Development events manager jobs in Belvedere, greater london
Reporting to: Major Giving Lead - Trusts and Foundations
Location of Work: Remote, with some requirements to travel to our London office
Contract Type: Full-time, 35 hours per week, although 28 hours per week or compressed hours may be considered. The role may require occasional evening and weekend work.
Contract Length: Permanent
Salary: £37,500
BACKGROUND
Magic Breakfast’s mission is to end child morning hunger in the UK now and for good. The latest research suggests that 2.7 million children are at risk of hunger, meaning one in five children don’t have enough to eat. When a child is too hungry to learn, they struggle to concentrate, absorb information, and manage their emotions, causing them to fall behind in their studies.
Magic Breakfast provides a nutritious breakfast to over 350,000 children and young people every school day. We work with schools in areas of high disadvantage, helping staff target children most in need without barrier or stigma.
We work with schools in areas of high disadvantage, helping staff target the children most in need without barrier or stigma. We are now at an exciting point in our journey as we launch Nourishing Futures, our long-term strategy, which capitalises on market changes and government commitments to scale our work, while redefining breakfast spaces not just as places to eat, but as places to thrive.
JOB PURPOSE
The Major Giving Manager – Trusts and Foundations will sit within the newly formed Major Giving team, playing a pivotal role in driving new business and helping to deliver £3.36m of income across major giving in the financial year 2025/26.
Reporting to the Major Giving Lead – Trusts & Foundations, this role will lead on new business development within the trusts and foundations portfolio, with a strong focus on identifying, cultivating, and securing support from new funders. The postholder will be expected to proactively generate and pursue opportunities, using creativity, insight, and strong relationship-building skills to grow a robust pipeline of high-value prospects.
This role will involve actively networking, attending events, initiating and developing relationships with prospective funders, and creating compelling, tailored proposals to secure significant new income. Alongside this primary focus on new business, the postholder will also contribute to the stewardship and growth of existing funders to maximise long-term value and impact.
Working collaboratively across the wider Major Giving team, the role will support cross-portfolio opportunities and integrated cultivation strategies, and where appropriate, flex to support engagement with individual donors. The postholder will also work closely with the Business Development Lead in Scotland to ensure a coordinated and strategic approach to prospecting, relationship management, and pipeline development.
The successful candidate will be a highly motivated and entrepreneurial fundraiser, with excellent writing and interpersonal skills, who thrives on building new relationships and securing income. They will join a dynamic and passionate team working to end child morning hunger and unlock opportunities for the next generation.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES New Business
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Lead the development and delivery of new business across the trusts and foundations portfolio, driving a significant contribution to the Major Giving target of £3.36m in 2025/26 and building a strong pipeline for future years.
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Proactively identify, research and pursue high-value funding opportunities, using insight, creativity, and sector knowledge to generate a strong and diverse prospect pipeline, and working collaboratively with the Major Giving team to share intelligence and avoid duplication.
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Take ownership of cultivating new prospects, initiating and developing relationships through networking, events, and direct engagement, and confidently progressing opportunities from early-stage prospecting through to secured income.
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Prepare, develop and submit compelling, high-quality proposals and budgets tailored to funder priorities, with a strong focus on securing larger, multi-year and strategic funding opportunities (£50,000+).
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Design and implement proactive and strategic cultivation pathways for new funders, including multi-touch engagement plans and partnership approaches with colleagues to strengthen relationships and maximise conversion.
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Work cross-organisationally to identify, shape and develop fundable projects, proactively aligning organisational priorities with funder interests to unlock new income opportunities.
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Contribute to the development of compelling cases for support and propositions, using insights from the trusts and foundations landscape to inform and strengthen wider major giving and philanthropic strategies.
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Work closely with the Business Development Lead in Scotland to proactively coordinate and drive approaches to trusts and foundations based in Scotland, aligning on prospecting, relationship development, proposal activity and pipeline growth.
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Act as a key driver of new business momentum across the wider Major Giving team, flexing to support pipeline development, cultivation and conversion activity across portfolios, including with individual major donors where required.
Account management
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Successfully manage relationships within your own portfolio of trusts and foundations, ensuring timely reporting and effective communication.
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Champion the interests of major giving and trusts and foundations across the organisation, ensuring grant conditions are met and project outcomes are achieved.
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Support the team to deliver strategic, multi-year partnerships and steward key funders.
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Adopt a relationship management approach that integrates with the wider Major Giving team’s stewardship framework – creating holistic experiences for funders who support across multiple income streams.
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Flex to provide stewardship support across major giving, where necessary working to develop relationships and high quality stewardship with individual donors and family foundations.
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Collaborate with the Business Development Lead in Scotland to ensure consistent and high-quality stewardship for Scottish-based funders, sharing insight and best practice.
Cross-Team Collaboration
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Support our department approach to ‘one-team’ by acting as a bridge between Trusts, Corporate and Major Donor functions, ensuring shared insight, coordination of funder approaches, and alignment of messaging and impact reporting.
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Work with Philanthropy and Corporate Partnerships colleagues to identify overlapping funder networks and co-create engagement opportunities (e.g., joint briefings, events, or site visits).
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Collaborate proactively with the Business Development Lead in Scotland to ensure that opportunities, reporting, and engagement in Scotland align with national fundraising priorities.
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Contribute to the Major Giving team’s collective cultivation and stewardship calendar, ensuring trust and foundation supporters are part of key strategic engagement moments.
Management and Leadership
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Support the development of junior members within the Major Giving team (e.g., Major Giving Administrator), providing guidance and feedback to maintain a high standard of proposals and stewardship materials.
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Work with the Major Giving Leads and the Head of Major Giving to support the forecasting of income from current and potential donors.
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Deputise for the Major Giving Lead – Trust and Foundations where necessary.
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Work closely with the finance team to ensure accurate restrictions, financial reporting processes, and project budget management.
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Take an active role in helping to set, deliver, and evaluate progress against the Major Giving team strategy and goals, especially those relating to Trusts & Foundations.
General Responsibilities
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Maintain accurate financial, performance and account management records via Salesforce.
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Represent the organisation at relevant forums, events and seminars.
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Help ensure continuous improvement of team processes and ways of working.
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Ensure all activity is compliant with fundraising legislation, GDPR, and child safeguarding requirements.
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Support the wider fundraising department with cross-team initiatives, joint donor communications and shared learning.
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Occasional work outside of regular office hours and travel within the UK.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Knowledge and Experience
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Proven experience of securing significant new funding from trusts and foundations (ideally £50,000+), with a strong track record in new business development, or relevant transferable experience.
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Demonstrable success in identifying, cultivating and converting new prospects into long-term funding relationships.
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Experience of building and managing a robust prospect pipeline, from initial research through to secured income.
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Experience of working with databases (Salesforce experience desirable) to support pipeline development, tracking and income generation.
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Strong track record of developing and initiating relationships with new funders, including through networking and external engagement.
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Understanding of how trusts and foundations fundraising contributes to wider major giving strategy, particularly in generating new income and supporting cross-team opportunities.
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Experience of working with regionally based colleagues or external partners to coordinate proactive fundraising activity desirable.
Skills and Abilities
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Exceptional writing, research and storytelling skills, with the ability to develop compelling, tailored proposals that secure new funding.
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Strong relationship-building and influencing skills, with confidence to initiate contact, represent the organisation externally, and develop new partnerships.
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Proactive, entrepreneurial mindset, with the ability to spot opportunities, generate leads, and drive them forward independently.
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Excellent time management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage a dynamic pipeline and balance multiple priorities and deadlines.
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Strong interpersonal and presentation skills, including the ability to engage and inspire prospective funders in meetings and events.
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A collaborative team player with the confidence to work independently while contributing to shared new business goals.
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Ability to communicate data and impact effectively to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
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High level of competency in Microsoft Office and CRM software.
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Proactive approach to internal collaboration, identifying opportunities to align funder interests with organisational priorities to unlock new income.
Other
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Passion and commitment to Magic Breakfast’s mission to end child morning hunger in the UK.
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Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
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Willingness to travel within the UK to attend events, meetings and networking opportunities as part of new business development.
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Experience of working for a charity, particularly in children and young people’s sectors, desirable but not essential.
WHAT WE OFFER
At Magic Breakfast we value our employees and work hard to develop offer a supportive, respectful culture which enables everyone to thrive. Please visit our website for more information in our recruitment pack.
APPLICATION PROCCESS
Should you wish to discuss the role before applying please email our People and Culture Team, hr @magicbreakfast. com
Shortlisting: w/c 20th April
Interview 1: w/c 27th April
Interview 2: w/c 4th May
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.
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Full-time (35 hours per week) - open to discussing reduced hours
Hybrid working with 2 days per week from the London Bridge office
Closing date 20 April 2026
As the Whizz Kidz Major Gifts Manager, you will be expected to get to the heart of the organisation, understand our ambitions and use your passion, insight and fundraising expertise to identify and secure significant support from high-net-worth individuals.
Whizz Kidz: The facts
Over 75,000 young people aren’t getting the wheelchair or support that fully meets their needs. Without the ability to be independent young wheelchair users are restricted in their ability to socialise and participate in society.
We’re here to change that.
As the UK’s leading charity for young wheelchair users (9 months - 25 years old), we empower young people by providing the wheelchairs, equipment, support and confidence-building experiences they need, and campaigning for a more inclusive society.
And we won’t stop until they are mobile, enabled and included.
Our vision
A society in which every young wheelchair user is mobile, enabled and included.
Our values
We are young people focused, ambitious, collaborative and inclusive.
Job summary
It’s an exciting time to join Whizz Kidz as we embark on an ambitious organisational strategy for the next three years. Major Gifts fundraising is relatively new to the charity and has seen great success in the last year, bringing on many new major donors and a growing prospect pipeline. This new role will work closely with the Head of Major Gifts and Special Events to identify, cultivate and steward long-term relationships with high-net-worth individuals to secure income for the charity.
The role will focus on growing the number of major donors to Whizz Kidz, helping to deliver sustainable, multi-year income in support of our strategy. To achieve this, you will take a proactive, relationship-led approach to manage your own portfolio of donors as well as a prospect pipeline, working closely with colleagues across the organisation to develop compelling cases for support.
For full details on the role, please see our website via the apply button.
The person
You will have experience of developing and managing relationships with high-value donors and prospects, understand what motivates philanthropic giving and know how to successfully cultivate, solicit and steward major donors. You will be confident making financial asks, skilled at building strong relationships and able to adapt your approach to a wide range of individuals.
You will have strong written and verbal communication skills and be comfortable stewarding donors and making financial asks. You will play an active role within the wider Fundraising and Communications team, contributing to a positive, collaborative culture, increasing brand awareness and unlocking vital income to create lasting change for young wheelchair users and their families.
For full details on the person specification, please see our website via the apply button.
A few perks
The wellbeing of our colleagues is of paramount importance to our success as an organisation, and we want to ensure that our benefits package provides something of value for everyone, whether it is our generous holiday entitlement, wellbeing days, Healthcare cash plan, long-service awards. We hope you agree!
Annual leave
25 days of annual leave per annum plus Bank Holiday (pro-rata for part time colleagues).
Christmas closure
In addition to annual leave, employees get three days of paid Christmas leave.
Pension
Automatic enrolment for all colleagues with the option to opt out. Contributions of 5% gross salary made by both Whizz Kidz and employees. We will match higher contributions of up to 6% of gross basic salary.
Simply health
Automatic enrolment in a fully paid for cash plan that assists you with everyday health costs. This scheme is also available to your families for an extra charge.
Season ticket loan
An interest free loan of up to £5,000 following the successful completion of the Probationary Period.
To apply please visit our website via the apply button. Closing date 20 April 2026.
We are committed to achieving equal opportunities in employment. Please let us know whether you require any reasonable adjustments for application or interview.
We create opportunities for young wheelchair users to get the equipment, skills, and confidence to go further.
What you will be achieving
As a key member of the Academy’s Policy Team, the Senior Policy Officer will play an important role at a critical moment for the organisation. This role will help the Policy team to plan and deliver a new set of priorities for 2026/27. Relevant priorities for this role include, but are not limited to:
- Improving health outcomes in the UK and internationally.
- Mobilising the UK health research system to turn discovery into practice.
- Making the UK the best place in the world to have a career in medical sciences.
Within these overarching priorities, there are some distinct policy programmes the incoming Senior Policy Officer is likely to work on, which could include:
- Maximising the impact of medical sciences in prevention and early detection.
- Transforming the generation and application of clinical evidence to speed up translation from discovery to patient impact, ensuring equitable inclusion of underserved groups.
- Making the UK a global leader in responsible, effective and equitable AI and data use across the biomedical sciences.
- Conducting a foresight exercise to identify high-impact innovations that will be critical within the near future and ensure the health system is enabled to support them.
The Senior Policy Officer will be line managed by a Policy Manager.
What you will be doing
As Senior Policy Officer, you will lead on or support a range of policy projects and activities to inform and influence the policy landscape in accordance with Academy priorities. This work may include leading on or supporting the following:
- Major working group studies and corresponding outputs.
- Informing and responding to Government set pieces and announcements.
- Consultations and rapid responses, and shorter position papers.
- Roundtables, workshops, and other relevant policy events.
- Correspondence and briefings for senior stakeholders.
- Working closely with Fellows and other experts to identify and analyse key policy issues, gather data and expert opinion. Construct impactful conclusions and recommendations to advise internal and external stakeholders.
- Delivering implementation and follow-up activities on policy recommendations across external audiences and stakeholders.
- Maintaining an excellent understanding of the policy landscape by monitoring developments and key policy issues, including the use of animals in research (please see the Academy’s statement on the use of animals in research).
- Scoping potential new areas of policy work, and/or identify opportunities for the Policy Team.
External engagement
- Collaborating with organisations from academia, Government, healthcare, industry and the charity sector.
- Maintaining and developing an effective network of contacts across the sector (including our Fellows) to inform and increase the impact of policy work.
- Representing the Academy at external meetings, parliamentary engagements (such as the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Life Sciences) and political events (such as party conferences).
Supporting the Academy’s wider functions
- Supporting the Academy’s briefings and parliamentary monitoring functions.
- Coordinating across a wide range of Academy functions, including its Briefings, Impact, and Events capabilities, to maximise the effectiveness of policy work.
- Working with the Communications and Engagement teams to co-develop relevant outputs and activities.
- Briefing senior stakeholders for high-level meetings and events where necessary.
- Supporting the development of core scripts on priority policy topics across the Policy team.
- Supporting the Monitoring and Evaluation team with monitoring the policy team’s impact.
Budget and line management
- Occasionally managing policy budget lines.
- Occasionally supervising policy interns and placement students.
Benefits
We provide our staff with a comprehensive benefits package outlined as follows:
- Generous pension scheme with flexible contributions – we contribute between 8% - 13% of your gross salary (with employee contributions of 3% - 8%).
- Life assurance at three times your salary.
- Hybrid and agile working. 50% office attendance.
- 26 days annual leave, plus Christmas closure days and bank holidays.
- Buying and selling leave.
- Family-friendly policies including enhanced maternity and paternity leave (subject to a qualifying period).
- Complimentary subscriptions to Headspace and Classpass to support your physical and mental wellbeing.
- Support through tailored learning and development.
- A range of enhanced benefits become available once you’ve completed your probation period.
For more information and to apply, please visit our careers portal.
Closing date: 9.00am on Wednesday, 22 April 2026.
Interview date: Thursday, 7 May 2026 (held online).
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Description
Help tackle child food insecurity by working directly with schools, building relationships, capturing impact, and supporting community fundraising that drives real change.
This is an opportunity to join a growing charity at a pivotal moment and play a key role in expanding a national programme supporting children and families across the UK. This is one of the charity’s first two hires and is a hands-on role in a small team.
MCKS Charitable Foundation works with schools to provide pantry and breakfast support to families experiencing food insecurity. We currently support over 180 schools and are now scaling our work towards 500+ schools nationally.
We’re looking for a Schools, Community & Impact Manager to help us strengthen our relationships with schools, understand how our support is being used, and capture the stories and data that allow us to grow our impact.
This is a varied, outward-facing role where you’ll work directly with schools, build trusted relationships, and ensure we are delivering support in the most effective way possible.
What you’ll be doing
You’ll sit at the centre of the programme, working across schools, impact and community engagement.
You will:
- Build strong relationships with schools and act as their main point of contact
- Support new schools joining the programme and help them get set up effectively
- Work with schools to understand how many pupils and families are being supported
- Identify what’s working well across schools and share best practice
- Gather impact data, case studies and stories to support fundraising and reporting
- Help develop a fair and effective funding model based on need
- Encourage schools to run simple fundraising activities within their communities
- Support wider fundraising activity by providing insight, stories and engagement
Why this role matters
This role is critical to how the charity grows.
The insights, relationships and impact evidence you build will directly support fundraising—helping us secure the funding needed to reach more children and families.
Put simply:
without strong school relationships and clear impact, we can’t grow.
What we’re looking for
We’re looking for someone who is:
- A natural relationship builder, confident working with schools and communities
- Curious and analytical, with the ability to understand patterns and identify insights
- A strong communicator, particularly when writing case studies and reports
- Organised and able to manage multiple relationships at once
- Proactive and comfortable working independently in a small team
You may have experience in schools, charities, community work, or partnership-based roles—but just as important is your ability to build trust and understand people.
Why join us
- Be part of a growing charity making a real difference to children and families
- Play a key role in shaping a programme that is scaling nationally
- Work flexibly within a small, supportive team
- Opportunity to influence how impact is measured and communicated
Safeguarding
This role will involve working with schools and may include visits where children are present. A DBS check will be required.
Additional Information”
- Remote UK-based role with travel to schools nationally
- Full-time role (flexibility may be considered for strong candidates)
- Due to volume of interest, we are unable to offer pre-application calls
To alleviate suffering and strengthen communities by delivering practical, structured support programmes that help children and families access the fo


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St Barnabas with Christ's Chapel is a large, thriving, inclusive parish at the heart of Dulwich Village. This is an exciting opportunity for you to join our team in a central role that is key to the continued flourishing of our busy parish. This is a reconfigured and expanded role where you would have the opportunity to make a real difference to how we work together and implement our vision and mission priorities. In return we would offer you warm, collegiate, and engaged colleagues, both staff and volunteers.
This role is ideal for you if you a hands-on, collaborative, relational, and mission driven Christian professional who can balance operational excellence with a heart for people and community. As Operations Manager you will oversee the parish’s resources: people, buildings, IT, and finances, developing systems and structures that are effective, flexible, and culturally responsive.
PURPOSE:
● To work collaboratively with the Vicar, Wardens, PCC (church council), staff and congregation, supporting St Barnabas with Christ’s Chapel as we live out our vision and implement our Mission Action Plan (MAP).
● To help nurture a staff and volunteer culture rooted in mutual respect, honest communication and shared responsibility, supporting healthy rhythms of work and life.
● To be responsible for the management of the parish’s resources of people, buildings, IT, and finances. Developing effective, efficient, and flexible administrative processes, and robust and appropriate structures for leadership, management, and governance (including statutory compliance).
As a leadership role within a Church of England parish, there is an occupational requirement for the post-holder to be a Christian and enthusiastic about the vision and values of St Barnabas with Christ’s Chapel.
Full details of the role, benefits and the person specification for this exciting role can be found in the attached job pack.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Hello, we will assess your application against the criteria in our person specification, which is found in the attached job pack. Please tell us in your covering letter how you meet the requirements under each of the six headings. The more criteria you can show us that you meet, the stronger your application. But do not be put off from applying because you do not think you meet all of them.
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Brake is the national, acclaimed charity tackling the daily, horrific carnage of deaths, injuries, and air pollution on roads. Traffic is the biggest killer of young people worldwide, poisoning our lungs and contributing hugely to the climate emergency. Brake’s vision is that people get around in safe and healthy ways. Our values require us to be evidence-based, aim high, and work collaboratively. We have a 30+ year reputation for shouting out for positive change, advising government, encouraging action in communities, and delivering the UK’s National Road Victim Service for bereaved and injured families. We work with schools and families, communities and companies to champion the cause of road safety and raise awareness of key road safety issues.
We are looking for an experienced and ambitious fundraising manager and team leader, with a strong track record across all aspects of community fundraising. You excel in designing and delivering donor journeys that generate six‑figure income and strengthen our campaign voice through collaborative work with a wide range of stakeholders.
Reporting to the Chief operating officer, this role will take responsibility for leading the charity’s Fundraising function, which sits as part of our Income generation team. This role will include delivering toward your own individual targets as well as line management of two team members (Community relationship fundraiser and Events and fundraising officer) to cover all income linked to fundraising (such as community fundraising, company fundraising, Brake led fundraising events, and fundraising attached to Brake campaigns and projects such as Road Safety Week) and may include working with the Corporate partnerships team lead to support other income generating activity.
What we offer
· A generous 35 days of annual leave (including bank holidays and 3-day shutdown period between Christmas and New Year, pro-rata for part-time working patterns)
· Birthday day off (taken any time)
· Enhanced sick pay and compassionate leave
· Death in service benefit
· Pension
· Employee Assistance Programme
· Flexible working
· A rewarding role with purpose
· Be part of a skilled, friendly team with an engaged Board of Trustees
At Brake, we are committed to creating a truly inclusive workplace where all colleagues feel valued, respected, and supported. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and life experiences, and particularly encourage candidates from the global majority, LGBTQIA+ community, and people with disabilities to apply.
We believe that diverse perspectives strengthen our work and enable us to deliver the best possible support to individuals and families affected by road trauma. As a proud Disability Confident employer, we don’t want you to ‘fit’ our culture, we want you to enrich it.
If you are passionate about making a difference and share our vision for a world where no one is killed on our roads, we want to hear from you.
Please note: Due to the nature of our work we can't accept applications from traffic offenders with offences that are unspent. Candidates will be asked to disclose whether they have any unspent points on their licence at interview.
Take a look at our comprehensive job description for more details of this exciting role.
Join us today and be part of the solution!
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We work to stop road deaths and injuries, support people affected by road crashes and campaign for safe and healthy mobility for all.

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Job title: Senior Development Manager
Contract type: 1-year contract, 3-days per week (21hrs per week, standard office hours are 9am – 5pm, Monday – Friday. Work outside these hours is required on occasions. Flexible working subject to agreement).
Start date: April 2026
Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 per annum
Holiday: 25 days + Public Holidays pro rata
Pension: Generous workplace pension scheme
Location: London, Somerset House
Reporting to: Director
Travel: Occasional travel to projects and events may be required.
Safeguarding: In line with Art Explora’s Safeguarding Policy, all staff are required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which Art Explora will carry out upon appointment.
Art Explora’s mission is to tackle the social, economic and geographic barriers that prevent many people from having the opportunity to take part in the arts.
The role
Art Explora UK is a small but entrepreneurial arts charity looking for an experienced fundraiser to join our dynamic team and help us implement a new fundraising strategy, and achieve our ambitious and exciting targets at a time of growth and opportunity.
This is a flexible part-time role for someone who is happy working independently, while liaising closely with the Director, Programme Heads and Trustees. On-boarding and hand-over will be with the current Fundraising Consultant. The Senior Development Manager will identify, cultivate, solicit, and manage funders and prospects, working across public sector, trusts, foundations and corporate supporters. A particular focus will be on securing support for two high-profile, flagship programmes: Time Odyssey and the Mobile Museum, however there is significant potential to expand this scope of work.
The Senior Development Manager will be someone who thinks creatively, seizes opportunity and, with excellent inter-personal skills, brings experience, energy and drive to attract donors and prospects to the Charity’s exciting mission to innovate forms of engagement and increase access to arts and culture.
Specific Responsibilities
• Deliver against a 6-figure fundraising target, taking responsibility for a cohort of prospects, with a focus on trusts, foundations, public sector and corporate partners.
• Write compelling proposals/applications and reports for trusts and foundations, to engage supporters and demonstrate the impact of our work.
• Collaborate with colleagues, in particular the Director and Programme Heads, to source programme information, schedule meetings/calls with prospects, writing excellent briefing notes in advance.
• Adhere to best practice in prospect cultivation, solicitation and stewardship, and ensure the due diligence policies in place are followed.
• Deliver the highest level of donor care through excellent communication skills: building rapport with prospects and donors, and ensuring correspondence is appropriate and consistent.
• Set up and deliver cultivation events for prospects and donors that highlight the work of Art Explora and associated opportunities to support.
• Work closely with press/marketing to ensure messaging and brand identity is aligned.
Key outcomes
• Achieve fundraising target
• Expand and progress the existing pipeline of prospects and donors
• Demonstrate highest level of prospect/donor interaction and relations – actions that result in an engaged and informed donor pool
• Produce excellent and regular donor communications, both written and in-person.
• Submit in a timely fashion proposals and reports.
• Deliver excellent development events as required, within budget.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
• 4+ years’ experience in donor-facing fundraising, with a focus on the arts/education sector.
• Highly organised with the ability to work at pace and manage a number of projects and priorities simultaneously.
• Demonstrable experience of working to and meeting challenging fundraising targets; proven ability to secure six-figures awards.
• Experience of independently managing a designated group of donors and prospects and moving those relationships forward to successful outcomes.
• An understanding of and commitment to excellent stewardship and donor care
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; a developed ability to influence and inspire donors and prospects around a given cause or project.
• Confidence to drive forward relationships with donors and prospects, meeting independently and presenting proposals face-to-face and in writing.
• Flexibility to occasionally work outside of normal office hours and travel to various locations as required.
• A passion for the arts and an understanding of the arts education landscape.
If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, please feel free to enquire and learn more.
Deadline: 11:59pm Sunday 12 April 2026.
The interviews will be the week commencing 20 April.
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds. We strive to promote an inclusive environment, which celebrates and promotes diversity.
For any queries regarding eligibility or the job specification please contact Art Explora.
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Job Title: Communications Manager
Location: Hybrid UK based with travel to London Office once a month. If you do not have the right to work in the UK, please do not apply for this role.
Reports to: Head of Fundraising and Communications
Salary: £40,000
Who we are.
Chance for Childhood has a vision of a world in which every childhood is filled with safety, belonging and play. We fight for children across Africa to lead independent lives through urgent action in education, health and economic resilience.
We work in four African countries (Ghana, the DRC, Rwanda, and Uganda) and we are carving out a niche as experts in inclusive education and safe spaces for children in vulnerable situations.
In 2022, we launched the #OverExposed campaign to advocate for ethical imagery and storytelling in the fundraising and marketing materials of international development charities. In 2025, the campaign is still going strong and providing opportunities to keep this important topic on the agenda in the development sector.
Your role.
As the Communications Manager, you will play a key role in shaping and delivering the charity’s communications strategy to raise awareness, increase engagement, and grow support for our vital work. You will manage all external communications across multiple platforms, including social media, website, email marketing, and events, ensuring a consistent and compelling brand voice. You will work closely with the Individual Giving Manager and Fundraising Officer to drive impactful campaigns. Additionally, you will play an essential role in promoting and protecting the charity's brand.
Note on AI applications.
AI is a useful tool but please be aware that it can be reasonably easy to spot when an applicant has copied and pasted directly from ChatGPT. In this role you will not be discouraged from using AI, but you will be expected to write creatively, persuasively and to a high standard yourself. Please use your application as an opportunity to show us that you can do this!
Duties:
1. Social Media and Content Creation:
- Plan, write, and schedule content for all social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok), ensuring timely and engaging posts.
- Manage and monitor social media engagement, responding to comments and messages.
- Develop and implement a strategy for growing social media followers and increasing engagement.
- Create high-quality multimedia content (stories, infographics, videos) to support campaigns and events.
2. Website and Email Marketing:
- Oversee and manage content updates on the charity’s website, ensuring it is up-to-date, user-friendly, and SEO optimised.
- Write compelling blog posts, news stories, and case studies for the website.
- Work with the Individual Giving Manager to develop and manage email marketing campaigns, including newsletters, donor updates, and appeals, to drive engagement and donations.
- Use analytics tools to track and report on the performance of email and web campaigns, optimising content for better results.
3. Campaigns, Advocacy and Events:
- Collaborate with the Individual Giving Manager and Fundraising Officer to develop and execute communications strategies for fundraising campaigns and events.
- Support the promotion of Challenge Events through creative content and social media.
- Create campaign materials and event collateral, ensuring alignment with the charity’s brand.
- Advocate for ethical storytelling practices by leading our #OverExposed campaign aimed at other charities in the sector
4. Brand Management:
- Ensure all communications align with the charity’s brand guidelines and tone of voice.
- Act as a brand guardian, ensuring consistency across all marketing channels and materials.
- Work with external designers, photographers, and agencies as needed to produce high-quality branded materials.
5. Team Collaboration:
- Provide guidance, support, and feedback to enhance the confidence of local project teams to produce quality communications, in alignment with Chance for Childhood’s shifting power approach and broader 2030 strategy.
- Work with programme staff to gather key project updates and ensure a steady stream of impactful stories from our work to be used in fundraising and communications materials
- Collaborate with other teams across the organisation to support cross-functional projects and activities.
- Coordinate internal stakeholders including programmes, finance, fundraising and Trustees to oversee the writing, design and publication of the Annual Report
6. Monitoring and Evaluation:
- Regularly track and analyse communications and marketing metrics across all platforms, adjusting strategies based on performance.
- Provide reports on social media, website, and campaign performance to senior leadership.
Person Specification:
- Committed to the values of Chance for Childhood, including ethical storytelling and shifting power to local communities
- Motivated by working towards a wide range of positive outcomes for children in vulnerable situations, including facilitating access to physiotherapy and rehabilitation for children with disabilities, educational opportunities for displaced and conflict-affected children, and developing sustainable livelihoods for families in poverty
- Proven experience in a communications role, ideally in the charity or nonprofit sector.
- Strong copywriting skills with the ability to create engaging content across multiple platforms.
- Experience managing social media platforms, scheduling content, and growing engagement.
- Knowledge of website content management systems (WordPress) and SEO principles.
- Experience with email marketing platforms (e.g., Mailchimp)
- Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
- Experience working on brand management and promotional campaigns.
- Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively and manage a remote team member.
Desirable:
- Experience working with international teams and understanding of crosscultural communication.
- Basic design skills (e.g., Canva,) for content creation.
- Knowledge of Google Analytics and social media management tools (e.g. Buffer).
What We Offer:
- Flexible working arrangements.
- Opportunities for professional development and international travel.
- Being part of a passionate and committed team working to make a difference for vulnerable children.
How to Apply:
To apply, please send the following documents:
- Your CV
- A covering letter of no longer than 2-pages illustrating how your skills and experience make you the right person for the role
Timeline
Deadline for applications: Sunday 5th April
Recruitment timeline:
Thursday 8th and Friday 9th April: First interviews (online)
Wednesday 15th April: In-person interviews (Old Street, London)
An offer will be made shortly thereafter.
Chance for Childhood is committed to creating an inclusive working environment, promoting and providing equal opportunities in employment.
We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, LGBT+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds, as these are underrepresented at Chance for Childhood.
Candidates must have the right to work in the UK. A Police criminal record check will be required for this post, as part of Chance for Childhood's commitment to child protection, as outlined in our Safeguarding and PSEA Policy, which all staff are required to sign and adhere to.
Chance for Childhood is committed to safeguarding everyone we encounter. We have a zero tolerance policy towards any abuse, neglect, and exploitation of all people. Everyone that works with us is required to share and uphold this commitment through signing and complying with our Global Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct. We will conduct the most appropriate preemployment checks are undertaken to ensure high standards are maintained, including a police check or equivalent and references.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Harris Hill are delighted to be working with a wonderful charity to recruit for the Senior Events Manager in order to cover maternity leave.
As Senior Events Manager, you will take ownership of the full event lifecycle from concept through to delivery and evaluation. You’ll play a key role in enhancing existing events, introducing fresh ideas, and ensuring every participant has an exceptional experience.
Working closely with internal teams, volunteers, and external suppliers, you’ll ensure events are delivered safely, professionally, and to a high standard.
You will also line manage and support an Events Manager, helping to drive performance and development within the team.
Key responsibilities
- Lead the planning, coordination, marketing, and delivery of a diverse events programme
- Manage events end to end, including logistics, supplier coordination, and on the day delivery
- Ensure all events meet safety and compliance standards, including risk assessments
- Develop creative, engaging supporter journeys to maximise participation and fundraising
- Monitor budgets, track income and expenditure, and report on performance
- Conduct post-event evaluations and use data insights to improve future events
- Build strong relationships with supporters, stakeholders, and partners
- Collaborate with marketing teams to promote events and maintain brand consistency
- Identify new opportunities to grow income and supporter engagement
- Manage fundraising platforms such as Enthuse, GivePanel, and JustGiving
- Provide leadership, coaching, and support to a direct report
About you:
You’re an experienced events professional with a passion for delivering high-quality experiences and driving results. You thrive in a fast-paced environment and are confident managing multiple priorities.
You will bring:
- Proven experience delivering a wide range of events from planning to execution
- Strong project management and organisational skills
- Excellent communication and relationship building abilities
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Salary: £38,000- £42,000 per annum
Location: Rochester Airport, Kent
Contract type: 12 months FTC, full time
Closing date: On rolling basis
Interview: TBC
Recruitment process: Cv and Supporting Statement to
If this sounds like you, then please do get in touch ASAP!
As leading charity recruitment specialists 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.
Stella Maris UK is seeking an experienced and strategic Head of International Programmes to drive delivery of our international strategy and strengthen our global network.
This is a senior leadership role with responsibility for building strong relationships with international partners, identifying programme opportunities, and securing sustainable funding from corporates, trusts and foundations. The role will oversee the development and delivery of high-impact projects, ensure effective grant management and reporting, and support capacity building across the global Stella Maris network.
The role requires regular international travel to build partnerships, support programme delivery, and represent Stella Maris at meetings, conferences and network events.
We are looking for a confident leader with a strong track record in international development, grant fundraising, and stakeholder management, alongside the ability to translate strategy into delivery.
We improve the lives of seafarers and fishers through our network of local chaplains and seafarer centres, expert information, advocacy, and support.



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If you love being outdoors, enjoy talking to people and have amazing organisation skills, then our Events Fundraising Officer role is for you. Each year, almost 1,000 people take part in a Youth Adventure Challenge Event. We are looking for a dynamic Events Fundraising Officer to help recruit and support our fundraisers, assist with the organisation of events and help us to develop this significant income stream.
Working alongside the Challenge Events Manager, the Events Fundraising Officer is instrumental in every step of delivering well-managed, fun and safe events for our corporate partners and event participants, as well as ensuring the fundraising success of each event.
Excellent communication and people skills will be essential as you will play a key role in building up relationships with the clients, the participants and their supporters. Furthermore, you will be involved in the whole process of event organisation, including developing the event, preparing the resources, helping with logistics, maintaining accurate records, reporting and banking and thanking.
The Fundraising Officer must be self-motivated, well organised, able to multi-task, a strong administrator, a fantastic team player, have excellent inter-personal skills and enjoy being outdoors. Paid or voluntary experience in a fundraising environment is essential. This is a great opportunity for somebody looking to take the next step in their career, with plenty of scope to develop your skills and experience within a supportive team. Whilst the role is home-based you must live in the South West to ensure easy access for in-person meetings.
The Charity
At the Youth Adventure Trust, we use outdoor adventure to empower vulnerable young people from Swindon, Wiltshire and Somerset to fulfil their potential and lead positive lives in the future. We work with them to build resilience, develop confidence and learn skills that will last a lifetime, helping them to face the challenges in their lives. Dedicated support, guidance and mentoring from our staff and volunteers ensures young people receive the maximum benefit from our long-term intervention. Our aim is to make a lasting improvement to the lives of vulnerable young people. All our services are provided completely free of charge to the young people who are nominated by schools and other youth organisations to take part.
We’re proud to offer our programmes completely free of charge to participants which means the fundraising team is crucial. With ambitious plans to help more young people over the coming years, our Events Fundraising Officer role is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference. You’ll be well-supported as part of a small fundraising team with a big heart, with plenty of opportunities to visit our programmes and see the tangible impact of your work.
Safer Recruitment
The Youth Adventure Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and requires all employees to share this commitment. The suitability of all prospective employees will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment and in compliance with current employment legislation, and relevant safeguarding legislation and statutory guidance.
We use outdoor adventure and one-to-one support to empower young people to fulfil their potential and lead positive lives in the future.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Together for Short Lives is looking for a driven and creative Business Development Manager to develop and secure high‑value corporate partnerships that will help transform the lives of seriously ill children and their families. You’ll lead our business development strategy, build a strong pipeline of opportunities, and develop lasting relationships with prospective and existing supporters.
If you’re collaborative, tenacious and passionate about making a real impact in children’s palliative care, we’d love to hear from you.
Full‑time 1 year FTC | Hybrid (UK‑wide with travel to our Bristol Office) | £42,000
Purpose of role
The Business Development Manager will lead our efforts to secure high-profile, high-value partnerships with corporate organisations that will generate vital income for children's palliative care. Securing new partnerships and growing our income requires exceptional collaboration skills; a driven, tenacious and resourceful nature; innovation and creativity; and a passionate determination to make a difference to the lives of children and families across the UK.
The main objectives are as follows:
- Secure new corporate partnerships raising funds to support Together for Short Lives’ direct work, and our National Fundraising Scheme (raising funds on behalf of the UK’s children’s hospices).
- Develop and deliver a business development strategy, including prospect research, managing a robust pipeline of opportunities, and developing a diverse range of business development products.
- Manage and develop relationships with a portfolio of individual contacts and organisations, including prospective and existing supporters.
We exist to ensure every seriously ill child and their family gets the high-quality children’s palliative and end of life care



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Help shape services that reduce loneliness and support older people to stay connected to their communities.
A leadership role with real purpose, autonomy, and the opportunity to make a lasting difference.
Evergreen Care UK is a values-driven charity with a Christian ethos, supporting older people to live independently, reduce loneliness, and remain part of the communities around them.
We are looking for a Community Services Lead to oversee and develop our home support and community services across Bexley, Dartford and surrounding areas.
This is a varied and people-focused leadership role where you will lead through others—supporting Home Support Coordinators and the Events & Community Lead to deliver safe, high-quality, and person-centred services.
You will play an important role in shaping and strengthening services, ensuring they are consistent, responsive, and rooted in meaningful relationships with the people we support.
As a small organisation, we offer real responsibility and autonomy. You will have the opportunity to influence how services are delivered and developed, working closely with the CEO while maintaining clear ownership of your area.
This is a visible, community-based role, with a regular presence across services. You will build strong connections with staff, volunteers, and partners, helping to create services that are both impactful and sustainable.
This role would suit someone ready to step into a broader management role, further develop their leadership, or bring existing experience into a purposeful, community-based setting.
Key aspects of the role include:
- Leading and supporting coordinators to deliver safe, consistent, and high-quality services
- Ensuring strong safeguarding practice and overall service quality
- Building relationships with community partners to strengthen and grow services
- Supporting the effective integration of volunteers across services
- Using insight, feedback, and experience to improve and develop services over time
Why join Evergreen?
- Make a genuine and visible difference to people’s lives
- Work in a values-led organisation with a clear sense of purpose
- Have real ownership and autonomy in your role
- Be part of a supportive and committed team
- Benefit from flexible working within a 30-hour week (typically 10am–4pm)
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds who are able to work in line with our values.
If you are looking for a role where you can combine leadership, purpose, and community impact, we would love to hear from you.
Evergreen Care UK plays a vital role in preventing loneliness and supporting independence among older people across Bexley and Dartford.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
For the past 8 years, Just Finance Foundation has been growing our LifeSavers programme, bringing financial education to life in primary schools across the UK.
In 2025 alone, 135,809 of children across 551 schools had the opportunity to build essential money skills. It’s something we’re really proud of. But we’re not done yet.
We believe every child deserves the chance to grow up with confidence about money and we’re looking for someone who can help us reach many more classrooms.
The role
This is a unique opportunity for an experienced, hands-on digital marketer to shape how we connect with teachers across the UK.
Over the next two years, we’ll be:
- Supporting primary schools in England as they prepare for a new curriculum
- Expanding our reach across Scotland and the devolved nations
You’ll play a key role in making that happen: leading digital marketing activity that grows awareness of LifeSavers and inspires more teachers to take part.
Working with a collaborative and ambitious team, you’ll turn insight into action: building smart, effective campaigns and journeys that make it easy for teachers to discover, sign up, and get started.
What you will be doing (a summary)
- Design and deliver digital customer journeys for teachers from first awareness through to sign-up and early engagement
- Grow teacher participation by increasing high-quality leads, enquiries and sign-ups
- Plan, run and optimise digital campaigns across channels, including paid ads
- Improve how our content shows up in search, helping more teachers find what they need
- Use data and insights to continuously improve performance and make strategic decisions
About you
You’ll bring:
- Experience building and improving digital customer journeys (from awareness through to conversion and onboarding).
- Confidence managing key digital channels like social, web and email.
- Hands-on experience running successful paid digital campaigns.
- Strong analytical skills, using tools like Google Analytics to track and improve performance.
- Great organisation and a focus on delivering against targets.
Most importantly, you care about the impact of your work. You’re motivated by the chance to help children build skills that last a lifetime.
Why join us?
You’ll be part of a team that’s supportive, ambitious, and genuinely cares about making a difference.
This is a role where your ideas matter, your work has real impact, and your growth is supported every step of the way.
Together, we can make sure financial education becomes an everyday part of growing up.
How to apply
Please send your CV and a cover letter of no more than 2 pages to the email address provided no later than Sunday 19th April. Interviews will be held via Teams between Thursday 23rd April and Thursday 30th April.
Potential Applicants: If you’re interested in applying and excited about working with us but are unsure if you have the right skills and experience, we’d still love to hear from you. We don’t expect everyone to meet all the criteria listed.
JFF is an inclusive organisation and we welcome all applications. We want our workforce to be truly representative of the communities we serve. Diversity is an asset to our organisation and helps us create an inclusive, welcoming environment for all.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Please Note: You will not be eligible to apply unless you hold the L2 Award in Instructing Cycle Training and have worked for 5 years in cycle training. If you do not hold this qualification your application will automatically rejected.
- Lead the Trust’s strategic development work supporting our 2025–2035 strategic ambitions.
- Drive innovation across the Bikeability programme — including training guidance, evidence-based pilots, and digital learning products.
- Use your expertise as a qualified cycle training instructor to shape improvements to national training delivery.
- Support research, evaluation and evidence generation to ensure the programme remains future-focused and impactful.
- Represent the Trust at national forums, government meetings, conferences, and sector events.
- Manage development budgets, oversee project governance, and contribute to strategic decision-making.
- Ideal for someone with quality assurance experience, a strong background in qualification design and evaluation, and a proven track record of delivering innovative, high-impact projects.
We expect to hold interviews on either 10th or 13th April but we may do rolling interviews.
Equipping more than five million children with the skills and confidence to cycle on today’s roads
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