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This is a unique opportunity to lead a respected charity dedicated to supporting individuals affected by trauma and adversity. As Chief Executive, you will provide inspirational leadership, driving our vision, strategy, and impact while ensuring the organisation remains financially sustainable, well-governed, and focused on delivering high-quality services that transform lives.
Working closely with our Board of Trustees, staff, volunteers, donors, and partners, you will champion our mission and identify new opportunities for growth and innovation. We are seeking a strategic and values-driven leader with experience of working within trauma-informed environments, a strong track record of securing grant funding, and the ability to build and maintain excellent donor and stakeholder relationships. The successful candidate will also have training experience and/or confidently stand in-front of large audiences discussing sensitive topics.
This is an exciting opportunity for a compassionate and ambitious leader who can inspire others, strengthen our charitable impact, and help shape the future of our organisation. If you have the vision, leadership experience, and commitment to making a meaningful difference in people's lives, we would love to hear from you.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About Malaria No More UK
Malaria is one of the oldest killer diseases in history; even now, despite recent progress, it claims the life of a child every minute. Malaria No More UK is part of a global movement that is determined to make this the generation that beats this killer. To realise this vision, we need to mobilise governments, influencers, businesses and the public, inspiring them to commit funds, energy and resources to ending deaths from malaria and wiping out the disease for good.
Role description
Malaria No More UK is looking to appoint a highly motivated Senior Advocacy Officer to join our team and help implement our advocacy strategies. Working with both our UK and global advocacy, you will cultivate a new generation of malaria champions and push malaria up the political agenda. This role will work on increasing our visibility and the resonance of our case with key stakeholders, including decision makers in the UK and around the world. Securing increased support will be vital to global efforts to accelerate progress towards ending malaria for good within a generation. We are looking for a confident communicator with strong project management skills and a good understanding of political advocacy.
Key responsibilities
- Providing project management support for a range of projects relating to our UK and global advocacy, including acting as project lead on agreed projects.
- Strategic stakeholder mapping, including building and maintaining relationships with UK parliamentarians and keeping contact records in our database updated on a regular basis.
- Lead the delivery of high-quality events for policy and political audiences, including at the UK party conferences, and international meetings.
- Daily monitoring of the global malaria landscape and UK parliamentary activities and keeping the team informed of relevant developments and engagement opportunities.
- Drafting of political briefings on key policy areas within malaria and global health.
- Providing administrative support relating to our UK and global advocacy, including the coordination of stakeholder mailings, updating our contact management system (Salesforce), scheduling and attending meetings, and taking minutes.
- Managing relationships with scientists working on malaria and providing them with advocacy insight through our UK Malaria Technical Expert Collective.
- Identifying opportunities to engage political decision-makers and new malaria champions in the UK.
Person specification
Essential
- Strong commitment to the mission and values of MNMUK
- Demonstrated experience working in a parliamentary, advocacy or campaigning role.
- A degree, or equivalent experience. Strong verbal and written communication skills, with high attention to detail.
- Demonstrated ability to manage stakeholder relationships confidently and independently.
- Experience of managing events and providing logistical support.
- Excellent project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, manage workload independently and work to tight deadlines.
- Knowledge of UK parliamentary procedures and strong interest in politics and international development.
- High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Ability to work well within a team and willingness to take on a range of tasks as necessary.
- Ability to exhibit diplomacy, tact, and discretion.
Desirable
- Knowledge of malaria and/or global health policy.
- Experience of working in a fast-paced NGO environment.
- Experience of contact management and working with databases.
Staff benefits include:
- 10% employer pension contributions.
- 28 days’ annual leave plus public holiday days in the postholders country of residence, and organisation-wide closure over the Christmas period to ensure everyone enjoys a meaningful break.
- Private medical insurance may be available for non-UK residents depending on the postholders country of residence.
- Subsidised gym membership
- Fully flexible working opportunities
- Interest-free staff season ticket loan and bicycle loan schemes.
- Continuing personal development opportunities.
- Professional training & qualifications subsidy.
To bring unifying and impactful communications, campaigns and partnerships to drive advocacy to end malaria for good.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Join London Legal Support Trust and use your communications skills to champion access to justice. Create engaging content, manage our website and social channels, and promote our programmes and fundraising events. We are looking for an organised, creative communicator with strong writing, digital and content management skills. This permanent, full-time hybrid role is based in Holborn and offers flexible working, generous leave and development opportunities.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Day Service Manager for Kingston Eco Op
Lead a service that makes a real difference!
Eco-op provides person-centred activities, opportunities and support to help people with learning disabilities, mental health needs and neurodiversity build confidence, independence, wellbeing and meaningful community connections.
We are looking for someone to build on the successes of our manager who is retiring after 7 years in the role to take Eco-op (A project of Kingston Voluntary Action) into the next phase of its development.
If you are a proven manager with the ability to lead strategically, build partnerships and, above all, ensure the delivery of safe, high-quality services that place people at the heart of everything we do then please apply.
Join us and help create opportunities, choice and independence for local people while leading one of Kingston Voluntary Action’s most valued community services.
We're looking for someone who has:
- Proven experience managing teams and services
- A strong commitment to person-centred support and inclusion
- Excellent leadership and partnership-building skills
- Knowledge of safeguarding, risk management and Adult Social Care
- The ability to drive service development, manage resources and demonstrate impact.
Location: Kingston upon Thames
Salary: £39,330.00 FTE (£31,464 pro rata)+5% pension contribution
Hours: 28 hours
Contract: Permanent
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Are you passionate about criminal justice and want the flexibility of homeworking for a small charity where you can make a real difference? Are you experienced in operations and/ or administration? Then we would love to hear from you!
The Welcome Directory is a multi-faith charity working to empower faith and belief communities to offer safe and lasting welcome to prison leavers. Our national directory is a list of faith/belief communities who are committed to welcoming prison leavers – the directory is used in all prisons across England and Wales. This resource is a lifeline for those leaving prison and seeking to find connection and community where they can belong and practice their faith/belief.
We are currently recruiting for an Operations Officer to lead on administrative support to the charity under the direction of the Project Manager, supporting on engagement with various stakeholders and networks. The goal of the post is to ensure that The Welcome Directory can effectively develop the reach of our work and achieve exponential growth, by maximising administrative efficiency.
Whilst this is a 6-month contract, there is the potential to extend where funding permits.
This will include, but may not be limited to:
Operations
- Engaging with interested faith/ belief communities/ networks, processing registrations and maintaining directory records
- Leading the co-ordination and delivery of the annual Affiliates Scheme
- Supporting the production and logistics of annual resource mail-outs
- Engaging in periodical team email campaigns for intentional growth
- Supporting the annual data refresh and survey, including follow-up, in collaboration with the Monitoring & Evaluation Officer
Events
- Provide administrative support in preparation for the online Prison Awareness Course (PAC) and other webinar events
- Provide technical support (e.g. Zoom hosting etc) for the delivery of the PAC and other webinar events
- Planning bi-annual team days and any one-off events, in consultation with the Project Manager
- Representing The Welcome Directory at selected events (as required)
Administration
- Answering email enquiries
- Editing recordings/ videos and updating resources in Canva
- Collating routine data and creating/ updating trackers (as required)
- Supporting processing expenses and issuing internal invoices
- Paying-in cheques and sending thank you cards
- Obtaining Gift Aid declarations and submitting claims
- Purchasing stationery supplies and dispatching resources
- Leading on quarterly team password management
Other benefits include:
- Flexible, remote working
- Small and supportive team
- Team days and opportunities for learning
- 5% employer contribution to pension scheme
- Contribution towards internet and phone costs, and provision of laptop and relevant equipment
- Opportunity to gain experience with a well-respected organisation in the criminal justice sector, including a prison visit
Please download the Job Description and Person Specification for further information.
Should you have any questions about the role, please get in touch by email.
The Welcome Directory will be scheduling interviews as applications come in. Please note we reserve the right to close vacancies early should we receive sufficient applications. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application, via CharityJob, as soon as possible.
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To help faith communities become places where people who leave prison find welcome, acceptance and appropriate support.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Play a pivotal role in shaping how we support, develop and empower our people, at an exciting time of growth for Betknowmore UK.
Betknowmore UK has grown rapidly into a delivery organisation of real scale and ambition, running multiple funded services with staff and volunteers across the country, and a workforce that proudly and intentionally includes people with lived experience of gambling harm. As we continue to grow, we're looking for an experienced Interim HR Manager to help us build on strong foundations and take our people function to the next level, over a defined eight-month period (with the possiblility of extension through mutual agreement).
Reporting to the Director of Finance and Operations and line managing our HR Officer, you'll lead three connected priorities: building the capability and confidence of our managers; shaping our workforce development strategy, including career pathways for colleagues with lived experience; and making sure we're fully prepared for the employment law changes arriving under the Employment Rights Act 2025. This is a genuine change role with a lasting legacy, you'll help leave the organisation stronger, more capable and better equipped for the future.
What you'll be doing
- Providing expert, pragmatic advice on employee relations matters, and leading complex or contentious casework where genuinely necessary, coaching managers to build their own confidence in handling cases
- Keeping the organisation ahead of the phased implementation of the Employment Rights Act 2025, and advising the policy team on the changes required
- Managing the relationship with our external employment law advisers, briefing tightly and translating advice into workable decisions
- Building the capability and confidence of line managers through practical, scenario-based training and coaching through live situations
- Developing a manager toolkit — templates, letters, scripts, decision trees and a clear escalation route
- Owning and developing our workforce development strategy, including a capability framework and career pathways for colleagues with lived experience, from volunteering through to management roles
- Establishing our learning and development framework, including induction, professional accreditation and qualification routes
- Improving consistency and fairness in recruitment and selection, and line managing, supervising and developing the HR Officer
- Providing HR risk reporting to the senior management team and, as requested, to the Board
What we're looking for
- We're interested in hearing from candidates who have:
- Substantial generalist HR experience at HR Manager or senior HR Business Partner level, including sustained periods as the most senior HR person in an organisation or business unit
- Experience of working in a lived experience-led organisation, or one with a significant peer or lived experience workforce
- A proven track record of building line manager capability, coaching managers through live situations rather than doing the work for them
- Experience developing and implementing a workforce development or HR strategy, including competency frameworks and career pathways
- Demonstrable experience of handling complex and contentious employee relations casework end to end, including matters carrying genuine tribunal risk
- Current, working knowledge of UK employment law, including the Employment Rights Act 2025 and its practical implications for employers
- Experience of working in a lean or fast-growing organisation, operating without a large in-house HR or legal team
- Strong influencing skills with senior colleagues, and excellent judgement on confidentiality, conflicts of interest and escalation
- CIPD Level 5 or above, or equivalent demonstrable experience
- Knowledge of the gambling harms, addiction, health or social welfare sectors, experience of a comparable commissioning transition, and experience of interim or fractional assignments would all be advantageous, as would CIPD Level 7 or Chartered MCIPD status.
Why join us?
You'll be joining a growing, ambitious charity making a real difference to people's lives. This is a unique opportunity to shape our people strategy from the ground up, build lasting management capability, and leave a genuine legacy alongside a passionate, lived experience-informed team who are proud of what they do.
We support and provide information to those harmed by gambling, whilst raising awareness of gambling’s potential harms through education and training
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
How to apply
To apply, please send your CV (no more than four pages, including two references who can be contacted if successful) and either:
· A covering letter of no more than two sides of A4 (Arial, size 12)
· Or a video of no more than four minutes.
Please explain why you want this role and how your experience meets the person specification.
Shortlisting: 07 September. Interviews week beginning 14 September.
NEYDL is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and particularly encourage applications from people with lived experience relevant to the communities we serve.
The Role
This is a new post and a significant one. As Business Development Manager, you will be the first dedicated commercial function in NEYDL, the only person in the organisation with responsibility for sales and income generation from commissioned services and traded products. You will report directly to the CEO and sit on the senior management team.
Your core mission is to grow NEYDL's earned income across two distinct strands: securing commissioned services and contracts with local authorities and other organisations in the North East; and developing a national market for NEYDL's training products and DigiDAD platform, enabling professionals and organisations across the UK to improve the support available to young dads in their communities.
There is no pipeline to inherit. You will need to identify the right routes to market, build relationships from scratch with commissioners and buyers, and develop the BD function as you go. The CEO will provide strategic direction and support, but you will need to be confident operating with autonomy, exercising commercial judgement independently, and getting on with it.
What you will do
Identify and pursue opportunities for commissioned services and contracts in the North East with local authorities, NHS commissioners, family hubs, children’s services and other public and voluntary sector organisations
Develop a national market for NEYDL's training products and, in time, licensing offer, working across both statutory and voluntary sector audiences. This will include selling training directly to local authorities, NHS bodies and VCSE organisations; testing demand from VCSE organisations for a licensing model that enables them to deliver NEYDL's approach locally; and exploring whether local authorities would fund or commission a local VCSE partner to do so. A key part of this role in year one/two is testing assumptions about which funding and delivery models have most traction.
Promote DigiDAD as a free resource to professional audiences, growing registrations and building relationships with organisations that can champion it with young dads
Develop and manage a BD pipeline, setting targets and reporting progress to the CEO and board
Represent NEYDL at sector events, networks and conferences nationally to build profile and relationships
Develop proposals, tenders and partnership bids, working closely with the CEO and programme team
Work closely with the DigiDAD Engagement Officer to share leads and coordinate activity via an agreed tracker, and with the DigiDAD Programme Manager to ensure BD and digital growth strategies remain aligned
Contribute to marketing and communications activity that supports commercial growth, including supporting the launch of our new national brand
Play an active role as a member of the senior management team, contributing to strategy, planning and organisational leadership.
What we are looking for
We need someone with commercial experience in winning commissioned services, contracts or selling products and services to public and voluntary sector organisations. You will be relationship-focused, self-directed, and comfortable building a function without established infrastructure or a team behind you.
You will need to understand the professional landscape in which NEYDL operates: family support, early help, children’s services, family hubs. You don’t need to be an expert in young dads, but you will need to speak credibly to the people who commission and deliver family support, and to understand what drives their decisions.
What we offer
NEYDL is a close, inclusive and supportive team that actively invests in the development of its staff. We are a non-judgmental organisation built on mutual trust, respect and honesty. We listen to young dads and respond to what they actually need, working with them voluntarily to find long-term solutions rather than short-term fixes. If you join us, you will be part of a team that genuinely believes in what it does, and that belief comes through in everything we produce and every relationship we build.
In addition, we offer:
7.2 weeks’ annual leave per year, inclusive of statutory and public holidays
5% employer pension contribution
A flexible hybrid working arrangement
Funded professional development and training
Mileage paid at 55p per mile for business travel
The opportunity to shape a new function in a growing, mission-driven organisation at a pivotal moment in its development
A supportive and values-led senior team
Job purposeTo grow NEYDL's earned income across two distinct strands: securing commissioned services and contracts with local authorities and other organisations in the North East; and developing a national market for NEYDL's training products and DigiDAD platform, enabling professionals and organisations across the UK to improve the support available to young dads in their communities.Key responsibilities
Income generation and business development
Identify and develop opportunities to secure commissioned services and contracts with local authorities, NHS bodies, family hubs, children’s services, early help teams and voluntary sector organisations
Lead on the sale of NEYDL’s training products to professional audiences nationally, managing the full sales cycle from prospecting to close
Where relevant to other business development activity, make professionals aware of DigiDAD as a free resource and refer interested contacts to the DigiDAD Engagement Officer for onboarding and follow-up
Develop and maintain a BD pipeline, setting annual targets in conjunction with the CEO and reporting progress to the board
Identify new markets, audiences and partnership opportunities and make evidence-based recommendations to the CEO on where to focus BD effort.
Proposals, tenders and bids
Lead on the development of proposals, tenders and commissioned service bids, working closely with the CEO and programme team to develop compelling cases
Maintain awareness of relevant commissioning frameworks, procurement processes and funding opportunities that align with NEYDL’s offer
Ensure all proposals and tenders accurately reflect NEYDL’s costs and margins and are consistent with the organisation’s financial requirements
Relationships and profile
Build and manage relationships with commissioners, buyers, strategic partners and sector networks nationally
Represent NEYDL at sector events, conferences and networks, raising our profile with the professional audiences we want to reach
Work collaboratively with the DigiDAD Programme Manager to align BD activity with the growth of the DigiDAD platform
Support the launch and positioning of NEYDL’s new national brand, contributing to marketing and communications activity that supports commercial growth
Organisational leadership and management
Contribute to organisational strategy and annual planning as a member of the senior management team
Report on BD performance and progress against targets to the CEO and board
Work closely with the DigiDAD Engagement Officer (managed by the DigiDAD Programme Manager) to ensure a joined-up approach to professional audience engagement
Comply with all NEYDL policies and procedures including safeguarding, data protection and equality, diversity and inclusion
Key relationships
Chief Executive Officer: line manager and strategic lead
DigiDAD Programme Manager: close working relationship on professional audience growth and platform promotion
DigiDAD Engagement Officer: referral coordination on professional engagement and DigiDAD growth
Programme Managers and frontline team: to inform BD activity and support proposal development
External: commissioners, local authority leads, NHS contacts, training buyers, sector networks
Targets
Year 1 milestones
The following milestones have been agreed with our primary Year 1 funder and represent the BDM's near-term priorities:
By six months:
Approaches made to at least 25 contacts, including commissioners in all Family Hub areas in the North East and warm VCSE collaborators
By twelve months:
Marketing and outreach completed with at least 100 contacts (warm and cold)
Training delivered at least 10 times
Indicative conversion targets achieved: approximately 3% of cold contacts and 25% of warm contacts progressing to a training booking (these are assumptions to be tested and refined through year one)
Evaluation and review of year one learning completed; year two targets developed
Longer-term targets (to April 2029)
The following targets relate to the areas of work this role will contribute to, alongside the DigiDAD Programme Manager and wider team:
Professionals trained through NEYDL's training products: 50 by April 2027; 350 annually by April 2029
New professional DigiDAD registrations: 750 by April 2027; 1,400 annually by April 2029
New young dad DigiDAD registrations: 510 by April 2027; 1,000 annually by April 2029
The Business Development Manager will play a central role in building the relationships and income pipeline that drives the training targets. DigiDAD registration growth is led by the DigiDAD Engagement Officer and wider team, with the Business Development Manager contributing through referrals identified in the course of other work.
Alongside these targets, NEYDL currently holds commissioned service contracts with several local authorities: Durham, Middlesbrough, Sunderland, Gateshead. A key priority for the Business Development Manager will be to maintain and strengthen these relationships, ensuring contracts are renewed and the value of our work to each commissioner is clearly evidenced. Beyond existing contracts, we are keen to secure commissioned funding in areas of the North East where we currently have limited or no presence.
Fixed term 2 years from starting date with potential to extend
Shape services that change lives.
The Limbless Association is seeking a passionate and experienced Services Development Lead to help shape the future of community support for amputees across the UK.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in developing high quality, user-led services that support people through rehabilitation, recovery and life beyond limb loss.
You’ll lead service improvement, impact development and innovation across the organisation, ensuring services remain responsive, inclusive and evidence based.
We’re looking for someone who:
- Is passionate about service quality and impact
- Enjoys turning ideas into meaningful actions and services
- Can think strategically whilst remaining practical
- Ability to scope and scale
- Understands the importance of lived experience and co-production
- Wants to make a genuine difference
If you are motivated by improving lives and developing services with purpose and compassion, we would love to hear from you.
Imroc is seeking a Chief Executive Officer to provide strategic, values-led leadership as the organisation enters its next phase of development.
This is a significant leadership opportunity for someone who can combine a strong commitment to recovery and lived experience leadership with the strategic, organisational and commercial judgement needed to lead a relatively small, influential charity. Working closely with the Board of Trustees and senior colleagues, the CEO will shape clear priorities, strengthen organisational and financial sustainability, build future leadership capability, and create new opportunities for impact and growth.
The successful candidate will be joining an organisation with a distinctive philosophy and more than 20 years of experience influencing recovery-focused practice. Imroc works in England and globally, combining consultancy and organisational development, accredited training, coaching and mentorship, thought leadership, evaluation and research.
What Imroc does
Training – co-produced, practical and recovery-focused programmes designed to build skills, confidence and meaningful culture change.
Consultancy and organisational development – collaborative support that helps organisations embed recovery principles, co-production and lived experience into practice and organisational culture.
Research and evaluation – evidence-based work that contributes to learning across mental health and related systems and underpins Imroc’s training and consultancy.
Thought leadership and influence – sharing learning, challenging established practice and helping shape more inclusive and recovery-focused systems.
At the heart of Imroc’s work is a commitment to recovery, peer support, co-production/co-development, equality, diversity and inclusion, and lived experience leadership.
Purpose of the role
The Chief Executive Officer is responsible for providing strategic, values-led leadership to Imroc, ensuring the organisation continues to influence and transform mental health systems through recovery-focused consultancy, research, training and innovation.
Working closely with the Board of Trustees, the CEO will lead the organisation through its next phase of development by creating a clear strategic vision, building sustainable partnerships, identifying new opportunities for growth and ensuring Imroc remains financially sustainable whilst remaining true to its values and recovery philosophy.
The CEO will lead Imroc through a period of organisational transition, strengthening organisational and financial sustainability, developing future leadership capability, and positioning the charity for its next phase of development.
They will inspire an inclusive, high-performing culture where people are supported, challenged and enabled to do their best work, ensuring Imroc continues to have meaningful impact both nationally and internationally
Imroc’s new Chief Executive Officer will:
Provide inspiring, values-led strategic and executive leadership;
Successfully lead Imroc through its next phase of organisational development and transition;
Establish clear strategic priorities and ensure these translate into organisational action;
Strengthen Imroc’s influence nationally and internationally;
Create new opportunities for sustainable growth and impact;
Build sustainable strategic partnerships;
Strengthen Imroc’s long-term financial sustainability;
Develop organisational and leadership capability;
Develop an engaged, confident and high-performing team;
Ensure lived experience leadership, peer support, co-production and recovery principles are meaningfully embedded across Imroc;
Champion innovation and thought leadership whilst enabling a wider range of voices across Imroc to contribute to its influence; and
Ensure Imroc continues to have a meaningful impact on mental health systems and communities.
Key responsibilities
Strategic and executive leadership
Provide strategic leadership to Imroc, ensuring the organisation remains focused on delivering its charitable objectives and long-term vision.
Work collaboratively with the Board of Trustees to set and deliver Imroc’s strategic direction, translating the organisation’s purpose and values into clear organisational priorities.
Provide effective executive oversight of organisational and operational performance, ensuring resources, systems and organisational capability support strategic priorities.
Continually scan the external environment to identify emerging opportunities, challenges and changes across mental health, health, social care and wider systems.
Translate strategic opportunities into innovative products, partnerships, and services that align with Imroc’s mission.
Ensure organisational structures, capabilities and resources continue to evolve to meet future priorities.
Lead Imroc effectively through organisational, cultural and strategic change.
Champion continuous improvement and innovation.
Leadership and culture
Lead an inclusive, compassionate and value-led organisational culture.
Foster an environment where people feel supported whilst also being appropriately challenged to achieve high standards.
Lead with authenticity, integrity, and a strong commitment to recovery principles.
Ensure Imroc’s values, recovery philosophy, commitment to EDI, peer support, co-production/co-development and lived experience leadership are reflected throughout organisational culture, priorities and decision-making.
Build leadership capability through coaching, mentoring, and development.
Promote collaboration, learning, and continuous improvement across consultants and colleagues.
Ensure difficult conversations are approached constructively, respectfully, and in a way that enables growth.
Business development and external influence
Build and maintain strategic partnerships across the NHS, voluntary sector, academia, research organisations and wider system partners.
Proactively identify and create new business opportunities, strategic partnerships and sources of sustainable income that increase Imroc’s impact and strengthen long-term financial sustainability.
Represent Imroc nationally through networking, speaking engagements, conferences, and stakeholder engagement.
Position Imroc as an influential, values-led and recovery-focused thought leader, creating opportunities for colleagues and people with lived experience to contribute to Imroc’s external voice and influence.
Support the development of bids, proposals, and strategic partnerships that align with Imroc’s values and expertise.
Build relationships that open opportunities for others across Imroc to develop and deliver new work.
Financial sustainability
Work closely with the Chief Operating Officer and Board to ensure long-term financial sustainability.
Oversee financial planning, budgeting, and organisational performance.
Ensure effective stewardship of organisational resources.
Support and enable income generation through consultancy, partnerships, grants, and other opportunities.
Ensure strategic and operational decisions take account of Imroc’s long-term financial sustainability.
Governance
Maintain a strong and effective relationship with the Board of Trustees.
Maintain oversight of effective strategic governance frameworks, ensuring clear accountability, effective decision-making, and appropriate organisational assurance.
Ensure the organisation meets all legal and regulatory obligations.
Support Trustees through timely reporting, strategic advice, and effective governance.
Promote high standards of integrity, transparency, and accountability.
People leadership
Lead, support, and develop senior colleagues.
Build organisational capability and succession planning.
Create an environment where people are empowered to contribute their expertise.
Encourage collaboration whilst maintaining accountability for delivery.
Lead through periods of change in a way that maintains engagement, organisational confidence, and effective delivery.
Create the conditions in which lived experience leadership, peer support and co-production are valued and embedded across the organisation.
Person specification
Essential experience
Significant senior executive leadership experience, including experience of organisational and operational management.
Demonstrable experience of leading organisations through significant organisational, cultural or strategic change, while maintaining staff engagement, stakeholder confidence and organisational performance.
Experience leading organisational strategy and change.
Experience working effectively with Boards or Trustees.
Experience developing and leading high-performing teams.
Experience building strategic partnerships and influencing senior stakeholders.
Experience contributing to organisational financial sustainability and identifying opportunities for sustainable growth.
Experience within mental health, health, or social care.
Essential knowledge and skills
Strong strategic thinking and commercial awareness.
Excellent relationship building and influencing skills.
Ability to identify future opportunities and translate these into organisational priorities.
Excellent communication and presentation skills.
Ability to lead with both compassion and accountability.
Strong judgement and decision-making skills.
Ability to manage complexity and ambiguity.
Demonstrable commitment to values-led leadership and to embedding equality, diversity and inclusion, recovery principles, peer support and co-production/co-development within organisational culture, leadership and decision-making.
A strong understanding of recovery philosophy, peer support, co-production and lived experience leadership.
Demonstrable understanding of lived experience leadership and the ability to value and embed lived experience in all aspects of the role and the work of the organisation.
Personal experience of mental health challenges, either personally or as a family member/carer, together with an ability to reflect on how this experience influences your values, priorities, and practice.
Desirable experience
Experience within consultancy or professional services.
Experience of research partnerships or academia.
Experience of public speaking and thought leadership.
Experience securing funding, consultancy opportunities or strategic partnerships.
Experience working internationally.
Postgraduate qualification or equivalent experience.
Personal attributes
Authentic and values-led leadership.
Curiosity and a commitment to learning.
Creativity and innovation.
Resilience and adaptability.
Collaborative leadership.
Courage to make difficult decisions.
Ability to inspire confidence and build trust.
Commitment to Imroc’s recovery philosophy.
A commitment to sharing power and ensuring lived experience meaningfully informs organisational leadership and decision-making.
The ability to balance strategic leadership with practical executive leadership required within a relatively small organisation.
Recruitment process and timetable
Timing & Activity
Wednesday 19 August – Sunday 6 September - Application window
Monday 14 September – Wednesday 16 September - First stage interviews (subject to change)
Monday 21 September – Wednesday 23 September - Second stage final interviews (subject to change)
How to apply
To apply for the Chief Executive Officer role, please submit:
your current CV; and
a covering letter setting out your interest in the role and how your experience, skills and approach align with the requirements set out in this candidate pack.
Application details
Salary - £90,0000
Location - London - Hybrid
Where to apply - Directly to this advertisement
Contact for an informal discussion - Kathryn Wileman. Clover HR
Interview arrangements - First stage and second stage Imroc interviews will be arranged virtually.
Accessibility and inclusion
Imroc’s work is grounded in inclusion, equity, co-production and lived experience. Candidates are encouraged to let the recruitment team know if they require any reasonable adjustments or other support to participate fully in the recruitment process.
Find out more
More information about Imroc, its work, publications, training, consultancy and research is available at their website
Open Up Music exists to open up music to young disabled people. We’re looking for an ambitious Head of Development to build the income and support that will help more young disabled musicians flourish.
We work alongside young disabled musicians to tackle inequality, develop accessible instruments, commission new music and reimagine music education and performance.
Our programmes include the National Open Youth Orchestra, the world’s first disabled-led national youth orchestra; Open Orchestras, the UK’s largest network of accessible school orchestras; and Clarion, a digital musical instrument that can be played using the movement of an eye, head or finger.
About the role
This is an opportunity to shape the next phase of fundraising at a nationally recognised charity with a strong record of turning ambitious ideas into high-impact programmes.
You will join us from a position of strength. We have already secured more than 70% of our contributed income target for the coming academic year, and our Board has committed strategic investment to growing our fundraising capacity.
You will inherit a successful trusts and foundations programme, supportive trustees, established digital and CRM systems, and an organisation-wide commitment to fundraising. You will recruit and lead a small fundraising team, diversify our income and help shape Open Up Music’s future as a member of our Senior Management Team.
Key details
- Salary: £50,000, reviewed annually
- Contract: Permanent
- Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
- Location: Bristol, with the option to work from home for up to half of each week
- Annual leave: 28 days plus bank holidays
- Pension: 3% employer contribution
- Other benefits: Professional development opportunities, Employee Assistance Programme and Cycle to Work Scheme
- Reports to: CEO
We understand that people have different circumstances and are open to discussing alternative working arrangements and job-share applications.
What you’ll be working on
- Leading the development and delivery of our fundraising strategy
- Recruiting, managing and developing a small fundraising team
- Protecting and growing income from trusts, foundations and corporate partnerships
- Developing individual giving, major donor fundraising, community fundraising and legacy giving
- Working with our Marketing and Communications team to create effective fundraising campaigns
- Building relationships with supporters, funders, partners and prospective donors
- Leading fundraising budgets, income forecasting, reporting and performance monitoring
- Helping colleagues and trustees play an active role in fundraising and donor stewardship
This job is for you if:
- You have significant fundraising experience and a strong record of securing contributed income
- You can manage and develop a varied fundraising portfolio
- You have led fundraising strategies, campaigns or programmes and turned plans into results
- You build strong, lasting relationships with funders, donors and partners
- You can recruit, support and develop staff and build a positive team culture
- You are confident managing budgets, forecasts, targets and fundraising data
- You can influence and work effectively with senior colleagues and trustees
- You share our commitment to equity, inclusion and ethical fundraising
Experience in music, the arts, education or disability is welcome, but it is not essential. We know that strong candidates may not meet every criterion, and we encourage you to apply if you believe your skills and experience are relevant.
How to apply
Please complete and submit both application forms included in the recruitment pack.
Closing date: Midnight on Tuesday 25 August 2026
Interview date: Monday 7 September 2026, in person in Bristol
We shortlist anonymously using candidates’ answers to our application questions. The panel will not see your name, pronouns, education or employment history until shortlisting has been completed.
We particularly welcome applications from Disabled, Deaf and neurodivergent people, people from the Global Majority, LGBTQIA+ people and people from working-class backgrounds. We offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.
Application materials are available in alternative formats, and we will make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.
This role is subject to an DBS check.
Opening up music to young disabled musicians
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Help us ensure that no amputee needs to cope alone.
Fixed term contract for 2 years starting from the contract start date with the possibility of extending subject to funding.
The Limbless Association is looking for an experienced and passionate Regional Development Manager (one in the North including Northern Ireland and one in the South including Wales) to help expand our reach and strengthen support for amputees and their families across the UK.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing national charity and play a key role in developing partnerships, increasing engagement and ensuring more people can access life-changing support services.
You’ll work with rehabilitation centres, healthcare professionals, service users, volunteers, supports and sponsorship partners to strengthen referral pathways, grow regional outreach and ensure amputees feel informed, connected and supported throughout their journey.
We are looking for someone who:
- Builds strong relationships quickly
- Is passionate about community engagement and inclusion
- Understands partnership working
- Can work strategically whilst remaining hands-on
- Wants to make a meaningful difference
In return, we offer flexibility, autonomy, supportive leadership and the opportunity to shape services that have real impact.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
About us
Greyhound Rescue Wales (GRW) is Wales’ leading charity dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating and rehoming greyhounds and lurchers. Founded in 1993, we have spent more than three decades championing the welfare of sighthounds and working towards our vision: a Wales without greyhound racing, where every greyhound and lurcher has a home and receives the best possible care.
In April 2026, after 25 years of determined campaigning to improve welfare and regulation within the racing industry, legislation to ban greyhound racing in Wales was finally passed. This landmark achievement marks the beginning of a new chapter for GRW as we expand our reach and capacity across the UK to ensure every greyhound leaving the racing industry has a rescue space, medical support and rehabilitation on the journey towards their forever home.
To help us grow sustainably and strengthen our long‑term impact, we are now seeking to develop our fundraising team with the creation of a Sponsorship and Individual Giving Officer. This role will play a key part in increasing and diversifying our income, enabling us to rescue, rehabilitate and rehome even more dogs during this pivotal moment in our charity’s history.
Role
Greyhound Rescue Wales is seeking a motivated and compassionate Sponsorship and Individual Giving Officer to grow and steward this important income stream. This role will nurture, develop and manage our corporate and individual giving programme, including legacies, ensuring our supporters feel valued and informed.
As part of our Income Generation Team, you will work closely with the Head of Fundraising, Trusts & Foundations Officer and Community & Events Fundraiser to help deliver an annual income target of £400K+.
You’ll take ownership of a varied portfolio of corporate relationships, membership and donors, whilst developing new partnerships and individual giving, including development of our legacies programme.
Please see attached the full job description and person specification
We work for a Wales without greyhound racing, where every greyhound and lurcher has a home and receives the best possible care.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The opportunity:
This is a senior role with responsibility for the strategic direction, quality and impact of We Belong’s youth development portfolio. Reporting to the CEO and working as a member of the Senior Leadership Team, you will lead programmes spanning early intervention, educational attainment, further and higher education, employability, skills development, youth leadership and progression into positive opportunities.
You will oversee the Let Us Learn Programme, Emerging Young Leaders Programme, Schools Excellence Programme and Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Bronze programme. You will also strengthen young people’s influence within We Belong through the Core Group, ensuring that lived experience informs organisational priorities and programme development.
The Context:
Following the landmark Supreme Court judgment in the Tigere case, which helped secure fairer access to higher education for young migrants, We Belong has continued working to ensure that young people can progress into higher education. This has included successful campaigning to increase scholarship opportunities and building strong relationships with educational institutions across the UK.
However, more work is needed. Young migrants can experience significant barriers to educational attainment, further and higher education, employment and personal development because of their immigration status.
These barriers can arise long before a young person reaches the point of applying to university, beginning an apprenticeship or entering employment. We recognise that university is not the only pathway to success and that young people should be supported to explore a range of routes that reflect their ambitions, strengths and circumstances.
Early intervention is therefore essential to ensure that young migrants understand their rights, receive accurate information and appropriate support, and are able to make informed decisions about their education, training, employment and future.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about working with young people, supporting their development and creating pathways for them to achieve their ambitions.
If successful, the applicant will be joining an award-winning youth charity and a staff team dedicated to improving outcomes for young migrants between the ages of 16-25 years old and empowering young people to create change.
Please submit your application by sending your CV and a cover letter explaining how your experience and background make you suitable for this role. Applications submitted without both a CV and a cover letter will not be considered.
Interviews: w/c 7th September
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Events Officer
Full time - 35 hours per week
Location – Hybrid Working with a minimum of one day a week working from Head Office in London
Join our friendly team
We have an exciting opportunity for an Events Officer to join our Fundraising team. This is a fantastic role for someone who is passionate about creating memorable fundraising events and building strong supporter relationships that help families stay together during some of the most difficult times of their lives.
Our charity
The Sick Children's Trust is the charity that provides a welcoming 'Home from Home' where families with a sick child in hospital can stay. But we're more than bricks and mortar, our friendly, caring staff are there to support families when they really need it.
Hospital can be a lonely and scary place for anyone, but especially a child. Providing around 3,200 families a year with somewhere to stay together just minutes from the hospital means that they can be by their sick child's side and have one less thing to worry about.
The Role
This is a varied and rewarding events fundraising role, focused on delivering exceptional fundraising events and challenge activities that generate income and raise awareness of the charity.
You will help deliver key events including our Carol Service, Supper Club and Golf Day, while also supporting participants taking part in challenge events such as the London Marathon, Great North Run, London Landmarks Half Marathon and Royal Parks Half Marathon.
You'll build strong relationships with supporters, participants, volunteers, suppliers and partners, providing excellent stewardship and ensuring they have a positive experience with the charity. You will also work closely with colleagues across Fundraising, Communications and Marketing to maximise the success and reach of our events programme.
The role will involve monitoring event budgets, maintaining accurate records, securing auction prizes and pro bono support, and helping to identify new opportunities to grow income and engagement.
This role requires a proactive and organised approach, excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while delivering outstanding supporter experiences.
About you
We're looking for someone who is enthusiastic about events fundraising and motivated by creating engaging experiences that inspire people to support our work.
You will have strong interpersonal and communication skills and enjoy building relationships with a wide range of people. You will be equally comfortable supporting a marathon runner with their fundraising, liaising with suppliers, or welcoming guests to one of our special events.
You will have excellent organisational skills and be confident managing competing priorities and deadlines. You'll enjoy working as part of a collaborative team while also being able to take ownership of your own projects and responsibilities.
Ultimately, this is a great role for someone who loves events, enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and understands that no two days are the same.
The recruitment pack will provide you with more information about the role. If this role sounds like something you will excel in, we'd love to hear from you.
To apply please submit your CV with a covering letter demonstrating how you meet the criteria set out in the job description and person specification.
Closing date: 28 August 2026
This is a pivotal senior leadership role with full strategic and operational accountability. Leadership and exceptional communication skills will be critical as The DBR Foundation establishes and grows. Reporting to the Board of Trustees, the Chief Executive Officer will have a proven track record and experience as a CEO or in a similar executive leadership position. An extensive knowledge of the implementation of charity governance will be essential in this role.
The Chief Executive Officer will be responsible for the drafting and implementation of policies and procedures, ensuring financial sustainability, overseeing activities, memberships, fundraising and advocacy.
The Chief Executive Officer will have responsibility for recruitment and establishing a new team, resources and managing key relationships in line with the overall strategic policies, direction, goals and budget, for the purposes of advancing The DBR Foundation’s objectives, purpose and identity worldwide.
The DBR Foundation’s objectives are:
- The improvement of health by furthering the advancement of the theory and practice of Deep Brain Reorienting ("DBR")
- The relief of emotional and psychological distress wherever it may arise by the provision of appropriate DBR training and therapy
- The relief of poverty and distress wherever it may arise by the provision of humanitarian aid, by supporting other like-minded charities
Key Responsibilities
Leadership, Strategy & Organisational Direction:
- Lead strategic initiatives and sustainable organisational long-term development
- Drive sustainable growth and measurable impact
- Lead organisational strategy and service development
Operations & Service Quality:
- Oversee all operational delivery
- Ensure members are equipped with relevant, up-to-date, and impactful resources
Financial Management, Corporate Governance & Regulatory Compliance:
- Provide strong financial oversight and sustainability planning
- Ensure regulatory, and governance compliance
- Performance and risk overview to the Board of Trustees
Business Development & Commissioning:
- Income strategy and fundraising
- Grant applications and partnership funding
- Building relationships and funder partnerships
People & Values:
- Build a high performing operational team
- Establish a culture that reflects the core values and culture of the Foundation
External Engagement & Stewardship:
- Act as senior ambassador and spokesperson
- Represent the Foundation across statutory, voluntary, education and health sectors
- Strengthen partnerships and influence
Essential Skills:
- Senior leadership experience in the charity, public or social sector
- Strong organisational and operational management experience
- Experience working with a Board of Trustees
- Proven financial oversight and budget responsibility
- Experience delivering organisational strategy
- Fundraising or income generation leadership experience
- Strong partnership and stakeholder management skills
- Commissioning and contract delivery experience
PLEASE BE AWARE THAT WE ARE UNABLE TO ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM WITHIN THE DBR MEMBERSHIP.
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