Policy and evidence manager jobs

The charity’s clients are donors who have donor-advised fund (DAF) accounts. They are high / ultra-high net worth individuals with considerable assets dedicated to charitable giving. They will often work with private client advisors (lawyers, private bankers, wealth planners, accountants) to manage their wealth.

Our client offers donor-advised funds (DAF) giving vehicles to individuals, family offices, and wealth managers. A donor-advised fund is a philanthropic fund established under an umbrella charity, which administers the funds on behalf of the donor. The organisation is affiliated with one of the largest providers of donor-advised funds in the United States.
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To date, the organisations ave supported over 2,900 charitable organisations from around the world with grants totalling over £550m.

Prospectus is delighted to be working with our client to recruit a Grants Associate to join the team based in the City Of London (EC2N). The organisation operates a hybrid working model, two days in the office currently Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

The Role
This substantive role within a high performing small team , will support the delivery of high-quality grant-making activity across the organisation. It will play a key role in assessing grants and transactions, managing sensitive donor interactions, and ensuring due diligence and compliance with UK charity law and regulatory requirements is adhered to at all times. This is very much a process and systems driven role where the mechanics of the grant making cycle are operated and monitored closely, and attention to detail and accuracy are core to its success.

Working closely with colleagues across the organisation and a network of external high profile stakeholders, this role will help maintain rigorous systems while contributing to continuous improvements in how the charity operates. This is an opportunity to develop expertise in a sophisticated philanthropic environment, working with complex cases and contributing to meaningful charitable impact.

The Person
The successful candidate will be an experienced and detail experienced grants system professional with strong analytical and problem-solving skills. They will be comfortable working with complex information, able to clearly identify risk, and practiced in making sound, evidence-based decisions and business cases.

This person will communicate clearly and professionally both verbally and in writing, and will be confident managing sensitive and confidential  conversations with donors and their advisors. Highly organised, fast paced and able to prioritise effectively, this person will be able to manage a varied and busy workload spanning both operational delivery and longer-term strategic projects.

This person will have strong understanding of charity law and the UK regulatory frameworks, and will be confident using IT systems to manage data and processes. Experience with CRM platforms, particularly Salesforce will be very useful, though a willingness to learn is equally important.

Experience in donor-advised funds, philanthropic advice, wealth management structures, and/or working with UHNW individuals and Foundations would be very advantageous, as would exposure to international grant-making or funding policy development work. Comfortable working in a corporate style environment will be important and having a genuine commitment to the organisation’s philanthropic mission will be essential.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply.

Job Purpose 

To provide a physiotherapy service as part of a multi-disciplinary team, on a part-time basis

Key Working Relationships

Physiotherapists are self-employed contractors and report to the Clinical Lead.

Other key working relationships:

• Other physiotherapists within the team
• Other members of the services team
• Action for M.E. colleagues

Job Description

Key duties

• Respond to physiotherapy referrals
• Carry out assessments, provide advice and recommend interventions to manage the symptoms in patients with M.E./C.F.S. and related conditions, working with a whole person approach, and involving family/carers where appropriate
• Provide written reports for the person with M.E. and others involved in their care with consent of the patient
• Participate in clinical team meetings at least once a quarter (approximately 1 hour)
• Participate in quarterly physiotherapy team meetings (approximately 1 hour)

Key Tasks 

• Arrange and undertake consultations in the most appropriate manner for the patient - remotely by either telephone, Zoom or email.
• Record consultation details (date, length of consultation, charge) on Action for M.E.’s internal tracker for invoicing purposes
• Consider choices and in collaboration with the person with M.E., agree attainable and realistic goals, however small, during assessment
• Offer a selection of gentle progressive interventions to facilitate an improvement in their quality of life
• Offer follow-up consultations with patients by phone, Zoom or email
• Raise any safeguarding concerns to appropriate colleagues.

Working Practices  

• Seek to reduce fear associated with the illness and to create an environment for healing
• Offer clear and consistent information and advice to people with M.E. and their family/carers
• Work within Action for M.E. policies ensuring privacy and dignity.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Key requirements

• Must be registered HCPC
• Must be registered with Chartered Society of Physiotherapy or other professional body which can provide PLI
• Up to date professional indemnity insurance
• Safeguarding training to Level 3
• Eligible to work in the UK

Experience and Knowledge

May be varied but would typically include:

• Several years of post-graduate work experience in different aspects of the profession
• Familiarity with the NICE Guideline for the management of M.E. (2021)
• Experience in the management of long-term conditions
• Experience in the management of chronic pain and its impact on the quality of life
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team

Skills and Behaviours

• Excellent communication skills, in both active listening and careful word usage
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams) and the ability to quickly learn relevant bespoke software systems

Attitudes

• Understanding that ME/CFS is a complex biomedical condition
• A desire to help people holistically to manage their ME/CFS
• A willingness to think outside established protocols

Support those who Care

This is an exciting opportunity to join our service supporting Carers across City of London to improve their health and wellbeing, and access support that meets their needs. We are working with Carers from a range of cultures, and it would be an advantage to speak Bengali.

The team work holistically with Carers to understand their individual circumstances and level of need. You’ll carry out home visits and community-based meetings, co-produce support plans, and develop effective relationships with Carers, families, and professionals. You will also support Carers to complete written forms and applications, draft letters, and advocate with third parties.

You’ll build on your local knowledge to signpost and facilitate access for Carers to support services, including financial and benefit advice, housing, health and safety home systems, and leisure and social activities. The role also requires you to support the development of escalation plans so that Carers are prepared for unforeseen circumstances that would impact negatively on ability to care.

Together with colleagues, you will plan and deliver the service’s activity package, including coffee mornings, drop-in sessions, activities, online and face to face groups, and peer support forums. There will also be opportunities to promote the service by attending meetings and forums, and to deliver training sessions to professionals and community organisations so that they have the skills to identify Carers.

Applicants should have relevant personal or professional experience of working with Carers and/or vulnerable adults or children in a social care, health, education or voluntary and community sector.

This is a full-time position, and you should be an excellent communicator and able to motivate and empower others. You’ll need a practical understanding of barriers faced by Carers, and an awareness of cultural differences and access to services.

Do a job where you make a difference.

We offer our employees:

· Inclusive values-based environment

· Competitive remuneration package

· Workplace pension scheme

· Generous 31 days annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays

· Opportunities for hybrid working

· Benenden Health Care

· Death in Service Benefit

· Cycle to Work Scheme

· Employee Supported Volunteering scheme

· Development opportunities

· and more

Imago is committed to Safer Recruitment practices, and the post is subject to references and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Please either submit your CV with a short covering note or visit our website for full details.

Imago recognises that many people in our society experience discrimination or lack of opportunity for reasons that are not fair. We aim to create a culture that respects and values each other’s differences, and see these differences as an asset, as they improve our ability to meet the needs of the organisations and people we work with. We proactively seek to increase opportunities for inclusion and celebrate diversity across our organisation and within communities.

Imago recognises its duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of the children, young people and adults at risk who access its services or with whom it comes into contact.

For over 60 years the National Children’s Bureau (NCB) has been building a better childhood for all.

Project Support Co-ordinator
Contract: Permanent
Work Pattern: Part Time, 28 hours per week (0.8 FTE)
Salary: £28,952 per annum FTE (£23,161 per annum for 28 hours per week)
Location: London/ Northern Ireland/Devon/Sheffield/Remote within the UK  
NCB promotes a hybrid, flexible way of working with 2 days working in the office if based in London.

The Vacancy

This is an exciting opportunity within the newly formed Centralised functions at NCB supporting the Project Support, Events or Business Support teams.

The post holders will support the organisation’s portfolio of projects and/or complex learning event delivery of online and in-person workshops and conferences for the team they are working in, working closely with peers to provide coherent, consistent support to delivery teams. They will ensure that projects and events are well managed and delivered in line with internal processes and systems whilst balancing business needs achieving contracted requirements and targets.

The post holders will act as peripatetic support across projects, events and the wider business to deliver business objectives, including the administration of contracting processes, event hosting and logistics and business support administration as necessary.

This will include oversight and management of people, tasks and activities according to business need, and supporting teams and directorates.

Knowledge of budget management, risk mitigation and financial acumen is necessary to ensure efficient and sustainable operations.

The post holders will also work closely together drive a culture of continuous improvement informed by systems and data to optimise processes, enhance customer experience and improve delivery performance over time.

About NCB

For more than 60 years, the National Children’s Bureau has championed the rights and amplified the voice of children and young people in the UK. We interrogate policy and uncover evidence, blending in lived and learnt experience to shape future legislation and develop more effective ways of supporting children and families.

Bringing people and organisations together is fundamental to how we improve the systems that babies, children, young people and their families rely on to thrive. We push boundaries, even looking beyond childhood itself to consider transitions into adulthood and the impact of childhood issues on an entire lifespan. We are united for better childhoods and brighter futures.

The Benefits

• 30 Days Annual Leave
• Generous Pension Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Flexible Working
• Winter Holiday Closure & Break
• Employee Assistance Programme

Closing date: 8am, Wednesday 8th July 2026
Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage interested candidates to submit their applications as soon as possible

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

We are actively seeking to broaden the diversity of our staff group and warmly welcome applications from candidates underrepresented in the charity sector, including those from Black and Global Majority communities, disabled people, LGBTQ+ individuals, and people with lived experience of the issues NCB works on.

No agencies please.

This is a pivotal role within a small, ambitious team, working closely with clinical leaders and committees to deliver high-quality education for a diverse membership including nurses, consultants, resident doctors, pharmacists, scientists and allied health professionals. 

You will play a key role in shaping and delivering BSH’s educational offer – from webinars and podcasts to in-person events and digital learning resources – as well as leading the development of our new online Knowledge Hub. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Support the BSH Education Committee and deliver its programme of educational activity 

• Plan, coordinate and deliver webinars, podcasts, events and educational resources 

• Lead the development and management of the BSH Knowledge Hub, ensuring content is high-quality, relevant and up to date 

• Track engagement and usage data, including CPD activity 

• Support delivery of education sessions at external events and contribute to BSH events 

• Work collaboratively with other societies and organisations to enhance educational content and signposting 

• Support educational outputs across BSH committees, particularly the Nurse Forum and Research Forum 

About The Refugee Council

The Refugee Council is the nation’s refugee charity. Together with community groups, partners and volunteers, we help people who have escaped war and persecution to rebuild their lives, integrate into communities, and play their part in Britain. Born in the aftermath of World War II, our frontline services support over 14,000 refugees each year to find safety, get to know their neighbours, and enter education, training or work. We share our evidence and expertise with policymakers to help build integrated communities where everyone can contribute.

We have offices across the UK where our Services teams provide support to refugees at the local level.

Inclusion and Accessibility

Ensuring that the Refugee Council is an inclusive and accessible place to work is important to us. We want to enable people from different backgrounds to apply and thrive with us. We believe our recruitment process enables that and are also happy to make adjustments on request.

Our Values

Our values underpin everything we do:

• Inclusive: We are inclusive. We work with – not for – refugees and people seeking asylum so they have an equal voice, co-producing projects and ensuring their expertise and experiences are at the heart of what we do.
• Collaborative: We are collaborative. Working with others is a priority in order to have the collective impact that is vital to achieve policy and practice reform.
• Courageous: We speak out when we see injustice, cruelty and unfairness. We always stand up for what we believe is the right thing to do to transform the experiences of those seeking protection in our country.
• Respectful: We are respectful of all those we interact with. We treat everyone – our staff, volunteers, beneficiaries, partners and people we disagree with – with the same respect, professionalism and understanding.

About the Role

The Casework Coordinator will provide high quality, person-centred case coordination, advice and practical support to refugees, refugee families and people with no recourse to public funds living in temporary accommodation or transitioning into longer-term housing. The postholder will manage a caseload of individuals and families, undertaking assessments, developing personalised support plans and coordinating access to housing, health, education, financial and other support services to promote stability, independence and positive integration outcomes.

Working as part of the London Borough Outcomes Partnership, the postholder will collaborate with local authorities, delivery partners and community organisations to support successful move-on from temporary accommodation, improve access to services and contribute to the achievement of contractual outcomes. 

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week.

Staff Benefits

To reward our staff for the value they bring, we offer a variety of enhanced terms and conditions and a wide range of benefits, including:

• Training & Development 
• Employee Assistance Programme 
• Pension Scheme 
• Work/Life Balance Policies
• Employer-Sponsored Volunteering 
• And more.

Let’s work together to improve the lives of refugees in the UK – apply on our website today.

Closing date: 8 July 2026.

Ensuring that the Refugee Council is an inclusive and accessible place to work is important to us. We want to enable people from different backgrounds to apply and thrive with us. We believe our recruitment process enables that and are also happy to make adjustments on request.

Head of Fundraising & Impact
£54,000 - £58,000 depending on experience
Gloucestershire based Charity with a national presence

Juice Recruitment is delighted to be supporting a values driven, impact led charity in their search for a talented Head of Fundraising & Impact. This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward thinking organisation at a pivotal stage of growth, where your strategic vision and leadership will directly influence long-term sustainability and impact.

Day to Day:

You will:

• Design and implement a forward thinking fundraising strategy aligned to organisation goals
• Drive income across multiple streams including, trusts and foundations, individual giving, community and corporate partnerships. 
• Oversee performance, budgets and pipelines, identifying opportunities and mitigating risk
• Champion evidence based impact, including monitoring, evaluation and research
• Play a key role within the Senior Leadership Team, influencing wider organisational direction

You Will Bring:

• A proven track record of delivering significant income growth across diverse fundraising streams 
• Strong leadership experience with the ability to motivate and develop high performing teams
• Expertise in securing five and six figure funding opportunities
• Solid understand of fundraising compliance, GDPR and sector best practice
• A strategic mindset paired with a hands-on, proactive approach

For You:

• A salary of £54,000 - £58,000 depending on experience
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, plus full Christmas & New Year Closure
• Hybrid (3:2) & Flexible working policy
• Access to free 24/7 confidential counselling service
• Regular office socials
• Free onsite parking
• Beautiful countryside setting

Juice Recruitment is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check, online checks, employment history checks and satisfactory references.

Please apply today to be considered for this fantastic opportunity. 

Job Title: Refuge Worker

Location: This is an onsite role, located within the London Borough of Hounslow, there may be a requirement to occasionally work in the London Borough of Hillingdon.
Salary: £29,701.36 per annum, Inclusive of London Weighting, which may not be applicable depending on your home location and any agreed permanent homeworking arrangement
Contract type: Full Time, Permanent

Hours: 37.5 hours per week 

This is an opportunity to join Refuge as a Refuge Worker to provide high quality practical and emotional support to survivors of domestic violence and their children living in our refuges.

The post holder will provide high quality practical and emotional support to survivors of domestic violence and their children living in our refuges. This includes safety planning and enabling women to access housing, welfare, benefits, and legal advice. A key requirement is to provide personal welfare support and to ensure that women are provided with a safe, supportive, and welcoming environment in accordance with Refuge’s philosophical principles. 

For further infomation regarding the role, please view our downloadable job pack. 

As part of this role, you will be required to participate in an out-of-hours on call rota

Please note that this post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

Closing Date: 09:00am 29 July 2026

Interview Date: 17 and 18 August 2026

Are you passionate about creating clear, accessible content that helps people understand and exercise their housing rights? Join Shelter as a Content Designer and play a key role in improving our legal content so it meets the needs of the people who rely on it.

About the role

Reporting to a Senior Content Designer, you’ll create and improve Shelter’s advice content based on evidenced user needs. You’ll have some writing experience and be familiar with user-centred design ideas. You will know how to undertake independent legal research and be comfortable reading and understanding legislation and case law to inform the content you create. 

Role specifics

We’re looking for someone with experience creating clear, accessible and user-centred content that meets the needs of a range of audiences. You’ll research user needs, legislation and case law to produce accurate, engaging content, using content design principles to ensure everything published meets editorial, legal, design and accessibility standards. Working collaboratively with stakeholders, subject matter experts and multidisciplinary teams, you’ll use data and analytics to evaluate and improve content performance, clearly communicate your design decisions, and apply agile and iterative ways of working. You’ll also be confident using content management systems to create, update and maintain high-quality website content.

Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.

Benefits 

We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

About the team

 This role sits in the Digital Service Content Team. The Digital Services Content Team produces advice and legal content to public and professional audiences. 

The wider Content and User Experience team plays a key role within Shelter by producing essential content design work for directorates across the organisation. Collectively they set the example for Shelter in digital best practice, discovery and innovation. 

About Shelter

Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet everyday millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency.

We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything.

We need ambitious, passionate people to join us. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. We are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. We welcome you on our journey to becoming truly anti-racist.

Safeguarding statement

 Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies. 

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

The Head of Fundraising and Communications plays a pivotal role in shaping and driving Bowel Research UK's fundraising strategies and audience engagement initiatives.

This position is responsible for embedding and executing comprehensive fundraising strategies, growing the charity’s supporter base and income, building up new and under-developed income streams and communicating effectively with their audiences to expand their reach, and encourage financial and non-financial support to deliver the organisations mission.

You will have the autonomy and scope to drive elements of your work and take ownership of your own objectives. You will be required to collaborate on decisions to shape and deliver initiatives, programmes and processes as required for each area of income delivery. 

Key to the success of this role is a strong understanding of individual giving fundraising – an area that is underdeveloped at Bowel Research UK. This role blends the strategic oversight and leadership of a Head of Fundraising role, with the hands-on expertise of an IG fundraiser. Experience across other income streams would be a huge benefit as the role leads all fundraising income streams, but experience in individual giving is essential.

The successful candidate for this role will be someone who has already operated at a senior level within a charity such as at Senior Manager level, or Head of in a specific income stream.

Application notes 

Please download the Candidate Info Pack provided for further information about the role, timelines and next steps.

To progress your application, please contact THINK Recruitment to organise an informal screening call. Please note, we cannot shortlist candidates who have not had a screening call so please allow enough time to have a call before the closing date.

If you need assistance with downloading the pack or any reasonable adjustments to ensure you can engage with the selection process, please send an email to THINK Recruitment and our team will support you.

Closing date for applications: Midnight Tuesday 14th July 

There will be a two stage interview process: 

Stage 1 interviews: 22nd or 23rd July 

Stage 2 interviews: 29th or 30th July 

SCIENCE PROGRAMME LEAD - MONITORING & DATA
Thetford
Full time, Permanent
£65,907 per annum + 11% employer pension contribution

We are seeking a dynamic individual with strong people skills and a background in biological monitoring and data to provide leadership across BTO’s monitoring and data programme, and to work as a small team of senior science leads to support the Director of Science leading BTO’s Science Department. The post will oversee the line management of a number of existing science heads of team, and work collaboratively with many others to achieve strategic and operational goals. The role requires demonstrable experience in supporting, motivating, and leading experienced teams and excellent people management and influencing skills. It will also require experience in developing strategic vision, setting measures of success, securing funding, and ensuring delivery of multiple and often complex projects. The post holder will need skills in, and a passion for, communicating internally and externally; and a background in leading long-term ecological monitoring, citizen science and/or the management of large ecological datasets. Although primarily a management role, there will be opportunities to oversee project development, management and delivery of work within the monitoring and data programme, and particularly to use the postholder's technical skills to provide strategic and cross-cutting leadership to relevant areas across the BTO. The postholder will be responsible overall for teams comprising over 30 staffand directly line manage the Head of Surveys, Head of Ringing and Nest Recording and Head of Data Science and Bioacoustics teams. Ideally, the postholder will be based out of the BTO HQ in Thetford, but we would, for the right candidate, consider staff working out of the BTO offices in Stirling, Bangor or Lisburn, near Belfast. You will be able to work from home part of the time on a hybrid working regime and flexible start and finish times can also be accommodated to ensure a good work-life balance.

You can read the full role description by clicking on the role description under 'supporting documents' in the job details on our careers page. Please contact us if you are not sure if you meet all the criteria for the role and would like to discuss the role in more detail. Please note that, if you are the successful candidate, you will be required to provide documentary evidence of your right to live and work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer visa sponsorship at this time.

WHAT WE OFFER

• £65,907 per annum
• Annual Leave: 25 days per year (plus bank holidays), increasing with service
• Paid 'journey days' Annual team away days
• Life assurance11% employer pension contribution
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced sick pay and family leave
• Health cash plan Retail discounts through MyLifestyle.
• Cycling friendly employer- gold accredited
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounts on: BTO books, Bird care and Opticron
• Free access to BTO training courses
• Flexible working
• Free eye tests and a contribution of £49 towards prescription glasses for VDU use only.
• Free car parking
• Effective job evaluation policy
• Coaching and mentoring scheme
• Staff groups and forums
• Commitment to an inclusive environment and sustainability

Closing date for receipt of applications is 23:59, 9 July 2026 and Interviews will be held on 24 and 27 July in Thetford.

If you have a disability or long-term illness that otherwise prevents you from meeting any of the essential criteria, please contact us to discuss whether a reasonable adjustment could be made. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the vacancy. We recognise that candidates from minority ethnic groups are under-represented in our organisation, and that there are often additional barriers present for people from these groups when applying for roles in the charity sector and beyond. We are committed to taking positive action to expand the diversity of our staff team, and if you meet the essential criteria for a role and are from a minority ethnic background, you'll be guaranteed a first stage interview. In cases where we receive a very high volume of applications, we may need to limit the number of Guaranteed Interview Scheme candidates progressing to interview.

Charity No. 216652 (E&W); SC039193 (Scotland)

Job Title:  Officiating Social Impact Officer

Reporting to:  Cricket Development Manager

Location: Trent Bridge, Nottingham, NG2 6AG

Hours: Part-Time 21 hours per week/3 days (some evenings and weekends)

Salary: £ 15,600 pa. (£26,000 per annum pro rata)

Trent Bridge Community Trust is seeking a passionate and driven individual to lead on an impact-led approach to using the power of sports officiating to make a meaningful difference in communities across the county.

This role offers an exciting and unique opportunity to shape a new direction for officiating, with a strong focus on using umpiring and scoring as vehicles to improve physical and mental well-being, build confidence and reduce loneliness, particularly in non-cricketing communities.

You will have the opportunity to shape and deliver development opportunities, such as mentoring programmes and engagement initiatives, while growing and supporting strong networks that help officials feel connected and valued.

You will oversee the Officiating Administrator, who will manage systems and administration, allowing you to focus on leading engagement, development and impact with the autonomy to influence the programme’s development. You will also work closely with the Nottinghamshire Officials Advisory Group, chairing their sessions and working with volunteers to increase the group’s impact.

To be successful in this role, you will need to be confident in engaging with a wide range of people and communities, with a strong ability to communicate effectively across different environments. You will be committed to working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders and understand the value of social impact in sport, particularly in supporting well-being, confidence and connection. You will also be proactive and self-motivated, with the ability to take initiative in shaping and developing the programme.

This is a flexible, part-time role offering the chance to take ownership of an important area of work, contributing both to the growth of cricket and the well-being of people across Nottinghamshire.

If you’re passionate, motivated, and ready to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.

1. RELEVANT GENERAL OBJECTIVES

(Source: 2021-2025 Strategic Plan)

• Invest in Trent Bridge so that it retains its Test Match status and is seen as a year round entertainment destination and as a hub for cricket in Nottinghamshire.
• Create a culture of winning teams that provides sustained success for Nottinghamshire and England.
• Drive participation growth and positive change by taking projects and programmes into communities throughout Nottinghamshire.
• Maintain the club as a financially and commercially sustainable organisation at the heart of our community.
• Innovating across all departments to create success through delivering the best playing, partner, member and supporter experiences in cricket
• Attracting, inspiring and retaining the best people by creating a playing and working environment that is enjoyable, challenging and fulfilling

2. SPECIFIC ROLE PROFILE

To lead and coordinate a programme which recruits, engages, retains and develops umpires and scorers across the county, with a particular focus on using social impact and wellbeing outcomes to grow officiating in non-cricketing communities.

The role will focus on engagement, development and impact, working alongside an Officiating Advisory Group Administrator who will support delivery through systems, logistics and appointments.

Priority Focus Areas

A. Recruit – Engage and attract new umpires and scorers, particularly from underrepresented and non-cricketing communities.

B. Convert – Support new officials to become active and confident through structured engagement and early experiences.

C. Develop and Retain – Develop strong mentoring programmes and development opportunities to create belonging and progression.

D. Social Impact and Insight – Evidence and apply the mental, physical and social wellbeing benefits of officiating.

E. Networks and Community – Strengthen connections across officials through inclusive and active networks.

F. Partnership – Work with internal and external stakeholders to expand officiating opportunities outside the traditional cricketing community.

A. Recruit.

• Develop and promote officiating opportunities to a wide and diverse audience.
• Support the promotion of ECB umpire and scoring courses, working alongside the Officiating Administrator.
• Tailor opportunities and engage female, ethnically diverse, young adults under 25 and older adults over 50 to position officiating as a rewarding and beneficial activity.

B. Convert.

• Build relationships with newly trained officials to support their transition into active officiating.
• Deliver engagement initiatives such as a New Umpire Development Day, focusing on confidence, skills and community-building.
• Provide regular communication and encouragement to support early match experiences and progression.
• Work with partners and volunteers to ensure new officials are provided with appropriate opportunities.
• Use insight and data to identify individuals needing additional support.

C. Develop and Retain.

• Develop and oversee mentoring programmes for new and developing officials.
• Work with volunteers to shape and deliver a year-round CPD programme for umpires and scorers.
• Lead engagement initiatives that enhance the experience of being an official, including networking events and recognition.

D. Social Impact and Insight.

• Develop a framework to measure the social impact of officiating, including mental well-being, physical activity, social connection, loneliness and employability skills.
• Produce case studies to highlight the positive impact of officiating across different demographics.
• Use insight to inform programme design, funding applications and stakeholder engagement.

E. Networks and Community.

• Support a connected network of umpires and scorers across the county.
• Maintain active communication channels to drive engagement and peer support.
• Support volunteer representatives to manage and grow special interest networks.
• Ensure officials feel supported, valued and connected to the wider community.

F. Partnership.

• Build relationships with community organisations, education providers and partners to expand officiating opportunities.
• Work with internal partners to increase the community reach of officiating programmes.
• Contribute to funding applications using social impact evidence.

3. KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

• · Number of new officials recruited, including from non-traditional cricket audiences.
• · Conversion rate of newly trained officials into active participants.
• · Number of officials engaged in mentoring and development programmes.
• · Participation rates in CPD and development activities.
• · Growth and engagement in officiating networks and communities.
• · Number of new partnerships with community organisations and stakeholders.
• · Evidence of improved well-being outcomes (mental, physical and social) among participants.
• · Number of social impact case studies and reports produced.
• · Successful use of social impact data to secure funding or investment.
• · Percentage of officials who report feeling connected, supported and valued within the network. 

PERSON SPECIFICATIONS

Essential

• Experience of working in sport or community development.
• Experience of engaging and working with a wide range of people and communities.
• Experience of planning, delivering and evaluating programmes or initiatives.
• An understanding of the value of social impact in sport, including how participation can support physical and mental well-being.
• Knowledge of sport and the role it can play in engaging individuals and communities.
• An understanding of community engagement, particularly working with diverse groups and reducing barriers to participation.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with a wide range of people and communities across different environments.
• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with volunteers, partners and stakeholders.
• Strong leadership and facilitation skills, with the confidence to lead and chair groups.
• Strong organisational and planning skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to work independently and take initiative in shaping and developing programmes.
• Comfortable using data and information to support decision-making.
• A willingness to undertake basic training in cricket umpiring and scoring.
• An outgoing, friendly and supportive personality, with the confidence to engage a wide range of people and communities.
• Passionate, reliable and dependable, with a strong commitment to using sport to create positive social change.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, taking ownership and showing initiative.
• A positive and collaborative approach to working with colleagues, volunteers and partners.
• A strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, with a focus on engaging underrepresented communities.
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends where required.
• Ability to travel to multiple locations across the county to deliver engagement.
• Holds or is willing to undertake an Enhanced DBS check.

Desirable

• Experience of producing and using insight to evidence or inform delivery, including social impact measures.
• Experience in facilitating group meetings or forums.
• Experience of supporting or working with volunteers.
• A strong knowledge of social impact, including the use of insight, measurement and benchmarking.
• Knowledge of cricket and cricket officiating.
• Applied knowledge of how sport and physical activity can support health, well-being and social outcomes.
• Ability to analyse and apply data and insight to measure and demonstrate impact.
• A relevant qualification in sports development, community development or a related field.
• A qualification in sports officiating.

HOW TO APPLY

Closing date for receipt of applications will be: 12 noon on Monday 13th July 2026

Interview dates: Thursday 16th and Friday 17th July

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers

We are an equal opportunity employer. we celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive environment for all employees. when submitting your details, please let us know if you require any support or reasonable adjustments during the interview process

No agencies please

Location: The role is national, managing teams in Northern Ireland, Wales and across England. You will need to be able to work at one of our BookTrust offices in London, Leeds, Belfast or Cardiff for an average of 8 days per month whilst some of these collaboration days may be worked in partner locations, at events or stakeholder meetings in any part of the country. The position will require regular travel to BookTrust office bases and to visit and engage as needed.

BookTrust is the UK’s largest children’s reading charity. We know that children who read are happier, healthier, more empathetic, and more creative. They also do better at school.

Working with every local authority and across every region in the country, and supported by Arts Council funding, we reach over 3 million families a year via partners in schools, children’s centres, health visitors and libraries. This incredible network helps us to get children reading across the country.

This is a new role within the organisation and the new role holder will have a chance to shape and build the role over time.  You will be a strong leader with great people skills -experience of working with and leading teams working in geographically dispersed locations is advantageous. 

You will have a clear experience the public sector landscape with a track record of relationships building, and an understanding of the local government policy landscape. With a collaborative approach to working across interconnecting complex work areas, you will be comfortable working within a matrix style of management for your won direct reports and those of other teams. 

You may have charity or statutory setting experience, and will have the ability to set out a strategic direction for partnerships team members as well as being hands on in developing new relationships to support our work as well as being able to produce high quality written materials, analyse complex data and respond dynamically to a changing external landscape.

You will be an excellent communicator who manages up effectively and who is comfortable working across a matrixed managed team. You will have the ability to work closely with the Director of Partnerships in building relationships, and developing and delivering on strategies that support impact in our early years programmes by guiding the work of our partnerships team.  You will be working closely with key role holders such as but not confined to the Head of Partnerships Delivery, and Head of Programme for Vulnerable Children.

The Head of Partnerships Development will ensure increasingly effective pathways to families by setting out ways of working that ensure delivery teams can access these routes, influence decision makers and develop and build the right relationships for greatest impact. Along with the Director of partnerships the role holder will aim to both influence and respond to central, local and regional policy initiatives in the sector to support BookTrust’s mission to get all children reading, especially those from low income and vulnerable family backgrounds.
The role holder will ensure internal stakeholders are briefed on the local government landscape and that risks and opportunities are clearly articulated.

This work spans the organisation – from within our partnerships team to our research and impact, communications and external affairs, design and innovation, growth planning, communications, profile-raising and income generation – and requires strong collaborative working to draw on skills and capacity in all these areas. 

The role will work internally and externally to ensure the right inputs to ensure success for our scaled programmes, supporting everything from design to upskilling our team and relationship building across the local government and regional and country landscape.

To apply, please complete the application along with a copy of your CV.

Want to join us? To find out more about who we are please go to our website. 

We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups and welcome candidates from all backgrounds and communities,

Please note that this advert may close early should we receive a high volume of suitable applications. 

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusivity

We aim to provide an inclusive recruitment process and actively welcome applications from diverse talent pools: minority ethnic candidates, candidates with disabilities and long-term conditions and candidates from underrepresented communities.

We are committed to equality of opportunity and want to ensure we have an accessible application process for all candidates. If you need any reasonable adjustments or would like us to do anything differently during the application process, please contact our HR team (contact details are available on our website).

BookTrust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The recruitment and selection process reflect our commitment to safeguarding therefore, the suitability of all prospective employees will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment, and pre-employment checks.

About the role

As local campaigning lead in our award-winning public affairs and campaigns team, you will play a pivotal role in driving Sands’ mission to save babies’ lives and ensure bereaved families receive the care and support they need.

You will need experience of delivering and evaluating impactful campaigns, and of working in close partnership with those with lived experience to create meaningful, lasting change at a local or national level.

This is a dynamic, outward-facing role that combines strategic campaigning with hands-on community organising. You will have the skills to support and develop a network of local campaigners, empowering volunteers and supporters to take action in their communities, influence decision-makers, and improve services over the long term. You will also feel comfortable representing Sands at a local level, developing strong relationships to amplify the organisation’s voice and impact.

Working collaboratively across the organisation, you will ensure campaigns are evidence-based, inclusive, and shaped by the lived experiences of diverse bereaved families. You will create compelling content and digital actions, support media engagement, and use data and insight to evaluate impact and continuously strengthen our approach.

This role offers an opportunity to combine leadership, influencing and community engagement skills in a purpose-driven environment, making a tangible difference to families and communities across the UK.

Main Purpose of Job 

To lead Sands’ local campaigning function.

Co-lead impactful campaigns at a local and devolved nation level with bereaved parents and families, supporting Sands core aims to save babies lives and ensure anyone affected by the death of a baby receives the care and support they need by:

1. Leading the implementation and evaluation of Sands local campaigns to further our core aims.

2. Developing the capacity of Sands local volunteers, supporters and campaigners to take action to improve their local services in the long-term.

3. Ensuring that Sands campaigns are evidence based and reflect the views and experiences of a diverse range of bereaved parents and families.

Principle Tasks and Responsibilities 

Leading implementation, and evaluation of Sands local campaigns to further Sands core aims.

• Lead local campaigns at Sands in line with our local campaigning strategy, collaborating and planning with key internal stakeholders, and staying up to date with best practise in local campaigning and community organising techniques externally.
• Evaluate the success of the local campaigns with internal and external stakeholders, implementing recommendations for future improvement.
• Work with colleagues to grow Sands’ local campaigning presence across the UK, including supporting funding applications to build staff capacity.
• Manage the budget for local campaigning.
• Represent Sands at a local level, attending meetings, and building relationships, with local politicians, NHS and council officials, journalists, third sector organisations, and other local stakeholders.
• Produce engaging campaigns content for use digitally across different platforms and in hard copy, working with the engagement team to ensure asks are effectively communicated to key audiences.
• Create compelling e-actions to support our campaigns using the Sands digital campaigning platform.
• Work with colleagues to support the production of press releases and responses to media inquiries.
• Organise campaigns meetings and events (virtual or in person).
• Recruit and line manage local campaigns staff, supporting and collaborating with them to roll out impactful local campaigns in more areas (subject to future funding).

Developing the capacity of Sands volunteers, supporters, and campaigners to take action to improve their local services in the long-term. 

• Manage local campaign groups of bereaved parents and families, empowering and motivating them to implement campaigns to solve issues that affect them and create long-term change in their communities.
• Using community organising techniques to build the capacity of local campaigners and groups to campaign independently in the long-term – connecting local people, facilitating workshops and discussions, developing local campaign leaders, and recruiting new members into campaigns.
• Work collaboratively with teams working with Sands supporters and volunteers to maximise the impact of our campaigns, including supporting the creation of effective campaign supporter journeys.
• Create written and visual resources to support campaigning.
• Develop training sessions to build campaigning skills, to be delivered online or in person, or recorded.
• Provide advice and support to Sands campaigners via email, telephone and video call.
• Ensure key data and information about Sands campaigns and our campaigners are up to date and stored in the relevant place, including the Sands database.

Ensure that Sands campaigns are evidence based and reflect the views and experiences of a diverse range of bereaved parents and families.

· Undertake evidence gathering projects to support Sands campaigns work, including collating and analysing data and presenting findings in an accessible and engaging way.

· Ensure that the views of bereaved parents and families inform Sands campaigns and provide opportunities for Sands volunteers to get involved in our campaigning activity.

· Provide direct support to bereaved parents to help them become confident campaigners, so they are well informed, equipped to speak out and know how to go about it.

General tasks 

· Undertake any other duties commensurate with the role as required by the Head of Public Affairs and Campaigns and the Director of Research, Education and Policy.

· Model the culture and values of Sands at all times.

· Work flexibly with other members of staff and team, with some evening/weekend working.

· Maintain a high level of confidentiality and professional conduct.

· Abide by all Sands Policies and Procedures and undertake all mandatory training as required.

· Participate actively in annual appraisals and personal development reviews.

· Actively promote and embody the vision, mission, and values of Sands including a commitment to Equality, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EEDI).

· Occasional evening and weekend working.

This job description is not contractual and may be amended from time to time to reflect the changing needs of the organisation.