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Create is seeking a dynamic, ambitious, driven, fundraiser (grants/major gifts) with strong strategic skills, an exemplary income generation track record, and a passion for the power of the creative arts. This Senior Leadership Team position reports directly to the Chief Executive and manages a small team.
Do you believe in the power of the creative arts to connect, empower and upskill isolated and vulnerable children and adults? Are you passionate about relationship building, storytelling, meeting targets and changing lives? Are you excited to use your extensive senior-level fundraising experience, knowledge and contacts to lead Create’s income generation from Trusts & Foundations (T&F), public sector and High Net Worth Individuals (HNWI)?
Create believes in the power of the creative arts to promote inclusion, empower lives and increase acceptance.
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Volunteer Opportunity – Fundraising Team
International Humanity Foundation (IHF)
The International Humanity Foundation (IHF) is a global non-profit organization dedicated to educating and empowering disadvantaged children and communities worldwide. With volunteers working across five continents, IHF promotes ethical leadership, cross-cultural collaboration, and sustainable development.
We are currently seeking creative, driven, and community-minded volunteers to join our Fundraising Team.
Role Overview The Fundraising Team is the "Engine of Growth" for IHF. Your mission is to design and execute innovative digital campaigns, peer-to-peer fundraising events, and donor engagement strategies. You turn our stories of impact into compelling calls to action that secure the daily needs of our children’s centers in Kenya, Thailand, and Indonesia.
Key Responsibilities:
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Campaign Design: Create and launch creative fundraising initiatives (e.g., Giving Tuesday, birthday fundraisers, or seasonal appeals).
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Donor Engagement: Build and maintain relationships with individual donors, ensuring they receive timely updates and "thank you" messages.
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Platform Management: Oversee IHF’s presence on crowdfunding sites and social media donation tools.
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Event Coordination: Organize virtual or local community events to raise funds and awareness for specific center needs (e.g., new school books, medical supplies).
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Storytelling: Collaborate with the Media Team to package real stories from our centers into powerful, donor-facing content.
Ideal Candidate:
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High energy with a "results-oriented" mindset.
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Strong interpersonal skills and a natural ability to persuade and inspire others.
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Experience in Marketing, Sales, Event Planning, or Digital Media.
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Comfortable asking for support and explaining the ROI (Return on Impact) to donors.
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Tech-savvy (familiar with social media algorithms and donation platforms).
Benefits of Volunteering with IHF:
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Sales & Marketing Experience: Master the art of the "pitch" and digital donor conversion.
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Global Impact: Directly fund the food, education, and safety of children in need.
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Creative Freedom: Propose and lead your own unique fundraising projects.
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Certification: Receive official recognition for your role in sustaining IHF’s financiaPlease use the subject line: Application – Fundraising Team
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Volunteer Opportunity – Video Team
International Humanity Foundation (IHF)
The International Humanity Foundation (IHF) is a global non-profit organization dedicated to educating and empowering disadvantaged children and communities worldwide. With volunteers working across five continents, IHF promotes ethical leadership, cross-cultural collaboration, and sustainable development.
We are currently seeking creative, technical, and storytelling-driven volunteers to join our Video Team.
Role Overview The Video Team is the "Visual Heart" of IHF's outreach. Your mission is to take raw footage from our centers—children learning, volunteers working, and community celebrations—and edit them into professional, emotionally resonant videos. You create the documentaries, social media reels, and campaign videos that define our brand and drive our mission forward.
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Video Editing: Assemble raw footage into high-quality videos for YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok, ensuring a professional flow and high production value.
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Storytelling & Scripting: Collaborate with the Media Team to draft scripts and storyboards that highlight our impact and the needs of our children.
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Audio Post-Production: Select appropriate music, sync voiceovers, and ensure clear audio quality for all global releases.
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Archive Management: Maintain a well-organized digital library of raw and finished footage from our various international centers.
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Lead Responsibility – Training & Mentorship: Develop and lead training sessions for new members on video editing software (Adobe Premiere, DaVinci Resolve, or CapCut) and IHF’s visual storytelling standards.
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Proficient in video editing software (Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut, or similar).
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Creative mindset with a strong sense of pacing, music, and narrative structure.
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Ability to work with varying qualities of raw footage and turn them into a polished final product.
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Highly organized and capable of managing large file transfers across a global remote team.
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Interested in Film Production, Digital Media, Journalism, or Marketing.
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Global Portfolio Building: Create content that reaches an international audience and supports a major humanitarian cause.
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Creative Leadership: Master the art of coaching new editors and managing a creative production pipeline.
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Direct Impact: Use your technical skills to tell the stories of children whose voices might otherwise go unheard.
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Certification: Receive official recognition for your role in crafting IHF’s global cinematic identity
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At Bluesci, we believe that everyone deserves good mental health and wellbeing. Our staff and volunteers, many of whom have experienced our services, collaborate with individuals and their communities to help them achieve their aspirations and wellness.
Bluesci operates across the borough of Trafford from four Wellbeing Centres, offering arts, cultural and volunteering opportunities, social prescribing, talking therapies, and group support. We partner with Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Trust (GMMH) to deliver Trafford Neighbourhood Mental Health Service and with Trafford Libraries to co-deliver library services from two of our centres. Bluesci at Night offers a safe, welcoming space for people 365 nights a year, and we also provide Smoking Cessation Support.
Peer support Workers hold a key position in the Trafford Living Well service, working with individuals and groups, to help people to reach their individual recovery goals.
Peer support workers support individuals to establish greater control over their lives, helping to identify aspects of life that give meaning, hope, value and purpose whilst recognising that everyone’s recovery is a uniquely personal process.
As an integral and valued member of the multi-agency team, the post holder will support team members by role modelling and using lived experience of mental health services to shape the service's quality.
We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of mental health challenges. It is important that applicants are at a stage in their recovery where they feel able to use their experiences safely and appropriately to support others.
working collaboratively with individuals and communities to help them achieve their aspirations and improve their health and wellbeing
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Job Purpose
Core Arts is an innovative Mental Health Charity and Creative Education provider delivering pioneering Arts in Health programmes across London.
This senior leadership role provides strategic and operational oversight across creative education, personalised support, wellbeing and commissioned service delivery. The postholder will lead the development and delivery of high-quality, inclusive and outcomes-focused programmes which improve mental health, wellbeing and educational participation.
The role combines educational leadership with recovery-focused and personalised approaches, ensuring students can access meaningful creative learning opportunities that support confidence, progression, independence and improved quality of life.
Working across visual arts, music, multimedia, horticulture and sport, the postholder will ensure that services align with Arts in Health principles, NHS and Local Authority priorities, and contribute to reducing health inequalities through creative approaches.
The role will support the continued development of Core Arts as a recognised centre of excellence in Creative Education and Arts in Health.
Strategic Leadership & Service Development
• Develop innovative programmes aligned to NHS priorities including prevention, early intervention, personalised care and community-based support.
• Ensure services remain responsive to emerging educational, health and social care agendas.
• Support organisational growth, sustainability and service expansion.
• Lead service planning and contribute to organisational strategy and business development.
• Drive continuous improvement through evaluation and innovation.
• Develop opportunities for integrated working across education, health and voluntary sector partnerships.
Creative Education & Student Experience
• Lead an outstanding student-centred creative education programme focused on participation, achievement and progression.
• Ensure students receive personalised learning pathways with clear goals and outcomes.
• Support progression into volunteering, employment, accredited learning and community opportunities.
• Support exhibitions, performances, events and public-facing events.
• Embed co-production and student voice throughout programme design and evaluation.
• Develop opportunities for students to gain confidence, leadership and independence.
• Monitor engagement, attendance and progression data to support continuous improvement.
Arts in Health, Wellbeing & Recovery
• Embed Arts in Health principles across all areas of programme delivery.
• Ensure students are supported to improve wellbeing through meaningful creative engagement.
• Work collaboratively with clinical teams, community mental health services and external partners.
• Maintain safeguarding, duty of care and effective risk management procedures.
• Support early intervention approaches and sustained student engagement.
• Promote social inclusion and reduce isolation through participation in creative learning.
• Develop pathways which support emotional wellbeing, confidence and resilience.
• Ensure personalised support planning remains central to service delivery.
Commissioned Delivery, Quality Assurance & Outcomes
• Lead successful delivery of commissioned services and contractual KPIs.
• Ensure robust monitoring, evaluation and reporting systems are maintained.
• Demonstrate educational, wellbeing and social value outcomes through evidence and impact reporting.
• Ensure accurate data collection and performance monitoring.
• Support commissioner reporting and demonstrate measurable impact.
• Develop case studies and outcome frameworks which evidence the value of Arts in Health.
• Ensure compliance with safeguarding, GDPR and organisational governance requirements.
• Maintain oversight of quality assurance and continuous improvement processes.
• Support service audits and implementation of recommendations.
NHS Partnerships, Personalised Care & Community Integration
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with NHS commissioners, Integrated Care Boards, Local Authorities and community partners.
• Support approaches aligned with personalised care and Personal Health Budgets.
• Promote creative approaches which contribute to prevention and reduce demand on statutory services.
• Contribute to integrated pathways supporting community mental health and social prescribing.
• Support collaborative planning with borough and health partners.
• Strengthen referral routes and increase access for underrepresented communities.
• Represent Core Arts at regional networks, conferences and partnership meetings.
• Promote the role of creativity and education within wider health and wellbeing systems.
Leadership, Workforce & Organisational Development
• Provide, alongside the senior management team, leadership, supervision and support to managers, tutors, volunteers and interns.
• Ensure staff are equipped to deliver inclusive, high-quality learning experiences.
• Support innovation and collaborative working.
• Contribute to tender development and service growth opportunities.
• Champion organisational values and positive workplace culture.
• Promote equality, diversity and inclusion across all areas of work.
Person Specification
Experience (Essential)
• Minimum five years’ experience in senior leadership or service management.
• Experience within mental health, Arts in Health, creative education or community services.
• Experience of delivering commissioned services and contract management.
• Experience of partnership working across health, education or voluntary sectors.
• Experience of leading teams.
• Experience of monitoring outcomes and demonstrating impact.
Knowledge & Understanding
• Arts in Health and recovery-focused practice.
• Creative education and adult learning principles.
• Mental health and wellbeing frameworks.
• Safeguarding.
• Personalised care approaches.
• Outcome measurement, quality assurance and continuous improvement.
Skills & Attributes
• Excellent leadership and communication skills.
• Strong financial and numeric acumen.
• Strategic thinking with strong operational delivery.
• Excellent partnership and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Strong organisational and analytical capability.
• Commitment to creativity, inclusion and social impact.
How to Apply
Core Arts are committed to finding the right person for this role. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and suitable candidates invited to interview as they are received, so early applications are encouraged. The vacancy will remain open until the position is filled.
To apply, please send a full CV and covering letter explaining how your experience meets the job description
We can only accept applications that include both a CV and covering letter. You must also be eligible to work in the UK.
If you have any questions or would like to discuss the role before applying, please phone the main office to speak to Giuliana at Core Arts for an informal chat.
Core Arts is a Creative Mental Health Charity that exists to enrich the lives of socially excluded adults with severe mental health issues.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
St James’s, Piccadilly is at an exciting moment in its 340-year history. The ‘Wren Project’ was recently awarded a major grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to complete fundraising towards the £23m. The Wren Project has secured it’s Permission to Start from the Heritage Fund and the Delivery Phase is well under way.
This new role will be the first recruitment to a new team which will be responsible for finalising and delivering the Wren Project Activity Plan, working alongside the in-house team.
The Activity Plan will ensure that the proposed repairs and upgrades to the buildings are delivered in tandem with a first-class heritage learning and participation programme. It will be impactful, inclusive and sustainable, delivering outcomes for the community, the heritage and the organisation. This will be achieved by:
· Driving and deepening relationships with audiences
· Decreasing barriers to access
· Uplifting the heritage story
· Increase organisational resilience
· Support individual and community wellbeing needs
· Support local economic needs
· Promoting environmental sustainability and climate action
St James’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All post holders and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.
St James’s actively welcomes applications from people who are currently underrepresented in our community including people with global majority heritage, people with lived experience of poverty and people who identify as LGBTQ+.
Role description and person specification can be downloaded at our website.
Please send full CV with a covering letter outlining your interest in the post and forward to Jane Gray, HR Advisor by midday Thursday 16th July. (Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete an application form in due course – referee information is required.)
Interviews are planned for Thursday 23rd July. Start date as soon as possible.
CV and covering letter should be sent to our HR Advisor, Jane Gray.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is a pivotal role at the heart of Resonate Arts, supporting the smooth, safe and effective running of our organisation. The Operations & Systems Coordinator will take ownership of the administrative and operational systems that underpin our work. From financial processes and participant data to governance and communications, you will ensure that our systems are accurate, efficient and well-organised.
Your work will enable the wider team—particularly the Director—to focus on delivering high-quality, person-centred arts programmes for people living with dementia, and on securing the organisation’s long-term sustainability.
This is a hands-on role combining administration, systems management and coordination. It offers the opportunity to play a key part in strengthening how the organisation works, helping us to grow our impact while maintaining high standards of care, safety and accountability.
Our mission is to be a driving force for positive change, reducing social isolation and building resilient, vibrant communities.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are seeking a compassionate HCPC-registered creative arts psychotherapist such as an arts therapist, dramatherapist or music therapist to join our team for one day per week to deliver therapeutic support through our in school support Project HOPE.
This is an opportunity to be part of a small but ambitious organisation that places relationships, compassion, and community at the heart of everything we do, while working alongside a supportive team dedicated to improving outcomes for children, young people, and families. This position will initially be one day per week; however, there is strong potential for increased hours and days for the right candidate. Joining our small but fast-growing charity offers an exciting opportunity to develop alongside the organisation.
Project HOPE is a school based project offering therapy sessions as one-to-one or group work, making arts-based psychotherapy accessible to those who need it most. Project HOPE offers a creative lifeline for children who’ve encountered four or more adverse childhood expereinces (ACEs) and experienced or witnessed domestic abuse. It steps in where other local services can’t, providing support now and preparing children and young people for future life challenges.
We understand the emotional demands of therapeutic work and are committed to supporting practitioners to deliver high-quality, ethical, and sustainable practice. The successful candidate will receive regular clinical supervision and will have access to peer support, reflective discussions, and opportunities for ongoing professional development.
Newly qualified candidates are encouraged to apply, as we are happy to consider both those starting their careers and experienced professionals within the field.
Key Responsibilities include:
Therapeutic Delivery
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Deliver one-to-one and small group arts-based therapeutic interventions to secondary school-aged young people.
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Develop and facilitate creative therapeutic sessions tailored to the individual needs of participants.
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Build safe, trusting, and therapeutic relationships with young people experiencing complex trauma.
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Support young people to develop emotional regulation, resilience, self-awareness, and positive coping strategies.
Assessment and Planning
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Undertake initial assessments and contribute to identifying appropriate therapeutic support.
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Develop therapeutic goals and intervention plans in collaboration with young people and relevant professionals.
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Monitor progress and adapt interventions as required.
Multi-Agency Working
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Work closely with school staff, pastoral teams, safeguarding leads, and project partners to ensure a joined-up approach to supporting young people.
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Attend relevant meetings and contribute professional insight where appropriate or share relevant information with the manager to attend on your behalf.
Safeguarding and Risk Management
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Maintain a thorough understanding of organisational and national safeguarding procedures and statutory responsibilities.
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Identify and respond appropriately to safeguarding concerns, following organisational and school policies.
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Maintain accurate and confidential records in line with GDPR and professional standards.
Monitoring and Evaluation
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Maintain appropriate case notes and outcome measures.
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Contribute to project reporting, evaluation, and impact measurement.
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Support the collection of feedback and evidence demonstrating project outcomes.
Essential Qualifications and Experience
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Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
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MA Qualified Creative Arts Therapist (Art Therapist, Dramatherapist, Music Therapist, or equivalent HCPC-recognised profession).
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Experience working therapeutically with children and young people.
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Experience supporting individuals who have experienced trauma, adversity, or significant emotional challenges.
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Strong understanding of trauma-informed practice.
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Knowledge of safeguarding procedures relating to children and young people.
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Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
Desirable Experience
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Experience working within schools or educational settings.
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Experience delivering both individual and group therapeutic interventions.
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Understanding of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and their impact on development.
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Experience working within multi-disciplinary teams.
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Knowledge of local support services and referral pathways.
Personal Qualities
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Compassionate, empathetic, and non-judgemental.
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Calm and emotionally resilient.
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Creative and adaptable in therapeutic practice.
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Able to build trust and engage young people who may be reluctant to access support.
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Strong professional boundaries and ethical practice.
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Committed to promoting the voice, wellbeing, and potential of young people.
Safeguarding
This role involves working directly with children and young people and is subject to an enhanced DBS check with barred list clearance. The successful candidate will be expected to adhere to all safeguarding, confidentiality, and data protection policies and procedures.
We believe everyone can realise their full potential, free from inequalities or the constraints of trauma and adversity.



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Main Purpose of Post: This is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives on the challenge of fundraising and enjoys building relationships, spotting opportunities, and turning conversations into meaningful support.
Working closely with our Executive Director, you will play a key role in growing income streams from major donors, trusts and foundations, and community supporters. You’ll be organising fundraising events, leading the stewardship of prospective and existing donors, contributing to the development of funding applications, and helping us engage new and more diverse communities with Dorset Museum & Art Gallery.
Responsible to: Executive Director
Relationships: The Fundraising Lead is part of the museum team and will work closely with curatorial, learning and engagement, marketing, commercial and operational staff. The post holder will identify opportunities to link fundraising with our core work and public programme, communicating this well so that everyone can be a fundraiser.
The following posts report directly to the Fundraising Lead: Fundraising volunteer
About the Role
This varied and rewarding role will include:
- Managing relationships with existing and prospective major donors and supporters
- Researching and preparing applications to trusts & foundations
- Identifying and engaging new community audiences
- Delivering fundraising income targets and pipeline management
- Working collaboratively across teams to gather stories, impact information, and develop supporter materials
- Communicating our fundraising work both internally and externally
- Maintaining accurate records of past, current and potential donors
- Organising and delivering fundraising events with support from the Executive Director. Attending when appropriate
- Participating in the Philanthropy Working Group, Programming and Staff meetings
About You
We are looking for someone who is:
- Demonstrably experienced in fundraising, with a track record of building donor relationships and contributing to income growth
- An excellent communicator with strong written and verbal skills
- Confident building relationships with a wide range of people
- Organised, proactive, and able to manage multiple priorities
- Passionate about delivering excellent supporter stewardship
- Creative, resilient, and motivated to help grow income
- Committed to the values and mission of Dorset Museum & Art Gallery
- Interested in heritage, culture and the arts
To inspire and connect people with Dorset’s natural and cultural heritage



Are you a passionate, bilingual community leader ready to make a real difference in the lives of Latin Americans and other migrant communities in the UK?
At Latin American House (LAH), culture is not just what we do, it is who we are. This is a rare opportunity to shape and lead a vibrant and innovative programme that puts community voices, creativity, and cultural pride at its heart.
About us
LAH is a community-led charity driven by and for Latin Americans in the UK. For decades, we have been supporting Latin American and other Spanish and Portuguese-speaking migrants, championing their rights, wellbeing, and inclusion. We are a small, close-knit team with big ambitions, and everything we do is rooted in the lived experiences of the communities we serve. Our work takes place across London and at our community centre in Kilburn, North West London.
About the role
This is an exciting new post that will give you the space and support to grow our Communities & Culture offer, from cultural festivals and participatory arts to community gatherings and creative workshops. You will work alongside artists, community groups, and partners to build something truly meaningful, while also playing a key role in LAH's wider organisational development.
What we are looking for
You will be bilingual in Spanish and English, with a strong understanding of the experiences, challenges and strengths of Latin American communities in the UK. You will bring experience of leading community or cultural projects or intiiatives, a collaborative spirit, and a genuine commitment to social inclusion and equity.
What we offer
In return, we offer a supportive and flexible working environment, a generous annual leave entitlement of 34 days pro rata, NCVO programme management training and deelopment opportunities in safeguarding and fundraising, and employer pension contributions through NEST.
If you have strong organisational, communication, and relationship-building skills, alongside a passion for community development and cultural participation, we would love to hear from you!
We are particularly encouraging applications from people with lived experience of migration, and welcome applications from racialised, disabled, working class and LGBTQ+ backgrounds.
We aim to contribute to the integration, social inclusion and wellbeing of Latin American and other Spanish and Portuguese-speaking migrants in the UK
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Do you believe in the power of the arts to build community and transform lives? At Pimlico Musical Foundation, we work with a diverse community, providing a broad range of opportunities for both children and adults, and free musical education to local children, many of whom face considerable challenges. We bring people together, provide opportunities for young talent, and support the local community's engagement with the arts. We achieve this through various programmes, in partnership with local schools and organisations such as Westminster School, Oxford University, Opera Holland Park, the Rodolfus Foundation, and Future Academies.
We are seeking an experienced and driven fundraiser to take strategic ownership of our income generation across all income streams, leading the next phase of our growth. As Head of Fundraising, you will own and develop the fundraising strategy while continuing to deliver hands-on where needed, supported by an engaged board and CEO. Most of all, we are seeking someone who wants to make a difference, contributing to a community and improving access to the arts for everyone, regardless of their background.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Associate Director of People
Salary: £75,000 per annum
Hours: Full time
Contract: Permanent
Location: King’s Cross, London. Hybrid
Who are we?
Art Fund is the national fundraising charity for art. With over 148,000 members, we are leading the way in pioneering support for an inclusive and welcoming museum and gallery sector across the UK.
We work closely with a network of over 1000 museums and respond to their needs and aspirations. We're excited to see how they want to develop: to expand and diversify their collections and workforce, develop curatorial skills, make ambitious acquisitions, and create a welcoming, inclusive space for communities. With the support of over 148,000 members who buy a National Art Pass, patrons, and donors we can provide grants, encourage visiting and advocate for museums' essential role and value.
We have diversity, inclusion, and sustainability central to our thinking and the opportunity to be a force for good, galvanise support and help change things for the better inspires our team.
About the role
This is an exciting time to join Art Fund. As the organisation prepares to deliver a new five-year strategy from 2027, the Associate Director of People will play a key role in shaping the organisation's people agenda, ensuring it has the culture, leadership capability, organisational design and workforce plans required to achieve its ambitions.
The Associate Director of People provides leadership of the People function, ensuring the delivery of an effective, compliant and customer-focused service across the organisation. The role acts as a trusted adviser to the SMT, Heads of Department and Managers, balancing strategic leadership with hands-on operational delivery in a collaborative and purpose-led environment.
The postholder will lead the development and implementation of Art Fund's People Strategy, strengthen management capability, champion inclusion and wellbeing, and help evolve the organisation's people practices to support future growth, change and organisational effectiveness.
Why join us?
This is an opportunity to shape the people agenda at one of the UK's most influential cultural charities. Working closely with senior leaders, you will help build the capabilities, culture and organisational effectiveness needed to support Art Fund's next chapter, while leading a People function that is highly valued across the organisation.
Key Employee Benefits
- Generous Annual leave – 25 days annual leave and bank holidays, with additional non-contractual office closure dates at Christmas.
- Free National Art Pass (NAP) – for yourself and another person of your choice.
- Free Entry to Exhibitions
- Life Assurance – cover for up to three times your basic salary.
- Season Ticket Loan
- Pensions – Eligible employees are enrolled into the scheme with the exception of those who have contracts of three months or less. Art Fund contributes 8% of the basic annual salary during the first six months of employment or until probation is successfully completed, whichever is the later. At that point the contribution is increased to 10%.
Closing deadline: 23.59pm on Thursday 16th July 2026
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
We are committed to building our team and trustees from the broad range of backgrounds and experiences across the UK, valuing difference and diversity, and building a workplace based on shared values of equality and mutual respect.
We have ambitious plans for the future and will be holding ourselves to account and putting our principles into action, as we all work together to help bring about positive change and a fairer future for everyone. We therefore want to encourage applications from all races, ages, religions and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with any kind of disabilities and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our organisation.
No agencies please.
Deputy CEO and Creative Director Role
We are looking for a Deputy CEO/Creative Director to working alongside the CEO/Creative Director to contribute to the artistic vision, creative, entrepreneurial and strategic leadership of the charity.
For over 40 years, the organisation has co-created inclusive, artistic opportunities with diverse communities.
This work enhances wellbeing and celebrates culture and heritage.
We call this Art for a Reason.
Position: Deputy CEO / Creative Director Role
Location: Manchester/Hybrid (3-4 days in the office, with one day being a Wednesday)
Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week
Salary: £43,869 plus a 7.5% employer pension contribution
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: Wednesday 8 July at 5pm
Interview Date: Thursday 16 & Friday 17 July
The Role
In this pivotal role, the Deputy CEO/Creative Director is responsible for working alongside the CEO/Creative Director to contribute to the artistic vision, creative, entrepreneurial and strategic leadership of the charity. Line managed by the CEO/Creative Director, you will lead on daily operations including governance, fundraising, marketing, embedding EDI across all aspects of the company’s operations and contribute to artistic programming to achieve our project objectives and strategic targets.
You will deputise as ambassador for the organisation and foster strong stakeholder relationships and will build relationships with the current major funders including the Arts Council England (the charity is not an NPO), Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and the Garfield Weston Foundation. On occasion, you may be required to deputise for the CEO/Creative Director.
About You
We are looking for a leader with a proven track record in creative/cultural leadership, who can contribute to the implementation of an artistic programme, oversee complex budgets, and foster productive relationships with a Board of Trustees. Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion are embedded in the work with communities experiencing inequality, exclusion or barriers to participation.
About the Organisation
Join a dynamic participatory arts charity based in Rochdale, dedicated to using creative practice as a catalyst for social change. For over 40 years the organisation has co-created inclusive, artistic opportunities with diverse communities that enhance wellbeing and celebrate culture and heritage. We call this Art for a Reason. Through a range of initiatives from Art for Wellbeing to community-led festivals, the team provide opportunities for people to explore their heritage, find their voice, and experience the transformative power of the arts. The vision is for a world where everyone has access and opportunities to create, participate and belong.
We particularly encourage applications from individuals who live in Rochdale and/or identify as being of the global majority, disabled, neurodiverse and/or LGBTQ+/and or non-binary communities. The successful candidate will be offered the post subject to an enhanced DBS check and references.
You may also have experience in areas such as Programme Coordinator/manager, Learning and Engagement, Director, Creative Director, Operations Director, CEO, Director of Creative, Joint CEO, Deputy CEO, Assistant CEO, Chief Exec, Assistant Chief Exec, Deputy Chief Exec. #INDNFP
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
Steamship Shieldhall is seeking to appoint an experienced freelance Commercial Manager to build new income streams to support the ongoing operation, conservation and sustainability of one of the country's most significant historic ships.
Shieldhall is berthed year-round in Southampton and welcomes passengers and visitors on board from 110 Berth in the Western Docks. She is capable of carrying up to 220 passengers and from spring to autumn each year operates a programme of public sailings ranging from two hour trips to full day cruises. She is also open for alongside events, and is available for private charters. In addition, she can be hired for use alongside such as for training activities, meetings, functions and filming.
The Commercial Manager will be responsible for identifying and realising new opportunities for revenue generation for Steamship Shieldhall, as well as supporting Shieldhall’s experienced volunteers with maximising income from existing activities.
This commission is an important element of the “Steamship Shieldhall: towards 2055, the next 10 years” project which is supported by a Development Phase grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. The appointment is intended to cover both the Development Phase and the first two years of the Delivery Phase of our project but will include a break-clause between the two phases. The Delivery Phase contract is contingent on a successful Delivery Phase grant application to the Heritage Fund
The successful candidate will have the right to set their own hours of work and will determine in agreement with the Shieldhall charity how best to undertake the work. This commision could be provided through self-employed individual, partnership or limited company.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are recruiting for a Fundraising Manager to develop and implement our fundraising strategy. You will take the lead on generating fundraising income, primarily through trusts and foundations, while also expanding the ambition of our individual donor programme. Building on the strong foundations already in place, you will continue to steward these relationships while helping us diversify our funder portfolio and identify new fundraising income streams.
If you are passionate about how the arts can make a difference to people’s lives and have great communication skills combined with fundraising experience, we’d love to hear from you.
The Old Fire Station is a centre for creativity in Oxford housing 3 organisations: charity Crisis, Arts at the Old Fire Station& Damascus Rose Kitchen
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