Strategic programme delivery manager jobs

An exciting opportunity to lead a dedicated team supporting young people to build resilience and thrive.At an exciting time of growth for our charity, we are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated leader to manage programmes and daily operations at our farm near Skipton, nestled in the sweeping countryside south of the Yorkshire Dales.You will play a key role in ensuring our young people have a meaningful, inclusive, and memorable experience with Jamie’s Farm, feeling the positive impact long after their visit. 

What is Jamie’s Farm?Jamie’s Farm is a charity that supports young people by combining therapeutic work, farming, and purposeful activities to help them thrive. Through residential visits to our working farms, we provide a nurturing environment where young people can reflect, build confidence, and develop the resilience they need to overcome personal challenges. 

More about the role:As Head of Farm, you will help deliver our transition from Day visits to Residential visits at our Skipton farm, working alongside and managing a team to deliver an impactful programme. Your responsibilities will include leading up to four visits per month, ensuring the smooth delivery of residential visits, representing Jamie’s Farm with partner organisations, funders, volunteers and other stakeholders; and fostering a culture of empowerment and collaboration within the team. You will help achieve key performance goals including high visitor retention and staff satisfaction rates, while also leading professional development and team-building activities for your team. 

You will participate in all aspects of farm life - leading walks, guiding young people through meaningful output-based jobs like gardening or log chopping, and creating meaningful connections during shared meals and evening programmes. You will also contribute to broader Jamie’s Farm strategy as a key member of the Leadership team. 

About you:  We are looking for an experienced and passionate leader who embodies Jamie’s Farm core values of positivity, passion, generosity, collaboration, and professionalism. You will have experience in relational leadership and practice with young people. Prior management experience is preferred, showing your ability to support and motivate teams effectively. You will bring exceptional communication, teamwork, and organisational skills to the role. 

You will excel at developing meaningful relationships with diverse individuals and organisations, using positivity and empathy to inspire and motivate others. Your dedication to helping young people thrive, especially those in challenging circumstances, will drive the success of your team and the programme. 

Please see the full job description, desired experience and employee benefits by exploring our recruitment pack below.Don’t meet every single requirement? We’d still love to hear from you – your unique skills and experience could be just what we’re looking for. 

CENTRE FOR AGEING BETTER

Head of Engagement and Partnerships – Equalities

• Permanent
• Salary £60,571 per annum
• Full time
• Flexible working options will be supported.
• Central London Office and Hybrid working

We offer a pension scheme with employer contribution up to 10%, in addition you’ll receive 28 days holiday plus bank holidays, 24-hour access to a comprehensive employee assistance programme, cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan scheme and other benefits.

About the role

We’re looking for an exceptional leader to drive our mission to reduce inequalities in ageing and ensure the experiences of disadvantaged and marginalised older people sit at the heart of everything we do.

In this role, you’ll lead the development and delivery of our inequalities in ageing programme - shaping strategy, managing collaborative research and influencing projects, and building powerful partnerships with equalities, community and faith based organisations. You’ll champion best practice in accessibility and involvement, ensuring experts by experience inform all aspects of our work-based organisations. You’ll champion best practice in accessibility and involvement, ensuring experts by experience inform all aspects of our work.

You’ll provide organisation wide leadership on equalities, support our advisory groups, and strengthen our approach to meaningful involvement. You’ll also represent Ageing Better externally, contribute to policy development, and support funding bids.‑wide leadership on equalities, support our advisory groups, and strengthen our approach to meaningful involvement. You’ll also represent Ageing Better externally, contribute to policy development, and support funding bids.

If you’re a strategic thinker with deep equalities expertise, excellent partnership skills and a passion for driving change, we’d love to hear from you.

About you

You’re a strategic, collaborative leader with deep expertise in equalities issues, theories and approaches and a passion for tackling inequalities in ageing.

You excel at building trusted partnerships, with community and faith‑based organisations in particular, and you’re confident working with people with lived‑experience to shape meaningful, inclusive practice.

You’re skilled at managing complex programmes, guiding teams, and bringing clarity and direction to evolving work. You will be comfortable representing an organisation externally, and are able to communicate with credibility and influence across senior stakeholders.

Above all, you’re committed to amplifying marginalised voices, challenging inequalities, driving systemic change, and ensuring our work reflects the full diversity of later life.

About us

The Centre for Ageing Better is a charitable foundation funded by The National Lottery Community Fund and part of the government’s What Works Network

Everyone has the right to a good life as they get older and our whole society benefits when people are able to age well. But far too many people face huge barriers, and as a result are living in bad housing, dealing with poverty and poor health and made to feel invisible in their communities and society. 

The Centre for Ageing Better is pioneering ways to make ageing better a reality for everyone. Its key areas of work include challenging ageism and building a nationwide Age-friendly Movement, creating Age-friendly Employment and Age-friendly Homes.

We are striving to create an organisation that reflects our society and the communities we serve. A workplace where everyone feels empowered and where diversity of background and thought is celebrated. We know there is more work to be done and are committed to continuing to improve our practice around Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. 

We very much welcome applications from minority groups and those underrepresented in our workforce. This especially includes people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBT+ people, and Disabled people.

We are a Positive Action employer, therefore in recruitment where two candidates are ‘as qualified as’ each other, we will favour a candidate from any group identified as currently underrepresented in our team based on protected characteristics as outlined in the Equality Act 2010.

To apply please follow the link to complete an application and EDI form. 

Please address in your supporting statement how you meet the person specification for the role as fully as possible to demonstrate why you should be shortlisted for interview for this post. Failure to do so will result in your application being automatically rejected.

The closing date for this role is 9am Monday 9th March with in-person interviews to take place 19th March. 

Lead a flagship programme that supports young people from underrepresented backgrounds into meaningful, sustainable careers.
Join 20/20 Levels as our Programme Manager for I AM CHANGE and drive delivery, quality and growth at scale.

This is a rare opportunity to take full ownership of an established, high-impact career development programme operating across London and online. You will lead cohorts from recruitment to graduation, manage facilitators and mentors, build relationships with employers, and ensure participants gain the confidence, skills and networks needed to thrive in the workplace.

We are looking for a strong programme leader who combines operational excellence with heart. Someone who can create safe, aspirational environments for young people while holding high expectations around attendance, progression and results. You will be trusted to manage performance, budgets, partnerships and data, using insight to continuously improve delivery and demonstrate impact to funders and stakeholders.

If you are passionate about social mobility, experienced in employability or youth development, and ready to lead a programme that changes lives every day, we would love to hear from you.

We are a looking to appoint a Community Programmes Manager who can manage teams and ensure delivery of quality services effectively to meet targets and service specifications. They will be expected to work collaboratively with partners, manage resources and budgets, and report consistently to commissioners and funders to ensure services are delivering impact and affecting change.

Reporting to the Programmes Director, you will work closely to support strategic development of interventions that lead to better outcomes for individuals and communities; as well as building Public Voice’s reputation as a leader in designing and delivering community programmes.

Job Title: Programme Manager (Sounddelivery Media Programmes)

Responsible to: Chief Executive

Location: Hybrid (with some in-person work as required)

Salary: £42k pro rata, dependent on experience

Contract: Permanent (subject to funding)

Role Purpose

The Programme Manager will lead the planning, delivery, and evaluation of Sounddelivery Media’s programmes. This includes managing funded projects, supporting network organisations, and ensuring programmes are delivered on time, on budget, and to a high standard, while meeting funder requirements and SDM’s strategic objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end delivery of SDM programmes, from planning through to evaluation and reporting.

• Work closely with key stakeholders to develop the scope, deliverables, required resources, work plan, budget, and timing for new initiatives

• Creating new programmes according to the strategic objectives of the organisation

• Act as the main point of contact for programme partners, freelancers, and delivery organisations.

• Oversee programme budgets, timelines, and resources, ensuring strong financial and risk management.

• Ensure programmes meet funder requirements, including monitoring, evaluation, and reporting.

• Work closely with the Media & Communications Manager to promote programme activity and impact.

• Support learning and knowledge-sharing across the SDM network.

• Contribute to programme design and development, identifying opportunities for innovation and growth.

• Maintain accurate records and contribute to organisational reporting and strategy.

• Developing strong relationships with team members, vendors and partners

• Managing resources and ensuring timely delivery of programmes

• Supervising and coordinating activities of the parties involved in the programme

Person Specification

Experience (Essential):

• Proven experience of managing programmes or projects, ideally within the charity, cultural, or media sectors.

• Strong organisational and project management skills.

• Experience of managing budgets and reporting to funders.

• Excellent communication and relationship-management skills.

• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse partners and stakeholders.

• Understand and embed DEI principles and lived experience in activities

Experience (Desirable):

• Experience working with community organisations or networks.

• Knowledge of monitoring, evaluation, and learning frameworks.

• Understanding of the media, audio, or creative industries.

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to work on own initiative with minimum supervision

• Ability to carry out tasks in a meticulous and methodical manner and pay close attention to detail

Flexibility & Commitment

• An open and flexible attitude, willing to work as part of a team

• Honesty and integrity to maintain confidential information and data and handle money

Job Title - Research Manager

Contract – 1-year fixed term contract

Work pattern - Full time or 0.8 FTE (for flexible working, including term time working)

Salary - £42,000 - £48,000 per annum (or pro rata)

Location - Flexible, with an expectation of working at Coram’s campus in London on average at least once a week.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about using their research and evaluation expertise, including involving children, young people and their families in research, to join our growing Impact and Evaluation team to help improve support for vulnerable children and young people, and ultimately make a positive difference in their lives.

About Coram and the team

Established as the Foundling Hospital in 1739, Coram is today a vibrant charity group of specialist organisations, supporting hundreds of thousands of children, young people and families every year from infancy to independence. We champion children’s rights and wellbeing, making lives better through legal support, advocacy, adoption and our range of therapeutic, educational and cultural programmes.

Coram’s vision for children is a society where every child has the best possible chance in life, regardless of their background or circumstances.

Building on our legacy as the first and longest continuing children’s charity, we have launched the Coram Institute for Children, the dedicated research and development organisation for children. The Institute will be instrumental in realising this vision by acting as a catalyst for change and collaboration, seeking evidence-based solutions to the challenges facing children in the 21st century in policy, law and practice.

This role will be based in Coram’s Impact and Evaluation team[1]which sits at the heart of Coram’s Institute for Children dedicated to improving the life chances of children.[2] This role will play an important part in building the Institute and the strategic direction of the team. The role offers exciting opportunities to work within the Coram’s Impact and Evaluation team to lead a portfolio of mixed methods research projects and evaluation studies. As well as build links across Coram as well as externally with research partners and universities to pursue research dedicated to improving the lives of children and young people.

As a team, are core research principles are to be child-centred, rigorous, grounded in experience, collaborative and impactful. We are dedicated to delivering child-centred research to ensure their voice is at the forefront of our work. We use co-design and participatory research methods to challenge power imbalances within research and work with marginalised groups.

About the role

The Research Manager will play an important role in working with the Head of Impact and Evaluation and across Coram to develop and expand work of the team within Coram’s Institute for Children.

Working within Coram’s growing Impact and Evaluation team (which currently includes eight permanent researchers) the Research Manager will lead the delivery of high quality, innovative qualitative and quantitative studies including externally commissioned research and evaluation to support the improvement of policy and practice for vulnerable children, young people and their families. This will include implementation and process evaluations with children/young people, parents/carers and professionals as well as quasi-experimental and experimental impact evaluations.

We welcome applications from mixed-methods, quantitative and qualitative researchers who have knowledge of a range of research methods and evaluation approaches. We are dedicated to delivering child-centred research to ensure their voice is at the forefront of our work. We use co-design and participatory research methods to challenge power imbalances within research and work with marginalized groups.

The Research Manager will work with colleagues across Coram and with external partners in local authorities, central government, businesses and other third sector organisations. They will have the opportunity to shape the work of the Institute by designing new research funding bids, responding to tender opportunities and developing our academic partnerships.

The role also comes with a range of personal and professional benefits including dedicated time for continuous professional development, 25 plus days of annual leave, regular team reflective practice sessions and flexible working arrangements.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced research manager who has a passion for innovative, participatory research to take the initiative to design and deliver high-quality evidence which improves policy and practice for children, young people and their families.

Coram is an equal opportunities employer and we are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from all sections of the community we seek to support. This includes those from global majority groups, those that identify as LGBQT+, those with disabilities, those with lived experience of care, those with neuro-diversity, and those from other groups who are underrepresented in research roles. If applicants feel comfortable, we would encourage them to draw on lived experience in their personal statement as part of their application.

To apply for this role, please click on the 'apply now' button below to complete the application.

Closing date: 15/03/2026 @ 09.00AM

Interview dates: W/C 23/03/2026

We will also make any reasonable adjustments at the interview stage for applicants invited to interview to support inclusivity.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Registered Charity No. 312278.

ISEAL is looking for an experienced events professional to manage a range of in person and virtual events for its global stakeholder base. This is an exciting role for someone with a strong track record in organising events of differing sizes for in-person, online, and hybrid audiences, and who is interested in sustainability.

Events are a vital part of ISEAL’s work to communicate with, influence, and engage our key stakeholder groups, including policy makers, multilateral organisations, donors, companies, NGOs, producers, and, of course, ISEAL’s own members. To support these aims, ISEAL hosts at least one major public forum, conference or symposium each year. In 2026, this will be a Global Sustainability Symposium and will take place in Accra, Ghana in June with around 200-300 participants. Additionally, ISEAL organises Members´ Week, an annual multi-day event for ISEAL Community Members that typically attracts 60-100 participants per day.

With support from the Events Coordinator, the Associate Manager will be responsible for all aspects of event management for the events described above. The role will also work closely with ISEAL programme teams and senior colleagues to coordinate the development of event agendas, content and sessions.

In addition, ISEAL’s events programme includes a range of smaller workshops and roundtables, both in Europe and in other locations, including China, India, Ghana, Indonesia, and Latin America. ISEAL also runs a busy webinar programme. The Associate Manager will work with senior colleagues to agree the level of support given by the Events Team to each of these smaller events/event series. While the Events Team is not expected to directly organise every event, the Associate Manager will also maintain and develop event planning resources, and guidance to support the organisation to consistently deliver high-quality events.

To succeed in this role, you will have significant existing experience in organising events, ideally including international events for high-profile audiences. Given the range of international events, you will also have a sensitive approach to cultural diversity and, ideally, some additional language skills. This role is responsible for line managing the Events Coordinator.

The key responsibilities we entrust you with

Event management

• Manage the production and delivery of in person and virtual events, with a particular focus on sustainable event delivery
• Implement project management processes to deliver on events, including developing work-back plans and RACI charts, organising and chairing planning meetings, and leading on internal communications
• Lead supplier selection for in person events, collating requirements, researching venues, completing contracting with venue and major suppliers, and communicating event needs to all suppliers
• Coordinate promotion and outreach for events, working closely with the Communications and Membership teams to promote events across all relevant channels
• Oversee registration for events, setting up and monitoring relevant systems & provide internal updates
• Collaborate with senior and programme staff to develop event agendas and content, organising and chairing content meetings, drawing up session schedules and ensuring logistical requirements are met
• Prepare written event materials and other collateral, including web copy, programmes, invitations and participant communications, feedback surveys, travel reimbursement policies and other documents
• Provide excellent customer service to attendees, speakers, and staff involved with events, acting as an advocate for attendee experience
• Deliver internal briefings for staff in the lead up to events and create staffing plans to ensure smooth delivery on the day
• Carry out risk assessments and lead on contingency planning for events
• Track budgets, liaising with budget holders and coordinating with ISEAL finance team about invoicing and reimbursement
• Manage events follow-up such as feedback survey analysis, preparation of post-event materials and reports, and internal evaluation meetings/surveys
• Monitor and report on the environmental impact of events, including waste and GHG emissions, using these learnings to improve event sustainability wherever possible

Event strategy, guidance, policies, and procedures

• Contribute to developing the annual event schedule, including making recommendations based on the event team’s capacity and referring to ISEAL’s strategic objectives
• Maintain and develop event planning guidance, templates, tools, systems, and other resources
• Support the Events & Engagement Manager to maintain and develop event-related policies, including the Event Code of Conduct and the Event Sustainability Policy
• Organise data and maintain relevant mailing lists, including updating contact and attendance records
• Maintain an updated list of venue choices that have high sustainability credentials in key cities where ISEAL may wish to hold small and large events

Other

• Line manage Events Coordinator, and oversee their development and growth, identifying appropriate learning and development opportunities
• Supervise contributions of other assistants and coordinators to event planning and delivery
• Participate actively in team and organisational planning and activities
• Participate in internal staff management processes such as performance reviews, supervisory meetings
• Be a collaborative and effective team member, liaising with colleagues at all levels across organisation

Essential attributes / skills / knowledge

• Track record of working on large in-person professional events, ideally in an international setting
• Strong interest, and ideally experience, in delivering sustainable or “green” meetings and events
• Strong project management skills, with an ability to comfortably juggle a number of different deliverables and deadlines at any given time
• Strong written and verbal communications skills and ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with others (via e-mail, Teams, phone and in person)
• Self-motivated and able to work independently to high standards, with attention to detail
• Capable of taking initiative to take action and solve problems within an agreed scope
• Ability to communicate and work effectively with cross-functional teams in a fully remote, international environment, including regular international time-zone calls
• Experience in line management, able to delegate effectively and develop direct reports
• Ability to work confidently and sensitively with a diverse global community
• Confidence in using IT systems, familiarity with virtual meeting tools (e.g. Teams, Zoom), and proficiency in MS Office. Experience with running webinars and online events.
• Comfortable with some flexibility in working hours (specifically in 3-4 weeks leading up to major events)
• Interest in sustainability issues or in convening people around sustainability issues

Additionally desirable

• Experience organising international events and/or large hybrid events
• Ability to convene and facilitate meetings virtually with a strong group of practitioners
• Experience working or interning in an international NGO/ membership organisation
• Working knowledge of other languages (e.g. French, German, Spanish, Portuguese)

About ISEAL

ISEAL supports ambitious sustainability systems and their partners to tackle the world’s most pressing sustainability challenges – from the climate emergency and biodiversity crisis to human rights and persistent poverty. ISEAL Community Members include many of the most respected sustainability schemes worldwide and are active across a diverse range of sectors. Read more about us on our website iseal(.)org. 

ISEAL´s culture and how we will help you thrive

Our values are Connection, Empowerment, Inspiration, Wellbeing, Effective Working and Creativity.

These are traits we value in each other and in the organisation overall and we instil these in all our processes and interactions.

The issues we work on are of a global nature and our team reflects this, with individuals from many different backgrounds and nationalities. We know this diversity adds to the high quality of work we deliver as an organisation and through our commitment to diversity and inclusion we want to add strengths and perspectives in our team with each recruitment. Diversity for us includes race and gender identity, age, disability status, sexual orientation, religion and many other areas forming part of someone´s identity. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer.

As an organisation, we also support our people in their personal and professional development, with specific budgets and processes enabling individuals to take advantage of growth and development opportunities. We offer 25 days of annual leave, to which we will add a day a year after 2 years (to a maximum of 30 days), as well as an extra five days as a one off once you have been with us for a full five years.

We recognise individuals’ preferences when it comes to where and when to work through a hybrid working model with a minimum of 4 days per month in the London office as well as the opportunity to apply for flexible working arrangements to suit individual´s needs.

Other relevant information

Term: This is an initial contract of one year with the possibility of extension

Working hours: 80 % (30 hours) – 100 % (full time, 37.5 hours per week), depending on preference

Salary:   £45,800 – 49,800, depending on experience (pro rata for less than 100%)

Location: London is the preferred location. Applicants will need to provide evidence that they are entitled to work in the UK. An ability and willingness to work in a hybrid work environment is required.

International travel: The post holder will be required to undertake occasional international travel

Ideal start date: asap

About applying

Specific enquiries about this role and the application process can be sent to the recruitment(@)isealalliance(.)org.

Deadline for applications is 8 March, 5pm GMT. Please note that we will only contact shortlisted applicants.

Please note that we would like to see candidates´ own writing in the cover letter and discourage the use of AI for this purpose.

Interview process

Please note that we will endeavor to keep to this schedule, but some dates may be subject to change.

Screening interviews (Teams): 11-13 March

Pre-interview timed exercises (between 60 – 90 minutes from home): 13-17 March

Panel interviews (in person): 18/19 March

Decision: w/c 23 March

Accessibility

If candidates require additional time or other considerations for the interview process, we are committed to accommodating any reasonable requests. Please note that ISEAL will cover travel expenses for in person interviews for candidates travelling from outside of Greater London. ISEAL also covers caring expenses for candidates who are carers and need to arrange of cover for the duration of the interview/exercises

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Westway Trust as our Adult Learning Manager, responsible for leading the Adult learning provision within a community setting.

You will work closely with the Senior Manager: Learning to ensure that the design and delivery of the Trust’s Learning Programme is innovative, creative and responsive to the creative, cultural, practical and wellbeing needs of community interest.

You will be an ambitious individual who will demonstrate an entrepreneurial flair in identifying and implementing opportunities to develop unique and distinctive learning opportunities specifically oriented to the communities of North Kensington.

You will also provide strategic and operational leadership to the programme team in the delivery of these objectives, and will lead and motivate a team of tutors to drive the programme’s success and meet our strategic goal of putting the community at the heart of what we do.

Key responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:

Strategic Leadership and Curriculum Development

• Clear understanding of the national and local policy context of the Adult Education Sector with a focus on: impact on funding or impact on the future curriculum.
• Ensuring the curriculum aligns with educational standards, accreditation requirements, and community demands.
• Leading on the servicing and management of specific regulatory and statutory inspections.
• Develop and articulate a compelling purpose and identity for the Learning Programme to reflect the Trust’s strategic objectives, ensuring that all activities are aligned to this purpose and driving performance.

Programme Management

• Contribute to RBKC self-assessment process, including supporting the Senior Manager: Learning in analysing data and drafting appropriate sections of the Self-Assessment Report (SAR) and Quality Improvement Plan (QIP).
• Offer clear academic and managerial leadership to all teaching staff involved with the programme and to deploy and organise the team in a way that makes the most effective and efficient use of all team members.
• Working with the team to foster a culture of pride and ownership, setting high expectations and supporting operational discipline and best practice.
• Ensure the effective management of the Adult Learning budget.
• Provide timely and impactful information to the Board of Trustees committees and in support of funding bids as required.
• Co-ordinate the assessment and internal verification process where appropriate, including liaison with the external verifier and preparing for the External Verifier visit.
• To carry out internal verification as required and adhere to quality frameworks, such as the Education Inspection Framework, Internal Quality Assurance and External Quality Assurance requirements.

Quality Improvement

• Working to ensure the highest quality of experience is at the heart of what we do and ensure compliance as required for external regulators.

Talent management and team development

• Working to foster a culture of engagement, ownership and co-creation in the team, cultivating high expectations of themselves and others within a peer support environment.
• Identify and develop the skills and capabilities within the team to deliver its objectives.

External Advocacy

• Represent and advocate for the Trust externally to cement and raise profile and internally when collaborating to meet organisational objectives.
• Help raise the profile of the Westway Learning programme with the wider community.

Essential Experience, Skills and Attributes

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience and up-to-date knowledge of policies, funding frameworks, initiatives and developments of Adult Education.
• Designing and delivering an innovative and distinctive creative/cultural practice curriculum programme in response to identified market needs and to successfully attract new students.
• Managing a diverse team in an educational setting or learning environment, proactively creating a positive working environment and effectively leading a high performing team that contributes to organisational success.
• Working with awarding and Quality Assurance bodies to ensure compliance with identified standards.
• A track record of working with external audit organisations e.g. Awarding Bodies and Ofsted
• Knowledge of the Education Inspection Framework and funding methodologies and their impact on courses and programmes of learning.
• Knowledge of national, regional and local priorities for adult and community learning services.
• Excellent communication skills and an ability to adapt approach to engage with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
• Resilience and able to work under pressure.

Desirable:

• Ideally the post holder will also have a background in ESOL.
• A good understanding of the local area (North Kensington).

Qualifications:

• Teaching qualification or relevant equivalent qualification/experience.
• Educated to degree level or can demonstrate relevant equivalent experience.
• Level 4 TAQA qualification in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes or equivalent qualification.

The application deadline is Sunday 8 March 2026 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.

Please kindly apply directly from our website.

Prostate Cancer Research exists to honour the men and families who have been through things no family should have to go through, and to work for a future where no one needs to fear a prostate cancer diagnosis. 

We are always working to provide resources to help, support and empower patients. Giving them the information they need to make better choices about their treatment, while working to identify and target specific unmet needs in the prostate cancer ecosystem, such as racial inequality and bone metastasis. 

Our dedicated staff team is the key to our success, expanding the amount of research that we fund five times over in four years. PCR has won the Communiqué Award 2025 for Excellence in Healthcare Partnerships, the PEMA 2025 winner for Excellence in in Collaboration Educating Patients and has been shortlisted for both Third Sector Awards and Charitytimes Awards 2025.

Ready to drive real-world change with your fundraising expertise?

At Prostate Cancer Research, we're making huge strides. Our supporter base has tripled in the last year, our campaigns are making national headlines, and we're investing heavily in growth.

We now need a passionate Individual Giving Manager to help us seize this momentum.

This is a chance to build something new with us. Working as a key strategic partner to the Head of Individual Giving, you will be the operational powerhouse behind our fundraising programme. You will take ownership of translating our high-level strategy into action, acting as the primary lead for campaign implementation and tactical delivery. We’re not just looking for someone to run campaigns; we're looking for an innovator who will test, learn, and lead us into new territories.

Your Mission:

• Take ownership of the delivery strategic individual giving activity across paid social, email, offline appeals, and new channels.

• Holistic Stewardship: Design and execute engaging supporter journeys—both bespoke and automated— that maximise conversion and long-term value.

• Performance Culture: Analyse performance, share insights, and drive a results-focused fundraising culture across the team.

Why Join Us?

• Impact: This is a new role with the potential to shape the future of our individual giving.

• Growth: We are committed to your professional development within a supportive team.

• Benefits: We value our people. Enjoy flexible working, private BUPA healthcare, a competitive pension, and more.

If you're an ambitious fundraiser who thrives in a dynamic environment and wants to fight prostate cancer, we encourage you to apply.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Implementation (Online & Offline)

• Key operational lead, deputising for the Head of Individual Giving and Legacies, taking responsibility for the planning and delivery of campaigns and activity across channels and supporter journeys.

• Develop and implement activity to attract new supporters through an integrated mix of channels, including social platforms (paid and unpaid), search engine advertising, email marketing, and offline appeals.

• Manage relationships with external partners, including creative, fundraising, and digital marketing agencies, ensuring high-quality delivery and ROI.

• Develop and execute integrated campaigns where ultimate conversion may occur via traditional channels such as telephone or mail, taking a holistic approach to acquire and convert new supporters.

• Analyse metrics and data, reporting on KPIs, budget, and spend. Work to constantly test and optimise campaigns to exceed targets and improve return on investment.

• Support forecasting and budget planning on marketing activities within the IG budget.

• Stay abreast of emerging trends and technologies, ensuring our fundraising efforts remain innovative and effective.

Stewardship, Content & Operations

• Develop and deliver personalised relationship-building communications and initiatives that recognise supporter loyalty and deepen their connection to the impact of their support.

• Oversee the operational delivery of supporter communications, including the development of processes for bespoke and workflow-delivered thanking and nurturing.

• Create and optimise content, sometimes cross team and directly with our incredible patients and supporters.

• Build journeys that maximise conversions and build loyalty. This includes high-quality creative fundraising writing, concepting, and messaging development.

• Ensure all supporters are thanked and updated in an appropriate and timely manner, working with the team to ensure coverage and that all interactions are in line with our supporter promise.

• Cultivate deeper engagement with supporters beyond transactional interactions, explore opportunities for meaningful dialogue and a sense of community. 

Collaboration & Cross-Selling

• Work with the wider PCR team to maximise opportunities for fundraising and patient impact, specifically leading on cross-selling meaningful cash and support propositions to other audiences (e.g., events participants, community fundraisers, and campaigners).

• Work with Agile principles in mind, collaborating with colleagues across the organisation to plan and deliver high-quality work.

• Build key relationships across teams within and outside Public Fundraising to achieve successful fundraising outcomes.

• As required, represent PCR externally, promoting our work and building long-term relationships with stakeholders. 

Database and Compliance

• Develop your existing experience and affinity for supporter data to improve outcomes for supporters.

• Hold a very good working knowledge of key aspects of data protection law including GDPR and PECR, as well as the Fundraising Code of Practice.

• Work with our tools and seek to improve knowledge and use of these, including Access CRM, Fundraise Up, Google Analytics 4 (GA4), Wordpress and MailChimp.

Skills and Competencies

Our ideal candidate would have the following:

• Fundraising Expertise: Proven experience in an Individual Giving role(s) with a track record of managing both digital acquisition and offline appeals (direct mail/telemarketing) for a charity or social cause, as well as significant experience in retention, marketing communications, supporter services.

• Agency Management: Experience managing creative, fundraising and digital marketing agencies, to deliver a variety of campaigns or activities across multiple channels.

• Digital Proficiency: Demonstrable expertise setting up and managing campaigns in Meta Business Suite, Google paid advertising, and email marketing platforms like Mailchimp.

• Strategic Thinking: Evidence of leading successful integrated campaigns resulting in significant income or lead generation.

• Audience development: Led development of successful new propositions for cross-selling across existing audiences.

• Creative Skills: The ability to motivate and inspire audiences through content and creative writing and storytelling for various channels.

• Financial Acumen: The ability to monitor and manage income and expenditure against targets as well as forecast and report on campaigns across all channels.

• Supporter Experience: A strong desire to provide excellent supporter experience and customer journeys to everyone who encounters PCR.

• Collaborative Mindset: A collaborative and innovative mindset with a desire to test, learn, and work with stakeholders cross-functionally.

• Agile Working: Experience working within Agile project management frameworks would be beneficial.

• Technical Knowledge: Good knowledge of WordPress website optimisation and plugins, or a strong desire to learn.

• Passion: A strong belief in the work we do at PCR, and a demonstrable desire to improve outcomes for patients through our work in fundraising.

How to apply?

Please apply by submitting your CV and a short supporting statement (maximum 600 words) outlining why you would like the role and why you think you’d be a good fit, giving examples of previous experience.

There will be a two-stage interview process. The first interview will be online via Teams, and the second will be an in-person interview at our offices in London. There may be a test and a question to prepare for in advance of either interview stage should your application be taken forward. 

For more information about the role, please contact our Head of Individual Giving, Tom Treasure for an informal chat (contact details can be found in the full job description).

For more information about our orindganisation and what we do, visit the Prostate Cancer Research website, The Prostate Progress webpage and the PCR online patient resource, The Infopool.

PCR is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.

Community Development & Health Programme Manager - to cover Maternity Leave

Full Time - 37 hrs per week (largely office/community based with some limited work at home permitted)

Salary range - £41,363 - £47,513 per annum, dependant on qualification, skills & previous experience

Fixed term for 12-months covering a period of maternity leave

Based Newhaven with some travel to outreach and delivery locations across E. Sussex

You will be an experienced people, project, and services manager with a track record and flair for developing and delivering community-based services to contract, and which meet identified community needs, in a consistently high quality way. With strong financial acumen and the ability to develop and monitor budgets, you will analyse and explain variances, manage complex and time-limited funding streams, and collaborate regularly with the finance team. The role also involves developing and supporting project staff in effective budget management.

With responsibility for the strategic development of the community development & health work area; which incorporates community infrastructure support & development, youth & families, environmental and active travel initiatives; you will lead, direct & support a multi-disciplinary team who manage the contracts, services and day-to-day delivery of this broad work area.

Skilled at managing relationships with existing funders and commissioners, you will broker new partnerships, write bids and collaborate on funding tenders, ensuring sustained funding for services which support people with complex challenges in our communities. With excellent organisation, communication, finance and project management skills, you will demonstrate sensitivity to the ambitions of this work area and to SCDA’s vision.

We are looking for people to join our team who have the qualities and skills we feel would most benefit our service users; professionalism, empathy, kindness and understanding. In return, we recognise people want to work in a supportive environment with friendly colleagues. We offer a flexible approach to delivery where possible, annual leave of 23 days per year pro rata plus bank holidays and sick pay from the start (increasing with service), additional sick pay for necessary operations and recovery, a pension scheme, bereavement leave, and managers who are available to you… plus a day off for your birthday!

Based Newhaven with travel across E. Sussex, car driver and owner preferred as many delivery locations are rural and not served well by public transport. Post subject to DBS check.

Closing date:  5pm Sunday 22nd March 2026

1st stage interviews: 1st April 2026 in Newhaven

For the job description and to apply, please visit our website.

You may think that you’re not a 100% match to what we’re looking for, but we recognise that some skills and experience may be transferable rather than an exact match. If you’re unsure about whether to apply, please do contact the HR team and we would be happy to arrange an informal discussion with the recruiting manager.

Governance Manager
Hours: Part-Time, 3 days per week, 0.6 FTE
Contract: 12-month FTC
Salary: £50,000 per annum, pro rata
Location: King’s Cross, London

Who are we?

Art Fund is the national fundraising charity for art. With over 142,000 members, we are leading the way in pioneering support for an inclusive and welcoming museum and gallery sector across the UK.

We work closely with a network of 900 museums and respond to their needs and aspirations. We're excited to see how they want to develop: to expand and diversify their collections and workforce, develop curatorial skills, make ambitious acquisitions, and create a welcoming, inclusive space for communities. With the support of over 140,000 members who buy a National Art Pass, patrons, and donors we can provide grants, encourage visiting and advocate for museums' essential role and value.

We have diversity, inclusion, and sustainability central to our thinking and the opportunity to be a force for good, galvanise support and help change things for the better inspires our team.

The role

Founded in 1903, Art Fund is a registered charity governed by a Royal Charter that was granted in 1928.

We are seeking a part-time Governance Manager to manage Board and Committee meetings, the recruitment and induction of new Trustees, and to provide governance support and guidance to the Chair, Trustees, Director and senior staff. Working with our legal advisor and other senior staff, the role will ensure Art Fund upholds good governance practices and provides all support necessary to Trustees to enable them to discharge their legal responsibilities.

Our charter and bye-laws were amended in 2024 following a detailed review, and Board and Committee terms of reference updated in 2025. In the coming year we need to review our current governance policies and practice against the updated Charity Governance Code, identifying any gaps, and implementing any agreed actions to strengthen governance in line the updated Code. This role will also play a key supporting role in the development of Art Fund’s new strategy for 2027-2031, including co-ordinating Board input, synthesising feedback, and ensuring strategic discussions are well-evidenced and clearly documented.

This role would suit a dedicated charity professional with experience of governance and working with Boards of Trustees, ideally gained in at least two other settings, who is looking to make a real difference to governance policy and practice within an organisation.

Key Employee Benefits

• Generous Annual leave – 25 days annual leave and bank holidays, with additional non-contractual office closure dates at Christmas.
• Free National Art Pass (NAP) – for yourself and another person of your choice.
• Free Entry to Exhibitions
• Life Assurance – cover for up to three times your basic salary.
• Season Ticket Loan
• Pensions – Eligible employees are enrolled into the scheme with the exception of those who have contracts of three months or less. Art Fund contributes 8% of the basic annual salary during the first six months of employment or until probation is successfully completed, whichever is the later. At that point the contribution is increased to 10%.

Closing deadline: 23.59pm on 8 March 2026

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 building our team and trustees from the broad range of backgrounds and experiences across the UK, valuing difference and diversity, and building a workplace based on shared values of equality and mutual respect.

We have ambitious plans for the future and will be holding ourselves to account and putting our principles into action, as we all work together to help bring about positive change and a fairer future for everyone. We therefore want to encourage applications from all races, ages, religions and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with any kind of disabilities and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our organisation.

Non-UK nationals will require current and valid permission to work in the UK.

Please note that any suspected use of AI in relation to answering sift questions will be marked down.

No agencies please.

Salary: £38,346 -£42,544 per annum (depending on experience and skill level)

Contract length: Permanent

Location: Remote/ Hybrid – Oxfordshire preferable but open to other locations within catchment area, flexible working.

Responsible to: Programme Manager Catchment Partnerships, or directly to Assistant Head of Improving Rivers / Head of Improving Rivers

About Thames21

Thames21 is an environmental charity which works across London and the Thames Basin to deliver high-impact nature-based solutions to the climate and biodiversity crisis by restoring rivers, whilst also connecting communities to their local green-blue spaces and inspiring long-term stewardship of them. 

Diversity at Thames21

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at Thames21 is key to our success and as such we employ staff from a diverse range of backgrounds, this we feel is key in ensuring that everybody has an equal opportunity and is not treated differently or discriminated against because of their characteristics. We value the voices of our individual employees, and we strive to work in a collaborative, innovative balanced way. The postholder must actively support this.

 Purpose of the job

To drive forward Thames21’s ‘Thames Valley’ (broadly Oxfordshire/ Buckinghamshire/ Berkshire) catchment areas programme in line with our 5-year plan and future strategies ensuring appropriate integration across Thames21 and partner organisations. This includes building and sustaining a team to reduce diffuse pollution, increase biodiversity, improve water quality, and support agricultural businesses to deliver environmental improvement works and nature friendly farming practices.

The postholder requires operational experience and knowledge at catchment scale as well as project and people management experience. They will take a strategic overview of the programme and guide our growth in the thematical and geographical area, with a particular focus on the following outcomes.

• Work with 20 farmers each year to reduce diffuse pollution at source and flood risk.
• Offer advice on nature-based solutions and grant funding to farmers and landowners.
• Plant 30,000 trees annually.
• Input and support the achievement of other applicable 5-year plan targets. i.e. River restoration and catchment scale monitoring.
• Increase Thames21 presence in the Thames Valley, identifying opportunities, supporting, and complimenting the work of other NGOs and regional Rivers Trusts.

The role is a relatively new area of work for Thames21 and may consist of supporting a range of projects and programmes including Catchment Partnerships, Farm Clusters and Natural Flood Management.

Finally, the postholder will take a lead in progressing Thames21’s resilience strategy i.e. working closely with the Fundraising Team, the Catchment Partnership Team, and partner organisations to increase private and public investment to deliver healthy resilient rivers and catchments.

Additional requirements may include supporting other Thames21 projects and funding applications, as the need arises.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

You will oversee and manage the delivery of diverse projects. You will also develop your team’s scope, strategy and action plan in order to grow the team to deliver 5-year plan targets work closely with expert (e.g. statutory bodies, authorities, NGOs and academics) and non-expert (e.g. community groups and volunteers) stakeholders to develop, fund and deliver projects within the catchments, and oversee their management.  You will also work closely with the Assistant/ Head of Improving Rivers and other members of the Thames21 team to develop funding applications and steer the direction of the catchment areas.

Tasks include:

 · Programme Development & Integration

Develop and expand the Thames Valley catchment programme in line with Thames21’s 5-year strategy, ensuring integration with other teams.

 · Funding & Financial Management

Secure diverse funding sources and manage project budgets, including financial reporting and cost tracking to meet objectives.

· Project & Risk Management

Lead project delivery, monitor progress, and identify risk mitigation strategies to ensure continued success.

· Team Leadership & Staff Development

Manage and support staff through training, appraisals, workload balancing, and adherence to health and safety requirements.

 · Stakeholder Engagement

Build and maintain relationships with internal teams, funding bodies, landowners and other external stakeholders.

 · Technical & Farm Advisory Support

Provide farm advice, generate reports (including GIS mapping), and maintain a database of visits and environmental opportunities.

· Catchment-Based Approach Advocacy

Promote and apply catchment-based principles internally and externally in water and land management.

 · Health, Safety & Compliance

Ensure compliance with health and safety policies and broader regulatory requirements across all projects.

 · Information & Data Management

Maintain accurate documentation and project data systems, supporting transparency and accountability.

· Promotion & Communications

Support production of publicity materials and represent Thames21’s work to broader audiences.

 Other Duties

This job description cannot cover every issue or task that may arise within Thames21. At various times the post-holder will be directed to carry out other reasonable duties in support of other Thames21 activities that are consistent with those in this Job Description.

Programme Manager

We are seeking a Programme Manager to lead high-impact projects that enable finance play a meaningful role in building a fairer, greener and more resilient economy.

Salary: £45,000–£54,000 per annum + 30 days’ holiday + 10% employer pension contribution
Location: London (Hybrid: 60% office / 40% home)
Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week
Contract: 12 month fixed term
Closing date:28th February 2026

Interviews: 1st Interviews: 11-12th March 2026 and 2nd Interviews 24-25th March 2026

About the role

As Programme Manager, you’ll lead a portfolio of dynamic, purpose driven projects from early design through to delivery and evaluation. Working with a high degree of autonomy, you will balance effective delivery with strategic oversight, ensuring programmes are well run, high impact and responsive to a fast-changing external environment.

You will manage complex workstreams, oversee quality assurance, and maintain excellent internal and external reporting across programmes. Working closely with colleagues and partners, you’ll contribute to new project development and play an active role in shaping the future direction of our work.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading and delivering a portfolio of projects aligned to organisational priorities, ensuring high-quality outcomes and impact. 
• Managing project plans, budgets, risks, timelines, overseeing outputs such as research, publications, events. 
• Building strong relationships with partners, funders and senior stakeholders across financial services, government, industry bodies and civil society.
• Representing the Institute externally in meetings, panels and roundtables.
• Supporting fundraising and business development, including leading proposals and identifying new opportunities. 
• Providing leadership to programme coordinators, secondees and junior colleagues.
• Contributing to cross organisational work, fostering collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement across the Institute.

All our projects focus on providing investors with the knowledge and tools they need to invest with impact alongside a financial return. Programmes that the Manager may be involved in include: 

• Place based Impact Investing Lab
• Just Transition Finance Lab
• Child Outcomes Lab
• Catalysing Private Wealth for Impact

About you

You’ll bring a strong track record in programme or project management, ideally within a complex, multi stakeholder environment. You are confident navigating ambiguity, balancing competing priorities and learning at pace. With excellent communication skills, you can engage credibly with senior partners and represent the Institute externally.

You will also bring:

• Experience managing project delivery, budgets and reporting.
• Strong relationship building skills with senior stakeholders.
• Excellent problem solving, organisation and time management.
• Confidence chairing meetings and speaking publicly.
• Familiarity with financial markets, investment or social/impact investing.
• A commitment to the belief that finance can drive positive societal change.

Experience working in finance, policy, think tanks or mission driven organisations is desirable but not essential.

About the organisation

This Impact Investing Organisation is an independent non profit working to transform capital markets for a fairer, greener world. Through practical programmes, field building initiatives and policy engagement, we help unlock private capital to address societal challenges. We are a small, collaborative and ambitious team driven by values of collaboration, ambition and independence, and we are committed to diversity, inclusion and flexible working.

Other roles you may have experience of could include:
Project Manager, Programme Lead, Policy Manager, Impact Manager, Strategy Manager, Investment Programme Manager, Social Investment Manager, Senior Project Officer. #INDNFP

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in applications

We recognise that AI tools are part of many people’s working lives and may be used in preparing applications. That said, applications are assessed on the basis of your personal experience, judgement and examples. We score for specificity and authenticity; responses that appear generic or indistinguishable from standard AI-generated content will be scored lower. 

Fat Macy's is looking for a Head of Programmes to lead the development and delivery of our programmes as the charity grows in response to increasing need for our services and a changing external landscape. This is a key role at a time of significant organisational development, offering the opportunity to shape how we work and how we support our beneficiaries in a truly meaningful way.

About Fat Macy's

Fat Macy's is a charity and social enterprise which supports individuals experiencing homelessness towards lasting and secure employment, resettlement, and overall better personal wellbeing. We deliver on this mission through our Milestone Programme, a 200-hours hospitality based skills and training initiative which consists of the Training Academy (50 hours) and real-life work experience (150 hours). On graduation from the Milestone Programme, beneficiaries receive access to a £1,500 Housing Deposit Award enabling a safe and sustainable transition into the private rental sector, and long-term, tailored employability, resettlement, and wellbeing support.

About The Role

As a new role within our organisation’s structure, the Head of Programmes position will be varied and evolving, with a strong focus on the line management and support of our front-line team, ensuring high-quality, consistent delivery across programmes. This role will line manage our Senior Employability & Engagement Officer and Programme Support Officer, and eventually lead on the recruitment and management of a dedicated Resettlement Officer role as funding allows. In the meantime, the Head of Programmes will provide our front-line resettlement support to beneficiaries.

Alongside this, the Head of Programmes will play a central role in driving continuous improvement, supporting growth, and contributing to the overall strategic development of the charity as it navigates change. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, you will work directly with the Managing Director to ensure the charity is fulfilling its mission and achieving a high-level of impact.

Please see the recruitment pack for further information on duties and responsibilities.

Person Specification

We know there are great candidates who will not fit every criteria outlined or who have important skills we have not mentioned. If your experience looks different to what we have described below but you believe it is relevant to the role, please do not hesitate to apply.

Essential Criteria:

• At least 5 years of professional experience in the public or charity sectors, ideally in front-line service provision/support work and/or homelessness.
• Successful line-management experience, leading high-performing teams and embedding a culture of continuous improvement, professional development, and accountability.
• Track record of leading a programme of work and meeting key impact KPIs, metrics, and outcomes, including ongoing monitoring and evaluation.
• Strong communication and team-working skills coupled with solid organisation and attention to detail.
• Resilience and adaptability with the capability to work in a dynamic and agile environment involving significant contact with individuals living in temporary accommodation.
• Sound IT skills including confident use of Microsoft Office, Google Workspace and/or CRM systems/other databases.
• A commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience of providing front-line resettlement support.
• Good working knowledge of relevant policy, legislation, and best practice  - benefits system, supported accommodation, safeguarding etc.