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The Senior Fundraising Manager is responsible for delivering Brightside’s fundraising activity with a core focus on grants from trusts and foundations, and major donors. Reporting to and working closely with the CEO, the postholder will forge new relationships with major donors and manage our grant applications to support Brightside to achieve its fundraising targets. The postholder will deliver high quality stewardship across our major donor relationships and act as the key point of contact for all grant activity, working closely with the delivery teams to support funder relationship management and reporting.
The postholder will work closely with colleagues across the organisation to develop clear cases for support for potential funding projects, as well as managing our approach to individual giving and increasing regular donations. The role will involve working closely with the CEO and the trustees, who will provide warm introductions to their networks of potential major donors and support in their stewardship.
Please review the job description attachment at the end of the advert for full roles and responsibilities, application instructions, the essential criteria and further information on salary and benefits.
Responsible for:
Trusts and foundations:
- Identify and research trusts and foundations that would support our organisational priorities and funding needs
- Develop high quality, compelling grant applications and cases for support
- Build and maintain a healthy pipeline of funding opportunities
- Lead funder relationship management and deliver high-quality stewardship
- Lead on grant reporting, including monitoring, accountability and opportunities for reapplication
- Working closely with technology and delivery teams to build evidence-based cases for support for key projects
- Ensure clear and effective handover of successful grants to delivery teams, including reporting requirements and timelines
- Attending external events and meetings to support our fundraising strategy and learning
Major donors:
- Identify and research potential major donors whose interests and capacity align with our mission
- Cultivate new donor relationships through targeted outreach, contact mapping, networking and events
- Build and maintain a healthy pipeline of potential major donors
- Develop tailored engagement and stewardship plans approaches for each donor
- Create meaningful opportunities for donors to share insight, experience or sector knowledge and ensure this expertise is valued and acknowledged
- Lead major gift conversations and negotiations, including face-to-face meetings
- Provide high quality, personalised stewardship to major donors
- Identify opportunities to grow or repeat giving through deeper donor engagement
- Deliver exceptional stewardship to major donors
Individual giving
- Maintaining regular contact with donors and potential donors (including our volunteers and alumni) to generate donations
- Maintaining and monitoring our individual giving platforms
- Ensure all donations and supporter interactions are accurately recorded and that donors receive timely acknowledgements
Application instructions
- Submit your CV and one-page cover letter via CharityJob
- Your cover letter should be no more than 1-2 pages and must explain how you meet the essential criteria for the role, with a focus on the items tested in application and clear examples (see job description for the essential criteria)
- You must answer the screening question on the application page
- Applications without a cover letter or screening question will not be considered
- Applications due: 23:30 Wednesday 27 May
- First round interviews (online): 4/5 June 2026
- Final interviews (online or in person) 10/11 June 2026
Our mission is to help young people make confident and informed decisions about their future

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The Director of Major Gifts is a frontline fundraiser responsible for driving philanthropic growth by managing a portfolio of high-impact donors. This role focuses on identifying, cultivating, and stewarding prospects capable of leadership annual, major, and planned gifts. As a key collaborator within the development team, the Director of Major Gifts aligns donor passions with institutional strategic initiatives to foster a vibrant culture of giving.
Summary of duties and responsibilities:
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Manage a targeted portfolio of 75-100 major gift prospects, developing bespoke "moves management" plans to transition prospects into committed donors
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Implement individualized strategies that align a prospect’s philanthropic goals with institutional needs, utilizing data and research to inform appropriate ask amounts
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Collaborate with the Director of Development and Giving Manager to draft compelling gift proposals, case statements, and donor-facing materials
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Partner with the Director of Development Services to execute creative cultivation plans and ensure all activities, meetings, and outcomes are documented in the CRM for team-wide transparency
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Support high-priority campaigns, special initiatives, and fundraising events. Attend school and Advancement-hosted events to build community presence
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Work alongside Development colleagues and volunteers to deliver high-touch stewardship and impactful gift reporting
Essential qualifications/experience:
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Substantive progressive frontline fundraising experience with a proven track record of securing six- and seven-figure gifts
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Building and developing effective relationships
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Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, highly organized and a problem-solver, positive and friendly, strong people management and interpersonal skills
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High emotional intelligence, attentive listening, and the ability to build credibility with major prospect stakeholders
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Willingness to travel internationally and attend events outside of School hours and on weekends
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A steadfast commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of children
Desirable qualifications/experience:
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Advanced degree preferred
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Knowledge proficiency in Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge
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Knowledge and understanding of American and/or international educational institutions
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Embraces continuous learning and collaborative problem-solving contributes creativity, initiative, and teamwork to a mission-aligned development culture
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Experience training or managing fundraising volunteers and committees
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Ability to manage multiple relationships and projects simultaneously
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Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, goal-driven environment and adjust to dynamic event schedules with ease
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Collaborative team colleague, proactive and capable of thriving in a fast-paced, goal-driven environment
The purpose of the role is to utilise effective and efficient administrative and fundraising skills to assist in delivering both financial and non-financial targets which will provide a gateway to all fundraising activity across Maggie’s.
As Centre Fundraiser, you will assist the Centre Fundraising Manager to implement the fundraising strategy to deliver income targets through proactive donor recruitment and excellent donor care.
This includes supporting and retaining existing supporters and researching new key relationships with individuals as well as partnerships with local businesses, groups and associations.
You will represent the work, vision and purpose of Maggie’s whilst supporting the delivery of local and central fundraising initiatives and campaigns. This includes presentations, face to face, telephone and written communications.
There will be a requirement to work irregular hours as well as frequent local travel.
Please note that interviews will take place on Thursday 4th June in Maggie's Cheltenham.
Maggie's provide free cancer support and information in our centres alongside NHS hospitals and online.
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We are seeking a highly organised and detail-oriented Finance and Operations Manager to oversee our financial operations and ensure the effective management of our resources. This role is central to maintaining our financial health and supporting our strategic goals. You will ensure all financial processes are accurate, compliant, and efficient. You will work closely with our Director to ensure all financial processes are accurate, compliant, and efficient.
KEY RESPONSIBILTIES INCLUDE:
Invoicing and Payments
Cash and Monitoring
- Update monthly actuals and track variances within the cashflow.
- Support project teams with maintaining and reporting on budgets in line with funder requirements.
- Contribute to the development of budgets for fundraising proposals.
- Continuously review financial systems to ensure efficiency and best practice
Bookkeeping
- Carry out weekly and monthly bookkeeping tasks, including journal entries in QuickBooks and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Support the production of quarterly management accounts.
- Prepare ad-hoc financial reports and analysis as required.
- Oversee Gift Aid claims and processes.
Independent Examination, Annual Report and Accounts
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Prepared and organised all documentation for the Independent Examination, ensuring compliance with statutory and Charity Commission requirements.
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Supporting the Director in responding to examiner enquiries and year-end processes.
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Reviewing financial records, reconciled balances, and drafted sections of the Annual Report.
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Coordinating with internal teams and external advisors and assisting with implementing examiner recommendations.
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Visitor Experience Manager
Location: Painswick, Gloucestershire (GL6 6TH)
Hours: 32hrs per week (over 4 days)
Salary: £32,905.60 FTE, equating to £26,324.48 pro-rata Are you a creative and people-focused leader who can turn a great visit into an unforgettable one?
The location
Set in the heart of the Cotswolds, Painswick Rococo Garden is the last surviving Rococo garden in England. Designed in the 1740s as a place to entertain and relax, it remains a place of beauty, surprise and escape. Today, the garden is an independent charity, which offers a unique blend of heritage, horticulture and wildlife, making it a truly special place to work and visit.
Role summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Visitor Experience Manager to help make every visit to Painswick Rococo Garden warm, inspiring and memorable.
You’ll be an integral part of bringing our beautiful and quirky 18th-century garden to life by leading our programme of events and family trails, interpretation, customer service and presentation standards.
Passionate and enthusiastic, you will deliver a high-quality visitor experience that make visitors feel more connected to the garden.
With a strong commercial and community focus, you’ll grow audiences and income through well-planned, profitable activity and new offers, while supporting safe, compliant day-to-day operations (including duty management and safeguarding responsibilities).
You’ll manage, motivate and develop the visitor experience team, and will lead the volunteer journey, ensuring the volunteer experience is varied, productive and rewarding for all involved.
You’ll champion excellent customer service, so every visitor feels welcome and enjoys a great day out.
Please note: the role includes regular duty management on a rota basis, including weekends, bank holidays and evenings. About you If you’re a people-focused leader with experience in heritage visitor operations and delivering engaging events and interpretation, we’d love to hear from you.
• Hands-on experience of delivering interpretation, events and visitor operations in a heritage/visitor attraction setting.
• Experience of establishing and leading a culture of exceptional customer service.
• Experience of running high-quality, profitable events.
• Team management and leadership skills including coaching, development, motivation, and communication.
• Excellent people and influencing skills, with the ability to build great relationships and work collaboratively, proactively and effectively to achieve the charity’s goals.
• Good understanding of different visitor audiences and the ability to draw on / develop audience insight.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills: able to prioritise, work to tight timescales, and communicate clearly with a wide range of people.
• Understand responsibilities in terms of health and safety, security and data protection in a visitor operations setting and how to manage and minimise risk.
• Ability to manage budgets effectively to maximise income. Demonstrates a responsible attitude to available resources.
• Great IT skills including with Microsoft Office.
• First aid qualification (or willingness to learn).
What we offer
As well as working in a beautiful setting, we offer discretionary benefits including 8% employer pension contribution, free admission, 20% discount in the café and shop, simple lunch, and training and learning opportunities. How to apply Send your CV and covering letter explaining why you’re interested and how you meet the requirements.
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Settled is a dynamic charity that supports the rights of EU and Ukrainians citizens who have made the UK their home, through providing expert, multi-lingual services. We seek a full-time experienced and capable manager who will work jointly with another service manager to deliver Settled's advice services to EU citizens UK-wide, with special attention to localities in England and Wales. You will hold IAA accreditation and be able to manage staff and volunteers to provide immigration advice. You will understand how strong relationships, especially with the Welsh Government and other funders, ensure the sustainability of a charity and help it meet the needs of its beneficiaries. Role is hybrid with minimum of 4 days per month in Settled's Cardiff Bay office and some travel to cities in other parts of the UK. If you would like to join our supportive and impactful team, please include a cover letter which explains how you fulfil the person specification, along with your CV.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The South East Gambling Harms Partnership is a consortium of regional Citizens Advice offices that include: Wokingham, Reading, West Berkshire and East Berkshire offices in Berkshire and Hart, Rushmore, Basingstoke and Tadley in North Hampshire. This is a high-profile initiative funded by the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) to tackle gambling harms through the collaboration of the South East Gambling Harms Partnership.
The Role
We are looking for a strategically-minded Regional Service Manager to lead the South East Gambling Harms Partnership. You will be the architect of our strategic engagement, building trusted partnerships with NHS commissioners and local authorities to ensure gambling harms are a priority in local health responses. You will lead a dedicated team of Training Leads and Prevention Workers, fostering a culture of accountability and innovation, building strong links with VCSE partners and the wider community.
Key Responsibilities
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Strategic Leadership & Influence: Act as the lead advocate for the partnership, engaging with NHS and Local Authority commissioners to ensure gambling harm prevention is embedded into local health strategies and regional policies.
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Partnership Management: Provide cohesive leadership for a collaboration of eight Citizens Advice offices, ensuring all locations are aligned, accountable, and integrating gambling screening into daily practice.
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Operational Oversight: Lead the project team (Data Officer, Training Leads, and Prevention Workers) to meet ambitious targets, while managing budgets, risks, and funder reporting.
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Stakeholder Engagement: Foster "trusted partner" relationships with grassroots organisations and wider community sectors to reach high-risk groups, including young people, veterans, minority communities and affected others.
Chopwell Regeneration Group is looking for an ambitious, values-driven and highly capable Senior Programmes Manager to help lead the next stage of our growth.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a successful and widely respected community organisation and play a central role in delivering programmes that improve wellbeing, skills, employability and opportunity for local people. Working closely with our Board, staff team, volunteers, partners and funders, you will provide strategic leadership, manage staff, lead impactful projects, and ensure our work continues to place Chopwell residents at the heart of everything we do. If you are an experienced leader who believes in the power of communities to shape their own future, we would love to hear from you.
About Chopwell Regeneration Group (CRG)
CRG is a trusted, community-led charity working at the heart of Chopwell to improve wellbeing, opportunity and quality of life.
Founded in 2017 by local residents, CRG has grown into a locally valued and widely respected organisation delivering community-led regeneration that works. We have a strong track record of partnership, collaborating with organisations across health, education and employment sectors.
In 2022 we opened The Bank, a multi-award winning community hub. It hosts a popular café, an affordable community market, a training kitchen, rental offices and business support, and a wide programme of learning, wellbeing, employability and social activities.
In 2024 we opened our second building The Regeneration Shop - a volunteer-led repair and reuse space providing opportunities for residents to develop practical skills, reduce waste and build confidence. We are currently in the process of acquiring a new and bigger building for our Shop, to expand our repair activity and its associated social and commercial impact.
We have a team of 11 staff and every year work with over 200 volunteers.
Alongside our venues, we deliver a range of projects across Chopwell. This includes our food sustainability initiative Can Chopwell Feed Itself? and Brightening Up Chopwell bringing people together to improve shared public spaces and strengthen community pride.
Our Values and How We Work
We are an organisation that:
● Is committed to a thriving, sustainable future for Chopwell.
● Listens to our community- local consultation and lived experience shapes our work.
● Is ambitious for our community, driven to achieve impacts, and willing to innovate.
● Cares deeply about people, and supports our staff and residents to develop, grow and thrive.
● Values working in partnership with organisations locally, regionally and nationally.
● Is guided by an active, experienced Board with a high level of expertise, including members with strong local knowledge and lived experience.
● Has a committed, skilled and hardworking staff team who bring energy and heart to their work.
Job Description: Senior Programmes Manager
Hours: 30 - 37.5 per week* (subject to agreement)
Holiday: 6 weeks pro rata (includes bank holidays)
Pay: £39,000 - £48,000 per year pro rata (depending on skills and experience)
Place of work: The Bank, 19-21 Derwent Street, Chopwell, NE17 7HU
Reporting to: CRG Board of Trustees
Contract term: 12 month fixed term contract (expected to renew subject to funding)
The Senior Programmes Manager will work closely with our Senior Finance & Commercial Manager to provide leadership for Chopwell Regeneration Group (CRG), reporting to the Board of Trustees. They will lead on strategy, planning and delivery for all programmes, working with board, staff and volunteers, and external partners to ensure activities are achievable, properly resourced, financially sustainable, impactful and effectively evaluated.
Key areas of responsibility:
● Strategic planning and delivery of social, cultural, education and training programmes that meet CRG’s objectives, including improved mental health and wellbeing, skills development and employability for Chopwell residents.
● Leading the growth of our public programmes that deliver wide-ranging educational and wellbeing benefits for the people of Chopwell, from social prescribing activity to business support. This includes planning annual programme aims and outcomes, developing partnerships, and ensuring delivery is financially sustainable and properly resourced.
● Leadership and management of staff including line management responsibility.
● Managing the volunteer programme in line with best practice and working with the staff team to recruit, communicate with and support volunteers.
● Developing and managing successful and innovative partnerships across a range of sectors and growing partnerships locally, regionally and nationally.
● Ensuring there is sufficient staff capacity to deliver programmes effectively, and advocating for and working with the Board to identify funding and support for additional resources.
● Identifying new funding opportunities and working with CRG Board to secure grant funding for programmes in line with strategic objectives.
● Managing budgets for all programmes and ensuring financial targets are met.
● Evaluating outcomes across all programmes including collecting data, generating case studies and impact reports for Trustees, funders and a range of stakeholders.
● Ensuring programmes are delivered in accordance with current legislation, contractual/accrediting body requirements and CRG’s policies and procedures including Safeguarding, Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety and Data Protection.
● Working with the staff team to generate news articles, photos, printed material and social media content to promote CRG’s programmes.
● Representing CRG at relevant events, networks and forums to build networks and raise CRG’s profile across a range of sectors.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience Needed
We are looking for a Senior Programmes Manager who can provide strategic leadership, strengthen our delivery and help ensure that Chopwell residents remain at the centre of everything we do. The successful candidate will demonstrate the following:
Essential Criteria
Leadership & People Management
● Leadership and management experience
● Ability to influence, motivate and inspire others
● Experience of people management and supporting staff/volunteers
● Confidence in advocating for community needs and priorities
Community-Led Practice
● Proven ability to work with communities, service users or audiences to shape programmes or services
● Commitment to inclusive, participatory and community-led approaches
● Ability to build trust and work effectively with people from diverse backgrounds
Partnership & Collaboration
● Strong collaboration and partnership-building skills
● Ability to work confidently with partners across sectors
● Excellent communication and advocacy skills with a range of stakeholders
● Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Programme and Operational Management
● Experience of developing, managing and delivering successful community programmes
● Ability to manage operational delivery, budgets and impact targets
● Experience of safeguarding, health and safety, GDPR or relevant compliance frameworks.
● Strong organisational skills and ability to manage competing priorities
Strategy, Funding and Evaluation
● Experience of identifying opportunities, developing projects or securing funding.
● Ability to monitor outcomes and evaluate impact.
● Experience of writing reports, case studies or funding updates.
Personal Qualities
● Creative thinking and problem-solving
● Self-motivated, resilient and adaptable
● Committed to the aims of Chopwell Regeneration Group
Desirable Criteria
● Experience of leadership and management in the voluntary, charity or community sector.
● Experience of managing grant-funded programmes.
● Good knowledge of safeguarding, health and safety, GDPR or relevant compliance frameworks.
● Experience of social prescribing, employability, education or wellbeing programmes.
● Experience of communications, PR or social media content creation.
● Understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing communities like Chopwell.
● Lived experience of the communities CRG serves.
Additional Information
● We would ideally like the successful candidate to start as soon as possible, but can be flexible.
● Flexible working arrangements are available and can be discussed at interview. Please note the majority of your working week will be expected to be on site. Also, occasional weekend and evening working will be required. This includes quarterly public meetings and trustee meetings every two months (minimum).
● Successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
● CRG is a Disability Confident employer. Any applicant with a disability who meets the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview. Please include information in your application if you are applying under the Disability Confident scheme.
● Any applicant living in an NE17 postcode who meets the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
Deadline for applications: 11.59pm on Sunday 24 May 2026
Interviews: During week commencing Monday 1 June
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Ascension is a truly special place to be. We are a thriving Anglican church community in South West London. Our mission is to share the love of God in everything we do - from our vibrant Sunday mornings including Bubble Church - a service for young families that started at Ascension and is being rolled out nationally across the Church of England, to our café Parish Coffee which is open during the week and hosts a refugee drop-in, debt advice service and various community groups.
As our Operations Manager, you will be the operational backbone of the church. While our clergy and ministry leaders focus on the frontline, you will be the one ensuring the infrastructure is robust enough to support our mission.
This is a senior leadership position within our staff team. You won’t just be managing tasks; you will be a key partner to me and the wider team, helping us refine our processes and manage our resources, to ensure we continue to thrive.
Whether managing finances, overseeing building projects, or navigating complex negotiations, every task you undertake serves our mission to share God’s love.
We are looking for a self-starter, and a passionate disciple of Jesus who is ready to use their professional gifts for the kingdom. We hope this pack gives you a sense of the exciting journey we are on and look forward to hearing from you
Spreading the love of God to Balham and beyond
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South West Community Chaplaincy (SWCC) aims to provide effective care and community support for people going through the Criminal Justice System, including prison. This includes work such as advocacy, mentoring and holistic support to assist the integration of people with convictions into their communities, through a team of volunteers, within the counties of Cornwall , Devon and West Somerset.
We are looking for a committed and motivated individual who will be responsible for the recruitment, training, support and retention of the volunteers: someone who has the ability to think outside the box in the approach to this task, and to attract volunteers to be part of something incredible - the changing of clients’ lives.
Volunteers provide a cornerstone of the work that SWCC achieves. They allow the organisation to have a substantially more positive impact due to the greater number of clients they are able to support. To this end, it is imperative that we recruit the right people as volunteers and that they feel fully supported and valued for all they bring to the organisation.
SWCC aims to provide a professional focus and resource for faith communities in the area to establish new and innovative ways of helping participants address their offending behaviour. We do this by providing a network of support that can challenge and promote a positive attitude to change. This role (in conjunction with the chaplains) would fully explore church networks across the area as a potential source for volunteers. Utilising our training resources, we can offer to upskill congregations in safeguarding and also identify possible safe communities for our clients to be able to join.
There is an occupational requirement for applicants to actively embrace the faith ethos and values of SWCC and the successful applicant will have the ability to build positive relationships with a wide range of people. Some occasional weekend work will be involved.
Closing date: Friday 15th May 2026
Interviews: Week commencing 18th May 2026
Bespoke, relational, mentoring for prison leavers, helping them to build a positive, crime-free future, and making our communities safer for all.


Join Our Team: Volunteering Leader (Enfield and surrounding waterways (Lee & Stort))
We’re excited to welcome a new Volunteering Leader at our London & South East location
Navigate your future and lock in your career as we keep our canals open and alive.
Working Hours & Location
This role follows a 37 hours, over a 7 day working pattern. The post holder will also be required to work an annualised hours system which includes working any 5 days out of 7 including statutory holidays. They will also be part of a 24-hour operational standby team responsible for providing emergency cover for the waterway.
On-call responsibility
Volunteer Leaders take part in an on-call rota alongside other Canal & River Trust colleagues:
• Approximately 1 week in every 5
• Availability from 4:00pm to 8:00am on weekdays, plus the full weekend
• A Trust vehicle will be taken home during on-call periods to respond to callouts
The Volunteering Leader will be based at Enfield Lock, Ordnance Road, Enfield EN3 6JG. This role involves travel between sites and includes use of a Trust vehicle.
Role Overview
We’re looking for practical, motivated Volunteer Leaders to support our Operations team in keeping the waterways around the upper Lee navigation and the River Lee open, safe and clean.
This is a hands-on, operational role where you’ll lead and support groups of volunteers to carry out essential maintenance and improvement tasks along the canal network. You’ll work closely with our Operations staff, sometimes alongside them, to identify issues and organise volunteer activity to resolve them.
If you enjoy working outdoors, leading people, and making a visible difference to local waterways, this could be a very rewarding role.
Key Accountabilities:
As a Volunteer Leader, you will:
• Work closely with the Operations team to identify where support is needed
• Recruit and organise volunteers to help resolve operational issues
• Ensure volunteers are trained, supported and able to work safely
• Plan and lead volunteer groups to carry out practical maintenance tasks
• Deliver work that supports our purpose: Open, Safe & Clean waterways and towpaths
Typical activities include:
• Painting and site improvements
• Fly-tipping and litter removal
• Vegetation clearance
• Lock maintenance (planned preventative maintenance)
• Minor repairs and hole filling
• Water control tasks
Please note: This is a hands‑on operational maintenance role. While you’ll be working in outdoor environments, the position does not involve gardening, planting projects, or creating habitats such as wildflower areas, planters, or tree planting.
About you
We’re seeking an organised, proactive, and engaging Volunteering Lead to work closely with our Area Operations Manager. In this role, you’ll support and guide a growing community of dedicated volunteers, as well as our internal team, all working together to protect, maintain, and enhance the environment and heritage of our local waterways for residents and visitors to enjoy.
You’ll be confident handling day‑to‑day administration and comfortable leading, motivating, and supporting volunteer groups. A strong focus on safety and a responsible approach are essential.
It would be beneficial if you have experience in:
- Health & Safety processes, including risk assessments and method statements
- Safeguarding
- Practical or maintenance work
- Volunteer coordination or team leadership
Skills & Qualifications
- Experience of working within relevant environment e.g. volunteering, environmental works, customer service operations or maintenance.
- Experience of leading a small team
- Great organisation and prioritising skills
- Effective and engaging communication skills
- Computer literate – with good knowledge of Microsoft Office package
- You will need to be self-motivated, able to work flexible hours to meet volunteering and business needs and communicate well with customers, volunteers and staff at all levels.
- Full UK Manual Driving License - Essential
Canal & River Trust is the UK's largest canal charity, caring for a 2,000-mile network of stunning canals and navigable rivers.
About us
With a 110-year history, we are proud to be able to say that the WI continues to be the largest and most influential UK-based women’s organisation, with over 170,000 members. Our campaigns push for change on the issues that matter to women and their communities, from equal pay to climate change, mental health and violence against women. The WI has brought about real change, and this record of action shows that we are as relevant today as we were in 1915.
The National Federation of Women’s Institutes (the NFWI) is responsible for running the organisation and provides support and advice to members at both regional and local levels.
About the Campaigns and Public Affairs Manager role
In this varied and exciting position, you will manage high profile WI campaigns and play a key role in achieving change on key issues affecting women and their community.
The Campaigns and Public Affairs Manager provides essential management of the Public Affairs team and its activities- including campaigning, lobbying, research and policy work- whilst working closely with the Director of Campaigns and Membership to maintain a strategic overview of the department’s work.
You will be responsible for devising appropriate lobbying strategies to achieve our key objectives, responding to governmental policy and consultation papers and supporting the NFWI’s media work in relation to all campaigning and Public Affairs activity.
This role also plays a vital part in managing departmental projects, from the development and implementation of campaign project plans, to identifying funding opportunities and administering budgets.
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week.
Location: Hybrid working, with at least one day per week at our London office.
About you
Experienced in all aspects of campaigning and lobbying, with a strong understanding of current affairs and issues across the policy spectrum, you will be adept at taking a campaign from start to finish, whilst developing impactful influencing strategies in a political context. You will be a confident line manager, with experience of supporting and overseeing your team’s performance, development and wellbeing.
The ability to represent the NFWI externally- to civil servants, government departments and external organisations- as well as working closely with volunteers and members at a grassroots level is also key.
An understanding of key policy issues relating to areas such as women’s health or the environment would also be desirable, however your passion for helping the WI achieve its mission by making a difference every day will be the key to your success in the role.
Benefits
In return, we will offer you a hybrid working arrangement, which means a minimum of one day a week in your primary office and the rest worked from home, although you can work up to three days in the office if preferred; 28 days’ annual leave, rising to 30 days on completion of 5 years’ service with the flexibility to take your annual leave in hours; membership of our healthcare scheme; enhanced family-friendly policies; a commitment to employee wellbeing; and more.
How to apply
For further information about the Campaigns and Public Affairs Manager role, please download the recruitment pack which includes the job description and person specification.
To apply, please submit your current CV with a covering letter clearly explaining why you would be suitable for the role to the HR department.
Closing date: 13 May 2026.
First and second-round interview dates: w/c 18 May 2026, with the first round conducted virtually and the second in-person at our London office.
No other media or agencies, please.
The WI is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and values diversity. Reg. Charity No. 803793.
Do you have experience in leading operations and developing a quality service?
We are looking for a Service Manager to join our team team in Ealing. This is a well-resourced and dynamic service in which you will lead a team of 2 Coordinators and 9 Outreach & Resettlement workers.
In this role you will focus on combining outreach with clients on the streets and supporting them through placements in temporary accommodation until a suitable home is found. Several additional services are also embedded within the team including Street Legal, an Employment Specialist, and a Homeless Health Nurse – and the team has lots of well-established connections with specialist providers and community organisations locally, as well as having strong relationships with commissioners and local authority partners.
Based in Ealing, West London; the office has roadside parking available & is also well connected on the Piccadilly, Elizabeth and Central line at Boston Manor, Ealing Broadway & Hanwell station.
About you
To thrive in this role you will have a experience or a good working understanding of providing to support to junior managers.
In this role you will be providing management direction and leadership, some team guidance around professional conduct, and a clear drive around getting the basics right and implementing our new outreach model.
We are working hard to create a diverse and fully inclusive culture where everyone feels valued and we welcome applications from all under-represented groups, particularly Global Majority candidates who are underrepresented at this management level.
How to apply
To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the ‘document’ tab on the advert page on our website.
Visit our website to apply click the ‘Apply Now’ Button to start your online application form
Closing date: 10am on 15 May 2026
Interview and assessments on: TBC
Are you looking for a role where you can use your fundraising experience and expertise to support an end to homelessness through community engagement fundraising?
We are looking for a Community Fundraising Coordinator to join the Mungo’s Community and Events team. This new post will play a vital role in managing, developing and growing community engagement, awareness and fundraising.
In this exciting role, you will be responsible for managing and developing the community fundraising portfolio for St Mungo’s on a national scale. This will include working alongside community groups, clubs and associations, schools and faith groups as well as individual fundraisers. You will also lead on new projects attached to community fundraising which can increase our profile and income levels. Key responsibilities include:
- Design and develop our community fundraising programme, taking ownership and managing new community fundraising initiatives.
- Lead the development and implementation of a range of fundraising activities, whilst nurturing current supporter relationships and developing new fundraising opportunities and networks.
- Engage and build strong relationships with community fundraisers / organisations. Developing supporter engagement through regular check in’s, face to face meetings, presentations and attendance of events.
- Support the growth of our national fundraising activities, by recruiting supporters and building an on the ground fundraising volunteer team.
Where you’ll be working
In this role you will work flexibly for at least 2 days per week from our Central Office in London. Travel across London and regions in the South of England is also required.
This allows for training, in person collaboration, team building, line management and other relationship building opportunities. We support a flexible approach to work with opportunities for hybrid working for the rest of your week; from home, or other St Mungo’s London or regional locations.
Due to the nature of the role, some evening and weekends will also be required to oversee relevant events. Out of hours work will be offered back in the form of time off in lieu.
While our Central Office is currently based in Tower Hill, London we plan to relocate in the summer of 2026 to a new space in Farringdon, London.
About you
We are looking for someone with experience in community, corporate, or philanthropy fundraising. Experience in volunteering, social value or community engagement sectors would also be beneficial.
You will:
- Be comfortable managing income, working with a target driven approach while demonstrating success in growing income from supporters.
- Enjoy building strong, lasting relationships with supporters and volunteers, engaging with a variety of people, and working closely within the local community and seeking out opportunities to engage our fundraisers in St Mungo's work.
- Be ready to take ownership of new and creative fundraising initiatives.
- Demonstrate strong organisational and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage a busy workload and meet deadlines.
- Show a willingness to work as part of a team and support a wide range of fundraising activities across the calendar year.
Our clients and supporters are at the heart of everything we do, if you share our vision, passion and commitment to ending homelessness we would love to hear from you!
How to apply
To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the ‘document’ tab on the advert page on our website.
To find out more and apply please go to the St Mungo’s careers page on our website.
Closing date: 10am on 26 May 2026
Interview and assessments on: 4-5 June 2026
St Mungo's are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strongly encourage applications from all under-represented groups.
What we offer
- Excellent Development and Growth Opportunities
- A Diverse and Inclusive Workplace
- Great Pay and Other Benefits
Are you excited by the latest innovations on the market to help people overcome barriers to independence? Are you skilled at seeking out the best deals to pass on to the people who need them most? Do you have the ability to put people at ease and feel supported? Are you highly organised and dynamic? If so, we need you!
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team as a Resource Centre Manager. This is a fantastic opportunity for a Dispensing Optician, Sensory Equipment Specialist, or experienced practitioner with service management skills to lead and develop a well-established Resource Centre.
You will play a central role in supporting people who are blind, partially sighted, Deaf, hard of hearing and deafblind to access assistive equipment and technology that maintains independence and improves quality of life.
The role includes leading the day-to-day running of the Resource Centre, ensuring a high-quality, person-centred service, and working collaboratively across the organisation. There is also scope to shape and grow the service, including developing new income opportunities and resources. You will be line managing a small team of staff and volunteers.
We are looking for someone with experience in sensory support, strong organisational and people management skills, and confidence in advising on equipment and practical solutions. You will be proactive, flexible and committed to improving outcomes for the people we support.
This is primarily an office-based role with some travel across Surrey.
We can offer you:
· A generous annual leave allowance (full time annual leave entitlement is 28 days per annum, plus bank holidays)
· Pension contributions 6% matched with the Pensions Trust
· Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
· Investment in your development
· Annual flu vaccinations and an eye test every two years with a contribution towards work related glasses
· A vibrant and friendly team!
Sensory Services by Sight for Surrey has been established for over 100 years. We enable and empower people who are blind, partially sighted, Deaf, hard of hearing and deafblind to overcome barriers and to be as independent as possible.
An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service will be required, which we can arrange.
Closing Date: Please apply by 9.00 am on Monday 18th May using our application form
Interview dates: Shortlisted applicants will be offered an interview on Thursday 28th May.
Support & enable people who are Deaf, hard of hearing, blind, partially sighted & deafblind to lead independent lives.
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