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Job Title: Research & Innovation Specialist
Our Vision: A better world with people with disabilities are valued and contribute to dynamic and inclusive communities.
Our Mission: To support, empower and enable people we support to live their lives to the full.
Reporting to: Community Engagement Development Manager
Purpose:
The Research and Innovation specialist will play a pivotal role in delivering our ambitions for sustainable growth through income diversification, as funded by the Boost Fund (Postcode Innovation Trust). This new role will lead the development, testing and refinement of business cases focused on three core areas:
- Hire of our accessible city-centre training suite
- Sale of sector-leading training packages to external partners
- Inclusion consultancy for organisations and workplaces
Working closely with the Community Team shaping future projects, securing funding and expanding Options’ impact on disability inclusion.
Key Responsibilities
· Conduct research into market trends, income opportunities and best practices in inclusive training, consultancy and venue hire.
· Develop and test viable business cases and proposals to support new initiatives and revenue-generating activities.
· Work closely with leadership to implement strategic plans and assess feasibility for new programs.
· Identify target audiences and pricing strategies and support the piloting of income generating activities.
· Monitor and evaluate the impact of new initiatives, ensuring alignment with long-term goals. · Support funding applications and reporting, including the development of evidence-based justifications for investment through grant funding, tender opportunities and innovation funding streams.
· Represent Options in external meetings and networking events to promote our training and consultancy offer.
Person Specification
Essential:
· Experience in research, business development and service innovation – ideally within the disability support, social care, or non-profit sector.
· Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and translate insights into actionable strategies.
· Proven ability in developing business cases, funding proposals, and impact assessments.
· Excellent communication skills, including report writing and presenting findings to a range of audiences.
· Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a dynamic values-led environment.
· A commitment to inclusion, access and rights-based approaches.
Desirable:
· Knowledge of disability rights, inclusion strategies, or related policy frameworks.
· Familiarity with social enterprise, earned income models, or social impact evaluation.
Timeframe & Commitment
· Initial Contract: 12 months (with potential for extension based on funding and impact).
· Start Date: August 2025
· Salary £27,000 - £30,000 per annum
· Full-time (hybrid working supported)
· Location: Liverpool city centre
Closing Date for Applications: 25th June 2025
Interview Date: 3rd July 2025
To support, empower and enable people we support to live their lives to the full.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We’re Anthony Nolan. We’re here to uncover the answers inside us. Answers for people with blood cancer and blood disorders. Answers that will not only improve lives today but save them tomorrow.
By uniting people and science, we’re growing our world-leading stem cell register, so everyone who needs a transplant, can find their lifesaving match. We’re currently giving four people a day another chance to live.
Driven by patients, backed by stem cell donors, and powered by science, we won’t stop until we’ve unlocked the cures, treatments and transplants that will transform the future for more patients. And together, we can reach the remarkable day where every patient who needs us can not only survive, but thrive.
If you're inspired by this vision, and feel you have the skills and experience we need to help achieve it, we'd love you to join our lifesaving team.
We are looking for a Senior Individual Giving Officer (Retention) to join our Fundraising team.
This vacancy may close before the advertised close date dependent on the number of applications, so if the role is of interest please be sure to apply at your nearest convenience.
Title: Senior Individual Giving Officer (Retention)
Salary: £33,000 - £35,500 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 35 per week (standard Anthony Nolan working hours)
Location: Hybrid, with head office in Hampstead, London (2 days per week on-site inclusive of day's attending fundraising events)
Job Summary
This role will create and deliver supporter-centric and insight-driven retention campaigns to maximise the loyalty and income from our base of 30,000 individual giving supporters. Reporting to the Individual Giving Manager, you will develop and assess a range of supporter journeys and asks to best retain supporters across regular giving, raffle, lottery, cash giving and legacy - through digital, telemarketing and direct mail channels.
This is an exciting opportunity to help shape and grow the supporter retention and engagement programme within an agreed annual budget and calendar. The successful candidate will be an experienced direct marketing and digital project manager and collaborative team player. If you have excellent creative, analysis and project management skills across a range of channels with a detailed understanding of supporter engagement for mass audiences, we would love to hear from you.
What’s in it for you?
- A competitive salary
- 27 days annual leave, pension scheme, childcare vouchers, access to counselling via a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme
- A stimulating work environment full of opportunities to learn and develop
- Life Assurance of four times annual salary
- Travel season ticket loan, Cycle to work Scheme
- And more! (further details on our Life at Anthony Nolan page)
Please check out the full job description attached to this advert, or hyperlinked at the bottom of the advert on our careers page. You can also read more about what to expect on the Our recruitment process page.
Release your remarkable, join our team and give someone another chance to live.
Anthony Nolan is a Disability Confident Committed and Living Wage accredited employer.
All applicants must be able to demonstrate the right to work in the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Job title: Communications Manager
Reports to: Senior Manager, Team and Operations, RSTMH
Hours of work: Full time
Location: High Holborn, London (this role is office based located between Russell Square and Chancery Lane)
Job type: Permanent
We are looking for a permanent and full-time member of staff to help develop and manage RSTMH’s profile within tropical medicine and global health. We need a passionate and creative communicator who can play a key role in meeting our communications objectives. This role is office-based in central London, with the option to work from home on Mondays.
RSTMH is a membership society formed in 1907, with around 1,800 members and Fellows in over 100 countries. We work to improve tropical medicine and global health by enabling and promoting research, sharing knowledge and convening networks through our members and Fellows and beyond. The Communications Manager will have the opportunity to develop and enhance RSTMH’s reputation as a credible and trusted voice in tropical medicine and global health.
This is a wide-ranging and exciting role. You will lead on implementing the organisation’s communications strategy, working with the leadership team to ensure it meets the aims of the wider RSTMH strategy. You’ll maintain and further develop the website and social media platforms, build links with media contacts, and source, commission and develop content. You’ll manage relationships with key suppliers, including website developers, strategic partners, digital media and creative agencies. You’ll also be responsible for delivering RSTMH’s newsletters to our members and Fellows, and global network of supporters.
We’re looking for someone ambitious and solutions-focused with a passion for communications to deliver creative and innovative content. You’ll have the ability to engage people in the technical areas of our work as well as the nature of the societal problems and context we’re seeking to improve, and establish analytical systems to monitor our progress.
The Role
- Implement RSTMH’s communications strategy, in line with the wider organisational goals
- Full ownership of the website, including content updating and monitoring for consistency and currency, managing any development work and integration with other systems
- Manage social media channels for RSTMH, and develop strategies to engage wider networks
- Accountable for our joint venture website, grow: including developing a strategy for updating and maintaining the listings and income generation through advertising and/or sponsored posts
- Commission, source, write, edit and proofread engaging and relevant content for the website and social media channels, providing editorial support as required and building a network of expert contributors
- Track engagement across media channels and email marketing, and produce monthly reports for leadership team showing activity
- Ensure RSTMH’s brand and editorial guidelines are maintained in all of the Society’s work, including all communications by the team
- Full responsibility for fortnightly newsletters for RSTMH members and Fellows, and monthly newsletters for non-members with strategies to convert non-members
- Create and maintain Society level communications calendar
- Monitor developments in global health and tropical medicine, especially in order to inform policy work with our Policy and Advocacy Committee
- Establish a network of media contacts for the Society to promote its work, signpost experts, and raise its own profile
- Represent RSTMH externally with key partners, at relevant conferences and industry events
- Support on income-generating activities across RSTMH, particularly new memberships, conversions, journal promotion and event marketing
- Establish and maintain systems to report and evaluate RSTMH’s digital platforms and activities
- Develop communications plan for all areas of RSTMH, working with department managers to execute
- Support key RSTMH spokespeople, including the Chief Executive, with media briefings, press releases and key messaging
- Fully manage the communications budget
- Responsibility for promotional materials including flyers, event signage, merchandise and handouts
- Working across all aspects of RSTMH communications
Person Specification
Essential experience
- 5 years’ experience within a digital communication role
- 3 years’ experience developing and maintaining websites and social media for a campaign, cause or organisation
- Proven experience working in an editorial capacity, developing compelling copy for online audiences, with a varied portfolio of written work
- Experience of digital content creation, commissioning and management
- Proficiency in HTML newsletter creation, working to tight deadlines, collaborating with other departments, and using mail clients
- Experience of managing suppliers, partners and contributors
- Familiarity with design software for creating digital assets, such as Canva
- Knowledge of CRM databases
- Experience with digital advertising and promoted social media posts, analysing trends, reviewing efficacy, and adjusting campaigns in real time
- An understanding of the academic and research communities
Personal attributes
- Self-starter, able to work proactively and intuitively
- Passion for tropical medicine and global health
- Good team player, with an understanding of the challenges of working in a small team
- Resilience under pressure
- Flexibility to work outside of office hours, and to travel within the UK and beyond, as required
- Ability to communicate with a range of people of different levels, disciplines and backgrounds
Desirable
- Knowledge of Mosaico and SparkPost for building HTML emails
- Experience running websites on Drupal 10
- Some experience using CiviCRM
- Existing network of experts in the tropical medicine and global health space
The deadline for this role is 5pm BST 13th July.
Please note: We encourage you to apply as early as possible as we will be reviewing and interviewing candidates as they submit, and so may close recruitment before the deadline.
Please click the apply button and send your CV and a supporting statement of up to 1,000 words to include how your experience matches the duties and skills for the role, it will be sent automatically to us. Applications submitted without a supporting statement may not be considered. (Please insert your supporting statement where it asks for your cover message or covering letter).
No agencies please.
Please send your CV and supporting statement of up to 1,000 words to include how your experience matches the duties and skills for the role, it will be sent automatically to us. Applications submitted without a supporting statement may not be considered.
Location: Hybrid
Department: Fundraising
Salary: £40,000-42,000 per annum
Hours: Full time – 35 hours per week (part time – 4 days considered)
Job Type: Full time
Contract Type: Permanent
Our client can’t always prevent the tricky, stressful, sad stuff from happening. But when it does happen, they help current, former and retired civil servants get the best support. Join them as they embark on the next phase of their strategy to ensure they can be there when people need them the most.
Their supporters are the lifeblood of the Charity, most being current or former civil servants themselves and they are thankful for their support. Working alongside colleagues across the Charity, Civil Service and payroll fundraising agencies, the Supporter Acquisition Manager will play a key role in developing a multi-channel acquisition strategy, driving growth in new supporters and income. You will be innovating and delivering products and campaigns that inspire their audiences, ensuring that they raise the funds needed to continue their important work.
To be successful in this role, you will be proactive, results-driven and committed to providing an excellent supporter experience. You will have extensive direct marketing and product development fundraising experience, strong budget and management experience and be adept at delivering audience-led strategy across acquisition. Great communication skills and experience of leveraging digital solutions as well as multi-channel marketing will be essential.
This is an exciting time to join the Charity as they seek to embed their presence as a UK-wide charity and deliver sustainable income and supporter growth. Reporting to the Head of Individual Giving & Legacy, you will be part of an exciting department responsible for growing their largest and longest-term sources of income – their regular giving propositions (including payroll giving and lottery) and legacy fundraising. Regular Giving and donations from individuals are an essential part of their fundraising strategy, constituting over 80% of their income currently. If you would like to be a key member of their Fundraising department, then they would like to hear from you today!
In return, they can offer you excellent benefits including a health cash plan, Headspace, life assurance, excellent pension, generous annual leave, and interest free loans for season tickets and our cycle to work scheme.
To apply, please submit your CV and a covering letter that states why you would be suitable for this role. This role will close as soon as it is filled, you are encouraged to apply at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.
Our client are committed to building and developing a workforce which reflects the diversity of the civil service community that they support. They seek to ensure all job applications are treated fairly, with respect and without bias and they encourage applications from suitably experienced candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or belief, or any other factor.
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Business Development Officer – London, South East and East of England
Role purpose:
- Retain and grow relationships with existing centres through tailored engagement strategies that drive programme registrations and increase impact.
- Identify and convert new opportunities through proactive outreach, lead generation, and effective nurture tactics to deliver new business income.
- Deliver excellent customer service, ensuring a high-quality centre experience that builds trust and long-term loyalty.
Key responsibilities:
Retain and grow existing centre relationships
- Manage a portfolio of existing centres, ensuring regular and meaningful engagement aligned to their needs, delivery patterns, and growth potential.
- Deliver against annual centre income targets by supporting centres to continue and expand programme delivery.
- Develop and implement tailored engagement plans that reflect sector priorities, sector and programme maturity, and centre feedback.
- Analyse Business Intelligence (BI) dashboards to identify retention risks, spot growth opportunities, and respond to trends with proactive support.
- Coordinate requalification conversations and re-engagement activity to sustain long-term partnerships.
Generate and convert new business
- Identify and research high-potential leads across your allocated sectors (e.g., secondary, FE, community) using BI and CRM insights, sector intelligence, and marketing-generated activity.
- Plan and deliver proactive outreach activity via a Sector Development Plans.
- Build and maintain a personal pipeline of prospects and log progress regularly updating conversion insight and forecasts.
- Support new centre onboarding, from initial conversations through to registration and early delivery support.
- Collaborate with Marketing on lead nurture campaigns, sales funnel activities, and content that targets sector-specific priorities.
Deliver outstanding customer experience
- Serve as a primary point of contact for your centres, responding promptly and professionally to queries, issues, and feedback.
- Ensure every interaction reflects the Leadership Skills Foundation’s values.
- Maintain consistent and accurate records of communications, registrations, and engagement history.
- Support customer feedback collection and contribute to the analysis of satisfaction and improvement opportunities.
- Champion a customer-first mindset and share insight to improve performance against our customer experience objectives.
Use data and insight to drive decisions
- Regularly review and report on programme performance, income data, and registration trends for your assigned centres and sectors.
- Use BI dashboards and management reports to inform your planning, prioritisation, and stakeholder engagement.
- Report on your own progress against KPIs and contribute to departmental performance reviews and forecasting activities.
Collaborate across teams and support innovation
- Work closely with key teams to coordinate campaigns, messaging, and respond to customer feedback.
- Feedback insight from centres to inform programme development and sector-specific improvements.
- Contribute to team planning meetings, training sessions, and department-wide initiatives.
- Support the induction of new team members and contribute to a collaborative, learning-focused team culture.
Skills, experience, and knowledge
Essential
- Previous experience in a customer supporting role, with an emphasis on relationship management and customer experience.
- An understanding of education systems in the UK.
- An understanding of initiating prospect engagement, business development strategies and meeting sales targets.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Experience of working on own initiative and being a self-starter.
- Confidence in presenting externally to customers and partners.
- Experience of working with sales forecasting tools and Management Information systems.
- Analytical thinking and evaluation skills, with the ability to interpret data and performance metrics to support decision making.
- Ability to present information concisely using Microsoft Office programmes.
- An ability to network, influence and build relationships with key stakeholders and customers.
- An ability to convert external relationships into long standing customers results.
Desired
- Previous experience in a sales environment.
- An understanding and passion for leadership skills development and the value it provides for young people and centres.
- Excellent customer service skills.
- An understanding of awarding bodies and their operating landscape.
There are numerous benefits that are available to you as a member of Leadership Skills Foundation.
In addition to working for an organisation that is forward thinking with a clear commitment to your wellbeing, we also offer an array of both contractual and non-contractual benefits as outlined below.
Contractual benefits:
- Standard 36 hour working week.
- 25 days annual leave rising to 30 days per year after completion of five years’ service.
- Automatic enrolment into NEST Pension scheme after three months, with the option to join group personal pension plan with matched contributions up to five percent following successful completion of probationary period.
- Agile/flexible working.
- Home working.
Non-contractual benefits:
- Discretionary extended Christmas break.
- Vitality Health Care Plan following successful completion of probationary period – with the option to add family/significant others at reduced rate.
- Meaningful and regular one-to-one system as part of a structured personal development process.
- Sight test and eyewear financial support.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Corporate Partnerships Manager
Job description and person specification
Imagine being told that you, or someone you love, is losing their sight. In that moment, two profound questions demand urgent answers:
· Can this be stopped?
· How will I live my life?
We exist to answer these questions.
Currently, research into preventing and treating sight loss is chronically underfunded, receiving a mere 1.2% of publicly funded health research grants: people who are blind or vision impaired are three times more likely to experience loneliness and isolation than the general population.
We do not accept this.
We find and fund the brilliant minds and bright ideas that put change in sight. Our researchers are at the forefront, making breakthroughs and discoveries that will prevent, treat and detect eye disease. The partnerships we build and initiatives we support are changing life for blind and vision impaired people.
We are Fight for Sight: we won’t stop until we: Save Sight. Change Lives.
We have a clear ambition and have the support of well-respected and highly engaged ambassadors. We are now looking for experienced, committed, and creative individuals to join our dynamic team to help realise our five-year growth strategy. You’ll be part of something impactful; we’d love to hear from you.
The Corporate Partnerships Manager will play a crucial role in the future growth of our charity and the impact that we achieve through partnership for people with sight loss. We are looking for an experienced new business fundraiser with a solid track record of growing income generating partnerships, donations and sponsorship from companies.
This role will lead on identifying and initiating relationships with prospective corporate donors and nurturing existing relationships to grow income significantly. You will line manage a Partnerships Officer and have support from a shared Partnerships Assistant.
Responsible to
Director of Development
Direct reports
X1 Partnerships Officer
Working hours and contract
This is a permanent full-time role, 35 hours a week. We will consider part-time and flexible arrangements.
Salary
£44,000 - £47,000 (dependent on experience)
Location
Aldgate E1 and hybrid working. Two days in the office and external meetings and events as required.
How to Apply
Please submit your CV and a covering letter to our recruitment inbox with subject header: Corporate Partnerships Manager application
Note that your covering letter should include a supporting statement (max two pages) comprising why you think you are an ideal candidate for the role, and must be based on the skills, knowledge and experience described in the person specification below.
Closing date for applications: Rolling
Early applications are encouraged. We will be interviewing on a rolling basis; therefore, we will close the vacancy as soon as we have found the right candidate.
Interview dates: From 16th June onwards
Important note: All applicants must have the Right to Work in the UK. Unfortunately, we do not have a sponsoring license for non-UK employees which means that if you do not have a current, valid UK working permit, please do not apply, as we will not be able to consider your application.
Role Responsibilities
Priorities include:
· Developing and delivering a corporate fundraising income plan across, Corporate Donations, Corporate Grants, Charity of the Year, Sponsorship, Cause Related Marketing, Payroll Giving, Gifts in Kind and Pro Bono relationships.
· Develop and implement inspiring stewardship events.
· Work closely with High Value Team and Retail Partnerships colleagues to maximise cross team opportunities.
Income growth:
· Grow the corporate new business pipeline with a balanced focus on long term income generating partnerships.
· Develop and implement new fundraising products, especially hybrid, to drive income from existing partners and new prospects. This will include challenge events and employee-led fundraising opportunities.
· Maximise income from existing corporate partners (and links through trustees, vice presidents, community, and major donors) through a clearly defined programme of research, networking, applications and excellent stewardship.
· Along with senior colleagues, represent the new organisation at virtual/ face-to-face meetings with existing partners and prospects, successfully engaging them with our emerging aims and objectives.
· Involve senior colleagues, trustees and other key stakeholders to open networks and support cultivation plans to ensure that peer-to-peer approaches are maximised.
· Using a wide array of digital and traditional channels to steward through storytelling and to thank.
Research:
· To direct the work of the shared Partnerships Assistant in researching, identifying, and maximising the potential of new corporate prospects using information held within the supporter databases as well as external sources such as LinkedIn, and business press.
Relationship building:
· Ensure all corporate relationships receive exceptional stewardship and that appropriate cultivation plans are developed, maintained and implemented – in particular, quality and timely reporting of impact achieved against funding provided.
· Build relationships with key decision-makers and influencers within current and potential corporate partners to embed the organisation as a charity with a strong reputation for meeting the needs of corporate supporters.
· Plan and organise opportunities for funders to view the impact of their funding first-hand, ensuring all safeguarding procedures are followed and met.
· Support the Chair, CEO and Director of Development to develop senior relationships with funders where appropriate, including support with arrangement of cultivation events, project visits and meetings through excellent research and timely briefing.
Collaboration with colleagues across the organisation:
· Facilitate and encourage new leads by building warm links with colleagues and coordinate relationship management between teams to ensure most appropriate relationship for the donor.
· Work with fellow fundraisers to run virtual and face to face events throughout the year to provide opportunities to thank our current corporate supporters and engage new prospects.
· Collaborate with other members of the department to ensure corporate work is integrated across fundraising with all opportunities maximised.
· Work closely with the Marketing and Communications team to create toolkits and materials for corporate relationships to maximise fundraising opportunities.
· Work with the Marketing and Communications team to develop on brand presentations for prospective and existing partnerships.
· Work with the Grants and Impact team to identify projects that would be of interest to current and prospective corporate donors in order to prepare high-quality tailored proposals.
Reporting:
· Compile comprehensive and compelling progress and impact reports to feed back to donors in a timely fashion.
· Monitor income and expenditure to ensure sound ROI on all activities.
· Ensure accurate records of all relationships are maintained on the supporter database.
· Regularly report to senior leadership on agreed KPIs and income achieved and forecast.
Leadership & management:
· Work as part of the fundraising management team, alongside the Director of Development and other high value team colleagues to deliver and implement the strategy.
· Seek out opportunities within the for profit and NFP sectors to raise awareness of our cause and aims.
Other:
· Become fully conversant with the aims and objectives of the charity.
· Keep up to date with developments in the sector, business industry and key new initiatives in our field.
· To always work in compliance with the Fundraising Regulator’s Code of Practice and data protection legislation.
Person specification
Desirable skills, knowledge & experience:
· Strong evidence of experience and success of corporate fundraising or within a face-to-face sales role
· Proven track record of securing gifts/ sales more than £50,000.
· Liaising at all levels with the ability to motivate and inspire others to support financially.
· Matrix managing colleagues to achieve collectively.
· Experience of designing and delivering high impact stewardship programmes and delivering high value corporate partnership events.
· Demonstrable success in writing successful funding proposals and reports.
· Proven experience of devising budgets and project plans whilst also delivering and reporting against them.
· An effective and confident networker, with an ability to build high level relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders.
· Track record of managing complex relationships with funders/ clients, involving sophisticated reporting and stewardship.
· Experience of implementing new fundraising/ income generating strategies.
· Effective time-management skills with the ability to manage conflicting prioritises to meet planned and unplanned demand, ensuring that deadlines are met.
· Understanding and experience of working within the requirements of the Code of Fundraising Practice and data protection legislation.
Personal qualities
Required:
· An understanding of and commitment to the sight loss community.
· An accomplished storyteller, adept at using the latest statistics and data to evidence need and impact whilst maintaining an engaging and human tone of voice.
· Excellent financial fluency.
· Flexibility and a practical, can-do attitude.
· Highly motivated and able to juggle a varied personal workload.
· Positive, friendly, polite and supportive of others.
· Excellent listening skills and high emotional intelligence, with the ability to think creatively and quickly to make a convincing case for support.
· Ability to identify new fundraising initiatives, assess likelihood of success and impact on resources, develop appealing cases for support that match donor interests to funding needs/projects.
· Excellent accuracy and attention to detail.
Desirable:
· Experience in a medical research, social impact, or disability work environment.
· Knowledge and experience of managing Appeals.
· Working as part of a team on Fundraising Galas/Balls.
Flexibility
The role description is a general outline of duties and responsibilities and may be amended as we grow. The post holder may be required to undertake other duties as may be reasonably required from time to time.
Employee benefits
We value our staff and volunteers and want to make sure that they are supported in their work. Other benefits we also offer are:
· A great team and a supportive culture
· Employer pension contributions matching up to 10%, and death in service cover
· Generous parental leave
· Flexible/hybrid working options
· Apprenticeships scheme, study leave, financial support for training & development
· Cycle to work scheme, eye test vouchers, a staff loan scheme, access to an Employee Assistance Program
· An active Social Committee and staff events
Application & Interview process
See above for How to Apply. Please note that we value the authenticity and individuality of our applicants and believe that your CV and cover letter should reflect your unique skills, experiences, and personality. Therefore, please refrain from using AI tools, including ChatGPT, to produce your application materials. Applications drafted with the assistance of AI will be automatically rejected.
Successfully shortlisted applicants will be invited to a two-stage interview online via MS Teams and face-to-face.
Accessibility
We believe in fostering an inclusive environment where all individuals, regardless of their abilities or circumstances, feel supported and valued. If you have any accessibility requirements or specific needs that you would like us to accommodate during the application process, please let us know. If you are unfamiliar with MS Teams and would like to familiarise yourself with the platform before the interview, we are more than happy to arrange a tech run-through to ensure your comfort and confidence.
Equal opportunities, diversity & inclusion
Don’t meet every single requirement? At Fight for Sight we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workforce, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every item in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles that we have.
We have an inclusive and accessible recruitment process, including any adjustments required to support people from diverse community groups.
Other information
We draw your attention to some important policies that govern the research that our charity funds. You can find these here.
How to Apply
Please submit your CV and a covering letter with subject header: Corporate Partnerships Manager application
Note that your covering letter should include a supporting statement (max two pages) comprising why you think you are an ideal candidate for the role, and must be based on the skills, knowledge and experience described in the person specification below.
Closing date for applications: Rolling
Early applications are encouraged. We will be interviewing on a rolling basis; therefore, we will close the vacancy as soon as we have found the right candidate.
Interview dates: From 16th June onwards
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The National Lottery Community Fund is seeking a Strategic Communication Lead, Wales to drive forward our ambitious communications transformation. This newly created role sits at the heart of our restructured communications function, designed to deliver our strategy "It Starts with Community" and shift our focus to demonstrating the powerful impact communities have across the UK. It is essential that you are a Welsh-speaker.
As we build a new, integrated approach to communications across the UK, this position offers an exceptional opportunity to shape how we tell our story. Playing a strategic leadership role, you will be the vital bridge between our grant makers and communicators, working in a matrix manner with the senior leadership team in your country and our wider communications team to solve problems and generate successful communications and engagement campaigns.
You will provide strategic leadership on communications and external affairs, working across two areas of responsibility: a specific country within the UK and one of our four missions. Your ability to create powerful alignment between these areas will be essential to success.
Your deep understanding of the devolved context and stakeholder landscape will help build the Fund's influence with regional decision-makers and opinion formers while advancing UK-wide objectives. You will also be an ambassador for the Fund's work, maintaining a strong network in your country.
We are looking for an experienced communications strategist with extensive knowledge of the local political, media and stakeholder landscape. You should bring a sophisticated understanding of how communications can drive organizational objectives and a proven track record of leading integrated campaigns. Your background might include senior communications roles in government, the VCSE sector, or complex organizations operating across devolved administrations, where you've demonstrated ability to navigate diverse stakeholder environments and translate strategic goals into impactful communications activity.
Key responsibilities
- Lead strategic communications for one Funding portfolio and one mission area, ensuring integration with business planning
- Build and lead matrix teams to deliver integrated communications campaigns
- Develop and implement communications plans that drive engagement with key stakeholders
- Provide senior counsel on reputation management and crisis response
- Act as senior regional point of contact for communications and external affairs
- Ensure consistent messaging across all customer journey touchpoints
- Represent the Fund with key external stakeholders and opinion formers
Location: You will be expected to be based in the country you will be supporting. We have a hybrid approach to working with work pattern and exact location agreed with the successful candidate. Our offices are in Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Exeter, Leeds, London, Manchester, Newcastle and Newtown.
Interview date: Friday 11th July
On application, please align your supporting statement to the criteria below
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience in developing and delivering strategic communications and engagement in support of organisational priorities, including planning and executing media, marketing and external affairs
- Strong influencing skills with both internal colleagues and external partners
- Significant experience in building and leading high-performing teams in a matrix-management setting
- Demonstrable understanding of public affairs in devolved governments
- Experience providing strategic communications counsel to senior leaders including at times of reputational risk
- Experience in leading crisis communications
- Excellent project management skills in a complex organisation with competing deadlines
- Demonstrable experience in using data and insight to inform and deliver communications campaigns.
Desirable criteria
- Experience working across multiple regions or countries
- Track record of developing innovative communications approaches
- Experience in one or more of our mission areas
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Communities in the UK come in all shapes and sizes. National Lottery funding is for everyone – therefore, we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and we work hard to ensure our funding reaches where it is needed.
We also believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. That’s why The National Lottery Community Fund is committed to being an inclusive employer and a great place to work. We recognise and celebrate the fact that our people come from diverse backgrounds. We positively welcome applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities or longstanding health conditions, people who are LGBTQ+, and people from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds, as well as people of all ages.
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The Involvement and Engagement team at Alzheimer’s Research UK is responsible for delivering a wide portfolio of activities to increase understanding of dementia, engage and involve the public and people affected by dementia with research and promote the work of Alzheimer’s Research UK. The team work closely with people affected by dementia to gather their insights to shape our work and campaigns.
The team is part of the Information and Involvement department. The department’s mission is to improve understanding of dementia and the diseases which cause it and encourage and support the public and people affected by dementia to get involved in research.
The manager leads on the development of a wide range of activities, such as coordinating meetings with the Lived Experience Involvement Group; the online public engagement programme; and managing the Inspire Fund community engagement grant scheme. The role has responsibility for monitoring, evaluating, and reporting on the impact of the public involvement and engagement programme. In addition, the role holder will identify improvements and undertake strategy development and implementation working with the Head of the Department to deliver this.
Reporting to the Head of Information and Involvement, the Manager has two line reports, and the team works closely with colleagues across the Policy, Communications and Involvement Directorate, notably the Information Services and Policy teams. The team also has regular interactions with people affected by dementia and supports the wider charity in engaging effectively with supporters about dementia research. They work closely with colleagues in the Research and Partnerships directorate, and Volunteering and Events teams to deliver activities.
This is a 12-month fixed term contract to cover a period of maternity leave. This role will be known internally as Involvement and Engagement Manager
Main duties and responsibilities of the role:
Lead the Involvement and Engagement team
· Work with the Head of Information and Involvement to plan and implement involvement and engagement programmes to support the development of the charity’s goals.
· Implement the Involvement and Engagement strategy for Alzheimer’s Research UK, ensuring a varied portfolio of opportunities, with a focus on reaching diverse and underserved audiences.
· Line manage two Involvement and Engagement Officers, setting objectives, with responsibility for their personal growth and development, and that of the team.
Implement the involvement of lived experience across the organisation
· Lead the management of the charity’s Lived Experience Involvement Group, overseeing the recruitment, onboarding and ongoing engagement of volunteers with lived experience of dementia.
· Lead and manage the planning of involvement activity, including a calendar of events and activities for the lived experience group, to include regular online meetings, in person events, and opportunities to contribute to ARUKs strategic initiatives and campaigns.
· Responsible for ongoing monitoring and evaluation of involvement activities, ensuring volunteers are aware of their impact, communicating impact of involvement both internally and externally to the organisation.
· Responsible for championing the value and impact of involvement across the organisation, seeking new involvement opportunities and working towards embedding involvement in key areas of the charities work.
· Work closely with and support the Research Involvement Manager with implementing involvement of lived experience in research programmes, also with external requests for support with involvement in research.
· Ensure processes to manage a database of lived experience volunteers are robust and up to date and that policies and procedures are adhered to.
Deliver public engagement programmes and activities
· Deliver the Inspire Fund community engagement grant scheme, managing the application and awards process, monitoring ongoing grants, supporting grant holders and reporting on impact.
· Oversee the planning and coordination of the public engagement events programme, including supporting the Involvement and Engagement Officer with delivery of the online public engagement series and other events.
· Working closely with colleagues in the Research team support and facilitate dementia researchers to deliver public engagement activities, providing guidance and resources as required.
· Work with the Involvement and Engagement Officers to maintain existing engagement resources and promote their use across the charity. Develop new engagement resources that can be used across a variety of events.
· Support colleagues across ARUK to build skills and confidence talking about dementia and research, and how to engage with their audiences.
What we are looking for:
· Graduate or equivalent level of education in biomedical sciences, science communication or similar.
· Experience of discussing and communicating health or research matters to the public.
· Experience of working with people affected by a long-term health condition and supporting their contributions to organisational activities or research.
· Experience of leading outreach, engagement and involvement/or involving the public with research.
· Strong experience of planning, coordinating, and delivering involvement and engagement events.
· Relevant project management experience.
· Experience working in an involvement, engagement, or public facing role or similar.
· Experience of working across partnerships, building strong working relationships (internally and externally).
· Strong and effective written and spoken communication skills, ability to tailor to lay audiences.
· Good knowledge of the research process and how the public can play a part in that process.
· Knowledge and understanding of engagement and involvement methods drawn from academia, health research or the charity sector.
· Ability to identify and develop creative opportunities for public engagement and involvement and discussion emanating from scientific research.
· An eye for creativity and innovation, and ability to grow personal network of professional contacts and create new opportunities for engagement and involvement.
· Excellent organisational skills; the ability to manage a number and variety of tasks to multiple deadlines.
· Ability to communicate appropriately with people affected by dementia and their families.
· Willingness and ability to travel independently in the UK occasionally and to work outside of regular office hours when needed.
· A confident, friendly and professional attitude; would feel at ease representing the charity to a range of audiences.
· Working with independence, intelligence, drive and initiative.
Additional Information:
Ways of working: As part of our Agile ways of working you will be required to work approximately 2 days a week from the office, which is subject to the requirements of the role and the business needs. Flexibility on where you work can be split between working from home and our office.
Roles that are classed as part of the Agile ways of working are not able to claim any costs for Mileage/Travel on Public Transport, Accommodation and/or Meals. This includes when attending the office for various meetings/events.
Our Office: Our office is at 3 Riverside, Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge, CB21 6AD.
Salary: Circa £44,000 per annum, plus benefits
Please download the Vacancy Pack on our website for more information.
The closing date for applications is the 29th June 2025, with interviews being arrange once shortlisting has been completed. Please indicate in your covering letter if you are unable to attend an interview on a certain date. We would encourage you to submit your application at the earliest opportunity, as on occasion we may have to bring forward the interview date and/or the closing date based on the needs of the business. Although a possibility, this will only happen in exceptional circumstances. Please indicate in your covering letter if you are unable to attend an interview on a certain date.
We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented. Any offer of employment is however subject to you having the right to work in the UK.
As part of our commitment to being an inclusive employer and ensuring fairness and consistency in our selection process, we will handle your CV and application with the utmost confidentiality. While we strive to anonymise your CV where possible, there are certain sections, such as the application question, that cannot be fully anonymised. We kindly ask that you remove any personal information, including your name, when answering the application question. The hiring panel will not have access to your personal details, such as your name and address, until you are invited for an interview. Should you require any adjustments at either the application or interview stage, please contact us via our website.
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About Alzheimer’s Research UK: Alzheimer's Research UK is the UK's leading dementia research charity. Our mission is to accelerate progress towards a cure. Today 1 in 2 people will be impacted by dementia, either through caring for a loved one, developing it themselves or tragically both. But there is hope.
There has never been a more important and exciting time in dementia research. With promising new drugs in clinical trials that slow the progression of the diseases that cause it, and revolutionary new ways to diagnose them on the horizon, we are now at a tipping point. Working with the smartest minds globally and across the UK, with industry and academia, Alzheimer’s Research UK is uniquely placed to invest in the very best research identifying barriers to a cure and knocking them down so that there are more and better treatments for everyone with dementia. For the first time in history, we can see a future where people with dementia can get a swift and accurate diagnosis, and effective treatments that could slow or even stop their disease. We stand for everyone affected by dementia. We stand for a cure.
In 2024, we were incredibly proud to be awarded a 3-star accreditation by Best Companies which recognises ‘World Class’ levels of workplace engagement. This is the second consecutive time; we have been awarded a Best Companies 3-star accreditation.
We were also listed in the prestigious Best Companies lists:
· 18th in the 100 Best Large Companies to Work For in the UK.
· 10th in the 50 Best Companies to Work For in the East of England.
· 2nd in the 30 Best Companies to Work For in the Charity Sector.
In addition, we were also shortlisted for a special award recognising the work undertaken on reducing our environmental impact.
In 2021, we were awarded the HR Management award by The Charity Times for our Wellbeing initiatives throughout the pandemic.
In 2020, we demonstrated our commitment to changing the way we think and act about mental health in the workplace and signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge.
ARUK really does look after its people, where you will be able to add value and make a difference.
To view further details about working for us and the benefits we offer, please visit Alzheimer’s Research UK
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Energy Action Redhill and Reigate (EARR) is dedicated to improving home energy efficiency across East Surrey. We work to improve the sustainability of homes, as well as making them healthier to live in and more economical to run.
We are seeking an organised and self-motivated Project Coordinator to join our Home Energy Advice Team. You will play a key role in co-ordinating a programme of home energy surveys, distribution of energy efficiency materials and helping to deliver a series of events. The post is funded through an Energy Redress grant and is part of the Surrey-wide HEAT programme, working in partnership with other voluntary organisations across Surrey.
As Project Coordinator you will play a key role in
- scheduling home energy surveys and follow up support
- liaising with residents, volunteers, and local partners
- planning and promoting community events
- monitoring and reporting on project progress and impact
Location: The role is home based; however, travel across Reigate & Banstead and Tandridge will be required to support events and home surveys.
Hours: 736 hours per year (average 16 hours per week over 46 weeks - you can manage the hours worked to suit yourself and the project. Demand for the survey service is seasonal and it is anticipated more hours will be needed over the Winter months, with fewer hours in the Summer.
Dates: Start from 23 September 2025 or earliest available date following this. This is a fixed-term contract until 30 April 2027
Salary: £25 per hour (3% uplift from May 2026) Please note this role to be undertaken on a self-employed consultancy basis.
About You: This role could be a good fit if you:
- Have strong organisational and communication skills
- Enjoy working with a wide range of people
- Want to learn more about energy efficiency in buildings
- Are comfortable with remote working and data management
- Are a team player with a flexible and positive approach
Closing date for applications noon 14 July 2025. The provisional date for interviews is 30 July 2025.
We make local buildings more sustainable by supporting energy efficiency measures and improving access to renewable energy.




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Job description
About the Role:
This role is crucial in the long-term retention and growth of our partnership revenue streams. The role requires strong interpersonal, negotiation, and project management skills to maintain and nurture mutually beneficial strategic alliances to enhance Urban Synergy’s capacity and reach. The position also provides value to our partners and will ensure our collaborations with businesses, foundations, government agencies, and non-profit organisations are sponsored, supported, and sustainable.
We will be looking for someone who can offer more to really get themselves stuck into Urban Synergy to help grow the company and develop the role into their own.
What You'll Do:
Build and maintain strong relationships with existing and potential Corporate partners within FTSE 250.
Develop and implement a partnership strategy to enhance financial support and resources for Urban Synergy programmes.
Develop tailored partnership packages that align with the philanthropic priorities and interests of our Corporate partners.
Prepare compelling and professionally written proposals and presentations to potential corporate partners. Ensure they are aligned with the interests of potential partners.
Effectively communicate the impact and benefits of partnerships to prospective sponsors.
Lead negotiations and finalise partnership agreements, ensuring alignment with Urban Synergy's values and goals.
Work with legal and finance teams to ensure contract compliance.
Collaborate with programme managers to ensure seamless integration of corporate partnerships into Urban Synergy's initiatives.
Provide regular updates to the leadership team on partnership progress and outcomes.
Work closely with the finance team to manage and report on the financial aspects of corporate partnerships.
Ensure budgetary alignment with partnership goals and objectives.
Who we are looking for:
Proven experience in a partnership development or similar role, preferable within the non-profit sector. Minimum of 5 yrs experience in this area.
Bachelors’ Degree in Business, management, marketing, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).
Works collaboratively within a team and also work independently
Comes with ideas and suggestions on how to develop and nurture our partnerships.
Self-starter, who is results-oriented with a track record of achieving fundraising targets.
Is socially dynamic, successful at networking and is able to nurture and maintain positive relationships
Strategic thinking and ability to align partnerships with organisational goals.
Exceptional writing and communication skills and displays a commitment to excellence through careful attention to detail.
Strong organisational and project management skills.
Proficiency in fundraising software, CRM systems, and Microsoft Office Suite.
Knowledge of ethical fundraising practices and compliance regulations.
Collaborative and strategic builder.
If you are a curious and empathetic individual committed to making a positive impact on the lives of young people, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity to join our team at Urban Synergy.
Urban Synergy is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes candidates from diverse backgrounds.
Who we are:
Urban Synergy, an award-winning youth empowerment charity, is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Partnership Manager to join our growing team. This position is responsible for driving the development of strategic partnerships with corporate entities and plays a pivotal role in expanding Urban Synergy's reach and impact through meaningful collaborations aligned with our mission to make a long-term positive impact on the lives of young people.
Founded in 2007, by our CEO Leila Thomas, Urban Synergy's mission is to inspire, guide, and ignite the ambitions of young people aged 9-24 years. We focus on early support to build confidence and demonstrate to young people that the world is their oyster. Through our mentoring programmes, we create a positive and lasting impact on the lives of our beneficiaries by fostering personal development, building self-confidence, and providing guidance to help them achieve their goals.
Work environment
Flexible hybrid working. You will be required to travel to London on a regular basis to meet the team, and other in person meetings, sponsored events and Partner organisations.
Urban Synergy is unable to sponsor individuals to work in the UK.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £40,000.00 per year
Benefits:
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Company pension
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Work from home
Schedule:
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Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
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London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
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Partnership Management: 3 years as a minimum (required)
Work authorisation:
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United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in London
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Location: Hybrid (can be based from either our Head office, The Grange, Saunderton, Buckinghamshire or from our Northern Centre in Bielby, York)
About us
National charity Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, trains dogs to transform the lives of deaf people and provides hearing loss services – because nobody with hearing loss should feel alone.
About the role
Are you a visionary leader with a passion for using insight to create meaningful impact? Are you ready to shape the future of services for people with hearing loss?
Hearing Dogs for Deaf People is seeking a dynamic and strategic Head of Impact to lead on insight, evaluation, and innovation within our Service Design and Development team. You will play a vital role in ensuring that the voices of deaf people and those with hearing loss are heard, embedded, and acted upon throughout our services – helping us to deliver on our mission of connection, confidence, and companionship.
What you’ll be doing:
- Develop and lead our Insight, Impact and Evaluation strategy, showcasing the difference our services make
- Drive innovation and service improvement by identifying trends, conducting research, and proposing evidence-based change
- Lead user research initiatives, gathering and translating insights into action in collaboration with people with hearing loss, volunteers, and partners
- Create powerful data stories through visualisations, narratives, and case studies for a range of audiences
- Work closely with Service Design colleagues to shape business cases and proposals that align with strategic goals
- Partner with Fundraising to build evidence-based cases for support, demonstrating real-world impact
- Build and maintain robust data systems with IT, enabling effective insight capture and reporting
- Equip service delivery leaders with tools to continuously gather, evaluate, and embed insight into practice
About you
You are a curious, collaborative, and impact-driven individual with a track record of leading insight and innovation work in a similar setting. You bring a balance of strategic thinking and hands-on delivery, and you’re excited by the opportunity to make a difference.
Skills and experience:
- Proven expertise in impact measurement, user research, and data storytelling – translating insight into meaningful change
- Experienced in leading and embedding impact evaluation frameworks across organisations, transforming how success is defined, measured, and acted upon
- Strong leadership and stakeholder engagement skills – able to influence, collaborate, and drive cross-functional improvement
- Confident in managing innovation and change – identifying trends, embedding evidence-led decision-making, and coaching others to do the same
Why join us?
At Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, your work has direct impact on the lives of those we support. You’ll join a warm, mission-led organisation where innovation is encouraged, and your voice matters. In this role, you’ll shape how we listen, learn, and grow.
How to apply
As part of the recruitment process, we are requesting:
- A comprehensive CV
- A supporting statement that addresses Knowledge, Skills, Strengths and Behaviours and tells us why you are particularly interested in the role. (Maximum of 2 sides of A4)
Closing date: 27 June 2025
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The Individual Giving Manager is responsible for all individual donor support processes, systems, strategies and individual giving fundraising appeals, which ensure we have excellent relationships with our donors to retain and grow our individual giving income. Powerful narratives, storytelling and engagement with donors is crucial to ensure that our funding need and impact is shared with supporters.
The Individual Giving Manager will work with the Head of Fundraising and Deputy CEO to grow our major donor, regular giving, appeal and legacy income alongside sustaining our irregular giving and Gift Aid income. The Individual Giving Manager will line manage the Fundraising Assistant, which is a new entry-level fundraising role responsible for the development and day-to-day administration of our community fundraising income stream for individuals and our corporate community.
*Please note, this role has previously been advertised with the title of 'Supporter Relationship Manager' and recruitment has been extended, with a change in title to attract more applicants. Applications close at 9am on Monday 23rd June and interviews will be on Wednesday 25th and Thursday 26th June. We will be scheduling interviews throughout the recruitment period and reserve the right to close the application window before the advertised date.
Person Specification Essential knowledge, skills and experience:
- Three years+ experience of working in a supporter care charity fundraising role.
- Understanding of fundraising principles, relationship marketing and supporter care.
- Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
- High level copy writing skills.
- Experience of working with communications staff to support multi-channel fundraising campaigns.
- Ability to work on your own initiative.Well-organised and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines and targets.
- Good working knowledge of CRM databases and how to use them to steward supporters.
- Good knowledge of current data protection/GDPR regulation.
- Able to develop, initiate and maintain systems and procedures.
- IT literate with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications including Excel to sort and segment supporter data.
- A clear commitment to the ethos and strategic plans of FareShare South West, and able to positively contribute towards its achievement.
Please see attached job description for further details about our charity, the purpose of the role and detailed duties and responsibilities.
Our mission is a future where no food is wasted, and all people can thrive.





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We are looking for a dynamic leader with proven fundraising experience to become our new Head of Fundraising, helping When You Wish Upon a Star to make magical memories for sick children. We have recently moved into a modern new office, have appointed a new CEO and are celebrating 35 years of Wish granting across the UK. So, it is an exciting time to join our dedicated team, some of whom work remotely or from our Scotland office.
Your key focus is to grow our income generation, allowing us to grant even more Wishes to children living with life threatening illness. The Head of Fundraising and their team play a huge part in helping us achieve this vision and, occasionally, have some direct engagement with delivering Wishes.
Reporting to the CEO, the Head of Fundraising will be responsible for developing, directing and delivering the fundraising strategy. You will be an inspirational leader; motivating the team to promote the Charity and successfully engage external stake holders, including both new and existing supporters, and develop long-term relationships through excellent stewardship.
The successful candidate will be able to manage legacy, grants & trusts, events, corporate and community fundraising. Ensuring that income targets are achieved, along with securing high value donors to support major events and campaigns. Using ThankQ CRM, you will be required to monitor fundraising performance and budget, produce reports, and presenting to the CEO and Trustees.
Granting the wishes of children living with life-threatening or terminal illness



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This new role, partially funded by the National Lottery Reaching Communities Fund, builds upon the work of the previous Partnerships and Engagement Officer role with an expanded focus on reaching people from multiply marginalised communities.
The main focus of this role will be to increase engagement with our flagship service, the Wizzybug Loan Scheme, expanding the reach of the scheme and ensuring that all children who could benefit from early years powered mobility are aware of the loan scheme and how to apply. Following a gap analysis of existing service users in 2024, this role will seek to create new partnerships and inclusive marketing and communications that will help us reach families with whom we are not currently engaging.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join our dynamic team at an exciting time of growth across our charity, and to make a meaningful difference through our work supporting disabled people to live with greater independence.
You will be driven by achieving excellence in your work, living and breathing the Designability behaviours every day; Reflective, Tenacious, Collaborative, Curious and Honest.
Essential Criteria for the role
· Commensurate experience in an applicable role.
· Relevant experience in community engagement, partnership working and building networks
· Experienced networker able to identify new prospects and establish relationships with a focus on long term support
· Experience of recruiting and managing volunteers
· Experience of partnership and stakeholder management
· Experience of working with or delivering services for multiply marginalised communities
· Experience of booking and managing stands at exhibitions and events
All applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding checks, including checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service and employment references.
All applicants must have a legal right to work in the United Kingdom without the need for visa sponsorship - Designability is not able to provide visa sponsorship.
Benefits that come with working for Designability
Looking after its employees is important to Designability – supporting everyone to be happy and healthy means that we live our values of being creative, practical and inclusive and in turn meet our mission to enable disabled people to live with greater independence. We offer a range of employee benefits, including flexible working, a generous annual leave allowance and substantial employer contribution pension scheme.
Designability is a Real Living Wage and Disability Confident Employer. We are committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for individual roles; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination.
All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to making reasonable adjustments.
‘Offer an Interview’ Scheme:
Designability welcomes applications from disabled applicants and is committed to offering an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role, as set out in the job description. If you wish your application to be considered under the ‘Offer an interview’ scheme’, please indicate this in your covering letter.
To apply:
Please submit your CV and a covering letter (detailing how your skills and experience meet the essential criteria detailed above and in the Job Description.
We are happy to provide information about this role in alternative formats where possible and receive applications in alternative formats.
Recruitment Timeline
1. Applications open: Tuesday 3rd June 2025
2. Applications close: Tuesday 1st July at midnight, however we will close the vacancy if we have received sufficient applications, so please apply at your earliest convenience.
3. Interviews will be held in early July at our offices in Bath at a mutually convenient time.
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Local Event Coordinator
Remote based in North West England
Fixed term contract: initially 12 months with potential to extend.
Job Purpose:
To plan, coordinate, and deliver a range of local events across North West England, ensuring each event is well-organised, inclusive, and engaging for local communities. The Local Event Coordinator will collaborate closely with partners, local authorities, suppliers, volunteers, and members to deliver high-quality, unique and memorable experiences.
Key Responsibilities:
- Plan and manage logistics for a variety of local member events, making sure all events are accessible and attractive to both existing and potential members.
- Liaise with relevant external and internal contacts such as venues, suppliers, CSSC’s ticketing platform, Head Office departments, and volunteers.
- Complete all relevant compliance work such as risk assessments and public liability checks.
- Develop and manage event budgets, ensuring value for money and accurate financial tracking.
- Promote events via social media, email campaigns, posters, and local press in collaboration with marketing teams.
- Oversee event setup and breakdown where applicable, managing on-site logistics and resolving any issues on the day.
- Recruit and coordinate volunteers to assist with events.
- Evaluate event success through feedback, data collection, and post-event reporting.
Key Skills & Experience:
Essential:
- Proven experience in planning and delivering events.
- Strong organisational and time-management skills.
- Ability to manage budgets and handle multiple projects simultaneously.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Flexibility to work evenings and weekends when required.
- Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel across the region.
- Ability to analyse member insights to inform event planning for CSSC members and to attract potential new members.
- Work collaboratively with the Regional Team to develop and implement strategies aimed at supporting membership growth and ensure positive member experiences.
- Build a rapport with CSSC volunteers and understand skillsets in order to correctly identify support necessary for events.
- Confident in using IT systems and ticketing platforms to effectively promote events across appropriate channels.
Desirable:
- Experience working with community groups, charities, membership organisations or not for profits.
- Knowledge of health and safety and safeguarding procedures.
- Familiarity with marketing or PR for events.
- First Aid or event safety training.
- Previous experience with ticketing platforms or willingness to learn.
What We Offer:
- 24 ½ days annual leave + Bank Holidays.
- Free CSSC Membership.
- 90 minutes of wellbeing time per week.
- Flexible working arrangements.
- Excellent company pension schemes.
- Training and Development opportunities.
- Access to Employee Assistance Programme.
About Us:
We are a not-for-profit membership organisation with over 124,000 members. Our vision is to inspire our members to explore new ways to be active and healthy. Our four organisation values are Passionate, Progressive, Supportive, and Social.
Closing date : Wednesday 25th June
We are a not-for-profit, membership, organisation for over 124,000 colleagues from the civil service and public sector.
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