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The Barbican is a multidisciplinary international arts centre in the City of London.

Across its theatres, concert halls, cinemas, galleries, business venues, public and community spaces, the Barbican showcases the most exciting artists and performers from around the world, pushing traditional artistic boundaries and helping us understand our lives in new and unexpected ways. Each year, the Centre presents hundreds of different performances, events and exhibitions that entertain and inspire millions of people, create connections, provoke debate, and reflect the world we live in.

Firmly rooted in its neighbourhood, the Barbican collaborates on projects with local communities, and supports young people and emerging talent to develop their artistic practice and access jobs in the creative industry.

Creative Collaboration

The Creative Collaboration department is at the heart of the Barbican’s engagement with its communities, breaking down traditional arts boundaries and contributing to a diverse and dynamic artistic programme.

Creative Collaboration aims to be a catalyst for the Barbican’s artistic vision, working across the centre with a multi-artform approach using all venues and spaces. The department champions interdisciplinary work that connects new audiences to the Barbican, engaging with creatives, participants and users that reflect the rich diversity of London. 

The department supports the Barbican in being an arts centre rooted in its community, globally minded, connected, and that delivers on its civic purpose, which is integral to our long-term programme, approach, and impact. Our aim is to co-create joyful experiences that inspire, connect and provoke debate.

The role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Producer, Learning and Participation to join the Creative Collaboration team at the Barbican Centre.

The role of Senior Producer is instrumental in the development and delivery of dynamic programmes which engage young people and communities underrepresented in arts and culture as participants, audience, makers, workforce, and artists. 

With a primary focus on the City of London and surrounding boroughs of Camden, Islington, Tower Hamlets, and Hackney the Senior Producer will manage the learning and community team, while collaborating across Barbican artform departments to deliver participatory focused events and programmes.

Are you able to spark creative possibilities and transformations for young people, communities, audiences, and emerging artists? 
Then we want to hear from you.

Successful candidates will demonstrate:
•    Significant experience of community arts, youth participatory or arts education work. 
•    Strong track record of delivering large-scale, public participatory or educational arts events across art forms. 
•    Awareness of, and commitment to the issues of equity and cultural diversity, with a track record of working with diverse artists and audiences
•    Significant experience of managing complex budgets.
•    Experience of preparing, presenting, and implementing business plans and strategies.
•    Significant experience in team leadership, managing and inspiring teams to deliver high-impact, high-quality programmes and events.
•    Excellent interpersonal skills, with a strong ability to broker effective and mutually beneficial relationships, and the ability to consult, negotiate, and persuade internal and external stakeholders.
•    Significant experience in presenting to senior staff and externally at both national and international level.
•    Excellent written communication skills and a high degree of computer proficiency (including Word, Excel & Access). 
•    A skilled problem solver who can anticipate and mitigate issues, ensuring the successful implementation and completion of participation and learning projects.
•    An innovative and collaborative producer with the ability to deliver the Creative Collaboration strategic vision alongside the wider Barbican Arts Programme.

What We Offer
•    Barbican Membership
•    Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
•    28 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with service
•    Access to Barbican Centre discounts including offers at the Barbican Shop and hospitality outlets
•    City Corporation staff benefits and discounts throughout the City of London, including at Tower Bridge, Guildhall Art Gallery and others
•    Reciprocal entry to a number of galleries and museums across London
•    Employee volunteering scheme (up to 2 days per year)
•    A vibrant, creative, inclusive workplace at one of the world’s leading arts centres

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Permanent with funding until 30th September 2029

21 hours per week

£13,879.20 pro rata

Tewkesbury Youth Hub

The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We deliver essential local services that provide safe, trusted support to children and young people during times of significant need.

This role sits within our Cheltenham and Tewkesbury Youth Hubs. We offer a wide range of support to young people, from weekly youth groups to one to one's and group sessions all within our hubs and in the wider community.

We are currently looking for a enthusiastic, pro-active and organised individual to join our dynamic, ambitious team.

A key aspect of this role is providing efficient and effective administrative support to Service Managers, Youth Workers, and external partners. You will also act as the welcoming first point of contact at Tewkesbury Youth Hub, ensuring a friendly, professional, and supportive environment for all who use the space.

The required skills and competencies for this role are

-Excellent organisational skills with the ability to multi-task, working in a complex and demanding environments.

-Proactive and reactive thinker able to prioritise and manage own workload.

-A highly efficient completer-finisher approach, with advanced IT skills in outlook, word and excel with an understanding of reporting systems.

-Experience in office management and business and financial administration.

-Excellent communication skills, including inter-personal communication, writing and telephone management, with a wide range of stakeholders including children and young people, parents and carers, and professionals.

It would also be an advantage if you have any of the following skills and competencies

-Experience with dealing with the public, especially young people.

-Presenting information in a variety of formats to a varied group of stakeholders.

-Understanding of privacy including around data and young people's stories.

The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.

Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.

Closing date: Midnight on Monday 28th September 2026

Interview date: To be confirmed

The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protection of the children and young people we work with. As such, our safer recruitment process includes a Basic or Enhanced DBS check, 5 years of references, and additional vetting checks relevant to the role. We have a comprehensive range of policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices across all areas of our organisation.In support of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, shortlisting is carried out on an anonymised basis. Personal details are hidden from the shortlisting panel, and candidates are referenced by a candidate number only. As part of this process, we ask that your CV is anonymised before submission - this means removing personal information such as your name, contact details, age, and any other identifying details.

AI tools can support your application but only when used appropriately. You're welcome to use them to improve clarity, structure, and research. However, overuse or misuse (e.g. inventing experience or using AI during assessments) may lead to rejection at any stage. We want to hear the real you - authenticity matters.

We are seeking a proactive and commercially minded Management Accountant to join a finance team supporting a complex, project-based organisation. This role combines core management accounting responsibilities with business partnering, budgeting, forecasting, and project finance support.

Working closely with budget holders and project leads, you will provide high-quality financial information, support effective decision-making, and help ensure projects and departments are managed within budget. You will be responsible for preparing management accounts, supporting annual budgeting and forecasting processes, monitoring financial performance, and providing insightful financial analysis.

The successful candidate will build strong relationships with non-finance stakeholders, translating complex financial information into practical guidance, while ensuring compliance with funding requirements, reporting obligations, and internal financial procedures.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce monthly management accounts and financial analysis.
• Support annual budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning activities.
• Partner with budget holders and project leads to monitor performance and manage budgets.
• Provide financial reporting and insight to support decision-making.
• Ensure accurate financial management of projects, including reporting and funder compliance.
• Monitor income, expenditure, risks, and financial performance against targets.
• Support process improvements and develop management information and reporting tools.
• Deliver excellent stakeholder support and financial guidance to non-finance colleagues.

About You

• Qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Experience preparing management accounts, budgets, and forecasts.
• Strong analytical and financial business partnering skills.
• Excellent Excel and financial systems knowledge.
• Confident communicator with the ability to explain financial information to non-finance audiences.
• Organised, proactive, and customer-focused approach.

This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional who enjoys working collaboratively with stakeholders and contributing to the financial success of a mission-driven organisation.

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. If you have any disability and would like assistance with completing an application, please contact Catherine Bunting at Prospectus.
 

We are seeking a proactive and commercially minded Snr Management Accountant to join a finance team supporting a complex, project-based organisation. This role is a 6 month interim assignment based in St Albans, on site 3 days per week. The role combines core management accounting responsibilities with business partnering, budgeting, forecasting, and project finance support.

Working closely with budget holders and project leads, you will provide high-quality financial information, support effective decision-making, and help ensure projects and departments are managed within budget. You will be responsible for preparing management accounts, supporting annual budgeting and forecasting processes, monitoring financial performance, and providing insightful financial analysis.

The successful candidate will build strong relationships with non-finance stakeholders, translating complex financial information into practical guidance, while ensuring compliance with funding requirements, reporting obligations, and internal financial procedures.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce monthly management accounts and financial analysis.
• Support annual budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning activities.
• Partner with budget holders and project leads to monitor performance and manage budgets.
• Provide financial reporting and insight to support decision-making.
• Ensure accurate financial management of projects, including reporting and funder compliance.
• Monitor income, expenditure, risks, and financial performance against targets.
• Support process improvements and develop management information and reporting tools.
• Deliver excellent stakeholder support and financial guidance to non-finance colleagues.

About You

• You must be a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Experience preparing management accounts, budgets, and forecasts.
• Strong analytical and financial business partnering skills.
• Excellent Excel and financial systems knowledge.
• Confident communicator with the ability to explain financial information to non-finance audiences.
• Organised, proactive, and customer-focused approach.

This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional who enjoys working collaboratively with stakeholders and contributing to the financial success of a mission-driven organisation.

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. If you have any disability and would like assistance with completing an application, please contact Catherine Bunting at Prospectus.

Salary: £35,520
Contract: Full time, permanent.

We also offer:

• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) and a discretionary Christmas closure
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay policy
• Private GP Service
• Salary sacrifice schemes for gym, bicycles, annual leave buying, and nursery/childcare
• Free Premium Headspace membership
• Financial, life and leadership coaching
• Life Assurance policy of 3x annual salary
• Access to free online, in-person or telephone therapy

Location: Head office (Fivefields, 8-10 Grosvenor Gardens, London) and travel to our key reserves typically 2 days per week, the remaining from home.
Hours: 9:00am – 5:00pm. We welcome flexible working requests from day one.

Role & Responsibilities

As our new Digital Marketing Lead, you'll manage and optimise our digital marketing activity across paid media, website, SEO, email, and campaigns, helping more people discover, understand, and support London Wildlife Trust. Working across the digital supporter journey, you'll use audience insights, data, and testing to grow our reach, strengthen engagement, and increase conversion across fundraising, events, and commercial opportunities.

You'll work closely with colleagues in the Marketing and Comms Team, across the Trust, and external consultants to deliver effective digital campaigns, improve digital journeys, and ensure our channels and platforms work together to deliver measurable results.

• Create and deliver our digital marketing approach, maximizing reach, sign-ups, conversion, and income from fundraising, commercial activity, and public engagement events, using an insight-led approach grounded in a strong understanding of our audience
• Manage all paid digital advertising, including Meta, PPC, Google Grants, and display advertising. Develop, create, monitor, and optimise campaigns and advertising activity to maximise reach, engagement, conversion, and return on investment.
• Lead on SEO, including emerging AI search/answer engine visibility, to grow organic reach and improve website performance, ensuring the Trust's content is discoverable and effectively represented online.
• Collaborate with colleagues across the Trust to help build a strong supporter journey from awareness → engagement → conversion → support.
• Provide digital marketing insight and recommendations to inform campaigns and appeals, and research and test emerging digital marketing platforms, technologies, and techniques, including relevant developments in AI, identifying opportunities to improve digital performance.

Our ideal Digital Marketing Lead

• Demonstrable experience planning, managing and optimising paid digital advertising campaigns to a strong level of engagement and conversion, with a good understanding of budget management and ROI
• Solid working knowledge of SEO principles and practice, including how to improve organic visibility and awareness of emerging areas such as AI search/answer engines
• Hands-on experience running email marketing campaigns via a platform such as Mailchimp, including audience segmentation, automation, tracking and performance optimisation
• Confident using digital analytics tools to monitor, interpret and report on campaign and website performance, and to turn data into clear recommendations
• Experience using CRM or supporter-journey platforms such as ThankQ, Eventbrite, Team Kinetic or Typeform

(Please see job description for full person specification)

Closing Date: 28th September at 9am
Interviews: Are scheduled to take place on 7th October reasonable adjustments will be offered to all candidates.

Does this sound like you? We’d love to hear from you!

Our vision is a London alive with wildlife, with nature in everyone's neighbourhood. To achieve our goal of inspiring everyone to help restore London’s wildlife, we recognise that our team must better reflect and represent all of London’s diverse communities.

We are also committed to ensuring that the safety and wellbeing of children, young people and adults at risk is at the heart of our engagement with people.

Job Description

• Job title: Fundraising Partnerships Manager

• Location: Hackney Bridge, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London (a canalside public destination less than five minutes from Hackney Wick station) 

• Salary: £40,000-£45,000 FTE depending on experience, pro rata to £24,000-£27,000 

• Hours: 0.6 FTE (3 days/21 hours per week) with a view to the role expanding to full-time in the future. Office hours are 10am - 6pm with occasional evenings and weekends. Flexible working opportunities are available. 

Who are The Outrunners?

The Outrunners are a running and movement charity based in Hackney, on a mission to empower young people through movement. Backed by an incredible crew of volunteers and partner brands like Nike and Moju, we help young people in East London to build confidence, wellbeing, health and leadership skills.

We deliver free, fun, sociable, youth‑led running and movement sessions for 8–18 year olds every week - during term time and holidays. But we’re about more than just running. We also create space for young people to explore creativity and culture, go on exciting trips, access wraparound wellbeing support, and develop the skills and opportunities they need to shape the futures they want.

Over the past five years, we’ve supported thousands of young people and helped push greater diversity within the running world.

We like to do things differently - taking young people out of their everyday environments and into exciting new spaces, opening doors to opportunities they might not otherwise have access to. If that sounds like something you want to be part of…read on.

Our achievements

We’re a small charity but we pack a mighty punch. Our income has grown year-on-year since we became a charity 6 years ago -  allowing us to expand our core team and move into office premises large enough to incorporate a Youth Hub. Last year we worked with over 1,150 young people through our school and communities programs, and this year we’re looking to expand our work even further!

To give you a sense of the kinds of work that we do, over the last year we have:

• Hosted a free Girls’ Festival for 100+ ethnically diverse young girls, allowing them to try running sessions, creative classes and yoga experiences in a safe and empowering environment.

• Hosted free training Academies for ethnically diverse women and young people aged 16-21 to train for their very first half or full marathons! We offered physical, emotional and logistical support throughout their training journey and cheered on every single one of them as they ran either the Hackney Half or the London Marathon under The Outrunners name. Since programme launch, we have worked with over 250 people in our Academies.

• Took diverse groups of young people to races and events, such as Hackney School Run and Black to the Trails. 

• Offered personalised mentoring to several of our young people who were struggling with school or life.

• Expanded the career horizons of young people by offering them free work experience opportunities with our partner brands.

 

What do we want?

We are looking for an experienced Fundraising Partnerships Manager to help drive the next stage of growth at The Outrunners (current annual income circa £350k). This growth will enable us to expand our after-school and holiday programmes reaching more young people where they are, building their confidence and skills.

Reporting to the CEO, you will lead our brand and corporate partnerships fundraising strategy and delivery, securing and growing relationships with values-aligned brands and businesses who share our belief in the power of movement to transform young lives.

This is a strategic and hands-on role. You will identify new partnership opportunities, develop compelling proposals, and build long-term relationships that generate income, opportunities and experiences for the young people we support.

You will translate the lived experiences, energy and impact of our young people and programmes into compelling partnership opportunities that generate income, engagement and meaningful experiences for both our young people and partners.

You'll be equally comfortable developing strategy, pitching to partners, nurturing relationships and rolling up your sleeves to make things happen.

Does this sound like you?

• A driven, experienced partnerships and fundraising professional who enjoys generating income, building strategic relationships and taking ownership of growth.

• A natural networker and relationship-builder who is confident in engaging and influencing stakeholders at all levels.

• A strategic thinker who is also hands-on, happy researching prospects, developing proposals and nurturing relationships day-to-day.

• Someone who can translate impact, lived experience and data into compelling partnership propositions, sponsorship opportunities and cases for support.

• Commercially aware and confident identifying opportunities that create value for both The Outrunners and our partners.

• Highly motivated, resilient  and persistent, comfortable managing multiple relationships, income streams and priorities in a fast-moving environment.

• Values-led and trustworthy, with a strong sense of integrity, accountability and ethical fundraising practice.

• Motivated by social impact and excited about the opportunity to connect brands, businesses and supporters with a youth-led organisation rooted in movement, equity and opportunity.

• Happy to occasionally work evenings or weekends to support partner events, networking opportunities and fundraising activity.

Experience and skills we’re looking for

• Proven experience securing income through corporate partnerships (100k+), sponsorship, fundraising or business development.

• Strong track record of building and managing relationships with brands, businesses, funders or senior stakeholders.

• Experience identifying, developing and converting new partnership opportunities into income and impact.

• Experience delivering partnership benefits and activations, including events, volunteering opportunities, employee engagement initiatives, campaigns or sponsorship programmes.

• Ability to create compelling partnership proposals, presentations and cases for support, tailoring for specific audiences.

• Strong storytelling and communication skills, with the ability to translate impact data and lived experience into engaging partner propositions.

• Commercially minded, with an understanding of how to create mutually beneficial partnerships that align organisational and partner goals.

• Excellent organisation and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

• Sound understanding of fundraising regulation, ethical partnerships and best practice.

• Collaborative and proactive, comfortable working in a small, ambitious and fast-moving organisation.

• Strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, with confidence working across diverse communities.

Desirable

• Experience working with sport, fitness, lifestyle or consumer brands.

• Experience fundraising for youth, wellbeing, sport or community-based organisations.

• Existing network of contacts within corporate partnerships, sponsorship, ESG or social impact teams.

Key Responsibilities

1. New partnerships & business development 

• Identify, research and secure new partnerships with values-aligned brands, businesses and organisations.

• Build relationships with decision-makers and key stakeholders across prospective partner organisations.

• Develop and deliver tailored partnership proposals, sponsorship decks and impact led presentations to attract partners.

• Lead partnership negotiations (with CEO) and onboarding, ensuring new partners have a positive experience from the outset.

• Represent The Outrunners externally through meetings, networking events and partnership opportunities to generate new leads and raise awareness of our work.

2. Partnership management & activation 

• Act as the primary relationship manager for existing partners, building trusted, long-term relationships.

• Develop and deliver partnership plans, ensuring agreed activities, benefits and objectives are achieved.

• Work closely with colleagues to create engaging opportunities for partners to support and connect with young people through events, volunteering and other initiatives.

• Support the development of partnership content, case studies, presentations and storytelling assets that showcase the impact of The Outrunners' work.

• Provide regular updates, impact reports and partnership reviews that demonstrate value and outcomes.

• Identify opportunities to strengthen, renew and grow existing partnerships.

3. Partnerships strategy & growth 

• Develop and deliver The Outrunners' partnerships strategy, aligned with our mission, values and organisational goals.

• Work with the CEO to identify and prioritise partnership opportunities that support organisational growth and impact.

• Build and manage a pipeline of prospective partners, monitoring performance against agreed partnership and income targets.

• Develop compelling partnership propositions that connect The Outrunners' work with the priorities of prospective partners.

4. Impact, Systems & Reporting

• Maintain accurate partnership records, reporting and pipeline management through CRM systems.

• Gather stories, outcomes and impact data to support partner communications and reporting.

• Produce partnership materials, presentations and case studies.

• Produce partnership performance reports.

• Stay informed about partnership, sponsorship and CSR trends to identify new opportunities for The Outrunners.

What’s in it for you?

• Opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of young people.

• Supportive and inclusive working environment.

• Professional development and training opportunities.

• 30 holiday days + all bank holidays (pro-rata)

• Self-development days 

• Work-related travel reimbursement 

• Learning and development opportunities to fit your aspirations, including with some of our partner businesses

• Working alongside aspirational brands 

• Monthly wellness voucher 

We strongly encourage people from underrepresented groups to apply for this role. The successful applicant will need to be subject to a background enhanced disclosure check by the Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) before any appointment can be confirmed.

If you would like to apply for this role please share a copy of your CV and a covering letter explaining why you would like the role and how you meet the requirements listed in the job description. Please clearly state your income generation experience, sharing specific details about the amounts, funders and time frame of achievements. The covering letter should be no longer than two A4 pages.

If we feel you meet our requirements, we will contact you for an interview. Due to the high volume of applications, if you are not contacted within 28 days of submitting your application, on this occasion you have been unsuccessful. We will keep your details on file for any other suitable vacancies.

Take a look at our Instagram and website for more info.

Closing deadline: Sunday 4th October 11.30pm.

Thank you.

NWLLC is a community-based legal practice and a registered charity. We comprise the Brent Community Law Centre and Camden Community Law Centre.

NWLLC now works across northwest London supporting residents to understand and enforce their legal rights.  In doing so, we address the root causes of social injustice – poverty, family breakdown, unemployment and exploitation.

NWLLC provides full legal casework, representation and advice in the following areas of social welfare law – Housing, Immigration & Asylum and Welfare Rights. In 2024-25 we assisted over 3500 people. We represent clients in all courts and tribunals.

We provide outreach advice services in Brent and Camden including Camden Safety Net.

We also provide the housing duty solicitor schemes at Central London Country Court giving emergency representation in possession hearings for rent and owned homes and at the warrant stage for evictions.

To oversee and manage all financial and accounts record keeping and maintain all operations and compliance to ensure the smooth running of a legal practice.

Key Tasks

 Finance

1. Maintain our Quickbooks accounts system/ Clio Case Management System

2. Process payment requests, staff and volunteers expenses and invoices

3. Identify and follow up debtors

4. Monthly reconciliation and bookkeeping of all cards and accounts 

5. Assist with preparation of monthly management, year-end accounts and audit process

6. Work with the Director for the takeover of the calculation and reporting of the taxes owed by the law centre

7. Work with the Director to take over the administration of the NWLLC payroll and pension

8. Responsible for liaison with external accountants and auditors

Legal Practice and Billing

1. Preparing information and submitting for all monthly reports to the Legal Aid Agency, including CWA (Legal Help) and Court Duty submissions

2. Work with the Director to take over the preparation of work in progress reports

3. Work with the Director to prepare and disseminate monthly billing reports

4. Work with the Supervising solicitor and the SMT to identify cases to push through the billing process.

Purpose of Job
 
The Financial Reporting Manager acts as the principal link between ODI Global’s project-finance and corporate-finance functions. The role ensures that project budgets, Programme Analysis Budgets (PABs), donor income, billing, restricted and unrestricted funds, cash-flow information and project expenditure are accurately reflected in, and reconciled to, the general ledger. The postholder critically reviews financial and project information, investigates inconsistencies between project, budget and accounting data, and ensures corrective action is completed. They provide reliable analysis to support the Head of Finance, Chief Finance Officer, Senior Leadership and Board.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

The Financial Reporting Manager will work closely with the Head of Finance, Chief Finance Officer, finance colleagues, Portfolio Finance Managers, and project teams to deliver accurate, timely and decision-useful reporting across ODI Global.

1.     Financial Reporting Leadership  

• Support the timely preparation and critically review the monthly management accounts, ensuring that project, grant and fund information is complete, accurate and properly reflected in the general ledger.
• Lead the consolidation process for group entities and ensure the reporting of the Entities financials are accurate.  
• Provide the Head of Finance and Chief Finance Officer with clear variance analysis, financial insight and performance commentary for management and Board reporting.
• Improve the usefulness, consistency and clarity of project, grant and organisational financial reporting.
• Coordinate and maintain an accurate and current full-year forecast, supported by documented assumptions and input from finance, programme and project colleagues.
• Analyse organizational and project cash flow, highlighting funding gaps, timing risks and actions required. 
• Develop a framework for monitoring project compliance with both donor and charity requirements.

2. Financial Controls & Governance

• Maintain and improve proportionate preventive and detective controls across project-finance and corporate -finance processes, and escalate material control failures.
• Support the review and improvement of financial controls, risk assessments, delegated authorities and related procedures, ensuring they operate effectively in practice.
• Support the implementation and ongoing operation of the agreed process for deducting margin from projects at source, including reconciliations, guidance and communication with stakeholders. 
• Identify and support targeted improvements to end-to-end finance and programme processes where these will improve accuracy, consistency or efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies and external regulations regarding charitable operations.
• Work with finance and programme colleagues to ensure that Programme Analysis Budgets (PABs) are accurate, current and reconciled to the general ledger each month.
• Ownership of the use of the Purchase Ordering system
• Ensure relevant payroll and staff-cost information is accurately reflected in project and programme reporting and reconciled to the general ledger
• Prepare, post and reconcile monthly project journals, including accruals, prepayments and other adjustments

3. Audit & Compliance Management

• Maintain audit-ready financial documentation and support internal and external audits relating to financial reporting, projects, grants and controls.
• Monitor the resolution of reporting, reconciliation and control findings, and escalate material or overdue actions to the Head of Finance.

4. Team Development across Finance

• Provide practical guidance to finance and programme colleagues on project reporting, reconciliations, billing, fund accounting and financial controls.
• Promote accountability, transparency and effective collaboration between project, programme and finance teams.

5. Systems, Data & Process Optimisation

• Use finance systems and reporting tools effectively and support targeted technology improvements that strengthen reporting accuracy and controls.
• Ensure that financial and programme data are complete and accurate, and that PAB-to-general-ledger reconciliations are completed, reviewed and resolved each month.
• Contribute to the standardisation and appropriate automation of priority finance processes, with clear ownership and controls.
• Identify recurring data-quality issues, investigate their root causes and implement preventive action to improve future reporting.

Key Skills & Experience

• Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA, or equivalent).
• Good analytical and reporting skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-engagement skills, with the confidence to explain financial information clearly and constructively challenge finance and non-finance colleagues.
• Practical knowledge of applicable financial reporting standards and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to work autonomously, manage competing reporting deadlines and maintain close attention to detail.
• Hands-on experience maintaining and improving operational financial controls—not solely reviewing or auditing them.
• Experience contributing to finance-system and process improvements that produced measurable gains in accuracy, timeliness or efficiency.

Success Measures

• Monthly management accounts, forecasts and cash-flow reporting are timely, accurate, supported by reconciliations and accompanied by useful commentary.
• Project and PAB balances are reconciled to the general ledger each month, with discrepancies investigated and resolved promptly.
• Management and Board reporting clearly explain financial performance, material variances, cash-flow risks and required corrective action.

We regularly review applications and reserve the right to close an advert early if we identify suitable candidates. To avoid disappointment, submit your application as soon as possible.

Why should you work for us?

ODI Global is committed to developing and supporting diverse and inclusive teams of people who share our passion, where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We welcome applicants from a range of diverse backgrounds including those who experience intersectional marginalisation on the basis of their class, race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religious identity or belief, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. We also welcome applications from those living with disabilities.

Benefits
We prioritise the well-being of our employees and offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your personal and professional growth. Enjoy a generous annual leave allowance, including public holidays and additional time off during Christmas and New Year. We also recognise the importance of work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements, remote work options, and study leave to support your professional development.

Our commitment to employee well-being extends beyond annual leave. We provide comprehensive benefits such as maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental leave, competitive pension schemes and interest-free travel loans. We offer sick pay, an Employee Assistance Program, and staff events and social activities to ensure your physical and mental health.

For those relocating to the UK, we provide relocation assistance to help you settle in. We also promote sustainable commuting with our Cycle to Work scheme and offer union membership to protect your rights and advocate for your interests.

At ODI Global, we believe that a supportive and rewarding work environment is essential for success. Our comprehensive benefits package reflects our commitment to your well-being and professional growth.

For a full listing of benefits, please visit our Careers page.

About ODI Global

ODI Global is a leading global affairs think tank. We inspire people to act on injustice and inequality. We focus on research, convening and influencing, to generate ideas that matter for people and planet.

About You

You will be a highly organised, proactive and values-led programme professional with experience of coordinating and delivering complex programmes, partnerships or community-based work involving multiple organisations, communities and stakeholders.

You will be confident turning plans into practical action, coordinating people, workstreams, developing and delivering training, community leadership, networks and system-facing activity, and ensuring commitments are delivered and followed through.

You will understand REN’s anti-racist purpose, Happy Healthy You’s work and remit as programme partners and Bhip’s approach to turning lived experience and community insight into action and system change, with experience of working alongside Global Majority communities, VCSE organisations, community leaders and system partners.

You will understand the importance of data, evidence and evaluation in demonstrating impact and be committed to embedding consistent use of agreed programme systems and ways of working across REN’s delivery.

As a key member of the Bhip team, you will work with the Programme Lead and closely with the HHU Programme Manager to ensure REN and HHU delivery is joined up and complementary, sharing learning, coordinating interdependent activity and working together to contribute to Bhip’s outcomes.

You will be a practical, people-focused team player who builds strong working relationships and a positive, collaborative team culture. You will bring resilience, adaptability and strong problem-solving skills, with the confidence to get involved, make things happen and respond constructively as the programme develops and evolves.

The Opportunity

This is an opportunity to take a hands-on role at the heart of Bhip, helping turn an ambitious five-year programme into practical activity across communities, organisations and systems in Bradford.

You will coordinate and deliver a diverse portfolio of REN-led work that will evolve, innovate and create meaningful change, from developing and delivering anti-racism and structural discrimination training, supporting community leaders and mobilising REN’s VCSE network, to strengthening the Health Policy Forum and supporting wider influencing activity.

Working alongside the Programme Lead and wider Bhip team, you will help support and build a genuinely joined-up programme, with scope to shape new approaches and contribute learning that helps change how health and care services, organisations and systems respond to structural racism, discrimination and health inequity, locally and nationally.

Transboundary Project Manager - International (NaturAfrica)
Reference: SEP20261130
Location: Liberia, West Africa
Contract: Up to 46 months
Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £45,644.00 - £48,732.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Holidays, Pension and Life Assurance

Background

The NaturAfrica BiCoGoL Action is an EU-supported transboundary conservation, governance and green-economy programme covering the Gola-Foya (GbarLo) landscape in Sierra Leone and Liberia. The programme brings together RSPB, the Conservation Society of Sierra Leone (CSSL), the Society for the Conservation of Nature of Liberia (SCNL), Gola Rainforest Conservation LG (GRC-LG), the Environmental Foundation for Africa (EFA), government institutions, local authorities and forest-edge communities.

The Action will strengthen protected-area and community-forest management, ecological connectivity, participatory land-use planning, biodiversity monitoring, sustainable livelihoods and green enterprises, sustainable cocoa and other value chains, policy engagement, institutional capacity and cross-border cooperation.

About the role

RSPB is seeking an experienced Transboundary Project Manager to lead the day-to-day delivery of the EU-funded NaturAfrica BiCoGoL Action across the Gola-Foya (GbarLo) landscape in Sierra Leone and Liberia. This is a senior, field-based leadership role responsible for coordinating a complex, multi-partner programme involving RSPB, CSSL, SCNL, GRC-LG, EFA, BL government institutions, local authorities and communities.

The successful candidate will be accountable for delivering the programme's agreed results, on time, within budget and to the required technical and donor standards. Importantly, this is a partnership leadership role: the postholder will achieve results through influence, coordination and collaboration rather than direct line management of most project staff.

Key responsibilities

• Lead integrated programme planning and delivery across Sierra Leone and Liberia.
• Coordinate implementing partners and ensure clear accountability for results.
• Monitor progress, budgets, risks and compliance and take timely corrective action.
• Lead adaptive management, learning, sustainability and close-out planning.
• Maintain effective relationships with the EU, government, communities, partners and other stakeholders.
• Ensure strong financial management, donor reporting, safeguarding and risk management.
• Strengthen cross-border coordination and integration across the landscape.
• Identify opportunities for private-sector engagement, sustainable value chains and green enterprises.
• Provide strong field leadership and represent the programme with key stakeholders.

About you

We are looking for a senior programme manager and collaborative leader with the following essential skills:

• Relevant professional experience in programme management, with a track record of delivering complex programmes.
• Experience managing programmes involving multiple partners and/or working across more than one country.
• Experience working on programmes funded by the EU or other international donors, or the ability to demonstrate transferable experience from similar funding environments.
• Experience leading and influencing stakeholders, with or without direct line management responsibility.
• Experience working with governments, NGOs and rural communities in West Africa, or transferable experience working with similar stakeholder groups and operating environments.
• Experience of financial management, risk management, communication and problem-solving within programme delivery.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Ability and willingness to live in Liberia and undertake regular travel within Liberia and Sierra Leone.

Experience in Liberia or Sierra Leone, transboundary conservation, community forestry, sustainable cocoa/value chains, climate finance, REDD+ or the Upper Guinean Forest would be an advantage.

Additional Information:

• This is an up to 46 month Fixed-Term role for 37.5 hours per week.
• The RSPB reserves the right to extend or make this role permanent without further advertising dependent on business needs at the end of the contract term.

Closing date: 23:59, Sunday 11th October 2026
We are looking to conduct interviews for this position as soon as possible after closing.

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 committed to developing an inclusive and diverse RSPB, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need more people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. People of colour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application. Contact us to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.

The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

No agencies please.

UK Youth has launched an ambitious new strategy to widen the reach and deepen the impact of youth work and outdoor learning. At the heart of that strategy is a clear commitment: We Back Youth Work Leaders.

As our new Head of Network Development, you will turn that commitment into action.

You will lead the development and delivery of a powerful national offer that equips youth work leaders with the investment, support, relationships and connections they need to thrive. This includes leading our Grants+ approach—combining significant, multi-year grant funding with tailored organisational-development support—and developing partnerships that strengthen youth sector infrastructure locally, regionally and across the UK nations.

This role is about much more than managing a network. We are evolving towards a more relational way of working: listening deeply to youth-work leaders, understanding the realities they face, involving them in shaping our work and building relationships founded on trust, respect and shared purpose. You will ensure organisations can access the right support, expertise and opportunities—and that their insight continually shapes UK Youth’s work.

You will have the opportunity to lead the delivery of the £13 million UK Youth Fund, strengthen the resilience and effectiveness of grassroots youth organisations, and help create a more connected and equitable system of support for the wider sector.

We are looking for someone with deep knowledge and experience of youth work and the youth sector—someone who can talk the talk and walk the walk with youth organisation leaders. You will bring substantial experience of the youth work sector and infrastructure, organisational development and capacity building, alongside the strategic and operational leadership needed to deliver significant grant-making activity and complex partnerships.

You will be an inclusive and credible leader who can turn ambitious strategy into excellent delivery, bring people and organisations together, and remain focused on what youth work leaders need to succeed.

Across the country, youth workers are changing—and often saving—young lives. This is your opportunity to ensure the people and organisations doing that vital work have the investment, infrastructure and support they deserve.

Purpose of the job

The Head of Network Development will lead the operationalisation of UK Youth’s new We Back Youth Work Leaders strategic pillar. The role will turn our ambition to equip youth-work leaders with the skills, networks and confidence to deliver exceptional support into a coherent network development offer—leading our Grants+ approach of multi-year funding alongside tailored organisational development, and strengthening youth-sector infrastructure locally, regionally and across the UK nations.

Central to the role will be embedding UK Youth’s increasingly relational approach to its network: building trusted, mutually beneficial relationships with youth-work leaders; listening to and understanding their needs; involving them in shaping our support and connecting organisations to the right opportunities, expertise and infrastructure. Reporting to the Director of Network Delivery, the postholder will be responsible for translating this strategic ambition into high-quality, well-governed delivery, while ensuring that learning and insight from the network continually improve our work and contribute to securing sustainable investment in youth work and outdoor learning.

Why work at UK Youth?

Every young person deserves a youth worker. UK Youth exists to make that a reality. Our vision is a society that backs every young person - through each spark, struggle and success.

As the UK’s national infrastructure body for youth work, we strengthen and champion a diverse network of youth organisations, unlock investment, shape policy and build the evidence base for what works. At a time of growing need and inequality of access, our work has never been more important.

We are entering an exciting new phase of our strategy - focused on long-term resilience, income diversification and a transformational Capital Appeal to develop Avon Tyrrell as a national centre of excellence for outdoor learning. Joining UK Youth means being part of an ambitious, impact-driven organisation committed to strengthening youth work for generations to come.

Key responsibilities

 Portfolio leadership and delivery

• Lead the strategic and operational delivery of UK Youth’s network development portfolio, translating organisational strategy and funded commitments into clear plans, outcomes, budgets, milestones and accountabilities.

• Ensure programmes and services are delivered to a high standard, on time and within budget, with effective governance, performance management, risk control and escalation to the Director of Network Delivery.

• Mobilise new initiatives and partnerships, establishing proportionate delivery models, systems, teams and governance arrangements.

• Lead continuous improvement across the portfolio, responding effectively to evidence, partner feedback, changing needs and the external environment.

• Be a champion of UK Youth’s network across all of UK Youth’s work.

Grant making and organisational development

• Lead the delivery of UK Youth’s significant, multi-year grant-making portfolio, including the £13 million UK Youth Fund, ensuring responsible stewardship of charitable and restricted funds.

• Ensure effective management of the full grant lifecycle, including programme design, application and assessment, due diligence, decision-making, contracting, payments, monitoring, reporting, complaints and closure.

• Maintain robust and proportionate grant governance, financial controls, safeguarding assurance, risk management, data quality and compliance with funder and regulatory requirements.

• Lead an integrated organisational development offer alongside grant funding, enabling smaller youth and outdoor learning organisations to strengthen their financial sustainability, leadership, governance, workforce and resilience.

• Embed open, trusting, accessible and equitable grant-making practice, reducing unnecessary barriers while maintaining appropriate accountability.

Network and sector infrastructure support

• Develop and deliver UK Youth’s approach to engaging, connecting and supporting our national network, informed by the needs and experiences of youth work leaders and organisations.

• Create opportunities for peer learning, collaboration, knowledge exchange and access to relevant support across the network.

• Lead major initiatives that strengthen youth sector infrastructure locally, regionally and nationally, working with partners to improve the consistency, coordination and accessibility of support.

• Support regional and national partners to understand need, develop shared plans and approaches, and deliver locally relevant infrastructure and organisational support.

• Work with the Communications Team and relevant colleagues to ensure network communications are timely, accessible, coordinated and purposeful.

Experience we're after

• Substantial leadership experience within the youth sector, grounded in an in-depth understanding of youth work practice, youth work leadership and the realities facing youth organisations and their leaders.

• Experience of leading a complex, multi-year network development or comparable portfolio, translating strategy and funded commitments into successful delivery and managing significant budgets and risks.

• Experience of leading substantial grant making or onward funding activity, including governance, due diligence, financial oversight, risk and accountability.

• Substantial organisational development and capacity building experience, including diagnosing organisational needs and designing practical support that strengthens leadership, governance, financial sustainability, workforce and resilience.

• Experience of developing networks, partnerships or infrastructure across multiple organisations, regions or systems, with demonstrable credibility among youth organisation leaders.

What we can offer you

We offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance, excellent learning and development opportunities and vibrant organisational culture:

• Flexible/Agile Working

• 27 days annual leave (24 days + 3 days winter closure) plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time employees)

• Funded training provided in; Safeguarding, GDPR, Information and Cyber Security & Equality & Diversity

• Other training available in support of your personal and professional development

• Pension scheme (currently UK Youth match employee contributions up to 5%)

• Membership of our life insurance scheme which would pay-out up to 4 times your salary

• Employee Assistance Programme to support employees both professionally and personally

• 20% discount off bookings at Avon Tyrrell, our New Forest Outdoor Centre, including camping, lodges and outdoor activities.

• IT equipment provided for the duration of contract

• CycleScheme and TechScheme

How to apply

If you would like to be considered for this fantastic opportunity, please complete an application via our completely anonymised recruitment system provided by Applied which looks to create a fair and unbiased application process for all. Scroll to the top of the page and start your application.

Closing date: 29th September 2026 at 09:00

Provisional First Stage Interview Dates: 5th & 6th October 2026

Provisional Final Stage Interview Dates (in person): 9th October 2026

As this role involves working in a regulated environment with young people, any offer will be conditional to satisfactory background checks, which include criminal record check and employment reference.

Please note CVs will be reviewed as the first stage of the recruitment process. Candidates who are shortlisted following the CV review will then have their sift questions assessed. Only candidates who meet the requirements at both stages will progress further in the recruitment process.

Westway Trust is seeking a dedicated Head of Operations with a minimum of 5 years’ senior leadership or operational management experience in a multi-disciplinary organisation, ideally within a community, charitable, social enterprise or values-led setting.

In this newly created role, you will act as a key advisor, reporting directly into the CEO, and will have responsibility of key areas of the Trust’s operational functions, ensuring the smooth and effective running and delivery of services. You will directly manage the leads of HR, Learning, Communications & Marketing, and Community Engagement, supporting them to deliver high-quality work and develop professionally.

If you are a values-led operational leader who is committed to community transformation and organisational excellence, and thrives on steering strategic decisions, this role is for you!

Key responsibilities of the role include but not limited to:

• Oversight and line management of the HR, Learning, Communications & Marketing, and Community Engagement functions of the Trust.
• Oversight of key projects essential to the delivery of the Horizon (strategic) Plan 2025-2028 as agreed with the CEO.
• Be a key part of the Executive Team, chaired by the CEO.
• Maintain an overview of all projects and programmes of activity, outputs and outcomes within the role and ensure reports are written and submitted on time.
• Provide day-to-day operational leadership across teams, driving high performance, alignment with values, and maintaining individual, personal & team wellbeing.
• Develop and implement planning processes and performance management tools to ensure effective delivery of goals.
• Develop, drive and maintain the data gathering and analysis for the Westway Trust, that enables the Social Impact Framework and to play a key role in the organisation’s progress towards creating a strong narrative in respect of achievement.
• Attend People Committee Meetings and the Board as requested, and contribute to the preparation of meeting papers as necessary in line with agenda requirements.
• Provide upward reporting and insight to the CEO including written briefings, performance dashboards, and recommendations.
• Attend internal and external meetings, including those that require representing the Trust publicly, in line with agreed strategies and perspectives.
• Monitor, update and ensure compliance with organisational policies and legal requirements (e.g. safeguarding, employment, health & safety, data protection) to build a positive work culture.
• Champion collaboration and integration across departments, ensuring consistent implementation of work priorities that align with community needs and objectives.
• Support a values-based culture that centres equity, sustainability, openness, courage, and integrity.
• Contribute to organisational development and support the process of communicating and managing change effectively at the Trust in line with agreed policies and frameworks.

Essential Experience, Skills and Attributes:

• Minimum 5 years’ senior leadership or operational management experience in a multi-disciplinary organisation, ideally within a community, charitable, social enterprise or values-led setting.
• Proven ability to lead, guide and motivate diverse teams and to support the professional growth of those who report to you as a line manager.
• Demonstrable experience of good practice approaches to conflict resolution, working in collaboration with others and encouraging honesty, transparency and open ways of working across teams that benefit the organisation’s effectiveness and efficiency.
• Excellent planning, organisation and performance management skills.
• Excellent writing and reporting skills, including the ability to summarise complex data and issues for decision-makers.
• Experience in researching, developing and managing departmental budgets.
• Ability to analyse information, and formulate practical and reasoned operational plans that can be easily understood and monitored.
• Strong interpersonal and emotional intelligence skills – able to offer both moral and professional support to teams.
• Experience of supporting organisational change, transition, or transformation programmes.
• Experience of embedding inclusive and equitable practices across teams.
• Demonstrable alignment with the Trust’s values and commitment to anti-racism and community power.

Desirable Experience, Skills and Attributes:

• Previous experience overseeing HR or education/community programmes is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with communications/marketing functions is a plus but not essential.
• Degree-level education together with a recognised professional qualification in any of the fields this role covers – or equivalent lived/professional experience – is highly desirable.

The application deadline is 5 pm on Sunday, 27 September, when applications will be reviewed and shortlisted for interview. However, we reserve the right to close the application early. An early application is strongly recommended.

Role: Senior Press Officer

Location: Remote (within UK)

Salary: From £48,694 to £48,694

Hours: Standard working hours 9.00 - 17.30, with availability to attend external events which may fall outside these hours. Flexible working requests will be considered.‍

Length of contract: 12-month full time contract with strong likelihood of renewal

Benefits: Annual Professional Development Allowance, Employee Assistance Programme, home office set up allowance, consideration of flexible working requirements and work/workplace adjustments, and organisational focus on employee wellbeing

Starting date: ASAP‍

Closing date: Sunday 4th October, 11pm

Proposed interviews: w/c 12th October

About Us

Uplift supports efforts to create a rapid and fair transition away from oil and gas production in the UK. We urgently need to phase out oil and gas drilling to stay within safe climate limits. Yet, despite having renewable resources in abundance, the UK remains Europe’s second largest oil and gas producer. We can and must be ambitious about moving past oil and gas production, while empowering and supporting workers and communities who rely on the industry for their livelihoods. Working with everyone from policy-makers and Parliamentarians, to academics and campaigners, Uplift undertakes research, analysis and campaigning to support a rapid and fair transition away from oil and gas production in the UK.

Role Summary

As Senior Press Officer, you will work with colleagues in the Communications team to help secure regular, high-profile and politically-attuned media coverage that communicates the urgent need for the UK to transition away from oil and gas extraction. The role involves drafting and distributing press releases, responding promptly to media inquiries, and preparing communications materials and key messages for other teams across the organisation. The Senior Press Officer will build and maintain relationships with key media contacts, monitor news coverage, and ensure accurate and timely information is provided to journalists. The role is suited to someone with experience working in a political context, who can help identify opportunities, write persuasively for different audiences, and respond in a timely way to risks to our work. 

Please see the Job Description on the website for a full role summary and person specification

Application

We kindly request that candidates do not use generative AI tools to draft their application responses or CVs. We are looking to evaluate your unique communication skills and personal experiences. As an organisation we value authenticity rather than perfection and applications that appear heavily AI-generated or use generic responses may affect your chances of being shortlisted.

To apply for this role, please submit a job application form via the link to our website which will be reviewed by our Careers Team

Please do not send your application via email.

Accessibility and Anti-Oppression are at the core of Uplift’s values and therefore we strongly encourage applications from candidates whose backgrounds or accessibility/support needs mean they have been traditionally under-represented in the climate and environment sector. Therefore we also encourage candidates to complete our equal opportunities monitoring form. Questions are optional and your answers will be treated confidentially and will in no way affect your application. This form is received separately from your application when we receive it and does not form any part of the shortlisting or interview process. 

Should you have any specific questions you wish to discuss about your application then please email us.

If you are unsure if you meet the requirements or feel you will be disadvantaged by the process then please email so we can see how we might provide support.

Unfortunately, we can only consider candidates who are already eligible to work in the UK.

Strictly no agencies.

Who we are

Nature is in crisis. People are destroying and consuming the natural world at a devastating rate, threatening the ecosystems on which all life depends. Birds are our early warning system, revealing the health of our planet and helping us understand the urgent action needed to protect it.

BirdLife International is the world’s largest partnership for nature conservation, bringing together 125 national organisations across six continents to protect birds, biodiversity and the natural systems that sustain life. Through our unique local-to-global approach, we work at the intersection of science, policy and community action to tackle the global nature and climate crises.

Using world-leading bird science, we collect and analyse data from across continents, landscapes and seascapes to identify the most effective and innovative conservation solutions. Our work conserves species, safeguards critical habitats and empowers communities to create lasting change for nature and people.

At the heart of BirdLife is a powerful global movement. More than two million birders, scientists and local volunteers help track, study and protect birdlife around the world, generating the knowledge and action needed to drive conservation impact at scale. Together, we are giving nature a voice and building a future in which birds, wildlife and people can thrive.

BirdLife International’s Development Team is in an exciting new phase of recruitment and growth and will be hiring for a number of roles to support growth and sustainability across the organisation – including this newly created role.

About the role

As Philanthropy Manager for the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region of BirdLife International, you will play a key role in growing philanthropic income to support the RENATE initiative and wider ecological restoration programmes across the region. Working with conservation partners throughout Europe and Central Asia, you’ll help secure support for landscape-scale restoration projects in the Balkans, Türkiye and the Caucasus, while building relationships with donors and foundations across key philanthropic markets, including Switzerland, the Netherlands, Germany and the UK.

Joining at an exciting stage of growth, you’ll help shape BirdLife ECA’s approach to philanthropy, develop new funding opportunities and build lasting partnerships that support some of the region’s most important restoration programmes.

This is a newly created, highly external-facing role within a growing fundraising team, focused on engaging European foundations, major donors, family offices and donor-advised funds. You’ll play a leading role in establishing a sustainable pipeline of philanthropic support while helping to grow BirdLife ECA’s profile and fundraising reach across the region.

• Develop and implement a philanthropy fundraising strategy, including prospect cultivation and donor stewardship plans.
• Build a strong pipeline of prospective donors through research, networking and relationship development.
• Cultivate, solicit and steward new philanthropic relationships, securing first-time gifts, repeat support and multi-year partnerships.
• Create compelling funding propositions and tailored donor materials in collaboration with programme and development colleagues.
• Represent BirdLife International at donor meetings, conferences, networking events and cultivation activities across Europe.

Who we are looking for

We are looking for an entrepreneurial, relationship-driven fundraiser excited by the opportunity to create something new within an international conservation network spanning Europe and Central Asia. This could be the ideal next step for someone with experience in philanthropy, major donor fundraising or another relationship-led discipline who is ready to broaden their experience and take on a more strategic, internationally focused role. What matters most is your ability to build trust, spot opportunities, develop meaningful relationships and engage supporters around a compelling vision.

You will bring sound knowledge of the European philanthropic landscape, excellent communication and influencing skills and the confidence to engage senior stakeholders with diplomacy, professionalism and discretion.

• Experience building and managing donor or stakeholder relationships, ideally within philanthropy, major giving, or another relationship-led fundraising environment.
• A proactive, self-starting approach with the confidence to help shape a newly created fundraising programme.
• Excellent communication skills, both written via strong proposals and verbal, with the ability to inspire, influence and negotiate with a range of audiences.
• A talent for networking, identifying opportunities and turning connections into long-term partnerships.
• The ability to work collaboratively and effectively with colleagues, partners and supporters across different countries, cultures and time zones.
• A willingness to travel across Europe and Central Asia to build relationships and represent BirdLife’s work.
• An interest in international conservation, nature restoration, climate action or sustainable development.
• Excellent written and verbal English; additional European languages are an advantage.

Location: Remote, UK, with travel to the David Attenborough Building in Cambridge / Brussels
Closing date: 9 a.m. Thursday 8th October