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Job Title: Test and Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer - Web Applications
About You:
You would be working within the Cadet Digital Services framework, ensuring the UK’s Cadet Forces MIS and associated web apps are maintained to an exceptional standard. We are looking for a dedicated and detail-oriented Test and Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer to join our Agile Delivery team. If you are passionate about ensuring the highest quality implementation and delivery of web applications and have a proven track record in both manual and automated testing, we’d love to hear from you!
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct comprehensive manual testing of web applications to ensure functionality, usability, and performance.
- Develop, implement, and maintain automated test scripts using tools such as Playwright, Cypress or Selenium Web Driver.
- Collaborate closely with the development and project teams throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), ensuring Agile and SCRUM methodologies are followed.
- Utilise test management and bug tracking tools such as Azure DevOps or JIRA to document test cases, track defects, and manage testing processes.
- Work closely with developers to ensure the seamless integration and architecture of web applications using technologies like HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript.
- Analyse test results, identify problems, and work with developers to seek solutions to ensure optimal performance and user experience.
- Leverage knowledge of Oracle Application Express (APEX) in testing and troubleshooting web applications.
- Work in an Agile environment with a key role in all ceremonies.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
- Proven experience in manual testing of web applications.
- Strong practical knowledge of MS365 applications.
- Strong background in creating and running automated testing scripts (experience with Cypress or similar is highly preferred).
- Solid understanding of SDLC, Agile, and SCRUM methodologies.
- Experience with test management and bug tracking tools (e.g., Azure DevOps or JIRA).
- Knowledge of core web technologies such as HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, and web application architecture.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Familiarity with Oracle Application Express (APEX) is a plus.
What we can offer you
In addition to your salary, we offer all staff:
· Flexible working arrangements (you agree a working pattern with your line manager).
· Personal Accident Insurance, including loss of earnings cover and death benefit.
· 15 days of sick pay in any 12-month period (after 12 months employment - pro-rata for part time staff).
· A contributory pension scheme (you contribute at least 5% and we will contribute 10%).
· Good leave allowances (which are offered pro-rata for part time staff):
o 20 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays.
o Additional privilege leave, on set days each year, such as between Christmas and New Year.
o An additional five days of volunteering leave.
· Support for qualifications and personal development.
· Employee Assistance Programme.
· Season ticket loan.
· Railcard (if you are eligible)
· A caring and supportive team environment.
How to apply
Please send a covering letter that details how you meet the requirements of the job description along with a CV by 2359 hrs on Sunday 21st June 2026 by 2359.
Interviews will be held ishortly after.
While AI tools can be beneficial, we value the personal touch and authenticity in job applications. We encourage you to highlight your unique experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, ensuring all information is accurate. Please use AI tools responsibly and with integrity throughout the application and selection process.
Please note that as a charity dedicated to improving the lives of young people, we require staff to make a declaration about any relevant convictions, undergo both a Disclosure and Barring Service check and a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check (one of the requirements being that applicants must have been resident in the UK for 3 years). In addition, we will follow up references.
Army Cadet Charitable Trust (ACCT) UK aims to give all young people the opportunity to develop and achieve through Army Cadets activities.



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About Malaria No More UK
We exist to end malaria, together. Malaria is preventable and treatable — yet a child still dies every minute from this disease. At Malaria No More UK (MNMUK), we refuse to accept this. Through targeted influencing communications, bold partnerships and political advocacy, we mobilise the leadership, funding and innovation needed to end malaria. We work to protect G7 ODA budgets for malaria and unlock new financing opportunities that accelerate progress toward a malaria-free world.
At a time of uncertainty for international development and malaria financing, this work has never been more vital. The future of the malaria fight is being shaped now — and with the right leadership, creativity and advocacy, we can secure the investment needed to end malaria in our lifetime, saving lives and unlocking billions in shared growth and prosperity
Job summary
The Senior Policy and Research Manager will play a central role in building MNMUK’s advocacy arguments both globally and within the UK. The postholder will lead MNMUK’s flagship research projects, developing and commissioning new research, managing consultants, writing compelling reports and supporting the team with widespread dissemination across donor markets and media.
We are looking for someone who has demonstrable experience of developing, commissioning and interpreting qualitative and quantitative data/research, and who has had experience of working in a team to translate evidence and policy into advocacy arguments and media outputs. We are looking for a confident communicator (especially in written form) with strong project management skills and attention to detail.
Key responsibilities
Research and evidence management
· Lead the development, commissioning and project management of quality research, data and insight projects to build advocacy arguments and drive news media coverage
· Lead on generating evidence, insights and research, including analysis of existing data (evidence reviews/secondary analysis) and primary quantitative/qualitative research
· Drive sustainable, well accepted processes to ensure the organisation uses up to date and accurate statistics and messaging
· Monitor updates in malaria science and research, keeping MNMUK aware of key developments
· Develop subject expertise on malaria, global health research and development and new financing (World Bank IDA, philanthropy, blended finance)
Campaign and media support
· Write compelling reports, briefings and inquiry submissions for politicians and policymakers, and work with colleagues to provide support on similar documents.
· Work closely with the media team to develop the content needed to deliver supportive news coverage (both in the UK and globally)
· Support the development of policy and campaign propositions across our MNMUK’ work (including innovation/science of malaria tools and financing opportunities for global health)
· Present policy arguments and findings for internal and external audiences in a clear and compelling way
Partner relationship management
· Develop and manage relationships with key partners in the fields of scientific research e.g. LSHTM and global health bodies e.g. Gavi, the vaccine alliance
· Occasional travel may be required to Africa and/ or Europe, sometimes at short notice.
Qualifications, skills and experience
Essential
Experience
· Significant experience of using policy and research to drive advocacy, policy or communication strategies and campaigns (globally or within the UK)
· Significant experience of developing /commissioning research and managing consultants
· Significant experience of supporting the development of impactful news media products (including media stories and press trips)
· Experience writing reports, briefings and consultation responses for political audiences
· Evidence of successful relationship building and partnership working
· Strong project management and organisational skills
Knowledge
· Understanding of key international development issues and debates
· Knowledge of relevant research methods and how to apply them
Skills
· Strong quantitative and qualitative data analysis skills
· Strong copywriting skills – able to translate complex content into language the public and media can be motivated by
· Stakeholder management and relationship building skills
· Attention to detail
Desirable
· Experience working on malaria or global health
· Academic background in international development / global health / malaria or a related field
· Experience working in matrixed or cross-functional organisational structures
· Knowledge of World Bank financing structures
· Knowledge of AI tools for research processes
· Experience of working with a range of senior stakeholders
What we offer
· A collaborative, creative and mission-driven team culture
· Hybrid working
· 10% employer pension contribution
· 28 days holiday plus bank holidays and organisation-wide closure over the Christmas period to ensure everyone enjoys a meaningful break
· Opportunities for learning and development
To bring unifying and impactful communications, campaigns and partnerships to drive advocacy to end malaria for good.
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Senior PR and Communications Manager
The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity
Location: Chelsea, London (Hybrid working, two office days)
Salary: £51,000
Contract: Permanent, Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity exists to transform the lives of people affected by cancer. We fund world-leading research, state-of-the-art equipment and exceptional patient environments, ensuring The Royal Marsden can continue to deliver outstanding care and develop pioneering treatments used across the UK and beyond.
Following significant growth and the successful £70m Oak Cancer Centre Appeal, we are now delivering our most ambitious strategy yet - raising at least £215m over five years, including a major new development in Chelsea.
About the Role
We are seeking a passionate and experienced Senior PR and Communications Manager to lead our PR and Communications function and play a key role in raising the Charity’s profile as a global leader in cancer research funding.
You will lead the development and delivery of a proactive and reactive PR and communications strategy that enhances our reputation, drives awareness, and supports fundraising across all income streams.
Managing a small team, you will work collaboratively across the Charity and hospital to identify compelling stories—from groundbreaking research to powerful patient and supporter experiences—and bring them to life across regional, national and sector media.
What You’ll Be Doing
Strategic Leadership
- Deliver the Charity’s PR and communications strategy to increase visibility, reputation and engagement
- Manage and develop the PR and Communications team, ensuring high-quality, impactful output
- Track and report on media performance, coverage and KPIs.
Media Relations & Reputation Management
- Develop strong relationships with national, regional and specialist media
- Lead proactive media engagement, including story sell-in, press releases and media briefings
- Manage reactive communications, including handling sensitive issues and advising on messaging
- Identify opportunities to position senior leaders as thought leaders within the sector.
Content and Storytelling
- Oversee the development of high-quality, compelling content that showcases the Charity’s impact
- Lead on the production of the Charity’s supporter magazine Progress and key publications, including Annual and Impact Reports
- Work closely with clinical teams, patients and supporters to source authentic, engaging stories.
Campaigns and Partnerships
- Lead PR activity for flagship campaigns and events, including The Banham Marsden March, Celebrate a Life, and the Ever After Garden
- Support major fundraising initiatives, corporate partnerships and new product launches
- Collaborate with Marketing and Digital teams to maximise reach across channels.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Build strong relationships across the Charity, hospital and external partners
- Work closely with clinical teams, senior leadership, and celebrity/VIP stakeholders to maximise appropriate PR opportunities
- Ensure consistent and accurate representation of the Charity’s brand and messaging.
About You
We are looking for a confident and strategic communications leader with strong charity sector experience.
You will bring:
- Significant experience in PR and communications within the charity sector
- A proven track record of delivering impactful PR strategies and campaigns
- Strong media relations expertise, including handling complex and sensitive issues
- Experience of managing and developing high-performing teams
- Excellent writing, editing and storytelling skills
- Experience producing publications such as annual reports or magazines
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.
Desirable:
- Knowledge of the NHS or healthcare environment
- Professional qualifications in journalism or communications
- Experience working with VIP or celebrity engagement.
Why Join Us
- Play a pivotal role in a high-impact charity making a real difference to cancer patients around the world
- Work with leading clinicians, researchers and inspiring patient stories
- Be part of an ambitious organisation at a critical stage of growth
- Lead high-profile campaigns with national reach.
Benefits
- Hybrid working between home and Chelsea with occasional travel to Sutton
- Flexible working around our core hours of 10am to 4pm
- 27 days annual leave rising with length of service
- Up to 6% employer contributions subject to matched contribution from you (increasing with length of service)
- Training, support and development opportunities
- Access to the blue light discount scheme and other discounts opportunities
- Access to subsidised staff restaurants, on-site yoga and wellbeing classes, staff choir and much more
- Range of wellbeing initiatives including access to an employee assistance programme designed to save money and improve your physical, financial and mental health and wellbeing, access to free online GP appointments and free eye tests and contribution towards any glasses required for work purposes
Our Commitment to Inclusion
We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and are dedicated to ensuring equitable opportunities for all.
The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity raises money to improve the lives of people affected by cancer.
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Leeds Mind promotes positive mental health and wellbeing, and provides help and support to anyone who needs it in and around Leeds. We have faith and optimism in our clients and so the services we deliver are built around their needs. We support the people of Leeds to discover their own resources to ‘recover’ from periods of poor mental health, and to live life independently with their mental health condition.
Our values of Being Open, Supportive, Brave, Connected, and Resourceful are pivotal to the work we do.
Belonging at Leeds Mind
Leeds Mind is committed to creating an inclusive environment – equity, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of everything that we do.
We are committed to ensuring that our colleagues, volunteers and people who access our services feel a sense of belonging at Leeds Mind that gives them the confidence to share their unique perspectives and experience.
By creating an inclusive environment that fosters belonging, we aspire to attract colleagues and volunteers who offer diversity of experience and thought. We believe this will ultimately improve the service we provide as well as the employee and volunteer experience.
To find out more about how we are developing this you can visit our website.
Our Service
The Training Team is part of Business Development and delivers high quality, evidence based mental health training to organisations across Leeds and Yorkshire. Our training helps workplaces build awareness, confidence and practical skills to support mental health and wellbeing for their employees.
The Role
We are looking for a highly motivated, engaging and experienced Mental Health & Wellbeing Trainer to join our growing Business Development team who can deliver, develop and continuously improve high-quality learning experiences. You will deliver a wide range of training to corporate clients, using interactive, inclusive and evidence-based approaches. Alongside delivery, you will play a key role in developing innovative training products and ensuring our offer remains relevant, engaging and impactful for modern workplaces. You will also support the wider success of the training service, including contributing to income generation, maintaining accurate records, and supporting continuous improvement through feedback and evaluation. Working with a range of corporate clients, you will understand their needs and help shape training solutions that deliver both impact and value.
You will demonstrate a strong commitment to safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion, and delivering training in a trauma-informed and person-centred way.
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to both improved workplace wellbeing and income generation for Leeds Mind.
Essential Skills and Experience:
• A recognised teaching or training qualification (Level 4 and above)
• A full UK drivers’ license and use of a car
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills that engage, challenge and support learning across diverse audiences.
• Confidence designing and delivering highly engaging training using a range of methods,
including storytelling, experiential activities, discussion and scenario‑based learning.
• Strong ability to use digital tools and training technology to create interactive, engaging learning experiences in face‑to‑face, online and hybrid settings.
• Adaptable and solution‑focused, with a proactive “can‑do” approach to problem‑solving and responding to challenges or change during delivery.
• Strong organisational and time‑management skills, able to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Confident use of Microsoft Office and online delivery platforms (e.g. Teams and Zoom), including interactive features to enhance engagement.
• Curiosity and motivation to continuously improve training practice and try new approaches.
• Proven experience of delivering training to a diverse range of stakeholders /workplaces.
• Substantial experience within a teaching/training setting.
• Working within a mental health setting.
• Designing, developing, and evaluating a wide range of learning interventions.
• Living our core values every day.
Interview Date: Thursday 11th June 2026
The role is based at Clarence House, Clarence Road, LS18 4LB with delivery of training across Yorkshire.
Successful candidates will be required to undertake a right to work in the UK check as well as a standard DBS check.
At Leeds Mind, we've made significant progress in Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging in recent years, resulting in a genuinely diverse team. We are committed to maintaining strong representation in our workforce and always encourage applications from LGBTQIA+, culturally diverse, neurodivergent, and disabled individuals.
Reg charity number: 1007625
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Please note: This role is called Business Development Manager – Local Statutory Commissioners internally.
Age UK is looking for an experienced statutory funding professional play a vital role in supporting local Age UK federation partners to sustain and grow statutory income - including leading/supporting collaborative bids to regional/combined commissioners; creating and maintaining statutory commissioning knowledge hubs - with shared tools and knowledge; enabling access to quality third party support; providing 'critical friend' and other opportunity specific support through clear pathways and Service Level Agreements. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys enabling others to succeed, navigating complex commissioning environments, and turning collective effort into lasting impact for older people.
This role is one of two newly created Business Development Manager positions. While each post will have a distinct focus - one on local/regional commissioners and the other on national commissioners - the two managers will work closely to ensure strategic alignment and balanced workload across the portfolio.
This is a 24-month fixed term contract. There is potential for the role to become permanent depending on a review of business needs.
We operate a hybrid-working model, a blend of home and office working. This role will include regular days working from our London office - currently once a week on a Thursday and may involve occasional travel for meetings and cultivation events. Travel costs to the London office are the responsibility of the postholder and are not covered by the charity.
Age UK internal grade: 5L
Last date for applications Monday 25th May 2026.
Must haves:
The below competencies will be assessed at the indicated stage of the recruitment process:
Application = A, Interview = I, Test = T, Presentation = P
Experience
- Experience leading or supporting securing six and seven figure statutory contracts for charities. A, I
- Experience of managing or supporting relationships with key individuals from public sector bodies. A, I
Skills and knowledge
- Understanding of statutory funding processes, including commissioning and procurement. A, I
- Strong communication skills, both written and oral - with the social skills and presence to communicate complex issues to a variety of audiences. I, T
- High levels of gravitas and influencing skills: credible and confident with senior level contacts internally and externally. I
- Excellent levels of financial management and numeracy. A, I
- Ability to distil complex information and convey it powerfully to a variety of different people, including distilling complex issues to understandable and actionable items. I, T
- Ability to manage multiple priorities within a fast-paced environment, ensuring our prospects and donors are at the heart of our fundraising. A, I
- Sound administration skills, including a good working knowledge of MS Office products. I
Personal attributes
- A passion to join Age UK in supporting older people and a belief the support from statutory fundraising is critical to achieving our strategic goals. A, I
- Takes ownership of responsibility - able to identify and deliver the key activities - whilst collaborating and challenging others - that ultimately provide the best pathway for the organisation to realise statutory funding opportunities. I
- Makes things happen, links with others, thinks outside the box, spots where new approaches can achieve desired results, and then delivers at pace. I
- Thrives on collaboration - linking with others with a friendly and engaging approach that enables close working cross-organisationally, two-way challenging conversations and the ability to work confidently and effectively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders. A, I
- Is resilient to change -flexible, pragmatic, and able to quickly adapt plans in alignment with organisational priorities. I
Great to haves:
The below competencies will be assessed at the indicated stage of the recruitment process:
Application = A, Interview = I, Test = T, Presentation = P
Experience
- Experience with framework agreements and call offs. A, I
- Experience with shared learning and knowledge management (e.g. bid libraries, support tools, sharing of good practice) A, I
- Experience creating or supporting partnership brokering/consortia bids A, I
Skills and knowledge:
- Understanding of trends in local/regional commissioning. I
Please look at the attached job description for more information on the role responsibilities.
What we offer in return
- Competitive salary, 26 days annual leave + bank holidays + annual leave purchase scheme
- Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, Health cashback plan and EAP
- Car Benefit Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Season Ticket Loan
- Techscheme - buy any tech from Apple or Currys, up to £1000, and spread the cost over 12 months, interest free
- Blue Light Card Scheme
- You Did It Awards - recognition awards from £100-250
- Many additional benefits
Additional Information
Supporting statements and anonymisation
Candidates are expected to provide a supporting statement that explains how they meet the competencies annotated with an 'A' in the job description, to assess suitability for the position. Age UK acknowledges and accepts that AI may be used to support the application; we do expect candidates to personalise experience, knowledge and skills and failure to do so, may result in your application being rejected.
Please submit a Word version of your CV as it will be anonymised by our recruitment system when you apply for a role. Our system is unable to anonymise supporting statements and heavily formatted CVs. Please could you remove any personal information including your name before you upload to support our inclusive recruitment process. All equalities monitoring information is also anonymised and not shared with the hiring panel. Your name and address will only be known to us if invited for interview.
Equal opportunities & Disability Confident Scheme
Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. Age UK is a Disability Confident Scheme employer. Due to high numbers of applications received, Age UK reserves the right to limit the overall number of interviews offered, and therefore, it may not always be practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job.
Reasonable adjustments
Disabled job seekers can access reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. All requests for reasonable adjustments are considered on a case-by-case basis, in collaboration with the disabled job seeker to best meet their needs, by contacting the Recruitment Team. Disability disclosures will be kept confidential and only shared on a need-to-know basis to support the implementation of adjustments. Disclosures will not be used to inform hiring decisions.
Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.
Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
For a full list of benefits please visit our website.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Legacy Case Officer
Salary: £30,255 - £37,732 per annum
Location: Remote (with occasional travel to Downton, Salisbury, SP5 3RB and other UK locations as needed)
Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
We have an exciting opportunity for a Legacy Case Officer to join our Legacy team at Help for Heroes. You’ll be playing a vital role in our legacy fundraising, taking responsibility for a wide variety of legacy cases, and ensuring we receive funds to support veterans and their families to live well after service.
Please see below for more information on what just might be your future role.
About the Role
Legacies are key to our work at Help for Heroes. It is thanks to our generous supporters that we can continue providing practical help and hope to veterans and families across the UK. We wouldn’t be able to continue without them.
The Legacy Case Officer is key in ensuring we will receive these gifts. The role has responsibility for almost half of our legacy income, covering a significant number of non-contentious residuary, specific and life interest cases.
It involves a high degree of autonomy as you will help protect the charity’s income and reputation through sensitive case management, and acting within the limits delegated. You will be supported throughout by your colleagues and manager, with additional learning & development available.
This role is remote to ensure we can recruit the best candidate, but with an expectation to be able to travel occasionally to our Head Office or London for meetings
About You
You have first-hand experience of dealing in legacy administration, capable of dealing with a variety of charitable gifts and matters. It is not essential to have knowledge of resolving contentious cases, but you are able to identify which may require additional support.
You will be experienced in Charity Legacy Administration with a ILM qualification (CiCLA or Diploma) or relevant experience from the charity or legal sector.
As an individual:
- You are confident and able to work autonomously
- You are empathetic and sensitive when helping bereaved families
- You have strong attention to detail
- You are great at prioritisation and time management
- And you are passionate about legacy fundraising
You are also willing and able to travel as required for meetings, training or other, including to Downton (SP5 3RB) or London, with occasional travel to other UK locations. You are welcome to ask for further information during the interview stage.
You are also comfortable staying away from home overnight on occasion, when required to support events or team activities.
About the Team
This role is a key part of the Legacy Management Team which sits within Legacy & In-Memory, and part of the wider Mass Fundraising Team. We’re a team with a variety of experience and knowledge, always welcoming those with new perspectives.
The team is values-driven, supportive and committed to best practice, learning and continuous improvement. Collaboration sits at the heart of how we work - both within the service and across the wider charity — to ensure we do the best for our beneficiaries.
In return we can offer you:
- Belonging to a team who make a difference to our community and value equality, diversity and inclusion.
- 29 days’ annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, regardless of service — plus your birthday off to celebrate!
- Opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days annual leave per year.
- Added to our free health scheme from day one, including discounts on dental, opticians, massages, and more - with the option to upgrade.
- 3 volunteer days per year to support the Help for Heroes community.
- A generous salary sacrifice pension scheme with an 8% employer contribution and a minimum 3% employee contribution, plus life insurance up to 4× salary as an active member.
Closing date: 31st May 2026
Interview Process: First Interview (virtual), week commencing 15th JuneSecond Interview (in-person), 25th or 26th June
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high number of strong applications.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from all backgrounds.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are excited to be collaborating with St. Luke's Hospice (Basildon & District), to support them with finding an Individual Giving Manager to manage the implementation of the individual giving strategy and develop the existing programme of activities and products.
This is a hybrid role based at the peaceful countryside Thurrock Hospice site in Essex, with 3 days a week in the office.
The Charity:
A passionate and collaborative hospice, dedicated to working in partnership with the community and committed to providing high quality, safe and supportive specialist palliative care services.
You would be joining an inclusive and supportive team with access to employee benefits that include:
- Time off to do as you please - we offer 30 days holiday plus bank holidays.
- Discounts at local fitness clubs, access to practical and emotional support.
- A pension scheme set up for you with Scottish Widows.
- The opportunity to develop in your career with different options depending on what suits your role best.
- Flexible working.
The Role:
Develop annual delivery plans and lead delivery of individual giving fundraising products to achieve budget net income, working across products including: on and offline cash appeals; supporter newsletters; regular giving; gifts in celebration; and incentivised giving.
Project manage all elements required to deliver planned activities, including: producing plans, budgets and briefs; liaising with internal teams and external suppliers/agencies; writing and reviewing copy; and proofing artwork.
Plan and deliver the Hospice’s flagship in memory appeal, ‘Light up a Life’, including a cash appeal, local remembrance services, public dedication list instalments and a community radio show.
Monitor and evaluate income and expenditure, taking corrective action when necessary to reach targets.
The Candidate:
Experience of individual giving / direct marketing within the not-for-profit sector, or comparable experience within the commercial sector.
Experience of using a variety of on- and offline channels to deliver successful marketing campaigns to acquire and develop donors / customers, including direct mail, email and social channels.
Experience of managing income and expenditure budgets, including reforecasting, and setting and monitoring performance against KPIs.
Experience of audience segmentation and use of data analysis to inform marketing / fundraising activity.
IMPORTANT NOTE
Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you haven't been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful, but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.
We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.
Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.
Join BookTrust, the UK’s largest children’s reading charity, and help change children’s lives through reading. For more than 100 years, we’ve been inspiring a love of books and reading, reaching millions of children every year, particularly those from low-income families and vulnerable backgrounds.
We are looking for a Senior Individual Giving Officer to deliver innovative, insight-led fundraising campaigns that grow supporter engagement and maximise income. Working as part of a supportive, ambitious and collaborative team, you’ll gain experience across the full Individual Giving programme while helping bring the joy and benefits of reading to children across the UK.
This is an exciting opportunity for a creative and data-driven fundraiser who enjoys managing campaigns end-to-end and is passionate about delivering an excellent supporter experience. You’ll help shape and deliver multi-channel campaigns, test new ideas and fundraising products, and use insight to drive performance and long-term supporter relationships.
The role can be based in either our London office in Farringdon or our Leeds head office, with a minimum of eight office days per month.
Fundraising at BookTrust
As a charity, fundraising is central to BookTrust’s mission, enabling us to bring our work to life and reach more children through a diverse portfolio of income generation, including mixed models of trading and philanthropy.
You will join a friendly, supportive, and ambitious fundraising team working together to generate sustainable income that supports our mission through the funding of programmes and projects and ensures excellent stewardship of our donors. As part of our new strategy, we aim to grow our income significantly over the next five years. With current annual income of £12.4m and a strong base of long-term committed funding, we are well positioned to expand our work. As we expand our work and reach more children and families, developing new income streams is a key organisational priority. The Individual Giving function within the Fundraising team, where this role sits, has been tasked with growing income to £2 million by 2030. We will do this by improving our supporter experience and engagement, employing a test-and-learn strategy across a range of campaigns and being data-led in everything that we do.
Job Purpose
The Senior Individual Giving Officer plays a central role delivering the campaigns and plans that will achieve the Individual Giving programme income targets. The post holder, working closely with colleagues across BookTrust, will manage existing and test new Individual Giving campaigns and develop and test new fundraising products in order to generate income from new and existing supporters.
This is an exciting time to join BookTrust as we invest in growing our Individual Giving programme and develop new ways for supporters to help children discover the life-changing benefits of reading.
Key Responsibilities:
Programmes and projects
- Manage acquisition and retention campaigns including testing new audiences and channels.
- Deliver effective supporter journeys to ensure the highest possible standards of donor experience.
- End-to-end campaign management across the fundraising mix including legacies, mid value and in memory.
- Support the testing and development of new community and events fundraising opportunities.
- Work closely with and support the Individual Giving Lead to ensure all activity is delivered on time and to budget, contributing to annual income targets.
Relationships
- Work collaboratively with colleagues across marketing, digital, comms and across the organisation. Work closely with Supporter Services and CRM colleagues to ensure best experience for our supporters
- Work effectively with external suppliers and agencies, maintaining strong working relationships.
Budgeting, analysis and reporting
- Monitor and control income and expenditure against targets outlined in annual plans.
- Feed into quarterly forecasting and annual budget setting processes.
- Closely monitor campaign results, provide updates on performance and produce post-campaign analysis reports.
- Make recommendations to improve the performance of future campaigns based on evidence and data.
- Contribute to CRM development and update existing reporting mechanisms.
Other
- Keep up to date with innovation and changes in the sector and external environment.
- Undertake other duties as required that are commensurate with this role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We’re looking for a creative and collaborative Head of Programme Design to lead the Programme Design Team at BookTrust, as part of our central Research and Design function.
The role will cover evidence-informed, human-centred programme design across the full spectrum from new opportunity definition to programme iteration and continuous improvement. It will hold overall programme design accountability for our products and experiences designed for impact with primary audiences - delivery partners and families.
We have a skilled Design team, experience of applying human-centred design approaches in programme design and strong organisational support for a design-led approach. The post-holder will lead our Programme Design approach to the next level of maturity and help it become even more embedded within the organisation. The post-holder will deliver excellent stakeholder stewardship around our programme design ensuring our detailed product design (e.g. with our communications, partnerships and books teams) stay true to our overall programme intent (ie. against objectives that will include impact and supporting income generation).
The role will have accountability for innovation in programmes - ensuring that we make rapid progress against our riskiest assumptions using design-thinking approaches to help us define and activate opportunities quickly.
Please apply through our website and attach your CV and covering letter showing how you meet the person specification and your motivations for applying for the role in addition to answering one of the following questions:
- How would you go about setting and maintaining an organisational standard around co-design and inclusive design? How would you balance practical considerations and limitations with best-in-class approaches?
- What are the key features of a high performing Programme Design Team and what approaches would you take to help the team achieve excellence?
Your covering letter should not be longer than 2 pages.
For more information and the person specification, please download the full job description.
Closing date: Friday 22nd May
We may choose to close applications early if we have received sufficient numbers of quality applications, so please don’t wait until the closing date to apply.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 35 per week
Location: London
Starting salary:£41,047
Closing date: 29th May 2026
Expected date of interviews: WC 9th June 2026
Job ref: VA786
Freedom from Torture is the Winner of the Overall Award for Excellence and the top prize for Campaigns and Advocacy at the 2023 Charity Awards.
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Web Editor to join our charity as we build on our search optimisation and online engagement plans.
Would you like to join our award-winning organisation?
About the role
This role is blend of content creation and optimisation, analytics, data and audience engagement work.The Web Editor will review, design, deliver and implement an online content roadmap that delivers growth against fundraising and engagement and campaigning KPIs, whilst also supports, coordinates or inputs into digital projects for teams across the charity. Product owner of the existing website, ensuring it is optimised for search engines, is security and privacy compliant anddelivers the best experience for our supporters.
Working closely withing the Digital, Campaigns and Communications team you will provide online support to charity as a whole to showcase our survivor centred clinical, policy, campaigningand fundraising work.
About you
If you have experience in successful search engine optimisation and content management system management and enjoy working across teams to scope and support with online solutions this could be the ideal role for you.Project management and agency account management (development and search) skills are also essential to this role as is the ability to develop engaging multi-format online content, whilst supporting colleagues using digital platforms across the directorate with best practice guidance and safe access.
In return, we offer a competitive package, with a generous 30-day annual leave entitlement, and 6% employer pension contribution (minimum 1% employee contribution).
Freedom from Torture is committed to showing the salary for all advertised roles and not negotiating salaries for roles, in light of evidence that this contributes to structural inequality.
Our policy is that all appointments will be at the start of the salary range but successful candidates will have the opportunity to move up the scale over time. The progression up the salary range is reviewed on an annual basis and subject to affordability. For this role, the salary range is £41,047 - £47,615
To view the Job Description and Person Specification, please kindly find the attached file. hu
Please note a CV and a cover letter addressing the job description and person specification of the role are mandatory to be considered for the position.
Freedom from Torture is dedicated to healing and protecting people who have survived torture. We provide therapies to improve physical and mental health, we medically document torture, and we provide legal and welfare help. We expose torture globally, we fight to hold torturing states to account and we campaign for fairer treatment of torture survivors in the UK.
We campaign for national and global change, using evidence from our services and survivor voices to protect and promote survivors' rights and hold torturing states to account. We are proud to play a significant role in the global anti-torture movement. Survivors, active and empowered, are at the centre of all of our work.
Freedom from Torture is committed to its responsibilities under safeguarding, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory standard/enhanced DBS/PVG disclosure, as well as a need for full employment history and up to date employment references.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.)
Freedom from Torture is an equal opportunity employer. People with lived experience of torture or asylum, from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ individuals and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.
No agencies please.
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About the role
The Society of Genealogists is looking for a proactive and digitally confident Membership and Marketing Assistant to support a busy period of membership growth, campaign delivery, and new product development. The role will focus on marketing activity, including email campaigns, content coordination, campaign tracking, website updates, and promotional support, along with membership customer support and database management.
This role would suit a proactive and digitally confident person who enjoys working with online platforms, communications tools, and data. You do not need to have experience in the systems we use, but you should be comfortable learning new tools, following guidance, solving practical problems and asking well-judged questions when needed. You will need to write clear, accurate, and audience-appropriate communications; manage campaign details carefully; and help keep membership and marketing activity moving.
There will also be scope to use AI and other digital tools responsibly to support drafting, planning, troubleshooting, process documentation, and the efficient delivery of work.
What you will be doing
- Supporting routine member communications, including new member, renewal, lapsed member, and upgrade activity.
- Responding to routine membership enquiries using agreed-upon guidance and templates, escalating more complex queries as needed.
- Building, testing, and scheduling email campaigns in Mailchimp from approved copy and assets.
- Supporting delivery of membership, Learning Hub, course, publication, and product campaigns.
- Updating simple website content, campaign pages, or promotional listings where required.
- Checking campaign links, forms, buttons, landing pages, and customer journeys before launch.
- Maintaining campaign calendars, trackers, and delivery checklists.
- Preparing simple campaign and membership activity summaries.
- Helping document recurring processes so that knowledge is shared across the team.
What we are looking for
- Strong written communication skills, with the ability to write clearly and accurately.
- Confidence using digital tools and the ability to learn new systems quickly.
- A proactive approach, with good judgement about when to use initiative and when to ask for help.
- Excellent organisation and attention to detail.
- Comfortable working with online platforms, spreadsheets, databases, and email systems.
- Able to manage multiple tasks, deadlines, and small moving parts.
- Able to follow processes carefully and identify where clarification is needed.
- Experience in customer service or supporting marketing activity.
Knowledge of Mailchimp, WordPress, Elementor, CRM systems, membership databases or AI tools would be helpful, but we are most interested in someone who can learn quickly, communicate clearly, and help keep work moving.
We will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis and may close this vacancy early, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The ideal start date is 1 July 2026, though we are happy to discuss flexibility for the right candidate. We are also open to candidates working remotely, flexibly, or part-time.
Salary: £25,000 - £29,000 per year, dependent upon location and experience.
Please provide your CV along with a short cover letter outlining why you are applying for this role.
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Analytics Manager
Contract type: Permanent, Full time– 35 hours per week
Location: London, UK
UK hybrid working – a minimum of 40 % of working time is spent face-to-face (London office, external meetings or travel). 60/40 hybrid working at WaterAid means roughly three days wherever you work best and two days together in person.
Salary: £52,468 per year with excellent benefits
Change starts with water. Change starts with you.
Every day, millions of people live without clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene. WaterAid exists to change that – for everyone, everywhere. Join us, and your energy will help unlock people’s potential and create a fairer future.
About WaterAid
We’re a global federation driven by one vision: a world where everyone, everywhere has clean water, sanitation and hygiene by 2030. Powered by our values of Respect, Accountability, Courage, Collaboration, Integrity and Innovation, we work alongside communities, partners and supporters to make change happen.
About the team
The Analytics team sits within WaterAid’s Performance, Strategy and Insight (PSI) Department. The team help colleagues across the organisation understand performance, identify opportunities for improvement and make evidence-led decisions with a primary focus on communications and fundraising.
About the role
As our Analytics Manager, you will lead the delivery of business intelligence and analytics products that enable teams and leaders to understand performance and make informed decisions, and work closely with stakeholders across fundraising, communications and the wider organisation to drive sustainable change.
In this role, you will:
- Lead, motivate and develop a team of Business Insight Analysts, ensuring high standards of delivery and professional development.
- Plan and manage the work of the Analytics function, taking responsibility for delivery, prioritisation and performance.
- Own the delivery and continuous improvement of business intelligence and performance reporting products, including Power BI, and oversee and support the development and application of forecasting, statistical and machine-learning models.
- Translate business questions into clear analytical requirements and actionable reporting solutions, ensuring analytics products are robust, well-governed and embedded into decision-making where appropriate.
- Champion WaterAid’s commitment to equity, inclusion and safeguarding.
Requirements
To be successful, you will need:
- Experience in a management role – leading, motivating, developing and inspiring individuals.
- Demonstrable hands-on experience building and delivering BI solutions, particularly using Power BI.
- Strong SQL skills and competency working with relational databases (e.g. SQL Server) and modern cloud or SaaS data platforms (e.g. Microsoft Fabric).
- Ability to design meaningful analysis that delivers business value, based on a clear understanding of organisational and stakeholder goals.
Although not essential, we’d prefer you to have:
- Experience using R or Python and using a data warehouse.
Closing date: Applications close 12:00 PM UK time on Friday 29th May. Interviews may be scheduled on a rolling basis, and the role may close earlier if a suitable candidate is found. There, we encourage to apply early.
How to apply: Click Apply to complete the pre-screening questions and upload your CV and a cover letter (max 400 words).
Can I use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology in my application?
At WaterAid, we strongly advise against using AI technology at any stage of the recruitment process. Our goal is to ensure a fair and transparent process that provides every applicant with an equal opportunity to succeed. We value hearing about your unique experiences and perspectives in your application, and, if shortlisted, during the interview as well.
Pre‑employment screening
To apply for this role, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the respective country. All pre-employment checks will be carried out according to local law and WaterAid’s Safer Recruitment policy. All UK based roles require a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Benefits
- 36 days’ holiday (including 8 Bank Holidays)
- Option to buy an extra 5 days’ annual leave
- Employer pension contribution up to 10 %
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
- Season ticket loan
- Free annual eye tests
- ‘Give as you Earn’ charitable giving scheme
- Enhanced parental leave (maternity, adoption/surrogacy, shared parental and paternity)
- Sabbaticals
- One paid volunteer day each year
As part of our annual leave policy, all employees receive three additional days of annual leave on top of their standard allocation of 25 days. These days are designated to cover the period when our UK office closes between Christmas and New Year, allowing all UK WaterAiders to take a well-deserved break.
These days are automatically scheduled and cannot be changed or moved. Annual leave is accrued based on your start date. If sufficient leave has not been accrued by the time of the closure, the 3 days will be taken as unpaid leave or pro-rated, depending on your circumstances.
Our People Promise
We will work with passion and focus to make sure everyone everywhere has clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene. WaterAid is a place of purpose – where people have a real commitment and shared responsibility for the impact we have. We are a global community with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, motivated by inspiring, stimulating work. We are determined to be a place where people feel safe and able to contribute their voice and truly live our values.
Equal Opportunities
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions, ways of life and status. This includes, but is not limited to, race, ethnicity, caste, colour, gender, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth, disability status, neurodiversity, age, marital and family status, sexual orientation and gender identity, health status, place of residence, economic and social situation.
Safeguarding
We are committed to protecting everyone we come into contact with. We have a zero- tolerance approach to abuse of power, privilege or trust across our global work, and to any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation. Safeguarding the people and communities we work with, our staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks (which can include counterterrorism, safeguarding and criminal records checks).
Together, we’ll change the world through water.
Join us and be part of the change!
Our vision is a world where everyone, everywhere has sustainable and safe water, sanitation and hygiene.



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Mission Without Borders (MWB) is a Christian organisation working in some of the most challenging contexts in Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Moldova, Romania, and Ukraine. We come alongside children, families, and communities living in poverty, offering practical, emotional and spiritual support, sharing the hope found in Jesus Christ to enable people to move towards self-sufficiency.
MWB UK is entering an exciting period of growth. With an ambitious five‑year plan underway, we are seeking to strengthen our work with major donors, charitable trusts, foundations, and Gift‑in‑Kind (GIK) partners to expand our impact and reach more people in need.
We are now seeking an exceptional Trusts, Foundations & Partnerships Manager to help drive this mission forward.
About the role
This is a pivotal and high‑impact role, perfect for a talented relationship‑based fundraiser who is motivated by purpose, strategy, and the power of partnership.
You will:
- Build and manage a strong portfolio of relationships with Trusts, Foundations and Corporate partners, developing tailored engagement plans that inspire deep and long‑term support.
- Grow income from charitable trusts, foundations, and statutory funders through high‑quality applications and outstanding stewardship.
- Lead MWB UK’s Gift‑in‑Kind strategy, securing in‑kind products and managing the logistics journey from offer to delivery into field countries.
- Craft compelling proposals and impact reports that clearly articulate MWB’s vision and programme outcomes.
- Collaborate with passionate colleagues across MWB’s international network to identify funding priorities, shape supporter experiences, and maximise impact.
- Contribute strategically to MWB UK’s fundraising plans, spotting opportunities, and driving income growth.
This role blends hands‑on relationship management with strategic ownership. This is ideal for someone who thrives on initiative, creativity, and wants to see their work translate into real, tangible change for vulnerable people.
About you
We’d love to hear from you if you have:
- Proven experience securing income from charitable trusts, foundations and corporate partners.
- Excellent relational skills with the ability to connect, inspire, and build trust.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including crafting persuasive proposals.
- A proactive, organised, detail‑driven approach with the ability to prioritise effectively.
- A genuine alignment with MWB’s Christian ethos and values.
If MWB’s vision is a cause that inspires you and the position fits with your skills, values and experience, then we would love to hear from you.
The position offers flexibility with a mix of home working and office based to be discussed. This is a 4 day per week position but could move to full time as we experience growth.
Why join us:
- An international focus with real purpose and impact
- Pro rata 30 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays
- Flexible working
- Space to learn, innovate and develop
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Pension scheme
- Opportunities to travel to projects in our field countries, as required
How to apply
Please send a covering letter of no more than 2 pages highlighting your reasons for applying and explaining your how your skills, experience and values align with the role.
Please see the Job Description below for more details. If an informal conversation about the role would help, please call us on 020 794 1370.
We are actively interviewing as applications come in, so please apply now.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Senior Individual Giving Officer
Hybrid (with 2 days per week in our Alton office)
Individual Giving Manager
Permanent, 35 hours per week
£30-35k per annum, dependant on experience
(plus pension & generous annual leave)
About Kidney Care UK
3.5 million people in the UK have chronic kidney disease (CKD), a diagnosis that can turn your world upside down.
For 50 years, Kidney Care UK has been at the forefront of supporting people with kidney disease. From our early days when we campaigned to introduce donor cards in the UK, we have worked hard to support and represent the interests of everyone affected by this lifelong condition. We provide practical, emotional, and financial support for individuals and their families, while also working with healthcare professionals to improve care services and campaign for change.
Kidney disease can affect anyone and there is no cure. We are here for the young and the old, for those struggling to make ends meet, for families and loved ones. We fight tirelessly, giving our total support, to improve the lives of kidney patients and their families.
We’ve grown significantly over recent years. But this is just the start – we want to grow our income significantly in the next five years as part of our ambitious new strategy to ensure that the charity is fully sustainable so that we can support the 1000s of patients who need us every year. We’ve been making quite a splash recently – our ‘Bloody Amazing Kidneys’ campaign has seen more than 200,000 people successfully complete our online kidney checker so they can understand their risk of kidney disease.
Will you join us and help ensure that no one faces kidney disease alone?
The role
The Individual Giving team is responsible for driving growth and income sustainability across Individual Giving (one-off donations, Regular Giving, Lottery) In Memory Giving, Legacy Giving and Major Giving. This is an exciting role and it will suit somebody who enjoys working across our different fundraising products, with particular focus on one-off donations, Regular Giving and In Memory Giving. The role will focus on the acquisition and stewardship of donors, maintaining a fantastic donor journey for longer term engagement. The role holder will need to own and manage their workstreams, drawing on the expertise of other in-house teams from Marketing to Finance. The need for accuracy in data and administrative work requires the role holder to have a keen eye for detail and a respect for processes and regulations.
What we offer
Working at Kidney Care UK is incredibly rewarding and you will see the life-changing impact that the charity has on kidney patients and their families:
- Flexi-time – we are flexible about start and finish times, and flexible about your location.
- Annual and Christmas leave – we offer 25 days annual leave for full time employees plus bank holidays. We also close for three days between Christmas and New Year, and you don’t need to take this from your annual leave allowance.
- Pension – you’ll be eligible for and auto-enrolled into a pension scheme where your employer will contribute 8% of your salary.
- Health cashback plan – ability to claim back a wide variety of routine medical treatments.
- Employee Assistance Programme – access to a wide variety of support including counselling, health resources and advice.
- Cycle2Work scheme
We are the UK's leading kidney patient support charity



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We are seeking a creative and conscientious communications leader with exceptional attention to detail and demonstrable expertise in developing and delivering high-impact strategic communications outputs in the international development or third sector. We are a relatively small team and are therefore looking for someone who is both highly strategic and able to see the ‘big picture’, while also being happy getting stuck in at an operational level to ensure timely, on-budget delivery of outputs. Experience of working with or within networks or membership organisations would be a particular asset in this role. It is also important that you are comfortable working across all areas – from digital, to design, to publishing, to events – as well as being an exceptional project manager, confident liaising with a range of partners and stakeholders at different levels, and an experienced line manager.
The Global Distributors Collective (GDC) is in an excellent position, with a strong track record of delivery and impact, a solid funding pipeline, and a clear 2026-30 strategy. High-impact communication crosscuts the entire GDC programme and is essential to ensuring that beneficial products can be made affordable and available to all. As Communications Manager (maternity cover), you will therefore need to both hit the ground running to deliver our ambitious schedule of upcoming communications activities – from in-person and online events, to high-profile research, publications, and digital outputs – as well as to work proactively with the Head of GDC, Bopinc team, GDC strategic advisors, and fellow communications colleagues to shape and embed communication activities across a range of new projects that are kicking off in 2026-27.
About Practical Action and the GDC
Practical Action is an international development organisation putting ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change their world. For the past eight years, Practical Action has been hosting and building the Global Distributors Collective (GDC): a collective of 300 last mile distribution companies that cumulatively reach millions of the poorest consumers in the world with beneficial products like solar lanterns, water filters and improved cookstoves. GDC activities are delivered in collaboration with strategic and implementing partner Bopinc.
The GDC provides a collective voice for distributors to ensure their priorities are heard; drives research and innovation across the sector; facilitates the exchange of information, insight, and expertise; and provides critical services that leverage economies of scale.
Moving into our 2026-30 strategy phase, we are proactively shifting from creating and setting up advisory services and tools that support last mile distributors to embedding and scaling these initiatives. Specifically, we will focus on four key strategic pillars:
· Unlocking finance: Prepare more last mile distributors (LMDs) for investment and help to unlock country-level financing mechanisms and create LMD-focussed debt facilities.
· Strengthening business performance: Deliver training, shared services, and data tools that reduce business costs and improve efficiency, in scalable formats.
· Scaling innovation: Identify, test, and replicate high-value business innovations and remove eco-system barriers.
· Shaping systems and local leadership: Build local chapters and influence global and national agendas so LMDs are visible, valued and represented.
About you
We are looking for a go-getting, ambitious and proactive communications specialist who is ready to lead the GDC communications team to deliver a range of high-impact, top-quality, communications activities over the next 12 months. To succeed in this role, you must be a communications all-rounder, an experienced line manager, and an excellent written and verbal communicator with exceptional attention to detail, robust project management and interpersonal skills. You will be a strategic thinker with the ability to multitask, work independently and adapt in a fast-paced environment, while also being willing to “muck in” in our relatively small team. Depending on where you are based, demonstrable experience of managing remote staff will be important; as will the ability to thoughtfully support and coach team members to achieve their full potential.
Why join us?
This is the opportunity to lead a globally recognised initiative driving innovation and impact in last mile distribution. At Practical Action, you will be part of a values-driven organisation committed to reducing poverty and inequality through sustainable, practical solutions. You will work alongside passionate colleagues and partners, contributing to meaningful change for communities around the world. We offer a collaborative and inclusive working environment that supports learning, innovation, and personal growth.
We treat all applications for employment on their merits and do not take into consideration any factors that are not relevant to the job such as disability, race, age, religion, gender, gender reassignment or sexual orientation. Practical Action is committed to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults and as such candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks including criminal checks and terrorist financing.
Additional information
We are seeking candidates based in ether Kenya or the UK. The successful applicant must have the pre-existing right to both live and work in the country in which they will be based. Please note this is being recruited as a 12-month fixed term contract. Hybrid working pattern; if UK-based, the role could be predominantly home based
To apply please submit a copy of your CV and supporting that includes the answers to the following questions:
1. Why do you consider yourself a strong candidate for the role of GDC Communications Manager at Practical Action?
2. What most excites you about working on the Global Distributors Collective programme?
3. What do you think would be your biggest strength and steepest learning curve in this role?
Our vision is for a world that works better for everyone. We believe where there’s action, there’s hope.
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