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The Gurkha Welfare Trust provides vital support to Gurkha veterans, their families and communities in Nepal. We have been working in Nepal for over 50 years, delivering essential financial and medical aid to Gurkha veterans and widows, and working with local communities to provide access to clean water and education. We also build earthquake-resilient homes for our most vulnerable pensioners.
This role’s primary responsibilities will be as follows:
1. Develop and implement the Trust’s Individual Giving acquisition strategy across regular giving, one‑off donors, mid‑value supporters, and legacy pledgers, in collaboration with the Head of Fundraising & Communications.
2. Lead the planning and management of the annual acquisition budget, ensuring income and expenditure forecasts are accurate and regularly monitored.
3. Deliver integrated, supporter‑focused campaigns across direct mail, TV, door‑drop, inserts, press, telephone fundraising, and digital channels, ensuring activity meets agreed targets, deadlines, and quality standards.
4. Work with the Database Manager and external partners to ensure accurate data selection, segmentation, and fulfilment for all campaigns.
5. Monitor donor behaviour and key performance indicators, including attrition, response rates, and ROI, and develop strategies to enhance retention and reactivate lapsed supporters.
6. Collaborate with creative and fundraising agencies to test, refine, and optimise campaign content, propositions, and targeting.
7. Ensure the highest standard of donor care, working closely with the Individual Giving (Stewardship & Retention) Manager, Database Manager, and fulfilment providers to deliver a consistent and positive supporter experience.
8. Strengthen the regular‑giving acquisition proposition, identifying growth opportunities and mitigating donor attrition.
9. Maximise Gift Aid income by ensuring all acquisition activity includes appropriate prompts and compliance measures.
Support legacy marketing activity in partnership with the Legacy Administration team.
KEY SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS AND KNOWLEDGE, AND PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Applicants for this position should be able to satisfy the following criteria:
Essential:
- Proven success in delivering Individual Giving or marketing campaigns that meet or exceed income targets.
- Strong project management skills and experience coordinating multi‑channel fundraising campaigns.
- Experience managing significant income and expenditure budgets.
- Ability to analyse campaign performance, interpret data, and produce clear, actionable reports.
- Strong creative judgement and ability to guide external agencies.
- Excellent communication skills, with a collaborative approach to working with colleagues, partners, and suppliers.
- Good understanding of fundraising regulation, Gift Aid, and data‑protection requirements.
- Strong numeracy skills and confidence working with financial and supporter datasets.
- Excellent attention to detail, written and verbal communication, and competent IT skills.
- A positive, proactive attitude and commitment to working as part of a supportive fundraising team.
- A genuine commitment to the values and mission of The Gurkha Welfare Trust.
Desirable:
- A relevant degree or recognised fundraising qualification (or equivalent practical experience).
- Extensive experience in an Individual Giving or similar fundraising role.
- Experience managing external agencies and overseeing creative, print, and production processes.
- Experience of mail or telephone acquisition campaigns and testing new fundraising channels.
Experience using CRM systems, particularly Access or similar platforms.
To provide welfare and support to ex-Gurkhas, their families and their communities in Nepal to enable our beneficiaries to live their lives in dignity



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Contract: Part time, one-year contract, 2.5 days per week (18.75 hours)
Salary: £14,000-£16,000 per annum (£28,000-£32,000 FTE (depending on experience))
The Brent Centre for Young People
The Brent Centre for Young People (BCYP) is the leading mental health charity for young people in Northwest London, helping over 800 young people a year with a wide range of issues. We offer specialised treatment in the areas of depression, suicide prevention, self-harm, eating disorders, exam anxiety and more. Our approach is rooted in psychoanalytic psychotherapy. We aim to reach significantly more young people in the years ahead, drawing on our heritage that combines specialist treatment in-house and outreach into communities. The Brent Centre is also an important Research Centre on Adolescent Breakdown and Psychotherapy.
The Role
As HR Officer, you will play a role in bringing structure, consistency and clarity to Brent Centre’s HR processes. You will deliver practical, people-focused support across the employee lifecycle, from recruitment, onboarding to contract changes, developing and updating organisational policies, helping to strengthen and develop how HR supports colleagues across the organisation.
Working closely with the Administration and Finance Manager, you will act as the first point of contact for day-to-day HR queries, ensuring they are handled promptly, accurately and in line with Brent Centre’s values. You will support colleagues and managers to use HR systems effectively, interpret and apply policies correctly, and follow clear, consistent processes. You will maintain accurate information across our HR systems (Bright HR and SharePoint HR Intranet) and ensure HR data is complete, compliant and up to date.
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About Us
The MacRobert Trust is rooted in the enduring vision of Lady Rachel MacRobert. Guided by our three MacRobert Pillars and our bold 10-year strategy, we invest in initiatives that deliver lasting social, environmental and economic benefit.
From managing our estate and charitable activities to operating our country house hotel, Douneside House, we are a dynamic and evolving organisation with a strong heritage and a forward-looking ambition.
The Opportunity
This is a pivotal senior leadership role, working closely with the CEO, Board and Senior Management Team to ensure the Trust remains financially robust, strategically focused and operationally effective.
You will:
- Provide strong financial leadership, governance and assurance
- Lead and mentor a high-performing finance team
- Deliver insightful reporting, planning and long-term financial strategy
- Partner across the organisation to strengthen business performance
- Oversee governance, risk and (when required) company secretarial duties
- Lead strategic oversight of IT and Marketing systems and external partners
- Support commercial performance, including our hotel trading subsidiary
- Drive continuous improvement across systems, processes and reporting
This is a broad, hands-on role suited to someone who enjoys operating both strategically and operationally in a small, collaborative organisation.
About You
We are seeking an experienced finance professional with strong leadership abilities, exceptional business partnering skills, and advanced analytical expertise. The ideal candidate is commercially minded, demonstrates logical thinking, and is comfortable looking beyond the numbers to gain a deeper understanding of both the business and the people shaping it.
Knowledge, Qualifications and Experience
- Professionally qualified accountant (CA, CIPFA, CIMA, ACCA or equivalent).
- Operated at senior management level; demonstrable cross-organisational management beyond one function.
- Proven experience leading or co-leading change/transformations.
- Strong systems background/interest, with proven experience in delivering systems changes or improvements.
- Experience in governance accountability.
Desirable
- Understanding of wider organisational systems (risk, H&S, payroll).
- Previous experience in wider business activities such as IT and marketing.
Experience across governance, IT, marketing or wider operational oversight would be advantageous.
Why Join Us?
This is an opportunity to influence strategy and deliver meaningful impact within a values-led organisation.
We offer:
- Competitive salary
- 30 days’ annual leave rising to 38 days
- 9% employer pension contribution
- Income protection and life insurance
- Enhanced family and sick pay
- Paid volunteer leave
- Professional membership support
- Complimentary access to our on-site health club and swimming pool
The role is primarily based at our Estate Office in Tarland, Aberdeenshire — ideal for someone who values access to the countryside and a unique working environment.
How to Apply
Please read our full candidate pack. It includes full details on how to apply.
Closing date: 22 March 2026
Interviews: From week commencing 23 March 2026
The MacRobert Trust is a dynamic charity, an owner of a historic legacy, and it is a forward-thinking landowner with a vibrant estate to manage.
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The Head of Finance supports the Finance Director in ensuring the financial health, compliance, and sustainability of St John’s Foundation (SJF), its trading subsidiaries, and associated charities.
You will lead the day-to-day financial operations, oversee internal controls and reporting, and play a key role in the next phase of the new finance system implementation which will enhance efficiency and accuracy. Working closely with the Finance Director, you will ensure that robust financial governance, accurate reporting, and effective systems underpin the charity’s strategic aims and operational delivery.
This is a senior hands-on leadership role, managing the finance team and ensuring the Finance Director, Executive Team and Board of Trustees are supported with reliable financial information and strong financial control.
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This is a fantastic opportunity for a skilled line manager with experience in general welfare advice to join Sufra NW London. In this highly rewarding role, you will oversee the delivery of services that can measurably change lives by providing quality advice and support to those most in need.
You will manage our team of advice staff and volunteers to deliver high quality advice, information and welfare support to guests on a range of topics including benefits, housing, debt and immigration issues. An additional focus will be on establishing clear pathways for referring guests to external services, and managing volunteers to triage, signpost and refer guests to other forms of welfare support.
The advice team consists of paid staff and support volunteers. This year will be dedicated to consolidation of the service, ensuring that we are fulfilling our core mission to the highest standards. We are also hoping to launch our immigration advice service, providing guests with a first point of contact for their immigration needs and smooth referral pathways to specialist advice.
Finally, our OpenARMs programme will be launching workshops for our refugee and asylum seeker communities.
You will work closely with the Senior Leadership Team, especially Head of Advice at Sufra to support the implementation of new initiatives, and the expansion of our information and advice services to enhance our efficiency and impact.
The post holder will be a highly articulate and proactive individual with good welfare advice knowledge, 3+ years delivery experience in managing a charity team, strong service management skills, as well as experience managing staff and volunteers. The ideal candidate will have up-to date knowledge of the welfare system, immigration and safeguarding protocols. They must also have demonstrable experience using a case management system, adhering to advice standards and be able to manage a diverse workload and work under pressure.
This is an immensely rewarding role working in a dynamic charity built on an ethos of sharing, hospitality and inclusivity. We are looking for an exceptionally committed individual who is willing to go the extra mile and has flexibility to work during evenings and weekends if necessary. As this is a frontline role, you will be required to work on site at least 2 days per week.
We offer a wide range of employee benefits including:
• Excellent annual leave entitlement0
• Pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Death in Service benefit
• Flexible working
• Opportunities for training and professional development
To apply for this role, please submit a CV, Covering Letter (no more than 2 sides) and complete our Equal Opportunities Form found here. As part of your covering letter, please answer the following questions:
1. The advice manager may have appointments with guests and a small case load. How would
you foresee managing your time effectively between this work and management of the
team?
2. What would be your priorities in ensuring a well-functioning, effective, advice service?
3. The advice team is spread out across different sites, often working remotely. How would
you ensure effective communication?
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An exciting opportunity to lead a dedicated team supporting young people to build resilience and thrive.At an exciting time of growth for our charity, we are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated leader to manage programmes and daily operations at our farm near Skipton, nestled in the sweeping countryside south of the Yorkshire Dales.You will play a key role in ensuring our young people have a meaningful, inclusive, and memorable experience with Jamie’s Farm, feeling the positive impact long after their visit.
What is Jamie’s Farm?Jamie’s Farm is a charity that supports young people by combining therapeutic work, farming, and purposeful activities to help them thrive. Through residential visits to our working farms, we provide a nurturing environment where young people can reflect, build confidence, and develop the resilience they need to overcome personal challenges.
More about the role:As Head of Farm, you will help deliver our transition from Day visits to Residential visits at our Skipton farm, working alongside and managing a team to deliver an impactful programme. Your responsibilities will include leading up to four visits per month, ensuring the smooth delivery of residential visits, representing Jamie’s Farm with partner organisations, funders, volunteers and other stakeholders; and fostering a culture of empowerment and collaboration within the team. You will help achieve key performance goals including high visitor retention and staff satisfaction rates, while also leading professional development and team-building activities for your team.
You will participate in all aspects of farm life - leading walks, guiding young people through meaningful output-based jobs like gardening or log chopping, and creating meaningful connections during shared meals and evening programmes. You will also contribute to broader Jamie’s Farm strategy as a key member of the Leadership team.
About you: We are looking for an experienced and passionate leader who embodies Jamie’s Farm core values of positivity, passion, generosity, collaboration, and professionalism. You will have experience in relational leadership and practice with young people. Prior management experience is preferred, showing your ability to support and motivate teams effectively. You will bring exceptional communication, teamwork, and organisational skills to the role.
You will excel at developing meaningful relationships with diverse individuals and organisations, using positivity and empathy to inspire and motivate others. Your dedication to helping young people thrive, especially those in challenging circumstances, will drive the success of your team and the programme.
Please see the full job description, desired experience and employee benefits by exploring our recruitment pack below.Don’t meet every single requirement? We’d still love to hear from you – your unique skills and experience could be just what we’re looking for.
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Robertson Bell is delighted to be exclusively partnering with Ibstock Place School in the search for a Head of Finance. Ibstock Place is a leading independent co-educational school known for its strong academic performance, inclusive ethos, and commitment to providing an outstanding educational environment.
With significant investment in facilities and a continued focus on operational excellence, the School is seeking a commercially minded finance leader to play a key role in supporting its long-term financial sustainability and strategic ambitions.
The Head of Finance is a senior leadership position, reporting to the Bursar and working closely with Governors and budget holders across the School. You will provide strategic and operational oversight of the finance function, ensuring robust financial management, high-quality reporting, and effective governance.
Key responsibilities include:
- Lead and manage the finance team, including performance management, development, and succession planning.
- Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes, ensuring alignment with the School’s strategic priorities.
- Produce timely, insightful management information with clear narrative to support decision-making.
- Lead the preparation of statutory returns and annual accounts, ensuring compliance with all regulatory and reporting requirements.
- Manage the year-end process and act as the primary contact for external auditors.
- Maintain strong cash flow oversight and prepare accurate cash forecasts.
- Ensure effective financial controls, policies, and procedures are in place and continuously improved.
- Oversee the financial systems environment, ensuring it remains fit for purpose and fully utilised.
- Support and guide budget holders, promoting financial accountability across the School.
- Deputise for the Bursar on financial matters as required.
Candidate Profile
We are seeking a proactive, collaborative, and technically strong finance professional who can operate both strategically and hands-on.
Essential experience and attributes:
- A recognised professional accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
- Proven experience in a senior finance leadership or management role.
- Strong track record of budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting.
- Experience working with Boards, Governors, or senior stakeholders.
- Excellent understanding of financial controls, compliance, and best practice.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and develop teams effectively.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to present complex financial information clearly.
Desirable:
- Experience within education, charity, or not-for-profit environments.
Why Join Ibstock Place School?
- Opportunity to play a pivotal role in a respected and well-established independent school.
- Broad and varied remit with genuine influence across the organisation.
- Collaborative leadership team and strong organisational values.
- Chance to contribute to the continued development of facilities, services, and financial strategy.
Location & Working Pattern
The role is based on site at the School in Roehampton, South West London, with on-site presence expected to support close collaboration with stakeholders.
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Head of Asset Management & Development
Based: Derby (with travel across YMCA Derbyshire sites)
Salary: £51,000 – £54,000 (dependent on experience)
Hours: 35 hours per week
At YMCA Derbyshire, our buildings are homes, safe spaces and community hubs where young people and families rebuild their lives. You’ll lead how we grow, manage and future-proof these spaces for the next decade.
You will shape and deliver our 10-year Development Strategy, build a strong pipeline of viable opportunities through partnerships and Homes England funding, and ensure our estate is safe, compliant, efficient and delivering real value for money.
Alongside development, you’ll take strategic ownership of asset management, planned and major works, compliance, property data, utilities, risk management and sustainability performance across the organisation.
As a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, you’ll provide the financial oversight, governance and direction that ensures our property portfolio supports long-term resilience, growth and community impact.
Driving licence and access to a car essential.
Interested?
Learn more and apply, please go to our website
What we’re looking for
A strategic thinker who can turn property data into action.
A confident leader with experience managing a significant property portfolio.
Someone who understands housing regulation, development viability, risk and value for money.
A professional who is passionate about sustainable development and community impact.
What we offer
37 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)
Your birthday off every year
Life Assurance (2x salary)
Health & wellbeing support
Recognition awards, celebration events and long-service rewards
Training, development and genuine career impact
…and a role where your work truly matters every single day
YMCA Derbyshire is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All roles are subject to references and an enhanced DBS check.
YMCA Derbyshire is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer.
Closing date: Ongoing
Interviews: Please note that interviews will be scheduled as applications are received. We encourage early submission of applications.
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Job Title: Head of Public Fundraising & Engagement
Reporting To: Executive Director of Fundraising
Salary Range: Up to £60,000
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Hybrid, across London sites. Old Street, Canary Wharf & Poplar.
Working days/hours per week: 35 per week, 9am – 5pm
Our Vision: A UK where “No good food goes to waste”.
The Felix Project and FareShare have recently merged to form the UK's largest food redistribution charity. Its vision is a UK where good food is never wasted, and nobody goes hungry.
The organisation rescues high quality edible surplus food, from across the food industry and gets it to over 8,000 organisations across the UK who are working to strengthen communities and improve lives.
The charity manages seven depots across London, Suffolk, Merseyside and Hampshire and works with 16 network partners who operate a further 26 regional depots across the UK.
Over the next year our ambition is to rescue enough food nationally to provide nearly 200 million meals, turning an environmental problem into social good with measurable impact for people, planet, and the economy.
Why this role and why now?
This is a hugely exciting time to join our organisation.
We have recently brought together two £20m organisations – FareShare UK, a national food redistribution charity, and The Felix Project, our London network partner who has made waves across the capital in recent years. We are in the early stages of shaping our future together, while at the same time, developing our fundraising strategy for the next three years – setting the direction for how we grow income, engage supporters and deliver even more impact across the UK.
Public fundraising and engagement will be central to that strategy, and as Head of Public Fundraising & Engagement, you will play a leading role in shaping it.
We already have strong foundations to build on. Recent testing of private site fundraising for both organisations has exceeded KPIs, showing strong public appetite to support our work. We also have the opportunity to learn from The Felix Project’s success in London and explore how proven approaches can be adapted and scaled nationally.
Alongside this, we have a clear ambition to become a destination directorate for fundraisers across the sector – a place where talented people want to build their careers, test new ideas and do their best work.
This newly created role offers a rare opportunity to build on that momentum: helping to shape our three-year fundraising strategy, embedding a new brand, working creatively with network partners, developing new products and propositions, scaling what works nationally, growing mass-market and legacy fundraising, modernising systems and supporter journeys, and bringing together newly merged teams around a shared direction and culture.
This is a role for someone who enjoys building, experimenting, learning from what works and creating something genuinely transformational. If you’re excited by the idea of leading through change and helping create new ways for people to support our cause, we’d love to hear from you.
About the role
The Head of Public Fundraising & Engagement will lead our public fundraising portfolio. This newly created role will oversee Individual Giving and Legacies, Community Fundraising, Mass Participation and Challenge Events, and Fundraising Operations, with five direct reports.
You will be accountable for public fundraising income and performance, whilst also helping to bring together teams, systems and ways of working following the merger. You’ll sit on both the Fundraising Senior Management Team and the organisation’s Senior Management Team, contributing to organisation-wide strategy, decision-making and culture.
You will play a key role in shaping our three-year public fundraising strategy, ensuring it is ambitious, realistic and rooted in audience insight.
Whilst much of the portfolio is delivered through Senior Managers, there is particular scope and opportunity, to shape the future of Community and Mass Fundraising – where we’ve deliberately protected delivery while leaving space for the new Head to define long-term strategy, growth and resource.
You’ll also play a leading role in embedding a new organisational brand once agreed.
What you’ll be responsible for
•Setting direction and growing income
•Champion the growth of long-term sustainable income that supports the organisation’s 3–5-year income ambitions.
•Strengthen our regular giving proposition and performance, embedding a clear strategy for acquisition, retention and lifetime value growth.
•Shape and deliver the organisation’s three-year public fundraising strategy.
•Set the overall direction for public fundraising and lead its delivery.
•Be accountable for public fundraising income, including planning, budgets, forecasting and performance working alongside your Senior Managers and Managers to achieve this.
•Build on strong early signals of public support, including the face-to-face fundraising pilots.
•Learn from proven success from both legacy organisations, including The Felix Project’s fundraising in London, and explore how this can be scaled nationally.
•Drive sustainable growth across the portfolio, balancing short-term delivery with the need to maximise supporter lifetime value.
•Make clear, confident decisions about priorities, investment and risk.
Leading the public fundraising portfolio
•Lead and support Senior Managers and Managers across Individual Giving, Community and Mass, Legacies and Fundraising Operations.
•Bring different income streams together under a joined-up, supporter-centered approach.
•Encourage collaboration, testing and learning across teams.
•Step in where needed to resolve issues, reset direction or move things forward.
A focus on Fundraising Operations
•Provide strategic oversight of Fundraising Operations, ensuring excellent supporter care, compliant processes and efficient income processing across the portfolio.
•Integrate a ‘best in class’ approach to thanking and supporter stewardship across the portfolio.
•Ensure robust fundraising compliance in line with regulation and sector best practice.
•Champion operational excellence, embedding processes and systems that enable sustainable growth.
•Work closely with the Senior Fundraising Operations Manager to ensure visibility and value of the function across the directorate and wider organisation.
Innovation and new product development
•Work collaboratively with colleagues to shape and embed the organisation’s innovation framework within public fundraising, ensuring disciplined testing, learning and scaling.
•Contribute a public fundraising perspective to cross-organisational and directorate innovation priorities, ensuring opportunities are commercially viable and audience-led.
•Lead the development of new fundraising products, propositions and approaches, from ideas through to testing and scale.
•Explore new ways for people to engage and give – particularly in acquisition-led activity such as face-to-face, digital and mass fundraising.
•Use insight, data and supporter feedback to shape and refine new ideas.
•Balance creativity with a commercial mindset i.e. Stopping what doesn’t work and scaling what does.
Shaping Community and Mass Fundraising
• Make a hands-on strategic lead in shaping the future direction of Community and Mass Fundraising.
•Build on recent business planning that has protected delivery whilst leaving space for longer-term strategic choices.
• Identify growth opportunities and test new approaches to help define future operating models.
•Build momentum and organisational confidence in areas with significant untapped potential.
•Increase partnerships with small and medium-sized corporates within Community Fundraising, developing scalable propositions that can grow nationally, working in partnership with network partners.
Working with our network partners
•Play a leading role in shaping how we fundraise with, for and alongside our network partners in the public fundraising space, working closely with the Senior Network Fundraising Manager.
•Work collaboratively to explore ideas, test approaches and unlock opportunities that benefit both the network and the organisation.
•Ensure public fundraising activity reflects the stories and impact of our network partners in a respectful and sensitive way.
Developing high-potential partnerships
•Lead the strategic development of high-profile partnerships including our newly launched three-year partnership with Nectar.
•Work closely with internal teams and external partners to grow reach, impact and value over time.
•Develop and embed a robust a partnership strategy for within public fundraising, to ensure we are maximising opportunities with third party providers.
Shaping our legacy fundraising proposition
•Take a strategic lead in developing our legacy fundraising approach, working closely with the Senior IG & Legacy Manager.
•Shape a compelling legacy proposition linked to our impact, values and volunteer workforce – an area of untapped potential.
•Ensure legacy fundraising asks are integrated into wider supporter journeys and long term planning.
•Build organisational confidence, capability and momentum in this area over time.
Brand embedding and supporter acquisition
•Play a leading role in embedding the new organisational brand across all public fundraising activity once agreed.
•Work closely with colleagues in Marketing & Communications to ensure fundraising needs are reflected in the new brand as it develops over time.
•Support your team to translate brand strategy into practical, high-performing fundraising activity.
Merger transition and CRM
•Play a senior role in the organisation’s merger transition, with particular focus on the Fundraising Transition, working closely with the Fundraising Transition Lead, ensuring that public fundraising’s priorities are reflected in change planning.
•Act as the senior fundraising lead for the implementation of a combined CRM, ensuring public fundraising needs shape system design, data structure, reporting and supporter journeys.
•Work closely with colleagues in digital, data and IT, as well as external partners, to ensure systems support future growth and great supporter experiences.
•Balance business-as-usual income delivery with the demands of transformation and change.
•Help modernise processes and ways of working so the organisation can scale effectively.
Leadership and culture
•Lead and develop Senior Managers and Managers, creating a supportive, inclusive, high-performing and psychologically safe culture.
•Play an active role in shaping organisational culture following the merger.
•Support teams through change with clarity, empathy and pace.
• Help build our reputation as a great place to work for fundraisers – where people feel supported, challenged, proud and able to grow.
•Role model collaborative, values-led leadership.
Organisation-wide leadership
• Attend organisation SMT meetings.
•Contribute to organisation-wide strategy, decision-making and problem-solving.
•Work collaboratively with senior colleagues across the organisation.
•Be a strong, credible voice and advocate for public fundraising internally and externally.
We deliver this surplus food to charities and schools so they can provide healthy meals and help the most vulnerable in our society.



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Our Second Home (OSH) is the UK’s youth movement for people with refugee backgrounds. We support young people to build community, become leaders, and flourish into adulthood in the place they call home.
Each year, hundreds of young people from dozens of countries and living in London & Bristol take part in our residential programmes, leadership training and youth hubs. Our residentials are often the first step – immersive, relationship-rich spaces where young people connect, reflect and begin to see themselves as leaders. From there, many move into leadership training and take on volunteer roles within the movement.
Our work is youth-led and rooted in lived experience. We are now implementing our 2025–2028 strategy, focused on strengthening quality, embedding learning and ensuring our growth is sustainable and safe.
The Head of Programmes is a senior leadership role, reporting to the CEO and managing two senior colleagues. You will hold responsibility for the quality, coherence and safeguarding of all programme activity.
Responsibilities (abridged - see attached job description)
Programme Leadership & Strategy in Practice
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Lead implementation of OSH’s 2025–2028 programme strategy.
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Oversee the design, quality and coherence of residentials, leadership training and hubs.
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Take operational responsibility for residential delivery, including participant referrals, recruitment of staff and freelancers, programme content and educational standards.
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Attend and lead approximately five residential programmes per year.
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Identify opportunities to strengthen youth engagement and leadership pathways as the organisation scales.
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Ensure programme data is accurately recorded and used to improve delivery.
Team Leadership
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Line manage the Communities Manager and Leadership & Volunteering Manager.
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Provide structured supervision, clear objectives and professional development support.
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Ensure strong coordination between hubs, residentials and leadership pathways.
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Build a culture of accountability, reflection and continuous improvement.
Safeguarding & Welfare
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Act as Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead and serve as DSL at events as required.
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Ensure safeguarding practice is robust, consistent and embedded across all activities.
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Respond to safeguarding and behavioural issues appropriately and oversee safe recruitment processes.
Partnerships, Budget & Oversight
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Maintain referral partnerships and represent OSH externally where appropriate.
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Hold programme budgets within agreed limits and ensure financial discipline.
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Embed monitoring, evaluation and reflective practice across the programme team.
Experience & Competencies (abridged - see attached job description)
Essential
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At least 5 years’ experience in youth or youth-centred programming, including residential or intensive settings.
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Experience designing and delivering leadership development or informal education programmes.
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Strong facilitation and training skills.
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Demonstrable experience managing staff and developing teams.
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Strong understanding of safeguarding practice and willingness to act as Deputy DSL.
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Experience working with young people from refugee or asylum-seeking backgrounds, or strong understanding of the issues affecting them.
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Ability to balance strategic oversight with hands-on delivery in a part-time senior leadership role.
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Strong organisational skills and commitment to inclusive, youth-led practice.
Desirable
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Level 3 Safeguarding training.
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Experience managing programme budgets.
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Experience contributing to organisational strategy or scaling programme models.
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Familiarity with Google Workspace, Beacon CRM, MyConcern or similar systems.
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Lived experience of migration or displacement.
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Head of Finance
Students’ Union - Liverpool
Location: Liverpool
Contract: Permanent, full-time (35 hours per week)
Salary: £49,897
Closing date: Midday on Wednesday 8th April 2026
Atkinson HR and Marble Mayne are pleased to be supporting a Liverpool based Students’ Union in their search for a Head of Finance to join their senior leadership team.
The Students’ Union is an independent, student-led charity dedicated to enhancing the student experience at the University it is associated with. With 32,000 members, they are committed to creating a home for every student, ensuring each one gets the most out of university life and leaves equipped to change the world.
As they continue to strengthen their financial foundations and long-term sustainability, they are seeking an ambitious finance professional ready to take the next step in their career and help drive their mission of creating an exceptional university experience for every student.
About the Role
This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious finance professional ready to take the next step into a more senior role with greater responsibility. You'll oversee the day-to-day running of the finance function, from monthly management accounts and annual budgets to statutory returns and year-end audit, while playing a key part in keeping the Guild financially strong and student focused.
You will manage a small finance team and be supported in the role by an outsourced consultant Finance Director. They are ideally seeking a fully qualified ACCA, CIMA or ACA professional, though they will consider applications from those who are part-qualified. You'll ideally bring an understanding of charity finance, regulation and IT systems, along with the interpersonal skills to work collaboratively across a values-driven organisation. Experience in a similar charity or students' union environment is desirable, but not essential.
The organisation is seeking to appoint someone who can demonstrate alignment with their values and ethos; including being innovative, fun, representative, sustainable and committed to supporting a student-led organisation. They offer a supportive and friendly working environment with a strong commitment to professional development. Other benefits include hybrid working, pension contributions, generous annual leave and a salary sacrifice scheme.
How to Apply
To apply, please submit your CV and complete the application form, where you will be asked to answer three questions:
· Why are you interested in applying, and how do you feel your personal values align with our organisational values?
· What are the key achievements and outcomes within your career that make you a strong candidate for the role?
· Summarise your experience in a senior level finance role that you feel is relevant to this position.
Each answer should be a maximum of 400 words.
For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Jamie at Marble Mayne.
Key Dates
Closing Date: Midday on Wednesday 8th April 2026
First Interview: Thursday 16th April 2026 (remote)
Final Interview: Thursday 23rd April 2026 (in person)
The Trusts and Foundations Manager will lead the development of a new income stream that supports the organisation’s future growth and strategic ambitions. With no current active grants or established project portfolio, the postholder will build the foundations of a strong trusts and foundations programme, developing a robust pipeline, shaping emerging ideas into fundable opportunities, and securing long-term income to enable new services.
Working collaboratively across the organisation, they will help colleagues understand funder expectations, develop compelling cases for support, and build the systems required for sustainable, high-quality grant fundraising. This role is central to diversifying income and ensuring the organisation is well positioned to secure future investment as new projects are developed.
ROLE OVERVIEW
The Trusts and Foundations Manager will develop and grow a new trusts and foundations income stream from the ground up. They will build a pipeline of prospective funders, shape emerging ideas into fundable opportunities, and lead on high quality applications that support the organisation’s future projects. Working collaboratively across directorates, they will cultivate strong funder relationships and establish the systems needed for sustainable, long‑term income growth.
KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Planning and Strategy
- Lead the development of a new trusts and foundations income stream, building a sustainable portfolio of prospective, warm, and active funders.
- Create and maintain a structured pipeline that clearly maps cultivation, application, and stewardship stages.
- Establish effective systems, processes, and tools for researching, tracking, and managing all funding opportunities.
- Work with colleagues across the organisation to identify future fundable projects and shape them into compelling propositions.
- Develop annual trusts and foundations workplans and income forecasts aligned to organisational priorities.
Prospecting and Research
- Identify and research new trust, foundation, and statutory funders, prioritising those with the strongest alignment to RLSS UK’s mission and strategic framework.
- Identify creative ways to engage new funders and build early relationships, even before projects are fully developed.
- Stay informed about new trust and foundation funding opportunities and broader sector developments and funder priorities, to strengthen the fundraising strategy.
Bid Writing and Proposal Development
- Develop high quality, persuasive, and tailored funding applications that clearly articulate the need and potential impact.
- Ensure all proposals clearly articulate the need, planned impact, and align with funder requirements and priorities.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues across Education, Commercial Services, Finance and the wider Income Generation and Engagement team to develop credible cases for support, project budgets and clear anticipated impact.
- Identify the most appropriate approach for each funder, including opportunities for multi‑year grants and strategic partnerships.
Relationship Management and Stewardship
- Cultivate strong, positive relationships with funders, ensuring personalised, timely and impact focused stewardship for all supporters.
- Provide excellent donor care, responding promptly to enquiries and ensuring funders feel informed, valued, and connected to RLSS UK’s mission.
- Represent RLSS UK confidently in funder meetings, presentations, and networking events to strengthen long term support.
Reporting and Evaluation
- Monitor and report on trusts and foundations fundraising performance against KPIs and targets, reporting on performance to the Director of Income Generation and Engagement, Senior Leadership Team and the Board of Trustees.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date information in the CRM.
- Support the development of monitoring and evaluation frameworks to ensure future projects can deliver strong, funder‑ready impact reporting.
- Collaborate with internal teams to collect evidence of impact and evaluate programme performance.
- Support audit processes related to restricted funding alongside the Finance team.
- Use data-driven insights and KPIs to evaluate and refine strategies for maximum impact and return on investment.
Other Duties & Responsibilities
- All other duties reasonably associated with your role, as directed by the Line Manager.
- Act as an ambassador for the Income Generation & Engagement directorate, supporting a culture of collaboration, learning and innovation.
- Ensure compliance with UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 by complying with internal information governance policies and maintaining up-to-date documentation as part of RLSS UK’s compliance programme.
- Demonstrate and uphold the Society’s values and behavioural standards at all times.
- Create an inclusive working environment where diversity is valued, everyone can contribute, and everyday actions ensure we meet our duty to uphold and promote equality.
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
- Proven experience in securing and managing trusts, foundations, or similar institutional funding.
- Comfortable working in an environment where systems, processes, and programmes are being built from the ground up.
- Strong understanding of CRM systems.
- Strong strategic thinking coupled with hands on delivery.
- Excellent written communication skills with the ability to craft persuasive proposals, cases for support and impact reports.
- Strong organisational and project management skills.
- Strong understanding of return on investment (ROI) and the ability to evaluate the effectiveness, sustainability, and value of fundraising activity.
- Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management abilities.
- A collaborative approach to working across teams and engaging stakeholders.
- Experience of developing or significantly growing a trusts and foundations pipeline.
- Ability to work confidently with financial information, including project budgets and restricted funding.
- Ability to communicate complex information clearly and concisely to a range of audiences.
- Understanding of fundraising regulation, GDPR, and ethical fundraising practices.
Desirable Relevant Experience, Skills and/or Aptitudes
- Knowledge and understanding of RLSS UK’s mission, values and strategic priorities.
- Experience securing multi-year or six-figure grants from trusts, foundations, or statutory bodies.
- Experience of establishing monitoring, evaluation, or impact frameworks that meet funder requirements.
- Understanding of water safety, education, youth engagement, community development or related fields.
- Experience working in a small team or start‑up environment or programme development.
ABOUT RLSS UK
The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) is the leading charity for water safety and drowning prevention in the UK and Ireland. Our mission is to save lives by being the leader in lifesaving, lifeguarding, and water safety education so that everyone can enjoy water safely. We share our expertise, skills, and knowledge to empower people enjoy water safely and achieve our vision; communities free from drowning.
WHAT RLSS UK CAN OFFER YOU
RLSS UK is a national Charity based in Worcester, and we offer great staff benefits including -
- 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/Perks at Work
- Free RLSS UK Membership
- Free tea and coffee when working from HQ, including access to our wonderful Coffee Machine
- Free on-site parking when working from HQ
- Company Events and more!
*Subject to eligibility criteria
YOUR APPLICATION
Please send your CV along with a Cover Letter outlining why you should join our Income Generation and Engagement Team
Closing Date – 5.00pm, Tuesday 17th March 2026
Interview Date – Wednesday 25th March 2026 at our Worcester Head Office (subject to change)
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.
Head of Mass Supporter Fundraising
Bowel Cancer UK is the UK’s leading bowel cancer charity. We’re determined to save lives and improve the quality of life of everyone affected by bowel cancer. We support and fund targeted research, provide expert information and support to patients and their families, educate the public and professionals about the disease and campaign for early diagnosis and access to best treatment and care.
We currently have employees working across four nations in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Thanks to the generosity of our community, we’re in a privileged position to be able to deliver our ambitious new strategy, On a Mission. There are huge challenges facing bowel cancer patients across the UK and our community needs us now more than ever. We’re building a strong and united team to bring us closer to a world where nobody dies of bowel cancer.
Are you an experienced fundraising leader who wants to be part of creating a future where nobody dies of bowel cancer? This could be the role for you!
Bowel Cancer UK is seeking an exceptional, growth-driven Head of Mass Supporter Fundraising to join our team. We have set a bold ambition to significantly increase income over the next five years, ensuring everyone diagnosed with bowel cancer in the UK receives the support they need.
This is a rare opportunity to build and scale a data-led fundraising programme, increase our visibility in a competitive landscape, and develop a high-performing talented team capable of delivering sustained, multi-million-pound income growth. You will lead the development of transformational strategies and play a critical role in the management of the charities CRM to significantly scale revenue while ensuring digital innovation is at the heart of all strategic decision-making. You will take full ownership of mass supporter fundraising budgets and provide visionary leadership by directly managing team managers to foster a culture of professional growth.
The salary is £51,241, plus £2,000 London Weighting if applicable and a contributory pension scheme. The position is home-based UK-wide, with required travel to our London-based Hub space in Kennington. We offer 27 days of holiday, plus three discretionary days between Christmas and New Year in addition to statutory holidays, complimented by a range of brilliant staff benefits.
If you have a proven track record in digital acquisition, harnessing data to support decision-making, managing multi-million-pound budgets, and know what it takes to motivate and lead a brilliant team, we want to hear from you.
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and at Bowel Cancer UK we are committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Successful candidates may be subject to either a satisfactory basic, standard or enhanced DBS check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) dependent upon the role.
We’re the UK’s leading bowel cancer charity. We’re determined to save lives and improve the quality of life of everyone affected by bowel cancer.
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!
Mary’s Meals is a global movement supported by people from all walks of life and we are focused on one goal – that every child receives a nutritious daily meal in a place of education. We offer more than just a career, we offer the opportunity to support our global movement in a dynamic and inclusive environment with a real focus on personal development.
We’re looking for a strategic and dynamic marketing leader who is an expert at inspiring support and significantly growing income through Individual Giving or Direct Marketing programmes. The Head of Supporter Experience and Marketing is an exciting new role at Mary’s Meals UK, driving income and deep support for our school meals programmes through the development of warm supporter communications and excellent supporter care.
The role will lead a newly formed team, therefore the successful candidate must have a brilliant track record of managing, inspiring and empowering teams to build a strong culture and create momentum against key objectives. You are someone who cares deeply about the people you lead and believe that how things are done is just as important as the end results.
The core focus is to lead the creation of holistic and dynamic supporter journeys, in collaboration with Growth and Partnership and Creative Communications colleagues, that deepen the connection with our supporters, reinforces the impact of their support, and builds lifelong support.
In the marketing space, you’ll oversee the strategic direction and impact of our email and direct mail communications, with a focus on generating income, strong ROI and engagement. The Head also leads the Supporter Experience (supporter care) team who enhance supporter retention and satisfaction by ensuring supporters can easily contact Mary’s Meals, receive a warm and personal experience that aligns with the Mary’s Meals values, and process and acknowledge donations effectively.
We’re looking for an energetic leader who thrives on working in a fast-paced environment, juggling multiple priorities while always keeping an eye out for incredible opportunities to grow supporter income and engagement.
Innovative, agile and entrepreneurial – you’ll ensure that growing Mary’s Meals’ mission with urgency and passion, remain central to all Supporter Experience and Marketing work, while remaining true to our values and mission.
Please follow instructions on the Charity Job website and you will be redirected to our website.
Applicants must hold full right to work in the UK.
We welcome applications from candidates of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse charity providing a supportive place for you to do the best and most rewarding work of your career.
Closing date for applications is Wednesday, 18 March 2026.
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.
12-Month Fixed Term Contract
Location: London / Hybrid Working
Sector: Not-for-Profit
About the Organisation
Our client is a large, complex organisation operating in the not-for-profit sector, with a diverse portfolio. With an annual income exceeding £100 million, the organisation is undergoing significant transformation to modernise its finance systems and improve service delivery.
The Finance department operates across multiple entities, supporting strategic decision-making and ensuring financial sustainability. The team is currently engaged in a major transformation programme, including system upgrades and process improvements. This interim role has been created to allow the current Head of FP&A more time to focus on this transformation. The interim will focus on BAU.
The JobT
his is a senior interim leadership role within the Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) function. As Head of FP&A (Finance Business Partnering), you will:
- Lead a team of five Finance Business Partners, ensuring consistent and high-quality financial support across the organisation
- Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting processes
- Drive improvements in reporting tools, templates, and processes
- Support the Head of FP&A and collaborate with other senior finance leaders
- Lead on business-as-usual change initiatives, including internal audit actions and risk mitigation
- Act as a senior finance representative on project boards and steering groups
- Promote financial accountability and literacy across the organisation
You'll play a key role in embedding a culture of strategic insight, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
The Person
You'll be a qualified accountant with significant post-qualification experience in financial planning and analysis. You'll bring:
Essential Experience:
- Leadership of finance business partnering
- Expertise in budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting
- Large complex organisation background
- Proven track record of process improvement and problem-solving
- Experience developing and motivating teams
- Strong understanding of financial systems and data structures
Essential Skills:
- Advanced Excel and data manipulation skills
- Strong analytical and presentation capabilities
- Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills
- Ability to communicate financial information clearly to non-finance audiences
- Organised, proactive, and resilient
Desirable:
- Intermediate to Advanced Excel
- Experience with financial planning tools
- Knowledge of charity finance and SORP (not essential)
What's in it for you?
- Salary: £80,000 plus
- Non-contributory pension (8%-15%)
- 28 days annual leave + 3 additional gratuity days
- Flexible working and strong work-life balance
- Inclusive and collaborative working environment
- Opportunity to lead through change and make a meaningful impact
What to Do Next
If you're a strategic finance leader looking for a rewarding interim opportunity in a purpose-driven organisation, we'd love to hear from you.
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