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Harris Hill is delighted to be recruiting an Engagement Manager for Cook for Good, a community organisation that uses food to bring people together, reduce food insecurity and create positive change.

Location: King’s Cross, London
Salary: £35,000 per annum (pro rata, if necessary)
Contract: Permanent, 4-5 days a week

Do you love building relationships with people from all backgrounds, and get a kick out of delivering high-quality services that can support them? Do you prefer rolling your sleeves up and making things happen to working quietly behind a screen? Would you be happy to go out and persuade local food suppliers to share their surplus food with our community? Do you get out of bed in the morning wanting to make a difference to the people around you?

If so, you might be just the person to join the small but mighty team at Cook for Good, where food is used as a way to build connection, confidence and community on the Priory Green Estate in King’s Cross.

About you

You’re a warm, people-focused person who enjoys bringing others together. You’re confident working with volunteers and managing projects, and you have experience of community engagement and partnership working. You feel comfortable building strong relationships with a wide range of people, from local residents to partner organisations and food suppliers. You’re at your best when supporting and motivating others face-to-face, and you truly believe in the power of food and community to make life better for everyone.

At Cook for Good, you’ll be joining a kind, passionate and supportive team that really cares about people and the community it serves.

Application deadline: 10th March 2026 at 9:00am. We may close the role early if we receive a high number of suitable applications, so we’d encourage you to apply as soon as you can.

If you’d like to find out more and have an informal chat about the role, please send your CV to Lizzy Clark at at Harris Hill via the apply button.

Please note: due to the high volume of applications, we will only be able to contact candidates whose CVs have been shortlisted.

Interview dates: First stage: 18th March (online) Second stage: 26th March (in person)

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.

The Social Interest Group (SIG) is partnering exclusively with Robertson Bell in the search for a Chief Financial Officer. SIG is a dynamic charity and social impact organisation committed to delivering high-quality services and sustainable impact across the communities it serves. With a focus on long-term growth, transformation and financial sustainability, SIG operates with professionalism, integrity, and a trauma-informed approach. The organisation is committed to fostering an inclusive, collaborative, and innovative culture that empowers staff and promotes excellence.

The Role

The Chief Financial Officer is a pivotal member of the Executive Leadership Team, reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer. You will provide strategic and operational leadership across finance and procurement, ensuring robust financial governance and delivering high-quality insight to support organisational decision-making.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead SIG’s financial strategy, planning, and operational delivery to drive organisational growth and sustainability.
• Advise the CEO, Board, and senior leaders on strategic financial decisions, presenting complex information in an accessible way.
• Lead financial transformation and improvement initiatives, optimising systems and infrastructure.
• Provide oversight of budgeting, financial reporting, forecasting, and risk management.
• Lead the Finance team, fostering a culture of accountability, innovation and continuous learning.
• Ensure compliance with statutory, regulatory, and charity finance requirements, upholding the highest standards of governance and stewardship of public funds.
• Support income generation, strategic partnerships, and long-term financial planning.
• Maintain and review risk registers, business continuity plans, and organisational performance frameworks.

Candidate Requirements

We are seeking a highly capable, strategic, and commercially aware finance professional with:

• Professional accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with full membership of a recognised body.
• Significant senior financial leadership experience in the charity or not-for-profit sector.
• Proven experience in strategic financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
• Experience of leading financial transformation and change programmes.
• Experience presenting complex financial information to Boards and non-financial stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of charity finance regulations, SORP, governance, and compliance.
• Exceptional analytical, project management, and strategic planning skills.
• Ability to lead, influence, and inspire cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders.
• Commitment to SIG’s values, trauma-informed approach, and inclusive leadership.

Desirable:

• Relevant postgraduate qualification in finance, leadership, or management.

• Experience of overseeing IT.

• Experience in income generation, business development, or securing external funding.

Location

Hybrid working with twice a week in-person attendance required at SIG’s head office in London.

Please submit your CV to Robertson Bell, SIGs exclusive recruitment partner.

Our vision

At Rees Foundation, we believe that everyone with care experience should have the same life chances as anyone else.

We work alongside care experienced people to provide practical support, build community, and create opportunities so that individuals can move forward with confidence, connection, and hope.

Our communications and marketing are rooted in authenticity, respect, and lived experience. We aim to amplify real voices, build understanding, and inspire support for the work we do together.

Overall purpose of the role

The Marketing and Communications Manager leads the charity’s strategic communications and marketing activity, ensuring that our voice, values, and impact are clearly and consistently communicated.

The post holder will be responsible for shaping and delivering an integrated marketing and communications strategy that supports service engagement, fundraising, partnerships, and organisational growth. The role involves balancing and prioritising communications across a range of projects, services, partnerships, and campaigns, ensuring the charity’s overall message remains clear, consistent, and impactful.

They will play a key role in helping the charity extend its reach and connect with more care experienced people across the UK. The role requires a proactive, creative, and visionary approach, identifying new opportunities, audiences, and platforms, and ensuring that the charity’s projects and services are visible, accessible, and relevant to those who need them most.

Working closely with colleagues across the organisation, the role will oversee the planning and delivery of campaigns, digital engagement, content, and brand development, while line managing the Marketing Executive and supporting a positive, collaborative culture. As part of a small, collaborative team, the post holder will combine strategic leadership with hands on involvement in the development of key marketing materials and campaigns where appropriate.

Key responsibilities

Strategic leadership

• Lead the development and delivery of an integrated marketing and communications strategy aligned with the charity’s vision, values, and strategic priorities.
• Provide strategic advice to senior leadership on marketing, communications, and brand positioning.
• Ensure all communications reflect the charity’s tone of voice, values, and lived experience approach.
• Contribute to organisational planning and support the delivery of strategic programmes and campaigns.
• Prioritise and coordinate marketing activity across multiple programmes, campaigns, and audiences, ensuring resources are used effectively and key organisational priorities are reflected.

Team leadership and management

• Line manage and support the Marketing Executive, providing regular supervision, guidance, and development.
• Allocate and prioritise work across the marketing function.
• Foster a positive, supportive, and collaborative team culture.
• Encourage creativity, initiative, and continuous improvement.
• Work alongside the Marketing Executive as part of a small, practical team, contributing directly to marketing outputs as required.

Reach, engagement, and innovation

• Proactively identify opportunities to extend the charity’s reach to more care experienced people across different regions and communities.
• Work closely with service teams to ensure projects and services are clearly communicated, accessible, and visible to those who may benefit.
• Develop innovative and creative approaches to engagement, particularly for harder to reach audiences.
• Test new channels, formats, and campaigns to increase awareness, participation, and community connection.
• Support the growth of the charity’s community of care experienced people, volunteers, ambassadors, and partners.
• Ensure communications are inclusive, trauma informed, and grounded in lived experience.

Campaigns and content

• Plan and deliver integrated marketing campaigns across digital, print, and events, taking a hands on role in content and material development where appropriate.
• Lead and contribute directly to the creation of engaging, accessible, and trauma informed content.
• Ensure consistent messaging across all channels, including website, social media, email, and printed materials.
• Support programme teams to promote services, events, and impact.
• Take a proactive approach to promoting each of the charity’s core projects and services, ensuring they reach the right audiences at the right time.
• Work with teams and care experienced contributors to develop compelling stories that demonstrate impact and encourage engagement.

Digital and audience engagement

• Oversee the charity’s digital presence, including website, social media, and email platforms.
• Ensure content is accessible, inclusive, and aligned with the needs of different audiences.
• Monitor engagement and audience growth, using insight to inform future activity.

Fundraising and partnerships

• Work closely with the fundraising team to support donor, corporate, and grant related communications.
• Develop materials that demonstrate impact and inspire support.
• Support the promotion of partnerships, campaigns, and corporate engagement.
• Identify and maximise PR and media opportunities.

Impact, data, and reporting

• Develop and monitor key performance indicators for marketing and communications activity.
• Use data and insight to shape campaigns, messaging, and audience engagement.
• Provide regular reports to senior leadership on performance, impact, and learning.

Brand and external profile

• Act as a guardian of the Rees Foundation brand, ensuring consistency and quality across all communications.
• Build and maintain relationships with media, partners, and sector networks.
• Support ambassador, volunteer, and lived experience storytelling initiatives.

Financial and operational responsibilities

• Manage the marketing budget effectively, ensuring value for money.
• Work with external suppliers, designers, and agencies where required.
• Ensure all communications comply with relevant policies, including safeguarding, data protection, and equality, diversity, and inclusion.

General responsibilities

• Work in a flexible and collaborative way to support the team.
• Uphold the charity’s values in all aspects of work.
• Participate in training, supervision, and organisational development activities.
• Undertake other reasonable duties as required.

Person specification

Essential

Experience

• Experience in a marketing or communications role, with strategic planning responsibilities.
• Experience managing or supervising staff, volunteers, or contractors.
• Experience delivering integrated digital and offline campaigns.
• Experience working across multiple stakeholders or projects.
• Experience working in a complex or multi service organisation, balancing communications across different projects, audiences, or funding streams.

Knowledge and skills

• Strong understanding of digital marketing, social media, and audience engagement.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to translate complex or sensitive information into accessible, engaging content.
• Strong organisational and project management skills.

Personal qualities

• Values led and committed to the charity’s mission.
• Collaborative and supportive leadership style.
• Creative, proactive, and solutions focused.
• Visionary, with the ability to spot opportunities and turn ideas into practical campaigns.
• Passionate about extending the charity’s reach and ensuring more care experienced people can access support.
• Able to manage competing demands across a range of programmes, campaigns, and stakeholders, maintaining clarity, focus, and impact.

Desirable

• Experience in the charity, social care, or youth sector.
• Experience supporting fundraising or corporate partnerships.
• Experience working with lived experience voices or co production.
• Knowledge of accessibility and trauma informed communications.

Office & HR Assistant (10 month fixed term contract, maternity cover)

Aga Khan Foundation

The position

To support the AKF(UK) team by running efficient and effective systems for front office and office operations. To support the Head of HR and work closely with the HR Officer in HR Administration. To cover for PA duties to the CEO when the PA to the CEO and Office Administrator is not available. This support and coordination role will help the office as a whole to sustain high professional standards and effectiveness. The Office & HR Assistant is responsible for: office administration (50%), HR, Health& Safety & security administration (45%), and IT administration (5%).

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND CORE TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

Office administration (50%)

• Answer the AKF UK main phone line and pass on messages to AKF (UK) employees as appropriate
• Open and process the post at the Aga Khan Centre and deliver to the relevant AKF (UK) employee
• Manage the “front office” email account and ensure emails are replied to or forwarded to the relevant AKF (UK) employee
• Support the greeting and receiving of AKF (UK) guests at AKC
• Book meeting rooms at AKC for colleagues and external partners and arrange catering as required
• Support AKF(UK) events, facilitate and support hosting of meetings and events for partners, including travel, visas, accommodation, and catering; this may require some out of office duties
• Manage the meeting schedule for All Staff Meetings
• Support the management of the organisation’s travel agent
• Support the management of the organisation’s mobile phone provider
• Arrange couriers for AKF (UK) employees as required
• Collect and maintain a detailed inventory of office equipment, IT equipment (mobile phones, laptops, desktops etc) and supplies
• Maintain the equipment purchasing guide with input from the IT Department
• Support the management of GDPR data lists and data requests

 
HR, Health, safety & security administration (45%)

• Maintain a detailed contact list for all AKF (UK) employees and keep it up to date
• Keep the AKF (UK) Emergency WhatsApp group up to date and share emergency messages as required
• Support recruitment processes by placing job adverts internally and externally
• Preparing and sending out offer letters and contracts as directed by the Head of HR
• Support the onboarding process including sending reference requests and background check requests
• Arrange induction and logistical arrangements for new employees including setting up phone, email, mobile, laptop, etc and purchasing new equipment as necessary
• Add new members to benefit schemes such as the private healthcare plan 
• Arrange leaving process for AKF (UK) employees and ensure all equipment is returned
• Support the Head of HR with the administration of the HR Management System (MyAKF)
• Troubleshoot any issues or problems with the MyAKF HR system, working with the MyAKF helpdesk
• Provide MyAKF system training to new starters.
• Draft visa sponsorship letters for all AKF (UK) employees and submit for approval and signature
• Provide Visa invitation letters to visiting delegates/employees.
• Coordinate with our travel insurance providers to arrange additional coverage for employee travel where required.
• Act as a Health and Safety Officer and Fire Marshal for AKF (UK)
• Act as a AKF (UK) First Aider including obtaining annual certification
• Create and cultivate an office culture that contributes to the happiness and well-being of all employees. 

IT administration (5%)

• Liaise with internal IT support as necessary to trouble-shoot issues and order equipment
• Work with IT services to ensure that all software is updated and maintained on individual’s computers and hardware on a regular basis.

Other

• Cover the PA to the CEO and Office Administrator’s workload during periods of sickness or annual leave

The requirements

Qualifications

• Educated to A-Levels desirable

Skills

• Highly organised with strong logistical skills and proven consistent attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal skills, tact, patience and ability to work in a cross-institutional, multicultural environment dealing with senior and high-level officials/persons and VIPs
• Excellent written communication and presentation skills and ability to draft and write effective copy and present to a range of audiences from senior-level to partners and suppliers
• Comfortable working independently and under minimal supervision but also forming an essential component of a team
• Strong operational and IT skills as well as an openness to learning new software and tools

Knowledge

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and Apple applications
• Keen interest in international development and improving knowledge of these issues will be a distinct advantage

Experience

• Proven strong experience of office administration
• HR administration experience is desirable.
• Proven ability to multitask in a busy, open-plan office environment; ability to work under pressure, juggling various requests and deadlines
• Proven ability to deliver a consistently high level of accuracy in preparing and entering information
• Flexible approach to working, able to pick up a variety of tasks/projects with minimal supervision; ability to anticipate issues or scenarios when planning calls, meetings, or business trips, and to address them proactively

Must have right to work in the UK.
Must include CV and a supporting statement that outlines why they want the role, why they want to work for AKF(UK) and how their experiences and skills to date will make them the most suitable applicant for the role.

Sector

Social Development

About the Agency

The Aga Khan Foundation is a leading global development organisation working to tackle the root causes of poverty. For more than 50 years, we have helped create strong community institutions that support sustainable, locally driven initiatives to improve the lives of millions of people. By combining local knowledge with global best practices, we strive to bring about transformative and long-lasting improvements to quality of life.

Working alongside the agencies of the Aga Khan Development Network and through partnerships with local communities, civil society and business as well as governments and international aid agencies, we are building a future where we all thrive together.

It’s an exciting time to join the Rugby Portobello Trust.

We are a vibrant, place-based community charity supporting children and young people in North Kensington. As we expand our reach and deepen our impact, we are investing in the next phase of our fundraising growth, and we’re looking for an ambitious, strategic fundraising leader to help drive that forward.

As Head of Supporter Engagement, you will lead our income-generating strategy across special events, challenge events, individual giving (one-off and regular) and major donors. You’ll shape how we tell our story, deepen supporter relationships and grow unrestricted income to ensure our long-term sustainability.

This is a senior leadership role with real breadth. You will:

• Lead and grow income across multiple fundraising streams
• Develop and steward major donor relationships
• Oversee high-quality, income-generating events
• Drive multi-channel supporter communications
• Analyse performance data and report against KPIs
• Manage and develop a small, committed team

We’re looking for someone who:

✔ Has a strong track record of achieving and growing fundraising income

✔ Has delivered successful income-generating events

✔ Is confident managing donor relationships, including major donors

✔ Can translate organisational strategy into income growth plans

✔ Is comfortable holding targets and being accountable for performance

✔ Brings energy, creativity and leadership to a small but ambitious organisation

You’ll be joining a charity with a loyal supporter base of 3,000+, a strong fundraising history and a passionate leadership team. This is a hands-on role that's strategic in outlook, operational in delivery and deeply connected to the community we serve.

If you’re motivated by the opportunity to shape growth, lead from the front and make a tangible difference in the lives of children and young people, we’d love to hear from you.

Background to Role

Age UK Croydon is passionate about achieving our mission to reach, involve, support and connect people so they can age well in Croydon. The Healthier Lifestyle Service at Age UK Croydon offers a range of inclusive and accessible activities and events across the borough of Croydon combining, exercise, health checks, health talks and social engagement in a variety of local settings. 

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Service Manager to lead our Healthier Lifestyle team which includes a team of 3 part time Project Officers,  2 x Dementia Project officer 1 x Dementia Carers Group Support Adviser and a great team of volunteers.

Addressing health inequalities and fulfilling our mission means that the Healthier Lifestyles service has opportunity to grow and expand. We want to reach younger older people to encourage “Act Now Age Well” . An important element of this role will be looking for opportunities to develop existing services and introduce a new services including some paid services.  The Healthier Lifestyles Manager is a member of the Integrated Leadership team to support our One Organisation One team ethos for integrated working and holistic support for the older residents of Croydon.

Some duties will include (but are not limited to) –

• Monitor and manage workload, organise schedules, ensuring that services are delivered effectively,
• Ensure quality processes are followed for service delivery against key performance indicators
• Oversee and monitor accurate data recording and monitoring
• Recruit and manage staff in line with Age UK Croydon's policies and guarantee that efficient and effective procedures are in place.
• Oversee recruitment and support for volunteers across the service.
• Carry out regular supervision and appraisals and provide encouragement and support for staff including encouraging skills development and progression
• This list is not exhaustive.

Role Overview

The Dementia Service Co-ordinator is a newly created role responsible for coordinating and developing Age UK Croydon’s Dementia Service. A varied role with development, supervisory, and facilitation responsibilities, it offers an exciting opportunity to join the team and help shape the service to support people living with dementia, their carers, and the wider community. The Dementia Service sits within the Healthier Lifestyles Team and currently offers six monthly Memory Tree Cafés for people living with mild to moderate dementia and their carers, alongside co-located support groups for carers. Cafes are delivered at our Brigstock Road Community Hall and across the borough in local community venues.

The role has two main areas of responsibility: coordinating, facilitating and expanding the existing café and carers’ group; developing a new preventative strand of the service focused on providing information and advice to residents aged 50+ on raising awareness of dementia, promoting brain health and reducing the risk of developing dementia.

The post holder will ensure the effective delivery, monitoring and evaluation of our dementia-related services across the borough. You will supervise and work with the staff and volunteer team to provide a welcoming, inclusive environment within our Memory Tree Cafes and carers’ support groups which promotes interaction, stimulation and wellbeing. You will build and maintain positive working relationships across Age UK Croydon and with external partners, referrers and stakeholders, including health professionals and voluntary organisations, to develop and promote the service.

Age UK Croydon is currently reviewing its Dementia Service, and in this role the post holder will work closely with the Healthier Lifestyles Service Manager to put the review’s recommendations into practice, ensuring improvements and new monitoring systems are embedded across the service.

Closing date for applications: 9am, 4th March 2026 (Extended until 11th March 2026)

Interview Dates: 17th March 2026

Please note this role is subject to an enhanced DBS check