport quickly and maintain long-lasting relationships.
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Experience managing a small team, providing leadership, direction, and support to ensure high-performance standards.
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High level of empathy and commitment to supporting vulnerable and underserved communities.
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Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet both short- and long-term deadlines effectively.
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Familiarity with CRM systems (e.g., Salesforce) for tracking client data, leads, and progress.
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Proactive, problem-solving mindset, able to address issues independently and provide client-focused solutions.
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Able to work in a high pressure environment, whilst taking initiative, we would want the postholder to ask for support when needed.
Desirable:
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Exceptional written communication skills, with proven confidence in drafting, editing, and refining persuasive content across a variety of formats.
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Experience in bid and tender writing or grant applications is advantageous, though a background in producing compelling written materials for diverse purposes is equally valued.
General
The job is subject to having the right to work in the UK, two professional references and a basic DBS check.
Why Equal Education?
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Competitive salary
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Investment in you - we believe in developing from within and offer our team training opportunities and personalised development plans, as well as the chance to get involved with lots of projects across the organisation.
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Flexible, hybrid work environment with regular opportunities for in-person client engagement.
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Working alongside a passionate team working to make a positive impact in the lives of under-resourced children and young people across the UK.
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Staff wellbeing benefits such as ClassPass membership, access to discounts via Perks at Work, eyecare vouchers, regular wellbeing sessions and team social events.
At Equal Education, you are the expert. We give you the space, the support and the technology to be your best. The rest is up to you.
Being you at Equal Education
Every young person we support is unique and our team isn’t any different. Our differences are our strength when it comes to providing a tailored, human approach to education. We are proud of our people and provide an environment where everyone can bring their most authentic self to work.
Our recruitment practices are carried out in line with equal opportunities and all candidates will be reviewed fairly regardless of age, gender reassignment, sex, race, religion, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected characteristic.
Next steps
If you feel inspired and you think you have the right motivation and experience for the role, we would love to receive your application.
Applications will be reviewed as they are received and interviews will be arranged accordingly. We reserve the right to close this application early, for example if we receive an unprecedented number of applications, so please apply promptly to ensure you are considered for this role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Overview
The Premier League Foundation is seeking to appoint an experienced Communications Manager to support the Head of Communications in delivering strategic, impactful communications that advance the charity’s work, ensure recognition for our funding partners, and raise awareness of the work of both the Foundation and the wider football club charity network.
The Communications Manager will be responsible for the day-to-day delivery of the communications action plan. This is an exciting, fast-paced and varied role within a small, committed team and will involve regular collaboration with communications leads across football club charities, as well as Policy, Communications, Editorial and Marketing colleagues from the Premier League.
We are looking for an individual with excellent interpersonal skills who can build effective relationships and work confidently with a diverse range of stakeholders. The preferred candidate will be able to adapt seamlessly between shaping and executing strategy, drafting compelling copy, and developing engaging success stories. Outstanding written, oral and digital communication skills, alongside strong attention to detail, are essential.
Requirements for the role
· Proven communications experience in a fast-paced environment, with the ability to build effective relationships at all levels.
· Demonstrable experience in one or more of the following areas: strategic communications, public relations, digital communications, or internal communications.
· Experience working with multiple partners and managing competing priorities across a varied workload.
· Proven writing, editing, proofreading, publishing and report development skills.
· Excellent interpersonal, influencing and relationship management skills.
· Proven ability to work independently, exercising sound judgement and demonstrating strategic leadership without close supervision.
· A collaborative team player with excellent communication and organisation skills.
· Ability to communicate effectively with different audiences, including children and young people, across different formats, with written communication to an excellent standard.
· Strong project management skills, including the ability to manage complex stakeholder networks.
· Ability to work effectively under pressure, make informed decisions and solve problems proactively.
· A strong understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion, including best practice in inclusive communications.
· A commitment to safeguarding and an understanding of its importance within communications activity.
· High level of computer proficiency, particularly in Microsoft Office. Experience with Pulse CMS (or a similar system) is desirable but not required.
· Willingness to travel within England and Wales as required.
· Satisfactory enhanced DBS check.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The Marketing Officer/Senior Marketing Officer (Acquisition) at CBM UK is an important role in making our life-changing work possible. Advertised at Officer or Senior Officer level (subject to experience), the role delivers direct and digital marketing communications to grow awareness, and recruit and engage with new long-term CBM supporters, through creative and impactful fundraising communications.
Key responsibilities:
The position holder is responsible for developing and delivering fundraising campaigns that will engage with CBM target individual audiences; supporting the development of the annual public fundraising plan; building supporter journeys and testing new channels and messages.
Working closely with the Head of Marketing and across the Fundraising & Communications team to plan, coordinate and deliver donor acquisition appeals to recruit new individual supporters, using a variety of direct and digital marketing channels.
Regular giving (mostly monthly Direct Debits) are a large part of CBMs donor acquisition activity, and as such, part of this acquisition role is the planning and co-ordination of regular giving conversion, recruitment, retention, and upgrade campaigns.
Donor Acquisition (30%)
- Working alongside the Head of Marketing and external agencies to plan and deliver a supporter recruitment programme, using channels that may include, but not limited to, inserts, press adverts, and door drops. email, paid social media adverts, Pay Per Click Googe adverts, and lead generation activities.
- Optimise the performance (traffic and income) of website fundraising pages, including appeal landing pages and donation platforms. Ensuring pages on the CBM website are engaging to existing and new audiences and utilising Search Engine Optimisation tools.
- Plan and coordinate an off-line and online welcome journey for new supporters to CBM, that will encourage ongoing engagement and long-term support.
- Develop excellent working relationships with existing and new agencies and suppliers, including marketing agencies, writers, designers, print suppliers and mailing houses. Source new agencies and suppliers as appropriate.
Regular Giving (20%)
- As part of the regular giving retention plan, deliver inspiring direct and digital marketing communications and updates to monthly supporters about CBMs work and the people their gifts are supporting. This can involve creating briefs, working alongside freelance copywriters and designers, and managing print and fulfilment suppliers.
- Working alongside our inhouse Supporter Relations team and external telephone fundraising agencies to co-ordinate regular giving conversion, upgrade and retention campaigns over the telephone.
- Deliver, test and refine a welcome and ongoing donor journey for regular giving supporters, across digital, post and phone channels, to update and thank supporters.
Legacy and In-Memoriam Giving (20%)
- Work alongside the Head of Marketing and Senior Supporter Relations Officer to develop marketing plans for legacy and in-memoriam giving.
- Responsible for legacy and in-memoriam giving direct mail and email appeals, and work alongside the Communications Team to ensure the legacy and in-memoriam giving website pages inspire new and existing supporters to support CBM in these ways.
New product testing (20%)
a. Test and develop new fundraising ideas, channels and messages to engage with and raise funds from new and existing audiences.
b. Maintain an awareness and anticipation of charity sector trends relating to direct marketing and keep abreast of competitor activities to enable CBM to respond and adapt quickly where appropriate.
Planning and reporting (10%)
- Analysis and reporting of appeals and projects, providing learnings that will enable informed decision making around future activity.
- Develop a good knowledge of the CRM system (Salesforce) and ensure appropriate recording and reporting of direct marketing activity.
Other
- Ensure the consistent implementation of CBMs brand, key messages and style guide in fundraising activities.
- Awareness of, and compliance across direct marketing, of Fundraising Regulator and Data Protection legal requirements (GDPR and PECR).
- Work with other teams, including the CBM Global Federation, to maximise collaboration opportunities and integrated working.
- Help develop a culture of enthusiasm, continual improvement and success which reflects the ambitions of CBM UK.
- Occasional out of normal office working hours. Occasional travel in the UK and possibility of travel internationally.
For full details, please download the recruitment pack.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About Screen Share
Screen Share is the leading refugee digital inclusion charity in the UK. Our mission is to ensure every refugee in the UK has access to a connected digital device and the skills to use it to achieve their goals. We provide devices, internet connectivity, and digital skills support to refugees. Our full-service digital inclusion support gives refugees an opportunity to get on with their lives. If they are digitally excluded, they cannot access education, employment, or support services. Being offline slows down language learning, delays the asylum process, creates social isolation and marginalises refugees at a time in their lives when they have to be online. By providing refugees with the tools and confidence to operate online, our work fosters agency and independence, allowing refugees to rebuild their futures on their own terms.
It's a genuinely exciting time to join Screen Share. Our new 2026–2030 strategy sets an ambitious vision: to scale our impact to reach 5,000 people annually; build a nationwide, integrated programme model across multiple cities; deepen our lived-experience leadership; and deliver a sustainable, circular-economy approach to device reuse. Every element of our work is guided by our values Responsibility, Sustainability, Equity, and Collaboration, which you can read more about in the applicant pack.
We are looking for a hands-on leader who can bring significant income-generating expertise to a new challenge. You’ll sit lead our Outreach team, be a collaborative 'do-er' who leads inclusively, is passionate about our mission and wants to add value to our small team from day one. We want to work with someone who is excited by our growth journey and can be flexible and dynamic as we scale. We are launching our Senior Leadership Team this summer, which includes a Director of Income to take ownership of our income generation, drive forward our social value offer and lead our Outreach team effectively and kindly.
Purpose of the Role
The Director of Income role is responsible for leading our income generation. Our fundraising strategy is to significantly grow and further diversify our income, with a particular focus on corporate and trading income. The postholder will coordinate our fundraising activity, lead our Outreach team and work closely with the CEO to drive forward our income generation so we can safely deliver our ambitious strategy over the next 5 years.
In particular, the postholder will be responsible for coordinating and developing our income function, converting our strategic fundraising objectives into operational plans, managing the Head of Outreach and representing the organisation externally. However, the role is not solely governance and leadership - we need a do-er who is comfortable working in a small team and sharing responsibilities, including submitting fundraising proposals and taking responsibility for our reporting. They will work closely with the CEO, Director of Programmes, Head of Outreach and Communications and Fundraising Coordinator to ensure we are communicating our value proposition coherently and effectively to the important stakeholders that make our work possible.
We do not see this as a traditional fundraising director role - we are looking for a skilled generalist who can meet us where we are at by working confidently across Trusts and Foundations, statutory grants, corporate partnerships and traded services simultaneously. We are a small charity with 10 staff, so while we are looking for a decision-making and accountable leader, the postholder will be expected to support colleagues across the organisation. They will have a collaborateive spirit and the emotional intelligence to thrive in a small team.
The postholder will lead the Outreach team (CEO, Head of Outreach, and Fundraising and Communications Coordinator), ensuring we work efficiently and together. They will also model our values, actively promote our commitment to refugee leadership, and bring stability and leadership at a crucial time for our organisation's development. We are looking for someone humble and ambitious, motivated by our mission and confident in our ability to create a sustainable, full-service digital inclusion organisation for refugees and asylum seekers in the UK.
Check out the recruitment pack attached for further information. If you have any questions about the role or it’s scope, please feel free to get in touch.
Timings:
Advert Closes: 22nd May 2026 at 5pm
First Round Interview (online): 28th or 29th May 2026
Second Round Interview (In person): 4th or 5th June 2026
EDI Statement:
Screen Share is committed to building a fair, inclusive and equitable organisation where everyone feels respected, valued and able to thrive. We aim to make our recruitment process consistent, transparent and accessible.
As the leading charity supporting digital inclusion for refugees in the UK, we value diverse perspectives and especially welcome applications from people with lived experience of displacement and forced migration or digital exclusion
We involve clients from refugee backgrounds in our recruitment as part of inclusive and participatory hiring approaches.
We’re happy to make reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process to remove barriers for disabled candidates.
Selection decisions are based on skills, experience, potential and values alignment, supported by a fair and transparent process.
If you don’t meet every requirement of the role but feel aligned and excited by our mission, we still encourage you to apply.
We want to hear from talented people who share our commitment to inclusion, equity and meaningful social change.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
JOB TITLE: Membership Executive (Wales and Ireland)
CONTRACT: Permanent, Part Time (21 hours per week)
ORGANISATION: Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK)
DEPARTMENT: Membership and Education
LOCATION: Home/Field based
*with regular travel throughout Wales and Ireland, and to RLSS UK HQ, where required
REPORTS TO: Head of Membership
SALARY: £27,308 (Grade E) *Pro-rata for Part Time Hours
ROLE OVERVIEW
We are seeking a self-motivated, personable, and enthusiastic individual to work as part of a team to support and grow our Branches and our lifesaving clubs as well as developing and grow recognition of and participation in Lifesaving Sport.
Pivotal to the role will be the collaboration with external agencies and branches and clubs in Wales and Ireland, to strengthen and publicise our water safety education throughout the region together with supporting the needs of clubs in the region.
KEY TASKS, ROLES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- To build and maintain productive relationships with organisations involved in the field of water safety, particularly with Water Safety Wales, Water Safety Ireland and associated partners including attendance at relevant meetings in coordination with the RLSS UK team
- To actively recruit and increase the number of clubs affiliated to RLSS UK
- To support our Branches and their work in the regions through ongoing communication, sharing RLSS UK updates and feeding back on Branch activities and requirements
- Understand the water safety and drowning prevention geographical landscape across Wales and Ireland and actively seek to enhance lifesaving provision in areas of low activity
- In partnership with the Volunteering and Events Team and Sports Committee, continue to develop and grow participation in Lifesaving Sport
- Support clubs to achieve and maintain the appropriate accreditation in line with RLSS UK requirements and policies
- Support clubs to ensure they have the appropriate status, governance, and structure to enable them to be sustainable and effective
- Support clubs, branches and working groups to offer effective pathways for the development of talent, growth, and retention of members
- Support clubs to ensure they are compliant with the safeguarding requirements set out by RLSS UK
- To support clubs to have an affective and appropriate workforce in place, including supporting them to recruit, train and retain
- Contribute to RLSS UK’s Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion work to ensure affiliated clubs grow their capability to ensure every community enjoys water safely
- Ability to attend occasional evening events
- Willingness to travel throughout Wales and Ireland as required
Other Duties & Responsibilities
- Lead on and support ad hoc projects as required
- Contribute to the successful operation of the charity by undertaking such other tasks as may from time to time be required including all other duties reasonably associated with your role, as directed by the Line Manager.
- To demonstrate and uphold the Society’s values and behavioural standards
- Proactively participate in the Society’s equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) initiatives and training, and to promote a culture of respect and inclusion for all staff and customers
- Ensure compliance with UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 by complying with internal information governance policies and maintaining up to date as part of RLSS UK’s compliance programme.
This job description is not to be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive. It is intended as an outline indication of areas of activity and responsibility and will be amended in light of the changing needs of the organisation.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential Relevant Experience, Skills and/or Aptitudes
- Experience of working with volunteers and sporting clubs
- Experience of planning, prioritising, and managing a varied work programme and number of projects
- Experience of effective liaison with external stakeholders to deliver outcomes and impact
- Able to communicate effectively with people at all ages and all levels
- High level of computer literacy
- Excellent accuracy in numeracy and literacy
- Ability to act on own initiative and to work as part of team with excellent interpersonal skills
- A positive ‘can do’ attitude
- Hold a Full UK Driving License, or have the ability to travel
Desirable Relevant Experience, Skills and/or Aptitudes
- An understanding of lifesaving and water safety sector/community
- An understanding of working with branches
- An understanding of the aquatic sector and the structure of lifesaving clubs across the UK and Ireland
- Demonstrable experience of increasing participation in underrepresented groups
- Experience of working with governing bodies
- Sport or Community Development qualification
- Demonstrable experience of running or being involved in a sport club
- Ability to adopt a flexible approach to work to meet the needs of the role
YOUR STRENGTHS
Personable – You can communicate effectively with people at all ages and levels.
Relationship Building – You can develop positive and long last relations with clubs, organisations, and partners.
Flexibility – You remain adaptable and flexible in the face of unfamiliar or changing situations.
Empathy – You readily identify with other people’s situations and can see things clearly from their perspective.
Initiative – You take independent action to make things happen and to achieve goals.
Resilience – You deal effectively with setbacks and enjoy overcoming difficult challenges.
Optimism – You remain positive and upbeat about the future and your ability to influence it to your advantage.
Developing Others – You promote other people’s learning and development to help them achieve their goals and fulfil their potential.
YOUR APPLICATION
Please send your CV and a Cover Letter outlining why you should be our next Membership Executive (Wales and Ireland)
Closing Date – 5pm, Wednesday 13 May 2026
Interview Date – Thursday 21 and Friday 22 May 2026 our Worcester Head Office (subject to change)
WHAT RLSS UK CAN OFFER YOU
- Annual Leave based on 27 days + Bank Holidays + a discretionary day off for your birthday
- Private Medical Scheme*
- Enhanced Society Sick Pay*
- Eye Care*
- Employee Assistance Programme via Health Assured
- Life Assurance Scheme
- Howdens Sports Benefits
- Free RLSS UK Membership
- Free tea and coffee at HQ, including access to our wonderful Coffee Machine
- Free on-site parking when working from HQ
- Company Events and more!
*Subject to eligibility criteria
Should you wish to discuss the role, any reasonable adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment process, or have any questions, please get in touch where a member of the RLSS UK HR Department will be happy to help.
RLSS UK are a Disability Confident Committed Employer and an INclusive Worcestershire Leader
It is our vision to have nations without drowning where everyone can safely enjoy being in, on or near water.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About The Role
Join us as Marketing & Communications Manager and play a pivotal role in promoting Place2Be’s services and mission: ensuring no child has to face mental health issues alone.
In this role, you’ll work closely with key stakeholders to plan, implement, and evaluate marketing and communications strategies that drive engagement and impact. You’ll lead projects from brief to delivery, collaborating with our digital and design teams to create campaigns that truly resonate.
This is an exciting opportunity for a strategic thinker with strong project management skills and a passion for making a difference. If you’re ready to help shape the future of children’s mental health support, we’d love to hear from you.
Together we can change children’s lives. At Place2Be, we believe every child should have easy access to mental health support whenever they need it. We create a safe place in schools where children and young people can open up without pressure or stigma, allowing our highly skilled and diverse counsellors to reach children, young people and their families who need us.
For a career with purpose, this is your place.
Recruitment Process:
As part of your application you will need to answer some shortlisting questions. Please answer these as fully as you can, we recommend using the STAR model. Situation, Task, Action Result.
Closing date for applications: Midnight on 11 May 2026
1st Interview date: 13 May 2026 via Teams
2nd Interview date - 21 May 2026 - In person
Our Benefits
When you work at Place2Be –whether that's in a school, supporting families, providing clinical supervision, or in IT, Finance, or Fundraising –every role can make the difference to a young person. To achieve this, we ask that you bring your best self to your role and our commitment to you, is to welcome you into our community, and help you progress. Because we know that you being at your best, means the best outcomes for the children we support.
Here’s just a few things we have on offer:
- Annual Leave that increases with service
- Comprehensive learning and development to enable you to progress your career
- 5% contributory pension scheme
- Life assurance of four times your annual salary
- A comprehensive employee assistance programme
- Mobile Phone Discounts (EE network)
- Wellbeing days to allow you some ‘you’ time
- Christmas holidays closure period in addition to your annual leave
We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented within our organisation.
We are proud to be a disability confident employer and will ask you during your application If you wish to be considered for a guaranteed interview under the disability confident scheme. Under the scheme we commit to offering an interview to disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria as outlined in the job role.
We recognise that AI is becoming part of daily life and you may want to use it to help you format your CV, create responses to application questions or even help you prepare responses. AI can be a powerful enabler and we are open to you using it to apply for roles with us, but we ask you to ensure anything you submit truly represents your capabilities and viewpoint. We value honesty, integrity and creativity and want to understand what you will uniquely bring to our team.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
we believe every child should have easy access to mental health support whenever they need it.
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Contract Type: Fixed Term for three years
Interviews: 21/05
Employer: King's Trust International (not The King's Trust)
Are you excited by the idea of managing major international development contracts that transform young people’s lives across Africa, Asia and the Caribbean?
King’s Trust International (KTI) is embarking on one of our most ambitious partnerships yet, a £2m, three-year collaboration with the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD). Their support will power our global education programmes and help drive our mission to reach one million young people worldwide.
We’re looking for a QFFD Contract Manager who can lead this flagship partnership with confidence, clarity and creativity.
What you’ll do:
You’ll take charge of the end‑to‑end management of this high‑profile institutional grant, ensuring everything runs smoothly, reports shine, risks are spotted early, and growth opportunities are maximised. You’ll be the steady, trusted link between KTI and QFFD, keeping the partnership strong and impactful.
You’ll work closely with global delivery teams, MEL experts, finance colleagues, and in‑country partners to ensure every deadline is met and every requirement is delivered with excellence.
Why this role matters:
This isn’t just compliance.
This is influence, visibility and real-world impact.
You’ll be right at the heart of a major programme that improves education, builds core skills, and opens up opportunities for young people around the world.
We’re looking for someone who is:
- A confident manager of institutional funding contracts
- Great with budgets, reporting and donor compliance
- A relationship-builder who can collaborate across cultures and teams
- Proactive, organised and solutions-focused
- Motivated by meaningful, global impact
If you’re ready to take on a role with strategic importance, international reach and the chance to help shape a major global partnership — we’d love to hear from you.
Perks for working at The King’s Trust International:
- Great holiday package. 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus public holidays. Office closure the days between Christmas and New Year
- Fantastic Family leave. Receive 13 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay for maternity and adoption leave, and pro rata entitlement for shared parental leave. Receive 8 weeks' full pay for paternity leave.
- Flexible and agile working. Where operationally possible, you can work your hours that support a work-life balance, including compressed hours and hybrid-working (part office - part home-based) or working from home options.
- Benefits platform. Everything from health and financial wellbeing support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas
- A free employee assistance programme (EAP) to support your mental wellbeing.
- KTI will contribute 5% of your salary to the workplace Pension Scheme
- Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)
- In-house and external training opportunities are available throughout the year
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Applicants must be located within 2 hours travelling distance of Cambridge City.
The Charity and Our Vision.
For over 15 years, Scotty's Little Soldiers has been supporting children and young people who have been bereaved of a parent who served in the British Armed Forces. We are about to embark on an exciting journey which will see the charity evolve to support anyone affected by a military-connected bereavement and ultimately empower a community of more than 25,000 bereaved individuals and their families by 2035.
Founded in 2010 by Nikki Scott following the death of her husband, Corporal Lee Scott, the charity currently offers a unique blend of emotional, practical, and educational support to over 750 young people.
We are proud of our vibrant, non-traditional culture, which puts the needs of bereaved children and young people at the heart of everything we do. We embrace innovative approaches, are committed to creating smiles, and believe in the power of community, resilience, and connection.
Role Mission.
To ensure that Scotty’s understands and demonstrates the impact of its work — through high-quality research, meaningful measurement, and clear reporting. You will lead the development of internal and external research projects, manage beneficiary insight gathering, and oversee the systems and frameworks we use to evaluate and share our effectiveness.
This role is central to helping us improve what we do and explain why it matters and ensuring that lived experience remains at the heart of everything we do.
The key responsibilities of this role are:
Impact Measurement
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Develop and maintain frameworks to measure the outcomes of all services and programmes.
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Ensure Success Measures (KPIs) and qualitative feedback tools are aligned to our Theory of Change.
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Work with the Families (service delivery) team to embed consistent and meaningful data collection across all services.
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Design simple, automated reporting processes to reduce manual admin and improve data use, making effective use of Scotty’s CRM.
Research & Insight
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Lead internal research projects using beneficiary data, surveys, and feedback loops.
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Scope and manage external research partnerships with academic institutions or sector bodies.
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Design and deliver surveys to beneficiaries and the wider bereaved military community
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Produce evidence to support service development, strategic decisions, influence national policy, and funding bids.
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Lead our existing advisory group (for children and young people) and establish new groups as required (e.g. for adult services).
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Ensure that lived experience remains at the heart of the charity’s focus on understanding the need.
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Ensure that Scotty’s have access to the most up to date research within the bereavement, military, Children & Young People and Family Support sectors.
Communication of Impact
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Create clear, accessible insight reports and data summaries for internal and external use
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Lead the delivery of the annual Impact Report (content, structure, coordination with teams).
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Develop quarterly insight packs for funders and stakeholders, with engaging visuals and stories.
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Work with the Outreach Squad to ensure impact is integrated into campaigns and storytelling.
Learning & Collaboration
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Act as the internal ‘voice of insight’ – bringing beneficiary perspective and data into key conversations.
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Contribute to team training on evaluation, feedback collection, and outcomes thinking.
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Participate in cross-functional planning, especially with the Service Delivery and Outreach Squads.
Policy (Light Touch)
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Track key developments in bereavement, the Armed Forces, and children, young people and families policy
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Produce brief summaries or ‘position snapshots’ where relevant to Scotty’s mission
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Build relationships with other research and impact professionals in the sector
The 30-day goals for this role are:
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Build a deep understanding of Scotty’s mission, our audience, the services we provide, and strategic direction.
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Develop a deep understanding of our current Success Measures, Impact measurements and Theory of Change.
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Reviewing research and data produced by the charity and related external research previously published.
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Understand the data structure and reporting capabilities of Salesforce (CRM).
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Understand existing commitments (e.g. funder report, impact reports etc).
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Taken ownership of our 2026 Community-wide survey (project will be handed over upon start).
The 60-day goals for this role are:
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Audit current data quality and gaps across the F-Team Programmes.
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Worked with the Families Team to develop the first adult lived experience advisory group.
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Reached out to relevant impact and research groups to introduce yourself, particularly those attached the military or bereavement charitable sectors.
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Identified 1-2 relevant conferences or forums for Scotty’s to present at.
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Build ideas, working with the Head of Service, that can help teams improve current Success Measures and Impact measurements.
The 90-day goals for this role are:
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Held at least 1 adult lived experience advisory group session.
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Created and shared the first quarterly Impact Review for internal use.
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Fully taken accountability for impact reporting and research projects within the charity and able to demonstrate a clear plan of action for the rest of the year.
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Proposed an outline for the Annual Family Feedback Survey in September.
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Start to co-ordinate the 2026 Impact Report
About You
Must-Have
Proven experience in research and impact evaluation, ideally in the charity or public sector
Strong skills in data collection, survey design, and analysis
Excellent written communication and reporting skills
Able to translate data into real-world insight
Experience of CRM databases and producing reports from them
Knowledge and experience of the principles of involving those with lived experience, including co-design and co-production
Nice-to-Have
Experience working with or around the Armed Forces community
Understanding of trauma-informed or bereavement support practices
Experience producing Impact Reports or funding insight packs
Familiarity with Salesforce or CRM data tools
Some knowledge of public policy or third sector trends
Additional Information
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The role may require occasional evening or weekend work
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Enhanced DBS check required
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Travel will be required to events and team training days
The Scotty’s Way
At Scotty’s, our personal performance is only 50% of what success looks like. Our culture is equally important. When you join our team, you sign up to The Scotty’s Way, rooted in our four core values:
Families Come First
Everyone a Supporter, Every Supporter a VIP
Love What You Do
Remember, Every Day
Our values are further supported by our four non-negotiable behaviours of Show Respect, Speak Up, Take Ownership and Actively Collaborate. We are looking for an individual who embodies these values and behaviours.
Closing date: 15th May 2026. Due to resource and time constraints, we are unfortunately unable to provide feedback for every application received and will only contact candidates shortlisted for interview.
Thank you for your interest in joining our team, we are an equal opportunities employer, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees are treated with respect and given equal opportunities for employment and advancement.
We do not discriminate based on race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability or any other protected characteristic.
We encourage all qualified individuals to apply for employment within our charity, and we provide a fair and inclusive recruitment process for all candidates.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
CAFOD is looking for a strategic and collaborative leader to shape how digital, data and technology enable our mission, strengthen supporter engagement, and build a resilient, future-ready organisation.
The Role
You’ll lead our DDaT Solutions function, working across the organisation to design and deliver high-impact, cost-effective technology and data solutions. You’ll oversee multidisciplinary teams spanning business analysis, digital and business solutions, and data & insight—while managing key suppliers, budgets, and delivery priorities.
As a senior adviser to the Executive Team, you’ll play a critical role in setting direction, balancing innovation with stability, and ensuring technology investments deliver real value.
What You’ll Do
- Shape and deliver CAFOD’s digital, data and technology strategy
- Lead enterprise platforms, data, and solution design to support organisational goals
- Drive transformation programmes and ensure value from technology investments
- Advise senior leaders on priorities, risks, and opportunities (including AI and automation)
- Strengthen governance, data quality, and risk management
- Build high-performing teams and foster a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement
What You’ll Bring
- Experience leading large-scale digital, data or technology functions
- Strong track record delivering technology-enabled change
- Ability to balance innovation with security, resilience, and value for money
- Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, including at the executive level
- Experience leading and developing multidisciplinary teams
The full job description is available on CAFOD's careers page
CAFOD is a welcoming, supportive workplace committed to a safe, inclusive culture where everyone is respected. CAFOD will make reasonable adjustments at every stage of the recruitment process to ensure candidates with disabilities or individual needs are fully supported.
Safeguarding for Children and Vulnerable Adults
CAFOD recognises the personal dignity and rights of children and vulnerable adults, towards whom it has a special responsibility and a duty of care and respect. CAFOD, and all its staff and volunteers, undertake to do all in our power to create a safe environment for children, young people and vulnerable adults and to prevent their physical, sexual or emotional abuse. CAFOD is committed to acting at all times in the best interests of children and vulnerable adults, seeing these interests as paramount. Any candidate offered a job with CAFOD will be expected to adhere to CAFOD’s Safeguarding policy and sign CAFOD’s Code of Behaviour as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents.
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references, and appropriate screening checks can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. CAFOD also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of, and consent to, these recruitment procedures.
CAFOD is the official Catholic aid agency for England and Wales tackling poverty and injustice across the world.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
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!
Shine supports a community of over 15,000 members living with spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus, including 5,000 children and young people (0–25).
You will be delivering high-quality support and creating opportunities for children and young people living with spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus and their families/carers. Supporting Shine members to lead healthy, independent, and fulfilling lives by improving condition management and fostering connections within the Shine community.
This role will focus on children and young people (0–25), you will be primarily working within the Children, Young People and Families team. However, there will be occasions when you will work across age groups to ensure the best outcomes for our members.
The role is home-based but you will be required to attend regular clinics in London including GOSH (Great Ormond Street Hospital). Other travel across Southern England including Bristol, Devon and Hampshire may be required. There will be occasional travel required across wider areas and nationally including attendance at events, conferences and meetings at our head office in Peterborough.
Benefits:
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Competitive salary: Review due April 2027
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Regular working hours, and no shift work (some very occasional weekends or evenings)
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3% pension contribution
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25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with additional discretionary leave between Christmas and New Year
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Additional annual leave awarded for ‘long service’
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Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
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Broadband allowance for home-based roles
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Life insurance after 12 months’ employment
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Access to our Employee Support Programme and Mental Health First Aiders
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Support to learn and develop
How to apply
Shine is a Disability Confident employer and will offer guaranteed interviews if a disabled applicant meets the minimum criteria for the job.
If you would like to discuss the role please email Gill Valentine, Deputy CEO, to arrange a convenient time for a call.
To apply please submit your CV and supporting statement, which should outline your interest and explain how you meet the role criteria.
*Please note applications without a supporting statement will not be accepted*
We understand that you may wish to use AI tools to help you with some aspects of your application, but we do expect tailored applications which are personalised to your experiences and not generic applications which are completely AI generated. We encourage candidates to be transparent about AI usage in their applications.
Closing date: Monday 17th May 2026 at 11pm
Interviews: Tuesday 26th May 2026 (Virtual)
Please note: we reserve the right to interview suitable candidates before the closing date, therefore we encourage applications as soon as possible.
Please see full details on the Job Description and Person Specification document below and on our website.
Providing specialist advice and support for spina bifida and hydrocephalus



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Be the person who makes the system work for children and young adults
Circles Network is looking for a skilled, compassionate Keyworker to join the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Keyworker Collaborative, supporting children and young adults up to 25 with learning disabilities, autism, or both, who have complex needs and are at risk of admission to specialist hospitals or out‑of‑area placements.
This role exists because the system does not always work as it should. Your job will be to make it work better, by standing alongside young people and their families, coordinating support, challenging poor practice, and ensuring the right help is in place at the right time.
If you are passionate about rights, inclusion, trauma‑informed practice, and persistent advocacy, this role will give you real scope to make a difference.
What the role involves
As a Keyworker, you will:
- Work directly with children and young adults, and with those who support them, to reduce risk and improve outcomes
- Act as a consistent, trusted point of contact for families navigating education, health, and care systems
- Coordinate and challenge multi‑agency support, holding services to account when needed
- Contribute to Care, Education and Treatment Reviews and Dynamic Support Register processes
- Use creative, accessible communication to ensure children and young adults are truly heard
- Champion person‑centred, trauma‑informed approaches across the system
- Maintain clear, accurate records and share learning locally, regionally, and nationally
This is a role for someone who is organised, resilient, values‑driven, and comfortable working in complexity.
About you
You will have:
- Experience supporting children or young adults with learning disabilities, autism, or related needs
- A strong understanding of the education, health, and care system, or the confidence to navigate it quickly
- Excellent communication skills, including adapting your approach to different needs and situations
- The confidence to escalate concerns and advocate firmly but respectfully
- A commitment to equality, inclusion, and safeguarding
- The ability to manage your own workload while remaining responsive to families
Lived experience, professional qualifications, or knowledge of CETRs and the Dynamic Support Register are welcome, but what matters most is your values, curiosity, and commitment to doing the right thing.
Justice, Advocacy, Empowerment & Friendship.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About us
Every day, SOHK transforms lives. We work with young people at risk of exclusion and disengagement from education, empowering them to break cycles of disadvantage and realise their potential. Through a combination of rugby and social and emotional learning, we help participants develop the confidence, skills, and resilience they need to succeed in life and education.
We plan to double the number of young people engaging with our programmes over the next five years. We are also making significant investments in our impact function, to better understand how we can maximise the benefits for participants and attract more attention and investment to social and emotional learning (SEL) interventions.
Job Overview
We are seeking a dynamic and driven Events & Corporate Partnerships Manager to play a key role in delivering our fundraising ambitions across England and Wales. This is a varied and hands-on role, combining strategic relationship-building with high-quality event delivery to generate income and deepen supporter engagement.
The Events & Corporate Partnerships Manager will take ownership of a portfolio of major fundraising events, from planning and budgeting through to delivery and follow-up. This includes developing the annual events strategy, managing income and expenditure, supporting ticket and table sales, sourcing prizes, and ensuring an exceptional supporter experience throughout.
Working closely with the Head of Fundraising, they will build and convert a pipeline of corporate partners, developing compelling proposals and securing new partnerships to meet income targets. They will also lead on the stewardship of these relationships, delivering tailored engagement plans that demonstrate impact and maximise retention.
Alongside delivery, the Events & Corporate Partnerships Manager will monitor performance, manage budgets, and maintain accurate reporting and CRM data, working collaboratively with Fundraising and Marketing colleagues to maximise results.
Key Responsibilities
Major SOHK Events
- Events Lead: Take full ownership of the SOHK organised major events in England, Scotland and Wales.
- Develop and deliver an annual events strategy & Calendar that is aligned with FRT targets
- Set and manage event budgets, income targets and KPIs
- Ensure exceptional supporter experience at all touch points.
- Source high value auction and raffle prizes
- Work closely with FRT to sell tables & tickets at events.
- Ensure prize donors, table buyers and supporters have a great experience of SOHK – feeling thanked and appreciated.
- Plan thoroughly for post event stewardship and follow up
Corporate Partnerships (working with Head of Fundraising)
- Build a pipeline of potential corporate partners and continually seek to add to pipeline as needed
- Research and make high quality approaches
- Confidently write winning pitches and present at meetings
- Secure new partnerships to achieve income targets
- Stewardship: Act as the main point of contact for partnerships that are allocated to you; nurturing and strengthening the relationships
- Develop and implement tailored cultivation and stewardship plans to enhance partner engagement and retention
- Demonstrate the impact of partner contributions to maximise retention (alongside our Marketing & Comms Team)
Reporting, Monitoring & Budgeting
- Report as required on all activity and progress to the Head of Fundraising
- Monitor and manage expenditure related to fundraising activities – managing P&L sheet
- Ensure data capture for CRM (Beacon) from all events
Skills & Experience
Essential
- Proven experience in event management, including planning, delivery, and evaluation of fundraising or engagement events
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple events and competing priorities
- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
- Experience working with a wide range of stakeholders, including donors, sponsors, volunteers, and suppliers
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to represent the organisation professionally
- Experience managing event budgets and delivering activity within financial targets
- Ability to problem-solve and adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment
- Understanding of the role events play in fundraising, supporter engagement, and awareness-building
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and familiarity with event or CRM systems
- Willingness to travel and work occasional evenings/weekends as required
- Genuinely buy into the SOHK mission, purpose and values
Desirable
- Experience supporting or delivering corporate partnerships, sponsorships, or donor engagement initiatives
- Knowledge of fundraising principles and income generation through events
- Experience working in the charity or not-for-profit sector
- Ability to identify and develop partnership opportunities that align with organisational values
- Experience with volunteer coordination and stewardship
- Familiarity with CRM systems (e.g. Salesforce, Raiser's Edge)
- Understanding of marketing and communications to support event promotion and partner visibility
- Awareness of compliance, safeguarding, and ethical considerations within a charity setting
Terms of Appointment
- Salary range: £37,000 - £40,000
- Full-time
- 28 days annual leave entitlement plus public holidays.
- South East England (based). This role requires weekly travel to London, with occasional travel to other locations across the UK.
- Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required for successful candidates and the job is dependent on suitable references.
How to Apply
Please send a current CV and a cover letter no longer than two sides of A4. Please express why you think you could do this job for School Of Hard Knocks (SOHK).
School Of Hard Knocks (SOHK) is an inclusive charity committed to broadening the diversity of our organisation and is keen to attract people from a wide range of backgrounds.
Applications close at 10pm on Sunday 17th May. In-person interviews will be held in London on 21st and 22nd May.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We’re looking for an experienced, proactive fundraiser who can think strategically and deliver hands-on. Someone confident writing bids, building partnerships and spotting opportunities for growth.
This is a key role at a pivotal moment for AudioActive, offering the chance to build on strong foundations and shape a diverse, sustainable income model and power a team that is dedicated to empowering young people through music.
What you’ll do
- Lead and deliver AudioActive’s fundraising and development strategy
- Grow income across trusts & foundations, tenders, contracts and partnerships
- Write high-quality bids, proposals and pitches
- Develop new business partnerships aligned with our mission
- Build strong relationships with funders, partners and supporters
- Work closely with the CEO and team to align income with programmes
- Track performance, manage targets and identify new opportunities
AudioActive is a non-profit organisation creating social change through music for young people, supporting the development of emerging talent.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Reports toDirector of External Relations
Hours37.5 hours per week
Salary£56,959.05 - £63,886.54
ContractFixed Term Contract - 12 Months
LocationRemote (with occasional travel across UK)
BenefitsA generous package including 25 days holiday per year plus public holidays, employee pension scheme with 4% employer contribution, Cycle2Work scheme, 365 days a year Employee Assistance Programme
About SafeLives
We are SafeLives, the UK-wide charity dedicated to ending domestic abuse, for everyone, for good.
We work with organisations across the UK to transform the response to domestic abuse. We want what you would want for your best friend. We listen to survivors, putting their voices at the heart of our thinking. We look at the whole picture for each individual and family to get the right help at the right time to make families everywhere safe and well. And we challenge perpetrators to change, asking ‘why doesn’t he stop?’ rather than ‘why doesn’t she leave?’ This applies whatever the gender of the victim or perpetrator and whatever the nature of their relationship.
Last year alone, we delivered more than 700 sessions to over 15,000 learners across the UK in policing, health, housing, justice, education and the specialist sector. And we have reached 90,000 adult and 100,000 child survivors through programmes designed and delivered with partners.
In the last 9 years, close to 7,000 perpetrators have been challenged and supported to change through flagship interventions developed by our Drive Partnership and the programme continues to expand year on year.
Together we can end domestic abuse. Forever. For everyone.
Description
You will provide strong and steady leadership for SafeLives’ communications, marketing and public affairs work over the next year, communicating our Whole Picture Strategy, finding what works and helping it happen to end domestic abuse for everyone for good.
You will shape and deliver strategic communications and influencing work to reach decision-makers, strengthen public trust, and support our mission to drive real change in the UK’s domestic abuse response.
You will be able bring to together robust data, the voice of survivors, and the view of practice experts to position SafeLives at the centre of the conversation with professionals, key policy and decision makers and influencers as a credible and trusted voice.
You’ll lead a cross-functional team of comms, marketing and public affairs colleagues to:
- Strengthen core messaging and consistency around our Whole Picture strategy and the WP Framework, to support delivery and impact
- maintain our communications and marketing and our brand
- provide oversight of our influencing through policy and public affairs, working with senior colleagues where escalation is required
- support income generation through targeted marketing, and support for fundraising
- ensure we are sharing evidence, data and research in support of our strategy
You will connect reactive work with long-term strategic priorities, ensuring our external engagement supports our strategic priorities, policy goals, and income generation ambitions. And you will lead high-quality responses to breaking news and emerging issues, providing clear strategic advice to the Senior Leadership Team and acting as a trusted lead on reputational risk.
You will ensure SafeLives is visible, authoritative and survivor-centred in public and policy conversations, with timely responses, briefings and support, ensuring our communications and influencing are clear, consistent and drive impact.
You will work with our training, practice, and fundraising teams to drive our business development and income generation, as well as helping us to understand all our audiences and better meet their needs.
And as part of the Operational Management Team (OMT), you’ll work closely with colleagues to ensure an inclusive and supportive organisational culture, role modelling our values.
Undertake any other duties as may reasonably be required.
Responsibilities
1. Leadership
·Provide calm, structured and values-led leadership across the Comms, Marketing and Public Affairs team.
·Ensure reliable systems, processes and workflows for communications, marketing and public affairs.
·Set expectations, priorities and working rhythms that bring stability and clarity to the team.
·Promote a supportive, inclusive and collaborative culture with clear communication channels.
2. Core Narrative, Messaging and Evidence Sharing
·Lead the development of SafeLives’ core messages, ensuring they are used consistently across all teams, and the development of our influencing asks.
·Translate SafeLives’ research, data and evidence into accessible, impactful content for external audiences, including practitioners, policy and decision makers.
·Ensure all outputs are survivor‑centred, values‑aligned and evidence‑led
·Develop our brand to reflect our approach to equity, equality, diversity and inclusion and in line with our values - human, rigorous, brave and inclusive.
·Oversee production of communications, marketing and policy materials that help to amplify our Whole Picture strategy and our related priorities.
3. Communications and Media Leadership
·Lead SafeLives’ overall communications strategy and activity.
·Oversee media relations, with strong focus on clear messaging and reputational resilience.
·Implement rapid-response and crisis‑comms protocols with clear escalation to Directors.
·Lead the development and management of our website, digital channels and content strategy.
·Ensure SafeLives is timely, authoritative and survivor‑centred in its external interventions.
4. Marketing and Audience Engagement
·Lead marketing strategy to support:
·Statutory and voluntary income generation
·Training uptake
·Consultancy and practice development
·Fundraising and supporter engagement
·Strengthen audience insight, segmentation and targeting.
·Oversee campaigns that bring SafeLives’ strategy and evidence to life and drive measurable action.
·Ensure that communication and marketing resources are used effectively to support business development.
5. Public Affairs and Policy
·Provide strategic alignment between SafeLives’ core messaging and evidence sharing and our influencing work
·Ensure public affairs activities and outputs (briefings, consultations, correspondence) are clear, accurate and consistent with SafeLives’ communications approach.
·Maintain awareness of political and policy developments relevant to SafeLives’ mission, advising Directors on risks and opportunities for influencing, working with colleagues across the organisation to develop policy.
·Senior level engagement will be led by Directors, as needed, with this role and the public affairs team leading stakeholder engagement and supporting preparation, messaging and follow‑up.
6. Planning, Governance and Performance
·Lead forward planning for all communications, marketing and public affairs activity.
·Set realistic, measurable KPIs that support the delivery of our comms and influencing strategy and our income generation.
·Embed continuous improvement processes and ensure compliance with GDPR and data protection.
·Oversee budgets for communications, marketing and public affairs, ensuring value for money and resource prioritisation.
7. Authentic Voice
·Ensure that the voices, experiences and priorities of survivors remain at the heart of all external communications.
·Support colleagues and Pioneers who use lived experience in SafeLives’ work in a trauma‑informed and respectful way.
Person Specification
Experience
·Strategic communications, including influencing, brand/profile raising, media relations and reputation management in complex, high profile environments (E)
·Media relations, including securing high quality coverage and rapid-response experience (E)
·Developing and delivering effective communications and marketing cmapaigns, including support for fundraising and income generation (E)
·Digital communications across owned, earned and paid media (E)
·Experience using data, research and evidence to inform communications, influencing and storytelling (E)
·Understanding of public affairs or policy environments within the social sector (D/E)
·Leadership and people development, ideally across multi-disciplinary teams (E)
·Influencing professional and policy audiences through clear, impactful communications, information and guidance (E)
·Working with people affected by domestic abuse to support storytelling and influence change (D)
Skills
·Confident in providing strategic communications advice aligned with organisational strategy and policy priorities (E)
·Exceptional written, oral and influencing skills, including excellent writing and editing ability (E)
·Strong political and media awareness
·Excellent judgement under pressure, making sound, values‑led decisions at pace (E)
·Ability to turn complex and fast‑moving information into clear messaging for different audiences, particularly professional and policy maker audiences (E)
·Strong issue and risk management in sensitive public contexts (E)
·Excellent digital and social media skills (E)
·Strong analytical skills to design and deliver campaigns (E)
·Numerate, with experience preparing and managing budgets (E)
·Strong planning, prioritisation and ability to meet multiple deadlines (E)
·Able to identify problems early and propose solutions (E)
·Commitment to equity, equality, diversity and inclusion (E)
·Commitment to ending domestic abuse (E)
Competencies
Leadership, organisational and strategic awareness
·Inspires trust and confidence in others
·Commitment to SafeLives’ values – Human, Rigorous, Inclusive and Brave - underpins all actions and decisions
·Remains calm, decisive and collaborative in fast-moving situations, while maintaining message clarity, survivor focus and organisational credibility
·Demonstrates an understanding of how your own role contributes to achieving SafeLives’ goals
·Is responsive to change which helps achieve goals
·Pursues tasks/goals with energy, drive and need for completion
Teamwork & collaboration
·Fosters an inclusive working environment so that others can contribute effectively
·Supports colleagues in demanding situations, recognises the importance of well-being in self and others, accepts help and support from other team members
·Listens to the views of others and shows flexibility in working with collective decisions
People management and decision making
·Ability to lead and manage effective teams and create an inventive, responsible and generous team culture
·Strong focus on quality, performance and impact
·Coaches staff to reach their full potential
·Makes effective decisions on a timely basis
·Judgement and problem solving is based on identifying outcomes and victim focus
Communications and relationship management
·Communicate with energy and direction
·Ability to build strong and effective relationships with key internal and external stakeholders
·Promote and contribute to cross team working
·Speaks and writes clearly and effectively and in a timely manner, tailoring communication to suit the audience
·Maintains confidentiality
Delivering quality
·Self-starter with the ability to use initiative and judgement to identify problems and propose solutions
·Excellent organisational skills including the ability to manage multiple projects and meet tight deadlines
·Takes responsibility for own workload, acts on own initiative, seeks feedback from others, evaluates own performance and then acts upon it
·Tries out new ideas and ways of working and identifies and shares learning
Influence
·Inspires confidence and trust– demonstrating high standards of integrity, honesty and fairness
·Actively engages the knowledge, ideas and contributions of others
·Uses appropriate techniques to influence others
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the Blavatnik School of Government
Our vision is of a world better led, a world better served and a world better governed. We are a global school committed to improving the quality of government and public policymaking worldwide, through three routes: teaching current and future leaders; generating research with impact; and engaging with governments and practitioners.
What we offer
The School is a collaborative, friendly, and dynamic department based in an award-winning building in Oxford. We host regular events and talks with well-known guest speakers – all of which are open to staff. On the social side, we have regular coffee/cake mornings for staff, a family-friendly Halloween event, and Christmas and summer parties.
As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:
- An excellent contributory pension scheme
- 38 days’ annual leave
- Family leave schemes and a comprehensive range of childcare services
- Cycle loan scheme and discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
- Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs
- Opportunities for hybrid working
More information about working at the School can be found on our jobs page.
About the role
Reporting to the Programme Director of the What Works Hub for Global Education, you will communicate the programme’s mission and findings to a range of audiences – from policymakers in target countries, to leading global academics and international organisations. This will involve overseeing and delivering the Hub’s communications strategy, managing the Hub’s website and social media channels, creating and disseminating content, and coordinating with implementation partners in country, as well as offering a range of hands-on support as part of a tight project team. The role will involve working closely with our strategic and consortium partners, to ensure that communications and engagement activities are targeted effectively to different audiences and country contexts.
You will be based within the What Works Hub at the Blavatnik School of Government, as part of the Hub’s central programme team. You will also have strong links to the School’s corporate Communications and Events team, who will provide senior guidance and support on communications and engagement. You will be supported by, and line-manage, a Communications and Projects Officer.
This role is fixed-term until 30 June 2027.
Whilst the role is a Grade 8 position, we would be willing to consider candidates with less experience for which an appointment would be at Grade 7 (£39,424 - £47,779 p.a.) with the job title and responsibilities adjusted accordingly. This would be discussed with applicants at interview/appointment where appropriate.
About you
You will be a communications professional who wants to make a contribution on important global issues and is passionate about improving education outcomes. You proactively support broader team activities, stepping in where needed, while still ensuring you deliver on your core duties. You can get your head around research and policy ideas easily, and are comfortable working with academics. You are responsive enough to deliver fast on their priorities and win trust, but assured enough to offer ideas about more effective or efficient ways to deliver their objectives.
You must be a self-starter who is confident working in a matrix style, can cope with complexity and ambiguity, and can define, schedule and drive your own objectives and activities based on a strong understanding of the programme objectives. The role also demands excellent writing skills, digital fluency, and the ability to get to grips with complex concepts and networks.
You will be able to promote the Hub’s thinking, evidence and stories to a broad audience, including policymakers worldwide, working strategically with partners to build the Hub’s credibility as the go-to place for excellence on learning outcomes.
You will have excellent strategic thinking and interpersonal skills, experience of working with partners globally, experience of writing articles and copy for websites, and demonstrable editorial judgement. Strong project management and proven delivery skills, along with relevant work experience and demonstrable experience using social media in a professional communications capacity, are essential.
Application process
Please upload a supporting statement that outlines how you meet the selection criteria in your own words, along with your CV and the details of two referees as part of your online application.
The closing date for applications is at 12 noon (UK Time) on Friday 15 May 2026.
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