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Are you an experienced corporate fundraiser with a proven track record of winning significant, high‑value partnerships and a passion for developing others to do the same?
We’re looking for a Regional Corporate Partnership Development Manager to help us strengthen and grow corporate fundraising delivered through the British Heart Foundation’s (BHF) Community Fundraising team, supporting our vision of a world where everyone has a healthier heart for longer.
About the role
As a Regional Corporate Partnership Development Manager, you’ll be a key member of the Corporate Partnership team, playing an essential role in building the capability, confidence and consistency of Fundraising Managers across the UK.
This role is all about empowering others to secure and grow high value corporate partnerships. Drawing on your own experience of winning and managing £50k+ partnerships, you’ll coach Fundraising Managers through the full corporate sales cycle from pipeline development and proposition shaping, to pitching, negotiation, contracting and stewardship.
You’ll design and deliver training, embed best practice processes, and create practical toolkits that strengthen regional corporate fundraising. You’ll also support account management activity, helping Fundraising Managers deliver excellent stewardship, renewal strategies and long term growth for existing partners.
Working collaboratively across Community Fundraising, Corporate Partnerships and High Value Operations, you’ll help ensure our Community Fundraising Managers have the skills, tools and confidence to deliver exceptional corporate partnerships.
About you
As our ideal candidate, you bring strong experience of securing high value corporate partnerships and a strong understanding of what excellent corporate fundraising looks like. You’ve personally identified opportunities, shaped propositions, pitched to senior decision makers and successfully closed significant partnerships.
Just as importantly, you have a coaching mindset. You enjoy and have experience developing others, sharing your expertise and helping Fundraising Managers build their confidence and capability.
You bring:
- Proven experience winning high value corporate partnerships, with a strong track record of achieving financial targets while managing multiple priorities effectively.
- End to end sales cycle expertise, from identifying opportunities and shaping propositions to pitching, negotiating, contracting and onboarding partners, supported by strong organisational skills.
- Coaching and capability building skills with experience training, mentoring or upskilling colleagues to improve confidence and performance, ensuring teams stay structured and focused.
- Strong communication and presentation ability, confident engaging with senior internal and external stakeholders.
- Creative and commercially minded thinker, generating innovative, viable ideas that strengthen partnership outcomes and are delivered through clear planning and structured execution.
Working arrangements
This is 12 month fixed term contract.
This is a field-based role covering the UK. You'll need to live in England or be able to relocate to this region. This role requires regular travel within England, and occasional travel to other parts of the UK. A full UK driving licence is desirable but not essential.
Our vision is a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About Spear
Spear is a national youth employment charity. The award-winning Spear Programme was launched over 20 years ago, and is now running in 18 Spear Centres across the country, equipping unemployed 16–24-year-olds facing barriers to employment with the skills and mindset they need to secure work and thrive in work and life.
Please see the 'Work with us’ pack for more information.
About the role
We're looking for an ambitious, proactive and relationship-driven individual who excels at securing strategic, long-term corporate partnerships that drive the growth and impact of Spear. Joining our dynamic and growing Corporate Partnerships team, you will play a key role in developing and stewarding high-value partnerships that generate significant income and enable Spear to reach more young people facing barriers to employment.
This role is ideal for someone with strong business development and relationship management skills, who enjoys working both strategically and hands-on to generate income, develop compelling partnership opportunities and build lasting relationships with corporate supporters.
Key Information
- Salary: from £43,000 depending on experience
- Full-Time, One Year Fixed Term Contract
- Annual leave: 28 days annual leave (including Christmas gift days) plus bank holidays
- Closing Date: Friday 24th July (We interview on a rolling basis and will close the role early if we find the right candidate)
For more information please read through our Job Specification.
If you require any reasonable adjustments as part of the recruitment process, please let us know.
Person Specification
- A practising Christian, passionate about Spear's values and mission, with a desire to engage and inspire corporate partners to support young people facing barriers to employment into sustainable work.
- Significant senior-level experience in corporate fundraising, corporate social responsibility, business development or strategic partnerships.
- Proven ability to raise funds, develop business partnerships or drive sales. Excellent client management using CRM tools such as Salesforce are desirable.
- An excellent communicator with strong relational skills and the confidence and ability to develop a rapport with and positively influence a variety of people from diverse backgrounds in the corporate space.
- Excellent writing skills, attention to detail and accuracy, including the ability to produce compelling proposals for a professional, corporate audience.
- Demonstration of leadership capabilities; proactive, responsive and a self-starter. Ability to manage multiple priorities to meet targets and deadlines.
- Strong numerical, reporting and organizational skills, including the ability to establish appropriate and effective processes and structures.
- Line Management experience desirable but not essential.
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.
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Employability Events and Partnerships Manager
London, Greater London (Hybrid)
£35,000 per year
Full-time
Permanent
Job description
If you share our vision that ‘every young person should be supported to gain the confidence, independence and skills they need for a better and brighter future’ we might have the perfect role for you!
ThinkForward is recruiting an Employability Events and Partnerships Manager to aid our team in delivering our unique programme supporting young people into further education and employment. If you….
• Have a keen enthusiasm for working with young people
• Experience facilitating engaging and inclusive employability activities to equip young people for further education and sustained employment
• Are process driven and organised, with experience in planning and delivery across multiple programmes and projects
• Possess the ability to develop new and maintain our strong external business partnerships that support the delivery of employability programmes
• Can influence ThinkForward’s careers advice through expertise and insight around the local educational and employment landscape
• Have the skills to use data to plan, analyse and evaluate employability and progression activities
• Can lead on cultivating and onboarding new business partnerships in the London area
…then please click on the attached job pack for our role description and information pack for more details about ThinkForward and the role you could play, then apply via CharityJob with your CV and cover letter. Your cover letter should answer the following questions:
1. Can you share an example of where you have project managed and delivered employability events or programmes, such as ‘ready for work’ activities?
2. Describe your experience of building and maintaining relationships with external partners, such as employers or corporate organisations, to support employability outcomes.
3. How have you used data, local labour market insight, or feedback to plan, deliver, and improve employability activities or progression programmes?
4. Can you give an example of how you have worked collaboratively with internal teams and external partners to deliver successful employability initiatives?
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Job Title: Partnership Marketing Officer.
Reporting To: Partner Marketing Manager.
Salary Range: £30,000 - £34,000.
Contract Type: Permanent.
Location: Hybrid – London.
Hours/Days per week: 35 working hours per week, Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm.
About Felix
We bring people together to rescue, repurpose, and share surplus food that would otherwise go to waste, turning an environmental problem into a social opportunity.
Together with 16 other independent charities, 26,000 volunteers, and thousands of partners, we are the UK’s food rescue network, supporting 1.5 million people across the country.
We‘re about fuller plates, fuller communities, and fuller lives.
Purpose of the Role
Support the delivery of Felix’s partner marketing activity by coordinating campaigns, creating engaging content, managing partner communications, and ensuring smooth collaboration across fundraising, food and produce partnerships, communications, and digital teams.
Reporting into the Partner Marketing Manager, The Partner Marketing Officer will play a key supporting role in bringing partnerships to life through co-branded campaigns, storytelling, and marketing materials that strengthen relationships with corporate partners, increase brand visibility, and demonstrate the impact of Felix’s work.
This is an exciting opportunity to join an established and growing marketing team following the launch of our new brand, Felix, and help drive its growth through high-impact partner marketing campaigns.
This role is ideal for someone who is highly organised, creative, collaborative, and passionate about using marketing to support meaningful social impact.
You’ll play a key role in ensuring campaigns are delivered smoothly, creatively, accurately, and in line with brand standards.
Key Responsibilities
Campaign and Partner Marketing Support
- Coordinate day-to-day delivery of partner marketing activity across key corporate partnerships, food, produce, fundraising ensuring projects are delivered on time and to a high standard.
- Manage campaign timelines, approvals, and incoming requests to ensure smooth delivery
- Support the development of messaging frameworks and partnership communications tailored to different partner audiences and regional requirements.
- Coordinate with external agencies, freelancers, and internal stakeholders to deliver campaign assets, video content, and partnership materials.
- Coordinate filming and photography, including briefing and overseeing shoots
- Assist with the creation and rollout of co-branded marketing campaigns with corporate and food partners.
- Help maintain consistency across all partner communications in line with Felix’s brand guidelines and messaging.
- Support seasonal campaigns, awareness moments, and key partnership activations.
- Assist in managing marketing requests from internal stakeholders and external partners.
Content Creation and Storytelling
- Develop partner marketing briefs and supporting assets for use across email, social media, digital, and campaign activity, working closely with the External Affairs teams who lead channel delivery.
- Work collaboratively with the Content and Case Studies team and frontline charities to help shape capture and steer the development of impact stories, testimonials, and partner content that showcase the value of partner support.
- Support the Brand, Communications, and Digital teams in producing partner-facing content and campaign assets.
- Assist with briefing freelancers, designers, agencies, and video production suppliers where required.
- Help coordinate the development of toolkits and co-branded materials for partners.
- Support the adaptation of content and messaging for regional and partner-specific audiences.
Internal Collaboration
- Act as a day-to-day contact for internal teams on partner marketing activity.
- Support collaboration between the Food, Fundraising, Produce and External Affairs team to ensure joined-up delivery.
- Coordinate internal approvals for marketing assets and communications.
- Maintain organised records of campaign assets, partner materials, and marketing plans.
- Contribute ideas and insights to improve partner engagement and campaign effectiveness.
Partner Relationship Support and Reporting
- Provide responsive and professional support to external partners on marketing-related requests.
- Assist with campaign reporting, monitoring engagement and performance metrics.
- Help gather campaign results, case studies, and impact data for internal reporting and partner stewardship.
- Support budget tracking and administrative processes for partner marketing activity.
- Monitor marketing activity and identify opportunities to increase partner visibility and engagement.
- Build strong working relationships with internal teams, external agencies, and corporate partners to support seamless campaign delivery.
- Champion brand consistency, ensuring accurate use of messaging, tone of voice, and visual identity
Essential
- Experience in a marketing, partnerships, communications, fundraising or fmcg support role.
- Strong written communication and copywriting skills and proofreading ability
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
- Experience supporting marketing campaigns across digital and offline channels.
- Excellent attention to detail, ability to follow and impose brand guidelines, with a commitment to quality control
- Confident working collaboratively across teams and with external stakeholders.
- Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills
- Ability to manage multiple partner accounts and priorities concurrently
- Passion for Felix’s mission and values.
Recruitment timeline
We reserve the right to close advertisements early and we might assess candidates and arranging interview as applications come in, so please apply as soon as possible, to avoid missing out on this opportunity. Due to the anticipated large number of applicants, if you do not hear from us within four weeks of your application, we regret to inform you that your application has been unsuccessful. Consequently, will not be able to provide feedback.
We deliver this surplus food to charities and schools so they can provide healthy meals and help the most vulnerable in our society.



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The Difference is seeking a Director of Engagement and School Partnerships to grow our traded relationships with schools and sector partners, and build the systems and team to deepen impact at scale.
This senior role ensures partnerships, delivery and learning work as one coherent cycle from first contact to long-term partnership.
Key Responsibilities
- Grow traded relationships : build and convert a pipeline of trusts and LAs into our programmes
- Build a sequenced pipeline :turn engagements from press and events into a journey towards deeper work
- Design the partner journey :map and improve from first contact through onboarding and renewal
- Develop CRM and systems :track relationships and income with discipline
- Org-wide leadership :senior ambassador and leadership team member
About The Difference Every day, 5,500 children are suspended from England's schools, doubling their NEET likelihood by 24. The Difference tackles this through whole school inclusion training leaders, researching what works and turning insights into policy. Our vision: lost learning falling nationally by 2030.
About You: Essential
- Shared values and commitment to the children most affected by lost learning
- Credibility with schools, trusts and local authorities
- Experience designing end-to-end partner journeys
- Hitting income targets while staying honest about quality
- Knowledge of school improvement or inclusion to work with programme experts
- Building routines that help a team deliver consistently
- CRM or pipeline experience to drive decisions
- Managing relationships :expectations, risks and progression
- Strategic judgement :balancing delivery against long-term value
- Managing people and building a culture of clarity, care and accountability
- Critical friend in a senior team
Desired
- Background in partnerships, engagement, account management or business development
- Experience scaling a programme while protecting quality
- Experience building business cases for school-sector audiences
- Experience designing renewal or progression models
- Experience with schools, trusts, LAs or education charities
- Insight into children affected by exclusion, poverty or SEN
Please see the attached Job Description for full details. We are committed to building a diverse team and encourage applications from under-represented groups. All applications assessed with names and protected characteristics redacted.
The Difference exists to improve the life-outcomes of the most vulnerable children by raising the status and expertise of those who educate them.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The role focuses on building and maintaining strong relationships with partner organisations, supporting firms throughout their participation in the Suicide Prevention Action Lab (SPAL) programme, and ensuring they remain motivated, accountable, and on track to deliver their commitments.
We’re bringing together six representatives from financial services firms to explore ways to improve support for customers experiencing suicidality. The Partnerships Officer will play a key role in supporting the delivery of the SPAL, working closely with participating firms to assist them in developing, testing, and implementing practical changes to help prevent suicidality.
The Partnerships Officer will manage relationships with multiple firms simultaneously, each at a different stage in their journey to testing and embedding new and improved approaches to identifying and supporting customers experiencing or at risk of suicidality. Success in the role requires excellent organisation, persistence, and relationship management skills, alongside the ability to understand the challenges and competing demands faced by participating firms and to support them in maintaining momentum and delivering results.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop their skills in partnership management, stakeholder engagement and influencing change within organisations. The role offers significant autonomy and responsibility, with opportunities to build expertise, lead stakeholder relationships, and contribute directly to the SPAL’s growth and impact.
While the role will predominantly focus on the SPAL, the postholder will also contribute to the continued development of the wider Action Labs research-to-impact offer.
Key tasks in the role will include:
- Acting as the primary day-to-day contact for participating firms, building strong and productive relationships throughout their involvement in the SPAL. Coordinating and supporting consultancy and coaching meetings with participating firms.
- Developing and maintaining a strong working knowledge of emerging Action Lab research insights. Applying research insights in discussions with firms, supporting them in translating evidence into new or improved tools, processes and communications.
- Supporting a portfolio of firm representatives simultaneously, ensuring each remains engaged, motivated and on track to deliver against agreed objectives and milestones.
- Developing a strong understanding of participating firms' priorities, pressures and operational realities, using this insight to provide effective support.
- Building and maintaining relationships with external stakeholders beyond participating firms, and developing strong internal relationships, proactively sharing insights and intelligence from Action Labs to maximise our organisational impact.
- Identifying opportunities to raise the profile of the Action Lab research-to-impact model, including relevant conferences, speaking opportunities and awards.
We are an independent charity, committed to breaking the link between financial difficulty and mental health problems.



Title: Engagement Manager
Salary: £42,000–£52,000 (depending on experience)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 per week (Monday to Friday)
Holiday: 25 days per year plus bank holidays
Location: Home based with regular travel within / to London and across the UK
Probationary Period: 3 months
Reports to: Head of Department
Benefits: An additional 3 days holiday between Christmas and New Year, Flexitime policy, 5% pension contribution
Line Management: Depending on experience, may line-manage the Senior Engagement Coordinator.
We are River Action
We are a small and agile campaigning organisation on a mission to rescue Britain's rivers from a toxic cocktail of agricultural, sewage and industrial pollution and water shortages. We support community action, galvanise and mobilise public opinion, influence government policy, take legal actions and call out destructive industrial practices to incentivise changes that end river pollution and secure freshwater.
We are building a talented team of positive disrupters and stakeholder mobilisers to deliver our strategy to urgently protect and restore our rivers for the benefit of communities, rivers and wildlife.
Britain’s rivers are our life support system and they are dying. We need urgent action to bring them back to life.
Who we are looking for
As River Action’s profile, influence and policy impact continue to grow, we are expanding our Public Affairs function to strengthen engagement with decision-makers, regulators, businesses, NGOs, strategic partners and local communities.
The Engagement Manager will play a critical role in helping River Action influence change by developing high-level relationships, building strategic partnerships and providing strategic leadership across River Action’s engagement programmes to advance our policy, legal and campaigning objectives.
This is a senior engagement leadership role responsible for providing strategic oversight of both stakeholder engagement and community engagement activity, ensuring River Action’s grassroots campaigning and external influence work are mutually reinforcing
What you’ll be doing
The Engagement Manager will lead River Action’s overall engagement strategy, providing strategic oversight of both stakeholder engagement and community engagement activity across the organisation.
Building and managing relationships with senior leaders across government, regulators, NGOs, businesses, financiers, academia and civil society, the postholder will identify opportunities to increase River Action’s influence, support policy and advocacy objectives, and help position the organisation as a leading voice on river protection and environmental reform.
The role will provide strategic direction and oversight to River Action’s community engagement work, including the River Rescue Kit, Community Toolkit and catchment-based campaigning activities, working closely with the Senior Engagement Coordinator who will lead day-to-day delivery, community support and programme implementation.
Working closely with colleagues across Public Affairs, Campaigns, Communications, Legal and Development, the Engagement Manager will ensure engagement activities contribute directly to organisational priorities and campaigns and that community insights help shape River Action’s policy, legal and campaigning work.
Main Responsibilities:
Strategic Stakeholder Engagement
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Develop and deliver River Action’s stakeholder engagement strategy.
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Manage relationships with senior stakeholders and decision-makers.
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Develop and implement engagement or public affairs strategies.
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Identify, map and prioritise key stakeholders across government, regulators, business, NGOs, academia and civil society.
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Build and maintain productive relationships with senior external stakeholders.
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Create opportunities for strategic collaboration that advance River Action’s mission and objectives.
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Monitor stakeholder developments and identify opportunities and risks.
Managing Stakeholder and Community Engagement
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Provide strategic leadership and oversight of River Action’s stakeholder and community engagement programme.
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Ensure effective delivery and continuous development of the River Rescue Kit and Community Toolkit as key resources supporting grassroots campaigners and community groups.
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Oversee catchment-based engagement strategies that strengthen community-led action, advocacy and campaigning.
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Work closely with the Senior Engagement Coordinator to identify opportunities to expand and strengthen River Action’s network of stakeholder and community groups, campaigners and partners.
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Ensure insights, evidence and priorities emerging from stakeholders and local communities to inform River Action’s public affairs, policy, legal and campaigning work.
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Monitor the effectiveness and impact of community engagement activities and ensure learning is shared across the organisation.
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Support the development of engagement frameworks, systems and processes that enable effective community mobilisation at scale.
Public Affairs and External Influence
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Support the delivery of River Action’s Public Affairs strategy.
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Build relationships with parliamentarians, political advisers, local authority leaders and relevant government officials.
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Support engagement with regulators including the Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales, Ofwat and other relevant bodies.
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Represent River Action in external forums, roundtables, conferences and stakeholder meetings.
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Coordinate stakeholder engagement around key campaigns, policy initiatives and legal actions.
Strategic Partnerships
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Develop partnerships with environmental NGOs, think tanks, academic institutions, financiers and businesses.
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Identify opportunities for joint initiatives, campaigns and advocacy activity.
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Strengthen River Action’s position within the wider environmental and public policy landscape.
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Convene strategic partnerships to support policy and campaigning objectives.
Organisational Leadership
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Work closely with the Head of Public Affairs to support delivery of organisational objectives.
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Provide strategic direction, support and oversight to the Senior Engagement Coordinator, ensuring community engagement activity aligns with organisational priorities and objectives.
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Provide stakeholder intelligence and strategic advice to senior leadership.
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Contribute to organisational planning and public affairs priorities.
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Support cross-team working between Public Affairs, Campaigns, Communications, Legal and Fundraising.
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Ensure strong integration between River Action’s community engagement, public affairs, campaigns, communications and legal work.
Communications and Representation
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Act as an ambassador for River Action externally.
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Support media opportunities through stakeholder engagement and relationship building.
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Prepare briefings, stakeholder reports and engagement plans.
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Help identify influential voices and advocates who can amplify River Action’s work.
Monitoring and Reporting
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Maintain stakeholder engagement plans and CRM records.
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Monitor engagement outcomes and report against agreed KPIs.
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Evaluate the effectiveness of stakeholder engagement activity and recommend improvements.
What you’ll bring
Essential Experience
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Significant experience in stakeholder engagement, public affairs, external affairs, partnerships or advocacy.
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Experience managing relationships with senior stakeholders and decision-makers.
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Experience developing and implementing engagement or public affairs strategies.
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Experience overseeing or managing community engagement, organising or grassroots campaigning programmes.
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Experience translating community priorities and local evidence into policy, advocacy or campaigning objectives.
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Experience working across complex stakeholder environments.
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Experience representing an organisation externally.
Essential Knowledge
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Understanding of UK water-related political, regulatory and policy-making processes.
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Understanding of stakeholder engagement and influence strategies.
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Understanding of community engagement, organising and mobilisation approaches.
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Knowledge of environmental, sustainability or public policy issues.
Essential Skills
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Exceptional relationship-building and networking skills.
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Strong influencing and negotiation abilities.
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
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Strong strategic thinking and political awareness.
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Ability to balance strategic stakeholder engagement with community-led campaigning and mobilisation.
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Strong understanding of how grassroots engagement can support policy, legal and public affairs objectives.
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Ability to develop engagement strategies that connect local action with national influence and impact.
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Ability to manage multiple priorities and complex stakeholder relationships.
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Excellent project management and organisational skills.
Desirable
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Knowledge of water policy, environmental regulation or agricultural policy.
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Experience engaging with Westminster, Whitehall or devolved administrations.
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Experience developing partnerships with businesses and financiers.
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Experience supporting policy or advocacy campaigns.
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Experience working with community-led environmental campaigns or citizen science initiatives.
Why join us?
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Be part of a mission-driven organisation working to restore and protect the UK’s rivers.
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Work at the heart of political and environmental change, influencing decision-makers at the highest levels.
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Work in an agile, supportive and happy work environment where your ideas and expertise will have real impact.
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Opportunities for professional development and growth within the organisation.
Diversity and inclusion
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies show that women and people of colour are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single criteria. We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace. So if you like the look of this role but your past experience does not align perfectly with everything in the job description, we’d still love to hear from you. You may be just the right person for this role.
How to apply
To apply, please submit to jobs at riveractionuk dot com with the subject ‘Engagement Manager’:
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your CV (2 pages),
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a cover letter (2 pages) explaining why you want to work for River Action and how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the role, and
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a written submission (2 pages) as described below.
Only applications including all three documents will be accepted. Please provide your documents in pdf format.
Written submission
The Government is expected to bring forward a Clean Water Bill in Parliament. River Action wants to influence the Bill to secure stronger protections for rivers, hold polluters to account, and deliver measurable improvements in river health.
In no more than 750 words, set out how you would approach this challenge. Your response should explain:
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Which stakeholders you would prioritise engaging with, and why.
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How you would use partnerships, community groups and grassroots evidence to support your objectives.
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How you would measure the success of your approach.
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One significant challenge or risk, and how you would address it.
We are interested in your ability to think strategically, prioritise effectively, and demonstrate how engagement can help deliver policy and environmental change.
Application process
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until 5pm on Wednesday 15th July.
Should your application be selected during sift, the next stage will involve an initial 15-minute interview. You may then be invited to attend a second interview with a panel.
Interviews will be held in the weeks commencing 19th July and 26th July via video conference.
Please indicate in your covering letter or in a covering email your availability for interviews.
If you have any questions about the role or your application, please contact us on jobs at riveractionuk dot com.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Strategic Partnership Development Manager
Contract type: Permanent, Full-time, 35 hours per week
Location: London, UK
UK hybrid working – a minimum of 40% of working time is spent face-to-face (London office, external meetings or travel). 60/40 hybrid working at WaterAid means roughly three days wherever you work best and two days together in person.
Salary: £47,423 per year with excellent benefits
*We offer competitive, market-aligned starting salaries. While most roles are offered at the advertised starting salary, we may adjust this in exceptional cases depending on a candidate’s experience, skills, and potential.
Change starts with water. Change starts with you.
Every day, millions of people live without clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene. WaterAid exists to change that – for everyone, everywhere. Join us, and your energy will help unlock people’s potential and create a fairer future.
About WaterAid
We’re a global federation driven by one vision: a world where everyone, everywhere has clean water, sanitation and hygiene by 2030. Powered by our values of Respect, Accountability, Courage, Collaboration, Integrity and Innovation, we work alongside communities, partners and supporters to make change happen.
About the team
The Corporate Partnerships Team is responsible for developing high value, high impact strategic partnerships with companies, where the value goes beyond financial alone to meaningfully contribute towards WaterAid’s mission, including finding ways to contribute to programmatic, policy and advocacy objectives.
About the role
As our proactive and driven Strategic Partnership Development Manager you will lead partnership development for a range of priority corporate sectors - working closely with global partnerships, programmes and policy colleagues - to secure new multi-year partnerships and drive sustainable change.
In this role, you will:
- Lead on partnership development for strategically important sectors including food and beverage and agriculture, as well as other sectors to be determined. Effectively utilising your commercial awareness and corporate partnerships expertise to present WaterAid’s partnerships offering and value-add externally to these industries.
- Develop and manage a pipeline of potential high value, annual and multi-year new business opportunities, ensuring there is sufficient lead generation, active movement and conversion to secure annual and multi-year 6-figure+ partnerships.
- Collaborate with colleagues across the WaterAid federation including partnerships, communications, programmes and advocacy to identify and develop high-quality propositions that meet both partner and WaterAid needs.
- Lead WaterAid’s presence at global events and conferences, building a network of contacts amongst companies and actively cultivating this network.
- Champion WaterAid’s commitment to equity, inclusion and safeguarding.
Requirements
To be successful, you will need:
- Proven experience in generating six-figure strategic, new business partnerships from cold in the charity sector or in a commercial setting and proven ability to meet and exceed personal targets.
- An externally focused and proactive attitude, with the energy and passion to engage people and excite them about WaterAid, alongside the ability to forge effective working relationships with stakeholders at all levels, including internal and external C-suite.
- Excellent presentation, verbal and written communication skills with an aptitude for writing high-quality and engaging proposals for a corporate audience.
- Strong working understanding of charity-corporate partnerships, corporate sustainability, Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
Although not essential, we’d prefer you to have:
- Understanding and experience of international development
- Understanding of and active interest in the agriculture and food & beverage sectors, including key materially important sustainability topics.
Closing date: Applications close 12:00 PM UK time on the 10th July 2026.
How to apply: Click Apply to complete the pre-screening questions and upload your CV.
Can I use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology in my application?
At WaterAid, we strongly advise against using AI technology at any stage of the recruitment process. Our goal is to ensure a fair and transparent process that provides every applicant with an equal opportunity to succeed. We value hearing about your unique experiences and perspectives in your application, and, if shortlisted, during the interview as well.
Pre‑employment screening
To apply for this role, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the respective country. All pre-employment checks will be carried out according to local law and WaterAid’s Safer Recruitment policy. All UK based roles require a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Benefits
- 36 days’ holiday (including 8 Bank Holidays)
- Option to buy an extra 5 days’ annual leave
- Employer pension contribution up to 10 %
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
- Season ticket loan
- Free annual eye tests
- ‘Give as you Earn’ charitable giving scheme
- Enhanced parental leave (maternity, adoption/surrogacy, shared parental and paternity)
- Sabbaticals
- One paid volunteer day each year
As part of our annual leave policy, all employees receive three additional days of annual leave on top of their standard allocation of 25 days. These days are designated to cover the period when our UK office closes between Christmas and New Year, allowing all UK WaterAiders to take a well-deserved break.
These days are automatically scheduled and cannot be changed or moved. Annual leave is accrued based on your start date. If sufficient leave has not been accrued by the time of the closure, the 3 days will be taken as unpaid leave or pro-rated, depending on your circumstances.
Our People Promise
We will work with passion and focus to make sure everyone everywhere has clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene. WaterAid is a place of purpose – where people have a real commitment and shared responsibility for the impact we have. We are a global community with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, motivated by inspiring, stimulating work. We are determined to be a place where people feel safe and able to contribute their voice and truly live our values.
Equal Opportunities
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions, ways of life and status. This includes, but is not limited to, race, ethnicity, caste, colour, gender, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth, disability status, neurodiversity, age, marital and family status, sexual orientation and gender identity, health status, place of residence, economic and social situation.
Safeguarding
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Corporate Partnerships Manager, Primary Science Teaching Trust
Key info:
- Salary £40,000 - £50,000 p/a (35 hours a week)
- Home based, The role will require regular travel to PSTT’s premises in Bristol (at least 1 day per month)
- Closing midnight Wednesday 15th July 2026
- Annual leave of 28 days, which can be taken flexibly throughout the year plus 3 days to be taken at Christmas
- Enhanced maternity pay and adoption pay, contributory pension scheme (5% employer contribution), 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme
Role
PSTT’s long term vision is: Excellent primary school teaching in every primary school in the UK.
The goal of PSTT is to make science more accessible and attractive to children of primary school age throughout the UK. Research has shown that children’s interest in science is shaped before they leave primary school. That makes it vital for them to have a positive experience of science from their early years onwards.
The Corporate Partnerships Manager is responsible for developing and implementing plans to maximise income from corporate partners and trusts and foundations There is huge scope to develop both income streams at PSTT as this is a newly created position with the responsibility for growing and further developing these income streams.
This is an exciting role for a candidate who wants to grow and shape the income stream, and demonstrate their personal impact on generating income, and providing partners with an incredible supporter experience. There will be an element of change as the organisation embeds an internal culture that effectively supports fundraising.
This specialist manager role would suit someone who is already operating at a senior fundraiser or manager level, or someone who can demonstrate experience of developing a corporate and/or trusts & foundations pipeline, creating operational plans and delivering income. PSTT is an organisation with big ambitions so a background that includes working within a smaller charity would be helpful for the candidate to have but isn't essential.
Please download the Candidate Info Pack provided for further information about the role, timelines and next steps.
Please note, we cannot shortlist candidates who have not had a screening call so please allow enough time to have a call before the closing date.
Closing date for applications: Midnight Wednesday 15th July 2026
Interviews are expected to be held on the week commencing Monday 20th July in person.
Do your best work, for the right reasons.
We’re looking for an experienced partnerships manager to play a key role in driving Oak's growth and impact by increasing adoption of its resources across schools and Multi Academy Trusts. This is a highly collaborative role, combining strong education sector insight with a proactive, target-driven approach to partnership development.
You will work with colleagues across the organisation to generate and qualify opportunities through events, networks, referrals, and outreach, building a focused pipeline aligned to shared priorities. Through structured discovery conversations, you’ll develop a clear understanding of school needs, readiness, and strategic fit, helping shape how we engage and support partners.
You will assess and triage opportunities against agreed criteria, working closely with subject and curriculum leads to prioritise those with the greatest potential for impact and influence, and to determine where we focus our efforts.
Alongside this, you’ll build trusted relationships with educators, growing a network of 'champion' schools that support peer learning and community engagement.
You’ll maintain clear pipeline visibility through accurate CRM management and data-led insight, using this to inform decisions and drive continuous improvement. Working cross-functionally, you’ll share learnings from the field to influence messaging, product development, and how Oak delivers for schools.
Oak is a fully remote, mission-driven organisation offering high levels of flexibility, autonomy, and purpose. We’re a national not-for-profit organisation working in partnership with teachers to create high-quality, sequenced curriculum and lesson resources for pupils across all subjects and age groups.
Our culture has been independently recognised through:
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Flexa verified (93% overall score, including 95% for working hours and 97% for role modelling)
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Escape the City's Top 1% Employers – based on anonymous colleague reviews of culture, development, and impact
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Investors in People Gold - through external accreditation and colleague feedback
What You’ll Be Doing
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Lead the continuous improvement of lead nurture processes, including events, networks, referrals and targeted outreach, aligned to the go-to-market strategy.
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Run structured first conversations, assess readiness, tier opportunities, and maintain accurate CRM records within an active partnerships pipeline.
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Build and nurture relationships with user schools to develop Oak champions, and organise in-person and online community events (e.g. webinars, group INSET, local cluster meetings), including representing Oak at relevant in-person events and school visits.
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As a member of the Oak Team, contribute to the planning and culture of the organisation.
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Work in cross-functional and product-oriented squads with colleagues from across the organisation, as required.
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Deputise for the Partnerships Lead and take on other general responsibilities as required.
What We’re Looking For
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3+ years of experience managing direct relationships with schools and/or Multi Academy Trusts.
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Experience leading structured conversations with decision-makers to conversion in a business or product context.
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Strong organisational skills and CRM discipline.
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Practical understanding of product/service adoption processes in schools.
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Motivated by long-term adoption and impact.
The successful candidate will have a desire to contribute in all areas to ensure Oak is successful. You will be comfortable working at pace, with a range of digital systems (including proprietary ones as required) and you will continuously look at ways that the team can keep getting better. You will be excellent at working as part of a remote team, building relationships and managing your time effectively.
Our Benefits
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25 days annual leave, plus one extra day for each year of service (up to 28)
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Additional Oak closure days over Christmas/New Year
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11% employer pension contribution (with no minimum employee contribution, which can be varied as you choose). Please note this is a workplace pension rather than the Teachers’ Pension Scheme.
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A 36-hour working week (not tied to term-time patterns or school-day hours), with half-days on Fridays or every other Friday off.
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Remote working (with some in-person visits, including representing Oak at relevant in-person events and school visits) — we’ll support your home set-up and offer coworking options if preferred
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Twice-yearly in-person whole Oak offsites to collaborate, connect, and have fun (with other occasional team events in person)
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A culture that genuinely supports flexibility, autonomy, and trust
Inclusion and Belonging
We believe diverse teams build better products. We warmly welcome applicants from all backgrounds, particularly those who are underrepresented in the tech and education sectors.
We use the Applied recruitment platform to help reduce bias in our hiring process.
Key Info
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Location: Remote, but you must be based in the UK with the legal right to work here
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Sponsorship: Unfortunately, we’re unable to offer visa sponsorship at this time
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Closing date: We’ll be reviewing applications as they come in and may close the role early
If this sounds like the kind of role and team where you could do your life’s best work, we’d love to hear from you.
Next steps
You’ll answer some questions related to your day-to-day job. Your answers will go through our sift process: all answers will be anonymised, randomised, and then reviewed by a panel of reviewers (real humans).
If you are shortlisted, we’ll invite you to the next stage, which will consist of a remote interview conducted over Zoom.
We love giving feedback, so at the end of the application process, we'll share how well you performed.
We aim to begin interviews in the week commencing 20 July 2026.
We are receiving excellent responses to our job advertisements. This may lead us to close the role early, so if you are considering applying, then please get your application in early to avoid missing out.
We are an equal opportunities employer.
We are committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: The role is national, managing teams in Northern Ireland, Wales and across England. You will need to be able to work at one of our BookTrust offices in London, Leeds, Belfast or Cardiff for an average of 8 days per month whilst some of these collaboration days may be worked in partner locations, at events or stakeholder meetings in any part of the country. The position will require regular travel to BookTrust office bases and to visit and engage as needed.
BookTrust is the UK’s largest children’s reading charity. We know that children who read are happier, healthier, more empathetic, and more creative. They also do better at school.
Working with every local authority and across every region in the country, and supported by Arts Council funding, we reach over 3 million families a year via partners in schools, children’s centres, health visitors and libraries. This incredible network helps us to get children reading across the country.
This is a new role within the organisation and the new role holder will have a chance to shape and build the role over time. You will be a strong leader with great people skills -experience of working with and leading teams working in geographically dispersed locations is advantageous.
You will have a clear experience the public sector landscape with a track record of relationships building, and an understanding of the local government policy landscape. With a collaborative approach to working across interconnecting complex work areas, you will be comfortable working within a matrix style of management for your won direct reports and those of other teams.
You may have charity or statutory setting experience, and will have the ability to set out a strategic direction for partnerships team members as well as being hands on in developing new relationships to support our work as well as being able to produce high quality written materials, analyse complex data and respond dynamically to a changing external landscape.
You will be an excellent communicator who manages up effectively and who is comfortable working across a matrixed managed team. You will have the ability to work closely with the Director of Partnerships in building relationships, and developing and delivering on strategies that support impact in our early years programmes by guiding the work of our partnerships team. You will be working closely with key role holders such as but not confined to the Head of Partnerships Delivery, and Head of Programme for Vulnerable Children.
The Head of Partnerships Development will ensure increasingly effective pathways to families by setting out ways of working that ensure delivery teams can access these routes, influence decision makers and develop and build the right relationships for greatest impact. Along with the Director of partnerships the role holder will aim to both influence and respond to central, local and regional policy initiatives in the sector to support BookTrust’s mission to get all children reading, especially those from low income and vulnerable family backgrounds.
The role holder will ensure internal stakeholders are briefed on the local government landscape and that risks and opportunities are clearly articulated.
This work spans the organisation – from within our partnerships team to our research and impact, communications and external affairs, design and innovation, growth planning, communications, profile-raising and income generation – and requires strong collaborative working to draw on skills and capacity in all these areas.
The role will work internally and externally to ensure the right inputs to ensure success for our scaled programmes, supporting everything from design to upskilling our team and relationship building across the local government and regional and country landscape.
To apply, please complete the application along with a copy of your CV.
Want to join us? To find out more about who we are please go to our website.
We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups and welcome candidates from all backgrounds and communities,
Please note that this advert may close early should we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusivity
We aim to provide an inclusive recruitment process and actively welcome applications from diverse talent pools: minority ethnic candidates, candidates with disabilities and long-term conditions and candidates from underrepresented communities.
We are committed to equality of opportunity and want to ensure we have an accessible application process for all candidates. If you need any reasonable adjustments or would like us to do anything differently during the application process, please contact our HR team (contact details are available on our website).
BookTrust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The recruitment and selection process reflect our commitment to safeguarding therefore, the suitability of all prospective employees will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment, and pre-employment checks.
The role
The Partnership Managers (South) will be responsible for leading and nurturing TLC’s regional and local partnerships, acting as the organisation’s primary regional partnership lead and representative across their geography.
The role focuses on partnership effectiveness, system intelligence and opportunity, ensuring TLC is well positioned within local systems, collaborations and funding environments. Partnership Managers play a critical role in supporting growth and deepening the impact of TLC’s service provision in local communities. The role will involve translating regional insight into organisational learning, working closely with the Development team to shape visibility, influencing and policy priorities
About you
You are a confident, values led relationship builder who enjoys working across complex systems and local places. You bring experience of partnership working or stakeholder engagement and are comfortable building trust, influence and credibility.
You listen well, make sense of what you hear, and can spot opportunities, risks and patterns that help shape organisational learning and impact. You’re organised, collaborative and motivated by work that creates meaningful change for people and communities.
Above all, you are aligned with TLC’s values and believe in the power of strong, ethical partnerships to support positive outcomes.
We want you to feel empowered to bring your best to this role, so we encourage flexible working around core hours. We offer an annual continuous Professional Development allowance, generous annual leave entitlement and Birthday leave.
About us
TLC: Talk, Listen, Change is a leading relationships charity, supporting individuals, couples and families through crisis, trauma and abuse, and helping them build safer, healthier relationships across the UK.
Partnerships are central to how we work. We aim to be a trusted partner and generous collaborator, bringing our Safe, Authentic and Person‑Centred values to life through thoughtful, ethical and consistent relationships. We invest in partnership for the long term, share learning openly and use our voice to support the sector and grow the impact of our work.
This is a pivotal time for TLC: Talk Listen Change and we are looking for enthusiastic, experienced, engaged and highly motivated people to join our team.
We aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest pool, reflecting the diverse range of people we support.
We want to make our recruitment processes accessible to everyone, so if there is any way that we can support you to be the best you can be, please contact us.
This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Location: The role is national, managing teams in Northern Ireland, Wales and across England. You will need to be able to work at one of our BookTrust offices in London, Leeds, Belfast or Cardiff for an average of 8 days per month whilst some of these collaboration days may be worked in partner locations, at events or stakeholder meetings in any part of the country. The position will require regular travel to BookTrust office bases and to visit and engage as needed.
BookTrust is the UK’s largest children’s reading charity. We know that children who read are happier, healthier, more empathetic, and more creative. They also do better at school.
Working with every local authority and across every region in the country, and supported by Arts Council funding, we reach over 3 million families a year via partners in schools, children’s centres, health visitors and libraries. This incredible network helps us to get children reading across the country.
This is a new role within the organisation and the postholder will be responsible for defining aspects of the role, building relationships and processes that will enhance our ways of working as part of wider organisational processes.
You will be an excellent communicator who manages up effectively and who is comfortable working across a matrixed managed team. You will work closely with the Director of Partnerships in building relationships, systems and processes that support our delivery across regions and countries as well as working closely with key role holders such as but not confined to the Head of Partnerships Development, and Head of Programme for Vulnerable Children.
The Head of Partnerships Delivery will lead and coordinate our early years scaled programme delivery as well as ensuring activities to support delivery and development of our vulnerable children’s work are catered or within team processes and relationship building with strategic and local stakeholders.
This work spans the organisation – and will have a close working relationships with key stakeholders in operations on aspects of the work as well as to research and impact, design and innovation, growth planning, communications, profile-raising and income generation – and requires strong collaborative working to draw on skills and capacity in all these areas.
To apply, please complete the application along with a copy of your CV.
Want to join us? To find out more about who we are please go to our website.
We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups and welcome candidates from all backgrounds and communities.
Please note that this advert may close early should we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusivity
We aim to provide an inclusive recruitment process and actively welcome applications from diverse talent pools: minority ethnic candidates, candidates with disabilities and long-term conditions and candidates from underrepresented communities.
We are committed to equality of opportunity and want to ensure we have an accessible application process for all candidates. If you need any reasonable adjustments or would like us to do anything differently during the application process, please contact our HR team (contact details can be found on our website).
BookTrust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The recruitment and selection process reflect our commitment to safeguarding therefore, the suitability of all prospective employees will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment, and pre-employment checks.
Digital Skills and Learning Manager
Power to Connect is looking for an experienced, community-focused Digital Skills and Learning Manager to lead and strengthen our digital skills and digital inclusion offer in Wandsworth.
Salary: £18,000 per year (£30,000 full-time equivalent)
Hours: 0.6 FTE (3 days per week)
Contract: Fixed-term for 1 year
Location: Hybrid, with home working, one day per week in a shared co-working space in Wandsworth, and additional attendance at service delivery sessions and networking events across the borough
Power to Connect is dedicated to bridging the digital divide in Wandsworth. Since launching in 2020, we have supported more than 7,000 individuals and families through device redistribution, digital skills training and ongoing support.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a leading role in tackling digital exclusion locally. You will shape and deliver accessible, high-quality learning opportunities that help residents build digital confidence, access services, improve employability and participate more fully in everyday life.
Working closely with the CEO, you will lead our digital skills and learning offer, line manage two Digital Tutors, support a team of volunteer Digital Champions, and help strengthen partnerships and progression opportunities across the borough. You will also help ensure learners can build confidence in using emerging technologies, including AI, safely and practically in everyday life and work.
Key responsibilities
- Lead the planning, development and delivery of digital skills and digital inclusion programmes
- Develop engaging, accessible learning materials and progression pathways
- Deliver around four hours of teaching each week
- Support learner engagement and inclusive community outreach
- Build partnerships with local organisations, employers and other stakeholders
- Line manage two Digital Tutors and support volunteer Digital Champions
- Monitor outcomes, evaluate impact and use learning to improve services
We're looking for someone with
- Experience of designing and delivering digital skills, digital inclusion or community learning programmes for adults
- A strong understanding of digital exclusion and the barriers faced by underserved communities
- Experience of programme coordination, partnership working and learner engagement
- Experience of supporting or line managing staff, tutors, volunteers or community champions
- Strong communication, organisational and relationship-building skills
- Confidence using digital tools and awareness of emerging technologies, including AI
- A commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, and to the power of learning to improve lives
Why join us?
- Make a real difference by helping residents build digital confidence, access essential services and improve employability
- Play a leading role in shaping and growing a trusted local digital inclusion programme
- Enjoy autonomy and the opportunity to influence strategy while staying connected to communities through hands-on delivery
- Join a supportive and collaborative team
- 28 days' annual leave including bank holidays, pro rata
- Workplace pension with a 5% employer contribution
- Opportunities for ongoing learning and professional development
How to apply
Please see the full job description and person specification for full details of the role, key responsibilities, person requirements and application process.
Application deadline: Wednesday 29 July at 11.59pm
HOW TO APPLY
Please send a completed CV, covering letter (no more than 2 pages explaining how you meet the key responsibilities and the personal specification) with ‘Digital Skills and Learning Manager’ in the subject line.
All applications must be received by Wednesday 29th July at 11.59pm.
Our mission is to ensure everyone in Wandsworth has the connectivity, devices and digital skills they need to learn, grow and thrive.



At The National Lottery Community Fund we are committed to making a bigger difference. Our 2030 strategy ‘It starts with community’ puts impact at the heart of what we do and our Evidence and Impact Strategy explains how we will do this. We want to transform the use of evidence in our organisation to identify the communities that most need our funding and demonstrate the difference we make.
We’re recruiting for an Evaluation Manager to join our Impact and Evaluation Team. In this role, you will design, commission and manage large-scale, complexity-appropriate evaluations, focused on programmes in England that are funded via Dormant Assets. You’ll also be involved in UK-wide work about the impact of Dormant Assets funding in other parts of the UK. And, you will advocate for the importance of high quality evaluation.
A typical week in the role might include:
- a contract management meeting with an external contractor to feedback on a Theory of Change they have developed
- developing an evaluation Invitation to Tender with internal funding colleagues
- discussing learning from a recent evaluation conference with peers in the Impact and Evaluation team
- meeting with analysts in the civil service to discuss overlap between an evaluation you are managing and work they are doing.
Your strong evaluation expertise will be complemented by stakeholder management skills that mean you to get the best from contracts we procure. You'll effectively communicate evaluation findings to a variety of audiences, including those who are not evaluation experts. You'll be committed to professional development, staying up-to-date with best practice in evaluation design and delivery.
We are looking for someone with a passion for understanding the difference that the voluntary and community sector makes and using that evidence to improve practice. You will be motivated by helping ensure The National Lottery Community Fund makes the greatest difference for communities across the UK.
Interview details:
- Date: 5 August 2026
- Format: Online
- Location: UK Wide
We have a hybrid approach to working. Work pattern and location will be agreed with the successful candidate. The role can be based at any of our UK offices: Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Exeter, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester, Newcastle, and Newtown. There will be some travel required within the UK.
We will be hosting a briefing session on: 6th July, 12.00-12.45. To register or ask any questions please email us.
How to apply:
Upload your CV in word format and write a supporting statement (1000 words) with the following criteria, we will use this to score your application.
Essential criteria
- A professional qualification or equivalent level of experience in a relevant discipline covering quantitative and qualitative research methods, and/or evaluation approaches.
- Knowledge of standards and best practice for evaluation, including the Magenta Book.
- Experience of designing tenders, commissioning evaluations and of managing external research/evaluation consultants.
- Knowledge of research ethics and data security requirements and experience putting these in to practice
- Experience of working with multiple stakeholders, often with competing priorities, to gain agreement.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate with different audiences.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of the voluntary and community sector and the funding landscape, and a passion for working in this area.
- A commitment to continuous professional development, learning about new approaches to evaluation and sharing this knowledge with others
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Communities in the UK come in all shapes and sizes. National Lottery funding is for everyone – therefore, we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and we work hard to ensure our funding reaches where it is needed.
We also believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. That’s why The National Lottery Community Fund is committed to being an inclusive employer and a great place to work. We recognise and celebrate the fact that our people come from diverse backgrounds. We positively welcome applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities or longstanding health conditions, people who are LGBTQ+, and people from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds, as well as people of all ages.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we take a proactive approach in making reasonable adjustments, if needed, throughout the recruitment process and during employment. (This can be related to a physical and mental health condition.)
It starts with community.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.


