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Are you a natural relationship builder who thrives on influencing senior stakeholders, driving engagement and making things happen?

The Royal College of Radiologists is looking for an Exams Engagement Officer to play a pivotal role in supporting and inspiring our national network of volunteer examiners. This is a unique opportunity to work with leading clinical professionals across the UK and internationally, ensuring they remain engaged, motivated and equipped to deliver high-quality assessments that uphold standards across radiology and oncology.

You'll be the trusted point of contact for over 200 senior clinicians, building strong relationships, influencing participation, supporting change initiatives and helping shape the future direction of our examinations programme.

What you'll do

• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior clinical examiners and committee members. 
• Lead examiner recruitment and support workforce planning across exam boards. 
• Coordinate training, inductions and engagement activities to support examiner success. 
• Work closely with operational teams to ensure exams are appropriately resourced and delivered smoothly. 
• Analyse feedback and engagement data to identify improvements and support strategic decision-making. 

What you'll bring

• Experience coordinating complex projects, programmes or stakeholder networks. 
• Experience of financial administration, budget monitoring and maintaining financial records and reports
• Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills. 
• The ability to influence, negotiate and build consensus with senior stakeholders. 
• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and a proactive approach.
• Confidence managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience maintaining databases, producing reports and working with data.

If you're looking for a role where you can combine relationship management, stakeholder engagement, project coordination and continuous improvement while making a meaningful impact, we'd love to hear from you.

Why join us:

• Make a difference to the lives of Doctors and the specialities they work in every day!
• Hybrid working (60% working week can be done remotely)
• Modern working environment
• Equipment provided to work from home
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Excellent pension scheme
• Interest free season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme

As Operations and Systems Manager, you will ensure SMK’s operations are well managed and that the team have the technology, systems and policies needed to run smoothly. You will take the initiative and hold responsibility for managing projects to improve systems and working practices and provide the administrative and training support needed to enable staff to implement these.

Reporting directly to the Chief Executive, you will work across the SMK staff team of six, the board members, suppliers and occasionally our training associates maintaining great working relationships and clear lines of communication.

In this internally facing role, you will play a key part in shaping the culture at SMK and in creating an environment in which the staff team can work productively and in line with our values.

Job description

Governance

• Organise SMK’s board meetings, sub committees and strategy days, ensuring all necessary paperwork, including the CEO and Staff Report, is prepared and circulated on time.
• Take clear and concise minutes at board meetings and ensure agreed actions are followed up.
• Support the CEO and Board in ensuring complete and timely reporting to regulators such as HMRC, the Charity Commission, and Companies House.
• Keep up-to-date information on Trustees and Patrons including monitoring the conflicts of interest register.
• Support the induction and exit process for trustees and manage any Board development requirements.

Human Resources

• Ensure all current and ex staff records are up to date and stored appropriately including contracts and job descriptions.
• Support line managers by ensuring that recruitment, induction, employee development and performance management are carried out in line with SMK policies and procedures.
• Regularly review and update HR policies such as the SMK handbook, in collaboration with our external HR support, and be a point of contact for the team to raise any queries or concerns.
• Manage the Breathe HR system for all types of leave. Monitor team’s absences and be a point of contact for team wellbeing.
• Oversee the organisation of the annual Team Away days and any other team strategic planning days.

Compliance and Risk

• Ensure SMK operates in line with legal and regulatory requirements, seeking external expert support where necessary.
• Work with SMK’s CEO to ensure policies and procedures are reviewed on a regular basis.
• Work with the CEO to ensure SMK is compliant with health and safety practices, GDPR, safeguarding and stays up to date with changing regulation.
• Ensure SMK’s insurance is up-to-date and covers the correct requirements.
• Maintain awareness of risks and changes in the external environment that may affect SMK, managing a risk register to capture the risks and actions to be taken to mitigate them.
• Support staff across the organisation to complete risk assessments where necessary and take responsibility for signing these off in line with our policies.

Office Admin

• Be the first point of contact with the office landlord.
• Look after the photocopier, stationary and other office requirements.
• Be responsible for incoming / outgoing post (when in the office).
• Book meeting rooms and desks for team meetings on Mondays.

IT and Information Management

• Manage the relationship with SMK’s IT service providers.
• Support the team with IT requirements.
• Implement the IT and Cyber Security policy and regularly review and update, providing/signposting staff training where necessary.
• Take a broad overview of systems within SMK, reviewing them and ensuring that they are fit for purpose, including the CRM.
• Lead on ensuring SMK’s digital and offline files are up to date, organised, and stored correctly on SharePoint.

Finance

• Support CEO in liaising with SMK’s accountants, with day-to-day bookkeeping and account management
• Collect and file monthly Credit Card receipts and invoices and share with SMK’s accountants.
• Ensure finance policy and procedures are up to date and answer finance-related queries from the team as required.
• Complete and manage client supplier forms.
• Track the progress of the annual audit and coordinate with the appointed auditors and external accountant.

About you

Having worked in a similar role, you’ll display a proven ability to create, implement or update systems that will increase the organisation’s operational efficiency. You are organised and methodical, with an excellent eye for detail and an understanding of bigger picture joined-up systems. You are able to manage and prioritise a busy and diverse workload, with support from your line manager. You’re responsive, approachable, and will have a solid overall understanding of how organisations work at every level.

You are able to operate in a small interdependent team in the heart of the campaigning community where relationships based on trust.

Person Specification

We're committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can reach their full potential. We welcome applications from people in underrepresented groups. To ensure that everyone can apply and be part of our recruitment processes, where needed we will make reasonable adjustments to accommodate our candidates.

Please read more here about our commitment to solidarity, equality, diversity and inclusion on our website. 

Experience. We’re interested in experience that’s both job-related or gained through other areas of your life

Essential

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in a similar role, ideally within the charity sector.

• Extremely organised, with high levels of accuracy and attention to detail demonstrated by excellent record keeping and information management skills.

• Excellent written, interpersonal and communication skills

• Excellent project management skills, with the ability to manage your own workload effectively, maintain flexibility and take the initiative when required.

• Good financial literacy, with a working knowledge of budgets and finance systems.

• Experience of supporting charity Boards and working with trustees, preparing papers, accurate minute taking, overseeing action logs and responding to enquiries. And a working knowledge of charity governance requirements and reporting.

• Experience of leading recruitment processes including creating job packs, promotion, shortlisting and communications to applicants throughout the cycle.

• Experience of drafting, reviewing and implementing organisational HR policy and procedures (HR expertise is provided by an external provider) and working with HR systems (we use Breathe HR)

• Basic training in risk management with experience of writing and implementing risk assessments.

• Good understanding of organisational health and safety requirements, including safeguarding and the knowledge and confidence of how to seek further advice and information when required.

• Experience of negotiating with and supervising third-party suppliers and contracts.

• Excellent IT skills with ability to use Microsoft Office to a high level and support others to do so.

• Experience of general administrative support including logistics, travel and events.

• Experience in CRM database management, preferably Salesforce, and a proven ability to handle and analyse data, and produce reports.

• A commitment to SMK’s mission, values and strategic objectives outlined in our strategy Change is Possible.

Desirable

• Background and/or interest in campaigning and social change
• Experience of accountancy software, preferably Quickbooks
• Experience of working in a small hybrid organisation

We are seeking a proactive, highly organised Campaigns Officer to join the Communications Directorate at the Royal College of Radiologists, playing a key role in delivering impactful, insight-led marketing campaigns that engage members and stakeholders.

This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of multi-channel marketing campaigns from brief to evaluation, helping to shape how we promote our membership, workforce and brand priorities. Working closely with Brand, Content and Membership teams, you’ll deliver compelling messaging, coordinate activity across channels and use data to continually improve performance. If you thrive on turning strategy into action and want to make a tangible difference through effective communications, we’d love to hear from you.

What you’ll do

• Plan, coordinate and deliver targeted, insight-led marketing campaigns from brief through to evaluation.
• Develop clear campaign plans including objectives, audiences, messaging, channels, timelines and KPIs.
• Commission high-quality campaign assets and write engaging, on-brand copy across email, social and digital platforms.
• Manage multiple marketing campaigns simultaneously, keeping activity on track and stakeholders informed.
• Monitor performance using analytics tools, reporting on results and using insight to optimise future activity.
• Collaborate with Brand, Content and Membership teams to ensure joined-up, consistent communications.
• Identify opportunities to improve targeting, testing and campaign effectiveness through continuous learning and optimisation.

What you’ll need

• Experience independently delivering multi-channel marketing or campaign activity from planning to evaluation.
• Strong project management and organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.
• Confident copywriting skills and the ability to adapt tone and messaging for different audiences and platforms.
• Experience using analytics and performance tools (e.g. Google Analytics, Google Ads or similar) to track and improve results.
• A data-informed mindset, with experience using testing and insight to refine campaigns.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with a collaborative, solutions-focused approach.
• Proactivity, sound judgement and the confidence to take ownership of your work.

Why join us

• Make a difference to the lives of Doctors and the specialities they work in every day!
• Hybrid working (60% working week can be done remotely)
• Modern working environment
• Equipment provided to work from home
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Excellent pension scheme
• Interest free season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme

Thames Reach is one of London’s leading homelessness charities, working to end street homelessness and help the people we support to find and sustain a decent home, build supportive relationships and lead a fulfilling life.

We are seeking a Director of Operations to take on a new senior strategic leadership role that will play a key part in the future direction and long-term sustainability of the organisation.

As a member of the Senior Management Team, you will work collectively with the Chief Executive and Director of Services to provide organisational leadership, contributing to strategic direction and operational effectiveness.

You will be accountable for ensuring the organisation has effective infrastructure, people and financial sustainability. You will oversee and provide integration across all non-service operational areas, holding overall responsibility for Finance, People, Data, IT, Property & Facilities, and Thames Reach Housing, our Registered Provider subsidiary.

You will act as a primary point of organisational assurance to the Chief Executive, SMT and Board on operational sustainability, risk and compliance.

Key priorities include providing organisational stewardship of finance, overseeing the transformation and effective operation of digital, data and technology systems, and championing continuous improvement in organisational capability, leadership and ways of working.

Director of Operations Thames Reach
Salary: circa £92,000 per annum
Directorate: Central Operations

About you
We are seeking a leader with a strong collaborative leadership style, with a commitment to collective responsibility and organisational leadership. You will bring:

• Senior strategic leadership experience in a complex organisation, with responsibility for multiple operational and enabling functions.
• Strong financial acumen, including the ability to oversee budgets, interpret financial data and communicate financial matters clearly to senior leaders and Trustees.
• Experience of organisational change, transformation and continuous improvement.
• Experience of governance, risk management and regulatory compliance.
• Ability to operate credibly at Board and Committee level.
• Ability to operate effectively within a regulated environment, including building an understanding of the requirements of the Regulator of Social Housing.
• Extensive experience of managing multiple projects and critical decision making.

Crucially, you will demonstrate a clear commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and to furthering our mission of ending street homelessness.

How to Apply
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Recruitment timeline
Application deadline: 9th August
Interviews with Prospectus: w/c 24th August & w/c 31st August
Interviews with Thames Reach: 18th September

Interim PA to CEO & Office Manager
The Child Poverty Action Group
Six-month fixed term contract
London/ Hybrid, 3 days in the Old Street Office, 2 days remote

Are you a highly organised, adaptable professional who thrives on variety, enjoys working at the heart of an organisation, and can confidently juggle competing priorities?

Charity People are thrilled to be recruiting for CPAG to find them an Interim PA to CEO & Office Manager, who can join the team before the end of this month to work for a six month interim period. This is a unique opportunity to play a central role in supporting the Chief Executive, Board of Trustees, and wider team during an exciting period.

The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) is the leading charity working to end child poverty in the UK. For over 60 years, CPAG has combined award-winning research, policy expertise, and campaigning with practical frontline support to improve the lives of children and families facing financial hardship. Working closely with governments, professionals, and communities, CPAG drives change at both a national and local level, helping to create a society where every child can thrive, regardless of their background. Joining CPAG means becoming part of a passionate, collaborative team committed to making a lasting difference to millions of children and families across the UK.

This is a broad and varied position where no two days are the same. You will act as a trusted partner to the CEO, provide governance and board support, oversee key office operations, and contribute to people and culture activities. Charity People are looking for a capable, proactive generalist PA to CEO/ Office Manager with excellent organisational skills, sound judgement, and the ability to keep multiple workstreams moving forward.

Reporting into senior leadership, you will become a key point of coordination across the organisation, helping ensure that strategic priorities, governance requirements, and operational activities run smoothly. You will support an established CEO who has led the organisation for many years and values a collaborative, practical, and solutions focused approach. Working closely with trustees, senior leadership colleagues and staff across both London and Glasgow offices, you will help maintain strong communication, effective governance, and efficient day-to-day operations.

The organisation employs around 70 staff and offers a flexible, hybrid working culture. The successful candidate will be expected to work from the London office a minimum of three days per week.

Key responsibilities for this role include;

Governance and Board support

• Act as Secretary to the Board of Trustees, coordinating the annual programme of Board and Committee meetings
• Prepare and circulate agendas, papers, and meeting documentation
• Take accurate minutes and maintain action logs to ensure decisions are tracked and progressed
• Support trustee recruitment, induction, and ongoing development
• Maintain governance policies and review schedules
• Support governance projects and continuous improvement initiatives

Executive support to the CEO

• Provide proactive diary management and confidential administrative support
• Coordinate senior leadership and strategic planning activities
• Track actions arising from Senior Management Team meetings
• Support communication between the Board, leadership team and external stakeholders

People and culture support

• Oversee recruitment, onboarding, and employee development processes
• Line manage the People and Culture Officer

Office and operational management

• Oversee the smooth day-to-day running of the London office
• Coordinate facilities management and office systems
• Lead on Health & Safety activity, including risk assessments and compliance arrangements
• Maintain effective information management and filing systems, including SharePoint
• Help ensure staff have the resources and support they need to work effectively

If you would like to learn more about this fantastic, and flexible work opportunity, please apply with your CV without delay. If shortlisted, you will be asked to create a supporting statement as part of the application process.

Interviews will take place w/c 20^th July, with the view of starting no later than the 27^th July for a short handover period with the current postholder.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

Goodman Masson are partnered with a highly respected, award-winning Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) in North London to find a skilled and proactive Finance Manager.

Educating over 2,500 pupils across a close-knit family of primary and secondary schools, our client is dedicated to providing life-changing opportunities within vibrant, diverse communities. Recently recognised nationally for their exceptional educational outcomes and community outreach, they provide a highly collaborative and supportive central services team environment where your work directly impacts the success of young people.

As the Finance Manager, you will support the monitoring and control of Trust spend, working closely with the Finance Director to successfully manage budgets and incoming resources, whilst delivering the highest standards of customer service to the academies in the Trust and other stakeholders.

You will be responsible for the day-to-day finance transactions, including banking, management accounts review and reconciliation, debtor management and reporting, and the administration and development of the finance system. This includes close working with the Accounts Payable team to ensure robust financial control, compliance and efficiency across all academies within the Trust.

You will provide a stable, flexible and resilient service that supports leadership in delivering value for money and strong financial stewardship across all income streams received by the Trust. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Financial Control & Accounting: Lead month-end close procedures, balance sheet reconciliations, and correction journals. Maintain the fixed asset register and calculate annual depreciation in line with academy financial reporting standards.
• Budgeting & Income Management: Partner with the Finance Director to advise academy budget holders, manage self-generated income streams (including debt management/reporting), and oversee compliance for the 6th form bursary payment process.
• Cash & Compliance: Direct daily banking reconciliations, cash-flow forecasting, and monthly VAT 126 return submissions to HMRC.
• Systems & Operational Support: Act as the super-user and administrator for the Trust’s finance system—providing training to staff and stepping in to support the Accounts Payable team during peak periods.
• Procurement: Oversee the Trust’s centralised contract register to support timely renewals, compliance with procurement policy, and value-for-money principles.
• Audit & Governance: Assist in the preparation of monthly management accounts and support the internal scrutiny and external annual audit processes by providing clean evidence.
• Academy Partnering: Spend time out at the local academy sites to assist with school trip costings, build visibility, and strengthen financial understanding across the school. 

What You'll Need to Succeed:

• Sector Experience: Prior finance experience within an educational setting, academy trust, local authority, or the wider public/not-for-profit sector is highly desirable but not essential.
• Technical Strength: A strong foundation in management accounts preparation, balance sheet reconciliations, and financial control frameworks.
• System Savvy: Excellent IT skills, particularly with modern finance software/ERP systems, and the ability to train/support other users.
• Communication Skills: The ability to explain complex financial matters clearly to academic leaders and senior trustees who may not have a finance background.
• Flexibility: A collaborative mindset with a willingness to travel to different academy locations in North London as required.

The Salary range is £45,000 - £53,000 + Excellent benefits including Local Government Pension Scheme. 

You will be predominately based in the trusts Head Office (Edmonton / Enfield area) with some travel to the academy sites which are local to the office. 

Applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis, therefore please apply ASAP with your CV to ensure you are considered. 

The Hampstead Garden Suburb Trust is looking for one or more organised, practical and people-focused colleagues to support the day-to-day running of our small conservation charity.

We protect, maintain and enhance the unique character of Hampstead Garden Suburb: an internationally important example of early 20th-century town planning and architecture. This role is central to helping the Trust work well day to day.

The work falls into two connected strands:

• Resident and Office Coordination: supporting residents and visitors, managing enquiries, coordinating office arrangements, helping ensure telephone and inbox cover, and maintaining oversight of the Trust calendar and annual programme.
• Information, Property and Governance Support: maintaining accurate records, supporting property and financial administration, helping with conveyancing enquiries, preparing meeting papers and minutes, and supporting governance processes.

We are open to appointing either one full-time person covering both strands, or more than one part-time colleague with responsibilities divided between them. The final arrangement will depend on the skills, availability and working pattern of the successful candidate or candidates.

This role could suit someone who enjoys varied, useful work in a small organisation where their contribution is visible. You will need to be organised, accurate, calm with the public, confident using records and systems, and able to follow work through reliably.

Some candidates may be stronger in resident contact and office coordination; others may be stronger in records, property administration and governance. Candidates do not need to have experience in every area.

The role is office-based at the Trust office in London NW11. Full-time is 35 hours per week. Part-time and annualised-hours arrangements will be considered. Annualised hours means that working time may vary across the year to support individual working patterns while meeting the Trust’s operational needs.

The Trust’s normal office hours are 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. Part-time candidates would not be expected to work across all office hours, but candidates will need to be available for a minimum of three hours on Monday mornings.

Salary is £29,000–£32,000 per annum FTE, pro rata for part-time or annualised-hours arrangements. The Trust offers 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, pro rata where applicable, and a contributory pension scheme with an employer contribution of 8% where the employee contributes 8%.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. The Trust is not able to sponsor visas for this role.

The marketing and communications team is small but mighty. We help people find the School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE), understand what we do and take the next step, whether that is applying for a programme, booking a workshop, coming to an event, becoming a partner or engaging with our work.

We lead programme recruitment across SSE. That includes campaign planning, email marketing, social media, web content, partner communications and applicant journeys. We also manage SSE’s outbound communications, making sure our messages are clear, timely and joined up across newsletters, press, stakeholder updates, programme promotion and wider brand activity.

It is a creative, varied team where the work moves quickly and no two days feel the same. You will work across the full communications mix, helping us turn ideas, stories and programme information into clear, engaging content that reaches the right people and encourages them to act.

The work is fast-paced, but it is also genuinely rewarding. Good marketing at SSE means more social entrepreneurs hear about the support available to them, more partners understand our impact and more people see the value of social enterprise. We are practical, collaborative and always looking for ways to improve. If you enjoy making things clearer, sharper and more engaging, and you want to see your work make a real difference, this is a brilliant team to be part of.

The Organisation

A globally recognised membership organisation is seeking an experienced finance leader to support its continued international growth. This is a revenue-generating organisation. With annual income exceeding £50 million and a significant proportion of income generated overseas, the organisation operates in a complex international environment and is committed to maintaining strong financial governance, compliance and reporting standards across multiple jurisdictions.

The Role

An opportunity has arisen for a Head of Financial Accounting to join the organisation on a 12-month fixed-term contract covering maternity leave. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, this role leads one of the organisation's core finance functions and works closely with senior finance colleagues across financial planning, analysis and transactional finance. The successful candidate will manage a team of seven, including three direct reports.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the monthly financial close process.
• Preparing statutory accounts and managing the year-end audit.
• Ensuring UK and international tax compliance through engagement with external advisers.
• Maintaining robust financial controls and governance frameworks.
• Supporting senior leadership with high-quality financial reporting and insight.

Key project work during the contract will include:

• Establishing new international branches, subsidiaries and tax registrations, and transitioning these into ongoing compliance processes.
• Supporting the implementation and integration of tax compliance software with the organisation's ERP system.
• Overseeing the continued development of a recently implemented international expense management system.
• Managing the transition of statutory accounts to the new Charity SORP.

The Person

The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or equivalent) with significant experience in financial accounting and tax.
You will bring:

• Strong experience in financial accounting, statutory reporting and audit management.
• Detailed knowledge of UK GAAP and/or IFRS.
• Experience operating within an international environment, including exposure to cross-border tax matters.
• Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to strong financial controls.
• A commercial and pragmatic approach to problem-solving.
• Experience driving process improvements and enhancing reporting frameworks.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Proven people management experience with the ability to lead and develop teams.

What's on Offer?

• A senior leadership opportunity within a purpose-driven organisation.
• Exposure to a broad international finance remit.
• The chance to contribute during an important period of organisational development and growth.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Generous pension provision.
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements.
• Ongoing professional development opportunities.
• A collaborative and supportive working culture.

Please apply to be considered!

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As a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, you will help shape the strategic direction and future growth of TCVS, working closely with the Chief Executive, Board of Trustees and senior colleagues to deliver our organisational ambitions.

You will:

• Provide strategic leadership across all corporate services, including HR, Finance, IT, Facilities, Health & Safety, Compliance, Administration and Organisational Systems.
• Ensure operational systems, policies and processes are efficient, compliant, scalable and support organisational excellence.
• Lead organisational development, workforce planning and continuous improvement, fostering a high-performing, inclusive and values-led culture.
• Oversee governance, risk management, business continuity and regulatory compliance, supporting the Board to deliver effective governance.
• Monitor organisational performance, ensuring delivery against strategic priorities and organisational objectives.
• Drive digital transformation and innovation, embedding technology and systems that improve efficiency, data quality and organisational learning.
• Support the long-term financial sustainability of TCVS by developing earned income opportunities, partnerships and trading activities.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with trustees, partners, funders, tenants and key stakeholders, representing TCVS across Thurrock and South West Essex.
• Contribute to organisational resilience, growth and future expansion through effective leadership, planning and decision-making.
• Deputise for the Chief Executive as required and provide leadership across the organisation.

You will also champion equality, diversity and inclusion, promote staff wellbeing and professional development, participate in the on-call rota, and undertake other responsibilities appropriate to this senior leadership role.

This is an exciting time to join us. As we grow our international efforts and sharpen our strategic focus, we are creating a new Head of Research & Grants role to lead our combined research and grant-making function. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, you will be our senior operational and strategic leader for how we identify, fund and learn from the work that gives babies the best start in life.

The grants and research effort of the Foundation is focussed on the ‘So What?’. You will make sure every piece of ground breaking research and every charity grant adds to our global advocacy for babies, informing and educating policy makers across the world about the 1001 Critical Days and how they can help parents and carers give their babies the best start in life.

To apply, please click the redirect to recruiter button. Please note that interviews will take place on Tuesday 11 August. 

This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in growing a major donor programme that directly supports life-changing eye care services in the Holy Land. You will work closely with the Executive Director, UK (EDUK) and senior leadership, including the CEO and Trustees, to contribute to the long-term sustainability of a respected and impactful international charity.

As part of a small, ambitious and collaborative UK team, you will play a major role in shaping and developing the major donor programme, building meaningful relationships with supporters and seeing the tangible impact of your work on patients and communities.

The St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group (SJEHG) is a UK-registered charity delivering expert eye care to the people of the Holy Land, regardless of ethnicity, religion or ability to pay. It operates through two locally-registered charities to provide services in East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza.

Fundraising Manager

Salary: £65,000–£70,000 per annum (depending on experience)
Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours per week) or Part-time (30 hours per week considered, salary pro rata)
Location: Hybrid working between home and our offices at Great Portland Street and Kennington Lane, London
Reports to: Chief Executive Officer
Direct Report: Fundraising Assistant

About International Students House (ISH)

International Students House (ISH) is a unique charity in the heart of London's West End, bringing together students from across the world through affordable accommodation, social activities, welfare support and cultural exchange.

For over a century, ISH has been creating opportunities for young people from diverse backgrounds to live, learn and build lifelong international friendships. As we enter an exciting new phase of growth, we are investing in our fundraising capability to secure the long-term future of our charity and expand our impact.

We are now seeking an ambitious, strategic and relationship-focused Fundraising Manager to establish and lead our fundraising function.

The Opportunity

This is a newly created senior role offering the opportunity to shape the future of fundraising at ISH.

Working closely with the Chief Executive Officer, Board of Trustees and senior leadership team, you will develop and deliver a comprehensive fundraising strategy that grows philanthropic income and builds sustainable funding streams.

You'll lead on developing relationships with trusts and foundations, major donors, alumni, corporate partners and international supporters while creating compelling fundraising campaigns that inspire long-term engagement.

If you're an experienced fundraiser looking for the opportunity to build something meaningful and make a lasting impact, we'd love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

As Fundraising Manager, you will:

• Develop and implement a 3–5 year fundraising strategy aligned with ISH's strategic objectives.

• Build a diverse fundraising portfolio across trusts and foundations, major donors, corporate partnerships, alumni, community fundraising and international philanthropy.

• Identify, cultivate and steward major donors and strategic partners.

• Lead the development of compelling funding applications and grant proposals.

• Secure significant income from trusts, foundations, government bodies and corporate sponsors.

• Develop donor stewardship and recognition programmes that encourage long-term support.

• Work collaboratively with Marketing, Alumni Relations, Events and CRM colleagues to deliver integrated fundraising campaigns.

• Establish fundraising KPIs, monitor performance and report regularly to the CEO, Senior Management Team and Board of Trustees.

• Manage and develop the Fundraising Assistant while fostering a collaborative fundraising culture across the organisation.

• Ensure all fundraising activity complies with charity law, the Code of Fundraising Practice and data protection legislation.

About You

You will be a motivated fundraising professional with a proven track record of securing significant philanthropic income and developing successful fundraising strategies.

You'll bring:

Essential

• Significant experience in fundraising, philanthropy or income generation.

• Demonstrable success securing funding from trusts and foundations, major donors and/or corporate partners.

• Experience developing and delivering fundraising strategies.

• Outstanding relationship management and networking skills.

• Excellent proposal and bid-writing abilities.

• Strong financial awareness and project management skills.

• Experience using CRM systems and analysing fundraising performance.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

• A collaborative, proactive and results-driven approach.

Desirable

• Experience within the charity, higher education or international education sectors.

• Alumni fundraising experience.

• Knowledge of UK trust and foundation fundraising.

• Experience securing international philanthropic funding, particularly in North America.

• Membership of the Chartered Institute of Fundraising or equivalent.

• Fundraising qualification or professional accreditation.

Why Join ISH?

This is an exciting opportunity to build a fundraising function with significant scope for innovation and growth while helping transform the lives of students from around the world.

In return we offer:

• Salary of £65,000–£70,000 (depending on experience)

• Full-time or part-time working options

• Hybrid working

• 25 days annual leave, increasing to 30 days with service

• Defined benefit contributory pension scheme

• Vitality private health insurance (Senior Management Team)

• Healthcare cash plan

• £3 daily meal allowance for use in our catering facilities

• Sage employee benefits platform

• Interest-free annual travel loan (after probation)

Eligibility

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.

Join Us

If you are an experienced fundraiser who is excited by the opportunity to shape a new fundraising function, build meaningful donor relationships and help secure the future of an organisation that has supported generations of students from around the world, we would love to hear from you.

Apply now and help shape the next chapter of International Students House.

The Head of Change leads the development, coordination and delivery of the Foundation’s strategic change portfolio. Reporting to the Director of Transformation, this role provides expert direction on organisational change initiatives, ensures alignment with strategic priorities, and builds a culture where transformation is understood, embraced and delivered confidently across the organisation. 

The Head of Change acts as the Foundation’s change leader, helping to shape strategy, establishing structures for high-quality programme delivery, and ensuring teams are ready and supported through change. This includes oversight of the Change team, taking a lead on cross-Foundation change initiatives, and ensuring all strategic programmes are governed effectively. 
This role is cross-organisational, working closely with the Chief People & Transformation Officer on the operating model, the Chief Financial Officer and the Director of Transformation on planning and delivery. 

This role delivers a transformational, organisation-wide approach to change, grounded in best practice, and provides a high-quality, consistent programme delivery through a strengthened PMO capability. The Head of Change delivers improved organisational staff readiness and staff confidence during periods of change, and produces clear, measurable outcomes across the Foundation’s strategic transformation priorities. This role also helps to foster a culture that embraces innovation, adaptability, and continuous improvement. 

Key Responsibilities 

Strategic Change Leadership

• Define, lead and manage the organisation-wide strategic change programme, ensuring alignment with the Foundation’s mission and long-term goals.
• Develop the strategic change governance forum, providing oversight, challenge and direction.
• Work with the Executive Team, senior stakeholders, and programme leads to ensure clarity of change objectives and secure stakeholder buy-in.
• Working with the Chief Financial Officer, oversee organisational planning, delivery and monitoring of key KPIs.
• Foster a culture of change readiness, adaptability, and continuous improvement, ensuring clear alignment with the Foundation’s overarching decision-making framework. 

Programme & Portfolio Management 

• Oversee a portfolio of high-profile strategic projects, ensuring consistent delivery standards and measurable outcomes.
• Lead and mature the Foundation’s project framework to support governance, reporting, assurance and delivery quality.
• Ensure that the organisation has the necessary resources – people, technology and budget – to implement change initiatives without creating bottlenecks or overwhelming Business As Usual operations.
• Monitor progress and evaluate the impact of change initiatives, adjusting the approach to achieve outcomes. 

Leadership & People

• Manage and mentor the Change team, building a high-performing group of change specialists.
• Cultivate collaboration across teams, ensuring consistent approaches to change management and project delivery. 

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication 

• Partner with senior stakeholders to build alignment, engagement and ownership across change programmes.
• Lead delivery of change communications and engagement plans, ensuring clarity, consistency and accessibility.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, offering challenge, insight and strategic guidance. 

Change Management Practice

• Conduct enterprise-level change impact and readiness assessments.
• Design and implement training, coaching and resources for leaders and teams undergoing change. Ensure change methodologies, tools, and frameworks are embedded and consistently applied.
• Support the Chief People & Transformation Officer with organisational design activities, including target operating model development and capability mapping. 

Financial & Risk Management 

• Manage project and programme budgets effectively.
• Identify risks, interdependencies and issues across the change portfolio and develop mitigation plans. Ensure compliance with relevant regulatory, governance and audit requirements. 

Role responsibilities are not exhaustive, and you would be reasonably expected to take on wider tasks that are commensurate with the level of your role. 

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

Skills, abilities, and attributes:

• Self-starter who is adaptable, works with integrity and exhibits the Foundation’s core values.
• Committed to the principle of continuous improvement, with careful attention to detail and due process.
• Committed to delivering consistent and high-quality customer service to both internal and external stakeholders.
• Good interpersonal skills and able to effectively liaise with both internal and external communities.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate, inspire, challenge and influence. 
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to translate complex concepts into actionable plans.
• Financial acumen and experience managing significant budgets.
• Comfortable operating in fast-paced, ambiguous and highly collaborative environments. 
• Strong influencing skills with senior stakeholders, including C-suite and Board-level relationships.

Knowledge, experience, and qualifications: 

• Experience in delivering large-scale transformation within complex organisations (charity, private, public sector, healthcare or equivalent).
• Exposure to digital transformation, innovation programmes or organisation design.
• Proven track record leading enterprise-wide change and readiness programmes.
• Demonstrable experience building and leading PMO functions.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary teams and driving cultural and behavioural change.
• Experience operating within matrixed, multi-disciplinary or multi-site environments.
• Proficient, with recognised successes, in working with industry best practice project and change methodologies (e.g. Agile, PRINCE2, PMP, Prosci/ADKAR, CCMP). 

Benefits

• Contributory pension
• Annual personal development budget
• Annual health and wellbeing personal allowance
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and parental leave pay accessible without length of service requirements.
• Health and wellbeing programme that offers optional free yearly health check-ups.
• Support for healthy eating via fruit bowls and onsite lunch facilities. 
• Agile working, flexible hours, and supportive IT kit. 
• Shower facilities and bike lock area. 
• Generous annual leave (27 days + bank holidays)
• Subsidies for glasses
• Employee Assistance Programme