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We’re recruiting for a Development Manager!

The Mill is a small scale multi-art form venue with big ambitions. Situated in the North Oxfordshire market town of Banbury, it is the focus of cultural life as the only public arts and performance venue in the Cherwell District.

Our 237-seat theatre plays host to high quality professional theatre, dance, comedy and music productions, whilst supporting opportunities for local community arts organisations to work and perform in a professional space. Our studio facilities offer a packed creative learning and participation programme focusing on both the visual and performing arts, covering everything from jewellery making to yoga, watercolour painting to creative writing and much more in between. In addition our café/bar and gallery area offers opportunities for local artists to exhibit and sell their work. Increasingly we are working outside of our building and in partnership with a wide range of artists and organisations both in Banbury and Bicester to ensure that all in our communities can experience the evidential health and wellbeing benefits of seeing and taking part in professionally led creative and cultural activities.

Following a successful application to join Arts Council England’s National Portfolio, The Mill has been a NPO since April 2023. The successful candidate will join the organisation at an exciting time in our development, and will play a key role in enabling us to secure the funding required to fulfil our future vision:

With your support we will be a truly exemplar, vibrant, indispensable Arts Centre of which Banbury is rightly proud;

Relevant to all our communities through a diverse programme which celebrates both taking part in and seeing first class arts and entertainment experiences made possible by the capital development of fit for future facilities that match our ambition.

The Development Manager will lead on delivery of The Mill Arts Centre’s fundraising strategy, with a particular focus on establishing new income streams through relationship-based fundraising including through the prospecting and stewardship of high-net worth individuals, companies and legacies.

You will develop and implement strategies to recruit and cultivate new supporters and oversee the stewardship of current relationships with care, with a focus on building new income streams from mid and major gifts.

Post: Development Manager
Reporting to: Chief Executive
Contract: Permanent, 0.5FTE (20 hours per week – schedule to be discussed)
Salary: £35,548.80 FTE (£17,774.40)
Holidays: 22 days per year FTE (11 days pro rata at 0.5FTE) plus public holidays
Place of work: The Mill Arts Centre plus occasional offsite meetings and events

Painswick Rococo Garden Trust is seeking a Garden Director to take the charity forward into the next ten years and beyond.  Managing all areas of the operation to ensure the smooth running of our stunning eighteenth-century garden as a visitor attraction, the successful candidate will be an experienced and skilled leader and manager.  The Garden Director will be highly responsible, competent and capable and focused on enabling the charity and its trading company to thrive.

For more details and how to apply, please visit our website.

The closing date for applications is Tuesday 27 May at 9am.  First interviews will be held on Thursday 5 June.

Why Join Us?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a purpose-led, mission-driven team and take a central role in shaping and growing our operations. You’ll be part of something meaningful - creating impact through environmental reuse, retail innovation, and inclusive employment - all within a supportive, values-based culture.

The Role

As Operations Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of our Abingdon site, ensuring that our Wood Shop, workshop, and facilities turn a profit and run smoothly, safely, and in line with our business plan. You will manage a multi-skilled team across customer service, warehousing, and woodworking, and play a key part in delivering on OWR’s strategic goals - from retail growth to workshop projects to community initiatives.

You’ll work closely with the CEO and play an integral role in leading OWR’s operational performance, culture, and sustainability.
 

Key Responsibilities

· Ensure a positive customer experience for everyone accessing OWR services at our Wood Shop, online and over the phone.

· Lead and oversee our Wood Shop and workshop operations, managing retail activity and supporting staff with purchasing and merchandising.

· Develop and maintain business systems to ensure high standards of service, safety, and sustainability across the site.

· Take ownership of Health & Safety policies, procedures, and compliance across the Abingdon site and satellite facilities.

· Provide visible and motivational leadership to operational teams - including customer service, warehouse, and woodwork - promoting team development and high performance.

· Coordinate with the marketing function to grow profitable retail and commercial sales.

· Support and develop workshop-based manufacturing and bespoke wood projects, ensuring delivery, quality, and customer satisfaction.

· Manage facilities at Suffolk Way, and off-site strorage, including building maintenance, utilities, and supplier contracts (supported by the Business Administrator).

· Actively participate in senior team meetings and contribute to strategic planning.

· Work with the Wood to Work team to offer meaningful work experience for job seekers, apprentices, and school volunteers.

About You

We’re looking for a hands-on, confident, and people-focused leader who thrives in dynamic environments and believes in combining operational excellence with social impact. You’ll have strong commercial and systems-based thinking and be motivated by purpose as much as performance.

Essential skills and experience:

· Significant experience in retail, warehouse or production operations

· Proven team leadership and staff development skills to support a positive organisational culture

· Strong understanding of Health & Safety - NEBOSH or similar qualification preferred

· Confident with stock control, EPOS/till systems, and financial reporting

· Good IT, numeracy, and written communication skills

· Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to support and guide a diverse team

Desirable:

· A background or passion for timber, carpentry, or sustainable materials

· Experience in social enterprise, charity, or inclusive employment

· Line management experience including management of HR processes

How to Apply
 

If this opportunity excites you and you believe you have the skills, experience, and passion to lead Oxford Wood Recycling’s operations, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today and be part of something extraordinary.

Do you have experience of delivering, producing or project managing theatre productions, music concerts, arts events and festivals? Have you previously supported students or young people in a performance-related environment?

We are looking for an Arts Production Coordinator, who will support the artsUCL Producer to expand student-led performance at the Bloomsbury Theatre and Studio, deliver the new artsUCL Fringe Festival, and foster a performance culture rooted in equality of opportunity, professional practice and inclusivity.  They will work closely with student leaders to support all aspects of student-led performances, enable effective collaboration between a number of stakeholders and play a key role in the delivery of our flagship arts events and festivals.

This is an exciting role in a unique organisation.  Our vision is of an outstanding experience for all UCL students and to be one of the best students’ unions in the UK and the world.  We aim to build a vibrant and empowered student community with real influence in UCL and beyond, that enables students to enjoy their time at university; pursue their interests and passions; see the world in new ways; and develop the skills and experience to change the world for the better.

We are a registered charity employing over 100 career staff and 300 student staff, delivering a wide range of services and representative functions for UCL students. We have the widest portfolio of services of any student organisation in the country, managing UCL’s extracurricular programmes for sport, music, drama, dance, media, volunteering, academic societies and intercultural engagement; providing a wide range of fantastic social spaces; leading on student democracy and representation across UCL; and offering excellent student support services.

It's an exciting time our growing organisation as we lead the delivery of UCL’s groundbreaking new Student Life Strategy. This is enabling us to build more programmes to improve students’ mental and physical wellbeing, promote genuine equity for all, build students’ skills and confidence, develop their international connections and intercultural skills, and make a real contribution to our local community.

We support hybrid working. Excellent benefits including defined benefit pension scheme and generous holiday entitlement. We are proud of high levels of staff engagement and pride ourselves on being a great place to work.

About Gaddum

Gaddum is a mental health and carers charity supporting people of all ages. As well as providing services we act as an anchor institution to support the sustainability and development of the wider VCSE sector. Our vision is for every individual and community we walk alongside to have equitable health, wealth and self.

Our Mission

Being almost 200 years old, Gaddum has seen some of the most challenging and inequitable times in the UK’s history, and the world we are living in is still one where so many don’t have the opportunities or resources they need to achieve their aspirations. Today we continue our mission – and we will do this by supporting, influencing, and campaigning as we push for equitable health, wealth and self.

We amplify the voices of the communities we serve, and we empower individuals to overcome challenges by listening, supporting, and advocating for their needs.

We believe…

• everyone has mental health, and it is as important as physical health

• life can be hard, and everyone needs a helping hand sometimes

• everyone has a right to support, when and how they need it, and that no one should be overlooked

• in being of service by holding the whole individual at the heart of our approach and embracing solutions that lie within communities

• there is injustice in the world but both systems and society can change for the better

• we can be agents of positive change; working with others, learning from diverse lived experience, and advocating for fairness

Our Values…

…are our foundations – they are what holds us firm in uncertain times, and they are our reference point for all that we do.

We value:

Being Heard: no matter why or how someone finds their way to us, we will listen

Collaborative Curiosity: harnessing our skills, knowledge, talents and the insights of others, we create new possibilities by exploring with people

Purposeful Work: paying attention to others’ needs and voices, we channel our resources into actions and outcomes that matter to the people we serve

Meaningful Connection: treating every individual as a whole person, developing relationships through empathy and acceptance

Thoughtful Safe Services: providing clear reasons for decisions and efficient, safe and effective practices, we earn confidence and trust by focussing on quality

Role Purpose

The purpose of this role is to provide operational leadership and oversight of the Carers Manchester Volunteer Programme and support the wider development of the Volunteer Programme at Gaddum. The Volunteer Coordinator will work with Carers Manchester colleagues to ensure volunteers feel equipped and supported to use their skills and lived experience in a range of established volunteer roles.

They will also work with the team to develop and recruit volunteers for new roles that support Carers Manchester to deliver on its aims and objectives. The role will involve maintaining close working relationships with our Central Team, Health & Safety systems, and compliance responsibilities. 

All staff are expected to work within all Gaddum policies and procedures. This role is subject to a basic DBS check.

Do you enjoy untangling complex systems, collaborating with users, and making technical processes run smoother? Then this might be your next role.

At Open Doors International, we rely on our ERP system—Unit4 Business World—for everything from finance to HR. As an ERP Application Specialist, you will play a crucial role in making sure this system works seamlessly for colleagues across our global offices. Whether it’s solving user issues, implementing new configurations, or rolling out improvements, you will make things better—both behind the scenes and in daily workflows.

You’re someone who enjoys switching between hands-on technical tasks and collaborating with people. One moment you're configuring the system, the next you're helping a colleague in another country work through a problem. You’re part of a small, supportive FDM team and report directly to the FDM Manager.

We’re looking for someone who thrives in a dynamic, international environment, and who’s ready to take initiative.

Your key responsibilities

• Offer functional and technical support for Unit4 ERP users worldwide by troubleshooting issues and ensuring smooth daily use.
• Maintain and configure Unit4 ERP within our IT landscape by adjusting workflows, permissions, or modules as needed.
• Collaborate with colleagues to improve how the system supports our other departments.
• Train and support users across different departments and countries (remotely or in person).
• Take ownership of small to medium-sized improvement projects, from gathering user needs to rolling out solutions.
• Share knowledge with the FDM team and contribute to continuous improvement.

Your profile

• You’re a committed Christian with a heart for the Persecuted Church.
• You have an understanding of ITIL, preferably certified with ITIL Foundation.
• You have proven analytical and problem solving skills.
• You’re proactive, service oriented, and an organized team player.
• You have excellent communication skills (in English).
• You’re able to work cross-culturally.
• You preferably have a bachelor degree in IT or similar area.
• You preferably have work experience with ERP, SQL, Excel and API’s.

Our offer

Working at Open Doors means that you are actively involved in serving the worldwide Persecuted Church. We offer you a versatile position in an international environment, a professional team and the opportunity to show your added value. Preferred location is in The Netherlands, United Kingdom or California (USA).

Are you a skilled legal professional looking for a role where you can truly make a difference? As Legal Counsel at The King’s Trust, you’ll play a crucial role in ensuring compliance across the organisation while providing expert legal guidance on contracts, intellectual property, data protection, and charity law. Working closely with teams across the Trust, you’ll help manage legal risk, support key decision-making, and ensure our mission is delivered with integrity and confidence. This role is a 12-month fixed-term contract based on a 21-hour/3 day week.

This is a dynamic and influential position where you’ll review and negotiate contracts, oversee regulatory compliance, and lead on legal policies that impact young people and the communities we serve. You’ll also mentor and develop a Legal Adviser, ensuring a high standard of legal support across the organisation. If you’re a passionate legal expert with a strong background in commercial, charity, and data protection law, and you’re looking for a meaningful challenge, we’d love to hear from you.

Join us at The King’s Trust and be part of a team that empowers young people, champions best practices, and upholds the highest legal and ethical standards. Apply today to make your impact!

For more information, please click here for the job description.

Position: Senior Designer (Digital and Content)
Hours: Full time (35 hours a week)
Contract: Fixed- term maternity cover until 31 July 2026
Location: Office-based in London with flexibility to work remotely
Salary: Starting from £35,825 per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band and Job Family: Band 2*, Profession/Technical
*you’ll start at our entry point salary of £35,825 per annum, increasing to £38,065 after 6 months service and satisfactory performance and to £40,304 after a further 6 months

About us

We make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.

Our strategy is based on what people affected by MS have told us is important to them. It gives us a clear and determined focus.

Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.

Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive working environment where you'll be able to make a difference.

About this job

We’ve got a great opportunity for a Senior Designer to join our talented and creative Digital and Content Team.

Working closely with the Creative Content Lead and Brand team, your role will be key to elevating our visual presence and impact across digital and print.

You’ll be a team-player and a seasoned pro at responding to briefs of all shapes and sizes, from producing visual and creative content for our social media channels and digital platforms, to designing print assets for events.

Your role will be to champion user-centred design and high creative standards, working with teams and the MS community to produce and create content that is impactful and accessible.

You will be adept at managing your own workloads and production timelines, as well as possessing strong organisational skills.

Closing date for applications: 9:00 am on Friday 16 May 2025

Interested?

PLEASE PRESS THE 'HOW TO APPLY' BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Equal Opportunities 
We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and or from ethnic minority backgrounds.

We’d be grateful if you downloaded and completed the equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application. 

Disability Confident Employer 
We’re a Disability Confident Employer and we’re committed to promoting equality and diversity.

You can ask for reasonable adjustments as part of both our recruitment and new starter on-boarding processes.

If you need any help or adjustments to apply for this role, please contact us. You can also ask for the application materials to be sent to you in a different format. Such as for them to be sent to you by email or in a larger word format.

More about our employee benefits:
We have a wide range of employee benefits including (but not limited to): 

Encouraging work life balance

• 38 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time
• More annual leave entitlement, based on length of employment
• Smart working options (with the opportunity to work remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us) 
• Flexible working options 

Caring for you and your family 

• Generous sick pay entitlement
• More sick pay entitlement, based on length of employment 
• Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave in each calendar year 
• Free access to a GP virtually 24 hours a day/7 days a week allowing you unlimited advice, reassurance and where appropriate diagnosis 
• Enhanced leave for new parents 
• Free access to a confidential 24 hours a day/7 days a week helpline service for both you and your family with a specialist range of support and information
• Special leave options (such as up to 5 days paid leave for domestic or personal emergencies a year)
• 10 days paid disability leave a year, pro-rata for part-time 
• 10 days paid carers’ leave a year, pro-rata for part-time 
• Cycle to work scheme 
• Death in service scheme
• New family-friendly benefits, including paid leave:
  • In the event of miscarriage or still birth 
  • To support fertility treatments
  • For antenatal appointments for both parents

Thinking about your finances 

• Enhanced salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Discounted season ticket loan and interest-free emergency loans
• Give as you earn to support other charities of your choice before tax
• New employee portal including lifestyle savings vouchers and personal wellbeing

Enriching your life at work

• Personalised development plans with a wide range of training courses and opportunities to source additional training options with your line manager
• Yearly internal apprenticeship opportunities
• New, modern offices that embrace working together both in-person and remotely 
• Various opportunities to influence how we internally operate (including surveys, and focus and committee groups) 
• Active and supportive internal employee networking groups for collaboration and peer support 
• 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering for MS Society activities during normal working hours (such as fundraising events, or campaigning in the local community) 
• 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering with other charities during normal

Safeguarding 
We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone who uses our services and we come into contact with.

This is regardless of Gender, Race, Disability, Sexual orientation, Religion or belief, Pregnancy, Gender reassignment.

We recognise our particular responsibility to make sure vulnerable adults and children are protected.

We have measures in place to protect everyone we come into contact with from abuse and maltreatment of all kinds.

Your right to work in the UK 
You must have the right to work in the UK to work in paid employment with us. You’ll need to share documents showing you’re eligible to work in the UK if we offer you employment.

You can find the UK visas and permits granting you the right to work in the UK on the UK Government website. We currently don’t have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and aren’t able to support you with your visa applications.

No agencies please.

Reporting to: Events Manager

Location:Hybrid. Home working with 40% of contracted hours at our office in Welwyn Garden City

Contract:Full-time; 37.5 hours per week

The Willow Major Events Team hosts a range of events to engage Willow’s key supporters. These range in large-scale events such as the Willow Ball and London Football Awards, to smaller more intimate events such as Golf and Shoot Days.

Job purpose

• This role will support the delivery of Willow’s programme of Major Events, as well as supporting third party events, ensuring that these promote and present Willow in a professional and compelling manner, maximising opportunities for donor cultivation, fundraising and maximising income generation.
• To work with the Events Manager on delivering events to an exceptional standard.
• To lead on auction procurement and fulfilment to maximise fundraising revenue.

Key responsibilities

Core Events

• To support the events strategy through delivery of high-quality events, designed to attract current and new supporters.
• To support the Events Fundraising Manager in ensuring that each event plan is actioned in a timely and efficient manner, as well as working with external suppliers, ensuring all suppliers work to agreed terms and conditions
• To assist in the research, development and planning of potential new event opportunities, ensuring that the events programme evolves in response to new fundraising requirements, opportunities and sector trends.
• With support from Event Manager, lead on events within the portfolio, working with key stakeholders and suppliers, ensuring delivery of a high-quality event.

Auction

• Lead on securing auction prizes for relevant events, developing relationships with key supporters and external businesses to secure exclusive and desirable auction items.
• Manage the auction fulfilment process, ensuring all auction winners are thanked post event and that lots are fulfilled in a timely manner.
• Oversee online auction platform, ensuring accurate listings, engaging descriptions and looking for ways to maximise income.

Event Supporter Stewardship

• Provide support on guest management, ensuring a smooth process for guests during the lead up to and on the day of the event.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with major donors, guests and stakeholders ensuring excellent stewardship and recognition
• To identify opportunities to engage or recruit new event supporters to existing or new events in the Willow calendar.

General

• To support the Events Manager with financial management of each event, supporting on areas such as: budgeting, planning, controlling and monitoring expenditure as appropriate and managing income against targets, KPI’s and provide regular revised projections as required.
• To maintain good practice in the use of database system (Raiser’s Edge), including the events module, ensuring that information is recorded accurately to allow for excellent supporter care, stewardship and accurate analysis of event performance.
• To keep up to date with current competitor activity, potential new opportunities for events and improved ways of managing and developing events.
• To keep up to date and comply with fundraising, data protection and other relevant legislation and codes of practice and good standards.
• To undertake any other tasks reasonably required.

 Person Specification

 Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Proven experience of supporting on a number of events and delivering to budget and within tight timeframes.
• Can demonstrate effective implementation and management of work plans, projects and resources to ensure proactive completion of tasks.
• Proven experience of developing and managing budgets.
• Ability to work as part of a small, flexible and hardworking team.
• Delivering high quality supporter and donor care through ongoing contact and communication.
• Experience of working on administration within a fundraising, events or marketing environment.

Desirable

• Experience of working with senior stakeholders in order to meet income targets.
• Experience of working with celebrities.
• Experience of working with sponsors.
• Experience of working in the sports sector.
• Experience of working in the charity / fundraising sector.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Organised, pro-active self-starter, capable of taking initiative.
• Confident and articulate, able to build successful, mutually beneficial relationships with internal and external audiences.
• Strong ability to prioritise tasks under pressure and solve problems quickly and effectively.
• Ability to work on different projects simultaneously.
• Excellent written and verbal communicator, with exemplary grammar and spelling, who places high value on attention to detail.
• Good influencing and negotiation skills.
• Respect for and ability to maintain confidentiality at all times.
• Self-reliant and confident IT user including internet, email, design, databases, spreadsheets and MS Office.

Desirable

• Creative thinker, able to innovate to meet audience needs.
• Experience or knowledge of Raisers Edge database.
• Sports sector knowledge.

Other

Essential

• Positive, energetic and able to enthuse.
• Flexible and proactive problem solver.
• Takes personal responsibility for and remains focused on delivering results and achieving objectives, overcoming problems and frustrations.
• Genuine commitment to the work and services of Willow.

Desirable

• Empathy with the cause and knowledge of issues faced by young adults facing serious illness.

 Special Conditions

Essential

• Able to work irregular (unsociable) hours and weekends where necessary.
• Own car and current driving license

General

We offer the following competitive benefits package:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Life Assurance and Group Pension Fund
• Season ticket loan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Flexible Working policy
• Employee discounts
• Employee Assistance Programme

To meet the growing demand for charity shops, Southern Hospice Group is seeking a Retail Property Manager to join its Retail Team in this newly created role.

With ambitious targets to grow our retail portfolio, you will be responsible for finding new charity shop locations for us, whether that’s on the traditional High Street, an out-of-town retail park, or an industrial estate warehouse.  We’re ready to consider all options where our retail vision can be realised.

You will also manage all aspects of lease renewals for our existing property portfolio of 34 shops and 2 warehouses across the South Coast, and ensure that our shops maintain an inviting, and enjoyable shopping experience for our customers, reflecting the standards that our three Hospices set.

Governance Administrator

Contract: 12-month Fixed Term Contract

Salary: £25,600 per annum

Location: London-based, hybrid working (minimum 2 days a week in the office)

We are working with a well-respected membership body dedicated to supporting and inspiring surgeons across the UK. Their work spans education, policy, public engagement, and the professional development of future and current surgeons.

The Team:
The successful candidate will be joining a collaborative and high-performing team based in London. This Administrator role provides essential administrative and governance support within the Outreach Team, which plays a key role in engaging aspiring surgeons and supporting their journey from the very beginning.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide high-level administrative support to the team, particularly around governance and committee management.
• Manage logistical arrangements for meetings, events, and conferences, including booking venues, travel, and accommodation.
• Minute-taking for board and committee meetings.
• Support the smooth running of governance processes within the southern region (London–Oxford and surrounding areas), while also contributing to national events and conferences.
• Work collaboratively with internal teams including Marketing and Events.
• Engage with external stakeholders in a professional and organised manner.

Ideal Candidate:

• Strong administrative experience, ideally with a background in committee or board support and governance processes.
• Minute-taking skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines efficiently.
• Experience working in the public, membership, or non-profit sector. 
• A confident communicator with good stakeholder engagement skills.
• Comfortable working in a hybrid setting and contributing to a close-knit, supportive team.

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

The Public Affairs Manager will be a key member of our busy External Affairs Team within the wider Policy and External Affairs directorate.

Reporting to the joint Heads of Public Affairs & Stakeholder Relations, and working closely with communications and public policy colleagues, you will play an essential role in enabling and driving engagement with parliamentary, government, political and sector stakeholders.

You will be politically astute, with experience engaging across Westminster and Whitehall with competent written and communication skills, able to both brief and prepare senior leaders within the organisation for key engagement activities as well as meeting stakeholders independently as appropriate.

Strong organisational, people and project management skills are essential; you will be responsible for managing dedicated key influencing ‘moments’ with stakeholders and partners, such as organising and managing panel events, roundtables, webinars and showcase programme visits. You will also lead the co-ordination and secretariat activity for the Youth Employment Group (YEG), working closely with the Director of Policy and External Affairs as one of the five co-chairs.

This role can be based at any of our hubs located in Birmingham, Leeds or London. We currently operate a hybrid model of two-days per week in the office and three-days from home.

For more information and a full job description, please download the Recruitment Pack.

Due to receiving high volumes of interest in our opportunities, this vacancy may close earlier than the advertised deadline. To ensure your application is considered, please submit it as soon as possible.

Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice has an exciting opportunity for an experienced and self-motivated Fundraising Manager to join our ambitious Fundraising Team in our Leeds based hospice.

About us
Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice is located in Headingley, Leeds and provides expert palliative care and support for people who are living with a life-limiting condition, as well as supporting their families.
This is a very exciting time to join a motivated fundraising team who are ambitious to do more across Leeds and the wider area. Sue Ryder is one of the UK’s most recognisable charities and this role will give you exposure nationally as well as making an inspirational difference locally.

About you
You will have a proven track record of achieving fundraising growth and delivering income to target with a focus on corporate, community and events income streams and a robust understanding of budget setting and management.
Key Responsibilities

• Lead on the delivery of income to target through our key income streams, with a focus on driving corporate, community and event relationships.
• Manage direct line reports to deliver income and achieve KPIs.
• Champion and facilitate consistent and exceptional supporter care experience.
• Maintain high quality data on the Charity’s database.
• Effectively manage, acquire and develop supporter relationships across the community to meet objectives.
• Work with Head of Fundraising to build and manage a detailed fundraising budget, including income and expenditure.

Competitive Benefits Package

• 27 days holiday rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays (pro rata if part-time)
• Company pension scheme
• Staff discount with thousands of retailers
• Refer a Friend scheme - £250 payment
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Access to Employee support programme
• Employee Networks - LGBTQ+, Ethnic Diversity and Equality, People with Disabilities, Women and Non-Binary Individuals
• and lots more. Please visit our careers website for the full list.

Closing date: 20th May 2025
Interview date: w/c 2nd June

We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and continue to make Sue Ryder a great place to work, and attract and recruit the best, most diverse workforce possible. We are particularly interested in increasing applications from the global majority, LGTBQIA+ and people with disabilities as they are currently underrepresented in our organisation.

Please let us know if you have any feedback to make our recruitment processes more accessible and inclusive or if you require any adjustments made to your application or interview process

If you want more than just a job, we want you.
Join the team and be there when it matters.

Sue Ryder is here to make sure everyone approaching the end of their life or living with grief can access the support they need. There is no one size fits all when it comes to how we cope and the help we need, but with our support, no one has to face dying or grief alone. We are there when it matters.

 

Are you an experienced bid professional with a proven track record of securing contracts and crafting winning proposals? If so, we want to hear from you! 

Job Title: Bid Manager and Writer 

Salary: £42,000

Location: Islington, London with hybrid working structure. You will also be expected to travel across our services which include London, Luton, Bedford, Brighton, and Kent, as well as our other locations to attend market engagement and bid related activities and attend regular service visits. 

Shift Pattern: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 09:00 - 17:00

About the Bid Manager and Write Role: 

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Bid Manager and Writer to join our dynamic Bid Team within the Development, Marketing, and Communications Department. This role is critical to driving our growth, securing new opportunities, and retaining existing contracts.

In this hands on role, you will hit the ground running, using your previous experience and knowledge to gather information and will utilise this to write competitive bids and proposals which can help secure new opportunities for the growth of our charity. SIG is a complex, growing organisation, supporting those with various complex needs in residential and non residential settings. Our Business Development team are vital in securing new and existing contracts to grow the services that we can offer to our residents and participants.

You will lead on competitive tendering processes, crafting high-quality bids and proposals that align with our mission and values. You will take ownership of the end-to-end bid process, from market engagement to submission, ensuring compliance and quality at every stage. You will work closely with senior directors, commissioners, and internal stakeholders to develop compelling submissions that meet financial targets and organisational goals. You will work independently but also part of the wider bid team, collaborating with subject matter experts as required. 

Overview of key responsibilities:

• Lead on the development and submission of competitive bids, ensuring they are delivered on time and to the highest standard.
• Collaborate with senior directors and internal teams to secure approvals and budgets for bids.
• Produce high-quality, engaging proposals that clearly articulate SIG’s vision, services, and value to commissioners and funders.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including senior leaders and commissioners.
• Conduct market research and stay informed about trends in social care, healthcare, and procurement to inform bid strategies.
• Work closely with the Bid Coordinator to draft, review, and finalise submissions.
• Attend market engagement events, service visits, and approval meetings to gain insights and represent SIG.  

What are we looking for?

• Proven experience in bid and proposal writing and management, with a track record of securing new contracts and retaining existing ones.
• Exceptional writing and proofreading skills
• A keen eye for attention to detail
• Ability to produce high-quality, engaging content.
• Ideally, we would love someone who has experience within securing bids and proposals within the voluntary, social care, or healthcare sector.
• A good understanding of social care, healthcare, or procurement, with the ability to translate complex needs into compelling bids.
• Confidence in liaising with senior stakeholders, including directors and commissioners, and leading approval meetings.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks, meet deadlines, and work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and experience using tender portals.
• A self-motivated, proactive individual who can take ownership of bids and drive them to successful completion.
• Alignment with our values of Ambition, Empowerment, Transparency, and Inclusivity

Please refer to the JDPS attached for more details on the vacancy and our requirements/key criteria.

What we offer

• 25 days (Full time equivalent) annual leave, increasing with the length of service
• Training and Development, including access to courses, upskilling, and progression plans
• Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling
• Reflective Practice regular sessions with a therapist provided by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing
• Eligibility to register with Blue Light Discount Card
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Annual Staff Awards
• Be part of an organisation which believes good care and support improves lives.
• Join an organisation with a mission to empower people who are marginalised by building powerful partnerships and creative solutions that bridge gaps in provision and aid recovery, reablement and resettlement.

We are committed to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI). We value and celebrate the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all our employees. We have a team of ambassadors who are staff volunteers and actively support us in fortifying our organisational value of Inclusivity. SIG actively encourages applications from individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds, particularly lived experience; Naturally, we approach any emerging issues with empathy and sensitivity. As an organisation, we’re proud to mention that our staff Ambassadors career aspirations generally benefit from embracing this unique opportunity to develop their respective skill sets in spaces that exist outside of their daily roles. 

Want to know how we work? Watch our short Theory of Change video to see how we support people towards a brighter future: Theory of Change

Further details can be found on our website here: Theory of Change - Social Interest Group - Social Interest Group.  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Please note that this job advert may close early due to screening applications on an ongoing basis. We advise applying as soon as possible for your application to be taken into consideration at the early stages.

Please note that as part of our process, we complete an enhanced DBS check, some roles may require further vetting. We are an inclusive employer and encourage applicants from all backgrounds. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact us on the details below.

Additional information on our company policies including Gender Pay, Equality and Diversity, Company Benefits and our Candidate Privacy Policy can be found on our website.

Unfortunately, we are unable to provide sponsorship, please ensure you have full right to work in the UK prior to applying to our positions. 

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