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Job description
Contract: 6-month fixed term
Salary: £34K
Location: Oxford, office based or hybrid
Responsible to: Hannah Worker, Regional Programme Manager, Oxon-Bucks Region.
Background
Freshwater Habitats Trust (FHT) is the UK’s leading conservation charity concerned with the protection of freshwater habitats. We are a friendly, evidence-based organisation that works to protect UK and European freshwater wildlife through practical and innovative nature conservation projects. Our organisation is well respected nationally and internationally, and we work with a network of statutory, NGO and private partners both in the UK and the rest of Europe. Freshwater Habitats Trust was originally founded in 1988 (as Pond Conservation) and has a substantial track-record of originating new ideas through research in freshwater biodiversity conservation to inform and drive our practical conservation and policy work.
FHT has a central office in Oxford, and regional hubs in the north of England and the New Forest and out-posted staff in Cornwall and Wales. We run a range of practical projects throughout the Midlands and work with partners on research and policy projects throughout the UK and internationally. Since 2017 we have seconded staff to the Newt Conservation Partnership (NCP), a new community-benefit society established by NatureSpace, Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (ARC) and FHT, to create and manage habitats for the NatureSpace District Licensing scheme for great crested newts.
Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire are key areas for Freshwater Habitats Trust’s work. Building on the Trust’s historic work in the county and starting in 2021, Oxfordshire was the first region where we began the implementation of the organisation’s new strategic approach to freshwater conservation, the Freshwater Network. The Freshwater Network is the network of high quality freshwater and wetland habitats, and terrestrial habitats generating clean water across the landscape, that together support our most important freshwater wildlife.
Role
This is a strategically important role within the organisation, offering substantial responsibility and an opportunity for the successful candidate to play a leading role in delivering one of the UK's most ambitious freshwater restoration programmes.
The role will primarily focus on the Ock and Thame Farmers: Floodplains and Freshwaters Project, Ock and Thame Farmers: Freshwaters and Floodplain Restoration, one of Defra's pilot Landscape Recovery projects. Having recently completed its two-year development phase, the project is now entering a critical stage of assurance and negotiations with Defra ahead of implementation.
Key areas of work will include ongoing engagement with land managers, supporting informed decision-making and participation, supporting the establishment of governance and legal structures required for delivery, developing agreements and ecosystem service contracts, undertaking land assessments, and refining habitat designs where required. The project currently involves more than 80 land managers across approximately 7,100 hectares of land in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
In addition to the Landscape Recovery project, the role will involve managing a portfolio of smaller projects across the region. This will include supporting staff delivering catchment monitoring programmes and helping to develop a pipeline of habitat creation and Natural Flood Management opportunities.
You will be responsible for the day-to-day management and coordination of project delivery, working closely with the Programme Manager, Finance Manager, Senior Management Team, project partners, consultants, contractors, and participating land managers.
Key responsibilities
Project management:
· Responsible for work planning, defining tasks and allocating resources.
· Resource, manage and support the project team.
· Responsible for the projects’ budgeting and financial management including: (i) regular reporting to the Project Director and Regional Programme Manager; and (ii) implementation of all financial processes for the projects including regular claiming and reporting funder.
· Responsible for all contract and logistics management
· Responsible for ensuring health and safety procedures are followed, implemented and reported on.
· Track and monitor project progress.
· Present to stakeholders, as required.
· Implement and manage change when necessary to meet project outputs.
· Update all internal management information data systems
Project communications:
· Working with the Freshwater Habitats Trust Communications Team to deliver the communication plans for the projects.
Project development:
· Working with other members of Freshwater Habitats Trust staff and landowner networks to develop future projects to continue our work on the Freshwater Network in the region.
In the longer term there will be opportunities to influence the development of the Freshwater Network concept as it builds and develops in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and adjacent counties.
Additional general responsibilities for the post holder
· Help to build a positive relationship between Freshwater Habitats Trust and its partners.
· Understand and follow Freshwater Habitats Trust’s internal procedures including Health and Safety, information management systems, site protocols etc.
· Work closely and constructively with your manager and colleagues in all areas of your responsibility.
· Undertake other duties as the Senior Management Team may from time to time require.
Knowledge and experience
· Degree or equivalent in a relevant subject (at least a 2:1)
· Full current driving licence
· Proven project and budget management skills
· Proven experience of managing multi-partner projects in the field of practical habitat creation and management, including on the ground delivery to deliver practical conservation outcomes
· Experience of staff management
· Good knowledge of restoration ecology for both freshwater and wetland habitats
· Experience of contractor management
· Knowledge of land management stakeholders and policy
· Computer literate: Word and Excel are essential, GIS is desirable
· Proven ability to communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders, including landowners and the public
· General interest in wildlife
Personal qualities
· Ability to manage workload and competing priorities effectively and meet internal deadlines through effective forward planning
· Good verbal and written communication skills
· Good interpersonal skills - approachable, professional and courteous
· Attention to detail and able to deliver on time
· Ability to work independently and as part of a team
What we have to offer
At Freshwater Habitats Trust we value employees' unique views and encourage them to develop their interests. We also offer the following benefits:
• Flexible working
• 35-hour week
• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• Pension with 6% employer contribution
• Mobile phone allowance
• Free eye tests
• Free Employee Assistance Program
• Mileage pay
Freshwater is our passion. Together, we can make a difference for wildlife.



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About NO MORE
NO MORE is a global organisation dedicated to ending domestic and sexual violence by increasing awareness, inspiring action, and driving culture change. We work with nonprofits, corporations, governments, media, schools, and communities worldwide to amplify survivor voices and strengthen prevention and response efforts.
The role
We are seeking a motivated Business Development Intern to support our Development Team across fundraising, donor engagement, partnerships, and grants.
This full-time, 12-month internship offers hands-on experience within an international nonprofit and is ideal for someone passionate about social justice and international development.
Location: Hybrid (Hampton and remote)
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
Contract: 12 months
Reports to: Senior Business Development Officer
Key responsibilities
Fundraising and campaigns
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Support planning, delivery, and evaluation of individual giving campaigns and fundraising events
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Research prospective donors and new fundraising opportunities
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Assist with fundraising-related social media and marketing content
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Track and report on fundraising performance and impact
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Support challenge and community fundraising events and participant management
Donor communications
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Draft and edit donor communications, including thank-you messages, newsletters, and appeals
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Support personalised donor stewardship and supporter journeys
Grants and proposals
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Research grant opportunities aligned with NO MORE’s priorities
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Assist with grant applications, submissions, and reporting
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Track deadlines and maintain accurate grant records
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Support collection of impact and monitoring data
Partnership and team support
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Support delivery of in-person and virtual partnership events
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Conduct research on fundraising trends and donor demographics
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Provide administrative support, including database management and scheduling
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Support fundraising reporting to the Board of Trustees
About you
You will have:
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A degree in Humanities, Social Sciences, Development or a related field
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Strong written and verbal communication skills
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Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
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Confidence using Microsoft Office or Google Suite (including Excel and Gmail)
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Strong research skills and ability to summarise information clearly
You are:
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Proactive, self-motivated, and comfortable taking initiative
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Able to work independently and collaboratively in a small team
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Curious about social impact, current affairs, and nonprofit work
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Committed to NO MORE’s mission to end domestic and sexual violence
Desirable:
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Previous nonprofit, fundraising, or development experience (including internships or volunteering)
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Experience with social media or digital content
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Familiarity with grant writing or proposal preparation
NO MORE is dedicated to ending domestic and sexual violence by increasing awareness, inspiring action, and fueling culture change.
Hours: 25 hours per week
Base: Shipley office with travel to other offices (Skipton/Harrogate)
Salary: £32,000 – £35,050 (Full time equivalent)
We are seeking an experienced and proactive Volunteer Manager to lead the development, coordination, and growth of our volunteer programme supporting unpaid carers (both adults and young carers).
This role will focus on recruiting, training, and supporting a diverse volunteer base, including members of the public, college students, and student social workers to deliver a range of support across our services. Alongside this, the Volunteer Manager will play a key role in building internal capacity by equipping staff with the skills and confidence to effectively support volunteers in their roles. This is an exciting opportunity to shape and strengthen a volunteer offer that has real impact for carers in our community.
Key Responsibilities
Volunteer Recruitment & Engagement:
- Develop and deliver effective volunteer recruitment strategies
- Promote volunteering opportunities through outreach, partnerships, and campaigns
- Build relationships with colleges, universities, and community organisations to attract volunteers
- Manage the end-to-end recruitment process, including onboarding and safer recruitment checks
Volunteer Training & Development:
- Design and deliver induction and training programmes for volunteers
- Ensure volunteers are equipped with the skills and knowledge needed for their roles
- Support student placements (e.g. social work students) to meet learning objectives
Volunteer Supervision & Support:
- Provide ongoing supervision, guidance, and pastoral support to volunteers
- Monitor volunteer wellbeing, performance, and development
- Address any issues or concerns in a timely and supportive manner
- Foster a positive, inclusive, and rewarding volunteer experience
Supporting Staff to Work with Volunteers:
- Train and support internal staff to effectively supervise and work alongside volunteers
- Develop guidance, tools, and best practice resources for staff
- Promote a culture where volunteering is valued and embedded across the organisation
Quality, Safeguarding & Compliance:
- Ensure all volunteering activity is safe, ethical, and compliant with organisational policies
- Maintain accurate records of volunteer activity and engagement
- Support safeguarding processes and ensure volunteers understand their responsibilities
Service Development:
- Contribute to the ongoing development and improvement of the volunteer programme
- Gather feedback from volunteers, staff, and service users to inform improvements
- Support reporting on volunteer impact and outcomes
For an informal discussion, please reach out to: Dolly Dalton.
This is an opportunity to join a dedicated organisation that is committed to making a meaningful impact on the lives of carers. If you are passionate about supporting others and making a difference, we encourage you to apply.
Carers’ Resource values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from all backgrounds.
Closing date for applications: Sunday 28th June 2026
Proposed interview date: Friday 10th July 2026 (Shipley)
Carers’ Resource exists to support unpaid carers. We provide information, advice & support to carers, to the people they care for and professionals.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We’re looking for an ambitious and commercially minded Senior Commercial Manager to lead income-generating events, partnerships and activations across some of London’s most exciting South Bank locations, including Oxo Tower Wharf, Gabriels Wharf, part of the south bank walkway and our corporate conference centre. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape a vibrant commercial offer, grow sustainable income, and lead a high-performing team delivering exceptional experiences for businesses, brands and visitors alike. This is a 12-month maternity cover role.
As our Senior Commercial Manager you will:
- Lead commercial events, partnerships and brand activations in a world-class riverside setting
- Drive sustainable income growth while balancing commercial success with community impact
- Manage and develop a talented events team in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment
To be successful you will need to demonstrate the following:
- Experience in sales, negotiation and building commercial relationships
- Minimum 2-3 years’ experience of managing teams and embedding a performance culture
- Customer facing commercial experience ideally in the hospitality/service/event management sector
- Breadth of commercial knowledge events, conferencing, advertising, commercial brand activations
About Coin Street Community Builders
We provide the opportunities and spaces for people to lead their own change.
Our activities are wide and far reaching. From giving families and children the best start in life through our childcare and family support, to creating and maintaining high quality spaces to live, work and play on the land that we own.
We promote enterprise, creativity, and lifelong learning whether that is through providing employment, volunteering opportunities, nurturing enterprise, or delivering programmes and activities. We provide housing that supports our community; we champion co-operative housing and influence local and national housing policy.
From sports and dance to healthy eating and gardening, we offer a range of facilities and activities accessible to everyone to support health and wellbeing in our community.
Contract
12-month fixed term contract, 35 hours per week (Monday-Friday)
Salary
£53,000 per annum
Extras
- Equivalent of 27 days annual leave (excluding Bank holidays), pro rata for part-time staff.
- 8% contributory pension scheme (5% employer contribution and 3% employee contribution).
- Health and wellbeing support, including online mental health therapy sessions.
- Free gym membership at Colombo, annual flu jabs.
- Commitment to training and development.
To Apply
To apply for the role, please click the following link to be redirected to our Recruitment Portal.
Closing Date
Please submit your application by midnight on Sunday, 21 June 2026
Successful candidates will be required to undertake a Standard DBS check.
As an organisation, we are passionate about creating an inspirational neighbourhood - powered by social enterprise.



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Position: Senior Individual Giving Officer (Development)
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours a week
Contract: Permanent
Location: Office-based in London N4. With flexibility to work remotely
Salary: Starting from £33,044 per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band and Job Family: Band 2 Charity
You’ll start at our entry point salary of £33,044 per annum, increasing to £35,109 after 6 months service and satisfactory performance and to £37,174* after a further 6 months.
About us
We make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.
Our strategy is based on what people affected by MS have told us is important to them. It gives us a clear and determined focus.
Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.
Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive working environment where you'll be able to make a difference.
About this job
Join the MS Society as our new Senior Individual Giving Officer (Development).
Are you an experienced fundraiser looking to take the next step in your direct marketing career? Do you want your work to make a real and lasting impact?
We’re looking for a motivated, organised and creative Senior Individual Giving Officer to join our ambitious, supportive development team at the MS Society.
You’ll play a key role in planning and delivering multi-channel fundraising campaigns and supporter engagements projects to time, income targets and expenditure budgets. You’ll have space to be creative, freedom to test new ideas, and the chance to shape the future of our development programme.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who’s already worked in an individual giving role and is ready to take on more responsibility. You’ll be organised, with a strong eye for detail and a proven track record of managing successful direct marketing campaigns from start to finish. You’ll analyse results, test new ideas, and find ways to improve future campaigns.
With great interpersonal skills, you’ll work collaboratively with internal teams and external suppliers to deliver high-quality campaigns and build relationships with supporters. With a creative and enthusiastic approach, you’ll take ownership of your work, shape our individual giving programme, and make a real difference to people living with MS.
We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, and we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences—especially those with lived experience of MS or disability.
Closing date for applications: 9:00 on Wednesday 24th June 2026
Interested?
PLEASE PRESS THE 'HOW TO APPLY' BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Equal Opportunities
We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and or from ethnic minority backgrounds.
We’d be grateful if you downloaded and completed the equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application.
Disability Confident Employer
We’re a Disability Confident Employer and we’re committed to promoting equality and diversity.
You can ask for reasonable adjustments as part of both our recruitment and new starter on-boarding processes.
If you need any help or adjustments to apply for this role, please contact us. You can also ask for the application materials to be sent to you in a different format. Such as for them to be sent to you by email or in a larger word format.
More about our employee benefits:
We have a wide range of employee benefits including (but not limited to):
Encouraging work life balance
- 38 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time
- More annual leave entitlement, based on length of employment
- Smart working options (with the opportunity to work remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us)
- Flexible working options
Caring for you and your family
- Generous sick pay entitlement
- More sick pay entitlement, based on length of employment
- Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave in each calendar year
- Free access to a GP virtually 24 hours a day/7 days a week allowing you unlimited advice, reassurance and where appropriate diagnosis
- Enhanced leave for new parents
- Free access to a confidential 24 hours a day/7 days a week helpline service for both you and your family with a specialist range of support and information
- Special leave options (such as up to 5 days paid leave for domestic or personal emergencies a year)
- 10 days paid disability leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
- 10 days paid carers’ leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
- Cycle to work scheme
- Death in service scheme
- New family-friendly benefits, including paid leave:
- In the event of miscarriage or still birth
- To support fertility treatments
- For antenatal appointments for both parents
Thinking about your finances
- Enhanced salary sacrifice pension scheme
- Discounted season ticket loan and interest-free emergency loans
- Give as you earn to support other charities of your choice before tax
- New employee portal including lifestyle savings vouchers and personal wellbeing
Enriching your life at work
- Personalised development plans with a wide range of training courses and opportunities to source additional training options with your line manager
- Yearly internal apprenticeship opportunities
- New, modern offices that embrace working together both in-person and remotely
- Various opportunities to influence how we internally operate (including surveys, and focus and committee groups)
- Active and supportive internal employee networking groups for collaboration and peer support
- 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering for MS Society activities during normal working hours (such as fundraising events, or campaigning in the local community)
- 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering with other charities during normal
Safeguarding
We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone who uses our services and we come into contact with.
This is regardless of Gender, Race, Disability, Sexual orientation, Religion or belief, Pregnancy, Gender reassignment.
We recognise our particular responsibility to make sure vulnerable adults and children are protected.
We have measures in place to protect everyone we come into contact with from abuse and maltreatment of all kinds.
Your right to work in the UK
You must have the right to work in the UK to work in paid employment with us. You’ll need to share documents showing you’re eligible to work in the UK if we offer you employment.
You can find the UK visas and permits granting you the right to work in the UK on the UK Government website. We currently don’t have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and aren’t able to support you with your visa applications.
No agencies please.
To fund world-leading research, share the latest information and campaign for everyone's rights. Together we are a community. Together we can stop MS

About Working Animals International
Working Animals International (formerly known as SPANA) is dedicated to transforming the wefare of working animals in greatest need globally By increasing access to skills, knowledge and resources and campaigning for policy change, we're building a world where working animals are healthy and valued, communities are stronger, and livelhoods are more secure.
About this role
The Individual Giving Manager will play a key role in developing and delivering our individual giving programmes. They will work closely with our Head of Individual Giving to shape strategic plans across UK and international markets, driving income growth and expanding our global impact.
The Individual Giving manager will manage the development and delivery of our regular giving programme in the UK and globally, using market and audience insight and learnings to ensure optimal performance across the programme.
Contract, location and salary
This is a full-time (34.5 hours per week) permanent role. This is a UK based role, with regular attendance (1-2 days per month, or more if preferred) in our London office, and applicants must have the right to work in the UK. The salary for this role is c.£42k per annum, subject to skills and experience. Working Animals International offers a generous company pension scheme with a 10% employer contribution if the employee contributes a minimum 5%, and healthcare cashplan with Medicash alongside other benefits.
Full details and how to apply
Please see the job description for this role for full details including a person specification. The deadline for applications is 23:59 BST on Sunday 21 June 2026.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Hybrid / High Wycombe HP13 (minimum of one day per week on site)
£36,000 - £38,000 + £312 working-from-home allowance
We’re looking for a talented Individual Giving Manager to join the Fundraising & Communications Cluster at Embrace.
The Fundraising & Communications Cluster comprises expertise in fundraising, marketing, communication, trading (web shop), supporter engagement and retention. Working collaboratively, we serve our supporters by providing authentic and engaging communications inspiring active social witness, engagement and giving to charity.
The Fundraising & Communications Cluster strengthens Embrace’s communication, education, and fundraising efforts to drive growth, so that more people engage with our content, more donors are attracted to support, and the UK church is more deeply engaged with the cause - enabling us to fund more work in the region and generate a deeper understanding of Christian service in the Middle East.
As Individual Giving Manager, you’ll help us grow sustainable income by keeping individual supporters inspired, informed and engaged - so they give again, stay longer, and deepen their support.
You will deliver an excellent supporter journey experience, project managing engaging and compelling direct and digital individual giving activity (including – but not limited to – appeals, regular giving conversion & upgrade, lapsed reactivation) and incorporating legacies marketing, raising more than £1m voluntary income each year.
What success looks like:
- Higher Life-Time Value (LTV): more second gifts, upgrades and cross channel giving; stronger legacy pipeline.
- Lower churn: reduced lapse rates for cash and regular givers.
- Better donor experience: faster thank yous, clearer impact reporting, higher satisfaction with fewer complaints/optouts.
- Sustainable mix: growth in regular giving and mid-value segments; predictable, repeatable income.
Key Responsibilities:
Supporter Experience & Journeys
- Map and continually improve journeys: welcome → second gift; regular giving nurture/upgrade; mid-value; legacy prospecting; lapsed reactivation; complaint recovery.
- Set cadence and channel mix (email, mail, phone, SMS, social, events, digital) for consistent, donor‑first communications in appropriate channels and accessible formats.
- Donor first approach: clear, inclusive language; accessible formats; low‑friction giving/retention flows and personalisation e.g. name, last gift, interests, location, project etc.
- Collaborate with Content & Communications colleagues to deliver content that shares the impact of support i.e. what donors make possible and Embrace’s brand story.
Segmentation, Testing & Insight
- Track Regular Giving net growth; diagnose attrition drivers and fix root causes; maintain acceptable Return on Investment (ROIs).
- Lead supporter segmentation (by behaviour & interest) and A/B testing (offer, timing, upgrade prompts).
- Adopt an evidence-based, test and learn‑ approach; analyse appeals, campaign performance and share insights to drive decisions.
- Work with colleagues to build insight dashboard and understanding of retention.
Mid‑Value & Legacy Development
- Steward mid‑value donors with tailored journeys; warm handovers to and from Major Giving Manager.
- Develop and test legacy propositions and routes to market to grow enquiries and pledges.
Acquisition & Cross‑Sell
- Project manage individual giving product development and testing; identify new audiences and routes to market.
- Collaborate with Web Shop team and the Digital Marketing Campaigns Manager to optimise Alternative Gifts and cross-sell opportunities focusing on a digital first approach.
Cross-Team Collaboration
- Work closely with the Supporter Experience Team to ensure that supporter journeys are being optimised and feedback from supporters is being captured and acted upon.
- Commission and work with the CRM and Systems Manager to develop clear and understandable dashboards, ensuring that the insights are used to develop plans and measure performance.
- Closely liaise with the Legacy administration team, working with them to ensure the packs and information are up to date and legacy marketing information complies with the latest Institute of Legacy Management standards.
- Develop an understanding of the Partner projects and Advocacy agenda, ensure all supporter briefings are aligned to agreed messaging.
Organisation-wide Contribution
- Model Embrace’s values of trust, respect, integrity, and compassion.
- Uphold safeguarding responsibilities and compliance with GDPR and charity regulations.
- Actively support cross-team collaboration and organisational goals. Maintain CRM hygiene.
Qualifications, Experience & Knowledge:
- Educated to degree standard or equivalent (E.g. practical experience within fundraising).
- Member of Chartered Institute of Fundraising.
- Proven individual giving or CRM led retention experience in a charity, membership or subscription context.
- Hands‑on journey design and automation.
- Strong data literacy: segmentation, dashboards (CRM/Excel), test and learn.
- Excellent written communication—able to brief compelling, impacted content and clear supporter updates.
- Practical project management; calm under pressure; collaborative and solutions focused.
- Working knowledge of GDPR/PECR and best practice supporter care.
- Experience stewarding mid-value supporters and legacy pipelines.
- Experience with payment recovery tools and card update flows.
- Familiarity with UK charity sector metrics and fundraising codes of practice.
Personal qualities:
- Donor-first mindset, inclusive and empathetic.
- Curious, evidence driven, and comfortable iterating.
- High integrity, discretion and good judgment.
- Highly motivated and results driven.
- Ability to work under pressure and manage competing priorities.
- Passionate about the work of Embrace, with the ability to enthuse and engage others.
- A natural collaborator who enjoys working as part a team to deliver organisation wide objectives.
Tools & systems:
- CRM Dashboards & analysis.
- Payments: Direct Debit management, card‑updater/failed‑payment recovery.
- Microsoft 365 (Teams, SharePoint, Planner), project boards.
If this sounds like you, please apply on our vacancies page.
Closing date: 5.00pm on Monday, 15th June 2026.
Embrace the Middle East is an equal opportunity employer. In line with our recruitment policy, we are committed to attracting and selecting staff solely based on merit- skills, qualifications, and ability to perform- regardless of age, race, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religion, or socioeconomic background. Our recruitment process is structured, transparent, and designed to eliminate bias, ensuring that every candidate receives fair treatment and consideration. All job opportunities are advertised openly, and selection decisions are based on clear, pre-defined criteria and objective assessment methods. We stand by the values of dignity, fairness, and inclusion in all our communications and activities.
Living Wage Places
The Living Wage Places scheme is pioneering a collaborative, place-based approach to tackling in-work poverty. Local action groups made up of public and private sector Living Wage Employers, work together with charities, unions and civil society on a three-year action plan to tackle local in-work poverty and grow the number of employers committed to the Living Wage, Living Hours and Living Pensions.
Since the scheme launched in 2019, we have recognised 20 cities, boroughs and city-regions for Making Living Wage Places.
Living Wage Places taps into the power of place, recognising and developing local champions within our network and supporting them to engage and influence their community’s employers. It feeds into broader local economic plans such as community wealth building and local anchor institution work.
Living Wage Foundation
The Living Wage movement began in 2001, after Citizens UK brought together communities in East London to discuss poverty and low pay. The campaign grew in momentum and soon required a mechanism to recognise employers who wanted to join the movement, which saw the establishment of the Living Wage Foundation in 2011.
Still part of Citizens UK today, the Living Wage Foundation continues to work with community organisations to make sure the voices of both workers and businesses are part of the Living Wage movement. We now work with over 16,000 employers, benefitting over 475,000 people and winning over £3bn of better wages for people who need it most.
Citizens UK works with a broad base of institutions across the political spectrum. At the Living Wage Foundation, we take the same deliberately broad-based approach and accredit all organisations who pay the real Living Wage to their directly and indirectly employed staff and are committed to tackling in work poverty. As a team we work across a range of industries and sectors to achieve this mission. We seek pragmatic coalitions in order to progress specific campaigns, and partnership around a particular issue such as Living Wage, does not imply an endorsement of broader purpose and policies.
Main Responsibilities
The Project Manager for Living Wage Places plays a central role in delivering and growing a pioneering, place-based approach to tackling in-work poverty. The role is responsible for managing and developing the Living Wage Places programme, supporting local action groups to deliver ambitious action plans, and embedding wider standards including Living Hours and Living Pensions. They will be the first point of contact for regional leads seeking guidance in their work/regions. Working across a broad range of internal teams and external stakeholders, the Programme Manager will build strategic partnerships, strengthen regional networks, and ensure effective monitoring, evaluation and learning across the programme. The role combines strong
project management with relationship building, strategic thinking and a commitment to increasing the scale and impact of the Living Wage movement.
Working as the Project Manager, reporting to the Senior Project Manager for Living Wage Places, ,
your main responsibilities will include:
Contribute to CUK and Project strategic objectives
· Support and grow the Living Wage Places project and ensure it is embedded in CUK’s overall strategy
· Collate and share good practice across teams to ensure strong collaboration and that civil society remains at the heart of Living Wage Places
· Support strategy development around local and general elections, identifying opportunities to grow the scheme and influence stakeholders
Build and manage projects and achieve work targets effectively
· Monitor, evaluate and draw out learning from across the Living Wage Places project
· Lead the development of systems for monitoring and evaluating impact and progress
· Support action groups to design and deliver Action Plans including Living Hours and Living Pensions
· Facilitate roundtables, meetings, and milestone activities
· Identify opportunities to expand Living Wage Buildings and Zones
· Deliver project milestones and reporting
· Deliver additional projects aligned to team business plan
Learning & Expertise
· Develop expertise in local economic policy including community wealth building and devolution
· Support internal teams to understand Living Wage Places principles · Build knowledge of priority sectors and apply to strategy
· Lead internal learning sessions
· Provide guidance on Living Hours and Living Pensions
· Continue personal professional development
Develop and manage external relationships
· Build and manage relationships with regional stakeholders
· Support development of new partnerships
· Represent the organisation at meetings and events
· Co-deliver the Living Wage Places network
· Develop relationships that support long-term impact
Communications
· Support development and delivery of communications strategy
· Gather and share case studies
· Maintain communications channels
· Support local action groups with communications
Develop and manage internal relationships
· Build capacity of organisers and programme staff
· Lead delivery of learning strategy
· Support collaboration across teams
Generate income and manage resources
· Support development of funding proposals
· Collate evidence for funder reporting
· Contribute to budget development
· Support sustainable growth of programme
Personal Specification
(D) Desirable, (E) Essential
Key skills and knowledge
· Excellent project management skills with the ability to manage a wide range of competing demands (E)
· Outstanding communication skills, both verbally and written, combined with the ability to liaise with senior stakeholders (E)
· Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships, lead, influence and motivate others (E)
· Ability to take in and interpret information and present in a succinct manner (E)
· Understanding of the policy and campaign landscape around inclusive local economic strategies and devolution deals (E)
· Ability to support monitoring and evaluation reports for external funders and internal impact monitoring (E)
· Strong IT skills to include MS Office and CRM software (E)
· Understanding of database and systems management (D)
Personal qualities & values
· A proactive approach to all areas of work with a ‘can do’ attitude and a flexible approach to work demands (E)
· Able to work within a team, responding to needs and achieving results collaboratively (E)
· Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and the mission of the Living Wage Foundation. (E)
About the application process
We work within diverse communities bringing people together. In line with our Inclusion value, we would love to see applications from LGBTQIA+ people, people from racialised communities, people living with disabilities and people of faith, all to better represent the communities we work in. We want our employees to have the working conditions that allows them to fully participate, be able to be their best authentic selves and thrive doing so, and we have employee networks to support staff. Even if you don’t quite meet all the required criteria still consider
applying, as we invest in our employees and support them to develop the skills and knowledge required to deliver their role.
For questions and reasonable adjustments regarding your application including information in a different format, or our recruitment process, please email us.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Description
Main duties and responsibilities
Manage the DUK project portfolio
- Become a subject matter expert in applied and translational research in DMD, allowing informed decision making and effective communication with key stakeholders
- Support identification of new project and collaborative opportunities, including the ongoing management and delivery of our applicant-led funding call
- Support the Director of Research and Development in project scientific review, working with the Scientific Advisory Board, Patient Advisory Board, Senior Leadership Team and DUK Board of Trustees
- Manage project development and initiation, including contracting, the development of detailed project plans, including go/no-go milestones, and budgets
- Manage and oversee project delivery, including monitoring of progress, according to agreed timelines and deliverables (including written updates and formal reports), and managing project finances, including reviewing and approval of invoices and monitoring project expenditure
- Support research budget forecasting in liaison with the finance team and the Director of Research and Development, and ensure compliance across the project portfolio
- Build and manage relationships with external partners and maintain regular communication through the project life cycle
- Support the Director of Research and Development to identify areas of strategic focus to inform the development of new research programmes
- Contribute to and support the development of DUK led research proposals for external funding and work with the income generation team to identify opportunities for research funding
Research governance and processes
- Maintain and improve, as relevant, internal processes for research management and governance
- Act as system owner for the research functions within DUK’s CRM (Salesforce), maintaining records and driving process improvements for grant workflows and monitoring
- Support the Director of Research and Development in research governance activities
- Support the Director of Research and Development to ensure compliance with the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) requirements, such as - contributing to annual data collection and surveys; implementation of AMRC processes and reviews recommendations, as relevant; keep up to date with relevant news and opportunities for training, collaboration and networking
Support the Director of Research and Development on the following external engagement activities
- Development and implementation of outreach and engagement activities in the DMD patient and research community to inform areas for research focus and prioritisation
- Scoping and development of formal and informal strategic partnerships and relationships with key stakeholder organisations (e.g. membership societies, other charities, consortia etc)
Support delivery of DUK flagship strategic programmes
DUK has strategic programmes in clinical research access and capacity, care standards and care access, assistive technologies and patient data. Under the oversight of the Director of Research and Development and working closely with the relevant programme team:
- Coordinate key programme updates and discussions between the DUK team and the programme teams
- Working with DUK comms team, support the development of external comms and marketing
- Working with the Director of Research and Development and the programme teams, support development of new initiatives and external funding opportunities
Other key responsibilities
- Provide general research admin support (e.g. arrange research meetings, both internal and external, prepare agendas and take minutes)
- Work with DUK comms team to identify case studies and success stories and support the development of the research comms strategy
- Coordinate research comms and work with the Director of Research and Development and comms team to ensure all research content is accurate and appropriate
- Work with the income generation and comms teams to provide updates to our key co-funding partners
- Support the collection of portfolio data across all programmes for DUK KPIs and to support DUK impact report development
- Coordinate and deliver research led events and support the Director of Research and Development in the agenda and content development for the annual Duchenne UK New Horizons conference
- Travel across the UK to attend meetings with partners
APPLYING FOR THIS JOB
Please send us a copy of your CV with a cover letter (max 1 page) that includes the following:
1. Please tell us why you would like to work for Duchenne UK.
2. In the job description, we have highlighted a range of essential experience and skills that we need. Please describe how you have demonstrated these with practical examples.
3. If you think you have other qualities, we have not mentioned but which you think suit this role, please let us know. We want to know some of the things you have done and the experiences you’ve had, and what you think they have taught you.
4. Tell us one thing that really excites you about this role.
Please email your application by 10am on Monday 22nd June 2026
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary: £49,100 per annum
Contract Type: 6-month Fixed Term Contract
Closing date: 21 June 2026 at 11pm
Interview date: 29-30 June 2026
About CARE
CARE International is a global humanitarian organisation leading the fight to end poverty in the world’s most challenging situations. Women and girls are at the centre of our work, because we cannot overcome poverty and inequality until all people have equal rights and opportunities. We know that when a crisis erupts, women are often the first to pick up the pieces, so we work alongside women, so they have the power to make change where it’s needed most. Founded in 1945, CARE currently works in over 100 countries and last year alone reached 53.4 million people through nearly 1,500 projects.
Why work for CARE International UK?
This is a compelling opportunity to take on a senior programme management role within CARE International UK at a time when the organisation is adapting to evolving funding relationships and increasing engagement with innovative funding mechanisms and corporate partners. As Senior Programme Manager, you will be entrusted with leading some of CARE’s most complex and high-value programmes, ensuring strong delivery, compliance, and impact across diverse contexts.
The role offers meaningful exposure to non-traditional donors and private sector partnerships, alongside CARE’s established institutional funding, with a particular focus on francophone Africa. You will work closely with country offices, partners, and donors to navigate complexity, support effective delivery, and respond to new ways of working, while maintaining CARE’s strong commitment to gender equality and locally led approaches. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced programme manager looking to deepen their expertise in complex portfolio delivery and innovative partnerships within a values-driven organisation.
About you
You are an experienced programme management professional with a strong track record of managing complex, multi-country or high-value programmes funded by institutional and corporate donors, with experience managing projects across the full project lifecycle, from contracting and start-up through implementation, reporting, and close-out. You bring sound judgement, strong organisational skills, and the confidence to lead donor relationships, negotiate contracts, and resolve delivery challenges in partnership with country offices and stakeholders.
You have excellent written and verbal communication skills in English (essential) and French (desirable). Experience engaging with corporate partners and an understanding of agricultural value chains, such as cocoa or similar commodities, and the realities facing smallholder farmers, will be a strong advantage. You are committed to CARE’s values and bring a demonstrated commitment to tackling structural inequality, promoting gender equality, and working in line with feminist leadership principles.
About the role
The Senior Programme Manager is responsible for independently managing a mixed portfolio of humanitarian and/or development programmes, including some of CARE International UK’s most complex and high-value projects. The role leads on programme oversight across the full project lifecycle, from contracting and start-up through to delivery, reporting, and close-out, ensuring high standards of quality, compliance, and risk management.
The role involves close collaboration with country offices, partners, and internal teams, including Programme Finance, Programme Funding, and technical advisers, as well as acting as a senior interface with donors. The portfolio will likely include grants as well as commercial contracts and may include corporate partnerships in addition to institutional donors.
Key skills and abilities required include strong programme and financial management capability, excellent donor and stakeholder relationship management, the ability to manage complexity and competing priorities, and confidence working independently while escalating risks appropriately. The role requires sound judgement and a collaborative, solutions-focused approach.
As this is a short-term contract, the successful candidate will be expected to familiarise themselves very quickly with the role. Only candidates who meet the requirements and are available immediately will be considered for shortlisting.
Right to Work in the UK
All applicants must have the legal right to work in the United Kingdom at the time of appointment. Proof of right to work will be required as part of the recruitment process. For more information, please visit the UK Government's guidance on right to work.
Where you do not have current right to work in the UK, then this will be discussed with you as part of the recruitment process. Please note that not all roles are eligible for sponsorship and further information (should you require sponsorship to work in the UK) on eligibility can be found here.
Safeguarding
CARE International UK has a zero-tolerance approach to any abuse to, sexual harassment of or exploitation of, a vulnerable adult or child by any of our staff, representatives or partners. CARE International UK expects all staff to share this commitment through our Safeguarding Policy (link here) and our Code of Conduct (link here). They are responsible for ensuring they understand and work within the remit of these policies throughout their time at CARE International UK.
Safeguarding our beneficiaries is our top priority in everything we do, including recruitment. All offers of employment at CARE International UK are subject to:
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Satisfactory references. CARE International UK participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (link here). In line with this Scheme, we will request information from successful applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.
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Appropriate criminal record checks (including a Bridger check, link here).
By submitting an application, the applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.
Equality and Diversity
We are committed to Equality and value Diversity. We are a Disability Confident Employer and particularly welcome applications from disabled people. We guarantee interviews to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role (see person specification). If you require the candidate brief or need to submit your application in an alternative format, because of a disability, please do get in touch by sending an email to the HR Team.
We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. We particularly welcome applications from people of underrepresented backgrounds, including those from Black, Asian and other ethnic minority communities, and individuals who identify as LGBTQ+.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title: Door to Door Regional Manager (Direct Dialogue, London)
Location: Shelter Head Office, 88 Old Street, London, EC1V 9HU
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: £35,581.75 (plus £5,023.71 of London Weighting)
Hours: 35 per week (pro-rata if part time)
Closing Date: Weds 24th June at 11:30pm
Are you an experienced fundraising leader with a strong track record in direct dialogue and people management? Then join Shelter as a Door to Door Regional Manager (Direct Dialogue, London) and play a key role in growing our London region, leading high-performing teams and helping us deliver quality fundraising that powers our fight for home.
This is an exciting opportunity to combine leadership, performance management and supporter-focused fundraising in a role that directly supports Shelter’s mission to defend the right to a safe home.
About the role
This role sits within Shelter’s in-house Direct Dialogue team, which operates face-to-face and door-to-door fundraising teams across London, Manchester and Scotland. As Door-to-Door Regional Manager, you’ll help drive the ongoing growth and performance of the London region while ensuring high standards in fundraising practice, compliance and people management.
You’ll be responsible for recruiting, training and developing fundraising staff, managing regional performance against financial and non-financial targets, and ensuring strong reporting, planning and risk management.
You’ll also work closely with internal stakeholders and external partners to secure quality sites, maintain effective operations and support long-term regional success.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated manager who enjoys leading from the front, building capable teams and using insight, coaching and operational discipline to deliver results. You’ll have the chance to shape regional performance, support individual development and contribute to a fundraising programme that brings in most of Shelter’s new regular giving supporters.
About you
You’ll bring experience of managing Direct Dialogue teams, along with a proven ability to deliver against income targets and lead people effectively. You’ll be confident setting standards, improving performance and creating an environment where individuals can develop and succeed.
You’ll also be a persuasive and collaborative communicator who can build strong relationships with colleagues, agencies and external partners. With a proactive mindset and a genuine commitment to excellent supporter care, you’ll be comfortable challenging the status quo, making sound decisions and balancing operational detail with wider strategic goals.
Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.
Benefits
We offer a broad range of benefits, including 30 days’ annual leave, enhanced family-friendly policies, a competitive pension scheme and interest-free travel loans. Employees also have access to flexible working, salary sacrifice schemes and an employee assistance programme.
About the team
The in-house Direct Dialogue team was established in 2004 and currently operates face-to-face and door-to-door teams across London, Manchester and Scotland. The team focuses on delivering high-quality new supporters, and direct dialogue fundraising generates around 85% of Shelter’s new regular giving supporters.
You’ll join a committed and supportive team that cares deeply about quality, development and impact. It’s a great opportunity to lead talented fundraisers, work cross-functionally with colleagues across operations, training, insight and data, and help strengthen one of Shelter’s most important fundraising channels.
How to apply
Please click ‘Apply for Job’ below. You are required to submit your work, education history and a supporting statement. Please provide specific examples of how you meet the criteria in the ‘About you’ section of this advert, following the STAR format, and ensure you demonstrate how you address the behaviours below throughout your responses:
- We work together to achieve our shared purpose
- We prioritise diversity and have an inclusive and open mindset
Any applications submitted without a supporting statement or work and education history won’t be considered.
About Shelter
Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet everyday millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency.
We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything.
We need ambitious, passionate people to join us. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.
Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. We are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter.
We welcome you on our journey to becoming truly anti-racist.
Safeguarding statement
Safeguarding is everyone’s business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
To enable Operation Smile’s global surgical activities, OSUK’s Partnerships Team works to maximise high-potential income channels such as corporate partnerships, major donors, community fundraisers and trusts and foundations.
We have created an exciting new position in our team for an ambitious and confident relationship fundraiser. Working as part of the Partnership Team and line managing one Partnerships Officer, the Partnerships Manager position will secure critical income from new and existing corporate partners through compelling pitches and excellent stewardship.
The position will build on existing partner relationships with high-profile businesses like Superdrug, the Perfume Shop and Johnson & Johnson, aiming to grow their contributions, as well as making approaches to new prospects in relevant sectors, working closely with the Director of Partnerships.
Main Duties & Responsibilities
Corporate Partnerships Development
- Ensure achievement of annual income target for corporate partnerships
- Take primary responsibility for managing the current pool of medium and large corporate partnerships, including global partners (working with Operation Smile Inc), to ensure their growth and longevity – strategic input into the growth of each partner will be essential
- Develop and implement plans for partner activity to maximise all income channels, including corporate philanthropy, employee engagement, cause-related marketing and more
- Develop and maintain a pipeline of new corporate fundraising prospects, creating propositions/proposals and making approaches, working with the Director of Partnerships
- Enhance our employee engagement and community fundraising offer with simple, easy-to-do fundraising activities, linked to key moments in the calendar
- Ensure accurate and timely reporting to partners and internal stakeholders
- Represent Operation Smile UK in global corporate partner discussions, applying any global strategies to develop successful fundraising plans for the UK
- Lead on the development and management of any corporate partner cultivation events
Additional Responsibilities
- Line manage one Partnerships Officer, supporting them to manage inbound community fundraising requests and existing relationships, as well as smaller corporate partners
- Oversight of community fundraising income target delivered by the Officer
- Create and maintain annual corporate partnerships and community fundraising budgets and business plans, including activities from current supporters and forecasting new business income
Additional Information
- 2 years’ experience in a corporate partnerships or business development role
- We promote flexible and hybrid working, with 2 days per week in our London office in Battersea (nearest stations Clapham Junction and Wandsworth Town). There will also be some UK travel for meetings, conferences and events.
- Some overseas travel required to visit projects and partner countries, a highlight of the role!
First-round interviews will take place during the week commencing 29 June. Applications may close earlier than advertised if a high number of suitable candidates is received, so we encourage interested applicants to apply as soon as possible.
Disability Confident Committed Employer
We're a Disability Confident Committed employer, so we guarantee an interview to any disabled applicant who meets the minimum requirements for the job.
At Operation Smile UK, we value individuals based on their performance and potential. We're dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace that supports everyone's needs. We're happy to make reasonable adjustments throughout the application and employment process, and we particularly welcome applications from diverse backgrounds.
If you need this document in a different format, require any adjustments, or need help with your application, please contact us (further details contained within the job description).
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Operation Smile UK knows fundraising could better reflect the diverse backgrounds and experiences of the people the charity sector supports. If you don’t meet every requirement but believe your transferable skills align with the role, we encourage you to contact us for a conversation.
We want our team to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, offering equal opportunities to everyone, regardless of, age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
We celebrate diversity and encourage you to bring your authentic self to Operation Smile UK. We are committed to supporting all applicants and ensuring a fair hiring process. All appointments will be made solely on merit, and we are happy to make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Service Design Manager
Make a difference. Design and improve services and products through continuous improvement.
At Rethink Mental Illness, we’re working to become a lean organisation, with continuous improvement embedded in how we work every day. We are looking for a Service Design Manager to join our Planning & Improvement team where you’ll help lead improvements in how we design and deliver services and products.
The Business Improvement & Technology directorate was formed in January 2026, bringing together Technology & Business Systems with Compliance, Quality, Audit and PMO. This new directorate has an exciting purpose to drive real, meaningful change across the organisation. It will play a key role in improving how we work, maintaining compliance, shaping and strengthening our technology, systems, and data to deliver quality services, demonstrate our impact and enable strategic planning & delivery.
What you’ll be doing
- Lead service design and process improvement projects from discovery through to design and optimisation
- Embed user-centred design grounded in insight, co-design and evidence based decision making.
- Identify improvement opportunities using data, performance metrics and user feedback
- Facilitate workshops, ideation sessions and re-design processes
- Develop process maps, personas, journeys and design artefacts
- Oversee the production of documentation ensuring alignment to organisational architecture and delivery frameworks.
- Ensure compliance with organisational policies and regulatory requirements.
- Align service design with organisational goals, user needs and technical feasibility
- Embed design principles and continuous improvement practices across teams
- Work closely with stakeholders to influence, challenge and drive sustainable change
- Mentor and coach and support colleagues in the team, building capability in service design and improvement
- Monitor, test and refine solutions to ensure real impact
- Establish feedback loops, monitoring and performance measures.
What you’ll bring
Essential experience
- Experienced in designing services and products over the full design lifecycle.
- Experienced project manager, ideally skilled in agile and waterfall methodologies.
- Understand user research principles, personas, journey mapping, co-design and accessibility.
- Skilled in end-to-end service mapping and identifying interdependencies.
- Ability to understand complex systems and design services that work across teams and channels.
- Ability to build strong stakeholder relationships across differing levels in Rethink Mental Illness including influencing and negotiating to achieve sustainable improvements.
- Knowledge of Lean or continuous improvement methodologies
- Skilled in data analysis, interpreting complex data into clear and actionable insight.
- Experienced in identifying inefficiencies and redesigning processes for quality, efficiency and user experience.
- Ability to champion change, bring others on the change journey through understanding needs and engaging effectively.
- Ability to prioritise challenges, frame problems and design strategic solutions.
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in written form.
Desirable
- Experience of using Lean methodologies.
- Experienced in facilitating and coaching others.
- Experience in developing technology-based products.
- Experience in user research.
Why join us?
At Rethink Mental Illness, we know that when people feel supported, they do their best work. That’s why we offer a range of benefits designed to help you thrive:
- Wellbeing support including EAP and mental health tools
- Inclusive culture with active staff networks
- Recognition & rewards through discounts and internal platforms
- Generous leave – 25 days + bank holidays + your birthday off
- Learning & development to support your growth
- Family & financial support including pension and enhanced leave
- Travel benefits like cycle-to-work and season ticket loans
- Referral bonus up to £300
Our commitment to inclusion
We’re proud to be building a diverse, inclusive and anti-racist organisation. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds—especially those with lived experience of mental illness and individuals from underrepresented communities.
We’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels heard, valued and able to belong.
Ready to apply?
If you’re passionate about designing better services—and want to use your skills to make a real difference—we’d love to hear from you.
Apply today and help us rethink mental illness.
Interviews are expected to be held Monday 22nd or Wednesday 24 June
We’re Rethink Mental Illness and no matter how bad things are, we can help people severely affected by mental illness to improve their lives.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Hybrid (with travel to London as required)
Are you a creative, results-driven fundraiser with a passion for growing supporter engagement?
Join Shaftesbury as our Individual Giving Manager and play a key role in building lasting relationships with supporters while driving sustainable income that changes lives.
About Us
At Shaftesbury, we believe everyone deserves the opportunity to live a full and flourishing life. Guided by our core values—Open, Enabling, Inclusive and Courageous—we deliver high-quality disability services across adult care, children’s care and education.
We are committed to going the extra mile—creating opportunities for people to thrive, achieve independence, and feel part of their community.
The Role
As Individual Giving Manager, you will lead the development and delivery of innovative, multichannel campaigns to attract, engage, and retain supporters—helping to secure long-term income for Shaftesbury.
Key responsibilities include:
- Driving the acquisition of new supporters and maximising lifetime value
- Delivering impactful multichannel campaigns (digital, direct mail, DRTV, telemarketing, face-to-face, and radio)
- Growing regular giving, cash donations and gaming income streams
- Reactivating lapsed supporters and improving conversion journeys
- Creating compelling onboarding and supporter experiences
- Supporting retention activity including appeals and newsletters
You’ll work closely with the Head of Individual Giving, bringing fresh ideas, data-driven thinking and a passion for innovation.
✅ What We’re Looking For
- Proven experience in individual giving, fundraising or direct marketing
- Strong track record of delivering successful acquisition campaigns
- Creative, strategic thinker with a results-driven mindset
- Confident managing multiple campaigns and channels
- Passion for supporter experience and long-term relationship building
What You’ll Get in Return
We recognise that our people are our greatest asset—and we’re committed to rewarding your impact:
- Recognition & Reward – including vouchers up to £50
- Excellent training and development opportunities
- Generous annual leave – 25 days + bank holidays (rising to 28 days + BH)
- Pension scheme
- ❤️ Death in service scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
Why Join Shaftesbury?
Because every interaction, every connection, every opportunity—we create adds up.
From friendship to independence, from challenges overcome to new experiences, we believe it’s the sum of many things that makes life meaningful. At Shaftesbury, you’ll be part of a team that empowers people to take part, contribute and be valued.
️ Our Commitment
Shaftesbury is the disability charity that’s committed to enabling children, young people and adults to live a life that adds up for them.
What makes life liveable is never down to just one thing - it’s the sum of many things. From friendship to fun; from companionship to community; from a great chat to a challenge overcome, it all adds up – to Shaftesbury.
Through a wide range of disability care, special education, and rehabilitation services we promote inclusion and wellbeing for all. Together, we work to see people take part, contribute and be valued. We put the elements in place that all add up to connected lives.
Shaftesbury is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced DBS/Access NI check.
Shaftesbury is committed to the Disability Confident Scheme and to equal opportunities therefore we welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Role:
This is a pivotal moment for Dialogue Earth. As news organisations continue to retreat from climate coverage and the funding landscape for independent journalism becomes more challenging, we are looking for a Director of Development who can help us strengthen existing funder relationships, build new partnerships and shape our funding strategy for the years ahead.
You will work closely with the CEO, senior colleagues, and trustees to develop a clear funding strategy, identify new opportunities, lead high-quality proposals and ensure funders understand the value and impact of Dialogue Earth’s work.
The Director of Development will be a key member of the senior management team, and share responsibility for delivering Dialogue Earth’s mission.
What we are looking for:
Essential
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Commitment to our mission – the search for shared global solutions to climate change and the environmental crisis.
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Dedication to our values of openness, dialogue, ecological and informational integrity, and justice.
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Significant senior leadership experience in partnerships, philanthropy or income development, with a strong and demonstrable track record of securing and growing funding from a range of sources.
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You will possess both strategic insight and hands-on experience, be networked across the charitable funding sector, and combine commercial thinking with a deep understanding of the NGO and fundraising landscape.
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Strategic judgement and strong relationship-building skills, with the ability to communicate clearly, analyse complex information and influence a range of stakeholders.
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A proactive and collaborative approach, with the ability to navigate complex funding landscapes and deliver against ambitious targets.
Main responsibilities:
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Develop and execute a clear income growth strategy with defined targets, milestones, and measurable outcomes.
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Oversee the development of an updated funding pipeline.
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Lead and develop Dialogue Earth’s small focused fundraising team with clear objectives and accountability.
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Lead on Dialogue Earth’s engagement with existing and potential funders.
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Ensure funding reports are prepared and delivered on time.
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Lead on the submission of funding proposals, ensuring they are in line with editorial priorities and budgeted appropriately.
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Provide strategic oversight of key income generating events, ensuring they are leveraged effectively to cultivate and secure high value support.
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Support Trustees to act as effective ambassadors and introducers.
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Contribute actively to the senior management team, ensuring fundraising is embedded within wider organisational strategy and decision making.
Essential experience, knowledge and skills:
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Proven track record of securing significant funding commitments.
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Experience of creating an organisational fundraising strategy and enacting a strategic plan
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Experience building and converting a strong major donor pipeline, including multi-year commitments.
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Demonstrated ability to lead high value partnership or funding conversations and personally secure significant commitments.
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Experience setting and delivering against ambitious income growth targets.
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Experience of leading and developing a small team
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Experience of contributing as part of a senior management team, with the ability to help shape organisational strategy
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A natural relationship builder, able to establish trust quickly and sustain long term partnerships with high value supporters.
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Comfortable with accountability and transparent performance measurement.
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Self-aware, pragmatic, and calm under pressure.
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Demonstrates alignment with the values of Dialogue Earth and a commitment to collaborative, high-performance working.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.

