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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!
As our Operations & Executive Support Manager, you’ll play a pivotal role in keeping the organisation running smoothly. You’ll work at the heart of our Corporate Function, ensuring our systems, people, and processes are efficient and aligned with our mission. There is no line management initially but if the team grows, we will discuss this with you.
Reporting directly to the CEO, you’ll provide both operational leadership and executive support - helping the CEO and wider team stay focused on impact. You’ll also work with our Head of Programmes to ensure coordination across the charity.
This role would suit you if you’re highly organised, proactive, and thrive in a fast-paced environment where no two days are the same. You might currently be an Operations Officer, Senior Administrator, or Project Manager, ready to step up into a broader, more strategic role.
JOB DETAILS
- Job Title - Operations & Executive Support Manager
- Responsible to - Chief Executive Officer
- Salary - Between £29,500 & £31,000 depending on experience
- Contract - Full-Time (38 hours per week) - From time to time, you may be required to work some evenings and weekends. These are usually communicated well in advance. We expect team members to work from the office at least three days per week, but we offer flexibility to balance this with remote working. This is a one-year fixed-term contract, with the likelihood of renewal subject to funding availability.
- Closing date - 14 December 2025
WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING
1. Operational Coordination (40%)
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Oversee day-to-day organisational operations, systems, and processes.
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Maintain and improve internal systems & processes (task & project management).
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Manage supplier relationships (insurance, IT, HR, utilities, etc.).
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Support programme quality assurance by collating data and reviewing reports.
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Lead internal projects to improve efficiency and staff experience.
2. Executive Support (25%)
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Provide comprehensive diary management for the CEO and organisation-wide initiatives.
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Prepare briefings, reports, and presentation materials when required.
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Support the CEO with governance papers, communications, and meeting follow-up.
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Represent the CEO in communications with stakeholders as required.
3. People & Culture (20%)
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Coordinate HR administration, recruitment logistics, and onboarding.
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Support the delivery of wellbeing and culture initiatives.
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Plan internal events, training sessions, and away days.
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Maintain accurate staff records and support internal communications.
4. Governance & Strategy Support (15%)
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Prepare and circulate Board and sub-committee papers.
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Maintain organisational policies and compliance registers.
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Monitor progress against operational plans and key performance measures.
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Support internal and external reporting requirements (funders, trustees, etc.).
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED
Essential
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Experience in operations, project management, or executive support.
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Excellent organisation and time management skills.
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Strong written and verbal communication.
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Understanding of governance and charity operations.
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Proficiency in digital tools (e.g. Asana, Google Workspace, HR/CRM systems).
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Excellent communication and influencing skills, with experience engaging confidently with senior stakeholders, funders, and partners.
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Proven ability to oversee multiple projects, and ensure timely delivery of outcomes.
Desirable
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Experience in the charity, youth, or public policy sectors.
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Knowledge of safeguarding or quality assurance processes.
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Experience of monitoring, evaluation, and reporting on programme impact.
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Ability to analyse and present data clearly.
We value potential over perfection. If you’re missing one or two of the above skills, don’t worry, as most can be learnt.
ORGANISATIONAL INFORMATION
Youth Leads UK has a small yet mighty team, so you may be required to take on other duties and responsibilities from time to time.
All staff are expected to:
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Adhere to the policies and procedures in the Youth Leads UK staff policy handbook.
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Maintain confidentiality at all times in line with organisational policies.
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Successfully complete an enhanced DBS check and provide two independent references before appointment.
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Actively promote an inclusive and diverse culture within the organisation.
The post holder must have confirmation of eligibility to work in the UK (the successful candidate will be required to provide documentary evidence before a job offer is confirmed).
HOW TO APPLY
There are several routes and stages to apply for this role.
Stage 1 - Application (by 14 December 2025)
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Apply via ‘Charity Jobs’, submitting a CV (no more than two sides of A4) and a covering letter explaining why you’re the ideal candidate.
Stage 2 - Video Screening (by 20 December 2025)
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If we think there’s a match based on your application, we’ll invite you to a short video interview consisting of up to three questions, with a two-minute limit for each answer.
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Please note that we’ll be screening applications as they come in, which means the earlier you apply, the more time you’ll have to prepare for each stage.
Stage 3 - Final Interview (early January 2026)
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If we think there’s a match following your application and video screening, we’ll invite you to an in-person interview at our offices in MediaCity, Salford.
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Interviews are currently scheduled for 5 & 6 January 2026. If these dates are difficult for you, please let us know by contacting us.
The closing date for Stage 1 applications is 23:00 on 14 December 2025
Youth Leads UK is an award-winning charity getting the voice of young people heard and acted upon.


The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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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!
This is an exciting opportunity to play a central role in delivering a full calendar of educational events for a thriving community of Intensive Care professionals. Working at the heart of the Society, you’ll collaborate with passionate clinicians, educators, and partners to bring high-quality learning experiences to practice, from virtual Study Days and webinars to our flagship State of the Art Congress, which attracts over 1,500 delegates each year. If you’re a highly organised project manager who takes pride in creating impactful events that advance professional practice, this role is for you!
The Intensive Care Society (ICS) is the heart of the UK’s intensive care community, bringing together doctors, nurses, psychologists, pharmacists, and allied health professionals who dedicate themselves to saving and transforming lives. Our mission is to foster groundbreaking research, elevate care standards, and deliver the best outcomes for patients and their families.
To apply: please send your CV and a supporting statement (maximum 500 words) outlining how you meet the essential criteria listed in the person specification.
- Closing date: applications must be received by 9am on Monday 8 December.
- Interviews: scheduled to take place on Friday 12 December.
- Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
- Hybrid working with a minimum of two days in the office in London.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are recruiting an Area Manager who will be forward-thinking and values-driven and will lead the strategic development and delivery of PAPYRUS’ Community Services across England South and East.
What you will do:
- Effective leadership of PAPYRUS strategy in your Area
- Ensure that PAPYRUS is represented in your Area at appropriate local and regional Suicide Prevention groups and bodies
- Manage Service Delivery in your area
- Ensure data is collected and recorded properly to enable impact demonstration and business development
- Develop and deliver a strategic plan for Community Services in your Area
- Build and sustain good relationships with commissioning bodies in respect of your Area
- Drive the effective performance of the Area by providing leadership which sets high expectations for staff, addresses development needs and tackles any poor performance effectively.
To be successful in this role you will have:
- Bachelor’s degree level or equivalent professional qualification in Leadership, Management, Health, Social Care, Social Sciences, Education, Business Development, Community Work, or Public Health
- Proven experience of building, managing and enabling a successful team, supporting their development, and managing their performance.
- Experience of identifying new approaches to underpin strategy and progressing new opportunities and translating these into sustainable, funded projects in the community
- Previous experience of preparing a budget, securing funding for projects/ programmes and having financial accountability for successful implementation
- Foster and cultivate opportunities for funded work on a sustainable footing
- Awareness of the issues around safeguarding and how these can affect young people and adults at risk.
- Ability to consider equality, diversity and inclusivity in all your decisions and actions
Please visit the careers site for the full job description and person specification for the role.
Salary: £48,226 per annum (SCP 37) progressing by increments to £52,413 per annum (SCP 41)
Hours: 36 hours per week
Location: Home based in South and East England
Contract: Permanent
Benefits: You will receive 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time workers), hybrid and flexible working arrangements, an attractive pension scheme, Simply Health membership, enhanced sick pay and enhanced parental pay. Please visit our website for more details.
Closing date: 7th December 2025
We reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier if we receive sufficient applications so, please submit your application as soon as possible.
PAPYRUS is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in employment and its recruitment policies are designed to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability, gender re-assignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
PAPYRUS is committed to safeguarding all children, young people and adults at risk that interact with the organisation. The organisation recognises its responsibility to safeguard the welfare of these vulnerable groups by a commitment to procedures to protect them. The charity expects all staff and volunteers to fully support and promote these commitments.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Annual leave: 33 days (plus eight bank holidays)
Benefits:
- enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, and shared parental pay
- family-friendly policies
- 8% employer pension contribution (Aviva)
- free health cashback plan (Medicash): employee cover plus up to four dependent children
- 24/7 virtual GP access (UK registered), plus access to Best Doctors
free, confidential employee assistance programme (Medicash) - access to a wellbeing app
- flexible working options including hybrid working, flexible working patterns such as part-time, compressed hours, and more*
- learning and development opportunities including bespoke training and access to LinkedIn Learning)
- commitment to employee health and wellbeing.
- we have a Menopause Friendly accreditation and are a Disability Confident employer
At Dementia UK, we are investing in our people, systems and financial governance to better meet the changing needs of those we serve. As Finance Manager, you’ll play a central role in ensuring the integrity of our financial processes and systems, leading on fund and tax management, including relevant reporting and compliance.
You’ll oversee the administration and analysis of restricted and designated funds, ensuring accurate accounting and adherence to donor agreements and pump prime arrangements. This is a crucial role in managing our income recognition processes, refining internal financial controls and driving continuous improvement of our accounting systems, helping to shape scalable systems that support long-term growth.
Working closely with the Head of Financial Accounts, you’ll liaise with teams across the charity to ensure robust VAT and tax compliance, support the preparation of year-end financial reporting and contribute to producing papers for the Finance Risk and Audit committee.
To succeed, you will be a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA) with strong experience in a charity finance environment. A strong working knowledge of charity accounting and SORP reporting requirements is essential, along with experience in donor/restricted funds management and knowledge of VAT and tax. You should have experience of supervising or managing a small team. You should also be able to demonstrate an ability to manage time effectively, with proficiency in Microsoft Office and experience of different accounting software preferably with Sun Systems and Proactis.
Join us now and be part of a team dedicated to making a real difference in the lives of those affected by dementia.
Our Culture
In addition to a competitive salary and a generous benefits package, we truly value our people. It’s important for us to create a workplace culture that looks after our people to support them in achieving their full potential. You will become part of a diverse and dedicated team who are supported to use and develop their skills. We recognise and value the key role you will play in delivering our strategic plans for the benefit of those living with dementia.
Our staff have a voice. Representatives from different roles and levels across the organisation lead and positively contribute to our working groups around health and wellbeing, menopause, and equity, diversity and inclusion.
Our supportive and nurturing workplace culture has recently earnt us recognition as the Sunday Times Best Place to Work in the non-profit and charities sector 2025 (big organisation).
Dementia UK is proud to welcome everyone. We aim for a truly inclusive culture with talented, diverse teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. We celebrate differences and individuality and encourage everyone to join us and be their whole selves always.
Dementia UK is a Disability Confident employer.
By applying to join Dementia UK, you acknowledge that in the event you are successful for the role, any offer and your ongoing employment will be conditional on you having or obtaining the right to work in the UK.
*Please note that any decision on flexible working is based on business needs
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We're looking for a organised, proactive and resilient Referral and Operational Development Manager to join our Complex Specialist Services.
£44,000.00 per annum, working 35 hours per week.
Want to feel like you have an exciting future? You'll feel at home here.
Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren't token gestures - we've thought long and hard about how best to support our team. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day.
Our benefits include:
* Annual leave increasing up to 30 days with length of service
* Free DBS
* Exclusive discounts and cashback via Reward Gateway® and opportunity to buy a Blue Light Card
* Fully paid induction programme and further training
* ILM courses and Apprenticeship Programmes
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme for 24-7 confidential support
* Online wellbeing resources
* A generous pension - we will contribute up to 4% and life assurance cover up to £10,000 (T&Cs apply)
* Quarterly Staff Awards to reward & recognise our amazing staff's commitment and contribution
All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.
The Referral and Operational Development Manager will play a pivotal role in supporting the Managing Director with new business development, coordinating and managing referrals, assessments, tenancies and transitions for our customers with learning disabilities and autism.
The working pattern for this role is:Monday - Friday 9am-5pm
What you'll do:
Referral & Assessment Coordination
* Monitor and respond to referrals from external sources and direct contacts.
* Maintain a current tracking system for referral clarity and produce regular reports.
* Analyse referral data to identify local commissioning needs and growth opportunities.
* Work with managers on person-centered assessments covering care needs, environmental suitability, risk management, and transition planning.
* Complete and submit needs assessments with costings and support package requirements.
* Coordinate the assessment process and internal referral meetings.
* Develop a responsive referral and assessment pathway aligned with best practice.
* Act as the first point of contact for stakeholders ensuring timely and responsive communication.
This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead
About you:
* Strong understanding of the learning disability and autism sector, including CQC regulations.
* Proven ability to build professional relationships with stakeholders.
* Strong understanding of sector
* Ability to manage staff effectively
What you'll bring:
Essential:
* Experience in assessments, referrals, and placement coordination within supported living or health and social care settings.
* Knowledge of brokerage, purchasing systems, and commissioning portals.
* Ability to write reports for the senior management team
* Understanding of residential and supported living service models.
* Familiarity with funding processes and financial negotiations.
* Experience of working with costing models for placement pricing
* Experience of managing staff and services in social care or health
Desirable:
* Knowledge of how local authorities, councils and ICBs commission and agree services.
* Experience with Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) and trauma-informed practice.
* Understanding of complex needs, forensic histories, and dual diagnoses.
About us:
Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 100 services, providing support to thousands of customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness and complex needs, young people and care leavers and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.
We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values:
We focus on Excellence and innovation.
We are Caring and Compassionate.
We are Inclusive and Trusted.
We work in Partnership and are One-Team.
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.
If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.
Please see our website for full Job description
We’re Hiring: Mass Participation Events Manager
UK (Remote) | Full-time | £35,000
Closing date: 9am Monday 1 December 2025
Cerebra is the national charity dedicated to improving the lives of children with neurological conditions and their families. We provide vital research, support, and practical solutions that empower families facing complex challenges.
With an annual income of £3 million, we have ambitious plans to double our income by 2027, ensuring we can extend our impact, reach more families, and drive real change. To achieve this, we are investing in fundraising innovation, income generating ventures, and strategic partnerships, alongside enhancing our brand to increase our national recognition.
Our work is underpinned by our values ensuring that everything we do aligns with our mission to create a better world for children with neurological conditions.
Job Title:
Mass Participation Events Manager
Department/Responsibility for:
Mass participation events and schools fundraising programmes
Gross income budget of £295k for 2026
Recruitment and line management of further members of the team
Reports To:
Corporate & Philanthropy Manager
Purpose of the Role:
This is an exciting opportunity to join an evolving and growing fundraising team with a new, ambitious strategy for income generation that the whole charity, senior management and Trustees are right behind.
The role itself is new as Cerebra looks to invest in and significantly grow and develop a new mass participation events programme (which includes schools fundraising products). You’ll work closely with the Director of Fundraising, Marketing and Communications who has a strong background in events and community fundraising.
You will lead the development of virtual/digital fundraising events, challenge/3rd party events, in-person owned events, DIY events and our relationships with schools. In time, you will build and foster relationships with other community organisations. You will be responsible for growing the team as the programme expands. Innovation and product development are key areas of work.
You will play key role in the Fundraising Marketing & Communications directorate and developing our fundraising, audience and supporter engagement strategy.
This is a challenging but well-supported role, where you can make a large, career-defining impact on Cerebra and the children and families that we serve.
Overall budgetary responsibility is approximately £295k of income for 2026, with considerable scope and ambition for improvement.
Key Areas of Responsibility:
1. New events programme
- Develop a multi-year events programme incorporating virtual/digital events, challenge/3rd party events, in-person own events and DIY.
- Project manage the delivery of the events in the programme to raise £295k in 2026.
- Develop multi-channel marketing plans for recruitment, focusing on key audiences.
- Develop multi-channel supporter journeys and top-class supporter experience to deepen engagement and increase income.
- Monitor, evaluate and report on income, expenditure, and supporter acquisition across the events programme and make decisions about where to invest time and resources, accordingly.
- Develop necessary assets, such as fundraising packs. Digital platforms, digital rewards and supporter groups.
- Work with the Corporate & Philanthropy Manager to offer events fundraising to corporate partners.
2. Innovation and product development
- Use data and insights to understand audiences and to innovate and develop new events from prototype and MVP onwards.
- Proactively research and identify opportunities to grow the portfolio, monitoring the market and sector trends and how they could be implemented at Cerebra.
- Constantly seek to iterate and improve events in all areas including marketing, supporter experience, delivery and fundraising.
- Create business cases and plans for each new event.
- Own and grow Cerebra’s own mass participation flagship event “Relay Your Way”.
3. Schools and community groups
- Develop a plan and products to engage schools with Cerebra fundraising.
- Work with the Marketing & Communications team to develop materials to support schools fundraising.
- Work with the Marketing & Communications and Contact Centre teams to recruit schools to take part in fundraising for Cerebra.
- Monitor and evaluate to scale successful schools fundraising products.
- Take learnings from schools fundraising to apply to other groups and organisations.
4. Culture & relationships
- Work to continue the development of a strong, person-centred, empathetic, supportive and inclusive culture at Cerebra.
- Build on excellent relationships between different teams and directorates for each teams’s and Cerebra’s overall strategic goals and objectives.
- Collaborate across departments to align partner activity with service delivery and communications.
- Contribute to strategic, organisational and cultural development.
- Champion innovation, growth mindset and learning from failure.
- Manage relationships with external stakeholders, partners and suppliers to ensure the best outcomes for Cerebra.
5. Budgeting, monitoring and forecasting
- Working with the team and Director of Fundraising, Marketing and Communications to set income and expenditure budgets for Events and Community.
- Monitoring and reporting on income and expenditure and KPIs throughout the year.
- Providing quarterly income and expenditure re-forecasts.
- Ensuring all relevant information is recorded in line with charity, fundraising and data legislation and best practice.
6. Line Management
- Carry out recruitment within the team in line with Cerebra’s practices and values.
- Provide effective, remote line management, support and performance management to direct reports to help them maximise their potential and effectiveness.
- Provide practical and person-centred coaching support to direct reports.
- Ensure there is a continual focus on learning and development and wellbeing.
We offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits, including 29 days holiday (plus bank holidays), pension match up to 6%, £300 home-working allowance, company sick pay, organisational membership of Fundraising Everywhere learning and development platform and the opportunity to work for a cause that truly matters.
To apply, send your CV and a short cover letter (max 800 words) outlining why you’re a great fit.
Interviews:
- Online (Teams): Week commencing 8th December 2025
Join us in creating a better world for children with neurological conditions. Let’s do something extraordinary—together.
We are an equal opportunities employer. If there is anything you need to support you to take part in an interview please let us know.
In line with our commitment to safeguarding, a full DBS check will be required of the successful candidate.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Eden Project is an educational charity and our mission is to demonstrate and inspire positive action for the planet. As part of this we deliver campaigns and ideas that encourage public engagement and participation to help build social and natural capital in our communities. In order to grow awareness and engagement in these initiatives, we collaborate with a variety of partners across the private and public sectors.
To support an exciting chapter in our community outreach and campaigns, we are looking for a new Corporate Partnership Account Manager who has experience building on existing relationships, developing new ones, as well as providing account management for major brands and household names. The role will focus primarily on working with existing corporate partners to develop activations that support Eden Project’s charitable work and participation in our flagship campaign, The Big Lunch.
This role requires an individual who excels at strategic thinking, exceptional stewardship and relationship building. Bringing a tenacity and enthusiasm, there is opportunity to work with corporate partners to have greater impact in communities, which is a key driver for Eden’s wider strategic plans and aims.
Working for the Eden Project (charity number 1093070), roles within the programme are funded by the Pears Foundation. This is a fixed term contract to the end of June 2027 with further extension planned but currently subject to funding. The post holder will be based at the Eden Project with some flexible working optional, and travel across the UK for key partner events and meetings as required.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Role Purpose:
We are looking for a Training and Development Officer to work closely with our management team to plan, coordinate and deliver high-quality training for all volunteers and staff. Your work will ensure everyone across the organisation has the skills, confidence and support they need to thrive in their roles, whether they are client-facing or non-client facing. By strengthening learning and development, you’ll play a key role in maintaining the quality, consistency and impact of our advice services, as well as contributing to a positive, fulfilling working environment for our team.
About Citizens Advice Watford
Citizens Advice Watford (CAW) is an independent charity offering free, confidential and impartial advice on a wide range of issues. We support the community of Watford through telephone advice, face to face appointments at our Watford office and outreach sessions in GP surgeries and at the local foodbank. Our team includes 37 volunteers and 19 staff, most of whom work from our Watford office. We’re proud of our collaborative culture, where teamwork is at the heart of how we operate and every contribution is valued. We take a proactive, client-centred approach, anticipating advice needs and striving to provide the highest standard of service. We are committed to equality, celebrate diversity and challenge discrimination. We welcome applications from suitably skilled candidates from all backgrounds.
Job Purpose
- Lead training and development so everyone at CAW is appropriately trained
- Drive our recruitment and retention strategy for volunteers
- Develop and deliver our Training and Development Plan
This pivotal role will be responsible for the selection, training and development of our volunteers across all service areas. A key focus will be to facilitate effective training pathways for staff and volunteers. You will be required to design and deliver group training sessions and monitor trainee progress and development through structured training programmes.
To be successful in this role, you will be a great communicator, passionate and enthusiastic about learning and have a good attention to detail. This role offers excellent potential for professional growth with opportunities to expand your skills and progress within the Citizens Advice network.
Benefits: 33 days (inc. bank holidays) pro-rata. Access to our Employee Assistance Programme, professional development opportunities
Closing date: 26 November 2025
Interviews TBC: w/c 1 December 2025
Doorway is a registered charity that has been supporting young people who are homeless/at risk of homelessness for 28 years, across Warwickshire. We are moving into an exciting phase of innovation and development as we set our strategy for the next three-five years.
We are seeking a dynamic, creative and strategic individual to contribute to our development and help us to achieve our goals. Ensuring that we go from strength to strength and have a sustainable future, through successful income generation and brand visibility.
The ideal candidate will be proactive, have excellent organisational and communication skills, with the ability to build relationships with donors, sponsors and partners. A motivated experienced individual with the ability to work in a fast paced environment, delivering fundraising and income generation activities on time.
- Lead on income generation from corporate partnerships
- Develop innovative projects
- Implement strategic approach to grant and trust funding
- Build strong long-term relationships with corporate funders, grant makers and lead on community fundraising campaigns
Join us to bring your experience, passion, and ideas to help make a real difference to the lives of our young people.
Our mission is to give homeless young people a future through advice, accommodation options, support and life skills development.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are seeking a dynamic and driven fundraiser to be our Trusts and Foundations Manager. The Sutton Trust is at an exciting point in our organisational journey, with a new Chairperson and ambitions to significantly grow our impact and fundraising as part of our 2030 strategy.
Over the past five years the impact of the Sutton Trust has increased, especially in our programme numbers, securing a relatively stable income of c.£6m over a number of years. In recent years this has grown to c.£7m, and our organisational strategy to 2030 will continue this fundraising trajectory to increase income to £12m. Trusts and foundations income currently accounts for c.37% of our fundraising, and we know there is considerable enthusiasm and opportunity in the grant-making world for building strategic partnerships with us.
Our fundraising approach will continue to focus on major gifts and strategic multi-year partnerships, leveraging a range of drivers to secure Trust, Foundation and Statutory support. There is significant opportunity to build mid-level income (£50k-£100k) from family and organisational trusts/foundations, in which the Manager will play a pivotal role, as well as completing a deep dive into the team’s extensive prospect pipeline.
The Role and Team
As Trusts and Foundations Manager, you will be an experienced, proactive relationship manager and fundraiser. You will be confident in securing new business through active prospecting and networking, along with securing and stewarding funding relationships with a wide variety of Trusts, Foundations, Statutory and organisational donors. With an entrepreneurial mindset for income generation, the postholder will be able to confidently manage competing demands to balance securing new funding and delivering high quality stewardship and grant management to a portfolio of current and prospective supporters.
The role will manage a growing portfolio of mid-level Trusts, Foundations, and organisational donors (predominantly £50k-£100k), while also providing strategic support on grant management of our major Trust and Foundation partners. This will include compiling key reports and support of gathering and analysing programmatic data.
The role sits in the Trusts and Foundations team of the Development Department and is managed by the Head of Trusts and Foundations. All team members work on both new business and grant/account management, with ambitious individual income targets. You will work closely with colleagues across both the Development Department and the wider organisation.
Main duties
New Business
- Undertake prospect research into trusts and foundations, statutory opportunities (contracts or grants) and organisational funders in collaboration with the Head of Trusts and Foundations, and other senior staff and senior volunteers. This includes identification, due diligence, qualification, and creating briefings and outreach plans.
- Work with the Head of Trusts and Foundations to cultivate a prospect pool of potential donors, looking at lapsed supporters, the prospect pipeline, stakeholder network mapping through the Board and Trustees, as well as funders with an active interest in education / social mobility.
- Submit compelling funding proposals and reports to mid-level trusts, foundations, statutory and organisational donors to secure income (predominately £50k - £100k) for the Trust. Work alongside other Development team and wider organisation members to ensure high-quality submissions.
- Alongside team members, manage the shared Development inbox to ensure all enquiries are dealt with in a prompt, consistent, and friendly manner.
- Follow all relevant policies and processes to ensure due diligence is completed for prospective donors and account management plans are kept up to date.
Account Management and Development
- Manage and grow a portfolio of mid-level trusts, foundations, statutory supporters and organisational donors, delivering impactful stewardship (e.g. impact reporting) while meeting all donor reporting requirements to maximise financial income and partnership longevity.
- Support senior team members on strategic management of our major trust and foundation partners, including leading on compiling key impact reports, coordinating meetings, attending programme visits, event invites, writing targeted donor communications and reporting.
- Work with the Head of Fundraising Operations to compile and analyse key programmatic data for use by the Development team in their grant reporting.
- Be accountable for achieving agreed trusts and foundations income targets, looking for opportunities to grow funding and diversify income for this stream.
- Ensure all record keeping and administration relating to trusts and foundations income is maintained, up-to-date, and processed in accordance with GDPR and Sutton Trust policies and procedures.
Fundraising Finance and Reporting
- Act as an ambassador for the Trust with external audiences, delivering presentations and providing expertise as required.
- Work with colleagues to deliver impactful events to cultivate prospects and steward partners, with a focus on experience for trust and foundation supporters and prospects.
- Work with colleagues across Development and Finance to ensure accurate forecasting, income tracking and reporting for trusts and foundations income, through the Trust’s CRM (Salesforce), account management plans, and all relevant income pipeline documents.
- Ensure you appropriately follow policies and procedures on due diligence, Salesforce and data management, account management, stewardship, and reporting.
- Stay up to date with grant fundraising best practice, learning from senior members of the team, and keep abreast of developments and opportunities within the wider fundraising space.
- Other duties as necessary from time to time.
Person Specification
We welcome applications from individuals who have:
- Experience in successfully securing, managing, and developing Trust, Foundation, Statutory or organisational donor partnerships at five figures or above, from initial prospect research to securing income and ongoing grant management.
- Experience building and managing relationships, particularly in the philanthropic sector with organisational donors.
- Strong presentation skills and the ability to write compelling proposals and impact reports, or pitch to audiences with the intent of persuading them to your point of view or secure a specific outcome.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to summarise information from readily available sources clearly and concisely.
- Experience managing multiple priorities and tasks to successfully achieve project or other goals.
- Excellent prospect research skills and strong analytical skills.
- First-class interpersonal skills - a natural ambassador able to represent the Sutton Trust with confidence in a range of settings.
- Knowledge of fundraising in the education and/or not-for-profit sector.
- Experience using CRM software (ideally Salesforce) to accurately record funding relationships (desirable).
And someone who is:
- Sympathetic to the aims of the Trust and its mission to address educational disadvantage and increase social mobility.
- Able to take the initiative and take responsibility for a wide variety of tasks and projects.
- Strong communicator, skilled at persuading others through writing and conversation.
- Enjoy working with impact and outcomes data to create compelling narratives for reporting purposes (desirable).
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Able to multi-task and prioritise multiple funder relationships.
- Able to work independently and as part of a team.
- Is eligible to work in the UK (see here for information about right to work)
Terms of Appointment
- Contract: Full-time, Permanent
- Salary: £43,000-£48,000
- Working location: Minimum of two office days per week. Our home working policy gives staff the option to - work from home for up to 60% of the time, with approval from their line manager.
- Office location: The Sutton Trust, 9th Floor, Millbank Tower, 21-24 Millbank, London, SW1P 4QP.
- Hours: The standard working hours are 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. This role is likely to also be required to attend events / meetings outside of normal working hours during weekday evenings and occasionally at weekends, in line with organisational policies.
- A DBS check may be required
Interviews
Applications should reach us by 9am, Monday 1st December, with first round interviews held on Tuesday, 9th December, and second round interviews held on Wednesday, 17th December. Both rounds will be held in our London office.
Safeguarding statement
The Sutton Trust believes that a child, young person or vulnerable adult should never experience abuse of any kind. We all have a responsibility to promote the welfare of all children and young people and to keep them safe. Therefore all posts undergo a safer recruitment process, including but not limited to, disclosure of criminal records where necessary and eligibility to work in the UK. We have procedures in place to promote safeguarding and a safe culture at the Trust.
Contextual recruitment
The Trust is committed to ensuring equality of opportunity and that all applicants receive equal consideration for employment. We strongly encourage individuals from all backgrounds, including those underrepresented at present at the Trust, to apply for this role. As such we particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds. We are committed to being an inclusive and welcoming place to work and know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the young people we support.
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for disabled candidates throughout our recruitment process and during employment.
We also operate contextual recruitment at the Sutton Trust. Our application process gives you the option to include information about your background, such as whether you were eligible for free school meals, whether your parents went to university, or whether you attended a state school. For more examples and information on contextual recruitment, please see our website.
Come and join our team!
We are looking for an exceptional individual to join our busy team at LimeCulture, the UK’s leading sexual violence training and consultancy organisation. LimeCulture is at the forefront of supporting organisations to build safer, more inclusive cultures, and we recognise the vital role that HR practitioners play in this work.
We are seeking an experienced HR professional with a passion for developing and delivering impactful, trauma-informed training. The successful candidate will have experience supporting investigations into allegations of sexual misconduct and a strong understanding of how to prevent and respond to sexual harm within organisations. Experience of working in safeguarding or related fields would be an advantage.
As a Training and Consultancy Manager, you will lead the planning, development and delivery of high-quality, engaging training programmes that strengthen the knowledge and confidence of professionals and organisations to respond effectively to victims and survivors of sexual violence. You will also contribute to a range of consultancy projects, working with clients across the statutory, education, and corporate sectors, including police forces, universities, health services, and private sector partners.
This is an exciting opportunity to use your HR expertise to influence culture change, support safer practice, and make a tangible difference in how organisations prevent and respond to sexual violence.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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!
Job Summary
The Head of Operations holds responsibility for our day-to-day delivery, strategic development of our services, and operational team leadership. As our new Head of Operations you will:
- sit on the PiP Senior Management Team and lead our team of circa twenty delivery staff.
- ensure continuous operational improvement, working with SMT to develop our service and systems, through new projects or ways of working, and champion a learner-led approach to everything we do.
- champion PiP meeting our regulatory and reporting requirements, manage key relationships including with local authorities, and hold budget responsibility across our service.
Who We Are
PIP is a local charity that supports adults with learning disabilities or autism to achieve their potential, and to lead lives that are as independent as possible.
Our mission is to empower adults with learning disabilities to achieve their potential. We are a growing, grassroots charity based in West London, and run a number of key services to promote independence and choice for our students.
What You’ll Need
- Significant experience of working with people with learning disabilities, or a similar vulnerable client group, including knowledge of Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults (SOVA) processes.
- Significant experience of leading and managing a staff team.
- Strong understanding of and commitment to a person-centred approach to working with people with learning disabilities, including planning, progress monitoring and review.
- Experience of liaising with a wide network of agencies and sector professionals in support of student needs.
- Knowledge of national and local legislation and policy affecting people with learning disabilities, including personal budgets. Alongside knowledge of key legislation and processes including on Health & Safety and Risk Skills and abilities
- Able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, including the ability to maintain accurate records and produce reports for a variety of internal and external audiences.
- Able to take a lead role in the implementation of major tasks, including contributing to the delivery of key performance management targets and making organisational and systems improvements.
- Able to manage and complete projects successfully, including delegating tasks and monitoring and evaluating progress against outcomes.
- Able to establish, develop and maintain constructive and professional relationships with a wide variety of professionals and carers both internally and externally.
- Able to liaise and work closely with student families, carers and other stakeholders in planning, implementing and monitoring support.
- Able to take a flexible approach to work, including flexible and out of hours working in response to service needs and developments.
- Willing and able to participate actively in a variety of fundraising events and activities, including some evening and weekend events.
What We Offer:
- You'll get 25 days holidays + bank holidays ever year. We're closed for Christmas but the rest of the year you may take leave whenever you wish.
- An extra day of annual leave for each year you've worked with us up to another 5 (30 in total)
- We offer a travel subsidy of up to £7.50 per day to help with the commuting costs.
- We provide a 4% pension contribution
- Free Employee Assistance programme 24/7 with access to counselling
- We offer regular team meals and socials - generally during work hours and they are optional.
- We offer a cycle-to-work scheme and as we're a charity you'll get access to savings like charityworkerdiscounts
Our Mission
PiP's mission is to empower adults with learning disabilities to achieve their potential. We are a growing, grassroots charity based in West London, and run a number of key services to promote independence and choice for our service users.
Our commitments
PiP is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with the Inclusive Employers Standard 2020. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly applicants who are significantly underrepresented in our sector, such as people with lived experience of disabilities and individuals from Black and Minority ethnic communities.
PiP keeps all personal information confidential and in line with current data protection legislation and GDPR.
Closing Date: December 5th 2025
We encourage you to apply early, as applications will be reviewed as soon as they are received, and we reserve the right to close the advert sooner subject to finding suitable candidates.
Would you like to use your skills and knowledge to help Tearfund achieve the biggest impact for those living in poverty?
As part of our Impact Team you will help Tearfund to project manage a key research study and improve our evidence of impact so that we continually learn, become more effective and make better decisions.
We are looking to recruit someone who enjoys working with evidence and producing engaging content.
You will have:
- strong organisational and analytical skills
- experience in undertaking or coordinating primary research, evaluations or impact assessments independentlyand/or as part of a team
- high attention to detail
- the ability to analyse, interpret and summarise complex information, both qualitative and quantitative
- experience in producing written communication e.g. summaries or briefings and technical reports for multiple audiences
- curiosity to ‘see what's possible'
If this sounds like you then we'd love to hear from you!
Hybrid working: This role is eligible for hybrid working and you will be required to work from Teddington's Tearfund office and from your home by agreement with the line manager. This currently means around 2 days per month working from the Teddington office, with the rest worked from home.
Please note: This is a full time (35 hours per week), 12 month fixed term maternity cover contract. Flexible working patterns may be considered.
We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and those from Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds (in our UK workforce) as these groups are currently under-represented at Tearfund.
All applicants must be committed to Tearfund's Christian beliefs.
The recruitment process will include specific checks related to safeguarding. In addition, personal identification information will be submitted against a Watchlist database to check against criminal convictions as a counter-terror measure.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Purpose
This is an exciting new role supporting the planning and delivery of the marketing and communications activity within a leading mental health charity.
We are looking for someone with a love of producing engaging digital and visual content, who will be excited to manage the Trust’s social media presence and social media channels. The postholder will maintain a strong, consistent brand identity across all materials and ensure content supports fundraising, awareness, and charitable activities.
As the Content and Creative Marketing Manager, your role provides significant
contribution to the organisation’s overall communications strategy and has operational leadership for marketing and campaign management, with particular responsibility for the development and delivery of creative, high-quality design and content that brings the Trust’s mission and impact to life across all channels.
Key responsibilities and duties:
Creative Content and Design
- Lead on the creation and delivery of digital and visual content across all platforms, ensuring consistency with brand and tone of voice.
- Produce high quality visual and multimedia content, including graphics, photography, podcasts, and video, for use across web, email, and social media.
- Design marketing and campaign assets (including printed materials such as posters and leaflets), using tools including Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, CapCut, Indesign, Photoshop and Illustrator ensuring materials are accessible and on-brand.
- Develop templates and style guides to support consistent, efficient content production across the organisation.
- Commission and manage external creative partners (e.g. designers, videographers, photographers) when required.
Social Media Management
- Oversee the Trust’s social media strategy and day-to-day content planning, ensuring platforms are vibrant, engaging, and aligned with key messages.
- Develop and implement creative campaigns to grow reach and engagement across all social media channels.
- Monitor performance and use analytics to inform content development and scheduling.
- Stay up to date with social media trends, tools, and formats, identifying opportunities to innovate and test new approaches.
Team Collaboration and Coordination
- Work collaboratively with colleagues to plan, develop, and deliver engaging content for digital channels, newsletters, and campaigns.
- Work closely with the Marketing and Communications Manager to ensure creative content integrates effectively with campaign planning and digital strategy.
- Collaborate with colleagues across the charity to source stories, visuals, and opportunities for content creation.
- Maintain an organised content calendar and library of creative assets.
- Line manage and/or mentor junior colleagues (as applicable) to support them to deliver excellence across all communication and marketing activities.
- Other duties as may be reasonably prescribed by the trust, appropriate to the grade and responsibilities of the post.
Monitoring and Evaluation
- Track and report on engagement metrics across digital channels, drawing insights to inform future content.
- Contribute to team reporting on communications performance and impact.
- Maintain awareness of audience preferences and trends to shape future content direction.
General responsibilities and duties
- Ensure that systems and processes are used as expected, and that our database is being updated and utilised as the central source of information.
- Provide regular updates on progress against agreed objectives and contribute to wider departmental reports as required.
- Ensure compliance to data protection, safeguarding, confidentiality and relevant organisational policies and procedures.
- Liaise with a wide variety of people and organisations including supporters of the charity, trainers and funders.
To apply
If you would like an informal discussion about the role with our Head of Communications, this can be arranged via email to recruitment(at)charliewaller(dot)org
The deadline for applications is 12 noon on Sunday 30th November 2025.
Please submit via your chosen job website, or send your CV, a portfolio of creative work, and a supporting statement to recruitment(at)charliewaller(dot)org. We ask that you structure your supporting statement, by providing relevant information under person specification bullet points (combining these if multiple points are effectively responded to by one experience). Please try to keep your supporting statement to a maximum of 800 words, excluding headers. Applications will not be considered without a portfolio and a supporting statement.
You will hear back from us by Wednesday 3rd December, if not before and should you be shortlisted, an interview will take place w/c 8th December and will involve a competency interview along with a short design based task relevant to the role.
We will provide details about the task 24 hours in advance to allow candidates time to prepare and we will also provide 50% of the interview questions in advance so that all candidates can perform at their best.
To educate young people and those around them about their mental health and wellbeing.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
ABOUT EX CATHEDRA
Ex Cathedra is a world-class vocal ensemble that leads the choral sector in the fields of performance, learning and wellbeing. We believe everyone should be able to experience the remarkable physical, mental and emotional health benefits of singing together, and have opportunities to be inspired by extraordinary choral music.
It is an exciting time to join Ex Cathedra. Over the next 2 years we will celebrate the legacy of founder Jeffrey Skidmore OBE and welcome a new artistic director. We are enjoying audience growth, our projects are being recognised at Award ceremonies, and we have recently recruited two new fundraising roles.
You would join a supportive, dedicated and financially literate team, working closely with the General Manager and the Director of Education & Participation. You will be an important part of the Ex Cathedra ‘family’ - musicians who deliver the highest quality performances and participatory experiences.
THE ROLE
We are excited to advertise this full-time Finance Manager vacancy (£37,500-£40,000). The role encompasses the financial operations of the charity - from purchase ledger and payroll to preparation of the management and statutory accounts and delivery of Board reports. In autumn 2024 we migrated to iplicit, with the potential to realise further efficiencies.
Full details are listed in the Application Pack. Key points include:
Key points include:
- Deliver the financial accounting process, including timely and accurate purchase ledger and sales ledger, processing payments accordingly
- Undertake bank reconciliations
- Monitor debtors and creditors
- Process payroll and pensions
- Ensure statutory obligations and deadlines are met, including payments and reports to HMRC for PAYE & NI
- Prepare annual accounts and meet external audit requirements in accordance with current SORP
- Prepare creative tax relief claims
- Cashflow forecasts
- Prepare management accounts and reports for the Board of trustees and other financial reports that may be required
- Calculate and submit VAT returns
- Prepare financial documents for Arts Council England submissions
- Work with the team to ensure accurate project projections
- Drive improvements and efficiencies
- Support fundraising, including Gift Aid
- Act as Company Secretary
- Support the General Manager with insurance renewals
ABOUT YOU
We anticipate you will be part- or fully-qualified (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CIPFA), and excited by the opportunity to have operational responsibility for the full financial processes of Ex Cathedra. You are the kind of person who is equally willing to support the strategic planning of the organisation and to roll up their sleeves to ensure sales invoices are raised and suppliers are paid efficiently.
Essential:
- Experience of working in a complex finance role, preparing statutory and management accounts
- Experience of owning/managing efficient finance processes and controls
- Highly proficient and confident with modern, cloud-based finance software, spreadsheets and other relevant software
- An understanding of partial exemption VAT
- Knowledge of charity SORP
Desirable:
- Recent experience of iplicit, charity SORP and partial exemption VAT would be very helpful
- Interest or experience of supporting strategic initiatives and developments
The successful candidate will demonstrate a track record of:
- Developing strong working relationships and possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Effective time management and of being able to prioritise and plan
- Meticulous accuracy and attention to detail
- Inspiring confidence from colleagues across the organisation and at Board level
- Meeting deadlines
We welcome pre-application conversations if you would like to know more.
Thank you for your interest in this role - Peter & the team at Ex Cathedra.
We would also consider a part-time Finance Manager (3 days pw) with the appointment of a part-time Finance Coordinator (2 days pw). Please contact Peter Trethewey, General Manager, ahead of application if you would like to apply on this basis.
We seek to reach and inspire through outstanding vocal experiences - in performance, by nurturing talent, through education and participation projects



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