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Churches Conservation Trust (CCT) is the national charity caring for historic churches at risk. As the operator of the third largest heritage estate in charitable ownership in the UK, our 356 historic churches include examples of irreplaceable architecture, archaeology and art from 1,000 years of English history.

CCT has an international award-winning reputation in heritage conservation and regeneration. All churches in our care are listed, mostly Grade I and II*, and some are Scheduled Ancient Monuments.

Without our care, these buildings might have disappeared entirely. Instead, they are enjoyed as social, tourism, educational and cultural resources, kept open, in use, and living once again in the heart of their communities.

Overall job purpose

The future of CCT’s outstanding collection of historic churches depends on us supporting communities around our churches caring for, opening, using and raising money for them. The Lead Local Community Officer will play the prime role in ensuring that local people are engaged, recruited, trained and supported.

The Lead Local Community Officer will lead the regional team of Local Community Officers to support, recruit, liaise with and develop volunteer and community supporters to care, open, use and raise money for the CCT’s collection of historic churches.

They will head the Church Planning process for the region, ensuring every church maintains and develops their co-created Church Plan.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 9am on Friday 12th September 2025.

The interviews will take place in Northampton on Tuesday 23rd September 2025. Please note that the interview date and location have been specifically chosen according to the availability of the panel.

 As part of our recruitment process, we undertake candidate psychometric testing, you will receive an email following your application submission asking you to complete a series of activities.

All successful applicants will be subject to a basic DBS, references and right to work checks.

We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer. Candidates who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the job will be offered an interview.

If you have any queries about this role, or if you have a disability and wish to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us.

We are an inclusive employer and offer equal opportunities to all regardless of an individual’s age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

We are not a licensed sponsor at this time. Any offer of employment will be made subject to valid right to work in the UK being provided.

ID: 1542 Operational Manager – Central (West Midlands Northamptonshire and sorrounds)

Service: Central Region

Salary: Grade 4 Point 34 – 38: £42,140 - £46,240 FTE per annum (£33,712.00 - £36,992.00 per annum, pro rata)

- Additionally, £480 home-based allowance FTE per annum

Location: Home based with travel to various locations across Norfolk, Waveney, Suffolk and East Sussex.

Hours: Part time (29.6 hours per week).

We offer flexible working arrangements - please see below for more details.

Contract: Permanent Contract

Family Action & the Role’s Impact:

At Family Action we support people through change, challenge or crisis. It’s what we’ve done for over 150 years. We protect children, support young people and adults and offer direct, practical help to families and communities.

We see first-hand the power of family to shape lives, for better or worse, so we speak up for the

importance of family in national and local policymaking, amplify family voices and represent the changing needs of families in the UK today.

We are seeking a highly skilled and dynamic manager to provide operational leadership for services in the Central region of England. You will have overall responsibility for the safe, high-quality, and financially sound delivery of services across the west Midlands and Northamptonshire.

You will bring proven experience in managing services for children, young people, and families with complex needs - such as neurodiversity, special needs and disabilities, and family support concerns. You will also have a strong track record in leading, managing, and developing staff teams while maintaining high service standards.

In this role, you will build and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders in the region and contribute to the development and growth of Family Action’s services and strategic ambitions.

Family Action are forward looking, ambitious and have a commitment to continuous improvement and development. We are a people-focused, can-do organisation that strives for excellence in all we do, and operates with mutual respect. If you share these values and have the necessary skills we want we look forward to hearing from you.

At Family Action we transform lives by providing practical, emotional and financial support to those who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage and social isolation. We have been building stronger families since 1869 and today we work with more than 60,000 families in over 150 community based services, as well as supporting thousands more through national programmes and grants.

Responsibilities:

Leadership & Line Management

· Provide leadership and line management to service managers and project leads.

· Oversee recruitment, supervision, and staff development in line with Family Action policies.

· Foster a high-performance culture and provide operational cover when needed.

Financial Oversight

· Manage service budgets to ensure sustainability and value for money.

· Identify financial risks and contribute to business planning and service development.

Operational Delivery & Quality Assurance

· Ensure services meet strategic goals and comply with quality, safeguarding, and data standards.

· Lead on new service setup, performance monitoring, and continuous improvement.

· Embed service user participation and report Social Value outcomes.

Strategic Growth & Business Development

· Support regional strategy delivery and contribute to tenders and funding bids.

· Build partnerships, promote services, and help coordinate events to share best practice.

Main Requirements (for details check the job description and person specification):

- Lead delivery of key projects and high-quality services.

- Manage teams, operations, and new service setups.

- Oversee and lead safeguarding and quality assurance within services

- Champion service user involvement and feedback.

- Monitor performance and drive continuous improvement.

- Balance operations with strategy

· Appointments are subject to Family Action receiving a satisfactory disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service – Enhanced

Benefits:

- an annual paid leave entitlement that commences at 25 working days, rising each April by one day, subject to a maximum of 30 working days plus bank holidays

- up to 6% matched-pension contributions

- flexible working arrangements and new starters have the right to make flexible working requests from day one of employment

- enhanced paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions

- eye care and winter flu jabs vouchers

- cycle to work scheme

- investing in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities

We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect.

To Apply:

· complete an application form on the Family Action portal

· Closing Date: Sunday 7th September 2025 at 23:59

Interviews - week commencing 15th September and 22nd September - dates to be confirmed.

For direct queries or if you would like to discuss any aspect of the selection process or flexible working requests, please email: Gabriel Hall (full address on advert document).

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:

We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process and you will be asked whether you require any adjustments if shortlisted for interview. We also make reasonable adjustments on the job, where required.

We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us and we particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role, and will reimburse your travel cost if you attend an interview.

*Ordinarily Family Action appoints new starters at the starting point of the salary scale (with subsequent annual pay progression), unless you have experience that would justify appointment further up the salary scale or there are any other exceptional reasons.

Join our team as the Head of Strategic Partnerships 

Location:

Remote working with some travel relating to donor stewardship and for  team meetings 

Salary:

£68,000 per annum plus benefits 

Hour:

Full time, 37.5 hours per week

Contract:

Permanent

Are you a strategic, creative fundraiser who wants to make a real impact?

Do you thrive in entrepreneurial environments where your ideas can shape the future?

Do you believe everyone deserves the opportunity to live their best life, regardless of disability or difference?

At SeeAbility, we’re looking for someone like you to lead our high-value fundraising efforts and help us build a more inclusive society.

Your Role

As Head of Strategic Partnerships, you will play a pivotal role in driving income growth and building long-term relationships with corporates, major donors, trusts, and foundations. You will lead with vision and deliver with purpose—developing compelling proposals, cultivating partnerships, and inspiring support for our mission.

You’ll work closely with the Executive Director of Development and a small, passionate team, combining strategic oversight with hands-on delivery. This is your chance to help shape projects from the ground up and see the direct impact of your work.   

Your Responsibilities

Lead and Inspire

• Strategic Leadership: Develop and implement a strategy to grow income from corporates, trusts, foundations, statutory bodies, and major donors.
• Corporate Partnerships: Focus on acquiring new corporate partners to build a strong pipeline and increase income.
• Support Other Fundraising Leads: Assist Trusts and Philanthropy leads in building relationships with funders using research and insight.
• Relationship Building: Cultivate and steward partnerships to exceed expectations.
• Collaboration: Work with senior leaders, trustees, and stakeholders to identify and develop strategic fundraising opportunities.
• Networking: Engage with the CEO and trustees to leverage their networks for partnership growth.
• Team Contribution: Actively participate in leadership and departmental management to support the overall fundraising strategy.
• Event Support: Help plan and deliver impactful stewardship and special events.

Manage and Nurture

• Team Management: Line manage key fundraising staff, ensuring they have the support and resources needed.
• Performance Tools: Develop KPIs and pipeline tools for effective budgeting and forecasting.
• Monitoring & Reporting: Track performance indicators, identify risks, and ensure timely corrective actions.
• Culture Building: Promote creativity, innovation, and high performance within the fundraising team.
• Cross-Team Support: Contribute to broader fundraising and marketing activities as needed.

Other Responsibilities

• Database Management: Ensure all fundraising communications and actions are properly recorded.
• Governance & Compliance: Maintain strong governance and adhere to fundraising regulations and policies.
• Trend Monitoring: Stay informed on fundraising trends and opportunities.
• Deputising: Step in for the Director of Development when required.
• Health & Safety: Support a safe working environment by following health and safety policies.
• Cross-Department Collaboration: Work effectively with other departments and locations.
• Confidentiality: Handle sensitive information appropriately and maintain confidentiality.

**Please check the Job description for extensive details 

About Us

Registered as The Royal School for the Blind, SeeAbility is one of the oldest disability charities in the UK having pioneered specialist support across multiple generations since 1799!

We specialise in supporting people who have learning disabilities, autism, complex needs, who may also have sight loss. Our support ranges from providing person-centred support across our many supported-living and residential care provisions. Furthermore, we provide specialist eye-care services to children and adults alike and assists people with a disability to find paid employment for the very first time.

SeeAbility provides the resources and expertise that make this possible, we support people to live ambitious lives and achieve things they never thought possible.

**Please kindly upload a cover letter along with your CV for us to consider your application

Why we work for us? 

Your development and appreciation 

• Annual excellence awards 

• Long service awards every 5 years and recognition 

• Development Discussions: Opportunity to discuss your progress and your future 

• Leadership development academy for the next steps in your career 

Your work-life balance 

• 33 days holiday (incl. bank holidays), increasing to 41 days with long service (1 extra day for each year of service) 

• Life events: Time off when you need it most 

• 2 weeks Organisational Sick Pay after 6 months service, increasing to 12 weeks over your first 3 years 
• Buy or sell annual leave scheme

• Enhanced Family-Friendly Pay 

• Paid Fertility Leave 

• Carers Leave available 

Your money goes further 

• £500 monthly bonus scheme for two lucky colleagues

• Eligible for Blue Light Card discounts 

• Discounts and cashback at hundreds of shops, restaurants and activities 

• Access to Tickets for Good 

• Pay reviews and commitment to pay competitive rates 

• Employer contributory pension scheme: Support and tools to help you make the right decisions about your future

• Paid DBS and renewals 

• Season ticket loans 
   
• Advance Pay/Savings  scheme using WageStream app

Your wellbeing counts 

• Cycle to Work scheme 

• Life assurance of 2x annual salary 

• Free 24/7 employee assistance programme for advice and support 

• Free eye test

• Discounted Gym Membership 

• Dedicated in house Wellbeing Coach for your team 

Safer Recruitment

SeeAbility is committed to safe and fair recruitment practices, safeguarding and protecting those who we support. It is a condition of employment that perspective employees will be subject to DBS Checks, Right to Work, Health Declarations, and References are part of the onboarding process to ensure safety and compliance accordance to Care Quality Commissions requirements .These checks will be carried out and completed prior offering a date to start employment at SeeAbility’ s expense.

Diversity

• SeeAbility is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Welcomes applications from all identities, including those with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions.
• Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the recruitment process.
• In some cases, roles may be exempt under Equality Act 2010 (Schedule 9, Part 1) due to genuine occupational requirements.

Location: Home based, or office based at Society Building, 8 All Saints Street, London N1, in line with NCVO’s flexible working policy or home working policy.

About NCVO

We are the charities charity. For over 100 years, NCVO has stood shoulder to shoulder with communities, championing and celebrating voluntary action.

Our membership is made up of over 17,000 voluntary organisations across England, from small, grassroots community groups and social enterprises, to large, far-reaching charities.

We believe that communities are strengthened by voluntary action. We therefore want charities to thrive and be empowered to deliver for people and communities.

This role sits in our Finance & Commercial Directorate on the Finance team. We’re looking for a person who will play a pivotal role in collaborating with and supporting the senior management team, including team managers and executives, to ensure effective financial management and decision-making across the organisation. You will be responsible for providing strategic financial insights, assisting in budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning, and driving improvements to operational financial performance.

Working alongside a dedicated finance team of 4 professionals - alongside that team, you will be a key support for financial queries from internal teams and ensure compliance with financial procedures and reporting standards.

About the role

You’ll lead our finance function, line managing two team members, and overseeing all aspects of financial operations. Reporting to the CEO, Executive Team(ET), and with the Finance and Commercial Director (FCD) support the preparation of papers for the Board on the numbers, with narrative, detail and analysis where appropriate.

You will maintain accurate financial records and systems that meet charity accounting standards and the requirements of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP).

You will produce timely, clear, and insightful monthly management accounts and financial reports for our executive team and board of trustees, supporting evidence-based decision making. You’ll also ensure our balance sheet is up to date, financial controls are robust, and all financial transactions are managed efficiently and with integrity.

This is a key leadership role in ensuring we continue to manage our resources effectively, enabling us to deliver our mission now and into the future.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

NCVO is fully committed to equity, diversity and inclusion in our sector. We want this to be reflected in the diversity of the people who work for us and we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and identities. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups in the voluntary sector and those with diverse, lived experience. As part of our commitment to employing disabled people, all disabled candidates who meet the minimum requirement for all competencies on the person specification will be guaranteed an interview.

If you have access needs or require reasonable adjustments as part of the recruitment process, please let us know. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a pre-interview task and will have one week to complete the exercise. Interview questions will be shared in advance.

NCVO is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone. Charity No. 225922.

Benefits for NCVO employees

NCVO offers attractive benefits including:

• 25 days’ annual leave (for full time staff and pro-rata for part-time staff) and office closure between 25 December and 1 January inclusive. After three years' service annual holiday increases to 27 days, and after five years to 30 days, (pro rata for part time staff)
• the option to purchase or sell up to five more days each year
• five days’ volunteering leave (pro rata for part-time staff)
• 2.5 extra ‘wellbeing’ days off during the year
• enhanced pay for sick/maternity/adoption leave
• subsidised gym membership
• season ticket loan
• flexible working, including opportunities to work from home/off site
• monthly homeworking allowance for permanent homeworkers
• monthly office worker allowance for those who have to work from the office on a daily basis
• generous employer pension contribution of up to 8.5% of salary, into our stakeholder pension scheme (linked to employee contribution)
• training and development opportunities.
• the opportunity to join Hospital Saturday Fund health cash plan for free at the basic level of cover, or at a reduced rate for other levels of cover
• 24-hour free and confidential employee assistance programme

We’re located a short walk from London King’s Cross station in a modern accessible building, overlooking Regent’s canal.

Closing date: 21 August 2025 at 08:00

Shortlisting date: 22 August 2025
Interviews: 1 September 2025

The Organisation

We're recruiting on behalf of a prominent UK charity in the health and social care sector, with an annual income exceeding £100 million. Funded through a mix of voluntary donations, grants, and commercial partnerships, the organisation delivers nationwide services, campaigns for change, and invests in research to improve lives and drive long-term impact. The Finance & Assurance directorate is entering a transformative phase - redefining its structure, culture, and leadership expectations. Finance is evolving into a strategic corporate function, focused on insight, process excellence, and enabling impact through effective resource planning.

The Role

This is a pivotal leadership role, reporting to the Associate Director of Finance and managing the Financial Partnering, Planning & Analysis Team. As part of the Finance & Assurance Leadership Team, you'll be instrumental in leading cultural change, embedding collective leadership, and shaping the future of financial partnering across the organisation. You'll define and deliver a consistent, high-quality approach to financial planning and analysis - balancing strong relationships with analytical rigour. This role is about codifying what FP&A means in practice: not just being "all things to all people," but establishing clear standards, tools, and expectations across directorates.

Key responsibilities include:
- Leading financial planning policy and engaging senior stakeholders.
- Driving process excellence in budgeting, forecasting, and modelling.
- Building strong relationships while maintaining analytical depth.
- Equipping the organisation with the tools and capability for sophisticated financial planning.
- Leading a team through change with clarity, compassion, and ambition.

The Person
We're looking for a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA) with significant post-qualification experience at a senior level. You'll bring:

Proven leadership of high-performing teams through change.
Deep experience in strategic financial planning and analysis.
A track record of effective business partnering with senior leaders.
Strong communication, influencing, and engagement skills.
A passion for continuous improvement and innovation.
You'll be a finance expert - but first and foremost, a leader.
Someone who can drive consistency, clarity, and excellence in financial partnering across a diverse organisation.

What's in it for you?

This role offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing and work-life balance, including:

- Double-matching pension scheme (up to 8%)
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising to 30)
- Flexible working options, including condensed hours and a 9-day fortnight
- Health and wellbeing support, including virtual GP access and mental health services
- Employee recognition and discounts platform

If you're ready to lead a strategic finance function through transformation - and help shape the future of a high-impact organisation - we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now to be part of a team that's making a real difference.

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Job Purpose

To lead on the planning, delivery, optimisation and performance reporting of insight-led, multi-channel marketing campaigns that support acquisition, engagement and retention objectives across HACT’s products and services portfolio. The role is central to ensuring our marketing activity is targeted, measurable, and delivers clear value for our organisation and stakeholders.

Role Description

We are looking for a confident, motivated and results-driven marketing professional with a strong background in multi-channel campaign development and communications who is keen to work for a purpose-driven organisation. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, loves creating high-performing campaigns and wants to make a tangible difference through their work.

You will be responsible for planning, executing and evaluating targeted, insight-driven marketing campaigns that drive awareness, engagement and lead generation across a wide range of HACT’s projects, services and propositions. You’ll work closely with the Head of Marketing and teams across the organisation to bring our brand, offers and showcase the impact we create to all our audiences.

With hands-on responsibility for our developing and delivering campaigns utisiling the CRM and omni platforms, you will lead campaign planning and performance reporting, ensuring our messaging is always on-brand, relevant and effective. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to take real ownership and innovate within a small, high-impact team.

Responsibilities

• Design, deliver and evaluate high-impact marketing campaigns across all channels to promote HACT’s services, projects and charitable purpose.
• Apply audience segmentation, personalisation and targeting strategies to ensure effective communication with varied customer groups.
• Create and manage content for campaign assets, including landing pages, emails, blogs, social media and event materials.
• Deliver campaigns using digital tools such as Email management suite,Buffer, Google Analytics, and CMS platforms and optimise through data-driven insights.
• Lead the use of the CRM to support audience segmentation, campaign management and reporting across the customer lifecycle.
• Develop KPIs for campaigns and lead on performance tracking, reporting and continuous improvement.
• Manage the HACT website, ensuring content is current, accurate, SEO-optimised and designed to convert.
• Deliver engaging, timely and strategic social media activity across all key channels.
• Oversee and deliver email marketing campaigns with targeted content and personalisation to maximise engagement.
• Coordinate online and face-to-face events from a marketing and communications perspective to ensure strong attendance and experience.
• Support PR, media and thought leadership activity to increase brand reach and reinforce HACT’s sector voice.
• Build effective working relationships across teams and stakeholders to develop marketing briefs, assets and cross-channel campaign plans.
• Continuously review and evolve marketing and campaign processes to increase impact, relevance and return on investment.

Required Skills

• Proven experience of planning, delivering and reporting on end-to-end marketing campaigns.
• Strong working knowledge of digital marketing platforms, CRM tools and campaign reporting
• Experience applying segmentation, targeting and personalisation to improve campaign outcomes.
• Confident content creation and copywriting skills across web, email, social and print formats.
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills with the ability to prioritise effectively and work flexibly.
• A proactive, collaborative, and resilient mindset, able to manage a varied and fast-paced workload.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to translate campaign data into actionable insights and recommendations.

Job Accountabilities

This role will be directly accountable for:

• Marketing campaign planning and delivery across all HACT product and service areas.
• CRM-led customer communications and audience engagement journeys.
• Performance marketing KPIs and campaign impact reporting.
• Content creation for digital campaigns, websites and social channels.
• Event marketing and promotion planning and execution.
• Supporting broader communications activity including PR, media and stakeholder engagement.
• Ensuring HACT’s brand and tone of voice are consistently applied across all marketing outputs.

Application deadline August 22nd.

We are looking for a Sector Development Lead to drive growth and impact in the primary education sector at a pivotal moment for the Leadership Skills Foundation.

This newly created role comes at an exciting time: we’re expanding our programmes, deepening partnerships, and rolling out a refreshed brand. You’ll play a key role in helping us reach more young people and maximise our impact.

As Sector Development Lead, you’ll lead income generation and customer growth in the primary sector. From designing integrated sales and marketing strategies to delivering outreach and events, you’ll champion our offer and act as a trusted sector voice - shaping offers that meet the needs of schools, empower learners, and delight our customers.

We’re seeking someone with experience in sales, sector development, or programme growth, with a proven ability to achieve ambitious targets. You’ll bring creativity and confidence in delivering outreach campaigns across both digital and in-person channels, underpinned by a strong understanding of the UK education system, particularly with insight into the primary sector.

Thriving on building relationships and influencing stakeholders, you’ll use data and insights to inform decisions and adapt approaches. Alongside these skills, you’ll be a collaborative team player and a compelling storyteller, able to balance strategic thinking with hands-on delivery as well as passion for creating meaningful opportunities for young people.

If you’re an experienced development professional who thrives on spotting opportunities and delivering results, we’d love to hear from you.

Role purpose:

1. Drive the growth of the primary education sector, leading on centre acquisition, income generation, and customer experience.

2. Develop and deliver integrated sales and marketing strategies, including digital lead generation, network development, key segment outreach, and data-led campaign planning.

3. Act as the sector lead, using insight to shape positioning, monitor market maturity, and influence internal and external strategy for long-term impact.

 Key responsibilities:

Planning

• Shape and deliver the Primary Sector Development Plan.

Sales & growth delivery

• Drive income and centre growth targets across all relevant programmes.
• Develop tailored acquisition and conversion strategies by segment, including cold outreach, warm lead nurture, events, and campaigns.
• Track and report against sector income targets, centre growth metrics, lead conversions, and ROI using dashboards and data analysis.

Marketing and lead generation

• Design and test sector-wide digital campaigns in collaboration with marketing teams and, where relevant, external agencies.
• Manage audience segmentation, personalised journeys, email marketing, and paid social media campaigns targeting school leaders, MATs, and parents.
• Plan and deliver events related to the Primary sector and represent the organisation externally when required.
• Contribute towards content strategy across case studies, impact stories, webinars, and sector PR/editorial opportunities as required.

Customer Experience (CX) & retention

• Lead on sector-specific centre onboarding, retention strategies, and cross-sell pathways.
• Be responsible for mapping and reviewing the customer journey, reducing friction for customers, and removing internal barriers.
• Develop Customer Experience led comms plans to ensure consistent, high-quality touchpoints that support relationship building and long-term value.

Collaborate across teams and support innovation

• Contribute to team planning meetings, training sessions, and department-wide initiatives.
• Support the induction of new team members and contribute to a collaborative, learning-focused team culture.
• Be an engaged member of the Engagement and Marketing Directorate and carry out any other reasonable duties as requested by the Head of Business Development. 

Skills, experience, and knowledge

Essential 

• Proven experience leading sales, sector development, or programme growth.
• Experience in designing and delivering multi-channel marketing or outreach plans, ideally across digital and in-person formats.
• Demonstrable success in achieving income and acquisition targets within a complex stakeholder environment.
• An understanding of education systems in the UK, particularly the primary sector.
• Experience of working on your own initiative, taking a pro-active approach to your work.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• High level of presentation skills to external stakeholders.
• Experience of data management and analysing insight to inform decision making.
• An ability to network, influence and build relationships with key stakeholders and customers.
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to build strong working relationships across teams
• Ability to use Microsoft Office programmes comprehensively to support customer interaction and information presentation.
• An ability to prioritise your workload and focus on importance of tasks.

Desired

• Experience with campaign management tools and marketing platforms (e.g., HubSpot, Mailchimp, Google Ads, LinkedIn Campaign Manager).
• Experience working directly with or selling into primary schools, MATs, or local authorities.
• Strong understanding of the UK primary education landscape, including MATs, independent schools, and local authority priorities.
• Understanding of education inspectorate frameworks, and how they impact school decision-making.
• An understanding of awarding body function and responsibilities.

SHINE is a membership organisation offering free services and support to over 14,700 members living with spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus, normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), and associated conditions.

We currently have 750 members living with NPH and this is growing significantly each month. This role will provide a specific focus on the area of NPH, whilst also supporting wider Shine activities. 

Main purpose of role 

Deliver a high-quality service to and facilitate opportunities for, individuals living with NPH/dementia and their families/carers through Shine membership across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. 

Empower and enable members living with the conditions to lead healthy and happy lives through greater independence, better condition management and by creating links to the Shine community and their local networks. 

Raise awareness of NPH across Health & Social Care professionals and the public. 

Support the planning and delivery of the annual NPH Awareness Week. 

As part of a high performing team, support Shine to be recognised as the number one provider of support for NPH outside of the NHS. 

Promote and support all Shine’s services and activities. 

Shine will offer you: 

• Support to learn & develop by accessing training in NPH and dementia 

• Regular working hours, and no shift work (some very occasional weekends or evenings) 

• A competitive salary of £28,471 (pro-rata for part-time hours) 

• 3% pension contribution 

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays + additional discretionary leave between Christmas and New Year (pro-rata for part-time hours) 

• Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave 

• Additional annual leave due to length of service 

• Broadband allowance 

• Life insurance after 12 months’ employment 

• Access to our Employee Support Programme

Please see the full Job Description & Person Specification below and on our website.

Shine is a Disability Confident employer and will offer guaranteed interviews if a disabled applicant meets the minimum criteria for the job. 

To apply please submit your CV and supporting statement, which should outline your interest and explain how you meet the role criteria.

*Please note applications without a supporting statement will not be accepted* 

If you would like to discuss the role, please contact Janet VanValkenburg, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) / Dementia Manager by email to arrange a convenient time for a call. 

Closing date: Sunday 7th September at 11:30pm

Interviews:  Friday 19th September (virtual) 

Please note: we reserve the right to interview suitable candidates before the closing date, therefore we encourage applications as soon as possible. 

Job title: Co-Director

Status: Fixed Term Contract for 12 months

Location: Home based in London area

Report To: Founder of The Black Economists Network

Hours: Part Time – commitment of 8 hours per week which must include at least 4 hours on Fridays

Salary: Based on experience; £23- £25 per hour.

Full time salary                      £45,000-48,100 per annum:

Pro-rata’d to                           £9,568-10,400 per annum

Benefits: Pension, holiday scheme

About us:

The Black Economists Network (TBEN) is a dynamic and progressive organisation dedicated to fostering a supportive and inclusive community for professionals and students of African and Caribbean descent in economics and related fields. We provide a platform for networking, collaboration, idea sharing, and mutual support. Additionally, TBEN aims to address the underrepresentation of Black individuals in economics and related fields by partnering with other organisations to drive diversity strategies and increase the visibility of Black economists.

Do you:

• Have a passion for our mission and have a commitment to social impact?
• Proven leadership or management experience
• Have the drive and experience to help us to develop our long-term strategy?
• Have strong decision making skills?
• Think strategically with the capability to develop and execute strategy, especially related to economic policy or research
• Enjoy working with people from a range of different backgrounds?
• Want to make a difference?

Would you

• Like to be part of an organisation that is striving to increase the visibility of Black economists?
• Be comfortable dealing with legal, financial and regulatory requirements?

Are you:

• An inspirational leader with lots of proven experience managing a team from an analytical, research or policy focused environment?
•  A strong communicator who can break down barriers and build relationships?
• An engaging public speaker who can represent TBEN in front of a variety of audiences
• An experienced people manager who can build a successful, collaborative and supportive team environment?
• Flexible and adaptable and happy working in a range of different environments?

If so, this is the role for you……..

The opportunity:

We are looking for a Co-Director to join the team and be responsible for the overall leadership and strategic direction of the organisation.  The successful candidate will work with the Founder and stakeholders to ensure that TBEN fulfils its mission, but also ensuring that it maintains financial sustainability and delivers impactful programs.

This is a brand new role for TBEN and we are looking for someone who can join us and make a real difference to what we are able to deliver.

If you have:

Essential:

• Proven experience as an Economist or a field related to economics and related fields;
• Proven experience as a people manager who has recruited, nurtured and developed a successful team;
• Proven leadership and management experience
• Clear experience managing budgets, understanding funding cycles and financial reporting
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills;
• An in-depth understanding of – and a passion for – promoting diversity and inclusion;
• Experience of working collaboratively and making strategic decisions;
• Excellent organisational skills, multi-tasking and prioritising across multiple projects
• A minimum of a Degree in Economics or closely related within the economics field or relevant transferable qualification in Economics
• Commitment to TBEN’s mission; a deep understanding and passion for promoting racial equity and economic empowerment within Black communities
• Right to work in the UK.

Desirable:

• Organisational experience within a non-profit organisation, think tank or research organisation or an organisation focused on economic development or social justice
• Fundraising or partnership experience
• Experience securing grants
• Building strategy partnership
• Public speaking
• Strong financial acumen and understanding of non-profit funding models;
• Experience in event planning and management;
• Experience of working in the charity sector;
• Economics related qualification.

Does this sound like you?  We would love to hear from you. 

We encourage applications who may not have followed a traditional route into economics, but bring relevant lived experience, insight, or transferable skills that align with TBEN’s mission

Closing date: Friday 22nd August 2025

About Habitat for Humanity Great Britain

Habitat for Humanity Great Britain (Habitat GB) is part of the global Habitat for Humanity network fighting global poverty and homelessness. We believe that a decent home helps to permanently break the cycle of poverty and allows families to achieve strength, stability, and self-reliance.

Habitat GB has recently completed a strategic review, resulting in a new National Strategy and an organisational restructure, to ensure the organisation is able to deliver the Strategy impactfully, efficiently and effectively.

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Location of this role: Home-based with regular travel to internal and external meetings and team events.

Job Purpose

Head of Major Gifts, Foundations and Trusts will be a key member of the Team.

With strong foundations already in place, Habitat for Humanity Great Britain are ready to take philanthropy to the next level—growing income from high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and foundations. This role offers the opportunity to grow and lead a talented team, cultivate transformational gifts, and build a sustainable, high-performing philanthropy programme. The role offers flexibility in how you manage your time and team, giving you the freedom to creatively approach donor stewardship, team development, and pipeline growth.

The foundations are already in place, over the past 3 years our team have established relationships with established and emerging Trusts and Foundations and created a robust set of stewardship journeys for new and existing donors.  We are in the process of launching an inspiring calendar of events from online webinars for mid-level donor conversion and early engagement to tailored thought leadership events and international project engagement. This is an exciting time to lend your philanthropy experience to a high growth area within Habitat for Humanity.

The role leverages the connections, networks, support, proposals/programmes and partnerships from across Habitat for Humanity GB and the Habitat for Humanity International network by working in collaboration, support and shared vision with others. As a member of the Fundraising and Partnerships Team the role will support and enable the development of the whole organisation. Externally, the role develops the profile of HFHGB, bringing in new relationships as well as managing existing, requiring strong oversight of fundraising and delivery.

We’re looking for a proven leader with hands-on experience in securing six and seven-figure gifts, developing high-value pipelines, and inspiring teams. The role is based remotely with frequent travel within the UK, and occasional global travel. 

Key responsibilities include:

• Strategic and operational planning and research.
• Partnership working and development.
• Management and reporting of Major Donor fundraising.
• Being an active leader, collaborating effectively with teams, and contributing fully to initiatives and opportunities.
• Co-creating ways of working to enable an adaptive, collaborative and high performing team
• Leading and managing a team.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

Strategic and operational planning and research

• Research and develop plans for fundraising from trusts, foundations, & philanthropists.  Collaborate with CEO, Board, and Development Councils to explore and equip opportunities to extend networks and relationships.
• Partnership working and development: Cultivate, secure and steward funding and relationships for HFHGB from major donors, high net worth individuals, trusts and foundations. Design and implement a programme of relationship development/stewardship and cultivation events.

Management and Reporting

• Develop oversight and reporting on development and delivery of Major Donor fundraising monitoring progress against key performance indicators.
• Maintaining the database of critical information (pipeline proposals, meetings, grants and donations. 

Leadership, networking and representation

• To develop a culture of support within the organisation. To lift others up and to give voice, agency and equity to all. Contribute to the Development Team, taking the lead on cross-organisational activities.
• Collaborate with the CEO to support/enable them to develop engagement with HFHGB.  Represent HFHGB externally at a senior level, building the organisational profile.

Skills and competencies:

• Extensive knowledge of trusts, foundations and high net worth individual fundraising best practice.
• Proven experience of raising 6 and 7 figure gifts from Trusts, Foundations and High Net Worth Individuals.
• Demonstrated success in developing and implementing strategic plans for high value donors/ trusts and foundations.
• A strong track record of overseeing prospect research, pipeline development and delivering growth.
• Extensive experience of producing high quality and compelling donor facing proposals, reports and other materials.
• Experience of fundraising management databases.
• Strong interpersonal and professional network development skills
• Engaging communications style for all stakeholders.
• Empowering and engaging line management style and approach.
• Excellent numeracy skills including experience of financial planning, budgeting, target setting and presenting detailed financial information.
• A self-starter with creative, entrepreneurial energy and confidence to take calculated risks with tenacity to manage setbacks. 
• Strong integrity, showing respect for others, trustworthiness and responsibility.
• Commitment to our vision, mission and values.
• Right to work in the UK at time of application.
• Ability to travel in the UK and occasionally globally

The role and responsibilities will be carried out in a way which reflects:

•  Habitat GB’s commitment to safeguarding children in accordance with the Safeguarding Policy.
• A commitment to Habitat GB’s vision, mission, values and approach.
•  A commitment to effective management of risk, by operating within the Charity’s code of conduct, policies, procedures and controls and by carrying out the risk management and assurance responsibilities of the role as set out in relevant Policy and Procedures.

DFN Project SEARCH offer an evidence-based supported internship model which takes place entirely in the workplace.  The programmes provide continuous support to young adults with a learning disability, and autistic people who are aged between 16 – 24 with an Education Health and Care Plan, or equivalent, in their final year of education.

We are looking for skilled administrators to provide support for our Programme Delivery and Corporate Governance teams (although there wll be close working and crossover in the two roles).  We are happy to discuss job share or part time working if preferred.

The roles are fully remote, with some attendance at team away days and conferences/meetings where required.

Please see the two Job Descriptions attached with this posting for further information about what is involved in the roles.  If you wish to apply for a particular role, please state your preference in your intial cover letter. 

If you would like further information about either role, please contact Jule Brennan via the recruitment address listed.

Programme Delivery Director

Homebased within UK with regular travel to MAG’s Manchester office and programme countries

Starting salary for this position is £76,535 per annum (plus contributory pension)

This is an exciting time to join MAG as we implement our new five-year strategy and strive to increase our impact and extend our influence through our lifesaving programmes .  In this newly created role, the Programme Delivery Director will be responsible for managing our team of Regional Directors to ensure the successful delivery of MAG’s high quality, high-impact programming across our global portfolio.

About MAG:

MAG (Mines Advisory Group) is an international humanitarian organisation based in Manchester, UK, and working in 32 countries. We remove landmines and unexploded ordnance to release safe and productive land for communities, and work to reduce the threat of armed violence by supporting governments to safely manage weapons and ammunition. In 1997, MAG was a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for our work campaigning for the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention.

About the role:

You will work closely with our regional and country teams to ensure contract delivery in line with objectives, and overall compliance with donor and MAG requirements. Reporting to the Director of Programmes, you will directly support on day-to-day incident management, as well as acting as a focal point ensuring coordinated, timely, and appropriate support to programmes from other departments. You will ensure effective management oversight on business planning objectives, and on occasion on the delivery of strategic projects. You will work closely with our Regional Directors to develop new programme activities, including supporting assessments, planning, and project mobilisation.

About you:

You will be a senior humanitarian professional with significant experience working in an NGO with a focus on international programme management and delivery across multiple country contexts. You will be experienced in the critical assessment, development, and implementation of management structures and systems designed to improve overall delivery of activities. You will be an excellent communicator, with significant experience coordinating programme delivery and support functions including human resource management, logistics and procurement, finance and compliance. You will be a strategic leader with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to negotiate and influence to drive change. You will be ready to travel internationally, including to insecure and conflict-affected areas, and have a solid understanding of geopolitical dynamics and their security impact. Ultimately you will be proactive, tenacious, pragmatic, and committed to MAG’s mission, values, and approach.

Further information and how to apply:

For the further information on the role, the application pack and details of how to apply, please visit the MAG website by the closing date of Sunday 31st August 2025.

Please note that as part of MAG's commitment to safeguarding, this post is subject to background checks before an offer of employment is confirmed. For more information on MAG’s approach to safeguarding and background checks please visit our website. You can also find more information in the candidate information pack, available on our website.

MAG is committed to the principles of diversity, equality and inclusion. If you think you would be suited to one of our roles we would welcome your application regardless of your background. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive working environment where all employees feel respected and supported in fulfilling their potential.

Drive Bees Abroad's growth in social followers, engagement, and individual giving through high-impact digital content and campaigns.

Whilst we are a small charity, we drive a lot of impact and have great ambition. We are looking for a communications and engagement lead who can help us with our marketing, PR, and social media presence. The communications lead will be working closely with our CEO and external partners and will be responsible for planning and executing communications campaigns to meet our annual engagement and income targets.

You should be well organised, proactive, and work well within a small team.

Responsibilities:

• Content & Social Media

  • Create engaging content for Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, newsletters, and blog.

  • Build and maintain a content calendar aligned to campaigns and key dates.

  • Collaborate with internal teams and supporters to amplify stories.

• Digital Fundraising & Email Marketing

  • Develop and run email campaigns with strong CTAs to engage and convert.

  • Work with the CEO to plan donor-focused digital campaigns.

• Analytics & Strategy

  • Monitor growth, reach, and engagement across platforms.

  • Use insights to continuously improve strategy and content performance.

Skills & Experience

• Demonstrated experience growing a social media audience ideally for a charity, social enterprise, or purpose-led organisation.

• Exceptional written communication skills – able to distil technical project outcomes into human-centred stories that spark emotion and action. Creative flair for designing, planning and executing campaigns.

• Understanding of public fundraising campaigns and how to use digital storytelling to drive donations.

• Experience using Canva for creating eye-catching visuals (text, image, video) and content management. 

• Proficient in social media management tools, analytics (Facebook Insights, Google Analytics, LinkedIn). Able to quickly post updates and announcements during live events and fundraising periods. 

• Able to maintain a consistent voice and brand identity across channels.