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Bookmark Reading Charity are looking for an experienced fundraiser to help grow our philanthropy programme, with a focus on Trusts & Foundations and major donors, so that we can support more children to read.
There has never been a better time to join us:
- We have a strong network of supporters and an engaged Partnerships Board ready to help us grow
- We’re one year into an exciting three-year strategy that will see us double our number of partner schools by 2027
- 2026 has just been named the National Year of Reading – an amazing opportunity to inspire more support.
We're open to finding the right person in the right way so we're advertising two flexible options for this role:
- Senior Philanthropy Lead (FTC) – a fixed-term, in-house role.
- Philanthropy Consultant – a part-time, freelance role.
We're open to different working styles and structures. So whether you're looking for a rewarding consultancy opportunity with a brilliant cause, or your next in-house role, we’d love to hear from you.
Please click apply to visit our website where there is more specific information on each of the roles and how to apply!
We promote a reading for pleasure culture in primary schools, focusing on supporting children in the most disadvantaged communities.



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Are you an experienced administrator looking for a new challenge? Would you like to work as part of a small, supportive team of colleagues who are all committed to the Humanimal Trust Vision? If so, this could be the perfect opportunity for you!
Job Description: Administrative Assistant
Hours:
20 hours per week – Working days subject to discussion at interview.
Salary:
£26,000 (pro rata £13,000)
Reports to:
Administration and Finance Manager
Location:
The role is a remote, work from home position, however the post holder will be required to work flexibly as there will be occasional travel to attend face to face meetings with colleagues within the UK.
Job Purpose
To provide administrative support to the team and maintain the Trust’s general administrative activities, with dedicated support to the Fundraising and Partnerships Manager.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
1) Assisting with updating and maintaining governance documents such as policies and procedures.
2) Scheduling meetings and coordinating calendars for members of the team when needed.
3) Monitoring the Trust’s shared mailbox email accounts: responding to requests from members of the public.
4) Dealing with incoming and outgoing correspondence.
5) Arranging travel and accommodation for team members, trustees and consultants when required.
6) Support the CEO with administration where required.
7) Support the Administration and Finance Manager with finance administration where required.
8) Maintaining fundraising and communication databases: Salesforce and Mailchimp.
9) Maintaining fundraising platforms such as Enthuse, JustGiving, Donr, Much Loved, Give and Gain etc.
10) Supporting projects for fundraising and awareness campaigns or events.
11) Responding to fundraising enquiries and assisting with regular giving communications.
12) Thanking donors (when appropriate) and supporting the donor journey.
13) Ensuring supporter data is current and accurate on our CRM system (Salesforce).
14) Gathering data and generating reports from Salesforce to support the Fundraising and Partnership Manager.
15) Processing book orders and arranging shipment.
16) Supporting the team with various internal audits.
17) Supporting the Fundraising and Partnership Manager with admin relating to all aspects of fundraising.
Personal Development
1) Undertake training as required or considered appropriate for the role.
2) Actively participate in regular supervision sessions and team meetings.
3) Participate in Individual Performance Review and Personal Development plans, and undertake training and development as identified within these discussions and as indicated by the requirements of the post.
General
1) Maintain a professional and confidential approach to work at all times.
2) Work in line with Humanimal Trust policies, procedures, codes, and guidance, including in relation to health and safety, confidentiality, data protection and equal opportunities.
3) Actively promote the aims and principles of the Humanimal Trust and take part in any Humanimal Trust activities as directed.
4) Maintain the confidentiality of any information gained during employment with the Humanimal Trust at all times.
5) The post holder will be required to travel occasionally across the UK, therefore access to transport is required. The post holder will also need to be flexible in their approach to working from home or meeting in various locations as appropriate / required.
6) The post requires flexible working, which may include some evening and weekend work on occasion, with time off in lieu.
This job description may be subject to joint review from time to time between the post holder and Humanimal Trust.
Role Terms
· The position is part time.
· Holiday allowance is 25 days plus bank holidays pro rata, increasing in line with service annually to a maximum of 30 days pro rata, plus bank holidays.
· Probation period is 6 months.
Recruitment Process
Initial telephone screening calls will take place week commencing 18th August 2025.
Video call interviews will take place week commencing 25th August 2025.
In person interviews likely to take place week commencing 8th September 2025 depending on candidate location.
Humanimal Trust’s Vision and Values
Our Vision:
We want a world where both humans and animals have better opportunities to benefit equitably from medical progress because vets, doctors and researchers routinely collaborate and share – this is One Medicine.
Our Values and attitudes
CONFIDENCE:
We are self-assured, clear and persuasive about what we believe and what we seek to achieve.
HOPE:
We believe better opportunities to benefit from medical progress for both humans and animals can be achieved; that belief inspires us to inspire others.
COLLABORATION:
We are open, inclusive and accessible; we discuss, we debate and we bring people together to share their knowledge.
AMBITION:
We are passionate and resolute in our commitment to better opportunities to benefit from medical progress for both humans and animals.
Interview questions will be based on the Job Description and Person Specification.
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Mary’s Meals is a global movement supported by people from all walks of life and we are focused on one goal – that every child receives a nutritious daily meal in their place of education. We are currently reaching over 2.6 million children every school day, across 16 countries.
We are recruiting for a dynamic, visionary leader to join us as Director of Strategic Initiatives – a vital role in helping us grow our global movement. Reporting to our Chief Growth Officer, you’ll lead a talented team responsible for designing and delivering bold new strategies to increase revenue and build long-term, sustainable income growth and grow the strength of our National Affiliate network.
You will:
- Drive a programme of high-impact, global initiatives, from new fundraising products and digital solutions to youth and faith engagement strategies.
- Provide expert support and coaching to Executive Directors leading National Affiliates across the world.
- Guide strategic planning and change programmes with measurable outcomes, clear delivery plans and a deep focus on stewardship.
- Lead and inspire a high-performing team of specialists focused on audience insights, product development and market expansion.
- Collaborate closely with senior leadership across our global family to ensure alignment, shared learning and sustainable growth.
- Support the development of effective governance, technology and safeguarding practices across affiliates.
- Act as a trusted advisor to the MMI Executive Leadership Team and contribute regularly at the highest levels of decision-making.
About you:
You will bring significant senior-level experience in strategy, programme leadership, and/or business development – ideally in a global or multi-entity context within the charity sector.
- A strong track record of driving income growth and leading successful change initiatives.
- Experience working across cultures, with the ability to influence, inspire and build trust in diverse settings.
- A sharp focus on what works in fundraising, product innovation and audience engagement – particularly in the context of international development.
- Experience collaborating closely with technology teams to deliver digital and tech-enabled solutions.
- Proven leadership and coaching experience, with the ability to build high-performing teams and work with autonomy, agility and purpose.
Most of all, you’ll be motivated by our mission and ready to play a key role in helping us reach the next child waiting for Mary’s Meals.
About us:
We believe in the innate goodness of people, respect the dignity of every human being and family life and believe in good stewardship of the resources entrusted to us. In line with our values, Mary’s Meals is fully committed to a culture of safeguarding. Mary’s Meals is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work and we expect all the Mary's Meals family to share this commitment and work in the best interest of the communities we serve. Our safe recruitment practices ensure that only those that are committed to our high standards join our movement.
Salary advertised is for UK based candidates, our salary philosophy ensures consistency across locations where Mary’s Meals operates, please reach out for more information on salary & benefits if you are based outside the UK.
To apply:
If you are inspired to join our movement and our vision, mission and values resonate with you, we would love to hear from you. To apply, please click below to send your CV and a short covering note (no more than 1 page) telling us why you are a great fit for this role and why you would like to work for Mary’s Meals International.
Our vision is that every child receives one daily meal in their place of education.
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Overview:
The role of is a senior position within the Young Lewisham Project. The role is responsible for the workshop staff, young people and project management of the referral groups and activities. Managing staff, maintaining participant’s records and ensuring all administration required for OCN and other qualifications are kept up to date and in order.
Accountability
The post is accountable to the Managing Director.
Purpose
The purpose of this post is to provide leadership and management of the Young Lewisham Project workshops to achieve the operational goals of the project.
To be responsible for the achievement of project goals, measurable outcomes and outputs.
To continually develop and improve the Young Lewisham Project’s offerings.
Oversee and improve attendance
Principal Duties
To oversee the delivery of Young Lewisham Project programmes and activities.
To provide supervision and support to workshop project staff and volunteers to ensure co-ordination and effective team work within Young Lewisham and individual projects/groups.
To actively promote the services of the project through appropriate channels and on appropriate platforms.
To co-ordinate and facilitate good relationships with partners and attend multi agency meetings where necessary.
To have some oversight of IT system Monday and the collection and analysis of performance data, producing management information and reports for internal and external stakeholders.
To act as one of 3 designated safeguarding leads and attend all training to ensure current compliance.
Support young people with SEN
Support tutors to work with young people with challenging behaviour
Specific Duties Management
To plan and facilitate team meetings, multi-agency meetings, consultation and co-operative working with statutory and non-statutory agencies.
To manage the risk and safety of young people, service users and be responsible for their care whilst they engage with Young Lewisham Project along with other management team.
To ensure that Health and Safety processes and policies are followed and that risk assessments are in place, up to date and complied with.
Manage workshop equipment - service, maintenance, repair and replacement
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of legislation and policy in areas of education and youth work.
Oversee risk assessments and health and safety of workshops
Specific Duties Human Resources
Responsible for the supervision and management of workshop staff and volunteers involved in specific groups / projects within Young Lewisham.
Involvement in the recruitment and induction of new staff or volunteers involved in specific groups / projects within Young Lewisham.
Specific Duties pertaining to individual Groups and Projects
Responsible for workshop and tutor spending according to specific project budget and Young Lewisham finance policy and any funding agreements in place.
To work in a multi-agency setting e.g. schools, Youth Services, specialist projects/agencies to maximise development and learning opportunities for young people.
To work in a multi-disciplinary way by: building and maintaining relationships with partners, sharing information in line with the Data Protection Act and Young Lewisham policies; attending relevant meetings as necessary
Monitoring and Reporting
Responsible for maintaining and developing systems of monitoring that can capture and analyse performance data to track progress of individual projects against outputs and outcomes
Responsible for producing timely and accurate reports for the Management Committee and external funders.
General
In carrying out the above role, the post holder will:
Be available to work unsociable hours when necessary (this may include some weekends and overnight stays).
Work with young people in accordance with the core values of mainstream education & youth work
Manage accident and incident reporting processes
Adhere to and ensure the implementation of Young Lewisham Project’s organisational policies and procedures within their role.
Adhere to Health and Safety protocol and procedures in line with the nature of the role.
Be fully committed to the active promotion of the Young Lewisham’s Equality and Diversity Policy. Be committed to the involvement and participation of young people in the services they receive from Young Lewisham.
Seek to improve his/ her own performance and be committed to continuous professional development.
To act as an ambassador for Young Lewisham Project, upholding and promoting our organisational values and ethos.
The post holder will undertake any other duties of a similar nature, which are commensurate with the grade and seniority of the post.
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Purpose of the post
The Engagement and Involvement Lead will engage with young people, families, schools and other interest-holders in the process of designing, delivering and ensuring the best outputs from the Adolescent Health Study, and is critical for the success of the project. We are at the early stages of laying the foundations for this and in this new role we are seeking an experienced and passionate individual to co-ordinate and lead AHS’s cross-UK participant and public involvement and engagement activities.
This is a role that requires high levels of confidence, autonomy, enthusiasm and skill. The postholder will be responsible for delivering the project’s new Engagement and Involvement Strategy, including: establishing and coordinating a Young Persons’ Advisory Group for AHS; developing and delivering AHS public engagement and involvement activities; outsourcing and supervising engagement and involvement activities that are better provided by external partners; scoping and advising on which routes for involvement and engagement activities are best suited to different tasks.
Main responsibilities
Planning & strategy delivery
· Ensuring the study delivers the values and approaches set out in the AHS engagement and involvement strategy
· Planning, delivering and reporting on an ongoing, regular and important programme of engagement events and activities
· Reviewing/revising/adding to existing policies, processes and procedures to support effective working together with people and communities (such as reimbursement, compensation, making reasonable adjustments)
· Developing and implementing appropriate evaluation, monitoring and reporting of Community Engagement & Involvement
· Keeping up to date with good practice & sector advances and sharing these with the AHS team.
Practical engagement and involvement
· Developing methods to enhance engagement and involvement, and helping to build positive relationships with young people and stakeholder groups, including charities, third sector & advocacy groups
· Overseeing day-to-day planning & delivery of a high-quality engagement and involvement programme. To include, for example:
o Managing and supporting Youth Advisors
o Recruiting and running a standing Young People’s Advisory Group (YPAG)
o Organising & delivering other ad hoc engagement activities as necessary
· Securing external partners where necessary, and managing contracts and delivery of their work across the UK
· Ensuring that any external parties (e.g. organisations, freelancers, consultants) supporting AHS’s involvement and engagement work have clear roles, responsibilities & goals
· Working with the Head of Communications to develop and manage provision of relevant information to members of the public, teachers, young people & researchers
· Keep clear records of involvement and engagement activities, ensuring results are used to inform the study and the wider research community.
Team support
- Checking for and capitalising on possible opportunities for engagement and involvement to be embedded in the work of the wider team
- Ensuring appropriate induction, training, mentoring and support is organised for the research team and communities involved
- Sharing examples of emerging good practice and CEI (Community Engagement & Involvement) impact across the research team.
Wider
- Contributing to shared learning and future sustainability as part of wider CEI communities of practice
- Acting as a key point of contact for community members and partners involved in the research
- Representing and presenting the AHS study’s engagement and involvement work to the wider research community at a senior level, including in national engagement & involvement networks as necessary.
Knowledge, skills and experience
Essential criteria
· Undergraduate degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant field
· Experience developing and delivering engagement and involvement activities with young people and other relevant interest-holders (such as parents, families, teachers and schools)
· A proven track record or professional background in working with young people – such as in youth work, counselling, mentoring, education, or a related setting
· Understanding and experience of good practice in youth engagement and involvement, including the principles and implementation of safeguarding, data protection, and inclusive practice
· Awareness of culturally sensitive approaches and methods to be inclusive of all relevant perspectives, including marginalised and vulnerable groups
· Experience of successful project management and ability to deliver, working independently.
· Ability to design and deliver workshops, focus groups or meetings that encourage open dialogue and collaboration
· Ability to manage a budget and report on financial activity accurately
· Ability to work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team, with experience of working alongside and influencing senior level professionals
· Research literacy, with a clear understanding of large UK-wide research initiatives and the various competing demands and pressures the study will face
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills - able to communicate effectively and confidently with a range of stakeholders and to summarise and report key information clearly and accurately, both verbally and in writing
· Demonstrated commitment to youth participation and the meaningful inclusion of young people’s perspectives.
· Confident using online tools (e.g. MS Teams, Zoom), and collaborative platforms (e.g. SharePoint, Microsoft 365)
Desirable criteria
· Relevant qualification in engagement and involvement
· Post-graduate degree or equivalent experience
· Understanding of key concepts and challenges in young people’s health and wellbeing and the transition to adulthood
· Familiarity with health research and data governance frameworks
· Understanding and knowledge of key potential partners across the UK for delivering youth engagement in the sector.
· Experience using digital engagement and facilitation tools for online workshops (e.g. Miro, Mural, Mentimeter, Canva, PowerPoint)
Dimensions
· This has been designed as a full-time role, although part-time work could be considered for the right candidate.
· Flexible working across several geographical locations in the UK. Travel may be required to AHS locations and partner organisations.
· AHS is a national organisation, and our activities take place across the UK.
Application Process
This post is subject to receipt of satisfactory references, an enhanced DBS check and right to work in the UK (visa sponsorship is not available). Please apply with a CV and a covering letter (of no more than two pages) explaining what you can bring to this role, and including your current salary.
The closing date for this position is midnight on Sunday 17 August 2025.
Interviews are currently expected to be held during the week commencing 08 September, tentatively scheduled on Thursday 11 or Friday 12 September 2025.
Equal Opportunities Policy Statement
AHS is an equal opportunities employer, and as such aims to treat all employees, consultants and applicants fairly. AHS is an equal opportunities employer, and as such aims to treat all employees, consultants and applicants fairly. It is our policy to provide employment equality to all, irrespective of age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
Beyond these protected characteristics, we acknowledge the importance of socio-economic background, childcare and caring responsibilities, educational background, neurodiversity, and any other factors that shape an individual’s identity and opportunities. We strive to create an environment where all colleagues feel valued, supported, and able to contribute fully.
Values
It is an exciting time for the Adolescent Health Study (AHS) as we establish our senior leadership team and begin to plan the pilot studies. As the senior executive team evolves, the AHS values will be grounded in inclusivity, integrity, accountability, and collaboration.
Application Process
This post is subject to receipt of satisfactory references, an enhanced DBS check and right to work in the UK (visa sponsorship is not available). Please apply with a CV and a covering letter (of no more than two pages) explaining what you can bring to this role, and including your current salary.
The closing date for this position is midnight on Sunday 17 August 2025.
Interviews are currently expected to be held during the week commencing 08 September, tentatively scheduled on Thursday 11 or Friday 12 September 2025.
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Pause works to improve the lives of women who have had more than one child removed from their care, and the services and systems that affect them.
As Communications and Policy Officer, your role will be to raise awareness and increase understanding of Pause and the experiences of the women we work with in order to achieve positive change at both a national and local level.
This is a new role, sitting within the Partnerships and Engagement team, although you will work with colleagues across the whole organisation.
You will work with the team to influence change by delivering creative communications activity and maintaining excellent working relationships with key stakeholders. This will involve working closely with our Impact and Influencing Lead as well as our colleagues in practice, participation and engagement, so that you can learn from those with lived experience and ensure their voices are at the forefront.
The ideal candidate will be an excellent communicator with the ability to deliver creative communications to influence change. You also should have a real desire to create positive change in the services and systems that affect the lives of women who have had children removed from their care.
We are using Charity Job's anonymous applicant tracker system. Your cover letter should be no more than 2 sides of A4, and so you’ll need to use your creative skills to be sure that you fully address the person specification and show us why you’re the absolute best person for this job.
We work to improve the lives of women who have had more than one child removed from their care, and the services and systems that affect them.
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Family Services Manager
Home-Start Lambeth is seeking a passionate and experienced Family Services Manager to lead our dedicated team in delivering vital support to families with young children in Lambeth. If you're a proactive leader with a heart for helping families thrive, this could be the perfect role for you!
About Home-Start Lambeth:
Our mission is to empower Lambeth families, helping them to develop their resources and connections. We walk alongside families, providing emotional and practical support so that they can overcome the challenges they face and provide a brilliant early years foundation for their children. With our incredible network of volunteers we support 100-150 families every year across Lambeth. We do this through our home-visiting service and our Freedom programme for domestic abuse survivors. To learn more about our work, please see our impact report on our website.
“Volunteer support was life changing. It was seriously so good - I feel like my life is really different today, than when I first started with you guys. I never felt judged or ashamed of where I was at. Every issue I brought up, or area I struggled with, [my volunteer] listened but also helped me to come up with potential solutions.”
The Role: Family Services Manager
As our Family Services Manager, you will provide operational and strategic oversight of all service delivery at Home-Start Lambeth. You will be instrumental in ensuring our services deliver real value to the families we support.
Key Responsibilities:
- Service Leadership: Oversee and develop service delivery, ensuring strategic and operational priorities are met.
- Team Management: Line manage and support our dedicated Family Coordinators and Volunteering Officer, fostering a culture of learning and development.
- Project and Performance Management: Lead on project management, performance management, and ensure compliance with policies and legal requirements, including safeguarding.
- Safeguarding and Compliance: Promote children's welfare and ensure compliance with safeguarding best practice.
- Volunteer Engagement: Work closely with our Volunteering Officer to maximise the effectiveness of our brilliant volunteers.
- Partnership Working: Develop and maintain strategic relationships with external partners to enhance awareness and reach of Home-Start Lambeth's services
- Reporting and Evaluation: Contribute to developing and implementing monitoring and evaluation frameworks to demonstrate the impact of our work.
What we are looking for:
- A high standard of education (BA/BSC, degree apprenticeship, level 6 qualification)
- Direct experience working with children and families from diverse backgrounds.
- Proven project management, staff line management (including performance management), and service management experience.
- A strong working knowledge of the needs of families with children under five, and current legislation and policies relating to children and families.
- A deep commitment to good safeguarding practice and professional confidentiality.
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
- A positive, creative, and organised approach to your work.
Desirable, but not essential:
- Relevant professional training (e.g., health visitor, teacher, social worker).
- Experience working with survivors of domestic abuse.
- Experience of developing and delivering training.
- Knowledge of Lambeth and local children's support services.
Salary: £37,000 FTE pro rata (actual salary £22,200 p.a.)
Hours: 21 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Benefits: 3% employer pension contribution, employee assistance programme including a 24hr Health & Counselling helpline, flexible working arrangements (carer/family-friendly working)
Join us and help make a real difference to families in Lambeth!
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Our expert care staff and trained volunteers provide clinical, emotional and practical support for families across North and Central London and Hertsmere. Designed by families, for families, our hospice building - The Ark - provides a space where children who are seriously unwell are accepted as they are, safe to play, explore, express themselves and build confidence.
Shortlisted in three categories for the prestigious 2023 Third Sector Awards, including Charity Chief Executive of the Year and Fundraising Campaign of the Year, the charity has seen sustained growth over the past three years. We are looking for high quality professionals to be a part of our ongoing success.
JOB DESCRIPTION
We are hiring two Community Engagement Officers to join our ambitious team. Reporting to the Community
Engagement Manager, these two roles will work closely together to support the growth of our Community Giving Program from £310,000 to £650,000 over the next three years.
The Community Engagement Officer will be be responsible for implementing, and supporting the development of, our donor acqusition and retention strategies for key organisations across our catchment area; identifying new opportunities for growth, and analysing the effectiveness of fundraising initiatives to ensure targets are achieved. The post holder will excel at providing exceptional stewardship and using data insight to guide decision-making.
ABOUT YOU
We are seeking a professional fundraiser with demonstrable experience in community fundraising or corporate partnerships. Experience managing a portfolio of community groups or in securing successful long-term partnerships is essential.
You will be a friendly, empathetic and confident public speaker who enjoys networking with a variety of internal and external stakeholders – able to instantly connect with others and communicate effectively about our work.
You will hold a full UK driving license and be willing to travel across our catchment area to meet supporters.
Occasionally undertaking weekend, early morning, and evening work – time off in lieu will be given.
Kindly see the attached job description for more information about this opportunity. We encourage early applications, as we reserve the right to close this role early if we receive sufficient applications.
Please note an enhanced DBS disclosure with Child Barring will be required for this post. Our recruitment checks, induction, ongoing support and supervision, reflect our commitment to safeguarding the families we support.
Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and we reserve the right to close this role early. We therefore encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Noah's Ark Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice is an equal opportunity employer and particularly welcomes applications from groups who are currently under-represented in our staff.
Our diversity council is working hard to construct positive changes within our organisation. We are a disability-confident employer and part of our commitment is to interview all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for a job vacancy and consider them on their abilities.
We help children who are seriously unwell make the most of every day





The vacancy
We are seeking to appoint one lay member to sit on our GOC Council.
About the GOC
We are the regulator for the optical professions in the UK. Our purpose is to protect the public by promoting high standards of education, performance and conduct. For more information about us please visit our website:optical. org.
About the Council
The role of Council is to lead on the GOC’s mission to protect the public by upholding high standards in eye care services. The Council is composed of six lay members (including the Chair) and six registrant members (i.e. registered optometrists and dispensing opticians). At least one member of the Council must work wholly or mainly in each of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. One Council member acts as a Senior Council Member whose role is to carry out the Chair’s appraisal as well as provide a sounding board for the Chair and serve as an intermediary for Council members, Executive and stakeholders as necessary.
The successful candidate will contribute to Council by exercising oversight, ensuring effective corporate governance, and making high-level policy decisions. They will be able to operate strategically and impartially; listen, communicate, and influence effectively; exercise judgment; and inspire confidence and support amongst our stakeholders.
Remuneration and time commitment
Council members are remunerated in accordance with our member fees policy (£13,962 per annum plus reasonable travel and subsistence expenses). The member fee includes time for reading and preparation.
The appointed member will be expected to commit approximately 2-3 days per month. Meetings will usually take place via MS Teams but may on occasion be held at the GOC Offices at Level 29, One Canada Square, London, E14 5AA. There are occasional online catch-up meetings - these are currently scheduled on a Tuesday evening every 6-8 weeks, from 5.30pm – 6.30pm.
How to apply:
Please email the the following to appointment@optical. org
· your CV outlining your employment history, any relevant voluntary work, public service or other experience; together with any relevant professional, academic or vocational qualifications;
· the application form, stating how your experience matches the criteria for the vacancy you are applying for; and
· complete the EDI monitoring form linked in the candidate pack (this is an online form and does not need to be included in the email with your CV and application form).
APPLICATION DEADLINE: midnight on Sunday 10 August 2025.
Online interviews will be held on between Wednesday 15 and Thursday 16 October 2025.
If you have any questions, please email them to appointment@optical. org and we will aim to respond to you within 48 hours.
We welcome applications from individuals who are disabled and from diverse ethnic backgrounds as these are currently under-represented on our council and committees.
We strive to be as diverse as the public we protect and welcome applications from everyone, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy, maternity and geographical locations outside of London.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We’re an award-winning charity running local learning centres in the heart of the communities where the young people we support live. Our centres provide a high impact education programme which includes practical learning support, pastoral care, and motivational and confidence-building activities for young people aged 7-18. Our aim is to enable students from the least advantaged neighbourhoods to realise their ambitions and achieve their wonderful potential.
As the UK’s leading university access organisation, our staff team is helping 56,000 young people each year at its 45 learning centres and extension projects across England and Scotland, and we plan to scale-up our provision to 50 centres over the coming years.
We are looking for an experienced Philanthropy Manager (maternity cover) to join our high-performing and talented fundraising team, all of whom have a genuine passion and enthusiasm for our mission to support young people achieve their ambitions.
We have a fantastic and diverse range of philanthropic supporters - from key individual donors through to major philanthropic trusts. As a manager in the Philanthropy team, you will have the opportunity to play a key role in managing and stewarding our current partnerships, and securing new supporters in order to meet and exceed our ambitious fundraising targets.
The role at a glance
Contract: Fixed-term maternity cover contract (until August 2026). This role can be either full-time or part-time (0.8 FTE) - responsibilities will be adjusted proportionally for part-time candidates.
Start date: As soon as possible, as agreed with candidate
Working hours
09.00 - 17.30
We are a delivery organisation providing frontline educational services for young people. We are an organisation with team members at different stages of their career, including many in their first roles: We are committed to nurturing talent and
providing a developmental culture for all. Our team works in-person 4 days per week with the option of 1 day working from home.
IntoUniversity provides local learning centres where young people are inspired to achieve.





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We are thrilled to be working with an awesome charity who are looking for an Interim Head of Philanthropy to join their team for an initial 6-month contract. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a philanthropy team that is going from strength to strength, with significant corporate partners and a growing major donor programme.
Key responsibilities
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Provide strategic leadership to grow and diversify philanthropy income, delivering an ambitious growth plan across trusts and foundations, major donors, and corporate partnerships.
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Strengthen existing relationships to deepen engagement and secure increased support, while proactively driving new business and developing robust pipelines for long-term sustainability and impact.
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Lead the strategic development and delivery of philanthropy and corporate partnerships strategies, focusing on securing and sustaining six and seven-figure donations.
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Identify, research, and secure new income sources from trusts, philanthropists, and corporates, building and stewarding relationships for long-term benefit.
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Manage and grow an active portfolio of current and prospective donors, implementing tailored cultivation and stewardship plans to maximise lifetime value.
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Develop compelling cases for support and high-impact propositions that inspire, attract, and retain major supporters.
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Prepare and deliver persuasive proposals and pitches to win new corporate partnerships, developing the organisation's offer across CSR, CRM, employee engagement, payroll giving, and other models.
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Build and maintain a strong pipeline of corporate opportunities through strategic prospecting, creative cultivation, and partnership development.
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Oversee a programme of special events to cultivate and engage high-value supporters and prospects.
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Lead the prospect research function, ensuring a robust pipeline of opportunities, comprehensive due diligence, and compliance with ethical standards.
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Draft and negotiate partnership agreements, supported by legal advice, to protect the organisation’s interests and ensure clear commitments.
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Lead and own philanthropy business planning, budgeting, and reporting processes — monitoring performance, evaluating impact, and refining approaches as needed.
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Champion best practice and compliance, ensuring all activity meets legal and regulatory requirements including GDPR.
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Provide inclusive, values-driven leadership to the Philanthropy team — promoting excellence, innovation, and a collaborative, supportive culture.
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Recruit, develop, and retain talent in line with the organisation’s people policies and commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI).
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Embed the organisation’s values and strong commitment to EDI across all philanthropy and corporate partnership activity.
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Foster a culture of philanthropic success across the organisation, working closely with Trustees, the CEO, and senior leaders to maximise networks and relationship management.
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Act as a proactive member of the Senior Management Team, collaborating across directorates to drive innovation, solve challenges, and deliver shared goals.
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Work collaboratively across teams to create integrated delivery plans that maximise efficiency, alignment, and impact.
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Support the Director on organisational strategy, Board and committee papers, and risk management.
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Maintain positive, supportive relationships with colleagues across the organisation, championing a service-user-centred approach in all fundraising activity.
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Ensure the confidentiality, security, and ethical use of information in line with the organisation’s policies.
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Contribute to sustainable working practices and reduce the environmental impact of the organisation’s activities.
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Undertake continuing professional development to maintain expertise and support the organisation’s evolving needs.
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Actively participate in performance management, regular supervision, and development planning.
Person Specifications
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Significant proven experience in major donor and trust fundraising, with a track record of securing and growing six and seven-figure gifts.
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Demonstrable success in developing and securing strategic corporate partnerships to deliver substantial income.
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Strong experience writing compelling, audience-focused proposals and communications.
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Proven ability to build and sustain high-value supporter relationships.
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Experience developing corporate propositions that meet partner CSR objectives and the organisation’s strategic goals.
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Contract development and management experience.
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Confident budget management and financial planning skills.
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Experience leading teams and managing complex internal and external stakeholder relationships.
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Deep knowledge of major donor, trust, and corporate fundraising principles and best practice.
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including confident delivery of presentations and pitches.
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Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver against deadlines.
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Analytical thinking and the ability to assess opportunities, including understanding risk and return on investment.
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Excellent interpersonal skills, credibility, and the ability to influence at senior level.
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Creativity and strategic thinking to develop supporter-centric propositions and partnerships.
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Experience and confidence in prospect research and new business development.
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An enthusiastic, positive, and collaborative approach.
What’s on Offer:
- £249.01 per day + £37.35 daily holiday pay (£286.36 total PAYE) Outside London
- £260.87 per day + £39.13 daily holiday pay (£300.00 total PAYE) Inside London
- Full-time opportunity, 0.8 considered
- A flexible working set up, hybrid working, travel to London for SLT meetings and Donor meetings.
How to Apply: To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role by clicking the “apply now” button.
The process: If your experience aligns with what we're looking for, a member of our team will be in contact to discuss the role with you in more detail before presenting your profile to the client. We will also ensure that all applicants receive an email to inform them of the outcome of their application.
To avoid any potential delays or your application being missed, please apply solely via the 'Apply Now' button via our website.
Commitment to Diversity: The Talent Set and our partner organisation are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, sexual orientation, disability, age, or gender. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.
Mission Without Borders International (MWBI) is a Christian organisation working in six of the poorest countries in Eastern Europe, raising funds through twelve organizations.
We are an international network of Christians who journey with the poor and marginalized, bringing practical and spiritual support with hope of a better future, enabling and encouraging people to lift themselves out of poverty, always sharing the hope that is found in Jesus Christ. We serve people without regard to their religion or ethnic background.
We want to see lives transformed, across generations, with hope for the future. Consequently, we work with families; with children, living in both communities and government institutions; and with the elderly, who are often the most isolated in poor communities. We journey with them over a five-year period to ensure we develop sustainable solutions and always in partnership with the local Church and a network of Coordinators who live in their local communities.
This is a pivotal moment for MWBI.
Mission Without Borders International is embarking on a season of renewal and growth. We have successfully implemented a new CRM system across our 12 affiliates who are scoped with raising financial and prayer support. The next phase of our systems upgrade will involve rolling out the new CRM system to our 6 field country operations in 2026. And then a new finance system. All of this with the goal of creating dashboards of data which provide real-time insights into the mission’s consolidated financial position and inform strategic decision-making. It is into this exciting new stage of the Mission that we seek a Director of Finance.
You will be a Christian, qualified accountant with proven experience as an international finance leader, having implemented new systems and worked across multiple jurisdictions. Experience of the charity/humanitarian sector and an understanding of the complexities of in-country programme management would be beneficial. You will have an open and servant-hearted leadership style that leads through team building and a drive to see excellence delivered through strong and transparent working relationships. You will be passionate about our vision to reach people for Christ.
This post is subject to an occupational requirement that the holder is a practising Christian under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010.
The Stuart Low Trust (SLT) is a well-respected and award-winning mental health charity based in Islington, supporting people who are isolated through a varied programme of art, nature and wellbeing group activities. SLT was founded to be radically different from other charities – uniquely accessible, inclusive, and community-embedded.
If you enjoy developing a highly valued volunteer team to support our activity programmes, this is the job for you!
What the job offers
This is an exciting new post at our charity to take forward our Strategy to expand our service support and reach more people in need. You’ll be responsible for recruiting and on-boarding a diverse team of volunteers who contribute to SLT’s programmes. You won’t be managing volunteers at activities – that’s handled by other team members – but you will make sure that all volunteers feel welcomed, trained, supported and valued. You will provide regular supervision outside activities and work with staff to develop inclusive, consistent volunteering practices across the charity.
Who we are seeking
We’re looking for someone with a passion for the value of volunteering, who can bring energy and initiative to develop our volunteer workforce. You will have a proven track record of supporting volunteers in a community/social care setting. You will have ability to build relationships and collaborate effectively with colleagues across teams. You will have confidence in delivering inductions and facilitating small group supervision sessions. You will demonstrate good organisational and communication skills, including the ability to work with people from diverse cultural backgrounds. You will be willing to undertake occasional evening work for volunteer availability.
Job benefits:
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Hybrid, flexible, supportive working arrangements with a small and friendly team.
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25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)
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Occupational pension scheme
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Line-managed by the Chief Executive, who has 30 years' experience in the charity sector and developed volunteer programmes
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The opportunity to make a real impact in people’s lives by shaping a welcoming, inclusive and supportive volunteer culture.
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The chance to lead on volunteer recruitment, induction, training and supervision – and see volunteers flourish and grow.
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A collaborative work environment where your work directly supports SLT’s frontline services.
This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check and two satisfactory references.
We are offering an initial 18 months’ contract for this post with intention to make permanent.
We are embrace diversity, equality of opportunity and inclusion. We are committed to building a team that represents are variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. The more inclusive we are, the more we can achieve.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
JOB TITLE: DIRECTOR OF INCOME GENERATION
SALARY: £85,000 to £90,000 per annum
LOCATION: Hybrid (UK based) with regular attendance at their London office
Prospectus are excited to be working exclusively with our client - the global charity for the working animals of the world was founded in 1923 to support working animals across the world - to help them recruit for their new Director of Income Generation. Today, more than 100 years on from the charity’s launch, the organisation works in approximately 22 low-income countries to improve the welfare of working animals, including horses, donkeys, mules, water buffalo, oxen and camels. The charity's mission is to transform the welfare of working animals in low-income countries.
The Director of Income Generation is part of the organisation's Senior Leadership Team leading, motivating and inspiring the organisation in line with their strategy, agreed values and behaviours. They are responsible for developing and delivering a comprehensive Income Generation Strategy that ensures long-term sustainability and financial growth. This role oversees all the charity's new and potential income streams including individual donors, major donors, legacy donors, trust and foundation grant makers, corporate partners, institutional donors and commercial / earned income. Working closely with teams across multiple countries, the post holder will ensure that their revenue generation activities resonate with diverse audiences and stakeholders around the world.
They are looking for a candidate who has demonstrable senior-level experience leading successful, large-scale (six figure +) income generation programmes in an international, non-profit context. They are looking for someone with demonstrable experience of a range of fundraising channels including at least four of the following: individual donors, major donors, legacy donors, trust and foundation grant makers, corporate partners, institutional grants and commercial / earned income. The ideal candidate will have an understanding of the issues around animal welfare and an empathy and passion for the values and work of the charity.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy/maternity. If you have any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the process then please contact Firas El Dib or Ryan Burdock at Prospectus.
If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more. Prospectus can advise and support on each part of the role and hopefully your application, so we look forward to hearing from you.
In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will arrange for a meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.
Senior Finance Manager (Part-Time)
24 hours per week | £50,000 per annum (FTE) | Hybrid (minimum 2 days/week in South London office)
A high-impact, award-winning charity working to improve health and wellbeing through a better food system is seeking a Senior Finance Manager to join its senior management team. The organisation influences policy, builds strategic partnerships, and raises public awareness around the links between food, health, and sustainability.
This is a crucial and hands-on role, responsible for overseeing the charity’s financial management. You will ensure accurate, timely financial and management reporting, while supporting the senior leadership team.
We are looking for a self-motivated, adaptable, and approachable finance professional with excellent analytical and communication skills. You’ll thrive under pressure and be confident working across teams and with external stakeholders. The role includes line management of the Operations Manager and reports to the Executive Director.
This position offers the opportunity to play a key role in an organisation that is shaping the future of the UK’s food system and making a real difference to public health.
As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.