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ABOUT THE ROLE
Think Active is entering an exciting period of growth, collaboration and system leadership. Over the coming years, we aim to strengthen our influence and impact across Coventry, Solihull & Warwickshire, particularly in tackling inequalities through the power of sport and physical activity.
At the heart of our work is our vision:
#WeThinkActive – Everyone in Coventry, Solihull & Warwickshire to benefit from movement and enjoy sport and physical activity in safe and thriving communities.
And our mission:
We will use the power and potential of sport and physical activity to enable future generations to have healthier and more prosperous lives.
This new role of Strategic Partnership Lead: Coventry has been created following successful investment through Sport England’s Place Expansion programme for Coventry. The role will provide strategic leadership for the implementation and coordination of the Sport England Place Expansion investment across Coventry , including supporting the development and implementation of the emerging Coventry Physical Activity Partnership.
The role reflects the growing recognition that physical activity has an important role to play in improving health, reducing inequalities and strengthening communities across Coventry. We envisage physical activity continuing to be used as part of the wider One Coventry approach to tackling the inequalities experienced by local people.
The postholder will be employed by Think Active but will work on behalf of the Coventry Physical Activity Partnership, bringing together partners from across sectors around a shared vision and agenda for change.
Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory references, pre-employment checks, a DBS check and proof of the right to work in the UK.
BASE LOCATION & WORKING APPROACH
Think Active’s headquarters are at 1 Mill Street in Leamington Spa; however, this role will also be expected to work from a range of locations across Coventry, reflecting the partnership and place-based nature of the role.
This role requires a strong commitment to system working, including engaging with partners and stakeholders where they are and at times that best support collaboration and impact. As such, there may be a requirement for occasional evening and weekend work.
There will also be occasional travel regionally and nationally to support partnership working, learning, and organisational priorities.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROLE
Uphold the values, culture and customer charter of Think Active in your behaviour and your work.
Reporting to the Development Director, the Strategic Partnership Lead: Coventry will will act as a senior leader within Think Active, shaping our strategic role and leading the implementation of the Sport England Place Expansion investment across Coventry, ensuring strong partnership working, effective programme delivery and a collaborative, community-centred approach.
The role will play a key part in ensuring physical activity is embedded within wider system priorities across Coventry, including health, wellbeing, inequalities, communities and place-based working.
The postholder will be expected to uphold the values, culture and customer charter of Think Active in their behaviour and work.
Strategic Leadership and Place Development
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Lead and project manage the implementation of the Sport England Place Expansion investment across Coventry, ensuring delivery aligns with the Conditions of Award
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Lead the development and implementation of the Place Expansion Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Framework for Coventry
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Support the strategic development of the Coventry Physical Activity Partnership and contribute to shaping its long-term direction and priorities
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Help position physical activity as part of the solution to wider social, health and community challenges within Coventry
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Influence and align partners to adopt whole-system thinking and inclusive, community-centred approaches
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Identify opportunities to strengthen collaboration, investment and impact across the Coventry system
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Ensure the voices and experiences of communities help shape priorities, approaches and decision-making
System Leadership
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Position physical activity and movement as a contributing solution within wider prevention, inequality, wellbeing and community agendas across Coventry.
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Build and maintain strong relationships with partners and stakeholders across sectors, including:
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NHS organisations and health systems
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Local Authority teams
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Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) organisations
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Community groups and residents
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Strategic and operational delivery partners
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Act as a trusted partner, facilitator and connector across Coventry’s system landscape
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Convene and coordinate partners around shared agendas and priorities
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Be adept at navigating barriers and challenges to partnership working when they arise
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Represent Think Active and the Coventry Physical Activity Partnership within relevant boards, partnerships and working groups
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Support organisations and communities to co-design sustainable solutions that embed physical activity within communities and services
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Identify opportunities to strengthen long-term sustainability, investment and system ownership of Coventry’s Physical Activity Partnership.
Project Management, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
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Manage the Place Expansion budget and ensure effective oversight of investment and resources
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Manage timelines, delivery plans, risks and reporting requirements
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Ensure robust monitoring, evaluation and learning approaches are embedded throughout delivery
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Contribute to capturing insight, learning and impact across the partnership and share this with stakeholders, including Sport England
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Support the development of local capacity by mentoring and supporting organisations and partners
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Ensure delivery remains aligned to community need, strategic priorities and organisational values
Governance, Reporting and Contribution to Wider Organisational Priorities
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Prepare reports and updates for Think Active, partners, funders and governance groups as required
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Ensure delivery aligns with organisational governance, funding requirements and reporting frameworks
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Contribute to organisational learning and wider Think Active priorities
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Work collaboratively across the Think Active team, avoiding siloed approaches to delivery and partnership working
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Adhere to Think Active safeguarding, equality, health and safety, data protection and confidentiality policies
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Undertake any other duties appropriate to the role as directed by the line manager and/or Chief Executive
PERSON SPECIFICATION: RELEVANT KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
A successful candidate for this role would be able to demonstrate the following skills, experience and knowledge:
Qualifications
Essential Criteria
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Educated to degree level or equivalent relevant professional experience in community development, public health, sport and physical activity, social policy, partnership working or related fields
Desirable Criteria
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Project management, systems leadership or facilitation qualification
Experience
Essential Criteria
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Significant experience of leading or coordinating complex partnership programmes, projects or strategic initiatives across multiple organisations and stakeholders
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Experience of working within partnership, public sector, health, community or system leadership environments
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Proven ability to build, influence and maintain effective relationships with senior stakeholders, partners and communities
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Experience of convening organisations and stakeholders around shared priorities, outcomes or strategic agendas
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Experience of leading or supporting place-based, systems change or collaborative approaches to tackling inequalities
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Experience of managing complex programmes, interconnected priorities, budgets and delivery plans
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Experience of monitoring progress, managing risk and reporting to partners, governance groups or funders
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Experience of amplifying community voice and lived experience to shape strategic priorities, partnership approaches or service design
Desirable Criteria
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Experience of working within Active Partnerships, Sport England funded programmes or wider place-based investment programmes
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Experience of working within or alongside local government, NHS, VCFSE or community-led systems
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Experience of working within Coventry or similar urban communities experiencing inequalities
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Experience of supporting or facilitating co-production, community engagement or participatory approaches
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Experience of managing commissioned work, procurement processes or contract oversight
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Experience of line management, mentoring or workforce development
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Experience of developing or applying monitoring, evaluation and learning frameworks
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Experience of securing investment, funding or partnership contributions
Knowledge
Essential Criteria
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Strong understanding of the role physical activity, movement and sport can play in improving health, reducing inequalities and strengthening communities
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Understanding of systems leadership, partnership working and collaborative approaches to change
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Understanding of inequalities, barriers to participation and the wider social determinants that influence health and wellbeing
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Understanding of community-centred approaches, co-production and asset-based ways of working
Desirable Criteria
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Knowledge of Sport England’s Uniting the Movement strategy and place-based investment approaches
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Knowledge of local policy, partnership or community landscapes across Coventry
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Knowledge of monitoring, evaluation, insight and learning approaches within community or systems-based programmes
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Awareness of current national policy relating to prevention, population health or place-based working
Skills
Essential Criteria
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Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to navigate complexity and ambiguity
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Excellent relationship-building, influencing and stakeholder engagement skills
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Ability to bring people together around a shared purpose and create momentum for change
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Strong programme and project management skills, including planning, coordination and oversight of multiple workstreams
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Effective written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate clearly with different audiences and sectors
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Ability to analyse information, identify opportunities and translate insight into action and partnership development
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Confident digital literacy skills, including use of Microsoft Office and collaborative working tools
Desirable Criteria
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Facilitation, workshop design or group process skills
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Presentation or public speaking experience
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Experience of developing reports, business cases or funding proposals
ABOUT THINK ACTIVE
Think Active is a charity and the Active Partnership for Coventry, Solihull, and Warwickshire. We are one of 6 sub-regional Active Partnerships within the West Midlands and one of 42 across England.
Active Partnerships are strategic organisations that recognise activity levels are affected by a complex system of influences, and no single organisation or programme can create sustainable change at scale. Understanding the unique attributes and challenges within Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire, we work collaboratively with our network of local partners to help create the right conditions for those facing the greatest inequalities to have access to movement, sport and physical activity, in a way that works for them For further information on Think Active, please visit our website here
BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR THINK ACTIVE
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Employer pension contribution of 6%, subject to scheme eligibility and terms.27 days annual leave (FTE), plus bank holidays.
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Agile and flexible working, with a blended approach to home, office, and remote working.
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Enhanced maternity, paternity, and sick leave policies.
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Contribution to the cost of eye tests.
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Commitment to professional development and training.
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Cycle to Work Scheme.
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Life Insurance cover
We love difference and will be interested to find out what motivates you and how you can contribute to Think Active. We encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We are a Disability Confident committed employer, and we actively encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments required during the application and assessment process, and upon joining Think Active.
We recognise that some of the language used within this job description may be sector specific. We are committed to keeping jargon to a minimum and would encourage interested applicants to ask questions or seek clarification at any point during our recruitment process.
For everyone in Coventry, Solihull & Warwickshire to benefit from movement and enjoy sport and physical activity in safe and thriving communities.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
About Spear Islington
Spear is working in partnership with Hope Church Islington to deliver the Spear Programme in Islington!
The church’s vision is to bring hope, light, and life to the community of Islington, including in, bringing healing and wholeness to the people of their parish, supporting the vulnerable, oppressed and voiceless in their midst, and providing safe and inclusive spaces for the diverse community that they are a part of.
The Spear Programme is delivered in Spear Islington which offers young people professionally recognised coaching, for free, to support them into sustainable work or education. They leave Spear equipped to thrive in work and life.
Key Information:
- Salary: from £29,000
- Full-time, Permanent - Monday to Friday
- 25 days annual leave (including Christmas gift days) plus bank holidays
- Benefits include: 5 weeks holiday a year and Vitality Health Insurance
- Closing date: Friday 12th June (we interview on a rolling basis and may close the role early if we find the right candidate)
For more information please read through our Job Specification and Work with us pack.
If you require any reasonable adjustments as part of the recruitment process, please let us know.
Person Specification
- An active Christian, dedicated to representing the values and ethos of Spear and Hope Church Islington.
- You have demonstrable experience as a coach, or a background in youth work or teaching, and are keen to develop these skills further.
- You have a heart for young people and releasing their potential, no matter what challenging circumstances they are facing.
- Effective interpersonal skills and high emotional intelligence with a sense of humour and fun.
- You are great at building relationships, with solid communication skills.
- Good administrative and organisational skills, working well under pressure with the ability to prioritise workload.
Spear is a dynamic, growing youth employment charity that coaches young people to overcome barriers and thrive in work and life.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
At United for Global Mental Health, we are working towards a world where mental health support is accessible to everyone, everywhere – free from stigma and without restriction.
We are a small but highly influential organisation of around 20 passionate, diverse and expert individuals, and have a culture of creating the space and opportunities for them to lead their areas of expertise. Our strength lies in collaboration, internally and externally, and in our ability to turn insight into action. Kindness is our unofficial ethos.
The CEO is responsible for the overall leadership, management and performance of UnitedGMH. Reporting to the boards of UnitedGMH and the American Friends of United for Global Mental Health (AFUGMH), the CEO will set strategic direction, oversee delivery, and act as the organisation’s primary ambassador.
Key responsibilities include:
Strategic Leadership
- Lead in conjunction with the organisation’s senior staff the refinement and delivery of our global organisational strategy 2027-2030.
- Guide the organisation through periods of change, including strategy refresh and transformation.
- Draw on sector insight to ensure UnitedGMH remains at the forefront of global mental health advocacy.
Governance & Board Relationship
- Work closely with the boards of UnitedGMH and AFUGMH to ensure effective governance and decision-making.
- Oversee the preparation and sign-off of board papers; present regularly to the boards.
- Identify, recommend and support the recruitment of new members of both boards.
- Advise the boards on significant strategic decisions, including potential partnerships and organisational change.
Organisational Leadership
- Lead, support and inspire a high-performing and global team of approximately 20 staff.
- Where needed, oversee and support the delivery of multiple projects and programmes aligned with strategic priorities, in conjunction with the project leads.
- Foster a collaborative, kind, inclusive and values-driven culture that walks the talk on mental health.
External Engagement & Influence
- Represent the organisation with external partners, funders, policymakers and the wider sector.
- Build and manage relationships with key donors.
- Strengthen and expand strategic partnerships globally.
- Champion the organisation’s mission and influence key stakeholders in different regions across the world.
- Act as the organisation’s global spokesperson and support staff in building their profile as spokespeople for the organisation.
Finance & Organisational Planning
- Identify and agree organisational objectives, develop strategic and operational plans, and lead their implementation with a high level of autonomy, while reporting to the boards.
- Oversee organisational planning, budgeting, prioritisation and resource allocation to ensure delivery against strategic goals.
- Ensure the organisation has sufficient and sustainable funding to deliver against agreed budgets and strategic priorities.
- Maintain strong financial oversight and accountability, ensuring the organisation operates within budget and delivers across all agreed objectives.
- Monitor organisational performance against agreed deliverables, evaluating outcomes and adjusting plans where necessary to mitigate risk or adverse consequences.
- Ensure robust financial management, operational planning, and effective use of organisational resources across multiple programmes and projects.
- Bring together and oversee complex, cross-organisational initiatives, ensuring projects are delivered effectively and on time.
- Delegate effectively through senior leadership and management structures, maintaining a medium- and long-term strategic focus.
Fundraising & External Income Generation
- Lead and support organisational fundraising strategy to secure sustainable and diversified income streams.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with funders, donors, strategic partners and philanthropic stakeholders.
- Successfully secure and oversee fundraising contributions to meet a target set annually with the boards.
- Work with the boards and senior leadership team to identify new funding opportunities and strengthen long-term financial sustainability.
- Ensure fundraising activities align with the organisation’s mission, values and strategic priorities.
- Represent the organisation externally to enhance visibility, influence and support for UnitedGMH’s work globally.
Risk, Compliance & Accountability
- Ensure strong organisational governance, compliance and risk management.
- Proactively identify and escalate policy breaches or serious incidents.
- Oversee finance, HR and operations functions in accordance with UK employment policies, and UK and US charity regulations.
- Act as the primary point of accountability to the boards and relevant regulatory bodies (including the Charity Commission and US authorities).
- Take responsibility for organisational risks, decisions and outcomes.
Our Dream CEO
As a team, we came together to discuss what qualities we are hoping for in a new CEO and leader. We’d love applications from candidates who see themselves in the team’s descriptions below.
Our dream CEO…
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shows kindness towards all partners regardless of seniority, institution or country.
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continues to uphold and protect the organisational transparency the team values.
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is a heart- and mind-led fundraiser – treating donors like people and not merely a source of income.
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provides space for team members to lead in their areas, but also supports / acts as a sounding board when needed.
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knows how to strategically place mental health in uncommon spaces.
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is happy to be approached by, and communicate with, team members from all seniority levels across the team.
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is someone who understands what it is to manage a remote organisation, and is interested in making UnitedGMH the best workplace it can be.
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is someone who can think a few steps ahead, identify trends, and interpret these for what this means for the organisation.
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has a solid understanding of, and proven experience in, managing the ´backbone´ functions of an organisation (budgeting, risk management, governance etc).
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has an understanding of UN systems, global health and international development.
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appreciates and champions the value that lived experience and people from the global majority bring to the mental health advocacy space.
Please download and review the Job Pack for full details of the role.
Unfortunately, we are not able to recruit team members in the following countries/regions: Afghanistan, Belarus, Central African Republic, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Myanmar (Burma), North Korea, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine (specifically the occupied regions of Crimea, Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhya), Venezuela, Yemen, and Zimbabwe.
For non-UK candidates: Please note that you would be hired via Deel as an Employer of Record.
How to apply:
To apply, please submit your cover letter, outlining how you meet the responsibilities and candidate profile, and a CV, via the Charity Job site. Please note, we can only accept applications via Charity Job.
Interviews:
Interviews will take place remotely. There will be 2 interview rounds, and candidates shortlisted for the second interview will be invited to meet members of our wider team.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Role
We are looking for a Strategy Lead toplay a leading role in supporting the development of NDCS’s next organisational strategic plan, bringing together insight, ambition, and priorities into a clear long-term direction for the whole charity. You will provide the coordination, analysis, and facilitation needed to help shape a strategy that reflects the needs of deaf children and families and supports informed decision-making by senior leaders and Trustees.
What you'll do
- Help shape NDCS’s future by leading work to develop our next strategic plan with Trustees, senior leaders and colleagues from across the charity.
- Use insight to inform good decisions, bringing together data, external trends, policy developments and stakeholder feedback to shape clear priorities.
- Work collaboratively across NDCS, building shared understanding and creating opportunities for staff, families and stakeholders to help shape our direction.
- Support strong decision-making by preparing clear advice, practical recommendations and well-judged options for Trustees and senior leaders.
- Turn strategy into something practical and meaningful, helping to shape the outcomes, measures, risks and roadmap that will guide our work
What you'll need
- Adept at interpreting complex information, recognising patterns, and identifying opportunities to drive positive change for deaf children.
- Confident strategic thinking, able to shape plans, influence senior leaders, and turn big ideas into meaningful action.
- To be an engaging communicator who enjoys collaboration, values continual learning, and actively seeks feedback to enhance impact.
- Curiosity resilience, and passion about making a difference for deaf children and their families
- Strong digital skills and a sound understanding of agile values & principles.
- A criminal record check / DBS disclosure (if offered the position).
What you'll get
- Home-based working with flexible hours.
- 25 days holiday - plus an additional 3 days at Christmas (& bank holidays).
- Pension (5.5% employer contribution).
- Healthcare Cashplan.
- Annual performance-based salary increase.
- Employee Assistance & Wellbeing Programmes.
What we do
The National Deaf Children's Society are the leading charity for deaf children. We give expert support on childhood deafness, raise awareness and campaign for deaf children's rights, so they have the same opportunities as everyone else.
Pre-employment checks
As part of our commitment to creating a safe and trusted environment for the children, young people and families we support, all offers of employment are subject to background checks. These include Right to Work verification, Criminal Record Disclosure, and ID and address verification.
To complete an online Right to Work check, you will need a valid UK or Irish passport, or a government share code if you are not a British citizen. If an online check is not possible, we’ll need to verify your documents in person at our London office. Please be aware that travel time and expenses for this appointment cannot be reimbursed.
Disability Confidence
We are a Disability Confident Employer and committed to offering interviews to candidates who request to be considered under the disability confident scheme and meet the minimum requirements of the person specification.
The National Deaf Children’s Society is a registered charity in England and Wales no. 1016532 and in Scotland no. SC040779.
To improve and strengthen the organisation’s volunteering programme by putting clear policies, systems
and processes in place, so managers can confidently recruit, welcome, support and keep volunteers in
their own teams.
To develop our volunteering offer by strengthening volunteer recruitment, support and retention, while
increasing the diversity of our volunteer pool and removing barriers to participation for underrepresented
communities. This includes support managers to create meaningful, accessible opportunities that reflect
the communities we serve.
To ensure volunteers are effectively integrated across organisational services, providing valuable support
to staff teams and enhancing service delivery. The postholder will promote a positive culture of
volunteering, ensuring volunteers feel valued, included and well supported.
There will be a lot of opportunity to make your mark, deliver change and support a very willing and
enthusiastic team to develop together. We’ll expect a great deal of you but in return you’ll be well
supported, invested-in and given lots of opportunity to learn and grow as an organisational leader.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for an experienced People Manager to work within a senior leadership role within HILS, responsible for the effective day-to-day delivery of HILS' People Strategy across teh organisation, and ensuring HILS' people practices support safe, ethical, service delivery in environments supporting vulnerable adults.
Reporting to the Director of People, the People Manager leads the People Team and acts as the primary operational adviser to leaders and managers on all people-related matters, ensuring consistent, legally compliant, and values-led people practices across all HILS locations.
The People Manager translates people strategy into operational delivery, provides authoritative leadership on employee relations and workforce matters, and ensures that people systems, processes, and behaviours actively support organisational performance, sustainability.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Purpose of the role
In 2027 we will host our prestigious Global Congress. Held every four years, Congress convenes eminent leaders invested in global consumer rights and empowerment. This includes the heads of the leading consumer advocacy organisations, ministers and senior government representatives, leaders in civil society, executives at top businesses, prominent academics, and visionaries from philanthropic and international institutions.
Congress is critical to the mission of Consumers International. It is crucial for our governance, as the basis for our General Assembly, where our Membership elects the governing Council of Consumers International. Around this procedural milestone, we structure a participatory, diverse and unique programme that is designed to build and advance the future of consumer rights advocacy worldwide. Our last Congress brought together over 600 participants, including more than 100 at C-suite level, and was a platform for releasing new insight and announcing major partnerships. It featured over 30 interactive sessions taking place over three days in person and online, with extremely high satisfaction and feedback ratings from participants.
To drive forward our planning and delivery for our next Congress in 2027, we are looking for an exceptional Lead, Flagship Events. This person will be the organisational lynchpin for Congress, working directly with our Leadership Team at Consumers International to produce and execute a clear event plan according to ambitious milestones and key performance indicators.
The Lead will project manage and mobilise the wider Consumers International team to deliver the 2027 Congress, building a relationship with the host government and playing an essential part in producing a dynamic event that excites and inspires attendees. The Lead will bring strong leadership, coordination and project management skills to the role. They will have best-in-class relationship building and negotiation skills, experience dealing with senior stakeholders, and will have delivered major impactful events in the past.
This is a fantastic opportunity to produce a unique and significant event for the global consumers rights movement. For a taster of our past summits see our 2023 Congress (Kenya) and 2019 Summit (Portugal).
Key Responsibilities
Project Management
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Develop and drive delivery of a comprehensive Congress project plan with clear milestones, dependencies and performance indicators
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Lead execution of the project plan, ensuring and mobilising the team to exert discipline against deadlines, priorities and organisational goals
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Manage the Congress budget, including oversight of host government allocations and financial reporting
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Co-ordinate the wider Consumers International team around Congress delivery, ensuring clear ownership, accountability and decision-making across workstreams
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Monitor and report on progress against key milestones, risks, participant targets and budget performance, escalating where needed
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Lead post-event evaluation and debrief, capturing insights and recommendations to strengthen future flagship events
Relationship management and negotiation
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Manage a strong and trusted relationship with the host government, ensuring effective coordination and resolution of issues that arise
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Lead negotiations and relationships with venues, suppliers and delivery partners to secure high-quality delivery within budget
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Build and support leadership at Consumers International to establish trusted relationships with senior stakeholders participating in Congress, including across government, Members, sponsors, speakers and strategic partners
Event logistics and delivery
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Lead planning and oversight of major logistical components of Congress, including venue, accommodation, transport, catering, accessibility and interpretation to support a seamless participant experience
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Lead onsite event management, troubleshooting and issue resolution during Congress delivery
Event systems and governance
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Oversee the implementation of systems and processes required for successful Congress delivery, including registration and reporting
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Coordinate planning for the General Assembly and governance components of Congress, this includes supporting senior management at Consumers International to coordinate on voting processes, member participation and associated systems
Participant experience and organisational leadership
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Lead Congress planning discussions across the organisation, mobilising the team and ensuring strong communication, coordination and momentum across teams
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Help shape a dynamic, participatory, safe and inspiring Congress experience that reflects Consumers International’s ambition and global leadership
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Work closely with Leadership Team to support delivery of a high-profile global event with significant reputational and strategic importance, including through the delivery of an impactful programme
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Carry out additional responsibilities related to Congress delivery and organisational priorities as required
The Centre for Homelessness Impact exists to improve the lives of people experiencing homelessness through better use of data and evidence.
IN A NUTSHELL:
This is a pivotal role at the intersection of finance and operations, helping to ensure the smooth and effective running of key organisational functions. The Finance and Operations Lead will play an integral role in overseeing the charity’s financial operations, supporting grant reporting and wider business development initiatives, and driving operational efficiency across the organisation.
WHY IS THIS ROLE IMPORTANT FOR THE CENTRE’S WORK?
Collaborating closely with the senior and wider teams, the Finance and Operations Lead will play a key role in financial management, and operational effectiveness, contributing directly to the success of our initiatives.
WE’RE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO CAN:
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Be the main point of contact for all finance and operational queries
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Manage the organisation’s core financial operations, including monthly Management Accounts, project finances, VAT returns and financial reporting, while working closely with external bookkeepers to ensure effective financial management and compliance, while working closely with the COO on financial oversight and planning
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Coordinate and manage the annual budgeting, Mid Year Forecasting and audit processes, preparing financial information, liaising with budget holders and external accountants, and ensuring timelines, reporting requirements and supporting documentation are delivered accurately and on time, while working closely with the COO on final review and strategic adjustments
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Support the Head of People and Development with the delivery and implementation of the internal People Strategy (specifically focusing on refining recruitment, onboarding and offboarding processes, as well as providing support with grant reporting and budgeting requirements for funders)
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Manage day-to-day operations across the organisation, including onboarding new staff, supporting HR processes, coordinating office management and equipment setup, liaising with IT support providers, arranging organisation-wide cyber security training, and ensuring the smooth running of operational processes while identifying areas for improvement
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Collaborate with the Chief Operating Officer and the Head of Development and People to align financial and development goals
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Identify ways to enhance operational processes to support the growth of the organisation.
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Support the Engine Room team to establish effective organisational systems, routines and operational processes that support collaborative, person-centred and efficient ways of working across the organisation.
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Work closely with the Senior Team to provide financial insights, support strategic decision-making, and contribute to governance processes, including coordinating board paper inputs and monitoring organisational KPIs
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE AND BEHAVIOURS:
Criteria:
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Proven experience in finance and operations in a charity/ Third sector (Essential)
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Experience in fundraising/development initiatives (Desirable)
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Is committed to the vision and mission of CHI (Essential)
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Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal with the ability to convey complex financial information to diverse audiences (Essential)
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Strong attention to detail, good organisational skills and an ability to work accurately, calmly and effectively (Essential)
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Good Excel skills with ability to create and manipulate pivot tables and use functions such as VLOOKUP and SUMIF. (Essential)
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Able to take a collaborative and proactive approach to operations, with a focus on continuous improvement. (Essential)
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Familiarity with financial regulations and a commitment to maintaining compliance. (Essential)
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A team player able to adapt to changes in workload and priorities (Essential)
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AAT qualification or equivalent (Desirable)
TERMS OF APPOINTMENT:
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Both full and part-time considered.
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Salary: £35,000 to £45,000 (pro rata if part-time), depending on experience.
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Location: London (hybrid working model, with at least one day per week in the office)
WORKING AT CHI:
As part of the team, you’ll have access to a range of benefits, including:
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Interest-free loans for travel, cycle to work, and tenancy deposits
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Pension scheme with 8.5% employer contribution
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30 days’ annual leave, rising to 33 with service
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Enhanced family leave and pay
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Employee assistance programme
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Flexible working
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Generous learning and development budget
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Quarterly team away days
TO APPLY
We use Applied for all our internal recruitment - an independent online recruitment platform that reduces bias, improves quality of hire and increases diversity.
The closing date for this role is Monday 15 June 2026.
First round of Interviews to take place during the w/c 22 June 2026. This will include a short written exercise (that needs to be completed ahead of the interview). All details will be provided in due course.
The Centre for Homelessness Impact exists to improve the lives of people experiencing homelessness through better use of data and evidence.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Lloyds Bank Foundation
Head of Programme Design and Organisational Development
Starting Salary: £66,438 (if London-based); £61,872 (if not London-based)
Contract: Full-time, permanent contract (we are open to conversations about flexibility - so please ask)
Location: Remote role - can be based anywhere in England or Wales with an expectation of frequent travel across England and Wales
About Lloyds Bank Foundation
Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales is an independent charitable foundation, backed by Lloyds Banking Group and the people within it. We want everyone to be in a good place - personally, in a home that’s a good place to live, and in a community that’s a good place to belong.
We play our role by connecting and catalysing community-led change, providing the money, time, tools and connections that build organisations’ capacity and capability, to make people’s lives better and their communities stronger.
We back people and communities across England and Wales, to make that happen, because when you back brilliant people, brilliant things happen. Our communities are full of ambitious, energetic and determined people stepping up to make their neighbours’ lives better and their communities grow stronger. Day in, day out.
About the Role
This is a leadership opportunity to shape how the Foundation designs, delivers and strengthens its programmes across England and Wales.
As Head of Programme Design and Organisational Development, you will lead the Foundation’s approach to programme design, organisational development and volunteering, ensuring everything we do is high quality, evidence-informed and grounded in lived experience.
You will set the standards, frameworks and tools that underpin programme design across the organisation, working closely with Programme Leads to design new programmes and strengthen existing ones. You will also lead our organisational development offer, ensuring charities and partners are supported to become stronger, more resilient and better connected.
Alongside this, you will shape how volunteering contributes to our work, embedding it across programmes and ensuring it supports both community capacity and connection.
You will work across teams and directorates to ensure programme design, organisational development and volunteering are fully aligned and working together to deliver meaningful community-led change.
About You
We’re looking for an experienced and credible leader with a strong background in programme or service design, ideally in complex or multi-partner environments.
You will bring a deep understanding of how organisational development builds capacity and resilience, alongside experience of using evidence and insight to improve programmes and outcomes.
You will be confident developing frameworks, standards and approaches that ensure quality and consistency, while also enabling innovation and learning.
You will be a collaborative and relational leader, with strong partnership skills and the ability to work across internal teams and external organisations. A commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging is essential.
How to Apply
Please click ‘Apply’ to be redirected to our website, where you can download the Candidate Information Pack and find details of how to apply.
For an informal conversation about the role and application process, please contact our recruitment partner, Atkinson HR via the information in the candidate pack.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
We hold Disability Confident Employer status (Level 2) and are working towards full status by 2027. This means that if you're a disabled applicant and your CV and application answers clearly demonstrate that you meet the essential criteria for the role, we will invite you to interview.
More broadly, we are committed to building a diverse team that reflects the communities and people we work with. We believe that diversity of background, experience and perspective makes us stronger and helps us make better decisions. We actively welcome applications from people who are under-represented in the charity sector, including people from Black, Asian and minoritised ethnic communities, disabled people, and those with experience of the issues our funded charities work to address.
Key Dates
Closing Date: Thursday 28th May 2026
Optional Q&A Session: Wednesday 6th May 2026 at 09:00-10:00
First Interview: Tuesday 9th June 2026
Second Interview: Thursday 18th June 2026
We support small, local and specialist charities across England and Wales.


Rowner Community Trust (RCT) is recruiting a Business Lead which will proactively contribute to RCT becoming a more effective and sustainable resident-first organisation and help us to ensure the quality of RCT’s delivery with/by residents.
They will lead on business development, including profitable venue operations and income diversification, ensuring a friendly and high-quality approach to the community levy and help RCT become sustainable (in all senses). You will help us ensure the smooth operations of RCT i.e. accessible and safe venues, HR processes and supporting resident involvement etc. You will also work with the Chief Officer to help provide timely financial and programme monitoring and reporting for sponsors, RCT Board, levy payers etc and help to develop business cases/plans and funding applications.
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate a willingness to be innovative and be able to lead (with the whole team) on innovation and ensuring cost-effective business processes ensuring that there is a contemporary resident-focused and ‘easy’ approach.
We are looking for a motivated and entrepreneurial person, and we expect that the successful candidate would have a business management qualification (or equivalent) at a degree level, have experience in cost-effective innovation and have a positive and can-do ‘customer’-focused approach and be able to work positively as part of a diverse team including involved residents.
This role is an opportunity to make a real difference, and we are open to candidates with a wide range of backgrounds, and we are willing to be (mutually) flexible on largely office-based (core hours) working arrangements. The annual salary will be £19,800 and we also offer 30 days leave (18.0 pro-rata) and an annual wellness day.
A full job description can be found below.
We will have a drop-in information open afternoon/evening (15.00 - 19.00) on the 2nd June @ the Nimrod Centre (PO13 8AA).
Application is by a 1–2- page letter outlining your motivation and key relevant skills and an up-to-date CV. This needs to be emailed to us 17.00 on Tuesday 13th June 2026.
Job Description - Business Lead (22.5 hours) £33,000 pro-rata
Job Purpose:
Proactively contribute to RCT becoming an effective and sustainable organisation and ensure that organisational resources are available to enable the work of RCT with/by residents.
Key Objectives:
1. Proactively contribute to the development of the organisation and positively lead on business development including profitable venue operations , a high - quality approach to the community levy, i ncome diversification and help RCT r each sustainability (in all senses).
2. Ensure the smooth operations of RCT to enable programme delivery by the staff team, collaborating organisations and local residents including accessible and safe venues, HR, relevant regulatory compliance, and safe resident involvement .
3. Provide timely financial and programme monitoring and reporting for sponsors, programme funders , levy payers and the Board.
Key responsibilities:
- Positively contribute to RCT organisational & whole team development .
- Be proactive on profitable income maximisation and diversification to contribute to the financial sustainability of the organisation.
- Lead on cost - effective innovation on existing and any new business processes to ensure that there is an ‘easy’ and cost - effective approach.
- Develop a proactive and structured approach to procurement and ensure that this is well specified and cost - effective and that a recognised ‘green’ approach is achieved .
- Ensure that there is a welcoming and inclusive approach to venues which support RCT delivery , achieve full resident involvement and a measurable local impact.
- Ensure a proactive, structured and quality assured levy payment process is operating with a good relationship with levy players is being maintained and it is providing a regular and sustainable core income for RCT.
- Provide practical support to ensure effective programme delivery and monitoring including programme and financial monitoring and reporting to our funders and sponsors.
- Work with the Chief Officer to ensure that there is timely and reliable financial management information for the RCT Board and levy payers .
- Work with the Chief Officer to secure ongoing external investment in our core programmes and to deliver on a business case/ plan for our venues and spaces.
- Lead on the smooth running of the organisation ’s payroll, HR records and a proportionate and enabling approach to the relevant regulatory compliance e.g. safeguarding, health & safety, GDPR .
- Provide occasional cover for the Chief Officer.
Key Requirements:
We are seeking to become a fully resident - first organisation. So we are looking for a motivated and entrepreneurial person who is committed to creating a sustainable (in all senses) organisation which is actively enabling local residents to make a difference in their neighbourhood , including their venues and by leading the community trust . We expect that the successful candidate would have a business management qualification (or equivalent) at a degree level with experience in cost - effective innovation . You will need to have a positive and can - do ‘customer’ - focused approach and be able to work positively as part of a diverse team including involved local residents . We offer an annual salary of £33,000 pro -rata (£19,800), six weeks leave (or 18.0 days pro -rata) and an additional annual wellbeing day. We are willing to be (mutually) flexible on largely office - based /core hours working arrangements.
Key Role Metrics:
1. RCT achieves recognition as a sustainable organisation.
2. New income and planned investment targets are reached.
3. RCT spaces and buildings are generating a surplus and make a measurable positive local impact , including meaningful resident involvement.
4. Regular financial reporting to the board and levy payers is achieved.
Pay: £33,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
Work Location: In person
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Do you have experience of working with diverse or marginalised communities and supporting volunteers? Have you been affected by hepatitis B? We are looking for someone with lived experience of the hepatitis B Virus who is passionate and skilled to support others on their journey from diagnosis to being in care. The role requires excellent communication and organisational skills. Creativity and innovation welcome!
You will develop and support a network of volunteer peers delivering key hepatitis B messages across North East London, working with communities including South Asian, African, Caribbean and Eastern European populations. Your role will involve organising and delivering awareness and testing events in community settings, building partnerships with local organisations, and supporting individuals to access testing, treatment and ongoing care.
The Hepatitis C Trust is a charity dedicated to eliminating hepatitis C in the UK by 2030.


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About the Charity:
‘Ending Homelessness, Restoring Lives, and Sharing God’s Love.’
Rooted in Christian compassion, our mission is to ensure that every person in Leeds has access to shelter, support, and dignity - regardless of background - through compassionate care on their journeys out of homelessness.
About Our Employees:
The twin objectives of St George’s Crypt are the relief of hardship and poverty among those living with homelessness, poverty and addiction in the city of Leeds and beyond; and the advancement of the Christian religion for public benefit. Therefore, it is key for the employees and volunteers of the Crypt to be sympathetic to the Christian faith which underpins all our work.
Job Purpose:
To drive, lead and grow our income generation strategy. This senior leadership role has responsibility for developing diverse, sustainable income streams and building strong relationships with supporters, partners, and funders.
To play a key role in shaping the organisation’s future, working closely with the deputy CEO, senior leadership team, and trustees to ensure we have the resources needed to deliver lasting impact.
To increase income from the corporate sector and raise the organisation’s profile within the business community.
Key Job Role Responsibilities and Main Tasks:
Strategy & Leadership
- Improve on and deliver the fundraising strategy aligned with organisational priorities and growth plans.
- Lead, motivate, and develop the fundraising team, fostering a high-performance and collaborative culture.
- Contribute to organisational strategy as a member of the leadership team.
- Provide regular reporting and insights to the senior leadership team and Board of Trustees.
- Following agreement of budget and discussions with departmental leads, prepare clear objectives for Fundraising.
- Have 3 121s with the team per annum followed by and annual appraisal review.
Income Generation
- Grow and manage income across a range of streams, including:
- Trusts and foundations
- Major donors and high-net-worth individuals
- Corporate partnerships and sponsorships
- Community fundraising and events
- Individual giving and digital fundraising
- Identify and develop new funding opportunities and innovative approaches to income generation, particularly corporate donations and partnerships.
- Oversee budgets, forecasts, and income targets, ensuring financial sustainability.
Corporate Fundraising & Partnerships
- Identify, secure, and grow corporate partnerships, sponsorships, and Charity of the Year relationships.
- Build and manage a portfolio of corporate supporters, ensuring effective stewardship and retention.
- Develop tailored partnership proposals, sponsorship packages, and presentations for corporate audiences.
- Represent the organisation within the local and regional business community, including networking events.
- Drive engagement opportunities including employee fundraising, volunteering, and corporate-led initiatives.
- Oversee and grow existing corporate schemes, including the Angel Scheme.
- Monitor corporate income performance against targets and provide regular reporting.
Relationship Management
- Build and steward strong relationships with funders, donors, corporate partners, and key stakeholders.
- Act as a senior ambassador for the charity, representing the organisation externally at meetings and events.
- Work closely with communications and service teams to ensure compelling, accurate impact storytelling.
Governance & Compliance
- Ensure all fundraising activity is ethical, compliant, and aligned with relevant regulations and best practice
- Manage risk across fundraising activities and ensure robust systems and processes are in place
Person Specification:
Essential requirements:
·Significant experience in a senior fundraising or targeted role, ideally within the charity or not-for-profit sector
·Proven track record of delivering and growing income across multiple streams
·Corporate fundraising experience
·Strong leadership and people-management skills
·Excellent relationship-building and communication abilities
·Strategic thinker with strong financial and analytical skills
·Commitment to the values and mission of tackling homelessness
·Must hold a full, clean driving licence
Desirable:
·Experience working with or reporting to a Board of Trustees or director level equivalent
·Knowledge of homelessness, housing, or social justice issues
·Experience of organisational growth or income diversification
·Relevant professional fundraising qualification
Please see the attached documents for full role details and information regarding the selection process
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Do you have a passion for community development and sustainable change? Do you want to play a key role in strengthening partnerships that bring hope and practical support to communities facing poverty and vulnerability? Join BMS World Mission as our Development Lead.
As Development Lead, you will support partners and mission workers delivering community development programmes and essential services in some of the world’s most challenging contexts. Your work will help strengthen sustainable programmes, build partner capacity, and support communities to flourish with dignity and hope.
Working as part of the HOPE for the World team, you will collaborate closely with colleagues, partners and mission workers to support effective programme delivery, coordination, monitoring and learning. You will help nurture strong relationships, encourage good practice, and contribute to programmes that reflect BMS’ Christian mission and values.
We are looking for someone with strong programme coordination and relationship management skills, experience working cross-culturally, and a genuine passion for supporting vulnerable communities. You will be aligned with BMS’ Christian vision and values, committed to collaborative working, and motivated to keep learning and growing.
If you want your work to make a lasting difference through global mission and development, we would love to hear from you.
Key Information
Location: Didcot, Oxfordshire: This role can be office-based or hybrid. We are happy to appoint a candidate who lives too far from Didcot to attend the office regularly, if they are able to be flexible to come to Didcot as required.The cost of travel to BMS Didcot whether on a regular basis or infrequently, would be borne by the employee.
Hours: 17.5 hrs. per week/part time
Employment type: 2 years fixed term contract
Salary: £22,992.50 pro rata of £45,985 FTE
Closing date: 3rd June 2026
Interview date: Friday 12 June 2026
BMS World Mission mobilises people, resources and skills across the Global Church to share the good news of Jesus and practical hope they’re need
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Purpose of job
To lead and develop BucksVision’s approach to volunteer involvement across Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes, ensuring volunteers are recruited, trained, supported and retained to help deliver high-quality services for people with sight loss.
The Volunteer Manager provides guidance and support to staff, volunteers and local groups, helping BucksVision maintain a safe, confident and sustainable volunteer base.
Impact
BucksVision relies on over 280 volunteers to support people with sight loss across Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes. Volunteers are central to the charity’s ability to maintain existing services, respond to local need and develop new opportunities.
The Volunteer Manager plays a key role in ensuring BucksVision has a safe, effective and sustainable volunteer base. This includes improving recruitment, supporting retention, strengthening volunteer practice and helping staff and volunteer leaders to manage volunteer involvement confidently and consistently.
Decision making responsibility
The Volunteer Manager is the organisational lead for volunteer involvement and is expected to make day-to-day decisions relating to volunteer recruitment, onboarding, training, support, retention and safe practice.
The postholder will use professional judgement to resolve volunteer-related issues, advise colleagues, identify risks and escalate safeguarding, performance or conduct concerns where appropriate.
Main accountabilities
To work in partnership with the Chief Executive and Operations Manager to lead and develop volunteer involvement across BucksVision, ensuring recruitment, onboarding, training, support, retention are delivered in line with BucksVision’s strategic outcomes.
This includes:
- Leading the recruitment, selection and onboarding of volunteers across BucksVision, ensuring applicants are matched to suitable roles and have a positive, accessible and inclusive experience.
- Strengthening volunteer retention by helping to create a positive volunteer experience through clear communication, recognition, feedback and practical problem-solving.
- Line managing three members of staff working with volunteers.
- Providing guidance to staff, social club volunteers, divisional volunteers and volunteer leaders on volunteer involvement, role boundaries, expectations, good practice and safe working.
- Designing, delivering and coordinating training for staff and volunteers, including induction, safeguarding, health and safety, sighted guiding, role boundaries and volunteer management good practice.
- Helping to resolve issues relating to volunteer involvement, including conduct, accessibility, safeguarding, expectations and role boundaries, escalating concerns where appropriate.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Are you experienced in Community Investment and looking for your next role?
This is an exciting opportunity for a community focused individual to join our Communities Team at Sovereign Network Group (SNG) as a Community Investment and Partnership Lead on a permanent basis.
We're looking for an impact‑driven, collaborative and CIP Lead to drive and embed place‑based working across our London locality. Based at The Hive in Wembley, you'll be at the centre of our mission to create thriving, healthy and resilient communities through strong local partnerships and meaningful social impact.
SNG provides over 85,000 homes and invest in communities across London and the South of England – our purpose, to provide quality affordable homes and places that people love for generations.
The Role
Reporting to the Community Investment and Partnership Manager this post will be embedded with our other customer facing teams and require excellent partnership skills, a focus on delivering social impact, ability to identify opportunities for fundraising and programme development and commitment to customer service with the confidence to collaborate with a variety of stakeholders.
As our London Locality Lead, you will develop and deliver impact‑driven, place‑based working that brings together colleagues, residents and partners around shared priorities. Your work will focus on:
- Improving health and wellbeing
- Strengthening local partnerships
- Co‑creating solutions with communities
- Enabling customers to thrive
What You'll Do
- Develop a place‑based working across London localities
- Lead, commission and support a wide range of community investment programmes and interventions
- Work closely with customer-facing colleagues to ensure community voice and lived experience shape local priorities
Building Strong Local Partnerships
- Build and maintain strong, cross-sector relationships with:
- NHS and Integrated Care Systems
- Local authorities
- Community anchor organisations and VCSE partners
- Police, community safety and youth services
- Education providers and local networks
- Drive collaborative, shared approaches that support health equality and vibrant neighbourhoods
Programme, Contract & Financial Oversight
- Ensure the effective management of contracts, partners and projects, demonstrating clear, measurable social impact
- Oversee budgets, grants and procurement activity in line with financial policies
- Embed robust performance management and outcomes recording across all locality work
Funding & Social Impact
- Work with the Partnerships & Funding team to develop, shape and write compelling funding bids
- Collaborate with our Grants Officer to support and guide grant recipients
- Embed a strong culture of impact measurement, ensuring outcomes are recorded and shared effectively
What we need from you
You'll bring passion, experience and confidence in impact‑driven community investment and cross-sector collaboration. You'll be a connector, a relationship‑builder and someone who thrives in complex partnership environments.
You will have:
- Significant experience in community investment or a closely related field
- Substantial experience in working in place within community investment
- A strong track record of building and managing partnerships with diverse stakeholders
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills tailored to varied audiences
- Strong organisational abilities with experience in commissioning programmes and managing contract performance
- Great inter-personal skills and a proven record of stakeholder relationship management
- Experience in monitoring, evaluation and quality assurance
- Confidence with budget management and financial systems
- Strong digital skills and the ability to use technology effectively for programme delivery
We have some great benefits at SNG, including:
- 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days)
- Chance to buy or sell holiday as part of our flexible benefits package
- 3 additional Wellbeing days and 2 paid volunteering days
- Generous matched pension scheme up to 12% and Life cover at 4x salary
- Enhanced maternity/adoption pay
- Enhanced paternity pay - 6 weeks full pay (after 26 weeks' service)
- Options for private medical insurance, dental insurance and critical illness cover
- Wellbeing discounts, including Gym Memberships and access to a 24/7 virtual GP service
At Sovereign Network Group, we are passionate about inclusion for all and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive. We are committed to our Equality Diversity and Inclusion strategy and believe that you can truly be yourself at SNG.
If you would like the opportunity to make a real impact within our changing and growing organisation, we would love to hear from you!
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.


