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As Philanthropy Officer, you will be an organised and proactive fundraiser, adept at multi-tasking and working across a variety of projects to successfully support senior leaders. You will be keen to learn from senior fundraisers and implement exciting new approaches for the Sutton Trust, and bring strong organisational and interpersonal skills.
The philanthropy income team is a team of two, working closely with the Director of Development to secure and steward individual donors. As Philanthropy Officer, you will support both the Head of Philanthropy and Director of Development in their work with individual donors, including undertaking prospect research, writing briefings and compelling reports, coordinating meetings and donor visits, and maintaining accurate donor records.
The role sits in the Philanthropy team of the Development Department and is managed by the Head of Philanthropy. You will work closely with colleagues across both the Development Department and the wider organisation.
Main duties
New Business
- Undertake prospect research across the spectrum of philanthropic income in collaboration with the Head of Philanthropy - including identification, due diligence, qualification, and creating briefings and outreach plans
- Work with the Head of Philanthropy to identify and cultivate a prospect pool of potential donors, looking at lapsed supporters, current low-level donors, stakeholder network mapping through the Board and Trustees, as well as philanthropists with an active interest in education/social mobility
- Work with the Head of Philanthropy and other colleagues to implement, promote, and maintain a low-level online giving campaign, including transition of our online giving capabilities to the Trust's website, and automated stewardship activation
- Support the Head of Philanthropy to lead the Sutton Trust's approach to alumni fundraising - working collaboratively with the Alumni team in the Programmes directorate to develop and deliver a compelling alumni fundraising campaign
- Support the Head of Philanthropy to devise and implement a compelling legacy campaign, driving sustainable future philanthropic income
- Work with colleagues across the Development team to identify, qualify, cultivate and secure prospects, using resources effectively where there are links between corporates, individuals, and trusts & foundations
Stewardship and Cultivation
- Manage the Trust's online fundraising platforms, such as JustGiving and CAF, to enable smooth processes and a high-quality experience for donors, ensuring new and existing donors are appropriately thanked and have inclination to support in the future
- Be responsible for managing and growing a portfolio of mid-level donors, providing excellent relationship management from cultivation to stewardship
- Be responsible for elements of the planning and delivery of meaningful engagement events for supporters of the Trust, supported by and working with the Head of Philanthropy and relevant colleagues
- Support the Director of Development and Head of Philanthropy to provide high-quality stewardship and management of the Development Board and Fellows
- Support the Head of Philanthropy to develop and deliver appropriate and high-quality stewardship journeys for segmented philanthropic giving, including producing compelling collateral, reporting, and communications that increase affinity and loyalty
- Be accountable for achieving individual agreed income targets, looking for opportunities to grow philanthropic income
- Support the Director of Development and Head of Philanthropy to ensure all record keeping and administration relating to philanthropic income is maintained, up-to-date, and processed in accordance with GDPR and Sutton Trust policies and procedures
Fundraising, Finance and Reporting
- Respond to queries from prospective and current donors in a warm, professional and timely manner, delivering high-quality stewardship and upholding the reputation of the Trust
- Support the Director of Development and Heads in the Development team to manage logistics of their roles - including support for booking meetings and travel, submitting expenses, and creating briefings
- Act as an ambassador for the Trust with external audiences, delivering presentations and providing expertise as required
- Work with colleagues to deliver impactful events to cultivate prospects and steward partners, with a focus on experience for individual supporters and prospects
- Work with colleagues across Development and Finance to ensure accurate forecasting, income tracking, and reporting for philanthropic income
- Ensure you appropriately follow policies and procedures on due diligence, Salesforce and data management, account management, stewardship, and reporting
- Stay up to date with philanthropy fundraising best practice and keep abreast of developments and opportunities within the wider fundraising space
- Other duties as necessary from time to time
Person Specification
Skills and experience:
- Experience building and managing relationships with individuals, ideally in a philanthropy team or other fundraising capacity, or in sales or other relevant professional capacity.
- Experience researching and prioritising information to drive decisions. Evidence of researching qualifying individuals, ideally to create a clear and prioritised propsect pipeline, is not essential but will help you to stand out.
- Experience working with or supporting colleagues across an organisation to make successful asks or secure a specific outcome. Evidence of making financial asks, ideally to secure major donors and cultivate new donors, is not essential, but will help you to stand out.
- Experience managing multiple priorities and tasks to successfully achieve project or other goals
- Excellent verbal and written communication, including the ability to write persuasive and engaging materials, and to communicate effectively with the aim of inspiring and encouraging giving
- First-class interpersonal skills - a natural relationship builder able to represent the Sutton Trust with confidence in a range of settings
- Strong analytical skills
- Knowledge and experience of the education and/or not-for-profit sector (desirable)
- Experience working with membership groups such as alumni, giving circles, implementing online-giving schemes and supporting legacy campaigns (desirable)
- Knowledge of the UK fundraising environment, including trends in philanthropy and the different giving mechanisms utilised by individual donors (desirable)
- Experienced at using Salesforce or other fundraising CRM software to accurately record funding relationships (desirable)
Competencies:
- Sympathetic to the aims of the Trust and our mission to increase social mobility
- High degree of initiative and the ability to take responsibility for a range of philanthropy fundraising activity
- Strong communicator, skilled at persuading others through writing and conversation
- Excellent attention to detail
- Able to multi-task and prioritise multiple funder relationships
- Able to work independently and as part of a team
Other
- Is eligible to work in the UK
Terms of Appointment
- Contract: Full-time, permanent
- Salary: £31,775-£35,000 per annum
- Office location: The Sutton Trust, 9th Floor, Millbank Tower, 21-24 Millbank, London, SW1P 4QP. Our home working policy gives staff the option to work from home for up to 60% of the time, with approval from their line manager.
- Hours: The standard working hours are 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. This role is likely to also be required to attend events / meetings outside of normal working hours during weekday evenings and occasionally at weekends, in line with organisational policies.
- A DBS check may be required
Interviews
Applications should reach us by 9am on Monday 15th September, with first round interviews on Tuesday 23rd September, and second round interviews on Tuesday 30th September. Both interview rounds will be held at our London offices.
Safeguarding statement
The Sutton Trust believes that a child, young person or vulnerable adult should never experience abuse of any kind. We all have a responsibility to promote the welfare of all children and young people and to keep them safe. Therefore all posts undergo a safer recruitment process, including but not limited to, disclosure of criminal records where necessary and eligibility to work in the UK. We have procedures in place to promote safeguarding and a safe culture at the Trust.
Contextual recruitment
The Trust is committed to ensuring equality of opportunity and that all applicants receive equal consideration for employment. We strongly encourage individuals from all backgrounds, including those underrepresented at present at the Trust, to apply for this role. As such we particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds. We are committed to being an inclusive and welcoming place to work and know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the young people we support.
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for disabled candidates throughout our recruitment process and during employment.
We also operate contextual recruitment at the Sutton Trust. Our application process gives you the option to include information about your background, such as whether you were eligible for free school meals, whether your parents went to university, or whether you attended a state school. For more examples and information on contextual recruitment, please see our website.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About KLS’ Future Foundations education team
Future Foundations is an education programme of Katherine Low Settlement. Since 2004, KLS’ Future Foundations education team of 10 part-time staff and over 100 volunteers, have supported young refugees and their families in Battersea and the London Borough of Wandsworth to thrive in their education. Through mentoring, family support, casework and homework clubs, we provide the tailored support each young person and their family (if they have one) needs to overcome the barriers to education they face at home and school.
Key Objectives for this Role
Working with the Senior Caseworker and Team Manager you will:
Key Objectives and Details for this Role
Working with the Senior Caseworker and Team Manager your role and responsibilities include:
•Support staff to liaise with families/carers to communicate information regarding our work
•Support staff to keep and maintain robust recording and monitoring systems
•Maintain, collect, edit and store documentation of our work including photos, case studies for Newsletters, funding reports and other records
•Support our senior case workers with weekly drop-in advice sessions at KLS, including completing forms with families, general admin tasks etc.
•Support casework team with making and following up on internal and/or external referrals, signposting whenever relevant and according to adequate referral pathways and in response to the young people’s/family's needs – with support and guidance from staff
•Add information to our database – guided by team leads/managers - log all cases; monitor progress and ensure all identified actions are taken
•Support with casework tasks, guided by senior caseworker and manager, from initial contact to resolution, maintaining confidentiality throughout
•Liaise with external agencies and organisations on behalf of clients
•Respond to enquiries by telephone, email, referring on internally or externally organisations when necessary
•Ensure records are kept and information managed confidentially in line with the data protection legislation
•Supporting Refugee team with general admin, database, evaluation data
•Maintain excellent safeguarding practices
•Supporting with partnerships liaison work – keeping records up to date
Teamwork and reporting
•Work with Future Foundations team members to coordinate work, refer young people and/or parents/carers to our casework and advice team.
•Contribute to reports for trustees and funders and attend periodic meetings with funders
•Communicate well with other teams within KLS to provide a high-quality service to our members
Other Duties
•Participate in regular supervision and annual appraisals; help to identify your own job-related development and training needs.
•Always work with anti-discriminatory, empowering practice, ensuring everyone is treated with dignity andrespect.
•Adhere to Katherine Low Settlement’s code of confidentiality, safeguarding and equal opportunities policies.
•Undertake your role in a professional manner and maintain a high-quality standard of work in accordance with the aims, values and ethos of KLS.
The above job description reflects the position at the time of writing; it is not intended to be a task list but indicates the general level of work involved. It is expected that duties will be reviewed and revised as required.
We work to reduce poverty and isolation and bring the community together.

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The Daniel Spargo-Mabbs Foundation is a drug and alcohol education charity that aims to support young people to make safe choices about drugs and alcohol and reduce harm. We do this through increasing understanding of the effects and risks, and helping to develop life skills and resilience. The Foundation was set up in January 2014 by Tim and Fiona Spargo-Mabbs in response to the death of their 16-year-old son Daniel having taken ecstasy
We are recruiting a Drugs Education Coordinator (Scotland) to join our team. This role will involve the coordination and delivery of DSMF drug education in Scotland, based in the Grampian region, working with the Head of Education and Engagement and Director to develop provision regionally and more widely.
Suitable candidates will:
- be passionate about supporting young people to make safer choices about drugs and alcohol
- have experience of developing and delivering drug and/or alcohol education in schools, colleges and/or the community
- have experience of working with young people, including a knowledge of substance use and its impacts
- have experience of project coordination, with excellent organisation skills
- be a skilled and effective communicator, both in writing and orally, with a wide range of people and agencies
- enjoy working remotely in a small and busy team
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Governance Administrator & Clerk to the Board Vacancy
The Governance Administrator & Clerk to the Board will provide an exceptionally high level of governance and administrative support to the School’s Boards and Committees and the Board of Directors for Rambert Grades (a joint venture between the School and Rambert). The post-holder will utilise current and relevant technology and AI (such as Microsoft 365 Bookings and CoPilot) to schedule meetings, prepare agendas and supporting papers and take accurate and detailed minutes, to help ensure good governance and compliance.
This job requires a meticulous individual, with a flair for writing accurate and detail-oriented minutes. The postholder will have excellent organisational skills, an appetite for hard work, an eye for detail and a desire to work in the Higher Education or Charity sector. They will actively promote and uphold the School’s mission and values and will always exercise a high level of good judgment, diplomacy and discretion, in respect of the confidential and often sensitive information that they are party to. They will work effectively and build strong relationships with senior leadership and the Board of Trustees.
Hours
Part-time – 0.5 FTE (20 hours/week)
Flexible annualised working pattern available to suit the needs of the role and the postholder (e.g., working parents). Weekly hours may vary based on workload demands, with increased hours during peak Board and Committee meeting periods (January, March, May/June, October/November) and reduced hours during school holidays. Monthly salary remains consistent.
Contract Type
Permanent
Salary
£14,500 – £15,750 (0.5 FTE)
£29,000 – £31,500 (Full-time equivalent)
Based on experience.
Benefits
- 10.5 days annual leave (0.5 of 21 days FTE), plus English public and bank holidays
- Additional gifted time off during the two-week Christmas closure
- Paid overtime and Time Off in Lieu (TOIL), where applicable
- Flexible annualised working pattern
- Generous pension scheme – up to 6% employee / 9% employer contributions
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle2Work Scheme
- Staff training and CPD opportunities
- Friendly, inclusive, and accessible working environment
Location
Remote and onsite at:
Rambert School, St Margarets Drive, Twickenham TW1 1QN
Please note: There is no lift access to the upper floor of Clifton Lodge, making the site only partially accessible to wheelchair users.
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The challenge should you choose to accept it.....
We are so proud of what we do, and we know you will be too. Stewarding great relationships and inspiring people choose The Hospice of St Francis in their will is absolutely key to making the Hospice the incredible place it is now and for the future. You could be part of that.
With a rich, diverse history, which began back in 1979, we have cared for and supported over 30,000 local people. We have a dedicated and generous supporter base, customers, donors, adventurers, fundraisers and volunteers
Today our free care supports up to 2,000 local people every year, in Herts and Bucks.
We truly are a community hospice
– built and funded by the community, to serve the community.
Did you know our legacy giving film is award winning?
So where do you come in?
People are at the heart of everything we do. And you would be no different. We are all vital cogs in delivering our care and support.
We are looking for an ambitious new Legacy Giving Lead – someone who brings a passion for hospice care and wants to play a part in growing Legacy Giving at the Hospice. On average, we receive £1 million a year in legacy income but we are keen to grow and sustain this in the future.
This is a critical role that will work with colleagues across the Hospice to raise awareness of legacies and you will contribute your expertise to provide top-tier stewardship to our wonderful legators.
The opportunity...
This is a critical role that will develop and grow a high-performing Legacy Giving programme at The Hospice of St Francis.
You will personally identify, cultivate and steward legacy pledgers through an inspiring engagement programme that both raises awareness of legacies, encourages new pledgers and shows the impact they have on the Hospice’s services.
With a solid understanding of the administration of wills, you will liaise with executors and professional advisors and advise colleagues and the Board on best practice legacy administration.
This is an exciting opportunity for a Legacy Giving specialist to curate a new legacy programme, building on previous work, to grow income for the future.
The must haves:
- Fundraising Success: At least five years’ experience of delivering a Legacy Giving programme with success in driving acquisition and relationship management
- Technical expertise: Practical understanding of the practical implications of legal and financial aspects of wills
- Driving awareness and engagement: Experience of developing and executing legacy awareness initiatives internally and externally
- Systems and processes: using client relationship management systems, tracking KPIs and managing projects
- Proven expertise in relationship building internally and externally
The it would be great to haves:
- Experience working with professional advisors such as lawyers, accountants and wealth managers
- Knowledge of regular/mid-value or in-mem giving
- Experience of DonorFy
- Experience of fundraising in a Hospice setting
- Certificate in Charity Legacy Administration or Certificate in Legacy Fundraising
You know it makes sense....
- 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
- Wide range of free training courses, plus personal development opportunities
- On-site home cooked food served at a reasonable rate in our bistro
- You’ll have freedom to make decisions within the boundaries of the Job Description and charity policy and procedure
- Don’t forget a stunning setting, plus #team comradery, support and bags of positivity!
For an informal discussion, or to find out more please contact the People Team or visit our website: Legacy Giving Lead | The Hospice of St. Francis
This list of tasks and responsibilities is not exhaustive and the job holder may be required to undertake other relevant and appropriate duties as required by the Manager. This Job Description can be amended by agreement with the Post Holder and Manager
Please note; applicant shortlisting will take place as and when suitable individuals apply. As such, we would strongly encourage early applications. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should a suitable candidate be appointed. Interview arrangements will be communicated via email, so please check your email regularly.
The Hospice of St Francis helps local people and their families, in Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire, to live their precious lives well.





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Job title: Corporate Partnerships Manager
Reports to: Director of Income Generation and External Engagement
Job location: 3 days a week onsite Kingswood, Bristol, BS15 with additional travel to meet with partners as needed
Working hours: 28 - 35 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £33,749 - £37,241 Per Annum, Pro Rata
About Jessie May
At Jessie May, we provide specialist nursing care, at home, for children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions. We support parents, siblings and wider family members in Bristol, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset, Bath and North East Somerset, and Wiltshire.
Through life and death, bereavement, and grief, we are here for families for as long as they need us - support for weeks, months, and years.
With us, seriously ill children can still be children, and their families can make memories to look back on when they need them most.
Our families let Jessie May into their homes, both physically and emotionally, offering expert care and much-needed space for parents and carers to rest, and recharge.
Job Purpose
As Corporate Partnerships Manager, you’ll play a key role in supporting and growing Jessie May’s corporate income. You’ll nurture existing partnerships while developing and managing a robust pipeline of new prospects, in line with our wider fundraising and organisational strategy.
Your work will involve creating tailored stewardship journeys, compelling proposals, and clear impact reports that build strong, lasting relationships and deliver a sustainable income stream.
You’ll identify, build, and secure high-value partnerships across a range of opportunities from strategic partnerships and employee fundraising, to cause related marketing opportunities, events, and Gifts in Kind.
You’ll know how to create mutually beneficial partnerships that meet our corporate partners’ goals while delivering meaningful impact for the children and families we support.
Main Responsibilities
Relationship Management and Stewardship
- Manage a portfolio of corporate partnerships, building strong, strategic relationships and delivering high-level stewardship to encourage ongoing support and long-term sustainability.
- Plan, manage, and deliver corporate cultivation and stewardship events, visits, and meetings with existing supporters and new prospects, while developing a corporate partnerships calendar of activities to enhance and grow relationships
- Identify key senior contacts within each partnership and drive stakeholder engagement, leveraging internal relationships to deepen commitment across all levels of the organisation.
- Ensure all corporate relationships comply with the Fundraising Regulator and internal due diligence requirements, and that all partnership activity aligns with Jessie May’s brand and values.
- Maintain accurate records of corporate support on Donorfy, tracking engagement and financial contributions to inform future strategies and reporting.
Pipeline Development
- Research, identify and cultivate new corporate partnership opportunities through proactive and strategic pipeline management.
- Secure new multi-year corporate and charity of the year partnerships through strong prospect research, tailored proposals, and confident pitching.
- Research, evaluate and develop new corporate fundraising opportunities including strategic partnerships, Charity of the Year partnerships, commercial partnerships, payroll giving, cash or gift in-kind donations, sponsorship and pro-bono opportunities.
- Represent Jessie May at networking and events to promote our work and develop new leads.
Other Responsibilities
- As directed by the Head Fundraising and Communications, deliver regular activity and income reports, and participate in the budgeting and reforecasting of corporate income.
- Represent Jessie May at fundraising events, including weekends and out-of-hours.
- Monitor and evaluate fundraising performance, ensuring all activities align with best practices and compliance standards.
- Be flexible and carry out any other associated duties that may arise, develop, or be assigned.
- Adhere to legal requirements for fundraising and general activities, including GDPR, The Fundraising Code of Practice, and others.
All Employee Responsibilities
Maintain an awareness of and actively follow and promote Jessie May policies, including (but not limited to), Equality and Diversity, Health and Safety, Safeguarding, Date Protection and Confidentiality.
Complete all Jessie May mandatory training, within the required timescales.
The welfare of children and young people with who we support and come into contact with, either directly, or indirectly, is paramount to all staff at Jessie May and it is our responsibility to ensure that best practice is followed and that you adhere to the Jessie May values and Code of Conduct at all times.
To Note
- This is not an exhaustive list of tasks; Jessie May employees will be asked to undertake other ad hoc tasks relevant to the scope and purpose of the role. This job description reflects the present requirements of the post, and as duties and responsibilities change/develop, the job description will be reviewed subject to amendment in consultation with the post-holder.
- Jessie May Culture and Code of Conduct
- The Jessie May team has created a ‘code of conduct’, which outlines the organisational culture. The behaviours that all team members adhere to are that:
- We are caring and compassionate, actively looking out for one another and supporting workloads where we can.
- We support and understand each other’s priorities.
- We are friendly and inclusive of everyone we come into contact with.
- We maintain a professional attitude, fostering a culture of openness and actively encouraging constructive feedback among ourselves.
- We are ambitious and hardworking and celebrate one another’s achievements.
Terms & Conditions and Employee Benefits
Conditions, including but not limited to the following:
- Checks: The appointment is subject to satisfactory references, DBS check and a probationary period of six months.
- Salary: £33,739 - £37,241 depending on experience. Salaries are reviewed annually, at the discretion of the Trustees, where the budget allows, with any increases effective from April.
- Pension: There is a group personal pension scheme that you are entitled to participate in, subject to the rules of the scheme. You will be automatically enrolled into the scheme, however there is the option to opt out. The employer’s contribution is 5 per cent while the employee’s contribution is 4 per cent of the pensionable salary.
- Death in Service Provision (once successfully passed probation)
- Work base: Jessie May office and throughout the Jessie May service area.
- Holiday entitlement: Annual leave is 27 days pro rate, plus bank holidays. Some annual leave is pre-allocated to cover some of the time between Christmas and New Year when the office is closed. This amount increases with service.
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Team Away Days and Social Events
- Free on-site parking (if available)
- Free office refreshments
Closing date: Monday 1st September
Interview date: Wednesday 10th September
Interview location: Jessie May, 35 Old School House, The Kingswood Estate, Britannia Road, Kingswood, Bristol, BS15 8DB.
As part of our commitment to being a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee an interview to anyone who identifies as disabled (as defined by the Equalities Act 2010) that meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more information about this role, please scroll down to download our job pack. To complete your application, simply click the apply button to be taken to our application form - here you will just need to complete and submit this form, and also send your CV as instructed on the form to the given email address.
No agencies please.
Role: Full-time* Trust & Foundations Manager
Salary: £37,000 - £40,000 dependent on experience
Location: Remote, with occasional travel to Edinburgh or London
This position is full-time; however, for the right candidate, we would consider a four-day working week (or equivalent reduced hours) at the full salary rate, depending on the demonstration of exceptional relevant experience.
ABOUT US
School of Hard Knocks (SOHK) is an education charity that exists to empower and support young people living in complex and challenging circumstances. We use rugby to foster an environment of genuine acceptance, where the sport becomes a platform for participants to improve their confidence, communication skills, commitment, self-control, and ability to work effectively within a team. Through group learning and one-to-one mentoring, SOHK helps young people (re)engage with education and safeguard their wellbeing.
Ninety percent of our participants report feeling more confident and more engaged with school after taking part - with long-term effects on attendance, attainment, and life outcomes. Find out more about our Schools Programme here.
SOHK is at a new and exciting stage of development. Having delivered its programmes to thousands of adults and young people over the past 13 years, in 2024 we chose to focus solely on working in schools. This shift responds to a dramatic rise in need among young people in the UK, many of whom are struggling to navigate adolescence amid rising poverty, a mental health crisis, and increasing isolation.
We plan to double the number of young people engaging with our programmes over the next five years. We are also making significant investments in our impact function, to better understand how we can maximise the benefits for participants and attract more attention and investment to social and emotional learning (SEL) interventions.
Our Mission:
To empower young people to fully realise their potential.
Our Vision:
A society in which every young person has an equal opportunity to succeed.
OVERVIEW
The Trusts & Foundations Manager will play a central role in shaping SOHK’s future growth. They will lead on major grant applications, support targeted bids aligned with regional delivery, and manage relationships with existing charitable funders.
Around one-third of SOHK’s £1.5 million income currently comes from grants, with active partnerships including major funders such as the Garfield Weston Foundation and Impetus. Sustaining and growing this income will require proactive research, strategic outreach, and a highly organised, detail-focused approach to both applications and stewardship.
The role works closely with the CEO, who is committed to leveraging their time and networks to support fundraising success. The post-holder will also collaborate with Regional Directors and other fundraising colleagues, while enjoying a high level of autonomy and contributing to the long-term direction of SOHK’s Trusts & Foundations strategy.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop and submit high-quality funding proposals, including applications for six-figure and multi-year grants, by meeting appropriate deadlines and tailoring applications so they appeal to different funder priorities
- Manage and develop a strong pipeline of Trust & Foundations funders for future years, including researching and prospecting new leads through active outreach
- Work with the CEO, Regional Directors and overall fundraising team to identify key funding priorities and strategically deploying the capacity available
- Develop and keep the fundraising CRM updated as a central source of trusts and foundations knowledge, clearly identifying funding gaps and adjusting targets
- Strengthen existing funding partnerships through warm stewardship and efficient grant reporting, maximising the charity’s chances of repeat funding
- Build upon the organisational strategy for scaling trusts & foundations income
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Demonstrable track record in leading on successful medium and major grant applications, including six-figure and multi-year grants
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, able to present a compelling case for support to a variety of funders
- Comfortable in understanding and presenting financial information and in creating budgets for grant applications
- Experience with CRM/fundraising databases for tracking applications, deadlines, and relationship management
- Highly organised and proactive, used to taking the lead on managing a large volume of potential grants in line with the submission dates
- Confident in liaising and engaging with external organisations, including building new relationships with potential funders who are invite-only
- Enjoy working across different teams within an organisation, bringing in new perspectives and utilising the assets and expertise of current staff for fundraising purposes
- Growth mindset, always ready to accept new challenges and opportunities to develop funding strategies.
- Genuinely buy into the SOHK mission, purpose and values
Desirable
- An understanding of how to build and develop a multi-year fundraising strategy for trusts and foundations
- Experience in social impact measurement, with a grasp on how we could use impact data even more persuasively with funders
- Knowledge of the education and/or youth work sector, understanding the impact which this work can make specifically and the context of fundraising for work in schools
- Experience, or willingness to develop knowledge, in how the charity sector can safely and appropriately utilise AI in the creation of strong funding bids and efficient reporting
TERMS OF APPOINTMENT
- Salary range: £37,000 - £40,000
- Full-time or 0.8 Full-time Equivalent - dependent on the skills and experience of the candidate, we would be open to discussing a 4-day week on full salary
- 28 days annual leave entitlement plus public holidays.
- Some travel to the different regions may periodically be required.
- Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required for successful candidates and the job is dependent on suitable references.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
People’s Palace Projects (PPP) is a research-led arts charity based at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and a National Portfolio Organisation (NPO) of Arts Council England (ACE). We develop collaborative arts-based projects with artists, activists, academics, policy advocates, and audiences to address social and climate injustices in the UK, Brazil and beyond. Over the past 28 years, PPP has gained national and international recognition for extensive work exploring the power of creative practices and partnering with marginalised communities to drive change.
The next five years (2025-2030) will focus on expanding research supported by leadership transition, strengthening capacity, and strategic development, while maintaining core values of collaboration, inclusivity, and innovation. At this exciting moment, PPP is seeking a new General Manager (part-time) to deliver and develop the financial, administrative, and HR systems that anchor our energetic programme of arts research activity and support our committed team to flourish.
Job Description
- Title: General Manager
- Hours of work: 22.5 hours per week (0.6FTE)
- Salary: £43,000 FTE (£25,800 actual)
- Location: PPP office, Queen Mary University of London Mile End campus.
- Hybrid homeworking is available, and there will be an occasional requirement to attend events or meetings elsewhere.
- Reporting to: Executive Director (ED)
- Supervising: Administration & Finance Officer (A&FO)
- Notice period: 3 months (either side)
Key Objectives
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To lead on the Financial Accounting & Management, Human Resources, and Administration functions of People’s Palace Projects (PPP), working closely with the Directors and A&FO.
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To support the operations of PPP’s Board of Trustees, including managing the business planning process.
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To manage statistical monitoring and funder reporting.
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To contribute to PPP’s overall strategic development as a member of the Governance Group (senior management team).
A thorough list of the role's duties and responsibilities, along with the person specification, can be found in the attached application pack.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Head of Alumni Engagement, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
38 days’ holiday | USS pension scheme | Hybrid working
Saïd Business School blends the best of new and old. Founded in 1996, the School is a young, vibrant and innovative business school that is deeply embedded in a 900-year-old world-class university. With a focus on tackling complex world-scale challenges, the School prepares business leaders for the task of making the world a better and more equitable place.
The Leadership Team has recently developed an ambitious five-year plan for the School and Oxford Saïd is now entering an exciting new phase in its evolution. Securing increased levels of philanthropic income and deep levels of alumni engagement will be a critical element in the successful delivery of the new strategy. The School has therefore been investing in growing their Development & Alumni Relations team, including the creation of this senior role of Head of Alumni Engagement.
The Head of Alumni Engagement will support the Associate Director of Alumni and Supporter Engagement in fostering lifelong relationships with the School's extensive alumni network. This includes overseeing alumni volunteering, events, communications and initiatives to increase alumni participation and giving.
Success in this role will be underpinned by your professional experience in alumni relations or managing membership communities. You will bring exceptional communication, organisational and interpersonal skills, and a demonstrable ability to engage senior stakeholders, manage volunteers and oversee complex budgets. A strong track record in delivering high-profile events, evaluating engagement strategies and working collaboratively across teams is essential, along with some experience of managing others and regular giving.
This is an exceptional opportunity to make a strong impact within a global community and at an exciting moment in this institution’s trajectory. It will take a creative and strategic engagement professional to understand and galvanise the School’s community, and win their support. In return, you will get to work within an ambitious and growing team, and an excellent benefits package will be available to the successful candidate, including enhanced access to executive education and professional development.
At Saïd Business School we believe in fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment where everyone can thrive. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities to bring their unique perspectives and experiences to our team. Join us to build a brighter, more equitable future, where we celebrate diversity, advance equity, and nurture inclusion across everything we do.
For a confidential conversation about this exceptional opportunity, please contact our recruitment partners at Richmond Associates.
Please tell us if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to help you in your application or with our recruitment process.
Closing date for applications is 09:00 on Thursday 18th September 2025
Purpose of the job
This is an exciting opportunity for a proactive and relationship‑focused individual to join our Corporate Partnerships team. The role will be a mix of managing and growing existing partnerships and supporting new business activity.
You’ll work closely with the Corporate Partnerships Manager and other colleagues across the team to ensure that our corporate partners feel valued, supported, and inspired by the impact they are helping to create. You’ll also contribute to building our pipeline, identifying potential new supporters, making first contact, and helping to develop tailored proposals.
While you don’t need to be an expert from day one, you will bring energy, curiosity, and great interpersonal skills, along with the ability to deliver excellent partnership experiences.
Key Responsibilities
Account Management
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Support the management of existing corporate partnerships, ensuring they are well‑stewarded and achieve agreed objectives.
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Coordinate partnership activities, such as volunteering days, events, campaigns, and communications.
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Work with internal teams (Marketing, Impact, Delivery) to gather and share inspiring impact stories and updates with partners.
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Track and report on partnership deliverables and KPIs.
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Identify opportunities to deepen existing partnerships, such as additional projects, campaigns, or employee engagement activities.
New Business Support
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Research and identify potential new corporate partners.
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Assist with approaches to prospective partners, including outreach emails, calls, LinkedIn networking, and event attendance.
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Support the development of high‑quality proposals, presentations, and budgets for senior stakeholders.
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Help maintain and grow the new business pipeline.
Communications & Events
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Work with Marketing & Comms to produce engaging partnership content for social media, newsletters, and impact reports.
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Represent UK Youth at external networking events, conferences, and partner‑related activities.
Data & Administration
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Keep all CRM records accurate and up to date.
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Support due diligence processes for both new and existing partnerships.
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Ensure donations are processed, recorded, and recognised appropriately.
Why join UK Youth?
By working at UK Youth, you’ll be joining a friendly and committed group of people tackling the systemic problems letting young people down. You’ll also be part of a passionate, values‑driven team who believe in the power of partnership to transform young people’s lives. This role offers the chance to:
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Develop your skills in corporate fundraising, account management, and partnership development.
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Build strong relationships with a variety of high‑profile corporate supporters.
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Work across departments to deliver engaging, impactful partnerships.
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Contribute to meaningful projects that make a difference in young people’s futures.
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Gain hands‑on experience in developing and pitching new partnership ideas.
You’ll have access to opportunities for professional development and ways to connect with colleagues, whether through lunch‑and‑learn sessions or away days at our outdoor learning centre, Avon Tyrrell.
What we can offer you
We offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance, excellent learning and development opportunities and vibrant organisational culture:
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Flexible/Agile Working
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27 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time employees)
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Funded training provided in; Safeguarding, GDPR, Information and Cyber Security & Equality & Diversity
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Other training available in support of your personal and professional development
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Pension scheme (currently UK Youth match employee contributions up to 5%)
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Membership of our life insurance scheme which would pay-out up to 4 times your salary
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Employee Assistance Programme to support employees both professionally and personally
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20% discount off bookings at Avon Tyrrell, our New Forest Outdoor Centre, including camping, lodges and outdoor activities.
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IT equipment provided for the duration of contract
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CycleScheme and TechScheme
How to apply
If you would like to be considered for this fantastic opportunity, please complete an application via our completely anonymised recruitment system provided by Applied which looks to create a fair and unbiased application process for all. Scroll to the top of the page and start your application.
Closing date: Friday 22nd August 2025 at 23:59 (Midnight)
Provisional Interview Dates: w/c 1st Sept 2025
As this role involves working in a regulated environment with young people, any offer will be conditional to satisfactory background checks, which include criminal record check and employment reference.
UK Youth is a leading charity with a vision that all young people are equipped to thrive and empowered to contribute at every stage of their lives.

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DPP is recruiting a Fundraising Manager to lead on major donor and regular giving, as well as organise events. This is a new role within our team and would be well-suited to a fundraiser that is looking for a new challenge and to bring their experience and ideas to a small, passionate team.
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Do you have significant experience facilitating activities with young people, the ability to deliver exceptionally engaging team-challenge sessions to classes from KS2 to Sixth Form, and a commitment to professionalism and a big sense of fun? If so, read on...
Hours: Freelance - hired on a day-by-day basis
Location: London / South East
Pay: £150-200 p/day depending on level of responsibility, plus travel expenses
Closing date: Friday 5th September
Commencement: We run these days all year round, yet would be looking to get you along to watch one of our September days for both you and us to work out if it’s a good fit, and if possible, induct you!
What do we do, and what’s our impact?
We’re a small, creative, and fast-growing team who run team-challenges days in schools, usually for a whole year group. We work in both the maintained and independent sector across London and the South East.
Our days each bring numerous positive benefits to young people, such as developments in:
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Speaking confidence
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Collaborative skills
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Independent thinking
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Leadership
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Taking responsibility
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Sense of adventure
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Personal organisation
How do we do it? We deliver activities and experiences, both indoors and outdoors, such as:
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Team-building
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Improv workshops
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Public speaking
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Orienteering
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Catapult creation
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Puzzle games
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Interview training
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Archery
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Axe-throwing
…that will develop their skills, confidence and self-esteem - both inside and beyond the classroom.
Head to our website to learn more.
Note: We also run a small number of other businesses that work with schools and young people. Each operates in distinct yet overlapping areas of education - so there may be opportunity for successful candidates to be offered work for these too.
Outspark provides the Duke of Edinburgh Award expedition element at Bronze, Silver and Gold.
The Philosophy Man delivers workshops and training to help schools embed philosophy, oracy and metacognition into their curriculum
P4HE provides online and in-person workshops in philosophy, debating, acting, writing and more, for home and mainstream educated children from 6 to 18. It also runs regular residential weekends in Kettering.
Our ambitions
Hidden Leaders currently works with 20 schools across London and the South East (and dozens more in our other organisations above). Word is spreading about us and we are growing in size, and we anticipate delivering even more sessions in schools in the coming years. And so we are looking to expand our small, trusted expert group of freelance facilitators to help us deliver this impact.
Opportunities we can offer you:
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Real impact: You’ll be on the frontline of our in-school days delivering a programme that makes a real difference to children’s confidence and skills
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Growth and development: We’re looking for people with existing significant experience in any of the activities listed above, but you’ll also receive full training and induction on all activities - and opportunities to attend further CPD events we put on to become even better at what you do
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A friendly and driven team: We are a collaborative, supportive, and flexible team that values innovation and achieving meaningful outcomes
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Choice: We have several set dates in schools each year, usually in Summer term and in late August into September - which you may be offered and can choose whether to take or not. We’re also looking to expand our work in the months in between.
The Role
We’re looking for experienced, energetic and confident freelance facilitators to help us deliver our tried-and-tested activities — from team-building and orienteering to improv games, problem-solving challenges, debates, archery, and axe throwing. We don’t expect anyone to be experienced in all of these - every member of our team of freelancers has their own areas of expertise and choose to be deployed on particular activities that most suit their skills and experience.
You’ll be working with a diverse range of schools, from primary and prep schools, right through secondary to sixth forms, facilitating sessions to inspire teamwork, communication, resilience, and leadership.
You’ll always be working on a day under the guidance of one of our Founder Directors, Tom and Alex.
Important to know
We are looking for freelancers who may be available for work and who fit our ethos, values and activities to whom we can offer as and when it comes in.
We couldn’t do what we do without our core team of trusted freelancers. We look after those we work with by offering regular training and observation opportunities so they can expand their repertoire.
However, joining our pool of freelancers will not involve a fixed contract of employment or a guarantee of regular work. Our existing freelancers work with us anywhere between 3 - 15 days per/year. Such work offers very useful supplementary income alongside other roles at other organisations (or their own) rather than a core income. Our busiest times of year are:
September — where we deliver team building/bonding days for new year groups
May, June and July — where we deliver similar days but usually as part of school activity weeks
We anticipate further growth at these times, and also are looking to expand our offer to more indoor/lower cost days in the Autumn/Spring term. And to deliver these we will need more staff!
Responsibilities
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Facilitate pre-designed Hidden Leaders sessions and activities in schools
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Engage and motivate participants, creating an inclusive and supportive environment
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Brief, instruct, and ensure safety during practical activities
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Encourage reflection and discussion to link activities to personal and team development
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Adapt delivery style to suit different audiences, group sizes, and abilities
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Take care of activity equipment and ensure activity areas are safe and ready to use
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Represent Hidden Leaders professionally in schools
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Adhere to our high delivery standards and health safety and our strict safeguarding obligations at all time
We need you to have…
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Significant experience facilitating group activities with young people (e.g. classroom teaching, team-building, outdoor education, public-speaking training, drama/improv, youth work)
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Confident communicator and able to deliver exceptionally engaging sessions to groups of up to 30 to all ages from KS2 to Sixth Form
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Reliable, punctual, and comfortable arriving at a school to help us set up at 8am, and be packing down with us afterwards
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A big sense of fun and joy in what you do - we don’t do dry
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The ability to relate to young people in a way that isn’t “teacherly” but at the same time firm and in-command
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Strong situational awareness and ability to manage group safety effectively
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Flexible, adaptable, and able to think on your feet to differentiate activities in the moment
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Willingness and ability to travel to different locations across the South East
A bonus if you have…
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(For outdoor education experts): Outdoor activity instruction qualifications (e.g., Archery GB Leader / Outdoor First Aid / Lowland Leader)
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Have any experience leading or co-leading events or expeditions and so be able to step into the shoes of Day Director if we need you to (and obviously be remunerated accordingly)
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Any experience running activities not listed above, but that you’d think schools would love as part of our Team Challenge days
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Are confident speaking in front of larger groups such as school assemblies or full year-group briefings
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Clean UK driving licence and access to a vehicle
We will not accept any application which:
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does not contain significant experience (4+ years) working with young people in an official role (e.g. teacher, youth-leader, outdoor educator)
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was created through AI
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isn’t from inside, or within, easy travelling distance of the South East
If you’ve read this far down, do show it in your application by telling us your favourite TV show from your childhood, and why.
Application process
To apply: Submit your CV and a brief cover letter outlining how you meet the requirements of the role via CharityJob Apply. If you have any questions, please contact us via our website.
Shortlisting will happen as applications come in, and interviews will be held online at times convenient to both yourself and us.
All application letters will be filtered through an A.I detector. Sorry if we sound old fashioned, but we're humans, looking to recruit a human, who will be working with other humans!
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Are you passionate about putting an end to homelessness across Oxfordshire?
The Oxfordshire Homelessness Alliance (the Alliance) is a group of organisations (Local government, A2 Dominion, Aspire, Connection Support, Elmore, Homeless Oxfordshire and St Mungo’s) that came together in 2022 to deliver single homelessness services across the county under one contract.
Services delivered by the Alliance include the city and county outreach services for people experiencing rough sleeping, supported accommodation such as the hostel O’Hanlon House, shared dispersed supported accommodation, and homelessness prevention services.
The Alliance is commissioned through a pooled annual budget of c£3.8m which all District Councils in Oxfordshire, the City Council, the County Council, and the Berkshire, Oxfordshire, and Buckinghamshire Integrated Care Services, contribute towards. Oxfordshire County Council and Oxford City are the lead commissioners of the Alliance.
As part of the initiative, the Alliance will deliver an ambitious housing led change programme which is seeing services remodelled to support and enable people to live in their own homes and fulfil their aspirations.
This role is hosted by Connection Support which is part of the Oxfordshire Homelessness Alliance. The role will be guided by the work plan of both the alliance chair and the alliance commissioners.
The impact you will have
As the Oxfordshire Homelessness Alliance Programme Manager, you will play a pivotal role in making the alliance and the services it delivers a success. You will provide strategic and operational oversight and day to day leadership and management.
You will strive to improve the services that are delivered by working closely with the Alliance Leadership and Management Team, partners, commissioners, and organisations working to put an end to homelessness. Fostering and enabling a culture of continuous improvement will be at the heart of your work.
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 30hrs to 37.5hrs per week
Salary: £42,322 - £47,949 per annum, dependent on experience. Please note that the salary displayed is the full time equivalent and will be prorated for less than 37.5 hours.
Location: The role is a hybrid of home and office locations and a willingness and ability to travel and work at sites across Oxfordshire at least 2 days each week is essential.
Closing date: Friday 5th September
Interview date: Tuesday 16th September & or Wednesday 17th September, between 9.30am-5pm
About you
You have proven experience in developing, implementing, and evaluating change management programmes, ensuring delivery within agreed budgets and timeframes. You’re also confident in reporting on financial performance and using data to inform decision-making.
With excellent project management skills, you're passionate about working collaboratively across a wide range of stakeholders. You bring solid knowledge of programme planning and monitoring frameworks such as MSP, APM, PRINCE2, or similar methodologies.
Your strong communication and influencing skills enable you to build effective relationships, inspire confidence, and drive innovation—all of which support the success and ongoing development of the Alliance Change Programme.
A full driving licence and access to a vehicle is preferred; however, this is not essential as long as you are able to travel across Oxfordshire as required.
What we offer in return
Connection Support is committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive and ensuring everyone is treated is valued, treated with respect and has a positive experience.
We welcome applications from all backgrounds and underrepresented candidates, including but not limited to Black, Asian, ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, LGBTQIA+, men, women, and people with lived experience of personally recovering from homelessness or other traumatic circumstances.
We have been named as one of the top 10 charities to work for in the UK by Best Companies and offer fantastic benefits including 30 days annual leave (pro rata for part time), plus bank holidays, sick pay, and an enhanced benefits package which includes cover on health benefits, eco travel incentives, childcare discounts, retail discounts and much more.
Should you need additional support with your application or require adjustments to any part of our recruitment process please don’t hesitate to ask. We are more than happy to help, drop us an email or call direct to discuss your requirements.
Connection Support is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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The Brain Tumour Charity is leading the way in research, support, and advocacy for everyone affect by brain tumours. Our mission is simple but urgent: to accelerate a cure for brain tumours and improve life for everyone affected by this devastating disease.
We’re looking for a strategic and collaborative leader to join us as our first Head of Performance and Planning. In this newly created role, you’ll help us stay focused on what matters most – delivering impact for the brain tumour community.
You’ll lead our planning and performance functions, working closely with senior leaders and teams across the organisation to ensure we have clear priorities, strong reporting, and effective ways to measure progress. You’ll also oversee our governance and risk frameworks, making sure we remain well-governed and prepared for the future.
This is a strategic but hands-on role that will shape how we plan, deliver and learn as we grow. You’ll work closely with the CEO and Board to support decision-making and accountability, helping us to embed a joined-up, insight-led approach that will drive progress against our ambitious 2030 strategy.
WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR:
You’ll bring experience in planning and performance, with a strong track record of leading cross-organisational work in a complex setting. You’ll be confident building relationships at all levels, influencing decisions, and turning strategy into action. You’ll thrive on helping others stay focused and aligned, and you’ll bring clarity and structure to big ambitions. If you love working collaboratively and want to make a real impact, this is the role for you.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Developing and leading business planning processes and activities
- Leading our annual and multi-year business planning processes, ensuring strong alignment to our 2030 strategy and strategic pillars.
- Designing and managing planning tools, timelines, and guidance to support joined-up planning across The Charity’s departments.
- Aligning strategic planning with budget and resource planning in partnership with the Director of Finance and IT and the Director of People and Culture.
- Working closely with the Director of Finance and IT, and the wider leadership team, to drive alignment between strategy, delivery, and performance.
- Championing a collaborative and inclusive approach to planning, building understanding and engagement across the Charity.
- Representing planning and performance leadership at key forums, including SLT and Extended Leadership Team meetings, and at Board subcommittees where required.
Performance monitoring and reporting
- Designing, implementing and embedding our performance monitoring and reporting frameworks, including dashboards, KPIs and narrative reporting for SLT and Board.
- Identifying and escalating performance trends and/or risks, highlighting these in order to partner with teams on continuous improvement
- Driving the use of data and insight in organisational planning and decision-making processes, including embedding processes to support equity and inclusion e.g. EDI impact assessments.
- Building capacity and planning capability across The Charity to support sustainable processes and ways of working, and to support continuous improvement.
- Working closely with leaders to ensure planning, change and performance are aligned, and with particular emphasis on Finance, Strategy and External Affairs, and People and Culture.
Programme and project planning
- Developing and communicating frameworks to support how programmes and projects are monitored and measured, in alignment with our strategy impact framework led by the Strategy & External Affairs team.
- Support programme planning and monitoring capability across The Charity through coaching and advisory support to teams and leaders and through procuring and/or sharing supporting tools and guidance for this purpose
Leading governance, risk management and business continuity
- Strategic oversight of governance, including overseeing Board and subcommittee reporting, documentation, regulatory and legal compliance.
- Overseeing the Charity’s corporate risk register, embedding risk awareness and mitigation planning across The Charity.
- Leading the development of our Business Continuity Planning (BCP) approach, including associated guidance, communication and learning.
- Acting as a trusted partner to SLT and Heads of Teams on performance, risk, and governance.
The Brain Tumour Charity is the world’s leading brain tumour charity and the largest dedicated funder of research into brain tumours globally.



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Job Title: Head of Policy and Engagement
Location: London, (The Foundry, Vauxhall)
Type: Permanent, hybrid
Hours: 4 days/28 hours a week
Salary: £50k pa (FTE)
About Equally Ours
Equally Ours (previously the Equality and Diversity Forum) is a UK charity that brings together people and organisations working across equality, human rights and social justice to make a reality of these in everyone’s lives.
Through our members and networks, Equally Ours joins up research, policy and communications to shift public opinion and policy in positive and powerful ways. This is an exciting and pivotal time for us. At the end of 2022, we launched a 10-year strategy, 'Together for social justice', which sets out our bold agenda to increase equality and strengthen rights at scale.
We are a voluntary membership organisation dedicated to supporting networks, communities and grassroots groups across the UK to influence public policy and decision-making processes.
This important new role aims to support London-based members and our wider networks in shaping meaningful, structural public policy changes that address climate action, social justice, and economic opportunity. This role will work at the intersection of national and London government agendas, ensuring that the diverse experiences of Londoners shape a more socially just London and the UK that protect and advances people's equality and human rights.
Role Overview
We are seeking a Head of Policy and Community Engagement to lead our policy advocacy and community engagement initiatives. This role is crucial in helping our members develop a collective voice, influence policy at both local and national levels, and drive long-lasting, systemic change. The successful candidate will work closely with London-based members and grassroots organisations, convening and facilitating opportunities to develop a unified and impactful voice and advocate for systemic change on key issues such as climate justice and resilience, employment inequality and economic inclusion, particularly in the context of public sector investment and the green economy. They will have a passion for human rights, equality and social justice, and strong policy advocacy and stakeholder engagement experience.
Key Responsibilities
Policy Advocacy & Engagement
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Support Member Voice: Facilitate opportunities for our members (and their networks) to develop a unified and impactful voice on key policy issues.
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Drive structural change: Advocate for systemic, rather than piecemeal, policy reform on issues relating to climate action, law and economic opportunity.
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Policy research & analysis: synthesize research data, commission research, and stay informed on the priorities of national government, Greater London Authority and local borough councils, as well as those of funders, to provide members with strategic analysis and support in developing and influencing policy.
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Focus on intersectionality: Promote the adoption of an intersectional, pan-equality, and human rights-based framework in policy areas such as the equality and human rights legal framework, climate justice and social investment.
Community & Network Development
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Develop and strengthen membership model: Lead efforts to develop and adapt our membership and engagement model, ensuring it remains responsive to the evolving needs of our London network and the wider movement.
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Equip grassroots groups: Work closely with grassroots organisations to build their capacity and influence on key issues, supporting them to engage directly with policymakers and participate meaningfully in policy debates.
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Promote collaboration and capacity building: Promote collaboration among members, encouraging the sharing of best practice, strengthening their collective voice, and enhancing their effectiveness in advocating for their communities.
Strategic Initiatives & emerging trends
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Horizon scanning and trend analysis: Monitor emerging trends in the climate, social justice, and community development sectors, ensuring strategies are adapted to address these developments.
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Network expansion: Identify opportunities to grow our network and extend our reach, ensuring more grassroots organisations are empowered to engage with policy agendas and drive systemic change.
What skills and experiences we’re looking for:
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Strong policy expertise: demonstrable experience of analysing evidence from a range of sources (lived experience, think tank and academic reports,) and working collaboratively with communities to identify the root causes of inequality and create policy solutions. Ideally in one or more of the areas of climate justice, economic opportunity, and social inclusion.
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Community Engagement: Experience of working with grassroots organisations and local communities, with a focus on building capacity and amplifying their voices at local borough, London and UK government levels.
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Advocacy Skills:
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Strong understanding and demonstrable experience of public policy change processes at the intersection of UK and London government agendas
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Proven ability to develop, lead, implement and monitor influencing strategies that drive systemic change
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Strategic Thinking: Ability to think creatively and strategically about developing engagement models and responding to emerging trends in social and environmental justice movements.
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Commitment: commitment to and a sound understanding of how to apply equality, intersectionality and human rights principles to public policy development, and the credibility to build trust with communities.
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Network Building: Demonstrable experience in growing and supporting membership networks or coalitions, ideally in the voluntary or charity sector.
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Emotional intelligence: High levels of emotional intelligence and resilience, including the understanding and ability to manage how lived experience of our privilege and inequality can impact in the workplace for yourself, colleagues and external stakeholders.
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Managing staff: Experience managing at least one staff member, providing both task centered and pastoral support. The ability to hold and manage difficult feelings and conversations with tact and sensitivity.
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Anti-racism: Commitment to embed anti-racism across all aspects of our work.
Desirable:
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Experience of commissioning different types of research
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Experience of working with impact monitoring and evaluation frameworks, for example theory of change methodology.