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Partnerships Manager (Corporate and Charity Partnerships), Global’s Make Some Noise

We are Global's Make Some Noise - the official charity of Global, the Media & Entertainment Group 

Global’s Make Some Noise’s mission is to ensure no one across the UK has to face life’s toughest challenges alone. We champion high impact small local charities working in communities across the UK. The projects we fund provide critical services to help people thrive; addressing local issues such as physical and mental health, food poverty, loneliness, unemployment, disability care and more. These local projects are a lifeline, yet they are often overlooked.

That’s why we harness the power of Global’s radio stations (Heart, Capital, Smooth, Radio X, LBC, Classic FM and Gold), outdoor advertising portfolio, Podcasts and our friends from the music and entertainment industry to raise vital funds and awareness. Together, we make some noise for those who don’t get heard. Additionally, we provide a tailored learning and development opportunity for our charity partners, to support their longer-term sustainability. Find out more on our Charity Jobs charity profile page.

Your role 

Join Global’s Make Some Noise as our Partnerships Manager and be at the forefront of driving fundraising income through securing and account managing high value corporate and charity partnerships.

This is a predominantly new business role (around 70%), focused on identifying opportunities, developing compelling partnership propositions and securing significant income through both commercial and charity partnerships. Alongside winning new partners, you'll manage a portfolio of existing relationships to maximise long-term value and repeat investment.

Our partnerships span two key areas:

• Commercial partnerships – media-led opportunities across Global's portfolio, including headline sponsorship of Make Some Noise's October Appeal, branded content and commercial campaigns across radio, podcasts, digital and outdoor platforms.

• Charity partnerships – Charity of the Year partnerships, match funding campaigns and strategic funding collaborations with trusts, foundations and other charitable funders.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an individual with significant partnerships experience to join a successful team.  You’ll be combining commercial thinking with social impact and be at the heart of making a difference in communities across the UK whilst working alongside household brands.

Key Responsibilities

New Business (70%)

• Develop compelling partnership opportunities tailored to different audiences.

• Identify prospects, generate leads and build a strong pipeline across both commercial and charity partnerships.

• Create persuasive proposals, funding applications and pitch presentations.

• Lead partnership conversations and negotiations through to agreement.

• Design innovative partnership opportunities that deliver value for partners while maximising income for Make Some Noise.

• Work collaboratively with colleagues across Global to unlock new partnership opportunities and deliver impactful campaigns
   

Account Management & Relationship Development (30%)

• Manage and grow a portfolio of strategic partnerships, identifying opportunities to increase income and engagement.

• Build strong relationships with partners and colleagues across Global.

• Deliver an outstanding partner experience that encourages long-term investment and repeat support.

• Produce high-quality reports demonstrating campaign outcomes, impact and future opportunities.

What You’ll Love About This Role

Think Big: 

Creating new ways to secure funding and proactively building new revenue streams.

Own It: 

Being part of a highly creative and collaborative team, leading key conversations and striving for success.

Keep It Simple: 

Focus on delivering partnerships that create maximum impact for both our partners and the communities we support.

Better Together: 

Working as part of a supportive team, you will collaborate with people across Make Some Noise as well as Global’s wider commercial business.

What Success Looks Like

In your first few months, you will have:

• Understood your targets and objectives and have built a plan to achieve them.

• Built compelling partnership propositions to effectively communicate the value of partnering with Make Some Noise

• Established strong relationships across the team and the wider business.

• Created a pipeline of commercial and charity partnership opportunities

• Met key stakeholders across existing partner organisations

• Generated your own leads and pitched the importance of our work.

• Developed a solid understanding of Global’s radio, digital and outdoor platforms to leverage them effectively for charity partnership campaigns.

What You’ll Need

• You will have an extensive track record in generating and delivering 6-figure+ partnerships in a fast-paced environment.

• Charity partnership experience with an understanding of how to pitch Charity of the Year and work with Trusts/Foundations to unlock support.

• A track record of partnerships design and delivery, from identification through cultivation, stewardship and successful delivery.

• A commercially minded approach, with the ability to identify partner motivations and create mutually beneficial high-value partnerships for all involved.

• A credible relationship builder and networker, able to represent the work of Make Some Noise with senior stakeholders, corporate partners, charitable funders and industry networks.

• Comfort undertaking prospect research, determining potential partner priorities (both stated and implied) and framing approaches specific to these.

• Experience working within budgets, income reporting and finding solutions.  

• Produce comprehensive partnership reports to demonstrate impact, partnership value and future opportunities (along with learnings and recommendations)

• Proven track record of achieving sales or fundraising targets, with a goal-oriented mindset and within a fast paced environment,.

Salary: £40,000–£45,000 FTE, depending on experience (pro rata) Hours: 22.5 hrs/week (3 days) Location: Vassall Centre, Bristol — hybrid working

Are you a finance professional who wants more than a seat at the table — you want to help build it? Carers Support Bristol & South Gloucestershire is looking for a part-time Finance Manager to lead its financial systems, controls and reporting, with genuine autonomy to shape how finance is done.

This is a rare opportunity to properly build a finance function from a position of real trust. Reporting to the Chief Executive, you'll pair every report with clear, practical advice — not just the numbers — and have real scope to shape how finance is done here. Hybrid working, with on-site time in Bristol flexed around what the role needs.

• Lead management accounts, cash flow forecasting and restricted fund management

• Line manage a Finance Officer, and oversee payroll and budgeting

• Cost bids, grants and tenders alongside the fundraising team

Essential: hands-on experience within the charity or not-for-profit sector, including managing restricted and unrestricted income. This is a must-have — please only apply if you can evidence this.

Read the full candidate brief: https://carers-finance-manager-brief.vercel.app/

Head of Health and Wellbeing Programmes
Are you a strategic leader with a passion for improving health, wellbeing and life opportunities within local communities? YMCA St Helens is seeking an ambitious and innovative Head of Health and Wellbeing Programmes to join our Senior Leadership Team and lead the development of a growing portfolio of community-based services.

Reporting directly to the CEO, you will lead the design, development and delivery of programmes that respond to community need, including adult mental health services, healthy eating initiatives, social supermarket provision, and education and training opportunities for people aged 16+. Working closely with local communities, the NHS, VCSE partners and other stakeholders, you will drive innovation, impact and sustainable growth across our community programmes.

We're looking for someone with:

• Significant leadership experience within community, health, VCSE, education or related sectors.
• Experience designing and delivering community-based programmes, including mental health provision.
• Experience leading education, training or skills-based programmes.
• Strong understanding of health inequalities and community development.
• Experience building effective partnerships across the NHS, VCSE, education and public sectors.
• Experience of co-production and working alongside communities.
• Strong leadership, communication and influencing skills.
• The ability to think strategically while maintaining operational oversight.

Why join YMCA St Helens?
This is an exciting opportunity to shape and grow innovative programmes that improve lives and strengthen communities. You'll join an ambitious leadership team committed to tackling inequalities, promoting wellbeing and creating opportunities for people to flourish.

Closing date 20-09-2026

Director of People & Organisational Development

ActionAid UK

• Salary: £81,000 - £92,000
• Contract: 18-Month Fixed-Term Contract
• Hours: Full Time, 35 hours per week (flexible working, condensed hours considered)
• Location: Hybrid, London (12 times per year)
• Travel: Occasional travel to Chard, Somerset and international travel as required

Help shape the future of a feminist, anti-racist organisation at a pivotal moment of change.

ActionAid UK works alongside women and girls to challenge injustice, shift power and create lasting social change.

We are now seeking an outstanding people leader to join our Executive Leadership Team as our Interim Director of People & Organisational Development.

This is one of the most significant people leadership opportunities in the charity sector today.

Joining during a period of organisational evolution, the postholder will play a central role in shaping the future of ActionAid UK's people, culture and organisational development agenda. Reporting to the Chief Executive, you will provide strategic leadership across people, culture, safeguarding, organisational effectiveness, employee relations and workforce transformation.

This role is offered on an 18-month fixed-term basis and will appeal equally to established HR Directors seeking a high-impact transformation role, experienced interim leaders looking for a substantial change programme, or values-driven executives attracted by the opportunity to shape lasting organisational impact.

The Opportunity

People and culture have never been more important.

As organisations respond to changing workforce expectations, evolving employment landscapes and increasing demands for equity and inclusion, effective people leadership has become a strategic imperative.

This role offers a rare opportunity to influence organisation-wide change at Executive level. Working closely with the Board, Executive Leadership Team, recognised trade union and colleagues across the organisation, you will shape the systems, structures, leadership capability and people practices that will support ActionAid UK's long-term success.

At ActionAid UK, we are building on strong foundations while preparing for the future.

As Director of People & Organisational Development, you will help lead that journey.

You will join at a pivotal moment as ActionAid UK seeks to:

• Strengthen organisational effectiveness and future-readiness.
• Continue embedding anti-racist and feminist leadership principles across the organisation.
• Develop future workforce and succession plans.
• Review aspects of organisational design and team accountabilities to ensure structures continue to support strategic priorities and effective collaboration
• Build constructive and effective employee and union relationships.
• Lead the implementation of a more equitable pay framework and help shape future reward approaches that support fairness, transparency and organisational values.
• Modernise people systems, processes and data capability.
• Ensure safeguarding, wellbeing and inclusion remain central to organisational culture.
• Review how the People function is structured to best support the organisation's future needs.

Why Join ActionAid UK?

Alongside the opportunity to influence a significant people and organisational development agenda, this role offers access to a unique professional network within the charity and international development sectors.

Based in central London, ActionAid UK shares office space with colleagues from Amnesty International UK and operates alongside a community of leading NGOs, creating opportunities for collaboration and professional networking. The successful candidate will also work closely with HR and OD leaders across the wider ActionAid Federation and may have the opportunity to participate in international HR leadership forums and global organisational development initiatives.

Who We Are Looking For

We are seeking an experienced and values-led executive who combines strategic insight with strong delivery capability.

You may currently be:

• A Director of People, HR Director or Chief People Officer.
• An Organisational Development or Transformation Director.
• An experienced interim executive with a track record of leading complex change programmes.
• A senior people leader from the charity, public, international development or purpose-led private sector.

You will bring:

• Significant experience leading people and organisational development functions.
• Experience leading organisational development, workforce planning, service modernisation or organisational design initiatives that improve effectiveness and support long-term strategic objectives.
• Strong employee relations and employment law expertise,
• Strong experience of trade union consultation and negotiation.
• Experience leading reward, workforce planning or pay framework programmes.
• Knowledge of HR systems implementation, integration or transformation.
• A collaborative and inclusive leadership style.
• Deep commitment to feminist principles, anti-racist practice and social justice.

Whether you are an experienced HR Director, Chief People Officer, Organisational Development leader or senior interim executive, this role offers a rare opportunity to leave a lasting organisational legacy while contributing to the mission of a globally recognised women's rights organisation.

To find out more please contact Tatiana at Charity People.

How to Apply

The application process is CV and Supporting Statement. In the first instance, please send your up-to-date CV to via the link below for further details about next steps. The closing date is 12 noon on 14th September. The interviews will take place week commencing 28th September.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability, and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so we can help make the application process work for you.

Charity People is a forward thinking, inclusive organisation that actively and deliberately promotes equity, diversity and inclusion. We know organisations thrive when inclusion is at the forefront. We evidence our commitment by matching charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates irrespective of background e.g. age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we believe that greater diversity leads to greater results for the charities we work with.

Digital Analyst – Three-Month Contract

The Talent Set is delighted to be partnering with a leading children’s charity to recruit an experienced Digital Analyst for an initial three-month contract.

Working across Fundraising and Marketing as part of the wider Insight and Performance function, this role will transform digital data into clear, actionable recommendations that improve supporter engagement, digital performance and fundraising outcomes.

This is a hands-on interim opportunity for someone who can quickly understand an existing digital estate, maintain robust analytics and tracking, and provide stakeholders with the insight needed to optimise digital campaigns and supporter journeys.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Analysing performance across websites, digital campaigns and supporter journeys, turning findings into practical recommendations.

• Taking a multichannel view of performance across paid media, email, social media, organic search and other digital platforms.

• Maintaining and optimising the charity’s GA4 environment, including events, conversions, explorations and reporting.

• Implementing and maintaining tracking through Google Tag Manager.

• Using JavaScript and HTML within Google Tag Manager to implement and troubleshoot tracking solutions.

• Creating dashboards and performance reporting using Power BI, GA4 and other analytics tools.

• Using SQL to interrogate and analyse large or complex datasets.

• Identifying opportunities to improve conversion, engagement, retention and the overall supporter experience.

• Supporting A/B and multivariate testing and making evidence-based optimisation recommendations.

• Ensuring digital data collection remains compliant with GDPR and cookie consent requirements.

• Working closely with colleagues across Insight, Fundraising, Marketing, Digital and Technology.

We are looking for someone with:

• Strong hands-on experience of Google Analytics 4 and Google Tag Manager.

• Experience implementing and maintaining digital tracking.

• Working knowledge of JavaScript and HTML.

• Strong SQL and data analysis skills.

• Experience producing dashboards and performance reporting, ideally using Power BI.

• A strong understanding of digital marketing channels and multichannel performance.

• Experience analysing user or supporter journeys and identifying opportunities for optimisation.

• The ability to communicate complex analysis clearly to non-technical stakeholders.

• Availability to start at short notice and make an immediate impact.

Experience within a charity, fundraising or supporter-focused organisation would be helpful but is not essential.

What's on offer

• £230-315 per day + daily holiday PAYE
• Three-month contract
• Starting next week
• Interviews Thursday 27th August 
• Hybrid, 2 days onsite, central London

How to apply

Please apply with an up-to-date CV as soon as possible via the apply now button. Interviews will take place on Thursday, with the successful candidate expected to start next week.

Commitment to Diversity
The Talent Set are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, disability, or age. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.

The Principle Trust Children's Charity is Yorkshire’s leading respite charity that provides free week-long breaks for children facing adversity. They believe every child deserves the opportunity to experience the joy of childhood, regardless of the challenges they face.

The charity was founded by Mike Davies MBE in 2011, inspired by his own childhood experience. As they celebrate their 15th anniversary, they are delighted to have supported more than 6,000 children with breaks across their eight holiday homes in Blackpool, the Lake District and Filey.

 “A respite break is far more than just a holiday. It provides families with the opportunity to rest, reconnect and create positive memories together, helping improve wellbeing, strengthen family relationships and offer hope during incredibly difficult times.”

It is an exciting period, with a new holiday home at Primrose Valley in Filey they can now support more families than ever before. Along with a refocused mission to place children's mental wellbeing at the heart of everything they do.

We are looking for a Partnerships and Engagement Coordinator to join their small but mighty team.

If this sounds like the role for you, we would love to hear from you.

The Role

Reporting to the Partnerships and Engagement Manager you will work closely with them to develop and nurture relationships with corporate organisations, SME businesses and community supporters across the Yorkshire region.

The main responsibilities will include:

• Raising awareness through networking and other fundraising activities.
• Building long-term partnerships with new and existing supporters.
• Organising and supporting events.
• Working to set income targets, to support for more families across Yorkshire.

The Person

We are looking for someone who is passionate about building relationships.

This role requires excellent communication skills, with the ability to network and present to a variety of businesses and potential supporters. The role also requires excellent time management so you must be organised and able to prioritise.

Ideally you will have prior experience within a fundraising role however we are also looking for anyone who is keen to transfer their skills from a sales, account management, business development or relationship management role.

Please note as the role requires travel across the region applicants must hold a full UK driving licence and access to their own vehicle for business use.

Why The Principle Trust?

A small but ambitious charity with a big heart. Their team work collaboratively to make a difference to the lives of children and families. They are friendly, passionate, supportive, driven by a shared mission and celebrate success together. It is an exciting time to join as they are growing with purpose and strong values.

If this sounds like the opportunity for the next phase of your career, then apply here, or contact Leanne or Jen at Charity Horizons for more information:

Please note: If you would like to submit an application or express your interest in an alternative format such as audio or video upload, or require any adaptations for your initial engagement with us, please contact either Jen or Leanne who will be happy to advise on this.

Please also be aware that we use anonymous recruitment methods when submitting shortlists for all our roles and we only work with organisations that are happy to engage with us in this way.

Charity Horizons is an equal opportunities employer and as such actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from all suitable candidates irrespective of age, disability, hidden disability, race or national origin, religion or belief, gender, gender expression, political view, sexual orientation, medical condition and pregnancy.

Head of Finance and Business Support
Are you an experienced finance leader looking for an opportunity to make a real impact? YMCA St Helens is seeking a strategic and values-driven Head of Finance and Business Support to join our Senior Leadership Team.

This pivotal role will provide leadership across finance, administration, HR, IT, governance, compliance and risk management, helping to ensure the long-term sustainability and effectiveness of our organisation. Working closely with the CEO, Board and senior colleagues, you will lead financial planning, oversee corporate support services and act as the organisation's Data Protection Officer (DPO).

We're looking for someone with:

• Significant senior leadership experience in finance and corporate services.
• A recognised accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) or substantial equivalent experience.
• Proven experience of strategic financial planning and management.
• Strong knowledge of governance, compliance, risk management and data protection.
• Experience leading and developing teams.
• Excellent communication, analytical and influencing skills.

Why join YMCA St Helens?
This is an opportunity to play a key leadership role within a respected and ambitious charity that supports people and communities across St Helens. You'll help shape organisational strategy, drive continuous improvement and contribute to delivering lasting social impact.

Closing date: 19-09-2026

We’re currently recruiting for a Senior Marketing Officer to join the Mass Participation Team of a fantastic, well-known Children’s Charity, for a 12 month FTC.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead and coordinate multi-channel fundraising marketing campaigns, helping to drive supporter recruitment, engagement and income across Third Party Events, Schools Fundraising and DIY fundraising.

We’re looking for an audience-focused marketer with experience delivering campaigns across digital, social, content, email, paid media and offline channels, ideally within the charity/not-for-profit sector. You’ll be confident using insight and performance data to shape activity, improve supporter experience and deliver ambitious participation targets.

Key details:

• 12-month contract
• £34,582–£38,425 per annum, plus applicable location/homeworking allowances.

Plus London Weighting Allowance- £3,366 (1 day a week minimum in the office)

OR £500 a year home allowance

• Central London Office (Shoreditch area), hybrid or home working options available
• Occasional travel required to support major mass participation events, such as the London Marathon, approximately three times a year

If you’re passionate about audience-led marketing, supporter engagement and delivering impactful fundraising campaigns, we’d love to hear from you.

Please get in touch for further information and to discuss the opportunity.

• Closing date: 9am, Friday 4 September- please get in touch sooner for more info on the application process
• Interviews: w/c 14 September

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.

Community Fundraising Manager

Location: London, Hybrid –  1 days a week in the office

Salary: £41,000 – £44,000 per annum 

Reports to: Director of Fundraising

Term: Permanent

Aquilas is delighted to be partnering with a fantastic children’s charity to recruit a Community Fundraising Manager.

Reporting to the Director of Fundraising, the Community Fundraising Manager will be responsible for developing and delivering an ambitious community and events fundraising programme that generates sustainable income, builds long-term supporter relationships, and increases awareness of the charity’s fantastic work.

The role will lead the development of community fundraising, supporting and inspiring individuals, families, schools, volunteers, and local groups and companies to fundraise for the charity. In addition, you will manage a portfolio of challenge and special events, ensuring excellent supporter experiences and strong financial returns.

This is a relationship-driven role that requires a proactive and innovative Fundraising Manager with strong project management skills, experience of supporter-led fundraising, and the ability to build meaningful partnerships across diverse audiences.

The successful candidate will have previous experience in community fundraising, events fundraising, or a related supporter-led income stream. Excellent relationship-building and communication skills. Experience of managing and delivering successful fundraising events. Line management responsibility.

To Apply

To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your community fundraising and events experience to recruiter button

(Applications will be reviewed as they are received, so early applications are strongly encouraged)

For further information about the role, or to arrange a confidential conversation, please contact:

Kieran McGorrian, Director – Fundraising Appointments, Aquilas

Aquilas are wholly committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates.  We are truly invested in our candidates and being supportive and informative throughout the application journey

Location: Central London, hybrid (3 days per week on site)
Contract: Temporary, 3 months (with the possibility of extension)
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Salary: £17 per hour (+ holiday pay) (circa £31,000 salaried equivalent)
Start Date: ASAP

Prospectus is proud to be supporting our client, a national children's charity, in their search for a temporary Finance Officer (Accounts Payable). The role offers a fantastic opportunity for an experienced finance professional to utilise and refine their skillset in an impactful organisation.

The role is focused on accurate and timely processing of invoices, payments, expenses, and reconciliations, supporting strong financial controls and the smooth day-to-day operation of the finance function.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supporting the accounts payable function with timely and accurate processing of supplier invoices, payments, expenses, and journals, including acting as the primary contact for queries.
• Maintaining strong financial control through supplier and bank reconciliations, payroll payment administration, and the upkeep of accurate financial records.
• Ensuring efficient day-to-day finance operations and ensuring integrity of processes and reconcilliations.

Key Requirements:

• Recent, relevant finance/accounts payable experience in a similar role within a not-for-profit or charitable organisation.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the confidence to build strong stakeholder relationships.
• High level of organisation and attention to detail, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• Collaborative and proactive approach, with the capability to work both independently and in a team.

CVs will be reviewed on a rolling basis so early applications are strongly encouraged to avoid missing out. If you're interested, please apply ASAP with your CV in Word format.

At Prospectus, we believe recruitment should be human-led and we are committed to supporting you throughout your application journey. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and do not discriminate based on age, gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity. While AI may be used to support our administrative process, all applications are reviewed by people and all hiring decisions are made by experienced recruiters.