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At 21 Together, we believe every person with Down’s syndrome has the right to live a happy, rich and fulfilling life. Based in Maidstone and working across Kent, we support children and young people with Down’s syndrome, their families, and the professionals who work with them.
We are a small but impactful charity looking for an inspiring Chief Executive Officer to lead us through the next phase of our growth.
Job Title: Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Organisation: 21 Together
Location: Maidstone, Kent (Hybrid working available)
Salary: From £48,561 FTE, dependent on experience
Contract: Permanent or Fixed Term (flexible)
Working Hours: Part-time or Fractional (minimum 3 days per week)
Closing Date: 5th January 2026
Interview Date: Early January 2026
The Role
As CEO, you’ll provide strategic leadership, oversee operations, and drive income generation to ensure our long-term sustainability. You’ll work closely with our committed Board of Trustees, lead a passionate team, and act as the public face of the organisation.
We’re open to part-time or fractional working arrangements (minimum 3 days/week) to attract the right person.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver our mission and long-term strategy
- Ensure strong financial oversight and fundraising success
- Lead and support staff and volunteers, fostering a positive and inclusive culture
- Maintain strong governance and ensure legal compliance
- Represent the charity externally and build key stakeholder relationships
- Monitor impact and promote continuous improvement
About You
We’re looking for someone who is:
- An experienced leader with a strategic mindset
- Financially astute, with a track record of managing budgets and securing income
- A confident communicator with excellent stakeholder engagement skills
- Committed to inclusion, learning, and supporting vulnerable communities
Desirable: Experience or understanding of Down’s syndrome and/or learning disabilities.
What We Offer
- Flexible working (minimum 3 days/week)
- Hybrid arrangements available
- Supportive and values-led culture
- Opportunity to make a meaningful, visible difference
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 35 per week
Location: Hybrid or home working depending on location
Closing date: 19 November
Interview date: w/c 24 November
Are you looking for a role where your skills can directly benefit families raising disabled or seriously ill children and young people?
Family Fund has an ambitious five-year growth strategy, which aims to expand and diversify our income to support the hundreds of thousands of families across the UK raising disabled or seriously ill children, experiencing an unrelenting squeeze – financially, emotionally and practically.
The role
Family Fund is seeking a dynamic Statutory Funding Manager to lead efforts to grow our income from government and statutory funders. This includes proactively identifying new funding opportunities linked to government policies and programmes, collaborating with operational teams to develop strong funding proposals, and building positive relationships with potential funders to support the organisation’s growth objective.
If you join us, you’ll be:
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Working with Directors to deliver a clear strategic view on areas of opportunity
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Proactively horizon scanning across the policy landscape by reviewing government papers, policy reports, consultations, etc. to identify opportunities where Family Fund can offer strategic solutions
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Working collaboratively with operations and research colleagues to ensure high quality, targeted and compelling proposals
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Cultivating and managing a network of peers and decision makers in government departments to accomplish objectives
About you
You’ll have a proven track record of meeting and exceeding income targets from statutory income sources, have significant experience or researching and writing tenders and the commercial ability to understand, set and meet financial targets.
To be successful in this role you will have a positive approach to business development and a detailed understanding of the statutory funding landscape and how policy development links to funding.You’ll need to have creative and lateral thinking skills to identify and expand on opportunities to meet government needs through the capacity and skills of the organisation.
We’re passionate and determined to connect with and support more families and are looking for an individual with a strong commitment to our vision and purposes.You will also need to be self-motivated, results driven and have a tenacious approach to securing income.
About us
Family Fund is a great place to work for great people. We provide a challenging and rewarding working environment where every staff member can make their mark.
We are a values based organisation and we aim to show our values in all that we do. Read our staff stories here, and see how our staff display our values every day.
We commit to inclusion, equality and diversity and we welcome applications from all parts of the community. Family Fund is a Disability Confident Leader. We will invite to interview all disabled applicants who meet the requirements for the role. If you have a disability, and are happy to let us know, please highlight this in your covering letter. We have also signed the Armed Forces Covenant and we welcome applications from the Armed Forces Community.
How to apply
When you’re ready to apply, complete the online application and submit a CV and a covering letter. Your letter will need to explain what skills and qualities you would bring to the team.
For more information, please read and download the job description.
The successful candidate must complete pre-employment checks that meet the Baseline Personnel Security Standard. This includes a right to work check and employment history verification.
Our mission is to improve the day-to-day lives of families on a low income, raising a disabled or seriously ill child, or young person.
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About the role
This is an exciting time to join Emmaus UK and provide maternity cover for our Governance Manager.
This standalone role is responsible for managing the operations of the board and committees of Emmaus UK, as well as for providing support to local boards at Emmaus communities across Great Britain as they look to develop their governance arrangements.
The postholder will manage the board of trustees, leading on recruitment, induction and compliance, ensuring meetings run smoothly and are minuted effectively. They will also work as company secretary, managing the smooth-running of the AGM, and ensuring returns are made to Companies House and the Charity Commission within appropriate timeframes.
The Governance Manager is responsible for monitoring the development of policies, tracking completion and working with managers to continuously improve policies in line with changing regulation.
The role will also involve extensive work with members of the Emmaus movement, through the performance of reviews of local governance of members, reporting back to local boards on areas to celebrate and actions to develop. They will also be responsible for developing Emmaus UK’s best practice toolkit for trustees to refer to in developing their local governance arrangements, and for liaising with the wider Emmaus movement through facilitation of the membership processes with Emmaus Europe and Emmaus International.
About Emmaus UK
We understand that a home is more than just a roof over your head; it’s somewhere to belong, where you feel part of a community, and that’s what Emmaus offers.
Emmaus is a unique, secular organisation supporting homeless and socially excluded people by providing a home, meaningful work opportunities and a sense of belonging.
There are currently over 30 Emmaus communities across the UK, stretching from Glasgow to Dover and Norfolk to South Wales, including three Emmaus groups working towards the development of services in their areas. Collectively the Emmaus federation supports more than 1,000 people with experience of homelessness.
Emmaus UK Governance
- Manage the board of trustees, leading on recruitment, delivering a comprehensive and appropriate induction, dealing with enquiries, maintaining declarations of interest, skills audit and eligibility forms and ensuring all details are up to date and accurate.
- Act as company secretary for Emmaus UK, leading on the preparation for and delivery of the Annual General Meeting, filing required returns, developing documents associated with membership, and ensuring the charity is compliant with relevant charity and company law.
Board and Committee Meetings
- Coordinate board meetings including organising venues, liaison with the relevant secretary and chairs in creating agendas, preparing and distributing papers and taking and circulating accurate minutes
- Oversee the smooth-running of committee meetings in conjunction with the admin team, including creation of the annual calendar.
- Ensure all follow up actions are coordinated, and ongoing rolling actions logs are maintained and appropriately shared with the Emmaus UK staff team.
Emmaus UK Governance Development
- Lead on governance projects within Emmaus UK, including but not limited to risk, policy management and internal governance reviews, reporting to the Board and subcommittees as appropriate.
- Provide governance advice and support to staff members on an ad hoc basis.
- Monitor all internal policies and procedures ensuring they are fit for purpose and kept under review by the relevant staff members.
Federation Governance
- Lead on reviews of members’ local governance arrangements, scheduling, undertaking analysis, reviewing documentation, collating responses from members and observations from Emmaus UK Senior Leadership Team members, and reporting to local boards on findings and Emmaus UK’s Audit & Risk Committee on emerging themes.
- Provide guidance for federation members on governance development through ad hoc advice, the production of governance toolkits and supporting resources.
- Facilitate the membership processes and requirements for Emmaus Europe and Emmaus International, supporting transitioning members and contributing to movement-wide events such as the World and Regional Assemblies, international visits and exchange programmes.
To apply
· To apply for the role, please complete our application form and equal opportunities monitoring form and email us, our Email address is in the application Pack by COP Wednesday 19th November 2025.
· Please ensure you download the job pack and refer to the job description and person specification when completing your application form.
· Those shortlisted will be invited to an interview conducted via Microsoft Teams on Wednesday 26th November or Friday 5th December 2025.
· If you would like to arrange an informal discussion about the role, please email us, the email address is in the Application Pack.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are working with Age UK Birmingham an independent local charity, working alongside Age UK Sandwell to support the older people of the City of Birmingham and the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell. They have been working in the community for over 30 years to support older people, their families and carers, so that everyone can enjoy later life.
They are in search of a Finance Manager. Reporting to the Chief Executive, the Finance Manager will be responsible for maintaining accurate financial control procedures across the organisation. They will provide and present timely and accurate financial management reports to the CEO and the Board of Trustees.
The role is key to ensuring financial functions are constantly appraised for efficiency, incorporating new ways of working and technology to support the charity’s sustainable growth.
With part or fully qualified AAT/CIMA certifications (or equivalent) you will have experience of:
- Financial reporting, compliance and audit
- Strategy, Budgeting and forecasting
- Team leadership, operations, partnerships and efficiency
- Governance, Risk and Reserves
- Strong administration and compliance
- Charity sector and SORP experience
We are looking for someone who can work independently, as well as in a team with, ideally, experience with working in the voluntary sector. You will have strong communication skills and the ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
You will need to be hands on and with the enthusiasm to shape the finance function for future development. You will have a flexible and responsive approach and can work in a fast-paced environment and always maintaining excellent attention to detail.
For more information, please contact Sandra Smith, Associate Director, Charisma Charity Recruitment. Your application should be submitted through the Charisma website and include your CV and supporting statement.
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or other category protected by law.
Closing date: 30 November 2025, however, please note that when a suitable candidate is found the role will close early, so please apply without delay.
We aim to improve the lives of older people through information and advice, campaigns, products, training, research, and other activities that promote
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Commercial Financial Accountant
Are you an experienced financial professional? Pilgrims' Friend Society is expanding, and we need a Commercial Financial Accountant to work across the organisation with a Commercial mindset while aiming to achieve charitable impact. Reporting to the Financial Controller, the Commercial Financial Accountant will be responsible for managing and completing relevant projects.
Our focus is providing a loving and caring environment for our “family members” (our residents) and maintaining the Christian ethos that is important to many of them.
The group operates on 20 sites with over 700 staff and an annual income of c.£20m.
Responsibilities:
- Growth and renewal plans
- Organisation Governance which will involve Company and Charity governance including projects that simplify the group structure
- Pilgrims' Friend Society Loans – covenant reporting and management
- System improvement projects
- Assist Director of Finance with banking relationships, including defining and implementing investment and reserves policies
- Responsibility for internal audit and controls within the Finance team
- Maintain a good working relationship with relevant Care Home and Housing Scheme Managers.
- Carry out any other duties reasonably required to ensure the smooth operation of the Society’s business.
For more details please take a look at the Job Description
About you:
- Minimum of 5 years experience working in a finance team;
- Finance qualification (ACA/CIMA/ACCA, etc)
- Advanced Excel skills
- Charity accounting and governance knowledge (Charity SORP, etc) (beneficial but not essential)
- Experience with Sage 200 (desirable but not essential);
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Able to work in a cohesive team.
- Ability to work flexibly and to take initiative
- *Applicants must be evangelical Christians (This role has an Occupational Requirement to be filled by a Christian under the provisions of the Equality Act (2010).).
Hours:
Full time contract, working 35 hours a week Monday to Friday.
Hybrid working 2 days in the office 3 days at home
Benefits:
- Hybrid working
- Flexible working hours
- 5 Weeks' paid holiday per year, as well as bank and public holidays
- Life assurance scheme
- Medicash
- Perkbox – including an Employee assistance programme.
- Longstanding service rewards
- Birthday rewards
- Social events
- Pension scheme
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you a strategic leader with vision and a passion for children’s wellbeing?
Do you work well in a collaborative environment where leadership is shared and purpose-led?
AT The Bus is seeking a dynamic Co-CEO (Business & Strategy) to lead alongside our inspirational Founder and Co-CEO, Juli Beattie OBE. Together, you’ll guide the charity through its next phase of growth, ensuring more children and young people access our transformational, school-based art as therapy programmes. You will be jointly accountable for the charity’s impact, financial health, partnerships, fundraising, operations, and governance.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Would you like to work in a forward-looking, agile, innovative, faith-based charity? One where you can bring your current skills and experience and develop your career through our global training partner.
From its humble beginnings, ICC has become a trusted advocate and innovative leader in providing compassionate care for children with disabilities. For over 30 years, thousands of vulnerable children’s lives have been transformed by the essential services we provide.
Within China’s ever-changing social landscape, ICC’s nurturing care is modelling a new standard of support and empowerment for children with disabilities. Our dedicated team of therapists, special educators, social workers, vocational trainers and medical staff work tirelessly to help children live with hope, dignity and opportunity.
Main purpose of the role
As our Fundraising Manager, you will be responsible for the development and delivery of our fundraising strategy, working closely with the Executive Director, the Finance Team, the Insight Fundraising Officer and the Trust and Foundations consultants. The Fundraising Manager will develop existing income streams and strengthen stakeholder and supporter engagement. As Fundraising Manager, you’ll work closely with other global team members to review and implement our fundraising strategy in line with our strategic goals.
Main Responsibilities:
- Play a leading role in the development and delivery of ICC’s fundraising strategy and the success of direct marketing, telemarketing and online campaigns to generate cash, regular giving and Gift Aid.
- Plan, research and implement all aspects of direct marketing aimed at acquiring and retaining new and existing supporters.
- Establish a robust donor stewardship strategy, building strong relationships with existing and potential donors and increasing donor retention and engagement
- Lead on the cultivation and stewardship of partnerships with churches.
- To manage the direction and relationship with our Trust and Foundation consultants by collaborating in the research, writing and submitting targeted Trust applications and report on grants awarded.
- Work with the team to support the legacy giving strategy, to maximise long-term income.
- To have oversight of the in-house CRM database (Microsoft D365). Work with the team to develop competency in the effective use of our CRM database as part of our donor stewardship and reporting structure.
- To assist and promote ICCs presence at fundraising and other events.
- Manage the ongoing development and implementation of a regular giving strategy and donor care to reduce attrition rates.
- Regularly monitor and evaluate direct marketing campaigns, Trust fundraising, recurring giving and legacy fundraising, provide results and feed the learning back into the organisation.
- To keep abreast of key issues and best practices within the direct marketing/fundraising sector.
- Ensure fundraising practices comply with GDPR, the Data Protection Act and the Code of Fundraising Practice.
- Undertake additional duties as requested.
- Line manage the Insight Fundraising Officer and lead our Trusts and Foundations partner.
Fundraising Campaigns and Events
- Plan, coordinate, and manage our annual fundraising event.
- Support the Executive Director on other events.
- Project manage our newsletter and appeal campaigns.
Safeguarding Statement
International China Concern is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults in all our programmes and operations. We expect all staff, volunteers, and partners to uphold this commitment and adhere to our safeguarding policies and procedures.
All staff play a critical role in ensuring that safeguarding is embedded within the organisation. This includes promoting a culture of safety, ensuring child protection risks are identified and mitigated, and supporting staff and partners to uphold safeguarding standards.
Pre-employment checks will be conducted in line with safer recruitment practices, including criminal record checks, reference verification, and assessment of suitability to work with children. The successful candidate will be required to complete safeguarding training and demonstrate a strong understanding of child protection principles, particularly in international and cross-cultural contexts.
We operate a zero-tolerance approach to abuse and exploitation. Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility, and we are committed to continuous learning and improvement to ensure the safety and wellbeing of every child we serve.
We together are:
Filled with FAITH, Moved with a heart of COMPASSION, Connected by a Spirit of COLLABORATION, Leading through INNOVATION, Serving with PROFESSIONALISM
Our preference is for a full-time candidate working remotely. However, we are willing to consider applications from exceptional candidates who would only be interested in working part-time or as part of a job share.
For the full person spec and job description, please refer to the attachment below.
Our Mission is to ensure every child with a disability in China is embraced by love, fueled by hope, and empowered with life-changing opportunities.

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Location: Remote with travel across the UK.
About the role
It’s an exciting and important time for our charity as we work to help more people out of homelessness and poverty as part of an ambitious strategy.
The newly created role of Federation Development Lead will sit within the Partnerships and Federation Development directorate, to support the delivery of key charity and federation-wide objectives, as part of our mission to empower people affected by homelessness and poverty to change their lives for the better while using our voice to achieve social change.
The principal responsibility will be to support our ambition to become a best practice national body, responsible for leading on and supporting the development of key projects within Emmaus UK and the wider federation.
This will include providing leadership to support Emmaus communities across the UK to prepare and respond to the introduction of the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act, you will require an understanding and commitment to best practice and legislative requirements related to the provision of supported housing, with the ability to translate regulatory requirements into user friendly support, training, guidance and policies and procedures
The role will also provide a critical role in the implementation and delivery of Emmaus UK’s ambitious plans to seek registration as a provider of social housing. You will provide the project management and technical skills required to support the successful delivery of the application process, ensuring that risk and regulatory requirements are considered and acted upon at each stage, maintaining strong communication with key stakeholders externally and across the federation.
As the Federation Development Lead, you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on the growth and development of the Emmaus movement within the UK, contributing to a culture of continuous improvement, and supporting the overall success of the federation. Your role will involve supporting the development and delivery of strategic plans, programme design and implementation, stakeholder management, and continuous evaluation and improvement of developed initiatives.
Working with the Director of Partnerships and Federation Development and wider Senior Leadership Team, the role will be central to the delivery of strategic objectives related to the development of the movement.
About Emmaus UK
We understand that a home is more than just a roof over your head; it’s somewhere to belong, where you feel part of a community, and that’s what Emmaus offers.
Emmaus is a unique, secular organisation supporting homeless and socially excluded people by providing a home for as long as it is needed, meaningful work in a social enterprise and a sense of belonging.
There are currently over 30 Emmaus communities across the UK, stretching from Glasgow to Dover and Norfolk to South Wales. Collectively the Emmaus federation supports more than 1,000 people with experience of homelessness.
How To apply
To apply for the role, please complete our application form and equal opportunities monitoring form and email us. The email address is in the Application Pack with applications needing to be submitted by 9am on Thursday 13th November 2025.
Please ensure you download the job pack and refer to the job description and person specification when completing your application form.
Those shortlisted will be invited to an interview conducted via Microsoft Teams on Thursday 27th November 2025. Second interviews to be held on Friday 5th December 2025.
If you would like to arrange an informal discussion about the role, please email us. Email address can be found in the Application Pack.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Financial Controller
£52,744 pa plus excellent benefits
London WC1 and home-based - hybrid with expectation to work at London office 40% of the time
35 hours per week, full-time
Permanent contract
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) is seeking an experienced and strategic Financial Controller to oversee the financial management, control and compliance functions of the College.
This is a pivotal leadership role within the Finance team, supporting the College’s mission to improve child health by ensuring strong financial governance, sound reporting, and long-term sustainability. Working closely with the Associate Director of Finance and senior leaders across the organisation, you will take responsibility for the accuracy, integrity and efficiency of all financial operations and reporting processes.
As Financial Controller, you will lead a team of six, overseeing financial control, statutory reporting, payroll, and compliance. You will ensure that robust internal controls are in place, and manage relationships with auditors, banks and investment partners.
This role will suit a qualified accountant with substantial experience in financial management and a collaborative leadership style.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading the delivery of accurate and timely month-end and year-end processes, including group consolidations and statutory accounts
- Ensuring compliance with all relevant accounting standards, tax, audit and charity regulations (including SORP)
- Managing internal and external audit processes and acting as primary contact for auditors
- Overseeing payroll, accounts payable and receivable, cash management and treasury functions
- Maintaining and improving financial systems, processes, and internal controls
- Leading, developing and mentoring a team of finance professionals to achieve operational excellence
- Working closely with colleagues across the College to provide financial insight and analysis to support strategic decision-making
- Supporting the budgeting and forecasting cycle and contributing to strategic projects and funding initiatives
Essential skills and experience:
- Degree in finance, accounting or related field, and full professional qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
- Minimum of 5–7 years’ experience in financial management, ideally within the nonprofit or public sector
- Proven track record of leading statutory reporting and year-end audit processes, including production of group consolidated accounts
- Experience managing financial operations in a complex organisation, preferably in the charity or healthcare sector
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail
- Advanced Excel and strong working knowledge of financial systems
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate at all levels
- Demonstrated leadership experience, with the ability to manage and motivate a high-performing team
This is an excellent opportunity to develop your finance career in a supportive and high-performing team.
The RCPCH has more than 25,000 members and fellows and employs around 200 staff, most of whom work in our London office in Holborn. We have a Devolved Nations team operating from Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Our College values: Include, Influence, Innovate and Inspire, are important to us. These values ensure we bring out the best in each other, strive forward together to make the College a positive and dynamic place to work.
The RCPCH champions Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. Our workplace is inclusive, offering a supportive environment where staff can thrive. The College is keen to accept applications from people with protected characteristics. We believe that our staff should represent all of the diverse communities we serve. Join us to help realise our vision of a world where every child is healthy and well.
The College operates a flexible and modern working policy, whereby our colleagues work in the office for a minimum of 40% over a 4 week cycle and the remainder from home.
The RCPCH is committed to safeguarding the children, young people and adults it has contact with in the exercise of its functions and responsibilities. The RCPCH expects all staff to share this commitment – we place a high priority on ensuring only those who do so are recruited to work for us.
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records.
Closing date: 17 November 2025
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
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health advocates on child health issues at home and internationally.


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The Highlands and Islands Students’ Association (HISA) is the democratic voice for student across the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI), representing learners at every level of study—from further education and apprenticeships through to undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Our representation spans the full breadth of the UHI partnership, working closely with ten Academic Partners to ensure students are supported, included, and empowered wherever
and however they study.
The role of the Chief Executive Officer is to provide strategic support to the student officers within our student-led organisation, and to provide support and leadership to the senior leadership team and our Board of Trustees.
The post-holder is required to provide an interface between the Trustee Board and the leadership team, and between other key decision-making bodies within the Students’ Association, converting policy and strategy into action.
Our CEO will be a source of continuity within the Students’ Association, providing vision and expertise to drive the Association forward towards organisational goals whilst ensuring that the Association is structured to facilitate Student Officers’ work towards organisational objectives.
As a key contact and partner with UHI stakeholders, the CEO is required to work towards aligning the Students’ Associations' progression into the UHI’s strategy. The CEO should also ensure that all aspects of organisational risk are identified, monitored and managed.
Primary Responsibilities
1. Strategic Leadership
2. Senior Leadership Team (SLT) Management
3. Operational Management
4. Student Leadership and Governance
Please download the Recruitment Pack to see the full Job Description & Person Specification
HISA’s purpose is to represent, support and enhance the student experience at UHI via a range of activities delivered across the student journey.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Company Overview
The Conduit serves as a home for people passionate about achieving positive social, environmental and economic change. Our community shares our belief that world’s most pressing problems are better understood as opportunities waiting for entrepreneurial solutions. The Conduit’s mission is to convene a collaborative community that scales and accelerates solutions to the world’s greatest challenges and provide its community with a physical home, with industry leading sustainable and ethical hospitality, where creativity and innovation can flourish. Our members are from all over the world, from all sectors and industries and are representative of the world we live in.
Role Summary
The Conduit Foundation harnesses the power of convening, collaboration, and catalytic funding to advance innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing social and environmental challenges. We are in rapid start-up mode, having recently begun accepting our first grants and moving quickly to build our operating model. This is a pivotal moment for the Foundation: we are ready to translate our mission and vision into a fully functioning philanthropic engine.
This will be the first full-time hire into the Foundation, working hand-in-hand with the Board of Trustees and the Chief Impact Officer to operationalise our mission, establish systems and processes, and set the stage for ambitious, high-impact fundraising, grant management, programme delivery, and partnership development.
Key Responsibilities
1. Strategy & Leadership
Translate the Conduit executive leadership and Foundation Board’s vision into actionable plans and measurable outcomes.
Collaborate with The Conduit’s Impact team to integrate Foundation initiatives into broader Conduit strategy.
Identify and cultivate opportunities for funding, partnerships, and programme innovation.
2. Grants Management
Oversee the full grant cycle – from prospecting to evaluation - managing relationships, projects and budgets.
Ensure all grant activities meet legal, regulatory, and ethical standards, including England & Wales charity compliance.
Develop robust processes for impact measurement and reporting.
3. Board Development & Governance
Strengthen the governance set up, bolstering policies and procedures to establish best practice and managing legal and regulatory requirements for the Foundation.
Serve as the principal contact for the Board of Trustees, preparing materials, facilitating meetings and owning resulting actions.
Support recruitment, onboarding, and ongoing engagement of Trustees.
Advise the Board on trends and opportunities in philanthropy and social impact.
4. Fundraising & Corporate Engagement
Build and maintain relationships with corporate, institutional, and high-net-worth partners.
Identify and secure grants from funders that align with Foundation strategic priorities.
5. Programme Design & Delivery
Lead the design, launch, and management of the Foundation’s first in-house programmes.
Ensure programmes are innovative, impactful, and aligned with strategic priorities.
Set up systems for monitoring, learning, and continuous improvement.
6. Organisational Integration
Manage the relationship between the Foundation, Conduit Holdco, and The Conduit Club London.
Foster a culture of alignment, transparency, and shared mission across entities.
Skills & Experience
· 8–10 years of proven, hands-on execution experience in the UK charity sector, including setting up and implementing systems.
· Track record of delivering complex projects from start to finish with excellence and attention to detail.
· Strong experience and expertise in grants management, board engagement and governance.
· Proven success in fundraising from corporates, trusts, foundations, and major donors.
· Experience designing and delivering impactful programmes.
· Excellent relationship building skills with experience engaging senior stakeholders.
· Understanding of UK charity law and charitable governance.
Desirable
· International or multi-stakeholder environment experience.
· Experience of a growing charity.
· Formal charity governance or legal training.
Personal Attributes
· Ambitious and eager to grow into a senior leadership position.
· Entrepreneurial, proactive, and solutions oriented.
· Highly organised, with strong attention to detail.
· Able to thrive in a fast-paced, start-up environment.
· Committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
· Passionate about social and environmental change.
Key Competencies
· Communication
· Teamwork
· Solutions Focused
· Compassionate
· Creativity & Innovation
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Health & Safety Coordinator
This is a fixed term contract for 12 months max, to cover maternity leave.
The hours are 37.5 hours per week, Tuesday - Saturday
The role:
The Health & Safety Coordinator will provide support across the Rothschild Foundation to ensure that all appropriate health and safety, risk management, and related compliance systems and procedures are in place, reviewed and updated regularly.
This role is responsible for producing incident reports and submitting RIDDOR reports, undertaking weekly and quarterly playground inspections, as well as responding to all queries - both internally and externally - relating to health and safety.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct investigations into workplace and visitor incidents, and be directly responsible for the necessary record keeping and any claims management.
- Working with the Security Department, and supporting as required with fire testing and safety. You will work with the Head of Security on disaster planning and the disaster team in general
- Ensure contractor management policy is followed, and new contractors are onboarded correctly with all documents checked
- Undertake weekly and quarterly routine inspection of the children’s woodland playground at Waddesdon Manor, ensuring all paperwork is completed, reporting any required works, and liaising with ROSPA and the insurers during their annual inspection
- Make the action points for the H&S Committee meeting, distribute these in a timely manner, and support preparation of the agenda in advance of the meeting
- Ensure Heads of Departments update and maintain all risk assessments for their business area and that record of awareness forms are completed annually, and remind Heads of Department about conducting new activity risk assessments
- Coordinate mandatory training for the Rothschild Foundation using the e-learning system and regularly produce reports on staff members that have not completed the required modules and flag to the relevant line manager
You will be a great fit if...
You have great attention to detail and excellent record keeping skills, as well as 2 years of relevant work experience in a similar role. You'll have experience working in health and safety and the ability to process incident reports and undertake inspections.
Rewards for working with us:
- Waddesdon Discounts
- National Trust Staff Card
- 25 days annual leave per year plus 8 public holidays pro-rata
- Enhanced Sick Pay
- We will top up your pension by matching any contribution you make up to 10% of your basic salary
- Mental Health and Wellbeing Support
To see the full job description, please see the attachment. TO APPLY, please submit your CV and Covering Letter explaining how your skills match those outlined above.
Our areas of interest are Arts and Culture and Regenerative Food and Farming, where we make a number of multi-year investments each year.



The Manna Day Centre is a drop-in Centre for homeless and vulnerably housed single men and women. It is run by a team of project workers, under the Director, who are responsible for its smooth operation. Basic Services offered include food, showers, clothing, housing & welfare advice, medical care, and access to laptops. The Centre opens to service users 7 days a week, 8.30am– 1.30pm. The working week for this post is Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 4.00pm each day.
Housing & Welfare Advice Workers must have a commitment to homeless people, which includes acceptance and respect. Responsibilities are shared among the team according to needs, skills and aptitudes. The annual salary is negotiable (depending on your experience) ranging from £31,746 to £36,678. Benefits include a pension scheme, travel loans and 25 days annual leave (plus time in lieu of bank holidays worked).
Those applying for this post should have:
· Experience providing housing and welfare advice with a focus on clear, supportive communication
· Confidence in handling a busy and varied caseload, including complex casework
· Comfort working with people facing homelessness or housing difficulties
· A kind, non-judgmental, and person-centred approach
An application form, Job Description & Person Spec can be found on our website.
Closing date: 21/11/2025
Interview date: 09/12/2025
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
At TLG, we are passionate about building an exceptional staff team committed to transforming the lives of children who are struggling. Our vision is bold, and we are looking for outstanding people to join us on this journey. This role presents an exciting opportunity for a motivated and purpose-driven leader to become our Head of Grants & Philanthropy.
This is a pivotal role where you will lead the growth of TLG’s philanthropic income, driving progress to reach ambitious six-figure targets year after year. You will shape and deliver a dynamic strategy to build a diverse and sustainable portfolio of income streams, including trusts and foundations, major donors, corporate partnerships, and legacy giving. A core focus will be creating and implementing an effective grants strategy to grow and maximise voluntary income from trusts and foundations. The funding you secure will be essential to sustaining TLG’s operations and enabling future growth.
As Head of Grants & Philanthropy, you will work closely with TLG’s Directors, colleagues across the organisation, and external partners to raise funds for innovative projects in the UK and support the expansion of our work internationally. You will also lead a small, talented team, inspiring and equipping them to develop each area of philanthropic income. Strong administrative skills and a commitment to harnessing AI for efficiency will be key, allowing you to focus on building relationships and sourcing new opportunities.
From crafting compelling applications to driving strategic development, this role places you at the heart of our mission to bring fullness of life to every child, no matter what struggles they face. If you are an experienced, innovative leader with a passion for making a difference, we would love to hear from you.
TLG is a Christian charity and, as a team, we want to bring our faith to the work we do; as such, we are recruiting an individual with a strong and vibrant Christian faith. We would welcome applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds to enable us to better reflect the needs of the communities we serve.
Hours: 37.5 per hours week (full-time). Open to part-time for the right candidate.
Closing Date: Thursday 20th November
Initial Interviews: Thursday 27th November – Online
Final Interviews: Tuesday 9th December – at our National Support Centre in West Yorkshire
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Join the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment as our new Accounts Officer. Based in North London within the OAE’s lively home at Acland Burghley School, this is not just a job: it’s a chance to be part of a global-trailblazer in period instrument performance, education, and innovation.
Responsibilities include:
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Process, record, and check all invoices, payments, and receipts, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with best accounting / charity / arts financial standards.
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Maintain clear, up-to-date bookkeeping records, including general ledger entries, reconciliations (bank, supplier, etc.), making sure all financial data is clean and audit-ready.
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Support all departments with budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting — helping to translate artistic ambition into realistic budgets, tracking variances, and enabling confident decision making.
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Assist the Director of Finance and Finance Manager in administrative tasks, financial controls, internal process improvements, and preparation for audits or external review.
For more information and to apply, please visit our website.
The deadline for applications is 17:00 on Friday 7th November 2025.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
