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The Onboarding team welcomes newly hired employees and delivers a seamless onboarding journey. In this role, you will play a key part in supporting our Onboarding Coordinators to manage the end-to-end process, ensuring every new starter has a great experience and a smooth transition into their role.

You will assist with the day-to-day coordination of onboarding for all new BHF employees. This includes managing candidate details, references, DBS checks (where required), and right to work checks. You will track the progress of new starters, chase outstanding documentation, and ensure proposed start dates are met.

You will also handle onboarding queries and escalate any issues relating to offers or screening processes. Alongside essential daily tasks that keep the onboarding process running smoothly, you’ll act as first point of contact. You will check, challenge, and escalate where necessary, providing valuable opportunities to learn, grow, and develop expertise in recruitment and onboarding.

Working closely with the team, you’ll take ownership of your tasks and use initiative to keep time-sensitive actions on track, ensuring KPIs and SLAs are consistently achieved.

About You

You will have previous experience providing administrative support to a team, ideally within Recruitment or HR, and working in a fast-paced environment. You can deliver at pace, prioritise effectively and manage high volumes of documentation and data with accuracy and efficiency.

Ideally, you will have experience using a Recruitment Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and feel confident navigating systems to keep processes moving. A strong communicator, you will build excellent working relationships with internal teams and external partners, such as our Technology team and DBS checking provider.

With exceptional attention to detail and strong time management skills, you will deliver an outstanding onboarding experience that meets, and wherever possible exceeds, the expectations of candidates and hiring managers.

You will have

• Strong communication skills
• A collaborative approach
• Excellent attention to detail
• Experience working in a fast-paced team
• Professionalism, discretion, and respect for confidentiality
• The ability to prioritise and meet deadlines
• A proactive approach to problem solving

Working arrangements

This is a hybrid role, where your work will be split between your home and at least one day per week, on average, in our London Office. This may vary from time to time, so you will need to work in a flexible way to unlock your best work for our cause.

About us

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. By funding research across six decades, we’ve helped keep millions of hearts beating and millions of families together. We’re investing in ground-breaking research that will get us closer than ever to a world where everyone has a healthier heart for longer. 

We value and respect every individual’s unique contribution, celebrate diversity, and make inclusion part of what we do every day.  

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy, Igniting Change, along with our internal EDI group, Kaleidoscope, and a growing number of employee network groups (our Affinity Groups), help us create an environment where all our colleagues and volunteers can succeed. 

Benefits 

We offer our staff generous benefits, such as:

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Private medical insurance, dental health cover, and money towards gym membership.
• Pension scheme with employer contribution up to 10%.
• Full pay for 12 weeks for family leave including maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
• Life assurance.
• Extra paid leave of up to 10 days to support colleagues who may need more time off work to look after themselves or others close to them.

To find out more about the benefits available at the BHF please download our benefits document at the bottom of our advert page.

Interview process

First stage interviews will be a short one-way video interview, successful candidates will then be invited to attend an interview via MS Teams. 

As our Senior Videographer, you’ll be a key part of our Health Content team, helping us significantly expand how we reach people with video content through our own channels, social platforms and on YouTube.

British Heart Foundation (BHF)’s Health Content team supports people with heart and circulatory diseases, helping them feel informed and empowered. We produce a wide range of health information products across print and digital channels.

Our vision is a world where everyone has a healthier heart for longer.

Thinking conceptually to interrogate briefs and get beneath the surface of projects and audience needs, you’ll balance creativity with pragmatism to deliver amazing video content that makes our audiences sit up and take notice.

You’ll develop video content that will work across digital, social, video and in-store, collaborating closely with our talented team and working with colleagues around the charity on a variety of projects.

About you

You bring extensive hands-on videography and video editing experience and expertise (in-house or agency) and experience of project managing the entire production cycle; from pre-production (incl. storyboarding), filming, editing, to final delivery.

A keen collaborator, with good interpersonal and problem-solving skills, you have excellent time management and the ability to work independently and within a team environment.

Proficient with professional camera equipment, lighting setups, audio capture, and basic colour grading, you have experience of creating video content for a range of channels, including websites, YouTube and social channels such as Instagram Reels and TikTok.

With advanced skills in Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Adobe Creative Cloud Suite, you have experience of working within a range of production budgets and an understanding of accessibility issues and standards.

You can tell a story quickly, and you understand how that story should be adapted to different channels.

Working arrangements 

12-month fixed term contract.

This is a hybrid role, where your work will be split between your home and at least one day per week, on average, in our London Office. This may vary from time to time, so you will need to work in a flexible way to unlock your best work for our cause.

Are you passionate about making a lasting impact? The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is embarking on an exciting journey to significantly grow our philanthropic income over the next five years – and we’re looking for talented, driven leaders to help us achieve our vision.

As a Senior Philanthropy Manager (Principal Gifts), you will be at the heart of this mission, taking ownership of a portfolio of existing donors and prospective supporters, spanning both Major Donor and Trusts & Foundations streams.

Your focus will be on securing seven-figure and above gifts, directly contributing to the BHF mission to save and improve lives affected by cardiovascular disease through transformational funding.

You’ll also play a pivotal leadership role, line managing two Philanthropy Managers (Major Gifts) with diverse portfolios. Together, you will identify opportunities, nurture talent, and set the standard for relationship excellence within the team.

If you are a collaborative, ambitious professional ready to shape the future of heart research through transformative fundraising, we want to hear from you.

About You

As our ideal candidate, you have an impressive background in major gift fundraising, with a proven track record of securing six and seven-figure donations and exceeding ambitious targets.

Able to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of philanthropic fundraising, particularly from Major Donor and Trusts & Foundations sources, you possess strong experience working with senior volunteer leaders and stakeholders such as Trustees, board members, and high-net-worth individuals.

You have the skills and experience to autonomously lead every stage of the cultivation and stewardship journey – from cold prospecting, relationship building across multiple stakeholders, developing and writing strong proposals, pitching, delivering, nurturing and uplifting relationships.

A robust understanding of the charity sector, including its challenges and opportunities, is essential as are your skills and experience in building bespoke fundraising propositions, fundraising through major gift campaigns, and managing complex stakeholder relationships.

You have exceptional communication, both written and verbal, and the ability to inspire commitment and connection to our mission. Strong organisational skills, meticulous attention to detail, and proficiency with Microsoft Office and CRM systems are required.

Ambitious and results-driven you exude leadership, gravitas, and a genuine passion for the BHF’s mission. Flexibility, a proactive mindset, and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively will ensure your success in this transformative, high-impact role.

Working arrangements

This is a hybrid role, where your work will be split between your home and at least one day per week, on average, in our London Office. This may vary from time to time, so you will need to work in a flexible way to unlock your best work for our cause.

On occasion you will need to attend evening events.

Are you passionate about making a real difference and driving transformative change? Join the British Heart Foundation as our New Business Lead – Philanthropy, a pivotal new role designed to take our fundraising ambitions to the next level.

With bold plans to significantly grow our philanthropic income over the next five years, you’ll spearhead a fresh approach to new business, helping us unlock high-value opportunities and strengthen our commitment to life-changing research.

Working closely with the Head of Philanthropy, you will shape and deliver a new business strategy that inspires six- and seven-figure gifts, managing a dynamic portfolio of Major Donor and Trust & Foundation prospects. Your expertise will help create a culture of innovation and collaboration, supporting your colleagues as you collectively drive new relationships and secure sustainable, multi-year income streams.

This role is perfect for someone with the vision and autonomy to navigate the entire philanthropic journey—from identifying prospects and building relationships to crafting compelling proposals and collaborating across teams. You’ll play a central part in developing our Philanthropy Board and leading the development of a new business culture, all while helping us build a world where everyone enjoys a healthier heart for longer.

If you’re driven by purpose, inspired by the prospect of high-value fundraising, and ready to make a lasting impact, we would love to hear from you.

About You

We’re seeking an ambitious, results-driven fundraising professional with a proven track record in securing six and seven figure multi-year gifts.

As our ideal candidate, you have new business knowledge and are adept at building and nurturing high-value relationships, demonstrating gravitas and passion for the cause when engaging with senior stakeholders, Trustees, and high-net-worth donors.

You have the skills and experience to autonomously lead on every stage of the cultivation journey. Strategic thinking is crucial – you can spot growth opportunities, shape innovative fundraising propositions, and collaborate across teams to deliver transformative outcomes for the BHF.

As someone who adopts a truly collaborative perspective, you can think beyond your own portfolio and team to deliver transformative relationships.

Your experience of engaging senior volunteer leaders, managing complex stakeholder relationships, and working within a matrix structure will be essential.

You have exceptional communication, both written and verbal, and the ability to inspire commitment and connection to our mission. Strong organisational skills, meticulous attention to detail, and proficiency with Microsoft Office and CRM systems are required.

Working arrangements

This is a hybrid role, where your work will be split between your home and at least one day per week, on average, in our London Office. This may vary from time to time, so you will need to work in a flexible way to unlock your best work for our cause.

On occasion you will need to attend evening events.