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Finance Manager / Financial Accountant (Charity) – GWT
Full-time or Part-time (28 hours)
Join Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust (GWT) and use your finance skills to support nature’s recovery across Gloucestershire. We’re looking for an experienced Finance Manager / Financial Accountant to lead the day-to-day running of our finance function. This is a hands-on role overseeing transactional finance and payroll, strengthening financial controls, and improving board reporting — with line management responsibility for two Finance Officers.
If you enjoy bringing order, clarity and momentum to finance operations — and want your work to directly support conservation impact — we’d love to hear from you.
What you’ll be doing
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Overseeing day-to-day finance operations (AP/AR, credit control, banking, journals, payment runs, month-end routines)
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Owning and maintaining cashflow forecasts (weekly/monthly), highlighting risks and actions early
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Overseeing payroll end-to-end, including reconciliations, pensions, HMRC compliance and year-end tasks
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Leading monthly close and key balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring an audit-ready trail
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Maintaining and improving board reporting packs with strong version control and reconciliation to source data
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Supporting good restricted/unrestricted fund controls and applying charity finance compliance in routine reporting
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Working confidently with finance systems and improving processes, templates and documentation (including Xledger and Access CRM)
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Line-managing and coaching two Finance Officers, ensuring deadlines and quality standards are consistently met
What we’re looking for
Essential:
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Significant hands-on finance experience with charity experience essential
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Strong experience in cashflow forecasting
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Experience building/improving board reporting packs and senior-level reporting
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Payroll oversight experience (processing, pensions, HMRC, reconciliations)
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Excellent attention to detail, deadline management, and people skills
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Confidence picking up and working with less familiar systems (e.g., Xledger, Access CRM)
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Strong Excel skills
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Qualified-by-experience welcome (degree not required)
Desirable:
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Payroll qualification (e.g., CIPP Foundation/Practitioner or equivalent)
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VAT experience, ideally including Partial Exemption
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Experience in a multi-entity environment (e.g., charity + trading subsidiary)
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AAT/ACCA/CIMA/CIPFA part-qualified or qualified
Benefits
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Permanent role
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Full-time or part-time (28 hours) considered
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25 days annual leave (pro rata for part-time)
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We are closed between Christmas and New Year, giving additional time off during this period
If you’re motivated by strong processes, great teamwork, and purpose-led work, we’d love to hear from you.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Age UK is recruiting a Senior Data Privacy Manager! If you enjoy combining technical expertise with collaboration, influence, and a strong sense of responsibility for safeguarding personal data, this is a role where you can make a real impact.
In this role, you'll take the lead in managing Age UK's data protection and privacy programme. You'll be our go-to expert on compliance, guiding us in line with ICO standards and helping ensure we meet the requirements of the Data Protection Act 2018, the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) and the Data Use and Access Act 2025.
You'll keep our policies and procedures up to date, making sure we're continually monitoring and improving our compliance across the organisation. This includes overseeing internal data protection activities, supporting colleagues with Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), delivering staff training, and carrying out internal audits.
You'll work closely with teams across Age UK, offering practical, accessible advice to help embed a "privacy-first" mindset into the design and development of our products, services, and projects that involve the use of personal data. You will bring a refreshed approach to data privacy that seeks to advise on effective and efficient ways to ensure Age UK acts within regulatory requirements and its agreed risk appetite.
We operate a hybrid working model. We offer flexibility on working from home but require the applicant to be in our central London office a minimum of one day per week. Travel costs to the London office are the responsibility of the postholder and are not covered by the charity.
Age UK internal grade: 4L
Last date for applications Thursday 26th February 2026
Must haves:
The below competencies will be assessed at the indicated stage of the recruitment process:
Application = A, Interview = I, Test = T, Presentation = P
Experience
- Experience of working in a data governance role with responsibility for personal data used in a database marketing environment. A, I
- Experience of communicating with stakeholders at all levels, with a willingness to deal with problems or new tasks and a strong track record of bringing business stakeholders onside. A, I
- Experience in managing and responding to data protection rights requests (SARs) and complaints. A, I
- Excellent knowledge of UK privacy law and regulations, and the ability to apply that knowledge appropriately. A, I
- Line management experience. A, I
Skills and Knowledge
- Strong understanding of the principles of Privacy by Design and Default. A, I
- Excellent communication skills, including the ability to tailor communication to different audiences without jargon. A, I
- Ability to build strong relationships with both data practitioners and key users of personal data. A, I
- Effective time management and ability to multi-task. I
- Ability to design and apply a framework for a risk-based approach to data privacy advice. A, I
- Understanding of applications of data privacy in the charity sector. A, I
Personal Attributes
- Confident and able to take decisions. I
- Personable and able to build good relationships quickly. I
- Proactive, problem-solving attitude. I
Great to Have's:
The below competencies will be assessed at the indicated stage of the recruitment process:
Application = A, Interview = I, Test = T, Presentation = P Experience
Skills and Knowledge
- Privacy and data protection qualifications such as CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT desirable. A, I
What we offer in return
- Competitive salary, 26 days annual leave + bank holidays + annual leave purchase scheme
- Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, Health cashback plan and EAP
- Car Benefit Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Season Ticket Loan
- Techscheme - buy any tech from Apple or Currys, up to £1000, and spread the cost over 12 months, interest free
- Blue Light Card Scheme
- You Did It Awards - recognition awards from £100-250
- Many additional benefits
Additional Information
Supporting statements and anonymisation
Candidates are expected to provide a supporting statement that explains how they meet the competencies annotated with an 'A' in the job description, to assess suitability for the position. Age UK acknowledges and accepts that AI may be used to support the application; we do expect candidates to personalise experience, knowledge and skills and failure to do so, may result in your application being rejected.
Please submit a Word version of your CV as it will be anonymised by our recruitment system when you apply for a role. Our system is unable to anonymise supporting statements and heavily formatted CVs. Please could you remove any personal information including your name before you upload to support our inclusive recruitment process. All equalities monitoring information is also anonymised and not shared with the hiring panel. Your name and address will only be known to us if invited for interview.
Equal opportunities & Disability Confident Scheme
Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. Age UK is a Disability Confident Scheme employer. Due to high numbers of applications received, Age UK reserves the right to limit the overall number of interviews offered, and therefore, it may not always be practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job.
Reasonable adjustments
Disabled job seekers can access reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. All requests for reasonable adjustments are considered on a case-by-case basis, in collaboration with the disabled job seeker to best meet their needs, by contacting the Recruitment Team. Disability disclosures will be kept confidential and only shared on a need-to-know basis to support the implementation of adjustments. Disclosures will not be used to inform hiring decisions.
Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.
Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
For a full list of benefits please visit our website.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Since 1960 we have invested more than £500 million in blood cancer research in the UK. Where we’ve invested, survival rates and quality of life have improved. We’ve been working to beat blood cancer for over 50 years, and we won’t stop until we do. Be a part of our story and help us change the world.
We’re looking for a Senior Research Grants Officer to play a key role in delivering and strengthening our research portfolio spanning translational and clinical research. You’ll lead on the coordination and delivery of the Transformational Research Awards Scheme, support clinical trial review processes, and oversee a portfolio of active grants to ensure funding decisions and post-award management are rigorous, transparent and strategically aligned.
You’ll also play an important part in strengthening how we fund and manage research. From supporting the implementation of a new Grants Management System to refining processes and providing expert guidance to researchers, committee members and senior stakeholders, you’ll help ensure our investment delivers maximum impact. If you bring strong biomedical knowledge, grant administration experience and a passion for driving progress for people affected by blood cancer, we’d love to hear from you.
This is a hybrid role with regular anchor days in our London office, alongside attendance at key meetings, conferences and team events throughout the year.
We are committed to actively promoting equality, diversity, and inclusivity. In line with our strategy we welcome approaches from individuals from underrepresented groups, including minority communities, and applicants with a disability, to better reflect the community we serve and help broaden our perspectives.
We research, we support, we care. Because it’s time to beat leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma and all types of blood cancer.



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World Horse Welfare is an international charity that strives to support and strengthen the horse-human relationship through a combination of care, research, education and influence. Our international team work alongside communities and local organisations across the globe to transform the lives of working horses - and the people who rely on them.
We are looking for a proactive and highly organised individual to join our International team and play an essential role in supporting our global programmes. This is an exciting and varied position where you will provide administrative, logistical and financial support to the Director of International, our International Programme Officers and overseas consultants.
About the role:
In this role, you will coordinate international travel and logistics, ensuring our staff and consultants have the necessary travel documentation, safety information and support they need before and during travel. You will also play a key role with communications when they are overseas as well as supporting with preparation of reports and maintaining digital records and filing systems.
A significant part of the role involves financial administration, including budget support, processing expenses and maintaining accurate financial records in collaboration with the Finance department. Your ability to manage multiple tasks, maintain confidentiality and keep processes running efficiently will be central to this role and the team.
This is a hybrid role working between our head office in Snetterton, Norfolk and at home.
About you:
We are looking for someone with strong attention to detail, excellent organisational skills and a flexible, proactive approach. You will be confident building working relationships with colleagues and partners from a wide range of cultures and backgrounds. Experience coordinating domestic and international travel is essential, as is experience working with budgets, expenses, invoices and administrative processes. If you thrive in a busy environment, enjoy supporting others and are motivated by work with real global impact, we would love to hear from you.
What we offer:
- Pension scheme with enhanced employer contributions up to 8%, rising to 12% with length of service.
- Employee health cash plan to cover expenses such as dental, optical, physiotherapy, etc.
- 20 days holiday pro rata increasing to 25 days with service, plus bank holidays and a shutdown between Christmas and new year.
- Paid employee sickness absence scheme and compassionate leave.
- Life assurance scheme of 4x annual salary.
World Horse Welfare is committed to championing equality and diversity in all aspects of employment and in the services that it provides. We encourage applications for all of our vacancies from under-represented groups, particularly ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQ+, and people with disabilities.
World Horse Welfare takes great pride in being realistic, compassionate and forward-thinking and the successful applicant for any of our vacancies will be expected to share these values.
Closing date: Wednesday 4th of March 2026
Interview date: Week commencing 9th of March 2026 at our head office in Snetterton, Norfolk.
World Horse Welfare’s vision is a world where every horse is treated with respect, compassion and understanding.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Youth Worker (Part-time)
17.5 hours per week, worked flexibly to meet the needs-led nature of the programme. The role is primarily evenings typically across 3–4 days, with occasional weekend work.
Grades 4–5 FTE £26,403 - £32,063, pro-rata
Actual £12,322 - £14,962, dependent on qualifications and experience, for 17.5 hours/week plus 5% employer pension.
Join Greater Manchester Youth Federation (GMYF)—a long-established charity running vibrant youth centres across Greater Manchester. We’re dedicated to raising aspirations and creating opportunities for young people, especially those facing disadvantage, through exciting activities, outreach, and outdoor adventures. Our approach champions youth voice, inclusion, and building confidence and resilience. We offer outdoor education, including residentials at our own Ormside Mill site in Cumbria and other sites nationwide.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop positive relationships with 8–16year olds using a young person-centred approach
- Plan and deliver engaging centre-based and outreach sessions
- Support Outdoor Education, DofE, and adventure programmes, including attending several residentials per year
- Champion youth voice, leadership, and social action
- Monitor progress and ensure a safe, inclusive environment
While the post includes both youth and play sessions, we are particularly keen to attract applicants with youth work experience to strengthen this area within the team.
About you
- Experience working with young people
- Commitment to inclusive, relationship-based youth work
- Reliable, approachable and able to work well as part of a team
Why join GMYF
- Make a real difference to young people
- Access high-quality training, CPD and development opportunities
- Work in a supportive, values-led organisation
Person Specification
Essential
- Experience of working with young people, demonstrating a young person-centered approach
- Good understanding of safeguarding and risk management
- Able to build and maintain positive relationships with young people
- Experience planning and delivering activities, projects and individual interventions on issues relating to young people’s health and wellbeing
- Good organisational and communication skills, including working with partner agencies
- Experience of record keeping and data capture using MIS systems including recording young people concerns
- Understand and implement policies and procedures, including completing risk assessments
- Strong team working skills and professionalism at all times
Desirable
- Youth Work Qualification L3 or above
- L2 safeguarding qualification or willingness to obtain in first 3 months
- Experience working creatively
- Experience of youth participation and using skills to capture the voice and views of young people
- Experience working 1 to 1 with young people and in small groups
- Ability to utilise technology and IT packages to develop projects with young people
- Driving license/access to car and/or willing to train to drive minibuses
- Experience of leading social action projects with young people
- First Aid & Fire Marshal certificates or willing to obtain in first 3 months
Other Requirements
GMYF is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; the applicant will be subject to safer recruitment checks including enhanced DBS.
GMYF is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
This is a UK-based post, and applicants must be living in and have the right to work in the UK. If applicable, please detail your Visa status in your covering letter.
Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments during the application or recruitment process and we’ll be happy to support you.
Closing date for applications: 12noon, Monday 9th March 2026
Interview date: From 2pm, Wednesday 18th March 2026
Start Date: As soon as possible, subject to the completion of pre‑employment checks, including DBS and onboarding
Please visit our website for more information - Greater Manchester Youth Federation / Current Vacancies – Greater Manchester Youth Federation
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the Department
The Church of England Foundation for Educational Leadership was set up in 2017 with the mission to 'develop inspirational leaders who are called, connected, committed to deliver the Church of England vision for education'. Since then, it has operated a wide range of leadership development programmes, networks, research, conference and events, and published a range of key leadership resources to equip school leaders at every level to put their vision into practice.
Part of this provision has been as a very successful national provider of NPQ programmes. Beginning in 2017 with the delivery of NPQs for Headteachers, our suite of programmes has now expanded to include programmes for Specialist Teachers, Senior Leaders and also Executive Leaders. More recently, a partnership between the Church of England and the Catholic Education Service is also enabling programmes to be delivered more widely as together our school provision represents around 34% of the sector.
In 2025, the department will launch three new national programmes: Flourishing Leaders, Flourishing Teachers, and Flourishing ECTs (in partnership with UCL). These programmes respond to growing demand for high-quality, values-led professional learning and represent a significant expansion of our work across the education sector.
About the role
We are seeking a Programme Officer who will support the Church of England Education Office's Professional Learning Team. The role is part of a wider team of Programme Officers who support a variety of functions across both the NPQ suite and the Flourishing programmes. Programme Officers work across different portfolios, supporting delivery through directly contracted Delivery Partners and via our National Programme delivered by the Education Office.
Working collaboratively, Programme Officers take on different areas of responsibility to ensure the consistent delivery of high-quality programmes across the country. This role offers the opportunity to develop project management and programme delivery skills in a holistic and supportive environment.
Internal-facing Support
- Maintain the integrity of data within Salesforce and other systems. Trouble-shoot errors when seen.
- Support the effective programme management, launch and delivery of NPQs and Flourishing programmes.
- Lead on administrative tasks relating to the delivery of the programmes, including participant recruitment, onboarding and ongoing participant management (e.g. processing withdrawals and deferrals, supporting participant assessments).
- Provide event administration support, including scheduling, online meeting setup, and updating learning platforms (e.g. Blackboard).
- Assist with the preparation of reports on recruitment, engagement, and quality assurance.
- Provide administrative support across delivery functions, including inbox management, form creation, and reporting.
- Support continuous improvement by collecting and organising feedback from participants, facilitators, and partners to inform programme development and enhance delivery.
- Be prepared to work flexibly across the team, supporting different areas of programme delivery as needed to respond to changing priorities and ensure smooth operation.
External-facing Support
- Provide high-quality, courteous and caring first-line support for participant and partner queries via shared inboxes.
- Support the Learning Technology team with online event administration and technical support.
- Assist applicants and sponsors with the application process and IT-related queries.
- Use data systems, to identify and support Delivery Partners who have participants who are at risk of falling behind, in order for them to take swift action to ensure support is put in place and their participants are able to catch up in a timely manner.
- Support the onboarding and coordination of Coaches and Facilitators across all programmes.
- Act as the first point of contact in online sessions, supporting facilitators to use key features of Zoom and Teams (e.g. breakout rooms) and answer queries from participants, coaches and facilitators.
- Maintain accurate records of contractual milestones and deliverables for external partners.
- Liaise with Delivery Partners to ensure timely and accurate completion of administrative tasks and meeting of their contractual milestones.
Essential
Knowledge/Experience:
- Experience working in an administrative environment, including inbox management and good skills in phone/email communication with stakeholders.
- Experience working in a pressured environment, meeting milestones and key deliverables
- Experience of working collaboratively as part of a team
- Experience in compiling data, extracting and analysing information
Skills and Abilities:
- Excellent customer service skills and ability to manage stakeholder queries.
- Proactive and able to work independently to suggest and implement solutions.
- Strong attention to detail and a sense of ownership.
- Proven communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Excellent organisational skills.
- High proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Desirable
- Experience in finance administration and reporting.
- analytical and data-handling skills.
- Experience using survey tools (e.g. Form Assembly).
- Familiarity with Learning Management Systems (e.g. Blackboard) and CRM systems (e.g. Salesforce)
- Experience supporting professional learning or education programmes.
Circumstances
Whilst this is a remote role, the post-holder will need to travel on occasion. This could be for NSE Team Days, NSE Residential (one overnight stay in the Autumn each year), Professional Learning Team Days, other events such as the National Conference, DP Days etc. It is anticipated that there will be approximately 12 travel days per year, although this will vary.
Closing date for applications is 08 March at 23:55 pm
For an informal conversation about the role, please contact
We have no fixed days of the week for the part-time element of this role and can discuss this further during the interview process.
The Church of England’s vocation is and always has been to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ afresh in each generation to the people of England.



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WHO WE ARE
We are Zarach, the children’s bed charity. We are on a mission to end child bed poverty, helping children get a good night’s sleep and the chance to thrive at school.
In our nearly eight years as a registered charity, we’ve captured the hearts and attention of many individuals, community groups, businesses and funders who want to support us on our mission. We’ve also been given an incredible media platform from which we have raised awareness of child bed poverty at local, regional and national levels. This support and awareness has enabled us to deliver over 16,000 bed bundles to children to date.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
As we grow, we are looking to recruit a Fundraising and Supporter Engagement Officer to join the Fundraising team, for an initial fixed-term period of 12-months.
As our ideal candidate, you will need to be within commuting distance of our Leeds warehouse, allowing you to travel regularly to meet with the team. This is a hybrid role based between the Leeds warehouse and home, with at least two days per week at the warehouse. Some travel to other locations may be required occasionally for events.
You will be an enthusiastic team player with strong communication and interpersonal skills. You will be organised and able to manage multiple tasks and priorities, and work to deadlines.
Alongside your related skills and experience, we’ll be looking to see that you have a genuine care for our mission and, as such, are self-motivated to do a great job and be a values-led member of our team.
Ideally, you’ll have experience of fundraising, customer-facing support, and/or events administration in the charity sector. However, charity experience is not essential if you can demonstrate an appetite and track record for continual learning and development across your working life to date.
WHAT WE OFFER
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Starting at £25,625 with progression up to £29,725 p/a
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Term: Initial fixed term of 12-months
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28 days, plus Bank Holidays
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Healthcare Cash Plan
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Quarterly Staff Recognition Award
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A great working environment! One of our colleagues described us as- “Zarach is a wonderful place to work with the mission at the core of all that we do”
To decide if you’d like to bring your skills and experience to bear in the pursuit of our mission, please have a look at the job description, our website and the coverage of us across social media.
Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. Therefore, we encourage you to submit your CV and cover letter as soon as possible.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is an exciting time for the Trust as we are in the second year of our ambitious NLHF funded activity plan. You will be providing support for the volunteer journey from recruitment and onboarding, to role support across all areas of volunteer activity in the park.
This role will be key to supporting the ongoing development of our volunteering programme and ensuring that the correct processes are followed, volunteers and schools/learning groups have the information they need, resourcing is at appropriate levels and rooms, and equipment is booked as needed.
You will work as part of the Content, Learning and Engagement team, line managed by the Senior Volunteering Manager.
The role is offered on a one-year fixed term contract with Crystal Palace Park Trust. Any extension is subject to funding.
This role is funded by the Lottery Fund as part of the partnership project between Crystal Palace Park Trust and the London Borough of Bromley.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
At Wrexham Tennis & Padel Centre, we want to inspire as many people as possible to stay healthy, and enjoy the benefits of sport, at every level. We provide affordable and accessible sporting facilities and programmes for adults and children, and we are proud to be the largest facility of our type in Wales.
As our CEO, you will lead the next phase of our development – strengthening our impact, driving sustainable growth and building on our reputation as a thriving community sport destination.
Position: CEO
Responsible to: Chair of Board of Trustees
Location: Wrexham, with some scope for occasional remote working
Hours: 35 hours per week (full-time)
Salary: £50,000 per year, with flexibility for an exceptional candidate
First-round interviews are provisionally scheduled for Tuesday 17th March; final interviews are due to take place Tuesday 31st March.
Closing date: Friday 27th February at 12pm
About the Role
As CEO, you will provide strategic, financial and operational leadership, ensuring the Centre continues to grow sustainably while remaining rooted in community impact and strong governance. You will shape and deliver the organisation’s long‑term vision and ensure services, programmes and operations remain high‑quality, inclusive and aligned to community need.
This is a pivotal role for a leader who combines commercial instinct with values‑led leadership, and who can represent the organisation credibly across local, regional and national stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
- Lead the development and delivery of a bold, future‑focused strategy for the Charity.
- Translate long‑term vision into clear priorities, measurable objectives and sustainable growth\
- Work closely with the Board to support strong and effective governance.
Commercial & Financial Leadership
- Strengthen financial sustainability through robust budgeting, forecasting, planning and risk management.
- Grow income through partnerships, memberships, programmes, development of our retail arm, grants and commercial activity.
- Ensure strong financial controls and compliance with charity governance requirements.
People & Culture Leadership
- Foster a culture of trust, inclusion, safeguarding, respect and high performance.
- Lead, support and develop the senior leadership team; embed fair and compliant people practices.
- Champion equality, diversity and inclusion across the organisation.
Organisational Excellence & Compliance
- Ensure best‑practice policies, systems and processes across the organisation.
- Oversee safeguarding, health & safety and regulatory compliance.
- Produce high‑quality reports for the Board, funders and regulators.
Partnerships, Profile & Community Engagement
- Act as an ambassador for the organisation—locally, regionally and nationally.
- Build influential relationships with governing bodies, local authorities, schools, community partners and funders.
- Enhance the Centre’s visibility, reputation and reach.
Programme & Service Oversight
- Provide strategic oversight of programme development to ensure high‑quality, inclusive offers aligned to community needs.
- Support managers in driving innovation and impact across services.
About You
You will bring:
- Senior leadership experience in sport, leisure, charity or community settings.
- A successful track record in delivering growth, developing partnerships and organisational development.
- Strong financial and commercial acumen.
- An inclusive, collaborative and empowering leadership style.
- Passion for community sport, wellbeing and widening participation.
We provide recreational sporting facilities and programmes for members of our local community, supporting physical and mental wellbeing for all.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Edward's Trust is seeking a values-led Chief Executive to build on recent stabilisation and lead the charity into its next phase of sustainable impact.
This is a rare opportunity to lead a respected bereavement charity supporting parents, children and young people across the West Midlands.
Edward's Trust provides specialist counselling and holistic wellbeing support to families experiencing profound and often complex grief. Our work is rooted in compassion, integrity and a deep respect for the individuality of every person we support.
We are now looking for a Chief Executive who can combine emotional intelligence with strategic clarity and hands-on leadership. Working closely with a committed Board and skilled staff team, the successful candidate will guide the organisation confidently through a challenging funding landscape while protecting the quality and integrity of our services.
This is a senior, visible role with real autonomy and influence. Key priorities include strengthening income resilience, leading income generation activity, nurturing partnerships, and embedding a shared strategic direction across the organisation. The role requires a leader who is comfortable holding complexity and uncertainty, and who understands the responsibility of working within emotionally demanding services.
We welcome applications from experienced leaders within the charity, health or social care sectors, as well as those ready to step into a Chief Executive role. Flexible and part-time working arrangements are welcomed, including 0.8 FTE.
Full details, including the role profile, priorities and how to apply are available in the recruitment pack.
Applicants are asked to submit a CV and a covering letter to be considered. Full details are within the CEO Recruitment Pack.
Supporting bereaved families with care, compassion and hope across the West Midlands



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Are you a visionary leader who can help shape the next stage of our work to protect, create and restore Scotland’s woodlands?
We are looking for our next Chief Executive, someone who can lead the charity into an exciting period of growth and change.
FWS is a Scottish charity working to create a Scotland where trees and native woodlands are thriving for our wildlife, communities and climate. Our mission is to protect, create and restore these vital habitats through knowledge, partnership and practical action.
Founded in 2012 to support innovative thinking for trees and native woodlands, we have grown into an organisation delivering practical action at scale. Today, our work stretches from city spaces to wild places — supporting farmers and landowners to create or restore native woodlands, strengthening local nurseries, building sector skills, and bringing trees into everyday landscapes across Scotland.
The organisation has grown rapidly over the past three years, and now operates as a team of seven delivering national programmes across Scotland.
About the role
This is a rare opportunity to shape a small, ambitious and high‑performing charity at a time of growth and increasing national influence.
As Chief Executive, you will report to and work closely with our Board of Trustees, providing strategic leadership and acting as the organisation’s senior representative. You will:
- Lead the delivery of our strategic plan and future direction
- Strengthen partnerships across the woodland, environmental, community and land‑use sectors
- Oversee programme delivery and organisational performance
- Support, motivate and develop our small and committed team of seven, working across programmes, fundraising and communications
- Represent Future Woodlands Scotland at senior levels across Scotland
You will bring strategic clarity, a collaborative leadership style, and the ability to build strong, trusted relationships across sectors and with funders.
Location
This role is Scotland-based, working from home with travel across Scotland to meetings. Our current team is spread across Dumfries & Galloway, Lothian, Central Scotland and Aberdeenshire.
Contract and salary
- 8% employer pension contribution
- Permanent, part‑time (3 days per week)
- £65,000–£75,000 FTE, depending on experience
- 25 days annual leave + 10 public holidays (pro rata)
- Additional annual leave increasing with length of service, up to a maximum of 10 additional days.
How to apply
Before applying, please read the Candidate Pack for full details of the role, responsibilities and the application process. You can find it on our website.
Invitations are invited from suitably qualified people and applications should consist of a CV and covering letter. The covering letter should explain how you meet the essential skills set out in the Candidate Pack and what you would bring to Future Woodlands Scotland.
If you would like an informal chat about the role, please contact Shireen Chambers to arrange a call (details in Candidate Pack).
Key dates:
- Application deadline: Midday, Monday 16 March 2026
- Interviews: Monday, 30 March 2026, in Edinburgh in person
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The CEO will play a pivotal leadership role in ensuring the continued success and sustainability of Clwyd Special Riding Centre. This is a wide-ranging role combining strategic leadership with hands-on people management.
The postholder will oversee the daily running of the Centre while also working closely with Trustees to deliver long-term development plans. The role demands strong financial and organisational management, excellent people skills, and the ability to balance compassion with pragmatism.
The CEO will act as a key ambassador for the Centre, building relationships with supporters, stakeholders, and the wider community to secure funding and grow the charity’s impact. The CEO will create the strategic plans for the next 5 years and work with the Trustees, Stakeholders and Staff to implement the plan.
This is an exciting opportunity to transition the organisation into a sustainable, self-funded and agile organisation able to meet the needs of their traditional participant and those members of the community who could benefit from equine activities.
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Money and Mental Health has a trusted reputation and a strong track record of impact. We’re ready to take our fundraising to the next level, and we’re looking for an ambitious and talented Senior Fundraising Officer to help us grow our income, develop our fundraising culture and strengthen our relationships with funders.
The primary aim of this role is to help Money and Mental Health secure the income it needs to deliver its mission and further strengthen the charity’s financial footing for the future. This is a crucial role in our new Fundraising team, and the successful candidate will work across all elements of our income generation activities - from grant-writing to donor stewardship and pipeline development.
The role will have a particular focus on securing funding from Trusts and Foundations, but there will also be ample opportunities to engage corporate partners and other prospective funders.
The successful candidates will have the chance to bring their ideas in terms of identifying new routes to funding for the organisation and shaping our income generation activities.
Key responsibilities:
Funding bids and proposals
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Draft and develop effective and impactful fundraising bids and proposals to secure both grant income and corporate sponsorship
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Project manage the process of developing funding proposals - including completing funding checklists, coordinating the team on relevant deadlines and booking in time for sign off from relevant colleagues.
Relationship management
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Play a key role in donor stewardship alongside Head of Fundraising and Senior Leadership Team (SLT), including grant makers, corporates and individual donors
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Support SLT in identifying - and building relationships with - relevant individuals within prospective funder organisations - including coordinating meetings.
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Ensure we stay on top of our grant requirements, including drafting grant reports and coordinating other team members to fulfil those requirements
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Work with External Affairs team to create excellent supporter journeys for online donors.
Pipeline development
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Work with Head of Fundraising to undertake research into new fundraising prospects and to develop a strong funder pipeline
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Stay on top of new developments in the charity sector and wider funding landscape
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Make recommendations to Head of Fundraising on new funders we should engage with or seek to build relationships with
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Maintain accurate pipeline data and prospect records, ensuring regular updates
Planning, strategy and vision
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Contribute to the delivery of our income generation strategy - including meeting relevant targets set out in the strategy.
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Support the team with advance planning on funding bids, project managing complex cross-team processes, matrix-managing small project teams and ensuring all key milestones are met
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Proactively suggest ideas for ways of improving our processes and ways of working to better support our income generation targets or better deliver our work.
About you:
We’re seeking someone who is ambitious, driven and emotionally intelligent. We need a relationship-builder and a clear and concise communicator, ready to step into an exciting new role and help build a fundraising function which leaves a lasting legacy.
Essential qualities
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A proven track record of securing five-figure grants or income from trusts, foundations and/or corporate partners.
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A demonstrable track record of writing impactful and effective funding proposals, and leading the end-to-end process of applying for grants and reporting on those received
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Strong copywriting skills, and the ability to articulate the impact from donations
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Excellent project management skills
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Solid relationship management skills, with the ability to lead donor stewardship and develop excellent working relationships with key teams internally
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A genuine commitment to the organisation’s mission, as well as to the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion
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Ability to work independently and as part of a team, managing a busy to-do list
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Ability and desire to be hands-on and get stuck in
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Excellent attention to detail, record-keeping and commitment to high standards.
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Basic understanding of fundraising regulations, including Fundraising Code of Practice, and how they apply to your work
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Experience of working towards personal income targets and managing individual KPIs.
Desirable qualities
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Experience using relevant trusts and foundation and CRM databases
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Experience of developing and managing a pipeline of funding opportunities, and advising colleagues on where to prioritise our resources
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Experience of fundraising for a small charity, think tank or a research charity
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Experience of working with project budgets.
We are an independent charity, committed to breaking the link between financial difficulty and mental health problems.



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Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Corporate Partnership Officer
Alton, Hampshire
(flexible/remote but with weekly visits to our charity’s head office in Alton, Hampshire)
Up to 35 hours per week
Permanent
C.£30,000 depending on experience
About us
7.2 million people in the UK have chronic kidney disease (CKD), a diagnosis that can turn your world upside down.
For 50 years, Kidney Care UK has been at the forefront of supporting people with kidney disease. From our early days when we campaigned to introduce donor cards in the UK, we have worked hard to support and represent the interests of everyone affected by this lifelong condition. We continue to provide practical, emotional, and financial support for individuals and their families, while also working with healthcare professionals to improve care services and campaign for change.
Kidney disease can affect anyone and there is no cure. We are here for the young and the old, for those struggling to make ends meet, for families and loved ones. We fight tirelessly, giving our total support, to improve the lives of kidney patients and their families.
We’ve grown significantly over the past five years. But this is just the start – we want to grow our income significantly in the next three years. We have to – there are so many people who need us.
We’ve been making quite a splash recently – our ‘Cost of Staying Alive Report’ made the front cover of The Guardian last year, and the follow up ‘Left Out in the Cold’ report was recently featured on Sky News and in The Evening Standard. Our ‘Priced Out of Existence’ campaign was shown on the BBC 6 o’clock and 10 o’clock News and referenced by media across the UK. Our #BloodyAmazingKidneys campaign has reached more than 6 million people and 294,000 of those have taken our digital kidney health checker.
We’re building partnerships with leading companies across the UK, raising the profile of kidney disease and working with them to make sure that their customer service teams understand the needs of kidney patients throughout the country, working with them to make sure that kidney patients are top priority for their vulnerable customer teams. We’re working with global pharmaceutical companies developing world class patient information and advice. And we want to identify more companies in different sectors who are passionate about supporting people with kidney disease, which is why we are expanding our Corporate Partnerships team.
The charity is set to build on this success and aims to continue this growth, so that we can reach more kidney patients and their families, providing critical support at a time when it is needed now more than ever.
About the role
The Corporate Partnerships Officer will play a key role in this growth, managing and securing new corporate partnerships with support from the Corporate Partnerships Manager. Our corporate partnership income has grown from zero in 2020 to c£2.3 million in 2025. It is a very exciting time to be joining the charity and our Fundraising team.
Primarily, you will be responsible for managing your own portfolio of corporate partnerships, growing strong relationships, delivering partnership activities, and proactively securing new corporate partnerships, including charity of the year relationships. You'll further support the Corporate Partnership Manager and Director of Fundraising, Marketing and Communications as needed with key activities within larger partnerships, developing a well rounded understanding of how Kidney Care UK works in partnership.
You will also work closely with the Events, Marketing & Communications teams to promote and support all opportunities to drive corporate income growth ensuring strong collaboration.
Key duties will include;
- Managing relationships with key contacts,
- Delivering partnership activities such as renal unit visits or training presentations to key staff,
- Delivering informative annual reports,
- Proactively secure and onboard new partnerships within your target area.
You will do this by stewarding the significant number of existing relationships and partnerships we already hold and maximising any opportunities that exist. Alongside this, you'll be working with the Corporate Partnership Manager to manage a personal goal of generating new partnerships through proactive engagement to and through our supporters, beneficiaries, networks, and contacts.
The right candidate will have a proven record of building strong and rewarding relationships, and confidence in managing and building these relationships autonomously. You will be a driven and enthusiastic fundraiser with experience of cultivating new relationships across a range of businesses and sectors and a willingness to learn and develop your skills.
The role will adapt and develop with the individual and offers huge potential for personal and career development.
What we offer
Working at Kidney Care UK is incredibly rewarding and you will see the life-changing impact that the charity has on kidney patients and their family:
- Flexi-time – we are flexible about start and finish times, and flexible about your location.
- Annual and Christmas leave – we offer 25 days annual leave for full time employees plus bank holidays. We also close for three days between Christmas and New Year, and you don’t need to take this from your annual leave allowance.
- Pension – you’ll be eligible for and auto-enrolled into a pension scheme.
- Health cashback plan – ability to claim back a wide variety of routine medical treatments.
- Employee Assistance Programme – access to a wide variety of support including counselling, health resources and advice.
- Cycle2Work scheme
- Learning and development – you’ll be able to access the full benefits of our membership of Fundraising Everywhere and Charity Comms.
We are the UK's leading kidney patient support charity



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Job Purpose
This role sits at the heart of Operation Smile UK’s five-year strategy to deliver transformational growth across all income streams. As Retention Fundraising Lead, you will be instrumental in delivering on three of the four core strategic priorities:
1. Build Regular Giving – retain and maximise value from the regular giving base
2. Drive All Donors to Legacy – ensure donors experience best-in-class stewardship, increasing their loyalty to the charity with an objective of feeding into legacy and long-term giving goals.
3. Maximise Growth Through Digital Fundraising Integration – leading the expansion and optimisation of digital growth for all existing supporters.
The Retention Lead is responsible for delivering Operation Smile UK’s strategic individual giving retention and legacy marketing programme. This role is key to driving income growth from our existing donors from the point of recruitment, maximising value and minimising attrition from the regular giving pool and generating and retaining legacy actions and prospects.
You will lead on the strategy, planning, delivery and evaluation of retention campaigns, with full accountability for managing significant budgets, agency partnerships and performance metrics.
You will support the development of the Legacy strategy, be instrumental in planning legacy activity and delivering legacy marketing for the existing supporter base across all income streams and methods of support, from Partnerships, Volunteers and public fundraisers.
This is a senior, hands-on role suited to an experienced Individual giving fundraiser with strong commercial acumen and a data-driven mindset.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Campaign Leadership
- Develop and implement the retention strategy, aligned with income targets and supporter growth objectives.
- Lead on the planning and delivery of campaigns across cash, donor stewardship, legacy prospecting and stewardship, welcome, conversion, reactivation and upgrade appeals.
- Lead on strategic development of the cultivation journey to ensure Operation Smile maximise growth through digital channels.
- Monitor and report on campaign performance, providing insight-driven recommendations to optimise results.
- Drive testing and innovation to expand existing approaches and introduce new ones within acceptable risk and return parameters.
Budget Ownership & Performance Monitoring
- Take full responsibility for retention and legacy budget management, income forecasting and cost control.
- Set, monitor, and evaluate key performance indicators (KPIs), reporting against ROI, value and response, retention and conversion metrics and long-term value across all supporter groups channels.
- Collaborate with the Senior Database Manager and the Director of Data and Technology to develop and maintain performance dashboards (e.g., Power BI) and support strategic data analysis, including both short term and long-term channel performance evaluation.
Line Management
- Provide day-to-day leadership and support to the Retention team, ensuring clarity of objectives, effective workload management, and professional development opportunities.
- Conduct regular 1:1s, annual appraisals, and performance reviews for direct reports, supporting their growth and accountability.
- Foster a collaborative and inclusive team culture, encouraging innovation, learning, and high standards of delivery.
- Provide strategic and operational direction to external agencies or freelancers working on retention projects.
Agency & Partner Management
- Manage day-to-day relationships with external fundraising and creative partners.
- Lead on the relationship with the external fulfilment agency working with multiple internal stakeholders to ensure an effective partnership is in place.
- Lead briefings, content sourcing, agent training, stakeholder approvals, and quality assurance processes.
- Negotiate contracts and hold suppliers accountable for delivery and performance.
Cross-Team and Market Integration
- Represent the retention and legacy programme in cross-functional planning meetings and contribute to a unified team culture focused on strategic delivery.
- Work closely with the Acquisition and Digital lead to deliver a seamless supporter journey from point of recruitment to donor communications.
- Work closely with the Philanthropy Manager to develop and manage the pipeline of HV/Major donors.
- Work closely with the Legacy administrator, Philanthropy Manager and Volunteer Manager to develop the legacy pipeline.
- Work closely to ensure all digital communications are aligned and support the retention strategy
- Act as a key liaison with colleagues across Operation Smile global markets, sharing insights and exploring opportunities to align strategy, co-develop creative, or pilot cross-market initiatives.
Compliance, Risk & Best Practice
- Ensure all campaigns meet legal, ethical and data protection requirements (e.g., GDPR, Fundraising Regulator).
- Act as a key contributor to organisational risk assessments relating to income performance and supplier performance.
- Keep up to date with sector trends, innovations and benchmarks to maintain best practice.
Person specification
Essential Experience
- Extensive experience (ideally 5+ years) in Individual Giving, Legacy or fundraising acquisition roles.
- Proven success delivering multi-channel (including digital) retention campaigns for both cash, legacy and regular giving donors with strong ROI.
- Experience managing external agencies and suppliers to high performance standards.
- Strong background in regular giving retention.
- Demonstrable experience managing and reporting on retention budgets.
Skills & Attributes
- Strategic thinker with excellent campaign planning and execution skills.
- Highly numerate and confident using data for decision-making and optimisation.
- Strong project and stakeholder management abilities.
- Proactive, self-starting approach with high levels of ownership and accountability.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to represent the organisation externally.
Desirable
- Understanding of retention and supporter journey optimisation.
- Familiarity with CRM, Dot digital and data system Donorfy.
- Experience with Power BI or other reporting tools.
First-round interviews are set for the week of 9th March 2026. We strongly encourage early applications.
Disability Confident Committed Employer
We're a Disability Confident Committed employer, so we guarantee an interview to any disabled applicant who meets the minimum requirements for the job.
At Operation Smile UK, we value individuals based on their performance and potential. We're dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace that supports everyone's needs. We're happy to make reasonable adjustments throughout the application and employment process, and we particularly welcome applications from diverse backgrounds.
If you need this document in a different format, require any adjustments, or need help with your application, please contact us (further details contained within the job description).
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Operation Smile UK knows fundraising could better reflect the diverse backgrounds and experiences of the people the charity sector supports. If you don’t meet every requirement but believe your transferable skills align with the role, we encourage you to contact us for a conversation.
We want our team to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, offering equal opportunities to everyone, regardless of, age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
We celebrate diversity and encourage you to bring your authentic self to Operation Smile UK. We are committed to supporting all applicants and ensuring a fair hiring process. All appointments will be made solely on merit, and we are happy to make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.
Please provide clear evidence in your cover letter of your experience and achievements, including income performance results. We are particularly interested in your expertise in developing supporter journeys and delivering successful multichannel campaigns across both mail and digital platforms. Additionally, please demonstrate your commitment to the sector.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.





