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Martingale Postgraduate Foundation (Martingale) exists to fund and support the next generation of talented researchers. We believe that family income should not be a barrier to the pursuit of excellence, and our mission is to enable and nurture talented individuals from low-socioeconomic backgrounds to thrive within world-leading postgraduate research.
Martingale’s flagship programme is the Martingale Postgraduate Scholarship, which supports students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds to pursue and excel in postgraduate degrees, by providing:
- A fully-funded Living Wage Scholarship to pursue a one-year Masters degree or a four-year PhD.
- All tuition fees and research expenses, including a tax-free stipend for living costs.
- Tailored support to apply for Martingale courses at our partner universities.
- Access to Martingale programmes, including leadership training and connections with top academic and industry professionals.
- Membership of a pioneering community of talented researchers.
In the three years since Martingale launched, we are now supporting over 100 Scholars to undertake postgraduate degrees across our ten partner universities and have committed over £7.7m in Scholarships. We are continuing to expand our offer, bringing on new partners each year.
We are seeking an experienced, strategic and collaborative Head of Programmes to join our Senior Leadership Team and play a pivotal role in shaping our fast-growing Martingale Scholarship Programme.
As Head of Programmes, you will join our senior management team, overseeing the growing programmes team. Working closely with the CEO, you will oversee all aspects of Martingale’s Scholarship Programme from application to alumni, ensuring that the programme maintains a strong reputation for being both supportive and prestigious.
You will set the strategic direction of Martingale’s Scholarship Programme, working closely with the CEO on a day-to-day basis to ensure that as we expand across STEM the programme remains of a high quality and meeting Martingale’s mission. You will ensure that Martingale’s programmes are impactful, data informed and meet the needs of the scholars we are supporting. You will also be responsible for managing relationships with various external stakeholders including universities, funders and evaluation partners.
We are looking for a strong strategic leader with extensive programme experience including line management, partnership management and external relations. You will bring excellent organisational skills, strong attention to detail, a proactive mindset, and a strong alignment with Martingale’s mission. We welcome applicants from a range of career paths who are excited to be part of a growing, fast-paced charity delivering meaningful impact.
Martingale Foundation is incubated by Purposeful Ventures who provide operational and strategic support. The Head of Programmes will be employed by Purposeful Ventures.
About Purposeful Ventures
Our vision is for a fairer society where all young people thrive. We work with social entrepreneurs, organisations and philanthropists that share our vision. Through our work with these partners, young people are given opportunities in education and beyond, helping them reach their true potential.
Purposeful Ventures offers philanthropists and funders bespoke advice, using an evidence-based approach to help them to identify high-impact opportunities to fund. We then partner with visionary individuals and mission-driven organisations with strong theories of change. We help them turn great ideas into sustainable and successful ventures by offering fully individualised and very hands-on support, access to funding and a ‘high-challenge, high-support’ home. We do the minimum necessary and whatever it takes to succeed.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategic Leadership of the Scholarship Programme
- Provide strategic oversight of the end-to-end Martingale Scholarship lifecycle, from selection and admissions through to scholar progression and alumni outcomes.
- Develop and deliver a multi-year operational strategy for Martingale’s Development Programme (MDP), ensuring scalability, academic excellence, and alignment with organisational growth plans.
- Continuously refine the scholar journey to ensure it is sector-leading, prestigious, and tailored to the needs of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.
- Build deep expertise in postgraduate education, research culture, and enabling access to inform programme evolution and innovation.
Admissions & Selection Strategy
- Lead the design, governance, and continuous improvement of a rigorous, fair, and high-quality admissions and assessment process across subject areas.
- Oversee shortlisting, interview frameworks, assessment centres, and final scholarship recommendations to the Selection Committee.
- Ensure alignment between Martingale’s selection processes and university partner requirements.
- Maintain oversight of scholar allocation, including place management, deferrals, intermissions, withdrawals, and reallocations.
Scholar Experience & Case Management
- Ensure effective advocacy for Scholars including maximising progression and retention across cohorts.
- Oversee complex scholar casework, including deferrals, intermissions, safeguarding concerns, funding queries, disciplinary action and university liaison.
- Ensure consistent, professional, and high-touch support across the scholar lifecycle.
- Strengthen cohort cohesion and long-term alumni engagement.
Safeguarding & Compliance
- Act as Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) for Martingale, ensuring safeguarding policy implementation and record keeping in line with best practice in relation to vulnerable adults.
- Oversee data protection compliance relating to scholar and applicant data, in partnership with the organisation’s Data Protection Officer.
- Ensure programme delivery complies with charity, funding, and regulatory requirements.
Budget, Contracting & Financial Oversight
- Hold responsibility for programme budgets, ensuring effective resource allocation, cost control, and value for money.
- Oversee scholarship programme financial management, and work with Head of Strategy and Operations on onwards grants including deferrals, funding adjustments, and invoicing.
- Work with the Head of Strategy and Operations on university contracting, scholarship agreements, and financial reconciliation with partners.
- Ensure timely and accurate invoicing and reporting processes across programme operations.
University & Sector Partnerships (Programme-Focused)
- Lead programme-level relationships with university partners, including Heads of Departments, Graduate Tutors, CDT leads, and admissions teams.
- Ensure universities meet partnership commitments and that Scholars are appropriately supported institutionally.
- Contribute to partnership negotiations where programme design or operational delivery is concerned.
- Identify opportunities to strengthen university research culture and scholar support mechanisms.
Monitoring, Evaluation & Impact
- Lead development and oversight of Martingale’s Theory of Change and evaluation framework, working with our external independent evaluators.
- Develop robust systems to track scholar progression, outcomes, and programme effectiveness.
- Provide high-quality reporting to the CEO, Board, funders, and partners, evidencing impact and continuous improvement.
New Programme Development & Innovation
- Work with the CEO to design new subject expansions, pilots, or initiatives aligned to Martingale’s mission.
- Assess operational, financial, and reputational implications of programme growth.
- Develop business cases, delivery models, and implementation plans for expansion.
Team Leadership & Culture
- Provide senior leadership to the Programmes team, including line management of programme staff.
- Build a high-performing, mission-driven team with clear accountability and ownership.
- Develop succession planning and team capability as Martingale scales.
- Model Martingale’s values of excellence, professionalism, and thoughtful support.
Organisational Leadership
- Serve as a member of the Senior Management Team, contributing to organisational strategy and governance.
- Represent Martingale externally in academic, sector, and policy contexts where appropriate.
- Support Board and Committee reporting related to programme performance and scholar outcomes.
Key Requirements:
Essential Criteria
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Right to work in the UK
Experience and skills
Essential
- Significant experience leading and delivering high-quality programmes, ideally in higher education, research, scholarships, or a mission-driven organisation.
- Strong stakeholder management experience, with evidence of working effectively with universities, academics, funders, or equivalent partners.
- Proven line management experience, with the ability to develop and lead a high-performing team.
- Experience managing complex operational delivery, including planning, timelines, and coordinating multiple moving parts.
- Strong experience handling sensitive casework and providing professional support to individuals.
- Budget management experience, including planning and overseeing programme delivery costs.
- Excellent written communication skills, including producing clear reports and briefings for senior audiences.
- Commitment to safeguarding, wellbeing and compliance, with willingness to act as safeguarding lead.
Desirable
- Experience working directly with postgraduate research, PhD programmes, or doctoral training environments.
- Experience designing or overseeing selection and assessment processes (e.g. interviews, admissions, recruitment pipelines).
- Experience managing programme evaluation frameworks, including Theory of Change and external evaluators.
- Familiarity with contracting, invoicing, and operational finance processes.
- Knowledge of UK higher education systems and research culture.
- Experience working in a start-up, scale-up, or fast-growing charity.
Personal Characteristics
- Highly organised, proactive, and able to prioritise effectively in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent interpersonal skills: able to build rapport and trusting relationships, able to work co-operatively in a multidisciplinary setting.
- Strong judgement, discretion and professionalism, including ability to handle confidential information appropriately.
- A commitment to Martingale’s mission to support postgraduate students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.
- Comfortable working in a rapidly growing and changing organisation with a degree of ambiguity – confident to create processes and ways forward where they might not yet exist.
- Creative and innovative: willing to think outside the box to maximise reach.
- Resourceful, able to act on initiative, hardworking, detail-oriented, and systematic.
Our mission is to enable and nurture talented individuals from low-socioeconomic backgrounds to become a new generation of STEM leaders.
At Hestia, we are guided by our core values and are dedicated to fostering an equitable, diverse, and inclusive organisation. Our mission is to empower individuals to rebuild their lives and achieve independence. Right now, we are looking for a Resettlement Worker to play a pivotal role in our Complex Needs Service in Windsor.
Sounds great, what will I be doing?
The main purpose of this role is to support rough sleepers on the RBWM housing pathway. The resettlement team help service users to maintain their tenancies and remove the risk of homelessness. This role supports people with experiences of rough sleeping, substance use and homelessness to access the RBWM housing pathway, using comprehensive assessments and co‑produced Personal Housing Plans to identify needs, risks and opportunities. You'll provide weekly key‑working sessions, help clients maintain Stage 2 temporary accommodation, and motivate them to build independence, engage in recovery, and improve their physical and mental wellbeing. Working collaboratively with education, employment, health and specialist agencies, you'll ensure support is holistic and focused on preventing homelessness wherever possible. You'll manage a varied caseload in line with service standards and Hestia values, empowering service users to take ownership of their goals and make meaningful progress toward stable housing and a better quality of life.
You will be responsible for developing, supporting and maintaining independent living skills and general wellbeing for up to ten service users within the Support Service
What do I need to bring with me?
You'll need to be able to demonstrate the core skills this role requires as well as match our values and mission. You don't have to tick all the boxes right away; the important thing is that you're willing to learn. We also value lived experience of the areas we support, so if you feel comfortable, please do mention this on your application.
PLEASE NOTE YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE A CAR YOU CAN USE FOR WORK PURPOSES AND A VALID DRIVING LICENCE
You should have a strong understanding of the issues faced by individuals at risk of homelessness and the skills to support them in maintaining their tenancies. You will have experience working with people with a range of mental health conditions, including dual diagnosis, and demonstrate the ability to communicate with empathy, dignity, and respect. A solid understanding of safeguarding and how to respond appropriately is essential.
Experience working with individuals who have experienced homelessness, rough sleeping, or temporary accommodation is required, particularly those with complex needs such as substance use, mental health issues, and offending histories. The candidate should be familiar with recovery principles and approaches, and committed to empowering service users to make informed choices and work toward independence.
You must be able to work both independently and as part of a team, including supporting the induction of peer staff and volunteers. An awareness of lone working and health and safety practices is important, alongside motivation to uphold professional standards and use management and peer support to maintain resilience. Good IT, literacy, and numeracy skills are essential, including proficiency in MS Word, Outlook, and email communication.
Interview Steps
We keep our interview process simple, so you know exactly what to expect.
- Shortlisting call: We have a team of dedicated recruitment specialists who will speak to you about your experience, motivations and values. They will also tell you about all the great work we do!
- Face to face interview: Now you will have face to face interview with the hiring manager. Our interviews are value and competency based.
Don't be alarmed if there are other stages in the process, it's all part of the plan for some of our roles.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
Our services users come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes us stronger. We are committed to creating and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workforce and value the skills, abilities, talent and experiences, different people and communities bring to our organisation.
We are a disability confident employer
Hestia is proud to be a disability confident employer, dedicated to the employment and career development of individuals with disabilities. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for all applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the role they have applied for. We also provide reasonable adjustments during the selection and interview process, and throughout your employment with us.
Safeguarding Statement
Hestia is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults, children and young people who are potentially at risk, and we therefore expect all staff and volunteers to do the same. We require all staff to undertake internal and external safeguarding training throughout their employment with Hestia.
Important Information for Candidates
If your application is successful, please be aware that you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks before a formal offer of employment can be confirmed.
We reserve the right to close this job advert early should we receive a high volume of applications or if the position is filled before the closing date. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible to ensure their application is considered.
We deliver services across London as well as campaign and advocate nationally on the issues that affect the people we work with.



Reporting to: Director of Strategic Engagement
Key Relationships: PR Manager, Senior Communications Officer, Associate Director of Communications and Engagement, wider members of the Strategic Engagement division, member charities, external agencies and partners
Salary: £55,000 - £60,000 (£33-36,000 pro rata)
Hours: Part Time (3 days per week) 21hours 0.6 FTE
Contract Type: Part Time - Permanent
Benefits: 10% employers pension contribution (NEST) HSF Health cash Plan-covering employee partners and dependants under 18 28 days Annual Leave plus bank holidays and increases with length of service 2 hours weekly wellbeing time out Employee assistance program , offering GP advice lines, virtual doctors, prescription services, emotional wellbeing support, a legal help line and counselling. Funded eye site test (Specsavers) Pay it forward days- 2 days volunteering Mindful Employer Perkbox and Reward Gateway – discount platforms
Overall Purpose
The PR and Marketing Lead plays a pivotal role in protecting and enhancing the NHS Charity sector’s brand reputation across media and digital channels and to reach our key audiences. As a senior member of the Strategic Engagement team, the postholder will help shape and deliver a compelling narrative about the role, need and impact of NHS charities, working with our NHS charity members to ensure our story is told in an emotive and engaging way.
Working closely with the Director of Strategic Engagement, the Associate Director of Communications, Communications Lead, PR Manager and the wider team, the postholder will provide strategic leadership across PR, digital content, brand messaging and storytelling. They will oversee forward planning of media moments, manage day-to-day PR operations, guide digital content strategy, and coordinate events and campaigns that raise the profile of the charity sector and deepen engagement with supporters, partners and members.
The role combines strategic oversight, hands-on content leadership, and team management to ensure coordinated, impactful communications that support our organisational goals.
Overall Objectives
- Protect and enhance the NHS charity sector brand and reputation across PR and digital channels.
- Lead a cohesive media and marketing strategy that tells compelling stories of the impact and need of NHS charities to priority audiences.
- Ensure brand messaging and visual identity remain consistent and effective across channels and across the organisation.
- Oversee the gathering and use of powerful case studies that demonstrate sector impact, to support PR and marketing activities, working closely with the wider strategic engagement team
- Manage the PR Manager and Senior Communications Officer to maximise reach, engagement, and influence.
- Guide forward planning of proactive media opportunities and digital content.
- Oversee campaigns, events and communications activities that support strategic priorities.
- Work closely with the Communications Lead to ensure a collaborative, high-performing communications function aligned to shared goals.
Key Responsibilities
The main duties and responsibilities of the role holder are as outlined below;
Media and Marketing Strategy
- Lead the strategic direction of PR, marketing and digital activity to support organisational priorities.
- Ensure an integrated approach across media, digital and brand, aligning messaging and creative.
- Coordinate with internal teams to develop forward plans for proactive media moments, using case studies, campaigns, thought leadership, reports and partnerships.
- Identify and mitigate risks that may impact reputation, coordinating responses with internal teams.
Brand and Messaging
- Oversee brand messaging and visual identity, collaborating with members to galvanise engagement and reach and ensuring consistent application across all channels.
- Provide guidance to colleagues and external partners on tone of voice, key messages and visual standards.
- Ensure communications are inclusive, accessible and reflective of the communities we serve.
Storytelling and Content Leadership
- Oversee development of versatile, high-quality content including imagery, video, copy, and digital storytelling assets, working closely with the Communications Lead to take a strategic approach across audiences.
- Shape the forward content plan for digital channels, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities.
- Use data and insight to inform digital content strategy and continuous improvement.
- Lead and inspire the team to gather emotive case studies that bring to life the work and impact of NHS charities.
Media Operations
- Oversee a responsive, well-run press office managing enquiries, monitoring coverage and ensuring timely, high-quality responses.
- Support and guide the PR Manager to maximise media presence with target audiences.
- Build relationships with journalists and position NHS Charities Together and the wider NHS charity sector with our priority audiences.
- Oversee the team to manage our relationships with high profile supporters and celebrities.
- Act as a spokesperson where appropriate.
Digital Channels
- Line-manage the Senior Communications Officer to ensure our digital channels effectively support organisational objectives.
- Oversee planning and delivery across website, social media and email marketing.
- Ensure digital activity is insight-led, audience-focused and continually optimised through analytics.
Campaigns, Events and Activities
- Oversee delivery of campaigns and events, ensuring they are well planned, impactful and aligned to brand and messaging.
- Work with internal teams to maximise the communications and marketing potential of organisational activities.
- Provide strategic input and coordination across multi-channel campaigns.
Collaboration and Leadership
- Work closely with the Director of Strategic Engagement and the Associate Director of Communications and Engagement and the Communications Lead to develop shared priorities, workflows and team culture.
- Provide leadership, mentoring and clear direction to team members.
- Represent Communications across the organisation and with external partners when required.
Other duties
- Visibly live NHS Charities Togethers values, including our commitment to diversity and inclusion.
- Carrying out the duties of post in accordance with NHS Charities Togethers policies and procedures on Health and Safety and take responsibility for ensuring personal health and safety.
- Working flexibly, prioritising workload, and working effectively as part of a team. Demonstrating an ability to work calmly and effectively when under pressure of tight deadlines, to deliver work on time and to a high standard.
- Adhere to relevant legislation, best practice, policies, and processes including, but not limited to charity law, the fundraising regulator, GDPR and professional codes and standards.
This is not meant to be an exhaustive list of duties. The need for flexibility is required, and the post holder is expected to carry out any other related duties that are within the employee’s skills and abilities whenever reasonably instructed.
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Creative Payroll Solutions (CPS) the trading arm of Community Action Sutton is in an exciting new phase and we’re looking for a Client Payroll Specialist.
The Client Payroll Specialist will play a key role in supporting the delivery of an accurate, timely, and customer-focused payroll service for our payroll bureau. Reporting to the Payroll Officer, this role provides hands-on payroll administration, ensures data accuracy and works closely with colleagues, Finance and all our clients who have outsourced their payroll to maintain excellent payroll standards.
Key responsibilities include:
- Ensuring accurate and timely salary payments
- Maintaining compliance with tax law and relevant regulations
- Managing competing priorities and working to tight deadlines
- Providing an excellent customer-focused service to clients
- Resolving payroll queries effectively and at first point of contact where possible
- Identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and payroll processes
About You
We are looking for someone who brings strong payroll knowledge alongside a proactive and collaborative approach.
You will have:
- Strong knowledge of payroll regulations, legislation and procedures
- Experience using payroll systems, ideally Sage Payroll
- Knowledge of HMRC guidance and pension legislation
- Experience of payroll system setup or implementation
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
- The ability to handle confidential information with integrity
- Strong communication and problem-solving skills
- The ability to work effectively under pressure
Community Action Sutton is committed to inclusion as one of our core values, and we will make sure that no applicants or employees receive less favourable treatment than others on grounds of race, sex, marital status, religion, disability or sexual orientation or be disadvantaged by any conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.
We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, abilities and cultures and believe that a diverse workforce will help us to achieve our mission. We offer flexible working options.
Unfortunately, we are unable to offer feedback at the shortlisting stage.
Acceptable use of AI:
At Community Action Sutton, we value expertise. We recognise each candidate that applies to us will have a range of expertise they can offer us, so we want to hear about this in your own words. We understand the support that generative artificial intelligence (AI) software can offer but it can also lead to numerous applications presenting as generic and impersonal. This makes it difficult to gain understanding of your unique experience.
To best showcase yourself, we encourage you to write your responses without the assistance of AI. If you require the use of AI software to aid in completing your application, we ask you use the generative responses as a prompt for writing your answers and avoid copying and pasting. You must also ensure the information presented in your application accurately reflects your experience.
Closing date: 25th March 2026
Interview Date(s): To be confirmed
For full details on the role, please download the job description/person specification, Application form and guidance.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The HR team is committed to the attraction and retention of a highly engaged and performing workforce that is committed to delivering our vision to see isolated communities changed by the love of Christ. We do this by nurturing a supportive and encouraging environment, where strong relationships are built, personal growth, innovation and creativity are encouraged, and performance achieved.
As our new Talent Acquisition Manager, you will be doing exactly that. You will drive the recruitment operations for placements for both UK and overseas staff, leading the team and taking ownership and responsibility to execute a best-in-class candidate experience.
The Talent Acquisition Manager will lead recruitment for us in support of our strategic goals in this area, partnering with hiring managers and offering innovative and creative advice and solutions on how to attract and recruit the best talent available. This is a managerial role that requires strong decision making and the ability to drive the department forward progressively, but still very much a position where you will be expected roll your sleeves up and take a hands-on approach to deliver first-rate talent for the organisation, and experience for our candidates. You will oversee all recruitment activity passing through the UK office, owning our ATS and line managing the Talent Acquisition Officer.
1. Talent Acquisition Strategy
- Contribute to the development and implementation of the talent acquisition strategy, with a strategic focus on digital optimisation, to ensure improving placements for both UK and overseas roles.
- Oversee and deliver all employer brand initiatives and recruitment campaigns including hiring events to drive candidate engagement and boost our employer brand.
- Build diverse candidate pools, and create initiatives to attract and retain diverse talent.
- Develop and analyse our recruitment metrics, and use your knowledge, market insights, numbers and analysis to continually refine and improve the talent acquisition process using a data-led approach.
- Offer a clear, supportive and innovative voice in interactions with international colleagues to streamline processes and ensure seamless, effective collaboration.
- Use creative and innovative approaches to continue to reach new candidate audiences in a narrow field.
- Continuously review our process to drive improvements and change, especially through the use of emergent technologies.
- Work closely with colleagues in our youth outreach programme ‘Co-Pilot’ to develop, maximise and harmonise our approach in bringing a younger demographic into our talent pools, incorporating this relationship into our strategy.
2. Transactional Recruitment Management
- Create and deliver an annual international recruitment action and promotional plan
- Work in close collaboration with our marketing team in the promotion and delivery of recruitment advertising including online/offline and social media campaigns and analysing results to inform planning and performance improvements. Ensure that the recruitment message remains central throughout our range of communications activities and that our voice is clear, compelling and interactsand synergizes seamlessly with our existing central campaign operations
- Monitoring, reviewing, and developing the recruitment pages on our website to maximize engagement
- Being responsible for the discernment and wisdom required to undertake spiritual personal and assessments, refining a clear and robust framework to ensure a fair and consistent candidate experience.
- Overseeing the development and maintenance of physical resources for overseas recruitment
- Representing MAF throughout the year at festivals and other events within the UK as a passionate and compelling advocate
- Initiating high quality recruitment events in various forums throughout the year, focusing on producing a clear ROI
- Leading in the development of the Online Recruitment Journey
- Leading in the recruitment of UK roles
- Training and supporting UK managers with hiring responsibilities in effective recruitment techniques and selection processes, ensuring that colleagues are coached and upskilled to sufficiently assist in the delivery of an efficient campaign.
- Review the workflow of the recruitment process to ensure that the workload requirement for managers supporting the process is mitigated and manageable, whilst maintaining their engagement in the process.
- Work with the UK and International HR Managers to support a seamless onboarding process for all joiners
3. Overseeing our selection processes to ensure the progression of suitably skilled applicants who meet our faith, vision, and values criteria
- Designing and implementing robust, efficient, and personable selection processes that deliver an excellent candidate experience
- Overseeing MAF UK’s assessment processes and assisting with interviews where required
- Liaising with MAF International (MAFI) to discuss candidates’ potential fit for overseas roles
- Managing our use of UK psychometric assessment
4. Envisioning and delivering new initiatives to attract and build our talent pipeline
- Overseeing and driving proactive digital acquisition using LinkedIn and other platforms
- Working with other teams to design and deliver creative, engaging, and high-quality recruitment campaigns and promotional initiatives
- Raising awareness and leveraging team support for recruitment initiatives
- Establishing, developing, and sustaining collaborative relationships with key external bodies e.g., Christian bodies within the aviation industry, armed forces, and universities
- Selecting, training, and managing a network of volunteer recruitment champions, increasing the scale of our capacity to support at events and build a greater presence in the community specifically from a recruitment perspective
- Designing and implementing approaches to encourage greater diversity with applicants
- Demonstrating a data-led approach, monitoring recruitment statistics and measures to inform decision making, identify issues and prepare management information reports.
5. Partnership
- Building strong relationships with the MAFI recruitment team and proactively sharing resources, experience, and expertise with Engagement Units
- Member of the MAFI Recruitment Steering Group
- Establishing or contributing to recruitment learning circles with other Engagement Units
- Support efforts to integrate into one global entity from a recruitment perspective
- Contribute to the launch and maintenance of the Mission Aviation Academy, to continue to enhance our employer brand around our training schemes and ensure a sustainable funding pipeline for them for the future
6. Management
- Overall management of the relationship portfolios and specific management of ‘Premium’ enquirers portfolio
- Line manage, coach, develop and champion the Talent Acquisition Officer
- Participating in MAF UK organisation development initiatives and policy review
- Managing own time effectively to maximize organisational benefit
- Lead on the overall management and administration of the Applicant Tracking System
7. Legal, finance and professional
- Maintaining a high level of legal awareness and ensuring our legal obligations are maintained throughout the recruitment process
- Preparing and managing the recruitment budget
- Modeling self-leadership through continual professional development
8. Travel
- This role will involve some travel within the United Kingdom, particularly around the events season.
Other duties as may reasonably be assigned by the Director of People and Culture including covering for other members of the team as required.
DIMENSION AND LIMITS OF AUTHORITY:
- Expenditure up to agreed budget.
- Responsible for managing the Talent Acquisition Officer and conducting regular 1-1s and Personal Development Reviews according to agreed standards.
- Decision making within agreed parameters.
TASKS COMMON TO ALL MANAGERS:
- Role modelling of organisational values and beliefs
- Contributing to the shared spiritual life of the MAF UK team as a Christian mission
- Attendance and participation in team and corporate times of biblical reflection and prayer
- Encouraging team members to attend, participate and lead in times of Biblical reflection at regular corporate prayer meetings
- Participate in planning in accordance with the MAF UK strategic plan and as outworked through matrix programme and project teams
- Keeping line manager informed of all relevant information in a timely manner
- Complying with statutory and organisational requirements for the proper handling of personal and sensitive data and ensuring good personal data handling practices are developed, reviewed, and encouraged
- Abiding by Safeguarding, Conduct and other MAF UK policies provided on the Intranet.
CHRISTIAN VALUES, BELIEFS AND ETHOS:
As a Christian mission, MAF UK seeks staff who share in the evangelical Christian values and beliefs as described in the mission, purpose, values, and beliefs statements.All staff will be required to actively support and demonstrate the Christian values of the organisation and to take part in organisational activities such as staff devotions, prayer meetings, and fellowship days.
Location: Hybrid working with the requirement to work in the UK offices in either Folkestone or Cranfield.
Working Hours:Office open officially from 9.00 to 5.30pm (9-4pm on Friday). Hours to be agreed according to flexible working policy.
Salary:£48,500
Terms:
Hours: As a senior appointment at least 36 hours per week but in addition those required to achieve the agreed responsibilities, with a one-hour unpaid lunch break each day.
Flexibility will be required for working additional hours and travel to meet business needs or for travel or meetings on weekends or evenings.
This role involves some unsocial hours, weekend work and travel within the UK
Leave:Annual leave entitlement of 22 days per year plus eight paid public holidays per year.
Pension: Non-contributory pension scheme (10%) of salary on joining.
Additional Benefits:
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for free, confidential support on personal and professional issues.
- Death in Service/Life Assurance scheme.
- Free on-site parking at our offices.
Probationary and notice period:
- 6-month probation period with mid-term review
- Notice period is 3 months.
Closing Date for Applications 22nd March
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Marie Curie is the UK’s leading end-of-life charity. We are the largest non-NHS provider of end-of-life care in the UK, the only provider across all 4 nations, delivering community nursing and hospice care across the country, while providing information and support on all aspects of dying, death, and bereavement. Our leading research pushes the boundaries of what we know about good end-of-life, and our campaigns fight for a world where everyone gets to have the best possible quality of life while living with an illness, they’re likely to die from.
Job DescriptionWe’re looking for 2 dynamic New Partnerships Leads to help us secure the transformational corporate partnerships that will shape the future of end-of-life care across the UK.
You’ll be at the forefront of Marie Curie’s high-value fundraising strategy, responsible for securing six- and seven-figure partnerships across priority sectors. You’ll lead the full business development and sales cycle from outreach and lead generation to pitch, proposal, and close.
You’ll manage your own portfolio of high-value prospects, build a robust pipeline, and cultivate relationships with senior stakeholders across major UK brands. One of the roles will also line-manage New Partnership Manager, supporting them to deliver their own income targets.
This role is perfect for a self-starter. Someone who can spot opportunities, open doors, and build long-term, commercial strategic partnerships that deliver income, influence, and national brand impact.
Please let us know during your application which role you want to apply for!
In this role, you will:
- Leading the development and delivery of sector-specific strategies to secure new high-value corporate partnerships.
- Generating and converting your own leads through proactive outreach, networking, and market insight.
- Managing the full business development cycle: prospecting, cultivation, proposal writing, pitching, negotiation, and closing.
- Building strong relationships with senior corporate stakeholders, trustees, volunteers, and internal teams.
- Creating compelling, commercially focused proposals, applications, and pitch materials tailored to each prospect.
- Developing innovative partnership concepts across CRM, sponsorship, brand partnerships, cause-related marketing, and strategic collaborations.
- Presenting confidently to senior audiences and representing Marie Curie at events, meetings, and networking opportunities.
- Supporting and motivating team members, contributing to a high-performing, collaborative culture.
Skills Needed
- A proven track record of winning or managing corporate partnerships worth £100k+.
- Experience securing six- or seven-figure partnerships across Charity of the Year, CRM, sponsorship, or strategic partnership models.
- Strong experience in business development, including cold outreach, lead generation, and pipeline management.
- Ability to build relationships quickly and credibly with senior stakeholders across sectors.
- Exceptional communication skills written, verbal, and presentation with the ability to influence at all levels.
- Experience writing high-quality proposals, applications, and pitch decks.
- Strong networking ability and confidence representing an organisation externally.
- Commercial understanding of brand strategy, retail, consumer partnerships, and cross-sector collaboration.
- A self-starter mindset: proactive, resilient, and motivated to build new opportunities from scratch.
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects at pace.
This is your chance to play a pivotal role in helping Marie Curie reach its goal of raising £9.5 million in corporate income next year and to build partnerships that change lives.
Please see full job description
Application & Interview Process
- As part of your online application, you will be asked for a CV. Please review both the advert and job description and outline your most relevant skills, experience and knowledge for the role.
- Close date for applications:
Salary: £42,000 - £45,000 (plus London allowance of £3.5k (subject to eligibility)
Contract: Full time, 35 hours per week
Based: Homebased (outside of London) 1 day per month in office for meetings
London based 2 days per week in London HQ
Benefits you’ll LOVE:
- Flexible working. We’re happy to discuss flexible working at the interview stage.
- 25 days annual leave (exclusive of Bank Holidays)
- Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme (we will match your contribution up to 7.5%)
- Loan schemes for bikes; computers and season tickets
- Continuous professional development opportunities.
- Industry-leading training programmes
- Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programmes
- Enhanced bereavement, family friendly and sickness benefits
- Access to Blue Light Card membership
- Subsidised Eye Care
At Marie Curie, our values are central to everything we do. They guide how we care for people, how we work together, and how we make decisions every day. We are committed to creating a workplace that is safe for everyone — staff and volunteers alike — supportive, inclusive and rewarding. We take stringent steps to ensure that anyone who joins our organisation are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. We actively consider our impact on the planet, embedding sustainability into everyday decisions to create a lasting, positive difference for the individuals we care for and the world we share.
We believe everyone should have the opportunity to thrive and fulfil their potential. Marie Curie is deeply committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, recognising both the social justice imperative and the strength a diverse workforce brings. We actively encourage applications from people of all cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.
We are happy to make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. If you require any support, please contact us at .
Every application we receive is personally reviewed by a member of our Talent Acquisition team, and in return, we ask that your application authentically reflects you — your experience, perspective and voice.
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Luton Town FC Community Trust is seeking to recruit a Community Operations Manager to play a key role in the coordination, delivery and development of its community programmes. This is a senior operational role, working closely with the Head of Community Trust to ensure programmes are well managed, aligned to organisational priorities and delivered to a high standard.
The role will combine operational leadership with a proportion of direct programme delivery, enabling the postholder to remain connected to communities, delivery teams and participant needs. The Community Operations Manager will also contribute to the development of new programmes and associated funding opportunities, support partnership working and act as a key decision maker for day-to-day operational matters.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced community or sport for development professional who is motivated to make meaningful impact, strengthen organisational capacity and help reduce health inequalities across Luton and Bedfordshire.
Job Purpose
Reporting to the Head of Community Trust, the Community Operations Manager will provide operational leadership across the organisation, while maintaining a proportion of direct programme delivery to remain connected to communities, delivery teams and participant needs.
The role will coordinate and strengthen programme delivery; line manage designated staff and support the development of new programmes and associated funding opportunities aligned to organisational priorities.
The postholder will embed organisational strategy into effective day to day operations, acting as a key decision maker for operational matters and supporting senior leadership capacity.
Key Responsibilities
1. Community Engagement & Relationship Building
- Build strong relationships with funders, local authorities, key stakeholders, local schools, charities, grassroots clubs and other community organisations.
- Act as a liaison between the football club and the local community.
- Promote inclusion and diversity through outreach to underrepresented groups.
2. Programme Development & Delivery
- Contribute to and support funding applications, programme design, delivery and evaluation across community programmes within each department including, but not limited to:
- Education
- Health
- Inclusion
- Football Development
3. Staff and Volunteer Management
- Recruit, train and manage staff employees and volunteers who represent the Trust.
- Provide leadership and mentoring for delivery coaches, project workers, media team and match day staff.
4. Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting
- Track the impact of community programmes using required and appropriate metrics and key performance indicators.
- Prepare reports for stakeholders, funders (e.g. EFL in the Community, Premier League Foundation, local authorities), and Luton Town Community Trust Board of Trustees.
- Ensure compliance and governance with safeguarding, health and safety and data protection policies.
5. Marketing & Promotion
- Raise awareness of the Trust’s work through managing the organisations media output across various platforms e.g. web site, newsletters, social media and local media outlets.
- Represent the Trust at community events, matchdays, and public forums.
6. Fundraising & Grant Management
- Collaborate with the Head of Trust and Programme Managers to identify and apply for grants and funding opportunities.
- Build partnerships with sponsors, local businesses and charitable foundations.
7. Club Integration
- Work cosely with all football club departments, including first team players and staff, media and marketing, facilities and catering, and Academy to ensure alignment between Community Trust and Club.
- Manage the efficient coordination of player appearances and community involvement on behalf of the Club
MAIN JOB REQUIREMENTS AND PERSON SPECIFICATION
Education/Qualifications/Training:
Essentials
- Strong experience in community development, sport development and youth engagement.
- Strong project and operational management skills, with the ability to plan, deliver and evaluate initiatives – prioritising and managing multiple priorities
- Experience with grant funding processes
- Experience of developing organisational strategy within the sporting or charity sector
- Experience in partnership working with schools, councils, charities
- Leadership and staff supervision experience – managing coaches, volunteers or delivery staff
- Monitoring & evaluation skills – ability to track KPIs and write impact reports
- Budget management experience
- Confident IT skills, including use of Microsoft Office and database software
- Valid First Aid and Safeguarding qualifications (or willingness to obtain)
- Experience delivering health, inclusion, educational or behaviour-change programmesAbility to work to deadlines and meet project targets
- Understanding of health inequalities and barriers faced by children and families
- Understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion within community delivery
- A strong working knowledge of safeguarding legislation, statutory guidance and best practice within education and community settings.
- Strong commitment to high-quality, values led delivery
- A full valid driving licence and access to car to travel between sites throughout Bedfordshire.
- Willingness to work flexibly, including evenings and weekends
- Enhanced DBS clearance
- Degree or equivalent qualification, or demonstrable relevant professional experience.
Desirables
- Experience working in a football foundation or Trust
- Knowledge of EFL Trust or Premier League Foundation community programmes including Capability Code of Practice
- Valid First Aid and Safeguarding qualifications (or willingness to obtain)
- Event planning or matchday coordination experience
- Recognised sports coaching qualifications
- Youth Mental Health First Aid
- Leadership skills within a community or education setting
Abilities/Skills/Knowledge:
- Committed, enthusiastic and passionate about Luton Town Football Club.
- Must be pro-active, motivated, organised, responsible and able to work independently as well as in a team.
- Highly developed problem-solving skills, resilience, and the ability to perform well under pressure.
- Demonstrate good listening skills and have the ability to resolve issues where appropriate.
- Ability to multi-task whilst maintaining priority efficiencies.
- Focused on achieving Club, departmental and individual success.
- Willing to follow and promote the philosophy of the football club.
- Be an ambassador for the Club presenting the Club in a positive image at all times.
SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT
The Club is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The Club has systems in place to ensure that the welfare of vulnerable groups is dealt with appropriately and sensitively. Everyone working at the Club has a duty of care to safeguard the welfare of children and young people by creating an environment that protects them from harm. Our standards of practice ensure all staff are fully aware and understand their responsibilities under safeguarding legislation and statutory guidance.
The Club ensures that all staff that have a direct responsibility for children, young people or vulnerable adults, have been subject to the most stringent of recruitment practices which include Criminal Record Checks and reference checks. These staff are alert to signs of abuse or maltreatment and will refer concerns to the relevant Designated Safeguarding Officers using the agreed safeguarding procedures.
EQUALITY STATEMENT
The individual must at all times, carry out their duties with due regard to the Clubs policies and procedures and in particular the Club’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy.
The individual must ensure a positive commitment towards equality and diversity by treating others fairly and not committing any form of direct or indirect discrimination, victimisation, or harassment of any description and to promote positive working relationships between all internal and external stakeholders. The individual must contribute to encouraging equality and respecting diversity by embedding such values in the workplace and challenging inappropriate behaviour and processes.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Job title: Employment Advisor
Salary: Circa £26,049 per annum
Hours: Full time
Reporting to: Project Manager
Location: Carlisle / Workington, Cumbria
About us
Groundwork aims to be the UK’s leading regeneration charity, working through partnership to create communities in which people are proud to live and work. This programme will deliver Groundwork’s mission of supporting people to improve their prospects and reach their full potential.
About the role
Working as a member of the Employment Team you will engage on a 1:1 basis with our employment programme participants, establishing and maintaining excellent relationships to understand and meet their individual needs. You will develop personal action plans which enable movement of these people towards and into further sustainable employment. You will work in a friendly, busy employment team environment to ensure programme performance targets are consistently achieved to meet requirements of the allocated contract.
A bit about you
We want someone like you with the confidence to positively engage and motivate people from a wide range of backgrounds. In your role you will work closely with the local community and employers, supporting referrals onto the programme and identifying employment opportunities. You will enable participants to develop valuable work based skills and gain knowledge.
Your role will require you to be supportive and understanding, be able to deal with any issues that may arise confidently. You will have strong interpersonal skills and be able to adapt them pending on what you are dealing with, communicating at different levels as key in this role.
Closing date: Midnight on Tuesday 31st March 2026
Please note, should we receive a high volume of applications, we may look to close the role early, therefore we recommend an early application.
This role is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure endorsed by the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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.
Make yourself at home
We want you to be yourself at Groundwork and we value everything that makes you unique. We recognise and celebrate your difference and together we make Groundwork a special and great place to work. As a Disability Confident employer we offer a guaranteed interview to applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role.
At Groundwork we ensure that we provide a safe environment for adults, children and young people to take part in any activity or service that we organise. We are committed to creating a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and comprehensive process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all the people we appoint are suitable to work with our children, young people and adults
This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship – the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.
No agencies please.
Prospectus are pleased to be supporting our client in their search for a Senior Partnerships Officer.
The organisation is the national charity working to end domestic abuse against women and children. They have been at the forefront of shaping and coordinating responses to domestic violence and abuse through practice for almost 50 years. They empower survivors by keeping their voices at the heart of the charity’s work, working with and for women and children by listening to them and responding to their needs.
This is a full-time, permanent role, with flexible working arrangements with a salary of £34,200 per year (plus Inner London Weighting of £3,483.94, if eligible). This is a hybrid role and the postholder will be expected to work from their offices in either Bristol or London 1-2 days a week.
The Senior Partnerships Officer will work closely with the Partnership's & Development Manager and Head of Fundraising to continually develop and maintain strategy for maximising income from corporate supporters. You will have personal responsibility for a portfolio of prospective and existing corporate supporters to solicit large donations, apply for funding and ensure meaningful partnerships are created.
They are looking for someone with proven experience of creating meaningful multi-year partnerships, securing sizeable donations. You will also have demonstrable experience of meeting/exceeding targets set.
This service is run by women for women and is therefore restricted to female applicants under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, and Part 1. Section 7(2) e of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 apply. If you have any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the process, then please contact Ariha Semontee at Prospectus.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. Please in the first instance share an up-to-date CV with us and should your experience be suitable, we will look to arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You will then have all the information you need to finalise your formal application. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.
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Do you want to help lift some of the most vulnerable in our communities out of poverty? Do you want work with a small, compassionate, dynamic charity, and help change lives? If so, we would love to talk to you.
This is an exciting opportunity to join one of our West London Branches as a Debt Advice Case Manager, to help in our mission to ‘Restore Dignity and Renew Hope’ to those in our communities brought down by poverty and debt.
You will be expected to deliver high quality holistic and in-depth debt advice and money education on a case management basis and to support the provision of advice by volunteers.
About Crosslight
Crosslight works to lift people out of poverty and help them build a better future. We long for our communities to flourish and for no one to be left behind, and our vision for our staff and volunteers is more than just a job, it is an opportunity to make a difference.
Crosslight was born out of the ministry of the local church and retains a strong Christian ethos which informs and underpins the values by which we operate. Our calling is to work in partnership with local churches and community organisations to serve anyone in need, irrespective of their race, gender, religion, sexuality or any other characteristics. Together with our partners, we strive to effect lasting change and increase the capacity of our clients to realise their full potential.
We are of our community and for our community – we are ‘all together’, and we would love for you to join us.
“Working for Crosslight has been life changing for me. I love the people that I work with and the supportive environment that has been created – everyone really looks out for each other. Crosslight really cares about their clients and treats everyone as an individual. It is hugely rewarding.” Sarah, staff member
About the role
This Debt Advice Case Manager role combines both technical and pastoral elements. It will involve building a client case, untangling sometimes complex situations, liaising with creditors, providing guidance for volunteers, and discerning and communicating the appropriate choices and strategies for the client. You will also need to lead client appointments and support clients through what at times can be emotionally difficult situations. Please read the Job Pack on our website for full details of the role and requirements.
Ideally, we are looking for someone with prior debt advice experience, and who has experience of working with vulnerable clients and supporting volunteers. However, we will also consider employing someone as a trainee Debt Advice Case Manager if they are able to demonstrate that they possess the skills, maturity, and determination to become proficient in this role.
- 3-5 days per week
- Two roles available, one in the Hammersmith area, and one in the Kensington area
- Being available onsite is an important aspect of this role and so this role is hybrid with around 60% of your time in one of our branches and 40% remote. The exact split between remote/onsite working will be by agreement with the line manager and to meet the needs of the service which could change over time. This role is not suitable for remote working only
- Salary range from £30k to £35k depending on experience, with the expectation that all desirable and essential attributes within the job description should be in evidence to achieve the top of this range (see job pack on our website)
- Competitive benefits including 27 days holiday (FTE), enhanced pension scheme, health cashback scheme, access to employee support programme incl. GP appointments
Visit our website for details of how to apply.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Product Owner to join our fantastic Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) team, with an initial and immediate focus on delivering a new enterprise Dynamics 365 (D365) CRM implementation.
The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in the implementation phase, ensuring the new CRM platform is delivered successfully and realises value from the outset. Beyond implementation, this is a permanent product role, with ongoing responsibility for the evolution, optimisation and long-term value of the CRM as a core enterprise platform for the charity.
Working closely with business system owners, delivery teams, stakeholders across the organisation, and third-party partners, you will define the product vision, shape and prioritise the backlog, and ensure CRM capabilities are delivered in line with organisational strategy and user needs.
You will be a key member of project and programme teams during the CRM delivery phase, before transitioning the platform into business as usual, value driven product ownership, continuously improving capabilities to meet changing organisational and user needs.
Come and be part of the leading Armed Forces charity, making a difference to the lives of those who have served to keep us safe and protect our way of life.
Reporting to our Head of Business Applications, key responsibilities will include:
- Define, refine, and continuously communicate the CRM product vision, roadmap, and value proposition
- Translate organisational strategy and business needs into clear product direction, prioritising improvements that drive adoption, efficiency, and supporter experience
- Own and manage the CRM product backlog, ensuring items are clear, deliverable, and aligned with business priorities
- Work closely with cross-functional teams including programme and project managers, engineers, solution architects, business analysts, testers, and business system owners to ensure the successful delivery of CRM enhancements
- Build strong relationships across fundraising, membership, welfare, operations, digital, data, and technology teams to ensure CRM capabilities meet real-world needs
- Act as a CRM and D365 platform ambassador, championing best practice, training, and innovation across the charity
You will have demonstrable experience as a Product Owner, or similar role in digital, technology or CRM product environments. You will have hands on experience of a leadership role in agile teams and have a good working knowledge of Microsoft dynamics 365, including Agile Product Owner certifications and completion of 365 Fundamentals Learning Pathway.
This is a full time, permanent position. You will be contracted to our Haig House hub with a minimum expectation of two days per week working in person at the hub and flexibility for working remotely/at home when not on site.
Employee benefits include –
- 28 day’s paid holiday (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with optional annual leave purchase scheme of up to 5 working days
- Generous pension contributions, with Employer contributions ranging from 6% to 10%
- Range of flexible working options may be available, depending on your role
- Employee Assistance Programme providing confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
- Range of courses delivered by learning specialists to support your development goals and objectives
- Opportunities to volunteer
- Travel loans, Cycle to Work, and more!
For more detailed information about the role, please see our Vacancy Information Pack attached to our direct advert. Our shortlisting is performed on the evidence provided in your application against the Essential and Desirable criteria in the Person Specification.
RBL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation, reflecting the diversity of the armed forces community and of wider society. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and personal characteristics.
We may close this vacancy early if we believe we have enough strong applications to be able to successfully fill the role. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
We provide lifelong support to serving and ex-serving personnel and their families. Our support starts after one day of service and continues through



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Corporate Partnerships Lead
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Corporate Partnerships Lead
Full Time/Permanent
Location: Hybrid working with a minimum of 1 day per week in our London office (Farringdon)
Hours: 35 hours per week
Salary:£51k - £55k (dependent upon experience)
Our offer to you
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work life balance and to be recognised for the great work you do. You will receive:
- Competitive salary and pension scheme
- 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) - increasing to 38 days over 5 years
- Hybrid, Flexible working
- Cycle to work scheme Electric Vehicle Scheme
- Health and Wellbeing portal – access to financial, health and wellbeing support and an Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounts – you will have access to Blue Light and NHS Discounts as well as discounts on mobile phones, gym membership, cinema tickets, restaurants, holidays and shopping
About Us
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team of over 1,400 employees and over 28,000 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through essential first aid services, training and campaigning. As a charity with rich heritage and a long history of serving humanity, we are proud of our past and excited about creating a healthier, safer, more resilient future.
St John Ambulance works at the heart of communities, supporting and enabling them to access and receive physical and mental health first aid. We do this through developing and providing effective community response and outreach services (e.g. Ambulance response) and using our longstanding expertise to empower people with vital clinical skills and the confidence to use them (e.g. our Volunteers and Community Advocates, and Young Responders programmes).
Job Summary
St John Ambulance is entering an exciting new chapter. As we launch our ambitious three-year strategy, our goal is clear: to grow the power of first aid by 2028 by teaching more people life-saving skills and delivering expert care when it matters most.
This is a pivotal opportunity to lead and shape our Corporate Partnerships function at a time of significant growth potential. You will drive new business activity, develop compelling funding propositions, and secure income-led, multi-year partnerships that deliver meaningful impact for both St John and our corporate partners.
Leading a team of three, you will set clear strategic direction, build a strong prospect pipeline, and drive sustainable income growth. You’ll also strengthen and expand existing partnerships, maximise cross-selling opportunities, and collaborate across the organisation to develop values-aligned partnerships that generate both income and brand value.
We’re looking for a confident, strategic partnership professional with a proven track record of identifying, securing and managing corporate partnerships of varying scale. You’ll bring excellent communication and presentation skills, commercial insight, and a proactive, collaborative approach. Passionate about impact, you’ll play a key role within our fundraising, brand and communications team helping to build a high-performing culture and deliver against ambitious financial targets while advancing our mission to put first aid at the heart of every community.
About You
You’re a strategic and commercially minded partnership professional with a proven track record of securing and growing high-value corporate partnerships. You know how to turn insight into compelling propositions and win new business that drives sustainable income growth.
You bring experience of leading or supporting teams to perform at their best, creating a culture of ambition, accountability and collaboration. Confident managing budgets and income targets, you use data and insight to inform decisions and maximise performance.
An excellent communicator and relationship builder, you’re comfortable influencing and pitching to senior stakeholders and negotiating win–win partnerships. Highly organised and self-motivated, you manage competing priorities effectively and understand fundraising best practice and regulatory requirements.
You lead with compassion and emotional intelligence, are open to feedback, and role model a values-driven approach aligned with our HEART values.
It would be great if you also have:
- Experience working within the charity sector
- Experience engaging senior leaders such as Directors, Trustees or CEOs
- A degree/L7 qualification (or equivalent experience)
- Up-to-date knowledge of corporate partnership and social impact trends
About the Role
- Provide strong, values-led leadership to build a high-performing Corporate Partnerships team, fostering collaboration, inclusivity, ambition and excellence.
- Set clear objectives, KPIs and development plans; support, motivate and hold the team accountable to deliver annual income targets.
- Develop and deliver an ambitious corporate partnerships strategy focused on securing high-value new business while retaining and growing existing partnerships.
- Build and oversee a well-researched, strategically aligned prospect pipeline to drive sustainable income growth.
- Lead the creation of compelling, creative and commercially driven partnership propositions, proposals and pitches.
- Collaborate across fundraising, brand, communications, operations, finance and regional teams to maximise partnership opportunities and ensure integrated delivery.
- Oversee budgeting, forecasting, income monitoring and performance reporting, using insight to inform strategy and manage risk.
- Ensure strong governance and compliance, including due diligence, accurate CRM data management, regulatory adherence and high-quality impact and financial reporting to funders and senior stakeholders.
Please see the job description for more detail (this can be viewed on our website or once you click apply)
If you are a current St John Ambulance employee, please apply here: Click here
For all other candidates, or St John Ambulance volunteers wishing to apply: please apply below
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive high volume of applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
St John Ambulance are committed to increasing the diversity of our team and making sure we best reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. At St John, everyone is valued and supported to thrive, we have several networks including Multi Culture, Disability and Accessibility, Pride, Family and Carers and Women’s groups. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination and engender a sense of belonging for all, by creating an environment of mutual respect, where we value unique differences and demonstrate authentic allyship. We believe passionately in equality, diversity and inclusion.
St John Ambulance is committed to safeguarding and we promote safe recruitment practice. Therefore, all successful applicants will undergo pre-employment checks, including DBS Clearance, as part of the onboarding process, if applicable to the nature of the role
Please note: St John does not accept speculative CVs and will only review CVs sent in application for an advertised vacancy.
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Job Title: Human Resources Business Partner
Reporting To: Head of People
Salary Range: £40,000 - £45,000 per annum
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract (12 months)
Location: This is a hybrid role based at our Sheffield Office (Suites 1, 3, and 4, The Hive, Fountain Precinct, 1st Floor, Leopold Wing, Sheffield). The position will involve some travel across our northern UK depots and to our Head Office located in London.
Days/Hours per Week: 35 hours per week, working from 9:00am - 5:00pm, Monday – Friday, with an unpaid 1-hour lunch break.
Our Vision: A UK where “No good food goes to waste.
Following the recent merger of The Felix Project and FareShare UK into a single charity, we now operate as the UK’s national network of charitable food redistributors. We bring together independent organisations to rescue good‑quality surplus food from right across the food industry and deliver it to approximately 8,500 frontline charities and community groups. Every week, our combined efforts provide enough food to create nearly one million meals for people facing vulnerability.
With this merger, there has never been a more exciting time to join an organisation that is growing in scale, influence, and impact and is firmly at the forefront of public awareness.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and we welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities and as a Disability Confident Employer, we provide reasonable adjustments.
We aim to recruit from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. If you share our values and our commitment to redistributing surplus food, come and join us.
Purpose of the Job
The HR Business Partner will provide a full HR service that fully supports the delivery of the company and site strategy and is aligned with charity HR policies and practices.
Duties & Responsibilities
· Provide proactive leadership and support in ensuring the delivery of all functional demands. Ensure the functional processes and procedures are appropriately controlled.
· Create and maintain an innovative environment that encourages colleague participation in raising standards of quality, teamwork and communication
· Provide leadership and direction to ensure that within the function, people are engaged, focused, developed and delivering to their full potential
· Champion health and safety on site, ensuring that a safe working environment exists for all colleagues and that, as a minimum, the department meets the standards set out in relevant health, safety and environmental policies.
· Commercial awareness and a proven cost reduction measures on site. All areas of cost reduction investigated.
· Monitor departmental KPI’s and challenge improvement when required to ensure targets are achieved and improved
· Works with functional leads, enabling line managers to drive accountability at the appropriate level, and supports managers to achieve this
· Interpret HR Policy and support managers in the practical implementation of HR practice and employment legislation to ensure compliance and consistency
· Provides a professional advisory service that gives effective solutions to people's issues, ensuring a balance between individual and business needs
· Lead the talent and succession planning agenda
· Support the leadership team with advice and interventions to enable the successful delivery of the business strategy
· Leads the delivery of the EDI strategy
· Decision-making authority:
· Must work with high levels of autonomy but seeks assistance as required
· Able to support and answer all queries from the team in a timely manner and bring them to a conclusion
· Liaises with support functions as required to support the overall business strategy
· Gives key stakeholders directional support in employment legal matters and compliance
We deliver this surplus food to charities and schools so they can provide healthy meals and help the most vulnerable in our society.



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William Cadbury established this charitable Trust in 1923 to support the health and wellbeing of the people of Birmingham. Over a century later, we continue his mission with the same dedication, guided by values that shape how we work:
- We care deeply
- We speak honestly and listen openly
- We do the right thing, always
We are looking for an organised, reliable and enthusiastic Administrator to join us for 5 hours per week. This role offers a unique opportunity to support a historic Trust that makes a real difference in Birmingham and the West Midlands.
About the Role
You will be based in our well-equipped office and work with our bespoke grants management system, which automates routine tasks. Key responsibilities include:
- Responding to queries from potential applicants.
- Processing grant applications received by post and via our website.
- Administering the small grants programme, including sending cheques and notifying applicants.
- Preparing papers and agendas for trustee meetings twice yearly, attending meetings, taking minutes, and processing grant decisions.
- Reconciling the cash book with the bank record and chasing outstanding receipts.
- Liaising with the Trust accountant and auditor to support the annual report and accounts.
- Visiting selected applicants and reporting back to Trustees.
- Completing the Charity Commission annual return.
You’ll be someone who:
- Is reliable, organised, and pays attention to detail.
- Can work independently but values collaboration and team support.
- Embodies our values in everything you do; caring deeply; speaking honestly and listening openly and always doing the right thing.
Why Work with Us
- Join a historic, respected Trust that ranks among the top 300 grant-making trusts in the UK.
- Be part of a values-driven environment where your work has a real impact.
- Flexible, part-time role with meaningful responsibilities.
Job Specifics
This role is based on a 5 hour working week with occasional additional paid hours to facilitate site visits and to prepare for and attend the half yearly trustee meetings.
Salary is £30,000 per annum (pro rata).
Office location: Selly Oak, Birmingham.
Holiday: 28 days (pro rata).
Application
If you share our values and can bring your enthusiasm, organisation skills and reliability to our Trust, please send a copy of your CV and a short covering letter to help us get to know you by the 23rd March.
We will be holding interviews during the week commencing the 13th April at our office in Selly Oak, Birmingham.
To support the health and wellbeing of the people of Birmingham and the West Midlands
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: Home based, with frequent travel around the project site in the Alun Valley, Vale of Glamorgan, S Wales.
Salary: £28,148 - £32,519 plus 8% employer pension contribution
Hours: Full time, 37 Hours Per Week (1 FTE)
Contract: Fixed term contract ending 31st August 2027
Natur am Byth! is Wales' flagship species recovery programme. Funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF), Natural Resources Wales, Welsh Government, Welsh Government’s Landfill Disposals Tax Communities Scheme, Arts Council Wales and Esmee Fairbairn, Natur am Byth unites nine environmental charities to deliver the country’s largest natural heritage and outreach programme to save species from extinction and reconnect people to nature.
The High Brown Fritillary is the UK’s most threatened butterfly species, with a single colony remaining in Wales, where it is restricted to Old Castle Down and Cwm Alun in the Vale of Glamorgan. As such, the species is highly vulnerable to extinction and is a priority for targeted action through Natur am Byth! as one of a small number of single species focal projects. This post focuses on delivering surveys, monitoring and habitat improvements for High Brown Fritillary in the Alun Valley alongside wider species actions contributing to Natur am Byth! in South Wales.
Job Purpose
- Deliver agreed conservation outcomes for the High Brown Fritillary single species project within Natur am Byth! in the Vale of Glamorgan. Lead on the delivery of survey and monitoring work, habitat management, volunteer coordination and liaison with graziers, landowners, farmers, partners and contractors to achieve the necessary habitat management outcomes.
- Work closely alongside the High Brown Fritillary Project Officer focused on the community engagement outcomes of Natur am Byth!, which complement the conservation outcomes. With volunteering and community engagement a critical part of delivering species recovery and ensuring its legacy, close communication and collaboration is essential to deliver this role effectively.
- Deliver targeted habitat management activities and conservation advice, survey and monitoring for wider species outcomes within South Wales.
Main Responsibilities
- Lead conservation action targeting High Brown Fritillary within the Alun Valley through liaison with internal and external partners and stakeholders (including private landowners, commoners, land managers, and NRW).
- Coordinate and manage site-wide habitat monitoring and assessment for High Brown Fritillary to ensure management activities are delivering successfully.
- Deliver site advisory visits providing specific ecological advice on habitat management for butterflies and moths to benefit threatened species as part of wider site management objectives.
- Manage targeted habitat improvements for High Brown Fritillary and Adder in the Alun Valley through supervision of habitat management contracts and coordination and delivery of volunteer work parties.
- Organise and deliver a series of conservation workshops to share and promote good practice in grazing and habitat management techniques for threatened species.
- Lead and collate GIS mapping of species, habitat and project activities to support project reporting, activity planning and ongoing monitoring.
- Maintain good working relationships with key landowners & commoners, securing all relevant permissions to undertake appropriate land management where required and engage them in Natur am Byth! events and outcomes.
- Review Natur am Byth! project objectives and schedule and revise actions to maximise impact for species and key stakeholders for an effective project legacy.
- Manage the conservation elements of the project budget alongside your line manager, and maintain administrative systems to ensure effective delivery and evaluation of the project.
- Ensure effective health and safety procedures are in place for all participants, including staff, public, volunteers, project partners and other BC staff.
- Promote and publicise the work of the project through events, presentations, print and social media.
- Contribute to conservation delivery for species within Natur am Byth! and Butterfly Conservation’s wider work within South Wales in agreement with your line manager.
General
- Promote BC’s values (Excellence, Passionate, Inspiring, Collaborative) ensuring they are adopted in all aspects of the role.
- Undertake any other reasonable duties as required and commensurate with the grade of post.
- Undertake all duties and responsibilities in compliance with the rules and regulations encompassing equal opportunities to help foster a diverse workforce.
- Work in accordance with BC’s policies, procedures, and codes of conduct
- Actively participate in on-going professional development activities.
Candidates must have the right to work and be resident in the UK.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early before the advertised closing date and time.
Closing date: 7 April 2026, 9am
Interviews will be held on 16 April 2026
Teitl Swydd: Swyddog Cadwraeth Natur am Byth!
Yn atebol i: Rheolwr Cadwraeth Cymru
Lleoliad: Gartref, gan deithio'n aml o amgylch safle'r prosiect yn Nyffryn Alun, Bro Morgannwg, De Cymru.
Cyflog: £28,148 - £32,519 ynghyd â chyfraniad pensiwn cyflogwr o 8%
Oriau: Llawn amser, 37 awr yr wythnos (1 FTE)
Contract: Contract tymor penodol yn dod i ben ar 31 Awst 2027
Natur am Byth! yw rhaglen flaenllaw Cymru ar gyfer adfer rhywogaethau. Caiff Natur am Byth ei ariannu gan Gronfa Dreftadaeth y Loteri Genedlaethol, Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru, Llywodraeth Cymru, Cynllun Cymunedau Treth Gwarediadau Tirlenwi Llywodraeth Cymru, Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru ac Esmee Fairbairn, ac mae’n dod â naw elusen amgylcheddol ynghyd i gyflawni rhaglen treftadaeth naturiol ac allgymorth fwyaf y wlad i achub rhywogaethau rhag difodiant ac ailgysylltu pobl â natur.
Y Fritheg Frown yw'r glöyn byw sy’n wynebu’r bygythiad mwyaf yn y DU, gydag un gytref ar ôl yng Nghymru, lle mae wedi'i gyfyngu i Old Castle Down a Chwm Alun ym Mro Morgannwg. O'r herwydd, mae'r rhywogaeth yn agored iawn i ddifodiant ac mae'n flaenoriaeth ar gyfer camau gweithredu wedi'u targedu drwy Natur am Byth! fel un o nifer fach o brosiectau sy'n canolbwyntio ar un rhywogaeth. Mae'r swydd hon yn canolbwyntio ar gyflawni arolygon, monitro a gwella cynefinoedd ar gyfer y Fritheg Frown yn Nyffryn Alun ochr yn ochr â chamau gweithredu ehangach ar gyfer rhywogaethau er mwyn cyfrannu at Natur am Byth! yn Ne Cymru.
Pwrpas y Swydd
- Cyflawni canlyniadau cadwraeth y cytunwyd arnynt ar gyfer prosiect rhywogaeth sengl y Fritheg Frown o fewn Natur am Byth! ym Mro Morganwg. Arwain ar gyflawni gwaith arolygu a monitro, rheoli cynefinoedd, cydlynu gwirfoddolwyr a chysylltu â phorwyr, tirfeddianwyr, ffermwyr, partneriaid a chontractwyr i gyflawni'r canlyniadau rheoli cynefinoedd angenrheidiol.
- Gweithio'n agos ochr yn ochr â Swyddog Prosiect y Fritheg Frown gan ganolbwyntio ar ganlyniadau ymgysylltu cymunedol Natur am Byth!, sy'n ategu'r canlyniadau cadwraeth. Gyda gwirfoddoli ac ymgysylltu cymunedol yn rhan hanfodol o gyflawni adferiad y rhywogaeth a sicrhau gwaddol, mae cyfathrebu a chydweithio agos yn hanfodol i gyflawni'r rôl hon yn effeithiol.
- Cyflwyno gweithgareddau rheoli cynefinoedd a chyngor cadwraeth wedi'u targedu, arolygu a monitro ar gyfer canlyniadau rhywogaethau ehangach yn Ne Cymru.
Prif Gyfrifoldebau
- Arwain camau cadwraeth sy'n targedu'r Fritheg Frown yn Nyffryn Alun trwy gysylltu â phartneriaid a rhanddeiliaid mewnol ac allanol (gan gynnwys tirfeddianwyr preifat, cominwyr, rheolwyr tir, a CNC).
- Cydlynu a rheoli gwaith monitro ac asesu cynefinoedd ar draws safleoedd cyfan ar gyfer y Fritheg Frown i sicrhau bod gweithgareddau rheoli yn cyflawni'n llwyddiannus.
- Cynnal ymweliadau cynghori ar safleoedd gan roi cyngor ecolegol penodol ar reoli cynefinoedd ar gyfer gloÿnnod byw a gwyfynod er budd rhywogaethau sydd dan fygythiad fel rhan o amcanion rheoli safleoedd ehangach.
- Rheoli gwelliannau wedi'u targedu i gynefin y Fritheg Frown a'r Wiber yn Nyffryn Alun trwy oruchwylio contractau rheoli cynefinoedd a chydlynu a darparu partïon gwaith gwirfoddol.
- Trefnu a chyflwyno cyfres o weithdai cadwraeth i rannu a hyrwyddo arfer da mewn technegau pori a rheoli cynefinoedd ar gyfer rhywogaethau dan fygythiad.
- Arwain a choladu gwaith mapio GIS ar gyfer rhywogaethau, cynefinoedd a gweithgareddau’r prosiect i gefnogi gwaith adrodd, cynllunio gweithgareddau a monitro parhaus y prosiect.
- Cynnal perthnasoedd gwaith da gyda thirfeddianwyr a chominwyr allweddol, gan sicrhau'r caniatâd perthnasol i ymgymryd â gwaith rheoli tir priodol lle bo angen a'u cynnwys yn nigwyddiadau a chanlyniadau Natur am Byth!.
- Adolygu amcanion prosiect Natur am Byth! a threfnu a diwygio camau gweithredu i gael yr effaith orau posibl ar rywogaethau a rhanddeiliaid allweddol er mwyn sicrhau gwaddol effeithiol i'r prosiect.
- Rheoli’r elfennau cadwraeth sy’n gysylltiedig â chyllideb y prosiect ochr yn ochr â'ch rheolwr llinell, a chynnal systemau gweinyddol i sicrhau bod y prosiect yn cael ei gyflawni a'i werthuso'n effeithiol.
- Sicrhau bod gweithdrefnau iechyd a diogelwch effeithiol ar waith i bob cyfranogwr, gan gynnwys staff, y cyhoedd, gwirfoddolwyr, partneriaid y prosiect ac aelodau staff eraill Gwarchod Gloÿnnod Byw.
- Hyrwyddo a rhoi cyhoeddusrwydd i waith y prosiect drwy ddigwyddiadau, cyflwyniadau, cyfryngau print a chyfryngau cymdeithasol.
- Cyfrannu at gyflawni cadwraeth ar gyfer rhywogaethau o fewn gwaith ehangach Natur am Byth! a Gwarchod Gloÿnnod Byw yn Ne Cymru mewn cytundeb â'ch rheolwr llinell.
Cyffredinol
- Hyrwyddo gwerthoedd Gwarchod Gloÿnnod Byw (Rhagoriaeth, Angerddol, Ysbrydoledig, Cydweithredol) gan sicrhau eu bod yn cael eu mabwysiadu ym mhob agwedd ar y rôl.
- Ymgymryd ag unrhyw ddyletswyddau rhesymol eraill yn ôl yr angen ac sy’n gymesur â gradd y swydd.
- Ymgymryd â'r holl ddyletswyddau a chyfrifoldebau yn unol â'r rheolau a'r rheoliadau sy'n cwmpasu cyfleoedd cyfartal er mwyn helpu i feithrin gweithlu amrywiol.
- Gweithio yn unol â pholisïau, gweithdrefnau a chodau ymddygiad Gwarchod Gloÿnnod Byw
- Cymryd rhan weithredol mewn gweithgareddau datblygiad proffesiynol parhaus.
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