Executive support and communications lead jobs

We are seeking an experienced and highly organised Business Manager to provide strategic and operational leadership across finance, HR, property management, compliance, and administration.

This is a pivotal role within ORL, working closely with the Chief Executive Officer to ensure the organisation is financially sustainable, compliant, and well-run, and that our properties and systems support the delivery of safe, high-quality services for residents, staff, volunteers, and visitors. 

Your responsibilities will include overseeing financial operations such as payroll, pensions, Gift Aid claims, and bank reconciliations, as well as supporting the preparation of financial reports and budgets. You will manage HR administration, including recruitment, onboarding, policy development, and employee wellbeing. In addition, you will ensure compliance with health and safety legislation, carry out risk assessments, and oversee property management, lease agreements, and insurance.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience in finance and HR management, excellent organisational skills, and the ability to lead and motivate staff. You’ll be confident in handling budgets, compliance requirements, and operational systems, with a proactive approach to problem-solving. Experience working in the charity or not-for-profit sector would be an advantage.

This role offers the opportunity to make a real impact by ensuring our organisation runs efficiently and sustainably, supporting the delivery of our mission and services.

Deputy Shop Manager
Ilkley, West Yorkshire

£24,242.40 (pro-rated to £19,656) per annum

Part-time, 30 hours per week, covering Sunday to Wednesday

Fixed Term Contract (12 months)

About Us

Yorkshire is one of the regions hardest hit by cancer. Together, we can change this.

Yorkshire Cancer Research is a charity dedicated to funding research so that you and those you love live longer healthier lives, free of cancer.

Thanks to supporters, the charity funds vital cancer research and pioneers innovative new services for people with cancer. These life-giving medical breakthroughs are helping more people survive cancer – in Yorkshire, and beyond.

As an inclusive employer, our aim is to ensure our workforce reflects the rich diversity of our region. We believe a diverse workforce is vital to us taking action to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer more effectively in Yorkshire. We offer equal opportunities regardless of race, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnerships.

The Benefits

We offer all employees a wide range of benefits including an enhanced contributory pension scheme, 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing to 30 days after 5 years’ service), flexible working arrangements, private medical insurance, enhanced maternity leave, career progression, learning and development, wellbeing initiatives, offices within walking distance of Hornbeam Park train station, and a whole lot more.

We’ve got a strong set of values that inform everything we do and we’re looking for people who are aligned with these. As our Deputy Shop Manager, you will put people in Yorkshire at the heart of everything you do, unite with colleagues and other organisations in this cause, and dare to think big and bold to make positive solutions happen.

The Role

As Deputy Shop Manager at our shop in Ilkley, you will manage the day-to-day operation of the shop in the absence of the Shop Manager, including managing a team of volunteers, ensuring accurate accounting and handling of assets, delivering high standards of customer service, and adhering to all charity policies and procedures. You will lead by example and ensure that volunteers, supporters, donors, and customers understand how their contributions are making a difference to the lives of people in Yorkshire and beyond.

Specifically, you will:

• Play an active part in running our shop in Ilkley, supporting the Shop Manager in implementing processes and ways of working.
• Provide cover for days off, holidays and sickness as required, with possible occasional travel to other shops to provide support if needed by the charity.
• Support the Shop Manager to maximise the income and profit of the shop through active stock management, replenishment, and rotation.
• Manage a team of well-trained volunteers in the absence of the Shop Manager and take every effort to create a positive retail environment.
• Support the Shop Manager to ensure accurate accounting and handling of assets (items donated and money received).
• Support the Shop Manager to ensure accurate record keeping of items donated and the amount paid for each item for Gift Aid tax reclaim purposes.
• Create a welcoming professional atmosphere and deliver high standards of customer service for all customers and supporters.

About You

To be considered for this role, you will need:

• To ideally be educated to GCSE level or equivalent but not essential.
• Experience of managing people/volunteers including recruitment and development.
• To be highly organised with good time management skills.
• To be able to prioritise workload and meet deadlines.
• To be able to use own initiative.
• To be resilient and adaptable to change.
• To have good planning, guiding and motivation skills to successfully achieve targeted income is desirable.
• A willingness and ability to occasionally travel across the Yorkshire region as needed for training sessions and team meetings.
• A willingness and ability to safely lone work.
• A willingness to complete our pre-employment checks (to be undertaken once the role is offered and accepted) which include:
• A check on your employment history, by seeking two references
• A check on your eligibility to work in the UK as per the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006
• To undertake an enhanced DBS check.

Please note, this role is not eligible for a visa sponsorship.

Application

Before applying, please visit our Careers Page to view the full role profile and find out more about working for Yorkshire Cancer Research.

To apply please submit a CV and cover letter outlining your suitability for the role to Claire Wooldridge, Head of People, before 11 March 2026. Please read our privacy notice before applying.

Yorkshire Cancer Research is a responsible and flexible employer. We welcome any discussion for flexible working at the interview/offer stage where we will consider an individual’s circumstances against the needs of the charity.

We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. If we can make any reasonable adjustments to support your application please contact us via our website. 

Wandsworth Community Transport (WCT)
Contract length - Six months initially

• Based in Balham, London SW12 9PZ (on site).
• Part-time Hours: 20 per week (flexibility required).
• Salary: £30,000 + (pro-rata)
• Closing Date: 14th March 2026.

We are seeking a Passenger Services Administrator to work in our busy office, taking bookings, processing financial and membership data, organising schedules and promoting our services across Wandsworth.

You will work closely with our close knit-team of staff, drivers, volunteers, and community partners to ensure our services continue to thrive and adapt to the changing needs of the community.

This is a varied and rewarding role with a lot of potential to develop for the right candidate.

Job Description

Key areas of responsibility:

1.  Be the front of house first contact for telephone, in person and email enquiries.

2. Take minibus and passenger bookings for outings and shopping, using our bespoke CTX software.

3. Maintain operational records and statistics relating to all vehicle hirings and ensure that all mileage is accounted for.

4. Update financial records and prepare invoices using Sage Accounts, process petty cash and take money to the bank.

5. Organise the schedules for drivers and volunteers.

6. Produce newsletters and publicity materials.

7.  Participate in fundraising and publicity events. This may include evening and weekend work for which time off in lieu would be granted.

8. Attend and take part in staff meetings and evening Management Committee meetings, giving reports if required.

9. Any other duties commensurate with the grading of the post as directed by the Deputy Director, CEO or Management Committee.

10. Demonstrate a commitment to WCT’s Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policy.

About Wandsworth Community Transport

Wandsworth Community Transport (WCT) is a registered charity and a proud member of the Community Transport Association. We provide accessible and affordable transport services to community groups and individuals across the borough of Wandsworth. Our mission is to ensure that no one is excluded from community life due to lack of transport.

Key facts:
• Over 25 accessible minibuses serving the borough
• More than 2,000 community groups and individuals supported annually
• 35 staff members and a large team of volunteers
• Annual turnover of around £1 million
• Services include minibus hire, door-to-door services, Shopmobility, shopping shuttles, and outings for elderly and disabled residents

We also deliver essential driver and passenger assistant training programmes. Our volunteers play a crucial role in supporting elderly and disabled passengers, ensuring WCT is truly embedded in the heart of the community.

To Apply

Click on the link to request the full application pack

Context

Our vision is to bring hope to every one of our patients across London, when they need us most, where they need us most. Our mission is to use everything we know, our specialist skills and unmatched experience to save lives and ensure the best outcomes for every one of our patients and their families. We’re a charity that works alongside the NHS and our life-saving service is made possible by our supporters.

This is an exciting time to join London’s Air Ambulance Charity. In early 2025, we launched our new 15-year strategy, setting the direction for the service to our 50th anniversary in 2039. This strategy gives us the opportunity to tell the unique story of the service – we see more incidents requiring life-saving care at the scene than any other air ambulance service. London brings unique challenges and our new strategy requires us to tell a broader story of what we do and the impact we have.

Alongside this, we’ve developed an ambitious Engagement Strategy to put the people of London at the heart of our fundraising and marketing. Legacy giving is a critical part of our long-term sustainability, and this role is central to embedding a culture of legacies across the organisation. We’re at the early stages of our legacy programme, so this role presents a real opportunity for someone to grow and develop a successful income stream, as well as ensuring our supporters have meaningful opportunities to make a lasting impact.

About the role

The Senior Legacy Manager will lead the development and delivery of London’s Air Ambulance Charity’s legacy programme, ensuring legacy giving is embedded across fundraising and marketing activity and is front of mind across the organisation.

This role is responsible for managing our legacy marketing programme, working closely with the marketing team to deliver compelling, sensitive and effective activity. The postholder will also oversee our outsourced legacy administration partner, ensuring legacy gifts are processed efficiently, compliantly and in line with best practice, through regular performance monitoring and review.

Working across the Fundraising and Marketing Directorate, the Senior Legacy Manager will champion legacies as a vital form of support, collaborating closely with all teams in the directorate. This will include working with the major donor team to identify and develop high-value legacy opportunities and supporting the community engagement team to integrate in-memory and legacy messaging into the community talks programme and engagement activity within the community.

The role also plays a key part in connecting our legacy and in-memory programmes, working with the community engagement team and the Deputy Director to develop a joined up in-memory strategy that ensures a coherent and compassionate supporter experience.

About the person

You’ll be an experienced and confident legacy fundraising professional with a passion for building long-term impact. You’ll be a strong collaborator who can influence across teams and seniority levels, and a persuasive advocate for the importance of legacy giving. You’ll combine strategic thinking with hands on delivery, ensuring legacy activity is well planned, insight led and supporter centred. Comfortable working across disciplines and a self-starter, you’ll play a key role in embedding a culture of legacies across London’s Air Ambulance Charity.

As Head of Fundraising at The Movement Centre, you will play a pivotal strategic role in unlocking movement and transforming lives, leading a passionate fundraising team and delivering an ambitious strategy to double our income over the next three years. You’ll work at the heart of an organisation with extraordinary impact, building high-value partnerships, growing sustainable income, and ensuring more children and families can access specialist physiotherapy that truly changes lives. If you’re a confident, values driven fundraising leader ready to make a visible, lasting difference, this role offers both purpose and scale in equal measure.

We are looking for a dedicated and experienced Operations Manager to join our team in a pivotal leadership role. This is a fantastic opportunity to combine practical problem-solving with team management; ensuring we continue to run smoothly and support the highest quality of care and education for our children and families.

Since 1985, Easton Community Children’s Centre (ECCC) has been at the heart of our community, offering exceptional early education for children. Since 1999 we’ve operated out of our building off Russell Town Avenue, between Easton and Lawrence Hill. 

Key Information:
Salary: £39,550 (initial band) - see additional excellent benefits below!
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Permanent Contract)
Location: Easton Community Children’s Centre, Bristol

Application deadline: 8am Monday 16 March 2026.

More about the role:
The Operations Manager is a hands-on position responsible for line-managing operational staff (Office Manager, Kitchen Team, Cleaners), overseeing facilities, leading on health and safety, and managing budgets for operational areas.

For full details please see the attached recruitment pack + application form - both attached below!  Our contact details are in the application pack if your questions aren't answered by reading it. 

Who are we looking for? 

We’re looking for a reliable team player, who can keep things running smoothly and can lead by example. Your experience in operational roles in other organisations will have developed your eye for detail, problem solving skills, and understanding of good processes.

You are adaptable, and comfortable moving from leadership and planning to practical and administrative tasks with the same positive attitude. You’re a people person with experience managing a team, overseeing building management, and running HR processes.

We’re looking for someone who can uphold our inclusive culture, and set high standards across the organisation. We have a dedicated and diverse team and supporting them to thrive will be a key part of this job. 

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!

You’ll be working closely with our Co-Director of Operations (Henri) and our experienced Office Manager (Naomi). There’s scope to focus your duties to focus on your interests and where you can add the most to our team. 

You don’t need to have worked in Early Years or in a charity or non-profit organisation before, but you’ll be excited by the opportunity to make a practical difference to the lives of children and families in our community. 

Not sure you tick every box? We’re interested in your experience, judgement, approach and motivation, so if you think this might be the role for you anyway, please do still apply or get in touch to discuss. Note that you are not required to hold any early years qualifications for this post. 

Many benefits including:

• Reduced Working Week: We finish at 1:30pm on Fridays.

• Generous Annual Leave: Over 7 weeks off each year, including a guaranteed 2-week break in December.

• Fair Pay: We’re a certified Living Wage Employer, with annual pay reviews.

• Generous Benefits: Enhanced pension scheme (5% employer contribution, 3% employee), anniversary pay bonus, enhanced sick and maternity pay, and employee discounts.

• Family Discount: A 30% discount for your own children at ECCC.

• Wellbeing First: Access to a health cash plan and an Employee Assistance Programme.

• Delicious Perks: Free meals and snacks prepared by our in-house chef.

• Diverse & Inclusive: Work in a culturally rich setting where your unique perspective is valued.

• Community Impact: Be part of a charity that adapts quickly to meet the needs of children, families, and staff.

• Career Growth: Ongoing professional development, training, and clear progression opportunities.

• Supportive Environment: flu jab, on-site parking, and time off in lieu for meetings and training.

Project Accountant ​

​Are you ready to take on a new challenge with a leading charity making a real difference in brain tumour research?

​This is a fantastic time to be joining our ambitious and growing charity and we are keen to share this with likeminded and talented individuals. Brain Tumour Research is seeking a qualified and experienced accountant who is able to join our team on a Fixed Term contract (2-4 months) to support our team and undertake some important projects.

​​As the Project Accountant you will play a crucial role in helping the charity meet its strategic plans and objectives. You will be reconciling transactions between our internal records and those of our external partners, developing our cashflow model for our granting programme, housekeeping on our VAT records and more.

• Do you want to make a difference in one of the most innovative and exciting medical research fundraising charities in the UK?
• Do you have outstanding attention to detail and experience working with Access Financials and/or Access CRM?
• Are you a qualified and experienced accountant?​
• Are you able to start as soon as possible?

​Have you answered yes to these questions?

Do you want the chance to make a real difference? 

​If you are excited to learn more about this position, please take a read through our recruitment pack. 

If you have the skills and ambition that we are looking for we welcome your application. We are really looking forward to welcoming a new member to our team!

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We are asking for a CV as the first step but applicants may be asked to provide a targeted covering letter as part of the selection process.  Interviews will be conducted during the application window as appropriate, and will consist of a first interview via MS Teams, progressing, if successful to a face to face second interview, held at our offices in Milton Keynes.

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​We reserve the right to close the application window early and advise candidates to apply in good time to avoid disappointment.

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Closing Date: 29th March 2026

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We are looking for people who share our passion for finding a cure for brain tumours and who have the skills and experience to make a difference. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, cultures, genders, sexual orientations, abilities, and ages. We believe that diversity enriches our organisation and helps us achieve our mission. We are committed to providing an inclusive and supportive environment where everyone can be themselves and contribute to our vision.

Harris Hill are delighted to be working with Stella Maris to recruit for the Head of Individual Giving role in order to lead and grow the charity individual fundraising programme at an exciting time of organisational growth. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, you will play a pivotal role in recruiting, retaining and developing individual donors, ensuring Stella Maris has the sustainable income needed to deliver its mission.

You will lead our Individual Giving team and oversee national appeals, including the flagship Sea Sunday Appeal, engaging Catholic parishes across England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

This is a senior, strategic role for a motivated fundraiser who combines leadership, creativity and strong analytical skills with a passion for making a difference.

About Stella Maris

Stella Maris is the largest ship-visiting network in the world, supporting seafarers, fishers and their families across more than 350 ports in over 50 countries. Formerly known as Apostleship of the Sea, we have been serving the People of the Sea for over 100 years, offering practical, pastoral and spiritual support regardless of creed, gender or ethnicity.

Stella Maris UK works closely with chaplains, volunteers, parishes, maritime charities and industry partners to uphold the dignity, rights and wellbeing of those who live and work at sea.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver the Individual Giving strategy in collaboration with the CEO and senior leadership team
• Lead national fundraising appeals, including Sea Sunday and seasonal campaigns
• Recruit, retain and steward individual supporters through effective donor journeys
• Grow income through regular giving, legacies, volunteering and other giving products
• Manage and develop the Individual Giving team
• Oversee Salesforce CRM usage, data quality, reporting and compliance
• Manage budgets, income forecasting and campaign analysis
• Ensure compliance with GDPR, fundraising regulations and charity best practice
• Work closely with chaplains, communications, finance and philanthropy teams

About You

You will bring:

• Significant experience in direct marketing fundraising (ideally in the charity sector)
• Proven experience of managing national fundraising campaigns
• Strong leadership and people management skills
• Experience using charity CRMs (e.g. Salesforce, Raiser’s Edge)
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to inspire support
• Confidence working with data to inform strategy and decision making
• A resilient, proactive and collaborative approach

Desirable:

• Experience fundraising in a faith based setting
• Knowledge of the Catholic Church
• Experience managing volunteers and external agencies
• Membership of the Chartered Institute of Fundraising

Salary of £54,000 per annum

Location: London, hybrid working, minimum 2 day a week in the office

Contract type: permanent, full- time, Flexible working patterns will be considered.

Closing date: Wednesday 5th March at 8am

Interview: 19th March

Recruitment process: Cv and Supporting Statement to

If this sounds like you, then please do get in touch ASAP!

As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.

It’s an exciting time to join the Rugby Portobello Trust.

We are a vibrant, place-based community charity supporting children and young people in North Kensington. As we expand our reach and deepen our impact, we are investing in the next phase of our fundraising growth, and we’re looking for an ambitious, strategic fundraising leader to help drive that forward.

As Head of Supporter Engagement, you will lead our income-generating strategy across special events, challenge events, individual giving (one-off and regular) and major donors. You’ll shape how we tell our story, deepen supporter relationships and grow unrestricted income to ensure our long-term sustainability.

This is a senior leadership role with real breadth. You will:

• Lead and grow income across multiple fundraising streams
• Develop and steward major donor relationships
• Oversee high-quality, income-generating events
• Drive multi-channel supporter communications
• Analyse performance data and report against KPIs
• Manage and develop a small, committed team

We’re looking for someone who:

✔ Has a strong track record of achieving and growing fundraising income

✔ Has delivered successful income-generating events

✔ Is confident managing donor relationships, including major donors

✔ Can translate organisational strategy into income growth plans

✔ Is comfortable holding targets and being accountable for performance

✔ Brings energy, creativity and leadership to a small but ambitious organisation

You’ll be joining a charity with a loyal supporter base of 3,000+, a strong fundraising history and a passionate leadership team. This is a hands-on role that's strategic in outlook, operational in delivery and deeply connected to the community we serve.

If you’re motivated by the opportunity to shape growth, lead from the front and make a tangible difference in the lives of children and young people, we’d love to hear from you.

Contract: Permanent, Full-time

Location: Hybrid – minimum 2 day per week in the London office (Farringdon)

Turn2us is a leading UK charity tackling financial insecurity and its structural causes.  They work with co-producers and partners to provide people in financial crisis with the means to get back on their feet, build resilience and thrive moving forward with their lives.

As an equal opportunities’ employer, we are committed to equity, inclusion and diversity and the value people from different backgrounds bring to a team. If, like them, you believe everyone has the right to have enough to live on, and you are ambitious about eradicating financial insecurity, join us and build your career with a charity dedicated to ensuring dignity and equity for all.

MLC Partners are exclusively recruiting for a Business Support Officer role. This is a key position providing high-quality business, project and administrative support, helping teams stay organised, connected and able to deliver effectively. It’s a varied opportunity for someone proactive, highly organised and systems-focused, who is keen to develop within a fast-paced charity environment.

About the role

The Business Support Officer will provide high-quality business, project and administrative support across the Income & External Affairs and Impact, Digital & Data directorates. Working closely with senior leaders, you’ll help coordinate priorities, keep activity on track, and ensure the smooth running of meetings, reporting, events and day-to-day operations.

Skillset & Knowledge:

• Proven experience providing executive support, including complex diary management and meeting coordination, with a track record of handling sensitive information with confidence, discretion and professionalism.
• Strong organisational skills, able to manage multiple tasks, priorities and deadlines, including coordinating events end-to-end.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with high attention to detail and accuracy.
• A proactive self-starter, able to take initiative to schedule meetings and manage logistics smoothly with minimal oversight.
• Strong monitoring and reporting capability, including accurate data collation and entry, maintaining well-organised directorate records, and ensuring GDPR-compliant information management.
• Understanding of project management principles to support delivery of specific directorate initiatives, including tracking actions and deadlines, and preparing materials to support delivery of plans and priorities.
• Familiarity with financial and administrative processes, including reconciliation, processing invoices and updating the CRM.
• Experience in the charity or social justice sector, with an understanding of UK poverty and inequality (desirable).

Why Join Turn2us?

Turn2us is an ambitious and values-driven charity that believes that everyone should have financial security so that they can thrive. The organisation offers flexible working, generous benefits, and the chance to lead within a culture that prioritises learning, wellbeing and meaningful impact.

How to apply/interview dates:

To express your interest about the role, please contact Briar at MLC Partners directly or submit your application via the link provided.
We particularly welcome applications from individuals with lived experience of financial insecurity or those from underrepresented communities, including Black, Asian and minoritised ethnic groups, disabled people, and LGBTQIA+ individuals.

Key Interview dates:

Applications closing date: Monday 2nd March 5pm

1st stage interview (on Teams): Tuesday 10th March

2nd stage meeting (in person, Farringdon): Monday 16th March

Our client's vision is to create 'a world where seafarers and their families are valued and free of need and disadvantage.' They have been improving the lives of seafarers and their families since 1917, when they launched as the King George's Fund for Sailors.

Today, the Charity is a forward-looking charity, building on past successes and expanding their capabilities to make a  lasting difference for seafarers.

Prospectus is delighted to be working with the Charity to recruit a Transformation Lead to partner with the Leadership Team on a programme of organisational growth and accompanying cultural change.

The Role

Working closely with the Chief Executive, Leadership Team and Board of Trustees, this role will drive meaningful, sustainable transformation across the organisation. This is a highly visible, impact and fundraising driven role. The holder will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of this purpose-driven charity at a key time in its journey.

This role will have priority access to the Leadership Team and staff, as required. It will benefit from the Trustee Board's experience and hands-on support via the Chief Executive, will attend planning and SLT meetings, and participate in staff and Trustee meetings whenever needed.

As Transformation Lead, this person will ensure that the charity's strategic vision translates into a clear action plan with measurable impact. The role will align people, processes, systems and culture to strengthen fundraising  performance, enabling the charity to deliver vital continued financial support to the maritime welfare sector.

Proven experience of success in a sales or fundraising driven background is vital, as is the ability to implement organisational change initiatives, bringing clarity to complexity and pace to delivery. Working closely with senior leaders and Trustees, the holder will provide data-driven insight, robust challenges and practical solutions. This role's influence will extend across all functions, embedding a culture of accountability, innovation and growth.

This is an excellent opportunity to make a real difference to the work of the organisation and to achieve lasting change and enhancement to the services it provides.

The Person

The successful candidate will be a strategic, values-driven leader with the credibility and confidence to operate at the senior level. They will have substantial change management and organisational transformation experience and will combine sharp analytical thinking and sales/fundraising experience, with emotional intelligence.

This person will lead by example and will be experienced in mobilising others around cultural change and navigating complex transformation processes. This person will have led on a successful programme of organisational and cultural transformation, ideally in a sales, grant-making or charity fundraising setting.

What sets the successful candidate apart is the ability to work cross-functionally and deliver sustainable change. Experience within the charity or public sector would be advantageous, alongside a genuine passion for social impact.

This person will be an exceptional communicator and influencer, capable of building trust at all levels. Collaborative, inclusive and adaptable, they will thrive in environments that require both strategic oversight and hands-on delivery.

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Established in 1997, Jigsaw4u provide a range of services for children, young people and families experiencing complex social and emotional difficulties in SW London.

Jigsaw4u is a rewarding place to work with a supportive team environment.  Working for us offers the chance to make a real difference to the lives of children, young people and families.

We are seeking a proactive HR Operations Manager to join our Management Team.  This key role oversees HR and operational management, ensuring that our people, systems and processes support high-quality, impactful services.   

Jigsaw4u’s HR Operations Manager will oversee the day-to-day HR and operational management functions, supporting staff wellbeing, organisational development, compliance and high-quality service delivery.  This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a values-driven environment and is passionate about helping a charity maximise its positive impact on local communities.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached for full details.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and interviews may take place before the closing date.  We therefore encourage early applications, as the vacancy may close prior to the advertised deadline

Role: Commercial Manager
Location: Hybrid working with a minimum 2 days per week in the Thame office
Salary: £50,000.00 - £53,000.00
Hours: 37.5 per week
Contract: Permanent
Reports to: Commercial Director
 
Making growth work – sustainably and responsibly

Affinity Trust is a values-led social care charity supporting people with learning disabilities, autism and other assessed needs to live their lives, their way.

We’re growing - and with that growth comes a clear responsibility: to ensure our contracts, services and partnerships are commercially viable, operationally strong, and true to our social purpose.

We’re looking for a Commercial Manager who brings commercial rigour as well as curiosity - someone who can improve performance across existing contracts as confidently as they develop new opportunities.

This is a pivotal role, working closely with the Commercial Director, Finance, Operations and senior leaders across the organisation.

About the role

As Commercial Manager, you’ll play a key role in strengthening the financial sustainability and commercial performance of Affinity Trust.

You’ll focus on:

• ensuring existing contracts and services are commercially viable,
• identifying and delivering efficiency and value-for-money improvements, and
• developing strong, evidence-based business cases for growth, diversification and partnerships.

You’ll work across the organisation to turn insight into action - balancing ambition with realism, and growth with long-term sustainability.

What You’ll Do

• Strengthen commercial performance by reviewing contract viability, improving profitability, and leading value-for-money and efficiency initiatives.
• Develop robust business cases for growth, diversification, and partnerships, working closely with Operations and Finance to assess affordability, risk and return.
• Support sustainable growth by identifying new commercial opportunities and carrying out early-stage due diligence on partnerships or acquisitions.
• Use insight and data to track performance through clear KPIs and dashboards, informing senior decision-making.
• Work collaboratively across the organisation to ensure commercial decisions are operationally deliverable, person-centred and values-led.

What We’re Looking For

You’ll bring:

• Strong commercial and financial acumen, with experience improving contract performance or commercial efficiency.
• Proven experience developing and evaluating business cases and financial models.
• Understanding of commissioning, contracting and funding in social care, health or housing.
• Confidence working across teams and influencing senior stakeholders.
• A practical, analytical mindset - able to spot risk, challenge assumptions and find solutions.

How You’ll Make an Impact
You’ll help shape sustainable, person‑centred growth by aligning colleagues, ensuring commercial efficiency, and turning strategic ideas into real results.

What will we do?

• We offer hybrid working (min. 2 days/week in Thame)
• 31 days’ annual leave (inc. bank holidays), rising with service
• Health cash plan, Pension, Life assurance, Employee Assistance Programme
• Blue Light Card, option to buy extra annual leave
   

Inclusion, accessibility and our commitment to diversity
Diversity is key to what we do. Life would be dull, and change slow, if we all thought the same way. We want colleagues who bring different perspectives, backgrounds and experiences, and we know this makes us stronger and better for the people we support. 

We are committed to being Disability Confident and we guarantee to interview all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. 

We’re also committed to making our recruitment process as accessible as possible. If you need any reasonable adjustments at any stage, for example, accessible formats, support with the application form or adjustments for interview, you can tell us in your application or contact our recruitment team to discuss what you need.

Ready to join us?

If you’re ready to drive new commercial opportunities that make a real impact, connecting with colleagues to build strong relationships, making a real difference in a values-led charity, this could be your next role.

If you are offered the role, you will be required to have a DBS check at the relevant level, which we’ll cover the cost for.

Hofesh Shechter Company seeks a Head of Finance and Operations to join our leadership team at Somerset House. This pivotal role manages strategic three-year budget planning and core functions including Finance, HR, IT and Governance. 

Reporting to the Executive Producer, you will provide essential oversight to help achieve our creative and commercial goals. In this role, you will be expected to actively drive an entrepreneurial culture by adding your voice and ideas to the exploration of new income streams and providing the financial analysis and insight needed to strengthen fundraising initiatives and core business functions.

We require an experienced professional with accountancy qualifications and strong operational skills to oversee business functions and strategic planning. A supportive leadership style is essential.Knowledge of the arts or charity sector is required; experience with Theatre Tax Relief and NPO funding is highly desirable.