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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 the Role:
We are looking for an experienced Creative Copywriter with a talent for developing compelling campaign concepts and communications that inspire action, deepen engagement, and grow fundraising income across audiences and channels.
Working as part of a friendly creative team alongside two designers, another copywriter, and a creative manager, you will develop strategically effective copy for fundraising campaigns, brand storytelling, digital marketing and supporter communications. You will play a key role in translating complex global issues into galvanising, accessible, human-centred narratives that motivate our audiences into action.
This role is ideal for someone with a deep desire to drive positive change and who combines excellent writing skills with strong conceptual thinking. You should be adept at tailoring narratives to resonate with diverse audiences, adapting your approach to meet differing needs and contexts.
Accountabilities:
Strategic storytelling and narrative
- Create engaging stories and case studies from raw transcripts and content gathered from across the organisation.
- Transform impact data and programme information – including methodology, context, needs, results and learning – into emotionally resonant narratives aligned with Practical Action’s strategic objectives.
- Ensure Practical Action’s tone of voice consistently reflects our organisational values and ethos, while embedding ethical storytelling standards across our communications.
- Convey Practical Action’s unique approach and value proposition in impactful, galvanising ways that further our mission to start the big changes the world urgently needs.
Campaign development and delivery
Develop original creative concepts for fundraising and brand campaigns that express the distinctiveness of Practical Action in a galvanising way.
- Collaborate with others in the creative team, the wider marketing directorate, and colleagues across the organisation to plan and deliver impactful multi-channel work.
- Write insights-based and results-oriented copy for a range of applications and audiences, including print and digital fundraising appeals, email and website content, and video scripts.
- Work collaboratively with multiple teams to shape campaign messaging, from initial concept through to production and sign-off.
Brand tone of voice and stewardship
· Maintain a consistent, compelling and emotionally resonant tone across channels, while adapting style and storytelling angles for different audiences, including individual giving supporters, institutional donors, and corporate and philanthropic partners.
· Bring our brand personality principles to life through your work, modelling best practice and championing their application across the organisation.
· Demonstrate a proactive, collaborative and strategic approach across all projects and tasks, identifying opportunities to strengthen the impact and quality of our communications, and supporting colleagues in developing their skills.
The Creative Copywriter will be expected to:
Influence and constructively challenge stakeholders to strengthen creative output and campaign effectiveness.
Build strong, collaborative relationships with colleagues across the Fundraising, Marketing & Communications directorate, and beyond, to develop impactful results-focused campaigns and insights-based storytelling.
Work closely with designers, communications colleagues globally, technical experts, and audience owners to co-create integrated, distinct, and compelling communications aligned to our fundraising and positioning objectives.
Engage effectively with external partners, including agencies and freelancers, to deliver high-quality outputs in partnership.
Person Specification:
Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience (Indicate which are essential and which are desirable):
Essential
- Demonstrated ability to lead collaborative work to develop strong creative concepts and multifaceted campaign ideas, not just execute copy.
- Strong experience contributing to the development of integrated creative campaign concepts from initial insight to final delivery.
- Ability to connect creative thinking with strategic objectives, developing concepts that resonate with multiple audiences.
- Ability to deliver high-quality work to tight deadlines and within the real-world constraints of fundraising production cycles.
- Strong portfolio showcasing conceptual campaign work and storytelling ability.
- Proven experience writing successful fundraising copy within a charity, NGO, agency or purpose-driven organisation.
- Strong understanding of donor insights and motivations, supporter journeys, and fundraising best practices.
- Experience developing copy for integrated, income-generating campaigns across digital and offline channels.
- Ability to balance emotional storytelling with confident handling of complex topics, strategic calls to action, and measurable outcomes.
- Exceptional English language skills in writing, editing and proofreading.
- Ability to adapt tone and messaging for different audiences and platforms.
- Strong understanding of brand voice and audience engagement.
- Experience working collaboratively across diverse teams, ideally in international and multicultural settings.
- Interest in international development, humanitarian issues, and social and environmental justice.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills.
- Action-oriented and comfortable taking a proactive approach to collaborative projects.
Desirable
- Experience working internationally or with global programme teams.
- Knowledge of ethical storytelling and safeguarding considerations in charity communications.
- Familiarity with audience analytics, A/B testing, and digital campaign performance metrics.
Experience briefing creatives or managing external agencies and freelancers
Our vision is for a world that works better for everyone. We believe where there’s action, there’s hope.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This brand-new, exciting role at War Child will provide crucial administrative and operational support to the Ambassador & Advocate team, helping the team to manage high-profile relationships and deliver Ambassador and high-profile events effectively.
The role will have a focus on supporting event delivery connected to Ambassador engagement at War Child, playing a key part in the planning and execution of events such as ‘Most Wanted’ and War Child’s annual flagship gala, the Wassail. This includes assisting with operational tasks in the lead-up to events, attending meetings, coordinating logistics and providing on-the-day support to ensure events run smoothly. The postholder will work closely with the Lead Events Producer to deliver a seamless experience for guests and Ambassadors, contributing to War Child’s fundraising and relationship-building objectives.
The role will also play a key part in supporting the team deliver relationships at War Child, ensuring strong systems and processes are maintained across the team. They will support on Ambassador-related activity such as invoice management and the preparation of briefing materials and impact reports. They will also support fundraising activities delivered by the team such as prize draws and auctions and assist with the vetting of new high-profile individuals.
The team regularly comes together in our London office for collaboration, relationship-building and key meetings. The successful candidate will be expected to attend these in person and support events in London and elsewhere when required.
If you share our values and believe that children’s lives should not be torn apart by war, we want to hear from you.
Below are some of the experiences and qualities we’re looking for. You can read the full job advert on our website.
- Some previous experience in an administrative, events, fundraising, customer service, or office support role (paid, voluntary, or internship)
- Highly organised, with the ability to manage and prioritise a varied workload
- Strong attention to detail, particularly when handling data, records and financial information
- Interested in events, fundraising, ambassador engagement or the charity sector
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Reliable, flexible and willing to take initiative within clear guidance
- Confident using Microsoft Office / Google Workspace (especially Outlook, Excel and Word)
- Experience working with databases, spreadsheets, or CRM systems (e.g. Salesforce or similar) is desirable but not essential
- Able to handle sensitive information with discretion and professionalism
- Strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative, proactive approach to teamwork
- Able to attend the London office for meetings and events, and to support events, including some occasional evenings or weekends (time off in lieu provided)
What we can offer you
At War Child, we genuinely value different ways of working. From day one, we’re open to discussing flexible options, including hybrid working and flexible hours. Our goal is to support our employees to do their best work while ensuring we continue to deliver for children affected by conflict. Some of our benefits include:
- Flexible working culture and flexible public holidays
- 28 days annual leave (pro-rata), plus bank holidays, which increases by one day per year on your work anniversary, up to a maximum of 33 days.
- Pension - 5% employer contribution (increasing to 6% after one year’s service), with minimum employee contribution.
- Health and wellbeing - employees may take advantage of a healthcare cash plan, a GP 24/7 helpline, cancer cover, and a range of wellbeing initiatives and training. All employees have access to free, confidential one-to-one wellbeing consultations with trained counsellors.
This role offers an incredible opportunity to make a tangible difference at a time of unprecedented need. Join us in standing up for children affected by war and help create a future where no child’s life is torn apart by conflict.
No child should be a part of war. Ever.
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
Concern Worldwide is a non-governmental, international humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries. Our mission is to transform the lives of people living in extreme poverty. We work with 25 million people each year, in some of the hardest to reach and most fragile places. Places prone to conflict, natural disasters, climate change and extreme hunger. When an emergency strikes, we are among the first on the ground. We use our voice to bring the stories of extreme poverty to world leaders.
Benefits
• 25 days’ annual leave, pro-rated for part-time employees
• Annual leave purchase scheme
• Enhanced parental leave pay
• Stakeholder pension
• Cycle scheme
• Life assurance
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Details of our benefits could be found on our website.
About the role
To manage all aspects of the shop, including recruiting and leading the volunteer team in order to maximise the income generated for Concern’s work.
Our new shop in Derry City is a thriving, busy hub that represents the future of charity retail - a modern, vibrant space that has brought new energy to Castle Street since opening in June. As a dynamic addition to the high street, it showcases how charity retail can inspire communities while supporting Concern's life-saving work.
You will be instrumental in making sure the shop is at the hub of the local community, ensuring a steady flow of donations and acting as the face of Concern Worldwide and raising public awareness of our campaigns.
You will lead by example and be confident working within a fast-paced retail environment. You will contribute towards the success of the shop by:
- Ensuring a high standard of customer service
- Achieving targets to maximise income
- Maintaining a high standard of creative visual merchandising
- Actively recruit volunteers and establish the shop in the local community
- Generate stock to fill the shop
About you
As Shop Manager, you will have the opportunity to be part of a small, but dedicated and successful retail team. You will be a highly motivated self-starter who takes full ownership of your role. You will lead and motivate your shop volunteers in maximising the fundraising income for the shop. It will be your chance to demonstrate and further develop your existing strong commercial awareness, relationship management, sales and customer service skills.
This is an exciting time for you to join Concern Worldwide (NI) as we seek to engage more with local communities and increase support for our work in tackling hunger and transforming lives in some of the poorest places in the world.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Concern Worldwide encourages all qualified candidates, irrespective of gender, ethnicity and origin, disability, political beliefs, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or socio-economic status to apply to become a part of the organisation. Concern is against all forms of discrimination and unequal power relations, and is committed to promoting equality.
Concern Charity Retail in Northern Ireland
Concern Worldwide operates a growing retail network of eight shops across Northern Ireland, each playing an important role in supporting our work to end extreme poverty. Our portfolio currently includes two specialist bookshops located in Derry and Holywood, alongside five established charity shops in Ballycastle, Newcastle and across Belfast on the Lisburn Road, Antrim Road and Ormeau Road.
CONDITIONS OF APPOINTMENT
It is the nature of this post that weekend working (Saturday) and occasional additional seasonal hours are part of the normal working week. Working hours will also involve some evening work to meet the needs of the post. Due to the nature of this role, flexibility is required.
We are happy to consider candidates interested in either part-time (28 hours per week) or full-time (35 hours per week). Flexibility required.
Appointment will be subject to a six-month probationary period
If you require a paper application form, please contact us.
Salary: £25,907 - £28,786 full time - based on full time, 35 hours per week.
New employees typically start at the beginning of their pay band.
Deadline: 26th July 2026.
Due to the urgency of filling this position, Concern reserves the right to close the recruitment activity earlier if we have received applications, which match the role. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid a potentially earlier closing date.
The successful post holder will be required to complete a Basic AccessNI check and sign a criminal records self-declaration form.
Having a criminal record will not necessarily debar you from working with Concern Worldwide (NI). This will depend on the nature of the position, together with the circumstances and background of your offences.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About us:
We are an international humanitarian organisation that strives for a world free from poverty, fear and oppression. We deliver life-saving and life-changing interventions to the world's poorest and most vulnerable people. From rapid emergency response to innovative development programming, we go to the hardest to reach places to make sure that no-one is left behind. With 3000 staff of more than 50 nationalities, Concern operates in 25 of the world’s poorest countries, helping people to achieve major and long-lasting improvements in their lives.
Benefits
• 25 days’ annual leave, pro-rated for part-time employees.
• Office closure between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day
• Flexible hours and hybrid working
• Annual leave purchase scheme
• Enhanced parental leave pay
• Stakeholder pension
• Season ticket loan
• Cycle scheme
• Life assurance
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Details of our benefits could be found on our website.
Job Location: Belfast (Hybrid)
Staff are expected to come into their base office once per week. Staff are also able to flex their start and finish times between the hours of 7am to 7pm daily.
Our Belfast office is located in an historic building in a lively area, close to the Ulster University Belfast campus, cafés, restaurants, shops, and excellent transport links. The building is full of character, blending historic charm with modern, flexible workspaces designed for collaboration and creativity.
About the role
The Direct Marketing Executive will play a key role in delivering high-quality direct marketing campaigns that drive income and engagement from individual supporters. Focusing on cash appeals and alternative gifts, this role will manage the planning, delivery, and evaluation of multi-channel campaigns that inspire supporters to give, strengthen loyalty, and maximise return on investment.
About You
You are organised, proactive and experienced in delivering successful direct marketing campaigns across channels such as direct mail and email. With excellent planning and project management skills, you can manage multiple campaigns from concept to completion, working collaboratively with colleagues, agencies and suppliers to deliver high-quality results on time and within budget.
You have strong analytical and numerical skills, enjoy working with data and databases, and use campaign insights to drive continuous improvement. Comfortable using Excel, Word and CRM or database systems, you're confident managing campaign data, monitoring performance and identifying opportunities to improve supporter engagement and response.
An excellent communicator, you have strong written skills and experience writing and editing compelling email and campaign copy. You build positive relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners, working collaboratively while confidently managing priorities, negotiating deadlines and solving problems as they arise.
You're highly organised, able to manage a varied workload and adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment. You take ownership of your work, bring fresh ideas and a creative approach to campaign development, and are always looking for ways to improve results.
Ideally, you'll have experience within the charity sector, individual giving or supporter fundraising, along with an understanding of digital marketing, donor care and audience segmentation. Most importantly, you're motivated by the opportunity to create meaningful campaigns that inspire supporters and make a lasting impact.
To view the full job description and person specification, please click on the link below to download the document.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion:
Concern Worldwide encourages all qualified candidates, irrespective of gender, ethnicity and origin, disability, political beliefs, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or socio-economic status to apply to become a part of the organisation. Concern is against all forms of discrimination and unequal power relations, and is committed to promoting equality.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply for this post, please upload your CV and cover letter explaining how you meet the essential and desirable criteria for the position by 26th July 2026.
Your cover letter will be scored against each of the listed requirements listed in the job description. To give yourself the best chance of being shortlisted, please copy each criterion into your cover letter and explain under each one how your experience, skills, or achievements demonstrate your suitability. Use clear and specific examples to support your statements.
Concern will shortlist only those candidates who clearly demonstrate that they meet all essential criteria. If a high number of applicants meet the minimum requirements, we will assess and score candidates against the desirable criteria to determine who will be invited to interview. It is therefore important that your application provides detailed evidence of how you meet the role requirements.
All candidates who are short-listed for an interview will be notified via email.
Candidates must be legally entitled to work in the UK at the time of application.
Conditions of Appointment:
Pay band: GB4
Belfast: £30,075 - £33,416, based on full time hours (35 hours per week)
New employees typically start at the beginning of their pay band.
The successful post holder will be required to complete a criminal records self-declaration form and a Basic AccessNI check.
Having a criminal record will not necessarily debar you from working with Concern Worldwide. This will depend on the nature of the position, together with the circumstances and background of your offences.
Our mission is to permanently transform the lives of people living in extreme poverty, tackling its root causes and building resilience.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Talent Acquisition Partner (Permanent)
Manchester, United Kingdom
Starting salary £41,628 - £47,100
About MAG:
MAG (Mines Advisory Group) is an international humanitarian organisation based in Manchester, UK, and working in 32 countries. We remove landmines and unexploded ordnance to release safe and productive land for communities, and work to reduce the threat of armed violence by supporting governments to safely manage weapons and ammunition. In 1997, MAG was a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for our work campaigning for the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention.
About the role:
Reporting to the Head of Talent, you will manage the operational delivery of MAG’s external and internal talent acquisition processes including recruitment, promotion, and deployment, managing day to day hiring activity and ensuring fair, timely and inclusive processes.
You will provide operational guidance to the Recruitment Officers, support hiring managers throughout the recruitment cycle, and manage the effective operational use of our applicant tracking system. You will build talent pipelines, produce recruitment data and reporting, and work closely with HR Managers to ensure smooth onboarding and strong workforce planning. The role is central to improving the candidate experience and strengthening MAG’s overall talent acquisition capability.
Job Purpose:
The Talent Acquisition Partner manage the operational delivery of MAG’s external and internal talent acquisition processes including recruitment, promotion, and deployment, managing day to day hiring activity and ensuring fair, timely and inclusive processes.
The role provides operational guidance to the Recruitment Officers, supports hiring managers throughout the recruitment cycle, and manages the effective operational use of our applicant tracking system. The Talent Acquisition Partner builds talent pipelines, produces recruitment data and reporting, and works closely with HR Managers to ensure smooth onboarding and strong workforce planning. The role is central to improving the candidate experience and strengthening MAG’s overall talent acquisition capability.
Job Description
Recruitment Delivery and Coordination with HR Managers
- Ensuring adherence to best practice recruitment and EDI policies and principles, operate as a strategic partner to the business, providing best practice advice and guidance on recruitment and selection.
- Lead end to end recruitment for your allocated roles, working closely with hiring managers to understand their needs and design fair, ensuring inclusive and efficient selection processes.
- Undertake evidence-based approaches to longlist candidates, develop interview and assessment materials, and support panels to make consistent and transparent hiring decisions.
- Take part in interviews and facilitate panel discussions to ensure consistency and alignment with best practice.
- Provide HR managers with regular updates, managing timelines, risks, and expectations throughout the process.
- Under direction of Head of Talent, support internal movement, promoting opportunities through internal channels, supporting in implementing succession plans and retention strategies.
Team Leadership and Workflow Coordination
- Manage and motivate two Recruitment Officers to perform to a high standard to deliver high quality recruitment support across the organisation, helping them prioritise work, strengthen their skills.
- Conduct appraisal meetings in line with MAG policy, agreeing and reviewing progress towards individual targets on a regular basis.
- Coordinate workloads across the team to ensure recruitment activity flows smoothly and deadlines are met.
- Work towards creating a collaborative, supportive, and high achieving team culture.
Systems, Data and Continuous Improvement
- Lead the effective operational use of our applicant tracking system, ensuring that workflows, templates, and data are accurate and support strong decision making.
- Support the Head of Talent with recruitment metrics, providing insights on performance, diversity, and candidate experience to inform strategic decision making.
- Collaborate with the Head of Talent to identify system improvements and support their implementation.
- Safeguard the accuracy and integrity of recruitment data, ensuring adherence to compliance, safeguarding and privacy standards.
Talent Pipelines and Market Engagement
- Build and maintain talent pools for recurring or hard to fill roles, engaging proactively with potential candidates.
- Maintain accurate talent pipelines within the ATS for future recruitment campaigns.
- Monitor developments in labour markets, sourcing channels and recruitment trends to inform planning
HR Operational Support and Administration
- Review new starters, internal moves, and programme changes as required.
- Review offer documentation for accuracy and consistency.
- Oversee background checking processes, ensuring timely follow up and accurate handover to HR Operations.
- Check that all candidate documentation and approvals within the selection and deployment process are consistent, accurate and compliant.
- Update payroll change spreadsheets and collaborate with HR Operations to ensure data accuracy.
- Ensure new starter information is complete and submitted within required timelines.
Collaboration with other Centres of Excellence
- Work closely with HR Operations to ensure new starters are onboarded smoothly, with accurate documentation and timely handovers.
- Work with Safeguarding to ensure that MAG’s safe recruitment principles are integrated into recruitment processes and used in practice.
- Partner with HR Managers to understand programme needs, plan for upcoming vacancies and align recruitment with organisational priorities.
- Contribute to developing tools, guidance and training that will help managers to recruit confidently and consistently.
All staff are expected to undertake the following general duties:
- Work within the framework of MAG’s core values, promoting its ethos and mission statement.
- Work towards achieving programme and/or department business plan objectives.
- Ensure familiarity with and adhere to all MAG policies and procedures and keep informed of MAG activities.
- Undertake and apply learning from appropriate training and development programmes.
- Occasionally required to travel internationally, sometimes to developing countries and areas in conflict.
- Undertake the role in a manner appropriate to the cultural context and within the local legal framework.
- Understand and uphold the standards outlined in MAG’s Safeguarding Framework, acting with due care and attention to safeguard the wellbeing of anyone that comes into contact with MAG’s work and reporting concerns if they do arise.
Requirements
About you:
You will have strong experience leading a talent acquisition team to deliver end-to-end recruitment in an international or multi-site context. Confident using applicant tracking systems and recruitment technologies, you bring experience in direct sourcing and building talent pipelines for hard-to-fill roles. A collaborative and credible partner, you work effectively with stakeholders across the organisation and closely with HR operational teams.
You are proactive, adaptable, and comfortable working at pace, with the ability to balance competing priorities while maintaining sound judgement. You bring creativity and a continuous improvement mindset to recruitment practice, with a commitment to fair, transparent, and inclusive hiring.
Essential Experience
- Experience leading and supporting a talent acquisition team to deliver end-to-end recruitment support in an international context or multi-site organization.
- Proficient use of applicant tracking systems (ATS) and other recruitment technologies.
- Experience in direct sourcing, market mapping or talent pooling activities for hard to fill roles.
- Experience in collating HR data and developing periodic reports.
- Experience collaborating with HR Operations, payroll or administrative teams.
Essential Skills and Knowledge
- Strong understanding of best practice talent acquisition, and an ability to contextualise this to meet organisational needs
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence across all levels of an organisation
- Demonstrated creativity to improve Talent Acquisition efficiencies, talent sourcing methodologies, and employer branding principles.
- Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing deadlines and high-volume workloads.
- Ability to manage, motivate and develop a team
Essential Aptitude
- Proactive attitude to change with the ability to recommend improvements to process and practice, leading through to implementation.
- Demonstrated creativity and passion for talent sourcing methodologies, and employer branding principles.
- Proactive, collaborative, and adaptable in an evolving environment.
- Ability to work at pace and with a range of competing demands whilst maintaining excellent judgement
Desirable
- Experience using Workable ATS
- Experience in monitoring and reporting recruitment/EDI KPIs.
- Demonstrable understanding of optimising stakeholder experience and employer brand strengthening
- Experience of using an Employer of Record Service and/or dealing with employment for non-UK remote employees
We are happy to receive flexible working and job share requests in your application. If you are applying with an existing job share partner please see the candidate information sheet for further guidance.
Benefits
Remuneration
The starting salary will be £41,628, based on a 37.5 hour working week. MAG has a system of incremental pay increases, up to a limit, based on length of service in the role. Further information will be provided to the successful candidate.
Closing Date: 21st July 2026 - Midday
Interviews: 30 - 31 July 2026
(Previous applicants to this role will not be considered)
Please note that as part of MAG's commitment to safeguarding, this post is subject to background checks before an offer of employment is confirmed. For more information on MAG’s approach to safeguarding and background checks on our website.
MAG is committed to the principles of diversity, equality and inclusion. If you think you would be suited to one of our roles we would welcome your application regardless of your background. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive working environment where all employees feel respected and supported in fulfilling their potential.
We do whatever it takes to get to a landmine before another child does.
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!
Location: Central London, hybrid (2 days per week in office)
Contract: Temporary, 11 weeks
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £21.43 per hour (+ holiday) (circa £41,900 salaried equivalent)
Start Date: ASAP
Prospectus is proud to be supporting our client, a well known international charity, in their search for a temporary Press Officer.
Responsibilities:
- Respond to media enquiries and coordinate interviews with MSF spokespeople
- Draft and distribute press releases relating to humanitarian emergencies and breaking news
- Proactively identify opportunities to secure media coverage linked to current affairs and humanitarian issues
- Arrange and support media visits by news crews and journalists
- Build and maintain relationships with journalists across broadcast, print, online, podcast, trade and regional media
- Monitor and report on media coverage of MSF in the UK
- Support advocacy and campaigning activity through media engagement
Requirements:
- Recent, relevant experience in a similar role in a not-for-profit organisation, including experience in a press, journalism, media, or similar communications environment
- Keen interest in and understanding of world affairs and humanitarian issues
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with confidence to build strong stakeholder relationships
- High level of organisation and attention to detail, with the ability to manage priorities and deadlines
- Collaborative and proactive approach
CVs will be reviewed on a rolling basis so early applications are strongly encouraged to avoid missing out. If you're interested, please apply ASAP with your CV in Word format.
At Prospectus, we are committed to supporting you throughout your application journey. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and do not discriminate based on age, gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
This organisation is using Anonymous Recruitment to reduce bias in the first stages of the hiring process. Submit your application as normal and our system will anonymise it for you. Your personal information will be hidden until the recruiter contacts you.
We want a world where no one dies from hunger. Life-threatening hunger is predictable, preventable and treatable. Join Action Against Hunger and together we will stop it in its tracks.
Action Against Hunger is an optimistic, inspiring place to work. We want passionate and dedicated people to help build a better world. We’re a creative team made up of people with a wide range of talents, styles and expertise. But we are united in our relentless dedication to end world hunger. No challenge is too big. With you we can do it. Join us.
We are looking for a Trust and Foundations Manager to join a successful and ambitious team, responsible for managing existing donors, managing grants with strategic partners, producing clear and compelling donor communications, and proactively identifying new funding opportunities to support the organisation’s continued growth and impact.
The right candidate will be a self-starter, with excellent written and verbal communications skills, who is highly motivated and passionate about ending world hunger. They must bring experience of identifying potential new partnerships, securing gifts, and ongoing stewardship.
For more detailed information on the roles, please download the attached pdf Job descriptions.
Closing Date: 17-July-2026, 09:00 Interview Date: 23/24 July 2026
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A RE-ADVERTISEMENT, AND NOT OPEN TO PREVIOUS APPLICANTS
Please read the following carefully before making your application: Then all you need to do is send your CV and write a covering letter explaining why you want the job and how your skills and experience make you the right person for the role. Please specify in the application which role you are applying for.
- For further information on pay and employee benefits please visit our careers page on our website
- As a UK based position, candidates must have the right to work in the UK
- We welcome applications from all sections of the community and we encourage as broad a range of candidates as possible. If you need any additional support to help you through this process, please let us know (contact details in the job pack)
- Due to the high volume of applications, we receive, we will only contact shortlisted candidates, within two weeks of the closing date Unfortunately, we cannot provide individual feedback
- If you experience any technical difficulties in submitting your application, please contact the charityjob helpdesk.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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!
Finance Manager (Flexible Working – Part-time Welcome)
Are you a qualified finance professional looking for an opportunity to use your expertise to support a global humanitarian mission? ENN is seeking an experienced Finance Manager to provide strategic financial leadership, strengthen organisational sustainability and help ensure our resources are used effectively to improve nutrition outcomes worldwide.
Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN) is a respected UK charity working to reduce undernutrition globally. We connect technical experts, build evidence and improve knowledge to strengthen nutrition policy and programming, particularly in low- and middle-income countries and fragile and conflict-affected settings.
This is an exciting opportunity to join ENN at an important stage in its development. The Finance Manager will work closely with the CEO, Management Team and Board of Trustees, providing strategic financial insight, overseeing financial governance and supporting effective decision-making across the organisation.
About the role
The Finance Manager will be responsible for:
- Developing and delivering ENN’s finance strategy in support of its five-year organisational goals.
- Providing financial insight, analysis and risk management advice to the Management Team and Board of Trustees.
- Leading budgeting, forecasting and financial planning processes.
- Overseeing core finance operations, including multi-currency accounting, payroll, cash flow and financial controls.
- Managing audits, statutory reporting and charity governance requirements.
- Supporting funding proposals, grant management and donor compliance.
- Line managing and supporting the development of the finance team.
This role is a key position within ENN and provides the opportunity to influence organisational strategy while ensuring strong financial stewardship.
About you
We are looking for an experienced finance professional who:
- Is a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).
- Has significant experience leading financial management within the charity or not-for-profit sector.
- Understands charity finance requirements, governance and compliance obligations.
- Has experience managing grant-funded projects, including allocation of staff costs across funds.
- Has experience working with funders, foundations, NGOs or institutional donors.
- Can confidently communicate complex financial information and provide strategic advice to senior stakeholders.
- Has experience managing and developing a team.
- Is comfortable working independently and as a proactive business partner within a dispersed organisation.
Experience working with international NGOs, institutional donors or multi-currency environments would be advantageous.
What we offer
- Salary up to £60,000 per annum (full-time equivalent), dependent on experience.
- Flexible working arrangements, with applications welcomed from candidates seeking full-time or part-time hours.
- Remote/flexible working arrangements, with occasional attendance at meetings and team events primarily in the Oxford area.
- 25 days’ annual leave plus UK public holidays (increasing with service up to 27 days), pro rata for part-time staff.
- Employer pension contribution of 5%.
- Dental cover.
- Life cover.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Wellbeing contribution.
Working arrangements and eligibility
The full-time equivalent for this role is 37.5 hours per week. ENN particularly welcomes applications from candidates seeking flexible or reduced hours, with the final working pattern and scope of responsibilities agreed with the successful candidate.
The successful applicant must have the right to work in the UK. ENN is unable to provide visa sponsorship or relocation support for this position.
How to apply
Please submit your CV together with a cover letter (no more than one page) explaining your motivation for applying and how your experience meets the Person Specification.
Closing date: 27 July 2026 at 23:59 hrs.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and interviews may be arranged before the closing date. Candidates are encouraged, where possible, to reserve 10 and 11 August 2026 for interviews.
Recruitment Agencies
Thank you for your interest in working with ENN. At this stage, we are managing recruitment for this vacancy directly and are not engaging recruitment agencies. We therefore kindly ask that agencies do not contact us regarding this role or submit unsolicited CVs. If we require agency support for future vacancies, we will contact our preferred recruitment partners directly.
Emergency Nutrition Network works to reduce undernutrition globally.
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We are seeking a Roaming International Finance Manager to provide short- to medium-term finance cover and additional capacity across a global programme portfolio. This is a hands-on international finance role, supporting Programme Managers and country teams to manage financial risk, strengthen financial controls, and ensure effective delivery of standard financial operating procedures.
The role may also include the induction, training and capacity-building of new International Finance Managers and local finance teams.
The successful candidate will work across a range of country programmes, often in challenging or developing-country contexts, providing support on budgeting, donor reporting, financial planning, monthly close processes, cash management, statutory compliance, audit preparation and partner contract oversight. They will play a key role in ensuring financial systems, reporting and controls are robust, compliant and aligned with operational needs.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Supporting country financial planning, forecasting and grant/contract budgeting.
- Monitoring grant and contract spend, including cost-to-completion and spend-out plans.
- Identifying and managing programme financial risks.
- Ensuring financial policies and standard operating procedures are implemented across programme locations.
- Overseeing monthly financial close and ledger accuracy.
- Preparing donor, client and country financial statements.
- Managing cash flow, banking arrangements and exchange-rate exposure.
- Supporting statutory, donor and external audits.
- Building the capacity of national finance teams and supporting staff development.
About you
You will be a qualified accountant, or able to demonstrate equivalent experience, with at least five years’ financial management experience, including two years overseas. You will bring strong financial planning, reporting, donor compliance and risk-management skills, together with the flexibility and resilience required to work in varied international contexts. Experience managing and developing small teams is essential.
This role would suit a practical, adaptable and culturally sensitive finance professional who is comfortable working both strategically and operationally, including in environments where living and working conditions may be basic.
PLEASE NOTE: International deployment i.e. living overseas in programmatric locations.
Accommodation and living/ travel allowance along with 49 days leave entitlement.
Our client works to realise every child's right to a family by transforming care systems around the world. Founded in 2005, this organisation partners with governments, civil society and young people with lived experience to shift children from institutional care into safe, loving family-based settings, and to strengthen the support that helps families stay together. Our client now seeks to appoint a Senior Programme Fundraising Manager, and Prospectus is delighted to be supporting the search.
Senior Programme Fundraising Manager
London / Hybrid (1-2 days in the office per week)
Permanent
35 hours per week / flexible working offered
£55,000 - £60,000 per annum (depending on experience)
Reporting to the Deputy Director of Fundraising, the Senior Programme Fundraising Manager will play a central role in strengthening programme fundraising capacity across country teams and the global fundraising function. With a particular focus on institutional fundraising, you'll provide technical leadership to support country directors and in-country fundraising colleagues to build high-quality donor engagement, develop and progress funding opportunities, and manage donor compliance across the full funding cycle. You'll line manage country-based fundraising roles (currently across Moldova, Kenya and Ukraine), helping to build strong pipelines, shape fundable propositions, coordinate high-quality proposal development, and ensure excellent stewardship, reporting and internal alignment across systems and sign-off processes.
The successful candidate will bring strong experience in institutional and/or programme funding, with a demonstrable track record of developing compelling proposals and managing funder requirements and compliance. You'll be confident advising and influencing senior stakeholders, providing donor intelligence and engagement support (including with UNICEF offices, bilateral donors, UN agencies and EU actors), and translating complex programme work into clear, credible and fundable narratives. You'll also have the leadership and coaching skills to line manage and develop colleagues across geographies, and the judgement to identify and escalate risks while strengthening tools, processes and ways of working. Occasional international travel will be required.
You are required to have the Right to Work in the UK for this role.
How to apply:
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 Femke Vorstman at Prospectus.
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. To formally apply, you will need to complete a supporting statement (max. 2 sides of A4) by COB on 19th July 2026.
Application pack:
Programme Funding Officer
Do you want to improve the lives of people with disabilities and vulnerable people?
Humanity & Inclusion (HI) is an award-winning international humanitarian and development organisation. Working alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, we take action and raise awareness in order to respond to their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights.
Our UK team is looking for an enthusiastic and committed individual to join us as a Programme Funding Officer (PFO). This is an exciting and varied role working across the funding cycle from the early stage of new opportunities through to grant management. You will be regularly in touch with our country teams, supporting them to engage with UK institutional donors in-country and advising them on compliance for both grants and commercial contracts. You will also get a chance to support partnership development, as well as advocacy and policy influencing. If this sounds like the next role for you, we’d love to welcome you to our friendly and dedicated team.
Background Information and Purpose of Post
The Institutional Relations team is responsible for donor engagement and influencing, institutional funding, and partnerships in the UK. It comprises the Head of Institutional Relations, three Programme Funding Officers and an Institutional Funding Volunteer.
You will work as part of a dynamic team to support delivery and implementation of an ambitious institutional relations strategy. With a particular focus on the FCDO and START Network alongside growing Australian and Irish portfolios, the Institutional Relations team builds partnerships and maximises income and influence to achieve HI’s strategic aims. Given the changing external funding environment and evolving context in the UK, we are looking for an individual who is willing to be flexible and adapt to the context in order to meet the organisation’s needs and have the biggest impact for people with disabilities.
The main purpose of this post is to:
· Improve our track record for UK and other funding by increasing internal understanding of donors and funding mechanisms in your portfolio, supporting high quality submissions, grant management and donor compliance
· Strengthen relationships with, and generate and manage funding from, UK and other institutional donors and partners, particularly Irish and Australian donors
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Promoting our work and building relationships with institutional donors
Supporting the work of the Head of Institutional Relations, you will have sound knowledge of the donors and funding mechanisms in your portfolio and contribute proactively to influencing their funding strategies and priorities. Duties include:
· Maintain a good understanding of HI’s programmes, strategy and approach and communicate this externally.
· Identify and build relationships with a portfolio of large public and private institutional donors and their key suppliers (e.g. INGOs and for-profit development companies), mobilising colleagues from UK and across the global organisation as required.
· Work with country programmes to develop country-level action plans to engage with local representatives of UK donors and partners, in order to strengthen in-country relationships, influence donors’ country-level plans and access in-country funding opportunities. This will also involve supporting the development of multi-year operational plans and advise on the funding possibilities offered by UK institutional donors.
· Anticipate future trends and the expectations of the donors and funding mechanisms in your portfolio, influence their policies and strategies, and negotiate and consult with them on institutional funding matters, in liaison with the appropriate colleagues from the UK team and federal network.
· In coordination with the Head of Institutional Relations and the Chief Executive, monitor and where needed, contribute to collective work and advocacy initiatives in collaboration with partners and INGO networks (such as the Start Network and targeted Bond groups) with the aim of raising HI’s profile and influencing UK donors in line with our influencing priorities.
Generate and manage institutional funding from UK donors
You will follow and champion HI’s internal institutional funding procedures to identify and analyse funding opportunities from UK sources, contribute to project submissions, and carry out grant management duties. You will:
· Monitor, identify, analyse and communicate all relevant funding opportunities from donors in your portfolio (including development and humanitarian grant opportunities and commercial contracts). This will involve facilitating internal go/no go decision-making for new opportunities and advising and supporting programme colleagues on positioning and consortium-building when relevant.
· Lead the review and analysis of the requirements in new funding agreements and contracts, advise internal stakeholders on compliance and ensure appropriate contract negotiation and due diligence processes are followed.
· Implement internal procedures for contract/grant management, including information management, and support the submission of reporting and payment requests according to donor requirements.
Improve our track record for UK institutional funding
You will be responsible for increasing internal understanding of donors and funding mechanisms in your portfolio, particularly FCDO, Start Network, Australian DFAT and Irish Aid, supporting high quality strategic submissions and donor compliance. You will:
· Create internal communications, train and brief finance, programme and technical staff (including country programmes) on the donors in your portfolio, ensuring they have the tools and knowledge to comply with donor rules, understand donor priorities and focus areas, and maximise the potential for funding.
· Support proposal development, advising on donor requirements, expectations and preferences.
· Build strong relationships and internal links with technical and programme teams and contribute to internal working groups on issues related to institutional funding.
Other duties
· Maintain a positive and collaborative working relationship with HI UK colleagues and the Federal Institutional Funding, and Operations teams.
· Actively contribute to the HI UK operational plan and team work plans, and internal staff meetings.
· Ensure high quality, accurate internal reporting and information management for your portfolio.
· Keep abreast of developments within the sector by liaising with counterparts in other NGOs, and relevant networks.
· Represent HI UK at external forums and meetings when relevant.
· Any other activities commensurate with the level of the post, as may be required by the Chief Executive or Head of Team.
Our vision is a world of solidarity and inclusion, enriched by our differences, where everyone can live in dignity.



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This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in growing a major donor programme that directly supports life-changing eye care services in the Holy Land. You will work closely with the Executive Director, UK (EDUK) and senior leadership, including the CEO and Trustees, to contribute to the long-term sustainability of a respected and impactful international charity.
As part of a small, ambitious and collaborative UK team, you will play a major role in shaping and developing the major donor programme, building meaningful relationships with supporters and seeing the tangible impact of your work on patients and communities.
The St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group (SJEHG) is a UK-registered charity delivering expert eye care to the people of the Holy Land, regardless of ethnicity, religion or ability to pay. It operates through two locally-registered charities to provide services in East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Main purpose of the job
This role will provide additional capacity to help secure new restricted grants, and manage existing reports to ensure maximum possible alignment of grants to Bond’s overall strategy and financial objectives.The role will support the Fundraising Director to identify potential funders and scope opportunities, support with project management of funding proposals, coordination of reports and due diligence requirements.
The role will report to a member of the Senior Management Team but will work closely with Bond’s Director of Fundraising (consultant or employee) and with SMT leads as specific to funder.
Main responsibilities
Managing the restricted funding pipeline
- Working with the Director of Fundraising, maintain the restricted funding pipeline including co-ordinating the submission of reports
- Regular scanning for new funding opportunities, new bid identification, tracking deadlines and donor requirements, and identifying Bond’s eligibility for relevant grants.
- Where required by the Director of Fundraising, produce briefings and background notes for funder outreach.
Supporting the successful development of funding proposals
- Working with the Director of Fundraising and in coordination with relevant teams, draft funding proposals and ensure that relevant templates and due diligence are completed in line with agreed deadlines and quality standards.
- Work with the Director of Finance & Planning to prepare budgets for each proposal in accordance with donor guidelines and Bond’s internal budget framework.
- Working with the Director of Fundraising, support the internal coordination of funding proposal development, including setting up relevant internal calls, supporting communication and liaison with funders, tracking progress, and ensuring that tasks are completed in line with internal and funder deadlines.
Ensure that restricted fundraising supports Bond’s overall and financial strategy
- Working with the Director of Finance and Planning and relevant SMT leads, ensure that budgets for restricted grant proposals align to funder requirements and templates, while also supporting Bond’s strategy and our financial objectives.
- Maximise cost recovery and track resourcing implications of the funding portfolio.
Person Specification
Essential
- Track record of successful fundraising, including drafting successful funding proposals
- Understanding of the restricted fundraising landscape, ideally including experience with funders Bond works with or others funding international development
- Budgeting skills and financial literacy, including understanding of how restricted fundraising can support Bond’s overall financial objectives. (Formal accountancy qualifications are not required.)
- Strong knowledge of international development including some expertise on the policy areas within which we work
- Strong excel and IT skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Strong project management skills, including ability to track progress towards deadlines
- Excellent inter-personal skills, including the ability to work with senior level staff to ensure progress towards agreed objectives, as well as building relationships with funders where required
- A demonstrable commitment to anti-racism, equity and inclusion and a commitment to Bond’s values of openness, collaboration, dynamism and influence
Benefits
Bond offers a competitive salary and benefits package including:
- 27 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays, with additional staff privilege days, normally between Christmas and New Year
- 7% pension contributions (staff pay 3.5%)
- Flexible working hours (Hybrid working – 1 day, minimum in the office per month)
- Staff Development days
- Perk Box access
- Employee Assistance Programme
- WeCare (Health and wellbeing services, including access to 24/7 online GP services, second medical opinion, mental health support such as counselling, guidance from health professionals, burnout prevention, life event counselling, get fit programmes, nutritionist advice, etc. – for staff and immediate family)
- Interest free season ticket loan
How to Apply
To apply submit your CV and cover letter by middnight on the 26th July 202
In the cover letter we expect you to set out:
- Why you are interested in this role
- How you meet the role requirements
- Your understanding of equity, diversity, inclusion and why it matters in this role
Bond and Equal Opportunites
Bond values diversity and works to advance equity and inclusion. All staff have a responsibility to ensure that they are being open, accepting and respectful to all that they come into contact with within their work at Bond, regardless their protected characteristics. Acting in accordance with the EDI policy, Bond staff must contribute to our inclusive organisational culture ensuring that they are aware of and respond appropriately to micro-aggressions, racism, sexism, LQBTQ+ misconduct and disability equity. Bond Staff must not be bystanders, and must report when they witness any unacceptable behaviour.
In order to assess and ensure the continued effectiveness of Bond’s Equal Opportunities Policy, all applicants are asked to complete a short questionnaire when applying. You are not obliged to answer the questions but the more information you supply the more effectively we can monitor our equal opportunity practices. Completion of all questions is voluntary and failure to answer any question(s) will not affect your application in any way.
The information you supply will be treated in confidence and will not be seen by any member of the selection panel responsible for the appointment. The questionnaire will be detached from your CV and cover letter, stored anonymously and used purely to provide statistics for monitoring purposes.
Privacy Note for Applicant
Our Privacy Notice for applicants can be found on applying.
Subject of Employment at Bond
If successful, you must have the right to work for the duration of your contract at Bond. All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references. Bond also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
Bond is the UK network for organisations working in international development.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
This organisation is using Anonymous Recruitment to reduce bias in the first stages of the hiring process. Submit your application as normal and our system will anonymise it for you. Your personal information will be hidden until the recruiter contacts you.
About FIGO
Every year, hundreds of thousands of women die from causes that are preventable. FIGO, the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics, brings together expertise globally to address this. We are the world's largest alliance of professional societies of obstetricians and gynecologists, working across more than 142 countries to improve the health, rights and lives of women and girls globally. We work through obstetricians and gynecologists and their professional societies, supporting them to advance high-quality reproductive and maternal healthcare by strengthening health systems, influencing policy and raising the standards of practice in their countries. At global level, we harness clinical knowledge to produce global evidence and standards on women’s health.
The role
This role is within the Programmes and Partnerships team, which secures and manages funding from institutional funders. As a Programme Manager, you will lead day-to-day delivery and management of FIGO projects across the full project cycle. This will include the Advocating for Safe Abortion (ASA) programme, a multi-country initiative now in its seventh year, working with national professional societies of obstetricians and gynecologists across Francophone West Africa to drive change in policy, clinical practice and societal attitudes on abortion care. This is complex, multi-partner work in a politically sensitive area. It requires judgement, strong relationships, and the ability to hold both the detail and the bigger picture. We’re looking for someone with:
- Proven experience of managing institutionally funded projects in global health or international development, across the full project lifecycle.
- Experience managing advocacy-focused projects and working with a diverse range of partners across multiple countries.
- Strong skills in financial management, donor reporting and partner coordination.
- Experience developing and implementing monitoring, evaluation and learning frameworks on projects.
- Fluency in both English and French (written and spoken) — essential for this role.
- Familiarity with sexual and reproductive health and rights, or experience working in West Africa, is a strong advantage.
- Travel to West Africa will be essential.
This is a part-time role at 3 days per week, initially contracted until January 2029. FIGO's Programmes and Partnerships portfolio is growing, and we anticipate opportunities to extend or expand the role beyond that.
HOW TO APPLY
- To apply for this position, please send your CV and cover letter outlining your experience and interest in this opportunity via the Apply button. Please note that applications without a cover letter may not be considered.
- Closing Date for applications: Tuesday 14th July 11.30pm
- Interviews will take place w/c 20th July in person
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS POSITION IS OPEN TO THOSE WHO HAVE THE RIGHT TO RESIDE AND WORK IN THE UK. WE WILL EXPECT RELEVANT PROOF OF SUCH IF ASKED FOR AN INTERVIEW (PLEASE DO NOT SEND THIS INFORMATION WITH YOUR APPLICATION, THANK YOU).
FIGO is the only organisation that brings together professional societies of obstetricians and gynecologists on a global basis.
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Closing Date: 19 July 2026
Ref 7367
Save the Children UK has an exciting opportunity for an experienced safeguarding professional with a strong safeguarding casework and investigations background to join us as our Head of Investigations & Quality, where you will lead complex safeguarding casework, drive quality assurance, and strengthen safer practices across the UK and internationally.
This is a 12-month fixed-term maternity cover contract, starting in September 2026. Due to the nature of the role, candidates must be available to commence employment in September 2026.
About Us
Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.
About the Role
As Head of Investigations & Quality (Safeguarding, Health, Safety & Security), you will lead Save the Children UK's safeguarding casework and investigations function, ensuring safeguarding concerns are managed to the highest standards and in line with organisational policies, regulatory requirements and sector best practice.
Bringing significant experience of safeguarding investigations and complex case management, you will oversee sensitive and high-risk safeguarding cases, provide quality assurance across safeguarding, health, safety and security incident management, and drive continuous improvement through learning, insight and organisational accountability. Working closely with senior leaders and safeguarding colleagues, you will help strengthen our safeguarding culture and ensure survivor-centred, trauma-informed approaches are embedded throughout our work.
In this role, you will:
- Lead and oversee safeguarding investigations and case management activity, ensuring complex and sensitive cases are handled using survivor-centred, trauma-informed and risk-aware approaches.
- Provide quality assurance and oversight of safeguarding, health, safety and security incident management, ensuring consistency, compliance and high standards of practice across the organisation.
- Strengthen case management systems, processes and reporting mechanisms, embedding learning from cases and near-misses into organisational policies, training and safeguarding practice.
- Provide expert guidance, support and quality assurance to Safeguarding Business Partners and stakeholders, helping build capability and confidence in case management and investigations.
- Analyse safeguarding, health, safety and security data, identify trends and risks, and prepare high-quality reporting and insights for senior leadership, the Board and governance committees.
- Develop and deliver training, contribute to safeguarding improvement projects, and occasionally deputise for the Director of Safer Programming & Advocacy on safeguarding matters.
About You
This role is an excellent opportunity for an experienced safeguarding investigations professional who is passionate about protecting children and communities, driving high-quality practice, and ensuring organisations respond effectively when concerns arise.
To be successful, it is important that you have:
- Significant experience leading safeguarding casework and investigations, including managing complex, high-risk and sensitive safeguarding concerns within a large or complex organisation.
- Advanced safeguarding investigation and case management expertise, with a strong understanding of survivor-centred and trauma-informed approaches.
- Deep knowledge of safeguarding and child protection legislation, policy and best practice, ideally across both UK and international or INGO settings.
- Strong analytical skills and sound professional judgement, with the ability to balance risk, survivor needs and organisational accountability in challenging situations.
- Experience strengthening case management systems, quality assurance processes, audits and organisational learning frameworks.
- Excellent communication, influencing and relationship-building skills, with experience
- training, mentoring and supporting colleagues to improve safeguarding practice.
What we offer you
We promote flexibility, inclusion, collaboration, and wellbeing both at work and beyond, and offer a wide range of benefits designed to reward your hard work and inspire you to help improve the lives of children every day.
Some of the benefits you can expect include:
- Generous Annual Leave – Starting at 27 days per year (pro rata for part-time employees) increasing with service up to 32 days, plus public holidays and our annual 'Save the Children Day'.
- Family Leave – Up to 39 weeks of maternity/adoption pay (including up to 21 weeks full pay) and paternity/adoption leave of 10 weeks full pay (plus statutory entitlement).
- Special Leave – Up to 10 days paid leave per year (pro rata) for urgent or exceptional personal circumstances, without using annual leave.
- Volunteer Leave – Up to 3 days paid leave per year to support volunteering and give back.
- Pension & Life Assurance – Helping you plan for the future with up to 7% employer pension contributions.
- Employee Discounts – Access thousands of deals across groceries, retail, tech, travel, fitness, and more.
- Health & Wellbeing Support – Including access to a 24/7 Virtual GP and Employee Assistance Programme and Counselling, eye care support, and seasonal flu vaccinations.
Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.
Location & Ways of Working:
The majority of our roles can be performed remotely in the UK, but at times you will be required to come to your contracted office (usually between 2–4 days per month, depending on the needs of your role, team, or service). For many roles, this is likely to be the minimum required to deliver impact.
The Safer Programming & Advocacy Team currently meets once per month at our office in Farringdon, but this will be discussed and agreed with your manager / team and we encourage candidates to discuss our ways of working in more detail at interview stage.
Please note: travel costs to your contracted office will be at your own expense.
Flexible Working - We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Save the Children UK believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable where all children have the opportunity to change their world. We apply this to our workforce, and we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation where structural inequality is actively addressed, and all employees have a sense of belonging and feel that they can thrive.
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and are especially interested in hearing from people with diverse and intersecting identities such as lived experience of poverty, people of faith, people of colour, people with disabilities, with experience of migration and/or refugee status, care-experienced people, the LGBTQIA+ community and individuals with experience living in diverse families.
We are not looking for just one type of person - we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas or challenge that disrupts the risk of group think. We know that different voices working together will enable us to do our work better, improving the lives of children around the world.
