Are you an exceptional Marketing Officer?

Prospectus is delighted to be working with a leading UK charity dedicated to helping young women and girls offering a safe space for them to be themselves, build friendships and gain valuable life skills that have a positive impact throughout their lives. They are now looking to recruit a Marketing Officer on a full-time temporary basis.

The Marketing Officer will be working closely with the internal specialist teams such as social media, membership communications, PR and digital to produce and implement audience focused marketing & communications plans.You will collaborate with research agencies to gain audience insight and develop audience-focused communications whilst developing and sharing market research analysis and reporting to staff and volunteer stakeholders.

Other responsibilities will include:

- Building excellent working relationships with the community, key volunteers, and internal teams, working closely with them to deliver effective communications and projects.

- Manage the day to day relationships with multiple external agencies and suppliers, to ensure campaigns and projects are delivered and key performance indicators are met.

- Lead and take part in cross-functional team meetings involving internal and external stakeholders.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.

In order to apply, simply submit your CV. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and arrange for a call to assess your suitability and discuss the role further. Please note that the role may close earlier than the date advertised.

Are you an exceptional Communications Manager?

Prospectus is delighted to be working with a leading UK charity dedicated to helping young women and girls offering a safe space for them to be themselves, build friendships and gain valuable life skills that have a positive impact throughout their lives. They are now looking to recruit a Communications Manager on a full-time temporary basis.
The Communications Manager will manage the development and delivery of key business and transformational projects across the organisation in 2021 as well as manage core business projects within the communications department.
You will effectively manage all workload ensuring work is delivered to schedule, providing regular senior management updates and identifying areas for better project management support across the directorate.

Other responsibilities will include:

• To ensure that every project plan is consulted on with staff teams and volunteers and make decisions on development based on interpreting and recognising their feedback.
• To monitor and manage multiple complex projects, spot and resolve issues and risks, and ensure outputs are delivered to time and within budget
• To work in close collaboration with volunteers on the development and delivery of communications projects, ensuring effective partnership working.
• To undertake qualitative evaluation of our communications feeding learnings directly into development projects.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.

In order to apply, simply submit your CV. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and arrange for a call to assess your suitability and discuss the role further. Please note that the role may close earlier than the date advertised.

UnLtd is the leading provider of support to social entrepreneurs in the UK and offers the largest such network in the world. Our mission is to find social entrepreneurs with bold solutions to today’s challenges. Through funding and support, we help them to realise their potential and creating lasting change.

UnLtd’s vision is a future where enterprising people are transforming our world for good. To enable this, we are committed to developing an eco-system of support to make it easier for those who need help to find it.

UnLtd values diversity and is committed to inclusion and understanding intersectionality. These are more than just buzz words for us. They are principles guiding how we build our teams, support leaders, empower social entrepreneurs and create an organisation that is the right fit for every person.

To support an inclusive environment where employees feel empowered to share their lived experiences and ideas, we have embedded an equity and inclusion group within UnLtd giving us a wide range of different perspectives in our work to help us see what is most needed in society.  We are particularly keen to hear from those who identify as Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic, LGBTQIA, those with a disability, impairment, learning difference, those with caring responsibilities, from a less advantaged socioeconomic background as well as any other under-represented group in our workforce.

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ABOUT THE ROLE

Location: Due to Covid-19, this is initially an agile role so you can be based anywhere in the UK.  Once we start to re-open our offices for staff, you are welcome to use one of the UnLtd office hubs in London, Bradford or Birmingham, or a satellite office in Scotland or Northern Ireland. We welcome applications from anywhere across the UK and are open to discuss flexible working, including working from home. Please note as this role covers the UK some travel will be required.

UnLtd Connect is our community of social entrepreneurs, business professionals and corporate partners.Brought together to provide social entrepreneurs access to the expertise and networks they need to start and grow their businesses. Ultimately our work is about maximising social impact with and through our community.

We believe social entrepreneurs and 'traditional' business leaders have a lot to give one another. Our UnLtd Connect community is designed to bring these two groups together, to learn from each other, and build the kind of conscious leaders and businesses our world needs. 

The Corporate Support Manager is an exciting new role for us. It builds on existing work and commitments we already have in place with our corporate partners. You will work alongside our Mentoring Support Manager (who looks after our pool of individual volunteers) and our Pro Bono Support Manager (responsible for our legal partners). You will enable us to make our support offer to social entrepreneurs even more diverse and relevant by harnessing the best of what our corporate partners can offer through mentoring, workshops, procurement, learning journeys etc. 

You will help us maximise the impact of our existing partnerships by deepening relationships and designing a range of opportunities for our partners to use their power, privilege and platform in service of social entrepreneurs and social impact.Alongside nurturing existing partnerships, you will proactively research, recruit and engage new corporate partners.A major focus will be on increasing the diversity and relevance of the Connect partner network.

This is an exciting, impact focused role and suits a candidate who enjoys balancing creative, strategic thinking with responsibility for delivery and attention to detail.

We have several major partnerships already, including eBay, and with more and more corporates seeking ways to build purpose into their day-to-day operations, we want to maximise this opportunity for the social entrepreneurs we support.

You will work with and report directly to the Connect Lead and work closely with the rest of the Connect team to ensure our support is as impactful and inclusive as possible.

ABOUT YOU

This role straddles two worlds – social entrepreneurship and traditional business. We are looking for a candidate who is comfortable in both worlds and who really enjoys bringing individuals and groups across the two together in service of a bigger shared goal; social impact.  You switch easily between strategic partnership conversations and delivery of activities requiring high attention to detail.  You build trust with both UnLtd’s partners and social entrepreneurs through deep listening, courageous conversation and always delivering with integrity.

If the question: “How might UnLtd’s corporates partners use their power, privilege and platform to support social entrepreneurs and help us build a more inclusive, equitable and sustainable society” really excites you (and you have ideas and experience to make this happen!), we would love to hear from you.

For the full job description, please click on the Apply button.

We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian, or Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQIA and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds.

Application Closing Date: Tuesday 25th May 5pm

First round of interviews: Tuesday 8th June

Final interviews: Tuesday 15th June

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

UnLtd is committed to offering employment opportunities for people with criminal convictions. As a result, we will only ask you about any criminal convictions at initial offer stage. Your information will be treated fairly and confidentially and will not automatically exclude you from the role that you have applied for.

Find out more about our generous range of employment benefits by visiting our website.

Our client works in partnership with a range of other organisations to deliver collaborative outreach support to those facing multiple disadvantage across Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham. They are currently looking to recruit a passionate, proactive Senior Practitioner, overseeing a small team of outreach staff providing tailored support to clients with multiple and complex needs. This position is initially offered on a temp basis, until November 2021.

Reporting up to the Area Manager, as Senior Practitioner you will provide management support to a small team of 3 outreach Link Workers who provide person-centered support to a range of vulnerable service users across South London. You will work closely with other agencies, including other charities, statutory bodies and local authorities, to ensure that all service users are well connected with the right support services. You will contribute to the continual improvement of the service, ensuring that all clients receive high quality, outcome-focussed support, and will support your team, including leading on any crisis intervention work, case recording, advice giving and advocacy.

To be considered for this post, you must have significant experience of supporting a range of people facing multiple and complex disadvantage. You will have strong managerial experience, and will be confident working with a range of different partners in order to achieve the best outcomes for vulnerable people. You will have a strong understanding of a range of approaches to key working and case working with service users, and the implementation of different agendas (such as personalisation).

To be considered for this role, please initially apply with a word formatted version of your CV - suitable candidates will then be contacted. Please note, the client are looking to recruit as soon as possible, so please only apply if you are available immediately or have no more than a 2 week notice period.

Please note this role will involve a blend of office-based, home-based and coordinated outreach working (no lone working).

Senior Corporate Partnerships Officer - New Business

We are seeking an experienced and driven new business focused Senior Corporate Partnerships Officer to join our Development team in Kew Foundation. 

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew) is a leading plant science institute, UNESCO World Heritage Site, and major visitor attraction. Our mission is to understand and protect plants and fungi for the well-being of people and the future of all life on Earth.

We are working to end the unprecedented extinction crisis and to help create a world where nature is protected, valued by all and managed sustainably. We will achieve these goals by drawing on our leading scientific research, unrivalled collections of plants and fungi, global network of partners, inspirational gardens at Kew and Wakehurst, and our 260 years of history.

Join us on our journey as protectors of the world’s plants and fungi. 

You will need a demonstrable track record of securing new business from corporate prospects (75% of role focus) and managing corporate accounts (25%). This is a fantastic opportunity to support the development of corporate fundraising at Kew, and you will be responsible for building relationships with and pitching to some of the leading companies in the UK and further afield.  You will have a strong understanding of effective corporate fundraising techniques, the motivations for corporate involvement in charity partnerships, a highly professional and creative approach as well as experience of achieving agreed financial targets.  You will be an excellent communicator with the ability to prioritise tasks and work calmly under pressure to meet multiple deadlines.

An interest in the mission of Kew and an understanding of Science and Horticulture would be an advantage.

Our fantastic benefits package includes opportunities for continuous learning, a generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance, an Employee Assistance Programme and other wellbeing support such as cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership. We also offer a competitive pension, an employee discount scheme and free entry into a wide range of national museums and galleries, as well access to our own beautiful gardens at Kew and Wakehurst.

If you are interested in this position, please visit our website for more information and to apply.

Closing Date: 21/05/2021

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.

No agencies please.

We are seeking an experienced and driven Major Gifts fundraiser to join our Development Team on a maternity cover 12-month fixed term contract.  You will need a strong track record of developing and maintaining successful one-to-one relationships with individual high net worth donors and a demonstrable record of meeting challenging financial targets. 

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew) is a leading plant science institute, UNESCO World Heritage Site, and major visitor attraction. Our mission is to understand and protect plants and fungi for the well-being of people and the future of all life on Earth.

We are working to end the unprecedented extinction crisis and to help create a world where nature is protected, valued by all and managed sustainably. We will achieve these goals by drawing on our leading scientific research, unrivalled collections of plants and fungi, global network of partners, inspirational gardens at Kew and Wakehurst, and our 260 years of history.

Join us on our journey as protectors of the world’s plants and fungi. 

This is an exciting opportunity for you to be responsible for building relationships with a strong portfolio of major donors to enable Kew to deliver its ambitious strategic objectives. You will have a strong understanding of effective major-gift fundraising techniques, the motivations for high net-worth individuals, excellent analytical skills and judgement combined with a highly professional and diplomatic approach.

Educated to degree level or equivalent, you will be a strong communicator with the ability to prioritise tasks and work calmly under pressure to meet multiple deadlines.

Our fantastic benefits package includes opportunities for continuous learning, a generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance, an Employee Assistance Programme and other wellbeing support such as cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership. We also offer a competitive pension, an employee discount scheme and free entry into a wide range of national museums and galleries, as well access to our own beautiful gardens at Kew and Wakehurst.

If you are interested in this position, please visit our website for more information and to apply.

Closing Date: 16/05/2021

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.

No agencies please.

The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment (GSG) was founded on the belief that investment done well can benefit people and the planet without sacrificing profit. Our mission is to innovate, agitate and orchestrate real change in our economic systems. We want societal and environmental impact to be embedded in every investment and business decision affecting people and the planet.

Global Steering Group

Chief Operating Officer

3 days per week/flexible working arrangements considered

UK based within reasonable reach of London.

£80,000 - £100,000 FTE

The Chief Operating Officer is a critical leadership function within GSG, supporting the development of financial strategy, long term forecasting and the development of commercial opportunities as part of a high performing team. Providing inspirational leadership, the post holder will take overall strategic responsibility for ensuring that processes, policies and infrastructure are in place to deliver GSG's ambitious objectives.

We are looking for a commercially minded, qualified accountant with a proven track record of successful international financial management and experience of leading business functions including governance, legal and human resources within complex organisational structures.

Highly analytical and strategic, you will bring a collaborative approach, enjoy working organisation-wide and share GSG's vision and passion to achieve meaningful growth within the Impact Investment sector.

Global Steering Group recognises the value of diversity and is committed to providing equal opportunities for all. We welcome applications from suitable candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic background.

To learn more about this unique opportunity, and to find out how to apply, please read the full appointment brief, on the Prospectus website, which can be reached by clicking on the “Apply on Website” Button.

We are reviewing CV's on a rolling basis and will be in touch with any next steps directly.

Prospectus are pleased to be partnering with Rosa, a UK based grant making charity who support and fund grassroots women's organisations. Their mission is to connect, champion and invest in women's organisations who are working to make the UK a fairer and safer place for women and girls.

They are currently looking to recruit a Finance and Admin Officer to join their small team and fulfil the organisation's finance, administration and charity governance functions.

As the Finance and Admin Officer, you will be responsible for managing the day to day finances of the organisation as well as creating and maintain an effective filing and data management system. This role will ensure payments are made as scheduled, perform day to day bookkeeping and provide regular reporting, using Xero and Microsoft Excel. You will act as the first point of contact for external enquiries and ensure general correspondence are well managed. As the Finance and Admin Officer, you will also provide administrative support to members of the grants team as well as service quarterly board meetings, maintain accurate trustee records.

The successful candidate will have proven experience in a finance and admin focused role with demonstrable bookkeeping abilities and experience of using cloud-based finance systems such as Xero or Sage. You will have excellent written communication skills with great attention to detail. Working independently and proactively, you will have the confidence to deal with a wide variety of enquiries, prioritise competing deadlines, and utilise your great IT and organisational skills. Understanding of HR administration is desirable although not essential.

The nature of this role would be well suited to an individual who is motivated and eager to learn, with a genuine interest in supporting a small organisation to run smoothly and efficiently. Part-time working and job share can also be considered.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. Please note, we are currently experiencing high volumes of interest in vacancies therefore it may not be possible to answer any individual queries on positions prior to an application or registration.

Prospectus is delighted to be supporting a national youth charity to recruit for an Interim Assistant Director of People on a short term 4 month contract (part time, 2-3 days per week). The role is required to support the organisation in the interim before their new Director of People starts full time in September 2021.

The charity is looking for a senior professional to support with high level strategic projects, in particular relating to Organisational Development, Learning and Development, and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. You will also have the experience and skillset to support the HR Team with any complex employee relations queries.

To be successful in this role you will need to have worked in a similar, senior level position and have key experience relating to Organisational Development, Learning + Development and EDI. Due to the urgent nature of the role the charity is looking for the candidate to start ASAP therefore it will suit someone that is either available immediately or with a short notice period.

Prospectus will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis therefore you are encouraged to apply ASAP. Please apply with your CV only (in Microsoft Word format). Following your application you may be contacted by Prospectus for an informal discussion, and may be asked to provide further information to assist with the recruitment process.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Please note, due to high volumes of interest in vacancies it may not be possible to answer all individual queries on positions prior to an application or registration.

Prospectus is thrilled to be partnering with Dancers' Career Development to appoint their new Director of Development. The critical role will be instrumental in ensuring DCD are able to meet the increasing demand from dancers across the UK.

The role has specific responsibility for proactively leading on Major Gifts and Campaigns and will input strategically across all areas such as individual giving, trusts and foundations, planned giving, events and sponsorship. A newly created position, the role will have specific responsibility for writing and implementing a new development strategy and to work with the Board of Trustees on senior-level giving.

Dancers' Career Development

Director of Development

4 days per week

£45,000

The selected candidate will be comfortable working within a small and passionate team and will enjoy working across revenue streams. You will be experienced at working with individual donors to secure five and six figure gifts and will enjoy supporting them to realise the potential of DCD. We are looking for an experienced professional who, working with a small and passionate team, can support DCD's ambitious objectives and make a direct impact on dancer's lives.

We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply.

In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.fund

Prospectus is excited to be supporting a national disability charity in their search for an Interim Global Head of Safeguarding to design, develop and implement the organisations global safeguarding framework and implementation strategy and ensure its execution across their services and programmes in both the UK and internationally. This is a 4-6 month contract based role whilst they recruit for the permanent position.

One in five of us will be affected by disability at some point in our lives. For over 70 years, this organisation have supported disabled people globally to live, learn and work.They are working hard to break down barriers that deny disabled people their basic rights.

In this role you will manage a small team to ensure a consistent approach is applied in the implementation of their safeguarding framework across their international programmes, including with their implementing partners.This includes overseeing support to international programmes with enhanced due diligence, safeguarding action plans and beneficiary reporting mechanisms.

The successful candidate will be available immediately and have an in-depth knowledge of current health and social care legislation and regulations across the UK. You will have an in depth understanding of safeguarding, adult and child protection and mental capacity as it applies across the UK You will also have an in depth knowledge of international standards in safeguarding, including international development and charity commission requirements.

Please do get in contact if you are interested and a job description will be provided.

Prospectus is delighted to be supporting an innovative international non-profit food organisation as they look to recruit their first Head of Policy to significantly influence how quickly Europe and the world moves to a more ethical and sustainable food system. This post will be working to develop a European communications strategy with particular focus on Press and PR to ensure that the great work there are doing is being celebrated.

Animal based agriculture is one of the most significant factors causing increased emissions into the earth's atmosphere. This organisation is working with scientists and food technology to offer alternatives to meat in the marketplace. Not only this, they are championing the policy behind this and helping spread messaging to increase familiarity with the alternatives.

You will be responsible for leading, coordinating and growing a team to drive policy impact on alternative proteins at EU and national levels across Europe.You will provide strategic oversight and manage a team that works directly with policymakers, non-profits, and other stakeholders.

Specific work-streams that the policy team are working on include, amongst other things, delivering a fair, evidence-based regulatory path-to-market for plant-based and cultivated proteins, driving significantly more public investment into Research and Development for plant-based and cultivated meat, and ensuring that the labelling of plant-based food products is not unfairly restricted. Their team recently played a key role in defeating the “veggie burger ban†labelling proposals in the EU Parliament.

In addition to providing strong leadership and management, you will also be a senior external spokesperson for the organisation. Depending on where you are based, you may also take up responsibility for some direct advocacy in your country, if appropriate. For example, if they were to hire a candidate who is based in the UK, you may take direct responsibility for some of our UK government engagement work. If they hire a candidate who is based in Brussels, you may directly support the team on some EU-facing lobbying.

The successful candidate will have Significant experience working on policy at the EU, national (within Europe whether in an EU member state or a non-EU country) or multilateral level, for example in a government, public institution, political party, NGO, think tank, industry association, consulting firm, multilateral, or other relevant institution. You will have strong leadership skills with the ability to manage and influence your team. You will also have experience in one or more of the following policy areas: research and innovation, food and agriculture, legal and/or regulatory affairs, climate and environment policy, public health.

Please do get in contact if you have any questions about the role.

Please submit a WORD copy of your CV and a relevant consultant will be in contact.

Prospectus is delighted to be partnering with Cochrane, a highly regarded health research charity promoting high quality medical information.

They are looking to appoint their new Legal Contracts Officer to support the Senior Contracts Specialist in delivering an effective contracts management service to the Central Executive Team. This is a fixed term contract (maternity cover) for 9-12 months.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice, Prospectus is committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

This is a pivotal post that will manage and maintain a contracts database in conjunction with the Senior Contracts Specialist and will prepare and issue monthly deadline reports for contracts. You will prepare spreadsheets collating information/metadata from the contracts database on request and you will undertake responsibility for the execution of contracts, responding to any queries arising during the signature process and following-up on records awaiting signature to expedite execution. You will actively liaise with internal and external stakeholders to secure key contract details and signatures and you will also review final drafts of agreements, checking for key details such as dates, errors and missing information.

To be successful, you must have significant experience in contracts management along with a proactive approach to problem-solving. The ideal candidate will have excellent written and verbal communication skills and track record of providing administrative support to a solicitor or contracts team. You will have experience of skim-reading contracts & reports and will excel in working methodically and accurately as well as independently. You will have an interest in learning about contracts drafting and negotiation in the research/healthcare sector and it is desirable - but not essential - to have experience of contract drafting and negotiation.

In order to apply please submit your CV (Word format). Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call to brief you on the role. Cover letter are not required.

Prospectus is delighted to be partnering with Age UK Kensington & Chelsea, an independent, local charity supporting older people to remain connected within their community. They offer a range of different services designed with the views and preferences of their service users at the forefront; from Integrated Health Teams and Social Prescribing, to befriending, to dementia support, to combatting loneliness and isolation, to Information and Advice, practical help and homecare, to Digital Inclusion. They also offer Social Prescribing to people over the age of 18 via their trading arm, Age United. They are now recruiting for an Operations Manager to oversee their integrated health and social prescribing services.

Reporting up to the Director of Services, you will provide leadership across two of Age UK K&C's teams; My Care My Way (MCMW), an exciting integrated care service, providing additional support for older adults in GP practices, and Social Prescribing Link Workers (SPLW), a new community-connector service for over 18s embedded across five Primary Care Networks. You will ensure that outcomes for both services are achieved through effective management practices and will motivate and support staff to build long term and sustainable relationships within the GP practices in which they are located. You will work alongside the Director of Services in providing strategic oversight for both services, and will contribute to the development and maintenance of systems to improve service delivery and ensure consistent quality of care.

To apply for this role you will have significant experience of managing and developing frontline teams across the health, social and voluntary sector. You will have significant experience of working with and supporting older people, as well as an understanding of the health and wider social issues affecting them. You will have demonstrable experience of working within primary care, and alongside clinical leads and senior staff. Overall, you will be a strong project manager, skilled at monitoring and evaluating services, and working to ensure the highest quality of service provision for all beneficiaries.

Please initially apply by submitting your CV in Word format (cover letters are not required at this stage). Successful candidates will then be contacted and provided with further information.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply.