About us
Estates & Facilities (E&F) is the largest professional services directorate at King’s with the widest variety of roles servicing our campuses and community. We enable King’s world-leading research, excellent teaching, and vibrant student life through the stewardship of one of the UK’s most significant and complex university estates.
About the role
We are seeking a senior health and safety leader to partner with the E&F Executive Director and Senior Leadership Team, providing independent oversight and assurance across a diverse, high-profile environment.
You will assure health and safety performance across more than 100 buildings ranging in age from the 1780’s to the current day, spanning five central London campuses, including facilities embedded within major NHS Trusts and a substantial student residences portfolio.
This is a senior individual contributor role with dual reporting to the Executive Director and Senior Director of Strategy & Performance. It is designed for a leader who operates credibly at executive level, able to influence direction, challenge constructively, and bring clarity and sound judgement to complex and often ambiguous risk landscapes.
This role does not hold operational responsibility for delivery. Your impact will come from setting expectations, testing performance, and ensuring that risks are understood, owned, and acted upon at the right level. Success will depend on your ability to maintain independence, hold senior stakeholders to account, and build confidence in the directorate’s assurance approach over time.
You will bring significant experience from a large, multi-site or similarly complex organisation, with a track record of operating beyond operational management into strategic oversight and governance.
This role will suit someone who is self-directed, comfortable with ambiguity, and confident in maintaining their position when influencing becomes challenging. A visible on-campus presence, typically 3-4 days per week, is essential to engage effectively with senior leaders and operational teams.
About you:
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:
Essential criteria
- Competence to act as a senior health and safety professional under Regulation 7 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations.
- A recognised health and safety qualification at Level 6 or above, or equivalent professional experience, with commitment to ongoing CPD.
- Experience providing health and safety leadership and oversight at enterprise level within a multi-site organisation, with evidence of improving risk management.
- Experience providing executive-level H&S advice to senior leaders and/or boards within multifaceted organisations.
- Experience establishing health and safety management systems, including risk registers, governance arrangements, audit programmes and performance reporting.
- Ability to operate effectively in ambiguity and confidently challenge senior leaders on health and safety matters while maintaining constructive working relationships.
- Experience leading health and safety audits and reviews, with the ability to interpret findings, identify systemic issues and drive improvement through influence.
- Strong written communication skills to produce clear, high-quality reports, with experience presenting confidently to senior stakeholders.
Desirable criteria
- Experience working within asset-intensive, safety-critical or highly regulated environments.
- Experience working with formal health and safety management systems or equivalent governance frameworks.
Downloading a copy of our Job Description
Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.
Closing date: 25 May 2026.
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Summary
We’re recruiting for a new Head of Fundraising and Communications to build on the growth we’ve experienced in recent years, and move us to the next level. This is a wide role and you won’t be expected to be an expert at everything, so we are looking for someone with the knowledge, confidence and strategic approach to play to their strengths, while drawing in other expertise and capacity where needed. This is an exciting and inspiring opportunity for the right person, both in terms of the role itself, but also the key part you’ll play in helping to enable women who have survived trafficking and other forms of violence to recover and rebuild their lives.
Job Location: Hybrid (at least two days a week in London office)
Salary: £41,500 - £52,800 pro rata (depending on experience)
Working hours:Full-time
Contract: Permanent
Reporting to: Co-Director
An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be undertaken. This post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement section under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.
Two reasons why you should join Ella’s
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You will make a difference: Ella’s is a London-based organisation working with women who have survived trafficking and sexual exploitation. Join us, and be a crucial part of ensuring survivors have all they need to recover and build lives that are safe and free.
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You will work in a great place: We are a passionate, growing organisation. Last time we asked, 100% said they would recommend Ella’s as a place to work. As a team, we are strong, women-led, authentic, professional, fun and supportive of one another.
Job description and person specification
We’re recruiting for a new Head of Fundraising and Communications to build on the growth and development we’ve experienced in recent years, and move us to the next level. Last year we raised £685K through fundraising and are aiming to increase this by 20% a year in the coming years .
You will work closely with other members of the Senior Leadership Team to raise crucial funding, public support and awareness to underpin our organisational strategy, and with colleagues across the organisation to gather and communicate stories and information in a powerful and accessible way.
This is a ‘doing’ role as well as a senior one. It’s also a wide role and you won’t be expected to be an expert at everything, so we are looking for someone with the knowledge, confidence and strategic approach to play to your strengths and those of your team, while drawing in other expertise and capacity where needed.
This is an exciting and inspiring opportunity for the right person, both in terms of the role itself, but also the key part you’ll play in helping to enable survivors to recover and rebuild their lives.
Key tasks
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Overall oversight of all streams of fundraising.
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Line management of 1x Fundraising Officer and 1x Grants Lead.
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Overall oversight of Ella’s’ communication channels including recruitment of additional communications support.
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Uphold brand and support others to work to brand.
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Build and manage relationships, partnerships and connections to support Ella’s’ fundraising and communications.
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Lead on fundraising and communications strategies and policies, and input into organisational strategies and policies.
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Ensure implementation of fundraising and communication strategies.
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Monitor fundraising against targets and report to directors and trustees.
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Attend senior management meetings (weekly online), team check ins (weekly in-person) and other internal and external meetings online and in-person as required.
Additional tasks
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Support with Monitoring and Evaluation
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Respond to media enquiries and requests
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Source and manage external suppliers as needed
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Copywriting and editing
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Oversee the design of external communications
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Support management and use of CRM database
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Other tasks as required by Directors or by role
Person specification
Essential
- A track record of excellence in relevant paid roles within registered UK charities.
- Working knowledge of all streams of fundraising, with direct experience in at least two of the following: trusts, foundations and statutory; individuals; philanthropy/major donors; community fundraising; corporates/business.
- Understanding of what makes a strong case for support.
- Understanding of the power of human stories, and how to gather and communicate stories that promote dignity and respect.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Understanding and experience of what constitutes high quality, effective charity comms (written and visual).
- Understanding of brand.
- Line management.
- Impact reporting (internal and external).
- Computer literacy.
- An understanding of strategy.
- Partnership and relationship building.
- Initiative, and ability to manage varied workload.
- Willingness to get stuck in and ‘do’ as well as lead.
- Kind and sensitive to the needs of survivors in gathering and telling of stories.
- Able to work well with others.
- Organised and efficient.
- Ability to work in a growing, fast-changing organisation.
- Motivated by the cause.
- Commitment to follow the policies, procedures and ethos of Ella’s, and to advocate on behalf of the organisation.
Desirable
- Monitoring and Evaluation.
- Strategy writing.
- Events (fundraising events as well as thought leadership and exhibition stands etc).
- Interviewing skills.
- Media/press.
- Film.
- Copywriting, editing and proofreading.
- Design.
- Social media.
- Website CMSs.
- Website SEO knowledge.
- Speech/talk writing and editing.
- Digital marketing.
- Working with suppliers such as photographers and filmmakers, copywriters and designers, website developers.
- Public speaking.
- Brand management.
- Team leadership.
- GoogleSuite.
- Canva.
- Experience across charities of various sizes.
- Experience of working with funders in the anti-trafficking/VAWG sector.
- An understanding of issues surrounding sexual exploitation and trafficking.
How to apply
To apply for this role, please submit all of the following:
- Up to date CV
- Covering letter outlining your suitability for this role (no more than two sides of A4)
- Completed equal opportunities online monitoring form. The information on this form will be treated as confidential and used for statistical purposes only. The form will not be treated as part of your application. This form is submitted online on CharityJob.
Please submit your CV and covering letter through CharityJob before Tuesday 26 May 2026 9.00am.
We will review applications as we receive them and may offer interviews before the closing date, so please apply quickly if you are keen.
It is intended that interviews will be held in early June. Candidates will be invited to interview by email - please check your spam folder.
If you have queries about any aspect of this role or the appointment process, need additional information or wish to have an informal and confidential discussion, then please contact us via CharityJob.
Please also note that appointment to this role will be subject to a DBS check.
More about Ella’s
Ella’s is a London-based organisation working with women who have survived trafficking and sexual exploitation. Our mission is to do everything we can to ensure survivors have all they need to recover and build lives that are safe and free.
Here is a summary of our main activities:
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We run eight safe houses. This supported accommodation is crucial for survivors, until they are ready and able to live independently.
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We provide regular support for women and families in neighbourhoods across London, and many more further afield when they need us.
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We speak out on issues affecting the women we work with. We care deeply about survivors of trafficking and exploitation and want to see a world where these crimes are not tolerated.
Ella’s is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and communities, as we believe having a diverse team adds value and positively impacts our service.
We actively encourage applicants from BAME backgrounds, LGBTQ+ applicants and those with disabilities. We are committed to equality and diversity within our organisation.
Registered Charity
11 - 20
Our mission is to ensure survivors of trafficking and exploitation have all they need to recover and build lives that are safe and free.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Lloyds Bank Foundation
Head of Programme Design and Organisational Development
Starting Salary: £66,438 (if London-based); £61,872 (if not London-based)
Contract: Full-time, permanent contract (we are open to conversations about flexibility - so please ask)
Location: Remote role - can be based anywhere in England or Wales with an expectation of frequent travel across England and Wales
About Lloyds Bank Foundation
Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales is an independent charitable foundation, backed by Lloyds Banking Group and the people within it. We want everyone to be in a good place - personally, in a home that’s a good place to live, and in a community that’s a good place to belong.
We play our role by connecting and catalysing community-led change, providing the money, time, tools and connections that build organisations’ capacity and capability, to make people’s lives better and their communities stronger.
We back people and communities across England and Wales, to make that happen, because when you back brilliant people, brilliant things happen. Our communities are full of ambitious, energetic and determined people stepping up to make their neighbours’ lives better and their communities grow stronger. Day in, day out.
About the Role
This is a leadership opportunity to shape how the Foundation designs, delivers and strengthens its programmes across England and Wales.
As Head of Programme Design and Organisational Development, you will lead the Foundation’s approach to programme design, organisational development and volunteering, ensuring everything we do is high quality, evidence-informed and grounded in lived experience.
You will set the standards, frameworks and tools that underpin programme design across the organisation, working closely with Programme Leads to design new programmes and strengthen existing ones. You will also lead our organisational development offer, ensuring charities and partners are supported to become stronger, more resilient and better connected.
Alongside this, you will shape how volunteering contributes to our work, embedding it across programmes and ensuring it supports both community capacity and connection.
You will work across teams and directorates to ensure programme design, organisational development and volunteering are fully aligned and working together to deliver meaningful community-led change.
About You
We’re looking for an experienced and credible leader with a strong background in programme or service design, ideally in complex or multi-partner environments.
You will bring a deep understanding of how organisational development builds capacity and resilience, alongside experience of using evidence and insight to improve programmes and outcomes.
You will be confident developing frameworks, standards and approaches that ensure quality and consistency, while also enabling innovation and learning.
You will be a collaborative and relational leader, with strong partnership skills and the ability to work across internal teams and external organisations. A commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging is essential.
How to Apply
Please click ‘Apply’ to be redirected to our website, where you can download the Candidate Information Pack and find details of how to apply.
For an informal conversation about the role and application process, please contact our recruitment partner, Atkinson HR via the information in the candidate pack.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
We hold Disability Confident Employer status (Level 2) and are working towards full status by 2027. This means that if you're a disabled applicant and your CV and application answers clearly demonstrate that you meet the essential criteria for the role, we will invite you to interview.
More broadly, we are committed to building a diverse team that reflects the communities and people we work with. We believe that diversity of background, experience and perspective makes us stronger and helps us make better decisions. We actively welcome applications from people who are under-represented in the charity sector, including people from Black, Asian and minoritised ethnic communities, disabled people, and those with experience of the issues our funded charities work to address.
Key Dates
Closing Date: Thursday 28th May 2026
Optional Q&A Session: Wednesday 6th May 2026 at 09:00-10:00
First Interview: Tuesday 9th June 2026
Second Interview: Thursday 18th June 2026
Registered Charity
21 - 50
We support small, local and specialist charities across England and Wales.
