Head of supporter experience jobs
ABOUT CHEFS IN SCHOOLS
Chefs in Schools exists to improve children’s health and futures through better school food and meaningful food education.
We work alongside schools and catering teams to transform what children eat every day, particularly in communities facing the greatest barriers to good health. We combine practical support, training, operational expertise and sector influence to help schools serve fresh, nutritious food that children want to eat.
We’re backed by some of the biggest names in food and are ambitious about both impact and scale. We want every child to have access to excellent school food and a real food education, regardless of background.
We are a values-led organisation - bold, honest, collaborative, innovative and focused on solutions.
WHY THIS ROLE MATTERS
You will lead the delivery of Chefs in Schools External Affairs function, ultimately ensuring there is widespread recognition that poor quality school food is unacceptable. Through integrated media, digital and advocacy work, you’ll ensure quality school food is viewed as a vital tool for healthy development and food literacy.
You will turn strategic direction into coordinated delivery, leading a multidisciplinary team that increases our influence, strengthens our reputation and helps achieve meaningful improvements in school food.
Working closely with External Affairs colleagues and Chief Executive, you will ensure our public profile, policy influence and media work reinforce one another, while creating the management capacity required for a growing organisation. This builds on the new functional structure where media and content, policy and campaigns, and the School Food Review programme all sit within External Affairs.
We want Chefs in Schools to become the most trusted and recognisable voice in the conversation around school food and food literacy. This role will play a central part in building that influence and recognition.
We are looking for somebody who understands that influence is built through consistency, credibility, creativity and cultural relevance as much as through formal communications activity alone.
WHAT YOU’LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
Leadership
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Lead the day-to-day operation of the External Affairs team.
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Translate organisational strategy into clear plans and objectives.
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Ensure media, content creation, campaigns, policy and coalition activity reinforce one another.
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Set priorities and allocate resources across competing work.
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Develop team capability through coaching, support and performance management.
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Contribute to organisational strategy and annual planning.
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Advise on reputational opportunities and risks.
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Ensure innovation is embedded at the heart of our work and approach.
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Deputise at SLT level where appropriate.
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Represent the organisation externally.
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Build a collaborative, ambitious, solutions-focused culture.
Operational planning
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Develop and oversee the annual External Affairs plan in line with strategy.
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Coordinate campaign calendars, policy priorities, publications and media moments.
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Ensure external activity supports fundraising, programmes and partnerships.
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Monitor delivery against KPIs and adjust plans where required.
Campaigns and public engagement
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Provide strategic oversight of policy development and campaigning.
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Challenge and refine policy recommendations before publication.
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Ensure campaigns are evidence-led and aligned with organisational strategy.
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Support relationships with government, sector leaders and coalition partners.
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Build strong relationships with media, MPs, councillors and key stakeholders.
Media & communications
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Oversee media strategy and organisational messaging.
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Ensure consistency across press, social media, website, publications and events.
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Identify media moments and hard hitting stories that will hit the headlines.
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Sign off major messaging and communications.
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Lead communications planning around major announcements or crises.
School Food Review
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Provide strategic oversight of the School Food Review programme.
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Ensure coalition work complements Chefs in Schools wider influencing strategy.
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Support senior relationships with coalition partners and funders.
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Remove barriers to delivery for the Programme Manager.
Budget & governance
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Manage the External Affairs budget.
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Ensure safeguarding, risk management and governance requirements are met.
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Oversee procurement of agencies and consultants.
ABOUT YOU
Essential experience and skills
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Significant senior leadership experience across media relations, campaigns, policy or public affairs.
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Experience managing multidisciplinary teams.
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Strong operational planning skills.
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Excellent political judgement.
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Experience influencing senior stakeholders.
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Outstanding written and verbal communication.
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Strong project and budget management.
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Comfortable balancing long-term strategy with fast-paced reactive work.
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Strong understanding of the UK media landscape and digital channels.
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Excellent communication skills – written, verbal and visual.
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Experience of working with MPs and other key stakeholders.
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Strong alignment with the mission and values of Chefs in Schools.
Desirable
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Education, food systems or public health experience.
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Coalition leadership.
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Charity senior management.
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Experience working with ministers, journalists and on national campaigns.
OUR COMMITMENT TO INCLUSION
We know that strong candidates may not meet every single requirement listed in this job description.
If this role excites you and you believe you could make a strong contribution to our mission, we would encourage you to apply.
We are committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive organisation where people from different backgrounds, experiences and communities can thrive.
We’re on a mission to transform kids’ health through food – plate by plate, class by class, school by school.



The generosity of individual supporters, churches and community groups enables Boaz Trust to provide accommodation and support for people seeking sanctuary, and to challenge and change the unjust systems that cause destitution, both locally and nationally. We are looking for a Fundraising Officer who will help us give supporters an excellent experience, maintain accurate fundraising records and develop opportunities for people and communities to get involved in our work. This is an exciting role which will give the right person the opportunity to work across a variety of fundraising activities and disciplines.
The relationships built and fundraising activity enabled through this role will support Boaz’s work with people who are facing or experiencing homelessness because of their insecure, changing or uncertain immigration status. Our work includes providing safe accommodation and person-centred support, while working towards our mission of ending destitution among people seeking sanctuary.
Day to day, you will provide excellent care for supporters as you process and acknowledge donations, respond to supporter enquiries and ensure that our fundraising database is functioning well and information is recorded accurately in it. You will build positive relationships with supporters, churches and community groups, arrange and deliver speaking engagements, promote sponsored events and help people find meaningful ways to raise funds for Boaz. You will work also closely with colleagues to deliver fundraising projects across the breadth of Boaz’s fundraising activity as and when these arise.
We are looking for someone who is warm, organised and attentive to detail, and who enjoys building relationships with a wide range of people. You will be confident communicating by email, telephone and in person, comfortable working with databases and financial information, and able to manage a varied workload. Most importantly, you will be thoughtful and collaborative, and aligned with Boaz’s values and our commitment to the dignity and rights of people seeking sanctuary.
Our vision is that people who seek safety in the UK are welcomed here and are free to live life in all its fullness.
Role overview
Shine supports a community of over 15,000 members living with spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus, including 10,000 adults (25+).
You will be delivering high-quality support and creating opportunities for adults living with spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus and their 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 adults (25+), you will be primarily working within the Adult Services 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 and ideally you will live within an hour commute of London, within Essex, Kent or Sussex as you will be attending clinics in London and the Southeast as required. There would be occasional travel required across wider areas and nationally including attendance at events, conferences and meetings at our head office in Peterborough.
The role is full time 35 hours per week, Monday - Friday with working core hours 9am-5pm with some flexibility to cover events evenings/weekends.
Key Responsibilities
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Deliver innovative support across your region to improve health, social, and emotional outcomes for members.
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Attend specialist clinics to engage with members and professionals.
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Provide information, advice, and guidance to our adult members and carers, including hard-to-reach communities.
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Support members to access benefits, services, and resources that promote financial stability, health, and independence.
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Refer members to Shine’s Health team, internal specialists, or external agencies as appropriate.
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Develop age-specific groups and peer support networks to reduce isolation and encourage social interaction.
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Recruit and support Shine volunteers.
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Contribute to regional and national events (face-to-face and virtual) based on member needs and interests.
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Represent Shine at conferences, provide information, raise awareness among professionals, external organisations, and the public through presentations and training.
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Promote Shine membership to individuals with relevant conditions.
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Maintain accurate records using Shine’s CRM (Salesforce database).
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Collaborate with colleagues across services, fundraising, marketing to identify opportunities for sustainability.
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Maintain an up-to-date directory of contacts and share relevant information internally.
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Undertake administrative tasks and other duties as required.
Other Core Requirements of Working for Shine
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Ability to travel across designated areas.
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Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to work outside core hours when required.
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Ability to work from home and manage lone working effectively.
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Self-motivated, with strong initiative and ability to work independently and as part of a dispersed team.
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Full Enhanced DBS check, UK Right to Work and satisfactory references required.
Benefits to working at Shine:
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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 Programmeand Mental Health First Aiders
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Support to learn and develop
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 with our Deputy CEO, Gill Valentine, please contact 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.
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.
Providing specialist advice and support for spina bifida and hydrocephalus



This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced relationship fundraiser to join Kids and play a key role in growing our philanthropic income. If you are passionate about building meaningful donor relationships and creating lasting impact for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), we'd love to hear from you.
Philanthropy and Relationships Manager
Location: Home-based with regular travel for face-to-face meetings
Hours: 36 hours per week (flexible working arrangements can be discussed at interview)
Salary: £35,000 per annum
About the Role
We're looking for an ambitious and motivated Philanthropy and Relationships Manager to lead the development of our major donor programme. Building on recent strategic recommendations, you will develop and deliver a sustainable fundraising programme that grows support from mid-level and major donors.
Working closely with the Head of Fundraising and colleagues across the organisation, you will identify, cultivate and steward high-value supporters, creating compelling opportunities for them to invest in Kids' mission. You will play a vital role in securing significant gifts and developing long-term partnerships that help children and young people with SEND achieve their full potential.
This role offers the opportunity to shape and grow a portfolio of supporters while helping to create a culture of philanthropy across the organisation.
Key Responsibilities
Strategy and Planning
- Develop and implement a measurable strategy for philanthropic growth.
- Work closely with the Head of Fundraising to strengthen and embed a culture of philanthropy across Kids.
- Collaborate with colleagues to identify, cultivate and solicit major donor prospects.
- Provide guidance and support to colleagues on donor engagement and relationship management.
Relationship Management
- Build, manage and strengthen relationships with existing supporters.
- Understand donor motivations and create tailored engagement plans that inspire long-term support.
- Represent Kids at networking and cultivation events, building visibility and awareness of our work.
- Work collaboratively with service delivery teams to demonstrate the impact of donor support.
Prospect Development
- Manage and grow a mid-level giving programme.
- Develop and maintain a strong pipeline of prospective donors through research, identification and outreach.
- Build and manage a portfolio of mid-level and major donor prospects.
- Work with the Events Manager to deliver engaging donor cultivation events.
Income Generation and CRM Management
- Take ownership of individual income targets and contribute to wider fundraising goals.
- Manage donor pipelines, forecasting and reporting through Donorfy CRM.
- Monitor performance and identify opportunities to maximise income growth.
Donor Communications
- Develop compelling cases for support and impact reports.
- Create personalised communications and proposals that align with donors' interests and motivations.
- Deliver a high-quality donor experience that encourages long-term engagement and investment.
About You
We are looking for someone who can demonstrate:
- Proven success in networking and relationship building that has resulted in financial support.
- Experience securing new gifts and developing new donor relationships.
- A strong track record of building and managing fundraising pipelines and supporter portfolios.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence and engage high-value supporters.
- Experience using CRM systems and data to manage donor relationships, forecasting and reporting.
- Strong budgeting and financial forecasting skills.
- Experience researching and identifying prospective donors.
- Confidence engaging and influencing senior stakeholders, including CEOs, trustees and decision-makers.
- The initiative and resilience to build new relationships from the ground up.
- A genuine passion for improving outcomes for children and young people with SEND and their families.
- An understanding of the policy and influencing landscape affecting children and young people with SEND.
Why Join Kids?
At Kids, you'll be part of a dedicated team committed to creating brighter futures for disabled children, young people and their families. This is an exciting opportunity to shape a growing philanthropy programme, develop meaningful supporter relationships and secure transformational gifts that make a lasting difference.
Apply today and help us create life-changing opportunities for children and young people with SEND.
For further details about the role, responsibilities and requirements, please refer to the full Job Description attached.
We encourage early applications as we reserve the right to close this vacancy ahead of the advertised closing date if we receive a high volume of suitable applications
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!
About us
Greyhound Rescue Wales (GRW) is Wales’ leading charity dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating and rehoming greyhounds and lurchers. Founded in 1993, we have spent more than three decades championing the welfare of sighthounds and working towards our vision: a Wales without greyhound racing, where every greyhound and lurcher has a home and receives the best possible care.
In April 2026, after 25 years of determined campaigning to improve welfare and regulation within the racing industry, legislation to ban greyhound racing in Wales was finally passed. This landmark achievement marks the beginning of a new chapter for GRW as we expand our reach and capacity across the UK to ensure every greyhound leaving the racing industry has a rescue space, medical support and rehabilitation on the journey towards their forever home.
To help us grow sustainably and strengthen our long‑term impact, we are now seeking to develop our fundraising team with the creation of a Trusts and Foundations Officer. This role will play a key part in increasing and diversifying our income, enabling us to rescue, rehabilitate and rehome even more dogs during this pivotal moment in our charity’s history.
Role
This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious Community and Events Fundraiser to develop their experience, to work within the community to increase and diversify our income stream and strengthen our charity’s profile.
The Community and Events Fundraiser is responsible for planning and delivering a varied range and scale of fundraising and events in the community.
You will proactively manage projects and build strong relationships with individuals, businesses and community groups, while also supporting and developing volunteers and their involvement.
As part of our Income Generation Team, you will work closely with the Head of Fundraising, Sponsorship & Legacies Officer and Trusts and Foundations Officer to help deliver an annual income target of £400k+.
Alongside maximising opportunities with our existing supporters, you will play a key role in developing and nurturing new ideas, partnerships and activities. Your work will help to grow this vital income stream and ensure we continue to engage with the communities and organisations that champion Greyhound Rescue Wales.
Please see attached the full job description and person specification
We work for a Wales without greyhound racing, where every greyhound and lurcher has a home and receives the best possible care.
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!
The Alex Project is Spectra's specialist sex worker support service. We provide outreach, advocacy, online engagement, community development and research activity with sex workers across London.
As our team continues to grow, we are looking for a compassionate, strategic and community-minded leader to join Spectra's Senior Management Team as our new Head of Sex Worker Support Services.
This is an exciting opportunity to shape and develop a well-established service that combines frontline support, community engagement, partnership working and research. You'll work alongside a committed team of staff, volunteers, partners and community members to ensure that sex workers across London can access high-quality, accessible and non-judgemental support.
About the role
The Head of Sex Worker Support Services provides strategic leadership for the Alex Project and is responsible for the overall direction and development of the department.
The role includes:
- Leading and supporting a multidisciplinary team delivering outreach, advocacy, online engagement, research and community development activities.
- Developing partnerships with statutory, voluntary and community organisations across London.
- Supporting staff with complex casework, safeguarding and service development.
- Working with colleagues to secure funding and support sustainable growth.
- Overseeing service monitoring, reporting, quality assurance and learning.
- Supporting meaningful community participation and ethically governed research activity.
- Contributing to Spectra's wider organisational leadership as a member of the Senior Management Team.
About you
We're looking for someone who combines strong leadership skills with a commitment to the rights, wellbeing and self-determination of sex workers.
You will have:
- Experience of leading staff, volunteers or services within the voluntary, health or community sector.
- Experience of advice, advocacy, health or education programmes.
- Excellent partnership-building and communication skills.
- A strong understanding of the diversity of sex worker communities and the barriers many people face when accessing support.
- Knowledge of safeguarding, confidentiality and good record keeping.
- A commitment to anti-oppressive, community-led ways of working.
We particularly encourage applications from people with current or previous lived experience of sex work or transactional sex, and from people with experience of peer-led community support.
About Spectra
Spectra is a health and wellbeing organisation with a strong LGBTQ+ heritage. We work with people from marginalised communities across London, including LGBTQ+ communities, sex workers, young people, and people living with or affected by HIV.
Our values are grounded in lived experience and community participation. We aim to be inclusive, accessible, anti-oppressive, supportive, emotionally aware and community-driven in everything we do.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Head of Business and Operations at TreeHouse School
Location: TreeHouse School, Woodside Ave, N10 3JA
Salary: £59,000 to £63,000 per annum (depending on skills and experience)
Start date: January 2027 (scope to start earlier)
About TreeHouse School:
TreeHouse School, part of Ambitious about Autism, is an Ofsted Outstanding specialist school supporting children and young people aged 4–19 with autism and complex learning needs. We are committed to providing an exceptional learning environment where every pupil can thrive and achieve their full potential.
The Opportunity
We are looking for an experienced and dynamic Head of Business & Operations to join our Senior Leadership Team.
This is a unique opportunity to play a central role in the leadership of the school, ensuring our operational services enable outstanding education and the very best outcomes for our pupils.
Reporting directly to the Headteacher, you will provide strategic leadership across the school's business functions, leading operational teams and ensuring the effective delivery of services that support pupils, staff and families.
Your areas of responsibility will include:
- Finance – leading budget planning, financial monitoring, resource allocation, and financial oversight to ensure value for money and support school priorities.
- Property & Facilities – leading the school's estate, health & safety, compliance, and facilities management, ensuring a safe and effective learning environment.
- Operations & Administration – leading the school's operational support functions, including the Office Manager, reception/front desk, senior administration and wider operations team, ensuring effective systems, processes and service delivery.
- HR & Employee Relations – working alongside Ambitious about Autism's central People Team to support recruitment, employee relations, workforce planning, and staff development whilst providing advice and support to managers.
- Strategic Projects – driving operational improvements, developing systems, and supporting the future growth and development of the school.
As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, you'll contribute to the strategic direction of the school while leading and developing high-performing operational teams.
Every operational decision ultimately supports our pupils. We are looking for a leader who shares our commitment to enabling autistic children and young people to thrive and achieve their full potential.
What We Are Looking For:
We are looking for somebody who:
- Has strong financial and operational leadership experience.
- Is a strategic and commercially minded leader who can balance operational excellence with long-term planning.
- Is confident leading, motivating and developing teams.
- Can make difficult decisions and have challenging conversations with empathy and professionalism.
- Is emotionally intelligent, approachable, and resilient.
- Remains calm under pressure and thinks clearly when faced with unexpected challenges.
- Enjoys improving systems, solving problems, and making a genuine impact.
- Shares our commitment to delivering exceptional outcomes for autistic children and young people.
Working in a specialist autism school means you'll be part of a fast-paced, varied and incredibly rewarding environment. The role requires someone who is adaptable, solutions-focused, and comfortable leading in a setting where operational challenges can arise unexpectedly.
Why Join Us?
- Be part of an Ofsted Outstanding specialist autism school.
- Join an ambitious, collaborative and values driven leadership team.
- Play a key role in shaping the future of one of the UK's leading specialist education settings.
- Access professional development opportunities through Ambitious about Autism.
- Make a tangible difference to the lives and outcomes of autistic children and young people.
Recruitment Process
The selection process will include a formal interview and a range of work related exercises designed to assess leadership, strategic thinking, and operational expertise.
Closing date for the role: Wednesday 2nd of September at 12am
Shortlisting for the role: Thursday 3rd of September
Outcome of your application: Thursday 3rd/Friday 4th of September
Interview dates: Tuesday 8th and Wednesday 9th of September
Ambitious About Autism is committed to fostering equity, diversity, and inclusion at every level of our organisation. We warmly welcome applications from all qualified candidates, valuing the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives they bring. We encourage applications from individuals regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or parental status, disability, or age.
Our recruitment process promotes equal opportunities, and we are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for candidates with disabilities or additional needs throughout the recruitment process. Please contact our Recruitment Team for accommodations. We recognise disability as a physical or mental impairment that significantly and long-term affects a person's ability to perform day-to-day activities, as defined by the UK Equality Act 2010. All applications will be considered solely on merit, aligned with our mission to support autistic children and young people.
Ambitious About Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search may be carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
The safeguarding responsibilities of the post are as per the job description and person specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.
We stand with autistic children and young people, champion their rights and create opportunities.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Bible Society is on a mission to change the conversation about the Bible in culture. We want to see the Bible ‘translated’ into every part of life and society and, excitingly, we are having more and more opportunities to do this.
Global trends show that the world is becoming a less secular place. There is a growing spiritual openness particularly in China and sub-Saharan Africa. But in recent years, here in England and Wales, we are also seeing a burgeoning spiritual openness with well over a quarter of the public actively seeking greater meaning and purpose in their lives. The question is will they find the Bible as part of their search?
Bible Society have recently re-configured their leadership team to release the CEO to take up more of the external opportunities that are growing in both number and profile.
The Head of Office is a new role designed to help the CEO maximise the impact of these opportunities in two main ways: first by identifying and prioritising opportunities with the greatest potential, cultivating strategic relationships and partnerships, and marshalling the talents of the team internally so that the Bible Society is not only responding to opportunities as they arise but actively shaping the environment in which they operate, and secondly helping the CEO proactively curate an effective external engagement programme to communicate my core messages so that we can grow our missional impact in this season of openness.
This role sits at the intersection of strategic acceleration, external engagement, and the strengthening of relationships and influence across the wider sector. It will require skills in strategic thinking, public engagement and messaging, relationship building, decision-making around opportunities and project management.
Bible Society today combines the dynamism of innovation with the trust and tradition of a 222-year-old organisation. Our history is full of major innovations, daring exploits and significant impact. This is the time to join us if you want to be part of writing the next chapter…
For more details including how to apply please see the job pack. Closing date 31 August 2026.
We believe the Bible is God's gift to the world. We want everyone to discover its message for themselves.


As our Head of Belonging (Equity, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion), you will lead the development and implementation of BUCS' Belonging Strategy and Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan (DIAP), ensuring EEDI is embedded throughout our organisation, programmes and culture.
Working closely with colleagues across BUCS and a wide range of external stakeholders, you will provide strategic leadership and expert guidance to influence positive change. From reviewing competitions and events through an EEDI lens to supporting governance, people practices and organisational policy, you'll play a key role in helping us deliver our mission of placing sport and active wellbeing at the heart of the student experience.
Reporting to the Director of Business Operations, you will be a member of the Management Team and will lead organisation-wide initiatives that create lasting impact.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Head of Vocations and Discernment will offer national leadership of the ongoing renewal of lay and ordained ministerial vocations in the Church of England. This will include a broad span from encouraging initial enquires through to the smooth operation of national discernment processes.
Leadership
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Lead the renewal of ministerial vocations across the Church of England at a national level to ensure the church has the lay and ordained leaders we need to fulfil our vocation to proclaim afresh the Gospel in every generation including this one.
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Lead the development and operational excellence of the Shared Discernment and Candidates Panel processes, ensuring that the processes meet the evolving needs of the whole church. This will include personally leading panels on occasion and ensuring that high-quality training for people involved in discernment continues to develop and evolve over time.
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Ensure that strong foundations of Christian prayer and discipleship are developed and maintained as key foundations for the renewal and discernment of ministerial vocations in the church.
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Build trust and confidence with key stakeholders, especially Bishops and diocesan officers working in vocations and discernment.
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Lead the national Vocations & Discernment team, developing and shaping the team as necessary, with a clear focus on delivering the renewal of ministerial vocations that the church needs.
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Ensure good safeguarding practice is embedded into the work of renewing ministerial vocations and discernment across the Church of England.
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Play an active role in the wider work of the Ministry Development Team, especially as a member of the Ministry Leadership Team.
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Represent the Church at a national level on matters of vocations and discernment within the Church of England, with ecumenical colleagues and with wider society.
Management
- Line manage the national Vocations and Discernment Team directly or indirectly as appropriate.
- Manage the Vocations and Discernment budgets with a clear focus on supporting the key objective of renewing ministerial vocations across the church.
Governance
- Synthesise complex information into clear reports, proposals and recommendations for senior governance bodies
- Work in collaboration with the Lead Bishops for Vocations and Discernment and the relevant advisory group(s)
- Ensure that the advisory group(s) actively support the renewal of ministerial vocations, including by ensuring it has the membership it needs and by facilitating regular productive meetings of the group(s).
- Support the work of the Ministry Development Board (who oversee the work of the Ministry Development Team) plus the Archbishops' Council and College/House of Bishops as necessary.
Essential
Skills & Abilities:
- A passionate and convincing advocate of Christian ministerial vocation and prayerful discernment with a capacity to personally prayerfully discern.
- An accomplished inherently collaborative leader who can offer strategic, creative and entrepreneurial leadership which draws on data analysis and is rooted in Christian prayer.
- A proven ability to work fluently across the breadth of Church of England traditions.
- A strong networker who can inspire confidence from a wide range of stakeholders across the church.
- A track record of successfully initiating and implementing change.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to adapt to a wide range of audiences including formal reports for senior leaders.
- Strong administrative skills, including good familiarity with Microsoft 365/Office and CoPilot.
- An ability to hold a portfolio of high profile work and to progress it at pace, prioritising and delegating well, and adapting and adjusting in response to feedback and experience.
Knowledge/Experience
- A strong fruitful track record of creative nurturing and discerning of ministerial vocations in the Church of England.
- A working knowledge of the Shared Discernment Process
- A proven commitment to serving the breadth of the church and enabling a diverse range of people to pursue their vocations.
- Substantial experience of ministry in the Church of England (lay or ordained).
- An established manager with line management and budget management experience.
- A strong understanding of safeguarding within the Church of England (further training will be provided).
Personal Attributes
- High levels of emotional maturity and self-awareness. Sophisticated handling of conflict and difference.
- Resilience in complex relational environments.
- This post is subject to a genuine occupational requirement (GoR) that the post holder be a committed, communicant member of the Church of England under Part 1, Schedule 9 of The Equality Act (2010), as the post holder will lead on renewing ministerial vocations in the Church of England, including personal engagement in discernment processes, through prayer and appeals to theological and spiritual understandings of the Church and God's way of calling people to lay and ordained ministry.
- Further the post-holder will be engaged in consulting and giving advice to dioceses on vocations based on those same understandings and in the context of prayer, preaching and spiritual/theological advice.
- In light of the GoR above, the post holder will need to have a disciplined pattern of prayer and personal discipleship to sustain them in their ministry and to enable that ministry to be fruitful in the life of the church.
- This role will involve regular travel (including some which require the post holder to be away from home overnight) in England and occasional weekend work.
Applications close 07 September 2026 23:55, please ignote the Charity Jobs closing date.
The Church of England’s vocation is and always has been to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ afresh in each generation to the people of England.



At St Leonard’s Hospice, we are looking for a skilful communicator to lead our Communications team as Head of Communications. Building the charity’s brand and driving audience engagement, this roleis the strategic lead for communications at the Hospice, from clinical services to income generation.
This role is key to the Hospice achieving its aims to:
- Provide accessible services that meet the needs of our local community
- Improve public policy on, and raise awareness of, palliative and end-of-life issues
- Build partnerships that improve the quality of care and secure the Hospice’s future
The Head of Communications is intended to work collaboratively with other leadership roles across the Hospice to develop and implement an insight-based, audience-focused communications strategy to engage our three key audiences:
- Referral partners in the healthcare system
- Patients, families and carers who can benefit from Hospice services
- Members of the public who can enable our work through volunteering, donating and fundraising
To fulfil the Head of Communications role, you will need:
- Significant experience planning, delivering and evaluating communications strategy
- A proven track record of delivering impactful campaigns
- Strong leadership and management skills
- The ability to communicate complex messages sensitively and appropriately to a range of audiences
What’s in it for you:
- Flexibility for a great work/life balance
- Generous annual leave entitlement of up to 41 days
- Attractive pension schemes
- Extensive employee discounts on shops, holidays and lifestyle choices and Blue Light Card discounts
- Opportunities to grow your skills and career
- Free onsite car parking
- A supportive and friendly working environment
This is a full-time role, working 37.5 hours per week, usually Mon-Fri though occasional evening and weekend work will be required. This role supports working from home, though a regular presence on site at the Hospice is essential. The salary band for this role is £49,647 to £56,842 per annum.
Our Vision is to ensure everyone living with a life-limiting illness has access to the best possible care and will be supported to die well.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Every week, somewhere in England or Wales, a child experiences something they didn't think was possible. For almost 30 years Panathlon Foundation has created opportunities through inclusive sport for disabled and disadvantaged young people. Demand for our work continues to grow and we're looking for an outstanding Head of Fundraising to help us create opportunities for even more young people. This isn't simply about raising money, it's about creating opportunities.
Role Purpose
To lead Panathlon Foundation's fundraising strategy, securing sustainable income through trusts, foundations, corporate partnerships, individual giving, philanthropy, fundraising events and supporter engagement.
Working closely with the Chief Executive, Trustees and Strategic Leads, the Head of Fundraising will develop the relationships, opportunities and fundraising culture that enable Panathlon to reach more disabled and disadvantaged young people through inclusive sport.
Why This Role Exists
Panathlon already benefits from committed funders, valued supporters and an experienced bid writer. This role has been created to take fundraising to the next stage of its development by providing strategic leadership, coordinating fundraising activity across the organisation and building sustainable income for the future.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead and deliver the fundraising strategy.
• Develop income from trusts and foundations.
• Build corporate fundraising relationships that generate sustainable income.
• Grow individual giving and philanthropy.
• Develop community fundraising and fundraising events.
• Lead supporter stewardship.
• Coordinate fundraising activity across the organisation.
• Manage the specialist bid writer and future fundraising resource.
• Report progress to the CEO and Trustees.
Organisation-wide Fundraising
Chief Executive – Strategic relationships, major donors and key introductions.
Head of Fundraising – Fundraising strategy, income generation, stewardship and coordination.
Strategic Leads – Programme partnerships and identifying funding opportunities.
Bid Writer – Funding applications and grant reporting.
Trustees – Advocacy, introductions and fundraising support.
Person Specification
Successful fundraising experience; strategic thinking; relationship building; communication; leadership; planning; collaborative, authentic, resilient and values-driven.
Three-Year Vision
A mature, coordinated fundraising function with diversified income, stronger supporter relationships and the financial resilience to enable Panathlon to reach significantly more disabled and disadvantaged young people.
Apply with your CV and a covering letter.
In your covering letter, please indicate:
Why you want to work for Panathlon Foundation.
Your most significant fundraising achievement.
How you would help grow Panathlon's fundraising over the next three years.
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Remote work with occasional on site meetings also possible.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing, ambitious charity at a moment when helping more people find us, trust us and access our support has never mattered more, as we launch and deliver our new strategy. As Marketing Manager, you’ll help people better understand who we are, what we do and how we can help whether that’s someone looking for support, a professional seeking trusted information, or a supporter wanting to make a difference. Working closely with the Head of Brand and Marketing, you’ll bring our brand strategy to life through warm, engaging and effective marketing that builds understanding, strengthens trust and inspires people to take action.
Key responsibilites
- Lead marketing delivery and growth by planning and delivering integrated campaigns across digital, content, social, email and offline channels, supporting the charity’s strategy, key organisational moments and ambition to help more people find, trust and access Day One’s support.
- Work closely with the Digital Officer to plan, deliver and optimise digital marketing activity, ensuring campaigns are effectively implemented, performance is monitored, and learning is shared.
- Lead brand and messaging delivery, working closely with the Head of Brand and Marketing to bring the brand to life day to day, ensuring messaging is warm, clear, consistent and people-centred, and supporting colleagues through effective internal communications to use the brand and tone of voice confidently and consistently.
- Drive insight and continuous improvement, using data, feedback and performance analysis to shape marketing plans, share learning across teams, and take a test-and-learn approach to improving reach, relevance and impact.
- Build strong, collaborative working relationships across the organisation and with external partners, working closely with the Events Lead to ensure effective promotion and storytelling, managing agencies or freelancers where needed, and ensuring all marketing activity reflects brand standards, safeguarding, GDPR and equality commitments.
What You Will Bring
You might come from a charity, public sector or values-led organisation, or from a commercial role where people and purpose have been at the heart of your work. You may already have experience marketing services, campaigns or causes, or be ready for a step up with more ownership and responsibility. What matters most is your ability to work with empathy, bring ideas to life, and help people find, trust and access support when they need it most.
Please refer to the attached recruitment pack for more information and the full job specification.
How to apply
Please upload your CV and supporting cover letter to Charity Jobs outlining why you’re interested in the role. Please take your time to explain how your experience is relevant to this post.
Closing date: Midnight Sunday 23rd August 2026
Interviews:
First stage, virtual TEAMS: 3rd September 2026
Second stage, in-person, Leeds: TBC
Inspired ‘by patients for patients’ our vision is that no one has to piece life back together on their own after catastrophic injury.



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People Experience Business Partner - Volunteering - (permanent, full-time or 2 x 17.5 hour job share)
About you
Do you want to use your skills to make it possible for people with myeloma to live longer and better lives? We are looking for a People Experience Business Partner who will lead the transformation of Myeloma UK's volunteering offer, shaping the future of how we engage with our volunteers and how they help us in our ambitions.
You will bring a progressive approach as either having been a Head of Volunteering, HR Business Partner or People Experience Partner to lead the development and implementation of a new volunteering proposition. From recruitment to recognition, from training to promoting inclusion, you will help shape it all. The post holder will work collaboratively, have good influencing skills with excellent stakeholder management, but most importantly will be someone who naturally leads with heart and compassion.
Your background/ skills:
- Experience in HR, People & Culture, Colleague Experience or leading volunteering.
- Experience from the third sector including volunteering.
- Experience leading organisational change, transformation or projects.
- The ability to design and implement people-focused solutions at pace.
- A compassionate, collaborative approach, with the confidence to challenge constructively and build trusted relationships.
- Digital confidence and a curiosity to embrace new ways of working.
- Continues improvement mindset and willingness to learn.
In return, you'll join a values-led charity where your work will make a genuine difference to people affected by myeloma. You'll be part of an ambitious, supportive People & Culture team and have the opportunity to shape a role that can grow alongside your career.
About the role
Help us transform the volunteering experience at Myeloma UK.
We're looking for an experienced People & Culture, People Experience or Senior Volunteer Management professional who combines compassion with action. Someone who leads with heart, builds trusted relationships and enjoys turning ambitious ideas into practical, sustainable solutions.
Reporting to the Director of People & Culture, you'll work with senior leaders, volunteer managers, People and Culture Colleagues and volunteers across the organisation to design and embed a modern volunteer experience that reflects our values and supports our ambitious People & Culture agenda.
You'll create a complete volunteer lifecycle, from attraction and recruitment through to onboarding, development, engagement, recognition and retention, ensuring every volunteer has a consistent, inclusive and rewarding experience.
This is primarily a transformation role. Around three-quarters of your time will be spent leading a high-profile organisational project to redesign and embed our volunteering experience, while the remaining time will focus on coordinating volunteering activities that help our volunteers and managers succeed.
This is a rare opportunity to build something from the ground up and leave a lasting legacy by creating an outstanding volunteering experience for current and future volunteers.
You don't need extensive volunteer management experience although charity sector and understanding of volunteering is a must. We're looking for someone with strong people experience expertise, project and change management skills and, above all, someone who leads with compassion. You'll be equally comfortable influencing senior leaders, supporting managers and rolling up your sleeves to make things happen.
For the right person, this role offers genuine opportunity to develop into a broader People & Culture leadership role as our organisation and team continue to evolve.
About us
Myeloma UK is the only UK charity focused on the incurable blood cancer, myeloma and its related conditions. We provide support and influence access to treatments, while researching a cure. Thanks to life-extending treatments and support, today many people affected by myeloma are able to live longer and to live well.
We are committed to bringing together the best and brightest people to help us ensure that every person affected by myeloma has an empowered present and a hopeful future.
Our ultimate goal is to find a cure. Until then, our mission is to help every person living with myeloma, live well, for as long as possible. We are committed to diagnosing myeloma earlier, discovering and sharing knowledge, transforming the patient experience and influencing positive change.
Our cultue
Wellbeing and staff engagement are at the heart of our culture. We offer employees a range of benefits including a pension salary exchange scheme, flexitime, flexible working which includes both home and hub-based office working, health plan, employee assistance plan and holiday purchase scheme. We are committed to providing learning and development opportunities for all our employees.
How to apply
If you think you would be a great fit for this role, get in touch and tell us more about yourself by sending the following:
1. A cover letter telling us more about you and what you think makes you a good fit for this role
2. A CV that sets out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements
Applications close at 9am on Friday 21st August 2026. 1st stage interviews will be held w/c 31 August 2026. Further interviews will be scheduled on completion of 1st stage and will be held in person in Edinburgh.
Myeloma UK is an equal opportunities employer and always welcomes applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of:
· sex
· race
· disability
· age
· sexual orientation
· gender reassignment
· religion or belief
· marital status
· or pregnancy and maternity
Please note, you will be asked to provide evidence of your eligibility to work in the UK prior to interview selection.
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!
We are seeking an experienced, proactive, and organised Fundraising Lead to join our busy and dynamic team, raising vital funds to support women and children who have experienced domestic abuse.
The Haven Wolverhampton is a Women’s Aid organisation and the city’s leading provider of domestic abuse support services for women and children. Everything we do is rooted in one purpose:we support victim-survivors to be seen, heard and safe.
The successful fundraiser will be enthusiastic and will enjoy a varied role, working across many areas of fundraising – from organising key events such as our Gala Dinner and recruiting regular donors, to accepting cheques at community events and creating emotionally engaging appeals. The Fundraising Lead will work alongside our marketing communications function to improve our current and potential donor's supporter journey, which covers everything from impactful corporate presentations to personalised supporter thank yous.
It is crucial the Fundraising Lead can develop and nurture long-term relationships, particularly with businesses, local groups and individuals in the local area to help with raising awareness and engage the whole group or workforce in our work.
The Fundraising Lead will also monitor and manage income and expenditure ensuring all donations are accounted for and thanked.
We are looking for a friendly and engaging professional who wants a fast-paced role that makes a difference to the lives of real people and the local community.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.



