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About this role:
We are seeking a motivated and experienced professional to lead our fundraising and partnership development activities, supporting the diversification and growth of income across both established and emerging streams. While the role will place significant emphasis on corporate fundraising, it will also involve the strategic development of grants and trusts. You will develop strong relationships with funders, identify new opportunities, and support our members to build their own grassroots fundraising capabilities.
Working closely with both colleagues and members, you'll help shape our funding strategy, develop high quality proposals, and ensure we have the systems and insight needed for sustainable growth. Your contributions will enable us to expand our work to engage and empower communities across Britain.
In addition, you will help shape the guidance we provide to members of the community rail movement, strengthening their grassroots fundraising capabilities and approaches.
Main responsibilities
- Manage and grow corporate relationships for the benefit of Community Rail Network and its members, nurturing effective, lasting relationships that help community rail to deliver on its aims around community development, sustainable travel, and inclusion.
- Conduct prospect research to identify new corporate supporters and relevant grant opportunities, taking a proactive approach to cultivating new leads, building networks and flagging upcoming opportunities well in advance to ensure sufficient preparation time.
- Engage, listen and pitch to funders, understanding shared priorities, articulating the value of partnering with us, and securing continued or increased support.
- Work cross-team to create strong proposals, using member and partner insights to identify funding needs and opportunities, and develop compelling cases for support and budgets.
- Develop joint grant applications by collaborating with colleagues, members and external partners to create bids aligned with our strategic aims and which recognise our current strengths, resources and prioritie
- Support strategic funding development, working closely with the senior leadership team to shape our approach and deliver against funding objectives and ensure it is understood by colleagues.
- Champion a positive fundraising culture and ethos, providing expertise and contributing member support, training, and events across the community rail movement.
- Contribute to wider organisational activity, including using major events and campaigns, such as the Community Rail Awards, to advance fundraising efforts.
- Develop and maintain effective fundraising systems, including funder reporting, review processes, and tracking KPIs to monitor progress and impact.
Skills, competencies and experience
- Proven skills and experience in third sector fundraising, including corporate fundraising, grant management and funder reporting, with a broad understanding of the full fundraising mix and ability to spot new opportunities.
- A demonstrable proactive approach to relationship building, with experience engaging and stewarding funders to create long-term mutually beneficial partnerships.
- Strong proposal/grant application and report writing skills, able to tailor communication for different audiences and stakeholders to maximise clarity, relevance and impact.
- Excellent verbal and written communication, with the ability to gather insight and inspire engagement both internally and externally.
- Strong organisational and time management skills, able to balance multiple and competing priorities and meet deadlines effectively.
- Experience of, or demonstrable understanding of, membership organisations, including the ability to balance member needs with our organisational objectives.
- Appreciation of and commitment to community development, empowerment and sustainability, and the value of community engagement in relation to transport.
- Solid understanding of KPIs, targets, budgeting, and risk management, with the ability to plan, track and evaluate performance effectively.
- A proactive, positive and self-motivated mindset, able to work independently, collaborate well, and inspire confidence in others.
- IT literate, with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, TEAMs, the internet and social media.
Other information
This post is home-based, but with travel (including occasional overnight stays) for team meetings, events, member engagement, and external meetings. This is a permanent position and includes a probationary period of three months from the date of appointment. Successful applicants will need to provide proof that they have the right to work in the UK and provide two references.
Benefits: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising up to 30 days, plus Bank Holidays, in line with long service); pension with employer contribution of 3%; flexi-time working (core hours 10am-3pm); access to Employee Assistance Programme.
We are committed to being a flexible, supportive and understanding employer.
Community Rail Network is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from disabled people and Black, Asian and other minoritised groups, who meet with the skills and competencies for this role. We will provide reasonable adjustments for interviews as required.
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Please provide your CV and a covering letter of up to two sides of A4, by Monday 6 April 2026 (23:59), summarising, with evidence, how you match the role specification and why you are interested in this position. Please include a daytime phone number and an email address and identify your notice period in your cover letter. Due to limited resources, we cannot provide feedback to candidates not invited to interview.
Interviews are provisionally scheduled for Wednesday 22 April 2026.
Championing the community rail movement | Connecting people and their railways | Creating inclusive, empowered, sustainable and healthy communities
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
First Step Trust is a charity and social enterprise with over 30 years’ experience supporting people who are furthest from the labour market to gain skills, confidence and move into employment.
We combine social impact with commercial enterprise, delivering training programmes, social enterprises and innovative virtual reality learning tools that create real opportunities for disadvantaged learners.
We are now looking for a Head of Commercial to lead the next stage of our growth.
This is a senior leadership role with responsibility for driving commercial income across our social enterprises and developing new revenue streams, including the commercial licensing of our virtual reality training products.
You will oversee a portfolio of social enterprise businesses, supporting project managers to increase sales, improve performance and ensure the businesses are operating effectively. Alongside this, you will identify and develop new commercial opportunities, partnerships and routes to market.
As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, you will play a key role in shaping the organisation’s strategy and helping us achieve our ambition that 60% of our income will come from commercial activity by 2030.
We are looking for someone who brings strong commercial acumen and a proven track record of generating income, alongside the ability to lead and develop teams. You will be comfortable working at both a strategic and operational level, with the confidence to drive growth while maintaining a clear focus on social impact.
This is an exciting opportunity to take on a leadership role where you can shape commercial strategy, grow innovative services and make a real difference to people’s lives.
For full details of the role and how to apply, please see the recruitment pack.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Deliver hands-on advice, outreach, training and mentoring as part of a new countywide partnership programme.
This four-year role, funded by The National Lottery Community Fund, sits at the heart of the Small and Mighty (SaM) infrastructure support programme, delivered by a partnership of Community First Oxfordshire, OCVA, Oxford Community Action, Charity Mentors and Volunteer Link-Up, working directly with grassroots voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise groups. You’ll help organisations navigate challenges, build capacity and connect with others through outreach clinics, tailored training and collaborative spaces. Alongside staff within partner organisations and the existing CFO and OCVA team, you’ll play a key role in strengthening Oxfordshire’s community sector for the long term.
Job-share will be considered.
Community First Oxfordshire is a community development and placemaking charity, supporting Oxfordshire's people and places to work together and thrive
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
About Spear
We launched the award-winning Spear Programme over 20 years ago, and there are now 18 Spear Centres across the country, equipping unemployed 16–24-year-olds facing barriers to employment with the skills and mindset they need to secure work and thrive in the workplace.
Spear operates a joint venture model with churches across the UK to run our Spear Centres. Some Centres operate in collaboration with independent charitable trusts, while others are run directly with the local church (both referred to below as ‘Spear Church Partners’ or ‘Church Partners’).
About the role
We’re looking for a new Church Partnerships Manager to join us for this northern based role, with travel across the region.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in driving national growth by developing and nurturing partnerships with churches across the North of England. You will be at the forefront of developing new relationships with potential early-stage partners, inspiring churches to engage with our mission, and supporting them through the pipeline, and helping to establish a diverse and thriving network of church partnerships.
We are looking for a confident relationship-builder who can engage and influence a wide range of stakeholders, particularly church leaders, and who is comfortable working in a dynamic and evolving environment.
Key information:
- Salary: £37,000
- Location: Northern Regional Hub (Leeds) with regional travel in the North
- Full-time, 12-14month Fixed Term Contract, with the possibility of extension
- Closing date: Friday 10th April, 09.00am (we interview on a rolling basis and will close the role early if we find the right candidate)
For more information please read through our Job Specification and Work with Us Pack.
If you require any reasonable adjustments as part of the recruitment process, please let us know.
Person Specification
- A practising Christian, passionate about personally representing the values and beliefs of Spear, and our mission to equip and support young people facing barriers to employment
- Strong leadership ability with the confidence to make effective decisions
- Outstanding people skills and emotional intelligence, capable of quickly winning trust and confidence, as well as network, influence and negotiate with church leaders and a range of audiences, internally and externally
- An understanding of the needs and workings of churches and their leaders, and the ability to innovate, build our growth strategy and generate new partnerships
- An excellent communicator (both written and verbal)
- Excellent initiative and a self-starter, with the ability to operate flexibly in a changing and dynamic environment and in response to the support needs of each partner
- Strong organisational skills including the ability to establish appropriate processes and structures and to manage multiple priorities to meet targets and deadlines
- Strong quantitative skills including ability to work with and interpret impact data, fundraising pipelines and basic financial information
- Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint competent and experience of/ability to use databases
Spear is a dynamic, growing youth employment charity that coaches young people to overcome barriers and thrive in work and life.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Deliver hands-on advice, outreach, training and mentoring as part of a countywide partnership programme.
This four-year role, funded by The National Lottery Community Fund, sits at the heart of the Small and Mighty (SaM) infrastructure support programme, delivered by a partnership of Community First Oxfordshire, OCVA, Oxford Community Action, Charity Mentors and Volunteer Link-Up, working directly with grassroots voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise groups. You’ll help organisations navigate challenges, build capacity and connect with others through outreach clinics, tailored training and collaborative spaces. Alongside staff within partner organisations and the existing CFO and OCVA teams, you’ll play a key role in strengthening Oxfordshire’s community sector for the long term.
Enabling a diverse voluntary and community sector to flourish in Oxfordshire.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
About Us:
Enable is a charity dedicated to improving people's wellbeing and strengthening local communities. We work with councils, charities and other local organisations to deliver health, leisure, community services and events that enrich people’s lives and strengthen our local community.
At Enable, we value our employees and our culture, focusing on embracing diversity and fostering an inclusive, flexible and fun environment for employees to perform at their best. On top of a competitive salary and flexible working environment, employees will also receive:
Benefits:
- 30 days of annual leave (plus 8 bank holidays)
- Life Insurance
- Reward Schemes (RewardHub Membership, wellbeing budgets and cycle to work)
- A variety of social and wellbeing activities each month
- Mental Health & Wellbeing Perks (Monthly talks, Wellbeing Hour, etc)
- Gym Membership
Reports to: Senior Business Operations Manager
Based: Battersea Park, Wandsworth, Southfields
Salary: £39,000 - £42,000 per annum
Contract: Full Time Permanent
Work Arrangement: Office Based, On-site
DBS: Basic
General Overview:
The Events Team is a busy, creative and close-knit group of vibrant professionals who pride themselves on being solution-focused and going the extra mile for clients and partners.
We are looking for someone with proven venue or events operations experience who is passionate about supporting teams to deliver exceptional events. The successful candidate will be highly organised, detail-orientated and confident working in a hands-on environment — willing to set up spaces, solve problems in real time and step in wherever needed to ensure events run smoothly.
This role suits someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, thinks on their feet and brings a proactive, positive and collaborative approach to operational delivery.
Role Overview:
The Events Operations and Venues Manager is responsible for the day-to-day operational management of Events-run venues and the delivery of safe, efficient and high-quality event environments across multiple parks, community venues and outdoor event sites. The role supports the overall event management function while managing part of the Venues Team and ensuring operational excellence across all spaces.
This position leads on operational logistics, facilities management and on-site delivery, ensuring venues are compliant, well-presented and fully prepared to support a diverse programme of events. The role is highly hands-on, requiring strong organisation, attention to detail and the ability to problem-solve quickly in fast-paced live environments.
Main Duties/Responsibilities:
Team & workforce management
- Line manage Duty Managers and oversee the wider casual workforce including Event Assistants, Security, Caretakers and Cleaners.
- Lead Recruitment, onboarding and ongoing training of casual staff
- Ensure appropriate staffing levels and skill mix across all events and venues taking responsibility for the rota system
- Ensure effective coordination of rotas and cross-team event activity.
Venue Operations & Facilities Management
- Lead the day-to-day operational management of all Events-run venues.
- Ensure venues are compliant, safe, well-presented and fit for purpose.
- Coordinate planned and reactive maintenance with central operations teams.
- Oversee venue equipment procurement and asset management.
- Manage venue contractors and oversea repair works in Event spaces.
- Contribute to twice-yearly Council H&S audits.
On-Site Delivery
- Support the Head of Events and Production Team in delivering Enable-Produced Events
- Provide hands-on operational leadership during live events.
- Deliver full event management of ad hoc or operationally complex events where required.
Health & Safety
- Lead on Health & Safety across Events and Venues operations.
- Own and continuously improve operational H&S frameworks, policies and safe systems of work.
- Work alongside the Operations team to ensure venue Risk Assessments are robust and up to date and operationally effective for event spaces
- Oversee contractor compliance including RAMS, insurance and method statements.
- Quality assure weekly, monthly and event-specific H&S inspections.
- Contribute to audits, investigations and incident reviews.
- Embed a proactive safety culture across the Events Team.
- Represent the Events Team on operational and Health & Safety matters, coordinating with central Operations and Council stakeholders as required.
- Provide assurance reporting to senior management as required.
Financial & Commercial Oversight
- Manage operational budgets and monitor expenditure.
- Update and reconcile supplier costs and credit card logs.
- Seeking quotes for goods and services in line with Enable’s Procurement Code, and raising purchase orders as required
- Assist with contractor invoice processing and ensure timely follow-up where required.
- Contribute to budget forecasting and cost control.
- Ensuring all timesheets for casual staff are accurate and processed on time
- Managing supplier performance against SLA’s, monitoring cost control and value for money
- Carrying out other duties/ projects as directed by the Head of Events
Skills and Experience:
- Previous venue management experience
- Previous line management experience
- Previous project management experience
- Demonstrable experience of writing Standard and Emergency Operating Procedures
- Competence using a range of office software, including outlook, excel and databases
- Excellent written skills with a high level of confidence speaking to people on the phone
- Strong organisational skills, with the ability to effectively manage multiple tasks/projects against tight deadlines
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build working relationships
- Ability to work independently while operating within the wider team structure
- Confident driver with clean driving licence - required driving in role
- Able to work flexible hours including weekends, early mornings and late nights
This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of a company that positively impacts the community around them! If you are someone that is motivated by a desire to enrich the lives of others and make a genuine difference, then please Apply Now and follow the prompts.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
About Us:
Enable is a charity dedicated to improving people's wellbeing and strengthening local communities. We work with councils, charities and other local organisations to deliver health, leisure, community services and events that enrich people’s lives and strengthen our local community.
At Enable, we value our employees and our culture, focusing on embracing diversity and fostering an inclusive, flexible and fun environment for employees to perform at their best. On top of a competitive salary and flexible working environment, employees will also receive:
Benefits:
- 30 days of annual leave (plus 8 bank holidays)
- Life Insurance
- Reward Schemes (RewardHub Membership, wellbeing budgets and cycle to work)
- A variety of social and wellbeing activities each month
- Mental Health & Wellbeing Perks (Monthly talks, Wellbeing Hour, etc)
- Gym Membership
Reports to: Senior Business Operations Manager
Based: Battersea Park, Wandsworth, Southfields
Salary: £39,000 - £42,000 per annum
Contract: Full Time Permanent
Work Arrangement: Office Based, On-site
DBS: Basic
General Overview:
The Events Team is a busy, creative and close-knit group of vibrant professionals who pride themselves on being solution-focused and going the extra mile for clients and partners.
We are looking for someone with proven venue or events operations experience who is passionate about supporting teams to deliver exceptional events. The successful candidate will be highly organised, detail-orientated and confident working in a hands-on environment — willing to set up spaces, solve problems in real time and step in wherever needed to ensure events run smoothly.
This role suits someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, thinks on their feet and brings a proactive, positive and collaborative approach to operational delivery.
Role Overview:
The Operations and Facilities Manager is responsible for the day-to-day operational management of Events-run venues and the delivery of safe, efficient and high-quality event environments across multiple parks, community venues and outdoor event sites. The role supports the overall event management function while managing part of the Venues Team and ensuring operational excellence across all spaces.
This position leads on operational logistics, facilities management and on-site delivery, ensuring venues are compliant, well-presented and fully prepared to support a diverse programme of events. The role is highly hands-on, requiring strong organisation, attention to detail and the ability to problem-solve quickly in fast-paced live environments.
Main Duties/Responsibilities:
Team & workforce management
- Line manage Duty Managers and oversee the wider casual workforce including Event Assistants, Security, Caretakers and Cleaners.
- Lead Recruitment, onboarding and ongoing training of casual staff
- Ensure appropriate staffing levels and skill mix across all events and venues taking responsibility for the rota system
- Ensure effective coordination of rotas and cross-team event activity.
Venue Operations & Facilities Management
- Lead the day-to-day operational management of all Events-run venues.
- Ensure venues are compliant, safe, well-presented and fit for purpose.
- Coordinate planned and reactive maintenance with central operations teams.
- Oversee venue equipment procurement and asset management.
- Manage venue contractors and oversea repair works in Event spaces.
- Contribute to twice-yearly Council H&S audits.
On-Site Delivery
- Support the Head of Events and Production Team in delivering Enable-Produced Events
- Provide hands-on operational leadership during live events.
- Deliver full event management of ad hoc or operationally complex events where required.
Health & Safety
- Lead on Health & Safety across Events and Venues operations.
- Own and continuously improve operational H&S frameworks, policies and safe systems of work.
- Work alongside the Operations team to ensure venue Risk Assessments are robust and up to date and operationally effective for event spaces
- Oversee contractor compliance including RAMS, insurance and method statements.
- Quality assure weekly, monthly and event-specific H&S inspections.
- Contribute to audits, investigations and incident reviews.
- Embed a proactive safety culture across the Events Team.
- Represent the Events Team on operational and Health & Safety matters, coordinating with central Operations and Council stakeholders as required.
- Provide assurance reporting to senior management as required.
Financial & Commercial Oversight
- Manage operational budgets and monitor expenditure.
- Update and reconcile supplier costs and credit card logs.
- Seeking quotes for goods and services in line with Enable’s Procurement Code, and raising purchase orders as required
- Assist with contractor invoice processing and ensure timely follow-up where required.
- Contribute to budget forecasting and cost control.
- Ensuring all timesheets for casual staff are accurate and processed on time
- Managing supplier performance against SLA’s, monitoring cost control and value for money
- Carrying out other duties/ projects as directed by the Head of Events
Skills and Experience:
- Previous venue management experience
- Previous line management experience
- Previous project management experience
- Demonstrable experience of writing Standard and Emergency Operating Procedures
- Competence using a range of office software, including outlook, excel and databases
- Excellent written skills with a high level of confidence speaking to people on the phone
- Strong organisational skills, with the ability to effectively manage multiple tasks/projects against tight deadlines
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build working relationships
- Ability to work independently while operating within the wider team structure
- Confident driver with clean driving licence - required driving in role
- Able to work flexible hours including weekends, early mornings and late nights
This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of a company that positively impacts the community around them! If you are someone that is motivated by a desire to enrich the lives of others and make a genuine difference, then please Apply Now and follow the prompts.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
About Avicenna Foundation
Avicenna Foundation is a pioneering leadership development organisation dedicated to empowering the next generation of British Muslim leaders. Our vision is a society where the full potential of the British Muslim community is unlocked, enriching the UK’s social, cultural, and economic fabric and inspiring global progress.
We run the most comprehensive scholarship and leadership development programme for young British Muslims in the UK. Our approach combines academic support, mentorship, emotional and spiritual development, and real-world exposure to create ethical, confident, and visionary leaders. Grounded in our core values; Hikmah (Wisdom), Akhlaq (Ethical Character), Ithar (Altruism), Khidmah (Service), and Ihsan (Excellence) - we aim to deliver a lasting impact on communities and society as a whole.
Role Purpose
The Programme Manager will be the operational anchor of the Foundation, playing a key leadership role in ensuring that every part of the organisation functions effectively and aligns with our strategic direction. Reporting directly to the CEO, you will oversee day-to-day operations, implement systems that drive impact and sustainability, and manage key relationships that are vital to our success.
The Programme Manager will serve as the organisational engine of the Foundation - designing, optimising, and scaling the systems that power our mission. You will lead operational excellence across the organisation, architecting clear processes, building robust SOPs, and ensuring that our programmes and internal functions can scale sustainably as we grow.
This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a builder environment; combining strategic insight with operational rigour to turn vision into repeatable, high-performing systems.
You will help shape the future of Avicenna, ensuring that our flagship Scholarship Programme continues to deliver excellence while we expand our reach, deepen our impact, and uphold the integrity of our mission and values.
The Right Fit
This role is ideally suited for someone who combines sharp operational acumen with a bold sense of purpose and ambition. As a growing organisation in its early stages, Avicenna Foundation is fast-paced and evolving - an environment that will challenge and stretch you. We are looking for someone with commitment, drive, and resilience; someone who brings both the right attitude and aptitude to lead through complexity and uncertainty.
You must be comfortable taking initiative, building systems from the ground up, and working across multiple priorities. In return, this role offers a rare and exciting opportunity to catalyse your career, helping build a pioneering organisation from the inside out and leaving a lasting mark on a movement for change.
We are looking for someone who brings a builder’s mindset - energised by designing structure from scratch, refining operational workflows, and implementing scalable systems.
You will excel here if you are proactive, solutions-driven, motivated by continuous improvement, and confident leading teams through change. If you enjoy creating clarity, building SOPs, and establishing high-performing operational environments, you will thrive in this role.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage all internal operations including programme delivery and organisational development in coordination with colleagues across HR, IT, and finance teams.
- Work closely with the CEO to implement the strategic vision and translate it into effective plans and operations, serving as a key spokesperson for the organisation when required.
- Support the delivery and growth of the Avicenna Scholarship Programme, ensuring excellence in participant experience, programme execution, and outcomes.
- Build and manage a high-performing team culture grounded in ethical leadership, compassion, and excellence.
- Lead on operational risk management, governance, and legal compliance.
- Monitor and report on impact, outcomes, and organisational health metrics.
- Develop relationships with partners, funders, mentors, and other stakeholders to strengthen the Foundation’s ecosystem.
Person Specification
Essential:
- Proven experience in a senior operational or general management role, preferably within the nonprofit, education, or youth development sectors.
- Deep personal alignment with the values and vision of Avicenna Foundation.
- High levels of drive, resilience, and self-motivation.
- Strong strategic, analytical, and operational leadership skills.
- Experience overseeing budgets, organisational development, and team management.
- Excellent project management and problem-solving abilities.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills; able to build trust and motivate diverse stakeholders.
- Adaptability and initiative, especially in a start-up or fast-growth context.
Desirable:
- Experience with leadership development or educational programmes.
- Familiarity with Zakat principles, British Muslim community contexts, or Islamic leadership values.
- Understanding of programme impact evaluation and reporting.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Co-Head of Development (Job-Share)
Part-time | Permanent | Hybrid Working
Salary: £49,774 FTE (pro rata)
Help grow local philanthropy across Kent and Medway
Kent Community Foundation believes in a Kent and Medway where every community has the opportunity to thrive.
For 25 years we have connected generous people with grassroots organisations creating change in their communities. By working with individuals, families, businesses and professional advisers, we help ensure funding reaches the local charities and community groups that need it most.
As we celebrate our 25th anniversary and look ahead to the future, we are seeking a Co-Head of Development to help grow philanthropy across the county.
Working in partnership with an existing Co-Head of Development, this role will focus particularly on developing new philanthropic relationships and opportunities - building partnerships with professional advisers, corporates and prospective donors to support communities across Kent and Medway.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is highly skilled at building trusted relationships, developing partnerships and connecting people with issues that matter. This role would particularly suit someone who enjoys developing new partnerships and opportunities rather than managing established fundraising programmes.
About Kent Community Foundation
Kent Community Foundation is a grant-making charitable foundation dedicated to funding and strengthening communities across Kent and Medway.
We partner with individuals, families, businesses, trusts and foundations to fund grassroots organisations creating positive change across the county.
Since our founding in 2001 we have distributed more than £60 million to thousands of charities and community groups, supporting projects that tackle local challenges and help communities thrive.
Our work is guided by three core values:
Community first
Listening to and supporting grassroots organisations who know their communities best.
Partnership
Working collaboratively with donors, charities and partners to create lasting change.
Purposeful giving
Ensuring funding reaches where it is needed most and creates meaningful impact.
Together, we are helping communities across Kent and Medway thrive now and in the future.
The Role:
This is a strategic and outward-facing leadership role focused on growing philanthropic income.
Working closely with the Chief Executive and your Co-Head of Development, you will help drive our fundraising strategy and develop a strong pipeline of new funding opportunities, with a particular focus on professional adviser engagement.
You will also play a key role in developing our approach to legacy giving, helping to build long-term relationships and position Kent Community Foundation as a trusted partner for planned giving.
Key responsibilities include:
- Identifying and developing new philanthropic opportunities across Kent and Medway
- Building relationships with professional advisers, including solicitors, accountants and wealth managers
- Developing and stewarding relationships with professional advisors involved in estate planning, to strengthen the pipeline of potential legacy pledgers and legacy income
- Developing corporate partnerships with businesses
- Growing and managing a pipeline of prospective donors and fundholders
- Representing Kent Community Foundation across networks, events and professional forums
- Developing proposals and conversations that lead to new charitable funds, legacy pledges, and long-term partnerships
- Contributing to the strategic leadership of the Foundation’s development work
We are looking for someone who enjoys connecting people with purpose and who is motivated by the opportunity to grow philanthropy locally.
You might currently work in philanthropy, partnership development, professional adviser engagement, or business development.
We would also welcome applications from candidates working in professional services, financial services or other relationship-led roles who are interested in applying their skills to growing local philanthropy. We are looking for someone who is:
- A confident relationship builder and natural networker
- Strategic and proactive in developing opportunities
- Comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders and philanthropists
- Motivated by supporting communities across Kent and Medway
Why Join Us?
- Be part of an organisation making a real difference across Kent and Medway
- Work with generous donors and partners to support local communities
- Join a friendly and collaborative team
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
- Help shape the future of philanthropy in Kent
Location
Our office is based in Smeeth near Ashford, with hybrid working available. The role will involve meetings and events across Kent and Medway.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
People’s Health Trust is a national charity working with local communities across Great Britain to stop people dying too young, help them live longer, healthier lives and make health equal.
Life expectancy rose for a hundred years, but in the last decade it has gone backwards — with the steepest declines in the most disadvantaged areas. Across Great Britain, people in these neighbourhoods die up to 13 years earlier than those in the wealthiest places. These inequalities are driven by changeable factors such as poor housing, low-paid work, and limited access to good education, clean air and natural spaces. People’s Health Trust exists to end this unfairness and ensure everyone has the chance to live a long, healthy life.
Our work focuses on:
- programmes supporting people living in the most disadvantaged neighbourhoods to address the conditions that make them unwell — from poor housing and limited access to advice services, to a lack of natural space and pathways into good work.
- using data, evidence and community expertise to design solutions, not just restate problems. Our work improves health and wellbeing from cradle to retirement.
- our lived experience network – made up of over 600 grassroots leaders from across England, Scotland and Wales – works directly with us to share evidence of the impact that poor housing, low income, poor jobs and poor education have on the lives of their communities, as well as timely and cost-effective solutions.
With a strong interest in social justice, the Director of Finance will be a member of the Leadership Team responsible for ensuring the Trust’s financial viability and statutory compliance, along with providing strategic oversight of performance management and robust risk management to safeguard the Trust’s long-term sustainability.
A qualified accountant, you will be skilled in the development and implementation of financial strategies to manage, safeguard and maximise income and have direct experience of managing financial processes and controls, including preparing management accounts. You will also have direct experience of managing organisational progress against strategic objectives and direct experience of charity or corporate governance, including risk management.
We are committed to being a Disability Confident Employer. Our diversity data shows that we are currently under-represented by certain groups of people. We particularly encourage applications from people from racially minoritised communities, disabled people and people from disadvantaged neighbourhoods.
If this sounds like the role you are looking for and you feel you have the skills and experience we need, full details of the role and how to apply are at the link above.
Please get in touch if you require any additional support with your job application. This particularly applies to people who need us to make reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010. This could include, but is not limited to, accepting applications in a different format, offering information or explanations in a way which helps you, or working with BSL interpreters.
The deadline for applications is Tuesday 7 April and interviews will be held in London on Friday 24 April.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About Us
Bringing Unity Back into the Community (BUBIC) rebuilds lives through peer support, practical action and unwavering community presence. A peer‑led charity supporting people facing substance misuse, homelessness, exploitation and multiple disadvantage in Haringey.
Job Purpose
As Operations Manager (OM), you’ll lead safe, high‑quality services, guide a committed frontline team, ensure compliance, strengthen partnerships, and drive performance across all operations; keeping our work moving from outreach and hotspot engagement to groups, community stalls, and the everyday moments where trust is built. As part of BUBIC’s commitment to meeting people where they are, the post holder will also share night‑outreach duties with the Team Leader, working one evening per week (5pm-midnight, typically Wednesday or Friday) to reach those most visible and vulnerable at night, enabling early intervention, safer engagement, and stronger pathways into support. If you want your skills to fuel transformation and strengthen a community from within, this role gives you the platform to do exactly that.
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BUBIC stands with individuals facing addiction - not as outsiders, but as a community rooted in peer support, lived experience, and human connection


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Do you have passion and creativity for social media and communications as tools to bring people together?
Do you believe in the power of communication in building inclusive communities?
If you answered yes to all of the above, this could be the role for you!
We’re looking for a Marketing & Communications Administrator (Freelance) to strengthen T&T’s existing links in Rotherhithe, Bermondsey and Canada Water: taking ownership of social media and promotion, enhancing our reach into minoritised communities, building our communications platforms and driving engagement, celebrating existing projects and activities, highlighting news and supporting new projects to thrive.
What we do
Time & Talents is a lively, busy community centre in the heart of Rotherhithe, SE16.Set in a leafy heritage building, and ‘T&T2’, our second venue in Surrey Quays Shopping Centre, we offer something for everyone. With a history of 139 years of supporting people of all ages, we bring people together for mutual support, fun and friendship, with a wide range of services and activities for older people and other adults, along with volunteering and other accessible activities for all members of the community.
T&T carries out a wide range of activities and events, but we need support and growing our voice. You’ll play a key role in ensuring that local people know about what we do, connect with our services and activities, and join us in celebrating our successes.
The role
In this role, you’ll be responsible for:
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Maintaining social media accounts, website, regular newsletters and promotional materials in close collaboration with programme teams
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Collaborating with management team to create effective, engaging reports to a range of funders and other stakeholders
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Leading on community fundraising initiatives with management team support
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Maintaining a unified tone and thematic approach across all media and marketing platforms
About you
You have a track record of developing and delivering excellent marketing / communication programmes in the third sector. You’re a seasoned content creator with experience of a range of online platforms and tools. You have an outward-looking approach and are passionate about building community buy-in. You’re flexible, accountable, take responsibility, are highly organised and skilled in multitasking and balancing priorities. You might have experience of crowdsourcing or other types of income generation. You are passionate about the power of community to connect and support people.
About us
We are an energetic, experienced, and passionate team of 15 mostly part-time workers with a strong sense of shared purpose and a lively sense of community. You’ll have the chance to make a big contribution to a strong and innovative organisation which has solidified its reach and impact in recent years.
This role is 2-2.5 days per week, with flexibility for occasional evening and weekend working. Time & Talents is wholly committed to inclusion and diversity, and to building a culture and environment where everyone is appreciated for the unique person that they are. We actively encourage applications from a broad range of backgrounds and experiences.
If you would like an informal chat about the job, please email recruitment @ timeandtalents .org .uk with your phone number and a suitable time for us to call.
The closing date is 9am on Thursday, 26th March, 2026
TO APPLY: All applications to be submitted online through CharityJob. Send a CV and a cover letter of no more than two sides of A4, explaining why you want the job and how your experience relates to the job description and person specification.
IMPORTANT: We’ll use cover letters to assess applications alongside CVs. Please ensure you take the time to include a well-written cover letter as detailed above.We won’t assess applications without one.
INTERVIEWS: We will be actively inviting applicants to interview
At Time & Talents, we want to create a world where everyone feels part of a community – and where nobody is left out, or left behind.
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The role will include overseeing and managing a fiscal year calendar and day-to-day operations, developing, and delivering events to a high standard and representing the organisation to stakeholders.
As BCA events are the front facing part of the charity it is important that all activities include the community at large and that the role of BCA is prominently understood.
Role Purpose
To create a series of front facing events that engage our residents and local businesses at all levels and across the neighbourhood whilst profiling BCA as the central hub of the community in Barnes and Mortlake
Key Responsibilities:
• Operations Management
• Oversee the BCA’s yearly Events Calendar as well as the day-to-day operation and delivery of all BCA events, ensuring efficiency, compliance, and adherence to policies and procedures.
• Secure funding for all key events from suitable sponsors
• Manage budgeting, financial reporting, and resource allocation.
• Source, curate and liaise with exhibitors
• Generate a programme of external entertainment or Barnes Fair and Christmas Festival
• Liaise with Richmond Council and prepare necessary site plans and documentation
• Source and manage external contractors as required including but not limited to; Marquees, Staging, Security, PA systems, Generators and Battery Packs, Public Lavatories, First Aid and Ambulance Services, Rubbish Collection, Fun Fair equipment
• Participate in the recruitment and management of volunteers
• Oversee design and source of BCA merchandise
• Organise promotional banners and fliers
• Oversee PR and Social Media activity
• Organise BCA stands at all events
• Ensure robust data protection, safeguarding, and health and safety policies are maintained and followed by Staff, Trustees and Volunteers.
• Assist and help team members if and as required
Administration
• Ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, including reporting to relevant authorities and stakeholders.
• Organise regular planning meetings with the Events Committee and prepare minutes
• Prepare comprehensive board pack reports for quarterly trustee board meetings.
Qualifications:
• Proven experience as an Events Organiser with demonstrable ability to deliver high impact events
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organisational skills including financial controls.
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Strong IT skills including Microsoft Office.
The Barnes Community Association (BCA) is a vibrant local charity dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for residents in Barnes, London.
The Senior Health Organiser will be primarily responsible for commissioning the delivery of health supporting activities and positioning our organisation to become a centre for innovation in health equity and community-led approaches to health creation.
The traditional healthcare system is set up to deal with sickness: making us better when we fall ill. But we know that health is created closer to home: in the security we feel in our housing, the strength of our relationships, the control that we feel over our environment, and the sense of purpose that drives us forward. At Pembroke House we’ve been building on these basic insights for the past 10 years.
Through our flagship Walworth Living Room project (see below) we aim to develop a space for a community facing rapid gentrification and growing inequality to gather, heal and build new visions of health: one rooted in our collective power and agency.
The aim of this work isn’t for Pembroke House to be commissioned by the state, but for us to support a flourishing community that traditional healthcare systems can respond and adapt to.
We’ve done a lot – from partnering with the South London and Maudsley NHS mental health trust on community-connections, to opening the Walworth Living Room with support from Impact on Urban Health, and resident-led research through our recent Social Model of Health work.
Today, the Walworth Living Room is home to a range of programmes that build community health through ranging from collaging, to fitness classes to shared meals. And it’s embedded in our wider-organising for a just neighbourhood – with a particular focus on food and housing.
We’re now looking for an inspiring individual to take this work to the next level, working with partners in and around Walworth to build and curate a programme that positions the Walworth Living Room as a pioneering centre for community-led health.
If this sounds like you, then we want to hear from you!
What is the Walworth Living Room?
The Walworth Living Room (WLR) is a space where people can hang out, enjoy various activities, build relationships with each other, eat, learn, share and create. Located in the All Saints Hall building on Surrey Square, it is a place where people can work together to develop models of collective support and of collective control over community resources. Staff and visitors work collaboratively to make decisions about how the space is run.
The Walworth Living Room offers a free social space, activities, resources and workshops that support people to:
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Spend time with their friends, family and neighbours
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Meet new people and build new relationships with people of different backgrounds and experience
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Understand the value of social connections for individuals and society and the root causes of social isolation
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Share and practise the skills needed to sustain healthy community in a diverse neighbourhood
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Imagine a more just and beautiful neighbourhood
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Build collective power that enables us to take action or create projects for the benefit of the neighbourhood
Who we’re looking for:
You will be passionate about a vision of health that starts with community and addresses the systemic barriers to health.
You will be a natural organiser, with the ability to build wide-ranging relationships and alliances with community groups and organisations who are working on programmes that build community health. Ideally, you will already have relationships with these types of organisations in and around Walworth.
You will be a well-organised person who has experience with all stages of event and activity delivery, from planning, to logistics, to delivery, to evaluation and monitoring, and can ensure activities are delivered well from start to finish. You will have the ability to manage multiple streams of work simultaneously, keeping projects with different deadlines on track.
You will have experience working in low-income/working class communities and communities of colour. You’ll be someone who does not approach this work from a “saviour” viewpoint, but someone who respects the experience and expertise in the community, and who is keen to work alongside community members and the staff team to plan work that reflects the interests of the people who use the WLR. You will care as much about the process of planning and as you do about the events themselves.
You will also understand the structure of the NHS locally and will be a credible and challenging voice in the ‘traditional’ health system, able to translate the work of the WLR and the interests of the NHS.
Job Information Event - Thursday 2 April 11am-12:30pm. Signup required (see website)
Application Deadline: 9am Monday 13 April 2026
In person interviews: 20/21 April 2026
Hours of Work: Full time 35 hrs per week
Salary: £38,353 - £40,381
Annual Holiday Leave: 28 days paid annual leave per annum (pro rata), plus the standard Bank and Public Holidays and three discretionary days between Christmas and New Year.
Located in the heart of Walworth, we strive to empower communities and individuals to create a neighbourhood where everyone can flourish.



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Chief Executive Officer
Our client has been providing independent advocacy for vulnerable people in Solihull for over 25 years.
They are now looking for a new Chief Executive Officer to join the team in this pivotal position.
If you are a collaborative, hands-on leader who can balance strategic vision with operational impact… then apply today!
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Location: Solihull, Hybrid
Hours: 37 hours per week (flexible working options considered)
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £45,000 FTE
Closing date: 15th April 2026
The organisation supports adults and young people with a learning disability or autism, who also may be experiencing poor mental health or complex life circumstance. It supports people to have their say, understand their rights and be fully involved in decisions about their lives and ensures their voices are heard and their choices are respected.
Rooted in the local community, its small and dedicated teams are known for their person-centred approach, strong values and commitment to social justice. Enabling people to live healthier, happier and independent lives is central to their work.
The organisation is entering an exciting period of development, with opportunities to strengthen partnerships, diversify income and deepen its impact.
About the Opportunity
We are recruiting for an inspiring and values-led CEO to lead SAtA into an exciting period of development, with opportunities to strengthen partnerships, diversify income and deepen our impact. Working closely with the Board of Trustees, you will guide the organisation’s strategy, people, partnerships and resources to maximise positive outcomes for local people. You will also act as the charity’s senior ambassador, strengthening and growing relationships with commissioners, funders and partners.
You will:
- Inspire and support people (staff and volunteers) to deliver their best for the people they serve.
- Lead the development and delivery of the strategic plan, translating vision into practical outcomes.
- Ensure delivery of high-quality advocacy services and community projects that champion the voice of lived experience and are underpinned by robust performance monitoring and strong operational systems.
- Build and strengthen influential partnerships and represent them locally, regionally and nationally.
- Develop deep insight into health and social care systems and champion the role of advocacy.
- Support the Board to meet its legal and regulatory duties, providing clear data on performance, finance and risk, to inform decision making.
- Ensure financial sustainability, including robust financial planning, budgeting, income generation and contract management.
About You
- You will bring a blend of strategic leadership, operational confidence and a genuine commitment to advocating for those the organisation serve.
- You will be comfortable leading a small organisation, where flexibility, pragmatism and a willingness to be hands on are key to success.
- With senior leadership experience you will have a record of building trusted relationships internally and with external partners.
- You will have developed cultures built on collaboration and respect that motivate and support.
- Your awareness of funding and/or managing contracts will be underpinned by strong financial management and budget oversight and you will be able to demonstrate how you can work closely with a Board, supporting good governance.
This is your opportunity to make a transformational impact in a vital charity and make a real difference for the people the organisation serve.
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, and are committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce.
We are open to flexible working arrangements and encourage candidates to discuss options that support their needs.
Please note this role is advertised by the recruitment agency acting for the client, Not For Profit People. #INDNFP
You may have experience in roles such as CEO, Chief Exec, Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director, Operations, Director.