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Join the Lake District Calvert Trust and turn great relationships and inspiring events into life-changing impact. Lead and grow income from corporate partnerships and events, creating engaging fundraising opportunities that help more disabled people experience the confidence, independence and achievement that adventure can bring. If you’re a natural relationship-builder, creative fundraiser and collaborative team player who thrives on achieving ambitious income targets, we’d love to hear from you.

The postholder will build strong relationships with a range of external stakeholders, businesses and individual supporters, delivering engaging fundraising opportunities that generate sustainable income and raise awareness of the charity's work.

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of fundraising at one of the UK's leading accessible outdoor adventure charities. Every partnership you develop, every event you deliver and every supporter you inspire will help more disabled people discover confidence, independence and achievement through adventure.

Joining the Lake District Calvert Trust means becoming part of a passionate, supportive team committed to creating life-changing experiences and ensuring that adventure is accessible to everyone.

Partnerships and Impact Specialist

Advocacy & Influence | Remote (UK-based)

Salary: £42,000 per annum

Hours: Full time (35 hours per week to be worked over 5 days)

Location: Home-based in the UK with occasional paid travel to our London office and for meetings – nationally and internationally

Contract: Fixed Term Contract until June 2029

Join Population Matters

We are a UK charity with a global remit. Our vision is of a world in which our human population lives fairly and sustainably with nature and each other. As we enter an exciting new phase of growth and influence, we’re looking for a strategic and collaborative Partnership and Impact Specialist to build trusted relationships with civil society and grassroots partners, amplify their leadership, and help translate Population Matters’ evidence, advocacy insights and learning into meaningful influence and impact.

About the Role

This role sits within our Advocacy and Influence Team and will play a central part in delivering our Empower to Plan programme and wider organisational strategy. You will identify, develop and sustain strategic partnerships with civil society organisations, particularly grassroots organisations in the Global South and Global North, co-creating approaches that strengthen partner objectives and Population Matters’ evidence-based advocacy.

You will also lead our organisational Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) work, ensuring insights are captured, shared and embedded across our goals to strengthen impact. While managing the Partnerships and Impact Officer, and working collaboratively across research, advocacy, communications and fundraising, you will turn partner intelligence and learning into compelling case studies, briefings, proposals and influencing opportunities, supporting grassroots partners to strengthen their influence in local, national, regional and global decision-making forums.

Important Information

· This is a UK-based role

· Applicants must have the Right to Work in the UK

· We are unable to offer sponsorship

Apply Now

If you’re ready to play a vital role in a purpose-driven organisation and help shape a more sustainable future, we’d love to hear from you. Please submit a CV (not more than 3 pages) and answer the application questions explaining your interest in this role and how you meet the criteria in the Person Specification. A cover letter is not required. 

Closing date: Monday 21 September at 09:00am (BST)

Population Matters is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer. We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion across everything we do. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and do not discriminate based on disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age and all other categories protected by law. Please refer to our full EDI statement attached with this advert.

If you require any adjustments to make the process more accessible, or to arrange an informal conversation about the role, please see contact details within our EDI statement attached below this advert. 

Interview dates

First round: Week commencing 28 September, online

Final round: Week commencing 5 October (in-person) at our office: Population Matters, The Chandlery, 50 Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7QY, UK

Thank you for your interest in Population Matters.

Please note that we do not accept unsolicited contact from recruitment agencies regarding this vacancy.

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We're looking for a highly organised and relationship-focused Partnership Officer to join our Partnerships Team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys building strong relationships, coordinating complex activities and making a tangible difference to the lives of vulnerable communities around the world. You'll play a key role in helping life-saving medicines reach those who need them most.

IHP’s vision is to see a world in which all suffering due to lack of healthcare is eradicated. Our Christian faith underpins all that we do. It motivates us to care for those in need, and give our best in all circumstances, as an expression of God's love. We serve the poor in health without regard for ethnic or religious background, focusing on where the need is greatest.

The Role

Partnerships are at the heart of IHP's work. As Partnership Officer, you'll help build and maintain productive relationships with both corporate and NGO partners, ensuring donated medicines and healthcare products move efficiently from offer through to delivery.

Working across the partnership lifecycle, you'll coordinate activities, manage information and support programmes that deliver real impact for people around the world.

This is a varied role that combines:

• Partnership and relationship management
• Project and programme coordination
• Product donation administration
• Data and CRM management
• Income generation support
• Cross-team collaboration

About You

You’ll be a highly organised and relationship-focused person with experience in a coordination, partnership, fundraising or operations role.

We’re looking for someone with:

Essential

✅ Experienced in coordination, partnerships, relationship management, fundraising, operations, or a similar role

✅ Highly organised, with excellent attention to detail

✅ Confident and effective in both written and verbal communication

✅ Experienced in using CRM/database systems and Microsoft Office

✅ Able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

✅ Proactive, with a solutions-focused approach

✅ Committed to supporting and upholding IHP's Christian ethos

Desirable

➕ Experience supporting fundraising, donor reporting or proposal development

➕ Knowledge of the healthcare, humanitarian, pharmaceutical or supply chain sectors

➕ Experience working across multiple stakeholders or cross-functional teams

For further details regarding responsibilities and person specification, please see the job description.

Why join IHP?

This is an opportunity to use your skills and expertise to make a genuine difference. You will join a passionate and collaborative team committed to ensuring more people can access the medicines they need, regardless of circumstance.

Our Christian faith inspires our mission and values, and we are committed to demonstrating compassion, integrity and excellence in everything we do. Staff regularly spend time together in prayer and, as such, there is an occupational requirement for the successful candidate to have a personal commitment to the Christian faith.

We value our people and offer a supportive and flexible working environment, alongside a range of benefits including:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rated for part-time hours)
• Health and wellbeing support through Unum help@hand
• Life Insurance and Critical Illness Cover 
• Hybrid and flexible working options in a modern office near Chancery Lane Tube Station

IHP is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to working and embedding diversity and inclusion in all aspects of our work, including recruitment and selection. We actively encourage applicants to inform us of any specific support or reasonable adjustments we can make in the recruitment process (eg for disability or neurodivergence) and will continue this conversation into employment, as appropriate. 

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.

Join a supportive and inclusive team where your skills are valued, your voice is heard, and you have the space to work independently and develop.

We are looking for a senior partnerships officer who will ensure our vital work to address the
environmental crisis is well funded, working to secure new partnerships and stewarding existing
funder relationships.

This multifaceted role works across teams to coordinate and deliver Green Alliance’s fundraising
activities and grant management. Collaborating with the organisation’s policy and political
experts, you support the creation of creative and impactful new project proposals that address
environmental problems and support the organisation’s strategy. You will identify funders for this
through prospecting and relationship building and will guide proposals through processes to
secure funds. You will monitor the organisation’s progress against fundraising targets and lead on
management of our funding pipeline.

Stewardship of existing funding relationships is a significant part of this role which means
ensuring we have excellent communication with our funders, making sure they receive high
quality reports on Green Alliance’s impact and supporting the team to see our funders as partners.
You will manage our Business Circle and maintain relationships with its members and support
efforts to recruit new business members into Green Alliance Task Forces.

Excellent communication skills are at the heart of this role, both written and verbal. You will be
confident, efficient, and resourceful; calm under pressure and enjoy building strong relationships
with a variety of senior stakeholders, as well as working independently. Strong skills in relation to
organisation, administration and prioritisation are essential.

You will need to understand, or be willing to learn about, the political and environmental policy
contexts we work in.

Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early and interview suitable candidates as applications are received. You are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

Online harm is not inevitable. This is our urgent and hopeful mission.

We are Molly Rose Foundation, founded following the death of 14-year-old Molly Russell. We work at the intersect of suicide prevention, online safety, and tech accountability to demand a safer online world and move beyond the preventable harm. We believe a better online world is possible, one where young people are protected, championed and equipped with the skills, confidence and critical algorithmic literacy they need to navigate digital spaces and thrive.

Working closely with the Head of Partnerships and Fundraising, we’re looking for a Corporate Partnerships Manager to join our small team at a critical growth point. We’re looking for someone to build and deliver on our Corporate Partnerships Strategy and lay the groundwork for long term, sustainable corporate income generation as part of our wider Fundraising Strategy.

This is a new role for someone with substantial experience working in corporate partnerships. We’re looking for someone with strong account management and new business skills who can take our fledgling portfolio of corporate supporters and transform it into formal, long-term partnerships generating at least c.£400K by the end of the first 3 years.

You will have a demonstrable track record of securing and account managing five-six figure partnerships. You will have the ability to create propositions in collaboration with programmatic colleagues, and the confidence to pitch a compelling case for support to a range of senior corporate audiences. You will also have excellent communication skills both (written and verbal) and a keen eye for connecting a company’s objectives to the right opportunity at MRF. You will also have the commercial awareness to build partnerships that create genuine, shared value.

This is a partnerships role as much as a fundraising one. Alongside income, you will develop a suite of impactful corporate engagement opportunities and maximise the pro bono, skills and influence that the right partners can bring to our mission.

We're particularly interested in hearing from applicants with experience working in one or more of the following areas: online safety, tech accountability, suicide prevention or children’s mental health.

You will join a small, ambitious organisation with big plans and a strong values-led culture. If you're motivated by improving online safety, suicide prevention and helping young people to live long and stay strong, we'd love to hear from you.

We offer a comprehensive package that includes:

• 27 days annual leave plus 1 volunteering day, rising to 30 days holiday after three years’ service.

• Annual leave buyback scheme, with the option to purchase up to 5 additional days.

• Employee pension scheme.

• £500 employee wellbeing budget.

We welcome applications from diverse range of applicants and actively welcome flexible working requests. Any requests would be on the understanding that this is a full-time position.

Application Process
To apply, please send a CV (max. 2 sides A4) and cover letter (max. 2 sides A4) via the Charity Jobs website. In your covering letter we'd like to understand how you meet the person specification for this role. Your application will be scored against these criteria.

Application closing date: Monday 14 September 2026 at 09.00.

There will be an initial interview held online during the week of 21 September 2026 and a follow-up second stage meeting that will be in-person in London (dates TBC).

We are looking for a Corporate Partnerships Executive on a fixed-term basis to join our ambitious and supportive Philanthropy & Partnerships Team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in growing income from corporate partnerships, helping to fund the vital care and support Southern Hospice Group provides to local people and their families.

Working with both existing and prospective corporate supporters, you will develop and manage a diverse portfolio of corporate partnerships, securing support through strategic partnerships, sponsorship, employee fundraising and gifts in kind. You'll combine excellent relationship management skills with a proactive approach to identifying new opportunities, building long-term partnerships that deliver meaningful impact for both the hospice and our supporters.

If you're a confident communicator who enjoys developing relationships and delivering outstanding supporter experiences, we'd love to hear from you. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews will be held on a rolling basis, so we encourage interested candidates to apply early.

ReachOut is a youth development charity and a strategic partner for schools. Through collective mentoring and engaging activities, we build socio-emotional skills that transform outcomes for young people constrained by circumstance. 

The Schools & Universities Partnerships Manager will lead the development, growth, and management of ReachOut’s partnerships with schools, multi-academy trusts, and universities.

This new role is central to delivering ReachOut’s strategy to expand our reach, increase income, and deepen our impact for young people constrained by circumstance. Reporting to the CEO and sitting within the Income & Partnerships Team, the postholder will work closely with colleagues across Programmes & Impact and Volunteering.

The role is responsible for building a strong pipeline of partners, securing sustainable funding, and managing existing relationships to ensure mutual value. Through both new and established partnerships, the postholder will support ReachOut’s mission while helping schools and universities achieve their own strategic objectives.

Who we are looking for

• An ambitious, proactive fundraiser with the ability to develop, deliver, and grow long-term partnerships with schools and universities across London, Manchester, and new locations in line with ReachOut's strategy.
• A confident communicator who thrives in a small, collaborative organisation and can build strong relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders across multiple departments and sectors.
• Someone who can work autonomously, manage competing priorities, and identify opportunities to generate income, raise our profile and increase impact.

How to Apply

• To apply please visit our website.
• We are unable to provide visa sponsorship. To apply for the role you must have the right to work in the UK.

Key Dates

• Applications close: 9am on Friday 18th September 2026
• Interviews (in person in London or Manchester): Wednesday 23rd September 2026 
• Start Date: ASAP

If the date for interviews causes any issues, please still apply and let us know in your email as we may be able to be flexible on the interview arrangements.

Please note: the successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service. ReachOut will cover the cost of the check and guide you through the process. All staff have a responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and adults. The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

ReachOut is committed to being an inclusive and diverse organisation. We therefore welcome applications from people of all ethnicities, ages, religious beliefs, gender identities, sexual orientations and any other protected characteristics, to provide a diverse range of experiences, ideas and insights into our work. ReachOut wants to increase the representation of our young people amongst our staff, so if you are from these ethnic groups, we would particularly appreciate receiving your applications.

The Corporate Partnerships Manager will play a pivotal role in developing and growing strategic partnerships that generate sustainable income and raise the profile of LOROS within the local business community.

Working closely with colleagues across Fundraising, Marketing & Communications, Supporter Engagement, Events, and Philanthropy, the postholder will identify and maximise opportunities for cross-team collaboration, deliver exceptional supporter stewardship, and embed a partnership-led approach across the organisation.

The role is responsible for developing a strong pipeline of prospective corporate supporters, creating compelling partnership propositions, securing new business opportunities, and managing a portfolio of key corporate relationships. Through effective relationship management and strategic account development, the postholder will inspire organisations to support LOROS' mission and help ensure that more people receive high-quality hospice care and support when they need it most.

The ideal candidate will have significant experience in corporate fundraising, business development, or partnership management, with a proven track record of securing and growing high-value relationships. They will be an excellent communicator and relationship builder, able to engage a wide range of stakeholders and influence across multiple teams. Above all, they will be passionate about connecting businesses with meaningful opportunities to make a lasting difference to patients, families, and carers supported by LOROS.

This is an exciting opportunity for a senior fundraising professional who combines strategic thinking with excellent relationship-building skills and a passion for making a tangible difference.

The Fundraising Manager will lead on the development and growth of several key income streams, including:

• Major Donors
• Corporate Partnerships and Giving
• Regular Giving
• Gifts in Wills (Legacies)

Working in close partnership with SUDEP Action's other Fundraising Manager (who oversees Community fundraising, Trusts and Grants and other aspects of our in-memory giving), the postholder will also share responsibility for the development, delivery and performance of wider fundraising activity across the charity.

A significant aspect of this role will involve re-engaging existing high-value supporters while identifying and cultivating new prospects. The ideal candidate will be confident networking, opening doors, building meaningful relationships and inspiring people to support a cause that may be unfamiliar to them.

The postholder will work collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation, including fundraising colleagues, the CEO, and wider management team, drawing upon their expertise to develop effective fundraising plans, test assumptions and ensure the charity is represented professionally, authentically and consistently.

Given the nature of SUDEP Action's work, the role also requires sensitivity, empathy and the ability to engage thoughtfully with people affected by epilepsy and bereavement.

Full details of the role and experience required can be found in the Job Pack attachment.

Barnet Catchment Partnerships Officer 

Salary: £26,936 - £36,352 dependant on experience (Officer Band A Learning - Officer Band B Developing).

Contract length: 0.6 FTE Permanent Part-Time Position. Contract to 31st March 2028, with possibility to extend, subject to funding. Possibility to increase to Full-Time Position, also subject to funding.

Location: This is a hybrid position with a mixture of working from home, Thames21’s main office at the Guildhall, City of London and site visits across Thames21 catchment areas as required. Occasional working from Thames21’s satellite office at Bow Locks, East London may also be required.

Responsible to: Catchment Partnership Programme Manager

About Thames21:

Thames21 is an environmental charity putting healthy rivers at the heart of community life. Through environmental improvements, community engagement, education and advocacy we bring about effective and lasting change by working hand-in-hand with communities to deliver tangible and measurable improvements to our network of rivers.

Diversity at Thames21

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at Thames21 is key to our success and as such we employ staff from a diverse range of backgrounds, this we feel is key in ensuring that everybody has an equal opportunity and is not treated differently or discriminated against because of their characteristics. We value the voices of our individual employees, and we strive to work in a collaborative, innovative balanced way. The postholder must actively support this.

Purpose of the job:

This post will form part of Thames21’s Catchment Partnership team. The successful candidate will host the Brent Catchment Partnership and will be responsible for the partnership’s strategic development and expansion, working towards the successful delivery of the Catchment Based Approach (CaBA) to improve the rivers and wider environment in this catchment.

The Brent Catchment Partnership covers an area of approximately 170km2, from Edgeware in the north, to its tributary with the Thames in the south by Brentford.

Main duties and responsibilities:

The officer will be expected to deliver across four priority areas:

1. Develop diverse, representative, collaborative and delivery focused partnerships

The successful candidate will need to work autonomously and proactively to seek out and positively engage strategic stakeholders within the Brent catchment area, building the influence and capacity of the Catchment Partnership network to deliver improvements for rivers and local communities. These stakeholders will include (but are not limited to) community groups, landowners, eNGOs, local authorities, government agencies and water companies.

2. Work with partnership networks to identify, develop and fundraise for river catchment improvement projects

Working alongside external partners and Thames21 colleagues, the Catchment Partnership Officer will need to draw on their knowledge of what makes a river catchment healthy to develop ambitious and impactful catchment improvement projects that meet the targets of Thames21’s 5-year plan and the Brent Catchment Action Plan. Once identified, the successful candidate will be required to work with relevant Thames21 teams and external partners to successfully fundraise for the development and delivery of these projects.

3. Bring together identified projects into detailed, deliverable catchment and sub-catchment action plans, and monitor progress against these.

The catchment partnership officer will be responsible for developing deliverable catchment and sub-catchment action plans that draw together projects identified across the catchment/sub-catchment area with landowner and stakeholder support. These plans should make the priority projects for delivery clear to external readers and catchment partners, enabling a strategic approach to project delivery in the catchment.

4.Break down silos by sharing information and bringing people together; in a way that is catchment wide, cross boundary and across multiple organisations.

The catchment partnership officer will be expected to share knowledge, news, funding opportunities and project progress between stakeholders through meetings, site visits, email newsletters and quarterly meetings of the whole Catchment Partnership (which the Officer will have the responsibility of arranging, coordinating and chairing, including the production of agendas, minutes and actions). The catchment partnership officer will be expected to communicate the work of their catchment partnership networks externally at relevant forums, including the River Partnerships in London (RiPL) Group, Thames Catchment Forum and strategic community events.

Other Duties

Where necessary, the catchment partnership officer may be required to support and lead on the delivery of river improvement projects, managing project deadlines and budgets. Moreover, this job description cannot cover every issue or task that may arise within Thames21; at various times the post-holder will be directed to carry out other reasonable duties in support of other Thames21 activities that are consistent with those in this Job Description.  For more information and how to apply, please see the attached Job Description. 

This role is ideal for those who:

• Have a passion for rivers and environmental work.
• Can develop collaborative, positive relationships with project partners and diverse stakeholder groups.
• Are comfortable working autonomously to identify and develop river improvement projects
• Are self-motivated with a strong work ethic
• Are comfortable working in a flexible role and adapting to change
• Are comfortable to work across multiple projects and topics
• Are comfortable working at speed
• Are happy to work in a role which comprises both desk work and field work

Additional Information

· The post holder must be willing to occasionally work in the evening and at weekends

· 25 days paid annual leave are available pro rata plus public holidays. In addition, the Thames21 office is closed between Christmas and New Year.

· Thames21 operate a flexitime system of working and offer TOIL for overtime worked

· Thames21 have an ‘Auto Enrol’ Workplace Pension Scheme with NEST (8% employer contribution).

· 24/7 access to our employee assistance programme

· Laptop & Mobile phone for company use.

· Opportunity to join a recognised workplace union with IWGB

To apply for this position please, email an up-to-date copy of your CV and a covering letter to via the Charity Jobs inbox with the reference CPO0926, in the subject box of your application.

The closing date for applications is: 5pm 3rd October 2026.

Interview dates: Commencing early October 2026 (subject to change).

We appreciate the time you will have taken to apply to this role, and we do appreciate that it is disconcerting when you don’t hear back from a role you have applied for. However, due to the high number of applications we expect to receive, we are unable respond to or give feedback on individual applications, but we do want to be able manage expectations. Therefore, if you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Turn2us is a national charity tackling financial insecurity and its structural causes. We work with co-producers and partners to provide people in financial crisis with the means and agency to get back on their feet, build resilience, move forward with their lives and thrive.

As an equal opportunities employer, we are committed to equity, inclusion and diversity and the value people from different backgrounds bring to a team. If, like us, you believe everyone has the right to have enough to live on, and you are ambitious about eradicating financial insecurity, join us and build your career with a charity dedicated to ensuring dignity and equity for all.

About the role

As Senior Partnerships Officer, you’ll help us build and support relationships with organisations that use and embed Turn2us tools and information within their own user journeys like Independent Age, GMCA, Christians Against Poverty and Trussell. You’ll work closely with the Strategic Partnerships Manager to both identify new partners and support existing partners, helping them get the most from working with us. You’ll also make sure they have the information, skills and support they need.

You’ll be a key contact for our partnership network and will also help us keep our CRM/database records up to date. By listening to partners and sharing what you learn with colleagues across Turn2us, you’ll help us improve our partnership offer and make it easier for more people experiencing financial insecurity to access support.

About you

You’ll be a confident communicator and relationship builder, with experience of working with partners or external stakeholders in the charity or public sector. You’ll be comfortable organising and facilitating meetings and workshops, both online and in person, and able to manage a busy workload with competing priorities.

You’ll also be confident using CRM or database systems and keeping information accurate and up to date. A good understanding of GDPR and data sharing is important, as is being comfortable working or learning how to work with video, newsletters and different digital products like Google Analytics or Mailchimp. We’re looking for someone who is practical, approachable and collaborative, and who cares about building strong partnerships that help people experiencing financial insecurity get the support they need.

We offer flexible working patterns, both in terms of hours and remote working. Please note that all employees are required to work from the office a minimum of 1 day a week.

Please note that all job offers are subject to 2 – 3 satisfactory references and a disclosure satisfactory to Turn2us from the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).

Closing date: 1st October 2026 at 23:59PM

Interview date: 13th October 2026

VIN is working in partnership with West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) to strengthen community coordination, partnership working and VCFSE infrastructure across West Northamptonshire. The Crisis and Resilience Fund (CRF) will be an important early focus, but the role is wider: it is about building stronger local partnerships, improving routes into support, and helping the sector contribute to prevention, resilience and community wellbeing.

The post is hosted by VIN and will include embedded working with WNC.

Job purpose

To lead and coordinate the relationship between VIN, WNC and the local VCFSE sector, helping to create a more connected, place-based system of support for residents across West Northamptonshire.

The postholder will act as a key connector between organisations, services and communities. They will support collaboration, reduce duplication, identify gaps and opportunities, and help build sustainable partnerships that improve access to timely and appropriate support.

This is a strategic and practical role. The postholder will need to think system-wide, build trusted relationships and influence across organisational boundaries, while also being willing to get involved in hands-on delivery, coordination and problem-solving.

Key responsibilities

1. Strategic Community Coordination and System Leadership

Act as a key connector between VIN, WNC, VCFSE organisations, community groups and wider partners, supporting a joined-up approach to community-based support.

2. VCFSE Partnership Development

Build trusted relationships and facilitate partnership working, including networks, forums, workshops and conversations between organisations with shared or complementary aims.

3. VCFSE Infrastructure Support

· Support VCFSE organisations to understand local priorities, funding opportunities, partnership expectations and how their services fit within the wider system.

4. Crisis and Resilience Fund Coordination

· Coordinate VIN’s contribution to the CRF by supporting clear communication, fair engagement, sector readiness and partnershipdevelopment, while keeping funding decision-making separate from the support role.

5. Intelligence, Insight and Place-Based Working

· Gather and use local intelligence to identify needs, gaps, duplication, strengths and opportunities, feeding insight into relevant VIN and WNC planning, reporting and governance processes.

6. Embedded Working with WNC

· Work flexibly between VIN and WNC, helping local authority colleagues understand the sector and helping the sector engage with WNC in a coordinated and appropriate way.

7. Monitoring, Reporting and Impact

· Monitor progress, maintain clear records, identify risks and produce concise updates, reports and learning summaries for VIN, WNC and relevant governance groups.

8. “Think and Do” Delivery

· Work proactively and practically, balancing strategic thinking with hands-on delivery, problem-solving and follow-through.

Connecting evidence, community experience and local action to build a shared understanding of East Surrey

Be part of establishing a new Community Insight Partnership.

Are you a skilled relationship-builder who can bring people together, identify themes across different sources of information and turn community intelligence into clear, useful insight?

The Opportunity

ESCIP is a one-year proof of concept designed to strengthen how community experience and VCSE intelligence inform local decision-making. It connects voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations with health, local authority and wider partners, creating stronger two-way feedback between communities and decision-makers.

This is not primarily an administrative post. You will build trusted relationships, coordinate a new quarterly forum, develop practical ways to gather and synthesise intelligence, and demonstrate how insight has influenced priorities and action. Because the programme is new, you will have genuine scope to shape how it works.

What You Will Achieve

Over the first 12 months, you will:

• Establish a quarterly East Surrey VCSE and Community Forum.
• Build trusted relationships with diverse VCSE organisations, including smaller groups and under-represented communities.
• Develop and test practical two-way feedback mechanisms between communities, VCSE partners and system leaders.
• Map intelligence sources and introduce consistent approaches to gathering and synthesising insight.
• Produce concise briefings highlighting emerging themes and implications for decision-makers.
• Maintain strategic relationships across health, local government, housing and neighbourhood partners.
• Support independent evaluation and contribute to the case for Year 2.

Main Responsibilities

Partnerships and Networks

• Coordinate day-to-day delivery of ESCIP, maintaining workplans, milestones and actions.
• Plan and support the quarterly East Surrey VCSE and Community Forum.
• Develop strong relationships across the VCSE sector and with NHS, local authority, housing, primary care and neighbourhood partners.
• Maintain wider partner engagement through targeted conversations, briefings and limited observer participation.
• Represent ESCIP professionally and act as a key point of contact.

Engagement and Community Insight

• Plan and deliver insight activity, including stakeholder conversations, workshops, surveys, desk research and analysis.
• Enable organisations of different sizes and capacities to contribute, particularly voices less often heard.
• Map existing intelligence sources, identify gaps and common themes, and distinguish between individual feedback, recurring themes and wider evidence.

Communication, Influence and Learning

• Turn qualitative and quantitative information into accessible summaries, briefings and recommendations.
• Create visible feedback loops so contributors understand what was heard and what happened next.
• Prepare stakeholder briefings and contribute to programme and funder reporting.
• Work with the independent evaluator and contribute learning to the future development of ESCIP.

Working Arrangements

This is a part-time role based in Oxted with autonomy and variety. Some meetings and community activity will take place across East Surrey, so the postholder must be able to travel within the area. Reasonable travel expenses will be reimbursed.

Occasional evening activity may be required by prior agreement, with time off in lieu. The postholder will work closely with colleagues from VASE and CSVA and will have access to office space, HR support and appropriate IT equipment.

About You

We welcome transferable experience from community development, participation, research, service improvement, public engagement, local government, health or partnership working.

Experience, Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Experience building productive relationships across organisations, sectors or communities.
• Experience planning and facilitating meetings, workshops or engagement activities.
• Experience gathering information or feedback and identifying meaningful themes and insights.
• Ability to translate complex information into clear reports, briefings and recommendations.
• Ability to organise projects or programmes, manage competing priorities and deliver outcomes with limited supervision.
• Strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills, including confidence engaging senior stakeholders.
• Commitment to equitable and inclusive engagement, with an understanding of barriers faced by smaller organisations and under-represented communities.
• Confidence using standard digital tools for collaboration, data analysis, presentations and record-keeping.

Desirable

• Knowledge of the VCSE sector in East Surrey or a comparable area.
• Understanding of health inequalities, neighbourhood working, integrated care or local government.
• Experience of monitoring and evaluation, research methods or funder reporting.

Please see the Application Pack for full details.

How to apply

Please submit:

• A current CV, including contact details and employment or activity history.

• A personal statement answering the three questions below. Please use no more than 350 words for each answer.

1. Building relationships

Tell us about a time when you built positive relationships with people from different organisations or backgrounds to achieve a shared goal. What did you do, how did you handle different perspectives, and what was the outcome?

We will assess: relationship-building, collaboration, communication and influencing.

2. Turning information into insight

Tell us about a time when you gathered information, feedback or community views and used them to improve a service, project or decision. How did you identify the important themes and communicate your findings?

We will assess: curiosity, analytical thinking, judgement and clear communication.

3. Organisation and initiative

Tell us about a project or piece of work that you coordinated from start to finish. How did you organise the work, manage stakeholders and keep delivery moving when priorities changed?

We will assess: planning, initiative, prioritisation and delivery.

Help Shape the Future of Rivers in the North East 

Tyne Rivers Trust is seeking an ambitious and inspiring Head of Philanthropy & Partnerships to lead the growth of our fundraising, strategic partnerships and philanthropic income at an exciting moment in our development.

As a thriving environmental charity, we work to protect and improve rivers for wildlife, communities and future generations. Following our expansion in 2025 to include the Northumberland river catchments, we are entering a new phase of growth and impact across the North East.

This is a rare opportunity to join our Senior Leadership Team and play a pivotal role in securing the funding, partnerships and support that will enable us to deliver lasting environmental change.

About the Role 

Working closely with the CEO, Chief Scientist & Technical Director and wider leadership team, you will lead the development and delivery of Tyne Rivers Trust's philanthropy, fundraising and partnership strategy. You will cultivate and steward high-value relationships with major donors, trusts and foundations, corporate partners, statutory bodies and other key stakeholders, helping secure sustainable income and long-term investment in our work.

You will also lead and grow our partnerships across the Tyne and Northumberland catchments, ensuring we build strong collaborations that maximise environmental and community impact. As the Trust continues to expand, you will help position TRT as a leading environmental charity and trusted delivery partner across the region.

Key Responsibilities 

Lead Strategic Partnerships 

• Develop and strengthen relationships with businesses, funders, public bodies, charities and community organisations. 

• Lead the strategic development of catchment partnerships across the Tyne and Northumberland. 

• Identify and develop new partnership opportunities that support our mission and growth. 

Drive Fundraising and Philanthropy 

• Develop and deliver our fundraising strategy and income diversification plans. 

• Build a strong pipeline of major donors, trusts, foundations and corporate supporters. 

• Secure significant funding to support TRT's long-term sustainability and growth. 

• Develop compelling cases for support and partnership investment opportunities. 

• Create and deliver innovative fundraising initiatives and campaigns.

Champion Impact and Influence 

• Lead partnership communications and impact reporting. 

• Develop compelling stories that demonstrate the value and impact of TRT's work. 

• Support profile-raising activity and strengthen the Trust's reputation across the North East. 

• Ensure partnership activity aligns with organisational priorities and strategic objectives.

Lead and Inspire 

• Provide leadership to a growing philanthropy and partnerships team. 

• Contribute as a member of the Senior Leadership Team. 

• Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement across the organisation.

About You 

We are looking for an experienced fundraising and partnership professional with a proven track record of building successful relationships and securing significant income. 

You will bring: 

• Experience developing and managing high-value partnerships and stakeholder networks. 

• Significant experience designing and delivering fundraising strategies. 

• A strong track record of securing six-figure funding from a range of income streams. 

• Experience working with trusts, foundations, major donors and corporate partners. 

• Experience leading and developing teams. 

• Outstanding communication, influencing and relationship-building skills. 

• The ability to identify new opportunities and turn ideas into investment and impact.

Why Join Tyne Rivers Trust? 

This is an opportunity to make a genuine difference to some of the UK's most important river catchments while helping a successful and ambitious charity achieve its next stage of growth.

We offer: 

• Flexible and hybrid working. 

• A supportive and dedicated team. 

• Opportunities for professional development. 

• A senior leadership role with significant influence and autonomy. 

• The chance to improve rivers, nature and communities across the North East.

This role is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, we are strengthening our team and increasing our capacity to protect and restore rivers across the region.