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About the role
We are delighted to have received three-year funding from the Aviva Foundation to fund this brand-new Grants Officer role based in London.
You’ll be part of our Programmes team supporting kinship carers in London to access grants which will help reduce financial stress. This could be grants to buy things like white goods and uniforms or accessing Buttle grants to support children growing up in kinship care.
As Grants Officer you’ll talk to kinship carers, discuss their needs, their priorities and then write charitable grant applications on their and their family’s behalf.
You will oversee and deliver the grants process, including co-ordinating the purchase of items (such as children’s clothes, beds or washing machines), collecting receipts for items as required by the funders and liaising with all teams to ensure timely receipt of funds within the charity and to the kinship carers.
Building relationships with funders is core, sharing the impact of the grants and insight about the lives of kinship families in London. You’ll work closely with Programmes, Peer Support, Training and Advice colleagues who work with kinship families in London.
You will also create and run online and face-to-face workshops and clinics, helping kinship carers to understand how to apply for other grants, thereby encouraging resilience and confidence to apply for grants themselves.
You will be a proactive and persuasive relationship builder, able to create partnerships with a range of organisations and peer support groups that support kinship families.
You’ll build trusting and respectful relationships with kinship carers who you will work one-to-one with in community settings. And you’ll build relationships with a range of grant giving organisations across London.
We’re looking for someone who can really deliver impact and demonstrate how embedding this role into the community helps to unlock funding and support for kinship carers at a local level.
The type of person we’re looking for
Kinship carers are at the heart of all we do. This role could be the difference between a kinship carer being able to dress their child for school properly, being able to buy a fridge, take a first holiday to the seaside… or going without.
We are looking for someone who is really organised and who is able to capture and present information clearly in a persuasive grant application. The successful applicant will be compassionate, empathetic, and organised. We are looking for someone who understands the needs of kinship families.
Key responsibilities include:
- Delivering our new grants service across London.
- Meeting performance targets and KPIs as directed.
- Working with kinship carers and their families across London to gather information to complete and submit grant applications.
- Administering grants we secure for our kinship carers and carry out all the necessary administration related to grants.
- Undertaking research to identify funders and build excellent relationships with local grant making charities in order to increase support for kinship families.
- Delivering grant workshops at peer support groups sharing information about locally available grants and providing advice and support on making a successful application.
- Running face-to-face grant clinics within peer support groups or community venues in London, working directly with kinship carers to write and submit requests for grants.
Essential criteria includes:
- Experience of speaking to vulnerable people on the telephone, face-to-face and online, and gathering information with empathy and understanding.
- Experience of working with socially excluded or marginalised people and their families in face-to-face and community settings.
- Experience of running online and face-to-face workshops.
- An understanding of budgeting, managing money, income and expenditure.
- Proven understanding of the importance of confidentiality and a non-judgmental approach.
- Evidence of awareness of safeguarding issues and good practice.
- Experience of organising and prioritising a busy workload without close supervision.
- Proven clear understanding of the need to keep grants records and communication with kinship carers and funders up to date.
- Excellent research and writing skills.
How to apply
In place of a cover letter, you will be asked to answer the following four questions, alongside providing your CV. Please keep your answers to a maximum of 250 words.
- Tell us why you’re interested in working for Kinship in this role and what experience you bring that would make you successful? This is an opportunity to tell us about you, your experience and your values.
- This role requires writing persuasive and accurate grant applications for kinship families. What steps did you take, and how did you ensure the application was compelling and met the funder's criteria?
- This role requires balancing administrative tasks (like tracking grants and recording data) with direct support work. How do you prioritise your workload and ensure deadlines are met without compromising service quality?
- Please describe your experience of supporting vulnerable individuals or families in a community or face-to-face setting. What approach did you take to build trust and gather information sensitively?
Key Dates
- Application deadline: Tuesday 6 May, 5pm
- Interview: Online – Monday 12 May
About Kinship
We are Kinship. The leading kinship care charity in England and Wales. We’re here for kinship carers – friends or family who step up to raise a child when their parents aren’t able to.
We are made by and for our community of kinship carers. Like family, relationships run deep. And we hear their experiences; for too long they have been isolated without the help they need.
We support, advise and inform kinship carers. Connecting them so they feel empowered. Because a child needs the love and warmth of a thriving family.
We develop research, campaigns and policy solutions. Creating positive change across society. Because for kinship families, love alone is not enough.
Through our work we harness frustrations to fuel passion for change. And tough experiences to inspire ideas that transform lives.
And as we see momentum building, we keep using evidence to demonstrate the value of kinship care. Helping kinship carers navigate challenging circumstances. Believing in a child’s potential.
Join us. Together, let’s commit to change for kinship families.
• Make sure you’ve read the job description and the essential requirements – make sure your answer reflects those points in the requirements very clearly.
• Really tell us why you want to work for Kinship. We’re interested in working with people who share our values.
• Keep your response clear – use bullets points and short paragraphs if that helps. It will help the recruitment team to really focus on your answer.
• Please do not use AI tools like ChatGPT to produce your answers. We use software to check and your application will be rejected if you do.
We support kinship carers in their homes and communities, giving advice and helping them work through problems to find the best way forward.





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Head of Grants
Are you a visionary leader who can turn ideas into reality? Do you have the drive to manage complex projects, inspire teams and create lasting impact on a national scale? Do you love giving charities money? If so, we want to hear from you!
This is a remote working role offering part-time hours, on a permanent basis.
Position: Head of Grants
Location: Remote/London
Hours: Part-time (4 days per week)
Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Benefits Include: 25 days per year (pro rata – excluding bank holidays), employer pension contribution of 5% into a personal pension (which does not have to be matched by the employee)
Closing Date: 27th May 2025
About the Role
This role is key to shaping how the organisation maximises impact over the next 5 years, delivering on ambitions for the 2024-2029 Strategy. The aspiration is to help 10,000 young people at risk or experiencing homelessness, to reach their full potential.
By working with key players in the youth homelessness landscape, like-minded organisations, and embedding the voices and experiences of young people in this work, you will help maximise social impact and deliver £150m in social value by March 2029.
You will ensure the charity is the best possible grant funder in the field, thoughtful, diligent, transparent and efficient, as it works with the very best charities across the country deliver vital support to young people facing homelessness.
You will be in charge of grant programme design, development, and delivery in line with the new strategy. You will have the opportunity to work on new programmes and ideas, and to gather data and insight from this vital work (and other sources) that will help both future grant-making and our influencing work nationally.
About You
Whilst grant-making experience would be helpful, what truly matters is your ability to strategically lead and drive projects that deliver impact. You’ll be at the forefront of developing and delivering new programmes, ensuring they align with key targets while bringing innovative ideas to life.
This role is not just about achieving KPIs, it’s about leading teams to achieve results. You will have experience of delivering presentations, developing ideas and projects collaboratively, and using data-driven insights to shape future projects and influence decision-making at a regional or national level. Strong project management, monitoring, and evaluation skills are key in this role, as are those of team- and partnership- working.
If you are a senior leader looking for your next role, then we would love to hear from you.
About the Organisation
The charity has been around since 1986, created by and working with the UK property industry to try and harness a collective desire to do good. Since 2016, the focus has been exclusively on creating a corporate movement within and across the industry to tackle and end youth homelessness.
Additional Benefits
• Opportunities for flexible working
• Free annual Flu’ jabs and annual sight tests
• Cycle to Work Scheme (salary sacrifice)
• ½ day a month entitlement to volunteer for a charity of your choice, in work time
• Interest-free Annual Travel Card Loans
• A Professional Development Fund
• Commitment to wellbeing (we’re signatories of Mind’s Time to Change Pledge)
• An Employee Assistance Programme
• Private Health Insurance with Vitality (small employee contribution required).
You may have experience in other roles such as Grants, Impact, Grants and Impact, Head of Grants, Head of Impact, Head of Grants and Impact, Impact and Innovation, Director of Grants, Director of Impact, Director of Grants and Impact.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation
We are looking for a Major Gifts Fundraising Manager to join the team and manage a warm pool of donor relationships with existing and prospective major donors for a small global charity.
This role can be home based with travel to the London office every 6 weeks, or London based with one day a week in the office. They are open to 4 days a week / compressed hours. They also offer great benefits including:
- 26 days annual leave plus public holidays
- Flexible working
- 5% Pension Contribution/ Salary Sacrifice
- Life Assurance x 4 salary
- Season Ticket Loan
- Employee Assisted Programme (EAP)
- LinkedIn Learning
The Charity
A long standing global charity delivering high quality education programmes and international opportunities that promotes and supports positive world-wide change. They are a small passionate team achieving incredible things. They have exceeded 1m income over for the past few years and excited to further grow their income and impact.
The Role
Support the Head Of Philanthropy and IG, and work alongside another Fundraising Manager to lead the Major Donor activity for the team.
This role has a strong focus on relationship cultivation and stewardship with the aim of increasing donor engagement and funds raised.
You will identify and research potential major donors to further grow the warm donor base.
Develop strategies to engage and solicit major gifts from individuals, foundations, and corporations.
Develop and implement personalised engagement plans for major donors.
Provide regular updates and reports to major donors on the impact of their gifts.
The Candidate
They are ideally looking for 2-3 years of Major Gifts fundraising experience.
Experience managing and cultivating relationships with existing and prospective major donors.
Available to travel abroad for global meetings and events.
IMPORTANT NOTE
Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent 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.
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ABOUT ULI EUROPE
ULI, the Urban Land Institute, is a non-profit research and education organisation focused on the real estate sector with a strong mission, to shape the future of the built environment for transformative impact in communities worldwide. To advance the mission, the members have identified three mission priorities, which are decarbonisation, affordable and adequate housing and educating the next generation of real estate leaders.
Founded in 1936, we now have over 48,000 members worldwide, representing the entire spectrum of land use and real estate development disciplines working in private and public sectors.
In Europe we have c. 5,500 members. We have a particularly strong presence in the major European real estate markets with National Councils in 15 countries across Europe, including e.g., France, Germany, Spain, and United Kingdom. ULI’s main revenue sources come from individual and corporate membership, in addition to corporate sponsorship for a wide range of activities ULI delivers, including events, research and mission driven programmes such as C Change or UrbanPlan. To advance its mission priorities, ULI is aiming to diversify and grow its funding sources and especially focus on philanthropic donations from individuals, corporates and foundations, in addition to grants from other local and European institutions.
ULI Europe requires an experienced, highly-organised individual to work closely with the CEO of ULI Europe, Chair of the ULI Charitable Trust, Chief (Philanthropic) Fundraising Officer and VP of Business Development and Membership to administer and support the growth of ULI’s philanthropic fundraising work in Europe.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Senior Manager of Philanthropic Fundraising will serve as the cornerstone of administrative support for ULI’s philanthropic fundraising initiatives in Europe.
The role will report to the Vice President, Business Development & Membership on a day-to-day basis and work closely with the Chair of the ULI Charitable Trust and CEO ULI Europe. The role will have a functional reporting line to the Chief (Philanthropic) Fundraising Officer.
This position requires excellent organisational, administrative, and stakeholder management skills, particularly within the charity or philanthropic sector.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide administrative and management support to the philanthropic fundraising initiatives of the ULI Charitable Trust (and the CT Board of Trustees / ULIF Europe Committee) and ULI Europe, including fundraising campaigns, donation tracking, gift processing, and donor stewardship in cooperation with the ULI Finance team in the US.
- Oversee and coordinate design and development of marketing collateral, presentations supporting fundraising campaigns, in collaboration with the ULI Europe Marketing and Communications team.
- Collaborate closely with the ULI Europe Business Development and Membership team, ULI’s country directors, and the governance director to support the planning and implementation of the European philanthropic fundraising strategy set by the CT Board of Trustees / ULIF Europe Committee.
- Coordinate and maintain relationships with individual and institutional donors,, in close collaboration with the corporate accounts team, CEO, ULI Europe and the Chair of the Charitable Trust / Chair of the ULIF Europe Committee;
- Work in close collaboration with Research & Advisory Services and ESG Programmes colleagues, to identify and research (third party) philanthropic funding and grant opportunities and assist in the preparation of applications for philanthropic funding from (third party) foundations and government agencies;
- Coordination of proposal writing for potential foundation funding, in close collaboration with the research, marketing communications and legal and compliance teams.
- Develop and manage internal processes for grant compliance, application tracking, reporting, and gift acknowledgement for ULI Europe.
EXPERIENCE & SKILLS
- Experience working in an operations, administration, or governance role within a UK or European charity, charitable trust, or foundation.
- Experience working in an international business environment.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and coordination skills.
- A track record of managing transactions or projects that required multi-tasking and meeting deadlines
- A quick learner who is able to adapt easily
Desirable:
- Familiarity with UK or EU charitable compliance and reporting standards.
- Experience coordinating funding proposals or donor-facing reports.
- Proficiency in one other European language preferred.
- Real estate background desired, but not essential.
- Occasional international travel required.
EDUCATION
- Bachelor or Master’s degree in a relevant field or similar experience.
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Turn2us is a national charity tackling financial insecurity and its structural causes. We work with co-producers and partners to provide people in financial crisis with the means and agency to get back on their feet, build resilience, move forward with their lives and thrive.
As an equal opportunities employer, we are committed to equity, inclusion and diversity and the value people from different backgrounds bring to a team. If, like us, you believe everyone has the right to have enough to live on, and you are ambitious about eradicating financial insecurity, join us and build your career with a charity dedicated to ensuring dignity and equity for all.
This role is critical in supporting the development of the charity’s learning and development strategy and embedding a knowledge culture at Turn2us by creating and delivering learning programmes and interventions.
This is a fantastic opportunity, as a brand new role, to build a robust training and learning framework to support our staff as by developing equitable and inclusive training to help embed a culture where learning is embedded with equity and inclusion in everything we do.
Reporting to the Head of Human Resources, you will tailor training design and content to meet the specific needs of the business, create engaging content that caters to diverse learning preferences, across groups of varying sizes / seniority levels. You will also aid in the delivery of inductions, support the review of annual appraisal and development planning and conduct regular evaluations to enhance training effectiveness, utilising data to identify areas for improvement where needed.
You will bring experience of training needs analysis and general HR practice, along with experience in developing practical training initiatives which have had a demonstrable effect on both organisational performance and culture. You’ll need strong analytical skills to be able to translate data and trends into strategy and actionable plans.
We offer flexible working patterns, both in terms of hours and remote working. Please note that all employees are required to work from the office a minimum of 4 days a month on a weekly basis.
Some roles may be required to be in the office more often than others and this will be agreed with the hiring manager upon starting at Turn2us.
Please note that all job offers are subject to 2 – 3 satisfactory references and a disclosure satisfactory to Turn2us from the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).
We are looking for a Communications and Social Media Manager (Maternity Cover) to join the dynamic communications team at London's historic food market. This is a fantastic opportunity to be at the heart of Borough Market's communications function in a hands-on and creative role which directly shapes how people see and feel about the most famous market in the UK.
Reporting to the Head of Communications and Marketing, the key focus of this role is to develop and manage Borough Market's social media and communications functions to enhance the Trust's overall reputation and build support for the Market's corporate and societal aims, in addition to working alongside the Head of Communications and Marketing to support generalist communications activity.
Interim Communications and Social Media Manager
Contract: One-year fixed term maternity cover contract
Salary: £50,000 - £57,000 dependent on experience
Location: Hybrid based between Borough Market and home with ideally three days per week on site, potentially two
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Closing date for applications: Friday 23rd May
Interviews: Interviews will be held in person week commencing 2nd June
Core responsibilities within your role will be to:
- Develop, manage and execute BM's organic social plans to help to deliver BM's purpose and key messages to customers and audiences
- Deliver social and traditional PR content and influencer marketing to communicate the Market's key messages
- Manage and implement the Market's social media and communications activities in line with the Trust's strategic plan
- Manage external filming requests and report internally on press and social media coverage
- Develop and manage collaborative and partnership working arrangements with a wide range of external stakeholders; ensuring BM's purpose and aims are communicated effectively and consistently to influencers, supporters and the media
- Manage relationships with relevant agencies including social media and content creation
- Support the Head of Communications and Marketing in the development of a communications strategy and purpose in line with the Market's 2030 Strategy ensuring Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all outputs
- Support the Head of Communications and Marketing in the execution of the corporate and crisis communications strategy
- Support the Marketing and Events Manager to develop an external and internal events programme to assist in the delivery of the BM's societal and charitable aims for visitors, traders, tenants and staff
- Champion the Borough Market brand including across all social media channels
- Support the Board and Senior Management team (SMT) to build the organisation's brand and values
- Deputise for the Head of Communications and Marketing as required
- Provide guidance and advice to SMT on social media issues
You will need to be a talented and creative social media expert who can help cultivate a thriving culture of engagement across the Market's community of staff, traders and visitors. You will be a team player collaborating with the wider team on creating engaging content to ensure that Borough Market's story is as visible to priority audiences as possible.
Applicants will need to have a strong social media background and creative digital skills. Experience in a similar role or environment as well as outstanding communications skills, a self-starter approach and a keen interest in food and drink are essential.
We would love to hear from you if you have the following skills and experience:
- Previous experience of working in a PR and social media role with strong creative flair
- Up to date knowledge of all current social media channels for consumer and business audiences
- Extensive social media management experience including experience of working with influencers
- Ability to create and edit persuasive and compelling copy
- Ability to brief external creative resources as well as to film, photograph, and edit required content
- Engagement and networking skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with a wide range of stakeholders
- Experience of proactively handling of press and media requests
- Solid skills across social media software including video editing and design software such as Adobe and Canva
- A demonstrable passion for and knowledge of the good food sector and sustainable production is extremely desirable and would be a considerable advantage within the role
If you're interested in hearing more about this opportunity, please send your CV to Alice at Charity People in the first instance.
Charity People and actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.
Location: Hybrid working between the Aldgate, London office and home.
Are you passionate about developing personalised supporter journeys and stewardship plans? Do you have experience in delivering these across multiple channels specifically digital? We’ve invested in our technical capabilities and how we communicate with our digital donors to improve engagement and lifetime value and we’re looking for an exceptional Individual Giving Manager to develop and maximise our retention strategy and activities.
Asthma + Lung UK is the only charity in the UK fighting for everyone with a lung condition, aiming for a world where everyone can breathe with healthy lungs. We fund cutting-edge research, provide advice and support for the 12 million people who will get a lung condition during their lifetime. We also campaign for clean air and for better NHS diagnosis and treatment.
You will develop retention strategies and deliver plans across regular giving, lottery and cash supporters including developing and launching a mid-value programme. You will also manage the online shop. Using digital channels along with direct mail, SMS and telemarketing you will improve supporter loyalty and lifetime value. You will also manage one direct report, the Individual Giving Officer.
You will bring digital expertise and show how you work within a test and learn environment. You will demonstrate a supporter-led and evidence approach that is based on insight. You’ll be creative and curious, looking internally and external for inspiration and ideas. You’ll also be responsible for budget management and play a pivotal role in delivering ambitious targets in the Supporter Giving + Legacies team.
As well as a competitive salary, you’ll enjoy a range of benefits including 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), membership of a health cash plan, employee assistance programme, cycle-to-work scheme, interest-free annual season Travelcard loan and pension scheme. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an organisation committed to being the driving force behind the transformation of lung health.
Salary: £37,181.68 per annum (plus London Weighting of £5,023.71 if applicable)
Location: Old Street London (with flexibility to work from home)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time 37.5 hours
Closing date: Wednesday 7th May 2025 at 11:30pm
Do you have proven fundraising or commercial business development experience that includes being responsible for identifying and developing new income-generating opportunities, plus a real desire to work for one of the leading charities in its field?
Then join Shelter as a Corporate Partnerships Manager and you could soon be playing a vital role within our Income Generation directorate.
About the role
If you’d relish the chance to become a critical driver in delivering on Shelter’s Corporate Partnerships fundraising strategy, retain long term support from the private sector and drive growth in our portfolio to help tackle the housing emergency, read on. Among your challenges will be the need to leverage Shelter’s high levels of brand awareness and compelling cause-led employee fundraising products to drive engagement.
That will involve finding innovative ways to engage businesses and identify opportunities to maximise income from the private sector, their customers, and employees. Put simply, it’s an interesting and varied role that comes with lots of challenges and scope to develop both yourself and the fundraising opportunities.
We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.
About you
As well as a demonstrable track record in a fundraising or business development environment, you have a strong understanding of commercial and financial principles and a proven ability to apply them to improve business performance. You’re also great at monitoring performance and progress against agreed objectives and taking action to ensure deadlines and outcomes are achieved. Establishing priorities and developing clear, efficient, and logical plans to achieve your goals comes easily to you too, while your excellent interpersonal skills enable you to engage effectively with a range of stakeholders and convey your ideas succinctly and persuasively.
Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.
Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.
We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.
About the team
Shelter has a mature fundraising program that has seen continuous year on year diversity and growth. The directorate generates over £48m gross income, of which a high percentage is unrestricted.
The directorate consists of Community and Events, Individual Giving, Planning and Improvement and High Value Partnerships, where this particular role sits. High Value Partnerships covers Major Donors, Trusts & Foundations, Legacies and Corporate fundraising, with the Corporate Partnerships team split between New Partnerships and Partnership Management.
How to Apply
Please click ‘Apply for Job’ on the advert. You are required to submit a CV and a supporting statement with responses to the points in the About You section of the job description of no more than 350 words each. Please provide specific examples following the STAR format.
Please ensure you demonstrate how you address the behaviours below throughout your responses:
- We prioritise diversity and have an inclusive and open mindset
- We enable decision-making
- We drive change aligned to our strategy
Any applications submitted without a supporting statement will not be considered.
About Shelter
Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet everyday millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency.
We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything.
We need ambitious, passionate people to join us. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.
Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. We are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. We welcome you on our journey to becoming truly anti-racist.
Safeguarding statement
Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
£36,348 per year (£45,435 full time equivalent)
28 hours per week
Remote
Fixed term maternity cover
What we're looking for
As our Research and Insight Manager, you'll lead a dynamic research program that informs our strategic direction and drives impactful change. Your insights will contribute to building a deeper understanding the lives of blind partially sighted people, along with the external factors that influence them, and will shape RNIB's activities across all areas of our business.
What you'll be doing
With extensive experience of conducting qualitative and quantitative research studies, you will be producing actionable insights and recommendations resulting from research with a variety of audiences. You'll be collaborating with stakeholders to plan the research and working with internal teams and external suppliers to deliver a range of high quality, complex research studies to guide decision-making.
You'll also be responsible for line managing a team of researchers, developing and nurturing them to build their skills and experience in a variety of research methodologies and related subjects.
What you'll need to succeed
You'll have substantial experience of conducting and commissioning a wide variety of research studies. You'll also have strong analytical skills with the ability to understand a wide range of data sources and to express complex information in a clear, concise, and compelling way.
You'll be comfortable leading cross functional project teams and using agile methodologies to achieve project goals. You'll also demonstrate a strong ability to build effective stakeholder relationships and influence decisions.
This maternity cover role will lead a passionate team that champions the voices of blind and partially sighted people and puts the lived experience of sight loss at the heart of everything we do. You will be ale to contribute to this, perhaps through experience in the healthcare or not for profit sectors, and will ideally have a mix of research agency and client-side experience.
What We Offer
RNIB prides itself on being a great place to work with a positive, progressive culture. We offer a wide range of benefits including 26 days of holiday per year (plus bank holidays) which rises with service, enhanced family friendly benefits, a contributory pension scheme with an employer contribution of up to 11% and a rewards platform with employee discounts across over 800 retailers.
For more information on our available benefits, please visit our .
How to Apply
If you'd like to apply for this opportunity, please apply online, uploading your CV and supporting statement, telling us how you meet the essential criteria in the person specification.
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Mary’s Meals serves nutritious school meals to children living in some of the world’s poorest countries. The promise of a meal attracts these hungry children into the classroom, giving them the energy to learn and hope for a better future.
We are recruiting for a Philanthropy and Partnerships Manager (High Value) to join Mary’s Meals UK. The Philanthropy and Partnerships Manager (High-Value) will be responsible for the development and implementation of the team’s Donor Advised Funds (DAF) programme. As a growing area of focus for the team, the role holder will have a significant impact on the strategic development of Donor Advised Funds fundraising at Mary’s Meals. This role will be responsible for creating and managing relationships with Donor Advised Funds themselves, with Donor Advised Fund donors, and for developing our organisation’s skills, resources, and knowledge of this audience.
MMUK is the largest and longest established National Affiliate in the Mary’s Meals network, currently raising c.£20M to support global school feeding programmes, reaching children living some of the world’s poorest countries. The promise of a meal attracts these hungry children into the classroom, giving them the energy to learn and hope for a better future.
We have a remote-first approach to work and are happy for you to work remotely and flexibly, in a way that best supports your work-life balance, but for this role you should be within commutable distance of London.
Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:
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Support the Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships (PAP) to develop and implement the High Value Donor fundraising strategy
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Build and steward relationships with Donor Advised Funds, both those we already receive funds from and others across the UK. These relationships will enthuse and encourage Donor Advised Funds to market Mary’s Meals to their donors, resulting in significant gifts to Mary’s Meals, long-term support, and mutually beneficial partnerships
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Identify and secure partnerships with new Donor Advised Providers and Funders, developing warm trusting relationships and appropriate stewardship plans
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Identify appropriate communication possibilities to communicate to our supporters about the possibility of giving through Donor Advised Funds such as through marketing emails or our website
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Identify data needs for recording and managing Donor Advised Funds and donors on our CRM and Dashboard systems
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Work closely with the Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships to expand the organisation’s High Value giving portfolio by proactively identifying and securing new philanthropic opportunities
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Manage relationships with existing High Net Worth Individuals (HNWIs), including those that give through non-cash assets such as shares or where there is potential to engage them through the prospect of DAF giving
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Support the Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships to develop proposals and presentations to attract new innovative philanthropic opportunities
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Work as part of a wider Philanthropy and Partnerships team providing support to other Philanthropy Managers in their respective areas and leveraging and maximising fundraising opportunities
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Collaborate with colleagues across Major Giving and Partnerships (MGAP), Communications, Mary’s Meals International and Data Insights teams to build appropriate supporter journey, communication and engagement opportunities for UK DAF and HNWI Engagement.
About you:
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At least 3 years of relationship-driven high value fundraising and account management
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Ability to think strategically and manage a large and complex workload with good attention to detail
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Experience working proactively with an entrepreneurial approach to network building
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Experience of identifying and cultivating new business approaches so as to grow the high-value portfolio
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Demonstrable evidence of devising, leading and delivering on complex projects with multiple stakeholders
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Excellent written, telephone and in-person communication skills, including presentation skills and networking skills
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Diplomatic and tactful approach with an ability to communicate well with a broad range of people
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Excellent prioritisation and organisational skills
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A commitment to Mary’s Meals vision, mission and values.
Please see the recruitment pack on our website by following the apply instructions on Charity Job.
Applicants must hold full right to work in the UK.
We welcome applications from candidates of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse charity providing a supportive place for you to do the best and most rewarding work of your career.
Applications for this role will close on Sunday, 18 May at 17:00.
Interviews will be arranged on an ongoing basis. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Please note: If you have any special requirements or adjustments before an interview, please let us know.
Charity People is pleased to be working with Ataxia UK (AUK) to recruit for an exciting, brand-new role of Senior Philanthropy Manager. This role is vital to the growth and ongoing sustainability of the charity, a fantastic opportunity for someone to make a huge impact.
Working closely with the Director of Fundraising & Communications and the wider team, the Senior Philanthropy Manager will lead the delivery of AUK strategy to build a sustainable pipeline of major donors and family trusts and foundations which enables growth in our unrestricted income year-on-year. The right candidate will be a natural relationship builder with a proven track record of securing high value, long term partnerships with major donors.
Job Title: Senior Philanthropy Manager
Location: Hybrid working with travel to the London Office once a week
Contract: Permanent and part time - 28 hours a week
Salary: £45,000
About the organisation
AUK are the leading national charity in the UK for people affected by any type of ataxia, which is a rare condition, made up of neurological disorders that affect balance, coordination and speech. AUK fund research into finding treatments and cures, and offer advice, information and support to people affected by the condition
About the role
As Senior Philanthropy Manager, you will secure long term, high value relationships with major donors and family trusts and foundations, personally securing 5 and 6-figure gifts.
You will be responsible for developing an excellent stewardship programme which grows unrestricted income and nurtures relationships with Ataxia UK's existing major donors. You will also lead the development of our strategy to identify, cultivate and secure gifts from new donors.
You will use excellent communication skills to write compelling and tailored cases for support. As a key member of the Fundraising & Communications department, you will bring creativity, insight and experience to the team, and you will be a confident ambassador and representative internally and externally.
Responsibilities:
- Help identify new, and build existing, relationships with individual major donors and family trusts and foundations, personally securing five and six figure gifts
- Work with the Director of Fundraising & Communications to recruit and line-manage a Philanthropy Consultant (fixed-term) for a discrete exercise to research and populate a pipeline of new major donor prospects
- Manage the continued identification of prospective donors and donor research
- Develop a peer-to-peer network of engaged major donors who give to and fundraise for AUK
- Build and maintain a moves-management stewardship strategy for a portfolio of donors and prospects
- Design and deliver a range of income-generating cultivation events or other engagement opportunities
- Develop strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including volunteers and ambassadors
- Commit to external networking with relevant major donors and family representatives and sector networking with peers
General Responsibilities
- Write compelling proposals, reports, and other stewardship materials to convey impact to donors, with the support of the Communications & Marketing Manager and Officer
- Pitch partnership opportunities through impactful presentations, visits, and personal conversations with potential donors
- Use and update the CRM system (Raisers Edge) to ensure forecasting and pipelines reflect the work being undertaken and the progression of all relationships
- Support the delivery of events such as intimate dinners hosted by senior volunteers
- Admin and Finance - Ensure planned expenditure is within budget and monitor and report on performance. Ensure systems are updated and records kept correctly. Produce pipeline progress information for inclusion in quarterly Board Reports
- Undertake professional development and training
- Play an active role across the charity, fostering good working relationships with other teams and enhancing communications with colleagues
About You
If you are a people's person, a self-starter and have a pro-active approach to philanthropy fundraising this role will be ideal for you. You will also have the following experience;
- Demonstrable experience of successfully securing large gifts (£25,000+) from major donors and delivering against six figure annual targets
- Excellent communication skills - written, verbal and presentational
- Experience of working as a major donor fundraiser
- Line management experience
- Ability to analyse, understand, and translate data
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to work independently and to prioritise and multitask effectively
Application Process
If you are interested in finding out more, please contact Kevin Croasdale today with your CV.
Closing date: 16th May 2025
1st stage interview will be held week commencing 19th May
2nd stage interview will be held week commencing 26th May
Charity People are committed to providing equal opportunities and welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds. If you require any assistance or adjustments during the application process, please don't hesitate to reach out.
Job Description: Senior Philanthropy Manager
Salary: | £45,000 pro-rata 4 days a week. 4 annual increments of £500 in April following end of Probationary Period. (Pro Rata at 4 days is c.£36,000p/a) |
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Reporting to: | Director of Fundraising & Communications |
Responsible for: | Philanthropy Consultant (fixed term); Major Donor network and Volunteers |
The Role:
As Senior Philanthropy Manager, you will secure long term, high value relationships with major donors and family trusts and foundations, personally securing 5 and 6-figure gifts. You will be responsible for developing an excellent stewardship programme which grows unrestricted income and nurtures relationships with Ataxia UK's existing major donors. You will also lead the development of our strategy to identify, cultivate and secure gifts from new donors.
You will use excellent communication skills to write compelling and tailored cases for support. As a key member of the Fundraising & Communications department, you will bring creativity, insight and experience to the team, and you will be a confident ambassador and representative internally and externally.
This brand-new role is vital to the growth and ongoing sustainability of Ataxia UK. Working closely with the Director of Fundraising & Communications and the wider team, the Senior Philanthropy Manager will lead the delivery of our strategy to build a sustainable pipeline of major donors and family trusts and foundations which enables growth in our unrestricted income year-on-year. The right candidate will be a natural relationship builder with a proven track record of securing high value, long term partnerships with major donors.
Key areas of responsibility:
- Help identify new, and build existing, relationships with individual major donors and family trusts and foundations, personally securing five and six figure gifts
- Work with the Director of Fundraising & Communications to recruit and line-manage a Philanthropy Consultant (fixed-term) for a discrete exercise to research and populate a pipeline of new major donor prospects
- Manage the continued identification of prospective donors and donor research
- Develop a peer-to-peer network of engaged major donors who give to and fundraise for AUK
- Build and maintain a moves-management stewardship strategy for a portfolio of donors and prospects
- Design and deliver a range of income-generating cultivation events or other engagement opportunities
- Develop strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including volunteers and ambassadors
- Commit to external networking with relevant major donors and family representatives and sector networking with peers
General Responsibilities:
- Write compelling proposals, reports, and other stewardship materials to convey impact to donors, with the support of the Communications & Marketing Manager and Officer
- Pitch partnership opportunities through impactful presentations, visits, and personal conversations with potential donors
- Use and update the CRM system (Raisers Edge) to ensure forecasting and pipelines reflect the work being undertaken and the progression of all relationships
- Support the delivery of events such as intimate dinners hosted by senior volunteers
- Admin and finance
- Ensure planned expenditure is within budget and monitor and report on performance
- Ensure systems are updated and records kept correctly
- Produce pipeline progress information for inclusion in quarterly Board Reports
- Undertake professional development and training
- Ensure our work is consistent with any necessary data protection legislation
- Play an active role across the charity, fostering good working relationships with other teams and enhancing communications with colleagues
- Maintain confidentiality in line with organisational policy in regard to patients, staff and business sensitive information
- In all areas of work ensure that due attention is given to legal and compliance issues such as health and safety, data protection and risk management
- Share in general office duties
Person Specifications:
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of successfully securing large gifts (£25,000+) from major donors and delivering against six figure annual targets
- Excellent communication skills - written, verbal and presentational
- Experience of working as a major donor fundraiser
- Line management experience
- Ability to analyse, understand, and translate data
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to work independently and to prioritise and multitask effectively
- Proven project management skills
- Excellent influencing and negotiation skills
- Ability to build productive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Experience in producing dynamic and engaging fundraising materials
- Experience of organising events or conferences
- Demonstrable stakeholder management skills
- Experience of running cultivation and/or fundraising events
- Attention to detail in the gathering, recording, and dissemination of information
- Demonstrable experience of database management
- A demonstrable passion for, and commitment to, our cause
- Willingness to occasionally work out of hours when necessary
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of the barriers faced by people with a disability
- Experience working with celebrity ambassadors
- Raiser's Edge (CRM) experience
- Understanding of scientific research
Note: This job description sets out the duties of the post at the time it was drawn up. Such duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibility entailed. Such variations are a common occurrence and cannot themselves justify a reconsideration of the grading of the post. Ataxia UK reserves the right to update the Job Description from time to time to reflect these changes in or to the post after consultation about any proposed changes.
The successful candidate will be working with adults in a residential setting delivering assessments, group sessions and one-to-one therapy to those admitted to the service. The post-holder will offer an intensive, abstinent-based programme with high levels of group therapy and a strong emphasis on aftercare support. The role will include facilitating specialist psycho-educational groups, 12 step, relapse prevention therapeutic groups and individual counselling sessions.
You will work closely with our Supported Housing team and be required to participate in regular team meetings. You will also be required to liaise with external agencies and work creatively to provide the most appropriate treatment plans for clients with complex needs. You may be required to cover occasional evening Aftercare groups.
Main Responsibilities
• Undertake assessments of people entering the service through various referral sources.
• Develop, facilitate, and review a group work programme that meets the needs of our clients. These might include dual diagnosis, trauma, cross-addiction, criminal justice issues and various types of substance use.
• Provide a holistic package of care to people which meets their needs and includes working with colleagues across other teams to help residents with diversionary activities, employment, training, and education.
• Work with the Supported Housing team to ensure residents are safe, secure, and maintain their tenancies and are prepared to move onto independent living.
• Provide a range of one-to-one interventions that might include MI, person-centered care, CBT, DBT and trauma work.
• Manage a caseload of individuals with a wide spectrum of needs.
• Assist residents to understand the effects and benefits of any medication prescribed for them and the importance of complying with treatment regimes. This might include liaising with pharmacists, doctors, and psychiatrists for monitoring purposes.
• Provide psychoeducation to raise awareness and understanding of substances and their effects.
• Provide onward referral and liaison with wrap-around support within SCT to enable our residents to achieve social integration and personal development.
Client Management
•Coordinate and carry out assessments of new residents and the referral and acceptance process, ensuring that each client has a programme appropriate to their needs.
• Conduct joint 3 and 6-monthly reviews with Supported Housing team colleagues.
•Provide group and individual counselling as required by the service.
•Support residents from admission until completion of treatment.
Operational Support
•Comply with all monitoring and evaluation requirements.
General Responsibilities
•Engage with and inspire people in recovery.
•Ensure a safe and secure environment for residents, free from alcohol and drugs, and free from abusive behaviour and exploitation.
•Ensure that all SCT activities are carried out with due regard to Health and Safety legislation, SCT policies and procedures, as well as good practice.
•Work within the policies and procedures of SCT.
•Implement SCT’s Equal Opportunities Policy, understanding its implication in the development of services to clients.
•Attend regular supervision sessions, both internal and external.
•Attend meetings within and on behalf of SCT as appropriate.
•Undertake other tasks consistent with the post or as delegated by your line manager.
Strategic Excellence
•Be an effective role model, with the ability to inspire and motivate others.
•Work collaboratively with the Recovery Hub team.
•Ensure you are kept up to date with developments within the sector, thus enhancing your knowledge and practice
•Capture the outcomes of the therapeutic programme with all monitoring and evaluation methods that are required by your line manager, to capture the impact of SCT work, whilst ensuring the voice of SCT clients are heard.
Qualifications and Experience
ESSENTIAL
• Educated to degree level or Diploma Level 4 in Counselling.
•Two years’ experience of therapeutic work with: people in recovery, people experiencing homelessness or people with significant trauma histories / adverse childhood experiences.
• One year’s experience of one-to-one counselling.
•A solid working understanding of CBT, MI, Relapse Prevention techniques and/or other interventions applicable to working with people in recovery.
•Experience in delivering therapeutic group work.
•Experience in encouraging individuals to reflect on their behaviour (consequences and risks), recognise the benefits and potential for change and provide support and encouragement to help residents achieve change positively within an abstinent community.
•Using effective support systems and networks to develop own knowledge and practice.
•Adhere to the principles of confidentiality of information.
•The ability to understand and work with others’ points of view, values and beliefs.
•The ability to change working techniques based on new information or evidence.
•Able to encourage others to express their views, feelings and wishes.
•Contributes positively to debate within the staff team.
•Promotes SCT by their own standards of conduct.
•Encourages, values and respects contributions from other team members.
•Possesses good written and oral communication and IT skills.
DESIRABLE
•Knowledge of local services and geography.
•Knowledge of the addiction, homelessness sector, social housing and the benefits system
•Experience of working with people with complex needs.
Rebuilding lives affected by homelessness, addictions, unemployment, mental illness, and the criminal justice system.


The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Marie Curie is the UK's leading end-of-life charity. We are the largest non-NHS provider of end-of-life care in the UK, the only provider across all 4 nations, delivering community nursing and hospice care across the country, while providing information and support on all aspects of dying, death, and bereavement. Our leading research pushes the boundaries of what we know about good end-of-life, and our campaigns fight for a world where everyone gets to have the best possible quality of life while living with an illness, they're likely to die from.
At Marie Curie, we are dedicated to improving lives through our compassionate care and support services. Our fundraising efforts are at the heart of what we do and the Fundraising Analysis, Insight & Selections Team forms a vital part of the charity's fundraising activities, driving the use of Insight to inform decisions and the way we communicate with our supporters.
As a Senior Data Insights Manager you will be responsible for developing and implementing data analysis strategies in collaboration with our Income, Innovation and Engagement directorate and supporting the delivery of operational data reporting, providing analysis and insight to inform strategic decision-making.
You will be responsible for:
- Driving decision making through insights on several strategic projects.
- Developing an insight led decision making culture and structure.
- Leading the development of best practices techniques for data analysis, visualization, and storytelling.
- Working closely with senior stakeholders to understand business requests and translating them into analytical solutions.
- Identify opportunities to improve processes and enhance data capabilities within the business.
- Line managing and leading a team of 2 data analysts
Key Criteria:
- Established experience in a senior/lead analyst role with a solid track record of understanding of the production and role of data analysis in a business environment.
- Significant and demonstrable experience of implementing best practice analytics techniques and leading initiatives to enhance datasets, thereby improving insight capabilities.
- Experience of using insights to influence stakeholders at all levels.
- Significant and demonstrable experience of model building.
- Strong communication and storytelling kills, with the communicate across a range of stakeholders.
- Excellent SQL, Power BI skills and understanding of requirements of compliance in a regulated environment.
- Line management experience would be an advantage.
Please see the full job description here
Application & Interview Process
As part of your online application, you will be asked for a CV and covering letter. Please review both the advert and job description and outline your most relevant skills, experience and knowledge for the role.
Close date for applications: xxx. We encourage early applications as we will be conducting screenings in advance of the deadline.
Salary: Up to £50,000 + £3,500 LWA where applicable
Contract: 12 months FTC
Based: This role is predominantly home-based and can be based anywhere within the UK. You will be expected to work from our modern open plan offices in Embassy Gardens occasionally.
Benefits you'll LOVE:
- Flexible working. We're happy to discuss flexible working at the interview stage.
- 25 days annual leave (exclusive of Bank Holidays)
- Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme (we will match your contribution up to 7.5%)
- Loan schemes for bikes; computers and season tickets
- Continuous professional development opportunities.
- Industry-leading training programmes
- Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programmes
- Enhanced bereavement, family friendly and sickness benefits
- Access to Blue Light Card membership
- Subsidised Eye Care
Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.
We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.
We're happy to accommodate any requests for reasonable adjustments. Please email any requests to [email protected]
Salary: £46,000
Contract type: Permanent
Location: UK (minimum 2 days a week in our London office for a full time role)
Work pattern: Full-time (flexible options including part time considered)
Reporting to: Chief Impact Officer
Deadline: Midnight Friday 30th May
Please send anonymised CV and cover letter, ensuring any identifiable information—such as your name, phone number, email address, photos, or other personal details—is removed.
Your covering letter should outline:
● Your motivations for applying to Mission 44
● How this role fits into your career plans
● Experience (professional, voluntary or lived) that makes you a great fit for this role in line with our values and the criteria outlined in this job description.
About the Role
In this newly created role, you will help us achieve maximum impact on a global scale. This role will help us on our journey to become a highly transparent, accountable and progressive foundation. You will focus on:
● Making improvements to our grantmaking by reflecting on our progress so far and ensuring equity is embedded at all stages of the grantmaking cycle
● Developing and delivering our Funder Plus offer, ensuring Mission 44 offers more than just financial benefits to our partners
● Improving how we collect and use our impact data, helping us to build a culture of learning and are able to evidence the change we’re making as a global foundation
We’re looking for someone who is continuously learning and striving to make things better; a proactive and creative problem-solver; someone who enjoys bringing new ideas to life through detailed planning and an ability to create simple systems and processes for others to follow. We hope you’ll join us and become a part of our dedicated team, where you can utilize your expertise to drive meaningful impact in the philanthropic world.
Roles and Responsibilities
Grant Operations (55%)
- Lead on the implementation of a recent grantmaking review, conducted by the Impact Team, including revision of key grant templates and processes: due diligence, proposal development, assessment rubric, recommendation reports, reporting, partner surveys and grant exit.
- Lead on the summary of progress towards our grantmaking KPIs, providing detailed reports and recommendations for the SLT, Impact Committee and Trustees on a quarterly basis.
- Lead on the management and development of our Impact Committee, a formal governance body overseeing our grantmaking and impact, comprising 4 Youth Advisory Board members and 4 Trustees.
- Ensure that the Youth Advisory Board has sufficient opportunity to feed into (and shape) activities of the impact team, by collaborating with the Senior Youth Participation Manager
- Support the development and implementation of our new CRM system, ensuring data is captured by Partnership Managers and kept up to date.
- Support the Impact team to identify potential grant applicants by researching organisations in fields and geographies of interest to Mission 44, networking and attending relevant events
- Support Partnership Managers as they lead the day-to-day grant assessment and relationship management with our partners. Support the Impact team to maintain relationships and regular communication with our grantees, including site visits and attendance at partners’ events.
Funder Plus (20%)
- Work with the Impact Team to implement (and continually improve) our Funder Plus programme, ready for delivery in 2026/27 - with input and consultation from a range of internal and external stakeholders
- Meanwhile in 2025/26, support the Partnership Managers in their aim to provide additional support beyond financial grants which help our grantees to build their capacity, leadership potential and resilience - this is likely to involve regular communication with the fundraising team and liaison with our major corporate partners
Research, Learning and Evaluation (15%)
- Lead on the data collection and impact reporting processes which have been developed to capture learning, evidence and impact data from our programmatic work.
- Support our partnership managers to use the data collection and impact reporting processes, ensuring we’re able to collect and analyse key impact data on a regular basis
- Work with our Head of Strategy and Learning and colleagues in the Impact team to help us clearly and confidently articulate the difference we’re making as a foundation.
- Identify opportunities to improve the systems and processes we use to generate appropriate impact data, research, case studies and evidence of our impact
- Identify opportunities to collate and share learning across the Mission 44 team, to influence and inform our future grant-making and organisational strategy
- Build and maintain strong relationships with a range of peer grantmakers, charities, and other external stakeholders within the philanthropic sector, identifying opportunities for Mission 44 to share our learning externally, where appropriate.
Fundraising and Communications (10%)
- Support fundraising efforts by providing data and case studies to include in fundraising proposals and grant reports
- Support engagement between our partners and our donors, by facilitating the delivery of skills-based volunteering activities
About You
Skills and experience
Essential
- Experience of working with a grantmaking organisation, as a researcher and/or grant-maker
- Experience developing new/improved grantmaking systems and processes, and supporting the successful implementation of these processes within your organisation
- Strong project management skills
- Experience of using grant management and/or database systems eg Salesforce or other CRM systems
- Experience of managing complex partnerships or contracts
- Proven experience of building and maintaining relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders
- Proven experience of analysing information to inform your judgement
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent time management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines
Desirable
- Experience working in the non-profit, education, youth employment or youth sector
- Experience working outside of the UK, in the one or more of Mission 44’s geographies: US, Brazil and Italy
- Understanding of participatory grantmaking models and approaches
Personal Qualities
- Passionate about supporting and empowering young people to thrive and succeed
- Flexible and creative; a strategic mind and a proactive self-starter
- Humility, tact, maturity, and a strong personal commitment to learning and improvement
- Possesses cultural sensitivity to work respectfully and effectively in different settings
- Highly collaborative, adept at building and maintaining relationships with a wide range of stakeholders
- Ability to work independently as part of a global team and being self-motivated
Benefits
- Enjoy 28 days annual leave, plus a day for your birthday
- Use our cycle-to-work scheme and free gym access
- Save for retirement with our generous pension package
- We finish every Friday at noon in August
- Optional health insurance and access to an EAP
- Professional development budget of £1k
- Unlimited volunteering leave, as agreed with your manager
- Wellbeing allowance to spend in whatever way works for you
- Competitive parental leave package
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Variety is looking for an experienced Office and Facilities Manager who is proactive and highly organised to oversee the smooth day-to-day running of our office environment. This role blends operations, facilities management, and a bit of people-first thinking—ensuring the workspace is safe, efficient, and enjoyable for everyone. We own our building in Camden which has three floors and we intend to rent out one of the floors (one floor is c2,628sq feet). This role requires management of office building matters, tenants and general office management including assistance to CEO.
ABOUT VARIETY
Variety, The Children’s Charity provides practical, life-changing support to disabled and disadvantaged children across the UK. There are currently 4.3 million children living in poverty in the U.K, with 600,000 children both disabled and living in poverty. Variety’s programmes make an immediate and lasting difference to disabled and disadvantaged children and young people by directly improving their wellbeing and quality of life. As well as improving physical and mental health, Variety’s support enables children to reach their full potential.
In 2024, His Majesty King Charles III graciously accepted the Patronage of Variety, the Children's Charity. This historic milestone coincided with Variety’s 75th anniversary and stands as a testament to the trusted role that Variety plays as a national children's charity meeting the needs of the UK’s most vulnerable children and young people.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Office Management:
- Oversee daily office operations and maintain a professional, welcoming environment.
- Act as the primary point of contact for office-related vendors (cleaning, supplies, security, etc.).
- Manage office supplies inventory and place orders when necessary.
- Support onboarding/offboarding processes from a facilities perspective
- Handle incoming mail and deliveries and ensure efficient distribution.
- First point of contact for calls, visitors, and general office inquiries.
Governance:
- Assistance to CEO with diary coordination, organisation of events, meetings, and in-office gatherings.
- Coordination of finance committee and Trustee meetings
- Minute taking at meetings as required
- Administrative assistance as required
Facilities Management:
- Oversee building maintenance, safety procedures, and office infrastructure.
- Liaise with tenants, building management, and external contractors to ensure facilities are well-maintained.
- Monitor and manage office budgets related to supplies, utilities, and maintenance.
- Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations; manage risk assessments and fire safety drills.
- Lead sustainability initiatives within the office (e.g. recycling, energy-saving practices).
- Ensuring health and safety compliance for staff including being the fire marshal
Cost management
· solicit and compare competitive quotes for office services and building making recommendations based on quality, reliability, and value.
· Negotiate contracts to optimise costs without compromising service standards.
· Proactively identify areas for cost reduction or improvements.
Administrative & Support:
- Maintain records of office leases, utilities, and insurance policies.
- Manage access control systems and office security.
- Support leadership with general administrative tasks when required.
- Create and maintain facilities manuals, process documentation, and onboarding guides.
Other
· Health and safety duties including fire marshal- training will be provided.
· Undertake any other duties that may from time to time be required.
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Essential:
- Proven experience as an Office and Facilities Manager, or similar role.
- Strong organisational and multitasking skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Problem-solving attitude with a high attention to detail.
- Familiarity with office software (e.g. MS Office, Teams)
- Knowledge of health and safety standards and regulations.
FURTHER INFORMATION
· Limited travel around the UK may be required.
· Variety, the Children’s Charity, is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.
· Variety, the Children’s Charity, is committed to the principle of equality regardless of race, ethnic or national origin, religious belief, political opinion or affiliation, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, age, or disability. It is the responsibility of employees to apply Variety’s Equal Opportunities and Health and Safety Policies in their own area of responsibility and in their general conduct.
· Proof of eligibility to work in the UK is required.
HOW TO APPLY
Please submit your CV with a covering letter explaining why you’d make a great candidate for this role.
Applications will close at 5pm on Friday 23rd May with interviews taking place week commencing 2nd June 2025. Please let us know if you have any accessibility requirements or need any adjustments for the interview
EQUALITY DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Inclusion is one of our key values and it is our ambition to recruit great people from diverse communities.
We welcome and encourage applications from suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment/identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy/maternity and or marriage/civil partnership status, race, religion or belief.
Please let us know if you have any access requirements which we might need to consider in relation to the selection process.
Please submit your CV with a covering letter explaining why you’d make a great candidate for this role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.