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About Young Roots
Young Roots' vision is a compassionate and welcoming society for young people seeking safety in the UK.
We work alongside young people seeking safety in the UK, building trusted relationships, providing practical and emotional support and promoting young people’s rights and power.
Our youth clubs and casework are transformative for young refugees, allowing young people who have fled danger, had traumatic journeys and who are often here alone, to find community and connection, have a space to be a young person and access support in addressing the whole range of practical challenges they face. We also draw on our evidence from working every day with young refugees and asylum seekers to call for change to the laws and policies which are harming young people.
About the Role
Young Roots is looking for an experienced and creative Trusts & Foundations Fundraising Lead to play a key role in securing income that transforms the lives of young refugees and asylum seekers. This is a rewarding part-time role (28 hours per week) designed to support work-life balance while leading Trusts and Foundations income generation with structured support from the Head of Fundraising and Development.
You'll manage a defined portfolio of Trust and Foundation partners, working alongside colleagues overseeing other income streams. You'll develop compelling funding proposals, and proactively identify new opportunities aligned with our strategy. Working closely with colleagues across the organisation, you’ll place young people’s voices and experiences at the heart of every bid, helping to fund services that support belonging, wellbeing and futures.
This is an ideal role for a confident Trusts fundraiser who enjoys building relationships, spotting opportunities, and taking ownership — while working collaboratively in a values-driven organisation.
To Apply:
To apply, please submit your CV alongside a personal statement by the closing date outlining how you would be a great fit for the role.
Your personal statement should be no more than 800 words, answering the following questions:
1. What is your motivation for working with Young Roots?
2. What is your motivation for applying for this role specifically?
3. What skills and experience would you bring that will enable you to be successful in this role? Please ensure you refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and provide examples to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria.
Please submit your application via Charity Jobs.
No agencies, please.
Closing date: Midday on 5th January 2026
Interview date: 12th and 15th January 2026
Young Roots recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equity and challenges discrimination. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those who can face disadvantage in employment, such as people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ individuals and people with disabilities. As an organisation that supports refugees, asylum seekers and migrants, we particularly welcome applications from people within these communities. We offer a guaranteed interview for those with lived experience of the asylum system and those with disabilities, where they meet the essential elements of the person specification. If aspects of the application process create barriers to you applying and you’d like any adjustment to the process or you’d like an informal discussion or advice on your application, please get in touch. We would also like to alert you to the existence of organisations which support people from under-represented groups to access employment, who can advise you on applying for this role. For example, Scope, Young Women’s Trust and Experts by Experience.
Young Roots is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. We take this duty very seriously.
Our work is underpinned by policies and procedures which promote safe working practices. We have a framework of training and supervision which everyone is expected to comply with and systems for monitoring, quality assurance and gaining service user feedback. On joining you will be expected to be part of this approach to safeguard our service users.
All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process which includes vetting checks such as enhanced criminal records and barring, scrutiny of employment history, references and other checks.
Working alongside young people seeking safety - building trust, providing practical and emotional support, and promoting their rights and power.
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We're looking for a Rehoming Manager to embed a culture of high performance, creativity and excellent customer service at our Rehoming centre in Shoreham. Working closely with the rest of the management team, you'll manage and support the development of our rehoming team, who work tirelessly to find forever homes for the dogs in our care.
What does this role do?
As Rehoming Manager, you will:
- promote a culture of rehoming across the whole centre team, maximising the effectiveness of interactions and their conversion to adoptions,
- lead, manage and develop the rehoming team, instilling a performance based approach, focused on meeting both objective based and customer service targets,
- collaborate with other managers to optimise kennel occupation and to ensure appropriate assessment and triage of dogs is completed,
- drive a culture of continuous improvement across all public facing activities, focusing on the development and wellbeing of colleagues and a consistently positive experience for volunteers.
Could this be you?
To be successful in this role, you'll need experience of leading a small, diverse team, with particular focus on driving high performance, delivering excellent customer service and meeting targets. You'll also need some operational management experience, with the ability to make decisions swiftly and effectively, with a solution focused approach. Excellent communication skills are essential, including the ability to have challenging conversations empathetically. Above all, you'll have a passion for rehoming dogs and the work Dogs Trust does.
This role can be either a live out or live in role, with accommodation accessed by a flight of stairs. This role includes working every third weekend and regular night duties 2-3 times per week.
The interviews are scheduled for the 21st of January 2026.
A little about us:
The Rehoming department is responsible for helping as many dogs as possible find their forever homes, whether they are cared for in our network of Rehoming Centres, in a foster home or by their current owner using the Home Stay scheme. We strive to achieve excellence in our rehoming processes and to ensure the highest standards of veterinary and behaviour care through our highly skilled teams.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title: Senior Philanthropy Manager
Contract: Full-Time (37.5 hours per week), Permanent
Salary: £54,000 – £60,000 per annum (DOE)
Location: London, Whitechapel
Closing Date: 5 January 2026
Interviews: w/c 12 January 2026
Centrepoint, the UK’s leading youth homelessness charity, is looking for a Senior Philanthropy Manager to join our Fundraising team based in London.
About us
We help vulnerable young people by giving them the practical and emotional support they need to find a job and live independently. Centrepoint provides homeless young people with accommodation, health support and life skills so they can move into education, training and employment. Our ambition is to end youth homelessness by 2037.
Together with our partners, we support over 16,000 young people each year.
About the role
This is a senior leadership role within Centrepoint’s Relationship Fundraising team and a key driver of our future growth.
Following four years of sustained success, our philanthropy programme now generates over £1.3m per year, with a clear ambition to double income over the next three years. This role has been created to lead that next phase of growth.
You’ll lead the Philanthropy team, developing and delivering a clear strategy to grow and diversify our high-value donor portfolio. Alongside line managing and developing a team of Philanthropy Managers, you’ll personally steward and secure transformational gifts, including six-figure donations and multi-year commitments, while working closely with senior stakeholders across the organisation.
This role plays a critical part in delivering Centrepoint’s mission to end youth homelessness by 2037.
Centrepoint operates a hybrid working model
The current requirement is a minimum of two days per week in the office, increasing to 50% of your working week from 1 July 2025. For most full-time colleagues, this means attending the office for five days over a two-week period (e.g. two days one week and three days the next). This will be adjusted accordingly for colleagues on part-time or compressed hours contracts.
What you’ll be doing
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Leading the development and implementation of Centrepoint’s philanthropy strategy, aligned to organisational growth ambitions
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Managing and developing a high-performing Philanthropy team
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Personally stewarding and soliciting major donors, securing gifts at £100k+ and multi-year commitments
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Growing and diversifying the high-value donor pipeline, including cultivation of new HNWI prospects
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Overseeing income and expenditure budgets, setting targets and monitoring performance
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Working collaboratively across Fundraising and the wider organisation to maximise donor engagement and impact
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Ensuring excellent stewardship, compliance and use of fundraising systems and data
About you
You’ll be an experienced major gifts professional with a strong track record of success, including:
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Proven experience leading or managing a major gifts / philanthropy team
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Securing major donor gifts at £100k+ and building long-term donor relationships
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Developing and delivering income growth strategies with measurable results
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Strong leadership capability, with a commitment to developing and motivating others
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Excellent communication and influencing skills, with credibility at a senior level
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A strong understanding of the philanthropic landscape and best practice
Most importantly, you’ll be motivated by Centrepoint’s mission and the impact philanthropy can have on ending youth homelessness.
Why join Centrepoint?
In return for your efforts you’ll receive a competitive salary, excellent training and development, and a wide range of benefits including:
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25 days annual leave per year, rising to 27 with service
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Healthcare cash plan (including dental, optical and alternative therapies)
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Private medical insurance
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Income protection
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Employer pension contribution of 5%
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Cycle to Work scheme
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Interest-free travel loan
At Centrepoint we challenge the discrimination within society that contributes to youth homelessness and are equally committed to fairness and inclusion within our organisation. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, including those with lived experience of homelessness.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Corporate Partnerships Manager is responsible for providing high quality account management and stewardship for a portfolio of Trees for Cities’ corporate supporters, in line with our organisational strategy. The role includes income generation, staff engagement and volunteering as well as identifying opportunities for renewal and growth.
This is a unique opportunity to join a passionate, high-performing team at a pivotal moment. With our bold new strategy launching early in the new year, we’re scaling our efforts to drive a movement for tree equity — a future where everyone can enjoy the benefits of trees, no matter where they live. We already work with a range of leading businesses and foundations including BUPA Foundation, CBRE, and Bauer Media, and are seeking a corporate partnerships professional who can strengthen and deepen these relationships while unlocking new opportunities.
ABOUT TREES FOR CITIES
Trees for Cities is an ambitious, far-reaching organisation.
Trees for Cities is the only charity that focuses on planting, protecting and promoting urban trees across the UK. We are a rapidly growing and developing organisation that suits ambitious, dedicated and passionate staff.
ABOUT YOU
You will be passionate about unlocking the potential of corporate partnerships through excellent relationship management. With experience of corporate fundraising at a UK Charity, you want to join a small, high functioning and collaborative team to work together to achieve our vision of urban trees for all.
Trees for Cities is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. We value diversity and are committed to promoting diversity within the workplace. We aim to ensure that our employees achieve their full potential and that all employment decisions, including recruitment, are taken without reference to irrelevant or discriminatory criteria. A full copy of our Equal Opportunities Policy can be provided on request.
HOW TO APPLY
Please visit our website to view the full job description. To apply, use the application link below to submit your CV and supporting statement (no more than 2 sides of A4) outlining why you are interested in the role and your fit with the Person Specification.
Please note we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role, you must therefore have a valid right to work in the UK to apply.
- The deadline to apply is 8am, 15th January 2026
- Interviews are scheduled for 20th/21st January
- Second interviews (if necessary): w/c 26th January
If you are shortlisted for interview, you will normally be contacted within two weeks after applying. If you do not hear from us within this period, then you should assume that on this occasion you have not been selected for interview.
Trees for Cities is the first UK environmental organisation to have been awarded social value certification. Trees for Cities is an equal opportunities employer. Registered Charity No: 1032154.
No Agencies Please.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Organisation
The Royal Parks (TRP) is a charity created in March 2017. We manage over 5,000 acres of diverse parkland, rare habitats and historic buildings and monuments in eight Royal Parks across London. These are Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, The Green Park, St James’s Park, The Regent's Park and Primrose Hill, Greenwich Park, Richmond Park and Bushy Park.
We also manage other important public spaces including Brompton Cemetery and Victoria Tower Gardens. Our eight Royal Parks and other iconic green spaces are among the most visited attractions in the UK with tens of millions of visits every year.
We are now looking for a Website Manager to join us on a full-time, permanent basis, working 36 hours per week.
The Benefits
- Salary of £42,631 - £47,000 per annum, depending on experience
- 26 days' annual leave plus public holidays, increasing to 29 days after 3 years’ service
- Pension scheme (3% employee contribution; up to 10% employer contribution)
- Hybrid/agile working options
- Private medical insurance and healthcare cash plan
- Employee assistance programme and access to mental health first aiders
- Learning and development opportunities
- Cycle to work scheme
- Offices in a beautiful location
This is a unique opportunity for an experienced website manager with a strong technical and UX-led background to join our digital team.
You’ll have the chance to take ownership of websites that reach millions of visitors each year, applying your expertise at scale and building highly visible work that strengthens your professional profile and long-term credibility.
And thanks to our flexible working approach, you can do this in a way that suits how you operate best, whether that’s from home with space to think, or from our stunning offices, with the tools and technology in place to help you hone your craft.
So, if you want to use your website expertise to make a visible, positive impact, read on and apply today.
The Role
As our Website Manager, you will oversee the development and ongoing improvement of our three websites, ensuring they deliver an excellent user experience and perform effectively for diverse audiences.
With a strong focus on our charity website, you will oversee both strategic and ad hoc website development, working closely with internal stakeholders to continuously improve content, UX, SEO and GEO across our digital estate.
You'll serve as the technical lead, managing external developers and hosting suppliers, troubleshooting technical issues, and testing and signing off on all changes to ensure consistent quality and reliable delivery.
Taking ownership of website performance and compliance, you’ll use analytics and dashboards to share insight across teams, stay ahead of trends, and support the wider digital offer through content creation and in-park digital experiences.
Additionally, you will:
- Oversee the development of our sports and leisure and Royal Parks half marathon websites
- Manage cookie consent compliance and related integrations
- Line manage the Website Administrator
About You
To be considered as a Website Manager, you will need:
- A successful track record in overseeing the ongoing development and UX improvement of websites
- Experience working with external developers and with Agile development and testing methodology
- Experience using website performance metrics to evaluate activity and influence planning and future development
- Experience working across an organisation to provide an excellent service to a range of internal stakeholders
- Experience with Agile project management processes and strong planning, co-ordination and prioritisation
- A strong understanding of SEO principles and techniques and successfully managing strategic SEO implementation
- Proficiency with Google Analytics, Google Search Console and other website performance metrics measurement tools
- A degree or an equivalent level of experience and professional development in website management, website content, and UX
Other organisations may call this role Web Manager, Digital Platform Manager, Website & UX Manager, or Digital Experience Manager.
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The Royal Parks is strongly committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. Please visit our website to find out more on our approach to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
So, if you are interested in this unique opportunity as a Website Manager, please apply via the button shown. Successful candidates will be appointed on merit.
We provide free access to London’s beautiful, natural and historic green spaces, to help improve everyone’s quality of life and wellbeing.

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Impatience Earth is a non-profit climate philanthropy consultancy founded in 2020 with a mission to educate, challenge and inspire wealth holders to take bolder funding decisions to address the climate emergency.
For the first time, we will be undertaking work to focus specifically on climate resilience in the UK. Currently this work sits with two existing team members, and a network of Associates and advisors. We are hiring a new team member to support this work on a fixed-term contract running from 2026-2027.
Why UK resilience? We can see the impacts of climate change in the UK are rapidly increasing - from direct impacts such as extreme heat, flooding and heavy rainfall, to direct knock-on effects such as increasing food prices. What is often hidden is the social, economic and racial injustice at the core of climate vulnerability in the UK. The people who are disproportionately impacted by climate change are also most likely to be excluded from the process to address it. This includes women and girls living at the intersections of poverty, disability and race who remain overlooked by climate policy and interventions, even though the inclusion of women in environmental decision-making processes has been shown to have a positive impact on their outcomes.
Climate change is occurring at the same time as trust in British society, democracy and politics is collapsing. As recent research from Climate Outreach shows, voters in the UK feel overlooked, disillusioned about the present and fearful for the future, and many are yet to be convinced that net zero offers a positive way forward.
Yet research also shows that the majority of the public do care about climate change and protecting nature, and we know from our work that there are individuals and groups across the UK who are taking action to create a more resilient future - often on a shoestring budget. When Impatience Earth convened funders around the topic of climate resilience in the UK, we had a lot of interest. We also heard that a common challenge is identifying resilience-building work to fund. A recurring question was ‘resilience-building work: how do we know it when we see it?”
This new role at Impatience Earth is designed to help us answer two key questions:
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How do we use our position and bird's-eye view of the philanthropy ecosystem to make climate philanthropy work more effectively for marginalised communities in the UK and withstand political headwinds?
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How do we build the ecosystem for gender just climate action in the UK?
To answer these, it will be important to work in partnership and collaboration with other UK philanthropic support organisations (such as the Environmental Funders Network); help build bridges between the different organisations and groups doing this work across the UK; and shine a light on the opportunities for funders and policy-makers to support climate action that builds the resilience of the people who are most affected, but often overlooked. This role is an exciting opportunity to increase awareness and action in the philanthropic sector around the different dimensions of climate risk in the UK, especially as a result of gender inequity, poverty and other intersecting forms of marginalisation.
About Impatience Earth
Impatience Earth is a non-profit climate philanthropy consultancy with a mission to educate, challenge and inspire wealth holders to take bolder funding decisions to address the climate emergency. Since 2020, IE has catalysed over £250 million in new philanthropic funding for climate action around the world, of which over £90 million has already been disbursed to impactful organisations working to mitigate climate change and build the resilience of communities in the face of increasing climate risk.
With a core focus on climate justice, Impatience Earth explores with funders how they can effectively resource and partner with the leaders and communities on the frontline of climate actions who are often overlooked and underfunded by mainstream climate philanthropy. Impatience Earth’s portfolio of work in the UK is increasingly focused on how funders can build the power of local communities to increase their resilience against increasing climate impacts - such as extreme weather events - that also exacerbate existing vulnerabilities.
Requirements for this role
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You live and are legally able to work in the UK (unfortunately we are unable to sponsor UK work visas)
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You have a good understanding of the way that climate change will intersect with different forms of oppression and vulnerability in the UK, particularly gender but also: racism, poverty and class inequality, disability, discrimination due to sexual orientation, faith, migration status and other factors.
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You have a good understanding of the ways that climate change is already impacting communities in the UK, as well as solutions relating to resilience-building.
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You have a good understanding, likely through your own lived experience, of the difference in economic opportunities and investment beyond London and across the different parts of the UK.
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You have a demonstrated ability to build trusted working relationships with a range of stakeholders, which might include: community-based organisations, philanthropic foundations and local authorities.
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You are respectful of people with different backgrounds, cultures, faiths and lived experiences.
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You are curious and a good listener.
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You are highly organised and motivated to work in a fast-paced organisation.
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You enjoy working in-person with different stakeholders, and you’re happy to travel to other parts of the UK when required to attend in-person meetings, events and represent Impatience Earth (travel expenses will be covered).
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You can lead, and contribute to, research and written reports that can be shared with funders and external audiences.
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You are highly competent with online working and online collaboration including: email, Zoom conferencing, and online documentation.
Day-to-Day Activities
Whilst this work is still being developed, and you will have an opportunity to shape it, the day-to-day activities will likely include the following.
Strategy
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Support the development of Impatience Earth’s UK resilience strategy, by reviewing existing plans and providing feedback and suggestions.
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Throughout this role, share learnings and feedback with the Impatience Earth team, Associates and other stakeholders, aiming to ‘work in the open’.
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Help Impatience Earth to recruit and work with a group of advisors.
Relationship building and new collaborations
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Connect with the UK organisations and individuals that Impatience Earth has already built relationships with, identify opportunities to collaborate, and take plans forward. This could include convening a roundtable or co-designing an event.
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Make new connections with individuals and organisations outside of Impatience Earth’s existing network who are working to build the resilience of communities across the UK. This could be through attending conferences, community events, or cold outreach and calls.
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Build bridges between organisations and funders working across different themes (such as climate and gender) to strengthen the ecosystem on intersectional climate resilience.
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Develop and maintain excellent external relationships, always acting as an ambassador for Impatience Earth, to help build our reputation and profile.
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Manage the planning and execution of events, including developing an agenda, giving presentations, facilitating group discussions, and providing logistical support.
Research and writing
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Support Impatience Earth to develop a taxonomy for gender-just climate resilience in the UK, that will later be shared with funders and other external stakeholders.
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Work with other team members to conduct research and mapping that can form the basis of recommendations for funders.
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Draft high-quality written reports, blogs, presentations and other online materials on the topic of intersectional, gender-just climate resilience.
Internal knowledge management and communication
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Communicate across the Impatience Earth team, with colleagues working in different parts of the world, to share information and cross-check opportunities. As a remote team, our work is made possible by internal knowledge management and communication. This will include:
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Timely writing up of notes and actions from meetings you attend and saving on our Google Drive
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Sharing time-sensitive insights and opportunities with the team on Slack
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Joining weekly online team meetings
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Benefits
As part of this role, you will have a pro rata allowance of 25 days paid annual leave, individual coaching, a professional development budget and be part of a passionate team committed to advancing climate action. We have taken a range of steps to build an inclusive and welcoming work culture and we hope we will receive applications from people from a range of backgrounds.
How To Apply
We are not able to sponsor visas unfortunately and are not doing calls with candidates in advance of applications.
We are committed to inclusive recruitment. If you have any access requirements or need reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know so we can discuss how to support you.
Stage 1: Submit your CV plus either a cover letter (1.5 pages max), or a short video, that includes details about your relevant experience for the role and why you think you’ll be a good fit. Please consider the Requirements for this role section when you write your cover letter/record your video, particularly points 2-5. Please submit documents in PDF format as we are unable to open MS Word files.
Stage 2: Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an initial video interview carried out via Zoom to discuss your experience and what excites you about the role. We will send all candidates the interview questions in advance.
Stage 3: You will be asked to complete a short assignment at a time that suits you. At this stage in the process, we will offer candidates a £50 stipend to cover the time invested in this exercise.
Stage 4: As part of the final interview stage, you’ll be invited to a full interview and we will be sending all candidates the interview questions in advance. At this stage in the process, we will offer candidates an additional £50 stipend to cover the time invested in preparing for interview.
Who You Will Meet
As part of the interview process, you will meet our CEO Yasmin Ahammad, Director Sarah Farrell and People and Wellbeing Director, Heather Salmon. For more information, see our website impatience.earth.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
In your role as Service Delivery Manager you will manage elements of Mindworks contracted services that are delivered by our Emotional Wellbeing Practitioners with ND Specialism and our CYP Counsellors. The teams deliver services for CYP in both school and community settings and provide both groups and one to one relevant to individual needs and community areas of contract coverage for Surrey.
In addition you will manage our SBN ND project, currently funded to end March 2026.
Responsible for the service provision, demonstrating outcomes and impact, as well as supporting the team with safeguarding and non-clinical supervision.
You will work closely with other managers to ensure the optimum level of quality assured and safe service operations are delivered to CYP and their families.
Innovation and development collaboration will be an important element of the Managerial position; this is both within the service and in collaboration across the wider Surrey Wellbeing Partnership and Mindworks Alliance.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the delivery of Emotional Wellbeing Practitioner (ND), Counselling Services and SBN ND Practitioners
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Development and innovation of Emotional Wellbeing Practitioner (ND), Counselling and SBN ND Services
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Line Management/Case Management
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Impact Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting
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Budget Responsibility
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Meet organisational requirements
Helping young people feel safe, heard and supported



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are seeking an experienced and hands-on finance professional who will play a key role in The Horton’s financial health and future resilience.
The Horton is a registered charity and an award-winning independent cultural venue in Epsom, Surrey hosting live performance, creative arts and events in stunning listed building and gardens.
As the sole end-to-end finance position, the Finance Manager is a rewarding and varied role. You will be responsible for the effective and efficient management of all financial operations for both the registered charity and its trading subsidiary.
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in charity finance and the ambition to grow into a strategic financial leader.
Candidiates should be a qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA/AAT) or qualified by experience, with at least 5 years’ experience in similar finance roles.
Demonstrable experience of financial management in the UK charity/nonprofit sector is desirable.
Please visit the Opportunities page of The Horton's website to download the full job description for more information and details of how to apply.
Please read the full role description on our website before applying for this role.
Voluntary Action Leeds (VAL) is recruiting a Finance Manager to join the team!
This is a chance to make a real impact, helping us navigate change and build a sustainable future for the communities we serve.
Like many charities, VAL operates in a challenging financial climate. That’s why the Finance Manager role is so important. You’ll be at the heart of our organisation—keeping our finances on track, providing clear and trusted advice when big decisions arise, and spotting opportunities or risks before anyone else.
As our Finance Manager, you’ll oversee the day-to-day running of our finance function, manage budgeting and forecasting processes, and provide strategic insights to support decision-making across the organisation.
You’ll manage our Finance Officer and support our Payroll Team, who provide a vital service to the third sector in Leeds. Through your knowledge and experience, you’ll support the organisation to develop smarter processes, reduce costs and generate income.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a supportive, collaborative team in one of our key management roles. You’ll play a central part in shaping our future and making a real difference.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Programme Finance Manager
Salary: £55,000 – £61,000
Permanent, Full-time
Hybrid working – 2 days in office
Location: Central London
An established international development charity is seeking a Programme Finance Manager to lead financial oversight across a diverse portfolio of global programmes and grants. This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified accountant to play a senior role in ensuring strong financial governance, donor compliance and effective programme delivery within a mission-led organisation.
About the Role
Reporting to the Head of Finance & Operations, the Programme Finance Manager will be responsible for the financial management, reporting and control of a substantial portfolio of grant-funded programmes. You will lead programme finance activity across budgeting, forecasting, grant accounting, cost recovery and compliance, working closely with programme and partnerships teams.
This is a highly visible role with responsibility for providing accurate and insightful financial reporting to senior management and governance committees, as well as ensuring that donor requirements are met across a wide range of institutional funders. You will also manage and develop a small programme finance team, setting standards, overseeing workloads and ensuring the quality and timeliness of outputs.
The role offers a strong blend of strategic oversight and hands-on leadership, supporting organisational planning while maintaining robust financial controls across complex, multi-year and multi-currency grants.
Key Priorities in Your First Six Months
- Lead programme budgeting and forecasting cycles, including multi-year grant projections
- Ensure timely and accurate month-end close, balance sheet reconciliations and grant reconciliations
- Oversee donor financial reporting, ensuring compliance with grant agreements and narrative alignment
- Strengthen grant tracking, cost recovery and co-financing models
- Support audit processes, including organisational and grant-specific audits
- Provide clear financial analysis and reporting to senior management and governance committees
- Review and improve programme finance systems, tools and processes
- Line manage and support a team of programme finance professionals
About You
We are seeking a CCAB-qualified accountant with strong experience in programme or grant finance, ideally gained within an international development, humanitarian or NGO environment.
You will bring:
- Proven experience managing donor-funded programmes and grants
- Strong knowledge of charity accounting, audit and financial controls
- Experience working with institutional funders (e.g. government, multilateral or foundation donors)
- The ability to manage complex budgets, cost recovery and cash flow forecasting
- Experience leading and developing finance staff
- Excellent Excel skills and strong attention to detail
- The confidence to partner with non-finance colleagues and influence at senior level
- You will be comfortable balancing technical rigour with collaboration and motivated by working in a values-driven organisation with a global outlook.
Our debating, public speaking and cultural exchange programmes aim to embed sustainable cultures of oracy in schools, and empower young people to engage with the world, to speak more confidently and to listen to and understand different points of view. With the new Ofsted Framework and the Curriculum and Assessment Review confirming the importance of great oracy education, the need has never been greater for the ESU’s educational offers.
Purpose of this role.
This role is central to driving our work forward. You will play a key part in ensuring the next generation gains essential oracy skills by managing and delivering the sales of the English-Speaking Union’s educational products. These include our signature ‘Discover Your Voice’ student oracy workshops and our Teacher Oracy CPD sessions for schools and other educational settings in England and Wales, with potential to expand to international schools.
You will lead the full sales process from start to finish. This includes generating leads, responding to enquiries, securing bookings and overseeing the delivery of workshops and training. You will be proactive, motivated and confident working with a high degree of initiative. Working closely with the Director of Education, you will help build an effective sales operation that ensures thousands of young people and teachers benefit from high-quality oracy opportunities.
About the role and responsibilities
We are looking for someone who can:
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Own the lifecycle of sales of our education products, building positive relationships to ensure repeat business
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Collaborate with the ESU Marketing Team and Director of Education to develop the messaging and assets needed to promote our offers
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Respond to and follow-up on leads and warm conversations to move prospects through the sales pipeline
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Implement plans designed to generate leads of sales to schools (secondary and primary), Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs), and other partners
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Manage the delivery of the workshops by being point of contact for Lead Teachers, appointing freelance Oracy Leaders to deliver the work and providing communication, support and resources as necessary
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Build the ESU network, connecting with teachers and MAT contacts to generate sales. This includes proactive outreach to new schools and MATs for new business, as well as working with existing clients.
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Use Salesforce to manage all programme delivery including tracking all account communication, reporting on sales pipelines including new business and renewals
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Devise the sales strategies and execute the plans to generate leads and interest from international schools
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Collect data for monitoring (student surveys; case studies; teacher surveys)
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Work with our pool of delivery staff (Oracy Leaders). This would include clear communications before and after workshop delivery, booking staff onto workshops, liaising with finance and HR when necessary.
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Execute plans to generate leads and interest from international schools
This job description gives an outline of key duties and is not intended to be an exhaustive list. The post holder may be asked to take on other relevant responsibilities as reasonably requested by their line manager. Examples of additional responsibility areas include communications, administration and resource design.
Person Specification
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Passionate about improving oracy skills in young people from all backgrounds
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Experience managing end to end sales, especially to schools
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Experience of hitting and even exceeding sales targetsExperience developing strong relationships across a range of stakeholders, including senior leaders and in schools
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Experience with CRM systems to manage and report on sales performance
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Strong understanding of the education sector, schools and the realities of teaching
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Strong organisation and prioritisation skills
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Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal)
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Excellent attention to detail and high standards
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Proactive, independent worker able to work well alone and as part of a team
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Flexible and adaptable to the needs of a scaling organisation
Desirable:
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Experience of working with Salesforce
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Experience coordinating freelance staff
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Experience planning and delivering lessons
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Experience of resource creation
Please note those invited to interview will be asked to complete a safer recruitment application form.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Our partner is working towards a new strategy launching in 2027 and is seeking external support to review its business and operating model. The organisation is operating in a challenging funding environment, with volatile grant income and a concentrated, ageing donor base, and wants to ensure its future model is financially sustainable, affordable, and resilient.
The review will combine an assessment of income sustainability, cost recovery, and organisational structure. Alongside continued efforts to diversify donor income, they are exploring opportunities for growth and efficiency, including potential changes to their operating model and the feasibility of moving to a dual-entity structure. The consultancy will support senior leadership and trustees to make evidence-based decisions during this transition.
Indicative scope of support includes:
- Reviewing the organisation’s current business model, income profile and cost base, identifying gaps, risks and opportunities for improved financial sustainability.
- Assessing the potential of existing and emerging income streams, the investment required to grow them, and modelling future income scenarios over the medium term.
- Supporting improvements to cost recovery, including benchmarking against peer organisations, refreshing cost recovery policies, and considering adjustments to recovery rates while remaining competitive with donors.
- Reviewing the current organisational and operating structure to identify efficiencies and alternative ways of working, including consideration of a dual-entity or other revised operating models.
- Modelling the financial and operational implications of proposed changes and supporting senior leadership through facilitated discussions and decision-making.
Requirements
- A senior finance leader (preferably qualified accountant) with expereince supporting a complex international charity through a period of transition, including reviewing and redesigning operating models.
- Experience in multi-year financial planning, scenario modelling, cost reduction and cash management.
- Experience of ideveloping commercial business models and raising investment is strongly desirable.
Working arrangements
- It is expected the consultancy will take 15-20 days
- Expected start date is January/February 2026, with the work to be completed within the first quarter of 2026
- Mainly remote in the UK with some meetings in their London office
- Right to work in the UK essential
ShareAction is an independent charity and an expert on responsible investment. We work to build a world where the financial system serves our planet and its people. We set ambitious standards for how financial institutions, through their investment decisions, can protect our planet and its people and campaign for this approach to become the norm. We convene shareholders to collectively push companies to tackle the climate crisis, protect nature, improve workers’ rights and shape healthier societies. In the UK and EU, we advocate for financial regulation that has society’s best interests at its core.
Position
The Head of Fundraising is responsible for leading our fundraising strategy and delivery. This role is key to securing resources that enable us to drive system change in the financial sector.
A typical week will see you:
- Leading fundraising across ShareAction, ensuring conversations are being had by the right colleagues, with the right funders, at the right times.
- Guiding prospecting and leading the creation of compelling funding bids for multi-year, high-value projects.
- Delivering exceptional donor relationship management, including timely reports and strategic engagement.
- Overseeing the growth of our major donors programme, building a committed donor base of Ultra High and High Net Worth individuals.
- Supporting and developing a high-performing fundraising team.
You’ll regularly engage with senior leaders, trustees and external stakeholders, forming strong relationships and using your expertise to secure funding that drives impact across our campaigns and projects.
What you’ll bring to the team
We want to hear from you if you:
- Have experience devising and delivering fundraising strategies across multiple geographies (UK, EU, US) from trusts and foundations.
- Can develop powerful cases for support and significant bid/application-writing experience for multi-year, six- and seven-figure projects and programmes.
- Are skilled at managing donor relationships and supporting a high-performing fundraising team.
- Possess strong communication skills and thrive under pressure.
- Understand charity law and best practice in fundraising.
Desirable:
- Knowledge of statutory fundraising in the UK/EU and US philanthropy.
- Experience fundraising for systems-change charities.
- Familiarity with capital markets or legacy fundraising.
We have a formal hybrid working policy in place. As this role involves meetings with London-based stakeholders, you’ll need to attend the office or meetings on average six times a month or more.
If this role sounds like something that would build on your current skill set and engage you, we’d love to hear from you!
What we will do for you
We are a fast-paced organisation that has grown substantially over the past few years. We recognise that our people work hard to advocate for responsible investment and drive meaningful engagement with those who have the power to create a brighter future. Every day, they bring their expertise, passion and persistence to build a world where the financial system serves our people and planet. We want to ensure we provide the right environment for our colleagues to thrive, and we are committed to improving our employee offer where possible.
Currently, we are pleased to offer:
- A commitment to flexible working: over 60% of our employees have some sort of flexible working arrangement in place.
- Hybrid working: we are committed to supporting our staff to work in a way that suits their lifestyle and meets the requirements of their role.
- Internal promotion and development opportunities: we offer a range of ways to improve your skills and focus on what you love, including promotion, secondment, or sideways development opportunities. For some levels of roles, we also offer direct progression.
- The opportunity to help make a difference: we tackle some of the world’s biggest social and environmental challenges. We offer opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience in a friendly, flexible and supportive working environment.
- A unionised work environment: our staff have the opportunity to join the union and are supported by our recognised union, Unite. We regularly consult and negotiate with our employees on workplace matters ranging from working conditions to pay.
- Regular in-person meetings, including all-staff away days, retreats and directorate strategy days to create connected teams.
- 8% non-contributory pension invested with NEST and their green funds.
- A health care plan with Bupa.
- An employee assistance programme: advice and support, lifestyle discounts and short-term counselling.
- Death in service cover of 3x salary.
- 25 days’ annual leave (increasing with length of service) plus office closure at the end of the year, ensuring everyone gets time to switch off together.
- Enhanced family leave pay: up to 18 weeks paid at 90% for either parent.
- Enhanced sick pay starting at 5 weeks’ full pay from day 1.
- Season ticket loan and cycle-to-work scheme.
ShareAction values and respects all differences in people (seen and unseen) and welcomes applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities, and we are working hard to provide an environment where all can bring their authentic selves to work. We know that some people won’t apply for a role unless they meet all the requirements listed in the job description. If this is the case for you, but you think you would excel in this role, we want to hear from you!
For further information and to apply, please visit our website via the Apply button.
Closing date: 9.00 am on Monday, 19th January 2026.
First interviews: On the mornings of Wednesday, 28th and Thursday, 29th January 2026 (online).
Second interviews: On the morning of Wednesday, 4th February 2026 (in person at our London office).
To be considered for this post, you must be legally eligible to work in the UK; unfortunately, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship.
Finance and Operations Manager
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part-time, 30 hours per week. Hours can be flexible across 4/5 days per week
Salary: £46,142 - £49,282 per annum, pro rata (SCP 35-38)
Location: Northampton / hybrid (minimum 3 days in office, including Thursdays)
About Us
The Psoriasis Association is a national patient support organisation dedicated to improving the lives of people affected by psoriasis. We are driven by the mission of supporting people, advancing care, and driving research.
We are a small, supportive and collaborative team seeking a skilled Finance and Operations Manager to lead our finance function and ensure strong, effective operational management across the charity.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage day-to-day finance: reconciliations, monthly management accounts, budgeting and cashflow.
- Prepare year-end accounts in line with Charity SORP; coordinate external audit.
- Oversee office operations: IT, HR records, facilities, suppliers.
- Support governance and Board / Committee processes.
- Maintain our membership database and ensure GDPR compliance.
- Liaise with auditors, investment managers and external partners.
About you:
- Fully or part-qualified accountant (or equivalent charity finance experience).
- Strong experience in charity or not-for-profit finance.
- Skilled in operational and administrative oversight.
- Excellent communicator, well organised and proactive.
What we offer:
- 34 days (pro rata) annual leave (inc. bank holidays), rising to 39 after 5 years’ service
- Extra day off for your birthday or another special day of your choice
- 6% employer pension contribution
- Health insurance (following probation)
- Reserved free parking available on site.
- Flexible, family-friendly working patterns
Closing date: Sunday 11th January 2026
Interviews in person on Thursday 22nd January 2026 (Northampton)
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.
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application, as we are not able to provide visa sponsorship.
No agencies please.
About Social Investment Business:
By providing finance and support, at SIB we enable charities and social enterprises to exist, grow and thrive. We have disbursed nearly £0.5bn to thousands of organisations since 2002. Our team believes in the power of the social economy, champions the charities and social enterprises we support - and we are all working together to build a more equal society.
It is a hugely exciting time to join the organisation. We are growing, investing in our expert team, and building on the successes of the last few years.
Our values are: People First, Curious, Bold, Collaborative, Accountable
For further information on what it is like to work with us and our generous benefits please visit our website.
About this role: Reporting to the Deputy CEO, the Head of Business and Market Development will build on SIB’s existing research and findings on market scope and scale, organisational financial resilience, the cost of capital and fund financial modelling to support the delivery of SIB’s ambitious new strategy, and hit our business development targets as part of an ambitious growth plan. This new post will develop SIB’s work and the rigour and robustness of our market and financial analytics in order to grow the organisation, the amount of investment under management and the annual disbursement of grant funds.
Key responsibilities
1. Working closely with the CEO and Deputy CEO support the delivery of ambitious growth targets under the new strategy.
2. Oversee the regulatory transition to FCA regulation for a defined number of SIB subsidiaries, drawing together the relevant internal documentation, working with the FCA – and any specialist retained consultants – to ensure that SIB is quickly and effectively accredited.
3. Work with the CEO and Deputy CEO to advance SIB’s applications for capital from Public Finance Institutions including the National Wealth Fund.
4. Working with the wider BD team, draw on market and financial modelling that incorporates existing data on SIB’s customers across its funds (using e.g. IMD, turnover, assets, age, business model) to develop excellent bids and tenders for new grant funds and to structure successful investment raises.
5. Oversee the reporting of all funds managed through the SIB group subsidiaries to their investors. This should include quality control of regular analytics, KPIs and case studies, regular catch up calls with investors and occasional presentations remote and in person.
6. Oversee the regularity and quality of analytics of SIB’s enterprise level impact to provide a consistent snapshot across all funds, including for SIB’s internal subsidiary board meetings.
7. Work with the Market and Financial Analyst to develop a strategic approach to financial modelling of funds. This should include an approach to cost base calculations (taking into account variability in disbursement rates, portfolios under management, loan vs. grant, capital vs. revenue, pace and automation), consistent treatment of interest payments, management and administrative fees and internal investment. The base model should be able to inform forward planning and business development, as well as serve to stack up the financial viability of BD opportunities as they arise.
8. Work with the Systems and Data teams to ensure that the base model is embedded within SIB’s operations and informs fund and programme management.
9. Lead a horizon scanning function that effectively drives comparative benchmarking against competitor / peer organisations.
10. Oversee the team’s work with the Finance and Governance teams to ensure that market analytics include effective customer feedback, collected regularly and embedded in key performance indicators.
11. Alongside the Deputy CEO and the wider Data, Insights and Advocacy team, oversee the delivery of the annual impact report, bringing colleagues together to identify key findings and deliver each report. Ensure that the impact report reflects market analytics, providing context that identifies SIB’s leadership and place within the wider sector.
12. Oversee the management – as needed – of any external consultants working on more complex financial models / additional research and learning that contributes to market or business development.
13. Alongside the Deputy CEO and the wider BD team, design and facilitate general learning sessions and programme specific learning sessions with small and large groups, this may include partners, customers and the SIB Board as well as colleagues. Elicit learning from these sessions, share findings and support your colleagues to integrate action points into our systems. This learning approach should particularly reflect how customer need / satisfaction is met by different fund and programme structures.
14. Line manage the Market and Financial Analyst, Marketing Manager and BD Manager.
15. To work in line with the organisation's values, principles and processes to achieve operational excellence.
16. To adopt our continuous improvement and learning ethos
17. To support and embed equality, diversity and inclusion into day-to-day behaviours and activities within your role as well as contributing more widely across SIB’s commitment to E, D & I
18. To support and contribute to the implementation and delivery of SIB’s strategy
19. In agreement with manager to undertake other tasks and work on cross team projects that support the objectives of SIB as required
Core competencies
- Familiarity with raising investment
- Experience of managing a high functioning business development team achieving strategic objectives
- Knowledge of financial analytics
- Excellent excel skills
- Excellent writing skills
- Excellent project management to tight deadlines
- An understanding of how to share research and data analysis with audiences of mixed experience
- Strong leadership and people management skills, with the ability to inspire teams across functions to work in an integrated way
- Strong planning skills and an ability to multi-task, work well under pressure and meet deadlines
- Excellent IT skills and the ability to learn new programmes quickly
Desirable competencies
- Understanding of FCA regulation
- Prior experience of working in a regulatory environment
- Understanding of the UK charity and social enterprise sectors
Education / Professional experience
Team leadership experience
We believe in the power of the social economy to build a more equal society.



