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Head of Fellowship Experience
Team: Fellowship | Location: London / Hybrid | Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 | Permanent, Full-Time

About the Role
Harris Hill are proud to partner with a leading organisation to recruit a dynamic and experienced Head of Fellowship Experience. This newly created senior role offers an exciting opportunity to shape and lead an exceptional end-to-end fellowship journey, delivering outstanding user and experience design at scale.

You will lead a talented team responsible for enhancing engagement, boosting retention, and ensuring the fellowship experience is world-class across recruitment, onboarding, lifecycle communications, and community engagement. This is a unique role for someone passionate about user-centred design, with proven leadership skills and experience working within diverse, member-focused environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic vision for the fellowship experience, embedding user-centred design principles across all touchpoints
• Manage and develop a multidisciplinary team including community managers and CRM automation specialists
• Drive continuous improvements through user research, data insight, and testing to enhance conversion, engagement, and satisfaction
• Oversee lifecycle communications to ensure cohesive, meaningful fellowship journeys from onboarding through renewal
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to embed outstanding experiences within communities, digital platforms, and intervention projects
• Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion within the team and wider organisation
• Manage a budget of circa £60k and meet direct income targets

Who We’re Looking For

• Proven expertise in user and experience design, ideally in member-based or customer-focused organisations with 10,000+ users
• Experience designing scalable, digitally enabled fellowship or community experiences at scale
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to manage and inspire a diverse team
• Excellent communication skills and a data-driven, agile approach to problem-solving
• Commitment to fostering inclusive environments and embedding DEI principles in all aspects of work

This is a pivotal leadership role that offers the chance to shape an innovative fellowship experience, working in a collaborative and mission-driven environment. You’ll join an organisation dedicated to making a meaningful impact while developing your own leadership and user experience expertise.

For more information, please submit your CV to .

Please note, CVs are being reviewed on a rolling basis and only successful applicants will be contacted with more information.

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.

Contract:​ Full time, six months fixed-term contract (Maternity cover)
Location: London, required to attend ​the London office twice a week 

A little bit about the role 

Please note that applications for this role will close on Friday 11 July 2025 at 9am

Our people and culture are the critical enablers for us to achieve our mission. 

Frontline needs to sustain a brilliant and high performing workforce that is driven to be the best they can, and our Head of People leads the work and team responsible for achieving this.

As the leader of the People team, you will oversee all aspects of the employee lifecycle, including strategy, performance, recruitment, induction, learning and development, diversity and inclusion, engagement, policies and more. 

You will be an exemplary role model and leader championing high performance within a culture of freedom and responsibility.  Your ability to build and develop strong and trusting relationships will underpin your excellent domain knowledge, sound judgement, comfort with pace and focus on outcomes. 

Some key responsibilities include:

• Develop and implement our People & Culture strategy, goals and annual delivery plan 
• Oversee all internal D&I initiatives including the D&I working group, point of contact for affinity group and all D&I training
• Line manage the People Team to achieve high performance of both the team and organisation
• Play a proactive role as a member of the Leadership Group and Operations team to champion high performance and our culture – supporting colleagues wherever priorities are identified, and the need is greatest

Please review the job pack for full list of responsibilities.

Please note that this role is a 6-month fixed term contract to cover for maternity.

A little bit about you 

We’d like to see applicants who have experience leading and managing a HR team, who are able to empower, motivate and set strategic direction towards organisational goals. You will have strong knowledge and understanding of all areas of HR, able to build strong relationships and an ability to apply employment law in a pragmatic way to deliver principled solutions.

We have a fast-moving culture within the team and organisation, so we’re looking for someone who is who is well organised, details-focused and can use their initiative to do what works. You will have excellent communication skills, be able to build relationships with people and be willing to learn. There are lots of opportunities for growth and development in this role – and for the right candidate to make the role their own. 

If you feel you have the skills to make a real impact and contribute to creating lasting social change for children and families, we would love to hear from you. 

Important information

We have increased the diversity of Frontline’s workforce in the last 12 months, but we need to do more to have greater racialised minority representation in our senior roles. We know the value racialised minority voices bring and therefore, we are strongly encouraging applicants from these backgrounds to apply. We are also a disability confident employer and welcome applicants with disabilities.

Please let us know how we can make the recruitment process more accessible for you by emailing the People team (please see job pack for contact details).

We recognise that artificial intelligence (AI) such as ‘ChatGPT’ etc can be useful for applicants e.g. to shorten an initial draft, so we do not attempt to have an absolute ban on AI in applications. However we would caution applicants not to rely too much on AI in drafting answers to application questions. We want to hear your authentic voice arising out of your experience, and we will be looking for answers that use examples and experiences that are specific to you. You are more likely to be able to produce that kind of content yourself than an AI will.

We reserve the right to close this role ahead of the deadline once we reach a suitable number of applications, so please apply as soon as you can!

Visa sponsorship is not guaranteed.

For further information about this role, please contact Suzi Lawrence – Head of People (please see job pack for contact details)

Hours: 37.5 hours a week, Mon-Fri

Duration: 12 Months Fixed Term Contract (Maternity Cover)

Location: London - hybrid, (compulsory) 2 days per week in London office

Salary: £52,866.48 per annum

Job Purpose:

MSF UK/IE is committed to providing a safe and inclusive environment for all staff and for everyone that comes into contact with the charity. The Safeguarding Manager is the focal point for our efforts both leading and assuring delivery within MSF UK/IE and working in collaboration across the MSF movement with key partners and sections to advance and support the development of safeguarding within MSF.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Relevant experience in protection/safeguarding, experience in managing safeguarding cases is desirable.
• Safeguarding-related background, e.g. dedicated safeguarding role, NHS, social work, HR investigations or NGO experience.
• Strong people skills with the ability to read and navigate complex political interactions.
• Confident and engaging presenter.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to synthesise information from various sources.
• Knowledge of UK/IE Safeguarding Legislation.
• Ability to think critically and analytically enabling excellent decision-making abilities around the protection of vulnerable people.
• Ability to work strategically across a complex organisational structure.
• Diplomatic, with excellent communication skills and strong cross-cultural communication abilities.
• Motivated by desire to ensure MSF UK/IE is a safe, diverse and inclusive place to work, where people are heard and concerns addressed.
• Excellent listening skills; approachable, enthusiastic and dynamic.
• Strong organisation and time management skills.
• Discreet and able to handle information sensitively.

Right to work in the UK - Candidates must have the right to work in the UK. Employment sponsorship will NOT be offered by MSF UK for this role. Please click here to check whether you have the right to work in the UK.

HOW TO APPLY:

Please apply on our website by submitting a copy of your CV together with a letter of motivation (please upload as one document)

Closing date for applications: this is a rolling vacancy, we reserve the right to close applications early once a qualified candidate has been identified.

We look forward to receiving your application!

JUSTICE is looking to recruit a new Criminal Policy Lawyer to join our policy team. This is a permanent post although there are options for fixed term positions on request (minimum of 12 months), for example if someone is seeking a period of time off from practice but envisages returning. This provides an exciting opportunity for a practising lawyer with a strong research background keen to engage in high-level policy and law reform work. We are looking for a lawyer mainly interested in criminal justice, as well as in cross-cutting issues affecting the functioning of the justice system (current cross-cutting projects include work on the state of the rule of law in the UK and AI, human rights and the law in the justice system).

The JUSTICE team are currently working in a hybrid manner. Staff members have access to office space in London. Attendance is currently non-compulsory, but staff based within a reasonable distance of the office are encouraged to attend at least once a week. Our staff enjoy flexible working conditions, 27 days annual leave plus a wellbeing day, a birthday day, and the days between Christmas and the New Year off, 8% employer pension contribution and access to an Employee Assistance Programme. 

JUSTICE is at the forefront of work promoting access to a fair criminal justice system for all. The successful candidate will be building on our recent work on racial injustice in the youth criminal justice system and post-conviction decision making including the parole system and administrative decision making in prisons as well as our cross-cutting workstream on the state of the rule of law in the UK. They will also be scoping and setting up a new criminal justice project relating to fraud.

We would like to a recruit bright, motivated person who is passionate about criminal justice system reform, the promotion of access to justice and fair trial. The successful candidate must be able to work independently and as part of a team. With excellent interpersonal skills, they will be able to work closely with JUSTICE members, who include senior figures in the legal profession. The post holder will work with our Deputy Legal Director to further develop our criminal justice work stream and assist on system-wide proposals for change. This role is focused primarily on England and Wales, though it will touch on UK wide issues and Scottish criminal justice system from time-to-time.

The candidate pack including the Job Description for the role can be found on our website.

To apply, please complete the application form which can be found on our website.

The deadline for applications is 11:59pm on 13 July 2025.

Interviews will be held during the week starting 28 July 2025. Candidates may be required to complete a test as part of the interview process.

JUSTICE is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, but particularly welcome applications from individuals from marginalised groups, those with lived experience of the justice system, as well as those underrepresented in the legal professional including women, people of colour, trans and non-binary people, and disabled people.

Please note that we will not respond to any enquiries from recruitment agencies. 

Executive Personal Assistant - 3-Month Contract
Location: Central London / Hybrid
Start Date: Immediate
Duration: 3 months
Hourly Rate: £31/hour

We are seeking an experienced Executive Assistant who has supported at a senior level to join a respected not-for-profit organisation. Reporting to an incoming Director, this role suits someone confident, proactive, highly organised, who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is comfortable juggling priorities and dealing with senior-level internal and external stakeholders.

Key Duties

• Extensive Diary and Inbox management
• Being a gatekeeper for the director and triaging their inbox
• Attending and administering a variety of committees, including minute taking at a high level, with a quick turnaround time, collating & preparing papers and packs for the committees.
• Attending and administering the weekly team SLT meeting
• Working alongside the other senior Executive Assistants, booking both national and international travel - including accommodation and flights.
• Responding and liaising on behalf of the director, dealing with senior level internal and externalStakeholders, including managing inbound queries.

What you'll need to succeed

• High level experience working as an Executive Assistant at Director or C-Suite level
• Experience working within Higher Education, Government, Local Authorities, Membership organisations is preferable.
• Extensive Diary and Inbox management.
• Experience of arranging international and national travel.
• Experience in support committee meetings
• Experience and evidence of dealing with senior-level stakeholders, ideally within the public sector or at academic level.
• High level verbal and written English skills
• Strong interpersonal skills as you will be working as part of a large team
• Flexibility and adaptability will be very key in this role, as you will be dealing with a range of personalities and in different environments.

What you'll get in return
Flexible working options could be available after the first couple of weeks.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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Executive Personal Assistant - 3-Month Contract
Location: Central London / Hybrid
Start Date: Immediate
Duration: 3 months
Hourly Rate: £31/hour

We are seeking an experienced Executive Assistant who has supported at a senior level to join a respected not-for-profit organisation. Reporting to an incoming Director, this role suits someone confident, proactive, highly organised, who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is comfortable juggling priorities and dealing with senior-level internal and external stakeholders.

Key Duties

• Extensive Diary and Inbox management
• Being a gatekeeper for the director and triaging their inbox
• Attending and administering a variety of committees, including minute taking at a high level, with a quick turnaround time, collating & preparing papers and packs for the committees.
• Attending and administering the weekly team SLT meeting
• Working alongside the other senior Executive Assistants, booking both national and international travel - including accommodation and flights.
• Responding and liaising on behalf of the director, dealing with senior level internal and externalStakeholders, including managing inbound queries.

What you'll need to succeed

• High level experience working as an Executive Assistant at Director or C-Suite level
• Experience working within Higher Education, Government, Local Authorities, Membership organisations is preferable.
• Extensive Diary and Inbox management.
• Experience of arranging international and national travel.
• Experience in support committee meetings
• Experience and evidence of dealing with senior-level stakeholders, ideally within the public sector or at academic level.
• High level verbal and written English skills
• Strong interpersonal skills as you will be working as part of a large team
• Flexibility and adaptability will be very key in this role, as you will be dealing with a range of personalities and in different environments.

What you'll get in return
Flexible working options could be available after the first couple of weeks.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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Job Title: Project Manager

Location: Predominantly London based, working across multiple sites in the inner and outer London area. This role includes on site visits, including to some services which may not have step free access. There is also work from home available.

Salary: £55,000

Shift Pattern: 12 month fixed term contract, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 09:00 - 17:00. You may be required to work outside these hours and days as required.  

About the role

This is a new and exciting opportunity within SIG to take the lead on delivering the strategic expansion of our services. You will assess our current criminal justice services and ensure our new services align well to the success of our current services, leading and coordinating the end-to-end planning and implementation, leading on:

• Ensuring the process of mobilisation aligns with strategic objectives and contributes to long-term organisational growth and service excellence.
• Oversight and coordination multiple interrelated projects, including but not limited to property mobilisation, decamp of existing services, building renovations, staffing, and service readiness.
• Development and maintenance of a comprehensive project plan, including timelines, milestones, budgets, and risk registers.
• Monitoring and management of project related risks, issues, and dependencies, ensuring timely resolution and escalation.
• Management of the agreed organisational staffing design plan to achieve adequate and safe staffing teams to deliver contract specifications.
• Decision making for staffing choices, consultation outcomes, hiring decisions, and other areas in relation to staffing for the new services

About you

We're looking for an experienced project manager with experience and knowledge of the criminal justice system and the services within it. You will be a strategic thinker with proven leadership skills, and the ability to manage the set up and running of new services. You will have an understanding of what we stand for as a charity and have alignment to help us meet our mission and objectives. We are looking for someone with:

• Proven experience in project/programme management, ideally in public sector or voluntary sector
• Proven experience in delivering complex, multi-site projects which involve property, service mobilisation, and stakeholder engagement
• Previous experience and a good understanding of Criminal Justice Services
• Ability to manage projects from planning, execution, and oversight of projects to ensure they are completed on time and within budget
• Proven ability to juggle multiple tasks and competing priorities within a fast-paced environment, without compromising on deadlines
• Ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams to encourage positive outcomes
• Understanding of safeguarding, risk management and compliance in a residential or criminal justice service environment
• Proactiveness in making decisions to deal with challenges and providing a solution focused approach using initiative
• Alignment with our values of Ambition, Empowerment, Inclusivity, and Transparency
• Highly desirable: Relevant Qualifications including: PRINCE2, APM, Managing Successful Projects (MSP), or equivalent project management qualification
• Highly desirable: Previous experience in budget management and financial oversight

Please refer to the JDPS attached for more details on the vacancy and our requirements/key criteria.

What we offer

• 25 days (Full time equivalent) annual leave, increasing with the length of service
• Training and Development, including access to courses, upskilling, and progression plans
• Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling
• Reflective Practice regular sessions with a therapist provided by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing at work
• Eligibility to register with Blue Light Discount Card
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Annual Staff Awards
• EDI Ambassador programme
• Be part of an organisation which believes good care and support improves lives.
• Join an organisation with a mission to empower people who are marginalised by building powerful partnerships and creative solutions that bridge gaps in provision and aid recovery, reablement and resettlement.

We value and celebrate the unique backgrounds, perspectives and experiences of all of our employees. We have a team of staff ambassadors who volunteer to actively support us in fortifying our organisational value of Inclusivity. They embrace this unique opportunity to deliver awareness, events, and developments to our organisation to support us in ensuring our value of Inclusivity is embedded throughout the organisation. 

SIG actively encourages applications from individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds, particularly lived experience; Naturally, we approach any emerging issues with empathy and sensitivity. 

About Social Interest Group (SIG)

SIG is a not-for-profit organisation providing thousands of people with good-quality support and care in residential, drop-in centres, community floating support settings, probation settings, and hospitals. We do so across London, Brighton, Bedfordshire, Luton, Kent and Liverpool. Our goal is to transform lives through empowering change. 
Want to know how we work? Watch our short Theory of Change video to see how we support people towards a brighter future: Theory of Change Further details can be found on our website here: Theory of Change - Social Interest Group - Social Interest Group. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Please note that this job advert may close early due to screening applications on an ongoing basis. We advise applying as soon as possible for your application to be taken into consideration at the early stages.

Please note that as part of our process, we complete an enhanced DBS check, some roles may require further vetting. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact us on the details below. 

Unfortunately, we are unable to provide sponsorship, please ensure you have full right to work in the UK prior to applying to our positions. 

Additional information on our company policies including Gender Pay, Equality and Diversity, Company Benefits and our Candidate Privacy Policy can be found on our website.

Prospectus are excited to be working with an international charity to help them recruit for an Interim Legacy and In Memory Marketing manager to join their team. The charity is an international non-governmental organization, focused on water, sanitation and hygiene. It was set up in 1981 as a response to the UN International Drinking Water decade. WaterAid exist to bring safe and sustainable water, sanitation and hygiene to everyone, everywhere.

This role is offered on a 7-month full-time contract basis paying between £44,168 - £46,493 per annum with flexible hybrid working arrangements at their London office.

The post holder will strategically and proactively manage the Legacy and In Memory marketing team in developing and implementing the Legacy and In Memory (LIM) programme. They will be responsible for delivering innovative, audience led multi-channel fundraising and engagement campaigns to drive legacy consideration, legacy enquirers and increase brand love. The role will plan, deliver and optimise various campaigns covering channels such as TV, social, digital, Direct Mail, email and events to grow the number of people considering a gift in their will to the organisation.

They are looking for someone with a demonstrable track record of legacy and in memory fundraising and/or marketing campaigns and strategies. They are looking for a candidate with a demonstrable experience of Experience of planning, managing and executing multi-channel direct and digital marketing campaigns across the marketing funnel, from consideration, engagement, lead gen, brand love and stewardship, including print and social platforms
managing 6 figures, complex, multi layered and/or strategic long-term partnerships and have track record of delivering targets. The ideal candidate will have an understanding of international development and empathy with overseas development issues

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy/maternity. If you have any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the process, then please contact Firas El Dib at Prospectus.

If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more. Prospectus can advise and support on each part of the role and hopefully your application, so we look forward to hearing from you. 

In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will arrange for a meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.

Contract:  Fixed Term Contract for 12 months, full time 40 hours p/week over 5 days 

Salary: £43,820 - £54,074 per annum plus £3,954 London Weighting Allowance  

Location:   London SW1V 1QQ  

Closing date:  20th July 2025 

Interviews: W/C 28th July 2025  
 

As a Veterinary Surgeon, you won’t just be practicing medicine; you’ll be making a meaningful impact on vulnerable animals and the people that depend on them.

More about the role

Veterinary Surgeons at Blue Cross work on a healthy mix of emergency and routine treatments where our vets are exposed to a wide variety of medical, surgical and emergency cases, enabling rapid development of skills and confidence in general practice. 

With a shift pattern of Monday-Friday 9am-5pm, this provides you an excellent work-life balance. You will be a part of the evening and weekend rota, which is shared between vets based across Victoria, Merton and Hammersmith resulting in about 1 evening shift a month and 1 weekend day shift (compensated by time in lieu) every 6 weeks. Your hours will be based primarily at Victoria however we will need you to have the flexibility to support pets at our other sites when needed. 
 

About the hospital 

The Blue Cross Victoria hospital has been in operation since its opening in 1906, remaining steadfast in its commitment to helping pets and their owners in need.

Equipped with state-of-the-art veterinary facilities, you will be joining a hospital that spans six floors with six consultation rooms, two theatres, four minor procedure rooms and a laboratory including an ambulance service dedicated to transporting animals to and from the hospital. 

Victoria is a 24-hour hospital with a dedicated night team, allowing for much desired case continuity. You will take an active part in our team development days, where once a month we provide emergency services only, allowing time for in-house cadaver training, case discussions and team meetings.

We are proud to have attained the Silver ISFM cat friendly award and the Dogs’ Trust Dog Friendly Accreditation.

About you

We're looking for a pragmatic and competent Veterinary Surgeon who thrives in a team environment. You'll demonstrate excellent communication skills and a commitment to delivering compassionate care to our patients and their owners. 
 
With a strong work ethic and a genuine desire to make a difference, you'll embody our Blue Cross values and contribute to our culture of compassion, courage, and inclusivity. 
 

Essential qualifications, skills, and experience: 

• Member of Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons  
• Demonstrable small animal or mixed practice experience  
• Sole charge experience  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English  
• Ability to demonstrate understand and application of our Blue Cross values.  

Although not essential, it would also be great if you had: 

• UK small animal or mixed practice experience 
• UK driving licence   

How to apply  

Click the apply button below and complete the online application process before the closing date. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.

Blue Cross benefits

Our people are the most important part of delivering our purpose. If it were not for their amazing efforts and commitment, we would not be able to make the difference that we do today.

In return, Blue Cross wants to ensure we provide you with the best working environment we can. We want you to be happy working for us and will do everything we can to make sure you are.

Our generous benefits package includes: 

• Full time equivalent of 38 days holiday rising to 43 with service (including Bank Holidays)  
• Programmes for physical and mental wellbeing support  
• Free access to GP via MetLife- 24/7 GP services, private prescriptions and more for you and your family   
• Free physiotherapy advice and face to face intervention  
• Health cash plan  
• Unlimited access to an employee assistance programme  
• Pension scheme with enhanced employer contribution   
• Professional fees paid with Continuing Professional Development and personal development support.  
• Life assurance   
• 20% discount on Pet Plan pet insurance   
• Enhanced family friendly policies   
• Recognition scheme   
• Annual volunteer days  
• Charity worker discounts across a variety of retailers 

To read more about the benefits Blue Cross has to offer, please visit the 'why work for us' page on our website.

We're recruiting for an Engagement Lead, to work in our Innovation & Practice team. 

As Engagement Lead you will play a central role in our team – developing, leading and managing significant projects for us, including citizens’ assemblies, citizens’ juries, deliberative workshops, and participatory processes. You will need to have a good understanding of deliberative processes, have excellent project leadership and project management skills, as well the ability to build and maintain good relationships with a wide variety of people, including members of the public, project partners, colleagues and decision-makers.

The role sits in the Innovation and Practice team that designs and delivers high quality practical engagement work leading to better decisions, more engaged citizens and helps address critical challenges of our society. We are constantly balancing high quality standards with innovation to ensure that we stay at the cutting edge and that our engagement processes break down entrenched inequalities of power.

You will be a proven project leader looking to make your next move and develop your leadership skills and profile in this interesting and important area of public participation work. We are particularly interested in candidates who have experience in the design and delivery of large scale deliberative engagement projects. 

Location: Options for role to be site-based (Buckinghamshire or East Yorkshire), hybrid or home-based contract. Some out-of-hours work and regular travel will be required for events and meetings.

Salary: Up to £70,000 per annum.

Contract: Permanent, full-time hours. 

Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, whose mission is to see a time when no deaf person feels alone, is seeking a high-value corporate partnership professional to lead their new corporate fundraising function.

Hearing Dogs for Deaf People has been creating life-changing partnerships between hearing dogs and deaf recipients since 1982. As well as acting as an ear to their partners and alerting them to sounds, the charity’s clever and expertly trained dogs help deaf people to live life with confidence and independence, whilst providing love, companionship and emotional support.

Following on from a strategic review, the charity is now looking to build a new Income Generation Directorate, to enable them to transform many more lives across the UK. The Head of Corporate Partnerships will play a key role in this growth, helping Hearing Dogs deliver their goals to diversify and grow income, increase brand visibility and increase engagement and impact.

This role will be responsible for leading and delivering a high-performing corporate fundraising strategy to secure, grow and sustain impactful partnerships with the corporate sector, forging long collaborations that align business interests with Hearing Dog’s mission. The role will also sit on the Senior Management Team within the new directorate, playing an important part in shaping strategic direction. As well as managing a team of corporate fundraisers, the post-holder will personally lead on high-value partnership development and stewardship, and building a strong pipeline of prospects using insight-led prospect research and industry intelligence.

The successful candidate will have a strong track record in securing and managing high-value corporate partnerships and of leading a corporate fundraising function within the charity sector. You will have a commercial mindset with excellent leadership, as well as relationship building skills at senior levels. You will be a strategic thinker with gravitas and the ability to influence internal and external stakeholders, as well have a sound understanding of CSR, ESG and the motivations behind corporate-charity collaborations.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape and build a high-impact corporate fundraising team at a moment of huge growth for the charity, with the flexibility of working remotely or spending time at Hearing Dogs’ stunning bases in Buckinghamshire or Yorkshire, with friendly and passionate staff and their four-legged friends.

If you want to lead the pack and help deaf people live well with hearing loss please go to the website for more information

Closing date: Tuesday 29th July, 9.00 am. 

Location: Options for role to be site-based (Buckinghamshire or East Yorkshire), hybrid or home-based contract. Some out-of-hours work and regular travel will be required for donor engagement events and meetings.

Salary: Up to £75,000 per annum.

Contract: Permanent, full-time hours. 

Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, whose mission is to see a time when no deaf person feels alone, is seeking an ambitious and inspiring philanthropy leader to shape the charity’s high-value giving strategy, secure transformational gifts and to work closely with the Director of Income Generation and the CEO to deliver ambitious income growth.

Hearing Dogs for Deaf People has been creating life-changing partnerships between hearing dogs and deaf recipients since 1982. As well as acting as an ear to their partners and alerting them to sounds, the charity’s clever and expertly trained dogs help deaf people to live life with confidence and independence, whilst providing love, companionship and emotional support.

Following on from a strategic review, the charity is now looking to build a new Income Generation Directorate, to enable them to transform many more lives across the UK. The Head of Philanthropy will play a central role in this growth, helping Hearing Dogs deliver their goals to diversify income, expand their philanthropy programme and increase engagement and impact.

The role will be responsible for developing and implementing a multi-year major donor strategy to grow income and build a robust pipeline of supporters. You will personally manage a portfolio or high-value prospects and donors, and will lead on bespoke cultivation and stewardship plans, ensuring that all the charity’s donor engagement is tailored, strategic and high-impact. The role also offers a rare chance to build your own high-performing team, recruiting, managing and supporting the development of Principal Gifts and Major Giving members of staff. 

The successful candidate will have a proven track record in personally securing six figure + gifts from individual donors, as well as a background in major donor fundraising, philanthropy or private wealth engagement.  You will have experience of working with senor stakeholders and possess strong relationship management and interpersonal skills. Previous experience of successfully establishing a philanthropy and special events function from scratch in a charity setting would be advantageous.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape and build a high-impact philanthropy function at a moment of huge growth for the charity, with the flexibility of working remotely or spending time at Hearing Dogs’ stunning bases in Buckinghamshire or Yorkshire, with friendly and passionate staff and their four-legged friends.

If you want to lead the pack and help deaf people live well with hearing loss please click through the website for more details 

Closing date: Tuesday 29th July, 9.00 am. 

As Policy Manager you will lead Scope’s policy work on tackling the extra costs of disability and reducing the Disability Employment Gap. Working closely with colleagues across the Policy, Research and Influencing team and the wider organisation, you will play a key role in delivering bold policy solutions that help create an equal future for disabled people, in line with Scope’s long-term strategy. You will provide strategic policy leadership, offering expert advice and insight. As the manager for our policy work, you will represent Scope externally and build influential relationships to drive lasting change.

1 in 4 of us in the UK are disabled and we are a diverse, proud, and vibrant community. We’re here to create an equal future with all disabled people. We campaign to transform attitudes to disability, tackle injustice and inspire action. We are creating a powerful movement of disabled people, allies, organisations and businesses. Together we will be unstoppable. For more information go to the Scope website. 

It's a particularly exciting time to be joining Scope. We are making progress on our ambitious strategy.

Location: Here East Press Centre, 14 East Bay Lane, London, E15 2GW with working from home most of the time. (The post-holder may be required to work occasional evenings and weekends, as well as travel and stay away from home occasionally.)

For more information about the role’s responsibilities, and the skills and experience required please go to our website. 

About you

You will:

• Have experience in securing policy change.
• Have detailed knowledge and understanding of how Whitehall works, and you’ll know how to create change.
• Ideally, have experience of working in a large organisation, and you will understand the need for a collaborative approach that works for different audiences.  
• Have strong line management experience.
• Be passionate about disability equality and understand the challenges disabled people face. Experience of working with people from marginalised backgrounds would be another advantage.

Please give examples in your application to show how you have these skills. 

We also ask you to share how you support Scope’s values and our goal of a fair and equal future for disabled people. 

Our values are being pioneering, courageous, connected, open and fair

By living our values and trusting each other, we give our colleagues freedom and space to be creative, push boundaries and change minds.

How to apply

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Closing date for applications: 11:59pm GMT, Thursday 24 July 2025.

We are seeking a compassionate, visionary, and strategic Chief Executive Officer to lead Mermaids through the next stage of its evolution, dedicated to improving the lives of gender-diverse children and young people, and those who are important to them. As CEO, you will be responsible for driving the charity’s mission, shaping its strategic direction, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality, affirming support services. You will act as a visible and credible advocate for trans and 
gender-diverse youth, build strong relationships with stakeholders, and influence public policy and sector practice. Working closely with the Board of Trustees, you will oversee a small committed team, ensure robust financial management with the Chief Operating Officer, and lead fundraising efforts to secure a sustainable future. This is a unique opportunity for a values-driven leader who brings both strategic acumen and a deep commitment to equity, inclusion, and lived 
experience. 
Service Delivery:
• Provide strategic and operational leadership across all service delivery areas, including support line services, group work,  advocacy, external communications, and policy.
• Ensure services are high quality, inclusive, and responsive to the needs of trans and gender-diverse children, young people and the special people in their lives.
• Lead the continuous improvement and development of service delivery models, ensuring impact, effectiveness, and alignment with the charity’s mission.
• Champion a culture of safeguarding, accountability, and young person-centred practice throughout all service delivery. 
• Act as the organisation’s Safeguarding Lead, with oversight of on-call, safeguarding training, and ensuring appropriate escalation mechanisms are in place.
• Oversee the design and implementation of advocacy and policy activities, ensuring the charity’s voice is informed by lived 
experience and is impactful at local and national levels.
• Act as a visible and hands-on leader for frontline teams, providing support, supervision, and inspiration to staff and 
volunteers.
• Monitor performance, outcomes, and feedback to ensure services are meeting objectives and delivering positive change 
for beneficiaries.

Governance:
• In partnership with the board of trustees, set and articulate our vision, mission and strategy, and keep this under continual 
review.
• Lead the development and implementation of Mermaid’s strategic plan, ensuring sustainability and growth.
• Liaise with the board of trustees to ensure the charity’s governance, structure, policies and procedures are appropriate 
and effective, taking remedial measures and implementing change as necessary. This includes supporting board 
development.
• Work closely with the Chair and Board of Trustees to support strong governance and informed decision-making.
• Provide accurate and timely reporting on organisational performance, risks, and impact.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory guidance and legislation, including the Charity Commission and the Fundraising 

Finance & Fundraising:
• Working with the Chief Operating Officer and the Board of Trustees, ensure Mermaids has robust, deliverable fundraising 
and finance strategies in place, and subsequent action plans are embedded throughout the organisation to support their 
delivery.
• In partnership with the Chief Operating Officer, ensure Mermaids has robust finance, HR, IT, data privacy and governance processes and procedures are embedded.

People and Culture:
• Line manage senior staff including the COO and service delivery managers.
• Foster a positive, collaborative, inclusive internal culture that values lived experience and wellbeing.
• Continue work to embed a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion across the organisation, as well as a focus on accessibility.
• Work to define and drive trans-centred leadership across the organisation, including ensuring that the organisation is a trans-positive, supportive employer.

External Engagement and Advocacy:
• Represent Mermaids publicly, including acting as the key spokesperson and strategic policy stakeholder, ensuring 
organisational awareness of the external landscape and the changing needs of trans children, young people and their 
families, and advocating for these needs to be met.
• Lead communications strategy, and lead press engagement by responding to media inquiries, interviews, press conferences and media events.
• Lead on stakeholder engagement, including with funders, supporters, community partners, and policy influencers.
• Advocate for the rights and needs of trans and gender-diverse children, young people and the significant others in their lives at a national level.