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We're looking for a Philanthropy Manager to join our ambitious fundraising team. In this role you will deliver excellent relationship management (prospecting, cultivation and stewardship) for a growing portfolio of high net worth prospects and major donors to help the team achieve ambitious and growing financial targets. You will also support our special events programme by contributing to the development of events for high value supporters.

Together we can change children’s lives. At Place2Be, we believe every child should have easy access to mental health support whenever they need it. We create a safe place in schools where children and young people can open up without pressure or stigma, allowing our highly skilled and diverse counsellors to reach children, young people and their families who need us.

For a career with purpose, this is your place.

Recruitment Process:

As part of your application you will need to answer some shortlisting questions. Please answer these as fully as you can, we recommend using the STAR model. Situation, Task, Action Result.

Closing date for applications: Midnight on Thursday 25 September 2025

1st Interview date: Thursday 2nd October 2025 (In person interview)

2nd Interview date:Tuesday 07 October 2025 (online via teams)

Our Benefits

When you work at Place2Be –whether that's in a school, supporting families, providing clinical supervision, or in IT, Finance, or Fundraising –every role can make the difference to a young person. To achieve this, we ask that you bring your best self to your role and our commitment to you, is to welcome you into our community, and help you progress. Because we know that you being at your best, means the best outcomes for the children we support.

Here’s just a few things we have on offer:

• Annual Leave that increases with service
• Comprehensive learning and development to enable you to progress your career
• 5% contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance of four times your annual salary
• A comprehensive employee assistance programme
• Mobile Phone Discounts (EE network)
• Wellbeing days to allow you some ‘you’ time
• Christmas holidays closure period in addition to your annual leave

We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented within our organization.

We are proud to be a disability confident employer and will ask you during your application If you wish to be considered for a guaranteed interview under the disability confident scheme. Under the scheme we commit to offering an interview to disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria as outlined in the job role.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Job Summary

Job Role: Directorate Coordinator
Industry: Non-Profit
Location: London
Working Environment: Hybrid
Contract: Temporary
Length: Up to 12 weeks
Employment Type: Full-Time
Working Hours: 36.25 per week
Rate: £17.27 per hour + holiday PAYE

Are you an organised, proactive professional with a passion for enabling impactful work?
We're looking for a Directorate Coordinator to support the delivery of enterprise programmes that empower innovation and entrepreneurship. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a purpose-driven team and make a real difference-whether you're returning to work, exploring the charity sector, or looking to apply your skills in a meaningful way.

What You'll Be Doing

- Coordinating programme logistics, including interviews, contracts, onboarding, and events
- Managing travel bookings, invoices, and expenses for staff and programme participants
- Supporting steering groups, panels, and committees with documentation and scheduling
- Maintaining CRM systems and dashboards to track progress and impact
- Acting as a key point of contact for internal and external stakeholders
- Helping to document policies and improve operational resilience across the team

What we're looking for

- Ultra-organised and detail-obsessed
- Confident communicator with a calm, professional vibe
- Comfortable with Microsoft Office, Zoom, Teams
- Experience in admin, events, or programme coordination
- Experience of processing invoices

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.

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Senior Trust and Statutory Fundraising Officer
Hybrid – Islington, London (2 days in-office)
£35,000 - £38,000

Are you driven by a passion to protect our planet? Are you looking for a new Trust and Statutory Fundraising role? Bamboo Fundraising is delighted to be partnering with the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA).

EIA investigates and campaigns against environmental crimes, including illegal wildlife trade, deforestation, climate-damaging refrigerants, and ocean pollution. Using undercover investigations and evidence-based advocacy, they work to expose wrongdoing and push for stronger environmental laws and enforcement globally.

In this pivotal role, you will partner with the Trust and Statutory Funding Manager and campaign teams to craft and implement a ground-breaking institutional fundraising strategy. You will have solid experience as a Trusts and Statutory fundraiser.

Your talent for identifying new funding opportunities and managing applications to statutory funders will be key as they secure essential support from UK, European, and US grant-making entities.

Your responsibilities will include: Exploring innovative funding prospects and presenting compelling opportunities. - Crafting application timelines and collaborating with internal teams to develop persuasive proposals that stand out. - Maintaining an organized grants database and reporting calendar to ensure seamless communication with our funders.

Your stellar written and verbal communication skills, along with your ability to build strong relationships, will empower you to work effectively with diverse stakeholders.

We’re looking for a proactive, detail-oriented individual who excels at managing multiple projects while consistently delivering high-quality reports. Ideally, you will bring a proven history in fundraising—particularly with statutory funders and a knack for distilling complex information into impactful narratives.

Join us in making a meaningful difference. Your contributions will play a critical role in our fight for the environment, helping us champion vital issues and ensure a sustainable future for generations to come.

Application process: Send your CV to Katharine to book in an initial conversation. You will need a cover letter to make a full application.

As this role has already been advertised, we are reviewing CVs on a rolling basis.

London South Bank University are partnering exclusively with Robertson Bell to recruit to a Finance Business Partner position on a permanent basis. London South Bank University (LSBU) is a modern, dynamic university with a long history of leading the way in applied education and practice-led earning. With over 17000 students and 2000 staff from over 130 countries, we work together to foster the development of graduates, ready to address business and societal challenges.

Are you ready to play a pivotal role in shaping financial decisions? As a Finance Business Partner, you will support key stakeholders through detailed reporting, insightful analysis, and actionable financial insights. In this role, you’ll provide strategic recommendations on critical financial decisions, ensuring that finance is central to decision-making at LSBU.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Following the agreed process, conduct the annual budget setting process for the partnered units.
• Deliver finance business partnering services, including: budget setting, business case review, aiding comprehension of financial reports, financial approver maintenance, monthly forecasting, and providing advice and insight to budget holders.
• Provide ad hoc analysis to stakeholders in the partnered units.  This will often include a combination of financial and non-financial data to deliver information that improves decision making and planning.
• Following the agreed timetable, produce accurate monthly forecasts for the partnered units.  Follow consistent processes and templates, and engage constructively with efforts to improve the efficiency of those processes.
• For the partnered units, maintain an accurate record of financial approvers on the finance system.  This includes making any necessary changes, and regularly monitoring the financial approvers to ensure they are correct.
• Review, and seek regular feedback from stakeholders on, the usefulness of the suite of financial reports available to budget holders.  Pass feedback to the Head of Financial Planning & Business Partnering and the Head of Financial Reporting & Analysis.
• Using the suite of training materials developed by senior members of the team, deliver regular training to budget holders in the partnered units.

Our fantastic campus in central London is based around the historic, vibrant, and unique Elephant and Castle in the best student city in the world (QS World University Rankings, 2023). We also have specialist health campuses in Croydon and Havering.

We are highly commended as an Outstanding Entrepreneurial University (Times Higher Awards, 2022) and ranked third in the world for Reducing Inequality (Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, 2024). We are proud that our graduates are the highest paid amongst all London modern universities one year after completing their course (LEO, 2022).

The successful candidate will:

• In the final stages of becoming qualified with a professional accountancy body (ICAEW, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA or equivalent).
• Finance business partnering to non-finance professionals.
• Working in close partnership with other professional functions (e.g. HR, IT), with a supportive and collegiate style.
• Closely following defined processes, including complex processes, requiring a keen eye for detail.

• Ability to conduct basic financial modelling, combining data from multiple sources to provide useful information for decision making purposes.
• Interpersonal skills, and the ability to put across financial information clearly to diverse audiences.
• Strong IT skills, including MS Excel.
• Good technical accounting knowledge and the ability to apply it to practical scenarios.
• Good time management skills.

The successful candidate will be based in their central London office and benefit from a hybrid working pattern.

Applications will be under constant review before the closing date so please submit your application to our exclusive agent Robertson Bell. Apply now to be considered!

Position

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our collaborative and high performing team, as we introduce the new role of Acquisition and Emergency Fundraising Officer. MSF UK has gone from strength to strength in the last few years andwe aim to continually improve and build on our success. This is a really exciting time to join MSF UK as we invest in fundraising and grow our team.

This role will support with the development and delivery of acquisition activity across multiple traditional and digital channels (including TV, printed media and radio), helping to increase income and recruit new supporters to MSF UK; both through one-off cash and regular giving. In the event of an emergency, this role will also support the team to deliver MSF UK’s rapid fundraising response.

The Acquisition and Emergency team work in partnership with several teams across the organisation as well as with external providers. This truly collaborative approach to delivering activity provides exciting opportunities to work with, and learn from colleagues across MSF.

This role sits within our passionate and hard-working Individual Giving Team. In 2024, Individual Giving raised around 73% of MSF UK’s total income (£83.2M). If you have experience and a passion for fundraising, exceptional organisational and prioritisation skills, can build strong relationships and thrive in a busy environment, you would be great fit for this role. 

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Mon-Fri

Duration: Permanent

Location: London - hybrid, minimum 2 days per week in office

Salary: £35,375.80 per annum

Job Purpose

This role is vital for our Acquistion and Emergency Fundraising Team to operate effectively and efficiently. The successful candidate will be an integral part of a high performing fundraising team, for an International Humanitarian cause. 

The role requires an organised and proactive person to assist and support the Acquisition and Emergency Fundraising team to increase income and recruit new supporters; both through one-off cash donations and regular giving. 

You will be specifically supporting with the delivery of high profile, multi-channel fundraising campaigns, supporting with sourcing and developing creative content, analysis and reporting and providing administrative support to the team. 

This exciting role will also support with the quick activation of fundraising activity in the event of an emergency.

Please download the job description and person specification below for full details of the role. 

Knowledge, skills & experience

• Experience working in the UK charity sector, in a fundraising capacity and/or direct marketing.
• Self-starter who has the confidence to introduce ideas and provide support across a wide range of projects, within a fast paced and demanding team, exercising good judgment, and using own initiative.
• Experience in project management.
• Excellent time management and planning skills with an ability to carry out different tasks simultaneously and prioritise time and resources accordingly.
• Experience in relationship management and liaising with external suppliers.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with an ability to build relationships with internal and external contacts.
• Ability to maintain accuracy, combined with excellent attention to detail.
• A systematic and organised approach with a proven ability to follow things through and meet targets in line with established schedules and deadlines.
• Responsible attitude to dealing with sensitive and confidential information.
• Flexibility to take on other related tasks combined with a willingness to learn.
• Excellent fluency in written and spoken English.
• Experience working across multiple teams to deliver objectives.
• Experience in the practical use of personal IT equipment and Microsoft Office 365 suite. The ability to effectively collaborate and communicate within a hybrid working environment utilising Teams, SharePoint, and One Drive. 

How to apply 

Please apply on our website by submitting a copy of your CV together with a letter of motivation (please upload as one document) by the closing date. 

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Application checklist 

Please check that you have included the following in your application: 

• An up-to-date CV 
• Letter of Motivation, which is a supporting statement demonstrating how you meet the key requirements of the role 

Recruitment timetable: 

• Closing date for applications: 22 September 2025. 10:00am (BST) 
• Interviews: In-person interviews– Monday 6th and Tuesday 7th October 
• Projected Start Date: November 2025 

Job Summary:

Role: HR Administrator
Industry: Nonprofit sector
Location: London
Working Environment: minimum 3 days in office
Contract: Fixed-Term
Length: 6 months
Employment Type: Full-Time
Working Hours: 35 hours per week
Salary: £27,000 - £34,000

I am working exclusively with a respected not-for-profit organisation who are currently in the market for a very proactive and experienced HR Administrator to join their HR team, working on a 6-month fixed-term contract with the view of potentially extending (via a fair and open process). You will be responsible for providing effective and efficient administrative support to the HR team.

You will act as a first point of contact for HR related administrative queries and support the team with a wide variety of HR tasks. This will include recruitment support and candidate liaison, administration support for the learning and development programme, new starter onboarding, HR inbox management as well as arranging meetings, and providing light diary and administration support for the HR Director.

Key Duties

Administration and support

• As a member of the HR team, you will ensure that all administration activities which support the work of the HR team are managed in a proactive and efficient way.
• Support the daily proactive management of the HR inbox, ensuring that appropriate action is taken to respond and forward relevant emails to the HR team with follow-up actions if needed.
• Provide administrative support to the HR Director, which could include room booking, arranging meetings and other ad-hoc requests.
• Maintain and keep up-to-date digital employee files and ensure employment records and documents are compliant, filed and retained according to data management and retention guidelines. Support a longer-term project to move to full digitisation of all HR files.
• Input data into the HR information system and other agreed systems such as address changes, holiday requests etc.
• Maintain structure charts, recruitment spreadsheets and HR activity trackers to ensure they are set up and utilised in the most effective way.
• Support the delivery of HR or L&D projects or events, including room bookings and catering administration
• Responsible for financial administration such as purchase orders, setting up new suppliers and invoice management
• Keep up to date with relevant employment law and understanding of various HR administrative activities

Recruitment Administration

• Support employment and recruitment administration, including liaison with employment agencies, candidates and hiring managers
• Prepare, review and amend letters and documents to support key HR activities, including employee onboarding, probation and induction.
• Conduct new starter HR inductions and support exit arrangements
• Ensure that the relevant HR activity checklists are up-to-date and stored correctly for each activity
• Maintain any trackers that support the HR team activities and be responsible for the consistent use and application of these as sources of accurate HR information.

Systems

• Support the team in the move towards two new HR platforms this year, and any additional administration around these projects.
• Maintain the HRIS system and Applicant Tracking System where appropriate
• Provide administration support for logging, reviewing and editing data requests within the HR Information system as well as new starter and leaver IT requests.

What you'll need to succeed

• Excellent administrative experience and evidence of supporting a range of activities to support core business needs
• Understanding of the end-to-end recruitment process, from advertising jobs, arranging interviews, drafting contracts and onboarding.
• Experience of using data systems and record keeping systems
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (both oral and written)
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong organisational skills
• Computer-literate and good knowledge of MS Office and SharePoint
• Proactive and solution focused
• Able to prioritise work and support the activities of a fast-paced team

What you'll get in return

The opportunity to work in a lovely and friendly team, getting involved with some upcoming projects, such as supporting the implementation of a new HRIS and payroll systems. If successful, in the future, this organisation can support you in obtaining professional qualifications. You will also be entitled to the company benefits on a pro rata basis.

What you need to do now
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EarthPercent is growing and we're looking for a dynamic Head of Finance & Operations to join our small, passionate, and high-performing team. This is a rare opportunity to play a central role in an organisation that’s inspired hundreds of artists to take meaningful action on the climate crisis. As we enter an exciting new phase of growth, we need someone who can help us scale our impact by building smart systems, strengthening our internal operations, and driving financial and organisational efficiency.

This is a pivotal leadership role at a critical moment for EarthPercent. You’ll be responsible for rapidly developing our internal infrastructure, supporting a growing portfolio of revenue and fundraising streams, and ensuring we continue to operate with excellence, transparency, and care - for our mission and for our people.

Your role will also be responsible for ensuring that we operate within UK legal & regulatory frameworks and stay up to date with changes in relevant legislation. This will sometimes include an international scope as EarthPercent operates in other territories too. 

I have a fantastic opportunity with an international development charity, as Digital Marketing Specialist, based in either the UK or Sweden. The Digital Marketing Specialist is a brand-new role and will form a vital part of the charity’s Communications and Advocacy team. The successful candidate will lead the expansion of the charity’s Europe’s digital footprint, where a significantly improved digital offering for audiences in the Nordics, the UK, Germany and Brussels are a critical priority.

As Digital Marketing Specialist you will be responsible for implementing the new Digital Marketing Strategy and overseeing the management of a new website for Europe. A proven track record of using social media, email marketing and SEO (both organic and paid) to drive positive impact for an organisation (e.g. increased public engagement, fundraising income, policy change) is essential.

This role is a fantastic opportunity to become part of a truly unique development organisation, formed and led from the Global South. We are seeking a creative and ambitious digital specialist, either from the for-profit or not-for-profit sector, with a track record of creating highly impactful digital experience for target audiences.

Essential skills and attributes:

- Established experience in digital marketing roles preferably either in the NGO sector or an agency serving a mix of clients, with a focus on website / social media channel management (preferably across multiple European territories including the UK, Nordic countries, and Germany)

- Fluent in English (with a 2^nd language in German, Swedish, Danish or French also highly desirable)

- Confident working in cross-cultural contexts, with our headquarters located in the Global South and with Europe staff based across several European countries.

- Comfortable with high levels of autonomy whilst also a strong team-player who enjoys sharing knowledge and ideas with others

- Open to new ideas, and devising imaginative new approaches for how to do things differently to better achieve objectives

If you are passionate about using digital marketing to make a difference in the fight against poverty, we would love to hear from you.

- Salary £45,000

- 25 days annual leave (annual leave increasing by one day for each completed calendar year of service, up to a maximum 30 days), plus UK or Swedish public holidays

- Opportunity to travel

- Hybrid working- 2 consecutive days a month at the London office. OR remote based in Sweden.

- Full-time, permanent role.

Firm closing date: 9am Friday 3^rd October. Please apply now to start the conversation and find out more about this brilliant opportunity.

Interviews: 1^st stage, online 9^th and 10^th October, with 2^nd stage interviews w/c 13^th October.  

As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.

35 hours per week

Teddington, London Borough of Richmond

Ruils is run by, and for, disabled people. We exist to remove the barriers that prevent disabled people from living independent lives. Our vision is a society where all individuals have choice and control to live independently. We provide information, advice, advocacy, befriending and activities to our clients and their families.

We work with the Richmond General Practice Alliance (RGPA) and our local Primary Care Networks to deliver personalised care services: Social Prescribing and Proactive Anticipatory Care (PAC). This allows GPs and other health care professionals to refer patients to a Link Worker or Care Coordinator, who can work with the individual and connect them with services and activities in their community. We have a team of 15 Link Workers and Care Coordinators spread throughout the borough and in this role you will lead and manage the team.

The NHS Plan also highlighted the need to focus on the prevention of long-term conditions and reduce health inequalities faced by sections of society. You will also lead the delivery of ‘Health in Your Hands’ and a Community Health and Wellbeing Programme, which focuses on targeting localities that are facing health inequalities due to high levels of social deprivation.

You may currently be:

• Social Prescribing Link Worker looking for career progression
• Working in the voluntary sector and looking for career progression into a management role
• An allied professional with knowledge of personalised care services
• An experienced manager looking for a new opportunity in the field of health and social care.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Leading and motivating a team of professionals with differing skills and experience to deliver high quality services meeting Key Performance Indicators.
• Being a key member of the Charity’s leadership team able to consider and discuss the wider aspects of the charity outside of your own direct responsibilities.
• Working with the RGPA contract manager and the CEO to set and monitor targets for each project/service and identifying and resolving any issues that arise.
• Strong project management skills – able to set up projects, processes and communicate these clearly to the wider team.
• Creating coherent and comprehensive reports for stakeholders by analysing and collating data from different sources.
• Working on your own initiative and with minimum day to day supervision to achieve agreed goals and targets.
• Attending meetings and events, communicating effectively with a variety of individuals including health professionals and other organisations in the voluntary sector.
• Being responsible for the recruitment, selection, induction and training of new permanent or temporary staff.

What we can offer you:

• A vibrant and interesting work environment – every day is different
• An experienced and supportive leadership team
• Training and development opportunities
• Flexible working
• Kind and caring colleagues who work as a team
• A cycle to work scheme
• An employee assistance programme (EAP)

We operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme; we will guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post. Please state in a cover letter if you wish us to consider you for this guaranteed interview scheme.

To apply for the role, please send your CV and covering letter outlining how you meet the key requirements for the role (as outlined above). If you would like a full Job Description to aid your application, please request this, as detailed in 'How to Apply'.

Closing date: 23rd September 2025.

Face-to-face interviews will take place during the week commencing 29th September 2025.

Are you an experienced fundraiser, with  a passion for inspiring supporters to help people living in extreme poverty fulfil their God-given potential?

If that's you, then Tearfund's Fundraising Marketing team could be the right place for you! 

As a member of the Church and Community Building Squad, you would be responsible for the delivery of fundraising resources and church engagement  materials, to show our supporting churches the impact of their support and give them the opportunity to become even more engaged in Tearfund's mission.

Do you have a passion for encouraging the UK church to engage with global justice?  Do you have experience in delivering multi-channel giving and supporter engagement campaigns? We are also especially keen to hear from those who are experienced in both print and digital direct marketing.

Do you have the following experience?

• Planning and delivering multi-channel supporter engagement campaigns to a range of audiences
• Producing direct marketing materials for church engagement
• Project managing complex projects with multiple stakeholders
• Monitoring and evaluating campaigns, with a test and learn mentality
• Working collaboratively with a range of stakeholders including creative agencies

Do you have the following skills?

• Ability to see through activity from start to finish
• A flexible approach to your work, showing agility to adapt and make changes if required
• Ability to influence and work alongside senior stakeholders
• Strategic thinking, and desire to drive forward new ways of doing things, with a test and learn mentality.

If your skills, experience, and passion match these requirements, we'd love to hear from you!

Hybrid Working: This role offers hybrid working. You'll work from Tearfund's Teddington office and from home, as agreed with your line manager.

This a full time role 35 hours per week, flexible working patterns may be considered. 

We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and those from Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds (in our UK workforce) as these groups are currently under-represented at Tearfund.

All applicants must be committed to Tearfund's Christian beliefs

The recruitment process will include specific checks related to safeguarding. In addition, personal identification information will be submitted against a Watchlist database to check against criminal convictions as a counter-terror measure. 

Venn Group is delighted to be partnered with a national health and wellbeing charity to recruit a Management Accountant within their Finance team.

This key role is responsible for delivering accurate and insightful financial reporting, supporting operational teams, and ensuring stakeholders and funders receive timely information.

The role will also lead budgeting and forecasting processes and provide financial analysis to support effective planning and decision-making, offering an opportunity to apply technical expertise within a values-driven organisation.

Key responsibilities of the role:

• Prepare accurate monthly management accounts with clear analysis and variance commentary
• Monitor financial performance, highlighting key trends and risks to senior stakeholders
• Support the preparation of budgets, forecasts, and financial models for planning purposes
• Assist with statutory accounts and liaise with external auditors
• Prepare and issue sales invoices, ensuring compliance with commissioner and funder requirements
• Manage debtors and support cashflow forecasting and reporting
• Provide financial insights and business partnering support to budget holders and operational teams
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, financial policies, and charity accounting standards (SORP)
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives, including enhancing reporting systems and tools
• Prepare accurate reports for commissioners, funders, and grant managers to meet contractual obligations

Ideal candidate profile:

• CCAB-Qualified Accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA, CIPFA)
• Strong background in management accounting, reporting, and financial analysis
• Knowledge of charity finance regulations and funder compliance requirements
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders
• Organised, proactive, and adaptable, with the ability to manage competing priorities

Agency reference number: J90924
Location: London
Duration: Permanent
Salary: £50,000 per annum
Working hours: Full time
Working pattern: Hybrid – home-based with occasional travel into the London office

This vacancy will be actively shortlisted so early applications are encouraged to avoid missing out.

Venn Group is an equal opportunities employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.

Salary: £40,000 - £42,000
Contract: Permanent
Location: Hybrid – London (3 days/week in office)
Closing date: Rolling
Benefits: 26 days annual leave up to 4 gratia days’ leave, wellbeing day, health cashback scheme, contributory pension, Headspace membership, Employee Assistance Programme.

We are delighted to be working with a leading welfare charity to recruit a strategic and creative Senior Direct Marketing Executive (Campaigns).

This is a fantastic opportunity to lead on multi-channel acquisition and warm campaigns, helping to grow and retain a loyal donor base. You will manage key income-generating activities across both digital and offline channels, using data-driven insights to optimise performance and deliver impactful supporter journeys.

To be successful in the role of Senior Direct Marketing Executive (Campaigns) you will need:

• Experience managing successful direct marketing campaigns across digital and offline channels
• A proven track record of achieving income and donor recruitment targets
• Strong analytical and strategic planning skills
• To be proactive, collaborative, and passionate about supporter engagement

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please get in touch quoting reference 2694HB.

Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable charity jobs. We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here.

We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment in the charity sector and partner with you as the leading charity recruitment agency.

If enough applications are received the charity reserves the right to end the application period sooner.

UK-based/ Colchester or Home-based with monthly travel to Colchester office. Overseas travel with trips lasting from 10-14 days. 

This post requires the candidates to have independent rights to live and work in the UK

Background

Lepra is dedicated to addressing leprosy and lymphatic filariasis (LF) and their consequences through direct support, advocacy, and the promotion of inclusive communities. We work in Bangladesh and in India, through our sister organisation, LEPRA Society. We work in partnership with people affected by leprosy and LF to improve detection, ensure access to treatment and care, and promote inclusion and wellbeing. Last year we finalised our new Global Strategy for 2024-30, which will guide us in our efforts to accelerate progress towards global targets for leprosy and LF, and towards our vision of a world free from leprosy and LF.

Job Context

Our Global Strategy marks a significant evolution in our organisational direction, introducing innovative approaches and renewed priorities. This includes our first-ever global Theory of Change (ToC), our most comprehensive Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) framework to date, a Research and Innovation strategy, and a dedicated Advocacy sub-strategy to guide our influencing efforts.

With the Lepra Advocacy Strategy, we will be working over the next 6 years to strengthen our approaches to our advocacy efforts. The post holder will play a key role in supporting the roll out of the Advocacy strategy working closely with the Director of Programmes and Advocacy, the Head of Research, the Senior Programme Manager, the Programme Officer and the teams where we work.

Job Purpose

This role is an exciting role within the programmes team in response to evolving needs. The incoming post holder will work within the 5 person UK’s Programme and Advocacy team and will drive, advise and support the team in relation to Lepra’s advocacy profile. We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, strategic and creative person who has outstanding skills to engage and work with a diverse team. We are looking for someone to work with a clear strategy and then develop, grow and successfully shape the future of Lepra’s advocacy efforts.

Working Relationships

Reports to Lepra UK’s Director of Programmes and Advocacy (DPA)

Works closely with the Programmes and Advocacy Team

Close working links with colleagues in India and in Bangladesh and the UK’s communications team

International travel as needed for programmes oversight and support, and external representation.

Key responsibilities

Advocacy Delivery (50%)

Under the supervision of the DPA implement Lepra’s global Advocacy strategy and coordinate advocacy initiatives.

Serve as the driver of advocacy efforts, facilitating the transitional year of implementation including coordinating the Advocacy Steering Group; advocacy toolkit development; action planning.

Represent Lepra in specific fora and advocacy networks and within the broader leprosy and NTD community in close coordination with the DPA.

Produce quarterly advocacy newsletters

Maintain quarterly reports on flagging areas of concern and actioning steering committee advice.

Assist in the preparation of policy documents and the presentation of papers for publication, conferences, or specific institutions and/or individuals - identifying and targeting the most appropriate audiences.

Support and contribute to the development and implementation of initiatives that foster an inclusive, equitable, and diverse environment across organisational programmes, policies, and advocacy efforts.

Support and contribute to initiatives that promote inclusion and equity, with a strong focus on developing the leadership and advocacy capacity of people with lived experience of leprosy, ensuring their voices are central in decision-making and programme design.

Knowledge management / Learning and Development (20%)

Support the preparation of Lepra advocacy and policy documents.

Disseminate knowledge so that it is integrated into Lepra’s portfolio to amplify the impact for target audiences and improve their outcomes.

Facilitate the new knowledge and learning hub and forge a clear path for its evolution.

Facilitate knowledge sharing through updating the communications team with relevant materials for the new programme folder on the website.

Organise and develop advocacy training.

Develop and take ownership of the new programme’ s team knowledge sharing approaches.

Develop a workplan of knowledge sharing events. 

Support annual review meetings.

Communications (10%)

Assist the programmes team with the documentation of Lepra examples and models of best practice, at the same time identifying and developing mechanisms and avenues for the effective dissemination of this knowledge – internally and externally.

Assist the programmes team, DPO, Chief Executive and Country Programme staff in the synthesis of complex technical/scientific information adapting it to language and formats easily used by target audiences.

Contribute to content development of community engagement materials (public information, brochures, leaflets) that help explain the operations and impact of Lepra’s work to LF and/or leprosy affected communities.

Maintain good working links with Lepra’s UK Fundraising and Communications Team, contributing towards UK facing communications materials as and when required.

Prepare updates, papers, and reports for trustee meetings, funding partners, and wherever else applicable.

External representation (10%)

Support the Chief Executive, DPA and programmes team to maintain and expand existing strategic relationships with key international stakeholders to further Lepra’s advocacy strategy and advance Lepra’s agenda.

Ensure Lepra’s external profile is raised and become the go-to organisation for the leprosy community in terms of advocacy and policy briefings.

Support the preparation of documents for presentation, publication or dissemination at international fora.

Develop/support the development of country specific briefing notes/press kits with the communications team.

Represent Lepra at key events, conferences, and meetings to enhance our visibility and opportunity for impact.

Safeguarding (5%)

Promote a culture of respect, transparency, and accountability within Lepra’s implemented projects.

Ensuring that safeguarding mechanisms are in place and remain at the heart of all activities.

Support the integration of strong safeguarding and PSEA practices into project design and delivery.

Monitoring, evaluation, and impact (5%)

Ensure that all advocacy and knowledge transfer efforts are captured and embedded in appropriate results frameworks, objectives, outputs, indicators and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Provide inputs to Lepra’s reports, according to Lepra’s needs.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Relevant degree level of education in Public Health, Social Sciences, Global Health, Human Rights, Political Sciences or equivalent experience.

Desirable

Relevant post-graduate qualification

Relevant professional health-related qualification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Minimum of 2 yrs experience of advocacy/campaigning/policy work with an overseas development organisation

Experience of working to advance the rights of excluded populations

Extensive knowledge of global health issues and an up-to-date familiarity with issues and practice in the international development sector

Experience in planning and implementing successful strategies/campaigns/advocacy in Asia.

Experience in programme/project planning, budgeting, M&E and reporting, within a non-governmental organisation, including the preparation of reports for institutional donors.

Ability to analyse and act on data.

Experience of working on issues in relation to disability, mental health, gender, human rights and social inclusion.

Experience in project coordination and management.

Desirable

At least two years’ experience as an advocacy manager, preferably gained with an overseas development organisation or in academia, in a similar health focused role.

Familiarity with data visualisation tools and packages.

Proficiency in one or more Indian languages (e.g., Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Telugu, etc.) is an asset.

Skills, Attitudes and Personal Qualities

Highly motivated individual with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal to build strong relationships, negotiate and persuade a wide range of audiences, with confidence at presenting and representing.

Proven strength in both written and verbal communication

Able to reach, network with and communicate to a wide range of stakeholders and potential stakeholders.

Excellent attention to detail, and organisational and time management skills

Ability to manipulate and analyse data to draw useful conclusions to improve programme delivery.

Ability to use databases, Word, excel, PowerPoint and other Office packages

Ability to work independently, be flexible and prioritise workload.

Ability to travel within the UK and overseas.

The right to work in the UK.

We operate a non-bias recruitment process and run our job advertisements through anonymous recruitment methods.

We offer a lot of flexibility in working practices and there is free reserved parking available at our Colchester office. We also offer 26 days annual leave plus public holidays (pro-rated), pension, Employee Assistance Programme and support from an in-house well-being team.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited for interview. Please check your email inbox and spam/junk mail folder for any email correspondence for this vacancy.

If you require any reasonable considerations such as access or information in an alternative format, please inform us soon as you are able so that we can make the appropriate adjustments.

Please do not use AI to help you write cover letters, CVs and responses to any screening questions.  We want to hear your original voice.

A leading cancer charity is seeking a Financial Accountant to join them for a 9 -12 month fixed-term contract. This well-known charity plays a vital role in funding cancer research, providing support for patients across a range of programme areas as well as leading in campaigning and advocacy work

The role will support the organisation undertake effective financial reporting and systems change work, with key duties being as follows:

• Undertaking month end reporting including balance sheet reconciliations and reviews
• Ensure compliance with financial reporting in relation to audit requirements
• Act as a key point of contact for financial reporting queries
• Oversee financial transactions processes including implementing relevant financial controls
• Play a supporting role in implementing a new finance system including advising on the design of financial reports and relevant controls and processes

About You

• Qualified accountant (CCAB or equivalent) or finalist level.
• Applicants from all sectors are welcome (including those from accountancy practice), though an interest in working for the charity sector is a must.
• Strong technical finance knowledge, particularly around financial reporting and / or finance systems work.

What’s in it for you?

• Candidates requiring different ways of working are encouraged to apply: this role can be offered on a full-time basis though part-time or condensed working patterns will be considered.
• Hybrid working with 1 day per week in the office (more days available if wanted)
• Working as part of a helpful and collaborative finance team during a period of investment and transformation for the team.

For more information about the role, please contact Holly Arrowsmith at Ivy Rock Partners.