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The development officer supports World Physiotherapy’s global development programmes and initiatives, working closely with the development programme manager and senior development officer. The role contributes to projects that strengthen the physiotherapy profession worldwide through programme development, donor engagement, grant support, project administration, stakeholder communications, and the coordination of meetings and events.
This is an excellent opportunity for a highly organised and proactive individual interested in global health and international development. The postholder will work with a diverse range of partners, including member organisations, donors, consultants, academic institutions, and international agencies, helping to advance projects that improve physiotherapy education, practice, and professional development around the world.
Duties and key responsibilities
The development officer will:
- Support the development and delivery of programmes that strengthen physiotherapy globally.
- Provide administrative and operational support to the development programme manager and senior development officer across a range of development initiatives.
- Assist in the identification, design, and development of new programmes and projects that support the establishment and growth of the physiotherapy profession.
- Monitor and track funding, partnership, and development opportunities relevant to World Physiotherapy’s strategic priorities.
- Support donor engagement activities and contribute to the cultivation and maintenance of donor relationships.
- Assist with the preparation of grant proposals, concept notes, reports, and other fundraising materials.
- Support the coordination, administration, and monitoring of existing development projects and programmes.
- Maintain accurate project documentation, records, and databases, ensuring compliance with organisational requirements.
- Coordinate meetings, webinars, workshops, and other activities related to membership and development programmes and partnerships.
- Manage membership and development-related enquiries and assist with follow-up communications with stakeholders and partners.
- Build and maintain positive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including member organisations, partners, funders, and consultants.
- Contribute to the preparation of project updates, communications, presentations, and reports as required.
- Undertake other duties commensurate with the role and level of responsibility.
Education and qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in physiotherapy, international development, global or public health, or related field
- Commitment to ongoing professional development in governance or non-profit management.
Essential experience and skills
- Experience within the health, education, regulatory, international development sector highly regarded.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent planning and organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Experience coordinating projects and supporting committees or governance processes.
- Experience in fundraising and/or writing grant proposals.
- Ability to work independently within a hybrid environment.
- Confidence engaging with senior stakeholders.
- Experience in Microsoft suite/excel.
Desirable
- Knowledge of the physiotherapy profession and the role of professional associations in advancing healthcare and rehabilitation.
- Experience working with international professional associations, non-governmental organisations, or health-related organisations.
- Experience engaging and collaborating with stakeholders from diverse cultural and geographic backgrounds.
- Understanding of global health, rehabilitation, or international development programmes.
- Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
- Proficiency in Spanish or French (highly desirable) or another language in addition to English.
Personal attributes
- Highly organised, proactive, and detail oriented.
- Strong integrity and commitment to transparency and accountability.
- Collaborative, diplomatic, and skilled in stakeholder management.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Strategic thinker with a practical, solution-oriented mindset.
Impact of the role
The development officer will support programmes and partnerships that strengthen the physiotherapy profession globally. Through assisting with programme development, fundraising, stakeholder engagement, and project coordination, the postholder will help World Physiotherapy deliver initiatives that build workforce capacity, support member organisations, and improve access to high-quality rehabilitation services worldwide.
To represent physiotherapy across the globe, advancing our profession and advocating access for all, to improve health and wellbeing.


The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
At Special Olympics GB, we're changing the way people think about intellectual disability.
Every day, our athletes challenge expectations, inspire communities and demonstrate what's possible when people are given the opportunity to thrive.
Corporate and commercial partnerships are fundamental to making that happen. They enable us not only to generate sustainable income, but to create opportunities for our athletes through volunteering, employment, leadership, education, inclusion and powerful brand collaborations.
As we build towards the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Chile and continue to grow our national movement, we're looking for an exceptional partnership professional to lead and evolve this work.
This isn't a traditional charity partnerships role. We're looking for someone who combines exceptional stewardship with commercial curiosity, entrepreneurial thinking and creativity. Someone who enjoys spotting opportunities, challenging conventional approaches and designing partnerships that create genuine shared value.
You'll inherit an exciting portfolio of national partners (Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, Toyota GB, Fuller’s pubs, Ocean Outdoor, Mitsubishi Electric UK and others), lead a small but ambitious team, and work alongside the Director of Development to shape the future of one of the UK's most exciting purpose-led partnership programmes.
We are Special Olympics GB. We are Inclusion in Action.



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Grade: NJC Point 23 - £34,434 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (excluding a 30-minute break each day)
Days: Monday to Friday (core hours are worked between 8am – 6pm)
Contract: Full-time, 12-month contract (possibility of extension subject to funding)
Responsible to: Grants Manager
Place of work: Based at Salford CVS’ offices in Eccles, Salford, M30 0FN, and in community settings
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Salford CVS to support our grants and investment programmes.
We are looking to recruit a full-time (37.5 hours per week) Grants Development Worker on a 12-month fixed-term contract.
You will assist the Grants Manager and Grants Co-ordinator in the development and delivery of a large grants and investments programme, aimed at voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations and schools, in excess of £2m per year and largely focused on addressing health inequalities in the city of Salford. The role will be based in both the office and community settings.
To be successful, you will be able to communicate effectively with people from a wide range of backgrounds, from small community groups to large charities, schools and public sector commissioners. This will include tailoring information, advice and guidance to the needs of the VCSE sector.
The Benefits of Working for Salford CVS
- 28 days’ holiday - rising to 30 days (after five years), plus Bank Holidays (pro rata for part-time)
- Enhanced company sick and maternity pay, subject to terms and conditions of service
- Pension scheme - with 7% employer contribution (and 1% mandatory employee contribution)
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Membership of the Hospital Saturday Fund via an employer subsidised scheme (optional and non-contractual)
- RHS family membership (optional and non-contractual)
- Development opportunities - we support and encourage our staff to progress in their careers (including formal training)
- A supportive working culture - we respect and support one another to do the best we can
For further information and to apply, please visit our website via the ‘apply’ button.
Closing date: 9am, Monday 17th August 2026.
Interviews will take place in person at Salford CVS’ offices in Eccles on Thursday 27th August 2026.
About Us
We are an environmental charity with science at our heart. We help people to take action to protect the nature around them; by connecting them with it and giving them the tools they need to do so. We passionately believe in citizen science and are leaders in it. Our current focus areas include helping to create nature-friendly urban spaces, growing the impact of internationally known citizen science programmes such as Freshwater Watch, developing early career scientists and sharing learning internationally, and working with partners to advance the science, tools and thinking behind citizen science.
What we are looking for
Earthwatch Europe is recruiting a Director of Science and Impact. We are looking for someone with a deep understanding of the pressures facing our natural world and how citizen science and community action can help address these challenges, using high quality data, knowledge and practical demonstration to influence governments and corporations.
You will have a background in citizen science and an in depth understanding of current and future environmental policy trends and priorities. You will be an experienced leader with excellent interpersonal skills and a track record of successful relationship and partnership development at all levels. You will have strong project and budget management experience, and you will be an exceptional strategic thinker with the ability to create and deliver effective strategies and action plans
Please see the full job description attached.
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK; Earthwatch is unable to support visa applications.
Earthwatch is committed to making any adjustments we can for short-listed candidates, to facilitate participation in our interview process. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
The successful candidate will be required to undergo a DBS check and other due diligence checks, given the nature of this position within the charity.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This role will join an ambitious programme developing the capacity of the Libraries Connected public library networks. We want to help them evolve as strategic partnerships able to deliver social impacts at scale and to secure resources and investment from national, regional and sub-regional government. Be key to the development of libraries as essential social infrastructure, and help them secure the resources they need to make an impact.
The role is part of a small team of two Regional Managers, supported by an Administrator.
By developing our existing regional networks into formal, resourced structures we can enable the regions to:
- Secure investment for the service and for the libraries from regional and devolved / combined authority funds.
- Create unique regional offers to meet specific needs across and within the regional areas.
- Deliver at scale. For example, the Yorkshire & Humber regional network has 15 library services, and 348 library buildings.
- Create opportunities for cost saving – through joint procurement and shared / collaborative services.
- Share good practice and experience on a formal and integrated basis.
We have 9 regional networks in England, covering all library services and ranging in size from 9 to 33 services. Within each region they provide hundreds of library branches, thousands of staff, and serve millions of service users. They have a long tradition of working together as peer support networks and to deliver activities such as festivals, marketing, and staff training.
Please see the attached job description for a full description of the role, including person specification.
Frequent travel within the UK may be required for the role.
About Libraries Connected
We are an independent charity that supports, promotes and represents public libraries. Our work is driven and led by our membership, which includes almost every library service in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Crown Dependencies (Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man).
Across the areas we serve there are 176 individual library services with around 3,000 library branches serving over 61 million people.
Our unique approach is to bring these services together to share experience, expertise and evidence – driving innovation and impact across the public library sector.
While senior library leaders sit on our board and committees, we work with library staff at all levels.
As well as providing practical support, training and advice to libraries, we represent them to government and raise their profile in the media. We also develop and lead national library projects with cultural, academic and corporate partners.
We work to a strategic plan that runs until 2027, organised around four themes: drive, grow, connect and engage.
We generate income from membership subscriptions, commissioned services, events and grants. As an Arts Council Investment Principle Support Organisation, part of our core funding in England comes from the Arts Council to help embed their Investment Principles across the library network.
Our values
- We are supportive. We respond to the varied, emerging needs of our members and their communities to enable libraries to learn from each other, and other sector leaders, so that they can safeguard and improve their services.
- We are inclusive. We work with our members and partners to design and deliver our work and to determine our strategic priorities because we are committed to representing the diverse communities and libraries which we serve.
- We are open. We are in constant communication with our members and partners on all levels to learn from their experiences, reflect on our practice and develop our services. We welcome challenge and new directions for our work.
- We are ambitious. We believe that libraries are an essential part of the solution to a range of society’s needs. We promote innovation and collaboration to ensure that libraries are recognised locally and nationally.
Working at Libraries Connected
We are a friendly, collaborative team of around 20 staff based all around England and Wales.
We value diversity and are committed to promoting an inclusive working environment. We strongly believe that inclusive and diverse organisations are not only better places to work, they are more innovative, make better decisions and are more successful. We value people who bring unique perspectives and knowledge to our team.
We want to make our recruitment process as fair as possible. To reduce bias, we shortlist candidates based on their responses to up to six application questions. These are designed to tell us about your values, experience, attitudes to work, and transferable skills. We do not ask for a separate cover letter or supporting statement.
We offer flexible working as standard, helping work fit around family and caring responsibilities. Many of our staff work their hours in different ways, including flexi time and compressed hours. We are open to discussing what would work for you and be possible for the role.
All roles are remote and are open to applicants who live anywhere in the UK. We provide staff with a home office set-up including laptop, monitor and phone. There is the option to work from our central London office or use a co-working space if it is not possible to work from home.
We welcome requests for adjustments to our standard recruitment processes for anyone who needs them.
Our vision is an inclusive, modern, sustainable and high-quality public library service at the heart of every community in the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Purpose of the Role
The Director of External Affairs and Growth is an SLT role responsible for leveraging the voice and power of the eoa's network to influence and accelerate the growth of the employee owned sector.
The role leads the eoa’s external affairs, policy and insights, marcomms and events, shaping the external environment for employee ownership and securing the funding and commercial income needed to support sustainable sector growth.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead external affairs strategy, building the relationships and influence needed to shape policy, remove barriers and expand EO.
- Build strategic relationships and secure grant funding and commercial partnerships, generating income to support advocacy, events and sector growth initiatives, including the UK EO Growth Strategy.
- Oversee our policy and insights work, engaging key stakeholders to co-produce content that influences EO practice and policy and strengthens the eoa’s voice in public affairs.
- Oversee the delivery of a mar-comms strategy that delivers commercial objectives and positions the eoa as the leading authority on EO.
- Oversee our events programmes, ensuring they drive knowledge-sharing, sector development
- and commercial sustainability.
- Represent the eoa at industry forums, policy roundtables and public affairs events,
- championing the employee ownership model.
- Collaborate with the Director of Membership and Operations to align advocacy and external
- engagement with member needs and priorities.
- Lead and develop high-performing teams, fostering innovation and delivering measurable impact across income generation, advocacy, policy, events and mar-comms activities
Knowledge, Experience, and Attributes
- Proven expertise in external affairs, advocacy, or policy leadership, ideally within a business, trade body, or membership association.
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with experience influencing government, media, and corporate partners.
- Demonstrated ability to drive sectoral or policy change, leading successful advocacy initiatives.
- Strong commercial acumen, with experience in sponsorship acquisition, revenue generation, grant funding and developing financially sustainable initiatives.
- Exceptional strategic communication and storytelling skills, able to engage and mobilise diverse audiences.
- Experience in event programming, ensuring high engagement and sector impact.
- Passion for employee ownership and economic models that promote shared prosperity.
- Innovative, creative, and proactive in problem-solving and strategy execution.
- A confident and transparent leader who fosters collaboration and inclusivity.
- Self-aware with emotional intelligence, resilience, and integrity.
What Constitutes Success in This Role?
Success in this role means having a positive impact on the growth of the employee-owned sector, strengthening the eoa’s influence and increasing the adoption of “great EO”. Stronger stakeholder relationships, greater advocacy impact and improved commercial sustainability through a diverse mix of grant funding, sponsorships and strategic partnerships will also be key indicators of success.
Key outcomes for the role
- Outcome - Growth of the employee ownership sector
- Measure - Increased number of EO businesses, heightened sector awareness
- Outcome - Strengthened corporate engagement
- Measure - Growth in strategic partnerships, corporate and government engagement
- Outcome - Strong Commercial Sustainability
- Measure - Increased sponsorship revenue, secured long-term commercial partnerships
- Outcome -Increased policy influence
- Measure - Policy recommendations adopted, increased government engagement
- Outcome - Enhanced sector insight and intelligence
- Measure - Utilisation of high quality data and insights for regular sector related content outputs
- Outcome - Development and adoption of best practice
- Measure - Creation, adoption and promotion of best practice across the EO network.
- Outcome - Successful events programmes
- Measure - Increased participation, sponsorship growth, positive feedback.
How to Apply
To apply, please submit:
- A two-page CV
- And one of either:
- Cover letter setting out your motivation, approach, and what you will bring to the role
- Video (maximum 10 minutes) setting out your motivation, approach, and what you will bring to the role
Applications should be submitted before 9:00am 17 August 2026. We will close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. If you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Interviews will be in two stages. The first stage will be a virtual interview via teams on
26 August. For those who successfully move to stage 2 there will be an in-person
discussion w.c. 31 August.
The eoa welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those
who are under-represented. We recruit based on values, skills, and contribution to our
purpose.
We exist to grow and strengthen employee ownership as a force for powering fairer livelihoods, stronger businesses, and a more resilient economy.



AAUK’s primary role is to secure new national partnerships and steward our existing partners to generate vital funds for the 21 regional Air Ambulance charities and to fund our own vital sector representation, and we are looking for an experienced Corporate Fundraising Officer to join our team!
Purpose of Post
The Corporate Fundraising Officer will primarily be responsible for managing a portfolio of existing corporate partners, there will be an element of securing new corporate partners
• Creation and management of a robust pipeline to support business development opportunities and income targets for national partnerships.
• Maximise income generation opportunities from existing partners
• Secure new corporate partnerships
• Provide exceptional account management to a diverse mix of partners.
Key Responsibilities
• To work proactively to identify, research and develop new national partnerships (corporates, representative bodies, trusts and foundations) through the creation and management of a robust pipeline.
• To provide exceptional account management to a mix of national partnerships to consistently deliver mutually beneficial and multi-year partnerships aligned to AAUK’s strategic objectives and meet agreed income and engagement targets.
• To secure new corporate relationships including strategic partners, commercial and brand partnerships, grant giving, charity of the year, as well as cause-related and affinity marketing partnerships to contribute to meeting financial targets.
• To develop effective, relevant, and innovative funding proposals and pitches for potential and current partners aligned to Air Ambulances UK’s strategy.
• To work collaboratively with beneficiary organisations to deliver the full potential of national partnerships, promote awareness of our national fundraising programme to support business development and to deliver financial and social impact reporting of partnerships.
• To effectively project manage and work collaboratively with local air ambulance charity stakeholders to coordinate and maximise opportunities.
• All relevant administration tasks including thanking and recognition, monthly activity reporting, management of our general inbox and updating and maintaining AAUK’s CRM system (Donorfy).
• To attend meetings and make presentations to staff, beneficiaries, and member charities.
• To keep abreast of market trends and developments in partnership fundraising.
• To work in a way that reflects and supports Air Ambulances UK’s Values
• To perform any other duties as assigned
Key Relationships
Internal: Income Generation team colleagues, Events team, Marketing team, Finance Manager, CEO, AAUK Board
External: Local air ambulances, key contacts within partnerships, suppliers, and other key stakeholders
Person Specification
Essential
Experience:
- Experience of national corporate partnerships work
- Experience of business development and pitching
- Experience of achieving agreed income targets and accurate financial reporting
- Experience of project management
- Experience of working with fundraising databases
- Experience of managing relationships with a variety of partners and stakeholders
Abilities:
- Ability to develop and deliver creative and innovative fundraising propositions for potential partners and donors, as well as other various stakeholders
- Ability to communicate, motivate and inspire supporters and key audiences virtually and face-to-face, as well as by post, telephone and other appropriate methods
- Ability to make tailored presentations to varying audiences
Skills:
- Influencing and negotiating skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Active problem-solving skills
- The ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
- Proactive self-starter
- Creative and innovative thinking
- Team player who embraces collaborative working
- Proficient in the use of IT tools such as MS Office
- Strong attention to detail and high standards in the production of quality work
- Self-motivated with the ability to work both alone and as part of a small team
Knowledge and Understanding:
- To possess, or have the motivation to develop, a thorough knowledge of the work of Air Ambulances UK and the air ambulance sector
- Understanding of the need to work in collaboration with fundraisers from beneficiary charities organisations
- Understanding and knowledge of emerging digital fundraising practices
- Knowledge of GDPR principles and the Fundraising Regulator Code of Fundraising Practice and its guidelines
Other:
- Commitment to upholding, supporting and demonstrating the Air Ambulances UK values and behaviours in your work internally and externally
- Driving licence
- Access to your own vehicle
- Willingness to travel, including occasional overnight stays
Desirable
- General fundraising experience
- Relevant fundraising qualification/experience
- Knowledge of the Fundraising Regulator Code of Fundraising Practise and its guideline
Please apply by submitting your CV and a covering letter, including your notice period, which addresses all the criteria in the person specification by COP 14th of August 2026.
Interviews will be held week commencing 24th of August 2026.
We are the national charity supporting the lifesaving work of the UK’s air ambulance charities, enabling them to save even more lives every day
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Belay Foundation supports adoptive, kinship and special guardianship families raising children who have experienced early developmental trauma, often alongside neurodiversity. Founded in 2020 from lived experience, Belay offers something many families struggle to find elsewhere: practical, in-home support and expert guidance that’s genuinely trauma-responsive, delivered by people who understand what these families are living through.
Why now? - Belay has just spent a year strengthening its foundations - redesigning services, building organisational capacity and setting an ambitious growth plan. The groundwork is done. What we need now is a permanent CEO with the vision to take a small, high-impact charity and turn real momentum into lasting change - for families and for how the sector understands and responds to developmental trauma.
About the role - You’ll provide strategic and financial leadership across a small team, working closely with an exceptional Board and Belay’s Founder, who remains closely involved as Services Director. You’ll lead fundraising and income diversification, shape Belay’s public voice and ensure the organisation’s trauma-responsive, DDP-informed model continues to deliver real impact as it scales.
This is a rare chance to take the helm of an organisation with an innovative model, a loyal community and genuine room to grow - and to leave your mark on how the UK supports some of its most vulnerable children and families.
Please see the CEO Application Pack for further details, including the full job description and the application/ interview process.
The Belay Foundation aims to improve the life chances of children in adoptive, kinship care and special guardian families.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Harris Hill is delighted to be partnering with a fantastic international NGO charity in their search for a Partnerships and Philanthropy Manager.
This is an exciting role that will play a key role in driving income growth and will contribute to the delivery of an ambitious growth strategy.
As Partnerships and Philanthropy Manager, you will be responsible for raising income through philanthropy, trusts and foundations, major donors and strategic corporate partnerships. You will support the development and delivery of fundraising strategies, managing key donor relationships, writing high-quality funding proposals and supporting the organisation's growth plans. Working closely with the senior leadership team, you will identify new funding opportunities, strengthen existing partnerships and ensure communications support fundraising objectives. You will also lead on donor engagement and stewardship activities and line managing the Communications Officer.
To be considered for this role you will need:
- Proven experience of securing income from at least two of the following areas: trusts and foundations, corporate partnerships or philanthropy.
- Experience of developing successful funding applications, proposals and donor reports.
- Experience of building and managing external relationships that lead to income generation or strategic partnership development.
- Strong written communication skills, with the ability to write clear, persuasive and tailored proposals and reports.
- Excellent relationship management and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence a wide range of stakeholders.
If this role sounds of interest to you and you want to have a chat and review the full job description, please do contact Dominic at Harris Hill on [email protected] or call him on 0207 820 7332
Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 per annum
Permanent, full-time
Location: Home based with regular domestic travel and infrequent international travel
Application process: CV and cover letter.
Closing date: Rolling. Applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis so please apply ASAP.
As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.
Salary: £60,000 (full time equivalent)
Hours: Full or part-time working, we are open to flexible working arrangements and applications from candidates seeking 30+ hours per week. Salary will be calculated on a pro rata basis for part time hours.
Location: The role is home-based, with regular travel across the South East, alongside occasional national travel.
Job Type: 12 months fixed term contract (Subject to the organisation's future strategic priorities and financial position, there may be the opportunity for the role to become permanent)
Chiltern Music Therapy is seeking an Interim Chief Executive Officer for a 12-month appointment to lead an ambitious programme of organisational transformation and sustainable growth. Working closely with our Board and team, you will strengthen our financial sustainability, develop new opportunities for growth and leave the organisation well positioned for its next permanent Chief Executive.
Hello, we’re Chiltern.
We are a social enterprise providing music therapy, community music services and training across England. Each year, we support more than 2,000 children, young people and adults across health, education, social care and community settings.
For many years, we have been exploring and developing a more self-managing and distributed approach to organisational life — one rooted in trust, autonomy, shared responsibility and reflective practice. This has helped us build a highly engaged and thoughtful team, alongside services that make a meaningful difference in people’s lives.
We are entering an exciting period of change, with a clear ambition to strengthen our commercial sustainability, increase our reach, grow our income and ensure our operating model is fit for the future. This interim appointment is a key part of that journey, bringing focused leadership to help us deliver meaningful organisational change while remaining true to our collaborative culture and values.
About the role
This is a delivery-focused interim leadership role with a clear mandate to accelerate organisational transformation and sustainable growth over the next 12 months.
The role combines strategic leadership of the organisation with hands-on responsibility for strengthening financial sustainability, business development, organisational alignment and ensuring the organisation is well positioned for long-term success.
We are looking for a CEO who is excited by creating opportunities. Someone who enjoys building relationships, spotting potential and turning ideas into sustainable partnerships that increase both our impact and our income. A central part of this role is generating new business for Chiltern by developing strategic partnerships, securing larger-scale opportunities and helping us grow in ways that remain true to our values and culture.
The role requires someone who can comfortably hold both the bigger picture and the operational reality — someone who enjoys being connected to the organisation, understanding how things are working in practice and helping create the conditions for people and services to thrive.
We are looking for a leader who is relational, commercially aware and emotionally intelligent; someone who can navigate complexity with clarity and steadiness, and who is comfortable working within a collaborative and distributed leadership culture rather than a traditional hierarchy.
Who we are looking for
We are looking for someone who can operate effectively in a self-organising, values-led, evolving system.
We are interested in hearing from people with senior leadership experience within complex, people-focused organisations.
You may come from health, education, social care, the charity sector, social enterprise, or another relevant service environment. What matters most is your ability to step into organisations during periods of change and quickly build trust, momentum, and clarity.
The successful candidate will leave a lasting legacy by strengthening the organisation's sustainability, capability, and readiness for its next phase of development.
You'll work within a collaborative and, values-led organisation, but you'll also be expected to provide clear direction, make confident decisions, prioritise effectively, and deliver measurable progress over a 12-month period.
You will likely bring:
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Experience leading organisational transformation or significant change
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A track record of driving sustainable growth and income generation
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Strong commercial and financial leadership
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Ability to quickly build credibility with Boards, staff and external partners
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Experience delivering measurable organisational improvement
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Excellent relationship-building and influencing skills
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Confidence making decisions in complex environments
Experience of self-managing, employee-owned or distributed leadership environments would be welcomed, although this is not essential.
We’ve outlined the essential and desirable experience, knowledge and attributes for this role in the full candidate pack.
We know that strong candidates do not always meet every requirement. If this role resonates with you, we would encourage you to consider applying.
Recruitment process
We aim to make our recruitment process thoughtful, proportionate and human. You will be asked to complete an application form, answering some questions to demonstrate your skills and how you meet the requirements of the role.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an interview/ strategic leadership conversation with Board members and will be asked to deliver a presentation.
The application deadline is Sunday 26th July at midnight, with interviews/strategic leadership conversations taking place at Irwin Mitchell, London, EC4Y 0AY on Wednesday 12th August.
A full candidate pack is available here, including further information about the role and our organisational approach.
How to apply
Please complete the application form on our website and email a summary of your relevant experience (maximum 2 pages, traditional CV optional).
Get in touch
If you have any questions about the role, would like to discuss accessibility or reasonable adjustments, please contact us.
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!
We are looking for someone who cares deeply about our ambitious plans, and who has the skills to manage large scale programmes, whilst also being able to independently take action to deliver operational tasks.
Your work will be central to enabling our continued growth, directly supporting the development of strong partner relationships and shaping the experience they have across our programmes, so that they can deliver excellent outcomes for babies, children and young people.
Role Overview
We are looking to appoint three Programme Officers, who will be responsible for supporting programme delivery and programme operations at the Reach Foundation.
We have 3 vacancies across our portfolios of work:
Role 1: Programme Officer (Leadership)
This includes our x100 programmes across the West, East, Yorkshire and Greater Manchester, our leadership programme with A Million Realities, and newly established place based leadership programmes for heads and executive leaders.
Role 2: Programme Officer (Cradle-to-Career)
This includes our Cradle-to-Career catalyst, foundations and leadership programmes (which are each distinct phases of our Cradle-to-Career core offer), our Accelerator programme, and a number of bespoke Cradle-to-Career catalyst programmes run directly for partner organisations.
Role 3: Programme Officer (Educational Breakthroughs)
Helping to launch our newest strand of work, developing and growing ‘educational breakthroughs’ that enable all children to enjoy lives of choice and opportunity. This will include delivery of existing elements of our ‘breakthrough portfolio’ (Languages for All, developing mapping/ data tools to support local breakthroughs, re-imagining key stage 3 for Lift Schools) and supporting new clients as we begin partnerships with them.
Each role has a distinct portfolio of programmes you will support, but the duties, skills and capabilities required for each role are aligned. We expect the three Programme Officers to work together closely to ensure consistency of delivery across our work, to share learning and to develop a community of practice.
You will work closely with the Directors responsible for each programme, alongside our Events and Operations Officers, who work across all programmes, to ensure our programmes are planned and delivered to a high standard.
The role of the Programme Officer has three core areas of responsibility:
1. Programme Planning and Project Management
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Project manage multiple, simultaneous programmes across the portfolio with rigour. Work with other programme managers to embed consistent programme management across our organisation.
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Work with the Events and Operations Officers to complete the annual calendar-setting process, setting event dates and key programme milestones. Ensure all events are appropriately staffed.
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Utilise Asana to monitor project milestones, proactively identify off-track delivery risks, and lead status updates during programme meetings to ensure timely intervention.
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Champion the use of HubSpot (CRM) and set up progress dashboards alongside evaluation colleagues.
2. Programme Delivery
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Improve (or establish) processes that ensure that every participant on our programmes has a great experience from the moment they find out about us, to when they exit working with us.
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Manage the main programme inbox, serving as the responsive, warm, and professional first point of contact for routine enquiries from participants and external partners
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Coordinate regular, high-quality programmatic communications (e.g. programme blasts or event invites) to keep participants informed and engaged throughout the year. You may author these, or work with others to ensure they are circulated in a timely manner.
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Ensure all programmatic data collection is in line with GDPR guidelines.
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Support in programme administration tasks, such as preparing papers for steering group meetings, taking minutes and circulating actions.
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Actively participate in cross-organisational reviews, sharing delivery insights in order to improve the quality of our work.
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Programme-Specific Deliverables:
Participant Recruitment & Onboarding: Lead the end-to-end application and onboarding journey for new programme cohorts, including coordinating assessment or sign up windows, distributing welcome materials, and managing intake data.
Coaching Offer Management: Act as the end-to-end operational lead for the leadership coaching offer, managing coach-matching logistics, scheduling, and tracking completion rates.
Contract and Agreement Tracking: Administer the distribution and tracking of Service Level Agreements (SLAs), ensuring signed copies are received prior to delivery.
3. Stakeholder and Relationship Management
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Coordinate the operational onboarding of new bespoke partners, guiding both internal and external senior stakeholders through this initial phase
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Invest deeply in building strong, warm, and respectful relationships with senior external stakeholders across identified bespoke partnerships, acting as a point of contact for any queries and ensuring excellent customer service
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Develop strong relationships internally, particularly with Regional Directors or Breakthrough Project Leads , providing them with regular progress updates, risk assessments, and actionable recommendations ahead of key delivery milestones.
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Actively collaborate with fellow Programme Officers to share operational learnings, standardise delivery templates, and build a supportive internal community of practice.
Please review the attached Job Description for more details.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Main Purposes of the Post
To provide proactive and effective support to the Chief Executive Officer and Strategic Leads in the delivery of Salford CVS’s strategic work, ensuring the smooth running of strategic meetings, forums and events. You will help enable the voice and influence of the VCSE sector, facilitate two-way communication between the sector and strategic partners, and produce timely, accurate briefings, content and monitoring that tell the story of our strategic work and the impact it is making.
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (excluding breaks), Monday to Friday (core hours are worked between 8am and 6pm).
Contract: Initial 12-month fixed-term contract, subject to the successful completion of a 6-month probationary period.
The Benefits of Working for Salford CVS
- 28 days’ holiday – rising to 30 days (after five years), plus Bank Holidays (pro rata for part-time)
- Enhanced company sick and maternity pay, subject to terms and conditions of service
- Pension scheme – with 7% employer contribution (and 1% mandatory employee contribution)
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Membership of the Hospital Saturday Fund via an employer-subsidised scheme (optional and non-contractual)
- RHS family membership (optional and non-contractual)
- Development opportunities – we support and encourage our staff to progress in their careers (including formal training)
- A supportive working culture – we respect and support one another to do the best we can
We are an accredited Living Wage Employer, Living Hours Employer and Living Wage Funder, ensuring not just our staff are paid the ‘real’ Living Wage but also that any projects we fund can do the same.
For more information and to apply, visit our website via the ‘apply’ button.
Closing date: Noon on Monday 3rd August 2026.
Interviews will take place in person at Salford CVS’ offices in Eccles on Tuesday 18th August 2026.
Hours: 22.2 hours per week
Salary: £30,518 - £33,143 p.a. (pro rata). (pro rata £18,311– £19,886 p.a.) NJC Spine Points C01 – CO6. Salary to be at entry level except for exceptional circumstances.
Contract: 12 months Maternity Cover (to September 2027)
Greater Manchester Moving (GM Moving) is the Active Partnership for Greater Manchester. We are a charity with a clear purpose to change lives through movement, physical activity and sport. We lead, support and connect people and partners across the system to develop and deliver on the whole system vision and approach to the shared GM Moving in Action strategy.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a high performing Active Partnership team working with a network committed to making positive change through physical activity, sport and movement.
We are seeking a talented finance officer to join the team at Greater Manchester Moving where purpose, passion and integrity are at the heart of all we do. The ideal candidate will have experience working as part of a busy finance team providing high quality financial support to colleagues and stakeholders. This is a mainly transactional finance role including purchase and sales ledger processing as well as maintaining the cashbook and performing bank reconciliations.
This is a part-time role (22.2 hours per week), which can be worked in 3 days or spread out as shorter days across the week as part of our commitment to flexible working. This is a hybrid role with some home working, but we require at least 2 days to be office based with one of those days being a Tuesday.
We have permanent office space in the National Squash Centre in Manchester, and regular team and co-working days in venues across Greater Manchester.
Greater Manchester Moving is committed to providing equal opportunities and promoting diversity, irrespective of ethnicity, age, gender identity, sexuality, disability, religion, pregnancy or personal circumstance. We aspire to being a diverse, inclusive and responsible organisation. Our aim is to have a workforce that reflects and understands the communities we work alongside.
The recruitment pack (which includes the Job Summary), Application Form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form, are available to download from our website.
Closing date for applications: Sunday 2 August 2026 (midnight)
Interview date: Thursday 13 August 2026 (if you are unavailable on this date, please let us know when submitting your application).
Greater Manchester Moving is GM’s movement for movement working together to positively change the lives of people across Greater Manchester.



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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER - HERITAGE PORTFOLIO
Restore Information Management (Restore) is the UK’s largest UK-owned records management company, helping organisations securely protect, manage and transform their information. For more than 30 years, Restore has supported businesses and public sector organisations across the country to access, store and manage both physical and digital records safely, efficiently and compliantly.
As part of Restore, Restore Heritage Storage provides specialist storage and preservation services for some of the UK’s most valuable heritage collections, artefacts and archives. Working with museums, universities, archivists, researchers and private collectors, Restore helps ensure culturally and historically significant objects are protected for future generations.
Restore is now seeking a Business Development Manager to drive new business generation, pipeline development and revenue growth across its specialist heritage storage offering. This is a consultative, relationship-led role, working with organisations that require trusted long-term partners to safeguard valuable, sensitive and often irreplaceable heritage assets.
The successful candidate will inherit a defined book of existing customers, with responsibility for managing, retaining and growing that portfolio, alongside developing new business opportunities across the heritage, archive, cultural, academic and public sectors.
To succeed in this role, you’ll bring:
- Proven experience in business development or sales, with a demonstrable track record of securing and pipelining new business or partnerships
- Experience of working with specialist storage environments, ideally across archives, museums, libraries and public or private sector organisations; and/or experience of selling services or products into museums, archives, libraries, universities and wider heritage organisations#
- Strong account management experience, with the ability to steward longer-term relationships through a consultative and credible approach
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the confidence to engage senior stakeholders and represent Restore at relevant heritage, archive and sector events
- A self-motivated, organised and autonomous working style, alongside a willingness to travel across the UK
This is an exciting opportunity to join a specialist, respected and growing part of Restore’s business, helping organisations protect and preserve collections of national, cultural and historical significance.
Please see the candidate pack for full details.
For an informal and confidential discussion about the role, please contact: Katherine Anderson-Scott, Executive Director at Charisma Charity Recruitment.
Closing date: Thursday 30 July 2026
Charisma vetting interviews will be carried out across the campaign.
Interview date with Restore: Late July / early August
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or other category protected by law.
Charisma is committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment processes. If you have any reasonable adjustments or wish to apply for this role under the Disability Confident Scheme, please contact our Operations Team. Charisma will ensure all candidates who disclose that they wish to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme and that meet the minimum criteria for the role will receive an opportunity to interview with the Charisma Consultant representing the role.
If you have served in the armed forces or are a military spouse/partner, please declare your status to be considered under the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Employer Recognition Scheme, by contacting our Operations Teams. Charisma will ensure all candidates who disclose that they wish to apply under this Scheme and that meet the minimum criteria for the role will receive an opportunity to interview with the Charisma Consultant representing the role.
Harris Hill is delighted to be working on behalf of National Parks Partnerships (NPP), an entrepreneurial organisation that develops strategic and commercial partnerships to support the UK’s 15 National Parks and increase their impact, resources and influence. We are seeking an experienced Executive Assistant to provide high-quality support to the CEO and Chair of the Management Board during an exciting period of growth and development.
This is a one-year fixed-term opportunity, with the possibility of extension, and can be offered on either a four- or five-day-per-week basis. The role is fully remote and home-based, with occasional national travel required for team meetings and other events, approximately five times per year.
The Executive Assistant will play a central role in supporting the CEO, with additional support to the Chair, ensuring that their time, priorities and commitments are managed effectively. The post holder will take responsibility for complex diary management, travel arrangements, meeting coordination, expenses and the preparation of briefings, presentations and other key documents. A significant part of the role will involve supporting the CEO and Chair with projects and organisational initiatives, coordinating information across the wider team and acting as a central point of contact for internal and external stakeholders. The role will also support the organisation’s reporting processes, including gathering and quality-checking data from multiple teams and preparing clear, accurate reports for Management Board meetings.
We are looking for an experienced Executive Assistant or Personal Assistant who has previously supported a Director or CEO and is confident managing complex diaries, meetings, travel and sensitive information with a high degree of discretion. You will bring excellent organisational and coordination skills, outstanding written and verbal communication, and the ability to build strong relationships with people at all levels. Strong IT skills, including Microsoft 365, Excel, Word and PowerPoint, are essential, alongside experience of working with CRM or data management systems and consolidating information from multiple sources. You will be highly detail-oriented, methodical and accurate, while also being proactive, adaptable and comfortable working independently in a fast-paced and evolving environment. A calm, resilient and solutions-focused approach is essential, as is a genuine commitment to environmental issues and a passion for the UK’s National Parks.
To apply, please submit your up-to-date CV and cover letter by the 31st June 2026 at 08:59 AM.
Please note, only successful applicants will be contacted with further information.
As a leading charity recruitment specialist and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.