Jobs for the Youth and Children sector
Job Description
Job Title: Senior Marketing Officer – Mass
Participation Fundraising
Directorate: Engagement & Fundraising
Team/Department: Supporter Led Fundraising
Date: August 20206
Context and Background
The NSPCC’s mission is to end cruelty to children by fighting for every childhood.
To carry out its charitable work the NSPCC relies on the fundraising support of
people across the UK for 90% of its income. Within Engagement and Fundraising
our aim is to provide maximum resources for the NSPCC, providing the best
possible supporter experience.
Mass Participation Fundraising is an important acquisition and income stream in
the NSPCC’s Engagement and Fundraising strategy, managing the delivery of a
portfolio of Third Party Events and Schools Fundraising products, as well as
stewarding supporters looking to do their own fundraising activity for the charity
(‘DIY’ fundraisers).
We are looking for a skilled Senior Marketing Officer, who will work across these
audience streams to coordinate marketing activity. This role will focus specifically
on marketing to mass audiences to reflect the breadth of audiences who take part
in Mass Participation Events. This includes parents, grandparents, professionals
who work with children, those with a personal connection to our charity, or simply
those who care deeply about children.
We are looking for a collaborative, enthusiastic marketing professional who has
experience delivering insights-driven marketing strategies that make an impact.
You’ll be a great communicator, able to build effective working relationships and
influence a range of stakeholders. You’ll be able to work independently and will
have a track record of successfully juggling multiple projects and competing
priorities to meet strict deadlines. You will also have experience working across
paid, owned and earned marketing channels.NSPCC
Job purpose
The role of the Senior Marketing Officer is to work with the Mass Participation
Team to coordinate and deliver the planning, execution and evaluation of events
fundraising marketing campaigns across all channels.
• Adopting a holistic view of all Mass Participation Team’s marketing to
ensure consistency, and will have a good understanding of how this fits with
the organisation’s strategic goals.
• Working with colleagues in the Mass Participation Team to strategically
manage the planning and coordination of events marketing across owned,
earned and paid channels, ensuring that all campaigns and activities are
integrated, informed, planned and evaluated, and that participation and
income targets are reached.
• Supporting stakeholder teams with strategic thinking during marketing
planning and delivery. This includes championing an audience-led
approach to ensure all communications targeted at mass audiences are
relevant and useful.
Key relationships - Internal
• Reports to the Associate Head of Mass Participation Fundraising
• Works closely with all members of the Mass Participation Team,
including sub-team managers and event fundraisers
• Works closely with other teams within the Engagement & Fundraising and
Brand and Marketing directorates to deliver integrated marketing plans.
Key relationships - External
• External media agency partner
• Freelance creatives – graphic designers, photographers, videographers.
EVERY CHILDHOOD IS WORTH FIGHTING FORNSPCC
Main duties and responsibilities
• Manage an integrated marketing approach across owned, earned and paid
channels to achieve participation targets and agreed KPIs, working closely with
event and product managers.
• To ensure maximum effectiveness and efficiency of mass participation marketing
activity through application of best practice campaign management.
• To take ownership of paid media campaigns for mass audiences in partnership
with our media agency partner. Tasks include the planning and optimisation of
activity across channels like pay-per-click and paid social media advertising.
• Be thorough and agile about monitoring campaign results and evaluating
campaigns, using insight to make informed decisions and determine future
marketing plans.
• To support with content creation where appropriate – this could include
copywriting, creative briefing, webpage updates, email marketing and photoshoot
coordination.
• Regularly benchmark against external fundraising marketing activity, keeping
abreast of current and emerging brand and marketing knowledge and practice and
equipping the team with knowledge and skills as appropriate.
• To work closely with staff across other departments to ensure marketing plans are
integrated and audience-led, in line with the organisation’s Supporter Centricity
Programme.
• To develop and maintain internal and external stakeholder and supplier relationships,
identifying and incorporating best industry standards and establishing best practice.
• To provide financial administrative support to budget holders, planning, forecasting
and tracking spend, and processing invoices and placing orders, in line with NSPCC
policies and procedures.
Responsibilities for all Staff within the Income Generation Directorate
• A commitment to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and
adults at risk.
• To be responsible for updating databases and supporter information systems on a
regular basis in line with Data Protection legislation and NSPCC policy and
procedures to ensure all records are up-to-date and accurate.
• To actively participate in regular department and team meetings, contributing to
strategy, discussions and decisions which will be beneficial to the NSPCC's
development of fundraising activities.
• To maintain an awareness of own and others' Health and Safety and comply with the
NSPCC's Health and Safety policy and procedures.
• To take personal responsibility for keeping up to date with NSPCC work to end cruelty
to children, including securing updates on project and service developments and
general NSPCC news and also ensuring that the fundraising teams do likewise.
EVERY CHILDHOOD IS WORTH FIGHTING FORNSPCC
Person specification
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Proven experience delivering complex, multi-channel marketing
campaigns from planning through to delivery and evaluation, ideally in the
charity, not-for-profit or public sector
Highly developed written and verbal communication skills to deliver ideas
and activity updates to a range of stakeholders, and audiences, in a clear,
inspiring and confident way.
Well-developed ability to build, manage and develop relationships with
internal and external stakeholders in order to achieve and influence
project outcomes
Knowledge of digital and offline engagement and marketing techniques,
including digital media, social media, content marketing, email marketing
and paid advertising.
Excellent understanding of and empathy with the motivations of
supporters, and experience of working with clearly defined audience
segments.
Excellent understanding of recruitment and retention marketing
techniques, in order to achieve ambitious participation targets.
Well-developed numeracy skills to facilitate recording, interpreting,
analysing and presenting performance data to a range of stakeholders,
including those without a strong foundation of marketing knowledge.
Passionate about audience-led marketing that improves supporter
experience, with a personal commitment to the NSPCC’s values and
safeguarding principles.
Ability to plan and manage your own work, identifying conflicting demands
and establishing clear priorities to meet agreed objectives with a
willingness to work flexibly.
Proven ability of demonstrating initiative and creativity to achieve desired
outcomes.
EVERY CHILDHOOD IS WORTH FIGHTING FORNSPCC
Safer Recruitment
As an organisation, we are committed to creating and fostering a culture that promotes
safeguarding and the welfare of all children and adults at risk.
Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough
process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates
to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work with our children and adults.
The recruitment and selection of our people will be conducted in a professional, timely and
responsive manner and in compliance with current employment legislation, and relevant
safeguarding legislation and statutory guidance.
Our principles:
• Always seek to recruit the best candidate for the role based on merit including their
skills, experience, motivation and competencies. Our robust recruitment and
• selection process should ensure the identification of the person best suited to the role
and the organisation.
• Committed to diversity and equality of opportunity and will interview all applicants
(internal and external) who self-declare at application as having a disability and who
• meet the minimum requirements in the person specification of the vacancy they are
applying for.
• We will make reasonable adjustments at all stages of the recruitment process in order
to enable successful candidates who declare disabilities to start working or
• volunteering their time with us.
• Any current member of staff or volunteer who wishes to apply for vacancies and is
suitably qualified will be considered and addressed fairly and objectively based on
their merit.
• As an organisation committed to safeguarding, we will ensure all under 18's joining the
organisation will have ongoing risk assessments to ensure their role and
• activities are safe and appropriate.
• All documentation relating to candidates will be treated confidentially in accordance
with the GDPR legislation.
Thank you!
Help us make a bigger difference to families
Home-Start Barnet, Brent & Harrow supports families with young children through challenging times. We are looking for an experienced and organised Finance & Business Manager to ensure our charity’s finances and core business functions run smoothly.
This is a varied, hands-on role within a friendly and committed team. You will lead our day-to-day financial management while overseeing governance administration, HR processes, contracts and organisational systems.
What you’ll do
You will:
- Produce management accounts, budgets, forecasts and financial reports.
- Monitor income, expenditure and cash flow.
- Oversee QuickBooks and the work of our Finance Administrator.
- Provide financial information for funders, the CEO and Trustees.
- Coordinate governance, compliance and risk-management processes.
- Oversee routine HR administration and work with our external HR advisers.
- Manage key suppliers, contracts, insurance and IT support.
- Line manage the Finance Administrator and work closely with the Office Administrator.
- Improve systems and help the charity work more efficiently.
About you
You will have:
- Strong charity finance or business-management experience.
- Practical experience of using QuickBooks and producing management reports.
- A relevant finance qualification, such as AAT Level 3 or 4, or equivalent practical experience.
- A good understanding of budgets, financial controls and reconciliations.
- Experience of governance, HR administration, contracts or office systems.
- Experience of supervising or managing staff.
- Excellent organisation, accuracy and attention to detail.
- The confidence to take ownership, work independently and communicate clearly.
You will be practical, approachable and comfortable working across different areas in a small charity. You will enjoy improving systems, solving problems and helping colleagues do their jobs effectively.
The role is office based and requires someone who can stay focussed and productive, working around a busy team
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
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Salary: £38,000–£40,000 per annum
Location: Remote, with occasional UK travel. The line manager is based in Lancashire.
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time preferred, flexible working considered
We expect significant interest in this role and may close the advert early if we receive a strong field of candidates.
What is The Multibank?
The Multibank is a clothes, bedding, baby, hygiene, toys and furniture bank all rolled into one.
Our idea is simple: businesses have surplus products that people need, while local charities and community organisations know the families who need them. The Multibank connects the two — getting essential products to people experiencing poverty, free at the point of delivery and with dignity at every step.
We were founded on the belief that businesses can help solve a social problem while addressing a business challenge. We take perfectly good products that businesses can no longer sell and put them to good use, helping alleviate some of the everyday challenges faced by families across the UK, while keeping products in use and contributing to a more sustainable economy.
While surplus is at the heart of our model, we also welcome product donations and use at-cost purchasing where needed to ensure we can provide the right products to meet demand.
We are a growing national charity, with an expanding network of Multibanks and an increasingly diverse group of business partners. As we grow, we're developing the supply partnerships, systems and processes needed to get more of the right products to more people.
What is the role and its impact?
We're looking for an experienced Supply & Partnerships Manager to take ownership of the day-to-day supply function at The Multibank.
You'll make sure products move efficiently from our supply partners through the Multibank network, while building strong relationships with suppliers and regional Multibanks and continually improving how we manage supply.
This is a hands-on role with significant responsibility. You'll manage the detail of stock offers, allocations and logistics, while also understanding the bigger picture and identifying opportunities to improve our systems, processes and supply base.
You'll work closely with the Director of Supply & Partnerships, taking ownership of operational supply and creating capacity for the Director to focus on strategic supply growth, senior partnerships and supporting the development of the wider Multibank network.
It's an opportunity to play a key role in helping The Multibank scale — ensuring we have the products, partnerships and systems needed to meet growing demand.
What you'll be working on
Supply operations
- You'll own the day-to-day movement of products from initial offer through to allocation and delivery.
- You'll act as the main operational contact for supply partners, providing a responsive and straightforward service.
- You'll coordinate product offers, allocations and deliveries across the Multibank network.
- You'll manage and triage the partnerships inbox, ensuring enquiries are responded to promptly.
- You'll work with Palletline and other logistics partners to coordinate the movement of products.
- You'll track stock movements and proactively identify and resolve issues.
Supply partnerships
- You'll build and maintain strong relationships with existing supply partners.
- You'll identify opportunities to increase the volume and range of support from existing partners.
- You'll prepare tailored partner updates and reports.
- You'll work with the Director of Supply & Partnerships on strategic partner relationships and new opportunities.
Supply development and insight
- You'll develop a strong understanding of product demand across the Multibank network.
- You'll identify gaps and opportunities across supply and demand.
- You'll support the development of new sources of surplus, donations and low-cost purchasing.
- You'll use data and insight to inform supply decisions and help us build a more diverse and resilient supply base.
Systems and improvement
- You'll own and improve the systems and processes used to manage supply.
- You'll identify operational bottlenecks and develop practical solutions.
- You'll improve visibility of supply, demand, allocations and stock movements.
- You'll lead or contribute to projects that enable the supply function to scale.
This job is for you if…
- You have experience in supply, operations, partnerships, account management or a similar role.
- You're comfortable managing multiple relationships, priorities and processes simultaneously.
- You're highly organised, with strong attention to detail.
- You have strong written and verbal communication skills.
- You're confident building trusted relationships with corporate partners and internal stakeholders.
- You're proactive, solutions-focused and comfortable taking ownership.
- You're able to work independently and make decisions with limited day-to-day direction.
- You're confident working with data and using insight to inform decisions.
- You're comfortable working in a fast-paced or growing organisation where priorities and processes can evolve.
- You care about The Multibank's mission and the difference our work makes.
Experience of logistics, surplus redistribution, donations or working within the charity/social impact sector would be advantageous, but you don't need to come from a traditional logistics background. We're interested in transferable experience and people who can demonstrate strong organisation, relationship management, problem-solving and attention to detail.
A growing charity
The Multibank is a relatively young charity that has grown quickly, with an entrepreneurial and ambitious culture. We are now at an exciting stage of development, building our team and putting the structures, policies and processes in place to support our next phase of growth. Many of these are still in their infancy, which means there is plenty of opportunity to shape how we work. To be successful in this role, you'll need to be comfortable with some ambiguity, enjoy finding practical solutions and be excited by the opportunity to help build the systems and processes of a growing charity.
Why join The Multibank?
This is an exciting time to join The Multibank. We're growing our national network and developing the supply model needed to support that growth.
You'll have the opportunity to shape how we manage supply at scale, strengthen relationships with businesses and help build access to the right products for the communities we support.
You'll also have significant autonomy and the opportunity to make a tangible difference in a small, ambitious and rapidly growing charity.
How to apply
Alongside your CV, please provide a short covering statement addressing the following:
- What attracts you to The Multibank and this opportunity?
- Organisation and coordination: Tell us about a time when you have had to manage multiple moving parts or competing priorities to get something delivered.
- Relationships: Tell us about your experience building and managing relationships with customers, suppliers, partners or other stakeholders.
We expect significant interest in this role and may close the advert early if we receive a strong field of candidates.
Additional details
We believe in flexibility and trust. We’re happy to work with the successful candidate to find a working pattern that works for both them and the organisation. This could include flexibility around when hours are worked, alongside the option to consider a slightly reduced-hours arrangement for the right candidate.
We're a small and growing team, so there will be times when collaboration and availability are important, but we focus on outcomes rather than being prescriptive about when or where work is done.
We also recognise that people don't always meet every requirement listed in a job description. If you're excited about the role and can demonstrate strong organisational, relationship-building and problem-solving skills, we'd encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn't exactly match everything we've described. The role involves occasional UK travel, including to meet supply partners, Multibanks and colleagues.
The Director of Supply & Partnerships is based in the North West, and the ability to travel to Preston / Manchester on occasion is advantageous, particularly during the induction period.
Registered Charity
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
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!
Job Title – Education Officer - Children & Young People
Reports to – Director of Financial Education
Working Hours – We welcome applications from candidates looking to work part-time or full-time (up to 37.5 hours per week)
Location – London - Clapham / Hybrid working (minimum 40% of working time in the office)
About Us
For over 30 years, The Money Charity has been the UK's Financial Capability charity. We proactively provide education, information, advice and guidance to people of all ages, helping them to manage their money well and increase their Financial Wellbeing.
We believe that being on top of your money as a part of everyday life reduces stress and hardship, helps you achieve your goals and live a happier life as a result, so we empower people from all backgrounds across the UK to build the skills, knowledge, attitudes and behaviours to make the most of their money throughout their lives.
We also work to promote Financial Wellbeing in the UK by working with the financial services industry to improve practices and outcomes for their consumers, and by influencing policy-makers, media, industry and public attitudes.
We are a small, passionate team with a big reach and an open mind, committed to quality, accessibility and inclusiveness. We offer a flexible work environment that values creativity, personal growth and collaboration.
About the Role
Each year, we reach around 35,000 children and young people through the delivery of our Financial Education Money Workshops in schools, colleges and community groups across the UK. The Workshops are interactive, engaging and relevant, covering topics including budgeting, saving, borrowing, insurance, uni money and much more. Children and young people love having the chance to talk about money, ask questions and think about what they are going to do with theirs!
We are looking to recruit a member of staff to help carry out the day-to-day management of the Workshop content, resources and delivery through our freelance trainer network, as well as deliver some Workshops directly to children and young people themselves. The applicant will play a pivotal role in ensuring The Money Charity’s Financial Education work is carried out efficiently and to the best standards, with opportunity for in-role development and professional growth.
We are looking for somebody with the drive and initiative to take this area of work forward as we seek to grow our delivery levels and reach in 2027 and 2028. The applicant should have fantastic presentational skills, enjoy being creative, and be confident in a classroom environment. They should have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to develop relationships with a range of stakeholders. We are looking for someone with enthusiasm for providing children and young people with life skills, as well as supporting the charity’s aims and objectives. The applicant must be able to work under pressure, deliver tasks to an agreed timescale and have the ability to manage their own workload, as well as working as part of our small, supportive team.
This varied role will provide an excellent opportunity for the applicant to influence and deliver our flagship, evidence-based programme with national reach, whilst also being able to enjoy the buzz of being in the classroom regularly themselves.
Closing Date – 11:30pm, Monday 14 September 2026
Interviews – First-round interviews will be held virtually on 17 and 22 September.
Start Date – We are looking for the successful candidate to start as soon as possible following the recruitment process.
Please visit our website for the full job description including the key responsibilities, person specification, benefits and application details.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
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!
Every child deserves something wonderful to look forward to. At The Dream Factory, we create life-changing dreams for children and young adults aged 3–25 with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions, severe disabilities and serious illnesses. We are looking for an experienced, ambitious and relationship-focused Fundraising Manager to help grow our income, strengthen supporter relationships and ensure we can continue making dreams come true for even more families.
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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!
Philanthropy, which covers Trusts & Foundations, Major Donors and Mid-Value Donors , is pivotal to Noah’s Ark – typically accounting for around 46% of the charity’s overall income. In real terms, that is c. £2.2m of our £4.7m fundraising target for 2026-27. This role also has a lead role in managing our Philantropy & Corproate Board of influential volunteers that support our philanthropy programme. Philanthropy is a real area of expertise for Noah’s Ark and we have seen considerable success over the past 10 years. However, there is much scope for further, exciting growth. Specifically, there is much to do to re-engage lapsed donors and to build a healthy pipeline to ensure a steady flow of new donors join our programme. Our mid-value donor programme also requires further development to enable the cultivation of future Major Donors. The Head of Philanthropy will work closely with the Director of Fundraising & Communications to dedicate time and attention to a strong portfolio of donors, and will contribute to the wider development of fundraising and communications strategies through senior team forum and all-staff forums. The post-holder will be key in taking our Philanthropy programme to the next level, building on key existing relationships, increasing income and opportunities generated by our team’s augmentation and growth and elevating the experience of supporting Noah’s Ark.
ABOUT YOU
You will have considerable experience and success in high-value / major donor fundraising, at managerial level. You will be a dynamic, agile, highly organised, dedicated and reliable individual, ready to play a significant role in income generation. An exceptional and eloquent communicator, excellent at managing your time and a natural relationship builder. You will have a collaborative mindset and enjoy working with and managing team members with different personalities, styles of working and approaches to amitious goals. You will feel at home being a key person with whom colleagues across the fundraising and wider charity teams liaise, in order to create the greatest outcomes for the children and families we support. You will have strong line-management skills and show excellence in donor stewardship.
We encourage you to apply if:
- You have proven skills in Major Donors fundraising and (ideally) Trust fundraising
- Have proven yourself to be an incredibly effective manager of people
- Believe you can build a strong pipeline of donor prospects
Please note - we are only accepting direct applications for this role
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, we kindly advise you to submit your application as early as possible.
Registered Charity
51 - 100
We help children who are seriously unwell make the most of every day
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Relationship Executive – Supporter Engagement & Legacy Giving
We are seeking a confident relationship builder who loves talking to people and wants to use their communication skills to make a genuine difference.
Position: Relationship Executive – Supporter Engagement & Legacy Giving
Salary: £30,000pa
Location: Milton Keynes / Hybrid
Hours: 36.5 hours per week, including one evening per week up to 8pm and, after an initial period, one Saturday per month
Contract: Permanent
Closing date: CVs reviewed on a rolling basis
About the role
This is a people-focused role for someone who enjoys picking up the phone, starting conversations and building genuine relationships.
You don't need previous legacy fundraising experience. You could come from customer service, account management, telesales, supporter care, fundraising or another relationship-focused role. What's important is that you're confident speaking with people, motivated by achieving results and excited by the opportunity to work for a charity.
You'll build relationships with existing supporters, helping them understand the difference they can make through their ongoing support and the possibility of leaving a gift in their Will. You'll manage your own portfolio of supporters, developing relationships from initial conversations through to longer-term engagement.
Key responsibilities include:
- Making proactive outbound calls to existing supporters and having warm, engaging conversations.
- Building trusted relationships and understanding what motivates individual supporters.
- Talking sensitively and confidently about legacy giving and the impact of leaving a gift in a Will.
- Following up supporter campaigns, mailings and events by telephone.
- Sharing inspiring stories about the difference supporters can make.
- Providing excellent supporter care through telephone calls, emails, letters, cards and other personalised communications.
- Working towards agreed targets for calls, engagement and fundraising outcomes.
- Maintaining accurate CRM records and managing your own workload and supporter portfolio.
- Occasionally supporting events around the UK and meeting supporters face-to-face.
About you
Above all, you'll be someone who really enjoys talking to people.
You'll be a natural relationship builder with excellent listening and questioning skills and the confidence to guide a conversation towards an outcome. You'll be comfortable making outbound calls and working towards targets, while ensuring every conversation remains personal, respectful and supporter-focused.
You'll also be organised, comfortable using a CRM or database and able to manage your workload with minimal supervision.
Experience could come from customer service, account management, telesales, fundraising, supporter engagement or relationship management – previous charity or legacy experience isn't essential.
About the organisation
You'll be joining an established international charity working to improve the lives of vulnerable children, families and communities around the world.
This is an opportunity to take the relationship-building skills you've developed elsewhere and use them for something with real purpose – helping supporters understand the lasting difference their generosity can make.
Other roles you may have experience of could include: Customer Relationship Executive, Customer Service Advisor, Account Manager, Relationship Manager, Telesales Executive, Supporter Care Officer, Supporter Engagement Officer, Telephone Fundraiser, Fundraising Officer, Membership Officer, Donor Care Officer or Legacy Fundraiser.
Thank you!
Actively Interviewing
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This is an exciting role to take a small charity to the next level. As the sole salaried employee of Summer Hype, you will have real autonomy to shape how the charity operates, grows and deepens its impact. This is not a role for someone who wants to follow a rigid script — it is for a self-starter who sees the potential in a brilliant organisation and wants to be the person who helps it flourish.
Crucially, you will not be starting from scratch. Summer Hype has more than ten years of successful delivery behind it, a committed community of participants and leaders, and meaningful roots in Hackney. What we need now is someone to take everything we have built and unlock the next chapter.
Where we are heading
Our ambition is clear: we want to be reaching 100 or more young people in Hackney every year. To get there, we know we need to do more — more in-year engagement with our existing participants and leaders, more activities across the school holidays, and a deeper, more visible presence in the borough. We believe there is enormous untapped potential within Summer Hype, and this role exists to realise it.
Some of the directions we are excited to explore include:
• Increasing in-year engagement with current and alumni participants and leaders — social events, skills sessions, community activities
• Deepening relationships with schools and community organisations that already know and trust us
• Growing our profile across Hackney so that Summer Hype becomes a recognised and respected name in the borough
• Longer term, we want to explore expanding our residential offering to other school holiday periods, building on the success of our summer programme
The person who takes on this role will have the chance to shape what this growth looks like. You will report to a Board of Trustees who are committed to Summer Hype's future and will support your work. Beyond that, Summer Hype has a wider community of talented alumni, youth leaders and volunteers — people who genuinely care about what we do. One of the exciting challenges of this role is finding ways to bring that community into more regular, meaningful engagement throughout the year; they are an asset waiting to be activated.
While you will have a supportive Trustee team guiding you, you will need to be comfortable owning your work, making decisions and driving things forward. In return, you will have genuine freedom to shape what the role looks like and real scope to leave your mark on a charity that is ready to grow.
Key Responsibilities
Camp Delivery & Participant Recruitment
• Identify and build relationships with referrers (schools, youth clubs and community organisations) to recruit new participants, including attending face-to-face meetings and maintaining a proactive presence in the community
• Manage all communication with participants' families — from initial sign-up through to post-camp follow-up — ensuring every family feels genuinely connected to Summer Hype
• Coordinate all camp logistics including securing the venue, arranging transport, ordering materials, working with the leadership team to plan the weekly programme and manage resources
• Serve as the logistical support during the residential week, supporting the volunteer Heads of Camp and liaising with site staff, coaches and families
• Collect feedback and data from participants, families and referees, working with the Fundraising and Impact Trustee
Leader Coordination
• Manage the leadership application process and coordinate a team of youth leaders for the summer programme
• Plan and deliver pre-camp training weekends and writing weekends, including sourcing venues and external speakers where appropriate
• Organise ongoing team-building activities and social events to strengthen the Summer Hype leader community
• Ensure all DBS checks are completed and records are kept up to date
Community Building and Year-Round Programming
• Develop and deliver activities throughout the year for current and alumni participants, leaders and families — helping to build a thriving Summer Hype community beyond the summer
• Embed Summer Hype within the wider Hackney community by forging links with local organisations, businesses and community groups
• Seek opportunities for sponsorship, in-kind support and local partnerships to strengthen our presence in the borough
Governance & Administration
• Maintain accurate records and data management systems in line with our data protection and safeguarding policies
• Ensure relevant charity documentation is organised, current and compliant
• Support the Board of Trustees with reporting and governance requirements
We expect flexibility will be needed across the core responsibilities (set out above). Additionally, after an initial period, the role has potential to flex to include some or all of the below responsibilities, following agreement between the successful job holder and Trustees.
Fundraising & Financial Sustainability
• Research, write and submit grant applications; manage relationships with funders and attend grant meetings
• Identify and develop new income streams including local business partnerships and in-kind support
• Lead on fundraising campaigns, including coordinating matched-funding drives and supporter communications, working closely with the existing fundraising Trustee and volunteers.
• driving the campaign, liaising with the leaders for coordinated posts
• Be responsible for compiling the end of year report for Charity Commision/website
Communications & Digital Presence
• Keep the Summer Hype website and social media presence up to date and look for opportunities to make it a more engaging and informative resource. Trustees are open to creative ideas to strengthen Summer Hype’s social media presence.
• Send regular email updates to supporters and donors, nurturing those relationships over time
Who We Are Looking For
We are looking for someone who is energised by the mission of Summer Hype and excited by the challenge of building something. You don't need to have done every part of this role before — but you do need to be the kind of person who figures things out, takes initiative and cares deeply about young people.
Essential
• Experience in an operational, co-ordination or project management role (charity sector experience is welcome but not required)
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including confidence in building relationships with a range of stakeholders
• A genuine commitment to the mission of Summer Hype and to the young people of Hackney
• Self-motivated, proactive and comfortable working independently
• Experience using standard digital tools (email, spreadsheets, social media)
Desirable
• Experience of grant writing or fundraising
• Experience working in or alongside a youth, education or community organisation
• Familiarity with safeguarding requirements and best practice
• Experience managing or supporting social media accounts and digital communications
• Knowledge of the Hackney community or East London voluntary sector
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The Events and Marketing Officer will play a crucial supporting role in promoting the work of the Sutton Trust – including its research, policy priorities, programmes, and alumni stories – to external audiences through our events and marketing. This is a newly created role, introduced to expand our capacity and significantly grow our roster of external events in the Trust's 30th anniversary year.
The postholder will work alongside the Marketing and Events Manager to create, coordinate and maintain our event schedule. They will need excellent skills in organisation, project planning and communication to support the delivery of both online and in-person events, many of which will focus around the 30th anniversary in 2027.
This is an exciting opportunity for an organised and proactive individual to create and deliver engaging events to maximise our impact and influence with key stakeholder audiences. The postholder will also support brand and marketing activity across the charity, bringing creativity, an eye for detail and a strong audience focus to all of our branded materials.
Main duties
Event support
- Take a lead on a range of Sutton Trust in-person events and webinars, many of which will focus around research reports and government policy. This includes creating detailed briefings, managing relationships with speakers and stakeholders, working with venues and suppliers and promoting events through channels, including social media, newsletters and email invites to maximise engagement.
- Support with the development of our series of events for the Sutton Trust's 30th anniversary. This may involve events in parliament, part conferences and wider events with universities and corporate partners.
- Maintain an events calendar that can be used across the organisation.
- Manage the recording of event information and engagement on Salesforce.
- Manage digital engagement, uploading of events to the Sutton Trust YouTube channel and maximising viewership through promoting them to our audiences.
- Create detailed event evaluation reports for internal stakeholders and funders.
Marketing
- Advise and support colleagues across the organisation with marketing activity including use of Sutton Trust brand guidelines, Campaign Monitor and Canva.
- Work with the Marketing and Events Manager to further strengthen the Sutton Trust brand, including the updated tone of voice and messaging and new visual elements.
- Support with the proofing and production of cross-Trust marketing materials, including items for Programmes and Development teams.
- Support with the management and development of Sutton Trust email communications through Campaign Monitor.
Other
- Regularly update Communications and Research stakeholder lists as needed.
- Work with colleagues to maintain communications and content planning grids.
- Track and assess event engagement across different marketing platforms, including newsletters and social media.
- Write copy as required.
- Keep up to date with events in the sector.
- Feed into the wider work of the Research and Communications team.
- Other duties as necessary from time to time.
Person Specification
We welcome applications from individuals who have:
- Excellent organisational and project management skills
- Experience in event delivery, including in-person, online and hybrid events (even if in a voluntary role)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills across a range of different audiences and stakeholders
- A strong understanding of event management, including an awareness of the importance of briefing documents, relationship management, supplier management, event promotion and event logistics
- An understanding of the importance of branding and brand development
- An eye for detail, and the ability to work accurately to tight deadlines
- An understanding of how to use Canva and email platforms (such as Campaign Monitor) to support with marketing activity (desirable)
We are also looking for an individual who:
- Is sympathetic to the aims of the Trust and its mission to address educational disadvantage
- Has first-class interpersonal skills
- Is able to work both independently and collaboratively within a small team
- Is eligible to work in the UK
Terms of Appointment
- Contract: Full-time, fixed-term 18-month contract
- Salary: £33,700 - £37,000 per annum, depending on experience
- Working location: Minimum of 2 office days per week
- Office location: The Sutton Trust, 9th Floor, Millbank Tower, 21-24 Millbank, London, SW1P 4QP. Our home working policy gives staff the option to work from home for up to 60% of the time, with approval from their line manager.
- Hours: The standard working hours are 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday and may also be required to attend events/meetings outside of their normal working hours during weekday evenings and occasionally at weekends, in line with organisational policies
- A DBS check may be required
Interviews
Applications should reach us by 23:59 on Sunday 6th September, with first round interviews held over Zoom on Tuesday 22nd September, and second round interviews held at our London offices on Thursday 1st October.
Contextual recruitment
The Trust is committed to ensuring equality of opportunity and that all applicants receive equal consideration for employment. We strongly encourage individuals from all backgrounds, including those underrepresented at present at the Trust, to apply for this role. As such we particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds. We are committed to being an inclusive and welcoming place to work and know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the young people we support.
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for disabled candidates throughout our recruitment process and during employment.
We also operate contextual recruitment at the Sutton Trust. Our application process gives you the option to include information about your background, such as whether you were eligible for free school meals, whether your parents went to university, or whether you attended a state school. For more examples and information on contextual recruitment, please see our website.
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