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Digital Marketing Executive
Up to £27,000 + excellent benefits
Leatherhead, Surrey
Join Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity and play a vital role in ensuring our teams can support families facing the unimaginable, helping us make a real difference.
We are looking to appoint a Digital Marketing Executive to support lead generation, acquisition and stewardship through digital channels, and to grow engagement and donations from Rainbow Trust’s supporters.
About the role:
Reporting to the Digital marketing Manager, you will be responsible for coordinating and maximising digital channels to support fundraising, supporter engagement and organisational objectives. This includes managing and creating content across website, email, newsletters and social media platforms.
Working closely with the Digital Marketing Manager and wider teams, the postholder will create engaging, audience-focused content including copywriting, video and digital assets that increase awareness, engagement, fundraising income and supporter retention.
The role requires a digital-first approach, using data, analytics and insight to continuously improve performance and supporter experience across all digital touchpoints.
What we’re looking for:
- An influential and persuasive communicator for both online and offline content – you have professional experience in planning and delivering supporter engagement.
- Supportive and motivating – you engage the commitment of others and build and maintain strong working relationships.
- Socially focused and friendly – you have a helpful attitude, and a co-operative, collaborative decision-making style
- Working at a faster than average pace on multiple, simultaneous projects where every day is different - you maintain accuracy whilst correctly handling details, ensuring the work is completed on time
- Applications will be particularly welcome from those who are familiar with the charity sector and have experience working with Google Analytics, Data Studio, Tag Manager and Photoshop
- Educated to A level or equivalent, it is important that you are able to demonstrate your skill in analysing and interpreting data to drive optimisation
Why join us:
We’re proud to be a Two-Star Best Companies Top 50 mid-sized organisation and a Top 10 Charity, and we’re committed to creating a great place to work. You will benefit from:
- Pension scheme where we contribute 5% of your salary and you contribute at least 3%.
- A life assurance scheme for all employees which provides a death in service benefit of three times’ basic pay.
- Flexible working hours to balance home and working life.
- 25 days of annual leave plus public holidays – rising to 26 days after 1 year, 27 days after 5 years and 30 days after 11 years, with an additional 5 days to use in your 10th or 20th year of service (pro rata for part time).
- The option to buy/sell annual leave, as well as additional leave for your birthday, wedding/civil ceremony and an extra half day off for Christmas shopping.
- Time off in Lieu.
- Employee Assistance Programme with access to remote GP, counselling, physiotherapy, resources to support your mental health and financial wellbeing, as well as a 24/7 helpline via Help@Hand.
- Family friendly policies, focused on employee wellbeing, and an active cross-organisational wellbeing group running a number of initiatives throughout the year.
- Access to the Blue Light Card Scheme, and other rewards and discounts.
- Bike to work, season ticket loan and payroll giving schemes.
- A recommend a friend recruitment bonus scheme.
- Robust training and development programmes to support your learning and growth
If you’d like to find out more about these benefits and working with us, please visit our why work with us page on our website.
More information about us and our recruitment process can be found in our Candidate Pack on our website.
About us:
Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity enables families who have a child with a life-threatening or terminal illness to make the most of their time together, providing expert practical and emotional support where they need, it for as long as it is needed. For families living with childhood illness, time is everything. Right now, there are too many families coping alone with no support, no time to think, no time to make memories and no time for each other. We believe that no family should go through this alone, so we are here to change that.
How to apply:
To apply please visit our website and apply online.
Closing date: 18th September 2026
Interview dates: Interview dates to be confirmed
Your covering letter should highlight why your application should be considered above others and clearly state how your experience matches the essential criteria outlined in the Person Specification.
Please disclose in your covering letter if you have used AI for any part of your job application.
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.
Interviews will take place at our Head Office in Leatherhead. We will only contact those applicants who have been successful. If you require any adjustments during the interview process, please let us know.
An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this post.
Rainbow Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment.
Rainbow Trust is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all backgrounds.
About School of Hard Knocks
School of Hard Knocks (SOHK) is one of the UK’s leading education charities, working in 29 secondary schools across England, Scotland, and Wales. Using rugby as a key delivery tool, we support young people who are struggling to engage in early secondary education - often because of anxiety, low confidence, disrupted home lives, or behavioural challenges rooted in trauma. For many of the children we support, life has already brought more hardship than most adults experience in a lifetime. Our purpose is clear: to help young people facing complex challenges break the cycle and move towards a safer, stronger, more hopeful future.
The SOHK Schools Programme is a two-year intervention working with cohorts of around 20 pupils from Year 7 through to Year 9. Pupils are selected by the school and are typically among the hardest to reach young people. Each week, we deliver half a day of rugby training and classroom sessions built around our 3Cs framework, covering topics such as growth mindset, goal setting, and decision-making, alongside monthly one-to-one sessions with every pupil. The programme’s impact is evaluated by SOHK staff, teachers, parents, and the pupils themselves.
90% of our participants report feeling more confident and more engaged with school after taking part, with long-term effects on attendance, attainment, and life outcomes. Find out more about our Schools Programme.
Since 2023, SOHK has been proud to partner with Impetus, a charity that invests in and supports organisations helping young people from disadvantaged backgrounds succeed. This partnership combines investment with strategic and organisational development support, helping to strengthen our impact and set SOHK up for sustainable growth.
We are proud to be delivering long-term programmes that meaningfully reach hundreds of young people each year - but the societal need is vast. Our ambitious four-year strategic plan targets growth, aiming to bring our impactful programme to hundreds more young people each year.
“Despite the usual challenges that every education or sport for development charity faces, School of Hard Knocks really is unique. It is not so much what we deliver at a programme level (which is of course brilliant) but who we are as a team. If you are a values-led leader and love the idea of ‘team’, then School of Hard Knocks is the place for you.”
- Ken Cowen, Founder and outgoing CEO
The Role
The CEO is the public face and leader of SOHK, responsible for the overall strategic direction, vision, and management of the charity - ensuring SOHK meets its mission and strategic objectives while maintaining strong relationships with Trustees, staff, supporters, and the wider SOHK community. We’re looking for a mission-driven charity leader and effective fundraiser, capable of building a sustainable growth model.
Strategy and Direction
● Be the face and voice of the charity - its principal ambassador
● Lead the development and periodic review of SOHK’s strategy with the Trustees and Senior Management Team
● Translate the 2026-30 strategy into organisational priorities, plans, and goals
● Ensure safeguarding, wellbeing, and the lived experience of young people remain central to every decision and growth plan
Programme Delivery, Quality and Impact
● Hold a high bar for programme quality and outcomes for young people
● Line-manage and support the Director of Programmes, working with delivery teams and partners to build a world-class, evidence-based intervention
● Ensure SOHK can evidence the impact of its programmes, with insights feeding back into constant improvement
Income Generation, Fundraising and External Relations
● Lead income generation across trusts and foundations, corporate partnerships, individual giving, and challenges and events
● Line-manage and support the Head of Fundraising in executing a comprehensive fundraising strategy
● Hold senior relationships with funders and partners, building SOHK’s brand, reputation, and profile
Leading People, Culture and Operations
● Build and lead a high-performing Senior Management Team
● Foster a positive, inclusive, high-performing culture aligned with SOHK’s values
● Line-manage and support the Director of Finance & Operations, ensuring operational excellence
Governance and the Board
● Act as the primary link between the organisation and the Trustees
● Attend all Trustee meetings (held quarterly) and provide timely, accurate reporting
● Ensure compliance with all legal, regulatory, and Charity Commission requirements
About You
Essential
● Proven senior leadership experience in the charity, education, youth, or social impact sector - whether as CEO or as part of an executive team - including working directly with a Board of Trustees
● Demonstrated success in building or significantly growing an organisation, programme, or initiative
● A collaborative and values-led leadership style, with the ability to inspire trust, hold people to account, and build high-performing teams
● Strong track record of income generation, including securing significant funding from trusts, foundations, corporates, or major donors
● Experience of financial oversight, budgeting, and organisational planning at a senior level
● Strategic thinker, able to translate vision into clear plans and delivery
● Strong relationship-builder and communicator, confident with a wide range of stakeholders
Desirable
● Previous charity CEO experience - a bonus, but not essential; we know brilliant candidates come from a wide range of backgrounds
● Direct classroom, youth work, or education leadership experience
● Knowledge of the UK education system and youth policy landscape
● Experience of scaling a multi-site delivery organisation and working with local authorities
Personal Attributes
● Deep commitment to improving outcomes for young people, especially those facing disadvantage
● Resilient and persistent, able to work under pressure and navigate setbacks
● Collaborative, open, and reflective leader who seeks feedback and learns from it
Terms of Appointment
Contract type
Full-time, permanent
Location
Greater London, with offices in Edinburgh & Cardiff
Salary
£85,000 – £90,000 per year + £5,000 PRP
Reports to
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Direct reports
Director of Programmes; Head of Fundraising; Director of Finance & Operations
Travel
Regular UK travel, primarily to Edinburgh and Cardiff. Occasional evenings for stakeholder engagement and fundraising events
Trustee meetings
Quarterly, in London, in the evening, plus ad hoc subcommittees
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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At The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity, accurate, accessible and well-managed data underpins everything from supporter stewardship to the delivery of ambitious fundraising campaigns. We are looking for a proactive and solutions-focused Senior Database Officer to help colleagues get the best from our fundraising CRM, strengthen data quality and support our ongoing transition to Raiser’s Edge NXT.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative Data and Fundraising Operations team at a time of significant growth. You will combine technical database work with stakeholder support, training and process improvement, helping colleagues use our systems confidently and effectively.
You do not need to know every system we use from day one. If you have strong data manipulation skills, enjoy solving complex problems and can quickly develop expertise in new technology, we would love to hear from you.
What makes this opportunity different
This role offers more than traditional database administration.
Our Data and Fundraising Operations team acts as the technical lead for many of the Charity’s systems and technical projects. Alongside developing your knowledge of Raiser’s Edge NXT, you’ll have opportunities to broaden your experience across Excel, Access, SharePoint, APIs, data integrations, reporting, automation and system implementation.
You’ll be joining a collaborative and supportive team where you can deepen your CRM expertise while developing a broader understanding of data, systems and digital processes within fundraising.
What you’ll be doing
You’ll help colleagues across the Charity get the best from our fundraising CRM and data by:
- Providing day-to-day support and troubleshooting for Raiser’s Edge NXT users
- Supporting fundraising teams as they move from Raiser’s Edge 7 to NXT
- Delivering clear training, guidance and practical support to CRM users
- Managing data imports, cleansing, audits and database administration
- Monitoring data quality and improving how supporter information is recorded
- Working with stakeholders to understand their needs and improve systems and processes
About you
You may already be working as a Database Officer, CRM Officer or charity data specialist and be ready to take the next step in your career.
You’re curious, proactive and solutions-focused. You enjoy investigating data and system issues, working with complex datasets and finding practical ways to improve processes. Just as importantly, you enjoy working with people and can explain technical information clearly to colleagues with different levels of confidence and experience.
You’ll bring:
- Proven ability to learn new systems quickly and develop advanced knowledge
- Strong data manipulation skills using Excel, Access or comparable tools
- Highly developed problem-solving skills
- The ability to investigate data or system issues methodically
- Experience managing several stakeholders and competing requirements
- The ability to draw out requirements and translate them into practical improvements
- Strong communication skills and the ability to explain technical information clearly
- A proactive approach and a high level of initiative
It would be helpful, but not essential, if you have
- Experience of working within a charity
- Advanced knowledge of Raiser’s Edge 7 or Raiser’s Edge NXT
- Experience using ImportOmatic or a similar data import tool
- Experience designing and delivering systems training
- Experience creating user guidance or process documentation
- Experience supporting CRM adoption or system change
Benefits:
- Hybrid working, with approximately 40% of your time in the office and 60% working from home each month
- 27 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 29 days after five years
- A contributory pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 6%
- Life insurance for eligible pension scheme members
- Enhanced maternity and adoption leave and pay
- Employee assistance and confidential counselling services
- Flexible working options
- Subsidised on-site canteens
- A bright, modern Chelsea office close to South Kensington station
- The technology and equipment needed to work effectively from home
Our Commitment to Inclusion
We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and are dedicated to ensuring equitable opportunities for all
The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity raises money to improve the lives of people affected by cancer.
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Camphill Village Trust is a social care provider and charity rooted in nature and community, supporting adults with learning disabilities, autism, and mental health support needs to live healthier, more active and independent lives.
For over 70 years we have pioneered a different kind of care – shaped by place, purpose, and the natural world. We believe care should do more than meet needs, it should create opportunity, belonging, and purpose. By rooting our support in meaningful work, relationships, and the natural environment, we help people to build skills, confidence, and independence.
Do you want to make a difference and help us achieve our vision?
The Marketing Manager will lead activity that grows awareness of our charity, our social enterprises/ retail arm, and our fundraising work. The role will develop and deliver clear, compelling marketing that strengthens our brand, reaching new audiences, and inspires people to connect with our mission.
Working closely with colleagues across the Trust, the postholder will shape and implement marketing that supports fundraising and social enterprise growth. They will use insight, creativity and storytelling to bring our purpose to life, create products that land and champion consistent, audience-focused marketing across all channels.
As a key leader within the Communication and Marketing team, this role will provide strategic marketing expertise, contributing to department strategy, planning and decision-making.
Main Responsibilities
- Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to translate complex work into simple, engaging messages and campaigns.
- Plan and deliver integrated campaigns across digital, print, social media, and in-person environment.
- Use audience insight and market analysis to develop fundraising products and identify opportunities for growth and engagement.
- Work collaboratively across teams to ensure consistent messaging and strong brand use.
- This role will lead specific projects and will be expected to understand how to motivate project teams well and deliver high quality results in a timely manner.
Knowledge & Experience
- Proven experience as a Marketing Manager or similar, ideally within a charity, social enterprise, or values-driven organisation.
- Experience of product development for fundraising.
- Strong understanding of digital marketing, analytics, and audience-focused content creation.
- Experience delivering integrated campaigns that drive awareness and engagement.
- Knowledge of brand development and how to maintain consistent messaging across channels.
Personal Attributes & Key Competencies
- Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to translate complex work into simple, engaging messages and campaigns.
- Creative thinker with a strategic mindset and strong problem‑solving abilities.
- Organised and proactive, able to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
- Collaborative, with the ability to work confidently across teams and build strong relationships.
- Data‑informed, comfortable using insight to shape decisions and improve performance.
- Calm under pressure, with a positive, solutions‑focused approach.
- Commitment to diversity and anti-oppressive practice in all areas of work.
- Self-motivation, able to prioritise workload and operate without close guidance from a manager.
- A high degree of tact and diplomacy.
Position: Marketing Manager
Responsible to: Head of Communications and Marketing
Location: Hybrid with at least one day per week based at one of our communities. Candidates will need to live within easy commuting distance of Delrow (near Watford), St Albans, Grange Village and Oaklands Park (Newnham on Severn), Taurus Crafts (Lydney), Stourbridge, Croft (Malton), Botton Village (near Whitby) or Larchfield (near Middlesbrough).
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday.
Salary: £38,110 - £42,230 per annum, dependent on skills and experience.
Annual Leave and Benefits:
- 28 days paid annual leave plus statutory bank holidays
- The option to buy and sell annual leave
- Company sick pay after one month starting at 4 weeks and increasing to 12 weeks with service
- Life Cover for all employees
- Pension scheme
- Employee Assistance Program
- Blue Light Card
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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It is an occupational requirement that applications are open to WOMEN ONLY, as permitted under Schedule 9, Part 1, of the Equality Act 2010. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and actively encourage applications from individuals who are disabled, neurodivergent, or from minoritised ethnic backgrounds.
Juno Women’s Aid are a growing organisation with an exciting pipeline of innovative projects and ambitious plans for the future. This is a unique opportunity to join a forward-thinking team and play a key role in driving new ideas and initiatives from concept to delivery.
Who We're Looking For
We are seeking an experienced operations professional who combines strategic thinking with strong planning, implementation, and project management capabilities. The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator, confident in engaging with a wide range of stakeholders and comfortable with public speaking.
You will thrive in a fast-paced, survivor-focused environment, demonstrating the ability to remain calm under pressure while managing a varied and demanding workload. Strong organisational skills, adaptability, and the ability to balance multiple competing priorities are essential for success in this role.
If you're committed to upholding the highest standards of care and eager to drive impactful change, we invite you to help us build a safer future.
NOTE: We encourage early applications as this vacancy may close once we have appointed a successful candidate.
For further information about the role, please visit our website and download the Job Description which can be found at the bottom of the job vacancy page.
When completing an application for one of our vacancies, please use clear examples of how your experience, ability, skills/transferable skills, meet the requirements detailed in the Person Specification.
Please include examples from paid or voluntary work/activities or other 'life' experiences. This information will be used as a basis for shortlisting.
Where you don’t meet the requirements of the post currently, please explain how you intend on doing so, for instance via training and commitment to personal development.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The Development Manager will help drive the External Engagement Team to achieve its ambitious goals for growth in income, engagement and impact. The post holder will be primarily responsible for increasing income through trusts and foundations, public funders and corporate partners, alongside developing our individual giving community.
You will be a passionate advocate for music and its ability to reflect and shape lives, communities, culture and our social fabric. You will understand the individual and collective value of new music to inspire, challenge and connect us. You will be an exceptional spokesperson, communicator, storyteller and influencer, able to bring the unique role of Sound and Music to life for diverse stakeholders, funders and supporters.
Your core responsibilities will include researching, developing, writing and submitting high-quality funding applications; managing relationships with funders to maximise engagement and retention; maintaining accurate records, forecasts and learning using our CRM and funding dashboards; supporting individual giving activity, appeals, campaigns and challenge events; and helping to design and deliver supporter journeys that deepen engagement and long-term giving.
Application Details:
- Application deadline: Sunday 20 September 2026, 23:59 BST
- Interviews and meet the team: w/c 28 September 2026
- Contract: Permanent contract, full-time 1.0 FTE (5 days per week; flexible working requests will be considered)
- Location: London / hybrid. You could work remotely from anywhere in the UK, with a minimum of two days per month at our London workspace.
- Salary band: £35,000–£40,000
- Reporting to: Head of External Engagement
Equity, diversity and inclusion
We are a Disabled Committed Employer and Living Wage Employer. As part of our commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and in line with our Fair Access Principles, we are committed to addressing barriers to employment and participation on the grounds of gender, ethnicity, disability and socio-economic background.
We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the specified minimum requirements of this role, and we aim to guarantee an interview to candidates from other significantly under-represented groups who meet the minimum requirements, depending on application numbers.
If you feel you have just some of the required skills and experience but meet the person specification, we would still encourage you to apply.
About us
Sound and Music is the UK’s accelerator for new music and sound.
Our mission is to be the base camp for anyone in the UK who wants to make, experience or support new music and sound to shape the modern world.
For 18 years we have invested in creators to imagine, realise and excel with creative freedom. We have moved audiences to feel, discover and connect with the world around them. We have shaped the conditions for independent creators, curators and cultures to thrive.
We deliver artist-centred development programmes and essential funding to young, emerging and established artists breaking new ground across music-making in the UK. We lead research, campaigns, networks, archives and collections to further originality, discovery and equity within music.
Reducing barriers and championing inclusion underpins everything we do driven by our sector leading Fair Access Principles.
We are artist-centred. We are curious. We are agile. We are ambitious.
We are Sound and Music.
Sound and Music is supported by Arts Council England and proud to be a National Youth Music Organisation.
Job Title: Senior Fundraising Manager (Retention and RoomSponsor Partnership): 6 month FTC
Location: London/Hybrid In office each Tuesday
Salary: £50,100 per annum
Weekly Hours: 35
Reference: YMC1233682
About Us
Founded in 1844, YMCA is a global movement and the world's largest youth-focused charity. In England and Wales, YMCAs are based in over 700 communities across 168 local authorities, supporting young people and communities to reach their potential. The turnover of YMCA in 2025-26 was £386m. YMCA England & Wales is a £23 million organisation of more than 400 colleagues, supporting a Federation of 80 local YMCAs to deliver vital services which positively impact young lives across the country. We're now looking for an expert in Individual Giving to lead our retention and RoomSponsor activity.
About the Role
This is a chance to take the reins of a high-performing Individual Giving programme and make it your own. You'll have genuine independence to shape the retention strategy across cash, mid-level and regular giving.
You'll lead a team of three – experienced and capable fundraisers - and you'll be the person who helps them go further, while keeping a close eye on income growth and the supporter journey end to end. Alongside the core programme, you'll also have oversight of our small events portfolio, including our marathon fundraising activity, so there's variety in the mix alongside the retention programme.
This is a chance to make an impact within an organisation with a strong track record in giving career progression, backed by an SLT genuinely supportive of new initiatives.
About You
You're an expert in Individual Giving with a proven track record in retention, direct marketing or mid-level fundraising, and experience managing budgets, suppliers and performance data.
You're a confident line manager who enjoys developing others, and you'll bring strong communication and influencing skills, sound judgement under pressure, and a genuine commitment to YMCA's mission and values.
If you're ready for real ownership, a supportive senior team, and an opportunity for self-development within a charity with genuine scale and ambition, we'd love to hear from you.
Our recruitment process is anonymised and candidates' names are hidden. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. Safer recruitment is important to us and the successful applicant will be asked to provide two references. They will also be required to complete a safeguarding self-declaration, safeguarding training and undertake a DBS check.
YMCA is the world's oldest and largest youth charity. Collectively, we support 402,501 young people across 708 communities in England and Wales.


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Job Title: Senior Volunteer Manager
Reporting To: Head of Volunteering
Salary Range: £40,00 - £45,000
Contract Type: Permanent
Direct Reports: 7 situated across England.
Location: London, Hybrid with frequent travel to sites across England.
Hours/Days per week: 35 hours per week, 9am – 5pm, Monday – Friday.
Requirements: Felix only employs applicants who currently have the
right to work in the UK. We will carry out a DBS check for the successful candidate.
We are Felix
We bring people together to rescue, repurpose, and share surplus food that would otherwise go to waste, turning an environmental problem into a social opportunity.
Together with 16 other independent charities, 18,000 volunteers, and thousands of partners, we are the UK’s food rescue network, supporting 1.5 million people across the country.
We‘re about fuller plates, fuller communities, and fuller lives.
Purpose of the Job
We are looking for the Senior Volunteer Managerto play a key role in working as part of a team to grow and improve our volunteer programme. Thousands of individuals volunteer regularly across Felix’s four depots, three food production sites and Felix’s UK’s three regional centres and, with a smaller number in Fundraising and other teams. We aim to improve our volunteer programme, as well as develop new opportunities, and make Felix a great place to volunteer.
The post holder will have five primary focus areas:
• Manage the development of individual volunteering at Felix, initiating and overseeing improvement projects and new opportunities and considering both volunteer experience and operational practicality.
• Line manage and continue to build, develop and support a team of seven. Lead on agreeing team and individual goals and priorities and oversee the team’s work.
• Support the team to develop site strategies to grow and improve our volunteer program and manage issues and opportunities at a local and tactical level.
• Collaborate with members of the operations team and other Felix colleagues to continue to integrate the volunteering team within Felix’s work, champion a ‘one-team’ approach.
• Collaborate with the Head of Volunteering, Volunteer Development Manager (Network) and Group Volunteering Manager on strategy and improvement projects
Duties and Responsibilities
• Manage seven Volunteer Managers, providing leadership and development opportunities and leveraging their expertise.
• Lead and manage team collaboration, development, communication, and resource distribution.
• Ensure that change management principles are utilised successfully to bring the team together post merger.
• Assist Volunteer Managers in integrating into site teams and fostering productive relationships, championing and facilitating a collaborative "one team" approach.
• Support Volunteer Managers in implementing strategies which promote volunteer recruitment, retention, and engagement.
• Oversee the involvement and experience of individuals who volunteer with Felix regularly, aligning their needs, skills and motivations with those of volunteer-involving teams.
• Work with colleagues to plan, set goals, make data-driven decisions, monitor progress, and report on volunteer recruitment and retention.
• Initiate, manage and collaborate on improvement projects and new processes, particularly in Felix’s depots and kitchen.
• Support Volunteer Managers in resolving volunteer issues, escalating to the Head of Volunteering when necessary.
• Lead the implementation of volunteer-related policies and continuous improvement initiatives locally.
• Assist Volunteer Managers in organising local volunteer events.
• Network with external stakeholders to promote the Felix Volunteer Program and integrate best practices.
• Perform additional duties as needed during the absence of volunteer management team members.
• Your normal duties and responsibilities will be set out in your job description. However, the charity may require you to perform other duties from time to time
Person Specification
You will want to spend time with our volunteers and get to know their experience and perspective. You will be a strong people manager, love working with a wide variety of people and be able to quickly build strong and positive relationships in a volunteer-centric organisation. You have extensive leadership, management and team building experience, like to see the impact of your work, and can implement and lead on new ways of working. You have a passion to be in a charity that is expanding rapidly and thrive in a busy environment. You will have a desire to help reduce food waste and/or fight food poverty.
Essential Criteria
• Strong individual and team management skills within a fast-paced environment
• Strong change management skills- especially those within a post merger environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communicator at all levels
• Great organisation and Planning skills with the capability to manage multiple tasks and projects.
• Good computer skills including the ability to use Office365
• Ability to effectively collaborate with diverse teams and stakeholders
• Capacity to foster a collaborative and inclusive team environment
• Practice in volunteer recruitment, engagement, and retention.
• Capability in organising and facilitating events and activities for volunteers.
• Prior experience in a managerial role, preferably within the nonprofit or volunteer sector
• Experience in networking with external partners and stakeholders
• In-depth knowledge of best practices in volunteer recruitment, engagement, and retention
• Understanding GDPR and good data management practices
Equity Diversity Inclusion & Belonging
At Felix, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion in everything we do. We value the unique contributions of every individual and strive to create a respectful, inclusive environment free from discrimination or prejudice. Our commitment extends to all employees, and volunteers, ensuring equal opportunities for everyone, regardless of background or characteristics.
Application procedure
Once you apply you will be directed to our recruitment portal. Please upload your CV and a covering letter outlining your suitability for the role and make sure that they are both uploaded before submitting your application. After you have submitted your application, you have 24 hours in which you can access you application and make edits. We will only consider applications with both CV and cover letter submitted.
Recruitment timeline
We reserve the right to close advertisements early and we might assess candidates and arranging interview as applications come in, so please apply as soon as possible, to avoid missing out on this opportunity.
Due to the anticipated large number of applicants, if you do not hear from us within four weeks of your application, we regret to inform you that your application has been unsuccessful. Consequently, will not be able to provide feedback.
We deliver this surplus food to charities and schools so they can provide healthy meals and help the most vulnerable in our society.



About the Role
As a Challenge Events Officer you will support the delivery and growth of MDUK's challenge events and community fundraising programme, helping to achieve fundraising targets through high-quality event management and exceptional supporter engagement. The role involves coordinating challenge events, driving participant recruitment and income generation, and delivering inspiring stewardship journeys that enhance the supporter experience, build long-term relationships, and encourage ongoing involvement with the charity.
Main tasks and responsibilities:
- Support the planning and delivery of challenge events, including participant recruitment, event logistics coordination, and supporter stewardship to maximise fundraising income.
- Manage participant recruitment, volunteer coordination, event logistics, and supporter communications to ensure successful event delivery and achievement of income targets.
- Coordinate recruitment, onboarding, and stewardship activities to deliver an outstanding supporter experience and strong fundraising outcomes.
- Assess event applications, identify high-potential fundraisers, and provide tailored support to help participants achieve and exceed their fundraising goals.
- Assist with participant stewardship, supporter communications, and fundraising activities to support the successful delivery of large-scale challenge events.
- Work collaboratively to increase participation opportunities and improve accessibility across the challenge events portfolio.
- Contribute to the development and improvement of supporter journeys, increasing engagement, retention, and fundraising performance through effective stewardship and automation.
- Act as a first point of contact for fundraising enquiries, providing guidance, support, and signposting to relevant colleagues when required.
Other responsibilities:
- Ensure all personal data is handled securely, ethically, and in line with the Data Protection Act.
- To represent the charity externally if required and to undertake other such tasks as required by the line manager.
Working arrangements
- Fixed Term Contract - 9 months
- Full time: Monday to Friday, 35hours/week
- Hybrid working arrangement
- All necessary equipment provided
About Us
Muscular Dystrophy UK is a charity that connects a community of more than 110,000 people living with one of over 60 muscle wasting conditions, and all the people around them. So, everyone can get the healthcare, support and treatments needed to feel good, mentally and physically.
This is an exciting time to join the charity. We recently launched our new 10 year strategy to transform the lives of people living with muscle wasting conditions. Our vision is clear, a world without limits for people with muscle wasting conditions, and we won’t stop until we achieve it.
We believe that by creating opportunities for all, we strengthen our impact and better support the communities we are committed to serve.
What we offer
At Muscular Dystrophy UK, you'll have the opportunity to do meaningful work that makes a real difference to the lives of people living with muscle wasting conditions. We are committed to creating an inclusive, supportive workplace where colleagues can thrive and enjoy a healthy work-life balance.
In return, we offer a competitive benefits package, including:
- 25 days' holiday (pro rata) - increasing by one day each year after five years' service, up to 30 days, plus bank holidays.
- Time off in lieu - reward colleagues who volunteer their time to support community
- Employer contribution of 5% with a minimum employee contribution of 3%.
- Life Assurance - up to 4x your annual salary
Health and wellbeing
- HSF Health Plan, including cashback on healthcare costs for you and your family.
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) offering free, confidential advice and support.
- Health and wellbeing resources, including Healthy Living support.
- Access to osteopathic treatment through the UCO Clinic Community Partnership.
- Discounted gym memberships.
Lifestyle benefits
- Employee discounts at a wide range of high street and online retailers.
- Interest-free season ticket loans.
- Cycle to Work scheme.
- Discounts on cinema tickets, live events and much more.
How to Apply
Please complete our application and include:
- Your CV and Cover Letter (PDF or Word format).
- Responses to the application questions
Important information
- This role is open to candidates based in the UK who have the right to work in the UK.
- Applications that do not include all the requested information may not be considered.
Next Steps
Application deadline: Sunday 13 September 2026, 11:59pm
Note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early and bring forward interviews if we identify an exceptional candidate before the advertised closing date.
Interviews: Week commencing 21 September 2026.
Expected start date: October 2026.
We actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, particularly those from underrepresented groups, including people from ethnic minority backgrounds, LGBTQ+ individuals, previous convictions and those with lived experience of the conditions we represent.
We are committed to fair and inclusive recruitment, with disclosure only requested where relevant at the appropriate stage
If you require any reasonable adjustments or additional support at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know. We will work with you to understand your needs and make the recruitment process as accessible as possible.
Please download the job description to see full role responsibilities
We connect a community of more than 110,000 people living with one of over 60 muscle wasting and weakening conditions and people around them.



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Reports to: Chief Executive Officer
Contract Type: 21 hours per week. Initial 12-month fixed term contract with the potential for extension and/or a permanent position at the end of the term.
Salary: £27,00 - £30,000 per annum dependent on relevant experience (£45,00 - £50,000 FTE)
Base: Remote/Hybrid
About us
Do you want to make a difference in the lives of others? Do you want to work with like-minded professionals in a great team?
Rees seeks to support those who have, at some stage in their lives, been in foster care or residential care, including those with custodial experience. The charity understands the importance of having a lifelong support network. Our aim is to help care experienced people thrive in all aspects of their lives at any age. We seek to listen; and offer help and advice about any aspect they may have.
Rees delivers its services and products to public and voluntary sector commissioners, businesses, other agencies, and professionals.
Role Purpose
The Head of Commercial Income is a senior leadership role and a member of the Senior Leadership Team, reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer.
The postholder will lead the Charity's commercial income function, with responsibility for growing sustainable income through commissioned and commercial services, training, Ask Jan membership and other opportunities.
This is a strategic, commercially focused and hands-on role. The postholder will be a visible face of the Charity, building strong relationships with local authorities, commissioners, public sector organisations, businesses and other partners. They will identify opportunities, understand customer and commissioner needs, develop compelling propositions and secure sustainable business.
A particular focus will be growing the Charity's position within the statutory sector. The postholder will develop a strong understanding of local authority priorities, commissioning, procurement and purchasing processes and use this insight to anticipate emerging needs and create opportunities for the Charity to provide innovative and valuable solutions.
The postholder will lead and develop the Commercial Income function, with the Business Development Manager and Training & Commercial Services Co-ordinator reporting directly to them. They will set direction, priorities and targets while maintaining an active role in developing relationships, identifying opportunities, progressing bids and supporting commercial negotiations.
Working across the Charity, the postholder will ensure commercial opportunities are translated into high-quality, financially sustainable services that deliver positive outcomes for care experienced people.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership
- Provide strategic and commercial leadership for the Charity's commissioned and commercial services, training portfolio and Ask Jan membership offer.
- Lead and develop the Commercial Income function, line managing the Business Development Manager and Training & Commercial Services Co-ordinator.
- Set clear commercial priorities, targets and performance expectations and ensure the team has a strong focus on growth and results.
- As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, contribute to the leadership, planning and future development of the Charity.
- Develop a proactive, creative and customer-focused commercial culture across the function.
- Work collaboratively with the Head of Income and Development, Head of Service Delivery and wider Leadership Team to maximise income and impact.
- Balance strategic leadership with direct involvement in key commercial relationships, opportunities and negotiations.
Strategic Partnerships and Business Development
· Provide strategic leadership to the Charity's relationships with local authorities, commissioners and key partners, building senior-level relationships and positioning the Charity as a trusted partner.
· Oversee the commercial services pipeline, providing direction and support to the Business Development Manager to identify, prioritise and progress opportunities for growth.
· Develop approaches to securing new commissioned and commercial opportunities, working with Service Development and Service Delivery colleagues to shape services in response to market and beneficiary needs.
· Provide senior leadership and input on key bids, tenders and commissioned service proposals.
· Represent the Charity at strategic commissioning forums, partnership meetings and senior stakeholder events, promoting its expertise, services and impact.
· Monitor developments in commissioning, procurement, public policy and relevant markets, using this insight to identify emerging opportunities and potential challenges.
Commissioned and Commercial Services
- Provide overall strategic oversight of the Charity's commissioned and commercial services portfolio, ensuring services meet contractual obligations, quality standards, agreed outcomes and financial targets.
- Work with operational and service development colleagues to ensure services respond effectively to commissioner and customer needs.
- Identify opportunities to develop, improve and expand existing services and create new commercial offers.
- Ensure commercial propositions are viable, deliverable, competitive and aligned with the Charity's mission.
- Monitor market, commissioning and policy developments and identify their implications for the Charity's services and commercial opportunities.
Training and Ask Jan
- Provide strategic leadership for the continued growth and development of the Charity's training offer and Ask Jan membership service.
- Ensure training and membership propositions remain relevant, innovative and responsive to customer and sector needs.
- Identify opportunities to develop new training, membership and other commercial products and services.
- Work with colleagues to ensure these offers are effectively positioned, developed and brought to market.
Financial and Operational Management
- Provide strategic oversight of the financial performance and sustainability of the commercial income portfolio.
- Set and monitor income, growth and performance targets and report progress to the CEO and Senior Leadership Team.
- Oversee the commercial pipeline, income forecasting, contract performance and retention.
- Ensure commercial services are delivered within agreed budgets and provide value for money.
- Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, pricing, sustainability and long-term income.
- Ensure appropriate monitoring, reporting and evaluation arrangements are in place for commercial activity.
- Ensure commercial activities comply with contractual, legal, regulatory and organisational requirements.
General
- Work collaboratively across all departments to maximise impact for care experienced people.
- Maintain an awareness of developments in local government, commissioning, procurement, children's services, social care and the wider charity sector.
- Promote the Charity's expertise, services and impact and protect its reputation through high-quality commercial relationships.
- Ensure the Charity's commercial activity remains consistent with its values, purpose and commitment to care experienced people.
- Contribute to organisational planning, continuous improvement and long-term sustainability.
- Undertake any other duties commensurate with the level and responsibilities of the role.
Essential
- Significant experience of leading and growing commercial income, commissioned services, business development, sales or other income-generating activity.
- Proven track record of securing new business, growing existing contracts and generating sustainable income.
- Experience of building strong relationships with local authorities, commissioners, public sector organisations and other senior stakeholders.
- Experience of leading or overseeing successful tenders, procurements, bids or commissioned service proposals.
- Understanding of public sector commissioning, procurement and purchasing processes, ideally with experience of local authorities and the statutory sector.
- Experience of identifying customer or commissioner needs and developing services, products or propositions in response.
- Strong commercial and business development approach, with the ability to build relationships, influence decision-makers, negotiate and secure business.
- Experience of managing and developing staff within a commercial, business development, sales or income-generation function.
- Strong commercial, financial and strategic awareness.
- Ability to combine strategic leadership with an active role in business development and income generation.
- Creative, proactive and opportunity-focused, with excellent communication, influencing and relationship-building skills.
- Commitment to the values and mission of the Rees Foundation.
Desirable
- Experience of working with local authority children's services, social care, leaving care, corporate parenting or related statutory services.
- Knowledge of the care experienced and/or social care sectors.
- Experience of developing and selling services to local authorities or other public sector organisations.
- Experience of managing training, membership or subscription-based services.
- Knowledge of safeguarding, GDPR, charity governance and relevant regulatory requirements.
Application Process
The closing date for this position is Tuesday 15th September 2026. Please note that we reserve the right to close applications before the advertised closing date or extend the application window at our discretion.
We encourage applicants from all backgrounds and welcome applications from those who are care leavers.
Our aim is to help care leavers thrive. Our projects are available to anyone over 16 who has been in foster care or residential care as a child.



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Are you an experienced fundraiser who enjoys building relationships and wants the opportunity to shape a role around your skills and experience?
We’re looking for a Corporate Partnerships Fundraiser to join Enham Trust and help grow our corporate fundraising. You will manage and develop our existing partnerships while also building new relationships and identifying opportunities to bring new supporters on board.
This is a role where you will have the opportunity to take ownership, bring your own ideas and help shape how our corporate fundraising develops.
What you will be doing
You’ll build and maintain relationships with our corporate partners, while also identifying new organisations and opportunities to grow our income. You’ll work closely with businesses to develop fundraising, sponsorship, volunteering and other ways they can support Enham Trust.
You’ll also:
- Manage and develop existing corporate partnerships, while building relationships with new supporters.
- Identify and secure new fundraising and partnership opportunities.
- Develop corporate fundraising programmes and activities that encourage businesses to support Enham Trust.
- Develop effective processes and workflows to support corporate fundraising and supporter engagement.
- Meet with corporate partners, volunteers and other stakeholders
- Coordinate corporate volunteering opportunities and support positive experiences for our partners.
- Work closely with the wider fundraising team and contribute to wider fundraising activity where needed.
There is plenty of scope for the role to develop, so we’re looking for someone who is confident working independently, takes ownership and happy to bring new ideas to the table.
About you
You’ll already have fundraising experience and understand how to build strong relationships with supporters and develop those relationships into fundraising opportunities. Corporate or partnership fundraising experience is important, as you’ll be managing existing relationships while also looking for new opportunities.
You will be responsible for growing income to support Enham Trust’s fundraising targets.
We’re looking for someone who is:
- Confident, organised and able to manage their own workload.
- Comfortable building relationships with businesses and other stakeholders.
- A strong communicator, both face to face and in writing.
- Confident presenting, networking and representing a charity externally.
- Able to spot opportunities and take them forward independently.
- Passionate about fundraising and motivated by making a difference.
Experience of working within the disability sector would be useful but isn’t essential. Fundraising training and support will be available, so we’re looking for someone who has the right fundraising experience and wants to develop their career with us.
You will need to be based within or near Hampshire, as we’re looking for someone who can work from our Enham Trust office around 2 to 3 days a week. You’ll also need to be comfortable travelling to meet corporate partners and attend external meetings, so you’ll need a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes.
About Enham Trust
We are Enham! Together we have been making a difference to the lives of disabled people for over 100 years and we are looking forward to continuing this for the next 100 years! Together we explore opportunities with people so they can live the lives they choose by overcoming limitations and expanding possibilities. Through first class care, personal development, housing options, and employment, we support people to exercise individual choice and control in their lives.
We live by our values, TOGETHER we do amazing, we WOW people every day and we dare to be DIFFERENT!
Join us at Enham Trust and become part of a team that makes a real difference.
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Are you an exceptional philanthropy leader with a track record of securing transformational seven-figure gifts? Do you combine outstanding relationship-building with the ability to lead talented fundraising teams and turn ambitious strategy into results?
We’re creating two new Principal Philanthropy Lead roles at GOSH Charity: Principal Philanthropy Lead – Best Chance and Principal Philanthropy Lead – Best Childhood.
These pivotal new positions will strengthen the leadership of our growing Philanthropy programme as we enter an exciting new chapter for fundraising at GOSH Charity.
As a Principal Philanthropy Lead, you’ll join the Philanthropy leadership team, lead a team of eight colleagues including three Senior Managers, personally secure significant philanthropic investment and act as a deputy to the Head of Philanthropy.
Principal Philanthropy Lead – Best Chance will lead philanthropy across pioneering medical research, innovation and new treatments, as well as our growing US Giving programme. The role will help shape our next major fundraising campaign, significantly increasing our ambition for philanthropic investment in research and innovation. It will also offer senior leadership for Fundraising Research, our prospecting, insight and due diligence service across Relationship Fundraising.
Principal Philanthropy Lead – Best Childhood will lead philanthropy across our hospital environment, capital infrastructure and patient and family experience, including senior leadership of the final phase of our £300m Build It. Beat It. appeal and the transition towards our next major campaign. The role will also offer senior leadership for Stewardship across Relationship Fundraising, supporting exceptional supporter experiences, impact reporting, recognition and engagement.
Salary
The salary for these positions is £71,831 per annum.
In line with our EDI strategy and Total Reward policy, we calculate our salaries based on benchmarking data across the charity sector. To ensure fairness for existing staff and new joiners, we do not offer salaries above the advertised rate.
We operate a hybrid working policy of a minimum of 2 days per week in the office with Monday as the fixed in-person Philanthropy team day.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead philanthropy fundraising across Best Chance or Best Childhood, shaping strategy and securing transformational support for GOSH Charity’s most ambitious priorities.
- Lead and develop a high-performing team of eight colleagues, including three Senior Managers, fostering collaboration, ambition and exceptional performance.
- Personally deliver an annual fundraising target of £2m+, managing high-value relationships and securing significant gifts from philanthropists, trusts and foundations.
- Act as a deputy to the Head of Philanthropy, contributing to overall philanthropy strategy, business planning and performance, while building influential relationships with senior volunteers and stakeholders.
- Provide senior leadership for key strategic priorities:
For Best Chance: the transition to our next major campaign, US Giving and Fundraising Research across Relationship Fundraising;
For Best Childhood: the final phase of Build It. Beat It., transition to next campaign and Stewardship across Relationship Fundraising.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Significant experience leading philanthropy, major gifts or principal gifts fundraising, with a proven track record of income growth and securing seven-figure+ gifts.
- Exceptional relationship-building and influencing skills, with experience engaging philanthropists, high-net-worth individuals, trusts and foundations, senior volunteers and executive stakeholders.
- Strong strategic and people leadership, with experience developing high-performing teams and translating organisational priorities into ambitious fundraising plans.
- Experience managing and soliciting a portfolio of high-value donors and prospects, alongside strong judgement, resilience and the ability to lead through complexity and change.
- Relevant large-scale fundraising experience: for Best Chance, research fundraising, international philanthropy or similar programmes; for Best Childhood, capital or major fundraising appeals.
About the team
You’ll join our ambitious Philanthropy team, working with high-net-worth individuals, charitable foundations and other influential supporters to secure transformational investment in the research, innovation, capital and patient experience projects at the heart of GOSH Charity’s work.
The team secures a significant number of £1m+ gifts and is at the forefront of delivering some of the Charity’s most ambitious fundraising priorities.
This is a particularly exciting time to join us. Alongside completing the £300m Build It. Beat It. appeal to help deliver the world-leading Children’s Cancer Centre at Great Ormond Street Hospital, we are shaping the next chapter of philanthropy fundraising.
Our new strategy is centred around two pillars – Best Chance and Best Childhood – which will form the foundation of an exciting new fundraising appeal. Our Philanthropy team will play a central role in bringing this ambition to life and securing the transformational support that helps give every seriously ill child the best chance, and the best childhood, possible.
The creation of these two Principal Philanthropy Lead roles represents an important investment in the team’s future: increasing our leadership capacity, strengthening day-to-day leadership and creating clearer development and succession pathways as our programme grows.
DBS - note a basic DBS check is required for this role
How to Apply
Please click on the apply button in the top right-hand corner where you will be taken to a short application form to complete.
Closing date: 23 September 2026
First interviews will be held: Tues 6 / Wed 7 October
Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and we reserve the right to close the roles prior to the closing date should suitable applicants be found. Therefore, you are encouraged to apply early to avoid disappointment.
We are Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity. We stop at nothing to help give seriously ill children childhoods that are fuller, funner and longer.
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Salary: Band G (£27,480 with potential for pay progression)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, with occasional work at evenings/weekends for Rainbows events.
Location: Primarily based at Rainbows Hospice, Loughborough, with occasional travel to support volunteers across the East Midlands
Contract: Full time / Permanent
Help shape the experience of volunteers across Rainbows
At Rainbows, volunteers support almost every aspect of our work – from fundraising and events, to our retail shops and the hospice itself – with over 400 individuals generously volunteering their time, skills, and passion.
As the Volunteer Coordinator, you'll play a vital role in ensuring those volunteers feel welcomed, supported, valued and able to make the greatest possible impact.
You'll also help shape how volunteering develops across Rainbows, supporting colleagues, improving volunteer experiences and championing the value volunteers bring to our work.
This is a varied and rewarding role for somebody who has experience of working with volunteers and enjoys building strong relationships, solving problems and supporting others succeed.
About the role
Working closely with the Head of Volunteering, you will play a key role in translating the Volunteering Strategy into day-to-day practice across the organisation.
You'll coordinate the volunteer journey from enquiry and recruitment through to onboarding, training, support, engagement and recognition. You'll be a trusted point of contact for volunteers, helping them feel confident in their role whilst also supporting colleagues across the organisation to involve volunteers effectively and confidently.
Alongside maintaining strong operational processes, you'll also help identify opportunities to improve the volunteer experience, strengthen volunteer engagement and support delivery of our Volunteering Strategy.
You'll also provide advice and support to colleagues across Rainbows, helping them involve volunteers effectively and create positive volunteering experiences.
No two days are quite the same. One day you may be interviewing prospective volunteers, delivering training, or supporting colleagues with volunteer management queries. The next you may be analysing recruitment trends, improving volunteer processes, or representing Rainbows at a community event.
What you’ll be doing:
· Managing volunteer recruitment, onboarding and induction.
· Supporting and guiding volunteers throughout their volunteering journey.
· Delivering volunteer training and development opportunities.
· Advising colleagues on volunteer involvement and good practice.
· Coordinating volunteer communications, engagement and recognition activity.
· Maintaining volunteer records and compliance processes.
· Using feedback and data to improve volunteer experiences and ways of working.
· Supporting delivery of volunteering projects and initiatives across Rainbows
About you
We’re looking for someone who:
· Enjoys building relationships with a wide range of people.
· Can balance empathy with good judgement.
· Is confident advising and supporting others.
· Has experience coordinating people, processes or activities in a busy environment.
· Can manage competing priorities and work independently.
· Has strong administrative and organisational skills.
· Is comfortable using systems, data and technology to support their work.
· Is passionate about creating positive experiences for volunteers and supporters.
· Understands the value volunteers bring to organisations and communities.
Previous experience of working with volunteers is highly desirable, and experience of supporting, coordinating or managing volunteers would be an advantage.
Why join Rainbows?
At Rainbows, we are dedicated to making a real difference to the lives of children and families across the East Midlands. You'll be part of a friendly and supportive team where volunteering is valued and recognised as an important part of delivering that mission.
You'll have the opportunity to work with over 400 volunteers, influence the experience they receive, and help shape how volunteering develops across the organisation in the years ahead.
Further requirements can be found by downloading the Person Specification.
Our Benefits include:
· Free onsite parking at the Hospice, Lark Rise, Loughborough.
· Eligibility to join blue light card discount scheme and Company Shop.
· Healthcare Cashback plan.
· Life Assurance.
· 27 days holiday plus bank holidays.
· Contributory pension scheme or Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme
· Affordable meals at the Hospice, Lark Rise, Loughborough.
· Free Tea, Coffee and Fruit whilst at the Hospice
· Free access to Health Assured employee assistance programme
· Wellbeing support and access to Mental Health First Aiders
This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and barring Service Check) and pre-employment checks.
Join Our Team and Make a Difference!
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Using Anonymous Recruitment
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The Membership & Community Coordinator is a new role, created to support the membership functions at Science for Animal Welfare (SciFAW) and the Humane Slaughter Association (HSA).
Initially, the role holder will focus on delivering and growing SciFAW’s relaunched membership. They will play a central role in shaping the member experience, ensuring that our membership delivers genuine value and builds a thriving community.
They will lead the day-to-day delivery of our membership offer across member, supporter and student pathways, creating engaging journeys that attract, retain and inspire people to connect with our work. From onboarding and renewals to member only events, communications and community engagement, they will be the person our members come to know.
This role sits at the heart of the organisation rather than within a single team. They will work closely with colleagues across science, communications, income generation and operations. This role will work closely with the charities CRM and Office Manager who oversees the administration of memberships, our customer relationship management (CRM) software and data. They will also play an important role in gathering member insight and feeding it back into the ongoing development of our membership proposition.
This is a highly autonomous and collaborative role. Reporting to the Head of Income Generation and working with colleagues across the organisation, you will translate membership strategy into action, taking ownership of implementation, continuous improvement, member engagement and retention.
Our charities are small, and our work is often fast paced; as such we are looking for candidates who can work with limited supervision day-to-day and can work on multiple concurrent workstreams.
Please note, you must have the right to work and reside in the UK to apply.
Key Responsibilities
Membership
- Implement and promote the new SciFAW membership offering to current, lapsed and prospective members, helping to grow and strengthen the membership community.
- Develop the member, supporter and student membership journeys, ensuring a positive and seamless experience at every stage.
- Manage the membership application approval process, including documenting Trustee decisions and administering confirmations and welcome communications.
- Liaise with colleagues responsible for the membership operations and data to ensure the charities retain accurate records and use effective processes.
- Administer and analyse the post-join questionnaire and use its insights on members' interests, affiliations and areas of work to inform future engagement, events and activities.
- Lead a retention-focused approach across all membership, community, communications and event activities, ensuring members consistently experience value, connection and engagement throughout their relationship with SciFAW, while acting as their primary point of contact.
- Analyse data and report on member acquisition, retention, trends and engagement.
- Working with scientific staff, input into the development of the LINKS scheme, supporting its growth and strengthening its role as a membership activity.
Events
- Work with scientific colleagues to develop the charities’ programme of member-exclusive events.
- Organise a programme of member-exclusive events throughout the year, aligned with plans agreed with the Head of Income Generation.
- Co-ordinate the programme of member-only events alongside our annual conference, working with science staff and conference organisers to design, plan and deliver them.
- Work with the wider team and external collaborators to develop events and engagement opportunities for students and early-career researchers, including careers-focused content at the annual conference.
- Contribute to event planning to ensure events are engaging and responsive to member interests and feedback.
- Work with administrative support colleagues to organise and deliver events, allowing you to focus on member engagement.
- Provide occasional administrative support for corporate membership and sponsorship activities as required.
Community and Communications
- Act as the primary point of contact for members, providing a welcoming, responsive and professional experience.
- Build strong relationships with members, ensuring they feel valued, connected and engaged with charities missions.
- Craft the communications to members at each stage of their membership journey to optimise engagement and retention.
- Produce a quarterly membership newsletter that showcases member stories, highlights opportunities and strengthens community connections.
- Work with the Communications team to develop engaging membership marketing and retention materials across all SciFAW membership routes and for HSA individual members.
- Collaborate with scientific staff to deliver member-only roundtables.
- Collaborate with scientific staff to increase opportunities for members to engage effectively with the charity's grants, awards and scientific activities.
Essential skills and experience required
- Experience coordinating a membership function, with hands-on delivery of member engagement, recruitment and retention activities and community building.
- Proven ability to work independently and within scope, managing priorities and collaborating confidently with senior colleagues, scientists and external stakeholders.
- Experience planning and delivering both online and in-person events.
- Experience using CRM or membership databases for record management, reporting and analysis (both charities use Beacon CRM).
- Excellent written communication skills, with experience producing audience-focused content such as newsletters, event communications and membership materials.
- Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams and priorities simultaneously.
- Reliable and accurate in reporting progress, with a clear view of what's completed, what's outstanding and what's at risk
- Strong presentation skills, confidence in communicating and presenting to external stakeholders and groups, including being comfortable making phone calls where necessary
- A genuine commitment to animal welfare and enthusiasm for the mission and values of the charities.
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Please submit your CV and a letter (maximum 2 sides of A4) describing how you meet the person specification and explaining your motivation for wanting to work with us. Please include the names of two referees who we may contact if you are shortlisted and specify your notice period.
Your application will be assessed on both your CV and letter.
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Discover what matters to animals, develop scientific solutions to animal welfare problems and disseminate evidence-based information.
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💚 About Movement
Movement builds the campaign infrastructure behind some of the most effective progressive organisations in Europe. Our platform powers CRM, communications, and campaigning for trade unions, NGOs, charities, and political parties. The Labour Party used Movement to win the 2024 General Election. The NEU, UNISON and Greenpeace use it every day to organise, mobilise, and win.
🎯 The role
Our clients split into two worlds. Trade unions run ballots, organise workplaces, and mobilise reps. NGOs and political parties run campaigns, fundraise, and fight elections. Each world deserves a dedicated lead who knows it inside out.
You'll be that lead for NGOs and political parties, working alongside our Head of Campaign Success for Trade Unions. You'll take on our priority NGO and political party accounts.
The shape of the role will shift as the segment grows. Our trade union book is deep. Our NGO book has flagship names but fewer of them, so at the start you'll spend a lot of time helping us win new NGO and political party clients. Sales for this segment is founder-led, and you'll be the founder's right hand: running demos, working events, building relationships across the sector, and onboarding what we win together. As the book fills out, the role tilts towards account management and campaign success. You'll be growing your own future job.
This is a hands-on role. You'll set up accounts from scratch, work out how a client's structure maps onto the platform, and troubleshoot technical issues as readily as you'll run a demo or a renewal conversation. You'll also take your turn on the support rota alongside other campaign success team members.
You'll manage one direct report. Their role covers our client community, training, webinars, case studies, frontline support, and some of our smaller NGO accounts.
🛠️ What you'll do
🚀 Help grow the NGO and political party segment (the biggest part at first)
- Work alongside the founder leading sales for this segment as their right hand on every deal
- Run product demos, solo or as part of a founder-led pitch
- Represent Movement at sector events, conferences, and meet-ups. Build the network that brings deals in
- Follow up inbound leads and keep longer conversations warm
- Help build proposals and contribute to RFP responses
🤝 Own our priority NGO and political party accounts (growing as we win)
- Build strong relationships with campaigners, digital leads, and data teams at our NGO and party clients
- Run onboarding for the accounts we land: kick-off, training, launch planning, and the first 90 days
- Drive adoption of the features that move the needle for each client, from branded RCS to share testing to organiser dashboards
- Lead renewal conversations. Spot churn risk early and act on it
- Find expansion opportunities and turn them into proposals
- Run quarterly reviews that clients actually find useful
🔧 Be the technical lead for your accounts
- Set up new accounts: provisioning, custom fields, tags, segments, and templates
- Configure integrations, single sign-on, and sender domains
- Triage and resolve technical issues for your accounts, escalating to engineering when needed
- Take your share of support days on the rota, covering the inbox for the whole client base alongside the rest of the team
- Translate between campaigners and engineers. You'll be fluent in both languages
🌱 Manage and develop your direct report
- Set priorities for our client community, training, webinar, and case study work
- Oversee our smaller NGO & WhatsApp only account book, which your report manages day to day
- Support their development as their role grows
- Build support workflows that scale as the client base does
🔍 Who we're looking for
You've probably done one of these:
- Worked in sales, account management, or implementation at a campaigning platform or similar such as Action Network, Engaging Networks, or NationBuilder, and know how NGOs buy
- Run digital, data, or a CRM at an NGO, charity, or political party, and been the person who actually built the segments and fixed the emails
- Led campaigns with serious digital infrastructure behind them and managed the platform relationship from the client side
Experience inside the NGO, charity, or party world counts for a lot here, especially alongside commercial experience. We're not ruling out people from outside the sector.
✅ You'll need
- Confidence running demos and holding your own in commercial conversations, plus a genuine appetite for events and networking
- Real experience with campaigning or CRM platforms as a power user or administrator
- The technical depth to build an organisation from scratch. Give you a client's structure, branches, regions, teams, campaigns, and you can work out how it maps onto fields, tags, lists, audiences, and permissions
- The ability to read HTML or SQL and follow a technical conversation. You don't need to be an engineer, but you can't be scared of the tools
- Strong relationship skills. Clients should feel you're on their team
- A track record on retention. Renewals landed, churn spotted early, accounts kept and grown
- Experience managing someone, and the appetite to develop a report whose role is growing
- Willingness to take your share of support days. Everyone here covers the inbox, us included
- Genuine commitment to progressive causes. Our clients will feel if you don't mean it
✨ It would help if you have
- Knowledge of email deliverability, GDPR in a campaigning context, or the European progressive tech landscape
- A second European language
🎉 Why this role
- You'll own the priority accounts in a whole segment, and work shoulder to shoulder with a founder to grow it
- You'll see the whole company, not one corner of it
- A four day week as standard, remote-first with a London office when you want it
- Your clients will be organisations fighting for things that matter, and your work will directly affect whether they win
- Movement is profitable and growing, and this role grows with the segment you build
On a mission to empower progressive organisations with innovative digital tools to mobilise supporters and drive meaningful social change
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.