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Moving Medicine Patients Project Coordinator - Job Description

Office and home based - Hybrid Working

With occasional travel for meetings, events or project delivery across the UK

Role Purpose

The Moving Medicine Patients Project Coordinator will support the delivery and coordination of nationally significant, cross-sector programmes aimed at reducing barriers to physical activity for people living with long-term health conditions.

The role works across major national projects, including the Sport England-funded Moving Together project and the FSEM and Nuffield Health partnership project focused on person-centred care pathways.

The postholder will coordinate project activity across health, physical activity, policy, academic and community sectors, supporting stakeholder engagement, governance, communications, events, evaluation and delivery.

This is a fast-paced, multi-partner role requiring organisation, initiative and the ability to maintain momentum across complex workstreams, contributing to wider systems-change efforts to improve access to physical activity and reduce inequalities.

Duties

· Coordinate day-to-day project activities across multiple projects and partners

· Schedule and manage meetings, events and stakeholder engagement activity

· Prepare agendas, take minutes and track actions from governance meetings

· Maintain project documentation including plans, trackers and reports

· Support communications outputs such as newsletters, briefings and stakeholder updates

· Assist with delivery of workshops, webinars and engagement sessions

· Liaise with partners, suppliers and stakeholders to ensure smooth delivery

· Support financial processes including invoice tracking and budget monitoring

· Contribute to evaluation activity, including data collection and feedback processes

Responsibilities

Project Coordination & Delivery

• Support planning and delivery of project activity across multiple national workstreams
• Maintain project plans, timelines, trackers and delivery actions
• Monitor progress and escalate risks, delays or issues

Stakeholder Engagement & Partnership Working

• Act as a key liaison between internal teams and external stakeholders
• Build and maintain effective relationships across sectors
• Support inclusive engagement with diverse communities and stakeholders

Events & Engagement

• Coordinate meetings, workshops, webinars and stakeholder events
• Support logistics, communications and follow-up actions

Communications & Resources

• Assist with internal and external communications, including updates and materials
• Support development and dissemination of project resources

Evaluation & Reporting

• Support data collection, evaluation and reporting processes
• Contribute to reports, presentations and documentation

Governance & Administration

• Provide secretariat support to governance groups and working groups
• Support financial administration and operational processes

Accountabilities

• Accurate and timely coordination of project activities and deliverables
• Maintaining up-to-date project plans, records and documentation
• Effective communication and coordination across stakeholders and partners
• Delivery of high-quality administrative, governance and event support
• Proactive identification and escalation of risks, issues or delays
• Contribution to project reporting, evaluation and continuous improvement
• Supporting inclusive and equitable project delivery

Job Attributes / Skills / Requirements

Essential

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Confident stakeholder engagement and relationship management across multiple partners
• Experience coordinating projects, programmes or partnerships
• Ability to work independently, proactively and as part of a team
• Experience supporting meetings, events, workshops or webinars
• Strong administrative and operational coordination skills
• High attention to detail with effective problem-solving ability
• Confident using Microsoft Office and cloud-based systems

Desirable

• Experience working in health, physical activity, public, charity or education sectors
• Experience working with clinicians, academics, policy stakeholders or people with lived experience
• Familiarity with UK healthcare systems, physical activity sector, or health inequalities
• Experience supporting communications, content development or resource creation
• Experience supporting evaluation, reporting or data collection processes
• Experience working across complex partnerships or systems-change programmes
• Experience using project management tools or financial systems (e.g. Xero)

Personal Attributes

• Highly organised and dependable
• Collaborative and relationship-focused
• Proactive and solutions-oriented
• Comfortable working within complexity and ambiguity
• Able to balance competing priorities calmly and effectively
• Passionate about reducing inequalities and improving access to physical activity and health

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to HND level or degree (or equivalent professional experience) in public health, sport, project management, healthcare, communications or a related field.

Fundraising Manager — £35,000–£40,000 | Hybrid / Somerset / Bristol | Permanent | 35 hrs (flexible)

Thrive has been at the heart of Somerset's communities for 100 years. Village agents supporting isolated older people. Diverse communities programmes. Fuel poverty campaigns. Real, local, human work — delivered across every corner of the county.

This centenary year, Thrive is building its next chapter. A new chief executive has reset the strategic direction. Community energy is building. And the organisation has made a clear decision: it wants a sustainable fundraising base that isn't dependent on statutory contracts alone.

This role is the cornerstone of that ambition.

This isn't a maintenance hire. It's a builder's role.

The Fundraising Manager will lead across community fundraising, individual giving and trusts and foundations — with community and individual giving as the primary focus. The tools are in place. The mission is compelling. The stories are extraordinary. Thrive already has the reach, the relationships and the centenary momentum. What's missing is the right person to build the pipeline and turn that momentum into lasting income.

The target: 2,000 active supporters by year end, with a clear pathway to converting them into regular givers over time.

What you'll be doing:

• Building a structured community fundraising programme — creating frameworks that enable supporters, staff and volunteers to fundraise on Thrive's behalf
• Growing the individual giving base from a low starting point — developing supporter journeys, regular giving and stewardship
• Managing a grants pipeline and writing compelling applications to trusts and foundations
• Leading digital acquisition campaigns in partnership with the marketing team
• Line managing the Fundraising Administrator and helping them develop grant-writing skills over time
• Helping build a fundraising culture across the organisation where frontline staff feel part of the story

What we're looking for:

• A track record in community fundraising, individual giving or events fundraising
• Some experience of trusts and foundations — this doesn't need to be your primary specialism
• Strong written skills — the ability to translate real human stories into compelling fundraising copy
• A self-starter who works well with autonomy in a small team
• Genuine connection to Thrive's mission and the communities it serves
• Based in Somerset or within easy reach of Taunton — primarily home-based with approximately one day per week in the office

What Thrive offers:

• £35,000–£40,000 FTE
• Genuine flexibility — hybrid working that actually reflects how the organisation operates
• A values-led culture where kindness, compassion and psychological safety aren't just policies
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Real scope for career progression — if the fundraising function delivers, the trajectory in salary, responsibility and seniority is genuine

This role will suit you if:

You want to be a Head of Fundraising one day. You're frustrated by being siloed. You want breadth, autonomy and the chance to build something that matters — in a place where the mission is real and the communities are real.

This role is being recruited exclusively through Raise + Recruit, an independent not-for-profit executive search adviser. All enquiries are handled in complete confidence.

For a confidential conversation, contact John Austin — no obligation, no lengthy application process at this stage.