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Communications Manager

Kineara

SE1, London (Hybrid) 1.21 miles

£20 per hour

Full-time

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Communications Manager

Self- Employed Contract: £20 per hour
Contract and term: 12-month contract, with the possibility of extension
Hours: 35 hours per week 
Location: Flexible hybrid working with one/two days a week in our offices in Tower Hamlets or Southwark 
Start date: February2026

Benefits of working with Kineara:

A competitive salary

Flexible, hybrid working and locations

An Wellbeing day entitlement of 10 days, plus bank holidays

Personalised wellbeing support offer

Are you looking for a pivotal role which will shape the future of a CIC and charity working on key social justice challenges? Are you excited to take on a strategic post which will demonstrably improve the charity’s work with its service users, supporters and other key stakeholders? If so, we’d love to hear from you!

Kineara is looking for someone who can grow our fundraising potential and engage key stakeholders across the sector, while delivering engaging communications and outreach campaigns that demonstrate our social value and grow our support base. They will play a key role in helping Kineara develop our newly formed charitable arm, alongside our community interest company, to generate income through engaging fundraising campaigns, impact-driven communications and strategic relationship-building with existing and potential funders.

You will work closely with project managers and SLT (Senior Leadership Team) to identify how support services can reduce barriers to secure housing, work and school; prevent evictions and homelessness; and improve health and wellbeing of people facing challenges. You’ll use this understanding to motivate new stakeholders to invest in our work - whether charitable trusts, corporate foundations or individuals. 

You will feel real ownership over your work and need to be self-starting, flexible and hungry to grow with an already impactful charity with a strong social mission and vision. You will be keen to understand how our work makes a difference to people and use our impact to demonstrate our social value.This role crosscuts a range of key charitable specialisms, so you may have experience working in communications and be keen to widen your skillset; you may have a background in impact evaluation; or you may have worked in fundraising or development for a non-profit. We are keen to invite candidates with a range of experience from a variety of non-profit roles and are especially interested to meet candidates who have been part of – or are ready to be part of - the strategic growth of a charitable organisation.

Why us, now? Kineara is going through exciting changes this year: as a newly registered charity, we are opening up to new avenues of finance, engagement and growth. Our most recent projects have put us at the forefront of innovative ways of delivering support to private renters, working in partnership with housing services, private landlords, solicitors and health services to envision secure housing for all. We are also a team with lived experience and are a culturally diverse, spirited and mission-focused group that takes care of each other.

Why you? You are motivated by seeing vulnerable and marginalised people thriving and you have the drive to grow the reach of our organisation so that more people in need can access our support. You have a wide skillset and open attitude, ready to learn what you don’t already know and confident to lead on your projects but understand the value of listening, collaboration and working to joint and shared ambitions.

Job Description

Communications

Develop, contribute to and implement impact-driven and strategic communications campaigns that build Kineara’s fundraising capacity and raise awareness of the issues

Develop brand identity for Kineara’s new charitable arm, ensuring it is consistent across all activities in the organisation, while maintaining Kineara’s overall ‘look and feel’ to ensure coherence in branding, colours, messaging, style and approach.

Manage the creation, development, distribution of compelling, impact-driven story-telling about Kineara’s work and beneficiaries using interviews, blogs, case studies, etc.

Use a range of platforms to distribute print and electronic content including, but not limited to, newsletters, brochures, leaflets, posters reports, e-newsletters, and Kineara’s website

Work closely with IT and business managers to ensure smooth running of internal communications

Fundraising

Develop positive relationships with a range of stakeholders providing funding to charities, including in the third sector, public sector, and the business sector, to raise awareness and promote our work

Write grant and tender applications, and manage and coordinate work of external consultants supporting grant writing process where applicable

Manage and administer online fundraising platforms, and develop accessible, persuasive campaigns for public donations.

Work with Finance Lead on finance strategy, costings, budgets, resource allocation

Impact

Work closely with Operations Manager and practitioners to embed outcomes, create frameworks for monitoring and evaluate Kineara’s projects; and produce yearly evaluations and Impact Report of Kineara’s services

Use learning from impact analysis to share with team and deliver impact-driven communications and to share our social value to funders and other stakeholders.

Business

Contribute to development of business plans and strategic decision-making, working with the CEO, Finance Lead and Operations Lead (SLT)

Person Specification

Attributes

With a strong alignment with Kineara’s values, you will be:

• An outstanding communicator who can engage, inspire and support colleagues, donors, trustees, volunteers and other stakeholders.

• Confident in promoting thought leadership to share our knowledge to develop external alliances and discuss topical issues online

• Passionate about addressing poverty and inequality, and commitment to equality and diversity

• A self-starter and a team player, with a flair for building relationships.

• Creative, enjoy innovative thinking and using your initiative.

• Adept at big picture thinking and project management, but also be able to engage with the detail to ensure projects are successfully completed.

• Comfortable with and skilled at change management and relish the strengths and challenges of a small and dynamic team in an evolving organisation.

• Analytical and reflective, but with excellent time management and ability to work under pressure.

Experience and Skills

We’d like to see a strong track record that is relevant to each of the key components of the role, although we recognise that you may have stronger experience in one or more areas. You will be able to demonstrate that you could deliver in:

• Planning, executing, achieving targets to grow income streams, including donor prospect research, developing new donor relationships, and grant writing.

• Working on effective online or offline fundraising campaigns that influence a range of stakeholders, with a reflective, creative and innovative approach.

• Using impact and outcomes to engage and promote services to funders, partners and other stakeholders.

• Developing brands and brand awareness in line with organisational objectives

• Creating communications plans in support of strategic objectives, and executing these to a high standard, reflecting and improving these to achieve greater impact.

• Familiarity with social media channels such as LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook and solid experience of content creation and website management

• Creating and executing community, outreach and fundraising events.

• Strong IT skills and familiarity with CRM databases, MS Office, Word Press.

• Ability to put together and manage project budgets.

• Creating, developing and adapting outcomes tools such as survey, questionnaires, and focus groups

• Planning, creating and executing evaluations of projects, including creating surveys, events, questionnaires and feedback tools

• Managing communications/fundraising officers and external consultants

How to apply

To apply for the role, please send an up-to-date CV and a cover letter (up to two pages), describing how you meet the person specification. Please provide concrete examples and experience where possible, however we are open to hearing how you might develop or demonstrate these abilities or attributes if you have not yet had many years of experience in the field. You can also include: 

Why you wish to apply for this role

Your relevant experience, knowledge and skills, based on the person specification above.

What other qualities you have that you could bring to the role

When you are available to begin work

Please note we will be shortlisting candidates as we receive applications and reserve the right to close the advert before deadline date if the right candidate comes along, so do send your applications sooner rather than later to not miss your chance!

We look forward to receiving your application! 

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Kineara View profile

Registered Charity

6 - 10

Breaking barriers to secure housing, education and employment

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Refreshed on: 05 February 2026

Closing date: 20 February 2026 at 23:30

Tags: Campaigns, Communications, Fundraising, Marketing, Project Management, Advocacy, Content Writing / Copywriting, Programme Management, Social Media, Digital Fundraising

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Senior Operations Manager

Lumos

London, Greater London (On-site) 4.37 miles

£50,000 - £55,000 per year

Full-time

Permanent

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Location: London

Location type:Hybrid

Reporting to: Director of People and Operations

Annual salary: £50,000 to £55,000 GBP per annum, depending on experience

Contract type: Permanent

Working hours: Full-time, 35 hours a week

Candidate level: Manager

Closing date: Monday 23rd February, 9:00 am CET

Background

Lumos Foundation works to realise every child’s right to a family by transforming care systems around the world. Our vision is a world in which all children grow up in safe and loving families within supported communities. Founded in 2005 by author J.K. Rowling, Lumos partners with governments, civil society, and young people with lived experience to transform care systems globally and advocate for family-based solutions that help children thrive.

We ensure that families receive the support they need to stay together or reunite, and that children grow up in family-based settings such as foster or kinship care, not institutions. Despite clear evidence of the harms of institutionalisation, more than 5 million children worldwide continue to live in institutions. And a much larger number of children are at risk of family breakdown and separation – those living in poverty, experiencing domestic violence and abuse, and living in countries affected by conflict. We are ambitious for children. In the next 10 years, Lumos will enable 500,000 children in care to return to family-based care and prevent 10 million children from experiencing family breakdown and separation – so that they can thrive in their own families. Working with local, national, and global partners, Lumos supports government-led transformation of childcare systems across Asia, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America- driving systemic and sustainable change.

Lumos’ ambition for children is significant and will require the organisation and its partners to work in new ways, with a pace, drive, and urgency that this moment demands, and that children everywhere deserve. Lumos’ success will continue to be based not just on what we do, but on how we do it – our values. We embrace collaboration. We strive for excellence. We show respect. We always care. And we are passionate. We are Lumos.

Purpose of role

Lumos is entering an exciting period of strategic transformation to strengthen our operational foundations, refine our systems, and enhance our capacity to deliver on our mission to realise every child’s right to a family. The Senior Operations Manager plays a pivotal role in building the operational foundations and risk-aware culture needed for success both now and as the organisation prepares for the future.

As a delivery partner to the Director of People & Operations, the Senior Operations Manager leads the implementation of agreed operational priorities, strengthens country office and partner capability, and ensures that operational standards, policies, and practices are consistently embedded across existing and new geographies. The role provides independent oversight and assurance across operational risk, safety, security, and safeguarding, working closely with delivery teams while retaining the authority to challenge, escalate, and inform senior decision-making.

This is a senior, hands-on role for someone who thrives on systems thinking, coordination, and execution, and who is motivated by turning risk awareness, data, and lessons learned into practical organisational improvement that strengthens organisational resilience and impact.

Primary responsibilities

Operational leadership & delivery

Act as a senior delivery partner to the Director of People & Operations, leading the implementation of agreed operational priorities.
Coordinate cross-functional operational delivery across Operations, Safeguarding, and Security.
Deputise for the Director of People & Operations in internal and external forums as appropriate, with delegated authority.

Global safety, security & incident management (focal point)

Act as Lumos’ organisational focal point for safety, security, and travel risk, coordinating risk management frameworks, systems, and oversight across the organisation.
Work closely with, and oversee the delivery of, Lumos’ global safety and security consultant(s), ensuring clear scope, quality outputs, and effective follow-through.
Monitor safety and security incidents across the organisation, ensuring appropriate recording, escalation, follow-up, and learning.
Coordinate incident response in line with agreed protocols, working closely with country teams and external security specialists.
Lead lessons-learned processes following incidents and ensure recommendations are embedded into systems, guidance, and practice.
Support the implementation and monitoring of safety and security standards across country offices and partners.

Safeguarding & PSEA (operational oversight)

Provide operational oversight and coordination of safeguarding and PSEA frameworks, working closely with specialist safeguarding focal points, leads, and consultants while the recruitment and scoping of a Global Safeguarding Lead is planned across 2026.
Monitor implementation of safeguarding and PSEA standards, policies, and training across country offices and partners.
Support incident tracking, information management, and follow-up actions, ensuring confidentiality, proportionality, and appropriate escalation.
Contribute to organisational learning and continuous improvement in safeguarding practice.

Risk management, contingency & assurance frameworks

Lead the development, implementation, and refinement of operational risk management and risk assessment frameworks across Lumos.
Ensure consistent approaches to risk identification, mitigation, escalation, and assurance across countries, partners, and programmes.
Maintain and monitor operational risk registers, ensuring risks are actively reviewed and managed.
Coordinate comprehensive contingency planning, crisis protocols, and organisational preparedness.
Support due diligence and risk assessment processes for partners, vendors, programmes, and new geographies.

Programme, MEAL & risk integration

Work closely with Programme and MEAL teams to embed operational risk, safety, security, and safeguarding considerations into programme design, delivery, and monitoring.
Support the development of proportionate, decision-useful KPIs related to operational risk, duty of care, safety, security, and safeguarding.
Strengthen alignment between operational risk management and programme assurance and learning processes.

Operational systems, policy tracking & insurance

Lead the development and improvement of operational systems, trackers, workflow,s and dashboards to strengthen consistency, quality assurance, and organisational insight.
Maintain and oversee policy trackers across Operations, Safeguarding, and Security, ensuring review cycles, ownership, and implementation are monitored.
Develop operational reporting, audit, and monitoring mechanisms that complement existing MEAL, programme, and governance systems.
Support audits and internal reviews by maintaining clear documentation and evidence.
Ensure strong information management and data protection practices are embedded.
Oversee coordination of Lumos’ global insurance arrangements (e.g., travel, medical, liability), including renewals, compliance tracking, and liaison with brokers and insurers, under the direction of the Director of People & Operations.

Country office & partner capability building

Work closely with Country Directors, operational focal points, and partners to embed global operational, safeguarding, and safety/security frameworks locally.
Support capacity building through guidance, tools, training coordination, and structured follow-up.
Provide practical support and constructive challenge to strengthen compliance, confidence, and consistency.
Balance global standards with appropriate local adaptation.

Performance insight, reporting & organisational learning

Develop and maintain dashboards and reporting that provide visibility on operational risk, safety, security, safeguarding, and organisational readiness.
Provide clear insight to the Director of People & Operations and Executive Team on trends, incidents, risks, and areas for improvement.
Support organisational learning through analysis of data, incidents, audits, and reviews.

Project management & continuous improvement

Lead or coordinate project management for time-bound operational initiatives
Identify capacity gaps, monitor progress, and escalate risks.
Translate lessons learned into updated frameworks, tools, and guidance to support continuous improvement.

Profile

The postholder will:

Build effective, trusted relationships across Lumos, using strong relational skills to influence, support, and challenge constructively without becoming adversarial.
Steward a strong, proportionate and risk-aware culture, where operational, safety, security and safeguarding risks are understood, named and managed well.
Strengthen operational systems and frameworks for monitoring, assurance, and learning across risk, safety, security, and safeguarding.
Develop clear, decision-useful dashboards and reporting that improve visibility of risk, incidents, readiness, and organisational resilience.
Build confidence and capability across country offices and partners through guidance, coaching, constructive challenge, and follow-up.
Advise and guide senior leaders and teams with sound judgement, evidence, and insight, supporting timely and well-informed decision-making.
Embed operational risk, safety, security, and safeguarding considerations into programme design, delivery, and monitoring, while retaining appropriate independence and assurance
Translate data, incidents, and lessons learned into practical improvements that strengthen systems, readiness, and organisational impact.

Essential experience

Demonstrable experience operating at a senior level within operations, risk, safeguarding, security, or organisational assurance functions
Experience coordinating complex, cross-functional workstreams across multiple teams or locations
Experience providing oversight, assurance, or quality control
Experience incident response, escalation, and lessons-learned processes
Experience building or strengthening systems, frameworks, or organisational infrastructure

Desirable experience

Experience working within or alongside programme delivery teams.
Experience in international, multi-country or partnership-based organisations.
Experience overseeing consultants or specialist providers.

Personal characteristics

Strong alignment with Lumos’ mission, values, and commitment to duty of care.
Emotionally and relationally confident, able to build trust and rapport across diverse stakeholders.
Able to influence, support, and challenge constructively.
Calm, pragmatic, and thoughtful when dealing with risk, incidents, or sensitive issues.
Sound judgement in identifying, naming, and escalating risk appropriately.
Collaborative and credible working with senior leaders, country teams, and partners
Comfortable operating with independence.
Resilient and adaptable in evolving or ambiguous organisational contexts.
Curious and committed to learning and continuous improvement.

Safeguarding statement

Lumos recognises that the rights of safety and security are aligned with its core mission for children, families, and communities. Effective and robust safeguarding sits at the heart of our mission and values, and accordingly, Lumos is committed to ensuring the safety and protection of children and adults at risk in all of its work. We expect all staff, associates, and volunteers to share this commitment. Lumos has a zero-tolerance approach towards all forms of abuse, bullying, harassment, and sexual exploitation. Lumos is a member of The Misconduct Disclosure Scheme and will carefully screen all applicants. Offers of employment are subject to checks and suitable references.

All staff and associates must:

Carry out all duties with an awareness and understanding of Lumos safeguarding and PSEA requirements
Ensure work complies with all safeguarding and PSEA policies and procedures
Ensure that their behaviours and actions support the safeguarding of children, young people, and adults at risk as appropriate.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion statement

Lumos is wholly committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion and against all forms of discrimination.

We are committed to creating and sustaining a positive working environment that encourages, supports, and gives a voice to all, so that we can best support the children we serve.

We must ensure that all staff are equally valued, included, empowered, and respected across the organisation and in everything we do. Lumos is fundamentally built on diverse, multi-national and multicultural teams.

This is something we cherish as a key strength and an integral part of our identity. Our organisation values and celebrates the diversity, culture, and experience of each member of staff, provides equality of care, and support to everyone.

We pledge to listen carefully, to educate ourselves continually, to promote open dialogue, and to seek out and deal with discrimination and prejudice wherever it occurs in Lumos.

· The deadline for applications is Monday 23rd February, 9:00 am CET ·

Upsall International actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. In recruiting candidates, we seek candidates with the proven skills required, irrespective of race, gender, religion or belief, age, disability, or sexual orientation.

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