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About the role

At The Brilliant Club, we mobilise the PhD community to support students from less advantaged backgrounds to access the most competitive universities and succeed when they get there. We work with students who, because of their family income, parental history or the postcode they live in, are at risk of missing out on the life-changing opportunities linked to higher education.

We are delighted to be hiring a Research and Evaluation Consultancy Lead to join The Brilliant Club. This pivotal role will drive the charity’s research and evaluation consultancy work through Brilliant Consulting. Through our consultancy work, we have partnered with a range of universities and education organisations, such as the Centre for Transforming Access and Student Outcomes in Higher Education (TASO) and The Sutton Trust.

The Consultancy Lead will provide research and evaluation services to universities and other education organisations working in the university access, student success and wider education space. This role will work alongside a Senior Research and Evaluation Officer to deliver high-quality consultancy projects and will report to the charity’s Director of Research and Impact. The role will involve collaborating with different teams from across the organisation and will include coordinating and managing colleagues on consultancy activities.  The role will also contribute significantly to business development work to support the charity’s income generation.

The consultancy team is part of the charity’s wider research and impact team, who collectively have two areas of responsibility: evaluating and reporting the impact of the charity’s programmes and providing research and evaluation consultancy and strategy support to education organisations.

The successful candidate will have strong quantitative and qualitative research skills and have a proven track record of delivering evaluation projects in education or a related field. They will be highly experienced with managing stakeholder relationships and delivering concurrent projects and, ideally, will have also contributed to bid writing and/or other income-generation activities. While this role can be based at any of our offices throughout the UK, some travel will be required (mainly to London) to attend in-person meetings.

We are seeking a passionate and driven individual to come and join our team. This role is a Full time  (37 hour post) working directly in the heart of Torbay, Devon. Working across the area to change the response of Child Sexual Exploitation and support young people who have experienced harm. 

Please only apply if you live within the area or looking to relocate and you have to have a current driving licence and have access to a car.

Are you ready to change the  response that is offered to young people? You will be fully supported by a team manager and a network of experienced practitioners within the EXCEED team, however this role is a standalone service and you will be responsible for the direct 1-2-1 delivery of this service.

This role will be working In Torbay Devon, building on existing relationships that are already established to support a number of young people whom have been identified as experiencing harm via sexual exploitation and will work alongside the young person and professional team to respond to concerns and promote increased protective strategies, recovery and support. 

We would be open to discussing Secondment opportunities within this role (you would need manager approval) 

We are looking for an Individual who

• Works well individually and can be self motivated
• Inspires to create change and build confidence to young people around Exploitation
• Experienced working with Children, young people and Families
• Is happy and experienced in managing a caseload of young people.
• Confident to speak in public spaces, Multiagency meetings. 
• Is happy to work Online and in groups
• Has wide understanding of Child Sexual Abuse via Exploitation and the pulls around this.

If this role is of interest to you, then please apply and we look forward to hearing from you.

Please read the Exceed additional Job Description for the  in-depth responsibility's of this role, and when completing your application link please refer to you Skills, Knowledge and Experience in these areas and with a understanding of the context of this role. 

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

Location:  Hybrid working between the Aldgate, London office and home.  

A great opportunity has arisen for a Data Analyst working within our Data+Insight team. This is a key role that will help us develop our data culture and capabilities, drive organisational performance and impact, and support other teams in delivering on our mission.

Asthma + Lung UK is the only charity in the UK fighting for everyone with a lung condition, aiming for a world where everyone can breathe with healthy lungs. We fund cutting-edge research, provide advice and support for the 12 million people who will get a lung condition during their lifetime. We also campaign for clean air and for better NHS diagnosis and treatment.

You will identify, collect, collate, analyse, and interpret data relevant to the activities and strategic aims of the organisation, delivering accurate, reliable, relevant, and timely insights. Contributing to the delivery of the organisation’s data strategy, delivering on strategic initiatives to enhance the organisation's data maturity and building a good data culture will also be key to the success of this role.

We are looking for an individual with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyse complex issues and data, draw insights, and make data-driven recommendations. You will be strong in data analysis and manipulation with proficiency in Python, R, and SQL (experience with Microsoft Fabric would also be advantageous) and have solid data visualisation skills with the ability to create easily digestible representations of analytical findings using relevant tools (our visualisation tool stack currently includes Power BI, Tableau, and Datawrapper).

As well as a competitive salary, you’ll enjoy a range of benefits including 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), membership of a health cash plan, employee assistance programme, cycle-to-work scheme, interest-free annual season Travelcard loan and pension scheme. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an organisation committed to being the driving force behind the transformation of lung health.

Due to high level of applications, this role may close earlier than the deadline. We encourage you to submit your application at the earliest opportunity to ensure consideration.

Our events team is bold and innovative, working across a wide portfolio of fundraising and engagement events including our annual flagship fundraising walk, The Twilight Walk, an exciting challenge event portfolio and a growing special events programme. It’s an exciting time to join the Events Fundraising Team. We have a new five-year strategy and are a team with big ambitions! As the Challenge Events Officer, you will play a huge part in making these ambitions a reality and paving the way for our future.

You will play a pivotal role in delivering a high-performing portfolio of challenge and third-party fundraising events, including flagship opportunities such as the London Marathon, Great North Run, Royal Parks Half Marathon, and other national challenge events. You will be responsible for leading on a number of third party events and offering fundraisers an exceptional level of support through stewardship.

WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR:

With fundraising and events experience, you will be a motivated, organised professional who communicates confidently across all channels and engages well with a range of stakeholders.

Conscientious and relationship-focused, you will bring a personal touch to deliver excellent fundraiser experiences and maintain and grow relationships.

The Brain Tumour Charity is moving at a fast pace so we are looking for someone that has an enthusiasm and passion for our work and a conviction to deliver positive outcomes for those that are affected by this devastating disease.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

  With support from the Events Manager, lead and deliver a portfolio of third-party and challenge events

· Act as the main liaison with event providers

· Provide personalised, high-quality stewardship to participants, supporting fundraising, training and event preparation

· Develop and implement recruitment plans to maximise participation and meet targets

· Attend key challenge events as required, coordinating on the-day logistics and managing volunteers

· Build and maintain strong relationships that encourage repeat engagement and long-term commitment to The Charity

· Maintain accurate records within the CRM

· Support event reporting, performance tracking and trend analysis

· Use insights to inform improvements in stewardship and event planning

· Ensure all activity complies with fundraising regulations, health and safety requirements and GDPR

· Manage suppliers to ensure excellent, cost-effective delivery

· Undertake additional duties as required to support the wider team and organisation

Role outline and purpose

A Senior/managerial Salesforce role accountable for driving forward the continued rollout, design, build and development of Salesforce and related applications; aligned with the Trusts strategy, values and goals.

This role is part of Trussell’s Knowledge Transformation programme, the goal of which is to gather and curate our collective knowledge as Trussell and food banks, and equip people to harness this knowledge to drive forward our mission. As a member of an enabling programme, this role is focused on the successful delivery of the Knowledge Transformation programme outcomes, which underpin and enable the outcomes of our 5 external programmes - together contributing to the fulfilment of our long term vision of a UK without the need for food banks.

Role responsibilities

· Create, document and prioritise application requirements by working together with team subject matter experts and end-users to develop new functionality.

· Work with management, strategic planning and end-users to automate business processes.

· Strong knowledge of Salesforce automation (such as workflow rules, process builders and flow) is integral to the role.

· Manage multiple Salesforce project streams, identifying projects which require assistance from the implementation partner, and manage projects from pipeline to production.

· Own the development and configuration function by becoming a technology ambassador for the solution, demonstrating its ‘use of’ cases, and ensuring Trussell gets the best return on its investment by using the platform to its fullest extent.

· Create and maintain documentation on processes, policies, application configuration and help related materials as database applications are developed.

Person Specification

Technical skills and minimum knowledge:

· Salesforce Certified Administrator/Non-profit Cloud Consultant

· Track record of Salesforce deployments, releases and environment management

· End to end lifecycle process management of Salesforce Application development

· Working with internal customers and external vendors to gather requirements and design technical solutions

· Previous experience as a Salesforce Administrator

Behaviours and competencies:

· Committed to ongoing professional development

· Supportive team-worker and facilitator

· Demonstrates a commitment to the values of Trussell

· Demonstrates empathy for people from disadvantaged, marginalised or socially-excluded backgrounds

· Contribute to the effective and efficient running of the ICT Office as appropriate

· Role models inclusive behaviour, values and leadership

Key Stakeholders

· SLG

· Knowledge Transformation programme team

· Together with Trussell programme team

· Fundraising

· Give Clarity (vendor)

YMCA Milton Keynes is at an exciting point in its journey. We are a rapidly developing, values-driven youth charity, supporting young people to belong, contribute and thrive. To help us grow our impact and sustainability, we are looking for an ambitious and creative Head of Income Generation to accelerate our success.

ABOUT THE ROLE: 

As Head of Income Generation, you will provide strategic leadership across a broad and exciting portfolio that includes:

• Commercial income, including HomeGround Café and our on-site meeting and conferencing facilities
• Grants and foundations income
• Corporate partnerships, from local businesses to strategic long-term relationships
• Community support and giving, inspiring people to get involved and give back
• A new alumni programme, engaging former residents, beneficiaries and supporters

You will manage and develop a small, motivated team, work closely with the CEO and Head of Communications & Campaigns, and play a key role in shaping the organisation’s future direction.

WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR: 

We’re looking for a senior fundraiser, income generator or sales lead who is:

• Ambitious and target-driven, with the ability to turn strategy into results
• Creative and entrepreneurial, excited to test new ideas and approaches
• Highly organised, with excellent prioritisation skills across multiple income streams
• A collaborative leader, who works brilliantly with colleagues and partners
• Values-led, ensuring everything we do reflects who we are as an organisation

You’ll understand how to communicate impact in a way that inspires support, while staying true to a trauma-informed, asset-based approach that puts dignity, strengths and potential first.

Above all, you’ll be motivated by the opportunity to put young people front and centre of income generation – amplifying their voices ethically and authentically, and helping supporters see the difference they can make.

HOW TO APPLY:

Please submit your CV and covering letter by the deadline. 

Please note, we typically start interviewing within two weeks of the job advert going live. We reserve the right to close the job before the deadline based on the volume of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. 

We believe in equality and inclusion and we welcome job applications from everyone, provided you meet the criteria for the job. 

Safer recruitment is important to us and the successful applicant will be asked to provide two references and undertake a DBS check.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Stop Smoking Specialist
The role holder will be able to choose whether their office base is Harrogate (Hornbeam Park) or Hull, depending on their geographical location. Flexible working is offered.

About Us

Yorkshire is one of the regions hardest hit by cancer. Together, we can change this.

Yorkshire Cancer Research is a charity dedicated to funding research so that you and those you love live longer healthier lives, free of cancer.

Thanks to supporters, the charity funds vital cancer research and pioneers innovative new services for people with cancer. These life-giving medical breakthroughs are helping more people survive cancer – in Yorkshire, and beyond.

As an inclusive employer, our aim is to ensure our workforce reflects the rich diversity of our region. We believe a diverse workforce is vital to us taking action to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer more effectively in Yorkshire. We offer equal opportunities regardless of race, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnerships.

The Benefits

We offer all employees a wide range of benefits including an enhanced contributory pension scheme, 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing to 30 days after 5 years’ service), flexible working arrangements, private medical insurance, enhanced maternity leave, career progression, learning and development, wellbeing initiatives, offices within walking distance of Hornbeam Park train station, and a whole lot more.

We’ve got a strong set of values that inform everything we do and we’re looking for people who are aligned with these. As our Stop Smoking Specialist, you will put people in Yorkshire at the heart of everything you do, unite with colleagues and other organisations in this cause, and dare to think big and bold to make positive solutions happen.

The Role

As a Stop Smoking Specialist, you will help to deliver our stop smoking service and underpin our commitment to support people to stop smoking and reduce the risk of cancer. You will provide specialist advice and support to our service users around tobacco addiction and provide evidence-based approaches in line with national guidance and good practice to help them to quit smoking.

Supporting the Services Manager and Head of Services, you will be vital in the implementation of our strategy to ensure people in Yorkshire receive the best prevention, diagnosis and treatment. You will deliver evidence-based stop smoking interventions to patients referred into the service, providing support, advice and guidance either face to face, virtually or by telephone to maximise quitting outcomes. You will work as part of a team to respond to referrals and work  with our Active Together Services, which are being rolled out across Yorkshire, and NHS Trusts where we fund in patient smoking cessation programmes.

Specifically, you will:

· Autonomously deliver smoking cessation assessments, advice and support, minimising harm from tobacco and health-related issues in line with best guidance and protocols.

· Undertake client assessments, making appropriate pharmacotherapy decisions, provide ongoing client support and undertake 4 and 12 week follow-ups.

· Advise on stop smoking medications to patients, including all forms of NRT, vapes (e.cigarettes) as well as non-nicotine treatments.

· Manage a stock of NRT and Vaping Starter kits.

· Help patients who smoke to quit, communicating in a sensitive, client centred manner. 

· Contribute to the monitoring and evaluation of the service, including the completion of the minimum data set aligned to NHS England mandatory requirements. This will include following up with patients following discharge to monitor stop smoking outcomes.

· Manage caseload of patients and be responsible for all associated tasks, including follow-up appointments, and managing diary commitments.

· Communicate effectively with colleagues, providing clear verbal, digital or written information and instructions when sharing information, delegating, or handing over responsibility for care to ensure that smoking cessation records are kept up to date and accurate.

· Work collaboratively and co-operatively with other members of the team and observe operational policy and procedures requirements. 

· Work with the Services Manager and Head of Services to ensure that public and patient insight and involvement is captured, which will shape the development, delivery and evaluation of our service to make sure they are patient centred.

About You

To be considered for this role, you will need:

· To be educated to GCSE (or equivalent) grade C or above in English and Maths.

· To be National Centre for Smoking Cessation Training (NCSCT) Level 2 trained.

· To have demonstrable evidence of continuing professional development.

· To have intermediate theoretical knowledge of stop smoking support, gained through Level 2 NCSCT.

· To have substantial experience of providing smoking cessation support in a stop smoking service with good levels of quit rates.

· To have experience of working in Health and Social Care setting or community.

· To have experience of providing healthcare, healthcare advice or health improvement/promotion advice to patients or members of the public.

· To have experience of using Microsoft Office software and patient management systems such as Quit Manager.

· To have proven IT skills, including data entry, accurate reporting of agreed care plans, and experience using IT infrastructure to support effective handover of care.

· To have good knowledge and understanding of evidence-based practice in stopping smoking, the consequences of smoking and the benefits of quitting.

· To be able to build and maintain good working relationships with professionals/individuals from different professional/cultural backgrounds.

Application

Before applying, please visit our Careers Page to view the full role profile and find out more about working for Yorkshire Cancer Research.

To apply, please submit a CV and cover letter outlining your suitability for the role to Claire Wooldridge, Head of People, before 10 February 2026. Please read our privacy notice before applying.

Yorkshire Cancer Research is a responsible and flexible employer.  We welcome any discussion for flexible working at the interview/offer stage where we will consider an individual’s circumstances against the needs of the charity.

We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. If we can make any reasonable adjustments to support your application, please contact us via our website. 

Senior Building Safety Manager

Location: London
Salary: £70,000 - £75,000 per annum

We are recruiting on behalf of a large, well-established Housing Association in London for a Senior Building Safety Manager to lead and oversee the organisation's building safety framework across a complex residential portfolio.

This is a senior role with clear accountability for compliance, assurance, and continuous improvement under the Building Safety Act. The successful candidate will play a critical role in protecting residents, supporting executive decision-making, and ensuring the organisation meets its statutory duties as an Accountable Person.

The Role

As Senior Building Safety Manager, you will provide strategic leadership on building safety, fire safety, and structural risk management. You will work closely with senior leaders, operational teams, and external regulators to ensure robust governance, clear accountability, and effective safety management systems.

Key responsibilities include:

• Acting as the senior lead for building safety across higher-risk and complex residential buildings

• Developing, embedding, and maintaining the organisation's building safety strategy and assurance framework

• Overseeing the production, maintenance, and submission of Safety Case Reports

• Ensuring the integrity and ongoing management of the Golden Thread of information

• Leading engagement with the Building Safety Regulator, Fire and Rescue Service, and other statutory bodies

• Providing expert advice and challenge to executive leadership, boards, and committees

• Managing building safety risks, controls, and remediation plans

• Supporting resident engagement and transparency on building safety matters

• Leading, influencing, and supporting internal teams and external consultants

About You

You will be a confident senior professional with strong technical expertise and the ability to operate in a highly regulated and politically sensitive environment.

You are likely to have:

• Substantial experience in building safety, fire safety, or compliance within social housing or a similarly regulated property environment

• Strong working knowledge of the Building Safety Act, Fire Safety Act, and associated regulations

• Proven experience managing higher-risk buildings and safety case regimes

• The ability to influence at executive and board level

• Excellent stakeholder management, leadership, and communication skills

Relevant professional qualifications in building safety, fire safety, construction, surveying, or risk management are highly desirable.

What's on Offer

• Salary of £70,000 - £75,000 per annum

Allen Lane is pleased to be partnering with London Air Ambulance Charity for the role of Financial Accountant - Projects.

With a new and ambitious 15-year strategy in place, London Air Ambulance continues to grow and invest in its future. As such they are looking for an interim Financial Accountant – Projects to play a pivotal role in ensuring the charity has efficient and robust financial processes and controls in place for this growth journey.

About the charity:

London’s Air Ambulance is the charity that delivers an advanced trauma team to London’s most seriously injured patients. The team, consisting of an advanced trauma doctor, paramedic and consultant on most missions, can perform treatments such as open heart surgery, blood transfusions and general anaesthetic by the roadside.

By providing intervention as quickly as possible after injury, they aim to give patients the best chance of survival, and best quality of life, after trauma.

The charity serves the 10 million people that live work and travel within the M25, treating an average of five patients every day

About the role

Reporting into the Head of Financial Accounting, key responsibilities will include:

• Lead reviews of financial processes including documenting new workflows following CRM implementation.
• Perform a comprehensive review of the finance processes and system set up to strengthen organisational flexibility, and quality of reporting.
• Support the adoption of updated FRS102 accounting standards for leases and income.
• Assist with the preparation of year-end statutory accounts in line with the new Charities SORP (2026).

About the person

This is an opportunity for a technically strong accountant who enjoys improving systems, leading finance projects and working closely with colleagues across the organisation — all while contributing to a clear, meaningful mission.

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified
• Experience in a similar financial accounting or finance projects role
• Strong experience of process improvement and system reconciliations
• Strong Excel and systems skills, with excellent attention to detail
• Clear communicator, comfortable working with finance and non-finance colleagues
• Experience in the charity or not-for-profit sector is welcomed but not essential.

Recruitment timetable:

Closing date for applications: 1st February
Interviews: Week commencing 9th February

Trusts manager

When registering to this job board you will be redirected to the online application form. Please ensure that this is completed in full in order that your application can be reviewed.

About the role

We are looking for a Trusts Manager to join our High Value Relationships team and help secure transformational funding for our work with disabled people with complex needs. This is a hybrid role, working 2-3 days in our London office.

Working closely with the Head of High Value Relationships and colleagues across Sense, you will contribute to the development and delivery of our high value fundraising strategy. You will manage a varied portfolio of trust and foundation funders, from early-stage research through to proposal submission, stewardship and reporting.

This role is ideal for an experienced trusts fundraiser who enjoys building relationships, writing compelling proposals, and working collaboratively to bring impactful projects to life.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and manage a strong pipeline of trust and foundation prospects to meet income targets.
• Research and identify new funding opportunities aligned to Sense’s priorities and unfunded projects.
• Lead the development and submission of high-quality funding applications, including six-figure-plus proposals.
• Build and maintain relationships with Trustees and key funder contacts.
• Lead or support the management of grants, ensuring compliance, quality assurance and timely reporting.
• Act as the primary point of contact for a portfolio of key funders.
• Monitor and report on progress against personal income targets and budgets.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across Fundraising, Marketing and operational teams to develop strong funding propositions.

About you

You will bring:

• Proven experience generating income and meeting targets in a high value fundraising role.
• Direct experience of developing and submitting six-figure-plus trust and foundation proposals.
• Experience managing a trusts and foundations pipeline and identifying new funding opportunities.
• Strong relationship-building skills, including engaging senior leaders and supporters.
• Experience creating compelling stewardship plans and managing funder relationships.
• Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to write persuasive, impactful proposals and reports.
• Strong numerical skills, including budgeting and financial reporting.

Desirable

• Experience working in disability, health, education or social care charities.
• Experience using a CRM system.
• Knowledge of trust and foundation funding trends.

Prospectus is pleased to be supporting our client to recruit a new Senior Individual Giving Manager. The organisation is ranked among the world's top orchestras and is Resident Orchestra at the Barbican. This is a full-time, permanent role paying a salary of £45,000-£50,000. The postholder will be working in a hybrid model from their offices in London.

The Senior Individual Giving manager will lead a successful team to develop and implement the overall Individual Giving strategy. This will involve agreeing and monitoring annual individual giving income and expenditure budget and the postholder will deliver appealing stewardship programmes for supporters to include regular communications, personalised ticketing, and event opportunities. Reporting to the Head of Philanthropy, you will oversee the successful delivery and growth of the Friends and young Patrons schemes and will plan a regular calendar of engagement and cultivation opportunities.

The ideal candidate will have significant expertise in major donor fundraising, including building Essential relationships with high-net-worth individuals and securing five and six-figure gifts. They are looking for someone with experience of managing a team and a busy portfolio of generous donors. You will ideally also have experience collaborating with senior volunteers, with the ability to attend regular events outside of normal working hours.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy/maternity. If you have any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the process, then please contact Ryan Burdock at Prospectus.

If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more. Prospectus can advise and support on each part of the role and hopefully your application, so we look forward to hearing from you.

In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will arrange for a meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.

For more than 30 years, War Child has been driven by a single goal: to ensure a safe future for every child affected by war. We work in some of the world’s most challenging contexts, reaching children as quickly as possible when conflict breaks out and remaining long after the cameras have gone. Through protection, education, community support and advocacy, we help children heal, learn and rebuild their lives. One child caught up in conflict is one too many, and we exist to make sure they are never forgotten.

We are now seeking an Interim Director of Finance & IT (maternity cover) to join our Leadership Group at a pivotal moment for the organisation. Reporting directly to our CEO, this role is about continuity, momentum and leadership. You will take responsibility for two critical functions and play a central role in shaping how War Child UK is funded, governed and enabled to deliver impact, both independently and as part of the wider War Child Alliance.

This is a role for someone who wants their expertise to matter. You will lead our finance and IT functions, ensuring our systems, processes and data provide the clarity and confidence needed to make bold, informed decisions. Your insight into income, cost and performance will directly influence how we invest, grow and maximise our fundraising potential.

Alongside this, you will play a key role in long-term financial planning and cross-Alliance collaboration, helping to build robust frameworks that support sustainable growth and accountability. Working with fellow directors, you will help steward the organisation as a whole, ensuring War Child UK remains resilient, ambitious and ready to meet the scale of the need we exist to address.

You will be a qualified accountant with significant strategic and operational experience. While prior international development experience is not essential, you will need to demonstrate the ability to build trusted relationships across cultures and geographies. Experience in a complex, fundraising-led organisation will be highly advantageous.

We are keen to hear from both experienced directors and senior leaders who are ready to step into their first executive role. If you are motivated by purpose, thrive in complex environments and want your leadership to create real change, we would love to hear from you.

Tall Roots is acting as an employment agency partner to War Child UK. For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Mark Crowley at Tall Roots.

Do you know someone passionate about volunteering and community development? We're looking for a Volunteering Brokerage Coordinator to join our small but mighty team.

This role is perfect for someone who wants to make a real difference - connecting volunteers with causes they care about, supporting community groups to build their volunteer programmes, and championing the value of volunteering across Waltham Forest.

About Us

We are a fast-growing, mission-led charity providing tailored support across mental health, physical rehabilitation, nutrition and wellbeing. Our work is informed by lived experience and driven by our mission that every young adult with cancer and their families/carers have the tools and support they need to live well and feel empowered.

Role Purpose

This maternity cover role is for a strategic and hands-on Digital Communications & Marketing Lead to take ownership of our digital presence, storytelling and supporter communications, with a strong focus on driving  growth in engagement and income through digital channels.

You will lead the planning and delivery of digital communications and marketing activity, ensuring consistent, compelling messaging across all platforms. You will design and deliver integrated digital campaigns that grow awareness, engagement, participation and fundraising income.

This is a hands on role and you will be the organisation’s main digital specialist during this period, working closely with the CEO and wider team.

Key Responsibilities

Digital Communications & Marketing Strategy

• Lead the development and delivery of digital communications and marketing activity that supports organisational goals, fundraising targets and brand growth.

• Plan and deliver integrated, multi-channel campaigns across website, email and social media.

• Ensure a consistent, engaging brand voice across all digital touchpoints.

Content, Storytelling & Channel Management

• Own and manage all digital channels, including social media, website and email marketing.

• Create, schedule and manage engaging written, visual and video content to support campaigns, events and fundraising.

• Promote events and fundraising activity online to maximise reach and participation.

• Design and curate digital and print assets including campaign graphics, reels, posters, flyers and web imagery.

• Ensure all digital content is accurate, engaging and aligned with brand guidelines.

Digital Fundraising Campaigns & Income Generation

• Design, manage and optimise digital fundraising campaigns to grow income from individual supporters, communities and events.

• Use digital communications to drive donations, regular giving, event sign-ups and fundraising participation.

• Build and optimise supporter acquisition, retention and conversion journeys using insight and data.

CRM, Supporter Journeys & Digital Performance

• Lead on CRM management (Beacon), ensuring accurate data, segmentation and effective supporter journeys.

• Use analytics tools such as Google Analytics and CRM dashboards to monitor performance and inform optimisation.

• Implement and manage marketing automation to enhance supporter experience and conversion.

Collaboration, Impact & Internal Communications

• Work collaboratively with colleagues to align digital communications with wider organisational priorities.

• Collaborate with the Programme Manager to gather impact data, stories and lived-experience content.

• Provide guidance and informal support to colleagues on digital best practice and supporter journeys.

Skills & Experience

Essential

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in digital communications, digital marketing or digital fundraising in the charity sector. Demonstrable evidence of leadership and impactful delivery.

• Confident using WordPress, social media platforms, Canva, Mailchimp, fundraising platforms and Beacon CRM.

• Proven experience delivering successful digital campaigns that drive engagement and income.

• Strong content creation skills across written, visual and video formats.

• Excellent copywriting and storytelling skills.

• Comfortable working independently within a small team.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to use data to improve performance.

• Ability to travel to Huddersfield for in-person team days (2 per month).

Personal Attributes

• Thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

• Creative, adaptable and well-organised.

• Passionate about digital communications and storytelling for social impact.

• Collaborative, supportive and values-driven.

• Strong commitment to the mission and values of the Ella Dawson Foundation.

Why Join Us?

We are a young, dynamic and rapidly growing charity delivering life changing impact for young adults with cancer and their families and carers. As a key member of a driven and passionate team,  this role offers the opportunity to lead and shape digital communications and marketing during an exciting period of growth. You will have autonomy, flexibility and the chance to make a meaningful impact for young adults affected by cancer.

How to Apply

Please submit your CV and Application Questions by Monday 2nd February 2026.

We are unable to support applications for our vacancies if you do not have the right to work in the UK.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Ella Dawson Foundation.