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About Kinship

We are Kinship. The leading kinship care charity in England and Wales. We’re here for kinship carers – friends or family who step up to raise a child when their parents aren’t able to. 

Together, let’s commit to change for kinship families.

Purpose of the role: 

To facilitate training workshops for kinship carers across England, as part of the national training team, through an annual programme of Kinship roadshows and in-person and online workshops. 

To contribute to the continual development and improvement of the Kinship training programme by developing new content and refining existing materials in line with insight, data, and feedback from kinship carers. 

This role is home-based with frequent travel across England

Key responsibilities include:

• Co-facilitate professional, high-quality training to kinship carers in England.

• Experience managing challenging or sensitive situations during training while maintaining clear boundaries, using Kinship's safeguarding framework where necessary.

• Ensure training is accessible, inclusive, and adapted to meet the diverse needs of participants.

• Meet training KPIs, including participants reporting they feel better supported (90%) and have increased understanding of the subject (80%).

• Contribute to the continuous development of training resources using insights, data, and feedback from kinship carers.

• Maintain a consistent and engaging approach across all training experiences.

• Use Salesforce effectively as the case management system to support training delivery, learning, and evaluation.

• Demonstrate confident and frictionless use of Zoom, including breakout rooms and interactive tools, to deliver engaging online training sessions.

• Actively support and contribute to a high-performing, inclusive, and supportive team environment.

Essential knowledge, abilities, skills and experience includes:

• Substantial experience delivering engaging online and in-person training and workshops for diverse audiences.

• Proven experience in professional facilitation using a range of techniques to engage participants.

• Demonstrable expertise using Zoom (including breakout rooms and tools) and PowerPoint to deliver high-quality training.

• Experience managing challenging or sensitive situations during training while maintaining clear boundaries.

• Proven ability to deliver training that achieves measurable impact and learning outcomes.

• Demonstrated use of a non-judgemental approach reflected in both language and behaviour.

• Excellent written, verbal, and visual communication skills with high attention to detail.

• Ability to collaborate effectively and work innovatively to achieve positive outcomes for kinship carers.

What we’ll offer you 

Kinship offers 30 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time). We have an excellent wellbeing offer including the Employee Assistance Programme and clinical supervision. We will invest in your professional development with training and career development opportunities.

Kinship is committed to championing equality, diversity and inclusion.  We believe our work is greatly enhanced by the varied backgrounds, experiences and views represented within our teams.  We aim to create inclusive teams, celebrate differences and encourage everyone to join us and be their true self at work. We therefore encourage applications from anyone who fits our values, whatever their religion or belief, sex, gender identity, race, age, sexuality or disability and are actively seeking candidates that can bring real innovation and commitment to us. 

How to apply

Please apply via CharityJob by attaching your CV and a covering letter, and responding to the following four questions: 

Q1 - With reference to the job description, describe how your experience and values are a good fit for this role at Kinship? (max 250 words) 

Q2 - Tell us about your experience delivering training workshops to diverse audiences. (max 250 words)

Q3 - Co-facilitation is an important aspect of delivering engaging and effective workshops, both online and in person. Can you describe your understanding of co-facilitation and outline the key components that make it successful? (max 250 words)  

Q4 - Describe three things which are key to delivering an engaging and high-quality online training session (max 250 words).

Help us inspire supporters and transform the lives of animals in need.

Raystede is one of Sussex’s most loved and respected animal welfare charities. Every day, more than 400 animals depend on us for rehoming, rehabilitation, sanctuary and a second chance. We are entering an exciting period of growth — investing in our people, systems and supporter relationships — to secure our impact for decades to come.

We’re looking for a passionate and data-savvy Individual Giving Fundraiser to lead and grow our Individual Giving programme. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who loves creating engaging campaigns, improving supporter experience and using insight to drive results.

About the Role

As Individual Giving Fundraiser, you will:

• Deliver and continuously improve Raystede’s Individual Giving programme.
• Plan and manage multi-channel campaigns including regular giving, cash appeals, digital fundraising and stewardship journeys.
• Use data and insight to segment audiences, test approaches and optimise performance.
• Oversee supporter journeys to ensure communications are timely, engaging and emotionally compelling.
• Collaborate closely with Marketing and external agencies to deliver joined-up campaigns.
• Produce campaign reports, forecasts and actionable insights to support income growth.
• Line-manage a small team, supporting their development and wellbeing.

This role is perfect for someone who enjoys both creativity and analysis and thrives on delivering high-quality campaigns that inspire people to give.

About You

We’re looking for someone who has:

• Experience in Individual Giving or fundraising/marketing campaign delivery.
• Strong project management skills and confidence managing multiple deadlines.
• Good CRM/data skills and experience using insight to guide decisions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• A collaborative approach and the ability to support and motivate others.
• A compassionate, supporter-centred mindset and genuine interest in animal welfare.

Desirable:

• Experience of Regular Giving programmes, email marketing and digital fundraising.
• Experience managing agencies, budgets and reporting processes.
• Relevant fundraising or digital qualifications.

Why Raystede?

• Join a warm, mission-driven charity full of passionate people.
• Play a key role in shaping our future fundraising strategy.
• Work in a unique 43-acre site surrounded by animals and nature.
• Benefit from training, development and a supportive culture.

If you’re excited by the idea of growing supporter relationships and helping secure a better future for animals in Sussex, we’d love to hear from you.

We have an exciting opportunity for 2 x Children and Young People Domestic Abuse Practitioners to join New Era working in Staffordshire. The position is 37.5 hours a week on a Permanent Contract with the Safe Accommodation Team.

Do you want to make a difference every day? Do you want to contribute to change & improvement for those who need it?

Do you have resilience & adaptability? Can you work effectively with a focus on customer service and care?

If yes, then we'd love to hear from you…

What we offer:

At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:

• Flexible working options including hybrid working
• 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 33 days plus Bank Holidays
• An extra day off for your birthday & options to buy or sell annual leave
• Pension with 5% employer contribution
• Enhanced sick pay allowances, maternity & paternity payments
• High Street, retail, holiday, gym, entertainment & leisure discounts
• Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
• Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
• Access to EDI networks and colleague cafes
• Cycle to work scheme & season ticket loans
• Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression

About the role:

These roles are based in Staffordshire (we have an office in Stafford or Stoke). You will work directly with children and young people across the area; with hybrid working an option after the 6 month probationary period.

As a CYP DA Practitioner you will be:

• Working directly and indirectly with children and young people
• Delivering services mostly through education establishments
• Working within a wider DA service for the whole family approach

You will need:

• Good communication skills
• An ability to engage, build rapport and motivate young people
• Good understanding of domestic abuse and its impact on young people

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

About Us:

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.

Victim Support strives to represent the diverse communities we serve and are passionate about creating an environment where all staff and volunteers feel respected and heard. Being a diverse organisation with an inclusive culture is integral to us being able to meet our aim of ensuring that anyone who is a victim of crime gets the support they need.

As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we particularly welcome applicants from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. VS is also a Disability Confident Employer and we provide a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for candidates that are disabled and meet all essential criteria for a role.

If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.

How to apply:

To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.

We look forward to hearing from you.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date. If you have already registered & started an application, then we will contact you to advise of the amended closing date wherever possible.

Do you want to join a dedicated team working to change the lives of kinship carers across Staffordshire? This is an exciting and ambitious role supporting the launch of a brand-new local authority-funded contract. 

About Kinship

We are Kinship. The leading kinship care charity in England and Wales. We’re here for kinship carers – friends or family who step up to raise a child when their parents aren’t able to. 

Together, let’s commit to change for kinship families.

About the Role 

Kinship is the leading kinship care charity in England and Wales. We work with all kinship carers – the grandparents, siblings, aunts, uncles and family friends who step up to raise children when their parents can’t. 

We’re excited to be launching Kinship Reach in Staffordshire, a completely new contract that will extend our trusted support to many more kinship families. Reach is delivered entirely online, offering tailored one-to-one and group support that is flexible, accessible and rooted in kinship carers’ lived experience. 

As a Kinship Family Worker, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality support through a digital model that fits around carers’ lives. You will: 

• Complete online family assessments and develop tailored support plans. 

• Provide emotional and practical support over a structured intervention period. 

• Run online group sessions that build connection, confidence and community. 

• Help carers access wider services and community assets in Staffordshire and beyond. 

• Work closely with our partners in Staffordshire to ensure families receive the right support at the right time. 

This is a fantastic opportunity to shape a new, forward-thinking service, helping us bring accessible, digital support to kinship carers in a county committed to improving outcomes for children and young people. 

What we’ll offer you 

Kinship offers 30 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time). We have an excellent wellbeing offer including the Employee Assistance Programme and clinical supervision. We will invest in your professional development with training and career development opportunities.

Kinship is committed to championing equality, diversity and inclusion.  We believe our work is greatly enhanced by the varied backgrounds, experiences and views represented within our teams.  We aim to create inclusive teams, celebrate differences and encourage everyone to join us and be their true self at work. We therefore encourage applications from anyone who fits our values, whatever their religion or belief, sex, gender identity, race, age, sexuality or disability and are actively seeking candidates that can bring real innovation and commitment to us. 

How to apply

Respond on CharityJobs to these 4 questions:

1. Why do you want to work for Kinship as a Kinship Family Worker within the Reach programme, and what draws you to supporting kinship carers through online and remote delivery?
2. Kinship Reach is delivered entirely online and focuses on tailored support. Describe how you would build trust, engagement, and strong relationships with kinship carers remotely? Please include how you would approach completing a family assessment online, and outline an example of how you’ve adapted your approach to meet a family’s needs using remote methods of working.
3. What do you see as the key challenges in running online group support for kinship families, and how would you create a safe, inclusive space where carers feel comfortable sharing? Please include how you would identify and respond to any safeguarding concerns that arise in a virtual setting.
4. Reach workers support kinship carers who may be under significant pressure. How do you manage your caseload, maintain professional boundaries, and prioritise your work when supporting families experiencing complex or crisis situations, especially when working remotely?

Kinship reserves the right to close a recruitment campaign earlier than the advertised where we have received sufficient applications so please apply early! 

Please use examples to demonstrate your experience. 

�� Help give animals in Sussex a good life — and shape the future of one of the most-loved local charities ��

Raystede is one of Sussex’s most loved animal charities, caring for over 400 animals every day. We're investing in our future — and fundraising is at the heart of that journey.

We’re looking for an experienced Individual and Community Giving Manager to lead and grow our public fundraising programme across Regular Giving, Community Fundraising, Events, Appeals, Legacies, Lottery, Sponsorship and Digital.

You’ll manage a talented team, develop supporter journeys, embed data-led decision making and drive income growth to help secure Raystede’s long-term future.

We’re looking for someone with:

· A strong track record in public fundraising

· Experience managing multiple fundraising streams

· Leadership and team development skills

· Excellent storytelling, relationship-building and data literacy

· A passion for ethical fundraising and animal welfare

Some evening/weekend work required (TOIL provided). Full driving licence is essential.

Head of Internal Communications

The Talent Set is delighted to partner with an incredible charity to support the recruitment of a Head of Internal Communications role. This pivotal position is responsible for shaping and delivering internal messaging strategies that foster engagement, transparency, and alignment across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement internal communication strategies that support the organisation’s goals and values.
• Create engaging content for a variety of channels, ensuring messages are clear, consistent, and accessible to all staff.
• Act as a trusted advisor to leadership, translating organisational initiatives into compelling communications.
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of internal communications, making improvements as needed.
• Foster an inclusive and open communication culture, encouraging feedback and dialogue across teams.
• Collaborate with HR and other departments to support change management, staff engagement, and organisational development initiatives.

Person Specification

• Proven experience in internal communications, ideally within the health or charity sectors.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to craft messages for diverse audiences.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, able to engage and influence at all levels of the organisation.
• Ability to develop creative solutions and adapt messaging to evolving organisational needs.
• Organised, self-motivated, and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• A collaborative approach, fostering positive relationships across teams and functions.

What’s on Offer
Salary: £55,000

Location: Hybrid, based in Birmingham 2-3 days/week

Permanent

How to Apply
To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role by clicking the 'apply now' button (please do not apply via email). We aim to get back to all successful candidates within 48 working hours.

Commitment to Diversity
The Talent Set are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, disability, or age. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.

Role Overview:
The Talent Set are delighted to be working with a fantastic international charity to recruit an Individual Giving Executive for a 3-4 month contract. Starting asap, this is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the launch of their new regular giving product.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in planning, executing, and evaluating stewardship campaigns across multiple channels including direct mail, email, and telemarketing.
• Drafting supporter email communications.
• Use audience insight and segmentation to optimise targeting and campaign performance.
• Work with the digital, data, and acquisition teams to ensure smooth data transitions and high-quality supporter care. Build strong relationships across departments, identifying opportunities for increased support and collaborating on organisational goals.
• Provide administrative and strategic support for direct marketing and retention campaigns, including planning, briefing, data development, creative design, and reporting.

Person Specification:

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Experience in direct marketing or stewardship campaigns.
• Excellent project management and organisational skills.
• Strong communication and relationship management abilities.
• Analytical skills with the ability to interpret campaign performance.
• Strong email marketing and copywriting skills.
• Competency with Excel.

What’s on Offer:

• A 3-4 month, high-impact contract in a collaborative environment.
• Hybrid working with 2 days per week in Central London.
• A day rate of £166.82 + £22.44 holiday pay
  How to Apply:
  To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role by clicking the “apply now” button (please do not apply via email).
  
  We aim to get back to all successful candidates within 72 working hours. Please note you must live and have the right to work in the UK as sponsorship cannot be offered.
  
  Commitment to Diversity:
  The Talent Set and our partner organisation are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, sexual orientation, disability, age, or gender. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.

Harris Hill – Charity Recruitment Specialists is delighted to be partnering exclusively with Hand in Hand International to support their search for a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Advisor to join their growing Impact team.

Hand in Hand International is an organisation dedicated to helping women transform their lives through entrepreneurship. Working across Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Afghanistan, they support women to build sustainable businesses and rise above the poverty line, plus create positive impacts in their families and communities. With more than 6 million women reached to date and a proven track record of creating jobs, boosting incomes and increasing women’s decision-making power, Hand in Hand International is driven by a simple, powerful belief: when women rise, entire communities rise with them.

This role will immerse you in a diverse and inspiring portfolio of programmes, particularly in Kenya and Tanzania where you will work closely with international colleagues to develop and strengthen MEL frameworks, ensure robust data collection and analysis, and support high-quality donor reporting. This role will play a key role in working on a large portfolio with one of Hand in Hand’s key strategic donors across several large projects in Kenya and Tanzania.  You will also contribute to evaluation design, manage relationships with external evaluators, lead internal research projects, and distil findings into meaningful insights that improve the organisation’s work. With opportunities to travel internationally, collaborate across teams, and contribute to strategic MEL initiatives, this role places you at the heart of how Hand in Hand learns, innovates and maximises its global impact.

We are seeking a proactive and detail-driven professional with significant experience in monitoring, evaluation and learning within the international development sector. You will bring confidence in both quantitative and qualitative methods (including impact evaluation), strong analytical skills, and a proven ability to develop MEL plans, logic models, data collection tools, and clear, insightful reporting. Experience working on large, complex programmes for large institutional donors, foundations or corporates, such as FCDO, GIZ or the Gates Foundation, will be invaluable, as will familiarity with mobile data collection platforms and a solid command of Excel. Equally important is to be a collaborative communicator with a positive, solutions-focused approach, able to juggle multiple priorities while maintaining accuracy, curiosity and a commitment to continual learning.

To apply, please submit your up-to-date CV by Sunday, 21st December at 23:59. If you are shortlisted, we will share the job pack, arrange a briefing on the role, and ask you to deliver a tailored cover letter. This is a rolling process, so early applications are encouraged.

Please note, only successful applicants will be contacted with further information.

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

About Orbis UK

Orbis UK is an affiliate of Orbis International, an eye care charity that transforms lives through the prevention and treatment of avoidable blindness and visual impairment.

Over 1.1 billion people live with vision loss in the world today. Yet for a staggering 90% of these people, visual impairment is treatable or could have been prevented.

At Orbis we work to change this injustice by providing treatment to thousands of people each year, training new generations of eye health-workers, and leading cutting-edge scientific breakthroughs that restore sight. Our vision is a world where communities strive together in the fight to save sight, and no-one is needlessly blind.

Orbis UK (Orbis Charitable Trust) is a registered charity in the UK and raises income from funders across the UK, Europe and the Middle East, towards our global commitment to eliminate avoidable blindness. In 2024, the UK team raised £5.1m.  These funds supported 18 projects across 8 countries. With these funds we delivered 9,908 training sessions for health workers, enabled 469,287 eye screenings, 37,378 treatments and delivered 2.5m doses of antibiotics to tackle trachoma.

Our ambition is to grow our income to £10 million per year within the next five years.

Overall purpose of the role

The Trusts and Foundations Officer role will be responsible for securing five-figure funding from Trusts and Foundations and management of existing donor relationships to ensure effective stewardship. The role will also manage small Trust mailings and provide wider support to the team by maintaining funder records in Raisers Edge, developing case for support and supporting internal reporting on Trust fundraising activity.  

We’re looking for an experienced Trust Fundraiser who can drive forward our income growth from both our existing and new supporters with skills in researching Trusts, writing compelling funding proposals and reports and in particular growing the medium Trust fundraising programme.

There are four key areas of responsibility for the role:

i) Identifying and researching Trusts that have the ability to give at the five-figure level, maintaining a pipeline of planned applications.

ii) Preparing high quality, written applications and reports to funders.

iii) Reviewing and growing a small Trust mailing programme (under 10K)

iv) Provision of support to the team in Raisers Edge data management and internal reporting.

Full details of the job description are attached below.

Benefits of working for Orbis UK

Before completion of probation:

· Competitive Salary benchmarked annually

· Minimum 25 days holiday pro-rated increasing with length of service

· Life Assurance Policy (4 x salary)

· Employee Assistance Programme

· E-learning Courses

· Social Activities

· Flexi-time

· Free Sight Test

After completion of probation:

· Matched employer pension contribution up to a maximum of 10% of basic salary

· Interest free season ticket loan

· Cycle to work scheme

· Contribution to cost of new prescription glasses

· Possibility of an overseas project visit after 3 years’ service

Application and interviews

Closing Date: Friday, 5th December 2025

Interviews: W/C 8th December 2025

Start Date: January/February 2026

All applicants must have the legal right to live and work in the UK.

Orbis UK is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from any suitably qualified persons. We operate an anonymised recruitment procedure so that no job applicant receives less favourable treatment either directly or indirectly, on the grounds of age, gender reassignment, being married or in a civil partnership, being pregnant or on maternity leave, disability, race including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. This will ensure all applicants are assessed solely on the strength of their application and not be affected by unconscious bias or confirmation bias

Orbis UK acknowledges and recognises the disadvantages and barriers people from underrepresented and socially diverse groups face in the workforce. Orbis UK is committed to addressing this issue and we strongly encourage those from underrepresented and socially diverse groups (Black and Ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+ and candidates with disabilities) to apply.

Safeguarding: Orbis UK is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and criminal records checks. Orbis UK is also a member of the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (MDS)

East London Students' Union is a progressive charity that supports around 25,000 students that study at the University of East London. We are based in one of the most diverse boroughs in Europe and our membership proudly reflects the communities where we are based.

Our purpose is to support and empower our students by representing their views and providing a range of supportive services, events and activities to make university life the amazing experience it should be. Our Docklands offices, meeting rooms and reception area were fully refurbished last year. In Stratford, we opened our new sitting-around areas, reception, performance rooms and meetings room. Last January, we opened our first café, Nook, on our Docklands campus. In September, we opened a second café, Idle, in Stratford.

We're now working to build a students' union that champions their aspirations and can deliver what's needed to make a difference. We're excited about this and have invested in several new posts to give us the expertise needed. We're in the last year of our strategic plan and will be starting work on our next phase later this year.

If you are excited by the opportunity to help us do things differently, empower others and build a students' union that can better support our students, then we could have a role for you. If you can operate in environments where change is continual, challenges multi-faceted and where solutions require innovative thinking, you'll thrive here. You'll also need to be self-driven, able to operate with autonomy and be able to balance competing priorities.

As an advice caseworker, you’ll provide impartial advice to students on academic matters, and represent and support students in meetings and panels in more complex cases. You’ll use your experience to help us do more preventive work to help our students to take action on their own behalf. You’ll have excellent attention-to-detail and maintain accurate and comprehensive casework notes. (We have two vacancies.)

Diversity is one of the defining features of life at UEL, with over 180 nationalities represented in our student body. We are based in Newham, where more than 74% of residents are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. As we grow our staff team, we are passionate about making our teams representative of the students we support and the communities we operate in. We therefore especially welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates and other candidates typically underrepresented in leadership.

East London Students' Union is a progressive charity that supports around 25,000 students that study at the University of East London. We are based in one of the most diverse boroughs in Europe and our membership proudly reflects the communities where we are based.

Our purpose is to support and empower our students by representing their views and providing a range of supportive services, events and activities to make university life the amazing experience it should be. Our Docklands offices, meeting rooms and reception area were fully refurbished last year. In Stratford, we opened our new sitting-around areas, reception, performance rooms and meetings room. Last January, we opened our first café, Nook, on our Docklands campus. In September, we opened a second café, Idle, in Stratford.

We're now working to build a students' union that champions their aspirations and can deliver what's needed to make a difference. We're excited about this and have invested in several new posts to give us the expertise needed. We're in the last year of our strategic plan and will be starting work on our next phase later this year.

If you are excited by the opportunity to help us do things differently, empower others and build a students' union that can better support our students, then we could have a role for you. If you can operate in environments where change is continual, challenges multi-faceted and where solutions require innovative thinking, you'll thrive here. You'll also need to be self-driven, able to operate with autonomy and be able to balance competing priorities.

You’ll be responsible for supporting the development and delivery of activities and events, including establishing and working with student-led groups such as societies, communities, media and fundraising. You'll also deliver training and other development programmes for student leaders in student groups.

Diversity is one of the defining features of life at UEL, with over 180 nationalities represented in our student body. We are based in Newham, where more than 74% of residents are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. As we grow our staff team, we are passionate about making our teams representative of the students we support and the communities we operate in. We therefore especially welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates and other candidates typically underrepresented in leadership.

The charity is rapidly scaling up, recently doubling its annual support to £6 million. Degrees has partnered with leading climate change funders and research partners including the Quadrature Climate Foundation, Open Philanthropy, Crankstart, Navigation Fund, Outlier Projects, LAD Climate Fund and UK Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA). Transparency of funding is essential to our work. We do not accept support from anonymous donors or funding from the fossil fuel industry. Fundraising for the organisation has been led by the Founder and CEO, Chief Operating Officer (COO), Chief of Staff, and the Chair of the Trustees with the support of an experienced Senior Philanthropy Advisor.

We now seek a full-time team member to build on this base. Reporting to the COO, and working closely with senior staff and the Chair, the Development Manager will support high‑performing fundraising that secures multi‑year, diversified funding. He / she will also introduce robust processes for pipeline management and donor stewardship and manage the complete donor lifecycle (from identification to cultivation to solicitation and stewardship) of a portfolio of top prospects. The post holder will receive initial onboarding support from the Senior Philanthropy Advisor. As fundraising grows, the team may expand in the future.

Initial priorities include expansion beyond the current donor pool, with a strong push to identify and engage new funders, and putting in place the systems (CRM, reporting cadence, key performance indicators) to support growth at scale.

As this is a new role, responsibilities are expected to evolve but some key items will include: 

Strategy & planning 

• Work with the CEO, Chief of Staff, COO, Senior Philanthropy Advisor, programme staff and the Chair of the Trustees to help develop and implement a multi-year fundraising strategy aligned with organisational objectives;

Pipeline development & new opportunities 

• Manage the fundraising pipeline, guiding the ongoing fundraising activities of senior staff and the Chair;
• Research and identify new funding opportunities from trusts and foundations, government funders, and multilateral donors in the development and climate sectors on an ongoing basis;
• Reach out to networks of donor advisors and established relationships for referrals;
• Initiate and manage contact with funding opportunities; 

Grant writing 

• Draft and coordinate the preparation and submission of grant proposals;

Donor stewardship & reporting

• Maintain excellent relations with existing funders by keeping them informed on charity and sector updates, inviting them to events, and ensuring the delivery of annual reports and notices;
• Ensure and manage ongoing formal grant reporting on behalf of the organisation;

Events & engagement 

• Often working with partners, plan and deliver fundraising events for existing and potential funders, particularly in the UK and US;
• Manage invitation lists, track attendance and ensure bespoke follow–up to attendees;
• Assist in the design of events that will inspire and engage funders while involving Southern experts in the Degrees research community;
• Coordinate all fundraising outreach and related programming for the Degrees Global Forum (a conference to be held in 2027); 

Processes, systems & administration

• Create and implement structured processes across the entire fundraising and donor lifecycle;
• Develop and track KPIs, providing regular reports to senior staff and the Trustees;
• Be responsible for fundraising data, contacts and administrative records.

Director of Transformation (DDaT)

A leading national charity is seeking an Interim Director of Transformation (DDaT) to guide the organisation through a crucial 18 month period of modernisation. This is a senior mandate suited to someone with broad technology leadership experience in fundraising charities of around 100–250 employees, and the capability to drive major transformation programmes to completion, including a significant CRM migration and the development of a modern data platform.

In this role, you’ll take responsibility for ensuring the charity’s technology architecture is coherent, scalable and secure, overseeing key platforms such as Salesforce, Microsoft 365/Azure, and the charity’s evolving data lakehouse. You’ll bring structure to delivery and operations, managing internal teams and external partners, strengthening SLAs, and championing agile ways of working to ensure the organisation receives a high-quality, modern, and responsive technology service.

You’ll also lead the organisation through a substantial period of change, working closely with fundraising, digital, and operational teams to ensure technology aligns with strategic goals, particularly the ambition to scale income and deepen supporter engagement. Strong stakeholder management will be essential, as you will advise senior leaders and the Board on technology, risk, cybersecurity, and organisational readiness, while helping staff navigate a major shift in the charity’s digital and data capability.

Key skills & experience

• Senior, broad technology leadership within fundraising charities or similarly complex NFP environments (approx. 100–250 staff).
• Strong transformation experience across digital, CRM, data platforms, governance, and cloud architecture.
• Proven track record steering major CRM programmes (ideally Salesforce) and evolving modern Microsoft 365/Azure environments.
• Excellent stakeholder and change management capability, with the ability to influence at executive and Board level.

Salary: £100,000 – £120,000

Contract: Interim (18 months + potential to go perm)

Location: London (flexible hybrid working)

Permanent

Location: The Children's Society Shop, Tithebarn St, KESWICK, Cumbria.

37 hours per week over Monday to Sunday

£25,760 per annum

We offer many enhanced benefits including:

-28 days holiday a year, plus Bank Holidays

-Stakeholder pension scheme with matching contributions up to 8%

-Free parking space at the shop

-Free confidential counselling service: available to all staff and volunteers

-Opportunity for all managers to join our Bespoke Management Development Programme - Compass

Full details about our benefits can be found on our website.

Do you have retail experience and a flair for leadership? Are you a natural leader with a drive for results and a passion for making a difference?

We're looking for a confident and motivated Shop Manager to lead our team in our Keswick shop. The shop is less than a year old, making this a fantastic opportunity for the right person to engage with the local community, shape the shop's future, and drive up income to support young people.

You'll be responsible for managing an Assistant Shop Manager and a brilliant team of volunteers, working together to turn donated goods into meaningful support for young people. You'll lead and inspire existing volunteers, and attract, recruit and develop new ones to build a team that maximises the shop's potential.

If you have retail experience and enjoy connecting with people from all walks of life, this could be the perfect role for you. If you're also passionate about making a difference, we'd love to hear from you.

The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way.

We run over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.

Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.

The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.

We look forward to receiving your application.

The closing date for applications is Friday 2nd January 2026. Please note that if enough applications are received we reserve the right to close the vacancy early.

Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.

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