Senior communication manager jobs in Charing cross, greater london

Crisis is the national charity for people experiencing homelessness. We have embarked on our 10-year strategy for ending homelessness. We know it is not inevitable. We know together we can end it.

Location: Based in London, homeworking options in line with Crisis’ Hybrid Working Policy

About the role

Crisis is committed to Housing led solutions to homelessness and as part of our ambitious 10-year strategy has committed to providing secure, settled, affordable homes for our members for the first time in our history.

The Finance Business Partner will play a critical role in delivering regular financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting for our new Housing Directorate, therefore, to be considered for the role you will need to be an experienced housing finance professional.

This role will provide insight and analysis and includes the preparation of monthly management accounts, annual budgeting, and reforecasting to provide support in decision making whilst adhering to processes, controls, and ways of working that effectively support our Finance function and support stakeholders’ needs. It will also require some collaboration with our Transformation Leads who are leading on the implementation of a new finance system (xLedger).

About you

• A fully qualified accountant (ACCA/ CIMA or equivalent CCAB recognised accounting qualification) with post-qualification experience in housing.
• Proven finance business partnering in housing with a strong understanding of operational drivers gained within the charity sector, local government or commercial or social housing sector.
• Support the development, appraisal and monitoring of capital programmes, maintenance schemes and investment business cases.
• Ability to analyse data, identify issues, and provide meaningful insights.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Strong understanding of core financial processes and operations.
• Knowledge of financial controls and compliance frameworks.
• Experience of contributing to finance transformation or systems-related change.
• Commitment to Crisis’ purpose and values
• Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion

Please see the full Job Pack linked below, for a full list of requirements for this role. We realise that long lists of criteria can be daunting, and you may not want to apply for a role unless you feel 100% qualified. However, if you feel you have relevant examples to answer the screening questions, we encourage you to apply.

We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities, and backgrounds. 

Working at Crisis

Our values, Bold, Impactful, Collaborative and Equitable, are at the heart of everything we do as we continue in our mission to end homelessness.

Our staff, members and volunteers are vital to getting the right government policies in place, providing breakthrough services, and building a supportive community. We’ll lead by example to nurture a positive and ambitious workplace guided by ending homelessness.

As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

• A competitive salary. Please note, our salaries are fixed to counter inequity and we do not negotiate at offer stage
• Interest free loans for travel season ticket, cycle to work, and deposit to secure a tenancy
• Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 8.5%
• 28 days’ annual leave (pro rata) which increases with service to 31 days and the option to purchase up to 10 additional days leave
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay.
• Wellbeing Leave to be used flexibly and more! (Full list of benefits available on website)

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience, and career.

When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.

How do I apply?

Please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below. Our shortlisting process is anonymised as part of our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We do not ask for CVs, instead we ask you complete the work history section and answer the screening questions for us to be able to assess you fairly and objectively. At least two members of staff score all applications.

Closing date: Monday 13 July 2026 at 23:59

Interviews will take place online w/c Monday 20 July

Interview process: Competency-based interview.

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For more information about our work please visit our website

Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced charity operations and finance professional to join as our inaugural Head of Operations and Finance. As we continue to grow our impact, we are seeking an exceptional Head of Operations and Finance to work closely with the Chief Executive and Executive Chair to help strengthen our operations and oversee our finances.

This is a pivotal leadership position combining strategic thinking with hands-on operational delivery. You will, support our Chief Executive and Executive Chair todevelop and implement organisational strategy while ensuring our people,systems, governance and finances support the effective delivery of our mission.You will join a close-knit team that punches above its weight, with real influence on policy affecting millions of babies worldwide.

If you're an experienced charity operations and finance professional looking for your next big challenge, we'd love to hear from you.

We're hiring: Senior Campaigns and Digital Engagement Officer

• Salary: £34,000 - £37,000 FTE (depending on experience)

• Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours per week) or part-time, with flexibility for an exceptional candidate

• Contract: 12 months fixed-term (with a view to extend subject to funding)

• Location: London hybrid (with remote-only options for an exceptional candidate)

• Closing Date: Sunday, 5th July

The Work Rights Centre is a progressive, rapidly growing charity dedicated to helping migrants and disadvantaged Britons access employment justice and improve their social mobility. We combine life-changing frontline legal advice with systems change work, and today we are launching a new chapter.

About the role

We are looking for a Senior Campaigns and Digital Engagement Officer to bridge the gap between our work and the general public. You will be the engine that converts our legal wins and policy change ambitions into a public movement, mobilising our supporters to show up, speak up, and financially support our mission.

Key responsibilities include:

• Campaign development: Lead the creation of digital journeys that take supporters from casual followers to active participants (signing petitions, emailing MPs, and donating).

• Supporter engagement: Manage and segment our newsletter community, create high-performing content, and launch our first regular monthly giving programme.

• Digital optimisation: Use data (Mailchimp, Google Analytics) to track ROI, optimize website "Action" pages, and ensure a frictionless, mobile-first donation experience.

• Strategic growth: Contribute to the wider development of the charity, including our business planning and stakeholder relationships.

This role is fixed-term because this is the first time we are developing this work, with support from a restricted, time-limited grant. If by the end of the first year it is clear that the role brings significant value to the charity, we will be looking to secure alternative funding and extend the contract.

What we're looking for 

This is an ideal opportunity for a marketing or communications professional who is creative, strategic, and confident in their ability to grow communities. We are looking for someone with:

• Experience: At least 3 years in marketing or campaigning, with a proven track record of driving digital actions, building communities, or hit fundraising targets.

• Tech savvy: Confidence mapping user journeys, segmenting audiences, and using data to iterate digital strategy.

• Communication: Exceptional copywriting skills with the ability to translate complex policy or legal concepts into compelling, human stories.

• Mindset: A fundraising growth mindset, a proactive attitude, and a deep commitment to migrant rights and economic justice.

• Desirable: Lived or learned experience of the issues facing vulnerable migrants, or knowledge of a language other than English.

Even if you don’t tick every single box, if you share our values and trust your ability to make a positive contribution, we highly encourage you to apply.

Why join us?

• Generous leave: 32 days annual leave (28 days + Birthday Off + 3 days Christmas closure).

• Great benefits: 5% employer pension contribution, 20 weeks enhanced parental pay, and enhanced sick pay (up to 28 days).

• Growth & learning: A dedicated professional training budget to help you upskill.

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Financial Planning and Analysis Manager with a Japanese cultural institution, on a full-time (35 hours per week), FTC (to March 2029) basis. As Financial Planning and Analysis Manager you will be responsible for leading financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, management reporting and business partnering activities across all legal entities.

Please note, there is hybrid working in place with this organisation with a minimum of 1 day per week required in their central London office.

As Financial Planning and Analysis Manager, you will:
- Lead the annual budgeting process across all entities and departments, ensuring alignment with organisational objectives and priorities

- Lead the production of management accounts, performance reports and financial dashboards for senior management, Board and Committees

- Act as a trusted finance partner to budget holders and operational managers

- Lead payroll, establishment and workforce analysis in partnership with HR and the Financial Controller

- Support evaluation of commercial performance across retail, hospitality, venue hire and other income-generating activities

The successful applicant will:
- Have significant demonstrable experience in finance, in a similar role, ideally within a cultural, arts, public sector or not-for-profit environment
- Be ACA, ACCA, CIMA (or equivalent) fully qualified
- Have experience leading budgeting, forecasting and financial planning processes

- Have experience producing management accounts and performance reporting
- Have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

If this sounds like you and you're keen to hear more, please do get in touch ASAP!

Please note, only successful applicants will be contacted with further information.

As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.

Hope for the Future is a dynamic UK-based charity working to drive democratic climate action. We are looking for a Fundraising Manager with the confidence to step into an established, successful system and keep our momentum going.

You will be a brilliant relationship builder, an organised manager of data and pipelines, and an excellent communicator who can write compelling narratives. Above all, you will be someone who collaborates naturally across a small, passionate team to champion a healthy culture of impact storytelling and income generation.

About Hope for the Future:

We support constituents, local groups, and national campaigns to secure ambitious action from local and national government by equipping them to have highly effective, relationship-building conversations with their politicians.

Over the past decade, we have supported more than 10,000 people to engage with politics, over half of whom had never taken action beyond voting. Through training, strategic advice, and tools, we don't just change conversations; we tangibly influence policy.

You will have:

• A track record in Trust & Grant success: pulling together compelling data and case studies to write winning bids for large-scale grants.

• Exceptional written skills for drafting persuasive proposals and impact reports.

• A love of data to oversee our fundraising pipeline using our CRM (Beacon),  working with organised spreadsheets, and clear, achievable timelines.

• The ability to support others to succeed and feel confident managing a direct report or mentoring colleagues on how to spot fundraising opportunities.

• The ability to balance the day-to-day writing tasks with big-picture financial targets .

• The ability to balance competing priorities in a fast-paced, small charity environment.

• A willingness to travel nationally and work occasional evenings or weekends as required for key events and funder engagement (claimable as TOIL).

• A genuine commitment to climate action and democratic engagement with grassroots communities.

It would be great if you also have:

• Experience supporting corporate partnerships or earned/consultancy income streams.

• Familiarity with Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) frameworks.

• An understanding of UK climate policy, nature campaigning, or the UK political system.

The Role

Your core focus will balance bid writing with strategy and comms management:

• Securing Income: Crafting and submitting high-quality, persuasive trust and grant applications (targeting five- and six-figure funding) and managing timely reports back to our current partners.

• Managing the Pipeline: Working closely with the CEO to track our fundraising goals, manage cash flow awareness, and keep our CRM system (Beacon) up to date.

• Supporting Earned Income: Helping to streamline the internal processes behind our paid consultancy and campaign training services, collaborating with our Policy & Engagement team to track leads.

• Leading People: Providing supportive, empowering line management to our part-time Digital Communications and Campaigns Coordinator.

• Looking Forward: As the contract nears its end, you will collaborate with the CEO to help us lay the groundwork for our next strategic fundraising cycle.

How to Apply

Please visit our website jobs page to submit your anonymised CV and cover letter.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

We warmly welcome applications from everyone and celebrate diversity across all backgrounds. If you don’t meet every single requirement listed, please don't let that deter you, we would still love to hear from you.

• Salary: £48,350 per annum (£29,010 pro-rata)

• Hours: Part-time (21 hours per week)

• Contract Type: 12-month fixed term (Maternity Cover)

• Location:  Remote anywhere in the UK (or Sheffield Head Office/Hybrid working)

• Benefits: 30 days annual leave (pro-rata) + bank holidays, pension, wellbeing support.

• Closing Date: 13 July 2026 | Interviews: w/c 20 July 2026

Important Contract Notice: Please note that this is a temporary, fixed-term contract for 12 months to provide essential maternity cover. This is a non-permanent position.

(Please note this role is primarily remote, however there is the option for hybrid working at our head office in Sheffield. Some travel may be required for this role)

Head of Communications (Job Share)

Location: Remote

Salary: £19,160 - £21,424 per annum

Vacancy Type: Permanent

2–3 days per week (flexible, subject to agreement)

Please note that the salary has been calculated on a pro-rata basis, reflecting the role's two-day-per-week working pattern.

Join us - transform lives, change minds

We are a leading social justice charity supporting people to recover from addiction and leave behind crime - helping them move on in life with family, friends, jobs, homes, and a sense of belonging. Working in over 80 prison and community settings across England and Wales, we support more than 40,000 people each year to achieve lasting, transformational change.

Alongside frontline local delivery, we are driving change nationally - challenging stigma, influencing policy, and creating a society that believes in second chances and long-term recovery.

The opportunity

We are looking for an exceptional communications leader to join us in a job share Head of Communications role, working alongside an experienced colleague to shape and deliver a high-impact, organisation-wide communications strategy.

This is a unique opportunity to lead high-profile national campaigns, strengthen our voice across the media and digital landscape, and ensure our people - over 900 staff across the country, many with lived experience - remain connected, engaged, and inspired by our mission.

What you’ll lead

You will play a central role in amplifying our impact and growing our influence, including:

• • National campaigns and public engagement — including our flagship Taking Action on Addiction campaign and Addiction Awareness Week, supported by our Royal Patron, HRH Princess of Wales, reaching millions each year
  • Media and profile-building — securing high-quality coverage, managing relationships with press, ambassadors, and influencers, including Lily Allen, Alasdair Campbell and many others
  • Audience growth and supporter engagement — expanding our network of donors, partners, and advocates
  • Digital and content strategy — driving a multi-platform approach that positions us as a thought leader in our field and also helps us reach the people who most need our support
  • Internal communications and culture — ensuring our 900+ staff feel informed, connected, and part of a shared purpose
  • Team leadership — jointly leading a skilled communications team and working closely with senior leaders, including our Chair, Tony Adams OBE, the CEO and Executive Team and Trustees.

Why this role matters

This role sits at the heart of how we influence change - shaping how we tell our story, how we reach people who need support, and how we mobilise public and political will.

You’ll help ensure our communications are not only compelling, but impactful - supporting service delivery, influencing systems, and ultimately helping more people rebuild their lives.

Who we’re looking for

We want a dynamic, values-driven communications professional who can operate both strategically and ‘hands-on’. You will:

• Bring a strong track record across PR, campaigns, digital, and internal communications
• Be confident leading complex, multi-channel communications activity
• Experience navigating complex organisational environments with diverse operational and service functions.
• Have experience translating organisational mission into clear, engaging messaging for diverse audiences
• Be a collaborative leader, comfortable working in a job share arrangement and across senior teams
• Combine creativity with delivery—able to move from strategy to execution at pace
• Bring a strategic and pragmatic approach to marketing, with strong attention to brand consistency and discipline.
• Be passionate about social justice and motivated by real-world impact

What we offer

• A high-profile, purpose-driven leadership role
• Flexibility through a supportive job share model
• The opportunity to shape national conversations and influence change
• A collaborative and ambitious organisation committed to growth and innovation
• A generous benefits package

If you’re ready to use your communications expertise to drive real social change, we’d love to hear from you.

About Us

We are The Forward Trust, the social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the often interlinked cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community.

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Forward Trust, please click apply to be redirected to our website to complete your application.

We are excited to be working exclusively with Become, the national charity fighting alongside children and young people for a better care system.

They are looking for a Senior Fundraising Officer to cover a sabbatical for 7 months, the charity are looking for this role to start at the beginning of August.

You will bring strong experience across public fundraising, ideally with a mix of experience across Digital, Events/Community and stewardship.

Hybrid working is once a month in the London office.

The charity are going to interview on a rolling basis.

Key duties for the contract
Take a lead role in the development and management of fundraising income from individual donors, challenge events and community groups
Excellent supporter care and stewardship of individual givers and public fundraisers
Digital fundraising through website, social media marketing, and fundraising platforms
Lead stewardship of 100-person fundraising team at Big Half 2026
Excellent data management with Raisers Edge NXT

The Candidate
Between 3-5 years of public fundraising experience
Able to hit the ground running
Confident working independently
Strong communication skills
Strong analytical skills

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

Join the award winning Independent Society of Musicians

Central London  - Assistant to the Chief Executive and Assistant Company Secretary

28 hours per week – Circa £45K pro rata

The award-winning ISM is the dynamic, change making professional body  representing musicians. With a current membership of over 11,000, the ISM is known for its wide range of services to its members from legal to health and wellbeing. We are also known for our campaigning work on issues from music education to AI and Brexit.

The ISM is now looking for a highly experienced Administrator and Secretary to work alongside the Chief Executive. You will have very strong administrative skills as well as advanced knowledge of using Microsoft office packages such as Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint. You must have experience of ensuring good governance at Board level including  preparing Board papers and drafting and circulating Board minutes. This is a critical part of the role as well as drafting a wide variety of correspondence.

You will also be responsible for aspects of risk management such as health and safety. The Chief Executive is a senior leader in the music sector so you will need to be able to demonstrate absolute loyalty, discretion and confidentiality as well as excellent common sense and good judgement.

If possible you should have a music background.

You will have at least 5 years’ experience working  in Governance/ Administration or as a PA/ Secretary and will be used to working to competing deadlines with high levels of accuracy. You will be joining a professional staff team who are based in Bayswater, London. The role is 28 hours per week.

For a full job description for this role please visit the ISM website.

To apply please send a CV and covering letter saying why you are right the person for the job to membership team email address.

Closing date is Monday 20th July at 9.30am. Interviews will take place face-to-face and applications generated by AI will not be considered

Shaftesbury is a national disability charity that supports more than 4,000 children, young people and adults with a disability every year to live a life that truly adds up for them. That is at the heart of everything they do.

Their vision ‘all together better for disability’, is about working alongside the people they support so they can participate, contribute and be valued for who they are.

Their work is spearheaded by 1,500+ dedicated staff and volunteers who deliver a wide range of disability care, special education and rehabilitation services across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, around the clock. 

To achieve their vision, they are looking for an Individual Giving Manager with a focus on acquisition to work alongside the Head of Individual Giving across regular gifts, appeals, lottery, raffle and other new products.

The Individual Giving Manager drives the recruitment of new supporters and supports the stewardship of warm audience, generating sustainable income for Shaftesbury. The proportion of acquisition focus v retention focus is likely around 70/30. 

This role focuses on maximising long-term value through innovative and impactful multichannel campaigns including reactivating lapsed supporters, optimising supporter conversion and delivering engaging onboarding experiences. The Individual Giving Manager will work on growing regular giving, cash and gaming pipelines and manage exciting projects which could include digital, DRTV, face-to- face, telemarketing, direct mail and radio. The role will provide assistance to the Head of Individual Giving with all retention activity, including cash appeals and newsletters. 

Shaftesbury is happy to consider fundraisers or officer level candidates looking to step up into their first manager level role. At present this role doesn’t line manage, so management experience is not necessary. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate an enthusiasm for fundraising, supporter journeys and creative thinking and may have experience within a UK based charity in either IG and legacies, community fundraising, corporate or philanthropy.

This role is hybrid, with 4 days per month on average at either the Gateshead office or London office. The one role is being advertised twice to ensure candidates from both geographic locations see the role within their search remit and feel able to apply. 

Application notes 

Please download the Candidate Info Pack provided for further information about the role, timelines and next steps.

To progress your application, please contact THINK Recruitment using the information in the Candidate Pack to organise an informal screening call. Please note, we cannot progress candidates through to longlist without speaking with them, so please ensure you leave enough time to organise a screening call before the role closes. 

If you need assistance with downloading the pack, please send an email to THINK and our team will support you.

Closing date for applications: Midnight Sunday 12th July 

Stage 1 interviews are likely to be held on Tuesday 21st July and Stage 2 on Tuesday 28th or Friday 31st July.

Bowel Cancer UK is the UK’s leading bowel cancer charity. We’re determined to save lives and improve the quality of life of everyone affected by bowel cancer. We support and fund targeted research, provide expert information and support to patients and their families, educate the public and professionals about the disease and campaign for early diagnosis and access to the best treatment and care.

We currently have employees working across four nations in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Thanks to the generosity of our community, we’re in a privileged position to be able to deliver our ambitious new strategy, On a Mission. There are huge challenges facing bowel cancer patients across the UK and our community needs us now more than ever. We’re building a strong and united team to bring us closer to a world where nobody dies of bowel cancer.

Job Summary

This role will lead the development, setup, and delivery of individual locations within our new hyper-local Early Diagnosis Programme designed to improve bowel cancer awareness and timely presentation in communities most affected by health inequalities. Central to the role is establishing strong partnerships - working with local cancer alliances or health boards, primary care, community pharmacies, employers, and community and faith groups - to create tailored, locally driven plans.

The post holder will oversee the design of bespoke 12-month delivery plans for each location, selecting and coordinating relevant Bowel Cancer UK interventions and ensuring all activity is grounded in local insight and evidence.

This role will be critical in delivering the first phase of the Early Diagnosis Programme, generating learning, refining the model, and laying the foundations for potential future scale-up across the UK.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver local early diagnosis programmes by developing tailored, evidence-based 12‑month plans to improve bowel cancer awareness and early presentation in targeted communities.

• Build and manage strong multi-agency partnerships with health systems, primary care, community groups, employers, and other stakeholders to drive coordinated, high-impact local activity.

• Coordinate programme delivery and impact by managing volunteers, overseeing implementation and evaluation frameworks, and using insights to refine and scale the programme nationally.

Please note that we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date or extend the application period, depending on the number of applications. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.

Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and at Bowel Cancer UK we are committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Successful candidates may be subject to either a satisfactory basic, standard or enhanced DBS check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) dependent upon the role.

Who We Are

The Race Equality Foundation is a national charity working to tackle systemic racism and create the conditions for everyone to live healthy, secure and fulfilling lives and we are looking to appoint a Head of Operations. 

We combine evidence, co-production and practical action to address the root causes of racial inequality. Our work focuses not only on identifying inequality, but on challenging the structural racism, discrimination and unequal distribution of power that drive them. We work alongside communities, practitioners, policymakers and institutions to develop evidence-informed solutions that improve services, strengthen communities and promote racial justice.

Today, our work spans health and care, employment, housing and community wellbeing. Through partnerships, research, training and policy influence, we continue to demonstrate what meaningful anti-racist systems change can look like in practice. 

We are based in London but have a national remit.

Job description

We are entering a period of organisational growth and staff restructure, and the Head of Operations will be a new post at REF. The postholder will be ready to get stuck in, helping us to identify and address operational challenges before they become problems and reduce unnecessary demands on managers and senior leaders. We are looking for an effective communicator to ensure that people, systems, and resources support the Foundation's mission and enable staff to do their best work. We are not looking for someone who believes every challenge requires a new process. We are looking for someone who can exercise sound judgement, introduce structure where it adds value and help create the conditions in which staff and managers can focus on delivering impact. 

The postholder will be expected to bring a strong commitment to anti-racism, equity and inclusion in the way they approach organisational development and operational leadership. 

See Job Description document for full details of the role and responsibilties.

Person Specification 

Essential 

• Several years' experience in a senior operational, organisational development or business management role in a charity or voluntary sector organisation. 

• Proven track record of driving operational improvements, such as overseeing or changing workflow systems, maintaining good governance and compliance policies, or implementing strong CRM systems. 

• Proven track record of managing HR procedures, demonstrating strong interpersonal and communication skills, and effective people management including maintaining working relationships with colleagues at all levels. 

• Strong ability to balance strategic thinking with operational delivery. 

• Strong understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion and the ability to apply these principles in practice. 

• Experience of working in an environment that requires flexibility, sound judgement and the ability to manage competing priorities. 

• Experience of managing external suppliers, advisers or contractors. 

Desirable 

• Experience of working in a time and resource limited small or start up organisation. 

• Experience of working with boards, trustees or governance structures. 

• Experience of working in an organisation committed to equality, anti-racism or social justice.

• Knowledge of organisational development or change management approaches. 

Pay and Conditions of Service

This post is permanent and full-time.

The annual full-time salary for this role is between £47,911 and £53,890, inclusive of London Weighting. 

There is a probationary period of six months for this post. 

Full-time staff are entitled to 25 days holiday leave per annum with additional days for long service. The timing of holidays must fit in with the needs of the Foundation and must be agreed in advance. In addition to annual holidays there is paid time off for national holidays. 

The post will be based in the London office at Unit 17 Deane House Studios, 27 Greenwood Place, London NW5 1LB. Staff currently work two to three days a week in the office. 

The normal working week is 35 hours for full-time posts, seven hours per day, Monday to Friday. Standard office hours are 9.00 a.m.-5.00 p.m.

Application Process

Applications will only be accepted via the portal on our website. We will require the submission of an application form and a supporting statement. The supporting statement should be 2-3 pages max, 12 point font. We will not accept applications via CV. Candidates invited to interview will be asked to prepare a presentation, details will be shared in advance.

Please note that we are only able to appoint people who are eligible to work in the UK. 

Salary: £75,000 - £80,000
Contract: Permanent
Location: Hybrid (with travel as required)
Closing date: 8^th July
Interview dates: 23^rd July, 30^th July and 6^th August
Benefits: Include 26 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), 7% pension, Employee Assistance Programme, wellness day

We have a great opportunity for a Director of Communications, Marketing and Brand working for a leading national charity that provides lifelong support to serving RAF personnel, veterans and their families. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, this is a pivotal Executive Leadership Team role offering the opportunity to shape how the organisation presents its mission and engages with its audiences at a time of strategic evolution.
As part of this exciting role, you will lead the development and delivery of an integrated communications, marketing and brand strategy that strengthens awareness, trust and engagement across key audiences. You will act as a senior advisor on reputation and brand, lead and inspire a multidisciplinary team, and ensure that insight, data and creativity drive impactful storytelling. Working collaboratively across the organisation, you will align communications with fundraising and service delivery, while building strong relationships with stakeholders and positioning the charity as the leading voice supporting the RAF community

To be successful as the Director of Communications, Marketing and Brand you will need:
 

• Significant senior leadership experience in communications, marketing and/or brand, with a proven track record of delivering integrated strategies that drive measurable
• Strong experience of brand development and reputation management, including crisis communications
• Experience leading and developing high-performing, multidisciplinary teams, with excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills

If you would like to discuss this role with us please email your CV to [email protected] or contact us and quote the reference 3016AJ.

Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable charity jobs. We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here.
We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment in the charity sector and partner with you as the leading charity recruitment agency.
If enough applications are received the charity reserve the right to end the application period sooner.
 

Position

This is an exciting opportunity for a driven and experienced face-to-face fundraising Manager with Festivals and Events experience who thrives in fast-paced environments and is passionate about both performance and purpose. You’ll lead, coach and inspire teams on the ground at some of the UK’s most vibrant festivals and events, while also playing a key role in shaping the future of our F2F programme—contributing ideas, improving ways of working, and driving innovation across delivery, training and operations. Ideal candidates will combine strong operational and people management skills with resilience, adaptability and a commitment to high standards of safeguarding and supporter engagement. In return, you’ll join a globally respected humanitarian organisation, directly connect the public with MSF’s life-saving work, and have the opportunity to influence and grow a programme that is central to our income and impact.

Hours: Full-Time (37.5 hours per week) This role is not limited to Monday–Friday and will require regular weekend work. Variable days over festival season including overnights and weekends

Duration: Fixed term - 12 months

Location: London - hybrid, and on-site at festivals across the UK

Salary: £41,902.62 - £51,214.32 per annum | Salary is offered in line with our pay framework and typically starts at the entry point of the band. Salary increases are considered annually and are subject to our appraisal and performance review process.

Job Purpose:

Manage the on-site delivery of MSF UK’s Face-to-Face (F2F) fundraising activity across Festivals and Events, ensuring high-performing, safe and professional fundraising operations that maximise income and public engagement.

Provide day-to-day management and development of Team Leaders, Fundraisers and Coordinator-level roles, driving performance through coaching, monitoring and clear accountability against targets.

Coordinate and deliver on-site operational and logistics activity across up to 60 festivals and events annually, working in close partnership with the Logistics Manager, who is responsible for logistics planning and infrastructure.

Act as the most senior on-site representative for MSF, ensuring all festival and event activity runs smoothly, maintaining strong relationships with event organisers, suppliers and stakeholders, and ensuring a high-quality, self-sufficient operational presence.

Work closely with the F2F Programme Lead and wider F2F management team to deliver the Festivals and Events plan, contribute to programme development and support the ongoing growth of the events portfolio.

Support the recruitment, onboarding and effective deployment of F2F agency workers and MSF UK staff, ensuring teams are equipped to deliver high-quality fundraising and meet performance expectations.

Take responsibility for on-site operational planning, including rota management and oversight of timesheet accuracy, ensuring effective resource allocation across activity.

Ensure all team activity adheres to MSF’s standards for behaviour, safeguarding, safety and compliance, creating a positive and professional working environment.

Outside of festival periods, take responsibility for the delivery of Private Sites activity, maintaining the same standards of leadership, performance and target achievement. The role is accountable for delivering annual Festivals and Events income targets and contributes to the overall success of the Face-to-Face programme.

Research and insights manager

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About the role

Sense has a fantastic opportunity for someone to join our team as our Research and insights manager. This is a full time, hybrid role, working 37.5 hours per week based at our offices in Kings Cross, London.

This is an exciting time to join Sense, as we develop and embed our new organisational strategy and strengthen our approach to evidence-led decision making. The role will play a central part in ensuring that insight, data and stories are brought together into a coherent, trusted and accessible evidence base, supporting learning, influencing, bold communications and decision-making across Sense and driving our purpose to break down barriers alongside disabled people with complex needs.

The successful candidate will join a team that is ambitious about using insights, lived experience and stories to drive change, alongside disabled people with complex needs. This is a pivotal role in strengthening how Sense understands what is happening for disabled people with complex needs and their families, and in ensuring that this insight consistently informs strategic decisions across the organisation, as well as providing a bedrock for our influencing work.

Key responsibilities

• Manage Sense’s research, insight and evidence work, setting clear priorities and ensuring delivery against organisational objectives.
• Line manage and develop research and insight staff (where applicable), creating a high-performing, collaborative and inclusive team, working closely with teams across social change.
• Build strong working relationships across Sense, ensuring insight and evidence informs strategy, services, influencing, fundraising and communications.
• Work with external partners, research agencies and sector bodies to strengthen Sense’s evidence base and credibility, as well as design fundable insight projects with colleagues.
• Ensure delivery of high-quality, ethical and inclusive insight, drawing on quantitative data, qualitative research and lived experience.
• Commission and manage surveys, research and evaluations through external agencies and partners, from brief development through to final outputs.
• Manage Sense’s insight, evidence and story assets, including research, surveys, evaluation findings and lived experience insight.
• Work with team members to develop and maintain systems and processes that enable insight, data and stories to be stored, accessed, shared and reused across the organisation.
• Synthesise insight from multiple sources into clear themes, narratives and messages that support strategic decision-making.
• Ensure that Sense takes a stewardship approach to storytelling, so that lived experience stories are not repeatedly extracted for individual outputs, but are cared for, contextualised and built into a growing, reusable body of organisational insight

Key skills and experience:

• Significant experience in insight, evidence, research, evaluation or learning roles, with a strong focus on how insight is used to inform organisational decision-making and social change.

• Demonstrable experience of working with lived experience insight, including gathering, analysing and applying qualitative insight in ethical, inclusive and empowering ways.

• Experience of commissioning and managing external research, surveys or evaluations through agencies or consultants, from brief development to final outputs.

• A passionate commitment to take on the barriers disabled people face in society

• A demonstrable commitment to delivering positive change in the lives of disabled people and their families. 

• Knowledge of data protection, consent and ethical standards, particularly in relation to lived experience and storytelling.

• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence and support senior leaders and teams to use insight confidently and appropriately.

For a full Job Description and Person Specification please see the link on the left hand side.

About Sense

Sense is here to break down barriers alongside disabled people with complex needs. That's why we're committed to increasing the number of disabled people working across our organisation and creating an environment where everyone can thrive.

We actively encourage disabled people to apply for our vacancies and believe that a diverse range of perspectives, experiences and talents makes us stronger.

We know there's always more we can do to become a truly inclusive employer, and we're working together to achieve that. Join us and help create the change thousands of disabled people with complex needs and families told us they want to see: a world without limits.

If you need us to adjust our recruitment process to help you access our vacancies, then please get in touch with a member of the talent acquisition team. We are a Disability Confident Leader and commit to interviewing disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for a role. More information on this can be found here Our commitment as an employer | Sense Careers

Our Values

Our values shape the way we behave and work alongside disabled people with complex needs to break down barriers:

• We’re creating change
• We’re always learning
• We’re better together

To apply:

Please use the link below to complete your application. Managers will use your application to shortlist candidates for interview; in relation to the Personal Specification. Therefore, it is very important you complete this section thoroughly.  We would recommend that you read the candidate guidelines, job description and person specification (found at the base of this advert) before applying.

Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.

Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to a DBS check; level dependent on the nature of the role.

For this role we particularly welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented ethnic minority backgrounds and candidates with disabilities. Sense is committed to equality of opportunity, and to promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. Everyone's contribution is valued and we ensure they're given the opportunity to realise their potential. We welcome applications from talented people from all sections of the community who share our values and belief that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. 

No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.